Jiang Xun'er recounted her experiences of silently accompanying Jiang Yan for more than ten years. Now, she was merely talking to her younger brother, yet Jiang Yan distrusted her and even lashed out at her and her brother.
Her nose tingled, and she felt like crying again.
Jiang Xun was clumsy with words. Looking at his sister's pitiful appearance, he could only think of one way to comfort her.
He reached out and patted his sister's head.
"Sister, don't be sad. I believe that once Brother-in-Law calms down, he will definitely apologize to you."
"When that time comes, you can ask Brother-in-Law to stop going to those kinds of places. If we maintain a good distance, you and Brother-in-Law will surely reconcile."
This was the first time Jiang Xun'er had been patted on the head by someone other than Jiang Yan. Feeling her younger brother's warm palm stroking her head, it felt as if she had returned to her childhood.
Whenever she was ridiculed by other children for being an orphan or bullied by those people, Jiang Yan would always arrive in time, chase those people away, and then pat her head as comfort.
Later, as they grew older, no one bullied her anymore. Jiang Yan was busy with his studies every day. After it was detected that he possessed an Earth-Grade Fire Spiritual Root, he immersed himself in Cultivate even more, rarely seeking her out.
The last time she was patted on the head was when she was nine years old.
Looking at her younger brother beside her, who was genuinely thinking of her, and feeling his warm palm, Jiang Xun'er felt a strange sensation in her heart, but she quickly suppressed it.
After Jiang Xun withdrew his hand, Jiang Xun'er smiled and said, "Alright, younger brother, your sister is not a child anymore."
"I will handle the matter with Jiang Yan. Younger brother, go back to the west room to Cultivate. I'll make you something delicious tonight."
"Okay, Sister, I believe in you."
Jiang Xun left his sister's room. He returned to the west room to continue strengthening his muscles and bones and increasing his cultivation.
"Is this the feeling of having family?"
Jiang Xun'er sat on the edge of the bed, reaching out to touch her own head. The feeling of her younger brother's warm palm seemed to reappear.
"That's great. I won't be alone anymore."
… …
Three days later, Jiang Yan came to apologize.
Jiang Xun did not come forward this time. He wanted his sister and brother-in-law to communicate with each other.
But soon, his sister called him over.
"Jiang Yan, you must apologize to my younger brother. He always thought you were a very good person, but you spoke to him like that when you first met three days ago."
Jiang Xun met Jiang Yan's gaze, and he quickly turned his head to look at his sister, saying, "Sister, I don't mind. It was my fault that day. If I hadn't blushed, Brother-in-Law wouldn't have misunderstood."
Hearing this, Jiang Xun'er did not follow her younger brother's words. Instead, she said with great conviction, "Younger brother, I already said that you did nothing wrong three days ago."
"Jiang Yan, are you going to apologize or not?"
Jiang Yan looked at the pretty boy who was being firmly protected by Jiang Xun'er, feeling resentful in his heart. However, Jiang Xun'er had already spent all the Spirit Stone she had given him before.
These three days without fine wine and without going to brothels had made Jiang Yan extremely uncomfortable. Therefore, for the sake of a better life in the future, Jiang Yan pretended to be a reformed man.
"Younger brother, I'm sorry. Brother-in-law was wrong before. When Brother-in-law's cultivation recovers in the future, I will definitely compensate you properly."
"It's okay, Brother-in-Law. As long as you don't go to those kinds of places in the future, Cultivate diligently, and strive to recover your cultivation as soon as possible, so that you and my sister can live a good life."
"Yes, I will. When that time comes, I will introduce a few good girls to you, younger brother."
"We'll talk about younger brother's marriage later. Jiang Yan, can you guarantee that you won't go to those kinds of places again in the future?"
"I guarantee, Xun'er, I absolutely won't lie to you this time."
Seeing Jiang Yan's solemn vow, and after the two talked for a while, Jiang Xun'er chose to forgive Jiang Yan, and a smile bloomed on her face again, saying, "That's good. I believe you."
Jiang Xun watched from the side, smiling along, hoping that his sister could be happy.
Jiang Yan left, saying before he left that his cultivation was about to recover and that he needed a lot of Spirit Stone.
Jiang Xun'er took out the Spirit Stone she and her brother had just earned, giving 50 of them to Jiang Yan.
In the following three months, Jiang Xun'er and Jiang Xun were basically together on missions.
Both of them had high cultivation, both being at the Late Stage of the First Order.
After such a long period of training, Jiang Xun was already able to fully display his strength.
With the siblings working together and cooperating tacitly, they completed one task after another. Even if they encountered a Yao Beast in the Spirit Initiation Late Stage, they could kill it.
Logically speaking, the two of them should have saved a lot of Spirit Stone with such diligence.
However, every time they completed a mission and returned to the Jiang Family, Jiang Yan would take away most of the Spirit Stone they had earned at risk.
Three months passed, and the relationship between Jiang Xun and Jiang Xun'er had become even deeper than that of many biological siblings.
On this day, Jiang Xun and Jiang Xun'er completed another difficult task, returning to the Jiang Family with a generous reward.
Because the simple tasks had all been taken, the two of them had ventured deep into the inner ring of the Sunset Mountains this time, encountering a Xiao Yao Realm Yao Beast with a Second Order cultivation.
The siblings bought time for each other, narrowly managing to pick the Second Order Spirit Medicine guarded by the Yao Beast.
In order to cover his sister's retreat, Jiang Xun took a blow from that Second Order Yao Beast head-on. The wound on Jiang Xun's body was bleeding profusely, and he had become a bloody mess.
Jiang Xun'er fed the precious healing Medicinal Pill into Jiang Xun's mouth, constantly praying that her younger brother would be safe and sound.
Fortunately, Jiang Xun's physique was strong, and with the assistance of the medicinal power of the First Order healing Medicinal Pill, he successfully recovered.
The two left the Sunset Mountains and returned to the Jiang Family.
After resting for a day, Jiang Xun suggested that his sister take on another mission.
However, Jiang Xun'er refused no matter what. She stayed by Jiang Xun's side, saying that she would wait for her younger brother to recover before making any plans.
On this afternoon, Jiang Xun was still lying in bed recovering from his injuries, and Jiang Xun'er was feeding Jiang Xun herbal soup.
Jiang Yan suddenly came to the door.
He first knocked on the door of the east room, and when there was no response, he moved to the front of the west room and directly pushed the door open.
"Xun'er, I knew you guys were back."
"I heard that you guys took on a Second Order mission this time. You shouldn't be injured, right?"
Jiang Xun'er had her back to Jiang Yan, sitting by Jiang Xun's bed feeding her younger brother medicine, ignoring Jiang Yan.
Jiang Xun, enduring the pain, propped himself up and said, "Brother-in-Law, you're here. Sister is not injured, and I only suffered a minor injury."
"The Second Order Spirit Medicine obtained from this mission can be exchanged for a full Mid-Grade Spirit Stone."
Hearing this, Jiang Yan's expression lit up with joy, saying, "Mid-Grade Spirit Stone! Isn't that equivalent to a hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stone?"
"Not bad, younger brother. The two of you are earning Spirit Stone really fast by carrying out missions together."
Jiang Xun smiled, just about to say something, when Jiang Xun'er put down the medicine bowl and said coldly.
"Are you done? If you are, then leave."
Jiang Yan sensed that Jiang Xun'er's mood was off, but he was in dire need of Spirit Stone, so he rubbed his hands together and said.
"That Spirit Stone… …"
"Brother-in-Law, we've left eighty Spirit Stone for you this time."
"Oh, I'm so embarrassed. You guys have really worked hard."
Jiang Yan walked to Jiang Xun'er's side, reaching out for the Spirit Stone.
However, Jiang Xun'er only said to Jiang Xun, "Younger brother, don't call him Brother-in-Law."