Chapter 905: Battle in Bed with Zi Yuan

Originally, he’d planned to refine something more complicated: the [Small Foundation Establishment Grain Avoidance Pill].

But since it was already so late, Jiang Si didn’t continue studying.

On his way home he was thinking Keke should be asleep by now, and couldn’t help feeling glad—skills never weigh you down.

Every kind of technique will get used someday; if he hadn’t figured out the Fasting Pill himself and learned to use the Flame Emperor manual, then when Si Motu ran into enemies later, he’d probably get bullied again.

—Everyone knows Alchemists are the shadiest; when others think they’re about to beat you to death, one “Take this pill” and you start torturing the opponent on the spot…

As soon as he entered, Bai Hu was still sitting in the living room reading NovelPhoenixs, like a statue.

Keke’s bedroom door was tightly shut, which made him let out a small sigh of relief.

After thinking about it, he still went to the bathroom first, planning to take a shower.

He’d barely been showering for a bit when Bai Hu actually walked over and knocked on the door.

“Need any help, sir?”

“No.”

“I can help scrub your back.”

Jiang Si remembered something and immediately barked, “You’ve been reading urban romance again?”

Reading something like “Starting Off as the Clan’s Magical Artifact” was whatever, but she actually dared to read that kind of useless Demon Path trash!

“It’s fantasy Cultivation Immortality, sir.”

“…Skip that kind of scene.”

“Yes.”

When he came out of the shower, Bai Hu went into the bathroom next, and didn’t even close the door before she started undressing.

Jiang Si didn’t care about her and went straight upstairs.

He casually tossed the ring Lu Ya had given him in that World Bubble onto the table, then glanced at his mother’s bank card.

After confirming there was nothing wrong, he finally lay down.

Tomorrow he’d see if he could refine a [Small Foundation Establishment Pill]. The Seeds of Sorrow and Eggs of Calamity were running low; he’d ask Bingtang if the Sect had any extras. Once he finished the [Small Foundation Establishment Pill], he could go straight to the Prince…

He was mentally going over his plans for tomorrow when a knock sounded at the door, making Jiang Si frown.

What was this Bai Hu up to again?

“Get lost.”

“Bro, I want to talk to you…”

A breathless voice came through, like she’d been startled.

Hearing Keke’s voice, Jiang Si fell silent for a while and took a breath.

According to the script, shouldn’t she already be crying herself to sleep under the covers by now?

Holding out until now is way too rebellious, no?

Keke, how did she end up like this?

He thought about what exactly had happened during this period.

What had twisted Keke so she turned out like this.

Clearly not long ago, she was still a very good, obedient, sensible little sister who wouldn’t cause him trouble.

Talking with her wasn’t even exhausting.

But in just a short while she’d completely changed; not only did she get rebellious, she was living life backwards, regressing.

It couldn’t possibly be that he’d done something wrong—NovelPhoenix protagonists never make mistakes, so it had to be external factors.

He was turning over in his mind which culprit had ruined Keke, and how he’d definitely get revenge later…

After a long time without a response, the impatient Keke poked her head in from behind the door.

Wearing a thin set of pajamas, and maybe because she was cold, she was trembling slightly.

Her eyes still looked a little red as she said softly, “Bro, I’m coming in.”

Jiang Si ignored her and just turned around, giving her his back.

Keke’s lips wobbled, but she still slowly pushed the door open and walked in on her own—if big bro didn’t refuse, that meant she was allowed in.

She walked to the bedside and sat down in a duck-sit.

Leaning over the edge of the bed, she didn’t say anything, just gently tugged at Jiang Si’s sleeve with her hand.

Like when she was little, that gesture she used whenever she wanted to get her big brother to play with her and notice her.

When big bro slept back then, she’d keep tugging his sleeve or clothes like this until he got impatient and turned around to flick her on the head.

“Stop bothering me.”

“Big bro, don’t leave, okay?”

Her voice was soft and sticky like mochi, as if she would burst into tears the next second.

It made Jiang Si want to sock her twice on reflex.

She’d been a Magical Girl for so long and still hadn’t improved at all.

“If I did something wrong, didn’t do well, you can just tell me. I’ll definitely change. Is it because I kept asking where you’ve been lately and that annoyed you? I definitely won’t ask anymore, so don’t be annoyed with me.”

As she spoke, the hand that had been fluttering at Jiang Si’s sleeve closed around it.

She pinched two of Jiang Si’s fingers and wouldn’t let go. “I’ll give you my whole salary, I’ll study hard, I’ll do all my homework properly, I absolutely won’t secretly read romance manga anymore. I’ll be really obedient, I won’t talk back, and I won’t make you angry.”

As she talked, she hugged Jiang Si’s hand and pressed her cheek against it.

Her damp cheeks were flushed from being held in, hot to the touch like she had a high fever: “Don’t throw me away and leave me alone, okay, bro.”

What else could he do?

She was his own kid after all, he couldn’t exactly beat her to death.

He could only sigh, turn around, and look at Keke.

He asked, “You really gonna hand over all your salary?”

Keke hugged his hand and rubbed her tears onto it. “Mm… I’ll give it all to you…”

The room fell quiet again.

Keke kept holding her big brother’s hand, and after a bit, she cautiously tested the waters and sat up on the bed.

Since big bro didn’t say anything, she slowly lay down bit by bit, squeezing onto the bed and hugging his arm. “Just stay with me for a while, okay? When Keke grows up, I’ll definitely become properly independent.”

She heard that sigh from her brother—the same sigh he made when he couldn’t stand her clinging to him as a kid but also had no way to deal with her.

Hearing that sigh, her heart finally relaxed.

“Mm.”

Only when she heard that final response from big bro did Keke finally break into a tearful smile.

Half-asleep, she curled up and murmured, “Big bro’s the best…”

Then, drowsiness from exhaustion washed over her; her eyes were almost too heavy to open as she clutched his hand in a death grip, her fingers digging nearly into his flesh.

The room sank into dead silence.

She didn’t know how much time had passed when, in a haze, Keke saw her big brother and Teacher Zi Yuan.

Teacher Zi Yuan kept complaining—why did they have to live with his little sister all the time? At her age she still loved to act spoiled and cling to her big brother; didn’t she feel embarrassed?

Then Teacher Zi Yuan blew up at the silent big bro, twisting his ear.

“It’s either her or me! If I’m here, she’s not! If she’s here, I’m not! You have to choose today. Either come live with me outside and live a good life, or break up and go spend the rest of your life with your sister!”

“You little idiot, of course I’d only choose you. I’ve long found Keke a nuisance and a bother.”

Then big bro hugged Teacher Zi Yuan and happily left home.

Keke was so scared she screamed:

“Big bro, don’t leave me!”

She clutched his hand with all her strength, shaking it desperately. “Don’t leave me, big bro…”

As she shook and shook, something about the feel in her hand suddenly felt off.

Keke opened her eyes; the sunlight outside was a bit dazzling. She was still lying on the bed, but big bro at her side was gone, and what she was holding wasn’t his arm.

It was a Dragon Horn.

A smooth, beautiful Dragon Horn, clear like crystal, with a soft bounce to it and an excellent feel in the hand.

Keke stared blankly, then looked down.

Teacher Zi Yuan’s golden Long Tong were staring at her coldly.

“Let go.”