Fairy, Don't Be Afraid, I Am Blind-Chapter 76 - 65: Halt, You Fiend!

"Junior Sister!"

You Su watched Ji Lingruo writhing on the ground, not knowing what to do, feeling as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

He felt immense guilt; his junior sister’s pain was heart-wrenching. How could he have pretended to be in pain just now?

"Senior... brother..." Ji Lingruo curled up, squeezing out these words with difficulty amidst her pained groans.

"Senior brother is here! I’m here!" You Su replied anxiously.

He hurriedly grasped Ji Lingruo’s hand, wanting to reassure her of his presence. Ji Lingruo, in turn, tightly held onto him, like ancient vines entwining.

The girl’s hand trembled continuously, and You Su felt as if the pain from his junior sister’s body was being transmitted to his own, making him empathize deeply.

"Ah!"

Ji Lingruo seemed unable to hold on, suddenly crying out in pain, as bulges started to form on her body, like moles popping up, almost bursting her pink and white dress.

Unable to withstand the sadness any longer, You Su turned over and firmly embraced Ji Lingruo from behind, as if trying to suppress those rising pieces of flesh with his embrace.

"Don’t be afraid, Junior Sister, I’m here! Just hold on, hang in there..."

You Su comforted her softly, thinking about how Ji Lingruo always bore the pain alone with a smile, feeling as if his heart was pierced by ten thousand arrows.

Ji Lingruo sensed You Su’s body and attempted to turn around, trying to bury her head in the boy’s broad chest. You Su obliged, reaching out to help her turn over.

Ji Lingruo’s face, which had been buried down, was now exposed, just a fist’s distance from You Su. He quickly glanced at her and his pupils instantly contracted tightly.

It turned out that the girl’s face was extraordinarily bizarre at this moment, with her beautiful face overlapping with Taisui’s hideous face.

Enchanting eyes beside six protruding fish eyes; lips that invited greed alongside a spiral mouth filled with fleshy teeth...

On her face, there was not a shred of harmony; beauty and ugliness, human and evil collided brutally together.

But You Su’s surprise lasted only a moment. Without a trace of hesitation, he deeply embraced the back of the girl’s head, holding Ji Lingruo tightly against him.

He held her so tightly, wishing he could merge Ji Lingruo into his own body, wishing for those malevolent forces to transfer onto him instead.

Tears uncontrollably streamed from his dark eyes, and You Su sobbed as if talking to himself:

"It will get better; it definitely will..."

Heaven seemed to respond to You Su’s prayer, as the girl’s struggling body gradually calmed down, the rising bulges subsided, and Taisui’s face flickered twice before disappearing.

Ji Lingruo also shed two lines of tears, You Su’s embrace was so tight that it made her ribs ache, but she didn’t mind. Instead, she wrapped her arms around the boy’s back, holding on tighter.

You Su, knowing his junior sister had improved, still couldn’t bring himself to let go, expressing his affection through his embrace.

Their ears rubbed together in wordless understanding, conveying more than words could say, in the damp and chilly stone cave, the boy and girl embraced tightly, using only the dim candlelight as their cover.

...

At the junction of the beams, that web was still there, seemingly even more intricate than last time.

The insect that previously struggled seemed to have given up, just gently flapping its wings.

You Su stood up, trying to locate the monster that was his junior sister.

Not in the empty courtyard, so You Su went to his junior sister’s room and gently knocked on the door.

"Junior Sister?"

There was still no response for a long time, causing You Su’s heart to fill with doubt, just as he was considering kicking down the door, a faint voice came through.

"Mmm..."

"Are you okay, Junior Sister?"

You Su didn’t know what state the monstrous version of his junior sister was in, perhaps she was fiercely resisting the forced return of her consciousness, so he could only ask tentatively.

"Not good..."

"Ah? Then, is there anything I can do to help?" You Su asked eagerly.

"You can’t help me with anything. Don’t come in, just let me be alone..."

You Su clenched his fists tightly; the resistance in the monster’s words was evident, making his heartache with guilt over his own helplessness.

He stood silently in front of the door, not knowing what to say or do, standing there in silence for a long time.

It was the junior sister who spoke first, her voice no longer so cold:

"You... Senior Brother, just go out now, I’m fine, no need to worry about me."

As soon as the words were out, You Su didn’t even have the chance to speak before a whirlpool took away his consciousness.

When he opened his eyes again, his restored vision faded once more, but the warmth and touch from his body, along with the fragrance of the girl, became even clearer.

At that moment, Ji Lingruo also stirred, waking up from her sleep with a long sigh:

"Mmm..."

You Su felt the two soft mounds in his embrace pressing directly against him, still shifting shape with Ji Lingruo’s movements. Feeling guilty, he quickly released his hands from her back and moved his body a bit away.

Unbeknownst to him, the girl had already noticed. She moved her head away from You Su’s neck, first gazing at his handsome face with a sweet smile, and then mischievously remarked:

"Senior Brother, no wonder your swordsmanship is so powerful."

You Su was baffled, "What does Junior Sister mean by that?"

"Even in sleep, you never part with your sword. Who could compete with that?"

You Su’s face blushed instantly, realizing his treasured sword was indeed pressing against a certain spot, feeling the warmth even through the clothes.

He quickly detached Ji Lingruo, who was clinging to him like an octopus, and sat up.

Ji Lingruo continued to lie on her side on the ground, resting her head on one hand, her eyes wandering over You Su with an amused look:

"Senior Brother isn’t... extremely angry again, is he?"

"What do you mean by ’again’?" You Su maintained a saint-like composure, then exclaimed, "No! As your brother, my mind is as calm as still water, never angered."

"Is that so? Why did I sense your Sword Intent surging last night?"

"Words are not evidence, they count for nothing."

"Oh? Then why is Senior Brother all tense right now?"

"Tsk, aren’t you being a little too self-important, you demon!" You Su put on a stern face, brought his fingers together, and mimicked their playful script game, "I’m not so easily tricked by you, demon! My Ruyi Jingu Bang (Magic Golden Cudgel) naturally expands every morning, absorbing the essence of the sun, what does that have to do with you, demon?"

Ji Lingruo giggled, the entire stone cave filled with fragrance, the girl’s bashful laughter seeming to erase the pain from just moments ago.

"You guessed it right; it really does seem to be daytime now."

Ji Lingruo captured the white beam of light filtering through the stone crevice with her fingers, mingling with the faint mist and dust in the cave.

You Su was momentarily dazed as he retracted his posing hand, recalling the nights spent telling his junior sister the modified tales of "Journey to the West," where he would play Wukong and his junior sister would role-play the demon, laughing and playing together.

Whenever he said "Tsk, demon," his junior sister would immediately reply with "Tsk, Kape monkey."

Such responses later became habitual, like a secret language only they understood.

His junior sister didn’t respond like that just now, perhaps because of the urgent circumstances these days, she must have forgotten...