"My sister's name is Yue Qingning! It's a nice name, right?"
Before Yue Qingning could speak, Yue Jing had already answered on her behalf.
Yun Jue nodded and said, "Not bad!"
Yue Qingning's face suddenly turned red, she patted her brother's head and said, "Talk too much!"
Xiao Yuejing stuck out his tongue naughtily.
"Where are your parents?" Yun Jue felt that his grandfather's diary mentioned a descendant of the Gu clan, and it couldn't be Yue Qingning. Although his grandfather didn't make it clear, his age didn't match.
Grandpa has been living in seclusion in Longcheng. The date recorded in the diary was more than ten years ago. At that time, Yue Jing was not yet there, and Yue Qingning was only a few years old at most.
Judging from her current appearance, she must be twenty years old at most.
So he concluded that the person grandpa was talking about was not their brother and sister.
Maybe it's their parents.
Mentioning their parents, the Yue brothers and sisters had sad expressions on their faces...
"Brother, my parents died of a strange illness!" Xiao Yuejing said with slightly red eyes.
Yun Jue, "..."
He felt very sorry when he mentioned the sadness of the two siblings.
Yun Jue was considered a cold-hearted person, but when he met such a simple brother and sister, he couldn't help but feel sympathy.
"Xiao Jing, you play in the yard for a while, I have something to tell my benefactor!" Yue Qingning patted her brother's head and said calmly.
Little Yuejing immediately jumped off his sister, rolled his eyes, and asked, "Brother, we don't know your name yet!"
"Yun Jue!" Yun Jue replied friendly, having a good impression of this little boy.
"What a cool name! I'm out!" Xiao Yuejing left with a bounce.
"Benefactor, are you here to see my parents? Today you saved Qing Ning's life. If you have anything to do, just tell me. If I can do it, I will try my best to do it!" Yue Qing Ning said directly.
Yun Jue looked at her calm and sincere appearance, and a hint of admiration flashed in his dark eyes. There are really few simple and straightforward girls like her.
"I know that your Yue family is the descendant of Miao Gu. I really have something to ask for when I come here today!" Yun Jue did not beat around the bush and directly explained his purpose.
A trace of uneasiness flashed in Yue Qingning's beautiful black eyes, and she asked, "How did the benefactor know?"
"Stop calling me your benefactor. If you don't mind, call me Brother Yun... It's a long story!" Yun Jue knew that the girl in front of him was a simple person, so he simply told her everything.
Including the poisoned body, the dying little cutie, and Gu Zhirou’s conspiracy...
After hearing this, Yue Qingning's dark eyes flashed with solemnity and asked, "Are you saying that Gu Zhirou poisoned a child less than two years old with more than ten kinds of poison?"
Yun Jue nodded, "Yes, the little cutie's situation is not optimistic right now. I don't know if she can survive until I go back."
"Gu Zhirou..." Yue Qingning's eyes turned slightly as she read this name.
"Do you know him?" Yun Jue asked tentatively.
"Maybe... I heard my mother say that she has a half-sister, and the person she married is named Gu! But our two families have no contact," Yue Qingning said.
"I see... Then are you willing to help the little cutie and help us?" Yun Jue asked.
Yue Qingning nodded without hesitation, "Don't say you saved me today. Even if you didn't save me, saving people is what I should do. I can go with you to see that child."
"Thank you for agreeing!" Yun Jue didn't expect that she would agree so happily, and he felt more fond of this kind little girl in his heart.
"We'll set off tomorrow morning! I have something to prepare!" Yue Qingning said cautiously.
"Okay!" Yun Jue did not object. He found that although this girl was young, her eyes were extremely firm. Such people have their own thoughts and ideas.
Since she has spoken, she must be right.
"Xiao Jing, come in!" Yue Qingning called to her younger brother.
"Sister, big brother, you've finished talking." Xiao Yuejing ran in happily.
"You stay at home with Yun...Brother Yun...Sister wants to go up the mountain!" Yue Qingning stood up and said.
"Going up the mountain now? But there will be fog on the mountain in the evening, and it will be dangerous!" Yue Jing hugged his sister's thigh worriedly, with a look of reluctance on his face.
"It's okay, sister promises to come back safely!" Yue Qingning said, patting her brother's head.
"No...one year my parents went up the mountain and almost couldn't come back. I don't want you to go! You are the only one left." Yue Jing's voice was filled with tears.
"I'll go with you!" Yun Jue said immediately.
Although he didn't know what she was doing up the mountain now, he believed that what she was doing must be related to Gu.
"Okay, okay... I feel relieved when my elder brother is with my sister!" Yue Jing immediately laughed happily.
"No, I don't worry about you being alone at home!" Yue Qingning pursed her lips and objected.
"Oh, just go ahead. I'll lock the door. That bad guy Zhao San won't do anything to me. Besides, if he comes and leaves when he sees you're not around, I promise to lock the doors and windows and never go out!"
Yue Jing said with a smile.
Yue Qingning frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Okay then, lock the door when we go out and never come out!"
"As you command, sister!" Yue Jing said, pushing them outside.
Yue Qingning took a bamboo basket outside and carried it on her back. She glanced at her brother who was leaning against the window and smiling at her, waved to him, and then turned around and walked out.
Yun Jue, "..."
This is the first time I have been ignored so completely!
I don’t know if this little girl is too unreasonable or if she doesn’t welcome me at all!
Yun Jue also waved to Yue Jing, who was waving to him excitedly, and then turned around to follow Yue Qing Ning.
The personalities of the two siblings are really very different!
One is cold, one is hot, one is ice and one is fire!
Yue Qingning walked in front, and Yun Jue followed her behind. The two of them walked quickly up a path.
After walking for about an hour, mist began to appear in the mountains, and the temperature slowly dropped. Yun Jue felt a little cold, but Yue Qingning, who was walking in front, didn't react at all, and would squat down to pick some from time to time.
Put the medicine in the backpack.
"Would you like me to carry it for you?" Yun Jue thought that he was a very talkative person, but today he finally met someone who talked less than him.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yue Qingning turned around in shock and looked at him in surprise...
But soon, she put away her expression and answered very calmly, "No, thank you!"
Yun Jue, "..."
I bet she has completely forgotten about herself as a living person!
The corner of Yun Jue's mouth twitched slightly, as if he saw himself when he was young, and finally knew why his companions looked crazy at that time!
It turns out that the feeling of being treated like nothing is so...unpleasant!
Yue Qingning turned her head and looked into the distance, her black eyes instantly brightened. She stretched out her hand and pulled the strap of her backpack, and quickly walked towards a big tree in the distance.
Yun Jue could only quickly follow up.
Yue Qingning came under the tree, squatted down, picked an herb, put it to her nose and smelled it, the corners of her lips finally curved upward.
Yun Jue looked at the girl squatting on the ground and was slightly distracted for a moment. His eyes were unconsciously attracted to her bright eyes, which reminded him of the person he had always hidden in his heart!
Yue Qingning didn't notice Yun Jue's gaze at all. She lowered her head and quickly picked at the same herb. She didn't care at all that her hands were already covered with mud.
Perhaps because she had been working for a long time, there was a slight sweat on her forehead and the tip of her nose. She inadvertently raised her hand to wipe it off, pursed her lips tightly and continued working.
"Do you need my help?" Yun Jue realized that he was looking at her in a trance.
"No, it will be fine soon!" Yue Qingning replied without raising her head, and brushed the strands of hair that accidentally fell on her forehead behind her ears.
After she finished collecting the medicine, the two of them continued walking into the mountains. The fog became heavier and heavier, and the sky became darker and darker. Yun Jue looked at Yue Qingning's thin clothes and frowned slightly. He didn't care.
He hesitantly took off his coat, took two quick steps and handed it to her.
"No! I often go to the mountains to collect herbs and I'm used to it. You'd better wear it yourself." Yue Qingning said calmly and continued walking forward.
Yun Jue, "..."
He was sure that she didn't refuse because she was embarrassed, she was definitely rejecting him seriously.
However, what made him fortunate was that she still remembered his existence this time.
The two of them walked for some distance, Yue Qingning's delicate brows gradually wrinkled, and their speed became faster and faster.
Yun Jue looked at the sky that was about to get dark, took a flashlight from his pocket and turned it on.
The sudden light made Yue Qingning's eyes brighten. She stared blankly at the small flashlight in Yun Jue's hand that was as bright as a searchlight, with curiosity on her face.
"If you like it, I'll give it to you!" Yun Jue handed the flashlight to her.
"Thank you! I'll just use it once!" Yue Qingning carefully took the flashlight, and their hands accidentally touched each other. Yun Jue felt that her hand was like a piece of ice.
He grabbed her hand all of a sudden. Yue Qingning raised her head and looked at him in confusion, her black eyes as pure as the autumn sky.
Yun Jue took off his clothes again and ordered, "Put your clothes on!"
After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but take off the backpack from her back and forcefully put his coat on her body.
Then put the basket on her back.
When he finished everything, he found that Yue Qingning was looking at him with a puzzled look!
He doesn't seem to understand why he did it!
"Do you understand the most basic friendship between people?" Yun Jue explained subconsciously.
He suddenly had a headache. When did he become so talkative?
"..." Yue Qingning stopped talking and continued walking forward with the bright flashlight.
"Do you need more? If you spend the night in the mountains, I'm afraid it will be very hard!" Yun Jue looked at her and asked.
"Yeah!" Yue Qingning continued to cherish words like gold, only focusing on looking for herbal medicines.
Yun Jue, "..."
The two continued to walk forward, and when they reached a small valley, Yue Qingning looked down carefully. When she saw a plant with white flowers, her eyes lit up again.
