Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

The little girl was fiddling with her arms and legs with reluctance on her face. Looking at the willful little girl in front of him, Yun Leng's eyes did not show any anger, only overflowing doting.

Yun Xiao, this is the name of the little girl, and her identity is the daughter of Yun Yun, the current leader of the Yunlan Sect. Yun Yun and Yun Shan are usually busy with sect affairs, and it is basically Yun Leng, a person with no power or position in the sect, who helps take care of the child.

"Okay, okay, good boy, be obedient. Grandpa will take you to bed."

Yun Leng held Yun Xiao in his arms and comforted him softly, then slowly left the hall and walked towards the room. Along the way, Yun Xiao pouted as if he was angry.

However, no matter how reluctant Yun Xiao was, how could a little girl like her fight against Yun Leng, the Dou Wang?

Passing through the midday sun, Yun Leng brought Yun Xiao back to the room and comforted her until she fell asleep.

"Grandpa Yunling, Xiaoxiao wants to hear your stories from the past."

Yun Xiao clutched the small quilt and looked at Yun Leng with blinking eyes, filled with anticipation.

When Yun Leng heard Yun Xiao's request, his expression froze slightly. After a moment, he smiled bitterly and reached out to gently rub Yun Xiao's head.

"Tell Xiaoxiao about it next time."

“You always say next time”

Yun Xiao pouted and muttered in dissatisfaction.

But children are just children after all. No matter how unhappy they were, after being coaxed by Yun Leng for a while, they felt sleepy. They slowly closed their eyes and fell asleep quietly and peacefully.

Looking at Yun Xiao sleeping soundly on the bed, Yun Leng smiled slightly, covered her with a small quilt, then quietly got up and left the room.

Yun Leng stood outside the room, looking up at the scorching sun hanging high in the sky, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

I never imagined that as the great elder, I would be working as a personal nanny here.

Thinking back to when Yun Xiao asked him to tell him about his past, Yun Leng felt uncomfortable.

There is no way I could let this child know what I had done.

[Think about what you have done so far, and whether you can tell future generations about it with an upright conscience.]

Yun Leng smiled bitterly as he thought about what Yun Yun had said to him. In his heart, he finally understood what Yun Yun meant by that sentence.

Yun Xiao is just a child. She doesn't have the ability to distinguish right from wrong. Even if I tell her everything I did in the past without hiding anything, this child will only admire me more and think that what I did made the Yunlan Sect prosperous.

But precisely because of this, Yun Leng could not tell Yun Xiao about his past.

If this child was influenced by him and did the same thing he did in the past, disregarding innocent people for the sake of the sect, Yun Leng would never be able to forgive himself in his life.

Yun Leng recalled what Yun Shan had said when he entrusted the child to him to take care of because Yun Yun was busy with work.

[Yun Ling, from today on, you will take care of this child. This is a punishment for you. It will make you reflect more deeply on what you did in the past.]

Yun Leng lowered his head slightly, his eyes full of tragedy.

Just as the old sect leader said, this is truly a very profound reflection.

In the past, I always said that everything I did was for the Yunlan Sect, but now, I really don’t want Yun Xiao to become the same person as I used to be.

Because of Yun Xiao, Yun Leng completely denied his past.

It seems that no matter how much I deceive my heart, I still know how terrible the things I have done are.

Yun Leng shook his head slightly, bent his body slightly and sat on the steps, daydreaming about doing nothing.

Inside the room, Yun Xiao, who should have been fast asleep, trembled slightly. He quietly opened one eye and glanced cautiously around the room through a slit of his eye.

Well, Grandpa Yunling is not here.

After confirming this, Yun Xiao sat up, threw back the quilt, got out of bed, tapped the little mouth with his finger and looked at the door of the room.

(Grandpa Yunling should still be at the door)

Yun Xiao whispered this in his heart, and his small eyes scanned the room, finally fixing his gaze on the open window at the back of the room. He tiptoed to the bedside and reached out to the window frame.

But the result made her pout in dissatisfaction.

My arms are too short to reach the window frame.

Yun Xiao turned his gaze to the room again, and his eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the two small stools placed in the corner. He walked over quietly and moved the two small stools to the window one by one. He stepped on them with his little feet, and his hands were finally able to grab the window frame. He began to exert force with his arms, gritted his teeth and pulled his upper body up, then he lay down on the window frame and breathed softly.

For a one and a half year old child, this simple set of movements is too strenuous.

After turning over the upper body, Yun Xiao carefully lifted her short legs and straddled the window frame, then stretched out the other short leg, and then her petite body hung outside the window.

Originally, Yun Xiao had expected that as long as he let go of his hand, he would be able to escape and sneak out to play.

However, as she was hanging on the window frame, she discovered that the ground outside the room seemed a little high, which made her want to retreat and she didn't dare to jump down.

But in his current position, it was impossible for him to flip back. His arms were completely powerless, and his two short legs could not touch the ground no matter how hard he kicked. He could only hang helplessly on the edge of the window frame.

But with the child's weak strength, how long can he hang on?

In just half a minute, Yun Xiao felt overwhelmed and his hands began to tremble.

Finally, his two hands could no longer hold on to the window frame, and he suddenly loosened his grip and fell to the ground. Yun Xiao instinctively closed his eyes tightly out of fear.

"Xiaoxiao!"

Suddenly, accompanied by a familiar voice, Yun Xiao fell safely into an embrace. Yun Xiao slowly opened his eyes with lingering fear, and saw a pair of very familiar red eyes.

Immediately, Yun Xiao's eyes showed joy.

"Brother Zijing!"

Then he realized that his voice might be a little loud, so he quickly covered his mouth and looked nervously in the direction of the front of the house. He only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Yun Leng did not come over.

She had finally gotten out, and she didn't want to be caught and forced to go back to sleep.

At this time, the purple-haired boy who looked six years old and whom she called Brother Zijing had a hint of helplessness in his red eyes. He slowly put Yun Xiao down and asked in a low voice.

"Xiaoxiao, this should be your sleep time, right? Why are you turning over?"

Zijing is Ziyun's son. He successfully transformed with the help of the transformation pill given by Han Feng two years ago, and slowly learned human language in these two years. Because of the relationship between Yun Yun and Ziyun, he often came to visit her since Yun Xiao was born and was the only playmate of young Yun Xiao.

By the way, Bauhinia only looks small, but because it was already a fifth-level magical beast before it transformed, and now after transforming into a human form, it has become a three-star Dou Wang.

When Yun Xiao heard Zijing's question, he immediately shook his head.

"I don't want to sleep, I want to go out and play." Yun Xiao's eyes widened, and he looked up at Zijing, who was half a head taller than him. His eyes were full of expectation, and he asked softly in a pleading tone: "Brother Zijing, can you take Xiaoxiao down the mountain?"

If he were to go alone, he would be caught by the disciples of Yunlan Sect as soon as he left the sect, let alone go down the mountain. Although Yun Xiao was only one and a half years old, he still had some self-awareness.

Therefore, if I want to go down the mountain to play, I can only rely on the redbud in front of me.

When Zijing heard Yun Xiao's request, a look of embarrassment appeared on her face. She squatted down slightly and raised her finger while speaking.

"Xiaoxiao, your mother told you not to go down the mountain. Last time I secretly brought you down the mountain, she lectured me severely. You have to be obedient."

"Well, Xiaoxiao wants to go."

Yun Xiao clasped his hands in front of him, and looked at Zijing hopefully with his big, crystal clear eyes. His eyes were slightly moist, and he looked very pitiful, which made Zijing's mouth twitch slightly.

He had discovered before that he seemed to be really helpless with this half-sister and could not bear to reject her.

After a long time, Zijing sighed deeply.

"It won't happen again."

"Great!"

Looking at the excited Yun Xiao, Zijing's eyes were full of helplessness.

How many times have you told yourself that it will not happen again?

Forget it, the worst that can happen is that I’ll get scolded.

Zijing shrugged slightly, then changed his body shape and turned into a Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, raising his head slightly towards Yun Xiao.

"Come up, I'll take you down."

"Ok!"

Yun Xiao nodded vigorously and climbed onto Zijing's back with ease. He lay on top of him and tightly grasped Zijing's snow-white mane. Then Zijing flapped its wings and carried Yun Xiao down the mountain without anyone noticing.

At this time, on the Yunlan Sect’s training ground, Sect Master Yun Yun was supervising the practice of the Yunlan Sect’s disciples.

Perhaps it was because she gave birth to Yun Xiao, or perhaps it was because two years had passed, but Yun Yun's face looked more mature, with a hint of maternal kindness and the charm of a young woman. Her figure also seemed to have become a little fuller, making her look very beautiful and attractive.

Ziyun on the side didn't change much. She was lying leisurely on the recliner, yawning a little sleepily.

In the past two years, Ziyun has also become an elder in the Yunlan Sect. Although she is only a figurehead, she has never actually touched the affairs of the Yunlan Sect. Everything is handled by Yunyun. If Yunshan is too busy to handle it, he will help. Ziyun doesn't care at all.

But it's really not her fault. Ziyun has this kind of personality. If you ask her to fight, she will never hide. But if you ask her to handle the files, it will be a complete embarrassment for her. She grew up in the Warcraft Mountains and can't read a single word. At her age, she is too lazy to learn it.

Fortunately, Zijing was not under her care on weekdays, but studied with Yunyun and other disciples of the Yunlan Sect, otherwise Zijing would probably be illiterate like his mother.

"Well?"

Zi Yun, who was still half asleep, raised her eyebrows slightly and uttered a low moan. Yun Yun turned around and looked at her in confusion.

"Ziyun, what's wrong?"

"Ah, nothing. My son ran down the mountain again, taking your girl with him."

The word "again" in Ziyun's name indicates that this is not the first time this has happened.

After hearing this, Yun Yun felt a slight headache and lightly touched her head, sighing slightly.

"this kid"

There is no need to think about it. It must be Yun Xiao who begged Zijing to take her down the mountain. Although Zijing was a magical beast, he was much more obedient than Yun Xiao.

She still didn't understand, who did Yun Xiao take after to be so perverse and rebellious? She wasn't the kind of person who liked to run around everywhere, was she?

Although Zijing is not Yunyun's son, he is treated as his own son because of Ziyun. What's more, Zijing is such a worry-free child. He is calm and respectful to his elders. He is dignified, polite and friendly to others. If you don't know, no one would believe that he is a monster.

Zijing's personality always inexplicably reminds Yun Yun of Xiao Yan. Zijing's personality gives people the feeling that it is at least 70% similar to Xiao Yan, which sometimes makes Yun Yun wonder if Zijing is Xiao Yan's son.

(Speaking of Xiao Yan, I haven't seen him for almost two years)

Yun Yun hummed in her heart, the three-year agreement between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran was getting closer, and the three-year agreement between herself and Yao Chen was also getting closer.

There are inevitable complexities in my heart. I could treat it calmly before, but as the day gets closer, every time I think about this matter, my heart becomes more and more turbulent.

When that time really comes, how should I face Xiao Yan and Yan Ran?

At this time, Yunshan suddenly appeared on the training ground, and slowly walked in front of Yunyun with his hands behind his back.

"Yun'er, that kid has slipped down the mountain again."

"Ah, I just figured it out. This kid is such a headache."

Yun Yun came back to her senses and put aside the random thoughts in her mind and said this. Yun Shan waved his hand nonchalantly and laughed.

"It's normal for a kid to like playing. It's really boring to stay in Yunlan Sect every day." Yunshan said this, and then changed the subject, "Jia Xingtian talked to me again. Recently, the border of the Jia Ma Empire seems to be getting more and more chaotic."

"Or Izumo and Rakugan?"

Yun Yun frowned slightly, and Yun Shan nodded and continued.

"Well, those guys knew to hide their identities at first, but now they are going too far. They are almost telling Jia Xingtian that they want to go against the Jia Ma Empire. Jia Xingtian discussed it with me, and in the next few days we will also send some Yunlan Sect disciples to the border to assist the imperial soldiers."

"I understand. I'll do it in the next two days."

Yun Yun responded solemnly, and immediately turned her attention back to training the sect's disciples.

Chapter 416 Xiaoxiao's Great Adventure

Recently, there have been frequent conflicts between the Jia Ma Empire and Izumo Rakuyan on the border. All senior generals are stationed at the border to guard the country. Even Jia Xingtian is on high alert day and night, ready to go to the border to help at any time.

Although the situation on the empire's border was so tense, the Holy City of Gama remained peaceful and the streets were as bustling as ever.

Zijing, who had transformed into a human form, carried Yun Xiao on her back as they walked down the street. Yun Xiao's eyes were filled with joy and excitement. She looked back and forth at the busy streets with a radiant glow. Compared to the quaint and quiet Yunlan Sect, she obviously preferred the bustling Holy City of Gama.

"Xiaoxiao, where do you want to go?"

Zijing tilted her head slightly and asked softly, and Yun Xiao raised his hand without hesitation.

"Xiaoxiao wants to go to Miter Auction House! There are so many interesting things there! The hall is also shining with gold!"

After all, the Mittel family is a business family, so the facade must be made as eye-catching as possible. In terms of luxury, apart from the imperial palace, the Mittel Auction House should be the only one that can compare to others.

"Let's go then."

Zijing chuckled, carried Yunxiao on his back, and walked towards the Mitre Auction House.

Ten minutes later, Zijing brought Yunxiao to the Mittel Auction House. As soon as they entered the hall, Yunxiao was attracted by the various exhibits displayed in the glass cabinets. He jumped off Zijing's back excitedly, tiptoed around the glass counters, staring at the glittering exhibits in the counters, which could be seen to be very expensive at a glance.

Compared to Yun Xiao, Zijing is not too interested in these things. Perhaps it is due to his natural personality. Compared with the bustling Jia Ma Holy City, he prefers to stay in the quiet Yunlan Sect. Every time he comes to Jia Ma Holy City, it is basically to accompany Yun Xiao.