The room fell silent once again.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from outside the door, breaking the awkward silence.
"Yao'er, didn't I tell you to call someone downstairs for dinner? What have you been standing here for so long?"
"Uh...brother...?"
Upon hearing the voices of the Dongfang siblings, Biji and Wang Qiu'er froze.
However, Xue Di and Bing Di seemed to have known all along that someone was eavesdropping outside the door, and their expressions remained calm.
"Knock knock knock".
There was a gentle knock on the door.
"Please come in."
Having received a response, Dongfang Jing pushed open the door and entered.
"Sister Bing'er, dinner's ready. You're all here? That's perfect, let's go downstairs together."
Behind him, Dongfang Yao peeked out, put her hands together, and bowed to the four people in the room with a simple and honest expression, silently mouthing "I'm sorry."
She really came to invite people to dinner; she wasn't intentionally eavesdropping.
Hyotei smiled nonchalantly and gestured to Dongfang Yao with his eyes.
"Yao'er, you heard that. Could you tell your brother for us?"
"this..."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Yao subconsciously looked at Biji, who was bowing her head and remaining silent.
She remained silent and made no comment.
Dongfang Yao had no choice but to gesture for Dongfang Jing to bend down.
The little girl brought her lips close to his ear and, in a very low voice, quickly explained what she had just heard.
Dongfang Jing listened without any change in expression.
Then, he straightened up and calmly said, "That's it? Simple."
He looked at Wang Qiu'er: "Qiu'er, when are you planning to leave?"
"Two days later."
Wang Qiu'er replied softly, her voice hesitant.
"Alright." Dongfang Jing nodded and offered his suggestion, "Since I've already set up coordinates in the Star Dou Great Forest, I'll use spatial teleportation to send you there in two days. After you've finished your business, inject your soul power into the spatial marks I've placed on you. Once I sense it, I can open the teleportation portal back from your location."
"This way, I can avoid showing my face."
He paused, then turned his gaze to Xue Di: "Although Di Tian poses no threat to Sister Xue'er, it's better to avoid trouble. Sister Xue'er can save herself some trouble by not having to fight Di Tian. It will also be more convenient for you to travel back and forth."
"Besides, wasn't the reason we initially placed spatial marks on you precisely because we were worried you might encounter unexpected situations?"
Hyotei nodded in agreement after hearing this.
"Indeed, this is the best way, but you..."
She hesitated for a moment, looked at Dongfang Jing, and finally chose to keep her mouth shut.
Dongfang Jingxiang didn't notice her hesitation. He turned and walked towards the door: "Then it's settled. Let's go, the hungry people downstairs are getting impatient."
"good."
"..."
The calmer Dongfang Jing appeared, the more indifferent he seemed.
The more they thought about it, the more they felt that he was faking it all, just to avoid making others worry.
After Xue Di and the others left with Dongfang Jing, Bi Ji in the room finally dared to raise her head.
She stared at the empty doorway, feeling a deep sense of loss, as if something important was about to be lost, making each breath difficult.
'Disciple...'
"Sister Brigitte."
Hearing the voice beside her, Biji was slightly startled. She turned around and found that Dongfang Yao was still in the room and had come to her side.
With a sweet smile on her face, Dongfang Yao reached out and took Biji's arm.
"Let's go, Sister Brigitte, let's go eat."
Brigitte slowly shook her head; she was in a bad mood and had little appetite: "No, I..."
"That won't work."
Dongfang Yao interrupted her directly and grabbed Biji's arm.
"Your brother and sister A-Yin know you haven't been getting enough nutrition these days, so they've specially prepared a lot of appetizing and nourishing dishes."
Brigitte was in a daze and let her do as she pleased.
Upon hearing that Dongfang Jing had specially prepared something for her, her vision blurred.
Seeing this, Dongfang Yao was also somewhat worried.
It is said that every family has its own problems.
But from now on, Sister Brigitte will definitely be one of our own family!
Now this mess has made both the older brother and the older sister unhappy.
There was no other way, Dongfang Yao felt that she could only rely on her younger sister!
She leaned down, her bright eyes fixed intently on Brigitte.
"Sister Brigitte, do you love my brother?"
"You must answer me seriously! If you love me, then nod."
As soon as she finished speaking, Brigitte's head bobbed up and down.
Seeing this action, Dongfang Yao's smile widened even more: "If that's the case, then it's easy to handle, isn't it?"
She pulled Biji up again and continued, "Di Tian did indeed do you a great favor, but you repaid him with your actions, didn't you?"
"You will assist him, offer him advice and strategies, lead the various races of soul beasts in the forest, and work with him to revitalize the soul beast race."
"To achieve this goal, to put it bluntly, aren't you also eyeing my brother's talent and the possibility of becoming a god? Once he becomes a god, he can find a new way out for you soul beasts."
"Of course, of course, that's what you thought at first. But gradually, didn't you fall in love with him?"
Dongfang Yao tilted her head: "Am I wrong?"
After hearing these words, Brigitte's originally dull emerald green eyes finally regained some of their luster.
She looked at the little girl clinging to her and asked, "Did your brother tell you all this?"
"No," Dongfang Yao shook her head in denial. "He only gave a general account, including how you met. Considering your identity, it's not hard to guess."
"I can roughly guess what's troubling you, sister."
Even though Brigitte is not in good mental condition, she can't help but be amazed by Dongfang Yao.
No wonder Dongfang Jing used to proudly say that his sister was a child prodigy, ridiculously intelligent.
Looking at it now, it is indeed so.
Brigitte believes that if we simply compare IQ and EQ, the younger sister is slightly stronger.
Now that she had already guessed it, Brigitte wouldn't bother to deny it.
That's perfect, she really needed someone to confide in.
"Yao'er, do you know what's troubling me?"
"I guess so."
Dongfang Yao sat down next to her and started counting on her fingers.
"Sister, you must find it difficult to choose between my brother and Di Tian, right?"
"And you two are clearly master and disciple, but also two different races."
"You yourself are the same. You've been by Di Tian's side for tens of thousands of years, yet you've fallen for this human boy who suddenly appeared."
"And then there's the age difference between you, and..."
"stop!"
Brigitte finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Please, stop talking..."
With each point Dongfang Yao made, Biji felt as if a piece of her fig leaf had been torn away.
She felt her cheeks burning and didn't even dare to look at Dongfang Yao's face.
Seeing her shyly cover her face, Dongfang Yao understood why her brother liked her.
Although Brigitte usually appears dignified, elegant, gentle, virtuous, intelligent, and kind.
But she might inadvertently reveal a touch of naivety, along with the shyness that only a young woman would display.
Dongfang Yao wept silently in her heart.
That's it, I didn't get any of it.
She acted like a timid and obedient little girl in front of her brother.
It's hard to change this now, even if you want to.
The key is her mature woman's temperament, which is something that someone her age cannot possess.
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