Shangguan Yan's timid eyes were filled with clear, watery light, as if she were terrified of this unfamiliar environment.
Shangguan Xuan stopped cultivating. He was three years older than Shangguan Yan. At nine years old, he was already half a head taller than his peers, let alone standing in front of Shangguan Yan, who was as thin as a radish.
Her whole being, but her eyes were quite large. Shangguan Yan had developed a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes, with the corners of her eyes slightly upturned.
Just as she was trying to open her eyes wide and stare at Shangguan Xuan, he suddenly raised his hand and placed it on her head. Shangguan Yan trembled slightly, biting her lip, and said uneasily, "You...you get out of the way..."
Are you afraid of me?
Shangguan Xuan smiled and gently stroked Shangguan Yan's soft hair with his hand on her head. "I'm your older brother, you don't need to be afraid."
"You...you go away...I don't want to play with you!"
Shangguan Yan pouted angrily, her beautiful eyes brimming with tears, as if she could burst into tears at any moment.
What's your name?
Seeing Shangguan Yan's fear, Shangguan Xuan withdrew his hand and looked at her patiently.
"..."
Shangguan Yan glared at Shangguan Xuan warily, shaking her head vigorously like a rattle drum. "You are all bad people, all of you!"
"If I were a bad guy, I'd throw you out right now!"
Suddenly, Shangguan Xuan mischievously moved a few steps closer to Shangguan Yan, startling her.
As a result, Shangguan Yanzhen was so frightened that she suddenly burst into tears, standing there looking extremely pitiful.
Shangguan Xuan had never comforted anyone before. He just stood there watching Shangguan Yan sob uncontrollably, not knowing what to do. In the end, he could only reach out and hug her. "It was my fault. I shouldn't have scared you. Please don't cry, okay?"
As the only boy in the Shangguan family and the eldest son of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Xuan was always treated like a king.
He was aloof and didn't like to interact with outsiders, but he liked Shangguan Yan at first sight, only to find out she was a crybaby.
Held in Shangguan Xuan's arms, Shangguan Yan asked timidly, "Are you really not a bad person?"
"real."
Shangguan Xuan felt that he had used up all his patience on Shangguan Yan. Watching her wipe her tears with her white clothes, Shangguan Xuan didn't even get angry, which he found unbelievable.
"But that bad man won't let me see my mother, I hate him..."
Shangguan Xuan naturally knew that Shangguan Yan was referring to Shangguan Leiting at that moment, but he simply held Shangguan Yan gently, patting her back, "Don't be afraid, I will protect you from now on, and I won't let anyone bully you..."
...
Mo Shisheng felt a tightness in her chest. Those were memories belonging to Shangguan Yan and Shangguan Xuan. She never expected that a single sentence from Shangguan Xuan could evoke such a distant past.
Noticing something was wrong with Mo Shisheng in his arms, Shangguan Xuan spoke softly, "Yan'er, you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Mo Shisheng took advantage of a moment when he wasn't paying attention and pushed him away a little. "I still have to go to the Imperial Preceptor's residence."
"..."
Shangguan Xuan remained silent, his eyes filled with too many emotions that Mo Shisheng couldn't understand. His gaze made Mo Shisheng feel uneasy. Mo Shisheng frowned slightly. "Shangguan Xuan, if you don't want to go to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, no one will force you."
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