The little girl was startled, a flicker of fear flashing in her heterochromatic pupils! But after sensing the familiar aura emanating from the other party, she gradually calmed down…
She looked up at the white figure before her, her small body appearing exceptionally pitiable! The thin clothes looked even bigger than hers! Her skin was sallow, making her large heterochromatic eyes stand out even more.
At this moment, two pairs of different eyes met, as if a reunion after ten thousand years…
A surge of sourness and joy immediately welled up in the little girl's heart. She wanted to suppress this sudden emotion and felt utterly flustered! She didn't know why she felt this way, but she was sure she really liked this beautiful older sister, liked her a lot! Super, super, super liked her! m..oΓg
Jin Bao'er's expression was calm, showing no hint of unusual emotion! Yet, she couldn't ignore the turmoil and heartache deep within her! The sudden surge of emotions almost shattered her reason, making her long to immediately embrace the little girl before her with concern…
With this thought, she took a deep breath, suppressed the urge that came from the depths of her flesh and soul, forcibly averted her gaze, and looked at the dying little boy on the bed!
The little boy clearly recognized her too, his weak face filled with surprise!
"Big… Big sister! It really is you! I… cough cough!"
He had barely spoken a few words when excitement nearly sent him off!
Jin Bao'er didn't need to guess what had happened, after all, they were just two weak children and would be bullied no matter how careful they were.
However, she felt no pity. The strong preyed on the weak; the world was like this! If she were to be soft-hearted at every turn, she would have died long ago…
"You are dying…"
A calm, indifferent voice sounded. The little boy was not surprised, a hint of bitterness flashing in his eyes! He clearly anticipated his situation.
Hearing her words, the little girl stiffened and subconsciously retorted, her voice laced with a desperate tremor!
"No! I won't!"
With that said, she immediately dropped the stick in her hand, ran to the boy's side, her eyes suddenly reddening. Large teardrops slowly gathered but didn't fall.
"Brother won't die!"
Suddenly, she turned her head abruptly to look at Jin Bao'er, meeting those frighteningly calm eyes, and slowly knelt down…
"Please… save my brother! I'll repay you! I can be your slave… I…"
As she spoke, tears suddenly poured from her stubborn heterochromatic eyes, uncontrollable panic and unease almost consuming her.
At this moment, an aura of helplessness and despair emanated from the little girl. Though young, she knew that others had no obligation to help her without reason! Her usually cautious nature inexplicably lost all control of her grievances in front of this woman in white!
She cried silently, but it was exceptionally heart-wrenching!
Jin Bao'er felt a strangeness deep within her and subconsciously frowned! Her vigilance grew even stronger. She couldn't understand! Who was this little girl? Why could she make her care so much!?
For a moment… her defenses were on high alert!
Curses? Spells? Skills? Magical artifacts? They flashed through her mind. Besides the possibility of her possessing some strange power akin to secret arts, she couldn't think of any other explanation.
Three seconds later, she spoke with her usual indifferent coldness.
"I don't need slaves!"
What would she do with slaves?
Hearing this, the little girl became even more flustered and desolate, for she could think of nothing else to ask for help, yet she couldn't bear to watch her brother die!
The boy was not surprised by Jin Bao'er's response. He smiled weakly, effortfully reaching out to gently stroke the little girl's head to comfort her, then looked at Jin Bao'er calmly, all previous excitement gone.
"Big sister is here to collect that reward? I…"
Jin Bao'er frowned, initially not remembering anything, but quickly reacted. She had come here entirely due to that inexplicable feeling guiding her! As for what she would do after finding them, she hadn't really thought about it…
But now, it seemed her strangeness was due to this little girl! But why didn't she have this feeling the last time they met? Wondering, she no longer dwelled on it.
"You want to live, don't you? I can help you! But you have to pay a price!"
The boy was interrupted mid-sentence and looked at Jin Bao'er in stunned surprise. He realized something and was first excited, then a little nervous upon hearing the latter half of her statement.
"As long as it doesn't involve my sister, I agree!"
Since he could live, he naturally didn't want to die! Although he didn't know what he would face, it certainly wouldn't be worse than his current situation!
Hearing this, Jin Bao'er nodded. She didn't want to meddle, but if such a little girl who could disturb her emotions was left unchecked, she might become a tool for others to threaten her in the future!
With this thought, she calmly said:
"I'll save you, and you take your sister to the cultivation world!"
The boy and girl froze simultaneously, their gazes towards her filled with surprise, seemingly not expecting her to propose such a condition.
Ignoring their astonishment, Jin Bao'er continued:
"You have water and wood dual spirit roots. If you go to the cultivation world, you can apprentice under the sect leader of the Dragon Tiger Sect, Li Bailuo! A Golden Core early stage cultivator in your teens is quite good in the lower realm, enough to protect yourself! If you work hard, ascending within a hundred years is not impossible!"
Hearing her words, the boy's expression gradually turned serious. Although he didn't know why this big sister was helping them, it seemed she wasn't a bad person. It was just that the price was very strange.
"Is… that all?"
He looked at Jin Bao'er with increasing confusion. Jin Huang stood beside him, also very strange. Hearing the boy's question, she directly rolled her eyes.
"What else do you want? With your cultivation, I saved you this time, but you'll still die next time! What's wrong with going to the lower realm? At least you can protect yourself, and your sister… it's really strange."
The last sentence was spoken very softly, a mumble that Jin Bao'er didn't clearly hear…
"Okay! I agree!"
The boy understood the logic and nodded firmly. The little girl was also happy. Although she didn't know what the cultivation world was, she would be wherever her brother was!
Seeing this, Jin Bao'er said nothing and directly channeled her spiritual energy to repair the boy's damaged internal organs…
This was the advantage of cultivators. No matter how severe the injury, as long as the inner core was intact and the spiritual energy hadn't dispersed, they could cling to the last breath! After a large portion of his spiritual energy was restored, the boy's complexion gradually regained a ruddy hue at a visible rate, a warm, light pink power permeating the surroundings…
The little girl felt this aura, her eyes filled with growing confusion and longing, but at her young age, she didn't understand its meaning yet!
Later, at the boy's insistence, he took Jin Bao'er to Fanyin City! She didn't refuse, after all, she had saved his life. If he was unwilling to do this small matter, she didn't mind reverting things to how they were.