I Want to Follow My Big Brother~!

In a remote street corner of Nuoding City, the night was as dark as ink.

Ling Xuqing stopped in his tracks and looked down at the tiny, shivering figure at his feet.

It was a little girl who looked to be only five or six years old, her short silver hair shimmering under the dim streetlights.

She wore a tattered, patch-covered hemp garment, her small body curled up in the cold corner like a kitten abandoned in a storm.

"Big brother... could you give me something to eat?"

The girl spoke again, her voice as thin as a thread. Her eyes, like purple gemstones, were filled with tears as she looked at Ling Xuqing timidly, as if afraid she would be heartlessly driven away the next second.

Within his sea of consciousness, the hearts of Xiao Wu and A Yin melted instantly.

"Oh heavens, what a pitiful child..."

Xiao Wu's eyes turned red at once, and she looked at the little beggar with heartache. "In such cold weather, she's dressed so thinly, and she doesn't even have shoes! Xuqing, hurry and give her something to eat!"

A Yin was also filled with pity, sighing softly, "This child looks starved, and her eyes are full of fear. Xuqing, please help her."

However, Ling Xuqing, the person directly involved, felt a ripple in his heart that was completely different from the two girls.

He looked at the silver-haired little beggar before him, stunned for a moment before a flash of dark golden light flickered deep within his pupils.

Just a moment ago, when he approached this little girl, the Golden Dragon King origin within his body had suddenly begun to boil uncontrollably!

It was a palpitation originating from the depths of his bloodline, a call spanning thousands of years.

At the same time, the mysterious Ascending Dragon Pillar within him emitted a low hum, as if responding to something.

The same source of energy!

Ling Xuqing's heart skipped a beat.

He quickly confirmed the true identity of this pitiful little beggar: the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena!

It was just... Ling Xuqing muttered to himself, where did my majestic, awe-inspiring Silver Dragon King go?

How did she turn into a six-year-old little girl?

And how did she end up as a beggar asking for food?!

In fact, Gu Yuena's situation was indeed somewhat convoluted.

Escorted by Zi Ji, she had transformed into human form and arrived in the human world.

Relying on the bloodline resonance between the Silver Dragon King and the Golden Dragon King, she had quickly locked onto Ling Xuqing's location.

When she sensed the warm, comfortable aura of the Ascending Dragon Pillar within Ling Xuqing, she became certain that as long as she stayed by his side, she could recover from her injuries in a few years at most.

However, once she located him, how to approach him became a major problem.

Although Gu Yuena had lived for tens of thousands of years, she had spent most of that time in a deep slumber to heal.

Human emotions and social rules were harder for her to understand than a heavenly book.

Although she had fused with the Silver Dragon King origin and gained the same silver dragon wings and dragon claws as Ling Xuqing after transforming—and even adopted the Silver Overlord Spear as her own spirit—she had no idea how to report to Spirit Hall, let alone how to enroll in the Nuoding City Junior Spirit Master Academy.

Thus, this dignified Silver Dragon King came up with a "shocking" plan: have Zi Ji follow Ling Xuqing in secret to figure out his movements, then pretend to be a little beggar and lie in wait on the path he had to take to return to the academy!

Gu Yuena felt her "bitter ruse" was absolutely flawless.

She just didn't know that no matter how well she disguised herself, the pure Silver Dragon King origin bloodline within her could not be faked.

After Ling Xuqing fused with the Golden Dragon King, the gold and silver dragons were naturally drawn to and close to each other.

Since Gu Yuena could sense Ling Xuqing through their bloodlines, Ling Xuqing could naturally capture her aura at the first moment.

Ling Xuqing saw through it but didn't expose her, nor did he tell Xiao Wu and A Yin the truth in his mind.

"Alright."

Ling Xuqing reined in the emotions in his eyes, crouched down, and pulled a clean white handkerchief from his pocket.

He reached out, gently took hold of Gu Yuena's dust-covered little face, and tenderly wiped away the grime on her cheeks.

"Mm..."

Gu Yuena's entire body stiffened, and those purple eyes widened instantly.

This was the first time in tens of thousands of years she had been in such close contact with a member of the opposite sex!

The warmth from Ling Xuqing's fingertips conducted through her skin, carrying the unique heat and dominance of the Golden Dragon King, yet it was incredibly gentle.

An indescribable blush spread from Gu Yuena's earlobes to her cheeks in an instant.

She, the dignified Silver Dragon King, was actually...

Blushing?!

"Here, have this to fill your stomach first."

Ling Xuqing didn't notice her shyness and held a piece of delicate osmanthus cake he had bought on the way to her lips.

Gu Yuena opened her mouth blankly and took a small bite.

The soft, sweet taste melted on the tip of her tongue, and she couldn't help but squint her eyes.

"Is it good?" Ling Xuqing asked softly.

Gu Yuena nodded vigorously.

"What is your name? Why are you here all by yourself?" Ling Xuqing continued to ask.

Hearing this question, Gu Yuena remembered the "script" Zi Ji had taught her, and her purple eyes instantly filled with moisture.

She sniffled, and tears began to fall like beads from a broken string.

"Big brother... my name is... Na'er."

She said with a sob, her voice filled with sadness and helplessness: "My mom and dad are both dead... I'm all alone now..."

"Wuwuwu..."

In the sea of consciousness, Xiao Wu was already crying her eyes out:

"How pitiful! To be an orphan at such a young age! Xuqing, we must take her in!"

A Yin's eyes were also red, her maternal instincts overflowing:

"Na'er... poor child, with us here from now on, we won't let you suffer anymore."

Meanwhile, in the shadows far away from the street corner, Zi Ji, who had been hiding in the dark, couldn't help but cover her forehead as she watched her master's clumsy acting.

"Master, your acting skills really need some practice..."

Zi Ji muttered helplessly in her heart.

However, when she cast her gaze toward Ling Xuqing, her eyes turned fiery.

"But, our little young master of the dragon clan is just too handsome and too cute! A total little heartthrob!"

"These features, this temperament—he's definitely going to be a heart-stoppingly handsome man in the future!"

"Walking together with the master, this picture is just too perfect, I love it!"

Zi Ji rubbed her hands in excitement.

What shocked her even more was that ever since she got close to Ling Xuqing, she felt that the long-dormant Hell Demon Dragon King origin aura within her body actually showed signs of growth!

"The closer I am to the young master, the faster my cultivation rises... Is this the influence of the Ascending Dragon Pillar?"

"Or is it the suppression and nourishment from the young master's Golden Dragon King origin aura?"

Zi Ji pondered to herself, "No, I must find a way to get closer to the young master in the future!"

"But... how do I approach the young master?"

"I can't exactly go and become a beggar too, right?"

Zi Ji struggled with this in the dark, while the interaction at the street corner continued.

Ling Xuqing looked at the tear-streaked "Na'er" and a subtle curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He reached out and gently wiped the tears from the corners of Gu Yuena's eyes.

"Na'er, don't be afraid."

Ling Xuqing's voice was gentle yet firm. He took Gu Yuena's dirty little hand and pulled her up from the cold ground.

"From now on, you can follow me."

Ling Xuqing looked into her purple gemstone-like eyes and said every word clearly:

"I will give you a home."

"A home?!"

Gu Yuena was stunned.

Although she had approached Ling Xuqing with a purpose, when she heard the word "home," her heart, which had been silent for tens of thousands of years, couldn't help but be deeply touched.

That was something she had never possessed.

Ling Xuqing squeezed her little hand, and the warmth from his palm dispelled all the cold.

"Mm." Ling Xuqing smiled slightly, his eyes filled with doting affection.

"From now on, I am your big brother. Wherever I am, that is your home."

Gu Yuena looked blankly at the boy before her, who was not much older than herself, feeling the aura emanating from his palm that made her feel incredibly at ease.

She nodded vigorously, and a sweet, relieved smile bloomed on her lips.

"Mm! I want to follow my big brother~!"