Chapter 1104 Brother and sister recognize each other
Not long after Xunzhen left, Yun Jianping, who was heavy-hearted and sleepless all night, came to the inner court accompanied by Xiao Zhirou and Teng Sanshi.

A family that had been separated for many years was reunited today. The scene was naturally very warm, joyful and touching.

Among them, Teng Sanshi, who was in tears, was the most emotional. As soon as he entered the door, he held Liu Xunyi's hand in one hand and Yun Jianping's hand in the other, and repeatedly told them about the interesting stories of the Teng tribe in western Hunan, Xiao Zhirou's childhood experiences, and his shock and joy when he learned that he had a pair of grandchildren. He spit all over the place, spoke incoherently, and kept talking about his feelings.

Xiao Zhirou's eyes were extremely gentle, with a hint of a smile on her lips. She stood aside and silently appreciated the extremely warm scene before her.

Liu Xunyi, who was leaning against the head of the bed, was originally worried about Xunzhen's affairs, but the warmth of his family made him quickly forget the worldly troubles, and unknowingly found himself in a happy and harmonious atmosphere. While chatting and laughing with Teng Sanshi, he occasionally cast curious and eager glances at Yun Jianping who was sitting at the end of the bed.

Compared to Teng Sanshi's enthusiasm, Xiao Zhirou's openness, and Liu Xunyi's straightforwardness, Yun Jianping, who was always lively and cheerful, was unusually taciturn today. Although she had gradually recalled every little bit about Liu Xunyi, they had been separated for more than 20 years, and the familiarity and intimacy of the past had long since become a wisp of smoke in distant memories, replaced by a novelty and strangeness that was difficult to calm down.

Therefore, facing Liu Xunyi's affectionate gaze, Yun Jianping's eyes flickered and she was shy and embarrassed. Every time she looked into his eyes, her heart would tighten and she would quickly look away like a frightened bird.

However, she couldn't hold back her eager heart and pretended to be nonchalant while secretly glancing at Liu Xunyi. When she saw that Liu Xunyi's eyes were still fixed on her, she panicked again and dodged hastily.

How long will this indecision and ambivalence last?
They had different childhood experiences and encounters, which naturally shaped their mentalities and temperaments very differently.

Since the separation of brother and sister, Liu Xunyi's life can almost be described as "miserable and sad". While silently enduring the torment of family breakdown and loneliness, he gritted his teeth and persisted in the fate of wind, rain, snow and frost. Year after year, month after month, day after day... He never gave up looking for his sister's whereabouts. He woke up from dreams countless times, cried countless times, cried countless times, but no one answered... After twenty years of hardships and thousands of days and nights of physical and mental torture, he has finally forged the iron will and loyalty of today.

Therefore, his guilt, longing, desire, and urgency for Yun Jianping had already overflowed from his heart and were revealed to the outside world, so he certainly didn't care about the reservedness and shyness of meeting her again after a long separation. After all, deep in his heart, he had never stopped loving his sister deeply, so naturally there was no estrangement at all.

Compared with him, Yun Jianping's experience was quite different.

Ever since she was taken away by Yun Zhuiyue, she was so frightened that she quickly forgot about Liu Xunyi out of her self-preservation instinct. During her time at Longxiang Mountain, Yun Zhuiyue treated her as her own daughter, and others also treated her like a treasure. Her childhood was "a gathering of thousands of loves in one person". Although Longxiang Mountain was a heretical sect, and everyone was full of vicious lunatics with blood on their hands and killing people without blinking an eye, they loved and doted on the "daughter of the Holy Lord" very much.

In her eyes, the dreaded Longxiang Mountain is not a hell on earth, but a paradise. The murderous Longxiang Mountain disciples are not bloodthirsty monsters, but uncles and brothers who are in love with each other.

Therefore, Yun Jianping's feelings for Liu Xunyi were not continuous, and her yearning and longing for him were far less than one ten-thousandth of what Liu Xunyi felt for her. More importantly, Yun Jianping was still young when she separated from Liu Xunyi, and her childhood was not shrouded in the haze of terror for too long. As soon as she entered Longxiang Mountain, she changed her name and surname, and was reborn. Therefore, her personality is lively and cheerful, her heart is full of sunshine, and her understanding of sadness and sorrow is completely different from Liu Xunyi's.

In other words, there is not only a barrier between her and Liu Xunyi, but also a gap, a gap that Yun Zhuiyue filled with "fatherly love". Yun Jianping can hardly resonate with Liu Xunyi, who has a rough life, and can't feel the heart-wrenching pain of reality that Liu Xunyi is experiencing.

She knew that Liu Xunyi was her biological brother, and she clearly remembered that she had lived with Liu Xunyi and relied on him in every way. However, memory is one thing, and emotion is another. Memory can trigger the instinctive impulse of emotion, but it cannot control the investment of emotion.

Just as most people remember their attachment to their parents in childhood, but can no longer feel that attachment personally after growing up, they can only imitate it deliberately and have occasional impulses, but it is far less natural and lasting than when they were children.

"You don't know that when I first met Yu'er in Huashan, she broke into the villa of the Xianwang Mansion alone to rescue Wu Shuang, and mistook me for a lustful and perverted scoundrel..."

"Is there such a thing?"

Liu Xunyi brought up the past again and described the situation at that time in a joking manner, which immediately caused bursts of laughter from Teng Sanshi and Xiao Zhirou, and also made Yun Jianping embarrassed and feel like she was sitting on pins and needles.

"You actually made fun of me, I... I will ignore you!"

Yun Jianping, feeling embarrassed and annoyed, complained in a pretentious manner, broke free from Teng Sanshi's restraints, and walked quickly towards the door. "Yu'er..." Seeing Yun Jianping leave in anger, Liu Xunyi got up in a hurry, chased after her, and apologized repeatedly, "It's my fault, I shouldn't have made fun of you..."

"At that time, you were flirting and being affectionate with that heavily made-up woman. Anyone would have thought you were..." Having said this, Yun Jianping's cheeks turned red and she couldn't say any more.

"Yes, yes, yes! It's all my fault for being ambiguous with Dong Xiao'er, not your fault for misunderstanding me!"

Today was the first time in twenty years that he had an open and honest conversation with his long-missed sister. Looking at Yun Jianping's red lips, beautiful eyebrows, and listening to her unreasonable arguments, Liu Xunyi seemed to have returned to twenty years ago, to their childhood which was so unattainable.

At that time, they often talked and laughed, often bickered like this, and often argued over some trivial matters, such as a hair rope, a dish of side dishes, a basin of water, or a butterfly... Each of them expressed his own opinions and argued endlessly.

At that time, Liu Xunyu, with a stern face, tried to convince Liu Xunyi to agree with his ideas with confidence. He looked like a cute "little adult". His facial expressions, tone, demeanor and movements... were exactly the same as Yun Jianping today.

Liu Xunyi was just as tolerant as he had been to his sister, and he followed her, obeyed her, and coaxed her with love in his eyes. As for the truth? It didn't matter to him at all.

Staring at Yun Jianping's face infatuatedly, listening to her voice silently, looking and listening... Liu Xunyi, who was full of thoughts, suddenly felt his nose sore, and tears burst out, flowing down his cheeks like the Yellow River bursting its dam.

"You...what's wrong with you..." Yun Jianping seemed to be frightened by Liu Xunyi's sad look. She was at a loss for a moment and tried to comfort him hastily, "I was just saying it casually. I didn't mean any harm. You don't have to be so sad...ah!"

Before Yun Jianping finished speaking, Liu Xunyi, with a surging heart, could no longer suppress the complicated emotions in his heart. He rushed forward regardless of everything and hugged the defenseless Yun Jianping tightly in his arms with lightning speed, causing her to subconsciously let out a cry of surprise.

"Where have you been all these years?" Liu Xunyi's arms were as strong as steel and iron willows, tightly hugging Yun Jianping who couldn't move. The love was deep, and the sorrow was deep. At this moment, Liu Xunyi vented all the thoughts and pain accumulated in his heart, and he really wanted to squeeze her into his body, "Yu'er, do you know? I have been looking for you... I don't hesitate to travel through states and prefectures, I don't hesitate to travel through mountains and rivers, I don't hesitate to go hungry, I don't hesitate to endure the wind and rain... As long as I can find you, brother is not afraid of death... For so many years, I have always resented myself for not coveting that mouthful of rice porridge, and I shouldn't have left you alone on the roadside... Whenever I think of you alone in a strange environment, and that you are crying and shouting for your brother somewhere, my heart is broken, and I am in pain. I only hate that I can't grow a thousand hands and eyes, and can't find you, hug you, and comfort you immediately. If time can go back, I will definitely hold your hand tightly and will never let go even if I die..."

Listening to Liu Xunyi's almost roaring confession, Yun Jianping, who was originally panicked, felt like being struck by thunder. An indescribable pain and sadness involuntarily surged into her heart, causing her to gradually give up struggling and resistance, and crystal tears fell like broken beads. Unconsciously, she slowly stretched out her hands... and gently hugged the trembling Liu Xunyi.

Seeing this scene, Teng Sanshi and Xiao Zhirou were both overwhelmed with emotions and tears filled their eyes.

"Yu'er, tell me! Have you been doing well these years? Have you been hungry? Have you been bullied?"

"No...no..."

In Liu Xunyi's fiery love, the strangeness and estrangement between the siblings quickly melted away. Perhaps it was because of the deep love, at this moment, Yun Jianping was hugged tightly by Liu Xunyi, not only was she no longer shy and embarrassed like before, but she felt more at ease leaning on Liu Xunyi's strong chest.

Yun Jianping gently pressed her face against Liu Xunyi's chest, listening to his strong and powerful heartbeat. A long-lost warmth quickly spread throughout her body, gradually calming her mood. She slowly closed her tearful eyes and whispered softly: "I'm living a good life... very good... I'm not starving, nor am I bullied... Except for not being able to find my brother, everything else... is fine..."

Just these words once again made Liu Xunyi's heart burn and her heart break. It also made Teng Sanshi and Xiao Zhirou burst into tears and feel sad.

"It was my brother who was careless and sorry for you..." Liu Xunyi gently wiped away the tears on Yun Jianping's face, and promised her with tears and laughter, "From now on... you are no longer alone. I swear, from now on I will never let you be helpless, never let you suffer the slightest injustice, and never let anyone... kidnap you!"

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(End of this chapter)