"Auntie! Auntie! Hold me!"
"Qin Suyi, why are you bringing Sushang here again?"
Su Mei looked helplessly at her younger sister who was holding the child.
"Besides, this girl is already four years old, so you shouldn't be carrying her and playing with her all day, by the way, has Sushang finished her homework for today?"
"What does it matter? Sushang is only four years old this year, she doesn't need to learn so many things."
Qin Suyi held Li Sushang in her arms and pampered her like a baby.
"Older sister, I started practicing martial arts when I was three years old."
Su Mei sighed while looking at them both.
"Qin Suyi, you are wasting this girl's talent, this little one's talent is almost equal to that of the fifth sister, if the Master were in her right mind, she would surely give you a good reprimand... The fifth sister entered the sect at two years old, now Sushang is four, what is premature about that?"
"Older sister, you are becoming stricter and stricter."
Upon hearing Su Mei say this, Qin Suyi had no choice but to lower Li Sushang to the ground.
"Second auntie! Sushang doesn't need to do her homework..."
Li Sushang, who had just been lowered, feigned a few tears and opened her arms toward Qin Suyi, completely forgetting that she had just asked Su Mei to hold her.
"That girl is very smart."
Unmoved, Su Mei lifted Li Sushang with one hand.
Qin Suyi shrugged helplessly at Li Sushang.
If the eldest sister, Lin Zhaoyu, is the mother, then the second sister is the eldest sister.
Even if you don't say an eldest sister is like a mother, she is definitely like half a mother.
The decisions she makes are none of her business.
"Auntie..."
Li Sushang realized that her second auntie was no longer of any use and immediately looked at Su Mei with tearful eyes.
"Your trick might fool your second auntie, but it won't work on your first auntie."
Su Mei smiled at Li Sushang, who was faking pity, and pinched her buttocks with her other hand.
"Sushang, if you continue to misbehave and neglect your studies, your auntie will whip you until your bottom splits into eight pieces."
"Eight... eight petals?"
Hearing Su Mei's words, Li Sushang subconsciously touched her buttocks and then looked at Su Mei, who still had a gentle smile on her face.
"Sushang will definitely listen to auntie! Let's start practicing now."
"If others saw the famous Wushuangniang threatening this little girl, they would be shocked!"
Looking at the two figures, one large and one small, Qin Suyi could not help but laugh.
"Isn't it because you spoil Sushang too much? If you keep spoiling her like this, you will become a spoiled mother and daughter."
Su Mei rolled her eyes and looked at Qin Suyi.
If Qin Suyi could teach her well, why would they need her?
Does she really think she has time to waste her life?
"Sushang, practice the basic form of Tai Xu Sword Qi five hundred times today."
"Older sister, are you leaving too?"
Qin Suyi seemed to have discovered something and looked at her second older sister with some hesitation.
"The bonds of friendship within our Taixu Sword Sect have crumbled, instead of staying here and feeling miserable thinking about my younger sisters and brother, I prefer to leave," Su Mei said with a sigh and shaking her head after a moment of hesitation.
"Sushang doesn't want auntie to leave!"
The two did not hide their conversation from Li Sushang, so the girl was immediately on the verge of tears.
Although she felt her auntie was too strict with her, overall she was genuinely kind to her.
Despite her young age, she knew how to distinguish between right and wrong.
"As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, you will see this kind of thing much more often in the future."
Su Mei patted Li Sushang's little head.
Su Mei truly adores this little one who is almost as talented as the fifth daughter and has a lively personality.
But that was not enough to change Su Mei's mind.
"Ha... It seems I am also a rather indifferent person."
Su Mei felt a bit self-critical.
Qin Suyi looked somewhat sad.
"All the older sisters have gone, leaving only Xiao Qi and Sushang to protect Fuyun Temple... The older sisters are truly heartless."
Her eldest sister, who had always raised her, passed away.
Her third and fourth older sisters also passed away.
Little Ma Feima couldn't stand the mountain environment, so he also went down.
Her fifth sister left with her grand master and hasn't returned in all these years.
Now, her second sister, whom she considered family, is also leaving...
Qin Suyi's tone already had a hint of resentment.
"Could it be that the Younger Sister is destined for a life of hardship?"
As Qin Suyi spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.
After her eldest sister, whom she considered a mother, had a conflict with her most trusted master, she was heartbroken.
Now that her second older sister, who was like family to her, was also leaving, how could she bear the loneliness in the future?
"But we still have Sushang and the Master, with you here, I am sure you can take good care of the Master."
"That's right! Sushang is also with second auntie!"
When Li Sushang saw her stepmother crying, she lost all interest in practicing martial arts and quickly ran to comfort her.
At the same time, she was even more puzzled: how is it that her auntie and stepmother were fine before, but now they have suddenly become like this?
"It would be better if my bottom were broken into eight pieces."
"Sushang... Sushang is the only one who is with me!"
Seeing Li Sushang, Qin Suyi finally stopped crying.
"The Eldest Sister is truly heartless... Our Taixu Sword Sect should dissolve!"
"Sushang is such a sensible girl, how could you, Second Older Sister, be so heartless as to say goodbye?"
And speaking of her master... Qin Suyi didn't know how to face her.
Lately, she only brought her food and left.
When she saw her master confuse her with her eldest sister or talk about her grand master, Qin Suyi couldn't hate her, even if she felt resentment.
But they can no longer be as close as before.
The thorn has already pierced the soul.
"It's time to disperse, it's time to disperse."
Su Mei nodded helplessly, neither denying it nor giving a direct answer.
She originally had no intention of saying it at that moment, but Qin Suyi asked her anyway, so she plucked up her courage and told her directly.
The friendship truly has faded, to the point that she no longer wants to hide anything.
"Where does the Older Sister intend to go?"
She knelt down, hugged Sushang, wiped her tears, and then looked up to ask.
After all, she was her second older sister.
Qin Suyi was kind-hearted and couldn't just leave it like that.
"I'm going west, the Central Plains do not appeal to me, I will follow in the Master's footsteps and perhaps God will grant my wish, and I will meet the fifth younger sister and the Grand Master."
Su Mei sighed while looking at her little seventh sister.
"It's true, our master valued our second and fifth older sisters very much, if it weren't for me, this burden, they would have gone to the Western Regions with our master long ago."
"We have never considered you a burden, Xiao Qi."
Su Mei shook her head.
"The Older Sister, she can say whatever she wants."
Qin Suyi rubbed Li Sushang's head.
"Sushang, let's go cook."
"Second auntie, first auntie..."
Li Sushang knew something was wrong and could only look at Su Mei with pleading eyes, but Su Mei turned her head and let Qin Suyi take Li Sushang away.
"..."
Su Mei looked at the two people in front of her and felt a sense of emotion.
Even though these two are not mother and daughter, they are closer than a real mother and daughter.
"Sushang is a faithful daughter and a talented girl, as long as she can change her rebellious nature, she will be able to protect Xiao Qi and the Sword Sect in less than ten years, with Ma Feima helping her outside, I don't have to worry about anything."
After Su Mei muttered something in a low voice, suddenly a loud male voice came from outside the gate.
"Second Older Sister! Seventh Younger Sister! Look who I brought!"
"Ma Feima?", Qin Suyi, who was about to leave, was stunned.
Does the little horse know how to return to the mountain?
That's strange.
Su Mei's eyebrows twitched and a look of great interest appeared on her face.
"Does it seem like you brought important guests?"
"I'm afraid my older brother brought some cronies from the martial arts world with him."
Qin Suyi looked at Su Mei, who had approached her, and commented quite rudely; her tone revealed her resentment.
After all, it had already been made clear before that their friendship was over, so Qin Suyi's evaluation of her older brother was quite direct.
(After all, she is still only a 22-year-old "girl").
"Come on, let's see even our friends."
Su Mei smoothed her hair, which reached her waist and was covered by her simple clothes.
"Fine then."
Seeing Su Mei push the door and leave, although Qin Suyi still harbored resentment, she subconsciously followed her.
After all, being gentle and kind-hearted, she genuinely did not want to see the friendship between disciples dissipate, so even though Su Mei had made things clear beforehand, Qin Suyi could not openly contradict Su Mei.
Qin Suyi felt she would do anything as long as Su Mei stayed.
"Second Older Sister! Seventh Younger Sister! Older Sister...! Younger Sister...!"
"Alright, alright, Ma Feima, are you going to keep bothering your older sister until she goes deaf?"
Su Mei saw Ma Feima in front of the mountain gate at a glance.
"Hey! Older sister, why are you coming out now? Where is the younger sister?"
"Here."
Qin Suyi appeared behind Su Mei with a blank expression.
"Uh... what's wrong, Younger Sister...?"
Qin Suyi's tear tracks were too obvious; even if she tried to keep a straight face, she couldn't hide it from Ma Feima.
"It's just trivial matters," Su Mei said indifferently.
"But where is your distinguished guest, Ma Feima?"
"I'm coming! Aren't you going up?"
Ma Feima pointed to the mountain path behind him and laughed out loud.
"Snort..."
With a cold snort, a figure rushed forward carrying something, then threw the "thing" in her arms.
"Cheng Lingshuang!"
"What are you shouting about, Your Excellency? You should lose weight."
Cheng Lingshuang looked blankly at Otto as she got up from the ground.
They traveled day and night during this period, even abandoning their horses: after all, without considering energy conservation, the horses simply could not run faster than them...
"Cheng Lingshuang... ugh... just wait..."
Otto, who was the one in worst physical shape, suffered nausea due to motion sickness.
"It's been a long time, fifth sister."
"I hope you've been well, Older Sister."
Cheng Lingshuang smiled at Su Mei.
"And Xiao Qi ..."
However, Cheng Lingshuang's expression grew slightly stiff halfway through her sentence.
"Fifth Older Sister... Sister Otto...?"
Qin Suyi looked at the two people in front of her as if she had realized something too late.
"That... that grand master..."
"Hey! Here!", Tian Shi struggled to get out of Otto's shirt pocket.
"Otto, take it easy, don't vomit on me..."
"I... I understand..."
Otto changed positions while lying on the ground.
"Greetings, Grand Master."
Su Mei bowed to Tian Shi.
Qin Suyi also realized what was happening and was filled with joy, preparing to pay her respects.
She realized that with her grand master here today, her Taixu Sword Sect would never dissolve!
Thank God!
"Dressed in civilian clothes, I greet my lord... Ah!"
"You've been eating well with the second older sister for the past five or six years, Qin Suyi."
Cheng Lingshuang stabbed Qin Suyi in the chest with her sword sheath, her resentment almost overflowing.
"Um... Older sister, you too..."
"The fifth sister doesn't seem to have aged at all."
Su Mei smiled and added fuel to the fire.
Not aging = no breast growth.
"Yes!"
Cheng Lingshuang patted Qin Suyi's chest with her sword sheath, which made Qin Suyi blush again.
After all, such an action is too dangerous for a 22-year-old virgin.
"Oh, it's still shaking."
Cheng Lingshuang remained expressionless, but her eyes clearly conveyed her disgust.
"That sentence was clearly said by my second older sister."
Qin Suyi wanted to cry but had no tears.
"I don't like you," Cheng Lingshuang said coldly.
In any case, Su Mei was practically older than her.
As a child, besides Lin Zhaoyu, it was Su Mei who took care of her.
Since Su Mei actually said that, Cheng Lingshuang could only endure it.
Of course, and most importantly... you are even bigger than the Second Older Sister!
Who else would she be angry with if not you?
"What have you been eating all these years, you bastard?!"
"You're a bad person! You can't bully my stepmother!"
Li Sushang, who was nearby, pulled out a small wooden sword from somewhere and pointed fiercely at Cheng Lingshuang.
"Oh... is this the only third-generation descendant of our Taixu mountain?"
"Sushang, stop talking nonsense, she is your... uh... fifth aunt."
Qin Suyi hesitated for a moment before speaking.
After all, it is a bit strange for Li Sushang to call her and Su Mei "mom" when presenting her generational relationships.
"Fifth.. Fifth Martial Aunt? Like Uncle Ma Feima?"
Li Sushang's little head took a while to catch up.
"It's different, from now on, you will call me second auntie, and Qin Suyi will be third auntie."
Cheng Lingshuang gently rubbed Li Sushang's head.
This girl is funny and nice; Cheng Lingshuang liked her at first sight.
"I don't want to!"
"Do you want it?"
Cheng Lingshuang stopped touching Qin Suyi's chest and instead lifted Li Sushang, looking at the girl with a half-smile.
"No way!"
Li Sushang stood firm and refused to give in.
"In our sword sect, your eldest aunt ranks second, I rank fifth, and Qin Suyi ranks seventh, What's wrong with calling me second auntie?"
"Stepmother! Stepmother!"
Li Sushang pouted and stabbed "fiercely" at Cheng Lingshuang's chest with the small wooden sword in her hand.
The smile vanished.
"You dare to bully my stepmother! Little brat! Little brat!"
Li Sushang's childhood intuition allowed her to perceive Cheng Lingshuang's "fatal weakness," and the size difference was not a problem for a four-year-old girl.
So Li Sushang immediately imitated Cheng Lingshuang's previous actions toward Qin Suyi and turned the tables.
"Puff..."
Qin Suyi, who was rubbing her chest beside her, could not help but laugh.
Cheng Lingshuang's pressured gaze immediately turned to another target.
"Xiao Qi has grown quite a bit over the years, why don't you come train for a while with your older sister?"
"..."
"Aren't we the same age?"
Qin Suyi wanted to refute her, but...
Yes, she was afraid of a superior's gaze and wanted to run away, but she was too afraid to do so.
"Isn't this a classic example of negative education?", Tian Shi, sitting on Su Mei's shoulders, complained.
"I never thought Lingshuang was such a free spirit," Su Mei covered her mouth and chuckled.
"But thanks to your return, the rest of us are... Ugh!, Sushang, come here and greet your Grand Master."
"Sushang greets the Grand Master!"
Li Sushang bowed obediently.
Her childhood intuition made her vaguely understand that the reason why her auntie and stepmother had reconciled so suddenly was because of the little Master on her auntie's shoulder.
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