Chapter 9: Let Me Down
“Did… did he really leave?”
“He took that woman with him. Is she really going to be accepted as a disciple?”
“I’ve heard that some people have special talents, and ordinary tests can sometimes be wrong. Maybe she’s one of those people.”
“I knew it! That woman had an extraordinary temperament. You could tell at a glance she wasn’t an ordinary person.”
“You were just mocking her a moment ago.”
“…”
The surrounding crowd was abuzz with discussion. The disciple from the Green Cloud Sect who had wet herself came to her senses, her face flushing red as she squeezed her legs together.
“Are you alright, Senior Sister?”
A female Green Cloud Sect cultivator came over to help her up, her voice laced with concern.
The woman calmed down, coughed, and said, “I’m… I’m fine. I’ll be leaving now. You all continue with the test.”
With that, the woman fled in disgrace.
In this world, men were generally weaker than women. Even though she was a disciple of a prestigious sect, being scared into wetting herself by a man… she simply didn’t have the face to stay any longer.
…
Under the azure sky, with a longsword beneath their feet and soft, white clouds all around.
It was Lin Qingyue’s first time flying so high, and her heart was pounding. But more than the thrill of the high altitude, it was the person beside her that made her feel shy.
“Immortal Master, can you let me down?” Lin Qingyue said, her face red.
“Alright.”
Su Yan landed on the ground. He thought Lin Qingyue had been frightened by him. No matter how powerful she might become in the future, right now she was just a mortal.
Seeing her face flushed red, he thought it wouldn’t be good if she, like that other woman, wet herself on his sword.
Lin Qingyue didn’t know what Su Yan was thinking. The moment her feet touched the ground, she started walking into the distance.
Su Yan quickly called out, “Junior Sister, don’t go too far. This is the wilderness. It wouldn’t be good if you ran into a wild beast. Don’t worry, you can undo your skirt. Senior Brother won’t peek.”
Lin Qingyue looked completely bewildered. Why would I undo my skirt?
Su Yan said, “Weren’t you scared… uh, did you need to relieve yourself?”
Lin Qingyue’s face turned beet red. “What are you talking about, Immortal Master? I just want to leave this place!”
Seeing that she wasn’t faking it, Su Yan realized he had misunderstood. He quickly said, “My apologies. I thought you might be feeling a bit sword-sick since it’s your first time flying. But you said you want to leave… where are you going?”
Lin Qingyue said bitterly, “Wherever the road takes me. The world is so big; there must be a place for me somewhere.”
Su Yan replied, “Since you have no destination, why not come with me, become my junior sister, and meet my Master?”
“Please, don’t joke around. If you keep this up, I’ll start to take it seriously.”
“Then take it seriously. I’m not joking!” Su Yan said with utmost sincerity.
Seeing Su Yan’s earnest face, Lin Qingyue realized she might have misunderstood something.
She blinked her eyes and said in a trembling voice, “You mean… you weren’t lying? Everything you said just now was true? The Transcendent Immortal Sect wants a failure like me?”
Just as Su Yan was about to answer, three options suddenly popped up before his eyes.
[Option 1: A wicked smile plays on your lips as you say, “Of course it’s not true. I was just teasing you.” After saying this, abandon your junior sister and give up on Bai Shuixin’s mission. (Reward for completion: High-grade spiritual weapon, the Joyful Union Bell)]
[Option 2: Look astonished and say to your little junior sister, “No way, you didn’t actually believe that, did you?! How could there be such a good thing in the world? I was just taken by your beauty and wanted to take you away to do the deed in the wild.” The host must follow through and do the deed with the little junior sister on the spot. (Reward for completion: Mid-grade spiritual weapon, the Bronze Rod)]
[Option 3: Look into my sincere eyes. How could I possibly deceive you! (Reward for completion: Spiritual Power +1)]
After reading them, Su Yan was stunned for a moment. The first two options were as scammy as ever, but something seemed off.
According to the system’s usual pattern, the first option was typically the one that courted death the most, and thus had the most generous reward.
But this time was different. The reward for the second option was clearly inferior to the first, but its content was far more outrageous.
“One is simple deception, just wanting to mess with someone. The other is wanting to do the deed, which is obviously much worse than the first.”
Su Yan was a little confused. The system shouldn’t make a mistake. Could it be that in Lin Qingyue’s eyes, deception was more intolerable than doing the deed?
“That’s right. This is a world where women are superior. Women don’t have to protect their chastity. Maybe she’s just as thirsty for me.”
Su Yan suddenly had a realization, understanding the reason for the system’s judgment. And then, he started to feel tempted.
All he had to do was the deed once to obtain a spiritual weapon. Afterward, he just had to keep it a secret, and he would lose nothing.
After all, there was no physical sign of a man’s purity. As long as his junior sister didn’t say anything, no one would ever know.
Su Yan glanced at his delicate and lovely junior sister, hesitated for a few seconds, and in the end, still chose Option 3.
Although he was very tempted by the reward for Option 2, he really couldn’t bring himself to do something like bullying his junior sister. Besides…
“The Bronze Rod? That name just feels a little… improper.”
Su Yan muttered to himself, then looked up and said, “Look into my sincere eyes. Do you think I would lie to you? A complete stranger?”
Hearing Su Yan’s words, Lin Qingyue was stunned.
Those eyes were so sincere; it was unlikely he was lying. But it just didn’t make any sense!
She had never met an immortal before, and suddenly one comes from a thousand miles away, saying he wants to take her as a disciple. No one would believe it.
“You’re not a failure at all. On the contrary, your aptitude is excellent. That’s why Master wants to take you as her disciple.”
“Is that so? I understand,” Lin Qingyue said in a low voice.
She still had her doubts. After all, how could someone a thousand miles away possibly know about her aptitude?
Although she didn’t quite believe it, she didn’t press the issue, because his attitude made it clear that he wouldn’t let her leave.
Since that was the case, there was nothing more to be said.
Lin Qingyue had her own thoughts.
After all, he was a man. Even if he had ill intentions and wanted to do that to her, comparing their looks, she wouldn’t be the one getting the short end of the stick.
At this thought, a faint blush appeared on Lin Qingyue’s face.
Seeing her quiet down, Su Yan asked, “Does Junior Sister have any other questions?”
Lin Qingyue shook her head.
“Since there are no more questions, let’s set off.”
Su Yan smiled slightly and took Lin Qingyue’s hand.
He had actually noticed it earlier: whenever he held his junior sister’s hand, a blush would uncontrollably appear on her face.
In this world where women were strong and men were weak, women had let themselves go. It was common for them to marry several men. A girl who blushed so easily was a rare sight.
If it were one of his senior sisters flying with him on his sword, they would definitely want to press their entire body against his, making the sword wobble all over the place. They would never be this well-behaved.
“Hold on tight.”
Su Yan had developed a good impression of Lin Qingyue’s modesty. He had her hold onto his waist to be careful not to fall off.
“Ah? Oh!”
Before Lin Qingyue could even react, she was already standing on the sword.
