Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 732 - 456: Siblings Reunited

Chapter 732: Chapter 456: Siblings Reunited

As Xu Yuan stepped out of the room, he paused at the sight of the courtyard’s scenery.

Suddenly, he realized that Xu Changge’s words from their previous heart-to-heart talk seemed to be gradually coming true.

In some sense, his actions controlling the internal affairs of the Great Desert were no different from Li Zhaoyuan’s.

Both were motivated by personal desires and caused untold suffering to the living beings of an entire region, yet he had failed to realize this when devising the entire plan, and even now that he had, his heart remained undisturbed.

The gentle autumn sunshine bathed him, and the plants in the courtyard were just as they had been over a decade ago, but the feelings they evoked were no longer the same.

After standing under the eaves for a few moments, Xu Yuan gently shook his head.

However, there were some differences between him and Li Zhaoyuan.

Li Zhaoyuan personally went to battle, while at most, he was fanning the flames from the shadows. Moreover, Li Zhaoyuan killed his own people, while he was plotting against the beings of the Great Desert.

With this thought, Xu Yuan smiled enigmatically and stepped into the brilliant courtyard sunshine.

He discovered that humans are indeed creatures of double standards.

Strict with others, lenient with oneself, always finding reasons for oneself.

If the day really came, for the sake of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, for those around him, for himself, perhaps he would make the same choices as Li Zhaoyuan....

When the Prime Minister’s Mansion was being built, the Geometry Institute had yet to develop the Tianxun Crystal Orb. For convenience, the Communication Crystal Orb in the inner courtyard was set up in the same courtyard as father’s study.

Therefore, it took Xu Yuan some time to walk there.

It was quite reminiscent of those old internet jokes about taking ten minutes to walk to the bathroom at home.

The inner courtyard of the Prime Minister’s Mansion was very quiet. As Xu Yuan made his way to the communication chamber, he contemplated which subordinate forces of the mansion he might call upon.

His father had not explicitly told him, but indeed gave him a significant amount of authority as the Crown Prince of the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

He had the right to summon several top-level figures of the mansion, including Lou Ji, if he wished.

Of course, compared to his father’s obligatory commands, his authority to summon was based on the willingness of those high-level figures to agree.

Just as he had to pay silver to persuade Jiang He to develop the Calamity Falling Pill for the cultivation of the Blood Essence Meteoring Art, he also needed to explain the whole story clearly to Lou Ji before asking her to investigate a matter.

Contemplating this, Xu Yuan unknowingly arrived at the courtyard outside the study.

Looking at the elegant and simple red-sandalwood door, Xu Yuan hesitated.

Now that father was working in the study, should he inform him about this matter?

Of course, the main reason was to have father counsel him on his plan.

Compared to ordinary people, he was indeed intelligent and had some means, but he still fell far short of the Prime Minister father strategizing in the study.

This potential decision that could influence the rise and fall of a "hegemon" might indeed need to be reported to the other side.

As he hesitated, Xu Yuan suddenly heard the sound of urgent footsteps.

"Patter patter patter patter....."

His enhanced hearing as an Integration Body allowed him to discern that these were the steps of a woman in an instant.

Lowering the hand that was about to push the door open, Xu Yuan quietly turned to look in the direction of the footsteps.

There was only one woman who could enter the inner courtyard of the Prime Minister’s Mansion now.

Fourth Sister, the excessively doting Xu Xinyao.

To ensure tranquility, the entire inner courtyard was enveloped by a Sound Avoidance Formation that blocked out all the noise from the outside world, with only some birdsong and cicada chirps to add a touch of life to the silence.

The sound of hurried footsteps grew closer, soon arriving at the corner of the inner courtyard’s alley.

Then,

Xu Yuan once again saw his long-missed younger sister.

Xu Xinyao was still dressed in a light blue gown, her fair face tinged with a touch of rosiness from running.

After turning the corner, her gaze fixed intently on the young man standing in front of the courtyard.

The distance of seven or eight zhang was not far, and Xu Yuan could see that his fourth sister was somewhat haggard, but her eyes remained as pure and clear as a spring.

In the alley, it was somewhat quiet.

The siblings stared at each other for a few breaths,

Xu Yuan suddenly chuckled lightly and asked,

"How come, haven’t seen me in a while and you don’t recognize me anymore?"

Seeing the familiar smile on the young man’s face, Xu Xinyao involuntarily felt a sense of relief wash over her beautiful cheeks, tentatively asking,

"Brother, when... when did you wake up?"

Her voice was still as gentle and virtuous as water, sounding like a breath of spring.

That’s how it is between siblings; even if they had conflicts back in Shengshan County, it was nothing more than quarreling at the bedside... cough, at the front door and making up behind it.

Xu Yuan looked up thoughtfully, saying offhandedly,

"It should have been one or two hours ago, I guess. When I heard Xu Changge pressuring the king, saying you were with Ran Qingmo, I didn’t call for you right away."

During the conversation,

Xu Xinyao had already come to a stop in front of Xu Yuan, craning her neck slightly to look up at her tall brother, with sincere laughter brimming in her beautiful eyes, she pursed her lips and softly said,

"Yes, aren’t you going to see her?"

Her voice was still as gentle and virtuous as water, sounding like a breath of spring.

Xu Yuan glanced towards the outer courtyard and gently shook his head,

"For now, it’s better not to see her."

Xu Xinyao looked slightly surprised,

"But Sister Qingmo has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Father plans to take this opportunity to fake my death." Xu Yuan did not hide this matter from Xu Xinyao, "It’s not convenient for her to know about this."

"...."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xinyao was silent for a moment, but quickly grasped the reason behind it, a dim light flickering through her clear eyes,

"Father is going to make a move again then..."

Xu Yuan raised his hand to the soft, long hair in front of his fourth sister, gently rubbing it as he said softly,

"You have been back in the capital for a while, you should be aware of the current situation. Father has to make some responses."

The fourth sister before him was an idealist, but being an idealist didn’t mean being foolish.

Xu Xinyao fell silent for a bit, then softly nodded her head, yet she did not speak.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan’s eyes flickered with some surprise,

"This action, you know, will result in a lot of deaths."

Xu Xinyao’s delicate body trembled slightly, and she nodded almost imperceptibly, saying in a low voice,

"Father previously sent a message... needing to arrange a formation, Xinyao agreed."

Seeing this, Xu Yuan withdrew his hand, his surprise no longer concealed, as he asked somewhat strangely,

"You actually don’t oppose it? It seems our Xinyao has gained some insights during her time traveling incognito."

As he said this, Xu Yuan asked softly,

"Are you giving up the path you’ve always stood by?"

Xu Xinyao lifted her eyes, gazing into his, and said softly,

"Brother, you almost died this time."

"....."

Xu Yuan was taken aback, and then a touch of tenderness flashed through his heart. He raised his hand and forcefully pinched his sister’s soft cheek.

Got it.

She hasn’t given up.

This time, it was just an exception because of his near