36: My sister has great power!

Lin Yao's rage was completely ignited; her heart ached at the thought of the numerous pinpricks on her brother's arm.

She stepped forward, grabbing Lin Yu’s arm, the fear and suspicions she had forcibly suppressed yesterday now resurfacing.

“Brother, tell me the truth. Are you… are you…?”

She wanted to utter that most terrifying word, but she couldn’t bring herself to say it.

Lin Yu looked at his sister’s face, etched with panic and pain, and remained silent for a few seconds.

He raised his right hand, solemnly holding up three fingers.

“I, Lin Yu, swear to heaven. I have absolutely not done anything illegal, disorderly, or harmful to myself. Everything I’ve done has been to become stronger.”

His gesture and promise, carrying a solemnity unbefitting his age, instantly calmed the nearly collapsing Lin Yao.

Lin Yao stared at him blankly; there was not a trace of jest or perfunctoriness on her brother’s face.

She was skeptical, but the immense panic was at least temporarily suppressed.

She let go of his hand and slumped onto her bed, burying her face in her knees.

Silence fell upon the room.

After a long while, Lin Yao’s muffled voice broke the quiet.

“Brother, I’m so annoyed.”

“Hm.”

“There are only three days left until the professional awakening.”

Lin Yao looked up, her face filled with confusion and helplessness, “For over a decade, I’ve studied desperately, wanting to excel at everything. But… all this effort seems to pale in comparison to that one random awakening three days from now.”

“What if… I awaken a very poor profession?”

“What if I’m destined to be just an ordinary person my whole life, what should I do?”

“I don’t want to be an ordinary person, Brother. I don’t want to face situations in the future and be as helpless as I was today, unable to do anything, only able to watch you, watch Mom and Dad…”

Lin Yu was all too familiar with this feeling.

Five years ago, he had experienced the exact same anxiety.

This world was so cruel. Talent, or rather, luck, at a certain point, could easily negate all your previous accumulation.

Lin Yu stood up, walked over to Lin Yao, and, just like when they were little, ruffled her head.

“What are you thinking about?”

“My sister is so smart and works so hard; the profession she awakens definitely won’t be bad.”

“What if it is!” Lin Yao slapped his hand away.

“There’s no ‘what if’.” Lin Yu’s action was firm, “You will definitely awaken a very powerful profession.”

He joked, trying to alleviate his sister’s anxiety in the simplest way possible.

Lin Yao pouted, clearly not buying it.

Lin Yu looked at her, the relaxed expression on his face slowly receding, becoming serious.

“Yaoyao, listen to me.”

Lin Yao was drawn by his sudden change in demeanor and looked up.

“Promise me one thing.”

“What thing?”

“Three days from now, after your professional awakening, and until I return home…”

Lin Yu said each word clearly and distinctly.

“Don’t make any decisions.”

“Any!”

Lin Yao was stunned.

“What do you mean? What do you mean by ‘don’t make any decisions’?”

“It means exactly what it says.” Lin Yu didn’t explain, “Whether it’s about your profession, your future, or anything else, don’t make your own decisions. Wait for me.”

“Brother, you’re being a riddle-master again!”

Lin Yao’s dissatisfaction resurfaced, “Why do you always refuse to explain anything clearly! What exactly are you hiding from us?”

Lin Yu looked at her stubborn face, a face that bore so many similarities to his own.

The same stubbornness, the same earnestness, the same… unwillingness to be mediocre.

He sighed softly.

“I’m being a riddle-master because I hope you never encounter a moment like mine, where you have to make such a choice.”

“Yaoyao, you’re too much like me.”

These words caught all of Lin Yao’s complaints in her throat. She looked at her brother, suddenly feeling a bit wronged.

“I’m not like you at all! I’m much better at studying than you are!”

She huffed, as if trying to prove her difference in this way.

Lin Yu smiled.

“Yes, yes, yes, you’re good at studying, you’re much more amazing than I am~”

At the mention of this, a hint of cheerfulness finally returned to Lin Yao’s face, and she proudly puffed out her small chest.

“Of course! I’m our class monitor now!”

“Oh? Class monitor?” Lin Yu cooperatively showed a surprised expression, “Is the power immense?”

“Immense power!”

Lin Yao instantly became excited. She lowered her voice and mysteriously leaned closer to Lin Yu.

“I’m telling you, but don’t tell Mom and Dad. Our homeroom teacher gave me his personal seal! Now, I can approve leave slips for the entire class!”

Lin Yu was amused by her showing off.

“Haha, that’s it? What kind of power is that?”

“What do you know!” Lin Yao retorted indignantly, “This is called decentralization of grassroots power! I’m telling you, I can not only approve for our class, but I can also help students from other classes forge leave slips!”

The more she spoke, the more excited she became, as if she truly were a mastermind.

“I’ve already used this ability to win over the hearts of the entire third year! Now, if I give the command, I can even take down the homeroom teacher, sideline the Dean, and control the principal!”

Lin Yu looked at her tiny, gesticulating figure and laughed even harder.

This girl, given time, will surely achieve great things!

Lin Yao saw that her brother didn’t believe her at all and grew anxious.

“Really! I’m not lying to you! A few days ago, I approved a leave slip for a student in the next class. That guy was huge, but he still obediently called me Sister Yao!”

Lin Yu followed up on her words.

“And then? What did he take leave for?”

“Who knows.” Lin Yao stuck out her tongue, her expression becoming a bit strange, “Later, his parents came directly to the school and requested a long leave for him… He still hasn’t returned.”

She mumbled softly.

“It’s strange though, isn’t it? The professional awakening is coming soon, such a crucial time, why isn’t he back yet? His parents don’t seem worried either.”

Lin Yu’s heart stirred, and he asked casually.

“What was that person’s name?”

“What was it called…” Lin Yao tilted her head, thinking, “Oh, I remember now, it was something like… Zhao Tianyang?”

What a small world.

No, Lin Yao had, after all, won over the hearts of the entire third year, so it was normal for her to know a student from the next class.

Lin Yu frowned slightly and asked again.

“He hasn’t returned these past two days?”

Lin Yao shook her head: “I don’t know, I’m not in the same class as him.”

She suddenly realized and looked at Lin Yu, pouting.

“That’s not right! Why are you concerned about Zhao Tianyang! You should be concerned about your sister! Look at me! I’m so annoyed!”

“I’m not going to talk to you anymore!”

Lin Yu looked at her bristling appearance, extended his hand, and gently pressed his index finger against her forehead.

“Do you still have that card I gave you before?”

That was the only card Lin Yang had made himself, a white card called the Blessing Card.

It was said to grant a random blessing… As for blessings, they were mysterious things, rumored to be useful for professional awakening.

Lin Yao solemnly took it out.

Lin Yu fumbled with it for a moment, then handed it back.

Along with it, he also returned a whopping 1,048,576 layers of… Blessing Card effects!

If this truly worked, Lin Yao would definitely awaken a quite powerful profession!

The moment the blessing was transferred, Lin Yao seemed to freeze for an instant.

Lin Yu immediately pressed his forehead against hers.

He now possessed a full five hundred points of mental attribute, and with just a tiny, insignificant amount of power, he could easily soothe an ordinary person’s emotions.

A cool, indescribably comfortable sensation spread throughout Lin Yao’s body from her forehead.

Lin Yao instantly calmed down.

The anxiety about the future and the inexplicable irritation she had felt moments ago vanished without a trace.

She blinked, looking at Lin Yu with a hint of bewilderment.

“Get some rest early.” Lin Yu withdrew his hand, “Don’t overthink things.”

Lin Yao nodded obediently, no longer making a fuss.