Chapter 12: Junior Sister’s Coercion

“N-No, don’t!”

As if the point of greatest worry and deepest panic in her heart had been hit, hearing this, Lu Ke’s face instantly turned pale with fright; in her desperation, she stepped forward and grabbed her junior sister’s arm, her dark eyes shimmering with waves of emotion mixed with a soft, barely suppressed weeping tone, as she begged piteously in a low voice:

“Junior Sister, whatever you do, please don’t let her know about this matter, otherwise I likely won’t be able to stay on Qingzhu Peak anymore.”

“For the sake of our past fond relationship, I beg you, help your senior brother out, help your senior brother out!”

Plan successful!

Hearing this, the corners of Ning Xia’s lips suddenly curled into a mischievous smile that she couldn’t suppress no matter how hard she tried.

It would actually be best if Master found out!

That way, poor Senior Brother would have nowhere to go, forced to come beg her, and then stay by her side willingly.

However, this boundary had to be gripped tightly; Master had to find out, but it couldn’t be because of her—at least, she couldn’t play the villain herself…

The little abacus in her heart clattered away, yet on the surface, she forced herself to maintain composure, striving not to show a single trace.

Quickly working out the next plan, Ning Xia forced down the corners of her mouth that were harder to suppress than an AK; raising her head, she transformed back into a warm, considerate, and gentle good sister.

“Of course, I will naturally keep this secret for Senior Brother.”

“Really?”

Hearing this, Lu Ke immediately breathed a sigh of relief as if relieved of a heavy burden, a spark of color appearing deep within her dim eyes, “Thank you, Xia, you really are a good person…”

However, before Lu Ke could finish issuing the good person card, the very next moment, the unsuppressable little demon burst forth with her naughty nature with a “bang,” holding her fox tail high:

“But Senior Brother, you know me…”

“The weaknesses of human nature weigh upon me at every moment, and as your little sister, I can’t resist all the time either…”

Upon hearing this, Lu Ke’s heart, which had just been put down, instantly hung high once more; grabbing her arm with an anxious expression, she said urgently: “Good sister, what compensation do you want? As long as your senior brother can do it, I will definitely satisfy you!”

“Hmph hmph, really anything?”

The young girl instinctively stuck out her pink, soft tongue and licked her dry lips; with hands resting on her hips and facing the pitiable gaze of the breathtaking beauty, she decisively ordered with full authority:

“I haven’t eaten my fill yet~ Go, cook two dishes for me!”

…

“Chew chew chew, chew chew chew…”

In the kitchen, Ning Xia wolfed down the loving meal her senior brother had made especially for her, eating until her little hands were greasy and her mouth glistened with oil; even when her tummy was almost bulging a full ring, she refused to stop, that stance looking like a savage who hadn’t eaten a full meal in eight hundred years.

“Little darling, eat slowly.”

Lu Ke sat submissively beside her, attending to her meal like a virtuous wife and loving mother, at times patting her back, at times massaging her stomach, catering to her with even more warmth than to an actual daughter.

It was strange to say, but in the past, she had always doted on this junior sister, yet for some reason, she always felt unable to get truly close to her; between the two of them, there always seemed to be an invisible barrier…

Yet now things seemed different.

Not knowing if it was because of the changed hormone levels in her body, presently, looking at the young girl felt deeply affectionate, wanting from the bottom of her heart to get close to her and dote on her, especially seeing the young girl acting like a little squirrel with hands and mouth moving non-stop, her puffed cheeks stuffed completely full…

Her heart was almost melting~

How could there be a creature as cute as a young girl in this world!

“Ugh, ugh… burp~”

Sated with food and drink, the young girl let out a lovely burp.

She turned her head to look at “Senior Brother,” who was bustling around her doing housework; for no apparent reason, her heart was suddenly surrounded by an emotion named “happiness.”

“If only it could be like this forever, having Senior Brother stay by my side permanently, cooking meals for me every day.”

Thinking like this, Ning Xia smiled foolishly, suddenly letting out a yawn as sleepiness surged over her.

“Oh no! Ate too much, carbon coma!”

“Senior Brother, Senior Brother!”

She hurriedly called out at the top of her lungs.

“What is it, Xia?”

Lu Ke rushed over upon hearing her, only to see the young girl already slumping in her chair, curled into a small ball, her eyes barely able to stay open.

“So sleepy.”

Ning Xia let out a lazy yawn, showing no restraint as she spoke right out: “I’m tired, carry me back to rest, I want to sleep in your bed~”

“This child… my room is dilapidated and small, what’s there to sleep in?”

“No, no! I just want to sleep in Senior Brother’s room!”

The young girl drooped her head, her body shrinking in and out while her hands and feet kicked randomly, appearing as if speaking in her sleep.

Seeing this, Lu Ke shook her head in helplessness, yet she didn’t refuse; after tidying the tableware, she indeed followed her request and picked up the already dazed young girl, walking toward her room.

Not to mention, the young girl’s body was extraordinarily light, fragrant and soft; holding her felt like holding a bundle of warm, soft cotton, requiring no effort at all.

Moreover, the young girl in deep sleep was far cuter than when awake, curling into a tiny ball and leaning in her arms like an obedient kitten, completely lacking the appearance of the chaotic devil king from the daytime.

“Little darling, go to sleep…”

Lu Ke instinctively caressed the young girl’s fine hair in her arms while softly humming a lullaby, treading with light steps to her small thatched hut, intending to gently place the young girl onto the only simple small bed in the room.

“Heave-ho, ee-ya—”

Couldn’t pull her off.

For some unknown reason, the young girl seemed glued to her body like sticky leather candy, refusing to come off no matter how she pulled.

“Ha!”

Lu Ke didn’t believe it!

Though her cultivation was greatly reduced and she lacked the strength to even truss a chicken, she surely wasn’t so helpless as to be unable to pry apart a sleeping young girl, right?

Lu Ke spread her legs shoulder-width apart, sank her waist slightly, and opened her arms gently.

Waist and stance aligned as one!

Lu Ke exerted a sudden force before even moving an inch; yet the next moment, an unimaginably terrifying power came from right before her, catching her off guard and causing her to lose balance, dragged along to fall headfirst onto the bed.

“Eh? Eh?”

The warm bed was right within reach, and even the soft blanket was thoughtfully covered over her body; only when a warm body pressed tightly against her chest like a little furnace did she realize something hindsight-wise:

“Huh? How did I end up lying on the bed too?”

Before she could think through the situation clearly, the young girl in her arms immediately climbed up her neck tightly like a koala, her smooth, soft face pressing against her chin as she buried her head to rub wildly, whimpering and mumbling indistinctly from her mouth like a piglet:

“Senior Brother, keep me company… Master told you to keep me company…”

“Keeping you company didn’t mean accompanying you onto the bed?!”

Lu Ke’s face darkened with anger; raising her palm high in her hand, she was about to strike toward this naughty girl’s buttocks!

The next second, the young girl’s mumble caused her to freeze instantly, “Senior Brother, you don’t want Master… to know, so obediently sing me a lullaby…”

Hearing this, Lu Ke panicked like crazy, her hands and feet turning into a tangled mess of hemp:

“Sleep, sleep, my dear baby~”

“Sleep, sleep, mother loves you~”

“ZZZZZ… Senior Brother… like…”

In her sleep, the young girl’s eyelashes curled slightly, the corners of her lips unconsciously curling into a sweet crescent.