Be Good, Don't Move

"Oh? Then tell me, what similarities do I have with that sister from your hometown?" As she spoke, Ma Xiaotao firmly pressed Mu Feng's upper and lower eyelids shut with both hands.

"My sister had long black hair cascading like a waterfall. Her skin was very fair, like snow on a mountain peak. She was as tall as you, and she often played with me, but... but..."

As Mu Feng spoke, his voice gradually choked up, trembling with sobs. Ma Xiaotao, who was pinching his eyelids, felt moisture against her fingertips.

Ma Xiaotao frowned and asked, "Why is a grown man crying? But what?"

Mu Feng sniffed before saying through tears, "When I was five, she went out to hunt a soul ring and was badly injured. One of her legs lost all feeling, and she was bedridden, unable to move. I never saw her smile again."

"When I saw you eating grilled fish just now, I suddenly remembered that my sister once grilled a fish for me by the river too. That was why I got lost in thought."

As he reached the emotional part, two streams of tears slid from Mu Feng's eyes. Huo Yuhao, listening to Mu Feng recount the pain of his childhood so earnestly, felt his heart tremble as well.

"I never knew Brother Mu had such painful memories. My grilled fish actually reminded him of his sister." Huo Yuhao clenched his fists and resolved to save a grilled fish for Mu Feng every day from now on.

Mu Feng wiped away his tears and said firmly, "I came to Shrek Academy to fulfill my sister's wish of becoming a powerful Soul Master. One day, I'll use these wings of mine to take her across every corner of the continent."

"Brother Mu, I believe you