Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 139 - 139 139 A Kind-hearted Person

139: Chapter 139 A Kind-hearted Person 139: Chapter 139 A Kind-hearted Person Listening to his sister’s stern voice, Beichen stuck out his tongue and said, “Okay, sis, I know I was wrong.

I’m nearly starving to death, let’s hurry back home.”

As he spoke, the young boy ran towards their house first, causing Xiaoxiao to shake her head helplessly and hurriedly pulled Ye Xuan by the hand to head back home as well.

At the end of the small village, an old two-story tile house stood, its walls mottled and its rusty gate somewhat dilapidated, clearly indicating the house had seen many years.

As Xiaoxiao opened the front door, the three of them stepped inside.

The siblings’ home.

Old and ancient furniture, seemingly leftover products from the last century, were exposed under the dim light, giving an impression of utter emptiness and proving that the siblings’ life was rather straitened.

“Sit here nicely, and don’t touch anything, okay?

I’m going to cook now.

If I find you’ve been running around when I come back, you won’t get any dinner tonight, do you hear me?”

Xiaoxiao placed Ye Xuan on a seat like coaxing a three-year-old child, repeatedly warning him before tying on an apron, entering the kitchen to start the fire, and beginning to cook dinner.

At the dining table.

The young boy, Beichen, sat bored on his chair.

Seeing Ye Xuan sitting still opposite him, his black hair obscuring his face, Beichen felt a mischievous urge stir within him.

“Let’s see what this wooden figure looks like.” The young boy chuckled and carefully approached Ye Xuan, reaching out to push his hair aside.

Suddenly!

A pair of hands, white and smooth as jade, quietly clenched around Beichen’s neck, lifting him into mid-air.

The eyes hidden beneath Ye Xuan’s hair emitted a fierce and cold gleam.

“Sis, help!”

The youth cried out loudly, causing Xiaoxiao in the kitchen to rush out.

Seeing Beichen’s face turning red as he struggled in Ye Xuan’s grip, she hurriedly approached Ye Xuan, anxiously saying, “Quick… put him down.”

At that moment!

The fierce light in Ye Xuan’s eyes faded.

He glanced indifferently at Xiaoxiao, casually letting the boy go, and then stood up to walk towards the door.

“Hey, it’s so late, where are you going?” Xiaoxiao quickly blocked his path before he could leave the house.

“This place… isn’t for me,” Ye Xuan said in a low voice.

“You can leave if you want, but it’s so late already.

Let me take you to the town tomorrow, okay?”

Xiaoxiao was a kind-hearted girl.

She knew well that Small River Village had no street lights and the roads outside were rugged.

If something dangerous happened to Ye Xuan, her conscience wouldn’t allow her to rest easy.

“Cough cough cough.”

“Sis, he almost choked me to death.” The young boy kept coughing, clearly terrified by Ye Xuan’s actions.

“You little rascal, he was fine before, it must have been something you did to make him react like that.”

Xiaoxiao knew all too well how mischievous her little brother could be.

Although she hadn’t witnessed what happened, she could guess that his actions must have instigated the dangerous scene that unfolded.

“Bah, I just wanted to see what he looked like.

Who knew he’d be so fierce,” the young boy muttered.

“Come, come back with me for dinner, and tomorrow as soon as it gets light, I’ll take you to the town’s Suspended Mirror Department.”

Without waiting for Ye Xuan to refuse, Gu Xiaoxiao grabbed his arm and led him back to the dining table, quickly serving the food from the kitchen.

“Wow, sis, did you really make braised carp?”

Gu Beichen, still juvenile at heart, immediately forgot about the previous matter upon seeing the delicious food on the table, and he reached for the chopsticks to devour the meal.

“Little rascal, this is for him.” Gu Xiaoxiao knocked the chopsticks out of the boy’s hand, causing his face to turn bitter as he complained, “Sis, you’re biased, treating a stranger better than your own brother.”

Looking at her brother’s aggrieved face, Gu Xiaoxiao’s expression also turned bitter.

She picked up a piece of fish head and put it into the boy’s bowl, comforting him, “Little brother, he is a guest, and he’s not in a good mental state.

Shouldn’t we take care of him?”

“Sis, I understand.” Although the young boy was mischievous, he knew his sister had it tough.

He obediently ate the food in his bowl and gradually calmed down.

“Although I don’t know your name, since you’ve come to our home, that’s fate.

Eat a little more.”

As Gu Xiaoxiao spoke, she kept putting pieces of fish into Ye Xuan’s bowl, while she herself ate the pickled vegetables and white rice on the table, her face bright and cheerful.

Watching this scene, Ye Xuan’s cloudy eyes slightly brightened.

He stared deeply at Gu Xiaoxiao, unsure what was on his mind, and then he picked up his chopsticks and placed a piece of fish into his mouth.

“Is it good?”

Seeing Ye Xuan eating the food she had prepared, Gu Xiaoxiao smiled warmly.

Ye Xuan chewed carefully, but after only a couple of bites, he put down his chopsticks, which surprised Gu Xiaoxiao, “Is it not to your taste?”

“You…

are very kind.” Ye Xuan paused for a few breaths, eventually looking up at Gu Xiaoxiao.

“But…

the kind people in this world are doomed to suffer numerous calamities.” Ye Xuan’s voice was hoarse as he moved the fish in his bowl in front of the siblings, then fell into silence again.

Listening to Ye Xuan’s words, Gu Xiaoxiao’s eyes became distant, a trace of bitterness flashing across them.

“When we were ten, our parents died in a shipwreck.

Although we lost our parents, I have always believed that there is love in this world.

If you face the world with kindness, the world will treat us kindly.”

Gu Xiaoxiao’s face brightened as she spoke, pointing at their house, “You see our home, don’t you?

It was repaired by the villagers due to their kindness, which is why we siblings have a place to live.”

“So I always believe, no matter how difficult the future, as long as we keep our hearts kind, we will be rewarded.”

“Exactly, my sister and I swore to be kind-hearted and to earn a lot of money in the future, to repair houses for the villagers, letting them live happily and have good days,” the young boy said passionately.

Genuine eyes, a happy face — when Ye Xuan saw this scene, it deeply touched his soul.

He couldn’t comprehend why, despite their poverty and the loss of their parents, they were such kind-hearted people.

“I believe that human nature is essentially evil.

In this world, you can’t trust anyone but yourself.” Ye Xuan slowly shook his head, his words startling the siblings.

“You’re wrong, if you treat everyone sincerely, they will definitely treat you sincerely,” Gu Xiaoxiao firmly believed in her philosophy.

“Sincerity, kindness?”

“I…

seem never to have had them.”

Ye Xuan’s eyes were lost, his aura becoming even more confused.