Transmigrated as the Stepmother of a Rebellious Heir-Chapter 292 - 166 Soaring

At this point in the story, Shi had received a carrier pigeon message—a letter his father left behind years ago.

Only now did Ning Xiao learn that his father was Ning Yuandao, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue who was implicated and his whole family convicted in the Xuanwu major case twenty years ago.

The mysterious person claimed in the letter that he was the one who had saved Ning Xiao from the Execution Platform, so that when Ning Xiao grew up, he could uncover the truth behind his family’s wrongful conviction.

Moreover, the mysterious person also told him that his parents had a chance to escape, but for the sake of their son, still in swaddling clothes, they sacrificed themselves, leaving behind a glimmer of hope for him.

After many years, Ning Xiao verified the mysterious person’s claims and was certain they were true, which led him to decide to leave Dawu Mountain to find the truth of past events.

When Xiao Yu heard Ning Xiao was leaving Dawu Mountain, she was heartbroken and even hid herself in a place where no one else could find her to sulk.

In the end, it was Ning Xiao who found Xiao Yu in a secluded cave on the back mountain.

Hearing the footsteps, without looking back, Xiao Yu knew it was Ning Xiao, "Weren’t you leaving the mountain? Why are you here looking for me? I’m no longer your little junior sister!"

"Junior sister," Ning Xiao, too, was struggling with the thought of leaving his home since childhood, "I’m not saying I won’t come back."

"Daddy says there are many distractions down the mountain that will make you forget about us," Xiao Yu said, her voice quivering with tears.

Hearing their little junior sister, who everyone had taken care of since childhood, crying, Ning Xiao immediately panicked. He walked up to his junior sister and, seeing her tear-swollen eyes, felt a deep pang of heartache, "Junior sister, please don’t cry."

Rather than consoling Xiao Yu, Ning Xiao’s attempt only made her cry harder. She began to hit Ning Xiao with her hands, "You’re no longer my senior brother, you don’t want us anymore." frёeωebɳovel.com

In his desperation, Ning Xiao grabbed Xiao Yu’s hands, "Junior sister, listen to me, let me explain."

Tears filling her eyes, Xiao Yu looked at Ning Xiao, "Alright, explain and I will listen."

Ning Xiao took out the letter sent by the mysterious person and repeated everything about his parents he had discovered to Xiao Yu.

After listening, Xiao Yu still had tears in her eyes, but she nodded, "You should indeed leave the mountain, but we will all miss you."

"I’ll miss you all too," Ning Xiao sighed, "but I must uncover the truth of the past to vindicate my parents."

"Then you must remember to write to us," Xiao Yu said with a pout, looking at Ning Xiao, "and if you find any tasty foods, remember to send me some."

"Sure," Ning Xiao touched Xiao Yu’s head, "I will."

Seeing Xiao Yu’s face covered with tears, Ning Xiao reflexively reached out to wipe them away, just as he did when they were children.

But before he knew it, the little girl who had always been by his side had grown into a sixteen-year-old maiden, on the verge of blooming.

She had a pair of bright, large eyes and skin so fine and tender that touching it felt like caressing white jade.

Comforted by Ning Xiao, Xiao Yu lifted her head and smiled at him, and only then did Ning Xiao realize that the little girl who used to follow him everywhere had now grown into a young woman.

For some reason, Ning Xiao suddenly felt uneasy. He instinctively avoided Xiao Yu’s gaze and, in a flurry, removed his hand from her face, "Master and Mistress are worried about you, come back with me."

"Okay."

Xiao Yu nodded her head and was about to get up when she suddenly noticed that Ning Xiao’s ears had turned bright red.

Out of curiosity, she leaned forward and pinched Ning Xiao’s ear, "Senior brother, have you been poisoned? Your ear has turned so red."

As siblings in the martial arts, Ning Xiao and Xiao Yu had been in physical contact before, but for some reason, being pinched by Xiao Yu felt peculiar today.

He covered his ear, "It might be the heat; let’s go back."

"Okay."

Xiao Yu thought her senior brother was behaving unusually—he said he wasn’t poisoned, but why did her own ears feel hot and turn red after she touched his?

Probably sensing the awkward atmosphere, Ning Xiao stood up and started to walk out.

Behind him, Xiao Yu also stood up, walked a few steps, then lifted her hand – the same one she had used to pinch Ning Xiao’s ear – and pinched her own ear; suddenly, her face turned red too.

But innocent Xiao Yu, who was simple-minded since childhood, had no idea why; she only knew she was afflicted by some strange poison.

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