After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 437

Chapter 437: Fifth Senior Brother’s Blindfold
“Ah?” Huo Ji’an looked at Zhouzhou in confusion, then glanced at the black cloth covering Lu Qing’s face, whispering, “Your fifth senior brother can actually see?”

“Of course,” Zhouzhou nodded, turning to look at Lu Qing, swinging her short legs in mid-air, “His eyesight is fine.”

“Then why is he blindfolded?” Huo Ji’an was puzzled, and the others looked on in confusion.

Zhouzhou understood and explained, “Because Fifth Senior Brother committed ‘lack of life’. Master forbids him from reading fortunes for others, so he blindfolds himself.”

As long as he can’t see, he won’t go around divining.

Whispering, Zhouzhou covered his mouth and said, “Master says Fifth Senior Brother is a bit too kind. When he sees someone in need, he wants to help. This makes it easy for him to be taken advantage of.”

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Lu Qing, seeing his gentle and innocent face, suddenly understanding.

Even though they couldn’t see his eyes clearly, they could guess.

Those eyes that had hardly been used were probably filled with naive purity.

Lu Qing: “…”

He wasn’t blind or deaf; he could hear.

Huo Ji’an still looked puzzled, not understanding what ‘lack of life’ meant, but Qin Lie and Ye Lingfeng understood.

Zhouzhou was referring to the five shortcomings and three lacks of the mysterious sect. The five shortcomings are celibacy, widowhood, orphanhood, solitude, and disability; the three lacks are lack of wealth, power, and life. Zhouzhou, for example, suffers from a lack of wealth.

They hadn’t expected Lu Qing to lack life.

The two furrowed their brows unconsciously, their gazes falling on Lu Qing.

Noticing their scrutiny, Lu Qing didn’t mind. He looked calmly at them, a warm smile still playing on his lips, seemingly unconcerned about the matter, only lowering his eyes to look at the little girl in his arms, showing great tenderness.

Zhouzhou also smiled and rubbed against his palm, tilting her little head up and asking, “Fifth Senior Brother, you said you wanted to see your family? How are they? Do you need me to go check on them?”

Earlier, Lu Qing had left the mountain because his mother was ill.

Hearing this, the smile at the corner of Lu Qing’s mouth faded slightly, but he quickly returned to normal. He shook his head and said gently, “It’s nothing serious. She’ll be discharged soon.”

“Discharged?”

“Is she still in the hospital now? What do your family members look like, Fifth Senior Brother? I haven’t met them yet,” Zhouzhou asked curiously.

Lu Qing smiled, “They’re just like ordinary people.”

“How can they be the same?” Zhouzhou shook her head and said seriously, “Fifth Senior Brother is so kind, your family must be very good too.”

As she spoke, Zhouzhou looked at his hand and suddenly widened her eyes in surprise, “Fifth Senior Brother, has something happened to your family? Why is your bloodline so close to breaking?”

A bloodline is destined by heaven. Unless parents abandon or pass away, it’s hard for the bloodline to break.

Has something happened to Fifth Senior Brother’s family?

Huo Ji’an heard this and leaned over. This was something that he could understand!

Chubby Girl had said that his bloodline with his ex-dad was about to break!

“Chubby Girl’s senior brother, is your dad not good to you?” Huo Ji’an asked curiously.

Zhouzhou also raised her little head to look, her small eyebrows slowly furrowing.

Lu Qing smiled and shook his head, “It’s nothing.”

He kept smiling, but Zhouzhou vaguely felt that something wasn’t quite right.

After all, they had been together since childhood, and Zhouzhou, naturally sensitive, twitched her little nose, “Fifth Senior Brother, are your family really not treating you well? If they dare to bully you, tell me, I’ll beat them up for you!”

As she spoke, she angrily waved her chubby little fist, full of righteous indignation.

Lu Qing looked at his little junior sister, warmth flickering beneath the black cloth, and he wrapped his big hand around her small fist, shaking his head, “It’s really fine, everything’s good. Let’s go eat something. Zhouzhou, what do you want to eat?”

He held the menu and read out the dishes one by one.

Zhouzhou’s eyes were dazzled by the delicacies, she swallowed and quickly shifted her attention, chubby little paws pointing at the menu, “This and this, I want them all!”

“Okay.” Lu Qing nodded, jotting down each item, and breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief.

While Zhouzhou was still looking down, Ye Lingfeng and Qin Lie noticed everything clearly.

Something was definitely off.

Ye Lingfeng narrowed his eyes slightly as if casually taking out his phone, and sending a message before putting it back down, looking calm.

Qin Lie noticed his actions but didn’t say anything more.

The speed of serving the dishes was fast, and before long, the dishes they ordered were laid out on the table in full.

Lu Qing used chopsticks to help Zhouzhou pick her favorite dishes. Watching his junior sister eat so happily, Lu Qing felt a sense of joy too. He asked, “Zhouzhou, have you been doing well since you left the mountain?”

It was only a few days ago that he returned to the mountain and learned about this. He had been worried about her, not knowing how she was doing. He had wanted to find her, but some things had held him back.

He hadn’t expected to meet her today, and he couldn’t help but ask.

Zhouzhou nodded, “I’ve been very good, Fifth Senior Brother. Let me tell you, I have family now too: grandparents, uncles, aunts…”

She became more and more excited as she spoke, putting down her chopsticks and counting her family members on her fingers. She also roughly recounted what had happened since she left the mountain.

The little girl was always articulate and expressive, but sometimes a bit verbose.

Lu Qing didn’t find it annoying. He listened quietly, without a hint of impatience on his face. Occasionally, he fed Zhouzhou some food to prevent her from getting hungry.

Huo Ji’an watched nearby and couldn’t help but think that Chubby Girl’s senior brother was really good to her.

That was needless to say. Zhouzhou leaned against him, swinging her chubby legs lazily, and talked non-stop with her small mouth.

“… That’s it. My family treats me so well, Fifth Senior Brother, you don’t need to worry about me,” Zhouzhou summed up.

After listening to the whole story, Lu Qing nodded slowly as he looked at her chubby face. He reached out and handed her a cup of water, letting her take a sip.

Just looking at her chubby cheeks, he knew she must have doing great.

Thinking of this, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

“What about you, Fifth Senior Brother?” Zhouzhou smacked her lips, shifting the topic to him.

Lu Qing was much more concise, saying, “I’m doing well. I’m spending time with my family, meditating, reading books, and nothing much else.”

This was what he really liked to do.

Among the senior brothers, apart from Zhouzhou, Lu Qing had the best metaphysical talent. It was also because of this that he was responsible for reading fortunes and divination.

Every divination he performed consumed his own life.

Not spending too much time on this matter, Lu Qing quickly shifted the topic to other things.

At this moment, Ye Lingfeng’s phone also vibrated.

He picked it up and took a look, then lifted his eyelids to look at Lu Qing, who was feeding Zhouzhou. He pursed his lips slightly.

It had been a long time since Zhouzhou had seen Lu Qing, and she kept talking to him non-stop, so the mealtime was extended.

They didn’t stop until Lu Qing’s phone rang.

Zhouzhou leaned over to take a look and recognized the word “Mom” on the screen. She loudly read it out and looked up at Lu Qing, her eyes shining brightly, her face seeking praise.

She was no longer illiterate; she recognized the characters now!

Lu Qing smiled and touched her little head, but he picked up the phone and muted it.

Zhouzhou asked curiously, “Fifth Senior Brother, aren’t you going to answer the phone?”

Lu Qing shook his head, “No need to answer. It’s a call asking me to go back. Zhouzhou, where are you living now? I’ll come find you tomorrow.”

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou immediately told him her address.

Lu Qing carefully noted it down, and nodded, “Then I’ll leave first.”

“Okay, see you later, Fifth Senior Brother,” Zhouzhou waved reluctantly at him, watching him enter the hospital before retracting her gaze.

After a while, she was about to speak when suddenly she remembered something—she forgot to ask Fifth Senior Brother where he lived.

She told Qin Lie and the others and hurried to the hospital.

Huo Ji’an quickly followed behind, “Wait for me, Chubby Girl!”

Qin Lie and Ye Lingfeng exchanged a glance with Yu Ze and followed.

Zhouzhou used her compass to calculate the ward where Lu Qing was. Just as she was about to go in, an ashtray suddenly flew out from inside.

Zhouzhou’s footsteps suddenly halted, looking inside, her heart clenched tightly…