Sure Enough, They Were Siblings

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"Brother doesn't love me anymore." Ye Ling sat on the ground and said with certainty, "I was so stupid. I thought Master was just Master, but I forgot that Master is a fox spirit."

Qin Yi stood with his hands on his hips, looking at Ye Ling's rambling on, before finally saying, "You're right to stop at the word 'stupid' in your statement."

"So, the first part of your statement, 'My brother doesn't love me anymore,' is true." Ye Ling was incredibly saddened. "I was so foolish..."

"What are you thinking? What makes you think your brother doesn't love you anymore?"

"As soon as Master came out of seclusion, my brother met two different kinds of Masters in a row. When he came back, he didn't play with me. He just told me that he had to go to the ley lines."

Qin Yi sat down opposite her helplessly. "This kid wasn't this unruly before... Never mind, what do you want me to play with you?"

Qin Yi completely mistook Ye Ling for a silly and adorable child, failing to notice the fleeting joy in the eyes of the seemingly sad girl.

This guy has learned to pretend too... Women are all born actors, Bean Sprouts are no exception.

Ye Ling knew she was being unreasonable. She knew her brother's journey to cultivate in the ley lines was very important... but she just couldn't bear to part with him. It had been so long since they'd last seen each other, and when they did meet, they were always in a rush. Before, they were busy saving lives and had nothing to say to each other, but now that the important things were done, why were they in such a hurry...?

"So what if I'm going to be a bear? You can start a closed-door cultivation retreat anytime soon, it's usually on a monthly basis. What's wrong with spending an extra half day with me?" Ye Ling said matter-of-factly.

Qin Yi thought about it and realized it made sense. Daoist cultivation wasn't about rushing to practice even while walking; it emphasized a balance of activity and stillness, acting without striving, and not forcing things. He Zither and Painting at the Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting Sect to cultivate a State of Mind that Return to Nature. Now, his mind was in turmoil because of matters between men and women, so why rush into cultivation again?

I might as well stay here and play with Ye Ling; it will help calm my State of Mind.

Feeling relieved, she asked, "What do you want your brother to play with you?"

Ye Ling was overjoyed. "Everything is great here in the Demon City, except it doesn't have as many surprises as the human world. Brother used to tell stories about monkeys, and now that you've been cultivating in the Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting Sect for so long, you must have even more stories to tell, right?"

"Tell a story..." Qin Yi didn't think much and immediately thought of "The White Snake Legend." It had a fantasy background and involved snakes. The main story wasn't too long, so it was perfect for telling to the little snake.

"Once upon a time, there was a mountain called Qingcheng Mountain, and on the mountain lived a snake..."

But just as he got started, and began talking about the shepherd boy's rescue, Qin Yi suddenly realized that this was a difficult topic to discuss.

The story of a snake demon marrying a human, with Ye Ling being a snake demon and herself being human, doesn't that have a bit of an inappropriate connotation?

Ye Ling was listening to the story with great interest, reminiscing about her time with her brother, when it abruptly stopped after only getting to the beginning. Ye Ling asked curiously, "What happened next?"

Qin Yi wiped his sweat. "That's all..."

The Gang Jing at the door said, "If there's no bottom, it's a eunuch."

A stone nearby said, "The one below is a eunuch."

"Waaaaah, down there..."

Qin Yi roared, "You talk as if you have any! Aren't you all asexual monsters?!"

The Sand Sculpture said, "Are you just going to interrupt everyone's retake and insult all their hard work like this?"

The Gang Jing, "It's normal for us to be asexual. If you're a man, being asexual means you're a eunuch."

Stone continued, "Precisely because..."

Qin Yi immediately cast a Silence Spell, silencing everyone.

The world is quiet now.

Unfortunately, his silence spell was completely ineffective against the mighty Core Formation Soaring Serpent. Ye Ling finally snapped, "You can't keep people in suspense like this! Waaah, brother, it doesn't hurt..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Qin Yi rubbed his head, exasperated. "A complete ban on all chatter can't stop the admins, is this really true?"

They said coming to Ye Ling's place would allow them to clear their minds and not think about anything, and that they could calm their State of Mind, but in the end, they only have a bigger headache.

"Let's make this clear first, this story wasn't written by your brother, it was written by a senior member of the Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting Sect. Your brother is just relaying it, just relaying it!"

"Okay." Ye Ling immediately sat down obediently.

Everyone knows your story originates from "wandering Daoist priests." "Unknown seniors"? Just take that excuse with a grain of salt.

Qin Yi had no choice but to start telling a story.

Having cultivated to this level, his memory has become increasingly better. He can recall almost all the details of stories he had forgotten. He even rewrote the entire "The Return of the Return of the Condor Heroes" and told the "White Snake Legend" with no difficulty. Qin Yi described it vividly and movingly.

The Eastern Palace Guard looked at each other, wanting to say something about the themes expressed in the story, but unable to express it, feeling like they were about to explode.

Ye Ling's immersion in the snake demon heroine was terrifyingly strong, far more captivating than her previous portrayal of the monkey, and she quickly became engrossed in the story. To Qin Yi's relief, she didn't seem to connect Xu Xian with him, Qin Yi, because the two were so different.

"Is this Xu Xian even a man?" Ye Ling exploded with anger upon hearing certain parts of the plot. "Does he even have anything down there?"

"Children shouldn't speak so rudely," Qin Yi said slowly. "So, some dramas in the mortal world are played by women..."

"This is so strange." Ye Ling rested her chin on her hand. "How could a snake be attracted to a man like this? Something's not right."

"There's no logic to feelings." Seeing that his worst fears hadn't come true, Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

"How can it not make sense? I'm a snake, and she's a snake. Shouldn't we like the same things? Like the little flower snake outside the city, we both love to eat the same things..."

"Huh?"

"Brother made that up!" Ye Ling said with certainty, "Brother doesn't know anything about snakes!"

Qin Yi stared wide-eyed. What do you do when you encounter such a great logician?

Ye Ling suddenly hesitated, and after a long while said, "Brother, are you doing this on purpose, using this story to tell me that I shouldn't look for a man like Xu Xian, but someone like you..."

"Huh?" This script doesn't make sense. Aren't young girls supposed to be moved to tears when they hear this story? How did you develop this kind of reading comprehension?

"When did I ever say I wanted to find someone like me! Besides, there aren't only two kinds of men. Why would I choose someone like me instead of someone like Xu Xian?"

"Because if it were my brother, he would have smashed that monk's bald head with a stick, and then nothing would have happened." Ye Ling said shyly, her voice becoming softer. "I should have found someone like my brother... who would protect me."

Qin Yi was furious. "Don't interpret things the author hasn't said!"

"Brother, wait a minute..." Ye Ling ran to the back room shyly.

Qin Yi felt a sense of unease and quietly followed to take a look.

Then Ye Ling appeared out of nowhere, picked up a bucket of milk, transformed back into her snake form, and jumped into the bucket with a "plop," where she floated motionless.

"What are you doing?"

The little snake poked its head out of the milk and said shyly, "Brother seems to prefer the White Snake... I'm a bit dark-skinned..."

"You're just a little dark-skinned?" No, Qin Yi stormed in, scooping up the stupid snake. "Why didn't you learn from Bai Suzhen's virtues and gentleness? Instead, you learned to bleach your skin!"

Ye Ling said earnestly, "I am very virtuous and kind. Apart from not being fair-skinned enough, you are clearly describing me, brother."

Qin Yi was shocked. "You really think so?"

Ye Ling hesitated for a moment. "Maybe, maybe a little bit of Xiao Taoqi was given to Xiao Qing."

Qin Yi, furious, grabbed her and pulled her away. "So you're playing two roles, huh? Are you trying to say you also have Xiao Qing's arrogant cuteness?"

"Yeah yeah!"

A voice from Liusu surfaced in her Sea of Consciousness: "Compared to that self-proclaimed male beauty from earlier, I find this kind of self-awareness completely familiar. No wonder you two are siblings, you must be related, right?"

Qin Yi hooked his foot and plopped down on the carpet. The little snake in his hand fell out and lay limply beside him.

The brother and sister were completely in sync.

"Brother, would you like to learn my cultivation posture? I'll teach you. It's like this... Shrug your shoulders a little, pull your hands back, and make a relaxed expression. Don't clench your teeth like that; it's not good for cultivation..."