Chapter 81: Big Brother, Why?

“Brother Lin, is this big sister okay?”

“She’s fine. She’s just exhausted her spiritual power, that’s all.”

“Exhausted her spiritual power?”

“Uh… it means she’s just too tired, she has no strength left.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“But Big Brother, if Big Sister has no strength, why does she keep shouting ‘Dian Xia’? Big Brother, what kind of shrimp is ‘Dian Xia’?”

“That… might be a food from this big sister’s hometown. She’s probably homesick.”

“Oh.”

“Big Brother…”

“Hmm?”

“Why is the cloth on this big sister’s chest bigger than Big Brother’s head?~”

“Cough, cough, cough… child, don’t ask about such things.” Lin Xun flicked Yaya’s little head.

“Oh~” Yaya covered her forehead, blinking as she looked at the big sister lying on the bed.

“Big Brother.”

“Hmm?”

“The big sister seems to be waking up.”

“Huh?”

In the room, Lin Xun, who had been grinding medicine, put down the mortar and hurried over.

On the bed, the young lady whose form lifted the blanket high had her eyelashes flutter slightly. She let out a soft “Hmm~”, curled her body a little, her willow-leaf brows furrowed slightly before smoothing out again.

As her delicate brows relaxed, her eyelids gently lifted.

Beneath her eyelids were a pair of bright eyes, still veiled with a hint of mist, and the corners of her eyes were tinged with traces of tears. She looked both pitiable and adorable.

“Your Highness.”

The first time she saw Lin Xun, the young lady’s eyes froze in surprise.

Huh?

Why am I seeing Your Highness?

What exactly happened?

Could it be that I’ve already died? I’ve heard that after death, people see the person they most want to see.

Does that mean I’ll never get to see the real Your Highness again?

For a moment, Jiang Nongqin’s eyes moistened, tears already welling up.

“Your Highness! Actually, Nong Qin has always liked Your High…”

“Miss Jiang!”

Just as Jiang Nongqin was thinking that even if the Your Highness before her was just an illusion, she still wanted to confess her feelings, the young lady, forcing herself to sit up, was too weak and accidentally fell forward.

Lin Xun instinctively moved forward to catch her.

Immediately after, Jiang Nongqin crashed into that firm and warm embrace.

At that moment, Lin Xun felt the softness in his arms, his hands hovering awkwardly in the air like a great roc spreading its wings.

Mainly because Lin Xun found that holding her shoulders wasn’t right, nor was holding her slender waist.

It seemed touching her anywhere was inappropriate.

In Lin Xun’s embrace, Jiang Nongqin smelled that familiar scent and felt the firm pectoral muscles she was leaning against. Nong Qin blinked her eyes.

Carefully extending a small hand, Jiang Nongqin, as if confirming something, poked Lin Xun’s abdomen. The solid feel of his abs transmitted to the young lady’s fingertip.

Only then did Jiang Nongqin realize that she wasn’t dead. She was still alive. She still had a chance to stay by Your Highness’s side, could still confess to Your Highness, and could even bury herself in Your Highness’s arms like she was now.

‘Your Highness’s arms.’

Suddenly, realizing she was tightly pressed against Your Highness, a flush of crimson climbed up Jiang Nongqin’s neck and shot upwards like a thermometer!

The young lady’s cheeks instantly turned a deep scarlet, like a ripe strawberry, and her ears turned bright red.

“Pfft~”

As if a kettle had boiled, a wisp of white steam rose from Jiang Nongqin’s head~~~

With a “swish” sound, the blanket was pulled up.

Just moments ago, she seemingly had no strength to even sit up. Lin Xun couldn’t figure out where she got the strength, but in an instant, she had lain back down on the bed, pulling the blanket over her head.

However, soon after, the utterly embarrassed young lady gently pulled the blanket down again, revealing only a pair of Large, Beautiful Eyes that blinked as she looked at the outside world—a world that contained him.

“Ahem, ahem, Miss Nongqin, I’ve ground some medicine. Please wait a moment to drink it.”

Knowing Nong Qin was shy, Lin Xun also coughed a few times and changed the subject.

Watching Lin Xun’s tall, sturdy back as he ground the medicine powder, then mixed it with hot water, Nong Qin’s little face reddened even more.

In fact, an idea even sprouted in Nong Qin’s mind: ‘If I remained this weak forever, would Your Highness take care of me for a lifetime?’

“No, no, Nong Qin, you can’t be too greedy.”

Nong Qin shook her head, the pair of large eyes peeking from under the blanket blinking as she watched Lin Xun, as if trying to etch his silhouette permanently into her mind.

Standing by the bedside, Yaya looked at this big, big sister, then at Brother Lin. Yaya tilted her little head slightly.

Why does this big sister keep looking at Big Brother?

And Yaya is right here. Why hasn’t this big sister noticed Yaya at all?

Is it because Yaya is too small?

Mixing the ground medicine powder on the table with hot water, Lin Xun carefully carried it over: “Miss Nongqin, time for your medicine.”

“Ah… yes.”

Snapping back to reality, Nong Qin tried to sit up but found she had no strength in her body.

Lin Xun also noticed this.

“Yaya, can you help Big Brother feed Big Sister her medicine?”

“Mm-hmm!” Her little feet in embroidered shoes gave a light hop.

Only then did Nong Qin notice there was a Little Fox Demon by her side.

A chubby, pink little face, fluffy snow-white ears and a long tail, a delicate and exquisite appearance. So cute!

If only she and Your Highness could have such an adorable Little Girl.

“Sister Nongqin, can Yaya get on your bed?” Yaya asked crisply.

“Ah? Mm-hmm.” The young lady, her face red as an apple, snapped back to reality and nodded.

“Heave-ho. Heave-ho.”

Yaya took off her tiny embroidered shoes, placed her little hands on the edge of the bed, stood on tiptoe in her foot-wraps, and seriously tried to climb up.

“Yaya, just help me lift Sister Nongqin up.”

“Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.”

Yaya stretched her short little arms to Nong Qin’s slender, soft back.

“Ugh! Ugh~~”

Yaya’s little face turned red with effort, but unfortunately, she still couldn’t lift Nong Qin.

Actually, Nong Qin was very light. Or was it that Yaya’s strength was too small? Or perhaps, under the’suppression’ of two large mountains, Nong Qin was actually quite heavy?

For a moment, Nong Qin’s face also flushed red. Was she really that heavy? What should she do? Would Your Highness mind? She should have eaten less recently…

“Ahem, Yaya, let me do it.”

“Sorry, Big Brother, Yaya’s strength is too small.”

“It’s okay.” Lin Xun sat on the edge of the bed.

Just as Lin Xun was about to help Nong Qin sit up, he suddenly realized something. He turned his head and seriously instructed Yaya:

“Yaya, you absolutely must not tell Sister Qinger about Big Brother feeding Sister Nongqin her medicine, okay?”

“Huh? Big Brother, why?”

“Because… if Sister Qinger finds out, Yaya might never get to see Big Brother again.”