Liu Qingyao's disarray, I have another younger sister?

“Little sister, Brother Mo said you’re fine now, but why aren’t you waking up?”

“You’ve been asleep for days. Your elder sister is so worried about you.”

“Are you still blaming your elder sister for not protecting you back then, which made you suffer so much?”

“Please wake up soon, okay? Your elder sister will Cultivate diligently from now on, become very, very strong, and never let anyone bully you again.”

Inside the room, Liu Qingyao leaned by the bed, holding Liu Qingyu’s fair, jade-like hand, murmuring softly.

For the past few days, she had barely left her side.

Brother Mo had visited several times and told her that her little sister’s body was perfectly fine, just sleeping, so she didn't need to worry.

But how could she not worry?

Her little sister was her only relative in this world...

“Brother Mo is also in seclusion Cultivating. He said he’s preparing to go to that Yanyang Holy Land.”

“He said he’ll become very strong, so he can protect us better in the future.”

“Little sister, we can’t keep being a burden to Brother Mo, so you need to get better quickly and Cultivate hard with me, okay?”

Liu Qingyao talked to herself, her eyes turning a little red again.

She looked at her little sister’s face, which was still breathtakingly beautiful even in sleep, feeling both proud and a pang of sadness.

She knew that her little sister was no longer the ordinary little girl she used to be.

However, she still missed the little sister who used to just follow behind her, timidly calling out “Elder sister.”

“Sigh…”

Liu Qingyao sighed, released her little sister’s hand, and stood up.

“I’ll get you a basin of water to wash your face.”

“Even though little sister has no dust on her now and is cleaner than a fairy from the heavens, she still needs to be taken care of properly.”

She mumbled softly, then turned and left the room.

A moment later, she returned carefully, carrying a basin of clear water.

But when her gaze fell upon the bed, she froze in place as if struck by lightning.

The copper basin in her hand clattered to the floor, spilling water everywhere.

“Little sister?”

“Little sister is gone?!”

“Where is she?! The bed is empty!”

Liu Qingyao’s face instantly turned pale, her heart feeling as if it was tightly clutched by an invisible hand.

She rushed to the bed, frantically pulling back the covers, but it was empty; there was no trace of her little sister.

“How could this happen? Where did little sister go?!”

“Could it be… could she have been kidnapped by bad people?!”

A terrifying thought instantly filled her mind, making her feel cold all over and her limbs weak.

“No… no! I have to find Brother Mo! Only Brother Mo can save little sister!”

Tears were about to fall from her eyes in her urgency, and she turned to rush out.

But just then, a voice, carrying a hint of laziness and allure, ethereal and hazy like a dream’s whisper, suddenly drifted from behind her.

“My dear elder sister~”

“Are you looking for me?”

Liu Qingyao’s steps halted abruptly, her entire body stiffening.

She slowly, little by little, turned her head.

The next moment, her pupils contracted to their extreme.

She saw that her little sister, who should have been in bed, was now leaning by the window.

Her appearance was still flawless, breathtakingly beautiful,

but in her clear eyes, there seemed to be a captivating magic that could steal souls.

Her graceful and slender figure was wrapped in a long, fiery red dress that had appeared at some point,

making her appear like a red lotus blooming in the dark night.

Her three thousand strands of hair, cascading to her waist, had also turned a heart-stopping blood-red.

Liu Qingyao was completely stunned.

She stared blankly at this little sister, who was both familiar and strange, her mind a complete blank.

“Hehe.”

The red-clad girl looked at her stunned expression and let out a soft laugh.

She took elegant steps with her long, slender legs, slowly walking towards Liu Qingyao.

A peculiar, faint fragrance instantly enveloped Liu Qingyao’s nose.

“Elder sister, are you mesmerized?”

“Am I pretty?”

Liu Qingyu extended a slender, jade-like finger and gently stroked Liu Qingyao’s cheek, which was pale with shock. The cool touch of her fingertip made Liu Qingyao tremble.

Then, that slender finger slid down, gently hooking Liu Qingyao’s delicate chin, forcing her to meet her gaze.

“Little sister… you!!”

Feeling her little sister’s action,

and looking at that beautiful face, so close, that it made the world lose its color, Liu Qingyao’s cheeks instantly flushed crimson.

Like a startled rabbit, she gasped and frantically retreated several steps, creating distance between them.

“Little sister! You!! You’re awake?!”

“But you… why have you become like this?!”

“Your hair… and your clothes…”

She pointed at the red-clad girl in front of her, her voice filled with disbelief.

“Become what way?”

The red-clad girl tilted her head, a captivating curve on her lips.

She even gracefully twirled around, generously displaying her current appearance to Liu Qingyao.

“Hehe, elder sister, haven’t I always been like this?”

“Doesn’t elder sister like it?”

The red-clad girl blinked her seemingly speaking eyes, asking with a hint of playful amusement.

“No… that’s not right!”

Liu Qingyao watched her every move, the fear and sense of incongruity in her heart growing stronger.

The little sister she remembered was a well-behaved, sensible, and even somewhat timid little girl, as pure as a blank sheet of paper.

But this “little sister” in front of her, every frown and smile, carried an innate allure, as if she could charm away one’s very soul!

“You are not my little sister!!”

“Who exactly are you?!”

Liu Qingyao’s voice trembled as she practically shrieked.

“Oh, elder sister, I am your little sister.”

The smile on the red-clad girl’s face remained unchanged as she slowly moved closer to Liu Qingyao.

“Don’t be afraid. From now on, I will protect you.”

“You… don’t come any closer!!”

Seeing her continuously approach, Liu Qingyao’s fear intensified.

She trembled and retreated repeatedly until her back hit the cold wall, with nowhere left to go.

Seeing her so afraid, the red-clad girl actually stopped in her tracks.

“Sigh…”

“My dear elder sister doesn’t believe me…”

“How heartbreaking.”

She let out a soft sigh, and a hint of imperceptible regret and loneliness flickered in her alluring eyes.

“Never mind, elder sister, don’t be afraid.”

“Since you don’t like this me…”

“Let the me you are most familiar with explain it to you.”

The moment her voice fell, the crimson rune intertwined with sacred light on her brow suddenly flickered a few times.

Immediately after, the fiery red color on her body receded rapidly like a tide.

Her blood-red long hair returned to its waterfall-like black locks, and the fiery red dress transformed back into the elegant pure white dress.

The captivating allure in her eyes also vanished without a trace,

replaced by the purity and a hint of timidity that Liu Qingyao was most familiar with.

“I’m sorry, elder sister, did that me just now scare you?”

“I’m really sorry!”

The moment the transformation was complete, the white-clad girl’s eyes immediately filled with tears.

She could no longer hold back and directly pounced, tightly hugging Liu Qingyao, who hadn’t yet reacted.

“Little sister… you… you’ve changed back?”

Feeling the familiar warmth and scent in her embrace, Liu Qingyao was completely stunned.

She subconsciously hugged the other person back, her voice filled with confusion.

“Mm… elder sister, I’m fine.”

Liu Qingyu buried her head in her elder sister’s arms, her voice muffled as she replied.

Hearing this, Liu Qingyao patted her back reassuringly.

The huge stone in her heart finally dropped, but then, endless confusion surged up.

“Little sister, what exactly is going on?”

“Who was that… that red-haired you just now?”

Hearing her elder sister’s question, Liu Qingyu lifted her head from her embrace and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

“Elder sister, I… I’m not quite sure either.”

“I only know that I seem to have awakened a very powerful Physique.”

“And the ‘her’ who just appeared should be… another me, I suppose.”

“Another you?” Liu Qingyao was even more bewildered.

“Mm.” Liu Qingyu nodded vigorously, then leaned close to her elder sister’s ear and whispered a secret.

“Elder sister, do you remember?”

“Before, when we were wandering in Tianyun City, there were many times when we were about to faint from hunger, or were bullied by bad people, and I would be especially scared.”

“Mm, elder sister remembers.” Liu Qingyao nodded subconsciously.

“Actually… whenever I felt scared and desperate, another voice of myself would sound in my mind.”

“She would encourage me, comfort me, and tell me not to be afraid.”

“That ‘her’ is very powerful, very strong… she said she would protect me, and she would protect elder sister too.”

At this point, a trace of reminiscence and dependence appeared in Liu Qingyu’s eyes.

“So… that was her just now?” Liu Qingyao seemed to understand something.

“Yes, that was her.” Liu Qingyu nodded.

“Now that I’ve grown stronger, she can finally come out. From now on, the two of us can take turns protecting elder sister!”

“We will never let anyone bully elder sister again!”

After hearing her little sister’s explanation, Liu Qingyao was completely stunned.

She stared blankly at her little sister in her arms, then recalled the alluring and captivating red-clad girl who had just said she would protect her.

So… from now on, she was going to have an extra little sister?

One as pure as a white lotus, and one as enchanting as a red lotus?