Chapter 205 North Star
Chapter 205 North Star
Chapter 205 North Star
As night fell, stars dotted the boundless sky, and a bright moon hung in the air, casting a soft glow.
As I left the campus, I saw fewer and fewer students on the road.
Bai Yuzhe gazed ahead, while Bai Youqing sat behind him, tightly embracing her brother. The two figures looked exceptionally warm under the moonlight.
The two walked along the familiar tree-lined path, the leaves rustling in the evening breeze, bringing a touch of coolness.
On the way home,
An eerie silence fell between the two.
quite a while,
Bai Yuze spoke first, asking with some confusion, "Xiao Qing, do you...do you not like Hoshino-sensei?"
Bai Youqing shook her head: "No."
"and you......
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Bai Youqing's tears flowed uncontrollably.
It soaked his clothes.
With his sister crying, Bai Yuze found it difficult to ask her any questions.
After returning home,
Bai Yuzhe quickly made a bowl of noodles for his sister, and Bai Youqing's tears stopped instantly upon receiving the sustenance.
Before eating noodles,
Everything has to wait.
Seeing his satisfied younger sister return to her normal self, Bai Yuzhe breathed a sigh of relief.
Boom!
The doorbell rang.
Bai Yuze sat up and looked towards the door: "Come in."
The person who came in was none other than...
It was Bai Youqing, the younger sister, who had just finished showering and was wearing a light white slip dress but looked depressed.
Bai Yuze sat up in bed and asked, "Xiaoqing, is something wrong? It's getting late, and you have school tomorrow."
He glanced at his elder brother,
Bai Youqing lowered her head timidly: "Brother, I can't sleep. Can I sleep here with you?"
Without a second thought, Bai Yuzhe shook his head and refused, "Xiao Qing, you're not a child anymore, you should know..."
"But I'm really scared—"
Before Bai Yuze could finish speaking, Bai Youqing bit her lip and interrupted her brother, a look of heartbreaking fear on her face.
Thinking of my usually lively and cheerful younger sister, she has indeed been acting strangely these past few days.
Bai Yuze was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "What's wrong? Did someone bully you?"
A few crystal tears instantly fell down her cheeks. Bai Youqing choked out her heart, "The [Red Mist] calamity that broke out a few days ago killed many people in Yeqiu City. I'm scared! I'm scared I'll lose my brother! You're my last remaining family member. I don't want to lose you. You're my everything."
,
My sister's words,
This also helped Bai Yuze figure out the reason why his younger sister's mood had been a bit off these past few days.
The first thing is that the [Red Mist] calamity event a while ago caused many casualties. His class was okay; some people were injured, but no one was seriously injured. However, it seems that several students in the next class died, and the atmosphere in the whole class was somewhat gloomy.
Bai Youqing was very likely influenced by this atmosphere.
The second thing was that, with the college entrance examination approaching, the thing Bai Youqing least wanted to face all year also came to pass, because Bai Xingjian and his wife were in a car accident during the college entrance examination period.
Bai Yuzhe's heart softened immediately. He got out of bed, hugged her tightly, patted her head, and gently comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay, brother will always be by your side."
"Brother, I'm much better now, I'll head back first."
Bai Youqing felt the warmth of her brother's hand, and the guilt in her heart suppressed her desires in that instant.
Her brother was so gentle, yet she wanted to exploit his familial affection to achieve her own sordid and despicable desires.
Bathed in moonlight outside the window, Bai Youqing stood alone. She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, turned her head, and looked like a fawn separated from its mother's embrace, at a loss.
Bai Yuze softened his heart.
At the same time, he was filled with endless guilt. If his adoptive parents hadn't driven him to take the college entrance exam, the other party wouldn't have had the car accident.
After all,
He also bears some responsibility for all of this tragedy.
Bai Youqing didn't say.
But I'm sure there were some complaints in my heart.
"Don't cry."
Bai Yuzhe gently wiped away the tears on his sister's face, hugged her, and said softly, "If you ever have anything on your mind that you can't figure out, come and talk to your brother. Don't always keep things bottled up inside; it'll hurt your health."
"Is it really possible?"
"Yes, it's only natural for an older brother to protect his younger sister."
"Brother, you're so kind."
Bai Youqing leaned against her brother's chest, her emotions a complex mix. She had clearly achieved her goal...
But her heart was filled with guilt and fear... She felt like a despicable liar who had used family ties to deceive her brother.
"If you're really scared tonight, you can sleep next to me."
"Um."
Ten years have passed.
Bai Youqing slept in the same bed with her older brother once again.
However, the distance between them was quite distinct, like the Chu River and Han border. Seeing his sister so far away from him, Bai Yuzhe breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
quite a while,
Just as Bai Yuze was about to close his eyes and go to sleep,
Bai Youqing suddenly reached out and pointed to a particularly bright star outside the window, asking a question.
"Brother, look at that star, it's so bright!"
Bai Yuzhe reopened his eyes, followed his sister's finger, and after a long while, smiled and replied, "That's the North Star. It's always in that position, usually the last hope for the lost to find their way forward."
"Oh, that's great, my brother's room even has a stargazing feature," Bai Youqing muttered under her breath.
"You can't blame me for this. I let you choose the room first. Okay, you have class tomorrow, go to sleep early." Bai Yuze smiled gently, patted his sister's head, and closed his eyes.
It is said that girls have a faint, pleasant fragrance on their bodies.
That's not wrong.
Bai Yuze smelled a faint gardenia scent on Hoshino Seri, while his younger sister smelled faintly of mint.
"Minty scent."
"?"
My sister used her own shower gel.
never mind,
I'm so tired. I'll have a good chat with my sister tomorrow.
Bai Yuze closed his eyes, and after an unknown amount of time, he finally felt sleepy and gradually fell asleep.
In the middle of the night,
Bai Youqing, who had her eyes tightly closed, suddenly opened them, a flash of blood-red light in her eyes.
"elder brother?"
The girl turned her head to look at the young man beside her and called out softly, like a kitten that had just woken up.
In the quiet bedroom, no one answered the girl's question.
"elder brother?"
Still no answer.
The only response she received was Bai Yuze's steady breathing.
Realizing it was being ignored, the kitten prepared to hunt in the night.
Bai Youqing slowly sat up. Everything in the bedroom was clearly visible to her, which seemed to be one of the benefits that the earring brought her.
However, this was not the time to examine the ruby earrings. With a light flip, she easily crossed the Chu River and Han Border and arrived directly at Bai Yuze's capital.
The girl's body was as nimble as an elf's, and her movements on the bed made no sound.
Her brown eyes held a hint of red:
"I'm sorry, brother, I lied to you."
In the soft glow of the night, the girl's fingers gently traced the young man's cheek, as if touching a precious work of art.
She was afraid that she might accidentally ruin this perfection. A strange yet loving light flickered in her eyes.
Her gaze was fixed on Bai Yuze's lips, as if drawn by a magnet.
that moment,
The world around us seemed to have disappeared.
The girl's eyes gradually became misty, as if veiled by a thin fog. Her voice was low and indistinct, as if she were speaking to herself, or perhaps to the young man before her: "You are mine, no one can take you away, not Hoshino-sensei, not the bad woman, no one—"
As she finished speaking, her body slowly tilted, as if drawn by an invisible force, and her lips gently yet firmly pressed against Bai Yuzhe's lips.
The kiss was gentle yet possessive, as if trying to imprint the other person's presence deeply into one's soul.
In the darkness,
The scarlet ruby earrings on the girl's earlobes stood out even more.
"Brother, did you call me?"
Early in the morning, Bai Youqing pushed open the door and looked at her older brother, who was sitting up and staring blankly.
His face showed a mixture of confusion and nervousness.
"fine."
Seeing his younger sister enter the room, Bai Yuzhe stood up, shook his head, and banished the bad thoughts from his mind.
He had another nightmare, but it was different from the one he had dreamt about recently. She was still in a strange city, wreaking havoc, and the events remained unchanged. However, the characters in the dream had undergone a very bizarre transformation.
Because behind her, at some unknown time,
Surprisingly, a girl dressed similarly to her appeared.
She made the girls kill.
The girl then went on a killing spree, like a god of death, ruthless and cold-blooded.
She made the girl plant the flower of calamity.
The girl then gathered all the human corpses together and planted the flower of calamity on their flesh and blood.
The main principle is to be obedient and compliant.
But for some inexplicable reason, his heart suddenly ached terribly.
To the end,
The ending is still the same ending; nothing has changed.
However, the person who stabbed her in the heart was no longer her younger sister, who was wearing a light green magical dress, but the magician Kikyo.
She didn't intend to resist, but just as her head was about to be chopped off, she suddenly realized that her younger sister from Kikyo's Judgment Squad seemed to be missing.
I dreamt of coming here.
Bai Yuze was startled awake and hurriedly looked at the strange girl behind him who was desperately trying to save him.
He knew that face all too well.
Xiao Qing!
"Oh, it's good that you're alright."
Bai Youqing carefully examined her brother's face and, finding that he hadn't noticed anything or shown any strange expression, breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother, breakfast is ready. Take your time eating. I'm going to school now."
Since Xiao Rou's villa was built nearby, it has become much more convenient for Bai Youqing to go to and from school.
For this,
Bai Yuze knew this too, and he nodded.
"be safe."
He went out of his room to wash up and looked at the steaming millet porridge on the table.
Take a bite,
The taste is really good.
The library was brightly lit, but Bai Youqing and the others hadn't come over after class yet, so it was still relatively empty and quiet.
Kikyo the Magician stood on the platform.
Looking at Xiao Ai in front of me.
Each magical sprite is nurtured by the World Tree and is incredibly beautiful.
Xiao Ai was no exception.
Her long hair cascaded down like a waterfall, shimmering with a soft golden luster, gentle yet lively.
However, this does not mean that magical sprites can be exempt from control simply because they are cute.
A hint of doubt flashed in Kikyo's pale golden eyes: "Ai, why don't you want to go back to the World Tree for treatment? You know, last time you used up a lot of your life energy to protect Qing. Although you're fine with daily life, if you encounter those witches or monsters who capture magical spirits, you won't have any way to escape."
"No, I don't want to go back."
Upon hearing Kikyo's words, Ai didn't hesitate for a moment. She shook her head gently but resolutely; despite her delicate and cute appearance, her face exuded unwavering courage and strength.
Why?
"Because it's too far to go back and forth, and I don't like going back to the World Tree; it's boring there and there are no amusement facilities."
Moreover, the elves there are very unfriendly to me. They always like to mock me by calling me a "calamity elf." I don't like them...
After pondering for a moment, the Kikyo mage said with a hint of helplessness, "I think what you're more afraid of is that after you go back, the higher-ups won't send you back to Yeqiu City, right?"
Looking into Kikyo's pale golden eyes, which seemed to see through everything in the world...
Xiao Ai decisively gave up: "That's right, that's exactly it."
She secretly followed her sister, Yalus, to the human world. However, Yalus went to Ninomiya City, while she came to Yeqiu City. But later, for some reason, Yalus followed Violet to Yeqiu City as well.
But her joy was short-lived, as her sister, Yalus, mysteriously disappeared, and she has been searching for her ever since.
But it has not been found.
What Xiao Ai is most worried about now is that if she goes back, no elf will be willing to search for Sister Yalus anymore.
at the same time,
She actually harbored a lot of resentment towards the Violet Mage because her sister, Aluth, had always been the other's partner, but after the other disappeared, Violet didn't say a word.
They lack any sense of camaraderie.
But she didn't dare confront the Violet Mage directly.
"Your reasoning doesn't convince me." Kikyo, the magician, shook her head.
The reason Kikyo, the magician, wanted to send Ai back to the World Tree was because the World Tree had sent her a notification.
Recently, a large number of guides have disappeared in Yeqiu City, resulting in a significant decrease in the number of magical girls in the city. Some areas are experiencing a shortage of new magical girl talent.
Therefore, the help of the Kikyo mage is needed to investigate, find the cause, and solve the problem. After ensuring the safety of the magical spirits in Yeqiu City, a new group of magical spirits will be sent from above to become guides for Yeqiu City.
Sending the magical elf Xiao Ai back was partly to replenish her life energy, and partly to protect her personal safety.
Faced with Kikyo's refined and serious expression,
Xiao Ai's mouth was sticking out high.
She first tripped over her feet, and then, as if she had lost her balance, she suddenly collapsed onto the podium.
Her body rolled back and forth on the smooth tabletop, her limbs flailing about.
"Cry, cry, cry! I don't want to go back! I don't want to go back! I want to go find Sister Yalus!"
The magician Kikyo watched Ai throw a tantrum and found it somewhat amusing: "And who is Sister Alus?"
"The Violet Mage's contracted spirit has disappeared in Yeqiu City. I don't want to go back because I can't bear to part with Xiaoqing, and also because I haven't found Sister Yalus yet."
"Oh, could you tell me more about this?"
When Kikyo heard the name Violet Mage, she immediately became interested.
Xiao Ai raised her head, her round eyes shining.
From what the other person said, it seemed that Kikyo, the magician, was quite interested in her sister, Alus.
wrong,
Kikyo the Magician is interested in Violet Magician.
Well, that's fine too.
Although I wouldn't dare to cause trouble for the Violet Mage, the Kikyo Mage certainly would.
She saw it several times.
The Violet Mage didn't dare utter a single word in front of the Kikyo Mage.
Xiao Ai's eyes lit up instantly.
"After I tell you, you can't send me back to the World Tree, or Xiaoqing will be sad."
"You tell me first, then I'll decide."
Kikyo the Magician wasn't in a hurry; she just quietly watched Ai.
"Okay, actually I came to Yeqiu City with my sister Yalus. Later, Yalus complained to me that she signed a contract with a very strange human..."
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