Chapter 7: Little Li really likes the Sect Master. Can we never be apart?

‘What to do?’

‘Song Ruoxue, you have to think of a way. What should I do now?’

‘Junior Sister must have been really looking forward to going out, but you had to go and make her unhappy. You’re not a qualified Sect Master at all!’

‘If you can’t even maintain Junior Sister’s smile, what value does this Sect Master title even hold!’

Song Ruoxue frowned, looking slightly worried.

‘Should I honestly explain to Junior Sister?’

‘Junior Sister, the reason I ignored you just now was because my heart suddenly started racing. After kissing you, I became very strange, like I couldn’t control my emotions a little…’

‘No, pass.’

‘I absolutely cannot say that.’

‘How on earth do I explain…’

Song Ruoxue was so weighed down by her heavy thoughts that her pace slowed considerably.

Only then did Su Li’er slowly catch up, stepping lightly on the fallen leaves like a small rabbit, quiet and well-behaved.

Her eyelashes were slightly lowered, her gaze wandering over the dirt road not far away.

A war was raging in her mind, incomparably fierce.

The kind of intensity where nuclear weapons were about to be launched!

‘What to do?’

‘Little Li, oh, Little Li, you have to think of a way. What should I do now?’

‘The big ice cold Sect Master’s expression is so cold and scary… can I still act cute and coquettish to ask for forgiveness?’

‘Definitely not!’

‘Should I just go on the offensive and be direct!’

‘Sect Master, Sect Master, Little Li likes you so much, that’s why I can’t help but act spoiled and ask for affection. Can we be together from now on? Preferably the kind where we don’t leave the bedroom for a month straight… no way in hell!’

‘I absolutely cannot go all in.’

‘I’ll die for sure, I might even be suspected of my identity on the spot, and then they’ll discover that I’m actually a fox… that would be terrible!’

Su Li’er was so anxious that tears were about to fall.

The mountain forest was quiet. Apart from the faint sound of footsteps and the subtle rustling of leaves, there was only the frantic beating of their hearts in their chests.

It was a little oppressive.

It made one so anxious they wanted to rip open their chest and take out their heart!

Su Li’er bit her lip, controlled her emotions, and steadied her slightly trembling lips from nervousness. She opened her mouth, about to say something.

A cool, clear voice suddenly rang in her ears.

“Little Li, are you in a bad mood?” Song Ruoxue’s face was unreadable.

“Ah… not really, it’s mainly the Sect Master… uhm, it’s nothing.” Su Li’er lowered her head, constantly picking at her nails, and finally shook her head, forcing a smile. “Just a little bit.”

Song Ruoxue’s eyelids twitched violently. ‘This, this, I’m such a bad person. Junior Sister is so cute… and I actually made her this sad!’

‘Junior Sister’s forced and fragile smile.’

‘Like glass about to shatter, it cuts into my heart.’

It was beautiful, and also very pitiable.

Song Ruoxue let out a soft breath and said as gently as she could, “If you’re unhappy, you can just say it.”

Su Li’er’s melancholic little expression froze. “Can I?”

“Of course.” Song Ruoxue’s reply was very fast.

“Actually, it’s not that I’m unhappy, just a little frustrated… or maybe disappointed,” Su Li’er muttered gloomily.

“You can tell me, I’ll listen to everything,” Song Ruoxue said solemnly, while secretly calculating in her heart.

‘Frustrated, disappointed.’

‘It’s because of me, isn’t it.’

‘It’s all my fault for ignoring Junior Sister. She’s so lively and cheerful, yet she was met with my cold indifference…’

‘I can’t make that mistake again.’

‘Song Ruoxue, you need to adjust your mindset right now!’

‘Don’t think about having feelings for Junior Sister one moment, and then make her sad the next. Speak properly, have a good chat with Junior Sister.’

‘Be gentler, more considerate!’

‘And especially, you need to correct that strange mindset of yours!’

“Can Little Li really say it?” Su Li’er’s voice was pitifully small.

“Of course you can. You can talk to me about anything you want to say,” Song Ruoxue said decisively.

“Is that so…” Su Li’er hesitated. “Never mind, Little Li doesn’t really have anything to say. It’s not important.”

“No.” Song Ruoxue suddenly stopped in her tracks.

“Huh?” Su Li’er blinked her eyes in confusion.

“Little Li.” Song Ruoxue’s tone took on a hint of seriousness. “It’s not good to keep things bottled up inside. You have to say them out loud.”

“But I… don’t know how to say it.” Su Li’er was frightened by this sudden seriousness, her small frame couldn’t help but tremble.

‘The big ice cold Sect Master is really going to kick me out!’

‘She’s pressing me about what happened just now… what do I do, what do I do?’

‘It’s over.’

‘It’s really over now.’

“Alright.” Song Ruoxue said in a slightly heavy tone. “I know it’s because of what happened earlier, right?”

Su Li’er’s heart tightened, her small face turning pale, completely shutting down on the spot.

“Little Li?”

Song Ruoxue reached out her hand and waved it in front of Su Li’er’s eyes. The junior sister had clearly turned to stone.

“Little Li, say something.”

A tiny flame of urgency ignited in her heart, and Song Ruoxue’s expression changed slightly.

Su Li’er had already zoned out completely.

Song Ruoxue bit her lip, her heart hardening. ‘Forget it, it’s all my fault anyway. Since Junior Sister is unwilling to say it, then I’ll just explain and apologize to her directly!’

‘She’s so kind, she’ll definitely be able to understand me… right?’

Angel persona: ‘Song Ruoxue, do you think if you tell Junior Sister that your heart suddenly started racing and you got carried away, so you were closing your eyes to adjust your mood, that she will forgive you? She’ll definitely be scared off by your filthy thoughts!’

Devil persona: ‘Dear Sect Master of the Sword Sect, since Junior Sister will be scared of you even if you explain, why bother explaining at all? Just hold her head down right here and kiss her soft lips. If she dares to escape or resist, then kiss her fiercely! Kiss her until she doesn’t dare to refuse!’

‘Dammit, you idiot personas.’

Song Ruoxue shook off the strange thoughts in her mind.

Now it was even more difficult.

Should she be honest with Junior Sister or not…

‘Forget it!’

‘I’ll be honest!’

‘Even if… she ends up hating me, resisting me…’

‘If it’s just resistance… I can still slowly communicate with her in the future. Misunderstandings can always be resolved.’

‘If she ends up hating me…’

Song Ruoxue didn’t want to think about the worst-case scenario.

She cleared her throat, her pretty face grave, each word seemingly squeezed out of her throat, almost running out of breath. “Little Li, about what happened earlier, I’ve thought about it for a long time, from when we came out for a walk until now. I think, that matter, I should have…”

“Sect Master!” Su Li’er interrupted hastily.

Song Ruoxue opened her mouth, her eyes dimming slightly. So… this was the result.

‘Mmm, this is normal too.’

‘Little Li is so smart, she must have guessed my absurd thoughts and reactions back then a long time ago… that’s why she was so conflicted and unhappy.’

‘So I was exposed from the very beginning.’

‘Song Ruoxue, you’re so foolish. You can’t even figure out your own feelings, you don’t even know how to express them.’

‘No matter how cold the Ice Spirit Root is, it shouldn’t have frozen your brain stupid!’

‘Why couldn’t you express yourself in time?’

‘Now look what’s happened, our walk is about to turn into a breakup… I brought this upon myself, I have no one to blame.’

‘So cold.’

‘Colder than when I first cultivated the Ice Spirit Root.’

‘Colder than the nights when my life’s origin was damaged.’

‘It’s really so cold.’

‘Next, Junior Sister is going to complain and reprimand me. At least I should hear her last words.’

“Sect Master, I… I’ll speak first,” Su Li’er said with her head lowered.

“Okay, you speak.” Song Ruoxue’s eyes were filled with weariness.

‘Alright, this must be the sentence.’

‘It’s fine, I’m listening.’

“Little Li…” Su Li’er closed her eyes and mustered her courage. “Little Li likes the Sect Master very much. Little Li doesn’t want to be separated. Can we… not be separated? Never be separated!”

“What?” Song Ruoxue was stunned, as if in a dream.