Volume 2 Chapter 30 / Chapter 117: Senior Brother, the Day I Saw Junior Sister
The bright moonlight streamed in through the window crack, casting a silver glow onto the wooden floor inside the room.
Tick-tock, tick-tock—
Ye Anping suddenly woke up, his eyes filled with horror, the scenes from the dream still vivid in his mind.
—Wails echoed throughout the Hundred Lotus Sect, and Kong Yulan, covered in wounds, dragged him to the back mountain gate of the sect, handing him a storage pouch:
—"Ping'er, go hide in the back mountain. Mother will come after you soon—"
—"Mother, what about Junior Sister Pei?"
—"Mother will bring her to find you shortly, Ping'er— You go first, trust Mother, when has Mother ever lied to you?"
... ...
It was an extremely vivid nightmare, so real that Ye Anping felt it was not just a dream but a memory of something that had actually happened.
Even though he had fully awakened from the dream, he still felt lingering fear.
It wasn't until he felt the warmth emanating from the palm of his left hand that his rapidly beating heart gradually calmed down.
That warmth that entered his mind from the palm of his hand came from Junior Sister's small hand.
Junior Sister was now lying beside him, holding his left hand tightly, with a sweet smile on her face as she slept with her eyes closed.
The moonlight seeping through the window crack illuminated her face, giving her delicate skin a faint glow, and her earlobes, where her hair was gently tucked behind, moved with her slow breathing.
Watching Junior Sister's peaceful sleeping face, Ye Anping gently turned to the side and reached out to tuck her hair behind her ear, his eyes filled with tenderness.
Usually, Junior Sister liked to act coquettishly towards him, and he would always say, "You're already a grown girl, why do you still like to act spoiled towards Senior Brother?"
Perhaps Junior Sister always felt that she relied on her Senior Brother.
But Ye Anping felt that he had always relied on Junior Sister.
Whether it was the matter of "Wu You exterminating the Hundred Lotus Sect" or his excessive Yang Qi caused by choosing the wrong cultivation method, it was fortunate to have Junior Sister by his side.
If Junior Sister hadn't been there, he probably wouldn't have done anything like "Sharpening the Sword for Ten Years" to kill "Wu You."
Ye Anping still remembered vividly the reaction he had when he awakened to his past life memories at the age of three and learned that the Hundred Lotus Sect would be destroyed by a demonic cultivator named "Wu You" in ten years.
—Despair, helplessness.
He was in a panic for several days, even crying and yelling at Ye Ao, telling him about the impending tragedy that would happen at the Hundred Lotus Sect.
At that time, Ye Ao thought he was possessed by evil spirits. Without saying a word, he took him to the Profound Star Sect and spent a lot of money to have the Profound Star Sect's Physician Zhou examine him. The final result was that "convulsions" caused nightmares, and he was prescribed some calming medicine to take back to the Hundred Lotus Sect for proper recuperation.
Looking back on this incident now, Ye Anping also felt that he had panicked too much at the time.
If he hadn't been so startled and had calmly and earnestly explained to Ye Ao, perhaps Ye Ao would have believed his words.
That sense of panic, due to knowing his own future, persisted until the day Junior Sister was brought back by Ye Ao.
... ...
It was a beautiful day, and a peaceful atmosphere filled the Hundred Lotus Sect.
Ye Anping sat in the waterside pavilion next to the lotus pond, his face filled with distress as he pondered what to do. Xiao Die accompanied him, using a nutcracker to shell walnuts for him.
Crack, crack—
"Young Master, have some walnuts. The doctor said walnuts can nourish the spirit, so you won't have nightmares after eating them."
"I didn't have a nightmare. What I said is all true. Why doesn't anyone believe me? There really will be demonic cultivator—"
"Alright, alright." Xiao Die smiled, stuffing the walnut meat into his mouth, and asked, "Is it sweet? The walnuts today are especially sweet."
"… "
—"Ping'er."
Ye Ao's voice came from the end of the corridor of the pavilion. Hearing this, Xiao Die quickly stood up from the stone chair and stepped back behind Ye Anping.
Ye Anping looked towards the sound and saw a little figure following behind Ye Ao.
The little girl had her hair tied up in double buns, and she was just tall enough to reach Ye Ao's belly. She tightly grasped her father's pants, hiding behind him, looking quite shy.
Ye Ao led the little girl into the pavilion, and with his big hand, he patted her shoulder and pulled her from behind him to in front of him.
"Ping'er, this girl is Pei Lengxue. She's a servant girl from a mortal farmer's family that I met on my trip. Because she has spiritual roots, I brought her back with me. From now on, she's your Junior Sister. You must take good care of her, understood?"
Saying this, Ye Ao lowered his head and looked at Pei Lengxue, saying to her:
"Pei, this lad is Ye Anping, my only son, one year older than you. He'll be your Senior Brother from now on. You must get along well with him, understood?"
Pei Lengxue pursed her lips and answered in a mosquito-like voice:
"… Yes, Master Ye…"
Ye Ao patted her head and smiled:
"Say hello to your Senior Brother."
"… Oh." Pei Lengxue glanced at Ye Anping, then couldn't help but grip Ye Ao's pants again, "Senior… Brother, hello…"
"… "
Ye Anping didn't respond, just stared blankly at Pei Lengxue.
Seeing him silent for a while, Ye Ao was still puzzled and called out:
"Ping'er! What's the matter? Pei just greeted you—"
Ye Ao hadn't finished speaking yet when Ye Anping stood up from the stone chair and ran to Pei Lengxue's side, grabbing her hand and staring at her with wide eyes, asking:
"Pei Lengxue?!"
Pei Lengxue was frightened, her neck shrinking as she looked at Ye Anping's face approaching her. Suddenly, tears the size of beans welled up in the corners of her eyes.
"Sob—waa… waa… waaah——"
Seeing this, Ye Ao couldn't help but feel helpless. He raised his hand and tapped Ye Anping's head.
"Ping'er, you scared your Junior Sister!"
"Ah—"
"Pei, don't cry. He's just too excited." Ye Ao rubbed Pei Lengxue's head and then looked at Xiao Die beside him. "Xiao Die, you also help take care of this girl in the future."
Xiao Die nodded with a smile, covering her mouth, "Yes, Sect Master."
"Alright, you take them to play. I still have sect matters to attend to."
... …
Recalling this, Ye Anping couldn't help but smile, feeling a sense of nostalgia. The little girl who used to cry easily in his memory had now grown into a mature woman.
He couldn't help but raise his hand and lightly slide his fingers across Pei Lengxue's cheek.
"… "
"Sob—"
Pei Lengxue furrowed her brows slightly, seemingly disturbed by him. She squeezed her eyes and then opened them slightly.
"Husband?"
"Did I wake you up?"
Pei Lengxue looked at Ye Anping drowsily. After a moment of daze, she turned over and squeezed into his arms, gently hugging his waist and burying her face in his chest.
"Hug~~"
Ye Anping felt somewhat helpless. After shaking his head, he placed his hand on the back of his Junior Sister and rubbed her head against his chin, softly thanking:
"Junior Sister, it's great to meet you."
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