"Elder Sister!"
Ling Er rose to her feet and stared straight at Yang Shuang Er. "The Gathering Mysteries Imperial Decree belongs to Xiao Dage. You cannot keep it for me. Please return it."
The girl was angry.
They had only met on the first day, yet how could this elder sister casually take custody of a treasure without asking?
Yang Shuang Er's smile faded. "You are still too young and do not understand how treacherous people's hearts can be. I am keeping it for you for your own good."
For my own good?
Ling Er grew even angrier.
The bond in her bloodline assured her that the woman before her truly was her biological elder sister.
Yet the sisters had been separated for years and had no feelings for each other at all. Before this, they had not even known of one another's existence.
And now, Yang Shuang Er was acting like an elder, trying to tell Ling Er what to do. How could Ling Er not be angry?
"Besides, when we leave Grass Creek Village this time, I will take you with me to cultivate at Celestial Elephant Demon Mountain."
Yang Shuang Er spoke calmly. "Remaining in this poor, dilapidated little village will only bury your talents."
"Elder Sister, you..."
Ling Er was stunned. She could not believe that her elder sister would describe her homeland as something so miserable!
This was their home! It was where their parents had lived!!
"Younger Sister, you are still too young. And you have spent all these years living in this remote, impoverished place, so you have no idea how vast the world outside is."
Yang Shuang Er gestured with her hand. "A frog in a well can see only a patch of sky as large as the well's mouth. It is