As the sky - covering wings emerged, the place where Zhao Shuning and the others were located turned into a wilderness.
She stared blankly at the suddenly - appeared wings.
Zhao Huai quickly explained, "Xiaoning'er, you... you listen to me. I... these wings, I..."
Zhao Huai stammered.
Having roamed the continent for thousands of years, even when he faced the Flame Emperor back then, he had never been so restless.
Now, he became anxious and fidgety just because a little girl had seen his wings.
Those were a pair of purple - gold wings that represented status and identity. Although they were still light blue for now, they would turn purple once he fully repaired them.
In the Beast Realm, these sky - covering wings were what countless divine beasts dreamed of.
However, at this moment, Zhao Huai actually felt a bit self - conscious.
He wasn't Xiaoning'er. He didn't know what Xiaoning'er would think of him. Would she regard him as just an animal from the Beast Realm because of these wings?
If so, would she still be willing to recognize him as her elder brother?
"Forget it. I don't need to explain. It's just as you've seen. I've cultivated to this state from the Beast Realm."
"If I stand here in the Nine Provinces Continent with you, I'll surely be seen as an outcast. But don't worry, Xiaoning'er. I won't cause you any trouble. From now on, I'll try my best to stay away from you."
"However, if you ever need your elder brother, I'll never back down. Your elder brother will always stand by your side."
Zhao Shuning was completely stunned.
She only felt that the wings behind Zhao Huai were so beautiful, so miraculous, and so imposing.
"Brother, how did you cultivate these wings?"
"Xiaoning'er, I..."
"Brother, can you teach me the method? I wonder if I, as a human, can also cultivate such beautiful wings."
"Brother, do you know? Right now, you're just like an angel. You're extremely beautiful."
"I just wonder if a perfect brother like you will still recognize me, a good - for - nothing younger sister."
The admiration in Zhao Shuning's eyes was not fake. She was completely sincere.
Zhao Huai's nervous heart gradually calmed down.
A gentle smile appeared on his face, just like the one many years ago.
"Aren't you afraid of me?"
"Why should I be afraid of you? Aren't you my elder brother?"
"Of course I am, but I'm not part of your human race."
Zhao Shuning raised her head, her eyes full of pride.
"So, having an elder brother like you is the pride of my life."
Zhao Shuning was an alchemist. She knew that in the Beast Realm, no matter how much those monsters cultivated, they could never become divine beasts. And no matter how top - level the divine beasts were, like the Bai Ze or the Phoenix, they could only change the size of their forms at most.
There had never been a precedent of them transforming into human forms from ancient times till now.
Zhao Huai was the only one she had ever seen who could transform into a human form.
"Brother, how many others like you do you know? Can you introduce them to me so I can broaden my horizons?"
Zhao Huai was speechless.
It seemed that this little girl regarded the ability to cultivate into a human form as an achievable thing?
"Brother, don't be so stingy, okay?"
Zhao Huai said, "There should be no monster or divine beast in the Beast Realm that can cultivate into a human form."
"Not even a powerful one like Bai Ze?"
Zhao Huai nodded.
Zhao Shuning covered her mouth.
Then she looked at Zhao Huai in disbelief.
Facing such a childish Zhao Shuning, Zhao Huai was also amused.
"What's wrong?"
"Brother, with your identity, can you command all the spiritual beasts in the world?"
"Monsters too."
Zhao Shuning's eyes were shining.
Zhao Huai added, "If they are divine beasts without a master, they will also obey me."
"So amazing?"
Oh my god, there was such a remarkable person on the Nine Provinces Continent.
"Are there many people like you?"
Zhao Shuning asked carefully.
Seeing the expectation in the little girl's eyes, Zhao Huai smiled.
"Not many. Or rather, only I can do it."
There was even a hint of pride in Zhao Huai's eyes at this moment.
Hearing this, Zhao Shuning let out a sigh of relief.
"Good, good. I knew it. If there's already such an extraordinary person like you on the Nine Provinces Continent, it's already quite astonishing. If there were a few more, us alchemists would have no reason to exist."
Zhao Huai said, "Xiaoning'er, aren't you afraid of me?"
"Brother, why do you ask this question again? I've already said that as long as you're Zhao Huai, my elder brother, the brother in my memory, then I'll never be afraid of you, because I know you'll never hurt me."
The determination in Zhao Shuning's eyes made Zhao Huai quite touched.
He watched her grow up and had devoted a lot of feelings to her. His younger sister, Zhao Shuning, was no ordinary person.
"Brother, I'm better now. I want to go back."
Zhao Huai's smile froze on his face before it could fade away.
"Why?"
"I want to go back and see my parents. They must be very worried about me after all these years."
Zhao Huai nodded.
This was acceptable.
"Also, I don't know what Shui Yunsheng is like now. There are still some things from my past life that I haven't resolved properly. I have to go back."
Zhao Huai said, "Xiaoning'er, your elder brother can help you."
But Zhao Shuning said, "Brother, you know my personality. It was I who got into these troubles, and it was they who wronged me. I want to kill them with my own hands."
"If you interfere, I may not find the answers I'm looking for."
In this regard, Zhao Huai was different from Yan Ruyu.
Zhao Huai thought about keeping Zhao Shuning by his side. If she had any grudges, he now had the ability to kill all the people she disliked.
But Yan Ruyu was different.
He knew what Zhao Shuning was thinking, what she wanted. He knew that she rarely let others interfere in her affairs and didn't like others to do so, even if that person was very close to her.
Yan Ruyu respected Zhao Shuning.
Zhao Huai doted on Zhao Shuning more.
"Xiaoning'er..."
"Elder brother, don't interfere in my affairs. If I need help, I'll naturally come to you. You know my temper."
Zhao Huai was taken aback for a moment.
Then a helpless smile appeared on his face.
"After all these years, you're still as stubborn as you were when you were a child. I've never been able to win an argument with you."
Zhao Shuning hooked her right arm around Zhao Huai's.
She said coquettishly, "That's because elder brother is magnanimous and doesn't bother arguing with me."
Zhao Huai smiled slightly.
He reached out his other hand and stroked Zhao Shuning's hair.
"Besides your parents and the people from Shui Yunsheng, is there anyone else you especially want to see?"
Zhao Shuning stopped in her tracks.
She said something very meaningful.
"Brother, actually you know who I most want to see."