Chapter 97: Mo Li? Mo Li.

“呜呜呜”，这是外界汽车疾行的声音。

“Rustle, rustle, rustle,” was the sound of dead leaves rubbing together in the courtyard.

Time is passing quickly.

The point in time when Xu System reunited with the witch was the cool and breezy beginning of autumn, but two months passed and it came silently to the end of the withering autumn.

It won’t be long before a cool, harsh winter even replaces fall altogether.

The feeling was subtle.

Time is like a flowing mass of water that passes through one’s fingers, and everyone can clearly perceive the disappearance of time without a sense of substance.

Until there is very little “water” left in the palm.

It was only in hindsight that I realized how quickly time was running out.

Inside the bedroom, the Xu system walked over to the tall collector’s cabinet and looked at the candy canes and wands inside, falling into a long contemplation.

Over the past two months, he had not only been practicing, but had also put in a lot of effort trying to get his sister to show up in the real world.

But it’s a shame.

The other side did not respond.

The Xu system could only judge through some of the finer details that the other party was still paying attention to them and had not really left.

However, the Xu system was really out of options.

In the past two months, he had called out Hsu Mo Li’s name more than once, and had communicated with Krysia to return the candy cane’s position to first place.

But no matter how she went about it, the girl showed no sign of showing herself.

Is it still angry about what happened back then?

Is it the grudge in your heart that still refuses to let go?

“Because of what exactly.”

Unable to communicate face-to-face, unable to understand his sister’s true thoughts, Department Xu could only use his own thinking to guess the reason why the other party refused to show up.

But everything is useless.

The Xu system is close to starting its third simulation.

The girl still had no intention of showing up.

Department Xu didn’t even know where the other party was at the moment, and whether or not they were looking at him.

“Hoo~~~”

The sound of the softly chirping wind flowed into his ears.

The Xu system opened the door of the collection cabinet and took out the porcelain sugar jar from it, placing it, along with the Eternal Teardrop, on the small wooden table in the bedroom.

It was the only item that had any connection to her sister after the first simulation ended.

In the former case, it was a candy gifted to his sister by the Hsu system.

The latter, a tear gifted to the Xu system by her sister.

“Speaking of which, I don’t think I’ve ever eaten any of the sugar inside”, the Xu system pulled out a chair and sat down, looking at the cylindrical pale green sugar jar with a reminiscent expression.

In the first simulation of the cultivation world.

Almost all the candy he bought was given to Mo Li.

Because Xu system thinks, these candies are not considered delicious, just somehow, the girl extraordinarily like these candies, every time she sees it will be very joyful.

“Take one and see.”

The Xu system lifted the lid of the candy jar and removed a white hard candy from the very top of the candy pile.

The candy enters the mouth with a light malt aroma and a very thin flavor of glutinous rice flour.

The texture is hard and can only be licked slowly.

Sweet.

All the while interspersed with acid if anything.

Was this kind of candy considered delicious? The Xu system thought it was okay, good as a snack, but far from addictive.

“That kid, Mo Li, wouldn’t be deliberately acting like he likes candy just to make me happy, would he?”

The Xu system’s movements paused, his face hesitant.

He suddenly recalled.

In the first simulation, the model the girl showed was so intelligent, so precocious, and sometimes more stable than a real adult.

At that time, Mo Li had not been rumored within Mori Sword Peak to be fond of eating candy.

From start to finish, she would only accept candy from the Xu family.

It’s just that the Xu system never looked into this in detail.

Unilaterally, I felt that my own sister liked candy, so I bought a lot of candy.

“So it seems that I really am an incompetent older brother ……”, Xu Xiang reclined back slightly, his entire back pressed against the backrest of the wooden chair, his eyes gazing at the ceiling.

“The reason the boy accepted it time and time again was simply because he was afraid I would be sad.”

“Am I a bit ……”

“Too dictatorial?”

“Not only did he seldom ask for that child’s opinion, but he also defined her life without authorization, hid her from the fact that he was shaping her outer spiritual roots for her, and fabricated lies to deliberately cold-shoulder her.”

The wooden table by the window was illuminated by the sunlight, illuminating a line of detailed texture.

Porcelain jars filled with sweets, blood red and warm teardrops, all illuminated to a glowing surface.

The Xu system was silent.

The Xu system was silent.

He felt as if he had found the real reason why his sister refused to show up and meet in the real world.

The pressure and shock of what he had done was a little too much for a little girl.

Especially leaving the Heavenly Sword Sect before dying.

The words that were purposely said to Mo Li.

There is no doubt that for Mo Li, who was longing for and attached to the Xu system at the time, it was a heavy puncture in the spirit.

“Sorry, Mo Li ……”

“It’s me, as an older brother, who didn’t do enough.”

The candy releases a sweet flavor in the mouth that echoes with bitterness.

After a long silence, the Xu system’s lips parted slightly, and he spoke out to the empty room, though he wondered if his sister was watching.

Just an apology from the heart.

Just a regret in my heart.

It made the Xu system say it involuntarily.

“Drip-“, the Xu system gently closed the lid and restored the candy jar to its original state, but it was then that a crystalline wetness came from the back of his hand.

Is it sweat?

How can you be hot enough to sweat when it’s so cold in the city of Yosemite in the fall.

Is it rain?

How can it rain when it’s sunny on the outside patio.

So what, exactly, is this sudden wetness?

“Brother, I’m sorry ……”

“…I’m sorry…it’s clearly me …… clearly the one in the wrong…”

A heavy feeling came from his shoulders, a young girl’s sob, a long-lost, capricious dependence on her own brother.

Jade lotus root-like arms stretched out from behind her, crossing her arms around Xu System’s neck.

Sobbing.

Department Xu froze, then his expression gradually softened.

Gently taking the girl’s palm, his voice brought a passing familiarity, “Welcome home, Mo Li.”

The girl cried even more violently, unlike the silent tears that fell from the witch, it was a release of repression to the extreme, crying loudly and woefully.

Xu Moli harbored infinite guilt and self-blame for the death of the Xu system.

But now, she heard an apology from Department Xu.

This contrast, this comparison, caused her psychological defenses to crumble and reveal her vulnerability.

“……”

Outside the room door.

The witch with long gray and silver hair carried a tray with an indifferent expression, and on the tray was the hot tea she had prepared for the Xu system, as well as the corresponding dessert.

As per usual, Krysia would have chosen to go straight into the room.

But the sobs originating from Xu Moli stopped Krysia’s movements.

Just this once.

One time only.

The forgiving witch turned away and did not push her way into the house, choosing to leave her precious time to the “good Samaritan”, who would only give her one more chance.

In the future, Mo has feelings for the witch and will not allow the other’s recklessness.