Chapter 382: Ye Xiu Regrets Missing the Chance to Meet His Sister

"By the way, where is your brother?"

"Lin Meng knew Ye Zhizhi was still a child and had long lived the life of the lowest stratum; wanting them to change overnight so they could live here without worry was not easy, so she quickly changed the subject."

"Ye Zhizhi pointed inside upon hearing that and whispered:"

"My brother is training inside; he said that except for the sister's arrival, no one is allowed to enter, not even Team Captain Wu and his master Bai Shen could open the door if they came."

"Ye Zhizhi covered her mouth carefully, and Lin Meng thought for a moment then asked."

"When did your brother come back? Did he leave any other instructions?"

"Ye Zhizhi shook her head."

"My brother has been back for three days; he took leave from school, letting me go to school by myself, and he returns on weekends himself; he didn't leave any other instructions."

"Sister, is my brother hiding something from me? I heard there's an exchange competition at the university recently, so why did he come home instead?"

"Ye Zhizhi appears strong on the surface, not quarrelsome, but deep down she is still a child."

"She doesn't understand university coursework; she only knows that her brother hasn't left his room for these three days, only occasionally responding with a sound to show he's still there."

"Does Ye Zhizhi not know that awakened cultivators' training involves neither eating nor drinking?"

"Now that Lin Meng has arrived, Ye Zhizhi's worries hidden in her heart can no longer be fully concealed."

"Lin Meng's heart skipped a beat upon hearing that, though she showed nothing on her face, she said to Ye Zhizhi:"

"Zhizhi, don't worry about your brother; he's very capable. Perhaps the school has no recent coursework, so he came home to train himself, and home is quieter."

"Ye Zhizhi nodded and told Lin Meng the room where Ye Xiu was."

"Sister, Zhizhi is going to sleep; I still have to go to school tomorrow."

"Good Zhizhi, go to sleep first; sister still has other things to do later, and tomorrow I might not be able to see you off."

"Although Ye Zhizhi felt a little disappointed, she didn't dare to be willful."

"Sister has no obligation to take care of her; she's grown up and can go to school on her own, so she won't let sister and brother worry about her."

"After confirming Ye Zhizhi had fallen asleep, Lin Meng glanced at Ye Xiu's room; the door was tightly shut, and rashly probing with mental power might disturb his training, so after thinking she decided not to disturb him."

"Ye Xiu has secrets; the school is ultimately too crowded and exposed to be secretive, so hiding at home is safer."

"Lin Meng left some daily necessities in the living room, filled the fridge for the siblings, left Ye Xiu a few bottles of Aperture-Clearing Pills and one bottle of Grain-Avoiding Pill, left Ye Zhizhi a bottle of Nourishing Origin Pill, and then departed."

"The next morning at dawn, Ye Zhizhi tiptoed awake, preparing to go to her boarding school."

"She glanced at her brother's tightly closed door, feeling a bit disappointed."

"This time returning home, she only saw her brother once; now leaving, she doesn't know when she'll see him again."

"Brother has gone to university, become stronger, and she is happy."

"But brother has also become busier because of that; training seems dull and arduous, and if possible, she truly doesn't want brother to be so exhausted."

"But she knows brother could never give up becoming a Night Watcher; since she can remember, he has dreamed of becoming a Night Watcher."

"Because their parents died tragically due to encountering the strange, brother doesn't want their parents' tragedy to repeat; he says he wants to protect Zhizhi well and protect this fragile family."

"Ye Zhizhi wiped away her tears, the little one firmly shouldering her backpack and preparing to leave, but as she passed the living room, her gaze was drawn to the big and small packages on the floor and table."

"Is this what sister left behind? Sister brought them gifts."

"Just then, Ye Zhizhi heard the door behind her open; she turned back in surprise and delight, and indeed saw her brother."

"Brother! You've finally come out!"

"Brother, come quickly; sister brought us gifts!"

"Ye Xiu, who had trained seriously all night, had been thinking that his sister would have to go to school today—once she left, it would be a week—so he planned to see her off; but who knew that as soon as he stepped out of his room, he heard Zhizhi say that sister had come over."

"Ye Xiu dashed over and indeed saw many more things in the house; the fridge was also full, and more importantly, several small porcelain bottles he recognized were placed conspicuously on the table—these were the small bottles sister specially used to hold pills!"

"Zhizhi, did sister come over? When did she come?"

"Ye Zhizhi hurriedly replied:"

"Zhizhi was preparing to sleep last night when she heard someone ring the doorbell and went to open the door; it turned out to be sister!"

"Sister is amazing; she came empty-handed but left with all this stuff!"

"Ye Zhizhi looked through them; aside from some exquisite daily necessities, sister also bought her and brother several sets of clothing—the fabric is very comfortable and looks especially nice, surely expensive."

"Upon hearing that, Ye Xiu felt a wave of regret."

"Sister came last night, but he was so absorbed in training that he didn't notice at all!"

"Ye Xiu wore a look of sorrow; he hadn't seen sister in a long time, missing her, missing her so much..."

"Brother, stop spacing out; sister left a note, hurry and look."

"Ye Zhizhi waved the note Lin Meng left in front of Ye Xiu; Ye Xiu immediately became energetic again, took the note and examined it carefully."

"Lin Meng's handwriting isn't delicate; rather, it exudes a bold aura, the style somewhat unrestrained, the strokes habitually elongated; Ye Xiu recognizes Lin Meng's handwriting—this is indeed sister's note."

"Brother, what did sister say? Zhizhi wants to hear too."

"Ye Xiu said with a smile:"

"Sister said, she filled our fridge, telling us not to pinch pennies, especially you, since you're at the age to grow, you must eat well, every meal well."

"She also left you a bottle of medicine called Nourishing Origin Pill; take one when you remember, it can help nourish your body."

"As for the other pills, those are for brother's training; sister has always been thinking of us."

"Ye Xiu carefully put Lin Meng's note into his pocket, then handed the small porcelain bottle labeled Nourishing Origin Pill to Ye Zhizhi, giving her careful instructions:"

"Zhizhi, when you bring the medicine to school you must eat it in secret, hide it well, and absolutely must not let anyone see it, understand?"

"Sister's medicine is too heaven-defying; in this world there is absolutely no second one, and we must definitely not let others know."

"Ye Zhizhi nodded solemnly."

"Ye Xiu then stored the other pills into his storage bag."

"Sister also gave him many Aperture-Clearing Pills and some Grain-Avoiding Pills that can stave off hunger—just right for when he immerses himself in training."

"That night, Lin Meng went to find Bai Shen to retrieve the Nine-Eyed Heavenly Pearl, then left the Strange World."

This time, Bai Shen still powerfully filled the Nine-Eyed Heavenly Pearl.

Grandfather will probably be overjoyed when he finds out.

Lin Meng didn't want to waste time, so the next day, while her aunt and uncle went out to continue shopping, she herself burned paper money for her grandfather, closed her eyes, and waited for a dream visitation.

She had never tried to receive a dream visitation while sleeping during the day, but she didn't expect it to actually work.

Evidently, her grandfather hadn't expected Lin Meng to want to see him at this hour; as soon as he received the paper money, he sent a dream visitation.

"Xiao Meng, why are you looking for me in broad daylight? What's the matter?"

Lin Meng's eyes flashed—her grandfather actually still knew it was daytime?

She directly tossed the Nine-Eyed Heavenly Pearl over and said:

"Our tacit understanding isn't working; as soon as I burn paper money, you should have guessed I'm here to send you cultivation resources."

The old man glared with his old eyes.

"What? Again? What's up, is there a war up there?"