[BL] Debut in Interstellar After Retiring as Grim Reaper-Chapter 255 - 253: A Child’s Heart

Chapter 253: A Child’s Heart

"..."

Qin An was silent after hearing Nan Moyi’s words. As he observed on his face, it was filled with different emotions.

There’s worry, hesitation yet also happiness and satisfaction. Just like what he said, even if he will feel worried he could not help but accept their decision if that dream could bring joy inside their heart. As a part of the family, they must never be the obstacle that creates hindrance but someone who will support them no matter what.

Thus Qin An was also certain that if he would find the truth, the latter could only accept it, right? That’s a big possibility but it was Qin An himself who felt like he couldn’t still say it.

Nan Xing’s innocence and purity would always flashed in his mind.

Before Qin An could answer Nan Moyi, a staff member suddenly came to them and looked at them with a hesitant face.

"What is it?" They immediately noticed something was wrong.

"Your siblings are here..."

"!!!" They were stunned. Siblings? Nan Moyi’s three siblings?

Nan Moyi stood up from his seat in shock. "Are you serious?" He was certainly in disbelief and wanted to immediately feel excited at the hearing of his sibling’s sudden visit but before he could do so, he realized something.

"What happened?" His face turned serious when the staff’s hesitant expression sank on him. "Did something happen?" Worry flashed on his face. His younger siblings would certainly not disturb the competition for not any other reason unless they have no choice.

The staff quickly waved his hands when he noticed the anxiety on Nan Moyi. "Classmate Nan, don’t worry. Although I don’t know why they are here, they seem okay." He paused. "However... well, they said they are actually here... for Qin An instead."

"???"

"What did you say?" Nan Moyi and Qin An’s eyes met. Did they just hear it right?

"They’re looking for me?" Qin An was dumbfounded. What is this? But the staff didn’t know the reason so they could only hold their curiosity and went with the staff.

He led them to a separate room and as they entered, Qin An heard a familiar voice.

"I don’t know what to do if you’re just lying to me."

Pei Roujin? Qin An was stunned again when he saw the people inside the room. Nan Moyi’s younger siblings are there with Director Qian, Pei Roujin... and Pei Rouyao.

Pei Roujin’s expression looks very serious as he looks at Nan Xing in front of him while the other two siblings are beside with a slightly worried face.

It was Qian Jin who noticed their presence and instead of calling Nan Moyi, he directly called out to him with even a face that looked relieved after seeing him.

"Classmate Qin, you’re here."

"Is there something wrong?" he asked.

"Qin An," It was Pei Roujin who answered instead and looked at him with a mixed expression of confusion and solemnity. "Can you see Xiaoyao?"

Qin An was stunned at his direct question. Before he could answer, Nan Xing ran towards him and pulled the hem of his shirt.

"Brother! You can also see Yaoyao, right?" Nan Xing tilted her head and excitedly pointed at Pei Rouyao with an eager face. "Yaoyao said that she knows you too!"

Pei Rouyao also walked over and raised her head to look at him. "Brother, can you help me? I’ve been wanting to see you again because I really need your help."

"..." Qin An was silent.

Qian Jin on the side also decided to explain the situation. It turns out that the two sides met outside the training camp. Pei Roujin came because he wanted to talk to him while Nan Moyi’s siblings also had some matters. The two sides met and the little girl just started saying like she can see Pei Rouyao.

Of course Pei Roujin didn’t believed and his face turned black, thinking that Nan Xing was using his sister’s name to get inside the training camp. But the girl kept on insisting things and even told him about their childhood memories in the past. At first he didn’t just want to entertain them anymore but when the little girl also said that Qin An can see his sister, Qian Jin remembered the strange things that had been around the young man so here they are, to verify it.

"Qin An, is this true?" Pei Roujin’s expression has a faint anticipation. Others were also confused but they turned their heads to the young man, waiting for his confirmation.

Qin An sighs. He didn’t answer but squatted down to level the two girls.

Pei Rouyao’s resentment around her lightened up after a time because her death was resolved from the Sheng family’s incident. He didn’t know what happened outside but the energy around the little girl seems more than fine that the last time.

In addition, it is also because of Nan Xing. They met just a while ago but because Nan Xing’s spiritual energy from the ginkgo tree influenced her, some little energy had been unconsciously released by her.

Since Nan Xing’s existence can already influence others, it means that her power is getting stronger. If this continues... troubles will surely come for her.

Then it also seems that her matter couldn’t stay hidden anymore.

"Brother?"

He only came back to his senses when he heard Nan Xing calling him. Qin An looked at the little girl with a solemn face.

"Xiaoxing, how is Grandpa Tree?" Rather than answering everyone’s doubt, he took another turn instead. He ignored Pei Roujin’s anxious face and just focused on Nan Xing.

Although the little girl was confused by the change topic, she still answered. Her face frowned with worry. "Brother, I think Grandpa is sick."

"Sick? What did you see, Xiaoxing?"

"I don’t know, Brother. But I saw where Grandpa Tree lives again. It was too scary! I saw Grandpa getting entangled by other bad vines! They wanted to surround Grandpa!" Her eyes turn aggrieved. "Brother, Grandpa Tree is so pitiful, can we help him?"

"Xiaoxing can help Grandpa Tree. Only you can." he said that made the little girl’s face lit up.

"Wait," Nan Mohuai, who was silent, couldn’t help but intervene. "Why are you asking my sister like that? Isn’t that tree just in her dreams? What are you feeding onto her—"

"Mohuai," Nan Moyi cut off his brother. "Don’t intervene." Even though he was also bewildered by the situation in front of him, he knew Qin An better than anyone else in this room.

... And he could feel that Qin An was seriously talking to his sister, not clearly treating that dream as merely fantastical. What he was hearing right now shocked him but Nan Moyi was just forcing himself to calm down because he knew... that what he heard was just a small part of the beginning of who the young man is.

"What if helping Grandpa Tree will change you? What if... it’ll hurt something for you too. Is Xiaoxing still willing to do it?"Qin An’s question is making him anxious and overthink. What does he mean that it’ll hurt his sister? What is happening?

"Brother, can I ask what kind of hurt?" Nan Xing’s face grimaces. "Xiaoxing is afraid of pain, but... will Grandpa Tree be alright after that?"

Qin An stared at the little girl who asked that question rather than just rejecting the help anymore at the thought that she might get hurt. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Xiaoxing still wants to help? Why?" His voice softened. Why help someone that will risk your life? For such a young age, what could be the reason for this?

He had heard countless reasons from other people. They said that it’s because it’s their responsibility as a soldier or because they wanted to repay something.

But that ginkgo tree didn’t really help her. She wasn’t even sure that that tree really existed in real life, so how could she still want to help?

The little girl looked at him with her pure smile. "Why not? Grandpa Tree is my friend!"

"... Just because he’s your friend?"

Nan Xing blinked innocently. "Isn’t that what friends do? I can help Grandpa, Brother."

No other reasons or any anticipated rewards?

Isn’t it just what friends really do? Qin An went into a daze. Why ask these questions if from the start, Qin An already knew the answer from the start.

A child’s heart is purer than anyone else. What’s inside them was unstained by all the chaos outside. Even if some fell into an unfortunate darkness, the purity that stayed inside them is because they have hope.

Nan Xing just simply wants to help her friend with no other reason, that’s it. Why bother questioning it anyway?

But even with her consent, he still needs the acknowledgment from her family.

Qin An stood again and looked at the other people waiting for him.

"It’s true," he answered Pei Roujin this time. "Xiaoyao is here."

"H-How?!" Pei Roujin gasped in disbelief.

"Teacher Pei, there are souls that stayed in this world after death."

"W-What..." Pei Roujin’s expression just turned dumbfounded and he let him process that information as he also looked at Nan Moyi.

"Brother Moyi, Xiaoxing might be a great help for something way bigger than anyone else. Will you?"

"..." Nan Xing’s brothers couldn’t even answer his question.

That was clearly not just something about helping normally. Their sister... What’s so special that it may change not just their lives but everyone else too?

Can they handle it?

No, can she handle it?

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