Tang Yue: Qin Yuan, come with me

"Is it really this intense?" Leng Qing frowned, her willow brows knitting with concern.

Though she wasn't an Archmage herself, she knew that ordinary mages breaking through to the Archmage realm didn't trigger such a massive reaction. Qin Yuer's breakthrough... was a bit too much.

"Grandfather, is Yuer doing alright?" Leng Qing shifted her gaze and asked.

In an inconspicuous corner of the courtyard lay an old man, his body swaying gently with the rocking chair, exuding an air of leisurely ease. What was striking was that the icy white chill seemed repelled, unable to approach him.

"She's fine." Song Qiming stopped rocking, a meaningful smile curling on his lips. "As for this overflowing cold energy, it has something to do with her innate talent and constitution."

As a seasoned Forbidden Mage who had handled matters in this domain before, nothing about Qin Yuer's situation could escape his notice. He hadn't intended to get involved, but since Qin Yuer often helped Leng Qing, he felt obliged to lend a hand.

"Innate talent and constitution..."

Leng Qing murmured, her expression growing more troubled. Though Qin Yuer never said it outright, she knew some things.

Song Qiming saw his granddaughter's worry and shook his head slightly. "She's kept a low profile and hasn't drawn too much attention. Now that I'm quietly smoothing things over behind the scenes, there won't be much trouble."

"Besides, mages like her—once they break through to Archmage—their strength undergoes earth-shattering changes. You can't judge them by ordinary standards."

"As things stand, without using some special forbidden techniques, it's extremely hard to restrain them."

"So, there's no need for you to worry too much."

Hearing her grandfather's reassurance, the concern in Leng Qing's eyes eased slightly. "Mm..."

The next day.

Tianlan Magic High School, Class 8, Grade 1.

Today, Tang Yue's Magic Practice Class was on again. Under her guidance as a Mid-tier Mage, the students gained new insights into magic. Many obscure and difficult concepts became much clearer after just a sentence or two of her simple, easy-to-understand explanations.

Moreover, Tang Yue would occasionally share extra knowledge to broaden the students' horizons.

"Ring-ring-ring—"

The bell rang, and everyone immediately stood up, ready to head to the cafeteria for lunch.

Qin Yuan was no exception. He got up to leave.

"Qin Yuan, come with me for a moment." Just then, Tang Yue called out as she finished packing her teaching materials.

At her words, the boys who had just stepped half a foot out of the classroom all froze, their faces full of disbelief.

Qin Yuan, come with me?

Those words... the more they thought about it, the stranger it sounded.

"Alright."

Qin Yuan felt a bit puzzled but agreed anyway.

Under the envious gazes of the boys, he left with Tang Yue.

Teacher's Office.

It was nearly noon, and the other teachers had already gone to the cafeteria to eat, leaving the spacious office with only Qin Yuan and Tang Yue.

Qin Yuan took the initiative to ask, "Teacher Tang Yue, is this official business or personal?"

"Hm?"

Tang Yue was momentarily stunned and asked instinctively, "Why do you ask?"

"Nothing much. It's just that it determines whether I should call you Teacher Tang Yue or Sister Tang Yue." Qin Yuan said with a light smile.

Seeing this, Tang Yue immediately realized that Qin Yuan already knew who she was.

"Good one, Yuer. Not only did you not tell us about Little Yuan Brother, but you even went and told him about us."

Tang Yue grumbled inwardly, but a faint smile appeared on her face. "In private, it's naturally personal."

"Then, Sister Tang Yue, is there something you need?" Qin Yuan asked with a smile.

Tang Yue didn't mind him calling her 'Sister' either. After all, with her relationship with Qin Yuer, Qin Yuan was indeed her Little Yuan Brother.

"Nothing too major."

Tang Yue rested her jade hand on her cheek, teasing, "I'm just curious what charm Little Yuan Brother has that makes Yuer like you so much."

"Better not be too curious," Qin Yuan replied.

"Oh, why?"

"Sister Tang Yue, haven't you heard a saying before?"

"What?" Tang Yue looked puzzled, a hint of confusion on her face.

"When a woman grows curious about a man, she's not far from falling for him."

Qin Yuan grinned, saying.

"..."

Tang Yue fell silent for a moment, a flicker of surprise in her heart.

Had she just been teased by Qin Yuan?

This Little Yuan Brother of Yuer's didn't seem all that well-behaved.

No, for Yuer's happiness, she needed to knock some sense into Qin Yuan.

How could a man be so fickle?

"Little Yuan, a truly charming man is single-minded. You can't have one foot in the pot while eyeing the bowl." Tang Yue warned.

"Of course I know that..."

"Phew."

Hearing this, Tang Yue let out a sigh of relief.

"But since I'm not that charming, I'll stick to being fickle." Qin Yuan said with a hearty laugh, continuing.

Tang Yue: "???"

Completely impervious, huh?

Fine, she'd have to pull out her trump card.

Tang Yue narrowed her Peach Blossom Eyes, speaking meaningfully: "Little Yuan, if you're this flirtatious, what will you do if Yuer finds out?"

At those words.

Qin Yuan froze on the spot.

Seeing this, Tang Yue felt quite smug.

Her expression seemed to say: Little Yuan, you wouldn't want Qin Yuer to know about this, would you?

"Sister Tang Yue." Qin Yuan's face turned odd, his tone eerie: "Sister Yuer already knows I'm fickle. She didn't object."

Tang Yue: "!!!"

What?

Yuer knows you're fickle, and she's okay with it?

That's not how the script goes.

"And besides..."

Qin Yuan's dark eyes shifted slightly, glancing at Tang Yue with ill intent.

Thump!

Tang Yue's heart sank with a bad feeling. She frowned and asked, "Besides what?"

"Hehe." Qin Yuan let out a sly laugh, making things up on the spot: "Sister Yuer also said she'd introduce her girlfriends to me, because... good sisters share a 'blanket'."

At those words.

Tang Yue was completely stunned, her face full of disbelief.

Qin Yuer was going to introduce her and Leng Qing to Qin Yuan?

They treated Qin Yuer as a friend, and she turned around and sold them off to her 'Child Husband'? Good sisters sharing a blanket?

Wait, could Qin Yuan even handle—

Ah, spit!

No, something was seriously off!

Tang Yue snapped back to reality and caught Qin Yuan's mischievous grin. Now she understood everything.

This little brat was messing with her.

She knew Qin Yuer couldn't be that kind of person.

A dangerous glint flashed in Tang Yue's eyes. She smiled sweetly and said, "Little Yuan, is teasing several older sisters fun?"

"I'm not teasing."

Qin Yuan shook his head slightly, utterly serious: "I've always liked turning fantasies into reality. Good sisters, one blanket—no joke."

"Heh."

"At such a young age and already this lecherous, what a waste of such a handsome face."

Tang Yue shot Qin Yuan a glare, speaking with exasperation.

Clearly, she still thought Qin Yuan was messing with her.

But despite her mischievous nature, she was magnanimous and wouldn't stoop to bickering with him.

"Sister Tang Yue can disbelieve all she wants. I'll definitely be coveting all of you in the future anyway."

Qin Yuan grinned, flashing a mouthful of pearly white teeth, his wolfish ambition laid bare.

Him, pure love?

Pure love for all beauties—abbreviated as 'pure love.'

Mm, that's right.