Chapter 277: Brat (1/2)

Seeing the girl’s happy expression, Xue Wei smiled as well, reaching out a hand and offering it the girl who hesitatingly placed her small palm in his.

“Big Brother, where are we going?” She asked with a timid voice, her words causing Xue Wei to smile slightly, and feel that this girl who was calling him ‘Big Brother,’ was rather cute.

Even if she was an old monster, her mind was still a child’s, and thus she had cast all her hope, reliance and dependence on Xue Wei in the belief that he would look after her.

“We are leaving this place,” Xue Wei smiled as he turned around and started walking out the house and towards the tall wall once more.

Xue Wei had single-handedly made all the decisions about what they were to do. He had decided to bring the girl with them out; he had also decided that they would be her family— everything that had happened this night was decided by him.

Although the others felt rather confused and slightly unsure of why Xue Wei had made this decision, no one was against it. Even the King, who was supposed to be in control of the continent, had no opinion about this strange man abducting this small child out of the forbidden area.

In fact, her eyes were shining with excitement. She could not help but feel that something exciting was finally happening, and she also felt as if Xue Wei was much more humane than she had first thought.

As they reached the wall, Xue Wei took the girl into his arms and sprung high into the air, jumping to the top of the wall and quickly down again.

Quickly, the others followed after him, all jumping up the wall and down again before anyone was able to notice them.

It was still the middle of the night. The moon was hidden behind the clouds in the sky, and the stars could not be seen. Although the roads were illuminated by street lamps, there was mist all around in the still night’s air, and thus the visibility was rather low.

Although a few students were walking around the academy grounds, no one was close to the Forbidden area to arouse any suspicion. As they landed on the ground, Xue Wei put down the child-sized person, but he continued to hold her hand as they walked hand-in-hand like a pair of siblings. A smile soon sprouted on her face that she could no longer hide.

She felt warmth in her heart, a warmth that she had no place to hide; she was feeling so happy and relaxed after leaving the forbidden area, and even a bit giddy. She could not believe she had actually left, it was like a dream come true, but at the same time, she was also still slightly scared.

Scared of the unknown that was all around her, scared of being left alone in this world so foreign to her, and scared of suddenly being abandoned by the one person who was treating her as their family.

As a result, her palm was starting to turn sweaty, and she gripped Xue Wei’s hand tightly, fearing that he would let her go.

Sensing her unease, Xue Wei once more scooped her up and let her rest on his arm. She was a small child, and so he treated her exactly like he would a child. It felt exactly like having a smaller sibling, and from the moment that she had called him ‘Big Brother,’ it was cemented that he would treat her like his little sister, a girl that he would protect with all his heart.

Being lifted up and feeling the warmth from Xue Wei, the girl felt much more at ease, and she started to curiously examine her surroundings. She saw many students coming and going, but their clothes were all different from what she was used to, and their faces appeared filled with questions when they looked at Xue Wei and his group.

The houses were another style of architecture than she was familiar with too. The houses had been rebuilt since the last time she had left the forbidden area, and now everything was much more advanced than it was before.

As they walked, Xue Wei checked behind him, only to see that the King had vanished at some point along the way. She was nowhere to be seen, but he was not too surprised or worried by this. If she was noticed by the common students, things would become quite troublesome, not only for her and the academy but also for Xue Wei.

They went straight back to their courtyard, where Bai Tianyi was awaiting them. He had not returned into the house itself but was standing in the front yard, leaning against a tree and looking at the entrance as he was waiting for them to return.

His eyes widened when he saw the small girl in Xue Wei’s arms, and his pupils contracted when he felt a very familiar scent envelop him.

“Where’d you kidnap this kid?” He asked curiously as he looked at Xue Wei, whose face turned rather black when he heard those words.

“I did not kidnap her,” he defended himself, “I saved her from the forbidden area.”

“She was in the forbidden area?” Bai Tianyi was rather shocked when he heard that a small girl was all alone in the middle of the area that no one had entered, and when he saw Xue Wei nodding his head, he displayed an expression of surprise.

“Then you did a good deed,” he continued. “Also, she smells like the most delicious meal. Do you think I can eat her soul?”

“No.” Xue Wei answered immediately, and it was clear from the sternness in his words that there was no place for negotiation.

Sensing this, Bai Tianyi just shrugged his shoulders. It was just a question; after all, he had not harbored much hope of success.

“Big Brother, who is that brat?” the girl asked as she looked at Bai Tianyi with a condescending gaze.