flstandardbreds Chapter 311 Protecting Father
Chapter 311 Protecting Father
"Hmm~"
Hearing her confusion, Baili Juebi raised an eyebrow and after a long while, slowly explained.
“I once heard my father say that my aunt was frail and sickly since childhood. When she was ten years old, she fell seriously ill. All the elders of Xuanming Palace were helpless. Later, it was the Grand Elder who used a forbidden technique to save my aunt’s life. Her hair changed color after that. The Grand Elder said it was nothing serious.”
"Elder? Who is that? Luckily, Mother turned black-haired, so her identity wasn't discovered back in Yuanqi."
"Ok!"
He nodded slightly and said, "The Grand Elder is Xing'er's father."
"Little Star's father is an elder? How come I've never heard her mention her parents or family? Brother, I also heard that you raised Little Star since she was little? Where are Little Star's parents now?"
She asked several questions in one breath, leaving Baili Juebi speechless, both amused and exasperated.
After a moment, he earnestly answered all of his sister's questions.
“Yan’er, Xing’er’s parents unfortunately passed away when she was one year old. Grandfather and Father promised the Grand Elder that they would take good care of Xing’er. I am a full twelve years older than Xing’er, so for the past sixteen years, I have personally raised her.”
"what?"
Xin Moyan instinctively covered her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"Big brother, are you saying that Little Star lost both his parents when he was one year old?"
"Ah."
"So she grew up alone in the palace?"
Her eyes instantly welled up with tears, and her voice gradually became choked with emotion.
Seeing this, Baili Juebi felt extremely distressed; he didn't want to see his sister shed tears.
“Yan’er, Xing’er has always been lively and active since she was little. With the three of us brothers accompanying her as she grew up, she was never lonely.”
"But... Little Star is so cute, and she's never had her parents around since she was little."
Xin Moyan pouted. After all, she had experienced the feeling of being loved by her parents in her previous life. Little Xingxing lost her parents at such a young age. The thought of her growing up alone made her feel indescribably sad.
“Yan’er, Xing’er is a saintess. There are some things that she was destined to give up from birth.”
"What do you mean?"
Before the cliff could speak, a series of noisy footsteps suddenly came from outside.
"Little Yan, your brother is here!"
Baili Juexi ran into the palace first, while Shuiyi and Xie Xuanji walked gracefully from behind, arm in arm.
With a high, straight nose, deep-set eyes, and flowing white robes, Baili Juexi exuded an air of refined elegance and approachability, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"Second Brother, you're here!"
"..."
Hearing this warm and familiar tone, Baili Juebi felt a pang of heartache again and cast a longing glance in a certain direction.
Suddenly receiving a chilling gaze, Baili Juexi shivered instantly. His sister liked him, how could he be blamed for that?
Nevertheless, he faced the challenge head-on, after all, one can't hit a smiling face!
"Hehe~ Greetings, elder brother!"
After greeting her, he immediately stepped forward and walked to Xin Moyan's side.
"Yan'er, look what your second brother brought you!"
"What is it?" Xin Moyan asked curiously as she leaned closer.
He quickly reached into his sleeve and rummaged around for a while, then raised his hand, and suddenly a particularly exquisite and delicate mermaid pendant appeared in front of him.
“Sister, this is a piece of mermaid tears. Your second brother spent a lot of money to have someone bid for the Cold River Ice Soul Pearl at Dian En Tower, and then asked the most skilled sculptor in Gu Cang to work day and night to make it. Although your second brother doesn’t know if mermaids exist in the world, according to the ancient records, mermaids should look like this.”
The pendant hung in mid-air. Xin Moyan took it, and a cool sensation quickly spread through her palm. She saw a pink and blue transparent mermaid sitting on a reef, with long, wavy hair like seaweed draped over her waist. Her eyes were closed and her mouth was slightly open, as if she were singing a song.
"It's beautiful! This is what mermaids look like, Second Brother. I really like it, thank you!"
"Yan'er, there's no need to be so polite!"
His face flushed, and he scratched his head sheepishly.
What is a mermaid?
Xie Xuanji hopped over to the front, picked up the Mermaid Tear and examined it carefully. She then pouted and thought to herself, "The Emperor gave me so many Cold River Ice Soul Pearls before. Why didn't the Second Prince say so earlier? Why did he have to have them auctioned off?"
However, this was the first time she had ever seen a mermaid of this style, and it was indeed quite beautiful!
"A mermaid is... a fish that looks like a human and is exceptionally beautiful, hence the name mermaid."
"Are they just pretty merfolk?"
"Well, you could say that."
Shui Yi first bowed respectfully to the Hundred-Mile Cliff, then turned back and smiled, "Yan'er, I didn't expect you to know so much. Mermaid? That name sounds even more pleasant than 'mermaid'."
"Hehe~ I don't know that much either!"
Shui Yi had sharp eyes and immediately noticed the giant painting when she looked up. Besides being amazed, she quickly made a judgment.
"Your Majesty, is that Yan'er's mother, Princess Huangxi?"
"Ah."
"Wow! Sister Yan, Princess Huangxi looks exactly like you, they're practically identical!"
Xie Xuanji held her hand, looking her up and down, her excited little expression as if she had discovered some earth-shattering secret.
Baili Juexi sighed, "It's a pity that your great-grandmother, father, and mother all passed away early and didn't get to see you two siblings."
"Hmph! Second Prince, it's all because of Gu Cang's stupid rules, such as not being able to communicate with outsiders. That's why Princess Huangxi didn't dare to bring Sister Yan's father here back then."
Xie Xuanji said indignantly, she disliked these rigid rules the most.
“Hey~ Little Xing’er, you’re wrong. Not communicating with outsiders is a rule passed down through generations in Gu Cang. Besides, who would have thought that Auntie would secretly go to sea with a ship and then secretly pledge her life to someone else?”
As Baili Juexi spoke, a growing sense of unease settled in his chest. He had never met his aunt, nor his nominal uncle, and yet his aunt...
Ever since the elders divined that their aunt's soul had passed away, the three brothers still harbor resentment towards the man who married her. If it weren't for him, their aunt wouldn't have died so young, leaving only the two of them, the brother and sister, behind.
"What other person? That's my father, okay?"
Xin Moyan frowned, glaring at Baili Juexi as if she were protecting her own. Her brother had said that their father was the person who loved their mother the most in the world. Moreover, this was their mother's maternal home, so she had to protect their father's reputation even more.
"Alright, alright! That's your father, not someone else."
Baili Juexi gently coaxed her, after all, the things of the previous generation were in the past, and all they could do now was to take good care of their aunt's two children.
"Sister Yan, do you have someone you like in Yuanqi Kingdom?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.