After kissing the Eldest Senior Brother who she'd long yearned for, Chu Youwei bit her lips, then shyly retreated into a corner like a child who'd done something wrong.
"Eldest Senior Brother....I'm sorry."
She pouted slightly, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
"Shut up! You little brat...."
Lin Xiao was about to bring out the villain's aura, and scold her harshly.
But when he saw her pitiful look, he softened and swallowed back his words.
He had no choice.
Lin Xiao was just too... soft-hearted after all.
Indeed.
During the many years he'd been in this strange world, he'd observed, through Photo Stones, the growth of his Junior Sisters from every angle.
He had witnessed Little Junior Sister Lu Yingying going from a girl scared to tears by giant Spiritual Beasts, to at last becoming a highly accomplished Beastmaster who could control Core Formation Stage Spiritual Beasts.
He'd also seen Third Junior Sister Chu Youwei transform from a frail Lin Daiyu-like little girl, to a "Fairy Qinwei" who proudly represented the Divine Phoenix Peak, and whose fame shook the entire Qinglan Sect after winning three consecutive music and sword competition.
He also witnessed his Second Junior Sister Guo Yourong, who had climbed out from a mountain of corpses and who was tormented by childhood nightmares, wash away the past and grow into the top Sword Cultivator among the younger generation of Qinglan Sect. Both her battle achievements and chest size were equally impressive!
To put it bluntly.
Considering that he, the Eldest Senior Brother, was a slacker, and that Master Xiao Hongling often traveled about, ignoring the sect's affairs.....
If it weren't for these excellent Junior Sisters, the thousand-year-old reputation of Divine Phoenix Peak would have been ruined long ago!
People are not grass or trees.
After living side by side for more than a decade, knowing and understanding each other.
Ignoring his villainous disguise, Lin Xiao had long regarded these three Junior Sisters as his own little sisters at heart!
"Over the years, I've indeed done a lot for my Junior Sisters, while on the surface playing the role of the villainous Senior Brother."
"Weiwei just mentioned that I was very good to her, so I fear not...."
"She noticed all of these things!?"
A shocking thought flashed through Lin Xiao's mind!
This was the fourth possible reason he had come up with for the changes in the characters of his Junior Sisters!
"Forget it, I'll confront her tonight and find out the truth!"
Lin Xiao cleared his throat, looked coldly at the girl in front of him, and said solemnly: "Alright, Third Junior Sister, you were disrespectful to your Senior Brother just now...I will let it go this time!"
"Next, I'll ask you three questions, you must answer them truthfully! Understand?"
Upon hearing these words, Chu Youwei looked up at her Senior Brother, her expression regained its usual elegance and calmness, she nodded: "Please, ask, Eldest Senior Brother."
"First question."
Lin Xiao got straight to the point: "Before the Princely Heir Ye Chen of Beichuan Kingdom visited, have you… ever met him?"
"I..."
Hearing this question, Chu Youwei trembled slightly, seeming somewhat nervous, and bit her lip: "Weiwei...I haven't met him yet!"
`Eldest Senior Brother just asked if I have seen Ye Chen, but I only know about him from the script in my mind. I indeed haven't met him yet!'
`So, technically I didn't lie to Master… yes, that's it.'
She reassured herself in her mind.
"I see."
Lin Xiao was lost in thought, his expression becoming more solemn.
He knew his Third Junior Sister's character too well - she never lied.
So, if she said she hadn't seen Ye Chen, it must be true.
"But things don't add up. This afternoon at the disciple initiation ceremony, when Ye Chen provoked me, Third Junior Sister stood up for me. When she looked at Ye Chen, her eyes were undoubtedly filled with hatred…"
"You know, the intention to stab someone in the eyes is something that you can never hide!"
Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows, and asked: "Eldest Senior Brother asks you again, what's your impression about Ye Chen after seeing him today?"
"I..."
Chu Youwei was stunned for a moment, then the tenderness in her eyes suddenly turned ice-cold!
It was as if a deadly sword was hidden within, only stopping when it saw blood!
"Replying to Eldest Senior Brother, even though Weiwei doesn't know him personally, upon seeing him today, I felt utter disdain for his conduct and character. I wish to...."
Speaking to this point, there was stronger hatred in her eyes, but she finally held back her words: "Eldest Senior Brother, you should ask Weiwei the third question. I… don't feel like evaluating some insignificant people."
She tried to keep her expression calm and indifferent.
But Lin Xiao was alert!
The look she had just now...she probably knew of Ye Chen's true face!
Considering Ye Chen's character depicted in the original manuscript, who was a flirt at every woman's sight, it would be nothing too much for him to be killed a million times if any of the female characters in Qinglan Sect knew about it!
Unfortunately, in the more than 2 million words that Lin Xiao had read, these female characters didn't know that during the Eight Great Demon Sects' attack on Qinglan Sect, Ye Chen carrying the Qinglan sword technique, was still flirting with his foster sister Ye Xuan'er!
Moreover, on his way back to the mountain, he encountered the Saintess of Nanzhao Kingdom, who was yet another fling interest, thus delaying his return. This resulted in the catastrophe that befell Qinglan Sect.
"Since Third Junior Sister has never seen Ye Chen before…"
"Then why would she show so much killing intent towards Ye Chen?"
Lin Xiao was completely puzzled, and after a moment's reflection, a bright idea came to him, offering a perfect solution!
His handsome eyes flickered, and he said mysteriously:
"Third Junior Sister, would you like to do Eldest Senior Brother a favor?"
"I want you to go to Tiandang Peak and set a trap for Ye Chen, to help your Senior Brother vent some anger. Of course, if you don't want to, that's fine too!"
He said it gently, intending to gauge her reaction.
However, what he did not expect was...
"Anything that Eldest Senior Brother entrusts to me, Weiwei will certainly do her best!"
Chu Youwei's gentle and beautiful face showed a bit of zeal, her eyes glowing brightly, as she replied: "Eldest Senior Brother, do you want Weiwei to help you kill him? When should we start? Tonight? Do you need his whole body preserved?"
Lin Xiao: ....