bookcurios Chapter 496 Brother~~ Sister's master's master is the Emperor, so what is the Emperor?
Chapter 496 Brother~~ Sister's master's master is the Emperor, so what is the Emperor?
"do not want!"
Xu Wan woke up with a start.
Her chest heaved violently, and her fingertips unconsciously touched her neck.
It's completely empty!
There was no warm touch from Yun Che, nor the soft cuddles of the kittens.
Yun Che's last words in her dream, "I will become the wind on your shoulder," still echoed in her ears, causing her heart to ache.
"Sister Master?"
Lan Youyou was awakened by her heavy breathing.
The little guy rubbed his sleepy eyes, but when he saw Xu Wan's pale face and red eyes, he instantly woke up completely.
Forgetting about herself, her chubby little hands frantically reached for Xu Wan's face, trying to wipe away her unstoppable tears.
"Did Master have a nightmare? Youyou is here."
Lan Youyou snuggled her whole body into Xu Wan's arms.
The little head rubbed against her chest, using its meager body heat to warm Xu Wan's trembling soul.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Youyou will warm you up, Sister Shizun, don't cry..."
Xu Wan was enveloped by this sudden warmth, and her heart ached terribly!
boom!
The tightly closed bamboo door was actually shaken open by a surge of spiritual energy, rather than being pushed open.
Next breath...
Bai Yuan was seen holding a whisk.
A long purple robe fluttered in the night wind as he strode in with a solemn expression.
He had clearly been standing guard outside the door the whole time!
Upon sensing the unusual fluctuations in Xu Wan's spiritual energy (actually, it was the intense emotional turmoil that triggered the light of the soul lamp), he disregarded etiquette and barged in.
The whisk in his hand trembled slightly…
His sharp eyes swept across the room!
After confirming there are no external enemies!
That fierce aura only subsided slightly!
His gaze fell on Xu Wan, who was lying on the bed, her face pale and her body trembling.
When he saw the lotus leaf soul lamp in Xu Wan's palm, which was still faintly shimmering with a ghostly light, his eyes darkened slightly.
"Junior brother, what's wrong?"
Bai Yuan's voice was filled with barely concealed anxiety.
He rushed to the bedside, his brow furrowed.
"Is it the backlash from the soul lamp? Or the internal injuries..."
He said as he spoke.
He subconsciously reached out to check Xu Wan's pulse.
But seeing Xu Wan's slightly disheveled clothes and panicked expression, the hand paused in mid-air.
In the end, she gently landed on the edge of the bed, not touching it rashly, but the worry in her eyes almost overflowed.
Xu Wan felt Lan Youyou's nervousness in her arms and Bai Yuan's concern behind her.
The chill and emptiness born from the dream were finally mostly dispelled by the genuine care shown by the two people.
She took a deep breath!
I tried to calm my wildly beating heart.
She raised her hand and gently brushed away the stray hairs that had fallen across her forehead, managing a reassuring smile before shaking her head.
"Senior Brother Baiyuan, I'm fine. I'm sorry to have worried you."
Bai Yuan gently rested the whisk on his arm and said in a deep voice:
"Junior brother, why are we so formal with each other?"
"If... if you feel unwell anywhere, please tell me."
Xu Wan looked at his worried face, then looked down at Lan Youyou in her arms, and finally spoke softly:
"Senior Brother Baiyuan... I dreamt of Master again."
The moment the word "Master" left his lips, Bai Yuan's tense shoulders instantly relaxed, and a look of understanding and complexity flashed in his eyes.
He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but didn't know where to begin.
Xu Wan's gaze was somewhat unfocused, as if it pierced through the bamboo wall in front of her and looked towards the distant horizon:
"In my dream, he fed me bird's nest and talked to me, just like before."
He said... he would become the wind on my shoulder, protecting me as I move forward.
By the end, her voice was barely audible, thick with a nasal tone.
Bai Yuan listened quietly, watching the pain and longing mingled on Xu Wan's face, and sighed deeply in his heart.
He glanced at the deep night outside the window, then turned back to look at Xu Wan with a calm and gentle gaze.
"Junior brother!"
Bai Yuan pondered for a moment…
"Don't worry too much about the Emperor."
"He is such a person, yet he has you in his heart, and you have him in yours, that is enough."
"Some roads are destined to be walked alone, but the strength they leave you will always accompany you."
His words were both a comfort and a suggestion.
He knew the deep affection between Xu Wan and that emperor, and he also knew the source of Xu Wan's current pain.
He couldn't share her longing, so he could only tell her in the simplest of words:
As long as you still have each other in your hearts, you are not truly separated.
Bai Yuan had barely finished speaking!
Hiding in Xu Wan's arms, Lan Youyou raised her head, blinked her clear, innocent eyes, and looked at Bai Yuan, asking in a childish voice:
"Brother~~ Sister's master's master is the Emperor? What is the Emperor?"
"Is he like the great god who lives high up in the sky and oversees everyone, as described in storybooks?"
The little guy's questions are innocent and naive.
Xu Wan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter at Lan Youyou's childlike words.
She looked down at Lan Youyou's pure and innocent face, and the gloom in her heart seemed to be dispelled by the sunlight.
She reached out and gently pinched Lan Youyou's soft little face.
"more or less."
Xu Wan chuckled softly, a genuine warmth finally appearing in her eyes:
"Emperor is someone who is very, very powerful."
"Oh--"
Lan Youyou drew out her words, as if she was processing the information.
After a while, she looked up again and said to Xu Wan in a serious tone:
"Then my master is amazing too! Youyou thinks my master is even better than a great immortal!"
Looking at the two people, one big and one small, Bai Yuan couldn't help but smile slightly.
He gently shook his head, his eyes filled with helplessness and doting affection.
"Junior brother, now that you're awake, have some water to soothe your throat."
Bai Yuan turned and walked to the table, picked up the teapot that was warming in hot water, poured a cup of spiritual tea at the right temperature, and handed it to Xu Wan:
"Senior Ling Shuo's spiritual tea is the best for calming the mind and nourishing the body."
Xu Wan took the teacup, the warm touch coming from her palm, the warmth sliding down her throat.
She looked at Bai Yuan, her eyes filled with gratitude:
"Senior Brother Baiyuan, it's so late and I'm still troubling you, I..."
"It doesn't matter."
Bai Yuan interrupted her, his tone full of concern.
“You’re my junior brother. If I don’t take care of you, who will? Besides…”
He paused, his gaze falling on Lan Youyou, his eyes softening unusually.
"This little one is so attached to you. If you don't take good care of your injury, she'll be sad."
Lan Youyou immediately nodded in agreement, like a chick pecking at rice.
Then, with his chubby little hands, he straightened Xu Wan's slightly disheveled collar and said in a childish voice:
"Sister, Master, please get well soon!"
"Youyou wants to go see the big flowers with her sister Shizun, and also eat the delicious food her sister Shizun makes!"
Looking at her caring senior brother and child, Xu Wan finally felt the huge weight lifted from her heart by the dream.
She knew that although Yun Che was no longer by her side, the bond and protection he left her continued in another way.
Bai Yuan's protection and Lan Youyou's affection are her most precious treasures at this moment.
"Okay, Sister Master agrees."
Xu Wan pulled Lan Youyou back into her arms, feeling the warmth of her embrace, her gaze hardening.
"Okay, Sister Shizun will eat well and recover well, and will take Youyou to see all the beautiful landscapes of this world in the future."
Seeing the renewed light in Xu Wan's eyes, Bai Yuan knew that she had truly come to her senses.
He nodded and said in a deep voice:
"Since everything is alright, you can continue to rest."
"It's almost dawn, so I won't disturb you any longer."
He turned to leave, but stopped at the door and said without turning back:
"Junior brother, if you want to eat bird's nest, I can go down the mountain to buy it another day!"