Mount Hua is always freezing cold with strong winds and snow, but everyone has long been accustomed to this environment.
Qu Lingyuan's little face was buried in the snow-white fur collar, with only the tip of her nose showing with a faint pink hue, which made her look very cute.
Now she is sixteen, two years younger than Shi Ran. Her face is delicate and beautiful, without a trace of worldly air. She is pure and tender, like a lotus bud about to bloom, spotless.
The temperament is very compatible with the ice and snow.
According to ancient traditions, she was of marriageable age. Although she was not close to the female disciples in the Huashan Sect due to Shi Ran's instigation, the Huashan Sect was mostly male after all, and when she was bullied, there were often senior and junior brothers and sisters who came forward to protect her.
This made Shi Ran hate her even more.
I hate her little white rabbit look.
I always feel that she is pretending to be like this on purpose to gain sympathy and attention.
After all, he is just a kid from a bandit's den, how innocent can he be?
Shi Ran never said this to Yu Jinjiang.
It's just that Qu Lingyuan was too young to remember anything when she came to Huashan Sect, so it's too far-fetched to say this about her, and it may even be suspected of smearing her.
But the person I like has a sister who is not related by blood, which makes me feel uncomfortable no matter how I think about it.
I've thought about this question many times. If Qu Lingyuan is content, it's fine. If she's not...
His ending is probably no different from Gu Chi's.
No one knew what Shi Ran was thinking at this time. Everyone thought she was a kind and pitiful orphan.
With a tap of her toes, Qu Lingyuan flipped over and jumped off the roof neatly.
Passing by the courtyard where the headmaster lived, he saw Yu Jinjiang and Shi Ran walking out of the door one after another.
Yu Jinjiang lowered his eyelids, his eyebrows were long and slender like a painting, but there was a trace of sadness between his brows.
"Brother Yu!" As soon as Qu Lingyuan saw him, her eyes as bright as stars flashed with surprise.
She ran over happily and threw herself into Yu Jinjiang's arms. Her little face, tinged with light pink, was raised from the fur collar, and the brocade had become dull and colorless.
"Ling Yuan..." Before Yu Jinjiang could say anything, Shi Ran beside him spoke, his tone full of sorrow and resentment, as if he was suppressing his anger.
Only Qu Lingyuan could feel this suppressed anger.
As soon as Shi Ran finished speaking, Yu Jinjiang felt the little girl in his arms stiffen. Her sweet little face slowly drooped, and she reluctantly withdrew from his arms and stood quietly beside him.
"Sister Shi..." she replied weakly.
This behavior is puzzling because of the obvious fear.
Yu Jinjiang turned his puzzled gaze to Shi Ran's face.
The other person's face is full of gentleness and his whole body is delicate, which makes people feel scared no matter how you look at him.
Besides, Qu Lingyuan and Shi Ran don't see each other very often...
Feeling Yu Jinjiang's gaze, Shi Ran laughed dryly a few times.
Although Qu Lingyuan was afraid of her, she would usually take a detour and ignore her when she saw her. What happened today?
Are you finally ready to expose Bai Lianhua's true face and throw dirty water on her?
Sure enough, she guessed correctly. The girl's usual innocence and harmlessness were all an act.
"What's wrong with Ling Yuan? Are you being wronged?" Shi Ran said softly, taking a few steps closer.
"No...no..." Qu Lingyuan followed her steps and hid behind Yu Jinjiang. Her small hands grabbed Yu Jinjiang's clothes at the back of his waist and trembled slightly.
Shi Ran couldn't see her trembling, but Yu Jinjiang felt it and became more and more confused.
This child has always been heartless and fearless, and this has never happened before.
Seeing the atmosphere becoming increasingly awkward, Yu Jinjiang had no choice but to intervene: "Shi Ran, go gather the disciples first. I'll take her back to her room."
Shi Ran paused, then replied unwillingly, "Okay."
Grabbing Qu Lingyuan with his backhand, Yu Jinjiang took her away, leaving only her back to Shi Ran.
The little girl's fingertips were cold in my palm, and I didn't know if it was because she was frozen or scared.
His fingers were long and graceful, and his palms were delicate, not like those of a martial artist.
Qu Lingyuan was so mesmerized that she was dragged all the way back to the house.
There was no conversation along the way. Yu Jinjiang went into the house and closed the door before sitting opposite Qu Lingyuan and asking her in detail.
"Why are you so afraid of Shi Ran?"
After all, she was the child he had raised since she was young, and Yu Jinjiang didn't want to see her suffer any injustice.
But Shi Ran was the person the Sect Leader personally entrusted him to take care of, so it would not be appropriate for him to favor anyone now.
Qu Lingyuan stammered and was unable to speak. She opened her mouth several times but stopped herself from speaking, her little face flushed red.
Yu Jinjiang looked amused, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he stroked the little girl's head with his palm: "Speak, I'm the only one here, and I won't do anything to you."
The little girl sitting in front of me remained silent.
Yu Jinjiang knew that he had to give her some time, so he stopped asking.
Qu Lingyuan didn't say anything, but silently rolled up her sleeves, revealing the hideous purple-blue color on her fair and tender arms.
This was not evidence she had prepared in advance, but rather actual scars inflicted by punches and kicks from those who disliked her after being instigated by Shi Ran.
After all, there are rules that men and women should not touch each other. The original owner had never shown these scars to Yu Jinjiang. Anyway, those people would not kill her, and the pain would only last for a few days.
She doesn't care about anything, not about others hating her, not about the pain in her body.
The only one she cares about is this brother.
Raising his hand to support her arm, Yu Jinjiang's smiling face turned gloomy.
When his fingers touched the scar, the little girl trembled. It was obviously still painful, but she did not move away.
"What happened? Who hit you?" Yu Jinjiang pursed his lips and looked at her.
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