Chapter 94: Returning to the Village
“Big Brother, you’re here.”
Usually, Yu Beixuan was very happy to see his elder brother, but today he couldn’t quite muster the enthusiasm. His head drooped.
Yu Beimo chuckled. “Xuanxuan isn’t happy to see Big Brother?”
“No.”
“Hehe.” Yu Beimo ruffled his hair and asked, “Xuanxuan, does your head itch?”
Si Er looked at Yu Beimo in surprise.
Why does that question sound so familiar? Is the next line going to be, ‘Are you about to grow a love-brain?’
Yu Beimo paused. That hadn’t been what he intended to say.
Originally, he had planned to ask whether Xuanxuan’s brain had turned to mush—otherwise how could he be trying to fool him?
But after suddenly hearing Si Er’s inner voice, he found that question far more interesting.
Wasn’t Xuanxuan’s current state exactly what people called a “love-brain”?
Yu Beixuan had also heard Si Er’s thoughts and immediately guessed what Yu Beimo was thinking. Before his brother could speak, he hurriedly said a loud goodbye to Si Er.
“Er’er, my big brother’s here to pick me up. I’ll go first! See you in seven days!”
“Okay!” Si Er waved back. “We’ll cultivate together again then!”
Sigh, I won’t see Xuanxuan for seven days. I really will miss him a little.
Hearing that, Yu Beixuan’s steps grew noticeably lighter. So Er’er would miss him too!
Yu Beimo glanced over and saw Yu Beixuan’s small tiger tooth peeking out as he smiled, and couldn’t help laughing.
“You like him that much, so why not let me say it? Wouldn’t it be better for him to know your feelings sooner?”
Yu Beixuan shook his head. “I don’t think so. This is between him and me. If that layer of window paper is going to be pierced, I should be the one to do it.”
“Big Brother, don’t interfere.”
“You don’t even have a partner yourself—you have no experience in this area. Isn’t it a bit inappropriate to meddle so much?”
Pfft—
Yu Beimo felt as though a blade had pierced his heart. He stared at Yu Beixuan in disbelief.
“Xuanxuan, you’re not as cute as before. You’ve actually stabbed your big brother in the heart!”
He clutched his chest dramatically. “My rebellious younger brother has shattered my heart.”
Yu Beixuan covered his face, feeling that his brother’s theatrics in public were rather embarrassing.
He tugged at his sleeve and whispered, “How is this rebellion? I just think that if you don’t have experience in relationships, you shouldn’t meddle in other people’s feelings. The more you meddle, the worse it might get.”
“Even if you did have experience, it still wouldn’t be suitable. Everyone’s personality is different. Your experience might not apply to me.”
“Besides, Er’er and I are classmates. Our dorms are next to each other. We cultivate together every day.”
“We’ll have plenty of time to understand each other. There’s no need to rush.”
Er’er hadn’t awakened to it yet. What if someone suddenly exposed it and scared him away?
“Alright, our Xuanxuan has grown up. You’re thinking things through more comprehensively now.” Yu Beimo smiled in satisfaction. “Even if you are a love-brain, at least you’re a rational love-brain.”
Yu Beixuan: …So we’re never getting past this love-brain thing, huh? Learned a new word and can’t stop using it, is that it?
Worse still, Yu Beimo didn’t just use it himself—he recommended it to their parents and to the second brother, Yu Beiming. Soon the entire Yu family knew that Yu Beixuan was a “love-brain.”
Yu Beixuan wanted to argue, but had no way to refute it. In the end, he could only silently accept the label.
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On the other side, City Lord Si brought his three sons and hurried toward the small mountain village near Mountain City at top speed.
To save time, he even rented the fastest Thousand-Li Roc from Vermilion Bird Academy, spending a full day and night before finally reaching their destination.
The village lay in a remote area, with simple and honest folk customs.
When Si Er and the others arrived, it was just noon. Wisps of cooking smoke curled into the air from every household.
The moment Si Er stepped into the village, he felt his entire heart settle into peace.
Following the trails of smoke with his eyes, he could name every household here—and their faces surfaced instantly in his mind.
“Brother Er’er!”
A little boy, leading a sheep, ran up to Si Er, his eyes shining with delight.
Out of habit, he fumbled in his pocket and pulled out a handful of peanuts to offer him.
“Brother Er’er, have some peanuts!”
“Okay, thank you, Xiaoming.” Si Er smiled as he accepted them, then handed over a small bottle of watermelon juice. “I’ll treat Xiaoming to some juice.”
“Thank you, Brother Er’er.” The boy happily took it, staring curiously at the bottle for a while before suddenly reacting.
“Brother Er’er, you can talk now!”
He bounced up and down on the spot, unable to contain his joy.
Si Er smiled. “I could always talk.”
“But before, you could only say ‘hungry-hungry’!”
Because those were the only two words he could say, Si Er had nearly ended up with the nickname “Hungry.”
Fortunately, Scholar Zhang—the most educated person in the village—thought that nickname inappropriate. He searched for a suitable homophone and finally chose the character Er from “renowned far and wide,” hoping that one day the child would recover and grow into an outstanding talent.
The villagers often asked Scholar Zhang to help name their children, so everyone approved of the name.
Si Er rubbed the boy’s head. “Bai Xiaoming, you understand that when talking about someone, you shouldn’t expose their shortcomings, right?”
“Back then I wasn’t very clever and didn’t say much. You can know that yourself, but don’t go announcing it everywhere.”
“Okay.” The boy nodded, then asked curiously, “Brother Er’er, how did you become smart? I want my little brother to become smarter too.”
“He’s already three years old and still wets the bed. No matter how we teach him, he just won’t learn. He’s really too dumb.”
Si Er said helplessly, “Xiaoliang is still young. He’ll grow out of it.”
“He hasn’t grown up yet?” Bai Xiaoming scratched his head. “But Dad says he’s grown up and can’t sleep with our parents anymore, so he has to sleep with me.”
“But I don’t want to sleep soaked in pee at night.”
“……”
Si Er felt this was indeed a tricky issue—too tricky for him to think about.
So he promptly tossed the problem back. “Ah, your big brother has only just become a tiny bit smarter. I can’t solve something this complicated.”
“Tell your parents about it. They should handle it.”
“Okay.”
Before Bai Xiaoming even left, two little girls came running over hand in hand.
One had horn braids, the other wore twin plaits. Both looked adorable.
“Brother Er’er, have some candy!”
“Brother Er’er, have some sunflower seeds!”
Si Er felt girls also needed to have enough strength to protect themselves, so he exchanged two bottles of watermelon juice for their candy and seeds.
But no sooner had he finished than another pair of children rushed over, quickly surrounding him.
“Brother Er’er, have some bird eggs!”
“Brother Er’er, have some sweet potatoes!”
“Brother Er’er, I found this flower you can eat!”
“Oh no, that flower won’t do. There are ants crawling on it. Look at mine, Brother Er’er—I found wild strawberries!”
“But yours had a snake crawl over it. Who knows if it’s poisonous? Brother Er’er, look at me! I saved this chicken neck since yesterday and haven’t eaten it yet!”
“Brother Er’er—”
“Brother, brother—”
Si Er’s head buzzed.
Although these children all seemed warm and familiar, this level of enthusiasm was really more than he could handle.

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