Journey to the End of the Night

Chapter 521: Chapter 515: Brother, don’t worry, I haven’t grown up yet

The girl held Baili An’s hand with one hand and lifted the hem of her dress with the other, revealing underneath that she wore no silk stockings or embroidered shoes.

She walked barefoot, her delicate feet like carved jade, and as she stepped over the threshold of the great hall, she seemed to just remember someone was behind her. Glancing back with a smile, she said to Su Jing, “Sister, you’re coming too.”

Su Jing remained silent, following calmly.

The girl’s smile was as radiant as the summer wind and blossoms, and seeing her greet her own half-withered fate with such a smile, her eyes so clear and innocent, she really looked quite lovely and adorable.

But this overly sensible demeanor unavoidably inspired pity.

Above the eaves, the bamboo bell swayed lightly. Baili An was pulled hurriedly along behind her, and he suddenly asked, “What about your parents?”

Without pausing her light footsteps, she shook her head, her expression unclear, her long, soft hair brushing against Baili An’s nose, stirring an itch.

Her tone was half like a sigh, half self-pitying, as if she held countless troubles and sorrows too tangled to cut through and too messy to sort out.

“My… my father was a very good man, but unfortunately, there were always bad women coveting his handsome face, causing my young father to contract all manner of diseases from them. Not long after, he died atop a woman’s belly, leaving my mother and me all alone in this world…”

The sprightly little girl at the forefront seemed to be reminded of some sad story as she quietly wiped away tears with her sleeve.