I Stepped on a Bug, and the System Says I Slayed a Dragon?-Chapter 131: Li Qinghe: Sister Zixuan, Let’s Stick to Our Respective Seniority

Chapter 131: Chapter 131: Li Qinghe: Sister Zixuan, Let’s Stick to Our Respective Seniority

"Sister Qinghe!"

Li Zixuan’s voice rang out.

Hearing her, Li Qinghe, who was walking over, had her expression change in an instant. She was so embarrassed she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

’It’s over! How did Zixuan recognize me?!’

’How did my cover get blown?’

’This shouldn’t be happening!’

At that thought, Li Qinghe quickly raised a book to hide her face, her neck flushing red. She turned to walk away, trying to escape Li Zixuan’s line of sight.

After all.

She had sworn, boasting to her in that private room.

That she would definitely take the Sword God as her master and become fellow disciples with Zixuan.

But now, her plan had completely backfired.

Instead, Zixuan had moved up a generation, becoming her own "Junior Martial Aunt"!

’This is beyond humiliating!’

The more Li Qinghe thought about it, the more mortified she became. She quickened her pace, desperate to leave Area 1.

"Wait, Sister Qinghe! Don’t go!"

Seeing this, Li Zixuan watched her turn around and became even more certain of her suspicion. She quickly stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, and said:

"You are Sister Qinghe!"

"No, I..."

Li Qinghe was held fast, the tips of her ears burning red with shame. She wanted to pull free, but it was no use.

Finally, at an impasse and seeing no way to escape, she could only turn back helplessly. Brushing a strand of hair from her ear, she said, "Zixuan..."

At that moment.

The two cousins finally acknowledged each other in the hall.

"It really is you!?"

Li Zixuan’s pupils contracted. Shocked, she quickly let go and covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes widening. "What are you doing here?"

Li Qinghe should have been at the luxurious hotel her family had arranged, or somewhere else entirely!

But now.

Li Qinghe was dressed plainly in a light green work uniform. It looked like she had been working at the hall for some time!

And she was doing odd jobs in their own family’s library, no less!

"Why is this happening?"

Li Zixuan took a step back, completely baffled. ’Does Sister Qinghe have some kind of hobby I don’t know about?’

Just then, Qin Yang walked up. Enjoying the expressions on their faces, he feigned surprise and twisted the knife. "Oh? You two know each other?"

The moment he spoke.

"You!"

Li Qinghe looked up at Qin Yang, the blush from her ears spreading across her entire face. She was so furious and flustered she felt like steam was about to come out of her ears.

’He’s doing this on purpose!’

’That Qin guy is definitely doing this on purpose!’

’He knew I was behind the bookshelf the whole time, and he’s still teasing me like this!’

’Unbelievable!’

The smooth saxophone music drifted through the hall as the three of them stood frozen, the situation instantly descending into an awkward stalemate.

After a long silence.

"Senior Brother... this is my cousin, Li Qinghe."

Li Zixuan looked at Li Qinghe, then back at the smiling Qin Yang, and asked with a complicated expression, "When did you take her as your disciple?"

The situation was too chaotic; she couldn’t make sense of it at all.

Out of nowhere, her Senior Brother had suddenly taken a disciple, and she herself had moved up a generation, becoming her own cousin’s "Junior Martial Aunt."

Besides.

Based on their conversation at the cafe before.

Shouldn’t Sister Qinghe have been at odds with Senior Brother? How did they end up... What on earth happened in between?

Why would she take Qin Yang as her master!?

Li Zixuan scratched her head, completely perplexed. She turned to look at Li Qinghe, feeling like she had missed a lot.

"Oh, so you all know each other. That makes things easier."

Seeing this, Qin Yang smiled, grabbed Li Qinghe by the shoulder, and pulled her next to him. "Come, Junior Sister," he said leisurely. "Let me introduce you. This is the disciple I just accepted."

"I..."

Li Qinghe was speechless. Looking at Li Zixuan, she stammered, "You... you have to let me explain, Zixuan. It’s not what you think..."

However, before she could finish, Qin Yang spoke up again:

"You don’t know, Junior Sister, but when Qinghe asked to become my disciple, she even cried. Such genuine emotion, so sincere... Tsk tsk, as your Senior Brother, I just couldn’t bear to refuse."

Hearing this.

Li Zixuan was even more shocked!

"Sister Qinghe actually cried?!"

You have to understand.

In her memory, Li Qinghe had always been a tomboy growing up. The number of times she’d shed tears could be counted on one hand.

But now she had cried while begging to be taken as a disciple?!

"I—it’s not... It’s really not what you think, Zixuan!"

Li Qinghe twisted her body, immediately breaking free from Qin Yang’s arm, then turned to glare at him.

"Why are you looking at your master like that?"

Seeing this, Qin Yang continued to tease, "Just be honest. Did you cry or not!"

"I..."

Li Qinghe was at a loss for words.

’I did cry back then, but it wasn’t because I wanted him as my master!’

’Now Qin Yang is just making things worse. Zixuan is buying all of it. If this continues, I won’t be able to clear my name even if I jump into the Yellow River!’

At this thought.

Li Qinghe grabbed Li Zixuan’s hand and quickly walked toward a corner.

"Come on, Zixuan, let’s go to the corner. I’ll explain everything clearly."

"Oh, okay."

Li Zixuan nodded dumbly and followed Li Qinghe toward the bookshelves in Area 2.

...

「A moment later.」

"Okay, this spot is good. We should be far enough away from that bad man now."

Li Qinghe leaned against a bookshelf, glancing back at Qin Yang. Seeing that he hadn’t followed, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

’As long as I can get away from that Qin guy, everything will be fine.’

’If I stay near him, he’ll make things sound a hundred times worse!’

"Sister Qinghe, you have to explain this to me."

Li Zixuan frowned, hugging the ancient book on the Sword Dao. "You weren’t like this before," she said, confused. "You clearly hated Senior Brother..."

"Let me explain, Zixuan. It’s not what you think." Li Qinghe shook her head, trying to figure out how to spin the story. "It’s a long story..."

"Did you really cry when you asked him to be your master?"

Li Zixuan couldn’t help but ask. Then she reached out and hooked her pinky with Li Qinghe’s. "Pinky promise. You can’t lie to me, Sister Qinghe!"

"..."

Li Qinghe silently covered her face. Speechless for a long moment, she sighed and said, "I cried... but not for the reason you think."

What happened that night was too humiliating for her to talk about. And with Qin Yang deliberately leading the conversation just now, the truth had been completely twisted.

"So it’s true!"

Li Zixuan stared at Li Qinghe, noticing her hesitation. A sense of alarm suddenly rose in her heart, along with a strange feeling of crisis.

’Didn’t you tell me to stay away from Senior Brother?’

’But after telling me to stay away...’

’You secretly took him as your master yourself?’

’Why?’

’Are you even trying to poach from your own cousin?!’

Confused, Li Zixuan wanted to press for more, but Li Qinghe said, "Zixuan, just drop it. This is just part of my plan."

"In any case, let’s just stick to our own forms of address..."

"Oh..."

Seeing that Li Qinghe didn’t want to talk, Li Zixuan gave a subtle nod and tactfully dropped the subject.

But this only made her even more curious about the whole affair.

’How could her proud and arrogant cousin take my Senior Brother as her master?’

And.

’She even cried while begging him to take her as a disciple?!’

At this thought, Li Zixuan looked at Qin Yang, and the admiration in her eyes grew even stronger.

’My Senior Brother is amazing!’