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“Yourong, what do you mean? You suddenly want to go back?” Yu Ling’er blinked her eyes.
“I…”
Yu Yourong didn’t know what to say. It was just that at this point, Gu Qing’s existence made her feel more and more complicated. Some emotions that she had never had before uncontrollably welled up in her heart, making her re-recognize some things that she had never thought of before, or had unintentionally ignored:
This home, in the end, belonged to Qin Ren and Gu Qing.
Not to her, Yu Yourong, nor to Yu Ling’er, not even to the Pixiu.
This home, unlike the “grand words” she had said in front of Gu Qing more than an hour ago, did not belong to her and her so-called “brother.”
Now that Gu Qing was back, Qin Ren’s real family was back. Then what should she, and her master, and Luo Yao, do…
Qin Ren was a good person, a benefactor. But what about Gu Qing?
They had no obligation to ask Gu Qing to be their benefactor and accept them. Gu Qing also had no obligation to share the trouble her little brother had taken upon himself.
If they continued to stay here, if she continued to stay here, what would they be? Continue to cause trouble for her brother and his real family…
…
Under such messy thoughts, Yu Yourong, as if possessed, asked the question of “going back to the Myriad Demon Continent.”
…
Can they really go back?
Yu Yourong didn’t know if there was a way to return to the Myriad Demon Continent from Earth.
She would rather not know, rather there wasn’t.
The thought of leaving everything around her now made her feel an unprecedented sadness.
Yu Yourong couldn’t bear to.
She couldn’t bear to leave the many different and wonderful things in this world, the sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy worldly life.
She couldn’t bear to leave the small and exquisite scenery in the park, which was far inferior to the magnificent scenery of the Flowing Cloud Sect. She couldn’t bear to leave the clothes that were far more fresh and colorful than those on the Myriad Demon Continent.
She couldn’t bear to leave the comfortable sofa, the magical and delicious pearl milk tea…
She couldn’t bear to leave this mortal daily life that didn’t require day after day of tedious cultivation. She couldn’t bear to leave this lifestyle that she had gradually adapted to and even become addicted to.
…
She didn’t know why there were so many things she couldn’t bear to leave. In her daze, Yu Yourong, for the first time, realized that she was a very greedy girl.
…
“Hiss…” A small gasp came from her ear. Her stupid master’s fingertip seemed to have been scraped by a steel wool ball.
“Don’t use this. There’s a new loofah on the shelf in the bathroom.”
She had probably been in a daze for too long. Her eyes felt a little sore. Yu Yourong rubbed them, washed her hands, and left the kitchen, walking towards the bathroom.
“You put in the dish soap first. I’ll go get it.”
After taking two steps, Yu Yourong stopped, looked at the pink caterpillar slippers on her feet, and then went to the shoe cabinet and found a very old pair of sandals to change into.
They were a bit old and a lot bigger, but they were still wearable.
As for the pair she had taken off…
She would wash them properly for her later.
Although Yu Yourong’s body, from head to toe, was always as clean as the Pixiu’s, and the caterpillar slippers were only dirty on the soles, some things were about politeness, attitude, and respect. Yu Yourong had to do what she had to do.
And when she walked towards the bathroom after changing her shoes, Yu Yourong saw the bedroom door, which had previously been somewhat unfamiliar. It was ajar, and a familiar rustling sound was coming from inside.
“…”
It wasn’t that she meant to eavesdrop, but…
But as a cultivator, even without the enhancement of spiritual power, Yu Yourong’s hearing was sensitive enough by Earthling standards. At least, she could hear Qin Ren mention her name through the ajar door.
This made her unable to help but slow down as she passed by the door…
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“Jie, I miss you.”
In Gu Qing’s bedroom, Qin Ren was persistently showering her with rainbow farts.
“Are you a goldfish, Qin Ren? You’ve already said that.”
“Mhm, mhm. I’m using repetition to express strong feelings.”
“…”
Other people’s little brothers coax their older sisters in all sorts of ways. Her own actually used such a shameless method. Gu Qing glared at him in annoyance and pulled her hand out of Qin Ren’s pig trotter to pinch the soft flesh on his waist.
“All you know is sweet talk. How many more times are you going to repeat it?”
“A hundred times.”
An older sister has to discipline her little brother. Qin Ren let her. He sucked in a cold breath while maintaining his attitude.
“When you weren’t here, I always thought of you. But I thought of you a hundred times and you still didn’t come back. I couldn’t think of my sister, that’s what it is.”
“I think you were too happy to think of your sister… ha-woo~…”
It wasn’t a lie that Gu Qing was sleepy even before she had finished her meal. As she spoke, she yawned with teary eyes.
This was just what Qin Ren had been hoping for. When she was asleep, he wouldn’t have to coax her. She could vent any dissatisfaction she had with her little brother in her dreams. He took the opportunity to squat down and gently lift one of her little legs.
“Hey, you…”
Her little brother’s slightly rough, large hand firmly supported her soft and tender calf. Gu Qing’s face flushed hot. Fortunately, her dress was relatively long, but she still had to cover it a little. After covering it, she glared at him with a red face.
“…What are you doing…”
“Serving Her Majesty, the Queen, to bed… you just got home and had a fight. How can you not be tired? Rest well.”
Qin Ren untied the shoelaces of her canvas shoes, held the heel with his left hand, and pinched her slender ankle with his right, taking out a delicate and graceful little foot. The clean, off-white short socks were printed with little cartoon strawberrys. His fingers unintentionally brushed past her rounded heel and across her beautiful arch. Her sensitive toes immediately moved shyly, and the soft tip of the sock fluttered like a little kitten’s paw, releasing a refreshing, warm fragrance mixed with the scent of cotton.
“You’ve been in the house for half a day and haven’t even changed your shoes…”
Qin Ren muttered as he went to take off his sister’s other shoe. Gu Qing lifted her little foot and kicked his shoulder lightly.
“Who told you to give my slippers to someone else? Hmph… you feel sorry for the floor she mopped, is that it?”
“Tsk, what does that have to do with anything…”
He had accidentally brought up Yu Yourong again. Qin Ren didn’t dare to say much more. He moved the shoes he had taken off to the side, held his sister’s two exquisite and cute little feet, and placed them on the bed. He used a little force but couldn’t lift them. He looked up in confusion and saw his sister with a pink, straight face, her watery lips mumbling.
“Pervert…”
“…”
This reminded Qin Ren. Before Luo Yao came to the house, it seemed that his sister was the one who called him a pervert the most.
Mmm… it is said that many little brothers online often complain that the closer the older sister, the more impolite she is to them. She hits them when they’re young and scolds them when they’re older.
According to this, Gu Qing should also be considered “better than a real sister,” right?
“Qin Ren, I have reason to suspect that you’ve also done perverted things to them at home,” his sister suddenly speculated.
“Heaven and earth as my witness!”
Qin Ren firmly denied it.
“Jie, you’ve changed. So now, just helping you take off your shoes can be imagined by you as being a pervert?”
“…”
Gu Qing didn’t answer, just continued to blush while swinging her two feet and kicking his shoulder, left and right.
…
An older sister who truly cares about her little brother is a worm in her little brother’s stomach. This, of course, also includes… includes her little brother’s preferences, his xp, and other things. As a qualified older sister, Gu Qing naturally had a certain understanding.
…
“Anyway, I can already imagine you secretly looking at Yu Yourong’s feet whenever you have nothing to do.” When Gu Qing said this, she didn’t notice the fleeting movement outside the ajar door.
“Nonsense. What’s so good to look at about her feet? As the saying goes, ‘painting a snake and adding feet.’ What does that mean? It means that a snake’s feet are superfluous. Two superfluous things, what’s so good to look at?”
Qin Ren was logical, but with his back to the door, he, like his sister, also didn’t notice the situation outside the door.
He finally managed to move his sister’s restless legs onto the bed. Qin Ren turned on the air conditioner.
The air conditioner in his sister’s bedroom was not of good quality back then. The wind and temperature were not powerful. Qin Ren didn’t feel it, but it was enough for Gu Qing.
“Jie, speaking of which, I also have to seriously criticize you.”
Qin Ren covered her with a thin blanket. He said he was being serious, but his voice was gentle.
“In the future, don’t say things like you’re superfluous. I’m soft-hearted. I can’t bear to hear it.”
“An exorcist is also soft-hearted?”
“Those are two different things.”
“Then tell me, if I’m not superfluous, who in the house is?”
“…”
Qin Ren thought to himself that he was really asking for trouble, digging a pit for himself.
“Quick, choose one.”
Gu Qing’s face was small. With the blanket covering her, only her two pretty, watery big eyes were showing, blinking.
“Just choose between me and Yu Yourong.”
What childish behavior…
“Alright, alright.”
Qin Ren didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as he humored her.
“Then it’s definitely Yu Yourong who is superfluous. She can’t compare to my older sister. You sleep first. When you’re asleep, I’ll go and kick her out.”
Just as he finished speaking, Qin Ren suddenly felt a strange chill on the back of his neck. He subconsciously turned his head and was stunned to find that the ajar bedroom door had suddenly opened a little wider.
“…”
After holding his breath for about three seconds, some noise came from the bathroom next door. Qin Ren’s heart skipped a beat, and two words popped into his mind.
“Damn it…”
