Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor

Although Qing Lin had not slept well last night, she was in high spirits, with a faint smile on her face. Yesterday, she had met a kind big brother and several older sisters. For the first time, she had eaten delicious food and worn beautiful new clothes. It all felt like a dream, and she only hoped such days would continue forever.

"Brother Lin Qing, I-I'll help you wash up!"

Under Lin Qing's gaze, Qing Lin nervously set the basin in her hands gently onto the wooden stand beside the bed and spoke softly.

Lin Qing did not stop Qing Lin.

He knew that Qing Lin wanted to prove her worth. She was afraid of being driven away, no different from Little Fairy Doctor back then.

At ease, he let the little girl wipe his face clean with a cloth. After helping Lin Qing wash up, Qing Lin combed his hair as well before happily carrying the basin out.

Lin Qing had never been used to being waited upon by others. But ever since Little Fairy Doctor appeared, he felt that under the care of Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin, he would sooner or later become some sort of pampered master.

Fine, he admitted that he had already fallen into decadence.

Ever since coming in that morning, Qing Lin had begun acting as his maid, tending to his daily needs. Watching her clean the room, Lin Qing said helplessly:

"Girl, you don't need to worry about the cleaning. The inn will send people over to clean regularly. Take a rest—I'll teach you how to cultivate! Once you've begun cultivating, I'll take you to meet your Little Fairy Doctor sister!"

After teaching Qing Lin, Lin Qing watched her successfully draw qi into her body on her very first try. Only then did he realize that he was not a genius at all. Some people were simply born with cheats!

Good thing I have a cheat too!

Lin Qing silently comforted his wounded heart.

Over the following days, aside from telling Qing Lin about his past every day and sharing little stories with meaningful lessons, he also told her about some of his experiences as an orphan. This brought Qing Lin much closer to him.

During these days, he also began teaching Qing Lin to cultivate. He refined a batch of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid for her and handed over cultivation methods such as the Heavenly Serpent Canon and the Chaotic Divine Mill Visualization Method that he had obtained from the system. Her treatment was the same as Little Fairy Doctor's.

Having studied the Heavenly Serpent secret tome, Lin Qing feared Qing Lin's soul was not strong enough, so he did not let her awaken the Jade Serpent Three Flower Eyes ahead of time. First, Qing Lin was still young, and her soul was not as strong as it had been in the original timeline. Second, he was worried that something might go wrong. He decided to wait until Qing Lin became a Fighter before having her forcibly contract several second- or third-tier snake magical beasts, proceeding step by step.

During this time, Lin Qing also brought Little Fairy Doctor out. Originally, he had wanted to bring Little Fairy Doctor's mother out as well, but she refused. She said that having her daughter accompany her normally was enough. When her daughter was away, she could cultivate and had no need to go out wandering.

"Are you little sister Qing Lin?"

"Are you Sister Xiao Yixian?"

Long before they met, Lin Qing had introduced them to each other. Little Fairy Doctor was kind-hearted and felt pity for Qing Lin's circumstances.

And although Qing Lin was introverted and timid, she was especially obedient and sensible. One older and one younger girl, they got along remarkably well upon their first meeting, so Lin Qing left the inn with peace of mind.

"Sister Xiao Yixian, how did you meet Young Master?"

After Lin Qing left, Qing Lin asked curiously.

Although Lin Qing had told her about Little Fairy Doctor's origins and background, he had not mentioned Little Fairy Doctor's former constitution or how he had met her.

Little Fairy Doctor tenderly stroked Qing Lin's cheek and said with a serious expression, "We met because of a disaster."

Then Little Fairy Doctor told Qing Lin the story of how they had met.

"It seems Qing Lin is as lucky as Sister Xiao Yixian!"

A blissful smile spread across Qing Lin's little face.

She slowly began telling Little Fairy Doctor about her own story with Lin Qing.

"Though we don't know how Young Master knew about us, this truly is our good fortune!"

After listening to Qing Lin, Little Fairy Doctor nodded slightly and smiled gently.

"All right, girl, you don't need to come running to my room every day!"

That morning, seeing Qing Lin gently push open the door and walk in carrying a basin, Lin Qing could not help saying so.

After several days of becoming familiar with one another, Lin Qing and Qing Lin had grown far closer than when they first met.

However, when Lin Qing told Qing Lin his plan and asked her to choose between becoming his disciple or his younger sister—

Qing Lin did not choose to become Lin Qing's disciple. Instead, she stubbornly believed that being a maid was best. She wanted to remain Lin Qing's maid forever. In the end, Lin Qing forcibly acknowledged her as his younger sister, but Qing Lin still stubbornly carried out the duties of a maid.

Thus, the two of them became something that seemed both like master and servant and like brother and sister.

These days, Lin Qing took Lion outside the city every day to search for the Green Lotus Core Flame. Since he only knew its rough location, they dug countless pits without finding the place. After a few days, he and Lion grew tired of digging, so he hired the Sand Mercenary Group in the city to do it.

"Brother Lin Qing, this is what Qing Lin should do!"

Qing Lin's little face flushed red as she spoke softly.

Qing Lin felt that these days had been the happiest time of her life. She no longer had to worry about food, fear having no clothes to wear, or fear the cold.

Following Lin Qing, she could not only eat her fill, but also wear new clothes she could never have afforded before. No one around her hated her, and Young Master treated her with exceptional gentleness. He had even wanted to take her as a disciple or acknowledge her as his younger sister.

She understood that Lin Qing had given her all this. Even at her young age, she knew this was her good fortune. Perhaps the hard days of the past few years had been so that she could meet someone like Young Master.

At this moment, she felt she was the luckiest person in the world. Having suffered too much, she was easily content. She did not want to become Young Master's disciple because the storybooks said that after one finished learning, one had to leave one's master. Leaving one's master meant separation. As for being his younger sister, as long as she could stay by Young Master's side, that was enough. Everything else was unimportant.

Before, she had only wanted to eat her fill. That old dream had come true, but now she had a new dream: to cultivate diligently so that she could help Lin Qing in the future.

On the first floor of the inn, Lin Qing was eating with Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin. Every time, the two girls were very happy.

Because they knew Lin Qing was always busy, they cherished every moment spent with him. After every meal, Lin Qing would tell them about what he had seen and heard, strange tales he had read in books, or even discuss cultivation. These were their happiest moments.

But today was somewhat different.

"Have you heard? Because the Mo Clan trafficked children and performed organ transplants, the Imperial Family mobilized a great army and destroyed them three days ago. The one who acted was even a newly advanced Dou Emperor expert of the Imperial Family."

"I heard. But isn't the Mo Clan an affiliated force of the Misty Cloud Sect? Could the Imperial Family be using this to warn others?"

"Who knows! But the Mo Clan truly deserved it. They were not only tyrannical in public, but secretly engaged in such dealings as well."

"Why aren't you more concerned about the Dou Emperor expert the Imperial Family suddenly gained?"