Notes of Fleeting Light (1)

"That's right, Senior Sister. It looks like we'll just have to investigate the relevant leads bit by bit for now.

Anyway, resolving the matter with The Order first was already no small feat. As for Teacher's photo, we'll see if any other leads turn up later." Belle hadn't given up either.

After discussing the temple's future direction for a while, they each went back to their rooms to rest. It was late, after all.

Xu An, meanwhile, had long since retreated to his room.

He sent his junior senior sister a message on his phone.

Xu An: Senior Sister Xiaoguang! I want to come hang out with you tomorrow. Will you have time?

Ye Shunguang: Tomorrow? Sure! I'll wait for you on the mountain, and then we can go have fun together (◍＞◡＜◍).

Xu An: Great! Get some rest early, Senior Sister! Good night!

Ye Shunguang: Okay!! Good night! See you tomorrow!

Xu An put down his phone, wrapped himself in his quilt, and swiftly drifted off to sleep, still mumbling, "Ehehehe, my junior senior sister, ehehehe."

Ye Shunguang put down her phone and walked over to her wardrobe with a faint smile, wanting to carefully consider what to wear when she went out with her junior brother tomorrow.

The night soon passed.

It was nearly noon the next day before Xu An woke up.

He'd had a rather strange dream last night. He seemed to have dreamed of Master Yixuan and Ye Shunguang, and even Belle and quite a few other female characters. Almost every one of them had stared at him with unfriendly expressions, looking as though they wanted to eat him up.

Rubbing his face, Xu An finally rolled out of bed.

He hastily freshened up and hurried to Yin Tea House.

Although he had arrived rather late, he still only bought some soup dumplings, steamed dumplings, fried dough sticks, and the like, eating as he hurried up Mount Yunkui (#-.-).

When he arrived, Ye Shunguang seemed to be tidying her room.

"Senior Sister? Sorry I'm late, hehe. Master and the rest of us were a little tired yesterday, so I slept for ages," Xu An explained, looking at his Senior Sister Ye with some embarrassment. ~(¯▽¯~) "Oh, right, have you had breakfast... no, lunch? I just bought these. They're still hot."

Ye Shunguang looked at Xu An with a smile. "It's fine ( ´•ω•)ノ(._.`). Master told me about it. I know you took down an officiant of The Order yesterday. That was impressive. Thanks for all your hard work. It's a shame Master wouldn't let me get involved, or I'd have wanted to help too. As for breakfast... would you like to rest here a little longer, Junior Brother? It feels like you didn't get much rest yesterday."

Seemingly recalling the scene from last night's dream, which overlapped somewhat with the figure of Ye Shunguang before him, Xu An's cheeks reddened slightly before he said, "It's fine, Senior Sister. They were just small fry. Let me tell you, I knocked them all flat in no time. Master was super amazing too..." Xu An chattered on and on. Ye Shunguang put her tidying aside for the moment and sat down quietly to listen, smiling from time to time.

"You're really amazing, Junior Brother. So is Master," Ye Shunguang said.

"Sorry, Senior Sister. I got carried away and talked so much. Let me help you tidy up!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly stood up and put away the books Ye Shunguang had been holding earlier.

Working together, they felt more than twice as fast. As the saying went, work wasn't tiring when men and women paired up.

Hehe, Senior Sister and I are a match made in heaven, Xu An declared.

"Phew, it's finally all tidy. Thank you, Junior Brother~

When the room isn't neat, my mood seems to get all jumbled up too.

I'll put my diary here." After saying that, Ye Shunguang murmured to herself again.

"Senior Sister?" Xu An looked at the diary with bright, intent eyes.

"Hmm, ⊙∀⊙! This, ummm... it's fine. You can read it if you want, Junior Brother. But you mustn't tell anyone else. I'd be so embarrassed if other people found out," Ye Shunguang said, a little bashful.

Hearing that, Xu An stopped hesitating, picked up the diary, and examined it closely.

"Your diary is so exquisite, Senior Sister." After that admiring remark, he didn't open it, instead putting it back where it had been.

"What's wrong, Junior Brother?" Ye Shunguang's tone held confusion, and perhaps a little disappointment that he hadn't opened her diary?

Xu An raised an eyebrow. Why would Senior Sister be disappointed? Because I didn't open the notebook? Ummm, wouldn't it be a little weird to go back and open it now? Forget it, I'd better not. Damn brain, of all times to suddenly decide to be polite.

"I really have to admire how much you care about keeping records, Senior Sister! Judging by the wear on this diary, you must be diligently writing in it every day." Xu An smiled slightly.

"Because compared to tangible things, our memories are very unreliable. Even the things we treasure most can be forgotten as time passes..." Ye Shunguang said in a slightly serious tone. "But if we can weave words and photos into a net, scoop up all those important memories, and pin them in a diary, time won't wash them away."

At that, Ye Shunguang's tone shifted, turning playful. "Like how you and I met, Junior Brother... I wrote it all down very carefully in my notebook!"

Hearing that, Xu An patted his chest and declared, "Don't worry, Senior Sister. Meeting Senior Sister Xiaoguang left a deep impression on me! I can't stop thinking about you either!"

Ye Shunguang pressed her lips together and said, "I'm very happy to hear you say that.

Ever since I met you on that trip down the mountain, you always seem to bring me so many new things...

If... if I had a tiny little request, you... surely wouldn't refuse me, would you?" Ye Shunguang asked a little bashfully, looking at Xu An with eyes full of hope.

Xu An straightened up at that. "Just say the word, Senior Sister. Whether it's climbing a mountain of blades, plunging into a sea of fire, or plucking the stars and moon from the sky! As long as it's something I can do, I won't refuse, even if it kills me ten thousand times!"

Hearing Xu An's answer, Ye Shunguang couldn't help laughing, her smile radiant. Xu An stared, spellbound.

"Hahaha, Junior Brother, it's fine, it's fine. It's nothing that big!

It's just that I usually only cultivate on the mountain, so I know very little about things down below... You must know a lot, Junior Brother. Could you broaden my horizons and add some exciting entries to my diary?"

"I'm not quite as amazing as you make me sound, Senior Sister, but taking you out to have fun is no problem. Is there anywhere you'd like to go?" Xu An asked.

"Hmm... what do you usually do, Junior Brother? The places you like going, the things you like doing... I'd like to experience them too..." Ye Shunguang looked at Xu An's face and spoke softly.

"Ahaha, it's just a perfectly ordinary daily routine, but since you're curious, Senior Sister, leave the arrangements to me!" Xu An thought about how he usually played with cats, walked dogs, and loafed around Chenghui Terrace. Uh, I'd better ask Belle or Wise. Those Proxies know everything under the sun. They should know plenty of ways to have fun.

"Mm! I'll make sure to write each day's schedule down properly in my notebook! And... since it'll be a diary we complete together, Junior Brother, you can flip through it whenever you want~" Ye Shunguang blinked.

Xu An: That's so unfair. No, I'd better give some proper thought to what I should do!

"Senior Sister, rest for a bit. I have something to take care of outside, hehe." Xu An laughed it off and hurried outside, going beneath the maple tree in the courtyard before taking out his phone and sending a message.

Ye Shunguang poked her head out through the doorway. What's Junior Brother doing?

Xu An: Belle! Emergency! Reply, quick!

Belle: What's wrong? I'm having snacks with Senior Sister at Yin Tea House.

Xu An: Um, I just wanted to ask, are there any places for two people to go have fun, like... a guy and a girl spending time together `(*∩_∩*)′!

Belle: O_o? What have you been up to? Where are you now?

Seeing Xu An's messages, Belle's response was: Danger!