Transmigration! The System Wants Me to Pursue the Abstinent Senior Sister - Chapter 39

Luo Yunhuan seemed not to have expected Qin Yiqiu to react so strongly. She froze for a moment, wondering if she should apologize, but then decided it wasn’t necessary.

Instead, she slowly leaned closer. Her palm brushed against the plush, deep-blue velvet carpet, and she couldn’t help but think that the elder sister’s room could easily rival a luxury hotel in the modern world. This carpet, if placed in the real world, would probably be worth millions its embroidery was exquisite, and it was made from the finest fur.

In the book, Qin Wangyu doted excessively on this adopted daughter, often defending Qin Yiqiu and suppressing the male and female protagonists. After all, the elder sister’s role was merely to add a bit of spice to the protagonists’ relationship. Just imagine if the two were secretly meeting outside and someone happened to patrol nearby, wouldn’t that heighten the thrill and make their hearts race?

Luo Yunhuan had already leaned halfway in when it struck her that Qin Yiqiu, who could corner the male and female protagonists until they were squeezed awkwardly inside a fake mountain, could now be flustered and blushing because of her.

“Is there?” Luo Yunhuan deliberately asked. “Elder Sister, that’s not fair. Back in the ice cave, you were the one who came close to me. Why is it not okay when I take the initiative?”

Her eyes held a faint trace of disappointment, but in truth, she was being utterly unreasonable. In the ice cave, Qin Yiqiu had sought Luo Yunhuan’s consent for every move. If Luo Yunhuan had truly pushed her away forcefully, someone as restrained as Qin Yiqiu would never have insisted a second time.

“I…” Qin Yiqiu was rendered speechless by the pressure.

This was just how honest, straightforward people were, when carrying out sect missions, they could be decisive, cold, and resolute. But when faced with their own tangled, messy emotions, they had no idea where to begin.

“Junior Sister… if you come any closer, I’m afraid I won’t be able to control myself.”

As if steeling her resolve, Qin Yiqiu sat up straight, laying bare the darkness in her heart before Luo Yunhuan.

“So, let’s keep some distance between us. I, I can’t accept this so quickly.”

Qin Yiqiu hurriedly stood up, her heart pounding like a drum. Yet, she had no idea how to soothe this turmoil, so she forced it down, refusing to think or dwell on it, hoping that over time, this desire would fade.

Hadn’t she always dealt with things this way? To cultivate the Path of Emotionlessness, Qin Yiqiu had always forced herself to avoid what she liked until, gradually, the longing diminished.

Even though she couldn’t escape this tribulation with her junior sister, she couldn’t act like a beast right now!

True to her word, Qin Yiqiu remained seated in meditation within the room, using only a single cushion and leaving the entire large bed to Luo Yunhuan.

Luo Yunhuan lay down on the bed, pouting slightly. She had thought she might share the bed with her elder sister and felt a little displeased.

As a Qi Refining stage cultivator, she still needed sleep it was impossible to remain awake indefinitely. Soon, Luo Yunhuan drifted into dreams.

Qin Yiqiu continued her meditation, but her mind was restless and unsettled. If she stayed in the same room with her junior sister any longer, she feared she might succumb to Qi deviation again. In just a few months, Qin Yiqiu had lost count of how many times she had nearly gone berserk. To prevent it from happening again, she opened her eyes and decided to take a walk outside.

But just as she stood up, a knock came at the door.

“Come in.”

Qin Yiqiu’s voice was soft as the door swung open on its own. She saw Su Jue standing under the moonlight, dressed in a white robe, truly resembling an elegant jade tree.

No wonder so many female disciples in the sect admired him.

However, in Qin Yiqiu’s eyes, Su Jue was merely a young and inexperienced junior brother.

“Senior Sister.”

Su Jue lowered his head, his eyes flickering with embarrassment. He had acted too impulsively last time and had come specifically to apologize.

Although he had already copied the Heart-Calming Mantra, if he didn’t sincerely apologize, what kind of person would he be?

“I was wrong before, acting so rashly against a junior sister in the sect. It was unworthy of a righteous cultivator.”

Standing at the doorway, Su Jue poured out all the guilt he had been holding inside, like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

“As long as you understand. Since things didn’t escalate, being able to reflect on it is already good enough.”

Qin Yiqiu nodded. In her eyes, once the punishment was over, there was no need to dwell on it further.

“But I still feel that woman is a threat to you!”

Su Jue was like this stubborn and unwilling to easily let go of his prejudices.

“Shh…”

Seeing her junior brother growing increasingly agitated, Qin Yiqiu raised a slender finger to her rosy lips, her ice-blue eyes blinking.

She then glanced toward the bed in the room. Su Jue seemed to realize something and followed her gaze. He couldn’t see anyone clearly, only a lump under the blue quilt, along with strands of black hair and a pale, delicate ear.

What?

There was someone lying in the senior sister’s bed!

He didn’t need to think to know who it was. Su Jue’s fists clenched. If it were some random man, he would have rushed in and thrown a few punches right then and there.

But he knew it was Luo Yunhuan the woman for whom Qin Yiqiu had punished him and another junior sister.

So, no matter how displeased he felt, he had to restrain himself for now. Qin Yiqiu stepped over the threshold and walked out onto the deck of the flying ship. The night breeze lifted her dark hair, and under the moonlight, she looked breathtakingly beautiful.

“Junior Brother, let’s talk outside.”

Qin Yiqiu didn’t want to disturb Luo Yunhuan inside the room, so she preferred to discuss more sensitive matters outside.

Though Su Jue had no room to object to the senior sister’s suggestion, he nodded and followed her out.

“She won’t threaten me.”

Qin Yiqiu gazed into the dark night sky. Above the clouds, there was no rain, only scattered stars.

“Senior Sister, you can’t say that. Accidents can always happen. You might not be able to resist.”

Su Jue knew the Path of Emotionlessness was difficult to cultivate, but until now, Qin Yiqiu had managed to suppress all worldly desires. That was precisely why he was so worried this emotional tribulation posed a grave danger to the Path of Emotionlessness.

“Even if there is an accident, it’s something I must face myself. There’s no need for you to interfere.”

Qin Yiqiu’s expression was resolute, unwilling to let anyone meddle in her tribulation. After all, the quickest solution others could think of would be to execute Luo Yunhuan.

That was something she could never accept.

Qin Yiqiu didn’t want an innocent person to suffer a tragic death just because she had developed feelings especially not such a kind junior sister. Aside from occasionally teasing her, Luo Yunhuan had no flaws.

She even kept the courtyard tidy and flourishing, filled with blooming flowers and the songs of birds.

“Junior Brother, I hope you will inform the two accompanying elders that no matter who gave you the idea, they should stop.”

“I do not wish for anyone to interfere with my trial of love.”

“But Senior Sister… if you fail, all the cultivation you’ve accumulated over a century will be completely destroyed!”

Qin Yiqiu shook her head.

“Impossible.”

It was just a woman she refused to believe that in just a few short years, this person could captivate her so thoroughly that she would abandon even the Path of Emotionlessness.