Memory, Hunger

He lit the fire and cooked, making an exceptionally lavish breakfast.

He was treating himself well; he couldn't let himself suffer.

"Young Master Qin scared the baby half to death last night. Pfft!"

Then Lin Xiaotian laughed.

He really was shameless. He wanted good food, yet he could even come up with such an excuse.

It should be that Blood Qi's repair work yesterday required a huge amount of food, he thought.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Your sister was gone, yet you certainly didn't know how to wrong yourself, little brother."

Lin Xiaotian's eyes widened, then he was overjoyed. He immediately pushed open the door and saw his sister, Song Wanyan, standing in the courtyard after many days apart.

Her figure was graceful, like a blooming peony that brightened the eyes.

"Sis, you're back."

Song Wanyan looked at the younger brother she had taken in, a smile in her brows.

"Little brother, aren't you afraid of me? And you're not asking why I disappeared for several days and then came back?"

Lin Xiaotian shook his head. "Sis, if you meant to harm me, you would've acted long ago. Why wait until now?"

"Looks like my little brother really isn't simple! If it were an ordinary person, they either wouldn't see through things, or they'd start shouting once they did."

"Your way of handling things truly surprises me."

"Sis, come inside. Try your little brother's cooking."

Song Wanyan nodded. "All right!"

Once she entered the room, the fragrance grew even richer, and her stomach could not help but rumble.

Song Wanyan blushed slightly, but she did not stand on ceremony. She sat down directly and let her little brother serve the rice and dishes.

After that, she devoured the food like a wolf swallowing a tiger, without the slightest trace of ladylike manners.

Though her eating posture was far from elegant, it somehow carried a different kind of beauty when it was Song Wanyan.

"Little brother, aren't you curious enough to ask me?"

Lin Xiaotian chuckled.

"Sis, if you wanted to tell me, you definitely wouldn't need me to ask."

"Besides, I've remembered your life-saving grace, Sis. No matter what your circumstances are, I'll remember your kindness."

Suddenly, Song Wanyan's chewing stopped.

Tears as large as beans rolled from her eyes.

"Sis... what's wrong? I was just saying."

Song Wanyan turned to look at the man before her, lightly biting her lip.

"Little brother, leave this place. I'm afraid that one day, I won't be able to suppress it, and I'll swallow you alive."

Lin Xiaotian's brows furrowed slightly. Ignoring his earlier words about not asking on his own, he pressed her directly.

"Sis, did you run into trouble? Tell me about it."

"Your little brother has great potential. I've already successfully entered the martial academy, and I'll definitely become a top Martial Dao powerhouse in the future. No matter what trouble it is, I can help you settle it."

Song Wanyan sighed, wiped her mouth, and stood up.

"Little brother, Sis had no choice but to come here. Saving you back then was a stirring in my heart. I just didn't expect that you truly weren't simple."

"However, the Martial Dao of this world isn't qualified to save Sis."

Lin Xiaotian seemed to catch the implication and opened his eyes slightly wider.

"Sis, you mean this world has more than just Martial Dao. There's also..."

He chose his words carefully. "Something like immortals and gods..."

"Enough, little brother. Don't make wild guesses... Sis's matter isn't something you can solve. Escape this town. Run as far away as you can."

As she spoke, Song Wanyan had already risen and headed outside.

Whoosh!

Lin Xiaotian stood up. "Sis, where are you going?"

Song Wanyan ignored him, waved her hand, and then stepped out of the courtyard.

Strangely, the moment she stepped outside, he clearly felt as though his sister had passed through a layer of water membrane. It rippled.

Then layer upon layer of invisible ripples surged toward him.

"This... damn it, this definitely isn't a method from a Martial Dao world. Just what is Sis's background?"

Lin Xiaotian's pupils contracted, and he was about to get up and flee along the top of the courtyard wall.

Unfortunately, the ripples came too fast.

In an instant, they submerged his body.

His head sank, and he fainted.

The entire small courtyard and its surroundings were affected by the aftermath, then vanished.

Other than the ripples of water from before, everything here seemed unchanged.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Xiaotian opened his eyes and looked at the courtyard before him in confusion.

"Huh! How did I end up sleeping in the courtyard? How strange."

He stood up, looked at the courtyard wall, then glanced at the sky.

"Oh no, it's late. The martial academy's gates have probably opened already."

As he spoke, he prepared to leave for the martial academy.

But the fragrance wafting from inside made hunger churn in his stomach.

He raised a brow, wondering how he could be hungry again when he had only just eaten.

"Forget it. I'll eat before going. I'm almost late anyway."

He returned to the room, where the food was still steaming hot.

Yet something about it felt a little different.

Lin Xiaotian raised his brow again.

"Strange... could it really have been Sister Niexin? That shouldn't be possible. No matter how I look at it, Sis isn't an ordinary person."

He immediately served himself a huge basinful and began wolfing it down.

"This is so strange. Why am I so hungry?"

In the blink of an eye, he swept through the food like a gale scattering clouds, leaving not a crumb behind.

"Sixty percent full. I'm still so hungry."

As he spoke, he inadvertently lifted his eyes and saw a bowl and pair of chopsticks on the table twisting from time to time, flickering in and out of sight.

"This..."

Such an eerie sight made him become exceptionally serious.

"Someone came here, but I don't remember it."

Lin Xiaotian had never been more serious as he looked around in every direction.

When his gaze returned, the bowl and chopsticks were no longer flickering. They appeared whole before his eyes.

"Someone really came, and they even ate with me... while I somehow ended up by the courtyard wall."

"The only person who could eat with me without me objecting would be Sis..."

His brows drew together.

Just then, a vast and mighty force suddenly burst up from the depths of his heart.

It came with extreme ferocity, as if it wanted to tear his whole body apart.

A piercing pain flooded his heart in an instant.

"Ah, it hurts!"

He clutched his head.

That indifferent force radiated scorching heat, arising from his Blood Qi.

Within his senses, all his Blood Qi was like magma, pouring into his brain.

Layer after layer of brain matter seemed to be baked dry, then scoured by the scorching current of Blood Qi.

"What's going on? Why is this Blood Qi suddenly acting so strangely... ngh, it hurts like hell."

Sweat as large as beans dripped down.

Ding!

At a certain instant, his mind was like a shattered silver screen, and an invisible barrier was pierced through.

Lin Xiaotian froze abruptly, and the pain vanished.

He sat down again, his expression exceedingly grave.

"Sis actually came looking for me, and she could even seal away memories. What kind of strange ability is this?"

"And my Blood Qi could break through that seal."

"Sis came here, but she didn't bring any useful information."

"Yet judging by her attitude, she both wanted me to run and wanted to harm me. She really is a bundle of contradictions."

Gurgle. Gurgle.

His stomach was hungry again.

Lin Xiaotian speechlessly rubbed his belly.

It seemed that this Blood Qi consumed an enormous amount of food.

"I'll cook again, fill myself up, and go to the martial academy. No matter what, I can't let my Martial Dao fall behind... Sis has such abilities that even if I run, there's nowhere I can truly escape to."