Chapter 5: My Life Only Needs My Brother

[You began to reorganize Senjian Peak. A female Disciple from the Senjian Peak Alchemy Hall was punished by you to work as a fire-tender for three months because she stepped into the Alchemy Hall with her left foot first.]

[The other Disciples were so terrified that they trembled, and from then on, everyone entered through the door with their right foot first.]

[You Cultivated diligently and welcomed your first New Year after joining the Heavenly Sword Sect. You chose to stay in your Immortal Cave to spend it with your younger sister, Xu Moli. You cooked an extremely sumptuous meal.]

[The girl was very happy, eating bite after bite without stopping.]

The winter world was full of desolation.

Leaves withered and flowers faded; the originally lush mountain forests were left with only bare branches swaying in the cold wind. Layers of snow accumulated, gradually turning everything pure white.

Xu Xi actually didn't like winter very much.

Especially after entering the simulation world.

During the five years living in Blackstone City, the income Xu Xi could earn was very meager. Just maintaining food for himself and his sister exhausted all his energy.

Naturally, the two siblings could not afford charcoal for heating.

At that time, Xu Xi could only go out of the city every day to pick up coal cinders dropped on the road or gather scattered branches to bring home and barely start a small flame.

Xu Xi still clearly remembers to this day.

Those days when snow fluttered and tiny ice crystals entered his lungs with every breath.

Every day, a small figure would curl up, trembling in the cold wind, with Persistence waiting at the door of the wooden hut for Xu Xi.

And after Xu Xi returned, she would vigorously rub her small hands together to warmly cover Xu Xi's purple-frozen cheeks, smiling as she welcomed Xu Xi home.

The cold wind was still biting.

Nothing had changed.

But every day during that period, Xu Xi would receive temporary warmth, allowing him to keep moving forward.

Now, as Xu Xi had joined the Heavenly Sword Sect with the status of a Heavenly Spiritual Root and possessed an independently operating Immortal Cave, he no longer needed to worry about the intrusion of the cold wind.

Just looking at the flying snow outside, he would still fall into a daze for a few moments, recalling the hardships of the past.

“Brother!”

The girl's lively voice interrupted Xu Xi's memories.

“I'm here, what's wrong?”

“If Brother doesn't eat soon, the food will get cold.”

The six-year-old Xu Moli feigned seriousness, wagging her little finger as she lectured: “You can't do that, you have to eat while it's hot.”

Xu Xi was slightly stunned, then smiled: “Okay.”

Chopsticks crossed.

They tacitly served food for each other.

Before spring arrives, the cold winter days are indeed hard to endure, but by huddling together for warmth, one can always wait until the spring light comes.

[You and your sister spent a warm New Year together.]

[As the old year gave way to the new, you inhaled and exhaled pure Qi to condense a Perfect Dao Foundation, setting the record for the fastest Foundation Establishment in the Heavenly Sword Sect. You became a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.]

[You received a reward from your Master, Li Wanshou, obtaining a top-grade Flying Sword and a matching defensive Magical Artifact.]

[You did not forget your past promise. After obtaining the Flying Sword, you took your sister on a sword-flying trip. Afterward, you asked her how she felt, and she replied that flying with you made her very happy.]

[Winter went and spring came, and all things were revitalized.]

[Having become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, you took on more responsibilities within the Sect. To keep your sister from being so bored and to think of her future, you sent your sister Xu Moli to school.]

[On the first day of school, she looked at you with teary eyes, mistakenly thinking you were going to abandon her. Fortunately, the misunderstanding was eventually resolved.]

[After some time, your sister learned a lot of knowledge at school. She was naturally intelligent and quick-thinking, which made you feel gratified. The only concern was that she seemed a bit withdrawn and hadn't made any friends her own age.]

[You expressed concern about your sister's future life.]

“Brother, is life very long?”

“Very, very long.”

“Brother, is life very short?”

“Very, very short.”

“Eh, how can it be both long and short? It feels so strange.”

“That's just how life is.”

The girl was puzzled, frowning her little brow for a long time before giving her answer: “Life is so troublesome. Mo Li only wants to be with Brother; I don't need any friends.”

[The girl had her own set of standards. You had no choice but to let her be.]

[Time flew by. You and the girl spent year after year in the Heavenly Sword Sect, and your relationship became even closer.]

[Seventh year of Transmigration: You are 13 years old, and your cultivation has made another Breakthrough. The girl is 7 years old and finished all the school courses in a single year.]

[Eighth year of Transmigration: You are 14 years old and broke through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. Holding the withered vine sword, you forcibly killed a False Core expert across levels. Some people have already begun calling you by the title of Golden Core Immortal Master, but your heart remains tranquil.]

[The girl is 8 years old and has begun helping you handle the miscellaneous affairs of Senjian Peak. Due to her cute appearance, she is deeply loved by the Disciples of Senjian Peak.]

[Ninth year of Transmigration: You are 15 years old. You have truly grown up, shedding your past childish appearance. No matter where you go, you receive praise from both elders and juniors. You have suppressed the contemporary rising stars of the Demonic Path and become a rising star of the Righteous Path.]

[The girl is 9 years old. Lacking the talent for Cultivation, she is determined to help you with the management of Senjian Peak. She has succeeded and is doing it very well.]

[Tenth year of Transmigration: You are 16 years old, and the girl is 10 years old.]

Time flowed by year after year.

Life got better bit by bit.

Xu Xi was very satisfied with this kind of life.

He could continuously become stronger to improve the reward evaluation of his simulated life, and he could also take good care of Xu Moli, allowing this child to live a better life.

Despite knowing this was a fake simulation world,

the experiences between people and the emotions derived from them were real.

Therefore,

Xu Xi wanted to make the girl's life as good as possible.

“Time really flies…”

“In the blink of an eye, it's the tenth year, and Mo Li's tenth birthday has arrived.”

“It feels like picking her up on the way to escaping the famine happened just yesterday.”

The tenth year since coming to the simulation world.

Xu Xi was 16 years old.

He looked up at the sun in the sky, filled with emotion, and flew toward his Immortal Cave on his sword, preparing to give his lovely sister a birthday gift.

Everything was beautiful, everything was going smoothly.

It should have been like that.

“Is it… Brother…?”

“Mo Li hurts so much…”

Xu Xi entered the Immortal Cave, but he didn't see that cute figure who always waited for him as usual.

After walking a few more steps, he found the girl collapsed on the ground.

Her face was very pale.

Blood flowed from the corners of her mouth, staining her lips a bizarre red.

She looked terrible, she looked in danger, she looked like she couldn't be ignored.

“Mo Li!” Reaching the girl's side as fast as possible, Xu Xi took out all the healing items he had and tried them all, doing his utmost to save the girl.

Fortunately.

Doing so was effective.

After sleeping for an hour, the ten-year-old Xu Moli slowly woke up.

She looked at Xu Xi weakly, forcing a smile, her voice faint: “Mo Li knew… Brother… Brother would definitely come to save Mo Li.”

“So Mo Li has been waiting…”

“That's great, Mo Li finally waited long enough…”