CH 8.2

In an instant, Lei Lei thought of the young master.

The young master who was upright and despised evil, but had a devilish smile.

However, the terrifying man in front of her grabbed people’s eyes easily, but had a gentle and refined smile as warm as the spring sun.

She felt chills all over and could not even move her feet. Lei Lei watched helplessly as he walked up to her and slowly reached out to caress her face. Stroking freely, his clean and slender fingers looked very beautiful up close, carved like jade. It was very windy here and the air was chilly. Her face was already cold to begin with, but his fingers were even colder than her face. She could feel them vaguely and a faint smell of blood wafted from his fingertips.

Finally, he lifted her chin, “Since you’ve returned, why are you unhappy?”

His voice was gentle and she could not hear even the slightest bit of malice. If he had not seen what he did with her own eyes, Lei Lei would definitely have a good impression about him. At this moment, she was forced to look directly at his beautiful face, so she felt goosebumps all over her body, “Who are you?”

He froze for a moment, then smiled faintly, “You’re already being unfamiliar with me so quickly?”

Lei Lei forced a stiff smile back, “I fell off a cliff, I don’t remember anything.” She glanced at his two fingers, “You… Why did you want to harm me?”

He looked at her silently.

Lei Lei calmed down a bit, then asked again, “You know me?”

“Of course,” he said softly, “Of course I do, how could I not?”

“Where is this place?”

“Qian Yue Cave.”

Qian Yue Cave! Stimulated by these three words, Lei Lei immediately had an idea and blurted out, “I want to see Shang Guan Qiu Yue!”

Smiling slightly, he let her go.

Lei Lei breathed a sigh of relief. This was really the demonic cult, it had such cruel punishments. Since he knew her, why was he saying “you’ve come back”, it seemed like this “Chun Hua” was really from the Qian Yue Cave, and maybe she really had something to do with Shang Guan Qiu Yue!

Seeing this person did not intend to make a move, she became more sure of her guess and asked probingly, “Do you know who I am?”

“Lei Lei is just your pseudonym.”

“Yes, I am Shang Guan Chun Hua.”

He was not the slightest bit surprised or astonished and looked at her quietly, not overlooking even the slight change in expression. She was standing before her alive, there was no mistake for sure, but there was indeed something off. How could she not know him?

Lei Lei became even more certain. She did not beat around the bush and mustered up her courage, “Was it Shang Guan Qiu Yue who told you to bring me back?”

He nodded.

Lei Lei was confident and put on airs, “Hurry up and take me to see her!”

He suddenly laughed, “Alright.”

Lei Lei really wanted to leave this ghostly place. Thinking of that eyeball, she felt goosebumps all over her body and ehr heart skipped a beat, “Let’s go.”

He did not move.

Lei Lei urged him, “Let’s go.”

“Go where?”

“Take me to see Shang Guan Qiu Yue.”

“You’re already looking at him.”

Already looking? Lei Lei was stunned and said in shock, “You… You’re a man?”

“Do I look like a woman?”

“Why is Shang Guan Qiu Yue a man?” Her surprise replaced her fear.

“Who told you that Shang Guan Qiu Yue was a woman?” As he had successfully tricked her, he tilted his head and smiled pleasantly, “What, you can’t even recognise me?”

The pampering in his smile was obvious, like an elder brother who indulged his younger sister. It made people feel warm and at ease. Lei Lei relaxed a bit and was not so scared anymore. Oh dear, there was a 90% that she was related to this devil!

She muttered, “I don’t remember anything.”

“Then how did you know you were looking for me?”

“Because… When will the endless cycle of spring flowers and autumn moon come to an end?”

When will the endless cycle of spring flowers and autumn moon come to an end? He laughed, “Right now, you know nothing else but have learnt to compose poetry. Who taught you to make fun of my name? Getting bolder and bolder.”

“Who… Am I?

“Of course, you’re my younger sister, Shang Guan Chun Hua.” Shang Guan Qiu Yue pinched her cheeks.

No way, her name really was Chun Hua! Lei Lei was dumbfounded, half happy and half fearful. She was happy that she had such a handsome brother, but she was afraid that her brother was a cruel and merciless big devil. The bloody horror scene just then still made her feel lingering fear. However,now the man in front of her was looking at her jokingly. He really was a gentle brother who doted on his younger sister. There was no way anyone could connect him with that kind of cruelty.

Seeing that she did not respond, Shang Guan Qiu Yue showed a slight dissatisfaction and there was resentment in his tone, “It doesn’t matter if you can’t remember others, but how can you really forget your own elder brother?”

Lei Lei became vigilant and took a step back, “How do I know if you’re lying to me or not?”

Shang Guan Qiu Yue shook his head, sighing with remorse, “If I had known it would have caused you to become like this, then I wouldn’t have let you do things as you wished with your temperament.”

Lei Lei was surprised, “Do things?”

Shang Guan Qiu Yue said, “To go to Bai Sheng Shan Village with that girl from the Hua family. You rarely wander around the world of martial arts, but you insisted on going this time, saying you wanted to retrieve the cultivation method of the Xiao’s Xiao Phoenix Crying Blade for me…”

“Wait!” Lei Lei interrupted him in surprise, “Since I was the dowry maid, there must have been many people who met me. Why has no one recognised me until now?”

Shang Guan Qiu Yue was also surprised, “Aren’t you the most proficient in disguises? At that time, we planned to have you disguise yourself as the maid and sneak into the Hua family’s wedding procession.”

Lei Lei finally understood all the details of the matter. No wonder why the loyal maid killed her mistress. It turned out that the real maid had already been replaced by Shang Guan Chun Hua halfway through!

“Later, that girl from the Hua family was burned to death for no reason and you could not be found. I thought you betrayed me, until recently I heard you returned and even changed your name…” Shang Guan Qiu Yue felt a little guilty and reached out to tidy her hair, “I shouldn’t have doubted you. You’re the most obedient, why would you betray your elder brother?”

No wonder, she had felt that his attitude towards her was unpleasant. It turned out he was doubting her. Lei Lei groaned secretly and at the same time, she was suspicious. There was nothing unusual in Bai Sheng Shan Village these days, which showed that Shang Guan Chun Hua had not gotten Xiao’s Xiao Phoenix Crying Blade cultivation method as she had wished. Then why had she killed that Hua family girl and escaped? Was this not a bad plan? Did she not want to help her elder brother? And then how could she actually have fallen to death off a cliff? Or was it not her doing these things, but someone behind her?

She defended herself, “I really…”

“I know, you really can’t remember, otherwise how could you not even recognise me?” Shang Guan Qiu Yue smiled faintly, “Elder Brother always loves you the most and you’re so sensible. How could you betray Elder Brother? Who harmed you?”

Lei Lei looked at him, “I don’t remember.”

Shang Guan Qiu Yue raised his eyebrows. Suddenly, he raised his hand and before she could react, there was a tearing sound and a large part of the fabric on the front of her chest was torn open.

Lei Lei covered her chest in fright and retreated, “What are you doing?!” This was not something an elder brother should do!

Shang Guan Qiu Yue smiled and said, “Aren’t you still suspecting that I lied to you? You’ve had a red birthmark since you were a child, shaped like a flower bud. That’s why you were named Chun Hua. If you don’t believe me, see for yourself.”

He was not simple, as expected from a devil, he could even understand other people’s thoughts so clearly! Lei Lei had no choice but to believe it now. In fact, she had seen that mark many times when bathing. It was about the size of a fingernail, brightly coloured. It was also located in a special place under her shoulder on her left breast. Apart from a biological brother who grew up together with her, who else could have seen such a secret place on a girl’s body?!

“Is it believable now?”

Lei Lei gave a “mhmm” and complained while arranging her clothes, “Just say it, why tear my clothes?!”

“I’m your elder brother, what’s there to be afraid of?”

Even my elder brother can’t see my chest, you really have quite the personality! Lei Lei was depressed. Now, she really had become a witch of the demonic cult, why?! Why was the handsome man her elder brother?! She suddenly remembered the horrible scene earlier and she had another bout of chills. She was secretly grateful, if this person was not her elder brother, it was likely he would already have dealt with her. Fortunately, this devil still loved his younger sister!

“Do I have martial arts skills?”

“You originally had a little, but it’s alright if it’s gone,” Shang Guan Qiu Yue took her hand and walked down the stone steps to the platform, “What are you afraid of? Elder Brother is here. It’s good that you’ve returned safe and sound. When you recover your memory and remember who harmed you, I’ll kill him.”

The word “kill” was spoken lightly as if it was something done by others and had nothing to do with him. Lei Lei immediately thought of the saying “face of an angel, heart of the devil”, and she said deliberately, “You… Do you often gouge out other people’s eyes?”

Shang Guan Qiu Yue was surprised, “Were you scared? Didn’t you do this often too?”

Damn, often? After all this, Shang Guan Chun Hua was also a little devil! Lei Lei trembled and involuntarily moved her fingers. She imagined how it would be, dripping with blood and holding someone’s eyeball. Her empty stomach churned again.

“If you’re afraid, Elder Brother won’t do these things in front of you from now on,” Shang Guan Qiu Yue pulled her and continued to walk down, “Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. We’ve finally been reunited as brother and sister. Let’s eat some mooncakes, and then have a good night’s sleep.”

Lei Lei remained silent. She really should sleep well, and hope that this was just a dream.