My sister is Luna

At night, the desolate moon hangs high in the sky, sweeping away the heat of the desert and replacing it with cold.

In some desolate place.

"Hmm... what's going on? Wasn't I in Jinting City?"

Baili Xuance, who had been in a deep sleep, finally woke up. He opened his eyes and found that it was already dark, and he was leaning against a withered tree.

"Oh, you're finally awake. From now on, you'll have to walk on your own."

Hua Mulan heard Baili Xuance's voice and spoke without turning her head. She was sitting on the ground, poking at the fire in front of her with a stick.

"Big sister? How did we get here? Weren't we in Jinting City? How did we get here in the blink of an eye?" Baili Xuance asked Hua Mulan in confusion.

"You were knocked unconscious and have been sleeping for most of the day. Do you know how much my arms are aching from carrying you all this time?" Mulan complained.

"But why can't I remember anything? I only know that I was in Jinting City, and then I felt a pain in my neck and somehow fell asleep. Damn it, I didn't see anything!" Baili Xuance shouted in frustration.

"Who knocked me unconscious? I'm going to settle the score with them!"

"Your master knocked you unconscious. You're too young to be watching this kind of thing, so your master knocked you out, and you only woke up now," Hua Mulan replied.

She didn't tell Baili Xuance about his actions in Jinting City in detail. Before fully understanding the black hole, it was better for as few people as possible to know, so as not to cause people to overthink and scare themselves, creating panic, especially if some people with ulterior motives overheard and took advantage of it.

"He didn't leave? Just as you said, big sister, he didn't leave me. Master cares about me. He must be watching over me and protecting me in secret!"

Upon hearing Mulan's words, Baili Xuance could only think of this. He stood up excitedly and cheered.

"Master, although I can't see you, you must be around here, right? You must be able to see me, right? Master, where are you? Say something!"

Baili Xuance shouted loudly, waving his hands and jumping around. His fluffy tail swayed back and forth with his excitement, and his red wolf ears twitched from time to time. He was just an innocent child, doing childish things that made people smile.

However, only silence answered Baili Xuance, but he remained undeterred. His previous sadness had dissipated considerably. He realized that he was not alone or unwanted, and that his master was secretly watching over him. That was how he thought now.

Lanling Wang is only near Jinting City, but we've already left this area, so he definitely isn't here, silly child.

Hua Mulan looked at the raging flames in front of her and smiled slightly. She didn't tell Baili Xuance what she was thinking. Let him discover it for himself. That's what growth is all about.

But doesn't he have any memories of unconsciously approaching black holes? The fact that a black hole could cause him to act unconsciously suggests that the attraction that lured Baili Xuance was a special, mysterious force.

Hua Mulan glanced at Baili Xuance subtly, thinking to herself.

"Master!!! Are you here, or are you here!"

With a broad smile, Baili Xuance shouted and began to swing his flying scythe, throwing it into the air repeatedly. The scythe landed heavily on the sand, kicking up clouds of dust. He would retrieve it, throw it again, and repeat this process, seemingly searching for the location of the Prince of Lanling.

"Let's keep things quiet, lest we attract those wandering, scattered demon seeds. Do you even want to get a good night's sleep?"

Hua Mulan watched as Baili Xuance's actions escalated, and he even seemed to be trying to create an even bigger spectacle. Her lips twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but offer a reminder.

"Oh well."

Seeing Mulan's somewhat angry expression, and under the psychological pressure of facing his strict parents, Baili Xuance reluctantly stopped and obediently said something, his eyes filled with reluctance.

"Oh, right, I haven't told you my name yet. My name is Hua Mulan. I'm a little older than you, so you can just call me Sister Mulan, or just 'elder sister' is fine too," Hua Mulan said.

“Okay, Sister Mulan.” Baili Xuance sat on the ground and obediently replied, his tail wagging behind him.

"We should be able to reach the Great Wall before noon tomorrow, and then you'll be able to see your brother. Go to sleep with excitement and anticipation." After saying this, Mulan closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, with flames dancing in front of her.

Under the full moon, Baili Xuance couldn't help but gaze towards the Great Wall, wondering if his brother was also longing for him there.

……

"No suspected enemy traces found, all is well." Under the scorching sun, Baili Shouyue stood on the Great Wall and said.

Aside from cooking time, he would patrol the Great Wall every day. This was not only a necessary job, but also because he hoped to see the person he longed for day and night. He desperately wanted to find him and hoped he was still alive. Although he knew how slim the chances were of finding someone in this vast desert, he did not want to give up.

"It seems that the Great Wall is peaceful today as well."

Suppressing his longing, Baili Shouyue gazed at the vast desert where the burned demon corpses would become clean, and sighed.

He had assumed that since he left his hometown of Baili Market, the Great Wall Guards would frequently fight against bandits and demons. Before the Great Wall War, that was indeed the case. But in the few days since he arrived, none of these things had happened. It was unexpectedly calm, without the urgency of a battle he had imagined.

The warriors said it was all thanks to Cain, the great hero who saved the Great Wall. Cain, at the cost of his own life, ended the Dark Tyrant and turned the tide of victory. The demons of the Cloud Desert were severely weakened and became insignificant. As a result, the bandits seemed to have begun to fear the Great Wall Guards and no longer rampaged through the villages.

I really want to meet Cain and thank him properly.

Faced with this complete stranger, Baili Shouyue felt genuinely fond of him and was filled with admiration and gratitude for his actions that had saved his hometown and the Great Wall from destruction.

"Hmm, is Sister Mulan back? And she brought someone with her, probably a newcomer." Baili Shouyue gazed into the distance with his tranquil eyes and suddenly spotted two figures.

As the two drew closer, he saw the red figure. Closer still, he saw the red-haired boy's face, which still held a hint of childishness. The figure slowly overlapped with the small, weeping figure in his heart. He had grown up.

Suddenly, Baili Shouyue felt a jolt in his heart, and a strange feeling welled up inside him—the feeling of family.

Tears unknowingly streamed down his cheeks, blurring his vision.

……