“Aunt and Uncle, I’ll be leaving now. Senior Sister Qianqian, I’ll miss you, so don’t try to make me stay… Don’t try to make me stay, really, you don’t have to!”
“But I’m not stopping you. I even opened the door for you. You can just walk out now.”
Su Qianqian stood by the door, speechless.
She had already personally opened the door, yet here this person was, putting on an act.
“You really won’t ask me to stay the night? I’m so pitiful and helpless, all alone outside, facing the pitch-black night, and I have to endure the emptiness of not being able to see you. Can you really bear it?”
Chu Youtong pitifully covered her face, looking like an abandoned house cat.
However, Su Qianqian’s face remained completely expressionless. Her heart was as steady as a rock in the face of Chu Youtong’s performance.
Only, Liu Qingyao couldn’t help but feel a little sympathetic and was about to say something, but Su Qianqian cut her off in advance,
“Mother, she has a place to stay. After all, she is my ‘junior sister’! How could she not have somewhere to go~ Right, Xiaoyou Shimei~?”
Seeing the growing disdain in Su Qianqian’s eyes, Chu Youtong quickly patted off the dust and stood up, slowly walking out the door.
She’d wanted to say something more, but before she could, the door slammed shut with a bang.
“Ah, so heartless, Senior Sister Qianqian~ But doors and walls mean nothing to me anyway~”
Chu Youtong darted to a relatively hidden spot, grinning wickedly as she released her spiritual sense to peek inside.
But suddenly, a sharp aura sliced through her probing.
Chu Youtong wasn’t surprised. She slowly turned her head and saw Lin Muxue already standing not far away.
“I allowed you to stay, but if you try anything funny, I won’t mind slashing you a few times.” Lin Muxue’s voice was icy, her threat leaving no room for argument.
Yet, Chu Youtong naturally wouldn’t be scared off by Lin Muxue. She lounged casually to one side, propping her face up as she met Lin Muxue’s gaze without fear:
“Aren’t you spying here too? How are you any better than me?”
“I’m here to ensure Qianqian and Lingling’s safety. Why else do you think I’m paying such close attention to them right now?”
As she spoke, Lin Muxue’s gaze toward Chu Youtong grew increasingly cold.
Chu Youtong didn’t answer the implied question and instead retorted with a nonchalant tone, “Then I’m just protecting my Senior Sister Qianqian~ Why call it spying?”
“Then keep your spiritual sense to yourself. Don’t you dare peek into my disciples’ privacy!”
“Alright, alright, I won’t look, I won’t look. I need to get some rest anyway.”
“Lin Muxue, go prepare a room for me.” Chu Youtong ordered Lin Muxue with righteous confidence.
Lin Muxue was left speechless. Did this woman really not understand her situation at all?
“What? Not even a spare room? Is your Sword Sect really that poor?”
Lin Muxue stared at Chu Youtong, who acted like she was on vacation, hesitating for a moment before sighing. “Fine, come with me. I’ll arrange a spot for you.”
Upon hearing this, Chu Youtong looked up, surprised. “You’re really going to do it? Such a softie?”
Then, seeing Lin Muxue’s fist clenching, Chu Youtong wisely said nothing more, obediently stood up, and followed after Lin Muxue.
To endure for a moment is to win for a lifetime…
At this moment, the sisters inside the room were completely unaware that two people outside had just been spying on them.
Inside the house, Su Qianqian, Su Lingling, and their Parents chatted and laughed about interesting topics, occasionally bursting into gentle laughter.
But Su Changfeng and Liu Qingyao were still just mortals, and with Liu Qingyao currently pregnant, as the night deepened, weariness gradually overtook them.
Still, treasuring their time with their daughters, they forced themselves to stay awake.
But real fatigue is impossible to hide, especially from sharp-eyed cultivators.
Su Qianqian exchanged glances with her sister.
Then Su Lingling stretched and yawned, “Waa~ Mother, I’m a little sleepy. Let’s call it a night. I want to rest~”
“Ah, yes, it’s quite late. Go get some sleep.” The couple didn’t think twice about why their daughters still got tired after cultivating.
They just saw that their child was sleepy, never overthinking it…
Once the lights in the residence were turned off, Su Qianqian and Su Lingling walked into the room reserved just for them.
“Lingling, want to sleep? Or cultivate through the night? Or maybe just chat for a while?”
“Hmm… How about we chat while we sleep? It’s been so long since I’ve cuddled with Sister in bed. Come on, come on~” Su Lingling whined affectionately.
If it were anyone else—maybe even Lin Muxue—Su Qianqian might’ve hesitated out of embarrassment, but in front of her little sister, she didn’t even hesitate before agreeing.
After getting permission, Su Lingling gleefully jumped onto the bed and patted the spot beside her. “Come, come, Sister sleeps over here.”
“Alright, alright, don’t rush…” Su Qianqian replied, doting yet helpless.
Su Qianqian slowly lay down and habitually pulled up the blanket, though they hardly needed one anymore.
As soon as she lay down, Su Qianqian felt Su Lingling wrap her arms around her waist and clamp her legs around her.
Su Qianqian was used to it; after all, they’d always slept like this since they were children.
She even found herself missing it these days…
“Sister, Sister~”
“Lingling, what is it~?”
“Sister, can you tell me more stories about your previous life~?”
“Sure! What do you want to hear? Even though I only lived 300 years in my previous life, I still had plenty of experiences.”
“Then talk about the Empress~ As someone who used to live in the Mortal Realm, I’m still really curious about things like ‘emperor’.”
“Luo Wuhen, huh? Let me think where to start… The first time I met her, she was a girl just like you, Lingling~”
“Eh? Just like me? Did she look like me?”
“No, no, she was as kind and innocent as you. But later on, she became so hard to figure out…”
“Oh, oh! Did you teach her, Sister? Like, as Emperor Teacher or something? That’s so cool!”
“Not really. You noticed it too—I was never that great at scheming. It’s just that she was naturally talented. For example…”
And so, starting with Luo Wuhen, Su Qianqian began telling her little sister stories from her past life.
At first, Su Lingling would occasionally chime in.
But as Su Qianqian got more excited with her storytelling, Su Lingling simply cuddled her, lying on her side and gazing at her sister, thoughts flickering in her eyes…
As the story went on, Su Qianqian noticed that her sister had stopped talking.
She thought Lingling had fallen asleep, but when she glanced sideways, she saw Su Lingling’s eyes still sparkling, fixed on her.
“By the way, Lingling, why the sudden interest in my past life? Is it because it’s like those stories in books and sounds interesting? But you never seemed that interested before and never asked me, did you?”
Su Qianqian asked curiously.
At this, Su Lingling showed an expression like she’d finally been waiting for this question. “What do you think, Sister…?”
“Is it because you’re busy with cultivation and never had time?”
“Nope~” Su Lingling giggled, covering her mouth.
“Hmm… Then why? I can’t guess.” Su Qianqian thought hard but couldn’t come up with the answer.
Su Lingling didn’t answer right away. Instead, she took a deep breath, as if gathering her resolve.
This made Su Qianqian even more puzzled. Did this answer really require such determination?
“Alright, here’s the reveal~ The reason I never talked to Sister about these things before is… I didn’t want you to dwell on your past life, and I didn’t want to know too much either.”
“That way, it wouldn’t feel like you’re still someone else. I really hate that feeling. Sister is Sister—my Sister! No matter how legendary or interesting your previous life was, I just don’t want to know.”
Su Lingling gazed into Su Qianqian’s eyes, speaking with utter seriousness!
“I see… Then why ask about it all of a sudden…?” Su Qianqian nodded thoughtfully.
She could understand the feeling, but why bring it up now?
Su Lingling’s expression changed, as if she were once again making some big decision, and this time it took even longer.
Su Qianqian even felt Lingling’s legs squeezing her tighter…
But soon, Su Lingling seemed to have made up her mind at last!
“Why ask now? Because this time, I want to think of Sister as someone else! Otherwise, it’d be too hard to make a move…”
“Huh? Why would you want to think of me as someone else? Make a move about what?” Su Qianqian was confused. She had no idea what this was about.
But Su Lingling didn’t give her much time to think! Suddenly, Su Lingling sat up and straddled Su Qianqian’s waist!
“Lingling, what are you doing?” Su Qianqian still didn’t realize how serious things were, just looking puzzled…
But Su Lingling’s next actions immediately put her on alert!
Su Lingling shifted downward, then slowly leaned in, lips pursed…
“Wait! Lingling, what are you doing? Why are you suddenly like this?” Su Qianqian hurriedly pushed at Su Lingling’s shoulders, her gut telling her something was very wrong!
Feeling herself held back, Su Lingling’s face showed a flash of frustration. “Why won’t Sister let me kiss you!”
“Eh? Why would I let you kiss me? That’s not normal, is it?”
“Sister already did everything with that Luo Wuhen, got kissed by Master, and tomorrow… Even that Chu Youtong got to kiss you! They all got to, so why can’t I!”
“But we’re family! How could we—”
“That’s exactly why I had you tell me about your past life! Sister, let go, I want to kiss you! Why, why, why do I have to give my beloved sister away to them!”
“This, um…” Su Qianqian’s mind was a jumbled mess, and before she could react, Lingling took advantage of her daze and completely pressed down!
Even though her thoughts were in chaos, Su Qianqian figured that even if Lingling kissed her, it’d just be a quick peck and that’d be it. But…
“Lingling, what are you— Mmph… mmph—”
“Weren’t they all like this? If they can, so can I!”
Now, Su Qianqian’s brain nearly stopped working entirely. How did things end up like this…
Suddenly, she remembered what Chu Youtong did in front of Su Lingling today, and those books she gave her…
“Damn it, it’s all Chu Youtong’s fault for corrupting Lingling. I won’t let her get away with this…”