Ye Liang had never thought he would live to be a hundred years old, but today, just because of his junior sister's words that she wanted him to live to be a hundred, Ye Liang himself wanted to live a few more years as much as possible.
Ye Liang, who used to live a muddled life and never cherished his time, is now starting to care about life and the meaning of living.
This is a subtle change, but it is a fundamental shift.
And so, chatting and laughing, the two of them, one in front and one behind, Ye Liang in front, protecting his junior sister, with an adorable little deer following behind her. When they encountered uneven mountain paths and bends, the deer would hop and skip along, yet it stayed close to its junior sister. The two of them and the deer made for a uniquely charming and joyful descent down the mountain.
When they arrived at the mountain gate, someone was already waiting for them.
"Junior brother, junior sister, it really is you who are back!" It was Second Senior Sister Su Qing.
"Senior Sister!" Upon seeing her second senior sister, junior sister Yang Ting excitedly ran over from behind, rushed over, and threw herself into her senior sister's arms. Her eyes immediately reddened, and she cried like a child.
"Alright, alright, don't cry, don't cry. You're back safe and sound, aren't you? It's good that you're back." The second senior sister smiled and comforted her excited junior sister.
"Senior sister, how did you know we were back? Why were you waiting for us here?" the junior sister asked happily, wiping away her tears.
She never expected that upon returning, she would encounter her second senior sister waiting for her at the foot of the mountain.
This is so wonderful!
Go home, someone is waiting for you.
The second senior sister smiled and told her, "The eldest senior sister and I take turns keeping watch. The period from midnight to dawn, when everyone is most sleepy and it's easiest for someone to take the opportunity to attack, is when the eldest senior sister keeps watch. Then I take her place. Then, I saw two people carrying torches on the mountaintop, looking like little figures walking downhill. I guessed that it must be you two. So I came here to keep watch at the mountain gate while waiting to take you home. Now that I see it is indeed you, I'm relieved. The eldest senior sister will be happy too."
"Yes. Thank you for your hard work, Senior Sister and Second Senior Sister." The Junior Sister smiled, her face streaked with tears, looking incredibly cute.
"Senior Sister!" The two sisters had been talking the whole time and hadn't given Ye Liang a chance to interject. Now that they were both smiling and had said their piece, Ye Liang finally had a chance to come over and call out "Senior Sister" and greet his second senior sister.
"Junior brother. The training on the mountain must have been tough. Look at you, you've gotten thinner and darker, but you look much more energetic! That's wonderful." Second Senior Sister praised Ye Liang's transformation.
This praise made Ye Liang very embarrassed. He scratched his head and said, "Really? I didn't feel it myself. But I just felt hungry. I wanted to eat the sweet potato rice that Second Senior Sister made for us."
"Yeah, Senior Sister, I'm hungry too! I want to eat Second Senior Sister's cooking." After hearing Ye Liang's words, Junior Sister also chimed in, saying she missed the taste of Second Senior Sister's home-cooked meals.
"Then let's go back. Second Senior Sister will cook you something delicious." Hearing their words, Second Senior Sister felt a surge of warmth and immediately wanted to cook them a good meal to nourish their bodies.
Look how thin Ye Liang has become, and how rough her skin is from the sun. You can tell that the two of them have really been through a lot these past two days of training in the mountains. They've had a tough time.
If you were lazy and went outside, not for training but for a picnic, you certainly wouldn't be so thin, and your skin wouldn't be so rough.
At this moment, she naturally wanted to treat them well, cook lots of delicious food, and help them recover.
"Oh, oh, oh, that's great, that's great! Time to cook!" The junior sister shouted happily, running around the second senior sister.
As she ran laps, the adorable little deer followed her around, seemingly worried that it would lose its owner if it wasn't paying attention.
The deer ran, its hooves making a crisp, pleasant thumping sound as they stepped on the stone pavement.
The second senior sister smiled even sweeter and called to the junior sister, "Keep your voice down, don't disturb the senior sister. She just fell asleep. To guard against bandits, she only sleeps for less than two hours a day."
"Those wretched bandits! They really made things difficult for my two senior sisters. But now it's all right, Ye Liang and I are back. We gained a lot from this training trip. Ye Liang and I have both increased our strength. Now that we're back, we can help our eldest and second senior sisters share the burden." The junior sister was especially happy and proud, her smile particularly radiant.
Going out to gain experience and increase strength—isn't that the ultimate goal?
Protect the mountain gate and share the burden with my senior sister.
Now that I've finally done it, the sense of satisfaction I feel is beyond words.
"Really? Tell your second senior sister what you've learned." The second senior sister was very concerned about them and really wanted to know what they had experienced and what hardships they had endured these past two days. She felt so sorry for them.
When the second senior sister asked, the junior senior sister became very enthusiastic and spoke quickly, telling the second senior sister about her and Ye Liang's experiences, difficulties, and sweet gains along the way.
This time, Ye Liang and Yang Ting experienced so much on their trip, but it felt like they had only just heard the beginning of what Second Senior Sister had gone through, and it wasn't satisfying at all.
On one hand, she had to make breakfast for them, who had just returned and were complaining of being hungry and wanting to eat, while on the other hand, the second senior sister also wanted to hear her junior sister tell her about her experiences.
The women chattered away, and Ye Liang, a man, was tired, so he leaned against the door of the warm kitchen, listening to their chatter. It was a very ordinary scene, but it gave him a warm and happy feeling.
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