Peking Opera Cat: I Became A Zi's Brother

"No, no, no..."

Just as she was muttering in a daze, her eyes unconsciously glanced up again, looking towards the hillside.

"!"

When that figure entered her sight again, Mo Zi's breathing stagnated instantly, and the blood in her body seemed to freeze at this moment.

"Please, please, don't come over here!"

This time, she no longer had any illusions. Her legs seemed to be nailed to the ground. She could only stand there, shivering uncontrollably.

Every breeze made her shiver more violently, as if the wind also carried endless fear.

Her teeth began to chatter and clatter, and she subconsciously hugged herself tightly with her hands, trying to gain a little warmth and strength, but the coldness that penetrated deep into her bones could not be dispelled.

"Don't come near me, don't come near me!"

Mo Zi's eyes were fixed on the figure, and his pupils shrank sharply with fear.

That terrifying face kept appearing in her mind, chaos was surging, the evil smile followed like a shadow, and her heart was beating wildly in her chest, and every beat seemed to be about to burst through her chest.

"Please...don't come over here..."

Mo Zi murmured and pleaded in a voice so weak that it was almost inaudible, her voice full of despair and helplessness.

"Brother, where are you? I'm so scared..."

How she wished there was a cat to save her at this moment, but there was no cat around. There was only her and that nightmare-like figure, and this seemingly peaceful but terrifying grassland.

……

"Hmm... Hmm~"

At the same time, in the real world, Mo Zi lay quietly on the carved pearwood bed, but her delicate body was shaking violently and uncontrollably like a fallen leaf in the wind and rain.

"Get out of the way, quick, get out of the way!"

Her brows were furrowed, and her thin body was curled up under the quilt, as if she was suffering from endless pain.

"Uh--"

Fine beads of sweat continued to seep out from her forehead, like beads with broken strings, sliding down her bloodless cheeks, leaving dark stains on the white pillow.

Suddenly, a shrill cry with a crying tone -

"do not come!"

It suddenly broke the silence of the room.

Xiaoqing, who had been waiting outside for a long time, felt as if her heart was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand when she heard the voice. Her whole body froze instantly, and the blood color on her face instantly faded, replaced by endless panic and worry.

"Hmm? What's going on? Could it be..."

"not good!"

Xiaoqing let out a low cry, her eyes instantly turned red, she was extremely anxious, and her feet seemed to have the wind. She took a few steps to the door and pushed it open suddenly. With a "bang", the wooden door hit the wall heavily.

"elder sister!"

As soon as she stepped into the room and saw Mo Zi's painful expression, Xiaoqing burst into tears. She rushed to the bed in a few steps, her legs went soft, and she half-knelt on the ground.

"What happened?"

Her hands were trembling as she held Mo Zi's hands tightly. Those hands were icy cold and without any warmth, which made Xiaoqing's heart suddenly tighten.

"Sister, sister, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"

She screamed at the top of her lungs, her voice trembling with tears, and tears as big as beans rolled down and hit the back of Mo Zi's hand.

"Uh~"

When he felt the warmth of Xiaoqing's palm, Mo Zi's body, which had been shaking violently, froze for a moment, and his expression was no longer so intense.

His originally tense expression gradually relaxed, and his rapid breathing slowly became steady, but his brows were still slightly furrowed, as if he was still trapped in some nightmare that was difficult to escape.

"Whoo~"

She no longer struggled or shouted, but fell into silence again, lying there quietly, as if she was asleep.

"Well, well, well~"

The room was very quiet, with only Xiaoqing's sobbing and the two people's slightly rapid breathing.

"Has it calmed down?"

Just when Xiaoqing breathed a sigh of relief and thought Mo Zi was getting better, a tear quietly slid down the corner of Mo Zi's eye.

The tear slowly rolled down her pale cheek, leaving a small dark mark on the pillow.

"What on earth is going on? Did I dream of something that scared my sister?"

When Xiaoqing saw this, her heart suddenly tightened. This tear was like a heavy hammer, hitting her heart hard, making her already hanging heart lift up again.

"Sister, what's wrong with you? Wake up."

Xiaoqing couldn't help but gently shook Mo Zi's arm again, her voice full of helplessness and pleading, but the only response she got was that tear and Mo Zi's long silence.

……

Ever since he left his sect, Mo Zi had been suffering in loneliness and fear for countless days and nights.

Every quiet night, she curled up in the corner, looking at the moonlight outside the window, and her longing overwhelmed her like a tide.

She met her brother in her dreams countless times, but the cold reality after waking up made her heart fall into the abyss again and again.

"It's you, it's really you!"

At this moment, seeing the figure on the hillside, the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time suddenly burst out like a ignited powder keg.

"Mmmmm~"

She rushed towards the figure desperately. The wind whistled in her ears, but could not dry the tears on her face.

"boom!"

She rushed into her brother Mo Yun's arms, her arms tightly wrapped around him like iron clamps, her fingers deeply embedded in her brother's clothes, as if she wanted to merge herself with her brother.

"This familiar temperature..."

The tears that had been accumulated for many years burst out like a flood that could not be stopped, and instantly wet the brother's clothes on his chest.

"Brother, I've been searching for you so hard... I've been alone all these years, and I'm so scared..."

Mo Zi burst into tears, her words shattered in sobs, and every word was filled with bone-chilling longing and grievance.

Watching this scene, Mo Yun's eyes were red, and her voice was trembling with endless heartache and guilt:

"Azi, I'm useless. It took me so many years to find you, leaving you to face so many dangers alone."

"No, Ah Zi didn't blame my brother..."

Mo Zi raised her head slightly, looked at him with tears in her eyes, and said with sobs:

"I longed for your return every day. I saw you in my dreams countless times, but when I woke up, I was alone. I thought I would never see you again."

Mo Yun hugged her tightly and stroked her hair gently:

"Silly sister, brother is back. From now on, no matter what happens, brother will never leave you again."

His embrace was warm and solid, like an indestructible wall, keeping out all darkness and fear.

"Mmmmmmm..."

Mo Zi cried in his arms, her whole body trembling, her body twitching slightly, releasing all her inner emotions. The pain that had been buried deep in her heart for many years gradually dissipated in her brother's warm arms.

"Yeah~Brother!"

After a long time, she raised her tear-stained face, her eyes red and swollen, and stared at her brother's eyes infatuatedly, as if she wanted to use this glance to make up for the missed time and engrave this long-missed face deeply into the deepest part of her soul.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, brother is right beside you..."

Mo Yun hugged Mo Zi tightly in his arms, with such strength that it seemed as if he wanted to use his body to isolate her from all the suffering and hurt in the past.

"Yes, I'm always here!"

His arms trembled slightly, as if he was suppressing the surging emotions in his heart, and as if he was afraid that if he relaxed for a moment, the sister in his arms would disappear again.

“Hmm…”

His palms gently patted Mo Zi's back, again and again, with a slow and gentle rhythm, just like the countless quiet nights in her childhood when he hummed a lullaby to coax her to sleep, trying to use this familiar comfort to dispel the fear and anxiety that had accumulated in her heart for a long time.

"Azi, it's all over. Don't be afraid. Brother is here. No one can bully you anymore."

Mo Yun's voice was low and firm, echoing in Mo Zi's ears.

"Hmm~"

There was endless power in that voice, and every word was like a reassurance, gradually calming Mo Zi's panicked heart.

"Whoo~"

He paused slightly, took a deep breath, and his tone was full of unquestionable determination.

"I know all the hardship you've endured these days. It's my fault for not being by your side. But from now on, days like this won't happen again. I promise you that."

"Azi, you've lost weight..."

As he spoke, Mo Yun slightly let go of Mo Zi, placed his hands lightly on her shoulders, and looked at her carefully with eyes full of tenderness.

"Sorry……"

His eyes swept across the dark purple pale cheeks and the thin figure, and all the traces left behind made his heart tighten.

"If only I were more steady!"

It was as if he wanted to make up for all the time he had missed over the years through this glance.

"Um?"

Then, he raised his hand and habitually gave Mo Zi the pat on the head that she was most familiar with.

"Hmm~"

That broad and warm palm slowly stroked her hair, the movement was as gentle as the spring breeze blowing across the lake, full of endless doting.

"Um……"

Mo Zi raised her head and looked at her brother, tears welling up in her eyes again.

But soon, a hint of hesitation and fear flashed in her eyes. She stared at Mo Yun's face without blinking for a long time, and then asked cautiously with a trembling voice:

"Brother, you're not a bad guy, are you? You won't hurt Ah Zi, right?"

After the shock of the figure before, there was still an indelible shadow in her heart. Even when facing her brother whom she had been thinking about day and night, she couldn't help but confirm it.

"!"

When Mo Yun heard this, his body shook violently, as if he was struck by a thunderbolt.

His eyes instantly turned red and bloodshot, and the heartache completely overwhelmed him like a tide.

"I'm sorry, it's all my brother's fault!"

He suddenly hugged Mo Zi tightly in his arms again, his arms trembling, with such strength that he seemed to want to embed her into his body and give her the most indestructible protection.

"Azi!"

His voice was hoarse and he roared with tears in his eyes.

"I'm your brother, the one who loves you the most in this world! I wasn't able to protect you in the past, and it's my fault that you had such terrible thoughts!"

His chest heaved violently, the guilt and love that had been suppressed for so long erupted like a volcano, hot and turbulent.

"But from now on, I swear to protect you with my life. If you break my promise, I will punish you with all my might! For the rest of my life, I will never let you shed another tear, and I will never let you suffer even the slightest injustice!"

While Mo Yun and Mo Zi were hugging each other tightly, immersed in the joy of reunion, a figure with a mysterious halo around him was quietly overlooking everything, hanging high in the sky.

"Hmm~ Feels pretty good!"

The figure was ethereal and dreamy, and the light flowing around it was like a miniature of the stars in the universe, deep and mysterious.

"..."

Her eyes were like an endless abyss, filled with indescribable wisdom and a sharp insight that saw through everything.

"Um--"

At this moment, a different kind of ripple appeared in these eyes. They stared at the brother and sister hugging each other below, with a thoughtful expression on their face.

"Mo Yun, Mo Yun,"

The figure's voice was low and distant, as if it came from an endless tunnel of time and space, carrying the emptiness and vicissitudes of the depths of the universe.

"You are just a lowly life form as tiny as a speck of dust in this vast universe, yet you always surprise me time and time again."

She paused slightly, her eyes softened a bit, and continued to murmur,

"This pure and profound brother-sister love is so passionate and beautiful that it can blossom so dazzlingly in your short lives."

She gently raised her hand, as if wanting to touch the brother and sister, but she slowly lowered it the moment it touched the air.

"Thank you for adding a new understanding of worldly emotions to my eternal and unchanging life. Every time I witness the joys and sorrows of you, the lesser beings, it is like adding a unique touch of color to my long and monotonous existence, giving me a new understanding of the meaning of life."

Done.

She gently raised her hand, her fingers flashing with a strange light, and lightly pointed downwards.

"Well, since I enjoyed watching you so much, I'll give you a little gift!"

In an instant, the world seemed to be manipulated by an invisible giant hand, the space shook violently, and the laws of time seemed to be rewritten.

"Um?"

Mo Yun also seemed to sense something and subconsciously looked up at the sky.

I saw a dazzling and brilliant shining point in the sky, and that light seemed to contain endless mysteries.

"Um!"

Mo Yun was slightly startled, then seemed to understand something. She nodded slightly towards the light, then opened her lips slightly. Although no sound came out, her mouth shape was clearly saying "thank you".

This silent gratitude was carried by the whistling wind, perhaps only that mysterious existence could know it.

"boom!"

The originally azure sky was instantly shrouded in thick golden light, and countless tiny stars seemed to twinkle and jump in the light, like a dream.

Mo Yun and Mo Zi felt a sudden surge of light before their eyes, their head spinning. As the light gradually faded, they found themselves in the familiar courtyard of their childhood.

The osmanthus tree in the courtyard is still lush and green, and their favorite childhood toys and broken fishing rods are placed under the tree.

The breeze blows by, bringing with it the fragrance of flowers and plants, as if time has never passed.

Mo Zi looked at everything in front of her, her eyes full of surprise and disbelief. She held Mo Yun's hand and said excitedly:

"Brother, this is our childhood home!"

Mo Yun's face was also filled with shock, but then his eyes were filled with endless tenderness and nostalgia. He gently touched Mo Zi's head and nodded.

"Yes, A Zi, we seem to be back to our childhood."

And that mysterious figure has quietly disappeared into the sky, as if it had never appeared, leaving only this dreamlike retrospection of time, witnessing the brother-sister relationship that he cherished.

"Enjoy it..."