He was a man around twenty-four or twenty-five years old. A blue top hugged his tall, well-proportioned frame, and his long legs beneath black casual pants were of just the right proportion.
He walked towards Ming Zheng.
Like a ball of scorching, brilliant light.
Dispelling the darkness around.
Illuminating Ming Zheng’s world.
And making her eyes sting slightly.
Ming Zheng simply stared at the man.
That familiar face, that familiar tone and way of speaking…
All so deeply missed.
“A’Zheng! Is it really you?”
On his face, as handsome as if sculpted, appeared a look of excitement and ecstatic joy.
He quickened his pace.
Until he stopped in front of Ming Zheng, crouched down, and met her gaze at eye level.
He reached out, intending to grasp Ming Zheng’s wrist.
But as he reached for Ming Zheng, he paused slightly.
His slender fingers seemed to suppress a thousand emotions.
With immense difficulty, he retracted them one by one.
His cautious manner made Ming Zheng’s heart ache.
She immediately reached out, grabbed his large hand as it was about to retreat, and said hoarsely, “Fifth Senior Brother…”
This was her Fifth Senior Brother, Mo Qingchuan.
His hand was exceptionally cold.
This was entirely different from Ming Zheng’s memory of him, always like a little sun, warming everyone.
The moment she held his hand.
Mo Qingchuan’s body stiffened.
His throat felt dry, and almost mechanically, he spoke, “A’Zheng, you… how did you…”
Log into the website “Mo Space”?
In the year since her little junior sister left.
Initially, they would take turns logging into “Mo Space” every day.
Hoping their little junior sister would return.
But they waited and waited…
And waited and waited…
Their little junior sister’s figure never appeared in “Mo Space” for even a second.
It was as if she had completely detached herself from the Mo Sect and returned to a normal life.
They didn’t dare to disturb her.
Gradually disappointed with each passing wait.
They rarely logged into “Mo Space” anymore.
This time…
He had sensed his little junior sister’s presence.
No one knew that when their little junior sister was still in the Mo Sect, he had secretly modified a small string of data in “Mo Space.”
He had bound their little junior sister’s account to his own.
The moment their little junior sister logged into “Mo Space,” his mental power would sense it.
The rest of the sentence, Mo Qingchuan ultimately did not ask.
Their little junior sister hadn’t logged into “Mo Space” for a year, and her sudden return now… surely had a reason.
Mo Qingchuan clasped Ming Zheng’s hand and gently stroked it.
He didn’t mention anything else; all the words that came to his lips were concern for her.
Concern about whether Ming Zheng had eaten on time.
Concern about whether Ming Zheng had stayed up late.
Whether she had neglected her martial arts this past year.
And so on.
Ming Zheng listened blankly.
Her dark eyes moved sluggishly.
Her eyelashes fluttered once.
Then fluttered again.
Something made her eyes blur.
Her throat tightened, her voice hoarse, but she spoke word by word, with absolute firmness…
“I have returned.”
Mo Qingchuan’s concerned voice stopped abruptly.
His entire body tensed intensely.
His eyes, which had been filled with excitement and doting affection, fixed on a tear rolling down the corner of the girl’s eye, suddenly gathering a dark storm.
It was as if it would erupt in the next second.
“The Ming family… did they bully you?”
His strained voice clearly suppressed boundless agitation.
Just to maintain his gentleness in front of her.
His little junior sister.
The cherished little princess of the Mo Sect, doted upon by everyone.
From childhood to adulthood, they had never let her shed a single tear.
But now…
Their little princess was crying.
Was it the Ming family?
Did the Ming family bully their little princess, making her suffer injustice?
In this past year.
They hadn’t not considered going to the Ming family to see Ming Zheng.
Even just to catch a glimpse from afar, secretly.
But as soon as they remembered Ming Zheng’s words when she left the Mo Sect, that she wanted to return to a normal life, to be a normal person,
They still suppressed their surging longing.
They couldn’t bear to disrupt the “normal life” their little junior sister had always wished for.
They had investigated the Ming family.
Wealthy and influential.
Combined with their behind-the-scenes support.
It would surely guarantee their little junior sister’s material needs.
Although the Ming family had many sons, they would never engage in the infighting for power that occurred in those so-called wealthy families.
They were united, loving each other.
Even after knowing that the daughter they had raised for twenty years, Ming Zhirou, was not their biological daughter, they still treated Ming Zhirou as their own.
Such a family atmosphere.
A family that doted on even their adopted daughter so much.
Would surely not mistreat their own daughter.
Therefore, they ultimately did not go.
“Fifth Senior Brother, I’m sorry…”
She had left so resolutely, so decisively back then.
Severing all ties with the Mo Sect and her Senior Brothers cleanly.
But now, as soon as she heard that she had been bullied and suffered injustice.
Her heart and mind were filled with the desire to stand up for her.
How could Ming Zheng not feel the storm sweeping around Mo Qingchuan?
She was certain.
If she nodded her head now, if she let go,
Mo Qingchuan would definitely log off immediately and go to Xia Country to slaughter the Ming family.
Xia Country was a society governed by laws.
Even for those like them, who possessed special abilities.
They had to abide by the rules.
Ming Zheng absolutely did not want her Senior Brothers to sacrifice their lives for a bunch of trash from the Ming family.
The Ming family was not worth it.
Nor did they deserve it.
However, Ming Zheng’s apology, which was equivalent to stopping him from seeking revenge on the Ming family, was interpreted by Mo Qingchuan…
As Ming Zheng still caring about the Ming family, being concerned about them, and fearing that he would harm the Ming family.
Indeed…
In their little junior sister’s eyes.
Their brothers from the Mo Sect were, after all, no match for blood relatives.
The dark aura surging from Mo Qingchuan gradually subsided.
The joy of reuniting with his little junior sister also dimmed in his eyes.
“I understand.” Mo Qingchuan slightly lowered his gaze.
His dejected appearance made Ming Zheng feel even more self-reproachful.
She lifted her head, her bright, beautiful eyes like brilliant stars, and looked at her Senior Brother earnestly, “No, Fifth Senior Brother, it’s not that I’m reluctant for you to harm the Ming family.”
“It’s just that… the Ming family is not worthy of your intervention, and we shouldn’t let the Ming family dirty our Mo Sect.”
Mo Qingchuan’s chest tightened abruptly.
He almost couldn’t believe his ears.
His pupils widened in shock.
The girl who, a year ago, had spoken excitedly and with longing about her biological parents and her six older brothers.
Now, a year later, when discussing the Ming family, not a ripple of emotion appeared in her eyes.
Her words even conveyed a sense of indifference towards the Ming family.
His overwhelming shock was quickly replaced by anger.
What exactly had the Ming family done to cause their loyal and righteous little junior sister to be so disappointed?!