eurekapd Chapter 543 As long as Senior Sister is here
Chapter 543 As long as Senior Sister is here
Putting everything else aside, Li Qian was his benefactor, and he didn't want to see her quietly digging his grave again.
“Li Qian,” he gently took a step closer to her, his gaze shifting from serious to deeply worried, “you should make up your mind. If you need me, I will definitely help you.”
Jiang Li took a deep breath and understood what he meant.
"you're right……"
She shouldn't have run away. Her junior brother's sudden departure and return made her feel that he was hiding something from her. Perhaps, perhaps she should be braver...
Having said all he could say, Xu Zisheng could not say anything more. He left a trace of his spiritual power on her jade pendant, so that she could contact him if she wanted to.
Jiang Liqian stood alone in the twilight after the sun had completely set for a long time. Finally, she gently pinched the Spirit-Suppressing Pearl hanging at her waist. The pale purple spiritual light danced like fireflies, gradually awakening the dormant spiritual artifact.
In just three breaths, a streak of light landed outside the corridor.
The person who came was breathing heavily, his clothes were disheveled, and he was walking hurriedly, leaving behind a trail of mud and grass.
When he reached her, he realized how dirty he was and quickly cast the Cleansing Incantation several times.
"Senior sister, you were looking for me?" He tried to suppress his rapid breathing and smiled.
Jiang Liqian looked at him, and for a moment she couldn't make out his features.
She walked over and, under his trembling gaze, reached out and picked the bits of grass that had fallen onto his shoulder.
Being so close, Xu You'an instinctively grabbed her wrists with both hands, then released them as if electrocuted, his ears burning: "Senior...Sister, Senior Sister..."
Jiang Li pursed her lips slightly.
Seeing his increasingly embarrassed expression, he suddenly asked, "Where have you been? Why are you in such a mess?"
Xu Youan was slightly taken aback, and rubbed his fingertips together in annoyance, as if he regretted letting her see these things. But these emotions quickly passed through his eyes, and in the end, only a shy and embarrassed look remained.
"Senior sister, I saw so many lakes here and wanted to see if there were any big fish in them so I could make you fish soup. I was just getting ready to go all out when you came to me..."
Jiang Liqian stared into his eyes and asked softly, "Really?"
Xu Youan's expression immediately changed, her pupils suddenly contracted, and her long eyelashes trembled incessantly, like a butterfly about to fall: "Senior sister, you don't believe me?"
He sounded as if he were about to shatter, his voice filled with unbelievable fragility.
Jiang Li turned her eyes slightly away.
He knew perfectly well that she couldn't bear to see him act pitiful in front of her. As soon as he showed weakness, she would unconditionally favor him.
She didn't know if this counted as accepting her fate. After all, if it were her previous life, even if she didn't personally eliminate this dangerous existence, she would have chosen to stay away from it.
“Your clothes bear the scent of at least ten different bodies of water. Ah You, no two bodies of water have the same scent, and the spiritual energy they contain is also different. Do you think I wouldn’t be able to sense it?”
The reason why top-grade spiritual roots can accelerate the speed of cultivation is because of their extraordinary ability to perceive spiritual energy.
She wasn't exactly a carefree person; she just forced herself to ignore things that were amiss.
Xu Youan was truly annoyed that he hadn't prepared himself before coming to see his senior sister. His senior sister almost never used the Spirit-Suppressing Pearl to contact him, so he assumed she had encountered some emergency, which was why he had hurriedly left... His senior sister was so perceptive; he should have been more careful, much more careful.
"Senior sister," Xu You'an knew he had lied to her and was in the wrong, so he cautiously approached her and tugged at her sleeve, "I was wrong."
Jiang Li bit her lower lip; her heart had already softened.
But she insisted, "So, where did you go? You have to tell the truth this time, or I'll really get angry."
Xu Youan lowered his head, and after a long while, his voice was muffled: "Looking for someone."
"Who are you looking for?"
"do not know."
Jiang Liqian paused, then frowned: "Looking for someone? You're going to look in the water?"
“There’s water everywhere here. All sorts of defensive and protective formations are connected to the water veins, and some places are even underwater. I didn’t mean to go into the water…”
"You're really not lying to me this time?"
Xu Youan immediately became serious and looked directly at Jiang Liqian: "I can swear..."
Jiang Liqian immediately interrupted him: "Now I'm going to ask you another question, and you have to tell me the truth, otherwise..."
"Senior sister, ask away."
What's going on between you and Xu Zisheng?
Xu Youan asked in confusion, "What? What happened?"
The next moment he understood, and he felt wronged: "Did Senior Sister make such a big fuss to question me just to get revenge on that Xu Zisheng? Just because I didn't give him a nice look on the way here?"
Jiang Liqian was a little stunned when he brought this up, since she had never taken such a trivial matter to heart.
She hadn't expected her junior brother to care so much about this, and, well, to distort the truth.
How could she possibly reprimand him because of someone else? He was her junior brother, from the same clan, the same sect, the same master, and the same peak. Apart from blood relatives, could anyone have a closer relationship with them?
"Xu Youan!"
Xu Youan looked aggrieved and shut his mouth without saying a word.
Jiang Liqian found it a little funny and couldn't help but flick his forehead. Seeing him wince in pain, she poked his cheek and said, "He's just my friend. You're my junior brother. How could I possibly get angry with you over something so trivial?"
At this point, she composed herself and said, "It's him and you... Junior Brother, don't you feel there's some kind of connection between you and him? The day you returned to the sect, all of us, the senior brothers and sisters, mistook Xu Zisheng for you. This shouldn't have happened... Do you understand what I mean?"
Xu Youan's eyes changed for a moment, and he opened his mouth as if to say something, but Jiang Liqian stared intently into his eyes.
Xu Youan remained silent.
After a long while, he lowered his head and whispered, "Senior sister, I don't care if others mistake me for someone else. As long as you can recognize me, I'll be content."
"Is I the only person in your life?!" Jiang Liqian suddenly raised her voice, her face showing slight anger.
"Yes." Xu Youan's lips were pale, his eyelids were lowered, and his voice was slow but strong. "As long as I have my senior sister, that's enough."
Jiang Liqian was so angry she wanted to slap him!
"Tianqian Sect, fellow disciples, formation peaks, senior brothers and sisters, your relatives and friends, are they not important at all in your life? If it's only me, then I am a malignant tumor that robs you of your life, a sinister evil that makes your life barren and impoverished. What you need to do is not stay by my side, but sever ties with me, leave me, and eliminate me!"
If it's just her, what would happen to him if she were gone or died?
If it's only her, and he's not important to her, what kind of pain would he have to endure?
If it's just her, will his bright and promising future still exist?