Xiao Yi

By the time grandfather and grandson flew back to the village, the sun was already sinking west, and night was about to fall. The village that had looked like a tiny black speck from the sky gradually grew larger.

From afar, they saw two or three members of the Defense Force gathered around a cute, dazed-looking girl at the East Gate.

She was about one meter tall, with a fine veil over her face. She wore a goose-yellow jacquard short dress with dark woven patterns, overlaid with a semi-transparent white gauze outer layer. Shen Jiao and Jun Gui were embroidered on her cuffs.

A necklace hung around her neck, with an orange gemstone set into a plum-blossom-shaped pendant. Her hair was a mysterious purple, tied behind her head with a pale-yellow ribbon, and she stared blankly at the carefree flowers by the roadside.

Seeing something flying over from the distance, the Defense Force members on the stone wall began to go on alert. Before long...

"The Clan Leader is back."

The Seven Kill Sword descended slowly, stopping one foot above the ground as dust curled faintly upward. Grandfather and grandson stepped down, and the people at the gate went forward to meet them. Leading them was a female soul master.

As if sensing something, the little girl raised her head and looked this way.

Chen Yu put away the Seven Kill Sword and asked, "What's going on, Xia Lin?"

Xia Lin was a member of the Xia Clan, a follower family known as "Phantom Cherry," and also one of the Vice Captains of the Defense Force. She was the only female Vice Captain, with cultivation at the Soul Saint level, and was usually stationed at the Southeast Gate with two squads under her command.

"Clan Leader, this little girl suddenly appeared at noon. She wouldn't say anything and just stayed here. As you can see, she's so small and so adorable that none of us had the heart to hurt her. So we ended up stuck like this," Xia Lin said with a wry smile.

Just then, they saw the girl holding a carefree flower as she slowly walked over.

The carefree flower of Douluo Continent actually did not resemble the "daylily" from Blue Star. It was more like a "gentian flower," elegant and simple. When the flowers bloomed in a patch, their beautiful indigo color was full of mystery.

Chen Yu looked at the little girl and was just about to say something when Chen Xiaojun's voice rang out. "Grandfather, let me talk to her."

The little girl came straight up to Chen Xiaojun and quietly looked at him, as if confirming something. Then she handed the carefree flower in her hand to Chen Xiaojun.

"Is this for me?" Chen Xiaojun was a little surprised. This was the first time in two lifetimes that he had received a flower from a girl, and a sudden happiness rose in him.

The little girl nodded.

"What's your name?" Chen Xiaojun asked gently.

The little girl kept looking at him without answering, her eyes shining.

"Can you speak?"

"...Xiao... Xiao... Yi..." The little girl's shoulders trembled nonstop, as if she had exhausted all her strength just to speak with difficulty.

"She finally spoke," Xia Lin cut in, but her tone revealed an indescribable pity. Anyone with half a brain could tell there was something wrong with the girl's voice.

"Then is it all right if I call you Xiao Yi?" Chen Xiaojun tried his best to make his voice sound friendly.

The little girl nodded lightly.

"Where are your family?" She shook her head.

"They're gone?" She still shook her head.

"You don't remember?" This time, she nodded.

"Then are you alone?" She nodded again.

Chen Xiaojun extended his right hand and said gently, "Then will you come with me?"

She quietly looked at Chen Xiaojun without saying yes or no.

Chen Xiaojun smiled warmly. Mm, his teeth were quite white, and he could count as sunny. His hand remained extended.

Several seconds passed, and she also reached out. Just like that, their hands clasped together.

Chen Xiaojun turned back and said to Chen Yu, "grandfather, let's go home together."

Then he turned and led Shao Siming Xiao Yi by the hand through the great gate of the stone wall, walking toward home.

Looking at the backs of the two children, Chen Yu somehow felt an illusion that they seemed very harmonious, very natural, and very beautiful. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly. "This kid." Then, with free and easy strides, he followed after them.

"Clan Leader..." Xia Lin called out.

"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing!" Chen Yu's voice drifted back leisurely by Xia Lin's ear.

In the great courtyard, when Chen Xiaojun led Shao Siming Xiao Yi inside, a trace of astonishment flashed across Ye Xiuxin's face, followed by confusion. "Xiaojun, you're back. Did everything go smoothly this time? And this is..."

"Mother, her name is Xiao Yi. She doesn't remember her parents. She may have to live with us from now on."

"What? This child, she... Come, child, let Auntie have a look." Ye Xiuxin narrowed her eyes as she looked at the little girl before her.

Clear, bright pupils, curved willow brows, tiny eyelashes trembling slightly, flawless fair skin tinged with a faint baby-like pink, and elegant pale-purple hair rarely seen on the continent. Although she had a veil, it was still obvious that she was a budding beauty.

The little girl truly was too adorable. Moreover, both her children were boys, so if there were a girl in the house, it would be a happy thing for her.

At this moment, Chen Yu walked in. "Xiuxin, check this child's throat and vocal cords later, and give her a full-body examination."

Before Chen Xiaojun had even said anything, Chen Yu had already given him divine assistance. In his heart, he silently gave his grandfather a thumbs-up.

"Ah, all right." Hearing this, Ye Xiuxin could not help feeling pity as well, and said with some sadness, "Such an adorable child. How could she..."

Ye Xiuxin raised her hand, wanting to gently stroke Xiao Yi's cheek, but Xiao Yi took a step back, tightening her grip on Chen Xiaojun's hand.

"It's all right, Xiao Yi. She's my mother. She won't hurt you." Chen Xiaojun handed Xiao Yi's hand to his mother. Hearing this, Xiao Yi's eyes flickered slightly, and this time she did not refuse.

Ye Xiuxin raised one palm and gently placed it on Xiao Yi's frail shoulder, saying warmly, "Hold your breath, focus your mind, and clear away all distracting thoughts."

Xiao Yi's expression paused slightly. Although she did not quite understand what Ye Xiuxin meant, she still instinctively did as she was told.

"No need to worry. Just relax."

Ye Xiuxin said this, and then a smear of blue light bloomed in her palm. Immediately after, she extended a finger and gently tapped the spot between the other girl's brows.

As a thread of radiance flashed, Xiao Yi slowly closed her eyes. In the next instant, a strange energy wrapped around her tiny body and flowed all around her.

The blue light followed the acupoint between her brows and slowly sank into her body, gently weaving through her meridians and organs.

Ye Xiuxin's Soul Power seeped in bit by bit in an exceedingly gentle manner. Not only did it cause her no harm, it instead brought her a faint, cool sense of comfort.

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