Ling Cage: Twelve Talismans? I have everything I need.

Chapter 152 Bai Yuetian: "Heartache"

Bai Jingyu went to the company, while Teresa and Bai Yuekui went to the research institute.

In the huge villa, only Bai Yuetian and Xiao Yuekui remained.

Xiao Yuekui, clutching her thick science picture book, sat in a corner of the sofa, staring wide-eyed at Bai Yuetian.

Looking at her serious, precocious demeanor, Bai Yuetian felt both fond of her and a little itch to tease her.

This is his sister!
My little sister, alive and well, before she went through all those messy things later on!
She's incredibly beautiful and exceptionally intelligent, but... she seems a bit too cold towards me.

"Hey, Xiao Kui," he tried to break the silence, "What book are you reading? Want to see it too?"

Xiao Yuekui tucked the book into her bosom, her little brows furrowing slightly: "No."

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Bai Yuetian felt a sense of frustration.

After a while, Xiao Yuekui asked again, "Are you really my future brother?"

"Absolutely genuine!" Bai Yuetian immediately puffed out his chest. "Besides, didn't Mom say so yesterday?"

"Prove it to me." Xiao Yuekui closed the book, placed it on her lap, and looked like a little judge waiting for evidence.

"Proof?" Bai Yuetian scratched his head. "How do I prove that? I know you wet the bed when you were two? I know you..."

"Stop!" Little Yuekui's face flushed slightly, not from embarrassment, but from anger.

"These...these don't count!"

"Then what do you say goes?" Bai Yuetian asked helplessly, spreading his hands.

Xiao Yuekui paused for a moment, then sat up straight and looked at Bai Yuetian: "Then... tell me, what happened in the future?"

"I've noticed that my parents seem to feel guilty about how I've grown up?"

Bai Yuetian's smile froze.

what happened?
That original future...

"In the future, you'll become a neuroscientist, and I'll become a police officer in the Joint Police Department," Bai Yuetian said with a smile. "And, you've always admired me since we were little."

Bai Yuetian stood up and sat down next to Xiao Yuekui: "As for your parents' guilt towards you as you grow up, you're mistaken."

"Our family of four will be fine in the future, but our arrival has surprised my parents a bit."

"Oh," Xiao Yuekui responded faintly, then lowered her head to read again.

Bai Yuetian scratched his head, and just as he was racking his brains for the next topic, Xiao Yuekui put down his book and asked again.

"So, in the future, will I be doing research in the field of neuroscience with my mom? Will I be as capable as her?"

Bai Yuetian quickly nodded and said, "Yes, and Teacher Horn too, the three of you together."

Xiao Yuekui nodded again, her small face expressionless, but she seemed to accept the answer.

She lowered her head again, her gaze returning to the pages of the book.

Looking at her quiet appearance, Bai Yuetian's heart melted completely.

He couldn't help but reach out and gently rub the soft top of Xiao Yuekui's head.

"Our Xiao Kui will definitely be even more amazing than his mother in the future, and will become the best scientist." His voice softened unconsciously.

Xiao Yuekui merely moved her head slightly, letting that warm, large hand linger on her head for a moment.

This tiny act of acquiescence made Bai Yuetian overjoyed, his smile almost reaching his ears.

Just as he was basking in the joy of "a major breakthrough in the sibling relationship".

"Ding-dong-"

The doorbell rang crisply.

Xiao Yuekui almost immediately raised her head and looked curiously towards the entrance.

"Who is it?" Bai Yuetian muttered, standing up.

He strode to the door, looked through the peephole, and a smile immediately spread across his face: "Oh! You're back already?"

As he spoke, he opened the door.

Yang Chen stood outside the door, holding a dessert shop box in his hand.

He saw Bai Yuetian and nodded: "The foundation for the village's shielding tower is almost finished. Ao Deng is overseeing it. I came to check on it when I had some free time. How did Yue Kui and your mother-in-law's trip to the research institute go?"

"It should be alright, they haven't come back yet," Bai Yuetian said, pursing his lips.

Before he could finish speaking, he felt a gentle tug on the hem of his clothes.

Looking down, he noticed that Xiao Yuekui had followed him at some point and was standing beside him, peeking out with her little head. Her gaze passed over him and landed on Yang Chen outside the door.

Bai Yuetian's tall figure completely blocked the doorway, and Xiao Yuekui could only barely see the hem of Yang Chen's clothes from beside his legs.

Bai Yuetian felt a movement beside his legs, looked down, and saw Xiao Yuekui trying hard to peek out. He couldn't help but chuckle.

He quickly stepped aside, completely revealing Yang Chen outside the door.

"Here you are, your 'magical big brother'." He said in a sour tone.

“Big Brother Magic,” she said in a clear voice, “you’ve arrived. Where did you go this morning?”

Yang Chen paused slightly, then squatted down, shook the dessert box in his hand, and replied gently, "I had some things to do this morning, so I went out for a bit. I just got back."

He paused, looking intently into the little girl's eyes, and added.

"Also, you don't need to call me Magic Brother, just call me Yang Chen."

Xiao Yuekui blinked, glanced at Yang Chen, and then stole a glance at Bai Yuetian beside her.

Then, he tentatively asked in a low voice, "Then... Yang Chen?"

Looking at Xiao Yuekui's slightly tentative expression, Yang Chen's smile deepened, and he nodded: "Yes, just call me Yang Chen."

He then handed over the dessert in his hand: "Try it and see if you like it."

She looked at the dessert box Yang Chen handed her, reached out her hands to take it, and whispered, "Thank you."

Yang Chen reached out and gently rubbed the top of her soft hair.

"You're welcome."

Xiao Yuekui tilted her head back slightly and rubbed the top of her hair against his palm.

This subtle difference in treatment made Bai Yuetian, who was watching from the side, feel a pang of jealousy, and she tried to reach out and rub her hand again.

"Let me touch it again!"

Xiao Yuekui, however, took a small step back while holding the box, just avoiding Bai Yuetian's "claws" that reached out again. Then she turned around and walked briskly towards the restaurant, leaving the two adults with only her small back view that she didn't look back at all.

Bai Yuetian's hand froze in mid-air, his expression crumbling.

Bai Yuetian stepped aside to make way: "Come in first, don't just stand there at the door."

Yang Chen stepped into the living room, where Xiao Yuekui was sitting in the dining room, carefully opening a dessert box.

"Are you going back to the village later?" Bai Yuetian asked casually as he closed the door.

Yang Chen shook his head: "Not for now. Ao Deng is watching the shielding tower, so nothing will go wrong. We've already filmed everything we needed to film at the Heluo Ruins."

He walked over to the sofa and sat down: "Now it mainly depends on how Yue Kui and my mother-in-law's talks with Professor Horn go. If things go smoothly, we may need to go back to the ecological base, after all, the original data and samples of 'Angel' and 'Miracle K' are there, and those are key to subsequent cross-world collaborative research."

Bai Yuetian nodded and slumped into the single sofa next to him: "Got it, I'll wait for my sister's news."

He crossed his legs and swung them around: "Speaking of which, are there many Devouring Beasts in Heluo right now?"

"Fortunately, it's still expanding," Yang Chen said succinctly. At that moment, Xiao Yue Kui walked over, her cheeks chubby. She swallowed her food and looked up at Yang Chen.

"Yang Chen." She frowned slightly, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

“Just now… him, my brother.” She pointed to the slumped Bai Yuetian.

Is it true that I will become a neuroscientist like my mother in the future?

Bai Yuetian sat up straight instantly, clutching his chest, looking heartbroken: "Xiao Kui, you don't believe what I told you, do you? You have to wait for him to come back and ask again? My heart aches so much... it really hurts..."

Xiao Yuekui merely glanced at him indifferently, then continued to stare intently at Yang Chen, awaiting his answer.

Yang Chen looked at Xiao Yuekui's serious little face, then glanced at Bai Yuetian, who was acting like a drama queen next to him, and found it a little funny.

But a hint of doubt also crossed her mind. Didn't Yue Kui tell her about the future last night? Why was she asking again?
He nodded firmly at Xiaoyue Kui: "Of course it's true. You will excel in this field in the future."

After hearing this, Xiao Yuekui's eyes, which resembled Bai Yuekui's, seemed to shine even brighter.

She gave a soft "oh," lowered her head, scooped up a little more cake with a small spoon, and put it in her mouth, chewing slowly.

After finishing the last bite of cake, Xiao Yuekui smacked her lips contentedly and gently placed the small spoon back into the empty box.

She raised her head, her clear eyes looking at Yang Chen once again.

"Yang Chen," she asked curiously.

"How exactly did you do your magic? I didn't see you chant any spells or use a magic wand in the yard that day."

Yang Chen couldn't help but smile at her curious expression.

He opened his palm, and a soft, pure blue halo flowed in his palm, then condensed into a talisman engraved with a horse pattern.

"Rely on this," he said gently, offering his palm to Xiao Yuekui.

Little Yuekui curiously approached, carefully extending her small hand to take the talisman from Yang Chen's palm.

She examined it carefully, turning it over and over, her little face full of doubt.

“A…stone?” She looked up.

"Is that all you're going to rely on?"

“It’s called a talisman,” Yang Chen explained patiently. “This one is called the ‘Horse Talisman.’ It can ward off external forces. Your fever got better quickly that day because of it.”

“Talisman…” Xiao Yuekui repeated the unfamiliar word in a low voice, gently stroking the pattern on the surface of the horse talisman with her fingers.

Soon, she looked up again, gazing expectantly at Yang Chen: "Then...the day you disappeared in a flash, was that also done with it?"

“That’s the power of another talisman.” Yang Chen smiled, and a faint light flashed in his palm again, revealing a talisman engraved with a snake pattern.

“This piece is called the ‘Snake Talisman,’ and it can make a person invisible.”

"Invisibility?!" Little Moon Queen's eyes widened instantly as she stared at the new "stone," her mouth slightly agape.

Her gaze shifted back and forth between the snake talisman and Yang Chen, when suddenly, an even more exciting idea popped into her head.

"So...yesterday you made the cup float...can I...can I float too? Just for a little while?"

“Of course,” he replied gently, the snake charm in his hand disappearing.

An invisible and gentle force instantly enveloped Xiao Yuekui's small body.

"Ah!" Little Moon Queen let out a short exclamation.

To her surprise, she found her feet slowly lifting off the ground, her body floating lightly, about twenty or thirty centimeters off the ground.

She waved her arm, her body swaying slightly in the air, like a small fish that had lost its balance in the water, but the force held her firmly up, showing no sign of falling.

After the initial panic, a great deal of novelty and excitement emerged.

She looked down at her dangling feet and a smile bloomed on her face.

"It really...it really floated up!"

Yang Chen controlled his strength, allowing her to slowly experience the wonder of defying gravity for several tens of seconds at a safe height not too far off the ground.

After a moment, he gently lifted her back to the ground.

Little Yuekui's little feet landed on the solid floor again. She was still a little dazed and staggered a bit before Yang Chen gently helped her stand up.

She tilted her rosy cheeks up, her eyes shining brightly as she looked at Yang Chen: "So amazing! It's like...like a dream!"

Yang Chen smiled and ruffled her hair: "Was it fun?"

"Yes!" Xiao Yuekui nodded vigorously, her face still flushed with excitement.

Her gaze toward Yang Chen held not only curiosity but also a deep sense of admiration.

Just then, the ASH terminal in the corner of the living room emitted a light, and a miniature version of Bai Yuekui's holographic projection appeared above the table.

"Orange." Bai Yuekui in the projection remained the same as always.

"It's over here."

Yang Chen looked at the projection: "Is it settled?"

"Okay." Bai Yuekui's projection nodded. "Come to the research institute, we're going to the ecological base."

“Okay, I’ll be right there,” Yang Chen replied.

Bai Yuetian waved his hand, "Alright, you go ahead. I'll keep an eye on Xiao Kui. Dad should be back soon, it's fine."

Yang Chen nodded, stood up, and said softly to Xiao Yuekui beside him, "Then I'll be going now."

Little Yuekui looked up, the novelty of experiencing magic had not yet completely faded, and when she heard that Yang Chen was leaving, her eyes showed reluctance.

Her little hand tugged at Yang Chen's sleeve: "Where are you going? That... ecological base? Can I come with you?"

Yang Chen smiled and gently shook his head: "Not today. I'll take you another day, okay?"

Little Yuekui frowned, clearly not satisfied with the answer.

But in the end, she obediently let go of his hand and whispered, "Well... it's a promise, you have to take me sometime."

Immediately afterwards, she handed the horse talisman back to Yang Chen.

"Okay, it's settled." Yang Chen took the talisman and patted her head again.

He stood up, gestured to Bai Yuetian, and then turned and walked towards the door.

The door closed gently.

Little Yuekui was still standing there, gazing in the direction of the door, her little face thoughtful.

“An ecological base…” she muttered softly, “It sounds amazing…”

Bai Yuetian coughed twice on purpose.

Xiao Yuekui snapped out of her daze and looked at Bai Yuetian: "Brother."

Hearing that "brother" made Bai Yuetian feel instantly happy: "Hey! What's up, sis?"

"Is that ecological base in Jiuchuan?" Xiaoyue Kui asked curiously.

"Not here."

Bai Yuetian pinched Xiao Yuekui's cheek: "That's in another world."

“Another world.” Little Moon Clan suddenly thought of something, and then asked, “What would I be doing there when I grew up?”

Bai Yuetian pondered for a moment: "Hmm, you'll be the village chief there."

(End of this chapter)