A little episode involving the Ginkgo Tree.
Officially came to an end with Ye Qingxian's disastrous defeat in her declaration.
While we set up the formation together, I even had the leisure to tease her. "Senior Sister, why weren't you Drunk Heart Immortal Path today? That doesn't fit the image you used to project. You can't let the others see you like this, or they'll say you're afraid of your Junior Sister, that you don't have even a trace of a cold and aloof fairy's bearing."
My big eyes fluttered, unbearably pretty.
Ye Qingxian fell silent for a second.
"It doesn't matter."
"If they know I'm afraid of my Junior Sister, I'm sure they can understand how I feel..."
"After all, who wouldn't be afraid of their own Junior Sister?"
Me:?
That's not right!
Wasn't this just an upgraded version of No Contradiction?
Why did I feel like Senior Sister was improving her rhetoric too, trying her best to avoid using the same words?
Damn it, I'd only just come up with a countermeasure!!
I still wanted to slap Ye Qingxian in the face and utterly shatter No Contradiction.
I secretly ground my teeth, my pearly teeth crunching sharply.
It had to be my imagination.
I refused to believe that Senior Sister could forget her habitual lines this soon. This time, the interval had definitely been too short. Next time, once she forgot herself, it would surely slip right out.
"Mm, it doesn't matter," I repeated, secretly grinding my teeth.
Ye Qingxian paused for a second. "If Junior Sister wants it to matter, then it can matter."
She could only grit her teeth and switch sides, blasting apart her own established image once more.
"I'm indeed not that cold and aloof."
"And I'm not only capable of being Drunk Heart