Chapter 22: The Reason for Not Returning Home Overnight

  Luosi returned with her younger brother, who sent her to the underground cave. In Xueyun Valley, only she and Tang Xiaoxia knew about the secret passage, as well as Qingyuanzi and this young brother.

  Qing Yuanzi told Tang Xiaoxia to take care of Luosi Qi because she was a girl and had just seen the monster in the underground cave not long ago. He was worried that Luosi Qi would be afraid to walk alone in the cave, so he ordered the boy to accompany her.

  Luosi started to feel uneasy, when she walked up to the stone tablet, she suddenly thought of a problem, that was her little brother who was only seven or eight years old, he came with her because he was afraid, what would happen to him after she teleported away? The cave including the somewhat ominous long corridor, not to mention whether there would be more monsters coming out, just walking through such a place was too harsh for a child of seven or eight years old.

  Luosi is also afraid of walking this road, but she still gritted her teeth and said to Xiaoshi: "I'll send you back first! I can come back alone!"

  Although she appeared to be very confident, the little brother burst out laughing and said to Luosi Qi: "I'm telling you, sister, are you a girl who dares to walk this road? Don't turn back and get scared, or no one will know if you're frightened to death here!"

  Lucy didn't expect that her good intentions, which required a lot of courage, would be met with ridicule. She was very angry when she heard it and retorted: "You're just a kid, what are you pretending to be an adult for? Later when I leave, who knows who will die here without anyone knowing?"

  But the little boy just patted his chest and said, "Don't worry about me, I'm a man!"

  His appearance made Luosi very much want to laugh, but seeing his serious face she didn't dare to laugh out loud. She thought: "No matter if he's really not afraid or just pretending, he walked this path after all because of himself." Thinking of this only made her feel moved, so she asked Xiao Shidi: "I say Xiao Shidi, when I came here I called you Xiao Shidi, but I still don't know your name! What is it?"

  Little Shidi heard Luosiqi ask her name and proudly replied: "My name is Ji Fuzhou, my surname is the same as the Zhou royal family. I once heard my father say that our family is a branch of the royal family!"

  Luosi didn't expect that this kid was actually a relative of the Zhou royal family, and she couldn't help but become interested in him. She said: "I didn't think you were so capable, why are you here instead of on the land of Zhou? Was it your father who sent you to learn skills?"

  Ji Fuzhou's expression darkened as he heard this, and he said to Luosi Qi: "He was originally living with his parents in a village in Zhou country. Unexpectedly, one day a group of bandits came to the village, killing everyone and setting fire to the village. His parents were also killed by the bandits. He was rescued by his master just as the bandits were about to attack him. Qing Yuansu, being alone and not wanting to engage with the bandits, only knocked down a few of them before taking him away. After that, he followed Qing Yuansu back to Xueyun Valley.

  Ji Fuzhou's emotions became somewhat agitated as he spoke, and Luosiqi felt both sympathy for him and embarrassment at asking about his painful past. However, Ji Fuzhou did not cry; instead, he comforted Luosiqi by saying: "Sister, don't worry about me, I will definitely learn martial arts well from Master and grow up to avenge my parents!"

  He said that Luosiqi could only secretly admire him and couldn't say anything else. Ji Fuzhou urged her, "Sister, hurry up and leave! You've already stayed in Xueyun Valley for a night, and the upper and lower levels of the Moon God Sect know that you suddenly disappeared for so long, now it's not certain what kind of situation has arisen!"

  Luosi suddenly remembered that when she and Tang Xiaoxia were on the Star-Occupying Platform, Lianbi was still waiting for them below. She hadn't gone down all night, so she must have already informed Hanshuo. Even if Hanshuo had come to the Star-Occupying Platform, he wouldn't know about the secret of the Heart Stone Stele and couldn't see her now, who knows how shocked he would be! Maybe right now on Lin Yue Peak, he was frantically searching for her. Thinking that she still needed to go ask Ling Xiancao for Tang Xiaoxia's sake, she knew she couldn't delay any longer.

  She thought of this and had no choice but to say to Ji Fu Zhou: "You be careful!" Then she placed her hand on the Heart Spirit Stone Stele and transmitted herself away.

  The astrology hall was empty and no one noticed Luosiqi's return through the mind stone stele, which made her secretly let out a breath of relief.

  She didn't know if Han Yue had come looking for her after finding out she hadn't gone down, but anyway, what was meant to be faced couldn't be avoided. She calmed herself down and headed back down to the Astrology Platform along the same path she came from.

  She walked on the mountain road, thinking for a while. What if she really faced Han Yue's questioning? If she hadn't come to find herself, she would say that she and Tang Xiaoxia had fallen asleep unknowingly while watching the stars on the astrology platform. But what if she had come to find her? And most importantly, when she went to the astrology platform, it was with Tang Xiaoxia together, but coming down, there was only herself, how could this be explained?!

  Luosi couldn't think of a good explanation no matter how hard she tried, so she decided not to think about it. She thought: "The boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridgehead, and I'll just have to adapt to the situation at that time! Anyway, she can't eat herself!"

  As she thought of this, Luosi felt more relaxed. Once she relaxed, she thought of her younger brother again. His life was really pitiful, and he had such a strange name, Jifu Zhou. Was it his parents' wish to restore the prosperity of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty? This name must have been given by his parents. With the current strength of the Zhou royal family, it's not that they didn't want to destroy the country, but rather that no strong country dared to take on this bad reputation. Wanting to restore the prosperity of the Zhou Dynasty was like a fool's dream. However, Luosi thought about her younger brother saying that his family was still a branch of the Zhou royal family, and she felt that it wasn't unreasonable for his parents to place such hopes on him.

  "It's really tough on this kid, having to bear such a huge wish!" Luosiqi thought of her little brother's slightly determined face and felt it was truly cruel.

  As she thought about it, she was about to walk down the mountain path.

  It surprised her that Lian Bi was still crouching there, looking a bit dejected. However, upon hearing the footsteps and seeing Luosi Qi, she was filled with surprise and delight. She quickly stood up and walked over to say: "Goddess, you've finally come down!" Her tone was relieved.

  "Luosiqi was surprised and asked Lianbi: 'You won't be staying here all the time, will you?'"

  Lotus Green shook her head and said, "You and the Guardian have not come down all this time. I didn't dare to leave for fear that you would come down and not find me. Later, the Sect Master himself brought people to search for us and asked about the situation. He said that you might be with the Guardian on the Astrology Platform studying the celestial phenomena. He told me to go back and rest first and left someone to guard here before leaving. When the sky was just brightening up, I came back again to relieve the night watchman. They said that you and the Guardian did not come down all night. I think the Sect Master's guess is correct, but Goddess, why didn't the Guardian come down with you?"

  Luo Siqi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was indeed fortunate that Han Yue hadn't come to find her, which made things easier for her. Moreover, she had even thought of an excellent excuse for herself. So Luo Siqi told Lian Bi: "The Guardian observed the stars last night and discovered many unusual places, but it will take some time to understand them. He needs to close his doors for half a month, I'll tell the Sect Master about this later so as not to disturb him during his seclusion."

  She saw Lian Bi nodding in agreement one after another, knowing that it was considered to be able to get through, and didn't know if she would believe her when she met Han Yue later.