571 Bite the Bulle (1/2)

”Open the door quickly. I really have something urgent to tell you. I think… your brother… may not be dead after all…” Yun Yang lowered his voice, but it sounded unprecedentedly firm.

He could sense Ji Lingxi's hesitation and understood the reason instantly, thus he quickly explained himself. His words were earth-shattering.

What?

Ji Lingxi was stunned. Disbelief was her first thought, but she knew that Yun Yang would never joke about such a topic. She could not help the sudden joy that filled her. Without hesitation, she fled to the door and pulled it open. Ashen-faced, she asked in a quivering voice, ”What did you say? What didyou just say?”

Yun Yang stepped inside and shut the door immediately before replying, ”It's a long story with too many twists in it. I need to verify something with you before concluding this.”

Ji Lingxi took a few steps back. Just as she was about to ask him some further questions, she was astonished to realize that she was only wearing her inner garments, too anxious to notice it when she opened the door. Blushing, she grabbed a cape and covered herself up securely. She asked from her bedside, ”Just tell me what you found out, and what you need to verify. I'll give my full cooperation.”

Her worry for her brother won over her embarrassment. If her brother was actually fine, what damaged could a little embarrassment do?

Yun Yang considered it for a bit before he asked in a low voice, ”Lingxi, you and Ji Lingfeng,my eighth brother, are biological siblings. This is absolutely true, is it not?”

Ji Lingxi cried, ”What do you mean by asking this question? Of course, both of us are biological siblings! How can this be falsified?”

Yun Yang flushed, feeling awkward, but he pushed through and continued his questioning, ”This is the key question… What I mean is actually… where are your biological parents? Do you know their current whereabouts?”

”How could I? Ever since I was old enough to remember anything, my brother and I have been orphans…” Ji Lingxi answered, her gaze dimming with the unshed tears in her eyes.

Yun Yang froze and asked in surprise, ”Then how are you certain that you both are biological siblings? This is very important, I must make certain of it!”

”What are you really trying to say? Of course, we're true siblings! Why are you so doubtful about this? Are you sick? Why are you asking so many infuriating questions?” Ji Lingxi spat.

Yun Yang smiled, relaxing, and answered, ”As long as you're certain. Then, eighth brother must be fine. He is still alive and well!”

”Pardon?” Ji Lingxi grew increasingly confused and asked hesitantly, ”Yun Yang, what's wrong with you today? Why are you speaking incoherently? You're not being rational at all. Do you know what you're talking about? Why am I even more confused now than before?”

Yun Yang was jubilant. He spoke, beaming with delight, ”You don't know what magic has been placed on you. When the man in black attacked us, it was your guarding halo that helped us escape death. Since you have such a strong guarding halo on you, then your parents can't be of common stock. Since they can protect you so well, similarly, your biological brother wouldn't have been hurt without repercussions! That is why I say that my eighth brother mustn't be dead yet!”

”He must still be alive!” Yun Yang grew increasingly excited as he thought about his theory.

”Magical? Guarding halo? Escape death?” Ji Lingxi frowned and looked at the man doubtfully. ”Do elaborate. I'm still lost.”

Yun Yang laughed and said, ”That's because you didn't pay attention to my main point. I'm saying that you have a strong mysterious force hidden within you. No one can actually hurt you! The evil person who perished all of a sudden was due to your guarding halo that retaliated!”

”This is your main point? I still don't get it even, if though you've repeated it twice. What red light, what guarding halo? I still don't understand!” Ji Lingxi replied in a daze.

”It means… It means that no matter what danger you encounter, there'll be a red light…” Yun Yang explained again in detail. ”Therefore, eighth brother didn't die!”

Ji Lingxi was even more bewildered.

”The more you talk, the more confused I get. What guarding red light? Since when do I have that? What does that have to do with my brother? What are you talking about?”

Yun Yang was stunned as well. ”Don't you know about it? Right, it looks like you are truly oblivious to this and with good reason.”

”What light? How does it guard me?” Ji Lingxi checked herself doubtfully and murmured, ”Where's the light?”

Yun Yang could not help being anxious at all. It seemed that this would be difficult to prove… He suddenly recalled the episode when he had been flung away. Gritting his teeth, he said, ”Let us try it on right here. I think… I can trigger it.”

”How? How do you trigger it?” asked Ji Lingxi with shock.

”Why don't you close your eyes first?” Yun Yang suddenly felt an awkwardness as he approached her.

”What? What did you say?” Ji Lingxi's eyes widened due to her confusion.

What she saw was Yun Yang suddenly pouncing, and at the very next moment, he was hugging her securely. Feeling Yun Yang's body heat, Ji Lingxi was disconcerted. She struggled angrily.

”You truly do have an ulterior motive tonight…”

Yun Yang explained, ”I'm doing an experiment, I'm trying to trigger…”

As he spoke, his hands went towards Ji Lingxi's chest. The girl cried out in surprise, feeling faint, and watched as Yun Yang's groping hands grabbed her chest, rubbing them…

Then, he – he… he actually wanted to take off her clothes…

Ji Lingxi was completely thrown off guard. She could only struggle instinctively, ”Yun Yang, don't… do…. this…”

It was at this moment that the girl saw a ray of red light suddenly surge out from herself. Once it appeared, it spread out promptly.