Chapter 154: Whisper’s Teaching

Chapter 154: Whisper’s Teaching

After Fairy Whisper became her teacher, Xirui now had many things to do. The Northlanders had forgotten much history, and the Fairy decided to fill in the missing parts for them. For some consideration, Whisper decided to teach Xirui alone.

Learning with the Fairy was quite hard, especially for an active and lively child. Fortunately, a long life gave Whisper enough patience and methods. She turned many past events into stories that were either interesting or heavy.

Xirui now knew: the Fairies had lived here since ancient times. This place was once covered in forests, but as time passed, everything slowly changed, and the Fairies gradually retreated into the Wasteland. Until a group of tired people entered there from the north…

Xirui once asked curiously, were there any other Fairies on this Continent?

Whisper did not know the answer to this question either. Fairies needed to live near their home. Although they could leave it for a short time, that time was hardly enough to support long-distance Tansuo. And even if there were others, they had probably become different.

The Fairies changed the Northlanders, and the Northlanders also changed the Fairies. Although there was a split in between, the influence was deep and lasting.

…

Xirui missed Huahua a little, even though that Black Cat always ignored her. Second brother Aki had just been here and wanted to give her an ordinary house cat, but she refused. She could not find that thrilling feeling in other cats. Every time she grabbed Huahua’s tail, she could feel his displeasure and his suppressed desire to attack.

She always wanted to see how long Huahua could endure. Even though she knew it was really dangerous, the tingling sensation brought by the danger was always irresistible.

As long as Fourth Brother Bran was still around, Huahua would not really hurt her. And the feeling of danger was real. Those amber-like eyes were naturally cold and arrogant.

She knew why Second Brother wanted to give her a cat; she was not stupid. He just wanted to feel like an older brother, wanted to try to take care of her, and then casually talk about his own troubles.

She did not like Second Brother, even though he was very kind and patient with her. It was just that he always seemed clumsy, could not do anything well or succeed at anything. Moreover, he always needed others to take care of him.

Eldest Brother had always been taking care of him, and also seemed to be taking care of everyone, at least in front of their parents. But she had seen many arguments between Sister and Eldest Brother. This situation only improved after Fourth Brother Bran became somewhat normal.

She liked Sister the most. Even though this Sister did not know how to take care of people at all, she would play with her and take her to do many things that adults did not allow.

She did not like Fourth Brother Bran either. She knew Fourth Brother found her troublesome. But Fourth Brother had great patience. He would skillfully avoid her, but once caught, he would accept his fate, just like Huahua when his tail was grabbed.

Her parents had once worried that Fourth Brother would be a threat to her, but she knew he would not. Being by Fourth Brother’s side was the safest. He would not take her to do any dangerous or thrilling things, and would even avoid small details that others did not notice in advance. Actually, staying by his side was very boring and dull. Except for storytelling, when he happened to be out of his mind and told stories to Huahua again. Many interesting stories were heard at those times.

Fourth Brother had clever hands, truly clever hands. Many of her things now were made in advance by Fourth Brother. When he went to the Everspring Riverbank, a pile of useful or useless things was left to her. But at the time, she did not feel happy; instead, she felt somewhat sad.

The day Fourth Brother left, she clearly felt Eldest Brother sigh with relief.

She was a little afraid of Eldest Brother. He always kept a straight face, imitating their father, but he did not imitate well. Especially when facing Sister, he always seemed a bit flustered; when facing Fourth Brother, everyone could see he wanted to show friendliness and closeness, but facing Fourth Brother’s indifference always made him very awkward.

They had also been close for a few days, right after they returned from their Trial. Those were also her happiest few days; she could sit among them and watch them talk and laugh.

Her brothers and sister were all very good to her, but many times she could not feel happy. She could sense the tension between them, even if it was not obvious.

Their attitudes toward each other also had huge contrasts. Although Sister often fought with her brothers, Fourth Brother always laughed and joked with Sister without caring, while Eldest Brother and Second Brother had dark, gloomy faces.

Eldest Brother and Second Brother stuck tightly together; Sister and Fourth Brother were much more casual, maybe because they simply did not need to.

Yes! Sister did not need it, Fourth Brother did not need it either. What they pursued was independence and strength, and she wanted to become someone like that too!

…

“What are you thinking about again?” Whisper floated in front of Xirui.

“I’m thinking about my brothers and sister, and Huahua.”

Whisper looked at this troubled child. “Don’t worry about your brothers and sister. They will handle their relationships with each other.”

“No, they don’t. They don’t like each other at all.”

“Do you like them?”

“Yes.”

“You didn’t seem happy when your Second Brother came by just now.”

Xirui…

Whisper continued, “They might not like each other, and might even hold some resentment, but they also care about each other.”

Seeing Xirui’s half-believing, half-doubting look, Whisper chuckled lightly. “Believe the words of a Fairy. No one can see through people’s hearts better than a Fairy.

Think carefully. When real help was needed, did they reach out?”

Xirui thought seriously and then showed a smile. “Why is it like that?”

“Many things happened between them, right, wrong, hurts and misunderstandings that are tangled up to this day. Even they themselves don’t know how to face it.”

“They are so dumb!”

“Do you miss Bran?”

“No, but I miss Huahua.”

“I felt you were a bit sad when Bran left.”

“No way? I just couldn’t bear to part with Huahua.”

Whisper chuckled twice and then clapped her hands. With her action, a huge colorful butterfly fluttered down. “A gift for you. A Magical Beast.”

Xirui’s eyes sparkled, but she also hesitated.

“Today, try to make this Magical Beast like you.”

Xirui sighed. “Again! I’m not a Fairy who can attract specific insects by controlling Mana Fluctuation.”

“You can. I successfully pulled you into the Spiritual World. You can already sense some Mana Fluctuation, so you need to learn to control them.”

Xirui complained. “I’m not a Wizard, nor am I an Ancient Tree from the Mountain Villa, and the Ancient Trees have lived for many years.”

“Although you are not a Wizard and have no special abilities, you can still become as strong as your Sister and Fourth Brother,” Whisper tempted.

“Really?”

“Of course! Your Fourth Brother Bran has many secrets. Now your Sister also masters these secrets. They might be able to help you become strong.

But you need to master these basics first; otherwise, no one can help you.”