My younger brothers are so fierce!!! I'm clearly the eldest brother!

Bai Yun's soft body trembled slightly, and her voice suddenly carried a hint of guilt, "I'm sorry, little one. After I turned back the timeline, my power was exhausted, and I fell into hibernation again. I only just woke up recently, and you've suffered so many injuries..."

The white clouds gradually darkened, transforming into the shape of dark clouds.

Jiang Guanqing pursed her lips and carefully reached out to touch it. "It's not your fault, you're already very capable."

"Really?"

Jiang Guanqing nodded vigorously, "Yes, it's true, you're amazing."

Hehe~

Bai Yun's voice suddenly became cheerful, like a child boasting, "I also think I'm super awesome. I've already received the news that the people sent to capture the defector system are on their way, and they'll be able to take care of those two big bad guys soon."

Jiang Guanqing's eyes lit up. "How long exactly is 'soon'?"

"This..." Bai Yun swayed, her voice weakening further, "It takes time for people from the main system to travel through time and space, maybe a few days, maybe a few weeks. But, but, Child of Destiny, don't be afraid, I will protect you!"

Jiang Guanqing lowered his eyelashes, looking at the several scars on his arm. Days, weeks... Nan Yun'er would not sit idly by and wait for her fate.

Bai Yun gently nuzzled Jiang Guanqing's cheek, her voice becoming serious, "Baby, I have something very important to tell you."

Bai Yu's words were very serious, and Jiang Guanqing couldn't help but feel nervous. "What is it?"

Baiyun lowered his voice, as if he were revealing some terrible secret, "That traitorous system, it escaped into this world, wanting to replace me as the Heavenly Dao."

Jiang Guanqing's pupils contracted. "Replace you?"

Baiyun's body swelled up, making her look exceptionally angry. "Yes!"

Jiang Guanqing's fingers tightened. "So the defection system was bound to Nan Yun'er for...?"

Bai Yun's voice was filled with anger, "The defection system bound itself to Nan Yun'er to seize your destiny and then use it to fight against me. You are the chosen one of this world, and your destiny is connected to the entire world. If you die, your destiny will dissipate, the world will collapse, and I, as the Heavenly Dao, will also perish. The defection system can then conveniently push Nan Yun'er to become the chosen one of destiny and ascend to become the Heavenly Dao itself."

The defection system has tools for emotional manipulation that can influence a person's will. However, it dares not use them directly on you; your luck is too strong, and it will backfire. Therefore, it can only target those around you, causing them to distance themselves from you and harm you, thereby indirectly damaging your luck. Your brothers are the reason for this…”

Jiang Guanqing closed his eyes, his hatred growing stronger. If it weren't for Nan Yun'er and the defection of the system, his family could all be doing well...

Jiang Guanqing's breath hitched, and he looked at Bai Yun, "If it weren't for the defection system and Nan Yun'er, my mom and dad..."

Baiyun's voice suddenly softened, as if afraid of disturbing something fragile, "Baby, your mom and dad..."

Her fingertips dug into her palms, Jiang Guanqing's eyes stung terribly, and her voice trembled, "They...they...are they...?"

"The earthquake was an accident."

Bai Yun gently nuzzled Jiang Guanqing's cheek. "The earthquake wasn't designed by the defection system, but..."

Jiang Guanqing looked up abruptly, tears welling in her eyes. "But what?"

"But if it weren't for the defection system, your parents would have been injured, but they wouldn't have died." Baiyun's voice was filled with guilt.

"The defection system realized how important your parents were to you, and after the earthquake, it used a tool to influence the timing of the rescue, delaying it by several hours..."

Jiang Guanqing stood rooted to the spot, his body shivering. So that's how it was… He had always thought it was fate, an injustice of destiny…

"Little one, don't cry!" Baiyun comforted him anxiously.

Tears fell silently, one, two, like beads from a broken string, rolling down her pale cheeks and landing on the lush green grass.

Jiang Guanqing didn't cry out loud, her eyes brimming with tears. Baiyun panicked, pressing her soft body against Jiang Guanqing's cheek, clumsily trying to wipe away the tears with her own. "Baby, don't cry, don't cry..."

But the more she wiped away the tears, the more they flowed, and she couldn't stop them no matter what she did.

Baiyun clung even tighter, her voice trembling with tears, "My baby is the best, my baby, don't cry..."

Listening to Bai Yun's comforting words, Jiang Guanqing raised his hand and covered his eyes. His shoulders finally began to tremble, but he still did not cry out.

Tears welled up between her fingers, as if she wanted to cry out all her tears.

Baiyun didn't know what to do, so she could only softly cling to him and gently rub against him, like some kind of clumsy comfort.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Guanqing lowered his hand, his eyes red-rimmed, but he managed a smile that was more like a grimace. "I'm fine."

Bai Yun looked at Jiang Guanqing, her limp body trembling slightly, her voice filled with heartache, "Baby..."

"Thank you for telling me this."

Jiang Guanqing thanked him very earnestly, "In this life, I will protect myself and will not drag you down."

Bai Yun froze for a moment, then her body suddenly swelled up like an inflated balloon, her voice trembling with tears, "I won't drag you down, we'll be together! Zai Zai is the best chosen one, I will definitely protect you!"

Jiang Guanqing reached out and gently stroked its soft body, his voice slightly nasal, "So what should I do now?"

"Just protect yourself, baby, and stay away from Nam Yoon-ah as much as possible. Don't give her a chance to harm you."

Jiang Guanqing lowered her eyelashes and softly hummed in agreement.

"Big brother, big brother?"

A familiar shout rang in his ears, and Jiang Guanqing was stunned.

"Little one, someone is calling you."

Baiyun's voice faded into the distance, "My little one, my power hasn't fully recovered, so I can't remain visible for long, but I'll always be by your side. I'll appear immediately if there's any danger..."

The grass, flowers, and white clouds in front of me began to blur, like a painting blurred by water.

Jiang Guanqing wanted to say something more, but suddenly felt his consciousness begin to float, as if being pulled downwards by some force.

"Big brother, big brother, wake up..."

Jiang Guanqing suddenly opened his eyes and saw Jiang Zhuo's reddened eyes. He felt dizzy for a moment, blinked, and took a while to recover.

The sky outside the window was bright with the morning light streaming in through the gaps in the curtains, casting a golden dappled pattern on the floor.

"Big brother, did you have a nightmare?"

Jiang Zhuo's voice trembled with tears, "You've been crying..."

Jiang Zhuo was very panicked. His older brother's eyes were closed and he was silently shedding tears, which really frightened him.

Jiang Guanqing was taken aback, raised his hand to touch his cheek, and found it icy cold to the touch. "...It's nothing, I just had a dream."

Jiang Zhuo was about to ask more questions when the door was suddenly pushed open, and hurried footsteps came through. "Big Brother!"

Jiang Yan's voice was as cold as if it had been chilled to the bone, yet it carried a barely perceptible tremor.

Jiang Yan's eyes were dark and his clothes were wrinkled, making him look quite disheveled, unlike the meticulous Dr. Jiang and his second brother who usually acted so conscientiously.

Jiang Guanqing paused, then hesitated, "Xiao Yan, you..."

Jiang Yan strode to the bedside, his gaze falling on Jiang Guanqing's reddened eyes and tear tracks on his face. His brows furrowed instantly. "You cried?"

"No..." Jiang Guanqing subconsciously wanted to deny it, but the next second Jiang Yan lifted his chin and forced him to look up.

Jiang Yan's gaze swept across Jiang Guanqing's face, from his swollen eyes to his pale lips, and the darkness in his eyes deepened with each passing moment.

"Jiang Xiaosan, you're finished!"

Jiang Yan gritted his teeth, his voice chillingly cold. He'd made a mental note of this; once the show was over, he'd see if Jiang Yan would retaliate.

Jiang Zhuo jolted awake and sprang up from the bedside, but didn't bother to defend herself.

Jiang Guanqing grabbed Jiang Yan's wrist and said softly, "It's not Xiao Zhu's fault, I had a nightmare."

Jiang Yan felt as if something had squeezed his chest tightly. He took a deep breath, sat down on the edge of the bed, and took out a stethoscope from his backpack.