Oh my god! I've become the vicious female supporting character's brother.

Upon hearing this, the old village chief looked at Yu Xiangwan with a serious gaze, as if trying to determine the truth in his words. After a long time, his voice, as if sharpened by a saw, finally spoke in a deep voice.

"Sir, please stop joking."

This young man doesn't look like an ordinary person. This little girl has now become their enemy. If she does something in the future, it will not be a good thing for the people in the village.

Yu Xiangwan knew what the old man was thinking when he heard this. He didn't say anything, but just stretched out his hand. A ball of spiritual power gradually condensed in his palm, and then dissipated, as if it had never appeared.

From beginning to end, Yu Xiangwan's face was indifferent, without any other expression. Even his eyes were slightly cold, as if the flying snow had penetrated and chilled people's hearts.

"Then please give me a reason why I can leave without her. I'm not unreasonable."

The old village chief looked at the rich spiritual power that condensed and disappeared in Yu Xiangwan's hands. His pupils shrank slightly, his eyes fixed, and he thought for a moment before saying,

"Her father colluded with outsiders, causing our village's secluded residence to be nearly discovered by outsiders, leading to unnecessary disputes..."

This reason obviously could not convince Yu Xiangwan, so Yu Xiangwan asked doubtfully,

"Well, I'm from the outside world too. Haven't I discovered you now?"

The old village chief choked. He had lived for so many years and had his own way of distinguishing things.

When I first met this young man yesterday, I felt that he might have extraordinary abilities. I was afraid that if I used force, he would bring disaster to the villagers, so I only wanted to let him stay overnight. The next day, I quickly sent him away and then asked him to improve and strengthen the village formation.

I didn't expect to encounter such a thing today, and cause so much trouble.

Seeing Yu Xiangwan's tough attitude, the old village chief was helpless.

"Well, you can take her away, but you have to swear that neither you nor she will ever set foot here again in your lifetime."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiangwan slowly walked over and held the thin oil-paper umbrella over the little girl's head to block the raging wind and snow outside, and said softly.

"Will you leave with me?"

The little girl still had her hands around her knees, her thin and withered arms tightly hugging her legs that were numb from the cold. She raised her little face dully when she heard the words.

She stared blankly at the young man with nice clothes and gentle eyes who was walking against the wind and snow, and asked her if she was willing to leave with him.

Her numb mind raced for a while before she belatedly nodded.

Yu Xiangwan didn't ask her if she was willing to never set foot here again after leaving.

Seeing that the old village chief was able to argue even when being unreasonable, since he was willing to let her leave with him, it seemed that the little girl's parents were not entirely at fault.

The wooden house where he lived yesterday was, as expected, the little girl's home.

Yesterday he was wondering why there were lights in the whole village, but only the wooden house where he lived was idle.

It stands to reason that there is a shortage of housing in such secluded places, so it is impossible for any of them to be vacant.

Yu Xiangwan took off his cloak, put the little girl in it and picked her up.

The little girl smelled the warm woody scent that did not belong to her. She trembled when she was picked up. She looked at Yu Xiangwan fearfully and then buried her face in the fox fur cloak.

Yu Xiangwan felt the stiffness of the child in his arms, held her firmly in his arms, and comforted her softly,

"Don't be afraid, I'm here to take you away."

Holding the little girl in his arms, Yu Xiangwan swore in front of the old village chief, promising that he and the little girl would never set foot in each other's places again in this life, and then left.

He assured that it was his business, and if the cause of the matter was clarified, the little girl's parents were not at fault.

Then he would no longer care whether the little girl would return to this place.

Yu Xiangwan held the little girl and found a place sheltered from the wind and snow, then took out a fasting pill and asked her to eat it.

After all, one look at this little girl and you can tell she has been hungry for many days.

He looks about five or six years old.

After the little girl recovered, Yu Xiangwan asked,

"What's your name?"

“…I don’t have a name.”

That name had brought her nothing but suffering since she could remember. She would remember that name for the rest of her life, but she didn't want to live with that name anymore.

"Then what's your last name?"

“…Qin.”

"How about I give you a name?"

The little girl nodded slightly when she heard that.

Yu Xiangwan lowered his head and thought for a moment before looking at the little girl.

"How about you call yourself Qin Manman? The past is both turbulent and magnificent, and the road ahead is both long and brilliant. Man and Man are homophones, and they symbolize infinite vitality. I hope that no matter what your past is, your future will be bright and brilliant, full of vitality, and you will grow unrestrainedly."

The little girl nodded again, her voice as thin as a cat's.

"Thank you, brother."

Yu Xiangwan touched the child's messy hair and was thinking about how to deal with Qin Manman.

I don’t know if she has spiritual roots. If she does, she may be able to stay in Fuyao Sect. If not, it depends on whether there is a suitable family to adopt her.

Yu Xiangwan told Qin Manman about his plan.

Qin Manman didn't know what a cultivator was, nor did she know what a spiritual root was. After thinking for a long time, she said cautiously,

"If I have spiritual roots and can practice cultivation, will I be as powerful as my brother?"

She just saw a ball of green light coming out of her brother's palm, and the village chief, who was reluctant to let her leave, agreed to let her go.

"Well, almost."

Hearing this, a glimmer of light finally appeared in the little girl's eyes, and she longed to have a spiritual root of her own.

No matter what the future holds, it's better than staying in Yunluo Village and waiting for death.

Yu Xiangwan saw that the little girl was no longer a problem, so he picked her up and left.

The little girl fell asleep in his arms in a short while. Yu Xiangwan saw that she was frowning, worried that she would not sleep well, so he pressed her sleeping point, hoping that she would have a good sleep.

He summoned the cocoon with one hand, stepped into the air, and at the same time made a hand gesture to cast an isolation spell on his body to keep the wind and snow out, and then flew towards the Fuyao Sect.

Yu Xiangwan flew day and night for seven days without sleep before finally arriving at Fuyao Sect.

The little girl stayed in his arms the whole time, sleeping and eating fasting pills.

He arrived at the mountain gate, but unfortunately he couldn't enter because he didn't have the jade token.

He was thinking about how to get in, but after only half an hour, he saw Ye Zhen'an coming out of nowhere.

Yu Xiangwan walked forward with a smile, and said happily from the bottom of his heart,

"Brother, what a coincidence!"

Ye Zhenan looked him up and down, and seeing that he was not injured, he replied,

"Unfortunately, I was waiting here specifically for you."

Yu Xiangwan was puzzled. They had agreed to meet in Fuyao Sect, so why was he waiting for him here?

"what?"

"You didn't reply to the messages Jiaoyue and I sent you. I thought something might have happened to you and was worried that you wouldn't be able to enter the mountain gate, so I came here to wait for you."

Yu Xiangwan was slightly touched when he heard this: "Thank you."

Only then did Ye Zhen'an notice the little girl in his arms. The little girl was looking at him cautiously with her pair of black eyes.

"This is?"

"It's a long story, brother. Let's go back and discuss it in detail."

The three of them returned to Fuyao Sect together, and Yu Xiangwan returned to his original appearance upon returning to the sect.

Yu Xiangwan suddenly brought a strange child, and was naturally interrogated by the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall.

He answered them one by one, but did not mention Yunluo Village. He only said that he found it in a village.

The last step is to test whether Qin Manman has spiritual roots.

Qin Manman was visibly nervous, staring at the Spirit Testing Jade Tree without blinking.

"She has dual spiritual roots of fire and wood. Let's see if she is willing to take the path of self-examination."

Since he was brought here by Yu Xiangwan himself, if he wanted to stay, he would have to serve as a menial disciple for the rest of his life.

Otherwise, just follow the rules and go through the sect's path of self-examination, which is actually similar to Yu Xiangwan and others walking the ladder to immortality.

Yu Xiangwan squatted down and looked at Qin Manman, and asked in a gentle voice,

"Manman, if you want to stay here directly, you can only be a menial disciple, which does not require you to go through any tests. But if you want to be an outer or inner disciple, you need to go through the process of self-examination."

"Walking the Heart-Searching Path is a bit stressful. If you can't climb 200 steps, you can't stay in the Fuyao Sect. But if you climb more than 200 steps, you can stay in the sect."

"If you climb more than 500 steps, you can become an outer disciple or an inner disciple."

"Do you want to stay in the sect as a menial disciple, or do you want to try the path of self-examination?"

Yu Xiangwan has been busy traveling these days, and the little girl still looks the same as before, except that Yu Xiangwan performed a cleansing spell on her during this period.

"What kind of disciple is that brother?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Manman looked at Yu Xiangwan and asked softly.

It was the first time that Ye Zhen'an heard the little girl speak, and he looked at her deeply.

Qin Manman noticed Ye Zhen'an's gaze and gently hid beside Yu Xiangwan.

Yu Xiangwan noticed her uneasiness and patted her head soothingly.

"I am an inner disciple."

Directly taught disciples are also considered inner disciples.

"Brother, I will work hard to enter the inner gate. I want to follow the path of self-examination."