All Hail Cousin Brother

198 Don’t Die

Little Youyao was in pain from the fall and felt aggrieved. When she heard this, she was furious. “How can you say that? I didn’t bump into Yu Jianjia, right? Yu Jianjia was fine too.”

Yu Jianjia had just recovered from a serious illness. She was small, thin, and pale. When she heard this, she covered her mouth and coughed. “I’m fine. Eldest Sister has just mourned her deceased mother, so it’s inevitable that she’s in a bad mood. It wasn’t on purpose…”

Little Youyao was already feeling terrible, so these words undoubtedly added fuel to the fire. “Hmph, you’re pretending to be sick all day. I wonder who you’re putting on a show for. It’s as if someone else is bullying you.”

Thinking back to the past, every time she had a conflict with Yu Jianjia, she was the one in the wrong in the end. She would be scolded by her father whether she was right or wrong. She recalled what the old maids had said just now. No matter how stupid Little Youyao was, she knew that what they had said might be true.

Her father did not like her mother and liked her stepmother, Madam Yang.

Before Madam Yang even entered the house, her father had already started dating Madam Yang.

At the thought of this, Little Youyao glared at Yu Jianjia angrily. “You’re as bad as your mother. I hate you.”

With that, she turned around and ran away. As she ran, she wiped her tears and cried until her face was covered in snot and tears.

As she ran, she saw a tall Bodhi tree with a wishing silk hanging on it. She had been to the Precious Peace Temple a few times, so she knew that this was a wishing Bodhi tree.

Little Youyao ran to the wishing Bodhi tree, wanting to make a wish.

She accidentally saw a man dressed in black fighting clothes not far away. He was very tall and strong, much taller than her father. He was holding a large knife in his hand. In the bright daylight, the bright knife shone brightly under the sun, and suddenly pierced something in front of Little Youyao’s eyes.

The strong light made Little Youyao close her eyes, and tears flowed.

Little Youyao was very afraid. Just now, she had clearly seen that the bright blade was stained with blood. Her heart was beating wildly, and she opened her eyes to look over.

At this moment, Little Youyao saw a little brother lying on the ground, dressed in royal blue eight-treasure pattern clothes.

The young man was very thin and lying on the ground with his hands covering his stomach. There was a long wound on his stomach, and blood was coming out of it, staining his hands and clothes.

Yu Youyao was horrified. Seeing the man in black raise his knife, she shouted in fear, “Father, I’m here. Come quickly…”

In an instant, a pair of bloodshot eyes looked at her fiercely.

Little Youyao was dumbfounded. She recalled that once, when her grandmother had brought her to play at the farmstead, she had seen a ferocious dog near the farmstead. Its eyes had glowed green, and it had opened its mouth to bark. Its sharp canine teeth looked extremely terrifying in the sunlight.

She cried out in shock. Even as she cried, she shouted, “Father, Father…”

Perhaps it was because this cry had shocked the black-clothed man, but before he could use his saber, he fled in panic.

The man in black left. Little Youyao was scared to death. As she cried, she wanted to run away. However, when she saw that the Brother was lying on the ground without moving and was still bleeding, she felt that it wasn’t good for her to run away like this. She ran to the rockery, pushed Little Brother, and shouted, “Little Brother, Little Brother, wake up quickly. Little Yaoyao is crying because of the bad guy. Little Brother…”

Little Brother did not move. Little Youyao shouted in shock and fear, “Little Brother, don’t die, Little Brother…”

At this moment, the little brother, who had been lying still, finally moved. His eyelashes fluttered, and he opened them a crack. He saw a blurry figure swaying in front of him. He asked weakly, “Who, who are you?”

Little Youyao was overjoyed to see that the little brother was still alive. “Little Brother, don’t be afraid. The bad guy made me cry. Just wait. I-I’ll call Grandmother to save you…”

Big Brother had lost so much blood. It looked so scary. Little Youyao didn’t know what to do. There was no one else nearby, so she only thought of asking her grandmother for help.

Youyao stood up, turned around, and ran back in a panic.

After running for a while, in her panic, she tripped on a rock and fell to the ground while screaming. She cut her head on the rock and fell until her head bled.

Little Youyao muttered “Little Brother” and gradually fainted.

Yu Youyao woke up from her dream with a start. Her chest felt so tight that she couldn’t breathe for a moment.

When Chun Xiao heard the commotion, she quickly entered the house. “Young Miss, did you have another nightmare?”

Yu Youyao shook her head. “I heard you mention what happened when I was young during the day. I probably dreamed about what happened at the Precious Peace Temple.”

When Chun Xiao heard this, she quickly asked, “Young Miss, you remember now? Then did you run into a thief?”

The thief entering the Precious Peace Temple was a very secretive matter. It was not easy to find out the exact situation, and many things were unclear.

Yu Youyao shook her head and laughed. “I fell down myself.”

At that time, she had actually tripped over a rock and fallen until her head bled. She was really quite stupid. However, she was young and a little quick-witted. When she saw a thief, she knew how to bluff by calling out “Father.”

The thief had fled into a peaceful place in the Buddhist Sect to escape. When he heard the commotion, he was shocked. Then, he heard her crying loudly. He was afraid that she would attract people here, so he had no chance to kill her. He had to find a way to escape.

However, she was so frightened at that time that she did not take a closer look at who the little brother she had accidentally saved was.

Chun Xiao heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that. “I thought so too. At that time, Young Miss’s toes were swollen. Clearly, she had tripped over a rock.” Therefore, everyone thought that Eldest Miss had fallen by herself. Old Madam did not allow anyone to say anything because she was worried that she knocked into the thief.

Yu Youyao nodded. “Since it’s all in the past, don’t mention it again.”

Back then, it was probably because she had cried so loudly that she had caused a commotion and attracted the attention of the nearby monks.

It wouldn’t be good for the temple’s reputation if the thief entered the temple, and it wouldn’t be good to make a fuss about it. The Precious Peace Temple didn’t mention that she had bumped into the thief. They only said that they had discovered her at the Wishing Bodhi.

Even though Grandmother had her suspicions, monks did not lie, so it was not good for her to find out more.

In addition, this matter concerned the thieves, so Grandmother did not want to investigate too deeply. She even took the initiative to ask the temple to help cover up this matter.

Such a big matter had been covered up by the Precious Peace Temple, and with her grandmother’s help, it had become a small matter. Even if others wanted to find out, they probably wouldn’t be able to find out about her.

Chun Xiao nodded. “It’s just that I think of the longevity lock that Young Miss broke. It’s a pity.”

Yu Youyao also felt that it was a pity. Her mother had given her fifteen longevity locks, and she had worn nine. She had worn each for a year, and only changed to a new one on her birthday.

Only this one was a little lacking. At that time, her grandmother had been afraid that it would be inauspicious, so she had given her a new longevity lock and even personally put it on her.