Chapter 84 Is it that you don't trust me, or that you don't trust yourself?
"Why did you suddenly come back?"
Yu Qingzhou seemed to have no idea what to say, so he made small talk, which made Li Xiao roll his eyes inwardly.
Shen Yingxue, on the other hand, seemed to be used to it and replied as usual, "Once the matter is finished, come back as soon as possible so that I can see my junior brother sooner."
As the woman spoke, her steady gaze seemed to fall subtly on Yu Qingzhou's face.
She remained calm, but noticed a faint blush rising to the latter's earlobe.
The color was so faint that Li Xiao probably wouldn't have noticed it if he hadn't had excellent eyesight and been staring at it intently.
Although this discovery only made his already unhappy mood worse.
Li Xiao had long known about Yu Qingzhou's feelings for Shen Yingxue.
—It should be said that everyone knows the place he's in now.
Yu Qingzhou, that blockhead, could spout grand principles of slaying demons and eliminating evil at the drop of a hat, but when facing his senior sister, he turned into a speechless idiot, as if he were under a spell.
That woman surnamed Shen was also clueless.
If he didn't like it, he'd hear "junior brother" all the time, and Li Xiao was getting tired of hearing it.
If we're talking about liking someone, Shen Yingxue has never clearly expressed her opinion on the matter, and she's just been keeping Yu Qingzhou, that fool, hanging on like this.
...like a cat playing with a mouse.
It wasn't that Li Xiao was deliberately nitpicking.
If only Yu Qingzhou treated Li Xiao with half the same level of care she showed Shen Yingxue.
He probably already... he probably already...
—What do you mean, "long ago"?
Li Xiao himself couldn't explain the specifics, well, he just did what he was supposed to do.
Therefore, it is quite reasonable for Li Xiao to dislike Shen Yingxue. In his opinion, this woman is simply ungrateful for her good fortune.
Knowing full well that Yu Qingzhou had feelings for her, she would still disappear at the drop of a hat, suddenly running off to some godforsaken place for ten days or half a month at a time, and then vanish without a trace.
After a while, it suddenly reappears like this, as if nothing happened.
He said some ambiguous things, which made Yu Qingzhou, that naive and ignorant fool, completely infatuated. Soon after, he just packed his bags and left.
Only Yu Qingzhou would cherish such a cold, ruthless, and selfish woman.
Even the fact that the young man almost died in the Asura Domain was because of the other party...
—Isn't it just because she's pretty?
—Isn't it just because we met early on?
Isn't it just because...Yu Qingzhou likes her?
Li Xiao first became angrier the more she thought about it, and then suddenly became depressed.
Yeah, who told Yu Qingzhou to be so blind, falling for her anyway...
Li Xiao is a man who doesn't hide his feelings; his joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are almost entirely written on his face. If Yu Qingzhou were to turn around and look at him even once, she would be able to tell that something was wrong with the young man's emotions.
Unfortunately, his eyes and all his attention were focused on Shen Yingxue, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.
The two, a senior and a junior, exchanged a few pleasantries before suddenly bringing up what had just happened.
Yu Qingzhou briefly explained the situation.
Shen Yingxue nodded thoughtfully: "I see."
She said softly, a faint smile suddenly appearing on her lips: "Since there aren't enough rooms, why don't you come and stay with me, Junior Brother?"
Upon hearing this, everyone except Shen Yingxue showed varying degrees of surprise.
Zhuzhu was surprised by the woman's boldness, even though she had lived in a fairly open-minded family since birth.
For her, the idea of an unmarried man and woman sharing a room was still too advanced for her. This surprised the young woman, but also made her feel a deep respect for this senior sister, Shen.
Shen Yingxue herself seemed completely unaware of anything amiss, and continued to explain the purpose of such an arrangement in a slow and methodical manner.
"It just so happens that my room is in the same hallway."
Shen Yingxue glanced meaningfully at a certain boy standing behind her, and said unhurriedly, "If anything really goes wrong, we can detect it in time. As for those who are afraid of the dark and dare not sleep alone—"
Before she could even look over, Chang Li immediately shouted out in a hurry.
"Just kidding, just kidding, how could someone be so timid?" the child said with a forced smile, waving his hand as if afraid that if he spoke a second too late, the other party would just slash him with a sword.
—After all, this kind of thing is not without precedent.
Shen Yingxue seemed satisfied with Chang Li's tact, and only said lightly, "Being too bold is not a good thing."
Then, ignoring Chang Li's suddenly pale face, he shifted his gaze back to Yu Qingzhou's face, his eyes deep and calm.
"So, what do you think, Junior Brother?"
Yu Qingzhou naturally hoped to spend more time with Shen Yingxue.
However, it is not appropriate for a man and a woman to be alone in a room.
I can let it go on myself, but my senior sister is an unmarried woman. If word gets out, wouldn't that ruin her reputation for no reason?
Shen Yingxue seemed to have seen through Yu Qingzhou's thoughts, and chuckled softly, her already cold voice sounding even more indifferent.
"It's just a room. If a cultivator gets bogged down in such a small matter and loses his composure, how can he talk about the well-being of the world, let alone achieve the Great Dao?"
These words were undeniably harsh.
Upon hearing this, Yu Qingzhou felt embarrassed. His senior sister's open and honest attitude made him, a man, seem awkward and improper.
He wanted to say something, but when he met those deep, unfathomable black eyes, he suddenly lost his words.
A complex mix of emotions, too deep for him to fathom, surged within his chest. Yu Qingzhou felt a tightness in his throat, a sensation that was both astringent and numb.
Yu Qingzhou thought to herself that she was still no match for her senior sister.
His senior sister was so wonderful that he would always feel ashamed in her presence.
Lost in thought, the clear, cold voice rang out again.
But it fell softly beside her ear.
His nasal cavity was also enveloped by the scent of plum blossoms, which shouldn't be present in this season.
In an instant, Yu Qingzhou felt as if she were about to drown in that cold fragrance.
"...Junior brother, why are you so hesitant? Is it because you don't trust me, or because you don't trust yourself?"
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