The Female Emperor nodded slightly, simply watching the two siblings. Her eyes held an indescribable sorrow, yet also boundless joy.
"Thank you, Older Brother!" The siblings first wiped their filthy little hands, then carefully took the dried meat from Luo Yan, afraid they might accidentally dirty his clothes.
Luo Yan studied the little boy and girl.
One looked exactly like Ye Fan, while the other was practically cast from the same mold as Xiao Nannan.
Whenever Luo Yan let his attention slip, he fell into a daze, as though these two were Ye Fan and Xiao Nannan as children.
The siblings wolfed down the dried meat, then fetched some clean water from the haystack to wash it down. Once they finished, they even licked their lips, radiant smiles spreading across their faces. This was the most delicious food they had ever eaten.
"What's your name, Older Brother?" the little girl asked.
"My name is Luo Yan. What are your names?"
The little boy spoke first. "My name is Ye Ping! Ping as in 'ordinary'!"
Ye Ping? Ye Fan?
Both had the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body. They really were similar flowers!
"My name is Ye Nannan! Nan is written with 'wood' beside 'south'!" the little girl said, making a point of clarifying her name.
Ye Nannan? Nannan? The same pronunciation? Was this the Female Emperor's name?
"What's your name, big sister?" Ye Nannan asked the woman in white next. She felt a natural closeness to this sister.
Luo Yan looked at the Female Emperor, but she did not answer.
Ye Nannan looked a little disappointed, thinking the Female Emperor disliked them.
Ye Ping stroked Ye Nannan's head and comforted her softly. "This sister probably can't tell us her name."
Ye Nannan murmured an "Mm," her spirits sinking.
"Her name is Ye