Chapter 81: Awkward Questions

Mu Xianxian sat on the edge of the bed, at a loss.

She didn’t know what to do. If any of her close friends saw her acting so shy and fidgety, their jaws would drop.

Just then, Qin Yangjun’s voice suddenly rang out.

“Sis, are you ready?”

His words made Mu Xianxian’s body give a slight tremble. Then she took a deep breath.

“Re… ready.”

Seeing her like this, Qin Yangjun’s expression grew more bewildered. They were just going to look at a treasure, so why was his sister so flustered?

But soon he stopped thinking about it.

He swept his hand horizontally and clenched his fist. A wisp of flame burst forth in his palm, and the Golden Crow Banner suddenly appeared in his grip.

As the banner emerged, a wave of scorching energy spread out. The simple formation Qin Yangjun had set up began to crack.

Mu Xianxian’s expression shifted. The shyness in her heart vanished as she raised her hand and formed a new barrier.

Under her surprised gaze, Qin Yangjun proudly introduced it. “This is my greatest gain from this trip. A celestial artifact, the Golden Crow Banner!”

Looking at the banner in his hand, she was shocked, but the shyness crept back. She lowered her head slightly.

What on earth was she thinking?!

To cover her embarrassment, she pretended to be calm. “Good! Good! Good! I never expected you to get such an opportunity, Xiao Jun. You really surprised your big sister.”

Qin Yangjun had expected her to be more amazed, but she controlled it so quickly. It seemed that as the leader of the Yuqian Sect, she had weathered many storms and had excellent emotional control.

He completely failed to notice that her cheeks were flushed when she spoke.

Then he sighed on his own.

“What a pity, though. The Golden Crow Soul inside is sleeping, so for now it’s only a ninth-grade spirit artifact. And I haven’t fully refined it yet.”

Mu Xianxian exhaled and suppressed that peculiar feeling. After calming down, she looked at the banner in his hand.

She breathed out softly.

“All the celestial artifacts I’ve encountered were either complete or damaged. This is the first time I’ve seen one that’s asleep…”

“Oh… I see.”

A flicker of disappointment passed through Qin Yangjun’s eyes. He had hoped his all-knowing sister could help, but even she was at a loss.

He couldn’t really ask Yu Lingyue for help, could he? She was very friendly toward ‘him’ now, maybe even had some feelings. But in the future, they would become enemies. How could he let an enemy know his trump card?

Seeing his disappointment, Mu Xianxian’s expression softened. Then she seemed to remember something.

“I haven’t studied beast souls deeply. I can find a chance to ask Sect Leader Shi. She’s an expert in this area; she might have a solution.”

“Then I’ll trouble you, Sis.”

Hearing this, Qin Yangjun wasn’t particularly pleased. He didn’t think Shi Huanyu could find a way either. He would have to figure it out himself.

He put away the banner and remembered another matter.

“By the way, Sis, there’s something else I want to ask you.”

He then told Mu Xianxian about Ling’er.

After hearing it, Mu Xianxian was taken aback. Her expression grew complicated. After a moment of hesitation, she asked, “Xiao Jun, do you like that girl?”

This time it was Qin Yangjun’s turn to be stunned. Why was his sister asking that?

But he didn’t hide anything. “Of course!”

Ling’er was sweet and gentle, and most importantly, she was absolutely loyal to him. How could he not like a girl like that?

“What about your sister?” Mu Xianxian suddenly sounded anxious.

Her attitude confused Qin Yangjun. She had been acting strange since earlier.

Still, he quickly answered. “Naturally, I like her too. If I had to name the two people I like most in this world, it would be Ling’er and you, Sis.”

“Is that so…”

Mu Xianxian’s eyelids drooped, and she gave a relieved smile.

“That sounds like something you’d say.”

She hadn’t heard the answer she’d hoped for, but this answer was the most reasonable one. If she had heard what she wanted, she would have wondered if she was dreaming.

A moment of silence fell over the room. Finally, Qin Yangjun couldn’t help asking, “You can’t do anything either, Sis?”

Mu Xianxian opened her mouth, as if something was stuck in her throat. Then she lowered her head.

“I’m sorry, Xiao Jun.”

“Ah… I see… Alright then. I won’t bother you any longer. Get some rest.”

Qin Yangjun let out a long breath. He turned and pushed open the door to leave.

It seemed he couldn’t take a shortcut through his sister. He would have to find a way himself.

Mu Xianxian watched him leave, her expression extremely complicated.

Ling’er’s problem wasn’t life-threatening. The only issue was that she had fallen asleep due to an imbalance in her own constitution.

Of course she had a solution.

Ling’er was from the Heavenly Fox clan, which was naturally Yin-excessive and Yang-deficient. And she was a half-demon. Her sleep was caused by an imbalance of Yin and Yang. The solution was simple: supplement what was lacking.

She hadn’t deliberately lied to Qin Yangjun.

But when she imagined what might happen after he learned the method, her heart ached unbearably.

That was why she had been hesitant and stammering.

Then she looked in the direction he had gone and fell into contemplation, this time lost in some fantasy…

On the other side, Qin Yangjun sensed something off about his sister. He recalled his own words and her strange behavior.

Suddenly, he seemed to understand why she had looked that way.

In the original story, Mu Xianxian had always been very good to Qin Yangjun, even to the point of exceeding sibling affection. But later events made her disappointed in him, and gradually that extra feeling faded until it was completely hidden.

But now, things were completely different. He was at his peak, doing everything to make her proud.

Could it be that his sister’s feelings for him were…

Thinking this, Qin Yangjun gulped and couldn’t help looking back at her palace.

Remembering how shy she had looked, if he had realized earlier… would he have… today…

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