At the main gate of the Longyin Sect,
He Qiu had been surrounded for a full half hour.
But because he himself remained tight-lipped and silent, the disciples gradually felt they were making a nuisance of themselves, and their enthusiasm waned considerably.
If Junior Brother wasn’t willing to say anything, what was the point of asking further?
However, He Qiu also hadn’t denied the rumors about his exploits with the Demon Sect Princess.
That alone was enough to earn the admiration of his fellow sect disciples.
It seemed today’s gossip session had reached its end…
Holding such thoughts, a few of the outer disciples turned to leave.
But just as they turned around, their gazes were firmly captured by a certain silvery, graceful figure—
“Hey, hey, hey…”
“Isn’t that the Primordial Saintess, An Lingran!”
“Quick, quick, make way! Her Highness the Saintess is coming this way!”
With one disciple’s shout, the others also noticed the arrival of a certain important figure.
They stepped back one after another, instinctively clearing a path with a ten-meter radius for the Primordial Saintess.
Originally, everyone thought there would be no more gossip to be had today.
But who could have imagined the real show was just beginning!
As everyone knew, ever since Junior Brother moved into the Inner Gate, the Saintess An Lingran, also a Progeny Disciple of Elder Xueyin, had been approaching Junior Brother He Qiu in her capacity as Senior Sister.
They had practiced sword dances together and she had even touched his face in public—their relationship was ambiguous and unclear.
Now, with rumors flying everywhere about He Qiu going down the mountain and conquering the Demon Sect Princess Zi Menghan, An Lingran, as the Senior Sister with an ambiguous relationship with He Qiu, had rushed to the scene at the first opportunity!
What this implied was self-evident.
Look at An Lingran’s icy, piercing gaze fixed on He Qiu.
It’s probably because she knows the man has been fooling around outside, and Her Highness the Saintess has come to call He Qiu to account!
Junior Brother, truly a sea god of a generation, daring to even betray the feelings of that Saintess…
Gulp.
Thinking this, everyone swallowed their saliva in unison, their hearts pounding in their chests, not daring to make a sound.
They couldn’t imagine the consequences of angering this Saintess, especially since He Qiu’s betrayal was in matters of the heart!
With the Saintess making such a grand entrance, isn’t she about to draw her sword and angrily cut down this scumbag man…
Junior Brother, take care.
Some disciples were already shedding tears, even feeling a bit of sympathy for He Qiu.
And just as everyone was feeling pity for He Qiu, Saintess An Lingran had step by step walked to the center of everyone’s attention, facing her little junior brother who wore an innocent expression—
“I… I greet Senior Sister.”
He Qiu cupped his fists in salute, appearing calm on the surface, but panicking wildly inside.
What’s going on?
Why is Senior Sister Lingran looking at me with such a complicated expression?
What have I done wrong now?
He was utterly confused today, confused enough to reach the heavens and pluck the moon.
“Junior Brother He Qiu, you’ve finally returned.”
An Lingran’s gaze softened a little, a faint, inscrutable smile hanging at the corner of her lips.
He Qiu’s face stiffened:
“Yes, I’m back.”
“Welcome back.”
“Uh…”
“I heard Junior Brother performed great deeds last night. Truly something to be celebrated. Senior Sister is happy for you.”
“Mhm, thank you, Senior Sister, for coming personally to congratulate me.”
“Junior Brother, you’ve grown again…”
By the end, An Lingran had already placed her hand on He Qiu’s face, gently caressing it.
Her gaze was joyful and tender, like welcoming a husband home after his labors.
Yet, if one carefully savored that smile, they would discover a hint of unhappiness and bitterness deep within the young woman’s heart—happy yet resentful, utterly complex.
To be honest, An Lingran herself didn’t know what expression she should show.
Her junior brother was engaged, yet he went down the mountain behind her back and got involved in rumors with another woman…
This made An Lingran very sad, very angry.
But looking into her junior brother’s clear, desireless eyes, she couldn’t bring herself to show the resentment in her heart.
Because regarding the matter of their engagement, it was indeed An Lingran who had been shallow.
One must be clear about this:
It was she who first failed his expectations, so he went down the mountain to fool around, using it to test her feelings for him.
Fortunately, her junior brother had still returned, was still willing to see An Lingran, and was willing to let her touch his face.
An Lingran knew her junior brother was testing her.
So even though she felt very wronged and very jealous inside, she couldn’t show it.
What if, treated coldly by her, her junior brother became even more disappointed, causing the relationship between them to freeze further?
Regarding this engagement, An Lingran had shifted from the “active” to the “passive” side.
Although initially it was the junior brother who admired her first, after half a month of interaction, she suddenly realized that a man as flawless as her junior brother was never short of women around him.
Without her, he still had more romantic connections, could still develop relationships with other women.
For example, the Demon Sect Princess Zi Menghan…
If one disregarded the identities of the righteous and demonic paths, the status and position of a princess of a sect were in no way inferior to that of a sect’s saintess.
So, what about An Lingran’s competitiveness?
The engagement?
Yes, they did have one.
But because of her immaturity, she almost made him lose heart completely.
Junior Brother could give up on An Lingran, this fiancée, and find another, more proactive, more emotionally invested, more willing to give beautiful woman…
But, An Lingran couldn’t.
She had developed feelings.
She truly liked her junior brother now.
The empty room in her heart had been occupied by He Qiu.
Her eyes could no longer tolerate other women getting involved with He Qiu.
Therefore, in this game, An Lingran had already lost.
He had taken the initiative.
Three days and twelve hours apart, An Lingran missed him terribly.
She couldn’t bear the feeling of being avoided by her junior brother anymore.
Even though she felt extremely displeased upon hearing the rumors about He Qiu and the Demon Sect Princess, at this very moment, experiencing the gentle touch of her palm, An Lingran’s restless heart finally settled.
After all, the real junior brother was right in front of her, not running away anywhere.
So, now An Lingran’s face wore a joyful and happy smile again, making it impossible to discern her thoughts.
“Senior Sister Lingran, coming here specially… is there something?”
An Lingran’s back-and-forth had made He Qiu lose his confidence.
He himself couldn’t figure out whether Senior Sister was angry or here to praise his achievements.
“Junior Brother He Qiu, regarding the previous matter, Senior Sister was shallow. Senior Sister came today to apologize to you.”
“Huh?”
He Qiu’s face was full of question marks.
At the same time, question marks also appeared above the heads of all the围观ing disciples, including Elder Yude, Luo Qianning, and Zi Menghan who were watching from the side.
No one present could understand Saintess An Lingran’s meaning.
Shallow?
Apologize?
The dignified Primordial Saintess, apologizing to a newly arrived junior brother?
Apologize for what?
Shouldn’t it be the junior brother who fooled around outside who should be called to account by An Lingran, and he should be the one apologizing and explaining to her?
This plot seems to be getting stranger and stranger…
Among the crowd, An Lingran paid no attention to everyone’s bewilderment.
She gently lowered her eyelids, a hint of a maiden’s shy blush slowly rising on her cold, frosty face.
An Lingran lightly bit her lip.
Just thinking about what she was about to say next made her heart race, feeling utterly ashamed.
Finally, after taking several deep breaths, An Lingran clenched her jade-like fist, having made up her mind—if not today, then when?
She wasn’t stupid, nor was she tsundere.
Losing the bet meant losing.
Making a mistake meant making a mistake. Liking him meant liking him.
There was nothing she dared not face.
Each day she didn’t confess, her junior brother’s patience with her would diminish a part.
Once her junior brother truly lost interest in her, by then, no matter what An Lingran said to挽回, it would be too late.
No matter what, she must secure her junior brother today!
“Then, since Junior Brother has already comprehended that Seventh-tier Cultivation Method, according to the agreement between us two, in the future, Senior Sister is willing to become your Cultivation Partner with you, to… to spend the rest of our lives together…”
An Lingran finally made her move!
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