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Back in Xu Mengdie’s room, after Chu Huaizhou explained his intentions, she seemed indifferent, flicking her golden twin tails, arms crossed over her chest, legs crossed as she sat on the bed. She raised a hand to her lips, making that classic smug little girl expression:
“Not to be rude, but you’re such a small fry now, can you even guarantee you won’t run into danger out there?”
“Small fry~ Defense so weak, small fry bro~”
Chu Huaizhou: “Well, getting hurt at the Nether Sect this time was just an accident. There won’t be a next time, for sure.”
Chu Huaizhou: “Besides, the Myriad Arts Immortal Sect doesn’t know about our relationship. Staying here would be inconvenient and cause you trouble.”
Xia Baiqian also hugged his neck affectionately, saying sweetly: “Yeah, Master Mengdie, we’re ultimately from different sects. It’s not good to trouble you all the time.”
The cunning, dark, sickly, tsundere little green tea Xia Baiqian emphasized the word “sect” on purpose.
Bai Li, on the other hand, curled up quietly in Chu Huaizhou’s arms without saying much. Anywhere was fine, as long as he was there. If she had to say, their own Tianjian Peak was more comfortable and free. Not that Mengdie’s place was bad, but just staying in this sky pavilion was a bit boring.
Xu Mengdie felt like an empty-nester, watching her children who had finally come home but were about to leave. She was reluctant. She also wanted to go out and enjoy the scenery, but many of the sect’s research projects were led by her. And with so many eyes watching, she wasn’t strong enough to completely ignore their existence. In her position, she had to bear the responsibility. Xu Mengdie’s Myriad Arts Immortal Sect and the Tianyuan Sword Sect were very different in many aspects.
She still missed the old days, when she was a disciple and could leave the sect just by reporting to her master. Then she’d take a commission, ostensibly contributing to the sect, but actually going out to play with her big bro.
Xu Mengdie watched as the two and the fox prepared to leave, and in her heart she wanted to say: if she was worried about meeting her master again, she could strengthen the warning formations around the sky pavilion; if they were bored, she could take them around the sect, so there would be no risk of being discovered. After all, within the Myriad Arts Immortal Sect, who would dare use detection techniques on the sect leader? But the words on her lips, due to her awkward personality, turned into those smug tsundere remarks.
“Tch~ Go on, go on. Small fries are always idle like this.”
“Unlike me, I have the great responsibility of protecting all beings. Can’t be like a small fry~”
Xia Baiqian saw her hesitate and then pretend to be strong, and said with a grin: “Master Mengdie, could it be that you’re reluctant to let us leave?”
Xu Mengdie was so angry she jumped up from the bed, baring her teeth. Like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on, her little fangs gleamed. She turned her head and snorted: “W-who would be reluctant to have you around! Get lost! Stop being an eyesore here!” Her voice trembled a little.
“But… but if you, small fry bro, show up half-dead at my Myriad Arts Immortal Sect again, I won’t take care of you!”
Xia Baiqian found her reaction amusing, and her dark green tea personality flared up, egging her on: “Hmph, Master Mengdie says she doesn’t care, but every word is about worrying about Master~”
“What nonsense! I, the dignified sect leader of the Myriad Arts Immortal Sect, would worry about a small fry? I’m just… just…” Xu Mengdie’s gaze unconsciously drifted to Chu Huaizhou, biting her lower lip. Just thinking that you leaving is perfect, so you won’t disturb my research!
Damn, he never expected to find the natural enemy of smug little girls. The dark green tea seemed to be a hard counter to tsundere smug girls—terrible ecological niche suppression. At least Mengdie was ten years older than Bai Qian. Well, that was before; now they were hundreds of years old, so the gap wasn’t that obvious.
No matter what, Chu Huaizhou had grown up with her as childhood friends. How could he not see through her little thoughts? The more concerned she was, the sharper her tongue became. Seeing Xu Mengdie putting on a brave face, his heart softened. But with so many unresolved matters, it really wasn’t convenient to stay longer. Better comfort his sister—after all, he was her big brother.
He sighed, placed Bai Li into Xia Baiqian’s arms.
Bai Li: “Human, what’s wrong, meow?”
Chu Huaizhou: “It’s nothing. Bai Qian, take Bai Li outside and wait a moment. I need to talk to Mengdie about something. We’ll leave after we’re done.”
Xia Baiqian: “Sure, I’ll take little Bai Li out first. Take your time, Master. We’re not in a hurry, hehe~”
The one and the fox left without hesitation. Xia Baiqian wasn’t worried about what might happen with just the two of them alone. Though it was rude to say, based on her observations, Xu Mengdie had long been classified as someone with an even lower ecological niche than Bai Li, absolutely incapable of becoming Master’s dao partner. As Master often said, Xu Mengdie had been “banned” for various reasons. Master never said it outright, but from his words and actions, as discussed by Leng Qingqiu and Xia Baiqian, it was clear: with Xu Mengdie, it was absolutely impossible. It had always been like that, whether Master from hundreds of years ago or now—same thought, hehe~.
Thump—
The carved wooden door closed. Chu Huaizhou walked up to Xu Mengdie.
“Alright, sis. It’s not like we won’t see each other again. Don’t be sad.”
Xu Mengdie sat back on the bed, still with arms crossed and legs crossed, her jade feet wrapped in white silk stockings twitching up and down. “Get lost.” She turned her head away from him as if sulking.
Chu Huaizhou smiled, placing his hand on her head and gently stroking. “Alright, alright. It’s been hundreds of years. Why are you still acting like before? Tsundere is out of fashion.”
“I know you’re reluctant to let go. When the Sacred Flower Secret Realm opens, we’ll gather together with the seven major sects and catch up then.”
Xu Mengdie: “Got it. Now get lost, small fry bro.”
Her tone was full of disdain, but she didn’t actually make any aversive moves and still let him pat her head. She finally shifted her gaze back to him, noticing the ice sword necklace around his neck. As if suddenly remembering something, she said:
“Oh, by the way, small fry bro. There’s something you might not know.”
Chu Huaizhou: “Hm? What is it?”
Xu Mengdie: “That necklace you’re wearing—it looks like Qingqiu gave it to you, right?”
Chu Huaizhou: “Yeah. She said it can resist illusions. Is there a problem?”
Xu Mengdie: “Well… Bro, Qingqiu seems to be overprotective of you. When I treated you, I analyzed this necklace.”
She pointed to the ice crystal sword-shaped necklace, not daring to touch it.
“Besides the function you mentioned, it can also monitor the wearer’s body temperature in real time and send feedback to the maker.”
“It can also sense the temperature of anyone who comes close.”
Chu Huaizhou, upon hearing the part about overprotection, was about to laugh it off, but after hearing the latter half, cold sweat broke out on his back. Suddenly, a meme popped into his head.
What the hell is she talking about???
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