Chapter 114: Elimination of Barriers
“If it weren’t for your brother constantly transmitting his power to you, even with your outstanding talent, it would have been impossible for you to achieve what you have in just one year.”
“Perhaps… you might have died in some corner long ago.”
Elder Qingyi continued to arrange the spell while shaking his head in emotion: “We must thank your brother for bringing such a genius to the Water Lapping Palace.”
Lin Shuxue’s eyes were vacant, her mind blank…
She murmured, “Four years… which means, five years ago, I was saved by my brother… since that time…”
“However, for a cultivator, passing all his cultivated power to another means he will stagnate. So your brother’s strength must have declined instead of increased.”
Elder Qingyi was still speaking, each word deeply touching the innermost part of Lin Shuxue’s heart…
Her thoughts gradually drifted back to that time on Green Sword Peak…
At that moment, she felt a bit strange; why did her brother suddenly not want her, wanting to go with the Water Lapping Palace instead…
Why did he come to secretly see her a few months ago, yet did not let her know…
Her brother, from beginning to end…
“Your brother loves you so much. He must have sent you to the Water Lapping Palace because he truly had no other choice regarding your situation.”
After Elder Qingyi finished speaking, he returned to his senses and found that the black mist in the pool had completely disappeared!
Only Lin Shuxue remained in the pool, softly sobbing, yet also smiling with joy…
It seemed that even the black mist within her could be suppressed…
Seeing this, Elder Qingyi was taken aback and sighed, “What is this love in the world…”
“This love spans mountains and seas, and can also be leveled…”
This girl had been here for over a year and had not seen her brother for more than a year…
“Go see your brother.” Elder Qingyi left those words and walked outside.
“Master?!” Lin Shuxue raised her head in surprise.
It was said that Grand Elder Qingyi was the most strict and had the most rigid rules…
Yet he actually allowed his disciple to break the rules privately…
“Don’t worry about the rules; I set them.” Qingyi’s voice was cold, but his tone seemed to carry a hint of pride.
“Your constitution is special; consider this a special exception, just this once.”
“Thank… thank you, Master!”
Lin Shuxue immediately got out of the pool and hurriedly began to dress.
“Hey! What’s the rush!” Seeing her urgency, Qingyi’s expression turned serious, admonishing, “In a couple of days, I’ll also go to the Azure Sword Pavilion, and we’ll go together.”
Mainly because he suddenly felt uneasy about letting this girl return alone…
Looking at her eager appearance, what if she didn’t come back after returning!
No wonder there were rules prohibiting men…
“Oh, okay…”
Lin Shuxue’s face turned red from the reprimand, and she slowed her dressing speed in response.
But as soon as she thought of being able to see her brother…
Thinking of everything her brother had done for her, from beginning to end… he had always known.
He had never disliked her…
And secretly, he risked dangers to come see her…
Brother… I miss you…
…..
In the morning, the crisp sounds of birds awakened the entire bamboo forest, as golden rays of warm sunlight fell, stretching the shadows of the bamboo, and cast upon the moss-covered steps.
It was evident that no one had cleaned; beside the stone steps, a few unknown mushrooms and emerging bamboo shoots were competing for space.
A figure was moving swiftly through the bamboo forest, approaching a certain direction.
“Woof woof!!”
“Woof woof!!”
“Hey, Snow Leopard, what are you barking about so early in the morning!” Chen Yuan was suddenly awakened by the barking outside, pulling the blanket tighter around himself, complaining.
What a rare day off…
Can’t anyone let me have a good sleep…
However, just after he said that, the Snow Leopard barked twice again and then fell silent.
Chen Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, realizing something was off!
Why had it suddenly become so quiet?
He got up, grabbed his sword behind the door, and cautiously looked outside…
A familiar, unmistakably small white figure was bending down to pet a small dog…
She was wearing a conical hat and holding a snow-white sword. Although he couldn’t see her face, he recognized her at a glance.
How did Xiaoxue end up here…
And the Snow Leopard! Why didn’t you bark at a stranger??! You good-for-nothing!
Lin Shuxue slowly removed her conical hat, took a deep breath, then stood up, tears brimming in her eyes as she looked at the brother she had been longing for…
“Brother…”
“You said you didn’t want to raise a puppy…”
“I… I just wanted to keep it…” Chen Yuan averted his gaze, saying.
As soon as his eyes met hers, he couldn’t bring himself to say anything harsh, and suddenly his nose felt a little sour…
No! I need to stay calm, be rational…
I can’t let this girl see me—
Thud!
A small body tightly hugged him…
I…
“Brother… you knew my condition all along, you lied to me…”
Lin Shuxue buried her head in Chen Yuan’s embrace, her eyes shimmering with tears, her voice soft and muffled as it came from his chest.
“Ah…”
Chen Yuan’s mental defenses were almost instantly shattered by this small embrace…
“Brother… I’m sorry…”
“I didn’t dare to tell you, I was afraid you wouldn’t want me…”
“I shouldn’t have thought this way…”
“Brother… I was wrong…”
Her continuous words made Chen Yuan’s heart soften like water…
“Brother, you secretly came to see me, didn’t you…” she continued to sob, looking up with tear-filled eyes in a spoiled tone.
Chen Yuan’s eyes turned red; although he couldn’t say anything overly sentimental, he looked at her in agreement, supporting her tilted little head, gently hugging her.
She also hugged back tighter.
“Brother… you don’t dislike me, right…”
“Not at all…” Chen Yuan held her while gently patting her shoulder to comfort her, his voice soft, “I don’t dislike you at all…”
“How could I ever dislike you…”
Xiaoxue is the cutest; how could I ever dislike my little Xiaoxue…
Hearing Chen Yuan say it directly, Lin Shuxue bit her lip, tears still trickling down, feeling very aggrieved.
The difficult year-long days had been far more than just a year for her…
“Brother… I miss you so much…”
