Liuli parted her cherry lips slightly in surprise. She couldn't believe that the furious man in front of her was her brother, who had always doted on her and treated her gently.
In her memory, her brother had never raised his voice to her. In the Fox Clan, Liu Yu - Han was well - known as a sister - spoiling brother, which was one of the reasons why no one dared to bully her.
But now, she saw her brother burning with anger, completely devoid of his former gentle and indulgent manner. She felt a bit indignant in her heart.
Grief welled up in her. Stubborn as she was, tears welled up in her eyes. Although her voice was choking, it was extremely firm. "Brother, don't worry. I'll take responsibility for my own affairs and will never drag you down."
"Xiaoli, why don't you understand my good intentions?" Liu Yu - Han was both amused and exasperated. He grabbed her shoulders and pleaded, "I don't want you to get deeper and deeper. Even if you can use the Love - Controlling Powder to control that mortal now, all you'll get is a submissive puppet, not a real person. Do you understand?"
He had painstakingly advised her, telling her all the drawbacks, hoping that she could turn back from the wrong path.
These words really sank into Liuli's heart.
Thinking about it, what her brother said made sense. Using the Love - Controlling Powder to bewitch Shu Yue was just manipulating his consciousness and making him unconditionally obedient to her.
But what she faced was just a puppet with an empty shell but no soul.
What was the use of such a "puppet"? A relationship with no future was just wishful thinking.
However, she was not willing! She was not willing to admit that she had lost to a man.
She remained as calm as ever, with a placid expression. "Even if he's a puppet, at least he'll be by my side. All I want is for him to obey me. Nothing else matters."
"Liuli! Why do you have to push yourself into a corner? If you're so stubborn, you'll only end up hurting yourself!"
Liu Yu - Han's hands on her slender shoulders tightened gradually. His sharp eyes roamed over her proud face. Looking at her stubbornness and arrogance, he felt both heartache and resentment.
He ached for his sister's infatuation and pride, and resented her for not listening to his advice.
She knew it was an abyss, but she still jumped in without hesitation. She knew it was a doomed tragic ending, but she still insisted on entrusting her feelings to the mortal world.
"Brother, you're not qualified to advise me," Liuli cleared her beautiful and icy eyes. In her sorrow, she couldn't help but find it ironic. "Because you don't know what it feels like to love someone. If one day you fall in love with someone, maybe you won't oppose me so much."
"Or perhaps, you'll be even more infatuated and reckless than me."
"Even if it were me, I wouldn't be as muddle - headed as you." Liu Yu - Han was confident that he could control his emotions, but he never expected that the abyss he would fall into would be deeper than his sister Liuli's.
"I've said all I need to say. Brother, if you're not willing to give me the Love - Controlling Powder, it's okay," she curled her lips into a cold arc, which was both breathtakingly beautiful and enchantingly alluring. "But you know my way of doing things. I'll never give up on something I can't get."
She calmly pried the hands off her shoulders. Her cold red lips parted slightly, and her attitude was extremely cold. "I'm leaving. Don't tell Father and Mother that I've been here."
"Xiaoli..." A low, reluctant voice came from behind, bitter and soft, inadvertently shaking Liuli's heart that had already turned to ice.
She stopped in her tracks, hesitantly turned her head, but didn't look at her brother. But the next moment, she heard that familiar voice say calmly with resignation, "I can give it to you."
"Brother, are you serious?" Liuli was both surprised and delighted, but she noticed a hint of meaning and coldness flashing in his charming purple eyes.
"I can give you the Love - Controlling Powder, but you have to take me to see what that mortal you like looks like. That's my condition."
His decisive tone and cold gaze left Liuli with no choice at all. It seemed like this was a multiple - choice question with only one option, and Liuli had no way to refute.
Arrogant as Liuli was, she was naturally reluctant to take her brother to see Shu Yue. On the one hand, she didn't want her brother to interfere in her affairs. On the other hand, she was afraid that he would see Shu Yue with that tree spirit.
But for the Love - Controlling Powder and to fulfill her own wishes, she had to choose to compromise.
However, she was very reluctant, and her face didn't look good. "I can promise you, but you also have to promise me that you'll just go and take a look and then come back. Don't get too involved in mortal affairs."
Liu Yu - Han half - smiled, teasing his sister. "My dear sister, is this your attitude when asking for a favor?"
"Anyway, just keep your mouth shut and don't cause any trouble in the mortal world."
"Humph, that depends on my mood. If I don't like that kid, I can change my mind at any time." After saying that, Liu Yu - Han only left behind a charming smile, hands behind his back, and turned around to walk away.
"What are you standing there for? Let's go."
Liuli could only glare angrily at the leisurely and lazy back in front of her, then lightly and anxiously quickened her pace to follow her brother.
Because their clothes were too luxurious, the siblings Liu Yu - Han and Liuli transformed into a set of ordinary clothes. But their stunning looks and innate noble aura still couldn't be concealed.
"He lives here?" Looking at this ordinary tree - house, in Liu Yu - Han's eyes, it was naturally far inferior to their magnificent Crystal Ice Palace. His tone and eyes were full of disdain.
"Yeah. So what?" Liuli knew that her brother must look down on this shabby tree - house. She could already guess what he was thinking from his contemptuous expression.
"My dear sister, I thought he was at least a young master from a wealthy family. But you have such poor taste. You actually like such a poor boy. Are you deliberately trying to annoy me?"
It was his first time descending to the mortal world in a long while. He had expected to have a grand experience, but his sister had brought him to such a shabby little house in the deep mountains!
Could this kid be an old hermit or a bookworm who didn't care about worldly affairs?
"You'll know if I have good taste or not when you go and take a look." Liuli said discontentedly.
She also secretly thought that her brother would probably regret what he said when he saw Shu Yue.
"We can't just go in like this. We need a reasonable excuse."
As smart as Liuli was, she thought of a way after a while. However, it would mean a bit of hardship for her brother, Liu Yu - Han.
She grabbed Liu Yu - Han's sleeve and kept shaking it, just like when she was a child, acting coquettishly with her brother.
She pouted her cherry lips and said in a soft and coquettish voice, "Brother..."
Liu Yu - Han frowned slightly. He felt a sense of foreboding about his sister's sudden coquetry. "What is it?"
"Brother, I do have a way, but it will mean a bit of hardship for you. Are you willing to do it?"
"Tell me."