"Yun'er..."
Ye Qingxuan couldn't quite describe the feeling in her heart. She knew this would happen; it was bound to come sooner or later.
She just hadn't expected Hongdou to be so bold.
From the looks of it, Hongdou clearly saw her as a rival in love, with a 'if you don't make a move, don't blame me for acting first' kind of attitude.
She scrutinized her junior brother, who was trembling all over.
Really, am I that scary? Your Senior Sister won't eat you. What can I do if Hongdou kisses you?
Anyway, I'm just a Senior Sister.
I don't know what you two did today, or how your feelings deepened. I have no right to ask.
"Hongdou's gone, are you still going to pretend?"
Her tone was unreadable.
Yun Ming opened his eyes. Playing dead any longer would only anger his Senior Sister. A true man must dare to take responsibility for his actions.
It's just a shura field; what can it do?
"Senior Sister, don't say anything more. Senior Sister, I love you!"
Ye Qingxuan's raised hand suddenly froze. What was this little rascal suddenly saying? He wouldn't even let her be jealous at a time like this.
How was she supposed to respond to such words?
Yun Ming didn't care about such things. Hesitation only leads to defeat. I'll just block your mouth and leave you speechless.
"Senior Sister, can I have a kiss?"
"Asking for a beating!"
"Senior Sister didn't refuse, so that means she agreed."
"Mmm... Mmm..."
Ye Qingxuan could no longer speak, her eyes wide. How dare he? How old was he? Did she agree?
Did he give her a chance to refuse!?
This little scoundrel.
The woman bit down hard, and the young man, in pain, had no choice but to stop, shamelessly wrapping his arms around his Senior Sister's thigh.
Like a puppy wagging its tail, he looked pitifully at Ye Qingxuan. I was wrong, I was wrong~
"Senior Sister, please don't be angry, okay?"
Ye Qingxuan wiped the wet corner of her mouth with her palm, glaring at Yun Ming.
Not angry?
How could she not be angry... The disappointment in her heart turned into a blazing inferno of rage. Her hand rose high, her fury reaching its peak, but when it fell...
It merely landed gently on Yun Ming's face.
All bark and no bite.
Ye Qingxuan inexplicably felt a sense of grievance. She couldn't even bring herself to hit him like this; she was truly hopeless.
"What do you want me to do? Yun'er, you tell me..."
"Should I let Senior Sister kiss me back?"
"..."
Hoo—
The woman let out a deep breath, almost fainting from anger. Was this little trickster playing dumb with her? They weren't even talking about the same thing.
"Come here!"
She pulled the young man closer, beginning to help him regulate his breath.
A long time passed until Xu Zhimo knocked and entered, bringing with him a group of junior brothers and sisters to absorb the overflowing pure spiritual energy and Aether.
Before leaving, he instructed Yun Ming to prepare, as they might need to cooperate with the Hollow Investigation Association for an exploration soon.
Seeing that Qing Xuan was in a bad mood, Xu Zhimo didn't dare to stay long. He couldn't fathom his junior sister's thoughts. Although it seemed Ye Qingxuan was angry with Yun Ming... if he said too much and bothered her,
her irritation would directly shift to him, and she would add another mark to her little notebook. Terrifying!
After cautioning Yun Ming to be careful of Luo Hua,
he quickly departed.
Soon, it was evening.
During this time, disciples constantly came and went. Yun Ming wanted to speak again but was told to shut up by his Senior Sister. With so many people... he couldn't do anything.
So he waited anxiously until late at night.
"Get out, I'm going to rest."
The woman was still sulking. As for the complex feelings she held, her beloved... no, it was even difficult to consider him purely her beloved.
Her relationship with her junior brother was not romantic.
It was more of an attachment.
It felt like her own little cabbage had been rooted up by a pig, and this pig was doing it brazenly right in front of her.
And she couldn't do anything to the pig because the pig was also family... She held her breath in her heart.
Fortunately, her little cabbage seemed to know to come and coax her, but was coaxing her by kissing her? Usually, she would indulge him, but this time...
This idiot... so overbearing even at a time like this. She wasn't some unreasonable little girl who would throw a tantrum and run away.
He actually strong-armed a kiss from her... What did he take his Senior Sister for, his toy?
She had her pride too.
The small courtyard was quiet. A faint, dim yellow night lamp hung on the treetops, barely illuminating the yard. Yun Ming was thrown out.
Slam, he landed on the cold stone slab, and the door closed tightly.
He was too lazy to move, so he lay sprawled on the ground, looking up at the moon. The moonlight was beautiful; it would be nice to enjoy it with his Senior Sister.
Unfortunately, that probably wouldn't happen tonight.
"Senior Sister, I like you—"
There was no movement in the room.
Alright, Yun Ming had no choice but to accept the tragic fact of being abandoned by his cold and ruthless Senior Sister.
Actually, it wasn't that he didn't want to do anything.
But his Senior Sister's expression was a little scary; he realized he might have truly angered her.
Hongdou had gotten him into trouble... But he couldn't blame Hongdou. If he wanted to have two, then jealousy was unavoidable. Hongdou had just playfully teased Ye Qingxuan.
It was clear that both women had known about each other's existence for a long time.
Only Yun Ming, this big fool, had been kept in the dark until recently.
"Time to cultivate..."
He leaped onto the eaves, not concealing his aura, and sat on the rooftop to meditate and cultivate.
The chill of early spring was no big deal for him.
"Senior Sister, I was wrong~"
"It's so cold outside. It would be great if I could cultivate inside with Senior Sister..."
"Senior Sister doesn't love me anymore. Yun'er knows he was wrong..."
"Senior Sister, do you still remember when we used to dig for bird nests in the back mountain? When Master caught us, you protected me... and Master made me hit your butt with a wooden stick..."
"I'm sorry, I couldn't resist hitting you back then. Who told Senior Sister to always treat me like a little kid when I was young, spanking me and..."
"And that time Senior Brother brought the junior brothers to peek at you, I clearly covered for you already. Are you still angry about that, even now..."
"Senior Sister is so petty, but I still like Senior Sister."
"I like her the most in the world..."