Big Sister Always Said He Was Too Young

Ning Ke was dazzled by his smile.

No wonder this kid would be so popular with women in the future. Good looks really did open doors.

He bent down, caught Lou Yunxiao by the arm, and lifted him out of the river.

Then he sent his spiritual sense straight into Lou Yunxiao's body to examine him.

The boy merely froze for a moment before obediently accepting it.

After all, to a cultivator, having someone invade their body with spiritual sense was extremely dangerous. He instinctively resisted at first, but once he realized it was Ning Ke, he let him proceed without any further resistance.

"You little..." Ning Ke was startled by what he found.

A moment ago, he had thought Lou Yunxiao was about to croak. He had no idea whether his approach had given the boy a morale boost, or whether Lou Yunxiao had happened to grasp the key to combining the four powers in pairs at that very instant.

Although Lou Yunxiao now looked battered from head to toe, an examination of his insides showed that he had truly taken his first step into cultivating both the demonic and orthodox paths.

Fucking incredible.

"Not bad." He patted the boy's shoulder. "Your talent is unbelievable. Let me think. Next, you can..."

Grrr, grrr-

The sudden noise rang out, interrupting Ning Ke's plans.

Ning Ke frowned. "...Who's snoring in broad daylight?"

A faint blush rose on Lou Yunxiao's pale face, and he said quietly, embarrassed, "Big sister, that was me... I'm hungry."

Only then did Ning Ke remember that, at Lou Yunxiao's current cultivation level, he still needed to eat.

"Ah, this memory of mine. I forgot something so important."

As he spoke, he began taking things out of the original owner's storage space.

Lou Yunxiao was the self-sufficient type and didn't want to trouble Ning Ke, so he said, "Big sister, I felt fish in the river just now. I can catch some myself!"

By the time Ning Ke had pulled all sorts of delicious delicacies out of the storage space and turned around, Lou Yunxiao was already hauling himself out of the water with much grunting, like a water ghost, clutching two enormous "fish."

The two fish had fish heads and fish tails and were still thrashing, but each had a human face on either side of its body. Those faces were baring their teeth, trying to bite Lou Yunxiao's tattered sleeves.

Yet the foolish boy was grinning, showing a mouthful of white teeth as he proudly presented his catch. "Big sister, look! Such big fish! I'll grill them for you!"

Ning Ke: "..."

The corner of his mouth twitched.

Expressionlessly, he took the two "fish" and tossed them back into the Demon Soul River like hot potatoes, then stroked Lou Yunxiao's soaking-wet hair with "pity."

He fed the kid a big mouthful of spirit fruit.

"Be good, kiddo. Listen to me. We're not eating fish anymore, okay?"

Lou Yunxiao didn't understand why Ning Ke didn't want the fish he had worked so hard to catch. Was it because he hadn't caught enough? But then he remembered that big sister had put the spirit fruit in his mouth, and that his fingers had brushed his lips just now. The fruit's sweet fragrance mingled with the faint, cool scent coming from Ning Ke.

That instantly diverted his attention, and he obediently cradled the spirit fruit and began munching on it.

Once Ning Ke had made sure he was well fed and watered, he didn't rush Lou Yunxiao back into cultivating.

After all, this wasn't something that could be accomplished overnight.

He needed to balance work with rest.

So, after they returned to the wooden hut, he patiently explained the precautions involved in demonic cultivation. Lou Yunxiao listened attentively, and before they knew it, it was well past midnight.

The kid was sleepy, but the sight of the single bed left him in a quandary.

"Big sister, you take the bed. The floor will be just fine for me."

He still remembered grabbing big sister's chest that day. Besides, men and women ought to keep their distance. He didn't dare act like such an ill-mannered lecher again.

"We're both cultivators. What are you afraid of?" Ning Ke didn't care in the slightest.

After all, he and Lou Yunxiao were both men. Sharing a bed wouldn't cost them a piece of flesh.

But putting himself in the boy's shoes, he supposed that, in Lou Yunxiao's eyes, he was unquestionably a woman.

A sudden urge to tease him arose.

With that thought, Ning Ke grabbed Lou Yunxiao's arm and pinned him to the bed. Lifting a strand of the boy's hair, he chuckled softly. "Or have you already started harboring designs on your lifesaver after only a few days?"

Lou Yunxiao's mouth fell half open in shock. As he registered their dangerous position, every breath he drew was filled with big sister's cool fragrance.

When he spoke, even his voice went off-key.

"B-big sister, I haven't! That's not what I was thinking!"

Even at an age when romantic feelings were beginning to stir, he didn't dare entertain such thoughts about the person who had saved his life.

Besides, he knew his own limitations.

For big sister to have saved him so easily when he was on the verge of death, he had to possess extraordinary strength.

He was probably even stronger than the sect master of the Flowing Cloud Sect.

A mighty cultivator like him would only be attracted to someone of comparable strength. How could Lou Yunxiao ever presume to pursue him?

In high spirits, Ning Ke admired the male lead's thoroughly flushed face for a while. Suppressing his laughter, he caught Lou Yunxiao's chin and examined him from side to side, his tone teasing.

"Good. You'd better not be."

"After all, I'm not depraved enough to make a move on a little brat as young as you."

With that, he rolled over to the other side of the bed, leaving the inner side for Lou Yunxiao, then closed his eyes and went to sleep.

Left alone, Lou Yunxiao pressed a hand over his heart, feeling it pound far harder than usual, somewhat dazed.

Big sister always said he was too young.

Then what if I grew up?

If I became a mighty cultivator like Ning Ke, unrivaled throughout the three realms, would big sister still say that about me?

In the darkness, the boy pressed his lips together.

A tiny seed began to sprout in his heart.

He thought that perhaps, beyond revenge, he now had another reason to become stronger.

But as long as he kept silent, no one would know.

This was his own secret.