Chapter 64 A white-haired old man caught the woman’s eye

Shiqiao Village.

During the three days that her sister was away, Bai Rushue would wake up every morning and sit on the stone bench in the yard, just like she did forty-eight years ago, looking at the path outside the yard.

In Bai Rushue's heart, it seemed as if everything happened yesterday.

The night before Xiaoqing left, neither Bai Rushue nor Xiaoqing slept.

Xiaoqing told her sister a lot of things.

Bai Ruxue fell into a deep sleep only after Xiaoqing fed her the pill.

He also knew that Taoist Master Fu Chen gave Xiaoqing a Soul-Recalling Pill that could help him recover his memory.

But Xiaoqing was hesitant and didn't eat it herself right away.

Bai Ruxue didn't blame her sister.

In Bai Ruxue's opinion, Xiaoqing, who was caught in the middle, was the one with the most difficulties. She took all the responsibilities and guilt alone.

Sometimes, the person who makes the choice suffers more than the person who is chosen.

From Xiaoqing, Bai Rushue also learned that Xiao Mo had actually known for a long time that he and his sister were from the demon clan, but Xiao Mo had always pretended not to know.

Over the past forty-eight years, Xiao Mo would come to the cave to visit him every once in a while.

Bai Ruxue heard from her sister that Xiao Mo has not married yet

Even if she just listened to Xiaoqing's story, Bai Ruxue could imagine how Xiao Mo had been alone all these years, and her heart ached.

That afternoon, when Bai Rushue's thoughts were drifting away.

She sensed some movement coming from the woods outside the yard.

Turning her head, Bai Ruxue saw the two little girls and two little boys secretly looking at her again.

Bai Ruxue stood up, walked into the kitchen and brought out the pastries.

Bai Rushue made these pastries for the four "sneaky" kids yesterday.

The day before yesterday morning, Bai Rushue discovered that these children were looking at her secretly.

So she went to the next village yesterday to buy some ingredients and made these osmanthus cakes.

I thought that if they came again today, I would treat them to some cakes and ask them why they were peeking at me.

Bai Ruxue looked at them and called softly, "Would you like some osmanthus cake?"

The four children were startled and looked at each other before they shyly walked out of the woods.

"You must have exposed it!"

"I don't!"

"It must be Huihui. Huihui just farted."

"You're the one who farted!" the girl retorted with a red face.

The four children quarreled with each other and walked towards the yard step by step.

"Come and have something to eat." Bai Ruxue smiled gently.

Looking at this beautiful big sister and then at the osmanthus cake on the table, the four children shyly walked into the yard.

At first, the four children were a little reserved, but when they took their first bite of the osmanthus cake, their eyes lit up instantly.

"Eat slowly, don't choke." Bai Ruxue poured a bowl of water for the four children.

"Big sister, the pastries you make are so delicious." The little boy named Qi Ming raised his head and said.

"Thank you." Bai Ruxue smiled, "But why are you all looking at me, your sister?"

"Well," the little boy named Qi Ming scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Hui Hui said there's a very beautiful older sister in the village, like a fairy, so we came here."

"Then we found that you, big sister, often sat in the yard looking outside. Lily said that you must have encountered something sad, and Huihui said that you were a fairy and were meditating." said the little boy named Hu Hui.

"In the end, we made a bet. Whoever guessed correctly would treat us to candy," Lily replied.

"But we're too embarrassed to come over and ask big sister." Huihui blushed.

"Big sister, why are you sitting in the yard all the time?" Qi Ming asked.

"Sister, I'm waiting for someone." Bai Ruxue smiled softly.

"Waiting for someone?" The seven-year-old girl seemed to understand, "But big sister, you've been waiting for three days. Isn't he coming?"

Bai Ruxue touched the little girl's hair and said, "He will come. Even if he doesn't come, I will always wait for him."

"Sister, you are so stubborn." Hu Hui said.

Bai Ruxue smiled and said, "Sister, this isn't considered stubbornness. A truly stubborn person would have waited for forty-eight years."

"Wow! Forty-eight years!" the children exclaimed in unison.

"Sister, why did this person wait so long?"

"This is a very long story. Do you want to listen?"

"We have to listen. We have to listen."

"A long time ago, there was a scholar. One day, he went up the mountain and saved a little white snake."

As evening approached, Xiao Mo walked into Shiqiao Village and headed towards his own courtyard step by step.

Because Xiao Mo had not returned to the village for a long time, even when he came back, he only visited the village chief Aunt Chen and spent most of his time in Sheshan.

In addition, Xiao Mo is now wearing a tattered blue shirt.

So no one recognized that Xiao Mo was the world-famous Prime Minister Xiao.

The villagers just glanced at Xiao Mo and wondered who this strange old man was and why they had never seen him before.

"Let me tell you, in the former residence of our Prime Minister Xiao, there lives a fairy dressed in white. She is so beautiful!"

"Living in Prime Minister Xiao's former residence? Should we chase them away?"

"I don't think so. The fairy in white was brought back by Fairy Qing. She must be Fairy Qing's friend. And Fairy Qing is rumored to be a good friend of Prime Minister Xiao. She cleans the yard for Prime Minister Xiao every once in a while."

"Eh? I heard a rumor that Prime Minister Xiao had a childhood sweetheart who eventually became an immortal. Could it be this fairy?"

"I've also heard this rumor. It's said that Prime Minister Xiao hasn't married yet, and he's waiting for her."

"Don't talk nonsense, those are all stories from novels. The fairy in white must be a fellow disciple of the fairy in green. She is just staying here for a few nights. Don't gossip."

Just as Xiao Mo passed by the village pond, he heard several women washing clothes chatting.

Xiao Mo's expression faltered slightly. He walked forward and bowed to the women. "Young ladies, could you please tell me about that woman in the white dress?"

"Goodbye, Fairy Sister."

"Sister Fairy, thank you for treating us to osmanthus cake."

"Tomorrow I'll give you some of our bacon, Fairy Sister."

As the sun was about to set, the children waved goodbye to the fairy sister.

"Be careful on the road."

Bai Ruxue stood at the gate of the courtyard and watched them leave with a smile.

After they walked away, Bai Ruxue turned around and walked back to the courtyard.

But just when Bai Ruxue took two steps.

Suddenly, the woman stopped.

Bai Rushue's heartbeat gradually quickened, her fingers tightly gripped her sleeves, and her eyes wavered.

Turning around, a white-haired old man came into the woman's eyes.

(End of this chapter)