Chapter 6: It’s over, I made my Junior Sister angry.

“Sect Master, is-is-isn’t something wrong here…”

Su Li’er was incoherent. ‘Damn it, why am I so nervous? It’s clearly a good thing that the big ice cold Master kissed me!’

‘Okay.’

‘Calm down, Little Li.’

‘Start thinking!’

‘The ice-cold sect master actually kissed me. Does this mean there’s a chance, that her affection level is actually very high?’

‘No, I can’t judge her with a normal person’s mindset. She’s like a block of ice, impossible to figure out.’

‘Perhaps she simply believed what I said?’

‘But is the ice cold Sect Master really that naive?’

‘Impossible!’

Su Li’er launched into a brainstorm. This kind of infiltration and disguise gameplay requires a high IQ!

‘And as luck would have it, I’m one of those with a super high IQ!’

So… based on a comprehensive judgment.

‘This is most likely a hint from the Sect Master. It’s not just a simple, pure kiss; there’s some deeper meaning behind it!’

‘What could it be?’

‘Things have gone beyond expectations. Little Li, you must be careful!’

Su Li’er cautiously raised her eyes.

Song Ruoxue had been looking down at her since just now, with the same frosty expression as usual, her thoughts unreadable.

—Stare~~~~

Su Li’er’s large, watery eyes did not look away at all.

‘As expected… I still can’t see through what the Sect Master is thinking.’

So she gently, tentatively called out, “Sect Master?” (in a super quiet voice.)

“Mm.” Song Ruoxue nodded, then turned her face away to look at the window to the side.

“Sect Master, what’s wrong?” Su Li’er asked.

For some reason, it felt like the Sect Master’s face had suddenly darkened a lot, as if she was very unhappy.

This is not good.

“It’s nothing.” Song Ruoxue’s reply was exceptionally fast.

Su Li’er scratched her head, suddenly feeling restless.

‘Could my affection level have dropped?’

‘Is it because I was being too unreasonable just now and scared the big ice block Sect Master?’

‘What am I supposed to do now?’

Su Li’er was slightly conflicted. “Sect Master, are you not in a good mood?”

Song Ruoxue took a small, deep breath. “It’s a bit complicated.”

“Complicated?” Su Li’er murmured, the ominous premonition in her heart growing stronger. It really was me being too hasty and making the Sect Master unhappy!

“Mm, my heart feels heavy.” Song Ruoxue’s eyes drooped slightly, her delicate hand placed in front of her, feeling her own heart beating wildly for a moment.

Song Ruoxue had never thought that one day she would kiss someone, not even her junior sister, and not even just on the forehead.

This was something that should have been impossible.

Song Ruoxue’s mood became extremely complicated.

At the same time, the spiritual energy within her body grew restless.

‘No.’

‘It didn’t seem to be restlessness, rather… secretly pleased?’

Realizing this, Song Ruoxue was completely bewildered.

Soon, this bewilderment turned into a feeling of utter helplessness…

‘Song Ruoxue, you kissed your junior sister. What are you so happy about? What do you mean by this?’

‘Do you have some kind of feelings for your junior sister?’

Suddenly, the two familiar little figures appeared in her mind again.

Angel persona: ‘Song Ruoxue, oh, Song Ruoxue, Junior Sister is so pure and kind. You’ve been lonely until now, just waiting for the red thread of fate. As long as you get along well with Junior Sister, you can surely capture her innocent heart!’

Devil persona: ‘Dear Sect Master of the Sword Sect, there’s nothing wrong with falling in love with your own sect’s junior sister. You and her are the only ones in the entire Sword Sect, what a wonderful arrangement of fate. Just kneading that pretty face of Junior Sister’s, even the thought of it is enough to make one happy…’

‘Mmm, these two little figures are idiots.’

‘I must have been too tired recently.’

‘And yesterday, I was miserably tormented by that damn nine-tailed fox. That’s why my thoughts are so strange today.’

Thinking this, Song Ruoxue relaxed slightly. ‘It’s alright, I have nothing to fear if I’m upright. Of course, I wouldn’t have any inappropriate thoughts about my junior sister.’

‘Okay, let’s open my eyes and look at the world outside.’

‘The beautiful clouds, the brilliant sunshine…’

Song Ruoxue opened her eyes.

“Sect Master, Sect Master, don’t be mad at Little Li.” Su Li’er tilted her little face up, her voice sweet and coquettish in an almost fawning manner. “Little Li didn’t mean to be unreasonable… If you mind, then is it okay if Little Li kisses you too, Sect Master? Or I can do something else, as long as you’re not angry, Little Li will do anything!”

The heart in her chest began to pound wildly again. Song Ruoxue opened her mouth, her expression dazed.

‘Forget it.’

‘I’ll just close my eyes.’

“Eh—? Sect Master!? Don’t ignore me! Hey, hey, hey?”

Su Li’er was dumbfounded. ‘The affection level must have dropped!’

‘No, no, no, no…’

‘I have to save this!’

“Sect Master, Sect Master, Sect Master, Sect Master…” Su Li’er muttered incessantly, her face full of worry.

‘It’s over.’

‘I really screwed up this time.’

‘The big ice cold Sect Master isn’t even paying attention to me. The affection level has probably been reset to zero!’

“Sect Master… Sect Master!”

Su Li’er’s delicate little face scrunched up like a bitter melon. She thought for a moment. ‘Since calling her Sect Master isn’t working, then maybe…’

“…Uh, sister… Song?” Su Li’er called out in a super quiet voice.

A delicate hand entered her field of vision and pinched her baby-fat cheek.

“Ah… eh? Wh-why are you pinching my face?” Su Li’er’s words were muffled.

Song Ruoxue had already opened her eyes. She withdrew her hand and said, somewhat dissatisfied, “Don’t call me big sister Song. I don’t want to hear those three words.”

“Is-is that so?” Su Li’er blinked innocently, looking very wronged. “Little Li understands now.”

‘What does that mean?’

‘Why can’t I call her that?’

”Sect Master, do you have some other woman on the outside who calls you that!?”

‘Forget it.’

‘I won’t worry about that for now!’

‘The main task right now is to get the affection level back up…’

Song Ruoxue reverted to her cold and detached expression, glancing at the light outside the window. “Little Li, shall we go? It’s getting late.”

Su Li’er nodded obediently, still not daring to speak too loudly. “Okay.”

This was her first time going down the mountain to have fun.

Of course, she couldn’t relax at all. Her mind was constantly devising ways to raise that pitifully low affection level…

‘You absolutely cannot speak recklessly anymore, Little Li!’

‘If I make the big ice cold Sect Master unhappy again, I’ll be driven out with a broom immediately!’

‘I have to find an opportunity to raise the affection level…’

‘Little Li, Little Li, hurry up and use that high IQ of yours to think of a way.’

The path down the mountain was a gentle dirt road, flanked by small woods on both sides, leading straight to the foot of the mountain.

Song Ruoxue walked in front.

Su Li’er followed unhurriedly behind.

The two maintained a subtle distance.

What kind of subtlety was it, exactly?

Song Ruoxue discovered that whenever she slowed down, the junior sister behind her would also slow down. And when she walked faster, the junior sister following behind would quicken her pace to catch up.

‘This…’

‘How did this happen?’

The usually sunny and cheerful junior sister had suddenly become melancholic…

Song Ruoxue thought of a possibility. Just now, in order to calm herself down, she had been ignoring her junior sister, and in the end, she even spoke harshly to her…

At this thought, her expression stiffened a few degrees.

‘It’s over.’

‘I’m the one who made Junior Sister unhappy.’

‘What do I do?’