Chen Xun's gaze held an unprecedented gentleness as he lightly pushed He Ling away.
He smiled again. "How old are you now? Don't lose your composure."
He Ling clutched tightly at the corner of Chen Xun's robe and said wistfully in a low voice, "Even when heaven and earth grow old and barren, I'll still be your little sister. How is that losing my composure...?"
Moo moo~~!
Before her words had faded, Black Bull came running over excitedly, turning his head to call out to Little Scarlet as well. "Moo moo!!"
"Second Brother~ Fourth Brother~"
"Moo~~"
Black Bull looked overjoyed. He rubbed against He Ling's cheek, then glanced at Chen Xun, growing even more excited, as though he were saying that she had truly come back to life!
Roar!
With a lion's roar, Little Scarlet—now grown to resemble a 'mountain bandit'—appeared. His mane was wild and untidy with a savage air, while a vicious, hairless scar ran along his back, adding even more fierce grandeur to him.
The lewdness in his eyes was gone, replaced by steadfast determination and composure.
"Crane Sis." Little Scarlet growled lowly, staring fixedly at her. "Back then, your little brother wanted to come save you, but our family's Boundary-Breaking Boat carried me away instead."
Only later did he learn that Mu Feng had set him up!
He regretted it beyond measure, even going mad for a period of time and slaughtering countless foreign enemies.
He Ling held Little Scarlet's face in both hands and smiled emotionally. "I was the one who told the Boundary-Breaking Boat to leave. If something had happened to you, how could I have been your Third Sister?"
Little Scarlet slowly pressed his forehead against He Ling's, as if he wanted to feel the warmth proving she was still alive. At last,