A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother-Chapter 26: The Mysterious Guy

"Big Sister, who is he?"

The man saw Li Xuanxiao's wary expression and even hid behind Lin Wanqing.

"He's my little junior brother."

"Junior brother? What's that?"

"Mm, it means he's like my younger brother," Lin Wanqing explained.

The man pouted. "He's your younger brother? Then who am I? How can you have another younger brother?"

Lin Wanqing said indulgently, "Silly, he's my junior brother, but you’re my little brother. It’s different."

"Mm... Then who is closer to you?"

Lin Wanqing helplessly pinched his little cheeks. "Of course, you're the closest to me."

The man smiled from the bottom of his heart.

Only then did Lin Wanqing remember, "Junior Brother, what brings you here?"

Li Xuanxiao clutched his chest, lowered his head, and looked unwell.

"Junior Brother, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly feel a bit nauseous."

"Nauseous? Did you eat something bad?"

"Probably," Li Xuanxiao brushed past the topic. "Senior Sister, he is...?"

"Oh, you can just call him Fan Yue."

"Fan Yue?"

Li Xuanxiao searched his mind for the name but found no matching information.

Lin Wanqing explained, "I met him half a year ago. At that time, he was lying by the river, having lost his memory. He kept calling me 'Big Sister,' so I had no choice but to take him in for now. I also wanted to bring him back to Mount Shushan to see if we could help him recover his memory."

"Is he a cultivator?"

Li Xuanxiao asked a crucial question.

Lin Wanqing shook her head, then nodded.

"He is a cultivator, but his cultivation is extremely low, barely perceptible. Moreover, his meridians seem to be blocked, likely due to some kind of sealing technique."

"Oh?"

Li Xuanxiao raised an eyebrow, unable to stop himself from inwardly complaining.

Unknown identity, unknown origins, and judging from his appearance, he was definitely not just some nameless passerby.

And he even had a seal placed on him...

How could someone like this be casually brought into the sect?

"What did Master say about this?"

"Master went into seclusion. I went to see him yesterday, but I couldn’t find him."

Of course, he’d be in seclusion at a time like this.

"What about the other elders? Maybe they have a solution."

"Most of the other elders are also unavailable."

This was way too much of a coincidence!

Li Xuanxiao hesitated for a moment. "Senior Sister, I happen to know some spiritual techniques. Maybe I can try to help him recover his memory."

Lin Wanqing nodded. She wasn’t surprised that her little junior brother knew such things.

Li Xuanxiao had cultivated since childhood, traveling far and wide with the Sect Leader, learning all sorts of miscellaneous skills.

It was even said that he could invite spirits to possess him.

He muttered something like the sun sets, the sky darkens...

Li Xuanxiao cupped his hands and bowed. "Then I'll make some preparations."

"Alright," Lin Wanqing agreed readily. "Fan Yue, quickly thank your big brother."

"Oh, thank you, big brother~"

Fan Yue spoke timidly.

Li Xuanxiao put on a warm and friendly smile.

"Oh, by the way, Senior Sister, did you give Fan Yue this name, or did he tell you himself?"

"He told me himself. He said it was the only thing he could remember."

Li Xuanxiao nodded again and took out a wooden eagle from his storage ring.

Then, using a tone suited for speaking to children, he said, "Big Brother has a toy for you. Want it?"

"What is... this?"

Li Xuanxiao activated the wooden eagle. Without requiring any spiritual energy to power it, the eagle spread its wings, soared into the air, circled once, and landed back on Li Xuanxiao’s shoulder.

Fan Yue’s eyes lit up: ╰(°▽°)╯

"Do you want it?"

"Mm!"

"Come take it. Big Brother is giving it to you."

Fan Yue hesitated, glancing between Lin Wanqing and Li Xuanxiao. Seeing Lin Wanqing smile and nod, he finally ran over and took the wooden eagle.

"Thank you, Big Brother."

Li Xuanxiao smiled and reached out to ruffle his hair.

Then, he took his leave.

Upon returning to his thatched hut on Silver Sword Peak, the smile on Li Xuanxiao's face vanished.

He raised his hand, now holding two strands of Fan Yue’s hair.

"Fan Yue..."

Li Xuanxiao murmured the name.

With a casual wave of his hand, the bookshelf inside his hut revealed itself.

He opened a book and wrote down the name.

Once finished, he didn’t stop writing.

Swish, swish, swish~

Moments later, a sketch of Fan Yue’s face appeared on the paper.

Then, he placed the two strands of hair inside the book and closed it.

As he recited an incantation, the page ignited without any external fire.

This spell was connected to Mount Shushan’s Compendium of All Affairs.

It was like an ancient version of an online encyclopedia, containing all sorts of records and information from across the Nine Provinces.

As long as Mount Shushan had ever recorded information about a person, this miraculous spell could retrieve it with ease.

With the deep foundation of Mount Shushan, there were almost no people or events that couldn’t be found.

Li Xuanxiao furrowed his brows tightly, the corners of his eyes twitching slightly as he immersed his consciousness into the vast world of this spell.

In an instant, countless heavy tomes flooded his mind like a tidal wave, piling up into mountains.

Some books were old and yellowed, exuding an ancient aura.

Others were pristine and new, glowing faintly with spiritual light.

The books flipped rapidly, as if a massive database was running a search.

However, as seconds and minutes passed...

Despite going through countless densely packed records, not a single trace of information about Fan Yue could be found.

Finding nothing—was even more terrifying.

Li Xuanxiao frowned in deep thought, as if facing a great enemy.

New novel chapters are published on freewёbn૦νeɭ.com.

D*mn!!

What kind of thing did Third Senior Sister bring back this time?

And yet, aside from himself, no one seemed to care.

Li Xuanxiao made two preparations in response.

First, he used Mohist mechanism techniques to craft a wooden cicada to monitor Fan Yue.

The advantage of Mohist mechanism techniques was that they didn’t require spiritual energy, making them nearly undetectable by cultivators.

Second, he wrote anonymous letters to the Law Enforcement Elder and the Vice Sect Leader, warning them to be wary of Third Senior Sister Lin Wanqing’s new companion.

He chose those two for a reason.

Although there were seven peak masters, none of them wanted to meddle in matters concerning disciples from other peaks—it was a thankless task.

The original peak master of Silver Sword Peak, who was also Li Xuanxiao’s master, had become the new Sect Leader.

Silver Sword Peak currently had no peak master.

Meanwhile, the Law Enforcement Elder oversaw Mount Shushan’s laws, and the Vice Sect Leader acted on behalf of the Sect Leader while he was in seclusion.

So writing to these two was undoubtedly the best choice.

After handling that,

Li Xuanxiao went to find Little Junior Sister Zhao Lu.

Zhao Lu was counting the treasures that Senior Brother Li Xuanxiao had brought back for her, all looted from the Tiger Demon’s cave.

According to Mount Shushan’s rules, whoever completed a mission kept the spoils.

Li Xuanxiao had selected some supplements suitable for Zhao Lu, along with two magical artifacts.

He assigned Zhao Lu a crucial task: she was to pretend to bump into Third Senior Sister by chance and casually bring up when, where, and how she had met Fan Yue.

If Li Xuanxiao himself asked too many questions, it would raise suspicion.

But with Zhao Lu, it was different.

Girls talked more easily with each other.

Zhao Lu accepted the mission.

Over the years, she had grown used to her senior brother’s strange behavior.

She had even taken the initiative to join his little faction.