Chapter 158: Sisters’ Family Meeting
Wen Kexin observed Yi Qingyan in the same classroom for more than a week and finally came to this conclusion:
Most of the time, even if she was sitting in the same space with everyone, she still felt like she was somewhere far away.

For example, Yi Qingyan’s seat was actually right next to her, but Wen Kexin could feel that there was a chasm between the two of them, a bottomless abyss in between that no one could cross.

There is only one exception –

When that man appeared after school, life would show on Yi Qingyan’s face, as if she had returned to the earth from heaven.

What kind of person could make classmate Yi Qingyan show such an expression?
Wen Kexin picked up the book on the desk and covered her face with it, but her eyes were still fixed on Yi Qingyan, her heart full of curiosity.

In her heart, it was a lonely flower on the cliff. She initially thought that classmate Yi Qingyan would remain independent and aloof for the rest of her life, making people yearn for her but no one could ever touch her; but after just a few days, she discovered that she had someone who was willing to be embraced, not to mention touched.

Whenever the man came to pick up Yi Qingyan from school, he would always walk past the door of Class 1, Grade 2, but he would never come in, so Wen Kexin would only catch a glimpse of him.

He was a tall and strong young man, said to be of my father’s uncle’s generation, but his age was obviously off; so, was he my brother…?
But at that time she didn’t dare to look at them any longer, for fear of being noticed by the two men.

Yi Qingyan, who was lying on the railing, saw the person coming to pick her up; a few minutes later, the man appeared at the door of the classroom.

The two talked for a while, but because they were too far away, they couldn’t hear clearly, and then they left side by side.

Wen Kexin put down her book and clenched and unclenched her pencil case. She quickly made up her mind, stuffed the stationery and textbooks on the table into her backpack, grabbed the shoulder strap and hurried out of the classroom.

Can’t miss it again, she thought.

*
“You seem to be being watched all the time.”

The brother and sister walked down the stairs, and Cen Dongsheng recalled the reactions of the group of high school students he had just seen in the classroom.

Along the way, the teachers and students passing by, after noticing that it was Yi Qingyan, all cast curious glances at her intentionally or unintentionally, as if their sister had become a top figure on campus.

There’s nothing wrong with that.

If they could survive the chaotic world in the future and knew that the girl who used to go to the same high school as them had become the King of Equality, they would probably only feel honored… or “lucky”.

Yi Qingyan did not answer. She never cared about such things.

“Qingyan.”

As her brother, Cen Dongsheng was very concerned about her mental condition and took the initiative to ask about it.

“It’s been almost a month. Have you adapted to the new school environment? How do you feel about it?”

“pretty good.”

“Really?” Cen Dongsheng smiled, “I see you don’t seem to talk to people much.”

In fact, it was not “as if”, he would regularly receive reports on Yi Qingyan’s performance in school from the school teachers.

“Those are two different things.”

Yi Qingyan’s tone was light.

“I really don’t communicate with people, and I don’t feel the need to make friends. I will look at them from a distance, look down on them from a high place, and observe them from close up.”

“Hmm…then what?”

“Then, I felt that I could understand my brother’s thoughts a little bit.”

The eyes of the girl walking side by side with him glowed in the night.

What exactly did you see in those eyes?

These ordinary people are no different from ants to the future King of Equality; let alone humans, even this world is as fragile as glass in front of “Infernal Hell”.

But even so, she still saw “something”…

“Yeah, that’s good.”

Cen Dongsheng nodded.

Of course he would not really advise her to find a friend or something like that. Would an elephant become friends with an ant? Even if the elephant had no intention of trampling and killing the ant, its eyes could not see so low.

In this regard, Queen Pingdeng has done well enough. Her moral standards are higher than those of other ancestors and even 90% of the curse masters in the world, including himself, so Cen Dongsheng doesn’t think he needs to interfere.

Everything depends on her own wish. Even if she doesn’t want to be a high school student anymore, he will support her. All he can do is give her advice based on his memories of his previous life and stop her from going berserk at the critical moment.

“Don’t just talk about me.”

Yi Qingyan raised her head and observed Cen Dongsheng’s cheek. After a while, a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

“I feel like my brother is doing well.”

She could see that Cen Dongsheng was in a very relaxed state of mind. If her brother was happy, she would naturally be happy too.

“Yeah, it’s relaxing.”

The young man stretched and said with a smile.

“I feel like my bones are loose, haha.”

“Well, that’s not bad.”

Yi Qingyan’s voice became softer, and her tone was unspeakably gentle.

“Even if my brother becomes useless, you can still rely on me, right?”

Upon hearing this, Cen Dongsheng couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

“…No, it’s not that degraded to that extent.”

But it is true that there have been no fights during this period.

After all, Tianhai City is the territory of the Philosopher King and the place where the Super Working Committee was established. She has been planning here for a long time and regards this international city as the foundation of her kingdom. Naturally, the cancer growing on it must be cleaned up bit by bit.

In his previous life, An Zhizhen, in order to allow the ruling bureau to be successfully separated from the Super Working Committee and to plan the opportunity for himself to step onto the stage, tolerated the chaos experienced by ordinary people for a while. Later, he took control of the entire city with thunder and lightning as a “savior”.

He couldn’t guarantee whether such a thing would happen again in this life, but the frequency of supernatural events in Tianhai City had indeed been controlled to a low level for quite some time; after the “destruction of mountains and temples”, even if new haunted houses continued to emerge, they would be brought under supervision in a timely manner.

This is a good day for ordinary people who yearn for peace and a stable life, but it is another story for a group of curse masters who pursue freedom and strength.

According to Cen Dongsheng’s plan, after finding teammates and forming a team, he would go to other cities to have a look. The huge hidden power and precious wealth were waiting for him.

……

“Brother, I have something to discuss with you.”

Yi Qingyan’s words interrupted his thoughts.

“The school is going to organize a spring outing soon, and the school said that parents can accompany their children.”

“Spring outing, your high school has this.”

“It’s called ‘social practice’.”

“where to?”

“Bai Jingshan.”

“Oh…” It’s different from Shilou Mountain, which is a popular tourist attraction nearby and there is an ancient town at the foot of the mountain.

Cen Dongsheng remembers his student life. There were spring outings only in elementary school, and group trips were organized in junior high school. When he was in high school, he was locked up in school every day to do exercises.

The treatment of high school students in Tianhai City is really different, he thought, of course, maybe only the Experimental Middle School has such treatment.

“I want you to go with me, can you?” “Of course.”

This was a request from his dear sister, and Cen Dongsheng had no reason to refuse.

“Thank you, brother.”

Although it was an expected answer, Yi Qingyan still smiled brightly at the man.

Having said this, the girl suddenly turned her head and looked behind her, her slender eyebrows slightly frowned.

“what happened?”

“……nothing.”

Cen Dongsheng also looked in that direction and caught a glimpse of a short figure hiding himself in a panic.

“Did the child say anything to you?”

“Just an ordinary guy.”

Yi Qingyan said in a low voice.

“But… it’s a bit annoying.”

“Oh~”

Cen Dongsheng couldn’t help but laugh.

Although the mentally healthy King of Equality almost only attacks curse masters who have committed crimes, that is because she feels that the damage caused by curse masters is greater and worse.

She has never set a rule for herself like “don’t kill ordinary people”. If she really finds ordinary people annoying, she will not hesitate to punish them or even kill them.

However, if it was just a slight annoyance, Yi Qingyan would not kill him… In other words, even though she hated it, she would still choose to ignore it in the end.

This is quite interesting, because generally speaking this situation is unlikely to happen. The murderous aura on Yi Qingyan is no joke. Ordinary people will run away when provoked. They should choose to stay away from her.

He had a tentative idea.

……

After watching the off-road vehicle carrying Yi Qingyan leave the school gate, Wen Kexin finally relaxed her tense heart.

She hid behind a huge stone pillar, clenched her hands, gasped for breath, and her face flushed red.

“I was seen…”

While muttering to herself, Wen Kexin covered her chest and felt her heart pounding.

She has been peeking at her all the time, and classmate Yi Qingyan must know this, but she doesn’t care. Because there are so many people staring at her, classmate Yi always treats her as air. Compared with those people, Wen Kexin is nothing special.

But this time, because she took the initiative to follow them and saw their conversation from a distance, that made Yi Qingyan feel dissatisfied… right?

In short, the other party reacted for the first time, and she looked at him with a sharp gaze.

Although she was just being “watched”, Wen Kexin felt as if she was being stared at by a ferocious beast. A weapon was held on her neck, and the cold and stinging feeling penetrated from her skin to her heart. She had the illusion that she had forgotten to breathe.

It is impossible for a normal person to have that kind of look. Classmate Yi is indeed not an ordinary person…

Her knees went weak and she almost fell to the ground. She quickly turned around and leaned against the wall, trying to avoid Yi Qingyan’s gaze as if she was avoiding a gunshot.

What was most surprising was that it wasn’t just Yi who had this look in her eyes. When the man next to her turned his gaze in this direction, Wen Kexin felt a similar weight weighing heavily on her heart.

It was fine at first, but she didn’t know if it was an illusion, but she felt that the man’s eyes flickered slightly at a certain moment, like gems at an exhibition sparkling under the lights… After that, the feeling of heaviness increased sharply, and Wen Kexin felt as if her neck was being pinched hard by someone.

The girl was having trouble breathing, her face was pale, and before she knew it, she was taking on a sickly blush.

No wonder Yi Qingyan only smiled at that man. Wen Kexin grabbed her neck and thought to herself, it was because only they… were the same kind.

*
The incident with the little stalker was just an episode. They drove back to the street where their home was. The three-story red and white building stood in the night, a familiar sight.

When they opened the door, An Zhizhen, wearing an apron, was waiting for them at the entrance. The long-haired woman with a gentle smile exuded the aura of a good wife and mother.

“I’m home.”

She took the initiative to greet the brother and sister who were coming home from school.

“You are only responsible for dinner two days a week. Usually it is your brother who cooks. Don’t pretend to be a good wife and mother.”

Yi Qingyan snorted through her beautiful nose. She really disliked An Zhizhen in every way.

Now she knows how busy the other person’s life is, which in turn shows how much a woman values ​​this small family – but even though she knows it, she just can’t stand the other person pretending.

“oops.”

The elder sister was very tolerant of her younger sister’s bad temper. She held her chin with one hand and suggested with a smile.

“Since Sister Qingyan is so dissatisfied, why don’t you come next time?”

“…I will do it if I do it.”

Yi Qingyan secretly glanced at the man next to her, but she refused to admit defeat.

“It’s just cooking, what’s the big deal? My brother and I used to live alone.”

“But, can you tell the difference between the spices in our cupboard?”

“It’s noisy.”

At this moment, Cen Dongsheng was daydreaming. He was used to the bickering between the two sisters.

Rather, it is this kind of dialogue that makes the relationship between the three look more like a family of three: a gentle wife and a rebellious daughter…

But Sister Qingyan will definitely not admit it.

“Okay, let’s eat first.”

……

After dinner, it was time for a family meeting.

Cen Dongsheng believes that the most important thing in maintaining family relationships is communication and exchange to avoid misunderstandings.

In some families, even close relatives who have lived under the same roof for decades, do not understand each other and are like strangers. In his opinion, this is unacceptable.

There is no love without reason in this world. Even for couples who are deeply in love, they need a lot of time to get used to each other’s lives. Only communication can lubricate the bonds and gears in a relationship.

The two future “ancestors” and himself need to live under the same roof for a long, long time, and their secrets need to be shared.

“Let me go first… Well, I have already let Song Yutang go, and gave her a final exam to determine whether she is qualified to be an assistant.”

Cen Dongsheng set an example by accepting Song Yutang as his apprentice. He never concealed the fact from the two of them. But even so——

“Come to think of it, Sister Qingyan, have you noticed that Dongsheng seems to be talking about his apprentice all the time recently?”

“Yeah, that’s annoying.”

——He will still be regarded as a pervert by his elder sister and treated coldly by his younger sister.

(End of this chapter)