“System, get out here!”
At this moment, Lin Wuming was full of grief and indignation.
You think it’s easy finding someone that useless?
He’d come all the way to this remote village to look for a completely crippled person—someone with shattered meridians, blind, and unable to even walk.
He was sure no one could be more of a deadweight than that.
And yet… the completion rating was “extremely poor”?
Before he could complain further, the system slapped a detailed task report right in his face:
[Task Target Information]
[Name: He Yingying]
[Gender: Female]
[Appearance: S-tier]
[Current Strength: E]
[Current Talent: E]
[Potential: EX]
[Notes: Reversed meridians, Nirvana rebirth, blessed by multiversal fate, able to bridge both demon and human realms, destined to inherit the ancient dragon veins and ascend as the next Human Emperor.]
The whole line shone in golden light, nearly blinding Lin Wuming.
What the actual hell?
He stared at his little junior sister, at a loss for words.
Seriously?
She’s that amazing?
“S-Senior brother?”
Although she couldn’t see, He Yingying could feel Lin Wuming’s intense gaze and finally spoke up.
Lin Wuming snapped out of his daze—and then looked at his senior sister.
Her face was black as the bottom of a pot.
She was muttering under her breath:
“You don’t even have boobs and you still want to seduce someone?”
“But… he doesn’t actually like that type, right?”
Yeah, Lin Wuming figured it was best to pretend he didn’t hear any of that.
“No-nothing.”
He smiled awkwardly at his junior sister and then cautiously turned to Bai Bingyun.
“Um… about this little junior sister situation…”
Honestly, there wasn’t much more to say.
He’d thought he’d picked up a trash-tier disciple and ended up with a future world-ending boss.
He could only swallow his regrets in silence.
Still, with that kind of potential, wouldn’t staying here learning zither music be a waste?
If she really did become Human Emperor one day… and he, as her senior brother, had taken care of her—she might remember that.
With just a little help from her later on, he could ascend to the heavens!
“You’ve learned most of my zither skills already. From now on, you’ll be in charge of teaching your junior sister.”
Bai Bingyun took a deep breath.
Even though this meant leaving that fox-eared brat alone with her adorable little brother, she didn’t have a choice.
She had other things to take care of.
She had been in this village long enough—it was time to go.
After all, the outside world was far from peaceful…
The empire was no longer what it used to be.
The battle between righteous and demonic sects had only just settled and could reignite at any moment.
Even the so-called neutral demon factions would find it hard to stay uninvolved.
There were still many matters she had to handle personally.
She turned back to Lin Wuming and asked…
“Wuming, did you finish learning how to fry candy beans from Old Li like I told you to?”
“Well… yeah, I learned it…”
He scratched his head.
His senior sister had insisted he learn this odd cooking skill from some old man.
He still didn’t really get why.
Especially since Old Li’s “candy bean frying” technique felt suspiciously like… pill refining?
“And what about Old Ma’s medical arts? Or Aunt Mu’s dance steps?”
“Started those ages ago.”
He nodded.
“They said I’ve pretty much learned what I needed.”
“Good.”
Bai Bingyun smiled.
In this world, with over 40,000 years of recorded history, there had never been a single person who could exist without being bound by the Heavenly Dao.
Her little junior brother was the first.
Even in this newbie village, no one dared teach him actual cultivation.
All they could do was pass down practical skills.
Old Ma’s medical arts came from the original Shennong Valley.
Old Li’s “bean frying” was actually top-tier pill refinement.
Aunt Mu’s dance, when enhanced with spiritual energy, was the most powerful movement technique in the world.
And Bai Bingyun’s zither arts…
She was the Demon Emperor feared by all because of her single-string zither.
A gentle melody could shatter mountains and rivers.
A fierce tune could subdue ten thousand demons.
She had taught him everything she dared. As for real cultivation methods—no one dared teach him any of those.
Even her master had said: he must not be taught any techniques or spells.
Yes, it was time to leave.
Ahem.
She cleared her throat and said…
“Wuming, your zither skills have plateaued. Staying in this village won’t help you improve anymore. I think it’s time… for you to go out and share our sect’s music with the world.”
“…Huh?”
That caught Lin Wuming off guard.
Sure, he had thought about leaving after finishing his mission—but not this soon.
He wasn’t ready yet.
Originally, he planned to obtain the Creation Saint Dao Technique first, train here a while longer, and then leave.
But now… sigh.
Let’s not talk about it.
“It’s time to go.”
Bai Bingyun repeated, her voice firm and deliberate as she stared him down.
He suddenly found it hard to meet her eyes.
“…Okay.”
He gave in.
“Go pack your things. You’ll leave tomorrow.”
“Alright…”
Lin Wuming nodded helplessly.
Since he didn’t get the legendary reward, only a basic vitality technique, his cultivation progress would be slow anyway.
Leaving now or later didn’t make much difference.
“Oh, right—senior sister, what about the little junior sister?”
He looked at He Yingying.
She was still blind and crippled.
Couldn’t walk, couldn’t see.
Bai Bingyun frowned—clearly annoyed.
She didn’t want to be saddled with that troublesome girl either.
‘Forget it. She’s our junior sister, and I’m the senior sister. That brat’s not even close to stealing my little brother yet.’
With that thought, she shrugged and said…
“Whoever brought her back takes responsibility.”
“Brought back…”
Lin Wuming’s face twitched.
That phrasing felt… off.
Technically, it was the village butcher who picked her up.
But he couldn’t ask the butcher to take care of her now.
Senior sister clearly wasn’t going to take her in, so it was up to him.
In any case, everything was settled now.
But staying in his senior sister’s room any longer was awkward.
Especially sitting on her bed, smelling her faint fragrance… while she stared at him like she wanted to eat him alive.
And thinking about what happened earlier today…
“Alright, alright, just go already,”
Bai Bingyun waved her hand, sighing helplessly.
Boys grow up fast.
He used to cling to her (for zither lessons), and now?
His soul had been stolen by that brat.
Probably couldn’t wait to go home and play house with her.
The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she got.
She even wanted to drop everything and show that brat what real charm looked like.
But she couldn’t do that.
“Well then, we’ll get going…”
Lin Wuming finally felt relieved.
He picked up his junior sister and left, heading home.