TSFLIP Chapter 373

The next day was another bright and sunny one.

As the morning sun shone onto the bed, the small figure curled up under the blanket stirred. A little head peeked out from under the covers, hair a messy tangle, eyes still hazy with sleep. She remained in a daze for a while before suddenly realizing that the person beside her was gone. In a panic, she sat up straight.

So when Feng Guang walked in with a tray of porridge and steamed buns, she was met with the sight of the little girl anxiously looking around. She smiled. “Were you looking for me?”

“Where did you go?!” The girl threw off the blanket and stood on the bed, fuming.

Ignoring her anger, Feng Guang set the food on the table and lazily said, “I went to get you breakfast.”

“Breakfast…” Xiaoxiao clutched her stomach, belatedly realizing that she hadn’t eaten dinner last night and had spent an entire night climbing the mountain. Now, she was starving.

“Hey, wait.” Feng Guang saw her about to jump off the bed and quickly walked over. “Get dressed first, put on your shoes, wash up, and then come eat.”

“Oh…” Xiaoxiao pouted. By the time she finally sat down to eat, nearly half a stick of incense had burned down.

Feng Guang sat beside her, watching her eat with great enthusiasm, feeling quite content. “Xiaoxiao, you said you came to Xuan Sect to find your mother. But if you don’t even know her name, how do you plan to find her?”

Xiaoxiao swallowed a bite of her steamed bun. “Mother will recognize me when she sees me. Because my uncles said that blood is thicker… um, something…”

“Blood is thicker than water.”

“Yes, yes! That’s the phrase! Blood is thicker than water. Even if my mother doesn’t know what I look like now, she will still love me.”

Feng Guang almost wanted to ask where this little girl got her confidence from, but seeing her so full of faith, she couldn’t bring herself to say it. Instead, she said, “Xiaoxiao, I’ll take you down from Haomiao Peak later.”

Xiaoxiao froze with her spoon in hand, her voice suddenly weak. “I understand…”

“You don’t have to worry about missing your morning lesson today. I already spoke to the disciples at the Disciplinary Hall and told them you were with me.”

She kept her head down. “Okay.”

Feng Guang sighed. “Xiaoxiao, in three days, it will be the Master Acceptance Ceremony. You can’t throw tantrums anymore. Try to make a good impression on your future master, alright?”

“Oh.”

“Are you reluctant to leave me?”

“Of course not!” The little girl, who had just been sulking, suddenly stood up in a burst of energy. “I just… I just don’t want to end up with a really strict master!”

Feng Guang simply smiled without saying anything.

Xiaoxiao took her time eating, finishing her meal only after half an hour. Feng Guang patted her on the head, feeling a bit melancholy. She had considered taking Xiaoxiao as her disciple, but she had her own tasks to complete and didn’t have the time to properly teach her. In the end, she had to steel herself and send the girl back.

By the time Feng Guang returned to Haomiao Peak, it was already afternoon. The peak remained as quiet and desolate as ever.

She stood at the mountaintop, letting the cold wind blow past her as part of her usual routine. Feeling an impulse, she summoned her Han Yuan Sword. She wasn’t sure if the person on the other side was still there today, but looking at the sword in her hand, she wondered—was she really this bored? With a sigh, she felt exhausted just thinking about it.

To her surprise, a voice responded. “Does the young lady have something on her mind today?”

Feng Guang froze for a moment. “Oh, you’re here.”

“I train with my sword at the mountaintop at this hour every day. I just happened to hear your sigh,” the voice replied.

“You’re quite the diligent senior disciple. Makes me feel ashamed of my laziness.”

The man, Fang Yue, said calmly, “You’re joking. As the next sect leader, I have responsibilities to uphold. If I don’t work hard, I won’t be able to bear the burden.”

Feng Guang sighed. “I met a little girl, about six or seven years old. She’s adorable. Though she seems a little spoiled, I can’t help but dote on her.”

“You must like this child a lot.”