"Brother, big brother. W-what are you two doing?"
Having waited for a while without seeing Su Mingyue return to the table, Na'er, who had only managed a few bites, walked over out of curiosity.
But as she neared the entryway, the sounds of suction and heavy breathing, coupled with the sight of the woman leaning over the man, greeted her eyes.
Her pupils trembled as she let out a gasp, and Na'er instinctively clutched her chest, which had suddenly begun to feel inexplicably stifled.
"Oh~ so you must be Na'er." Only then did she 'let go' of Su Mingyue at the sound.
Leng Yulai looked at Na'er with a beaming smile: "What a pretty and clever child."
"Call me sister." A pleasant curve hung upon her charming, delicate face as she slightly raised the hand she had interlaced with Su Mingyue's.
"." Na'er said nothing, merely staring blankly at Su Mingyue.
This Leng Yulai is really something; it seems she also possesses the memories of that period.
At this moment, the Plane Spirit, who had been lurking for a while, suddenly popped up.
.Leng Yulai.? Mother, do you know her? The Plane Spirit's words quickly brought the dazed Na'er back to her senses.
Subconsciously lowering her beautiful eyes, she asked in a somewhat bewildered tone.
To Mingyue, she and her sister must be very, very important people.
As the final moments of those memories—Leng Yaozhu taking her own life where Mingyue had dissipated, followed immediately by Leng Yulai—slowly surfaced, the Plane Spirit replied with a sigh.
Sisters. is it? Sharply catching the keyword in the Plane Spirit's words, Na'er suddenly recalled the scene she had just 'seen'.
"Na'er, Na'er, are you feeling dizzy again?" Just as Na'er's thoughts began to drift further away.
Su Mingyue's sudden voice pulled her back. She regained her focus and looked up to find him standing before her with a look of confusion and concern.
"Brother." She murmured softly, instinctively throwing herself into Su Mingyue's arms: "I'm not dizzy, Na'er was just... just a little scared!"
"Scared?" Wrapping his arms around her immediately, Su Mingyue soon realized something.
He glanced sideways at Sister Yulai, who was standing with her arms crossed, watching him and Na'er with great interest.
"Brother is here." He ruffled her little head, then turned to lead her before Leng Yulai: "Come, Na'er, let me introduce you."
"This is Sister Yulai, a very important sister to your brother. You can just call her sister."
He spoke in a gentle tone while continuously stroking her soft, silky white hair.
"It seems I may have to retract my previous assessment of you being clever."
Giving Su Mingyue a 'you know' look, Leng Yulai then smiled faintly at Na'er.
Sisters! Mentally repeating the word, Na'er, not wanting to disappoint Su Mingyue, quickly whispered, "Sister."
"Good girl~" While praising her and mentally giving a thumbs-up for Na'er's obedience, Su Mingyue turned to say:
"Since you're here at this hour, Sister Yulai, why not join us for lunch?"
"Hmph-." With a subtle, enigmatic arch of her beautiful brows, Leng Yulai glanced at Na'er, who was huddled in Su Mingyue's arms, before walking toward the dining table.
The lunch, filled with a somewhat bizarre atmosphere, ended in silence between the three of them.
Seeing Na'er return to her room upstairs on her own after finishing her meal, Su Mingyue couldn't help but sigh:
"It seems the awakening of those memories has quite an impact on that child."
Sensing Leng Yulai's direct gaze as he spoke, Su Mingyue immediately shifted the topic:
"But then again, judging by your aura, Sister Yulai, have you and Sister Yaozhu both become Vice Tower Masters of the Spirit Pagoda?"
Having already prepared a draft that excluded the Simulator, Su Mingyue smiled confidently.
After all, the idea of martial soul awakening bringing back special life memories—no matter how you looked at it, it was perfectly reasonable!
"Vice Tower Masters?" Rising to sit beside Su Mingyue, Leng Yulai sighed: "My sister is already a level 99 Limit Douluo and a Vice Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda."
"As for me, I just broke through to level 98." Taking his hand again, Leng Yulai suddenly pulled Su Mingyue toward her.
Looking at him with a serious and earnest expression, Leng Yulai spoke softly: "A-Yue, do you remember the organization called the Holy Spirit Cult?"
"Holy Spirit Cult? Oh, is that the evil soul master cult that we wiped out so easily?"
Seeing her expression, he had already guessed what she was going to say, but Su Mingyue followed her lead.
"Yes, and no." Pausing with a touch of melancholy, Leng Yulai began to describe the structure of the Holy Spirit Cult in reality, comparing and contrasting it with the one from the simulation.
".So, Sister Yulai, because of a small misunderstanding with Sister Yaozhu, you ran away from home and joined this evil cult—which is quite different from the one in the memories—and even climbed your way up to become one of the Four Heavenly Kings?"
Summarizing her narrative and immediately spotting the 'blind spot' of the Simulator, Su Mingyue looked at her with feigned astonishment.
".Y-yes." Taking a deep breath and nodding, Leng Yulai then increased the pressure of her grip on Su Mingyue's shoulders with a worried look:
"From the moment I joined them until I advanced to become one of the Four Heavenly Kings, the sins and slaughter I committed have completely stained my hands red."
"Someone like me. A Sister Yulai like this, A-Yue, A-Yue, would you still..."
He leaned in to block her unfinished words with a kiss. After a long, lingering embrace, Su Mingyue smiled slightly:
"Although saying this might make me seem cold-blooded or twisted, I don't mind, Sister Yulai."
"No matter what you become, as long as you are still my sister Leng Yulai, I will support you."
Possessing a flexible moral compass, he viewed the soul masters and humans of Douluo Dalu 3 as fundamentally different species compared to Su Mingyue.
Therefore, aside from the people or soul beasts he cared about, even if others were to beat each other's brains out right in front of him, he would likely just grab a handful of melon seeds and watch the show.
"A-Yue! I knew it, I knew A-Yue was still the same A-Yue!"
Anxiety and worry completely transformed into excitement under Su Mingyue's gentle expression and words; Leng Yulai couldn't help herself and tackled him onto the sofa.
"Hehehe, A-Yue, my A-Yue~ heeheehee, sister is so happy, A-Yue, A-Yue, A-Yue~!"
In her soft, watery, beautiful eyes, two dancing red hearts seemed to emerge as Leng Yulai revealed the mango she had prepared long ago.
"Good baby, good A-Yue, sister will treat you to the freshest mango~! Come on, open wide, ah~"