Chapter 107: Senior Brother, the Day I Met My Junior Sister
Pale moonlight streamed through the window cracks, casting a silver glow upon the wooden floor inside the room.
Drip, drip—
Ye Anping jolted awake, his eyes wide with terror. The scenes from his dream were still vivid.
—The Hundred Lotus Sect was filled with wails. Kong Yulan, covered in wounds, pulled him to the back mountain gate of the Hundred Lotus Sect and handed him a Storage Bag:
“Ping’er, go hide somewhere in the back mountains. Mother will catch up 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 realistic nightmare, so real that it felt less like a dream and more like a memory of something that had truly happened.
Even now, fully awake, he couldn’t shake the lingering fear.
It wasn’t until he felt the warmth emanating from his left palm that his rapidly beating heart gradually calmed.
This warmth, which spread from his palm to his mind, came from his junior sister’s small hands.
His junior sister was now sleeping beside him, her left hand tightly gripping his left hand. A sweet smile played on her lips as she slept with her eyes closed.
The moonlight, filtering through the window cracks, illuminated her face, casting a soft glow on her delicate skin. The tips of her hair, resting on her cheeks, fluttered with her gentle breaths.
Watching his junior sister’s peaceful slumber, Ye Anping gently turned his body and raised his hand to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear, his eyes filled with tenderness.
Normally, his junior sister would act spoiled towards him, and he would always say, “You’re already a young lady, why do you still act so childish towards your senior brother?”
Perhaps his junior sister always felt she was the one relying on him, her senior brother.
But Ye Anping felt it was he who had always relied on his junior sister.
Whether it was the matter of “Wu You annihilating the Hundred Lotus Sect” or his Yang Energy becoming excessive due to choosing the wrong Cultivation Method, he was fortunate to have his junior sister.
Without her, he probably wouldn’t have even considered the matter of “Ten years to forge a sword” to defeat “Wu You.”
Ye Anping still remembered his reaction when he awakened his past life’s memories at the age of three and learned that the Hundred Lotus Sect would be destroyed by a Demonic cultivator named “Wu You” ten years later.
—Despair, helplessness.
He had been panicked and distraught for days, even crying and throwing tantrums at Ye Ao, telling him about the tragedy that would befall the Hundred Lotus Sect in the future.
Ye Ao, thinking he was possessed, took him to the Xuan Xing Sect without a second thought. He spent a fortune to find Doctor Zhou of the Xuan Xing Sect to examine him. The diagnosis was “convulsions” causing nightmares, and he was prescribed a few herbal remedies for sedation. Ye Ao was told to take him back to the Hundred Lotus Sect to rest and recuperate.
Looking back now, Ye Anping felt he had overreacted back then.
If he hadn’t been so agitated and had calmly and seriously explained to Ye Ao, his father might have believed him.
The sense of helplessness that came from knowing his future persisted until the day his junior sister was brought back by Ye Ao.
…
That day, the weather was bright and clear, and the Hundred Lotus Sect was filled with a peaceful, spring-like atmosphere.
Ye Anping sat in a pavilion by the lotus pond, brooding over what to do. Xiao Die accompanied him, using a walnut cracker to shell walnuts for him.
Crack, crack—
“Young Master, have some walnuts. The doctor said walnuts can nourish the spirit, and you won’t have nightmares after eating them.”
“I’m not having nightmares, what I’m saying is true! Why doesn’t anyone believe me? There really will be a Demonic cultivator…”
“Yes, yes, yes.” Xiao Die gave a perfunctory smile and popped a walnut kernel into his mouth. She asked, “Is it sweet? Today’s walnuts are especially sweet.”
“…”
—“Ping’er.”
Ye Ao’s voice echoed from the end of the pavilion’s corridor. Upon hearing this, Xiao Die quickly stood up from the stone bench and retreated behind Ye Anping.
Ye Anping looked up and saw a little figure trailing behind Ye Ao.
The little figure had her hair in two buns and was only up to Ye Ao’s stomach. She was tightly gripping her father’s pants, hiding behind him, looking very shy.
Ye Ao led the little figure into the pavilion, placed a large hand on her shoulder, and pulled her from behind him to stand in front of him:
“Ping’er, this girl is Pei Lianxue. I met her at the home of a mortal farmer when I went out this time. Because she has a Spiritual Root, I brought her back with me. From now on, she will be your junior sister. You must take good care of her, understand?”
Saying this, Ye Ao looked down at Pei Lianxue and said to her again:
“Pei girl, this kid is Ye Anping, my only son. He is one year older than you. From now on, he will be your senior brother. You must get along well with him, understand?”
Pei Lianxue pursed her lips and replied in a voice as faint as a mosquito:
“…Yes, Immortal Master Ye…”
Ye Ao patted her head and smiled:
“Say hello to your senior brother.”
“…Oh.” Pei Lianxue looked at Ye Anping, then clutched Ye Ao’s pants again, “Hello… Senior Brother…”
“…”
Ye Anping did not reply. He was simply staring blankly at Pei Lianxue.
Seeing that he hadn’t spoken for a long time, Ye Ao looked puzzled and called out,
“Ping’er! What are you doing? Pei girl is greeting you…”
Before Ye Ao could finish his sentence, Ye Anping stood up from the stone bench and ran in front of Pei Lianxue. He grabbed her hand and asked with wide eyes,
“Pei Lianxue?!”
Pei Lianxue was startled and flinched. She looked at Ye Anping’s face, which was suddenly close to hers, then sniffled, and two large tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
“Sniff—Boohoo… Woo woo… Waaah—”
Ye Ao looked at the scene helplessly and raised his hand to tap Ye Anping on the head.
“Ping’er, you scared your junior sister!”
“Ah…”
“Pei girl, don’t cry. He’s just too excited.” Ye Ao rubbed Pei Lianxue’s head and then looked at Xiao Die beside them, “Xiao Die, please help look after this girl from now on.”
Xiao Die covered her mouth and chuckled, nodding, “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 curl his lips into a smile, sighing inwardly: the little crybaby from his memories had now grown into a young woman reaching her Coming of Age Ceremony.
He couldn’t help but raise his hand and gently trace Pei Lianxue’s cheek with his finger.
“…”
“Mmm…”
Pei Lianxue furrowed her brows slightly, as if disturbed by him. She squeezed her eyes shut, opening just a sliver.
“Husband?”
“Did I wake you?”
Pei Lianxue sleepily looked at Ye Anping. After a moment, she rolled over and nestled into his arms, hugging his waist firmly and burying her face in his chest.
“Hug~~”
Ye Anping shook his head helplessly, then placed his hand on his junior sister’s back, nuzzled his chin against her head, and softly replied,
“Junior sister, it’s so good to have met you.”
…
————
Ps: Happy New Year, everyone. I didn’t expect to get stuck on writing. I’ve rewritten this second chapter many times and am not satisfied, so I’ll only update once today. I still owe seven chapters and will try to catch up as soon as possible.
