Junior sister, where are my clothes?

The sky was already approaching dusk.

The setting sun in the distance hung low, casting a layer of orange-yellow afterglow across the window frames, the edge of the bed, and the boy's dense, long eyelashes.

As if sensing the light, the boy frowned and opened his eyes.

That familiar chaos enveloped You Su's vision once more. He tried to focus his gaze, but the darkness didn't dissipate. The powerful, inexhaustible flame-like strength had vanished.

It was as if his previous recovery of sight had been a cruel joke from heaven. He was still the ordinary blind boy from the small town. True Man Ling, the monstrous Junior Sister and Mistress, the Lantern Ghost – they were all just a long dream.

But the intense pain throughout his body told him that it had all truly happened.

He propped himself up with a pillow behind his back, attempting to sit up with difficulty. He tried several times but still couldn't manage it.

You Su clenched his fists inwardly. In his eighteen years, this was the first time he had been so severely injured. He detested and loathed this profound sense of powerlessness.

Blind people were inherently sensitive and insecure.

"What are you doing?"

Ji Lingruo rushed in, carrying a food basket, and quickly reached out to push You Su back down, also helping to adjust his pillow.

"Lie down quickly. The doctor said you shouldn't move around yet."

Hearing the familiar voice, You Su felt a significant sense of relief.

"Junior Sister, how long have I slept?"

"You still have the nerve to ask? You've slept for almost two days!" Ji Lingruo brought over a stool, smoothed her skirt down from her dainty hips, and sat down. "You fainted at the door yesterday morning, and now it's the evening of the second day."

"I slept that long, huh."

You Su marveled at the passage of time, trying to recall the moments before he fainted. That smooth, flawless white...

It was the white lotus root he had cleaned a few days ago but forgotten to eat!

As for his Junior Sister, You Su swore the sky was still dim then, and he hadn't seen a single hair of her!

Junior Sister, you don't happen to know that your Senior Brother is blind, do you?

"Ah! You're bleeding again?" Ji Lingruo was extremely worried, anxiously taking out a handkerchief with a faint fragrance.

"Really? Where am I bleeding?"

Aside from a slight surge of blood in his head, You Su didn't feel anything unusual.

It wasn't until his dry, cracked lips tasted a sweet, metallic tang that he realized he had, quite embarrassingly, gotten a nosebleed.

You Su felt mortified. He had even considered himself an experienced driver in his past life.

Ji Lingruo leaned closer, carefully wiping the blood from You Su's nose.

You Su inhaled the delicate, fresh scent of the young woman and couldn't help but smile.

She didn't lie to me. That fleeting glimpse was enough to prove that Junior Sister is truly the most beautiful girl in the world.

And her meticulous care for me is enough to prove that my desperate protection was worth it.

Seeing the smile on You Su's lips, Ji Lingruo felt a surge of irritation. She furrowed her delicate brows.

"What did you go out to do that day? Do you know how scared I was when you came in? You were covered in blood, like... like a living dead person..."

"I went out to handle a small matter," You Su replied calmly.

"What small matter would leave you covered in blood?" Ji Lingruo bit her lip lightly, her eyes filled with displeasure, much like a young wife who caught her husband out fooling around but had no proof. "Although the doctor said you have no external wounds, your internal organs were affected. Clearly, you got into a fight with someone. You must tell me honestly."

You Su couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, his mind racing.

Seeing You Su's hesitant expression, Ji Lingruo said angrily, "Did you secretly arrange to fight those people?"

"Those... people?"

"The young cultivators in the city who always stop you on the road. A bunch of people who aren't even considered scoundrels, acting like they're so great every day."

Ji Lingruo clenched her delicate fists, indignant. Then, her tone softened.

"I told you to fight back, but I didn't tell you to get beaten up so badly. What if you couldn't win and something serious happened?"

Junior Sister, oh Junior Sister, how did I not realize before that you were so intelligent? You're truly a genius!

You Su grinned, putting on a nauseatingly innocent expression that said, I'm perfectly fine, and I'll definitely listen to everything Junior Sister says. He said softly, "It's okay. Senior Brother won, didn't I? They won't dare to bother me again for a while. Junior Sister told me to teach them a lesson, so I won't hide anymore. I have to show them how powerful we are."

You Su didn't take all the credit, cunningly attributing this fabricated victory to "us."

Ji Lingruo was indeed pleased. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, feeling a sweetness in her heart, and said softly, "Why haven't I seen you so obedient before? Don't do it next time, okay? Why are you playing the hero by fighting so many of them? Don't you know to take them down one by one?"

If You Su had been beaten like this in a one-on-one fight with his peers in Chuyun City, Ji Lingruo wouldn't have believed it.

This seemingly low-key yet arrogant, smug Senior Brother was definitely the type of idiot who would say things like 'you all attack together' or 'I can take ten of them' to the riff-raff. What use was that, other than to make the opponent's punches hit harder?

As if remembering something, she added with a touch of earnestness, "No matter how well you fight, they can still play dirty. Only if you are more cunning than them will they be afraid, understand?"

You Su was stunned for a moment, not understanding how such a carefree girl like his Junior Sister could have such insights.

"Junior Sister is right, Senior Brother has noted it down. If there's a next time, I definitely won't act tough."

"That's more like it. Drink your soup."

Ji Lingruo's eyes were filled with affection as she opened the food box and took out a bowl of broth. She carefully blew on it to cool it before bringing it to You Su's lips.

You Su obediently opened his mouth to receive it, drinking as if it were sweet spring water.

"Junior Sister, what shop did you buy this yam and pork rib soup from? It's so delicious!"

Ji Lingruo rolled her eyes playfully at his words. Although she had indeed bought it, she felt You Su's direct question was too offensive. Did he not even consider the slightest possibility that she had made it herself?

She recalled the first time she had made noodles for You Su, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt You Su's words were a veiled insult, sarcastic and passive-aggressive.

"This young lady made it herself!"

You Su, being perceptive, immediately understood what Ji Lingruo was thinking and quickly coaxed her, "Really? Junior Sister, you can make soup this well? Then I truly am blessed."

"Hmph, good that you know what's good for you. Open up."

Coaxing his Junior Sister never felt like a chore to You Su. On the contrary, seeing her happy after being appeased made him happy too.

He looked up and opened his mouth wide to receive the spoonful of soup. His movements were a little too large, disturbing the blanket slightly and revealing his broad shoulders underneath.

Only then did You Su notice that his body was very clean, and he was completely unclothed.

"Junior Sister."

"What is it?"

"Where are my clothes?"

Ji Lingruo seemed to recall something incredibly embarrassing, her heart racing, her chest heaving, and the tips of her ears turning red.

"How... how would I know? Drink up!"

"Oh..."

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