Chapter 486 Only two years apart, and she doesn't recognize her brother anymore.

A familiar yet slightly different voice. He turned around abruptly, only to find no one behind him, and the only sound around him was the occasional whistling of the wind.

It seems like it was just a series of sounds that made me feel unwell.

But that voice clearly reached her ears.

Although the voice was slightly different from what I remembered, the tone was exactly the same!

Sheng Sheng frowned, looking a little angry.

The little girl put her hands on her hips again, looked around unhappily, and then glared in one direction, saying, "Pei Ji, why are you like this? Now you're making me angry!"

This trick worked! She heard a very brief chuckle, and then someone patted her on the shoulder from behind.

"Okay, I'm here."

Sheng Sheng didn't turn around. She snorted coldly and said angrily, "Oh, where are you? I can't see you."

Pei Ji felt both helpless and amused. Looking at the top of the girl's head, he gestured to indicate her height and said softly, "Yes, you've grown taller."

"Of course, I'm already ten years old. If I don't grow taller, am I even human?"

Seeing that Pei Ji did not respond, Sheng Sheng became even angrier, quickly turned around, and slapped his hand away.

The boy didn't dodge, and he didn't hold back his strength either. With a crisp crack, he hit the boy's hand, and a red mark gradually appeared on the back of his hand.

Sheng Sheng looked up, raising an eyebrow at him with a hint of smugness.

Upon seeing this, the little girl was stunned.

Two years have passed, and the once bright and cheerful young boy has grown up quite a bit. He has shed his childish immaturity and gained a handsome and upright appearance.

Her previously slightly rounded jawline has become sharp and defined, her nose bridge is high and straight, her lip line is thin and clear, and when she smiles, the corners of her eyes curve into a shallow arc. She looks similar to before, but somehow she feels different.

He wore a moon-white brocade robe with a dark jade belt around his waist. A gentle breeze caused his robe to flutter. The simplest color could not conceal his noble bearing, and it also subtly revealed the spiritedness of a young man.

Pei Ji was handsome from a young age, and Sheng Sheng fell in love with him for no reason the moment she saw him because of his exquisite and outstanding appearance.

Now that the little boy has grown into a young man, his delicate features have become even more prominent. Whether it's his facial features or his temperament, it's hard not to be amazed.

Sheng Sheng stared blankly for a moment, and her anger from before somehow dissipated. She just stared at him blankly for a long time before finally managing to stammer out, "Brother Pei Ji, you... how have you changed so much?"

Honestly, with such a beautiful face, who could possibly get angry?

They gave up so easily, completely forgetting that they were just angry.

Pei Ji was amused by her straightforwardness. He gently flicked the tip of her nose with his fingertip and said with a hint of teasing, "It's only been two years, and you don't recognize your brother anymore?"

"No way!"

Once provoked, Sheng Sheng got excited and immediately stood on tiptoe to reach his shoulder, trying to make him shorter, but she could only barely touch his sleeve.

She stomped her foot angrily, looked up at him, and puffed out her cheeks like little buns: "It's just that you've grown too fast! I clearly remember that two years ago you were only half a head taller than me, but now you've grown so much taller!"

They're only five years apart, how come she's only just reached Pei Ji's shoulder now!

Pei Ji bent down and chuckled softly in her ear, his warm breath brushing against her earlobe: "Of course, I can't let you catch up and lose face as your older brother."

She pursed her lips and then secretly sized him up.

Besides growing taller and more mature, Pei Ji also seems to have become a bit stronger.

What bothered her even more was that Pei Ji had a small scar on the end of his eyebrow, which extended upwards through half of his eyebrow.

It was probably an injury from a long time ago; the scar has faded from a hideous red mark to a faint silver line that blends almost seamlessly with the skin tone, nestled beneath the dark hair at the end of the eyebrow.

Without close inspection, it's almost impossible to notice, but this little mark actually adds a touch of unruly sharpness to his gentle peach blossom eyes, making them lose their usual softness and gain a captivating heroic spirit.

Sheng Sheng frowned again, staring at the scar for a long time without looking away, so long that Pei Ji felt a little uncomfortable.

Pei Ji observed her complexion, coughed lightly, and awkwardly touched the scar at the end of her eyebrow, casually asking, "What's wrong? Does it look bad?"

When I asked the question, I was surprisingly a little nervous.

Sheng Sheng shook her head: "Brother Pei Ji, does it hurt a lot?"

Pei Ji looked at her for a few seconds. In the girl's eyes, there was no disgust or dislike that he was afraid of, only heartache and sadness.

Pei Ji smiled, nodded, and whispered, "It hurts."

Sheng Sheng met his gaze.

"It hurt so much. My fourth brother's sword just grazed my eye and almost pierced it. It hurt like hell."

Pei Ji used his eyes to slowly depict the face of the little girl he had been longing for day and night. The little girl had not only grown taller, but had also become more and more beautiful.

Even at such a young age, her stunning beauty is already undeniable.

Zijuan dressed Shengsheng up in her best attire every day, piling all sorts of exquisite and luxurious jewelry on her body as if it were free, reflecting dazzling brilliance under the light. But Peiji felt that all those pieces of jewelry combined couldn't compare to the radiance of Shengsheng herself.

No matter how beautiful the jewelry is, it is used to complement the person.

Pei Ji suddenly became a little unhappy.

What does the little girl do when he's not around?

Do you also look at others with sparkling eyes like that?

Pei Ji's eyes were dark and unfathomable. He tightened his grip and continued in a hoarse voice, "At that time, I had other injuries on my body. The pain was so intense that I couldn't tell where the new wounds were. When blood was flowing down from my brow, I thought I would never see you again."

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"

Sheng Sheng quickly interrupted him: "What are you saying? Brother Pei Ji, aren't you standing right in front of me perfectly fine?"

Each sound brought a wave of discomfort.

Just by listening to Pei Ji's description, one can easily imagine the tense situation at that time.

What the public can usually only know is the final result; how could they possibly know the details?

Just like Sheng Sheng only knew that Pei Ji fought his way out of the chaos in the State of Song, securing a place for himself in the chaotic situation, but didn't know the details.

It seems that the fourth prince of Song lost in this dispute that Pei Ji mentioned, and ultimately met his death.

Pei Ji noticed her change in mood and asked, "Do you think I'm cold-blooded?"

"Um?"

Sheng Sheng looked up in surprise.

Pei Ji looked a little down.

Sheng Sheng immediately shook her head and earnestly explained, "How could that be, Brother Pei Ji? In this situation, if you weren't ruthless, you would be the one who dies."

In a power struggle, it's either you die or I live. If Pei Ji had a soft heart, then as he said, the sword would have grazed not his brow bone, but his skull.