The small courtyard wasn’t very large. The entryway had a stone table and stone stools, and the whole place looked very tidy, as if someone had carefully cleaned it.
The concentration of true qi inside the courtyard was dozens of times higher than outside. The moment Ye Luqing stepped into the yard, she felt her body warm up, the surging true qi nourishing her form.
Such excellent cultivation conditions were probably only enjoyed by the Azure Sky Peak of the Formation Arts lineage.
Array cultivators might be somewhat useless in battle, but they were absolutely essential for daily cultivation.
As a modern person, Ye Luqing headed to her bedroom first.
The bedroom was fully furnished with a table, chairs, and stools. The bed frame was made up with bedding, and there was a small cupboard. It looked rather devoid of any lived-in feeling.
In the original story, Ye Luqing usually stayed in a side room of Xiao Qingxuan’s residence, spending more time at Heavenly Sword Peak than Azure Sky Peak.
“Ah, a big, soft bed~”
The moment Ye Luqing touched the bed, her entire body just melted. She buried her whole face in the neatly folded quilt, faintly feeling the warm, sun-baked sensation on it, as if someone had just aired it out.
After a while, she climbed up from the bed and looked up to see Ying Qianqian sizing her up from the doorway.
“Senior Sister Ye, you just woke up. Maybe you should rest a bit more?” Ying Qianqian poked her little head inside.
Ye Luqing rubbed her eyes. She hadn’t been in this world long since transmigrating, but she’d even died once in between, leaving her spirit constantly taut.
Now that Ying Qianqian mentioned it, she really was a bit tired.
“Senior Sister Ye, are you alright?” Ying Qianqian walked into the room and asked with some concern.
Looking at the pink-haired fluffball before her, Ye Luqing habitually reached out and ruffled her hair.
“Little Ying really is such a good child…”
Not only did she tidy up her room, but she was also so caring for her senior sister. What an angelic junior sister.
“Eh? I-I was just…”
Ying Qianqian was already somewhat accustomed to Ye Luqing’s hand movements. Her face still flushed red, but her body gradually became less resistant and stiff.
Feeling that soft touch, Miss Ye Luqing, who was by no means a lolicon, thought that hugging this pink fluffball to sleep would surely be very comfortable.
She really didn’t dare to cling to a yandere fairy like Xiao Qingxuan, but clinging to other cute fairies was no problem.
“Crack…”
A crisp sound rang out from the doorway of Ye Luqing’s bedroom, like the sound of a threshold being crushed underfoot.
Ye Luqing looked toward the door. There stood an aloof, breathtakingly beautiful fairy, though this fairy seemed rather displeased.
Xiao Qingxuan.
Ying Qianqian turned her head back too. Seeing Xiao Qingxuan’s cold, stern face, her little face instantly paled in fright.
“Ch-Chief Xiao!”
The Sword Chief of Heavenly Sword Peak, the Head Disciple of the Profound Firmament Upper Sect, the number one person below the Spirit Transformation cultivators in the sect!
Just being swept by the other’s peripheral gaze, Ying Qianqian felt as if she could be shattered by the other’s sword at any moment.
Her heart pounded wildly. She had no grudge against this Senior Sister Xiao; she was definitely just caught in the shockwave of the other’s powerful aura.
Had Senior Sister Ye always cultivated alongside such a terrifying existence?
“I-I’ll take my leave first, not disturbing the two Senior Sisters.”
With that, Ying Qianqian fled, quickly leaving Ye Luqing’s courtyard.
Xiao Qingxuan had been staring at Ye Luqing the whole time, showing no reaction to Ying Qianqian’s departure, as if the other party was merely something dispensable.
Ye Luqing’s throat moved as she gulped.
Xiao Qingxuan’s expression before her was terrifyingly dark. The aura she released was clearly directed at Ying Qianqian, but even Ye Luqing was significantly affected by it.
For some reason, she felt the guilt of being caught in the act of cheating.
She shrank back a bit, putting on a frightened look, and called out with a slight tremor in her voice:
“Se-Senior Sister Xiao.”
According to her amnesia act, the current Ye Luqing shouldn’t know who Xiao Qingxuan was.
As soon as the words left her mouth, she saw a flash of disappointment in Xiao Qingxuan’s eyes.
【Destined Female Lead Xiao Qingxuan’s Blackening Value increased to 90%】
?
Ye Luqing was a bit dumbfounded. Just calling her name could raise the Blackening Value?
So if she called out “Senior Sister Xiao” three hundred times, wouldn’t she just clear the game instantly?
“A-Qing, what did you call her just now?” Xiao Qingxuan asked.
Ye Luqing paused slightly. She hadn’t noticed at all that Xiao Qingxuan had been listening from so early on.
“She’s my junior sister, Ying Qianqian, so I call her Little Ying,” she answered timidly.
“Then… what about me?”
Xiao Qingxuan’s brows lowered, looking somewhat unconfidently at Ye Luqing on the bed, her voice gradually dropping.
“…Senior Sister Xiao.” Ye Luqing’s expression was slightly dazed as she spoke.
【Destined Female Lead Xiao Qingxuan’s Blackening Value increased to 91%】
Damn, it really can stack!
Ye Luqing was slightly shocked, then decided to press the advantage, appropriately adding a bit more to Xiao Qingxuan’s Blackening Value.
“I’m sorry… Senior Sister Xiao, I truly don’t remember anything.”
Hearing this, Xiao Qingxuan sighed, then came to the edge of the bed and gently sat down, next to Ye Luqing’s delicate, snow-white feet peeking out from the quilt.
She kept some distance from Ye Luqing, wanting to get closer but afraid of scaring her, a complete reversal from her earlier aggressive attitude, her expression now soft and pitying.
“A-Qing, I need to make a trip to the Illusion God Sect. I might not be able to see you for a while.”
“Illusion God Sect?”
Ye Luqing blinked. She didn’t have much impression of this sect; it seemed to have some connection with Feng Linyi, the Sect Master of Profound Firmament Upper Sect.
“Mm.” Xiao Qingxuan nodded, tucking a strand of black hair behind her ear. “They have some accomplishments in the soul path. I’ll see if they can help restore your memory.”
“Before I leave, I wanted to come see you.”
Saying this, Xiao Qingxuan’s expression turned hesitant, a look of wanting to speak but stopping herself.
Ye Luqing, beside her, didn’t notice the change in Xiao Qingxuan’s expression. Her heart thumped.
I’m doomed.
She’d just taken the Soul-Molding Pill and escaped a calamity. If Xiao Qingxuan really found a way to restore her memory and discovered she wasn’t the Ye Luqing she wanted, wouldn’t this yandere fairy kill her all over again?
Watching Ye Luqing, who had been curled up on the bed without saying a word, the look in Xiao Qingxuan’s eyes gradually dyed with disappointment.
It seemed A-Qing truly didn’t remember her at all.
Images of their past moments together flashed through Xiao Qingxuan’s mind, ultimately turning into fleeting illusions.
It was all her fault for not protecting A-Qing back then.
【Destined Female Lead Xiao Qingxuan’s Blackening Value increased to 94%】
Hearing the system notification sound creeping closer to 100%, Ye Luqing instantly jolted.
The memory of being strangled to death by the corrupted Xiao Qingxuan last time was still vivid. Although she had two lives left, being killed was not a pleasant feeling, and she didn’t want to experience it again.
There was still time to cultivate some goodwill with Xiao Qingxuan now. If she really became fully corrupted, she might at least be gentler.
Just the moment before Xiao Qingxuan stood up, Ye Luqing cupped the cold fairy’s face in her hands.
“Big Sister, you’re so beautiful.”
Her amber eyes sparkled with admiration, and a bewitching smile curved at the corner of her lips.
Her face slowly moved closer to Xiao Qingxuan’s, her breath like orchids ghosting over the other’s beautiful face, so close they could almost breathe each other in.
Secret Technique: Seduction Jutsu!
Xiao Qingxuan instantly froze on the spot, feeling her heartbeat inexplicably quicken, her breathing becoming increasingly rapid.
Seeing Xiao Qingxuan’s increasingly flushed cheeks, a barely perceptible smirk curved at the corner of Ye Luqing’s mouth.
Just as planned.
She was a master of galge. With just a little effort, handling an amateur like Xiao Qingxuan was a piece of cake, right?
Just as she extended her soft tongue, intending to lick Xiao Qingxuan’s lip, the system’s notification chimed in her mind.
【Destined Female Lead Xiao Qingxuan’s Blackening Value increased to 96%】
“?”
Ye Luqing’s expression froze. She was clearly rewarding Xiao Qingxuan, so why was the Blackening Value still rising?
“I-I’m leaving first…”
Xiao Qingxuan broke free from Ye Luqing’s hands as if fleeing, then rapidly left the room, leaving a dumbfounded Ye Luqing behind.
“What the hell, how does this also add Blackening Value?”
