She is treating him really well, getting into fights with so many people for him haha. Shes a good friend! I hope he reciprocates for her one day as well!

She has a martial artists chivalry. Few are qualified to be her friend, but for someone who is her friend she won't treat them poorly. Since she gave mc her jade token for Cang Mu college but instead it got him into trouble, she felt embarrassed by this and tried to make it up to him. It is honestly not at all what her old retainer thinks, she has no romantic feelings for him at all. However, due to these various mishaps, they wind up spending more time together and should he become much stronger, I won't say there is no chance that she develops any feelings for him. But if you listen to the words she keeps saying you can also understand why she tried to befriend him in the 1st place. It is rare for their country to produce a "swordsman" is the translation, but the reality is that it is much deeper than that. MC comprehended sword intent. That makes him a sword cultivator. Typically sword cultivators are usually more powerful than their peers at the same cultivation level. She can see he has a bright future and she is trying to befriend him and help him a little to build a good relationship with him for what he could become in the future: a powerful ally and something for their country to rely on.

Somehoww This plotline Is semiliar to manhua I’ve read somewhere………hhhmmm.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA XXXXDDDDDD

that was a funny moment towards the end... made me laugh :D