Silly Girl...

"Elder Sister Qing Wan, guess who I am?"

Behind me came a girl's crisp, sweet voice.

"Then I guess... it's the crybaby Mo Li."

"Ugh... Elder Sister Qing Wan is so mean..."

Isn't that so?

Lin Qingwan smiled slightly and removed the delicate hand that had been gently covering her eyes, holding it in her own.

Turning around, Qingwan was greeted by a girl exuding an air of scholarly refinement.

The girl Xiao Xiao, pebble-like face with delicate features, making her very cute.

Her bangs covered her forehead, and her long, jet-black hair cascaded down her shoulders.

The girl had a petite figure; while not voluptuous or curvaceous, she possessed a gentle, approachable charm, just right—clean and spirited.

Her face was slightly pale from illness, and her petite figure and her bright, gentle, and scholarly eyes were very endearing.

How have you been lately?

He gently pulled the girl named Mo Li's small hand and sat her down.

Inside the Bamboo House house, two beautiful girls sitting opposite each other seemed to form the most beautiful picture.

"It should be alright..."

Mo Li slowly lowered his head. Although he smiled, a hint of disappointment was hidden in his dark eyes, but more than that, it seemed to be a resignation to his fate...

"Elder Sister Lin, as you know, Mo Li's health isn't good. He plays the piano and takes medicine, reads books and takes medicine, paints and takes medicine, but when he plays chess, he can only play alone, and it gets boring after a while."

Although the girl, who appeared pale and sickly, was smiling, Lin Qingwan knew that the girl's heart was definitely not as relaxed as she seemed.

Eight years ago, when he and his ancestor came to the Empty Spirit Sect and met this girl, she was "soaking" in a medicine pot.

Lin Qingwan still remembered the girl peeking out from behind the sect Sect Leader of the Empty Spirit Sect, her cute yet slightly frightened and shy appearance gently touching the softest part of her heart.

No one knows what illness the girl has.

For cultivators, getting sick is rare, let alone for a cultivator like Mo Li who is at the Middle Five Realm.

But he knew that even if the Empty Spirit Sect searched for famous doctors in Agricultural School, they would not be able to cure Hong's illness.

At best, it will only provide slight relief and suppress the symptoms somewhat.

The price to pay is daily medication and the requirement to stay in this spiritually rich place, where movement is restricted.

Because of the girl's special status within the clan, ordinary people were not allowed to approach or disturb her, and the maids around her showed her more respect than anything else, not daring to say anything.

In this girl's life, besides the Four Arts, painting, the bottles and jars of medicine, and the flowerbed in the yard, it seemed that nothing else remained.

The two girls clasped each other's delicate, boneless hands, and Mo Li slowly spoke, "Elder Sister Lin, do you know? I've asked Elder Han to propose marriage to you."

"Proposing marriage?"

"Yes," the sickly girl smiled sweetly, "Let my sister marry Mo Li."

"You're such a grown man, why are you still making such jokes?"

Lin Qingwan pinched Mo Li's delicate nose, naturally not taking it seriously.

"What Mo Li said is true. Grandpa Han has already promised to tell Sect Leader Zhen Xiu Mo Li about this." Mo Li smiled gently. "Perhaps when Elder Sister Qing Wan returns, she will receive a betrothal gift from Mo Li."

Looking at the girl's adorable appearance, Lin Qingwan realized that Mo Li really wasn't joking...

"Mo Li, can you tell me why you did this?"

Gently stroking the girl's soft, long hair, Lin Qingwan knew that this girl definitely didn't like lilies.

Moreover, if she were to actually do that, the elders of the Empty Spirit Sect would certainly refuse.

Although Mo Li doesn't have any special physique, he carries the bloodline of the ancestors of the Empty Spirit Sect.

The current sect Sect Leader of the Empty Spirit Sect is Mo Li's biological grandfather, and Mo Li's father is a Hua Hua and Mo Li's grandfather's only son.

Because of his dissolute and unrestrained behavior in his youth, he ultimately ruined himself, dying in the White Bone Kingdom of the Ten Thousand Demons Continent, where his life essence was drained.

This led to a great war between the Empty Spirit Sect and the White Bone Kingdom. In the end, the stronger Empty Spirit Sect wiped out the White Bone Kingdom, forcing them to flee to the Demon Race World.

But no matter what, the dead cannot be brought back to life.

The Young Sect Master of the Empty Spirit Sect has died, and the Sect Leader, who is deeply in love with his wife, does not want to remarry. Even if he did remarry, it is not certain that he would be able to have offspring. After all, it is somewhat difficult for the Immortal Realm to leave offspring again. However, the Empty Spirit Sect cannot afford to have its bloodline die out.

It should be noted that only Empty Spirit Sect descendants of the Empty Spirit Sect's Mountain Protection Array and treasure vault.

So the Sect Leader sent people to search for him, after all, his son had been dissolute in his youth, and who knew what kind of bloodline might remain?

Ultimately, they actually found Mo Li, who was only seven years old at the time, in a small sect.

Her mother had already passed away by then.

However, although that sect was small, Mo Li's talent for cultivation was truly astonishing. Apart from being weak and sickly, he entered the Cave Mansion Realm before he was ten years old, so he received special care and training.

Finally, the Empty Spirit Sect agreed to give that small sect a promising disciple at the Dragon Gate Realm and some spirit stones in exchange for Mo Li.

In truth, that small sect didn't dare to haggle back then; they almost offered up Xiao Mo Li with both hands. It was just that the Empty Spirit Sect was generous and didn't want to force the issue, so they were just giving them some of the caregiver fees they'd received over the years...

Now that Mo Li actually wants to marry her, there must be a hidden reason for this girl who yearns for the beautiful love stories in books.

"Elder Sister Qing Wan... you know... Mo Li's health is very weak."

With his head bowed, Mo Li spoke slowly.

"Mo Li in poor health and could leave at any time. Moreover, Mo Li is not young anymore, so Grandpa wants Mo Li to get married to continue the bloodline. However, Mo Li does not want to marry men she does not like. It is not that those men are not good enough. With a frail body like Mo Li's, who could die at any time, what is there to be picky about?"

However, Mo Li Mo Li didn't have much left. Even if her frail body prevented her from finding love, Mo Li didn't want to just marry someone...

"If that's the case, then Mo Li might as well marry his sister."

"Silly girl..." Lin Qingwan gently pinched the girl's nose, "Even if I agreed, so what? Would your grandfather really agree?"

"Then Mo Li and her sister will leave and move to the Dragon Gate Sect."

"Then what?"

"And then..." the girl said, lowering her head.

Indeed, the girl knew that her idea was too naive, not to mention whether her body could survive even a day after leaving this place.

Just doing this will cause Elder Sister Lin a lot of trouble...

"Mo Li, actually, love isn't that hard to find. I used to think love was something very far away, but after he appeared, I realized that love was right beside me."

"Does your sister have someone she likes?"

Mo Li raised her eyes, her eyes shining with joy—simply because she was happy for her friend.

"I..."

Instantly, Lin Qingwan's pretty face flushed crimson, and the usually aloof girl nodded like a young girl.

This was the first time Lin Qingwan had admitted to such a thing in front of her friends.

Although everyone in the sect except Jiang Lin, the person directly involved, basically knew about it...

"Sister, can you tell me his story?"

"There's nothing much to say."

"Elder sister..."

Mo Li shook the girl's little hand and said coquettishly.

"Okay, okay... but I won't tell Mo Li his name, it's too embarrassing..."

I already feel so embarrassed telling my friends about my crush, let alone saying her name...

Oh dear~~~ I'm so shy~~~

"Ah~~~ How could this happen..."

"Not satisfied? Then I'm leaving." The girl made a move to get up.

"No, please, I won't tell you the name if you don't want to. Mo Li wants to hear it."

Seeing the girl's expectant look, he seemed to have put his recent sadness behind him.

Lin Qingwan smiled gently and slowly spoke:

"He... he's a very eccentric person... it all started that day when he treated me to sausages..."