Chapter 108: Mutual Secrets
Lin Shuxue is a natural anomaly, not just a simple cold poison.
The coldness she was born with not only torments her every night but also invades the bodies of anyone who gets close to her.
Ordinary people would collapse after hugging her for a few nights…
They would suffer from the cold, cough up bl**d, have pale faces, and lose vitality…
This is also why she was abandoned.
For common families, giving birth to a daughter who brings misfortune to anyone who approaches is a sign of impending disaster…
“Brother… you’re back…”
Lin Shuxue has now grown into a graceful young girl, wearing a set of green clothes as she spoke to Chen Yuan, who came down the mountain riding a sword.
Their home is situated among the bamboo groves at the base of the mountain, not far from a clear little river, in a quiet path, and not far from the small town.
Chen Yuan enjoys a peaceful life.
Every evening, Lin Shuxue would sit on the bamboo platform at her home, gazing at Green Sword Peak with her big, innocent eyes.
Although Chen Yuan has helped many children, she is the only sister he has.
This is something she cherishes.
She treasures the only brother she has had all these years…
And because of that, she is very afraid of Chen Yuan discovering her strange illness…
Afraid that Chen Yuan will treat her like her biological parents did, seeing her as a monster, hating her, abandoning her…
So, she always thought she was hiding it well and has been working hard to do so…
“Well, in a couple of days, some people from Water Lapping Palace will come to Green Sword Peak. You should come with me.” Chen Yuan casually said as he took off his dusty outer coat.
“Ah? What do I need to go up for…” Lin Shuxue skillfully took Chen Yuan’s coat, dusting it off while asking with her innocent big eyes.
“To show you the world, and… just in case someone from Water Lapping Palace recognizes your worth and wants you?”
Chen Yuan joked while lifting a bowl of water to drink.
“I’m not going… I’ll just be your little servant, brother~” Lin Shuxue was quite satisfied with her current life, pouting her lips, her eyes full of yearning.
“Ahem…” Chen Yuan almost choked on her words!
Comrade! Didn’t we say there are no slaves from now on?!
“I told you not to use that term!” Chen Yuan rubbed her head vigorously.
“Hehe~” Lin Shuxue smiled mischievously, stuck out her tongue, then ran away with Chen Yuan’s clothes like a little rabbit.
After she left, a serious look flashed in Chen Yuan’s eyes…
“I have to go whether I want to or not…”
He can’t cure her…
It’s already been four years.
As she gradually grows up, the coldness inside her is becoming heavier, shifting from cold to ominous. Now, the coldness can even invade her own body…
For four years, he has searched through medical books and ancient texts in the pavilion; the only similar thing he found is the Profound Cold Physique documented in Water Lapping Palace.
For those in Water Lapping Palace, this physique is equivalent to a sacred child of the sect, and they should be able to recognize it at a glance.
They should have a way to reasonably utilize this physique.
If he had known sooner, these years he wouldn’t have had to spend so much effort every night on Xiaoxue…
Which has led to his current strength being quite ordinary in Azure Sword Pavilion…
Plus, the resources distributed within the pavilion, he has all used to help ordinary people…
If all these expenditures had been used on himself, he wouldn’t say he’d be incredibly powerful, but certainly not as poor as he is now.
“What a rare opportunity, and here I am becoming a lump…”
Chen Yuan chuckled to himself…
…
At night.
Outside, the frogs croaked endlessly.
Lin Shuxue hadn’t slept yet and playfully ran into Chen Yuan’s room.
“Brother… meditating?”
“Yeah, what is it?” Chen Yuan responded with his eyes closed.
“I wanted to talk to you.”
“Hmm, did you get into trouble?”
“No!” Lin Shuxue instantly bristled at that word, “Well, today I accidentally hurt a little dog in town.”
As she spoke, she cautiously glanced at Chen Yuan: “Can I…?”
“No,” Chen Yuan instantly understood what she was trying to do.
She wanted to bring a little dog home.
He already has a bunch of children to take care of, and now a little dog too?!
“Ugh…” Lin Shuxue pouted, getting closer to Chen Yuan, acting all cute: “Brother…”
“Not a chance, don’t even think about it.”
Chen Yuan was firm; in a couple of days, she would be going to Water Lapping Palace, and what would a dog do there? No one would take care of it.
“Ah~ No way, no way~”
Seeing it was useless, Lin Shuxue started rolling around on the bed.
Her little feet in white socks pressed down on Chen Yuan’s back as a makeshift massage…
Chen Yuan was already used to these antics and continued his meditation…
This girl would be quiet after messing around for a while.
The moonlight shifted, revealing the whole moon through the window, requiring one to go outside to see it clearly.
The sounds of frogs and crickets grew louder, and it was getting late.
Lin Shuxue also settled down, quietly accompanying Chen Yuan, a smile on her face, suddenly asking: “Brother, would you dislike me?”
“I would.”
Without a hint of hesitation, Chen Yuan replied, not even blinking.
“Ah~” Lin Shuxue pouted, looking at Chen Yuan, annoyed.
Seeing this, Chen Yuan smirked and said, “Alright, alright, I didn’t dislike you when you were a little coal ball…”
“Hmph~” Hearing his satisfactory answer, Lin Shuxue was happy again and asked, “Then brother, if I hide something from you, would you dislike me?”
“Hmm?” Chen Yuan shot a serious glance at Lin Shuxue.
Children’s thoughts are really easy to guess; looking at this adorable girl, Chen Yuan suddenly found it funny that he once thought he could hide things from his parents when he was young…
“I’m just asking. I don’t have anything to hide,” Lin Shuxue admitted while averting her gaze, not daring to meet Chen Yuan’s eyes.
“Let’s hope so. If you have anything hidden from me, I will be angry.”
“Can you not be angry?” Lin Shuxue mumbled softly.
“Hmm?”
“Ah~ I’m suddenly so sleepy, brother. I’m going to sleep…” Lin Shuxue pretended to yawn.
Is she pretending to be sleepy to escape, huh?!
Having said that, Lin Shuxue slipped out of Chen Yuan’s room.
After closing the door, she smoothed her chest and let out a sigh of relief: “I absolutely can’t let brother find out…”
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Writer’s block… writer’s block… writer’s block…
I’m completely stuck…
I really can’t write anymore…
I’ll update the second chapter later; I actually wanted to post three chapters today…
Let’s see later, it’s even difficult to get the second chapter out…
