"Don't be nervous, your brother doesn't mean to blame you," Lin Xiao said again to Lin Qixia.
"I just think that kid is pretty good. I'm just curious... who exactly is he? Is he your senior brother? Is he the disciple of that master you apprenticed under before? Or... is he that master himself?"
"Uh..." Lin Qixia was both amused and exasperated as he talked more and more outrageous.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xiao has such a vivid imagination.
She scratched her head, racking her brains, and finally compromised by nodding in agreement with his guess, "Yes! Big brother, you guessed right! He is my senior brother. My master was worried about me, so he sent him down the mountain to protect me."
Lin Xiao gave her a perfect reason, so she simply took advantage of the situation and used it directly.
Lin Xiao nodded, seemingly lost in thought: "I see."
As expected, his judgment was correct. Even without leaving home, he knew that the world had become increasingly chaotic in recent years.
His second sister, a woman, has repeatedly gone up the mountain alone without incident, which seems to be thanks to the boy sent by that master.
"What do you think of him?" Lin Xiao asked her again.
Lin Qixia looked puzzled. "Huh?" She couldn't understand why Lin Xiao was asking her so many questions.
Lin Xiao said, "I think that since he can protect you like this, he must be a good person."
"She's a good match for you too."
"Cough cough cough..." Lin Qixia almost choked on her own saliva when she heard Lin Xiao's words.
She looked at Lin Xiao in shock, "Big brother, what are you thinking?"
I never expected that my older brother would actually try to set her up with Huo Yanqing.
"What's wrong with that? You don't need to be embarrassed!" Lin Xiao thought for a moment and then earnestly explained to her, "Even if my leg can be healed, I can't take care of you for the rest of my life."
“You’re almost of marriageable age, you should start thinking about this.”
Lin Qixia was a little troubled by what he said. After hesitating for a moment, she replied, "Alright, brother, he's just responsible for protecting me. I don't have any other feelings for him. Please don't bring this up again."
She didn't want to complicate her relationship with Huo Yanqing too much.
After all, it was already difficult enough to simply change the tragic fate of herself and the Lin family as villains.
"I see, alright then." Lin Xiao gave up after hearing her say that.
But his expression still held a hint of regret: "What a pity, such a responsible young man, he would have been a perfect match for you, Second Sister."
"Stop joking, big brother." Lin Qixia laughed awkwardly, slung her medicine box over her shoulder, and fled in a hurry: "You get some rest, I'm going out to work."
Lin Xiao waved his hand and said no more.
Lin Qixia stepped out of Lin Xiao's room and breathed a long sigh of relief.
In any case, it's a good thing that my older brother knows. At least I won't have to worry about Huo Yanqing's existence anymore, which would make him intolerable.
As for my sister-in-law, she's easy to talk to, given her personality.
"Alright! Go ask your sister-in-law for some ropes to make exercise equipment!" Lin Qixia said, turning and leaving.
Not far away, in a corner outside the west wing, Huo Yanqing was standing there.
At this moment, he was terrifyingly gloomy.
Clearly, he had overheard Lin Qixia and Lin Xiao's conversation.
In fact, he deliberately let Lin Xiao notice his presence, simply because he didn't want to experience Lin Qixia's happy life with others from the shadows every day anymore.
But no one expected that Lin Xiao would make such a suggestion.
But Lin Qixia's attitude was completely different when faced with her older brother's suggestion...
He didn't know why he was unhappy about it.
Huo Yanqing stood there, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
...
[Warning! Huo Yanqing's corruption level has risen sharply, now reaching 105%!]
Lin Qixia was talking to He Zhilan, who was telling her where the rope was.
The sudden appearance of this system notification in her mind made her expression freeze.
What's wrong with Huo Yanqing? His level of darkness has suddenly skyrocketed!
"What's wrong, Xia'er?" He Zhilan asked her.
Lin Qixia scratched her head, "It's nothing, thank you sister-in-law, I'm going back to find a rope."
With that, Lin Qixia turned and left.
She walked quickly, pondering what had caused Huo Yanqing's sudden surge in his dark side.
Only after returning to the courtyard and reaching a secluded corner did she whisper to Huo Yanqing, "Huo Yanqing! Come out here!"
Not long after, Huo Yanqing appeared in front of her.
At this moment, his demeanor was as somber as a wilted eggplant.
Lin Qixia didn't care, and instead asked him with a slightly annoyed frown, "When I was in the west wing, were you eavesdropping on my conversation with my elder brother?"
Aside from this, Lin Qixia couldn't guess that there was any other reason why the other party could suddenly increase his dark side value.
He must have gotten angry because she lied to her older brother about him being her senior brother.
"I..." Huo Yanqing opened his mouth.
The next second, Lin Qixia interrupted him: "You don't need to make excuses! I knew you were always hiding and eavesdropping!"
"Why don't you just stick close to me all day? That way, I won't have to sneak around eavesdropping!"
After scolding the other party, Lin Qixia calmed down and looked at Huo Yanqing cautiously, worried that Huo Yanqing's dark side would continue to rise.
At that moment, the boy's eyes regained their light, and he looked up and stared straight at her: "Okay."
[Huo Yanqing's corruption level has dropped to 95%!]
[The host has been rewarded with 520 gold coins; current account balance: 830 gold coins!]
Lin Qixia's mind was a bit confused: "...What did you say?"
She asked the boy another question.
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