Your Senior Sister Isn't Human

The room was very dark and well-sealed; it was daytime outside, but inside it was barely visible.

This is a room in the Qianhua Pavilion headquarters specifically used to display top-tier products. There is a powerful light source on the ceiling that shoots down cone-shaped beams of light onto the products, drawing everyone's attention.

At this moment, the girl standing quietly in the center of the stage was bathed in light, as if she had become one with the light. The familiar Rabbit Mask was sacred and could not be looked at directly.

But clearly, before she lifted her veil, her demeanor was like that of an exhibit open to all.

Qianhua Venerable adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, his expression somewhat unpleasant, but he still spoke to calm everyone down:

"Please be patient, everyone. Wangshu Fairy still needs to remove her mask..."

Everyone understood immediately, but wondered if this was unnecessary—who wears both a mask and a veil?

"Qianhua Venerable, I'm sorry, I don't want to pick it anymore."

Wangshu looked at Qianhua Venerable, her clear blue eyes filled with unwavering determination.

This surprised even Qianhua Venerable. "Wangshu Fairy is joking. Is there some difficulty? If you're not ready today, then tomorrow, or the day after... we can wait for you."

Although these painters each possessed their own integrity, it was hard to say what could have brought them together to create a painting for this occasion. But since they were already there, none of them wanted to miss this moment that everyone was eagerly anticipating. To witness firsthand what it would be like for Wangshu Fairy to remove her mask, waiting a few more days was no problem.

"Wangshu Fairy need not feel pressured, we can all wait."

Xu Yan put down her paintbrush and said kindly.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

These people all entered the Dao through painting. The more exquisite their paintings, the further they could advance in the art. Naturally, they were unwilling to miss the opportunity for Wangshu Fairy to reveal her true form.

Wangshu suddenly turned around and looked around at the people surrounding her. She met their eyes one by one, which made the painters feel flattered.

"I still can't get used to it..."

All of them were cultivators with sharp ears and eyes, so they heard the girl's murmurs again, and were all somewhat puzzled.

Little did they know that Wangshu disliked the attention that others were giving her from the very beginning.

While sitting there, the anxiety from both the outside world and her own mind made her feel like she was sitting on pins and needles.

Every child who makes a mistake will have moments of regret. She wanted a face to show to her junior classmates, not to them, so why should she show it to them?

After Little Flower brought back her junior brother's evaluation, she suddenly realized that she couldn't continue making mistakes.

"No need to wait, I won't pick it."

Upon hearing this, the painters' expressions changed, and Qianhua Venerable frowned deeply.

"Wangshu Fairy, everyone is waiting. It's not right for you to suddenly go back on your word and disappoint everyone."

Qianhua Venerable never imagined that the reason he had gone to such lengths to invite this group of proud and arrogant painters was to capture this moment from every angle.

But this innocent Wangshu Fairy suddenly changed her mind! How could she save face? She had sworn that Wangshu Fairy would definitely take off her mask!

"Sorry."

Wangshu knew that one couldn't go back on their word, "But you promised me you would make my junior brother like it. If he doesn't like it, then I don't want it."

"Is this something you can just take when you want and not take when you don't?!"

Qianhua Venerable spoke with anger, her elegant hairstyle and Black Gold Qipao exuding a powerful aura.

"This is my face; Qianhua Venerable allowed them to paint it like this."

Wangshu presented her proposed compensation plan.

"But they came here specifically to have you show your face! If you don't show your face, why doesn't the Venerable One personally take the stage?"

What Qianhua Venerable said is true. She is also a well-established Fairy with a long-standing reputation. In terms of influence alone, Wangshu Fairy, who does not show her face, cannot compare with her.

But as the head of a pavilion, how could she possibly condescend to do such a thing?

"But this is my face. You didn't help me, but I'm still willing to make it up to you. How can you not appreciate it?"

Wangshu's tone was innocent, as if she were genuinely confused.

Upon hearing this, the onlookers all looked doubtful, some not understanding what the two were saying.

Has the Wangshu Fairy gone mad? Who uses a mask as their own face?

They understood that some kind of deal must have happened between the two, and that the deal had failed. But they didn't understand how simply removing a mask could be related to 'wanting or not wanting' something.

Sensing the strange looks on everyone's faces, Qianhua Venerable exhaled a soft breath.

She realized that this Rabbit Mask was not the previous mask at all, but rather the transformed form of Thousand-Faced Leopard! That's why Wangshu said that this was her face after she lifted her veil!

However, Qianhua Venerable couldn't understand how Wangshu Fairy could make Thousand-Faced Leopard change shape on its own, since he himself had to knead it like clay for a long time.

Qianhua Venerable was secretly annoyed. He had acted rashly in a moment of anger and confronted a junior in public. If he continued, people would inevitably guess what was going on.

Although she wanted to use the fact that Wangshu Fairy, Goddess, associated with evil spirits as leverage to blackmail her, she did not want to expose that she herself was also involved with evil spirits.

Just then, a noise came from outside the door.

"Young Master You, you cannot go in!"

"Get out of the way!"

Upon hearing this, Wangshu's blue eyes lit up. It was her junior brother! She made a move to rush out of the encirclement to greet You Su at the door.

Qianhua Venerable stepped forward and stood in front of her.

The crowd was somewhat confused about how things were unfolding, and all looked towards Qianhua Venerable.

The commotion outside the door continued unabated, and Qianhua Venerable felt as if his heart was on fire.

"Distinguished guests, a few unexpected events have occurred. Please allow me to handle them first. Please return to your rooms to rest. If you wish, you are welcome to browse around the Qianhua Pavilion. If you see any clothes you like, please just tell the maid."

Qianhua Venerable smiled, having no other choice but to resort to this delaying tactic.

The artists exchanged glances, knowing something was amiss, but they had no choice but to get up and take their leave.

"Qianhua Venerable!"

A furious shout suddenly rang out, and at the same time the doorway suddenly opened, letting in a large amount of light, casting a long shadow on the ground.

Everyone looked closely and saw that the person blocking the doorway was a young boy.

His left hand hung limply as if dislocated, his clothes were torn and ripped, and he reeked of blood.

"This..."

The group exchanged bewildered glances, unable to comprehend how they could possibly encounter such a young man at the headquarters of the Qianhua Pavilion.

This young man is handsome and has a tall, upright figure. Could he be... a male concubine kept here by Qianhua Venerable, to be abused and played with at will?

One of the female painters suddenly exclaimed, her eyes gleaming, "It's You Su! You Su from Lotus Peak!"

You Su's face was well-known in Henggao City, and everyone was even more surprised when they recognized him.

"Young Master You, you've arrived."

Qianhua Venerable responded with a faint smile, remaining calm as always.

"It seems Young Master You has urgent business with me. Distinguished guests, please go and rest."

After he finished speaking, the maids outside filed in and led these renowned painters out one by one.

Although everyone wanted to continue watching the excitement, they didn't dare to act recklessly on Qianhua Venerable's territory, since the most powerful among the ten hadn't even reached the Void Realm.

As the door closed again, only the three people facing off remained in the dimly lit room.

Wangshu glared angrily at Qianhua Venerable's graceful back before jogging over to You Su's side.

Looking at the bloody marks all over You Su's body from being strangled, and her left hand that was almost necrotic, the girl's blue eyes were filled with self-reproach.

"Junior brother, I'm sorry..."

I'll teach you a lesson later.

You Su spoke in a serious tone, Wangshu gave a soft "oh" before standing to the side of You Su with her head bowed, like a girl who had angered her parents and could only obediently await punishment.

You Su used her remaining right hand to take something out of her bosom—it was the Rabbit Mask that Little Flower had brought, which was originally her senior sister's. She then handed it over.

Wangshu obediently accepted it, her eyes blinking, looking pitiful.

Qianhua Venerable looked at the two of them, his expression remaining impassive:

"Young Master You has quite the courage to break free from your restraints at the cost of losing an arm. It seems you're also eager to witness the moment your senior sister removes her mask."

"It really was you!"

Wangshu turned around and glared angrily at Qianhua Venerable. In an instant, she took out her treasured sword from her Universe Bag and was about to draw it against him.

You Su stopped her hand. The other party was Void Glimpse Venerable, and a violent conflict was clearly not advisable. Moreover, there were many prominent figures in the pavilion at this time, and making too much of a scene could easily lead to an uncontrollable situation.

"I really don't understand. Don't you want your senior sister to have a stunningly beautiful face? Why are you reacting so strongly?"

Qianhua Venerable glanced at the boy covered in marks from the ropes, his expression puzzled.

"You know very well what you want to do with my senior sister. Once this mask is taken off, it can never be put back on."

"Aren't you thinking too badly of me?" Qianhua Venerable crossed her arms over her chest, making her ample figure appear even fuller, and her tone was somewhat aggrieved.

Despite his injuries, You Su shook his head with a smile:

"You're bad, worse than I thought."

"That's right, you're the bad guy."

Wangshu saw that even his trusted junior brother said the same thing, he quickly and confidently echoed him.

"Every year, my Qianhua Pavilion pays a large tax to the sacred mountain to support the work of warding off evil spirits along the coastline; I also donate many clothes to impoverished cities, and they all call me a great philanthropist, yet you say I am a bad person?"

"Those who do good deeds are not necessarily good people, and those who do bad deeds are not necessarily bad people. People are very complex; sometimes they are good, and sometimes they are bad. Qianhua Venerable should understand this as well."

You Su's words left Wangshu bewildered; she couldn't quite grasp the profound meaning, yet she still firmly stood in front of You Su, protecting her.

"I just want to fulfill your senior sister's wish and incidentally let your Bihua Pavilion go. The only price is for your senior sister to show her face. Aren't you being a bit ungrateful?"

Qianhua Venerable narrowed his eyes, carefully observing You Su's expression.

She was eager to see if the blind man was just bluffing.

"As you said, you have many ways to bring down Bihua Pavilion. Qianhua Pavilion has suppressed other clothing stores for hundreds of years, and it can suppress Bihua Pavilion just as well. But you did not use normal methods, but instead chose to turn my senior sister against me."

To conceal your malicious intentions, you feign generosity, as if you're willing to let Bihua Pavilion off the hook. Yet, you severely punished even the maid who led me a few extra steps. How could someone like that truly forgive Bihua Pavilion? It's utterly hypocritical and laughable.

You Su didn't say the whole thing, because he knew that it was unnecessary to say everything.

Right now, it seems like they're just letting Senior Sister make an appearance to boost Qianhua Pavilion's popularity. But once Senior Sister is truly tied to the Qianhua Pavilion and Qianhua Pavilion is at its peak, if they then impose commercial sanctions on the Bihua Pavilion, will everyone in the Bihua Pavilion have their dreams shattered? Will they blame Senior Sister or thank her?

If the innocent senior sister is forced into such a situation, her pure heart will likely not be able to withstand the pain. In that case, Qianhua Venerable could use his evil face to blackmail her and control her to do more for him, with unimaginable consequences.

Even Wangshu Fairy sensed something amiss and coldly said:

"I knew it! Why did you choose me over my junior brother? He's clearly the most powerful in the Bihua Pavilion, while I'm just a nobody."

"That woman wanted to drag you into this, so she should naturally bear the risks. My target from the beginning has never been you, but Bihua Venerable."

Qianhua Venerable did not deny it any further. She was indeed a vengeful person. Her goal was to destroy Bihua Pavilion and then the team. Wangshu Fairy was the easiest pawn to control.

You Su sighed, wondering what had happened between these two top female cultivators to cause such deep hatred.

"I used to wonder if the higher-ups at the Qianhua Pavilion were idiots? Even if they wanted to punish Bihua Pavilion, why use such an arrogant and despicable method as kicking someone out of the banquet to degrade Bihua Pavilion's stockings to dust? Now it seems that the higher-ups at the Qianhua Pavilion aren't stupid, they're just really that arrogant and despicable."

"Your senior sister has a pure heart, and you have pure eyes; you are truly a perfect match."

Qianhua Venerable remained unperturbed and continued to smile.

"But you don't need to accuse me, because you're just as hypocritical. I don't believe you can remain completely unmoved by your senior sister's face. How about this, I can Heavenly Dao Oath that I will never take any further action against your senior sister or Bihua Pavilion. You can sell your stockings in peace, and your senior sister only needs to use that face as a model for my Qianhua Pavilion."

The Heavenly Dao Oath is the most convincing oath that a cultivator with exceptional skill can make, and it should not be made lightly. If violated, it will inevitably incur the wrath of Heavenly Dao.

On the surface, what Qianhua Venerable said was indeed the most reasonable solution, but You Su still shook his head:

"Qianhua Venerable, please don't judge a gentleman by your own petty standards."

"That's because you've never seen other people's faces! You have no idea how beautiful they are!"

Qianhua Venerable seemed to have been struck by a sore spot, and his tone finally softened, "That's a face that combines the features of your junior sister, your master, and that woman! Your junior sister said that these three are the women closest to you besides her. When you know this, how can you remain unmoved?"

You Su looked at her senior sister in surprise; her face only had the Jade Rabbit Mask formed from the Thousand-Faced Leopard.

No wonder it felt familiar... So, my senior sister thought that if I were to combine their faces, I would definitely like it?

"If that's the case, I would never allow my senior sister to become like this."

You Su spoke with absolute certainty, Wangshu stared blankly at You Su, feeling as if the words were being spoken to her.

"Reason."

Qianhua Venerable asked dismissively.

"I don't find it beautiful at all; in fact, I find it awkward. I like my senior sister, not a fake face. Whether she looks good or not is irrelevant to me; she's the same to me. She's an independent person and shouldn't live to please me."

Even if my senior sister is truly dissatisfied with her appearance and wants to get plastic surgery, she should follow her own wishes, not get a face that looks completely out of place just to please me. She should be pleasing herself instead.

You Su's words came from the bottom of his heart. In fact, he also expressed his views in the story he wrote for the Bihua Pavilion: no matter how much clothes cost or whether they are beautiful or ugly in the eyes of outsiders, as long as they can please oneself, they are good clothes.

One should not live for another person; that's too heavy a burden. This is a principle that You Su hopes her senior sister can understand.

Wangshu was somewhat bewildered. She didn't quite understand what You Su was saying, but she knew that her junior brother was thinking of her.

You Su smiled gently at her and put it in a simpler, more understandable way:

"Senior sister doesn't need to become the way I like, but rather the way you like. Because no matter what you become, your junior brother will always love you as you are."

These words, like a guiding light, a gentle rain, and a warm spring, seemed to ignite sparks in Wangshu's blue eyes, dazzling and captivating.

Find the person you want to be, and just go for it!

Wangshu then remembered what her master had told her: to be bold and do it, provided that she found the version of herself she wanted to be.

In that instant, her cold body felt an unprecedented warmth, as if she had become a truly normal person again.

"Hahaha!"

A boisterous laugh shattered the tender moment between the two. A glint of cunning flashed in Qianhua Venerable's eyes as he sneered:

"Wanting to be an independent person? But that requires being a person first... How can you talk about independence if you're not even a person?"

Wangshu was stunned, finally realizing how wrong it had been to remove the Rabbit Mask in front of Qianhua Venerable.

She didn't know what the other person would do, but she could feel that subtle malice that she had ignored growing stronger.

You Su was still a little confused. "Is Senior Sister also a demon?"

But before he could say, "Demons are the same," Qianhua Venerable interrupted him coldly:

Do you think she looks like her?

Qianhua Venerable's gaze toward Wangshu was naked and sharp, causing the girl to unconsciously hide behind You Su.

A storm raged in You Su's heart. Could it be that when Qianhua Venerable said she was "not human," she meant that her senior sister wasn't even in human form?

He had no body temperature, a head full of unusually white hair, and a pair of clear, inhuman blue eyes; he wore a mask all day long...

"Our Xuanxiao Sect's top prodigy, the hope of the Five Continents according to the Evil Warding Department... is actually a monster without even a face! This is huge news!"

Qianhua Venerable pressed closer, his heels clicking loudly on the ground.

"Those Non-Self our kind will surely have different hearts; the tallest tree in the forest will surely be felled by the wind... I bet many people would like to see... the Fairy fall into hell, wouldn't they?"

The Wangshu sword was already drawn with a clang, its sharp edge pointing directly at Qianhua Venerable, but Qianhua Venerable was completely unafraid and continued walking without stopping.

"Don't talk nonsense! I'm a person! I am a person!"

"You're human? Then dare you remove Thousand-Faced Leopard? Dare you let your junior brother know what you look like under that mask?"

Qianhua Venerable pressed on relentlessly. That fleeting glimpse was truly astonishing: beneath the mask lay no flesh or bones, not even a brain, only emptiness, with a faint halo swirling around two eyes.

She simply couldn't imagine what it was.

Wangshu's sword trembled as she was questioned, and she gradually retreated, her blue eyes filled with tangled confusion as she fell into intense self-doubt.

"You wouldn't dare!"

Qianhua Venerable's voice was as loud as a bell, yet outside the room, thanks to her soundproofing Technique Method, one could hear a pin drop.

Wangshu's sword clattered to the ground, and she clutched her throbbing head in agony.

"Shut up!"

You Su roared, his eyes blazing with fury. This Qianhua Venerable was too skilled at manipulating minds; he had actually managed to throw his senior sister into confusion right in front of him.

Qianhua Venerable finally stopped in his tracks. "I almost forgot, even if you wanted to remove Thousand-Faced Leopard, you couldn't. Didn't I tell you? With its formidable power, it consumes a considerable amount of Mystic Qi..."

Upon hearing this, Wangshu's legs went weak, and she almost collapsed to the ground in pain, but You Su reacted quickly and caught her in his arms.

"Don't listen to her, senior sister! Believe in yourself!"

Wangshu finally loosened her grip on her head, staring blankly at You Su, seemingly relieved.

"Well..."

Qianhua Venerable sighed deeply, then suddenly stood in mid-air. Countless threads suddenly extended from behind her, and a beam of intense light shone on her from above, making her look like a venomous spider hanging from a roof beam, manipulating everything on its web.

The silk threads wrapped around their feet and easily bound and hoisted the two frail people.

"Since you know I'm vengeful, why bother provoking me? Wouldn't it be better to just follow my arrangements? Now, your senior sister doesn't need to become the way you like, nor does she need to become the way she likes; she just needs to become... the way I like."

Qianhua Venerable laughed heartily, already imagining the grand scene of using this secret to manipulate these two young men of extraordinary status to seek greater benefits for himself.

You Su was suspended in the air, his anger vanished, and his unfocused eyes showed neither sorrow nor joy.

He had always thought this would just be an ordinary business battle, but from this moment on, he was determined to make this woman pay a terrible price!

That night, at Bihua Peak.

The Third Elder smiled as he watched his disciples busily working in the Cui Lan Palace. He carefully replaced their Fire Rainbow Stone in the furnace before leaving.

She had to admit that the fact that her disciples were able to work so efficiently was indeed thanks to You Su's inspection.

It seems that Bihua Pavilion really can't function without him...

Suddenly, the Third Elder sensed something and took out a piece of ink paper from his Universe Bag.

This is a communication Law Treasure given to her by a female painter friend. There are two sheets of this paper. As long as you write what you want to say on one sheet, it will appear on the other sheet even if you are far apart.

The Third Elder was curious about what this fellow Daoist, whom she hadn't contacted for quite some time, would send her, but as soon as her gaze fell upon him, her beautiful eyes widened instantly:

"Senior Bihua, didn't you and Qianhua Venerable not get along? Today, Qianhua Venerable invited me to paint a portrait of Wangshu Fairy, and guess who I saw? I saw You Su! You Su, the one who's been quite famous in your Xuanxiao Sect lately! He really is as handsome as in the portrait!"

This sentence contained a lot of information, so the Third Elder immediately replied:

Why would she ask you to paint a portrait of Wangshu Fairy? And how did You Su end up there?

"Of course, it's Wangshu who became the spokesperson for the Qianhua Pavilion! She said she'd take off her mask!"

The Third Elder was utterly astonished, but the other party's next words made her turn pale!

"This Qianhua Venerable is indeed lewd; You Su is actually her kept male concubine! When he came to see Qianhua Venerable, he was covered in bloody welts from being tied with ropes; he was playing with her in an extremely perverse way..."

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Punish the bad woman tomorrow!