Chapter 44: Su Li’er wants to cry…….

The moment she arrived at the mountain gate of the Sword Sect.

Su Li’er could hardly believe her eyes.

Song Ruoxue and Tang Yingyue were at loggerheads, the atmosphere extremely tense. Both of their faces were filled with dissatisfaction and anger.

‘This… what on earth happened?’

“Sect Master! Big Sister Dragon! What’s wrong with you two?”

A soft and sweet voice sounded.

Song Ruoxue and Tang Yingyue were both taken aback.

“Little Li? You’re back?”

“You child, where did you go?”

Su Li’er felt a headache coming on. She quickly walked between the two of them, looking left and right. After a long hesitation, she gave a dry laugh and scratched her head.

“Um, what’s wrong with you two?”

The packaging bag in her arms was steaming. In order to protect the xiaolongbao from falling, Su Li’er held it tightly, causing the packaging bag to be slightly flattened.

“Heh, your Sect Master wants to kill me,” Tang Yingyue said in annoyance.

“You demon-kin are all in this together. Not only will I kill you, I will also kill that fox,” Song Ruoxue said coldly.

They completely ignored Su Li’er.

Fortunately, she was standing in the middle, so Song Ruoxue and Tang Yingyue had no choice but to dissipate their spiritual energy to avoid accidentally injuring their junior sister. This junior sister was so weak, a careless move could send her flying into the sky, which would be very troublesome.

“What are you two talking about?” Su Li’er was puzzled. “Why can’t I understand?”

“That’s right!” Tang Yingyue was distressed. “Song Ruoxue, what the hell is wrong with you?”

“This has nothing to do with you, useless dragon.”

Song Ruoxue had roughly understood the situation. Looking at her junior sister’s appearance, it was clear that she had gone to buy breakfast… it seemed to be a misunderstanding.

But going to buy breakfast so early would really make people worry.

And it was snowing…

The mountain road was so slippery. If she fell, wouldn’t Junior Sister cry again?

“Eh… Sect Master?!”

Su Li’er’s beautiful eyes widened, and her small body froze on the spot.

In her vision, Song Ruoxue walked forward with graceful steps, curtsied slightly, and her plain, water-like eyes stared intently, as if they were fixed on… my head?

‘It’s over.’

‘Could it be that the disguise art has failed again, and my ears have popped out?’

That jade-like hand with well-defined joints and long, slender fingers slowly reached over, getting closer and closer. Her nose could already smell the cool scent of mint.

Su Li’er’s breathing stopped.

The scene from her dream appeared in her mind again…

When she felt extreme danger, she would lose all her senses at the first moment, and the flow of time would slow down.

This was Su Li’er’s feeling at this moment.

She even forgot to think, forgot to react, forgot what she was thinking about just a second ago…

“Little Li?”

A soft call from Song Ruoxue.

Su Li’er came back to her senses and took a few shallow breaths, forcing a smile. “I’m here.”

Song Ruoxue withdrew her hand, a little snowflake remaining on her fingertip. She asked, “You should bring an umbrella next time. You’ve been showered with a lot of snow, it’s all over your face.”

Su Li’er replied softly, “…I know.”

“Is it too cold? Why do you look so pale?” Song Ruoxue asked.

“Ah… maybe?” Su Li’er took a small step back, a clear look of fear on her face.

Song Ruoxue frowned in confusion.

Tang Yingyue said bluntly, “That’s what you get for being so violent. You’ve probably scared your little junior sister away, right? Serves you right.”

Song Ruoxue’s expression darkened, and she shot a cold glare at her, as if to say: if you say another word, I’ll kill you.

The corner of Su Li’er’s mouth twitched.

‘Alright, I was overthinking it. I was scared silly by that damn dream.’

‘How could the Sect Master discover me for no reason?’

‘I haven’t revealed any clues.’

‘It’s alright, it’s alright~~’

‘Don’t be so nervous!’

“Oh right, Little Li.” Song Ruoxue’s expression was a little grave.

Su Li’er was extremely proficient in reading the Sect Master’s expression changes. With this look, she must have something to say, right?

“I’m here~” Su Li’er replied as cheerfully as she could.

“When you went out just now… did you encounter anything strange?”

Song Ruoxue’s voice was extremely soft, almost a whisper in Su Li’er’s ear, her breath like an orchid, her tone mysterious.

“Is the Sect Master talking about… what kind?” Su Li’er shrank her neck, because it tickled a little.

“It’s what I told you yesterday, about that nine-tailed fox?”

“Mmm… I didn’t see her.”

“You didn’t?”

“Yep, I didn’t.”

Su Li’er nodded calmly.

Song Ruoxue took a deep look at her junior sister, then she seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

The big ice block Sect Master had never been one to hide her thoughts. From the very beginning of their time together, she had never had any ulterior motives.

Su Li’er knew this very well, so she was anxious again, wondering if she had done something wrong.

“Did the Sect Master encounter something?”

“Mmm, a little.”

“A little…?”

“It’s nothing. Since Little Li is fine, I’m relieved.”

A smile appeared on Song Ruoxue’s face, very light and faint. She had never shown a smile before. It was probably the heartfelt words from yesterday that made her want to change.

—She wanted to be a little nicer to her junior sister.

This, Su Li’er could understand.

‘But why was the Sect Master unwilling to say what had happened?’

‘This is very difficult for a fox!’

‘It’s so tormenting!’

“Sect Master, what on earth happened?” Su Li’er was a little anxious.

“Little Li, don’t worry.” Song Ruoxue said with a solemn promise, “I just found some traces of that nine-tailed fox’s presence. I’m sure now, she’s definitely in the Sword Sect… Little Li, you should be careful in your daily life. If there’s any danger, call for me immediately.”

As soon as she said this, Su Li’er was stunned.

‘Found… traces of the nine-tailed fox? What traces?’

I just went down the mountain to buy some xiaolongbao, and my traces were discovered?’

‘That’s not right! I wasn’t even at the Sword Sect just now.’

‘And I didn’t leave any traces…’

‘What on earth did the big ice cold Sect Master discover?’

“Hah! Are you two secretly eating xiaolongbao behind my back?”

Tang Yingyue swaggered over, hooked her arm around Su Li’er’s slender neck, and took a xiaolongbao to chew on.

Su Li’er stared blankly at the ground covered in snow and mist.

Her mind was once again filled with all sorts of anxious and terrifying fantasies…

“Sniffle—”

Su Li’er couldn’t help but sniffle.

Tang Yingyue was taken aback. “Why are you crying, you child? If you don’t want me to eat it, just say so! Here, I’ll give it back to you!”

As she spoke, she stuffed the half-eaten xiaolongbao back into the packaging bag.

“As expected, you useless dragon are very troublesome,” Song Ruoxue said with great displeasure.

“How is this my fault!?” Tang Yingyue gestured, feeling extremely wronged. “I only ate one of her xiaolongbao, no, only half of one. She didn’t say anything and just started crying… If she had said just one word, I wouldn’t have eaten it!”

“It’s alright… Big Sister Dragon, you can eat it.” Su Li’er said with a sob, then she handed over the half-eaten xiaolongbao.

Tang Yingyue took it half-believingly. “Then… I’ll eat it?”

Su Li’er replied very quickly, “Go ahead.”

Seeing this, only then did Tang Yingyue boldly continue to eat.

“Sect Master, Little Li is also very concerned about that nine-tailed fox… if you encounter anything strange, can you tell Little Li too?” There was a hint of pleading in Su Li’er’s eyes.

Actually, she was a little flustered.

‘The most frightening thing about doing things is the information gap. What traces of the nine-tailed fox does the Sect Master have… If I can’t find out, I’ll most likely make a mistake and stick with it to the end.’

‘So, I must ask.’

“Little Li.” Song Ruoxue explained with some concern, “You don’t have to be too worried. I just found some traces. You don’t have to be too anxious. There is my formation in the Sword Sect. If there are any fluctuations in your spiritual energy, or if you are in danger, I will sense it immediately. You can relax a little.”

“Ah… that’s not what Little Li meant, it’s just that…”

“No need to worry. I’ll bear the anxiety. I will protect you.”

“O… okay.”

Su Li’er started to sob again.

At this time, Tang Yingyue was just eating her second xiaolongbao. The mouth that had just taken a bite suddenly froze.

“No? Why are you crying again, you child?”

“…Wuwuwu.”

Su Li’er burst into tears.

Song Ruoxue’s face darkened. “Useless dragon, you’re so troublesome. Apologize to Little Li!”

Tang Yingyue was extremely wronged. She pointed at the xiaolongbao in her hand, then at her own face. “I… I, should I apologize?”