Kurumi Tokisaki's Planar Journey - Chapter 536
Xiao Yan woke up, feeling a bit lost.
Where am I? Who am I? What happened to me?
The salty taste on his lips made him cough, and a small fish was spat back into the lake.
Xiao Yan shook his head, vaguely hearing… the laughter of little girls.
The ground beneath him was damp, and he could feel the moisture seeping through his pants and into his skin.
If this continued, he’d catch a cold for sure.
Looking up, he saw the lake, and the sky… Memories came flooding back: the family visitors, the Xuan-class technique, and… the two little misses!
With a start, Xiao Yan jumped up like a carp, frantically looking around. Seeing the two little girls nearby, he plopped back down, relieved.
Rubbing his temples, he asked, “Miss Mo… Mo’er, what happened to me?”
Kurumi didn’t answer. Instead, Xun’er, with her hands on her hips, said indignantly, “You tripped on a rock and knocked yourself out! My sister and I had to use all our strength to drag you to the lake!”
Xiao Yan’s eye twitched in disbelief, “Dragged… dragged me here?”
His face hurt, and when he touched it, the pain intensified.
Rushing to the lake, he saw his once handsome face now swollen and bruised, making him want to cry.
‘Did I knock myself out?’
Instinctively touching his nose, he winced again from the pain, which shot through his nerves.
“Ow…”
He sheepishly lowered his hand and turned to Kurumi.
“Shall we go back for lunch?”
Seeing Kurumi nod, Xiao Yan sighed in relief. He understood now: among the twin sisters, the elder was the absolute authority, while the younger was there to be cute and make comments.
He needed to get back and apply some medicine; otherwise, the stinging pain on his face would ruin his meal.
Xun’er held Kurumi’s hand, quietly walking behind Xiao Yan. Seeing the boy ahead, occasionally touching his face, the little girl couldn’t help but laugh.
That large jade bottle, falling from the sky and hitting his face squarely, he was lucky his nose wasn’t broken!
Kurumi could swear she didn’t intend to hit Xiao Yan with the bottle; maybe his protagonist’s luck had run out on that Xuan-class technique.
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At lunch, Xiao Yan felt like someone was constantly staring at him. With a large plaster covering his face, he indeed looked a bit ridiculous…
Despite the delicious food, Xiao Yan ate like he was chewing wax.
The meal lasted until the afternoon. The middle-aged Saint refused Xiao Zhan’s invitations to stay, tearing open space and disappearing with Lin Pu and the two “Dou Kings.”
Seeing this, Xiao Yan was astonished. He thought being able to fly freely was impressive, but what was this?
Tearing space at will?! How powerful was he?!
Remembering the condition set by his “Uncle Gu,” Xiao Yan felt a surge of motivation.
Did Lin Pu leave? No, as a Dou Zun, hiding in the shadows unnoticed was effortless.
The old man practiced while splitting a part of his soul to watch over the two little misses.
In the courtyard, a few elders were drunk and unconscious. Xiao Zhan had servants carry them away to rest.
His face, red from the alcohol, gradually returned to normal as the Dou Qi in his body evaporated the alcohol.
Looking at the elders being carried away, Xiao Zhan smiled.
‘Those old fools, still want to compete with me? Got drunk, didn’t you?’
Turning around, his face became kind and gentle.
“Young misses, have you decided where you’d like to live? I can have the servants build a house according to your preferences immediately.”
The little girl peeked out from behind Kurumi, “Xun’er wants the house by the lake.”
“By the lake?”
Xiao Zhan was confused. Xiao Yan explained, “Dad, she’s talking about the lake in the back mountain.”
“Oh, I see!” Xiao Zhan understood, then frowned, “But the lake area is quite damp, and in summer, there are many mosquitoes. I’m afraid you young misses might not find it comfortable.”
Hearing this, Xun’er shrank back, saying no more.
Xiao Zhan glanced at his son, whose once handsome face was now swollen. It made Xiao Zhan both laugh and cry.
Thinking quickly, Xiao Zhan suggested, “If you don’t mind, I can have a house built near the back mountain, designed to your liking. This way, you can visit the lake anytime without the nuisance of mosquitoes.”
Kurumi raised an eyebrow, seeing through Xiao Zhan’s intentions. This would place them near Xiao Yan’s residence, creating the perfect childhood friends scenario.
“The lad rides on a bamboo horse, circling the playing with the plum blossom. Living together, growing up without a doubt.”
With Li Bai’s “Changgan Xing” in mind, Kurumi couldn’t help but smile.
If the visitors to the Xiao family were indeed Xun’er and her “sister,” with Xiao Yan’s extensive life experience, charming two little girls would be a piece of cake.
But Kurumi always wondered, in the original work, why didn’t the Dou Huang guardian, Ling Ying, react when Xiao Yan sneaked into Xun’er’s room at night.
Right, maybe Ling Ying respected Xun’er’s privacy and didn’t monitor her room, but Xiao Yan’s shadow climbing over the wall should have been noticeable, right?
Overall, Ling Ying seemed highly suspicious. If not for the power gap between Xiao Zhan and Ling Ying, Kurumi would suspect some secret dealings between them.
Thinking of this, Kurumi smiled innocently. Coupled with her unhealed injuries, the smile on her pink lips gave off a pitiful aura.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan was mesmerized. Compared to voluptuous women, he found Lolis quite appealing too.
And the idea of raising Lolis, shaping their personalities, excited him.
“Thank you, Uncle Xiao. Our father told us to blend in with the Xiao family and conceal our identities.”
Xiao Zhan laughed heartily, “Rest assured, young misses. Your uncle instructed me well. Your identities have been arranged as distant relatives from a branch of the family involved in wars with the Jia Ma Empire.”
“Your names will be Xiao Mo’er and Xiao Xun’er.”
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