Transmigration! The System Wants Me to Pursue the Abstinent Senior Sister - Chapter 13

Truly worthy of being the male lead, so decisive and ruthless.

Luo Yunhuan swiftly retreated, evading the sharp blade of the sword, but the tea leaves she had meticulously picked were reduced to ashes. The bamboo basket fell to the ground, spilling the fresh, tender tea leaves all over the sandy soil.

Clutching her neck, blood gushed from between her fingers as Luo Yunhuan struggled to step back.

Internally, she cursed her misfortune.

“Damn system, find a way to save me!”

In the world of cultivation, the difference in cultivation levels was like an insurmountable chasm. Without relying on the system’s deus ex machina, her current Qi Refining mid-stage cultivation pathetic as it was stood no chance against the male lead’s early Golden Core stage.

[Host, don’t panic.]

[You’re still within the newbie protection period.]

The system’s tone was leisurely, seemingly unafraid. Hearing this, Luo Yunhuan breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Thank goodness… thank goodness, she was still under newbie protection. That meant no matter how recklessly she acted, she wouldn’t die.

Instantly reinvigorated, Luo Yunhuan prepared to stand up and engage in a war of words, determined to berate the male lead and the female supporting character until they were thoroughly shamed.

Suddenly, a “beep-beep” alert from the system sounded in her ears a sound Luo Yunhuan knew all too well. It only rang when the eldest senior sister was very close to her.

So today was Qin Yiqiu’s patrol day.

An idea sparked in Luo Yunhuan’s mind. She bit the tip of her tongue, the pain spreading through her mind, forcing tears to well up in her eyes.

“I don’t know what I’ve done wrong to deserve this treatment from you, Senior Brother…”

“These tea leaves are wild. Is it too much for me to pick a few?”

Luo Yunhuan’s voice was delicate and tearful, like a fox caught in a trap. Her nose twitched, and she let out soft, whimpering sounds.

Lin Rouyun was dumbfounded, never expecting this girl to be so adept at feigning weakness. Just as she was about to say something, she felt a cold breeze sweep past her back.

“What’s going on here? Bullying a fellow disciple do you even know the rules of our Cloud Sword Mountain Sect?”

A man’s reprimand echoed across the mountain peak. Su Jue frowned in displeasure, only to see the enforcement squad.

But what made his face turn deathly pale wasn’t the enforcement squad he looked down upon, but the sight of Qin Yiqiu.

Clearly, Qin Yiqiu had witnessed the scene as well.

With just one glance, she could recognize the bullied outer sect disciple.

Unconsciously tightening her grip on her waistband, Qin Yiqiu couldn’t understand. Despite doing everything in her power to help this person, why was she still being bullied?

And the bullies were escalating from those outer sect disciples to her own junior brother and sister.

“E-Eldest Senior Sister.”

Lin Rouyun stammered as she watched the eldest senior sister land, ignoring both of them and heading straight to Luo Yunhuan.

“Why are you being bullied again?”

Qin Yiqiu looked at the tea leaves scattered on the ground, feeling somewhat at a loss. Still, she crouched down, reached out, righted the bamboo basket, and began picking out the clean, untainted tender leaves free from blood and dirt.

“I don’t know.”

Tears streamed from Luo Yunhuan’s eyes, each drop fueled by the pain in her tongue, wetting the back of her hand. Her eyelashes were damp, presenting a truly pitiable image of a beauty in tears.

It stirred even the most composed hearts into disarray.

“They said I’m disturbing your path of cultivation, Eldest Senior Sister.”

Luo Yunhuan’s sobs grew louder as she spoke. At first, her crying was an act, but later it was mixed with the grievance of being dragged into this world by the system.

Qin Yiqiu couldn’t help but hold her, her slender fingers gently stroking down the other’s spine as if comforting a frightened kitten.

Even the system was stunned by Luo Yunhuan’s acting skills.

It was simply master-level manipulation!

The pinnacle of white lotus artistry.

Seeing her cry like this, anyone would feel a pang of sympathy. Qin Yiqiu furrowed her brows, suppressing the stirring emotions in her heart.

Instead, she turned to face Su Jue and Lin Rouyun.

Luo Yunhuan wiped away her tears with her fingers, still not fully recovered from her aggrieved state, when the system’s voice echoed in her ears.

[Congratulations, Host! Favorability points increased by 1!]

Not only was the system surprised, but Luo Yunhuan herself was also taken aback. She truly hadn’t expected this previously, she had only been gaining favorability points in increments of zero point something. Suddenly, she received a whole point.

She didn’t know whether to feel touched or confused.

Could it be that the senior sister enjoyed seeing her cry? But that would be too perverted.

Yet, remembering that this book was filled with all sorts of unspeakable and bizarre scenarios, Luo Yunhuan felt a momentary urge to die.

“I’ve told you many times do not bully your fellow disciples just because you are the master’s disciples.”

As Qin Yiqiu spoke, her words seemed to radiate a chilling aura. Both Su Jue and Lin Rouyun broke out in cold sweat. However, Su Jue had always been one to refuse to back down easily.

“Senior Sister, you’ve been bewitched and blinded by this vixen! If this continues and your Dao heart becomes disturbed, no one will be able to bear the consequences. After all the years of arduous cultivation, do you want to see it all go up in flames?”

Su Jue mustered his courage to shout these words.

The next moment, the hilt of a sword struck his cheek hard, leaving his head ringing.

“My affairs have never been for any of you to decide. Bullying a fellow disciple is bullying there are no excuses to justify it.”

Seeing this, Lin Rouyun, afraid that the senior sister might strike her with the sword hilt as well, wisely raised her hand and slapped herself across the face.

The sound was sharp and crisp.

“Since the two of you cannot control your impulsiveness, copy the Heart-Calming Mantra three thousand times. No hiring others to write for you, no using magic you must write it character by character.”

“Remember, you will kneel and write it in the ancestral hall.”

Both of them lowered their heads, not daring to speak. The once clear sky suddenly turned overcast, and a cold, oppressive atmosphere enveloped the surroundings.

Everyone knew that the senior sister was on the verge of losing her temper and rightfully so. After all, her own beloved junior disciples had bullied someone else.

For Qin Yiqiu, this was deeply disappointing and disheartening.

The two were taken away by other members of the disciplinary team, who were tasked with ensuring that the punishment was carried out properly.

Thus, only Qin Yiqiu and Luo Yunhuan remained atop the mountain peak.

“Why do you always end up being bullied?”

Qin Yiqiu continued sorting through the tea leaves, discarding those that were too dirty and selecting fresh ones to replace them.

Luo Yunhuan had intended to pick up the bamboo basket, but the senior sister beat her to it, handing it to her with both hands.

“I don’t know. Maybe it’s because I’m too weak.”

Luo Yunhuan smiled brightly. She truly believed that, though she was reluctant to admit it.

She had thought her senior sister would leave after helping her pick the tea leaves, but instead, the other woman moved to the other side of the tea tree and began picking alongside her.

“Senior Sister, don’t you have patrol duty?”

Luo Yunhuan was inwardly surprised and couldn’t help thinking, These tea leaves are meant to be my gift of gratitude to her. If she picks them herself, what kind of gratitude gift would that be?

“I’ll stay with you a little longer, what if someone bullies you again?”

Qin Yiqiu held a tender tea leaf bud in her hand but couldn’t resist flicking the forehead of the person before her. For some reason, seeing Luo Yunhuan like this made her want to tease her.

“And besides.”

Qin Yiqiu channeled her Emotionless Technique, and a faint blue spiritual light shimmered at her fingertips. The cool pad of her finger brushed against the skin of Luo Yunhuan’s neck, sending a shiver deep into her soul.

Luo Yunhuan stared intently at the woman before her, nearly drawn in by that affectionate and earnest gaze.

“My junior brother’s sword is very sharp. It must have hurt when it grazed you. I’m sorry it’s because of me that you ended up in this trouble.”

As the cool fingertip gently stroked her skin, the wound on her neck healed naturally.