Chapter 12 Everyone has their own concerns
On the night of June 6, in the city around Beijing, I was drinking wine and thinking about the coast, in an old lighthouse at a corner of the coast.

The god-master Black Goku stood on the observation deck, silently looking at the distant horizon. After a long time, he slowly took off the mask covering his face and took off his metallic silver-white windbreaker.

Like a goldfish surfacing to breathe, Bai Qiuwu closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, his pupils were still as bright as if they were burning with a ball of turbid fire.

She took off the hood on her head, and her long hair that was tied behind her head fell down.

Then he raised his right hand and stroked his eyes. Soon, the red in his pupils flickered like a tiny flame and extinguished, leaving only darkness.

Bai Qiuwu lowered her eyes for a long time before the burning sensation in her eyes eased. She took a long breath, raised her face, and remained silent for a while facing the outside of the exhibition stand.

Under the moonlight, waves of sparkling waves hit the shore back and forth, constantly breaking into white splashes of water, making a rustling sound.

"It is indeed her..."

She murmured softly in the empty exhibition room.

One of the abilities brought by the divine path "Sun Wukong" is "Fire Eyes and Golden Pupils", which enables her to see through all "illusions" and "false appearances".

Perhaps her Fiery Eyes cannot see through and cannot tell who is behind a mask, but when she casts her eyes on a person who has changed his original appearance through some illusion or magic, she can definitely see his original appearance.

So through these eyes, Bai Qiuwu saw the true appearance of the magical girl Ashes clearly.

It was an extremely familiar face.

A face that I have seen since I was a child, a face that has been imprinted in my memory for more than ten years, a face that is constantly growing but still remains familiar.

She knew what this face looked like when it was a child. She had seen this face crying and acting coquettishly, but she had never seen this face look cold towards her.

"Xiao Ni, why is it you..."

Bai Qiuwu hugged his shoulders, his eyes wandering, and murmured softly.

"Besides me, does anyone else in the family know her identity?"

She shook her head.

"No, I think I'm the only one who knows."

"Should I tell my parents about this?"

"No, that would easily expose my identity, but if I let her go on like this, something bad could easily happen."

Bai Qiuwu tilted his head slightly, stroked his chin with his fingers, and kept pondering in his mind.

Bai Zini's words "sister" seemed to still echo in her ears. Compared with the cold face of the magical girl Ashes, Bai Qiuwu felt a little at a loss.

She didn't understand why Bai Zini had quietly become a magical girl without anyone at home knowing.

It happened so suddenly that she was caught off guard.

In fact, when Bai Qiuwu met the so-called "Magical Girl Ashes" last time, he had already seen through her with his keen eyes and knew that she was Bai Zini.

At that time, Bai Zini was fighting with a criminal. In order to prevent her from getting hurt, Bai Qiuwu almost subconsciously summoned the somersault cloud and forcibly dragged her out of the battlefield.

However, what she didn't expect was that Baizini would hold a grudge against her for so long because of what she did subconsciously, and even came to her house on purpose this time.

Maybe in Bai Zini's eyes, this so-called "Black Wukong" was just looking for trouble. She was fighting well, but suddenly she was taken away by a cloud for thousands of miles. Who wouldn't be angry?

Now that Bai Qiuwu thinks back, he should not think of her as Bai Zini, but as the magical girl Ashes. Her strength is more than enough to deal with that criminal.

But when I first saw her, I couldn't help but think of her as that fragile little girl, so I subconsciously wanted to get her out of danger, and that was a waste of time...

If it weren't for this, Baizini wouldn't have harbored any resentment towards her and chased after her every day.

"Forget it, I have to go home first."

Bai Qiuwu shook his head slightly and stopped speculating on Bai Zini's thoughts. Instead, he put on the sports jacket on the table and put on a baseball cap.

I stopped for a while at the bus stop on the coastal highway, boarded the last bus, and leaned against the window looking at the brightly lit city. Everything was so hazy, like a mirage.

Soon, the bus got off at the stop on Laojingmai Street.

As soon as she got off the train, she saw a familiar figure next to the platform.

Ke Youqing, who had not returned home yet, was sitting on a public bench next to the supermarket, with a cigarette in his mouth, a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes in his hand, and a lighter.

Seeing Bai Qiuwu, Ke Youqing didn't say anything. He just sat there calmly and winked at his daughter.

"Dad, have you been smoking here for an hour?" Bai Qiuwu asked him with a smile, hugging his shoulders.

"No, I went for a walk after buying cigarettes."

As he spoke, Ke Youqing lowered his head and leaned over to the lighter. With a click, he lit the cigarette in his mouth and asked in a muffled voice, "Are you having fun with your friends?"

"It's okay, we just went shopping together and then came back." Bai Qiuwu tilted his head and added, "It was quite boring."

"Then go home, or your mother will get mad again."

"Ah."

The two left the supermarket and took the elevator to the ninth floor of the duplex apartment building.

When Ke Youqing used the key to open the door, he looked through the entrance and saw that the children in the family were gathered in front of the big TV in the living room watching a movie.

"Hey, Xiaomo is back too?"

He held a cigarette in his mouth and looked at the tall and thin figure in the living room with a look of surprise on his face.

Bai Qiuwu was also surprised, thinking, didn’t Mingye say that his second brother would be back in two days, how come he was back home in the blink of an eye?

Hearing the voice, Ke Xiaomo turned to look at Ke Youqing and said, "Dad, I have something to do, so I came back early." He glanced at Bai Qiuwu again, "Why did you come back so late?"

"I went out to play with my friends." Bai Qiuwu said, "Brother, are you staying here for the whole summer vacation?"

"Yes, I have nothing to do this summer, so I stayed at home." Ke Xiaomo said, "But you will be a senior in the next semester. Are you under a lot of pressure?"

"It's okay, just keep a normal mind." Bai Qiuwu said.

Ke Mingye sat on the sofa, chewing potato chips and saying, "She goes out to play every day, doesn't need to review, and is always in the top ten in the grade. Second brother, don't worry about her."

"What about you?" Ke Xiaomo said, looking at Ke Mingye, "I heard that your grades have dropped a lot recently, you'd better not let it get into a first-class university." Ke Mingye laughed, "Then I will definitely learn from you. You scored more than 985 points in the exam, but you didn't go to a university. You went to Xi'an to study at an ordinary first-class university. Your parents are almost mad at you."

Although he said this, he actually knew that Ke Xiaomo did this in order to find a university closer to Yingfan Mountain so that it would be easier for him to come into contact with the Ninja Clan.

Bai Zini poked her head out from the back of the sofa and shouted, "Dad, help me! The TV membership is about to expire, please recharge it quickly!"

"Got it. I'll top up my account later. Just watch it if you can."

Ke Youqing said this unhappily and went upstairs with a cigarette in his mouth.

Bai Qiuwu closed the door and kept his eyes on Bai Zini.

She was watching a movie with Bai Ziling, Ke Yongzhu, Ke Xiaomo, and Ke Mingye. It seemed to be the Lord of the Rings trilogy. As usual, Bai Zini liked to stick to Ke Mingye. Besides Bai Ziling, Ke Mingye was the one who played with her best since she was a child.

Does Zi Ling know that Xiao Ni is a magical girl? Bai Qiuwu thought, what about Ming Ye? Why not talk to them about this matter? But what if they don't know?
Thinking of this, her eyes stayed on Ke Mingye. Ke Mingye was still the same, while others were watching a movie, he lowered his head to play with his phone, yawning once or twice.

That's unlikely. Bai Qiuwu shook his head.

Ke Xiaomo took a sip of boiled water and turned to look at her: "What are you doing standing at the door? Why don't you come and watch a movie with us?"

"You guys watch first, I'll come right after I finish my shower."

Bai Qiuwu said as he took off his sneakers, put on slippers, and walked towards the second floor.

"What are you doing? Don't you have to go to school tomorrow?"

Bai Wenna just came down from upstairs, cursing, "A bunch of little bastards, all of you know how to use your second brother as a shield, do you think you don't have to sleep just because Xiaomo is back?"

Bai Qiuwu brushed past her and said helplessly, "Okay, Mom, our second brother is back, we are happy, so what's wrong with sleeping a little later?"

Bowenna glared at her and said, "You still say that, especially you and Mingye, two high school students, you should sleep when you need to. Don't think that you don't have to study just because summer vacation is coming!"

Bai Qiuwu smiled and didn't say anything back.

As she walked up the stairs, an idea suddenly occurred to her mind: What would happen if she scanned everyone in the house with her fiery eyes?
Will it be like the look she gave the magical girl Ashes, as if her entire worldview was overturned?
Thinking of this, she stopped and stood silently in the shadow of the stairs. She turned her head and glanced at the silhouettes of her family members.

It was obvious that Ke Mingye had no interest in watching the movie and wanted to leave, but Bai Zini stopped him, shouting something;
Ke Yongzhu and his second brother Ke Xiaomo were chatting about their experiences as school bullies; Bai Ziling said nothing, his red pupils quietly reflecting the scenes of the movie.

Even though everyone was growing up, everyone still looked the same as she remembered.

Like every summer vacation since then, everyone gathered in front of the TV, sat on the sofa, without any distinction or barriers, just sharing joy and laughter.

Although living in a chaotic era, this is an ordinary and happy family. For Bai Qiuwu, every time he returns home after a fierce battle outside, it is like returning to a peaceful harbor.

She didn't want to disrupt this status quo.

Thinking of this, Bai Qiuwu silently gave up the idea of ​​discussing the matter of Bai Zini with his parents or other brothers and sisters.

After all, isn't she also keeping her own secret? Since she doesn't want her identity to be revealed in front of her family, Bai Zini must be the same.

So why bother? Baizini is not a child anymore and she knows what she is doing.

Just like me two years ago, I got extraordinary power and thought I was omnipotent. I couldn’t help but want to do something.

"we are the same……"

Bai Qiuwu muttered to herself softly, her eyes stayed on Bai Zini for a second, and then she moved upstairs.

At this moment, Ke Mingye, who was sitting on the sofa, glanced at her back silently, and then quickly looked away.

"Look, look, I'm so sleepy that I can't stand it anymore..." He said listlessly, his eyelids almost closing.

"No, brother. Just stay with me and finish watching this one before going to bed. Let's watch the last one tomorrow." Bai Zini pulled his shoulder again, staring at the TV and trying to persuade him to stay.

Ke Mingye shrugged and thought that instead of rolling around in front of me, it might be more convincing if you put that broken umbrella called "Cinderella" against my neck.

If he had not seen another side of Baizini, who called him brother whenever there was something wrong and called him brother whenever there was nothing wrong, he might have really believed that his sister was just simply clinging to him.

Maybe, Bai Zini was just using him, a Muggle, as a tool to conceal her identity at home.

Thinking about it this way, he is really a tool among tools, a top-notch tool.

"Wait until your elder sister finishes her shower, she will come down to watch with you, buddy, I'm going to get out of here first..."

After saying this, Ke Mingye had already stood up from the sofa.

In fact, it’s not that he didn’t have time to watch a movie with them, but he realized that tonight, his second brother Ke Xiaomo was often observing him quietly.

The reason is not clear yet, but it seems that she is suspicious of him.

But why is this happening? Ke Mingye walked up the stairs, thinking: I should not have revealed any flaws, and I have tried my best to portray my personality as similar to the original owner of this body.

Could it be that the ninja could read minds and know that his brother was replaced by me? Even more outrageous, this guy would not regard me as the dragon of disaster...

Please, open your eyes and look, the dragon you are looking for is sitting next to you. It's that sixth-grade student with a face that looks like he deserves a beating, okay?
Ke Mingye's mind was full of questions. He knew that it would be better for him to stay away from Ke Xiaomo as much as possible for the time being, and he had to be careful when he was alone in the future.

According to the system, ninjas seem to be able to escape into the shadows, so he must always be on guard against the shadows in the room. Maybe his second brother is hiding in the shadows and secretly observing him.

"It's really like a ghost..."

Ke Ming got goosebumps all over his body. He complained silently in his heart, then stepped onto the second floor, walked into his room in two or three steps, and locked the door.

He propped his neck with one hand, lay down on the bed, and checked the date on his phone. Today was June 6. He also checked the holiday dates of several schools.

Ke Yongzhu's elementary school still had three days of classes before summer vacation;

Bai Ziling and Bai Zini still have one more day of classes to attend in junior high school;

The high school that Ke Mingye and Bai Qiuwu attended still had to attend two more days of classes before summer vacation;

My second brother's university was on holiday, and he came home early today;
As for the eldest brother, he might not be back for two days. So far, the eldest brother "Ke Yinzhi" is the only person whose background Ke Mingye is still unclear.

No matter what, this summer vacation will definitely be very lively...

Ke Mingye looked at the ceiling with one or two spots of orpiment left on it and thought.

First, he had to find other players in the city and secretly establish some connections with them, so that they could make an appointment to play dungeons together and improve their levels and abilities as quickly as possible.
Secondly, he had to ensure that his identity as a "player" would not be exposed at home, otherwise... anyone at home could chop him up and feed him to pigs.

(End of this chapter)