Chapter 67: Senior Sister Yu, My Sun

After entrusting the letter for her mother to Shi Xue to take away, Li Lingling had been leaning against the window, looking at the bright moon in low spirits.

Even if the worlds are different, the longing for loved ones is mostly the same.

In an era where communication methods are not highly developed, letters are an important means of conveying emotions.

And in the time between letters, most of what they can do is hide their emotions deep inside, then write them into the next letter.

Li Lingling felt a bit lonely.

After experiencing the initial excitement and curiosity, and after the enthusiasm gradually cooled, loneliness finally climbed into her heart.

Since she was young, she had never liked the life in the Imperial Palace, constrained by all kinds of rules and regulations, and had tried to escape from there time and again.

But when there were truly no palace maids or attendants around her, she was unexpectedly unaccustomed to it for a moment.

Trapped in the cage called the Imperial Palace for too long, the young bird had actually forgotten how to fly.

She was afraid of the vastness of the sky.

But as long as she was given some more time, she would gradually enjoy this kind of life and realize the joy of freedom.

And this awkward transitional period in the middle is the hardest to endure.

With no relatives or friends in sight, and her younger brother at an age where he would be awkward staying with his older sister, he stubbornly stayed at Lijin Peak and wouldn't come out...

Sigh, what a useless younger brother!

Truly a disgrace to me!

Thinking of Li Yiyi's stubborn expression, Li Lingling felt anger welling up from nowhere and smacked her lips.

Tsk.

The next second, a weak exclamation sounded in her ear, along with a cautious inquiry:

"Yi! Are, are you unhappy?"

Huh!!?

An assassin!

Turning and kicking out of reflex, Li Lingling only realized the problem after the kick was halfway out.

This is not the Imperial Palace; there would be no assassination attempt on her, and that strange voice was not someone else.

It was her own Senior Sister!

Oh no!

Li Lingling could see that there was not much Spirit Qi in Yu Yu's body, but unlike herself, a Body Cultivator who specialized in Qi and blood, Yu Yu was just a beginner who had just stepped onto the Divine Path.

She had to stop, or something would go wrong.

Not to mention she had just arrived at the Divine Path Sect and couldn't cause trouble.

How could she hurt this harmless, cute Senior Sister!

"Give it up! Move aside!"

Crack.

Whoosh!

Accompanied by the sound of bones cracking, Li Lingling narrowly forced her body to twist at the last moment and stomped her foot hard on the ground, creating a significant blast of air.

Boom!!!

"Oh oh oh!"

Yet Yu Yu, who had escaped a brush with the King of Hell, was completely unaware of the life-and-death crisis she had just faced.

Blown to and fro by the air blast, she was puffing out her cheeks, desperately protecting the wooden box in her hands.

"No, it can't fall! It can't fall!!!"

Like a clown performing acrobatics, Yu Yu swayed for quite a while before gradually regaining her balance, and she flashed a happy smile at Li Lingling.

"Hehe, it's okay!"

Blinking her eyes, Li Lingling was a bit confused; she couldn't quite figure out the mental composition of this Senior Sister...

Was she not afraid?

"Senior Sister Yu, why did you come over?"

What are you trying to do by coming to me at this time?

Li Lingling was a bit nervous; the more unfathomable a person was, the harder they were to deal with.

Such an appearance could also be a disguise; she could not let her guard down.

"Hmph hmph!"

Yu Yu, however, had no feeling at all that she was being scrutinized; she hummed triumphantly and proudly held up the food box in her hands.

"I saw you didn't eat dinner this afternoon, so I made some for you."

In the dead of night.

A young girl held a food box high in the air, looking triumphant, waiting to hear praise.

And another young girl stood to the side, her expression looking somewhat dazed.

Li Lingling had not expected that Yu Yu coming to find her in the middle of the night would be for such a reason.

Li Lingling felt embarrassed to say that she had actually forgotten the time for meals.

When she was in the palace, as long as she spoke, palace maids would deliver food to her room at any time; she rarely had the opportunity to fetch food herself.

Plus, she was also a cultivator with some small accomplishments; missing a meal didn't matter much, and she had originally intended to just endure it and let it pass.

But she hadn't expected that Yu Yu would take the initiative to bring her dinner.

"You, just for this matter, you went to cook in the middle of the night?"

Yu Yu blinked her eyes strangely and spoke without hesitation:

"Yeah!"

"If you don't eat, you'll be hungry!"

"Don't be shy. When I first arrived, Yi... Senior Brother also made some for me a few times."

Pushing the food box in her hands into Li Lingling's arms, Yu Yu nodded with satisfaction, hands on her hips.

Yu Yu, you did very well!

You helped your Junior Sister; you are now a qualified Senior Sister.

Yay—

Yu Yu feeling proud. JPG

"Hiss!"

Although it was still night, Li Lingling still subconsciously squinted her eyes.

She could not feel any malice from Yu Yu at all, only a radiance of kindness so pure it was hard to believe.

Because of her own tarnished heart, she felt somewhat afraid to look directly at that innocent and brilliant smile.

Mother, I think I see the sun in the middle of the night...

So, so dazzling!

"Then eat slowly, I'm heading back now."

Yu Yu had intended to leave gracefully after doing a good deed, but she was still called back by Li Lingling, who had regained her senses.

"Wait a moment! Does Senior Sister have time? Won't you come in and sit for a while?"

"Ah, sure."

Yu Yu curiously looked over Junior Sister Li's boudoir, scanning the various objects with wonder.

Wow—

A jade pillow made from Warm Jade of Heaven Mountain, ornaments of South Sea coral, calligraphy and paintings that looked at a glance to be the work of famous masters...

A wealthy family indeed.

Although she marveled in her heart at the substantial dowry of Li Lingling's family, Yu Yu did not have any negative thoughts.

Jealousy, envy, inferiority... she had none of these feelings at all.

The Yu family was also a wealthy merchant in Chongzhou City; they could not be considered extremely rich, but they were definitely free from worries about food and clothing, not needing to toil and rush about for a living.

And in many cases, both excessively high and excessively low incomes make people unhappy; only the sense of happiness of the middle class is the highest.

So Yu Yu only took two glances before withdrawing her gaze, resting her chin on her hands, and watching Li Lingling eat her dinner with a chuckle.

And feeling proud.

Although she deliberately controlled her eating speed, Li Lingling still finished it in no time.

She was a Body Cultivator, and in terms of the amount of food, she far exceeded a Dao Cultivator.

The dinner Yu Yu prepared could at best be considered a late-night snack, but it was enough to soothe the emptiness in her stomach.

The two girls with similar circumstances had many common topics, and soon they let go of their respective reservations and chatted happily.

Li Lingling did not have many playmates of her own age in Wentian; her brothers and sisters had different intentions, and outsiders had all sorts of motives.

Although she had a few female friends, everyone actually understood how much water was in this friendship.

But now, having a Senior Sister who was completely guileless and consistent inside and out allowed Li Lingling to experience the joy of intimate girl talk for the first time.

And the reason on Yu Yu's side was even simpler.

I have a new friend, yay!

Happy—

(End of chapter)