Yun Que'er silently apologized to Yun Jianzhou in her heart, then continued to smile playfully.
"Alright, alright. Don't think too much. It's just a bit dark in this alley. There aren't so many ghosts and spirits. The ancients said that the Master refrained from talking about strange phenomena, feats of strength, disorder, and spiritual beings. Second brother, don't let your imagination run wild."
Yun Jianzhou scratched his head and reluctantly accepted this explanation.
"Let's go home first. I haven't fully woken up yet." Yun Jianzhou yawned.
He took the lead and walked two steps forward, then suddenly stopped.
"Something's not right! Something's not right!"
Yun Jianzhou suddenly spun around, which startled Yun Que'er.
"What's not right?"
Yun Jianzhou frowned and carefully sized up Yun Que'er.
Yun Que'er felt uncomfortable under his gaze and involuntarily took two steps back.
"Second brother, why are you looking at me like that? It's kind of scary."
Yun Jianzhou squinted his eyes. "I just remembered what you said last night."
Yun Jianzhou stared fixedly at Yun Que'er, making her feel a bit guilty.
"Second brother, what on earth is going on with you?"
Yun Jianzhou suddenly grabbed Yun Que'er. "I heard you talking about tracking someone or something. And that definitely wasn't said to Xiao Xuan, but there was no one else around you."
Yun Que'er was stunned.
Yun Jianzhou had been so scared last night, yet he still remembered what she said?
Yun Que'er's expression gradually became unnatural. She took two steps back, fearing that Yun Jianzhou would see something.
"Second brother, I..."
"Are you hiding something from us?" Yun Jianzhou looked at Yun Que'er seriously. "Xiao Que'er, you haven't even been to school. Where did you hear the saying 'the Master refrained from talking about strange phenomena, feats of strength, disorder, and spiritual beings'?"
Yun Que'er's teeth started to chatter, and she stammered, unable to come up with a proper answer.
Damn it. She had really been careless.
"Are you born different from others?" Yun Jianzhou asked.
But something still didn't seem right.
He remembered that the former Yun Que'er was just an ignorant child. But somehow, Yun Que'er had suddenly become much more sensible, started to share the family's burdens, and had been a great help.
Probably... ever since Yun Que'er fell into the water last year!
"No, you suddenly became different, right?"
Yun Que'er was rendered speechless.
Yun Mo Tan knew about these things.
But Yun Mo Tan kept his mouth shut tight and pretended not to know anything. Yun Que'er also didn't want to make a big deal out of her background and let everyone know.
But she never expected that the usually carefree Yun Jianzhou would also notice something.
"Say something." Yun Jianzhou swallowed hard. "What's going on with you? Are you still my sister?"
Yun Que'er couldn't answer.
She turned her back and quickly thought things over. Then, forcing a calm expression, she said,
"Of course I'm your sister."
Yun Jianzhou stared at the back of Yun Que'er's head and continued to ask,
"So, why did you suddenly become different from before?"
When did Yun Jianzhou become so inquisitive?
Yun Que'er was really annoyed by his persistence. Having no other choice, she half - truthfully said,
"Second brother, have you ever read any martial arts and fantasy novels?"
Yun Jianzhou frowned. "Yes, I have. Why? Are you saying you've become an immortal?"
Yun Que'er sighed. "You've always known that I have a treasure pouch. Actually, after I fell into the water years ago, I accidentally got something like a cosmic bag in the novels. I can get a lot of good things from this cosmic bag, but I can't get whatever I want. You feel that I'm different from before because I exchanged some books from that bag. The more books I read, the more sensible I became."
Yun Jianzhou was completely taken aback, not knowing whether he should believe her or not.
Yun Que'er quickly said, "Do you still remember that gold coin last time? That's the proof. If I could get such a precious thing as a gold coin, getting two books is nothing. Second brother, don't you trust me?"
Yun Que'er used both tough and soft tactics. As she spoke, she put on a wronged look.
"Second brother, I'm telling you the truth. Please don't doubt me, okay?"
Yun Jianzhou nodded blankly, barely accepting her explanation.
Yun Que'er secretly let out a sigh of relief in her heart.
It seemed that the ancestors were right. One should learn to feign ignorance.
Yun Que'er didn't consider herself particularly smart, but since her body was only eight years old, in others' eyes, she was incredibly intelligent.
Fortunately, she managed to deceive him.
Yun Que'er thought for a while, then stepped forward and whispered in Yun Jianzhou's ear.
"Second brother, this is the first time I've told someone about this secret in such detail. Even big brother and third sister don't know. You must keep it a secret for me."
Yun Jianzhou often hung out with others and had a lot of brothers. He valued loyalty the most.
Hearing what Yun Que'er said, the sense of justice in Yun Jianzhou was instantly aroused, and he nodded seriously.
"If you trust me, I won't tell anyone."
Only then was Yun Que'er reassured. But to make sure Yun Jianzhou would really keep his mouth shut, Yun Que'er used the system and drew a radio for Yun Jianzhou as hush money.
"Wow, this is really a treasure."
Yun Jianzhou looked at the thing in his hand in surprise and fiddled with it back and forth.
"But there's no antenna. Is it broken?"
Yun Que'er: …
The radio she exchanged was a modern one. It was not only brightly colored and small in size but also used advanced technology and didn't need such a long antenna.
"This is the latest model. Second brother, why do you say it's broken? If you don't want it, just give it back to me!"
"Don't, don't!" Seeing Yun Que'er really reach out her hand, Yun Jianzhou quickly protected the radio in his arms. "I've just never seen one like this before."
Yun Jianzhou studied it for a while and soon exclaimed,
"Hey, this is really a good thing!"
Yun Jianzhou was a bit excited. "The other day, my buddy Lao Wu showed me his family's radio and said it was the latest model. I think it can't even compare to ours. Look at ours. There's not a single bit of noise, and the signal is stable. Isn't it much better than theirs?"
Yun Jianzhou was like this. He liked new things and was a bit competitive.
Now that he had such a good thing, Yun Jianzhou didn't care about what happened last night anymore.
He was itching to go out. He didn't even have time for breakfast before he left.
Yun Fujin was going out to pour out the dirty water and saw Yun Jianzhou leaving in a hurry.
"We just moved yesterday, and he's already going out to hang around today? Xiao Que'er, where is he going?"
Yun Que'er pursed her lips. Where else could he go? He must be going to show off his new treasure to his good brothers.
"It's okay. We don't need to worry about him. He'll be back at night anyway." Yun Que'er said.