Chapter 57

Chapter 57

Big brother had become numb to the pain, but Yuan Luoyi hadn't. She didn't want these wounds to remain on Yuan Ao's body for long, so she was extra careful and gentle when treating them.

Those small wounds had finally stopped bleeding, and they looked much cleaner. Yuan Luoyi bandaged them up.

"Big brother, please don't get injured like this again. Even if you can't feel the pain, wounds are still wounds. They won't just disappear without being treated, and if they accumulate, they might... "

Yuan Luoyi didn't say the word "death". The feeling of those two syllables rolling off her tongue was suffocating and icy cold.

Yuan Ao sensed his sister's unease and ruffled her hair. "Don't worry, you've treated the wounds so well. Maybe I'll be fully healed tomorrow."

"But you'll just end up with new wounds. I can't always be there to treat them for you. You can't keep ignoring your own safety."

"Thank you for worrying about me. Really, it's okay. I'm closing in on that person. Soon, it will all be over, and no one will ever hurt you again. You'll be able to live carefree."

Yuan Luoyi's words stuck in her throat, unable to come out, and she grew sadder.

The first time she time traveled, Yuan Luoyi saw death photos of everyone in the Yuan family. The host explained Yuan Ao's death.

He killed many people and gathered many clues, mobilizing all the Yuan family's resources until he finally found the culprit.

He thought his path of revenge was nearing its end, that he would finally atone to his sister, but in the end, he was killed by the culprit's gun.

In the photo, he looked deathly pale, emaciated, eyes tightly shut, never to awake again.

Yuan Luoyi could never understand why her powerful big brother was killed by the culprit.

The current Yuan Ao had killed everyone in the photos, inching closer to the culprit, which also meant inching closer to death.

After Yuan Ao's death, the Yuan family fell apart completely. The remaining four brothers all embarked on the path of hunting the culprit, dying one by one.

Yuan Luoyi suddenly had a question: "Big brother, where are the other brothers?"

Yuan Ao replied, "They're all seeking revenge too. Without their help, I couldn't have made such quick progress."

"Yuan Fa is skilled at investigating crime scenes. When he's serious, he's very careful and can notice details others miss."

"Can I really go out after that person dies?"

"Yes."

Yuan Ao's gaze didn't change much as he stared intently at Yuan Luoyi, his jet-black eyes flickering with faint light. Like a man dying of thirst in the desert, staring at a mirage of an ocean - illusory, unattainable, yet so desperately wanting to grasp it.

Such a sense of despair made Yuan Luoyi feel that even if the culprit was killed, she wouldn't be able to leave.

After losing his sister once, Yuan Ao's protective instinct had grown too strong. He couldn't bear for her to enter a dangerous environment again.

Yuan Luoyi's gaze swept across the room. The windows were barred with steel rods, and the door had three sturdy locks that even a grown man couldn't break through.

Ever since Yuan Luoyi first time traveled to Yuan Ao's side, he had remodeled the entire room.

She had originally thought this was to prevent the culprit from escaping, but now it seemed it was to prevent her from escaping.

Big brother hadn't gotten better at all...

He was still broken, only putting on a facade of normalcy when facing his sister.

"Big brother, what can make you better?"

Yuan Ao smiled bitterly. "I don't know either. There's probably no way now. Are you afraid of me?"

Yuan Luoyi reached out to hug Yuan Ao, resting her head on his shoulder with reddened eyes. "Not afraid. No matter what you've become, you're still my big brother."

Yuan Ao gently patted her back, just like when they were young and Yuan Luoyi was about to cry - her big brother would pat her like this.

He said, "Thank you for coming to my side. All this time, it seemed like I gave you more, but really, you gave me more."

Yuan Luoyi felt helpless, suffocated by the weight of fate.

But she wouldn't give up, because when she was in the dark, that phone call from her big brother let her know she was loved - how joyful that felt.

The big brother who had once shielded her from wind and rain was now trapped in darkness. How could she bear to leave him out in the rain alone?