I'm home...

Along the way to the villa, the atmosphere inside the jeep turned peaceful after a certain crybaby falls asleep on Xue Ming's lap.

Her gaze was so tender as she wipes the remaining tears on Xue Qiqi's eye corner. This crybaby truly knows how to make people worry about her.

" Sis, what's your plan after this? Further study? Work?" Xue Lang asked he looked at the back view using the view mirror, breaking the tranquillity of silent evening. Xue Ming went silent for a moment, " I would like to further the study. But, for time being, I'll concentrate on getting back to health. I'm still feeling weak, and a bit tired. After two months, I will let you know."

Xue Lang nodded in understanding. After some thought, he asks again. " What course you want to study? Business? Marketing?" He turned down the temperature, and open the glass windows to get some fresh air.

Xue Ming shakes her head, no. As she looks at the sunset, she answered with one word, " Medical,"

Xue Lang stunned. Medical? " You mean...you want to become a doctor?" Xue Lang didn't expect the major Xue Ming want to further her study is Medical.

Xue Ming nodded, " Yes. More specific was a traditional medicine doctor. I know some good technique of needling and herbs. Based on what I read on websites, this course also had the Traditional Medicine Department together with needles learning arts. I would love to take a look at the university before the enrollment in this semester. In the past, I took the college entrance examination for business study But, had no chance to learn. This time, I'll take another examination for medical field... Hey! Look at the front, not me!" Xue Ming saw how surprise Xue Lang was until he turned around to look at her with flabbergasted expression. He quickly turns back and stops the jeep on the roadside before look at her again.

" Wh... What did you say? You learned needling technique and knows how to handle herbs? Sister, are you serious? Since when you learn all this stuff?" Xue Lang toned down his voice after getting a hard stare from Xue Ming.

She sighed, " I learned it back then while in school. What so surprised about this?" Xue Ming shrugged.

" My dear sister, your Trypanophobia (fear of needle) has been healed?" Xue Lang asked worriedly.

Xue Ming blinked in confusion, " Trypano... What? What was that?" She felt weird to spells this new term of the word.

As Xue Ming search in her brain for this word meaning, Xue Lang hateful remarks hit her nerves.

" Seriously, sis? What the point you take a medical course if you do not know about this term? My God, I wished your success and the well being of your future poor lecturers." Xue Lang scoffed as he drives the jeep back to the road.

" Hey hey hey... Xue Lang, did you just despised me? You...unbelievable. Hmph! Ignore you." The episodes of their banter lasting until Xue Ming finally fallen asleep.

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" Sis, we are here..." Xue Ming's eyelids tremble slightly before her ash-grey eyes revealed. She takes a deep breath and looks around her in wonder. The jeep now parked in front of a huge, tall gate. Xue Lang opens the back door to fetch Xue Qiqi out. Xue Ming opens another side door and freezes on the spot. Her eyes widened, as she quickly pushes herself out from the jeep.

" Good abundant Heaven and Earth Qi!" She exclaimed in surprise. Unbelievable looks on her face were so priceless as how cute it looked.

" What? Heaven and Earth Qi? What was that?" As expected of a soldier.

" What I meant was this place has a good aura or natural energy. Such a huge mansion, is there anyone else living here?" Xue Ming quickly shifts the topic away.

" Well, based on what grandmother says, Old Song's couple that takes good care of this villa. Since grandfather migrates to the big city, no other family members know about this. Not even that person. Actually, this villa was under father's name. After they getting married, father transfers the ownership to mother as a wedding gift. However, after mother passed away, father no longer coming here until he died," Xue Lang smiled bitterly as he pushes the gate bell button. Xue Ming follows from behind when the gate opened automatically. After several minutes walk, they saw a pair of old woman and old man stands at the door, waiting for them.

When the husband and wife saw the trio, they beamed with huge smiles and heartily welcome the siblings, " Welcome home, Young Master, Young Ladies!" Said the old husband.

" Old Song, we are back. Aunty Leng, you're as beautiful as before!" Xue Lang feigning his surprise as he winks at Old Song's wife, Leng Hua. The old madam laughed as she smacked Xue Lang's back in playful and carefree manners.

" You sweet talker brat! You dare to tease this old man's beautiful madame! Hmph, just you wait for this old man trash you good!" Old Song laughed heartily. His old heart was so happy to see their late Master and Madam's children already grown up so handsome and beautiful.

Meanwhile, Xue Ming froze in instant. She looks at the couple as her heart twinged in pain. But, she believes this feeling was not her, but the other 'Xue Ming's'.

What made her so surprised was the couple looks just like her Sage Master and his wife! Everything is same from head to toe, the way they laugh, joking, smiles...

"...unbelievable...this coincidence was too scary to believe! But, impossible for Master and his wife is here. Is this what they called doppelganger?" Xue Ming mumbling as she thought about her Master back then in another world.

While she contemplating whether or not this couple was her Master and his wife, a light tap on her shoulder snapped her out from her train of thoughts. Xue Ming looked up and saw the old woman smiled lovingly at her as she's being brought into a warm hug.

" Welcome back, darling..." Said Aunty Leng. Hearing such warm greetings and received a hug from the elder, Xue Ming chocked on her sobs.

" I...I'm home..." She buried her head on Aunty Leng's, sobbing in tears.

Yes...she's finally back. She's no longer a Xue Ming in the past, but a Xue Ming on the Earth.

'Master, I hope you can live without worrying about me. Because here, I'm not alone...'

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