How Could a Twelve- or Thirteen-Year-Old Girl Be This Sweet? This Good at It?

"You've got some conscience after all. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't let you off!"

Xiao Yi Xian muttered. The disappointment on her face had even been replaced by a hint of secret delight.

She happily began packing her luggage.

By the time she arrived in Shimo City, she had used up anything useful along the way and thrown away nearly everything else.

Only some medicinal herbs remained.

Before long, Xiao Yi Xian had finished packing and left the room.

She glanced at Chen Changxin, who was still eating downstairs, then turned her gaze toward the room next door, a sly glint flashing through her eyes.

"I want to see just what kind of beauty Chen Changxin is hiding in his golden house!"

With that thought, Xiao Yi Xian crept quietly over to Chen Changxin's door.

Creak!

She slowly pushed the door open. Before Xiao Yi Xian could even step inside, she heard a voice as clear as silver bells.

"Big Brother, you're back?!"

Then, Xiao Yi Xian saw a girl dressed in sheer gauze, as delicate as an elf, run barefoot out of the room.

Startled, Xiao Yi Xian hurriedly turned around and shut the door, staring blankly at the girl before her.

Was this for real?!

Were twelve- or thirteen-year-old girls these days all this cute and this mature?

Seeing the girl's lively, pure aura, Xiao Yi Xian even felt somewhat overshadowed.

There was no doubt about it!

The existence of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils gave Qing Lin the Snake People Clan's seductive charm and cold aloofness.

Under normal circumstances, anyone with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils would be a Saintess or a direct disciple of some major faction.

One could see the uniqueness of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils from Heavenly Snake Mansion's stubborn attitude toward Qing Lin in the original work!

Yet Qing Lin was one of the rare exceptions.

Her mother had been captured by the Snake People Clan, and Qing Lin should not have survived in the first place.

But because of the unusual Snake Scales on her body, she had luckily lived. Unaccepted by the Snake People Clan and regarded as an oddity by humans, she had grown up in the slums, living a life where she went hungry one meal and full the next.

That experience had allowed Qing Lin to retain the purest of temperaments, and coupled with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, although she was still young, she was already a rare beauty in the making.

Furthermore, under Chen Changxin's guidance, Qing Lin had cultivated the Mysterious Maiden Heavenly Scripture.

The unique aura around her had been elevated once more, giving her the feeling of rising unstained from mud and washing in clear ripples without becoming seductive.

Spiritually gifted and keen-minded, she seemed untouched by the dust of the mortal world!

Meanwhile, Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body had yet to be effectively controlled. It was only natural that, when facing Qing Lin, she would feel a trace of inferiority.

"Y-you're Qing Lin, right?"

Xiao Yi Xian swallowed, lightly biting her pearly teeth as she stared absentmindedly.

"Mhm~"

"You're... Sister Xiao Yi Xian, right?" Upon seeing Xiao Yi Xian in the room, Qing Lin thought for a moment before saying it.

"You know me?" Xiao Yi Xian found it hard to believe. She had never met the other girl before.

Could it be that she had been discovered while peeking last night?!

"..."

The moment she imagined that scene, Xiao Yi Xian blushed all the way to her ears. She stood there awkwardly, her toes practically able to dig out a three-bedroom apartment.

This was way too embarrassing~

"Big Brother mentioned you to me. He said there was a pretty older sister living next door."

Qing Lin curiously stuck out her tongue at Xiao Yi Xian. "I was just guessing!"

Just guessing?

Good thing she hadn't blurted it out just now.

Otherwise, that would have been far too embarrassing.

Phew—

Xiao Yi Xian took a deep breath. Looking at the elf-like girl before her, a cunning gleam flashed through her eyes as she said, "Little girl, Changxin and I are going traveling. He asked me to help him pack some clothes."

It was obvious that Qing Lin thought rather highly of that bastard.

The more that was the case, the more Xiao Yi Xian looked forward to it.

She could already imagine the look of disappointment on the other party's face if she found out Chen Changxin had gone traveling without taking her along.

A little girl?!

She was barely old enough, yet already competing with her big sister for a man. She still had a lot to learn~

"Oh." Qing Lin nodded, then turned to look at the room. "But Big Brother took all his clothes with him."

"Huh?!"

Xiao Yi Xian stared blankly at Qing Lin's unruffled expression. "Little girl, aren't you curious where I'm taking your Big Brother to travel?"

"Qing Lin isn't curious!"

"Big Brother said he was going to do something dangerous. He told Qing Lin to cultivate properly here and wait for him to come back."

"Qing Lin just needs to wait here." Qing Lin smiled brightly, as though nothing in the world could move her.

"..."

What the hell?!

This Chen Changxin was really good at brainwashing people!

No wonder he had always been so cold toward her. Who would have thought that a little girl of twelve or thirteen could be this sweet?

This capable?

And this understanding?

For no reason at all, a trace of disappointment surfaced in Xiao Yi Xian's heart. She gave a bitter smile. "You really have a good attitude!"

"What is an attitude?" Qing Lin looked at Xiao Yi Xian curiously.

"Huh?!"

"An attitude... how should I put it? It means... being able to take things in stride, I suppose." Xiao Yi Xian answered guiltily.

"Oh, Big Brother also said Qing Lin was very cheerful."

Qing Lin nodded as though she half understood. "By the way, Sister, can Qing Lin ask you for something?"

"Ask me? What is it?!" Xiao Yi Xian asked curiously.

"Qing Lin wants to ask Sister to help take care of Big Brother when you go out with him. After all, Big Brother is Qing Lin's most, most, most important person!"

Qing Lin spoke with a sincere expression.

"..."

Xiao Yi Xian was utterly dumbfounded. If she hadn't known Chen Changxin, she would absolutely have believed he was a good person!

But that guy...

He was nothing but a shameless bastard!

There were over a hundred women on his mind. Would he even need anyone to take care of him?

"This young lady..." Xiao Yi Xian had just wanted to refuse, but when she saw the expectant look in Qing Lin's eyes, she gritted her teeth. "Don't worry. I'll give him some 'special care.'"

"Mm, thank you, Big Sister." Hearing Xiao Yi Xian's words, Qing Lin nodded happily.

Then she ran over to Xiao Yi Xian, took her hand, and said, "Sister, let's eat together. Big Brother had someone send over so much food that Qing Lin can't finish it all by herself."

"That wouldn't be appropriate..." Xiao Yi Xian had just wanted to refuse.

But then she remembered that she was about to leave Shimo City with Chen Changxin. She couldn't exactly set off on the road hungry.

So she followed Qing Lin into the room and sat at the table to eat with her.

After eating for a while, Xiao Yi Xian prepared to get up and take her leave.

After all, Chen Changxin still didn't know she had come to his room.

She didn't want Chen Changxin to catch her doing anything he could use against her.

Otherwise, who knew how that bastard would make things difficult for her?

"Big Sister, why aren't you eating anymore?" Qing Lin asked Xiao Yi Xian.

"I'm not hungry. You eat by yourself. I'll see whether there are any of Chen Changxin's belongings in the room that need packing up." Xiao Yi Xian had originally intended to leave directly.

But Chen Changxin's room seemed to possess some kind of magic, drawing her in.