On the other side, in the landlord’s bedroom, Xiaoyu jumped onto the bed wearing short socks, full of confidence. “So, sis, the method I recommended worked, right!”
“Hm… it’s okay.”
“Just okay? It was obviously great. I saw her staring at your chest the entire meal!”
Yulinglong’s delicate face flushed. “It’s not like that, she just thinks it’s novel that I’m dressed like this.”
Strangely enough, before deciding to develop a relationship with Bai Xiaonuo, even something like “fetching spring water” didn’t feel embarrassing; it was just a normal part of cultivation support.
But since deciding to fall in love, Yulinglong found herself becoming more sensitive.
Sometimes, a glance or a little touch would make her heartbeat slow down.
Xiaoyu was dissatisfied with her answer. “Whether she’s like that or not, you know better than I do.”
Yulinglong fell silent.
She really did know, because Bai Xiaonuo not only kept looking at her chest, but also secretly rubbed her face against it when she got close.
“Alright, you’re right.”
“Hmph, of course,” Xiaoyu was extremely proud. “Girls like Bai Laoshi, who are beautiful and have such alluring figures, are definitely perverts themselves—that’s an objective fact.”
Yulinglong raised an eyebrow. “Objective fact? Where did you learn that?”
“Bai Laoshi taught me,” Xiaoyu said confidently. “You told me to learn well from Bai Laoshi, and she taught me this.”
“I wanted you to learn something good…”
But Yulinglong quickly thought to herself: How could Bai Xiaonuo say such a conclusion? Who was she talking about?
If she said ‘pervert,’ she must mean me.
…………
The landlord’s sister was overthinking; Bai Xiaonuo was actually talking about her other older sister, Ling.
At this moment, the young girl was mercilessly interrogating Ling.
“Sis Ling, you said you didn’t want to do it when you first grabbed me, so why after just a few days without seeing each other, you can already rush in just with a photo~”
“When you looked at me then, what were you thinking? Were you shy because it was our first meeting?”
“And what about today? I haven’t even sent you a photo yet, and you’re using the old ones… Sis Ling, you’re such a pervert.”
Bai Xiaonuo triggered a deadly rhythm, lying on the other side of the screen, mercilessly tormenting her older sister with a triple combo of strong attacks.
Ling couldn’t hold it anymore. “Say that again and I’ll come to you right now.”
“Sorry, my bad.”
The ancestor glanced at Bai Xiaonuo who was apologizing and sighed silently.
She hadn’t been thoroughly scolded in days; her skin was itching.
“Sis Ling, you said you haven’t been resting well the past few days. Is there something on your mind?” Bai Xiaonuo asked proactively. “Or some troubles?”
After looking at the materials Yulinglong brought back from the demon tribe, she was very curious about her older sister’s metal manipulation.
There was silence for a while on the voice call, then a faint sigh—that was Ling opening her mic to sigh.
“My situation is complicated,” she said.
“I know,” Bai Xiaonuo replied immediately, “Dissociative identity disorder, right?”
Ling twitched her mouth.
Though it sounded like there wasn’t a particularly big problem, the disorder itself was beyond the scope, in some ways even harder to deal with than quantum mechanics.
“My condition is more severe. Mainly, the consequences of losing control are serious. Do you remember that night when we first met? My state was already dangerous then,” Ling said.
Bai Xiaonuo interrupted, “I know, your eyes were red back then.”
“At that time, I was already in bad shape. The demon inside me had been released about 30%. Over time, it increased, causing more terrifying and uncontrollable actions. When it reaches 100%, I completely lose control and need to either rest or take medication to return to normal.”
After days of reflection, and the calm after the storm of… ahem, pleasure, Ling had figured out the organization’s strategy toward her.
First, they sent in the first wave of cannon fodder—that unlucky group from that night—to open the cage in her heart with their blood, awakening the killer inside.
After some time of fermentation, when the killer persona occupied a high proportion, they sent in the second wave of cannon fodder.
This would probably be near noon the next day, exhausting her physical strength and power, since the loss of control didn’t conserve energy, like throwing a big move at small soldiers.
If the second phase went smoothly, when she was utterly exhausted, the third wave—the official “recovery team”—would be sent in, a top expert to capture her.
“In short, I was supposed to lose control completely the next day, but due to some special reason…”
“I know,” Bai Xiaonuo interrupted again, “Because you drank my spring water!”
“…I think you could be a little more reserved,” Ling said expressionlessly. “As a girl.”
Bai Xiaonuo thought to herself, didn’t you forcibly pin me on the sofa?
Why can you do that but I can’t talk about it?
Recalling her older sister’s previous threat, she held back from saying anything.
After a pause, Ling continued, “This is unexpected for all of us. I can’t be sure if this loss of control crisis is completely controlled, or if it will rebound like a disease after suppression.”
Bai Xiaonuo nodded while listening; she didn’t know either.
Although it was her spring water, she wasn’t very familiar with it.
It seemed she had unintentionally treated her older sister as an experimental subject once again—born for this.
“Sis Ling, about the dissociative identity disorder issue, I’ll find a way to help you,” Bai Xiaonuo said.
Ling didn’t mind at all; after all, Bai Xiaonuo’s spring water had already helped once, proving she really could do it.
They chatted for a while. As it got late, they ended the call and went to sleep.
The girl slept soundly without dreams, but the two older sisters’ hearts were restless, making sleep difficult.
Also sleeping carefree was the ancestor.
When she woke up slowly in the morning, she saw that it was already bright, and Bai Xiaonuo was putting on the shoes she had taken off outside.
“Xiaonuo, isn’t your third class only later today? Why did you get up so early?”
She had checked the schedule.
“Because the more I think about it, the angrier I get,” Bai Xiaonuo said angrily. “Tell me, what kind of taste do those little animals have? They brought all sorts of gifts—nutshells, lizard tails, everything!”
The ancestor was baffled.
What?
Why suddenly angry?
“But didn’t you say it was their sincere intentions…”
“Sincere intentions are one thing, but their taste is terrible!” Bai Xiaonuo said. “I can’t swallow this!”
“Well, Xiaonuo, that’s not necessary, they are animal friends after all,” the ancestor tried to reason. “No need to take revenge on them for this.”
“No, it’s necessary! I have to show them what it means to give gifts with real power!”
“…Huh?”
Bai Xiaonuo raised her little hand, pushed open the mall’s door, and walked inside.
“You’re going to pick gifts for them?”
“What else?”
“…Nothing, it’s a misunderstanding.”