"Whoosh, whoosh," this is the sound of speeding cars outside.

"Rustle, rustle," this is the sound of dead leaves rubbing against each other in the courtyard.

Time flies by quickly.

The time when Xu Xi met the witch again was the beginning of autumn when the wind was cool and chilly, but two months later, it was the bleak and lonely end of autumn.

It won’t be long before the harsh winter completely replaces autumn.

That feeling is very subtle.

Time is like a flowing water, slipping through people's fingers. Everyone can clearly feel the disappearance of time, but no one has a real understanding of it.

Until there is very little "water" left in the palm of your hand.

Only later did I realize how fast time flies.

In the bedroom, Xu Xi walked to the tall collection cabinet, looked at the sugar bowl and magic wand inside, and fell into long contemplation.

In the past two months, he has not only been practicing, but also put in a lot of effort to make his sister appear in the real world.

But it's a pity.

The other party did not respond.

Maybe one can only judge through some minor details that the other party is still paying attention to him/her and has not really left.

However, Xu Xi really had no other choice.

In the past two months, he has called Xu Moli's name more than once, and has also communicated with Chrisa to restore the sugar jar's position to the first place.

But no matter what I did, the girl showed no sign of showing up.

Are you still angry about what happened back then?

Is it that the resentment in your heart still refuses to be let go?

"Why is that?"

Unable to communicate face to face and unable to understand his sister's true thoughts, Xu Xi could only use his own thinking to guess the reason why she was unwilling to show up.

But it was all in vain.

Xu's department is about to start its third simulation.

The girl still showed no sign of showing up.

Xu Xi didn't even know where the other person was at this moment, or whether he was looking at him.

“Huh~~~”

The sound of the wind flows into my ears.

Xu Xi opened the door of the collection cabinet, took out the porcelain sugar bowl, and placed it on the small wooden table in the bedroom together with the Eternal Tears.

These are the only two items related to my sister after the first simulation ended.

The former was the candy that Xu Xi gave to his sister.

The latter are the tears given to Xu Xi by his younger sister.

"Come to think of it, I haven't eaten the candy in it yet," Xu Xi pulled out a chair and sat down, looking at the cylindrical light blue sugar bowl with a nostalgic look on his face.

In the first simulated world of immortal cultivation.

He gave almost all the candies he bought to Mo Li.

Because Xu Xi felt that these candies were not very delicious, but for some reason, the girl particularly liked these candies and was very happy every time she saw them.

"Take one and see how it goes."

Xu Xi opened the lid of the candy jar and took out a white hard candy from the top of the candy pile.

When you take a bite of the candy, you can smell a light aroma of malt and a very thin taste of glutinous rice flour.

The texture is hard and can only be licked slowly.

Sweet.

At the same time, there is a hint of sourness.

Is this kind of candy delicious? I think it's OK, not bad as a snack, but far from being addictive.

"Could it be that Mo Li is deliberately pretending to like candy just to make me happy?"

Xu Xi paused for a moment, his face hesitant.

He suddenly remembered.

In the first simulation, the girl appeared so smart, so precocious, and sometimes more stable than a real adult.

At that time, Mo Li had not yet spread the news of his love for sweets in Senjian Peak.

From the beginning to the end, she would only accept Xu Xi's candy.

But Xu Xi never considered this point in detail.

I unilaterally thought that my sister liked to eat candy, so I bought a lot of candy.

"It seems that I am indeed an incompetent brother..." Xu Xi leaned back slightly, his entire back pressed against the backrest of the wooden chair, his eyes fixed on the ceiling.

"The reason why the child accepted it every time was simply because he was afraid of hurting me."

"Am I a little bit..."

"Too assertive?"

"Not only did he rarely ask for the child's opinion, he also arbitrarily defined her life, concealed the fact that he was shaping her outer spirit root for her, and fabricated lies to deliberately ignore her."

The wooden table by the window is illuminated by the sunlight, revealing delicate textures.

The porcelain jar filled with candies and the warm, blood-red tears were all shining on the surface.

Xu Xi was silent.

Xu Xi said nothing.

He felt like he had found the real reason why his sister refused to show up and reunite with him in the real world.

Everything he had done was too much pressure and shock for a little girl.

Especially leaving the Tianjian Sect before his death.

Those words were specifically said to Mo Li.

Undoubtedly, this was a heavy spiritual piercing for Mo Li, who was longing for and attached to the Xu family at that time.

"Sorry, Mo Li..."

"It's my fault as the older brother that I didn't do a good enough job."

The candy releases sweetness in the mouth, but the echoing sound is full of bitterness.

After a long silence, Xu Xi opened his lips slightly and spoke to the empty room, although he didn't know whether his sister was watching him.

Just an apology in my heart.

It's just a regret in my heart.

Let Xu Xi say it involuntarily.

"Drip——", Xu Xi gently closed the lid and restored the sugar jar to its original state, but at this moment, a crystal clear wetness came from the back of his hand.

Is it sweat?

Yanshan City is extremely cold in autumn, so how could it be so hot that I would sweat?

Is it raining?

The weather outside the courtyard is sunny, how could it rain?

So, what exactly is this sudden dampness?

"Brother, I'm sorry..."

"…I'm sorry…it was obviously me…it was obviously my fault…"

A heavy feeling came from her shoulders, it was the sobbing of a young girl, it was the long-lost, willful dependence on her brother.

A pair of arms as soft as lotus roots stretched out from behind and crossed to embrace Xu Xi's neck.

burst into tears.

Xu Xi was stunned, and then his expression gradually softened.

He gently held the girl's hand, and his voice brought back a familiar feeling from the past: "Welcome home, Mo Li."

The girl cried even harder. Unlike the witch's silent tears, her tears were a release from extreme repression. She cried very loudly and wildly.

Xu Moli felt infinite guilt and self-blame for Xu Xi's death.

But now, she heard Xu Xi's apology.

This contrast and comparison caused her psychological defenses to collapse, revealing her vulnerable side.

"..."

Outside the door.

The witch with long gray-silver hair held a tray with an indifferent expression. On the tray was hot tea and corresponding desserts that she had prepared for Xu Xi.

Normally, Krisa would choose to go straight into the room.

But the crying sound coming from Xu Moli made Chrisa stop.

Just this once.

Once only.

The tolerant witch turned and left without pushing the door open, choosing to leave her precious time to the "kind-hearted person". She would only give this one chance.

From now on, the emotionless witch will not allow the other party to act recklessly.