Li Muyang’s question seemed to freeze the air.
The girl under the setting sun looked travel-worn, appearing somewhat exhausted as she carried her luggage.
Upon hearing Li Muyang’s question, the girl’s eyes widened in shock.
“Pretending not to know me?”
“Brother, I’m your sister Li Yuechan! Didn’t I write to you before, saying that Sister Ning and I from Jiuyuan City were coming to the Demon Refining Sect?”
The girl spoke indignantly to Li Muyang: “On the way here, I told Sister Ning that you would definitely come to meet us, but you never showed up after we waited at the flying boat dock for a long time.”
“Sister Ning got so angry she left on her own, and now it’s all ruined. You’ve made Sister Ning so angry that she definitely won’t talk to you for many days!”
The girl threatened Li Muyang as she set down her luggage.
Her words finally awakened Li Muyang’s memory.
It seems… there was such a matter.The adopted younger sister of this world had written a letter saying she and Miss Ning from Jiuyuan City were coming to the Demon Refining Sect.
And the original owner of the body was indeed the ‘Licking Dog’ for Miss Ning from the Ning family.
If it were the previous Li Muyang, upon hearing that Miss Ning was angry, he would have been utterly distraught and immediately jumped up to find Miss Ning to apologize. But the current Li Muyang remained silent, his doubtful gaze sweeping over the girl in front of him, full of suspicion.
“You are… Yuechan?”
Li Muyang’s expression was as if he had seen a ghost.
Although the memory of the original body had Li Yuechan’s appearance, that Li Yuechan in the memory was only as tall as Li Muyang’s chest, with messy hair tied up in a bunch, liking to wear men’s clothes, following Li Damu to learn martial arts all the time, and already having a tomboyish air at a young age.
But the girl in front of him, dressed in a light green dress, outlined a graceful figure. Like a sculptor’s knife, her slender waist cut into Li Muyang’s field of vision. Her hair was neatly combed, held up with a small green wooden hairpin, a hairstyle common to young women of marriageable age.
No matter how he looked at it, the girl in front of him was a delicate and charming young lady.
——Is this sweet girl my so-called little sister, Li Yuechan?
Li Muyang was somewhat bewildered.
Seeing Li Muyang’s shocked reaction, the girl hummed with pride and twirled on the spot, presenting herself to Li Muyang like a treasure: “I bet you didn’t expect this, brother. I’ve grown up again.” ŗＡℕŐβƐᶊ
“It’s been less than half a year since you left home, and I’ve grown this much.”
The girl happily gestured to show her height, clearly very pleased with Li Muyang’s astonishment.
Li Muyang, however, just watched her, falling into silence.
They say a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and adulthood… but this change was too drastic.
It was as if she had become a different person.
This wasn’t the tomboy I knew, but rather an adorable sweet girl.
After a long silence, Li Muyang managed to squeeze out a sentence that was indifferent and bland.
“Why are you here?”
The original owner of the body had a very poor attitude towards this little sister, and although the ‘current Li Muyang’ himself held no ill will towards her, he couldn’t easily break character.
So, remaining true to his persona, Li Muyang showed impatience.
But the girl didn’t pick up on Li Muyang’s signal of dislike at all and continued on her own.
“It was such a tiring journey, brother. You wouldn’t come to pick me up. I walked so far and asked so many people just to find this place.”
“I heard you’ve already reached the Qi Refining Realm Third Layer. They all say you have great potential for achieving this level of cultivation in just two months!”
The girl squatted down and rummaged through her luggage, eventually pulling out a box filled with cakes and food.
“This is what auntie prepared for you. You’ve been gone for several months and haven’t sent a single letter home. Auntie cries every day, wiping her tears alone at night.”
“Oh, and uncle is quite angry with you. He told me to give you a beating on his behalf once I arrived at the Demon Refining Sect.”
“He said he’ll break your legs if you dare to return to Jiuyuan City!”
“By the way, I bought these on the way here. They say they’re only available near Baihe Ridge. I’ve tried them, and they’re really delicious. Want to taste?”
Brimming with enthusiasm and a friendly demeanor, the girl continued to dig through her luggage, then held out five strange orange-yellow fruits to Li Muyang, her eyes filled with anticipation.
The girl’s warm and cheerful attitude caught Li Muyang off guard.
Although he told himself to stay in character and disdain his little sister, not showing her any kindness… But now, standing in the sunset and looking at the girl in front of him, burdened with bags and weary from travel yet still eagerly sharing her food with him…
Li Muyang found his heart wasn’t as hard as he imagined. He couldn’t bring himself to be harsh.
And the words the girl spoke struck him deeply.
Although he felt no attachment to the parents of this world, when Li Yuechan mentioned the parents from Jiuyuan City, Li Muyang felt an inexplicable sadness, thinking of his own parents on Earth.
The parents in Jiuyuan City could still hope for the day their son would grow up, become sensible, and return home.
But my parents on Earth…
Sigh… don’t kill me with the knife of kinship!
Li Muyang suddenly felt emo.
(TLN: Author literally uses the word emo lmao 李沐阳顿时emo.)
This little sister is really clever.
With her barrage of punches, even the real Li Muyang standing here would probably find it hard to stay angry.
In the end, Li Muyang ‘reluctantly’ brought the girl into the cold and empty house and motioned for her to sit down.
“Rest for a while and then get lost.”
Li Muyang said expressionlessly: “Later, go report to the steward by yourself.”
“You are now an Outer Sect disciple of the Demon Refining Sect as well, so you can claim a dwelling for yourself. Ask the steward for a bag of spiritual rice and a copy of the ‘Demon Heart Bone Refining Manual’.”
“The mountain gate is open now, and there’s no need to work, so you can play for a month. But you’ll have to start doing miscellaneous chores after a month.”
Li Muyang simply told the girl some of the things to be aware of in the Outer Sect.
This adoptive younger sister didn’t seem like the naive and sweet type, so Li Muyang wasn’t worried about her safety.
The girl obediently sat inside the tile-roofed house, looking around curiously.
“Brother, do you live here by yourself? Why did you come out to live alone? Did you offend someone in the sect?”
Li Yuechan asked with a curious face.
Li Muyang gave her a glare and said without a pleasant face, “Rest for a bit and then scram, what does my business have to do with you.”
The girl wasn’t angry even after being scolded.
She stuck out her tongue and hummed softly.
“So grumpy… Don’t forget taht you forgot about me and Sister Ning today. She’s really angry.”
“If you don’t go and apologize to her, she will definitely ignore you.”
The girl brought up the matter again.
Li Muyang, however, glanced at her coldly and said, “I no longer care about Miss Ning.”
“Since coming to the Demon Refining Sect, I’ve come to understand. I, Li Muyang, am destined for Foundation Establishment and to become a powerful figure reaching the higher peaks.”
“Women are just a distraction that will slow down my cultivation. I have no interest in them now.”
“Miss Ning being angry has nothing to do with me, and you should stay away from me too. Don’t come to bother me in the future.”
Li Muyang’s attitude was bad. Part of it because he wanted to stay in character, part of it because he wanted the girl to leave quickly so she wouldn’t disturb his gaming.
But when Li Yuechan heard his chuunibyou-filled words, she just giggled and nodded.
“As expected of my brother, it’s always the same old flavor.”
“Alright! Since you’re so determined, brother, I’ll listen to you and won’t go apologize to Miss Ning on your behalf.”
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