Transmigration! The System Wants Me to Pursue the Abstinent Senior Sister - Chapter 17

“Damn system, you little brat, get out here right now!Luo Yunhuan’s roar could rival the legendary roar of the lioness of Hedong (a metaphor for a fierce woman’s shout). Though she was only shouting in her mind, she believed she had made the loudest possible mental commotion. After all, her communication with the system relied entirely on telepathy, so there was no way the damn system hadn’t heard her.

Just as expected.

[Host, I did this for your own good! Your affection points increased by 2!]

[And the punishment was lifted too. If you ask me, you should be thanking me.]

Hearing the system play the victim, Luo Yunhuan finally snapped out of it and checked her affection points. To her surprise, they had indeed reached 4.1.

Though reluctant to admit it, she had to acknowledge that physical contact was an effective way to quickly build intimacy. This tactic worked wonders both in novels and in real life.

“But what good are a few extra affection points?!”

“You pushed me into a pit of fire! What if the senior sister had a terrible temper? My corpse would’ve been cold by yesterday!”

Luo Yunhuan still had no intention of letting the system off the hook so easily. She was ready to give it a piece of her mind and teach this careless system a lesson about prioritizing the host’s safety.

Just then, a pop-up window appeared before her eyes.

[Congratulations, Host! Your affection points have reached 3. You may proceed to the next lottery draw!]

Luo Yunhuan knew this was the damn system’s sneaky trick to distract her. Yet, she fell for it anyway because the lottery was far more important than arguing with the system.

Immediately dropping her quarrel with the damn system, Luo Yunhuan tapped the lottery draw with her index finger, eagerly anticipating what grand prize she might win.

A golden light flashed before her eyes.

Could it be, a legendary golden item? Luo Yunhuan’s heart raced with excitement.

Just as she had guessed, the glow around the item during the draw hinted at its rarity similar to those gacha games she knew.

What appeared before her was a golden manual.

“Four Spirits Heart Technique”

Luo Yunhuan scanned the brush-written characters on the manual. The calligraphy was neat and upright, unlike wild cursive script that would’ve left an uncultured person like her completely baffled.

The manual came with a detailed description that could be viewed with a simple tap.

[Four Spirits Heart Technique: Perfectly suited for someone with a four-spirit root like you. It will double your cultivation efficiency!]

Though it was just a heart technique manual, its effects were impressive enough. Luo Yunhuan couldn’t help but feel delighted it was as if her wishes had been granted.

With her four-spirit root, progressing through cultivation would’ve taken forever. But with this heart technique, she could expect significant improvements much sooner.

She stored the manual in her storage pouch.

After straightening her disheveled collar, Luo Yunhuan was about to get out of bed when she heard the door being pushed open. She immediately froze in place. A moment later, the door swung open, revealing Qin Yiqiu’s slender fingers tightly clutching a tea canister.

She had already consulted others, even seeking advice from an uncle at the Spring Breeze Hall. Yet everyone insisted there was nothing wrong with the tea. Nothing wrong? How could there be nothing wrong?

She was certain her body had started acting up only after drinking the tea. Her previously calm dantian had felt like the calm before a storm.

“Junior Sister, you’re awake.”

The Cloud Sword Mountain Sect was not like some sects that maintained strict hierarchies. As the leader of the righteous path, the Mountain Sect treated all its disciples with a relatively gentle attitude.

The status of a personal disciple came with slightly better treatment, but nothing particularly special.

Thus, even when facing a menial disciple, they would address each other as senior and junior siblings, rather than by name or simply as fellow disciples.

Qin Yiqiu walked to the edge of the bed, sat down, and handed over the tea caddy in her hand.

“Yesterday, both of us were affected by something in this tea caddy. I want to ask you, aside from you, who else has handled this tea?”

Luo Yunhuan felt a bit uneasy inside. If the senior sister were to find out about the Tears of the Enchanting Demon, it would be bad.

Even though it was the system that had done the mischief, the blame would still fall on her.

“Aside from me, there was only one outer sect disciple who roasted the tea.”

Luo Yunhuan wasn’t lying. On the contrary… that outer sect disciple had to process a large number of tea orders every day and simply had no time for such tricks. Moreover, he wouldn’t have known that this tea was meant for the senior sister of the sect.

“I see.”

Qin Yiqiu seemed lost in thought.

Just as Qin Yiqiu was about to stand up, her wrist was grabbed. This was the doing of that damned system it couldn’t be blamed on anyone else.

“What’s wrong?”

Qin Yiqiu didn’t believe Luo Yunhuan was the one behind this, because the other person had also fallen victim, just like her. If she were more unscrupulous, she could have taken advantage of the situation and then killed the other person afterward.

Not only would her Heartless Art advance another level, but she could also sever the red thread of fate spun by the Matchmaker.

The benefits would be too many to count.

But Luo Yunhuan would gain nothing from it, which only proved that someone else was behind this.

Whether it was her master or someone else, Qin Yiqiu didn’t want them interfering. The tribulations of the Heartless Path should be faced alone, not relying on elders.

However, the feeling of having her wrist held.

This was a first.

Since childhood, no one had ever dared to hold her hand like this.

“That person has to roast so much tea every day. I don’t think it could be him.”

“Maybe I accidentally picked some other herb while gathering tea leaves. After all, there are many spiritual herbs and plants on that mountain peak that I don’t recognize.”

Luo Yunhuan felt guilty. This matter had nothing to do with that outer sect disciple who roasted the tea it was purely her own system acting out of line.

“I feel terrible for causing trouble for others and for you, Senior Sister, due to my own carelessness.”

Luo Yunhuan lowered her head.

Her hair covered her eyes, but through the strands, one could see the disappointment in her gaze, along with a deep sense of self-reproach.

“I understand. I won’t investigate this openly, but there’s definitely something wrong with the tea.”

It was impossible for Qin Yiqiu not to investigate. As the one responsible for maintaining discipline within the sect, she couldn’t allow anything unknown to exist, especially something that even she, at the Golden Core stage, couldn’t detect something potent enough to incapacitate her. That was even more alarming.

“I’ll have someone look into it discreetly.”

At this moment, Qin Yiqiu made the first compromise of her life.

Although Luo Yunhuan still wanted to say more, she knew that saying too much would only lead to more mistakes. She could only resign herself to it. After all, the system had said it couldn’t be traced, so it should be fine. If it could be traced, she would have already been doomed long ago.

After their brief conversation, Qin Yiqiu placed the tea caddy on the table nearby, then fixed her gaze on Luo Yunhuan, her fingertips lightly brushing the collar of the other’s robe.

Sure enough, several clear red marks were visible.

“Sorry.”

I should have restrained myself, but my reactions these past few days have been terrible.

“There’s nothing to apologize for.”

Luo Yunhuan shook her head.

After all, she was partly responsible for the tea incident, though securing those 2 points of favorability was quite satisfying.

Qin Yiqiu, however, shook her head with a resolute look in her eyes. She reached out and pressed her palm against Luo Yunhuan’s forehead.

“I have to make it up to you. Tell me, what kind of compensation do you want?”