After leaving the insect chamber, A Yao went to her self-cultivated herb garden to observe the growth of the spiritual herbs she had planted. Just then, Lu Yun Shen's voice came from the sea of clouds outside Yingxiu Peak.
"Xiao Qi, activate the magic circle."
The voice, imbued with inner strength, reached A Yao's ears. A Yao cast a spell towards the sky, opening a gap in the blue barrier covering Yingxiu Peak. A stream of light flew in through the gap, landing in front of A Yao and transforming into a handsome young man in white.
Lu Yunshen watched A Yao standing in the herb garden, the blooming flowers and plants making her appear even more ethereal, like a fairy. He couldn't help but be amazed. Thinking of Xu Fengzhi, he thought to himself, "No wonder Xu Fengzhi was so captivated by Xiao Qi at first sight." However, he absolutely did not want Xu Fengzhi to be his brother-in-law.
"Xiao Qi, did you plant all of these?" Lu Yun Shen asked, looking at the herbs in the herb garden.
Ayao said, "There's no one else alive on Yingxiu Peak."
Who else could have planted it besides her?
Lu Yunshen watched as A Yao used magic to water the herbs in the medicine garden, and then he followed behind A Yao, chattering on and on:
"Little Qi, when exactly did you form your core? And when did you go to the Demon Spirit Abyss? That place is so dangerous, you can't go there alone anymore."
“I arranged accommodation for Xu Fengzhi and the others. That guy has been asking about you. Xiao Qi, let me tell you, don’t be fooled by Xu Fengzhi’s appearance.”
"Although Xu Fengzhi is indeed handsome, talented, and strong, and his family background is a good match for our Lu family, he is a womanizer. Not to mention his concubines in the Shenmeng Sect, I know of seven or eight female cultivators from various sects who have ambiguous relationships with him. These female cultivators are all outstanding disciples in their sects and clans, but I haven't seen him become a Daoist partner with any of them..."
"He's the kind of person who falls in love with every woman he meets. If you see him again, stay away from him."
Lu Yunshen felt it was fine to be friends with Xu Fengzhi, but he absolutely did not want Lu Yunshen to be his brother-in-law.
As Ayao listened to Lu Yunshen nagging about Xu Fengzhi's faults, she felt like there was a buzzing mosquito next to her ear. She looked at Lu Yunshen coldly and said, "Are you done talking?"
When Lu Yun Shen saw the coldness in A Yao's eyes, he suddenly felt a pang of pain in his heart. The Xiao Qi of the past didn't have this look in her eyes. Her gaze was always full of longing, but now, when she looked at him, there was no longer any expectation, only indifference.
"Xiao Qi, I... I'm doing this for your own good..." Lu Yun Shen said softly, with a hint of caution.
Ayao looked at the sky and said, "I'm going to meditate."
Hearing this taunt to leave, Lu Yunshen could only tactfully say, "Then...then I'll come see you again next time." Then, as if remembering something, he raised his hand, and a blue light appeared in his palm, revealing a storage bag. He held the bag and looked at A Yao:
"These are the gifts I've saved up for you over the past three years. Besides your birthday gift, there are also New Year's gifts, Lantern Festival gifts, Lantern Festival gifts, and Mid-Autumn Festival gifts."
Cultivators have long lifespans, and very few people celebrate their birthdays every year. High-level cultivators only celebrate their birthdays once every few hundred or even several thousand years.
The Lu family doted on Lu Xuening, so they went out of their way to celebrate all sorts of holidays for her. They even made a big fuss about her spirit pet's birthday. Lu Yunshen used to take these things for granted. Little Ba was still young, so he just wanted her to be happy. It didn't take much effort anyway.
However, he forgot that he had a younger sister, and no one celebrated her birthday, spent holidays with her, or even cared about her.
Lu Yun Shen placed the storage bag in A Yao's palm:
“You and Xiao Ba are both my sisters. What she has, you will have in the future.”
Ayao gazed into Lu Yunshen's eyes. If it were her past life, she might have been so happy she was about to cry, but now...
Ayao stuffed the storage bag back into Lu Yunshen's hands, saying, "I'm not a child anymore. I don't care about birthdays or holidays anymore."
After Ayao finished speaking, she turned and walked away. Lu Yunshen watched her retreating figure, a sharp pain shooting through his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.
She didn't care anymore; she said she didn't care anymore. He held the storage bag, a suffocating, unbearable feeling washing over him like a tidal wave, threatening to engulf him. He looked at that retreating figure, one hand on his heart. Had Xiao Qi ever felt this way before?
She must have felt a thousand times more pain back then than I am now!
She was only three years old when she got lost. He suddenly realized that he had never asked her how she had survived those ten years. She was so young, how much suffering she must have endured. She finally returned home, but received no compensation.
Everyone cares about Xiao Ba and is worried that she will target Xiao Ba, including himself.
But Xiao Ba already has so many people who love her. He questioned himself, how could he have been so heartless back then? Every time she came close, he abandoned her, just to prevent Xiao Ba from suffering even the slightest grievance.
Xiao Qi is clearly his biological sister, his sister who is his flesh and blood!
His eyes suddenly stung, and he recalled scene after scene from the past;
He remembered that when A Yao had just returned to the Lu family, he gave her the Gentleman's Sword that he used before, and she was overjoyed.
But Xiao Ba saw it and also wanted the Gentleman's Sword. So he took the Azure Sky Sword and tried to exchange it for the Gentleman's Sword with Xiao Ba. She refused, and he scolded her for being ignorant. In the end, she cried and shoved the Gentleman's Sword into his hand, then ran away crying, without taking the Azure Sky Sword.
He recalled a late autumn when he taught A Yao the "Autumn Water Technique." A Yao learned it very quickly, and he was very happy teaching her. A Yao was also very happy. Suddenly, Xiao Ba's maid came over and said that Xiao Ba was crying. He told A Yao to wait for him and then hurriedly rushed to Ziji Peak.
Xiao Ba was just in a bad mood because his cultivation progress was slow. He and his other brothers patiently comforted him. By the time he left Ziji Peak, the sky was full of stars.
He then remembered A Yao. He thought that A Yao must have left after so long. When he went to the place where they practiced swordsmanship, he saw A Yao still sitting under the tree waiting for him. Her thin figure looked even lonely.
He remembered the day before he went to Dayuan with his father, he asked Xiao Ba what local specialties he wanted, and Xiao Ba smiled and listed a whole bunch of things for him. He asked A Yao what treasures unique to Dayuan she wanted, and A Yao said she wanted the seeds of the Biluo flower, because she had heard that the flower was very beautiful and she wanted to plant it on Yingxiu Peak.
He promised to bring her back seeds of the Biluo flower and give her many Biluo flowers. He found everything Xiao Ba had listed, but forgot about her Biluo flowers. He apologized, and she gave a curt "oh," her eyes filled with deep disappointment.
Lu Yunshen recalled many things, and finally remembered the time three years ago when A Yao injured Lu Xuening.
Ayao cried and said, "Why do you all think so badly of me? It's clearly because Lu Xuening is too weak, why do you insist that I did it on purpose? I don't even like Gu Huaiyuan. I agreed to his request to break off the engagement. What do you want from me?"
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