Kikujiro Didn't Survive This Summer

An evaluation that is entirely based on emotion.

Qiu Xiaozhu pouted. Seeing Tang Yu smiling so happily, she angrily threw the flute at Tang Yu.

"Is it funny? Do you think your master can do nothing but have high cultivation levels?"

Tang Yu quickly waved his hand and said.

"No, no, no one is perfect. It's already quite remarkable that Master is so cute, gentle, kind, highly skilled, and of good character."

"It's okay if I'm not proficient enough right now. As long as Master wants to learn, I will teach you until you master it."

Seeing how sincere Tang Yu was, they showered him with flattery.

Qiu Xiaozhu said, somewhat embarrassed, "Alright, alright, stop flattering me. And you're not allowed to call me cute."

I'm not some little girl.

I really can't accept being described as cute.

"So, are we still going to study today?"

"Study."

Tang Yu smiled with satisfaction and began to teach her patiently.

"Master, why don't you start with the very basics..."

Under Tang Yu's intensive basic instruction.

Soon, Qiu Xiaozhu began to gradually master the skills.

An hour later, Qiu Xiaozhu finally finished playing "Kikujiro Barely Survived This Summer".

"Okay, that's enough for today. We'll continue tomorrow."

As a woman who is content with what she has.

Qiu Xiaozhu happily put down her flute and grinned.

If other disciples of the Nine Heavens Alliance were here, they would probably be astonished.

Even that saintess with her perpetually world-weary face and air of utter despair could smile like that.

Tang Yu also looked at Qiu Xiaozhu with a smile.

Master should smile more.

[Her smile doubles her cuteness.]

After hearing Tang Yu's thoughts, he realized that this guy was staring straight at him.

Qiu Xiaozhu pretended to fiddle with her hair and turned her head to the side, saying, "Why are you staring at your teacher?"

"I was wondering, Master, don't you get bored staying here all the time?"

Tang Yu asked with a smile.

In the Nine Heavens Alliance, everyone spends their time, apart from cultivating, thinking of ways to relieve boredom and have fun.

Master seems to always prefer to stay alone in her little valley, and she almost never goes out unless there's something important to do.

I haven't seen her have any friends or anything.

In the outside world, she would be considered a socially awkward, reclusive woman.

"Isn't the outside world boring?"

Qiu Xiaozhu tilted her head and asked in return.

After thinking about it carefully, Tang Yu replied, "It depends on the person, but I think Master could consider going out to see the world. Staying here all the time is really boring."

Qiu Xiaozhu chuckled and said, "I know."

She had thought about going out into the world before, but as a member of the Qiu Family and the Holy Maiden of the Nine Heavens Alliance, she hesitated.

She can't leave this place.

Like the sea of flowers growing here, whether beautiful or withered, they are destined to remain here.

After brushing away these slightly heavy, distracting thoughts...

She looked at Tang Yu and asked, "Disciple, you must be having a good time living outside, right? You don't seem like someone who's short of money. Are you getting used to life here?"

"I'm not used to it. I'm very shy, and I've been living in fear ever since I came here. Luckily, I met my master, and that's when I felt at home."

After Tang Yu finished speaking, he lay down and used Qiu Xiaozhu's long, white legs as a pillow.

"I feel most at ease, especially when I'm by my master's side."

[I don't have any lustful thoughts. I just wish I could sleep like this for one night. I don't have any lustful thoughts at all. I'm just a little timid and like to be close to my master. If we could sleep in the same bed, I wouldn't be afraid of ghosts at night.]

"..."

Qiu Xiaozhu had serious doubts about this guy's true feelings.

You call this being without lust???

"The moonlight is a bit too bright tonight, let me use my leg to block it for you."

After Qiu Xiaozhu sneered, she placed her other leg on Tang Yu's face and delivered a deadly scissor kick.

Under such overwhelming power, Tang Yu had no chance of breaking free.

[It's no use.]

I have no regrets in this life!

After letting out a final shout in my heart.

Tang Yu finally lost consciousness.

Qiu Xiaozhu then released her leg, sneered, and stood up from the ground.

Seeing that Tang Yu had already fainted, she turned around and prepared to go back.

After taking a few steps, she stomped her foot, turned around, and carried the boy back to his bed.

"I'm worried you'll catch a cold and no one will cook for you tomorrow."

After making two soft humming noises, Qiu Xiaozhu was just about to leave.

But they found a paper calendar next to Tang Yu's bed.

She saw a red circle drawn on it, with a few small words written below.

"Master's birthday? This guy..."

After muttering to herself, Qiu Xiaozhu felt a warmth in her heart.

Since my sister passed away, no one has celebrated my birthday anymore.

She glanced at Tang Yu lying on the bed, then skipped away laughing.

From the perspective of the outside world of Ancient Martial Arts World...

The Heaven Realm expert is already at the very top level.

However, for the Nine Heavens Alliance, to become a master, one must first pass the threshold of the Celestial Realm.

There are now over a hundred inner disciples, and Qiu Duanshui was the first to successfully cross the threshold of the Celestial Realm this year.

He successfully broke through the threshold a month ago and is currently the only Celestial Realm expert among the inner disciples.

Therefore, he earned the title of senior brother.

After breaking through the threshold, he remained humble and continued to quietly cultivate in seclusion to solidify his foundation in the Celestial Realm.

When Qiu Guangji and his group arrived, Qiu Duanshui, whose cultivation had been interrupted, was extremely annoyed.

This group of guys has come several times already.

"Senior Brother, can you lend a hand? Our Qiu family disciples are being bullied to death by that brat Ling Jun. Who knows when he'll go completely mad and make us grown men warm his bed?"

Qiu Guangji was so anxious he was jumping up and down.

If even the eldest brother isn't willing to help, won't this dreary existence never end?

Last night, that bastard Ling Jun even sent someone to deliver a message to him.

If you promise to deliver the Heart-Questioning Incense and don't, you'd better not sleep too soundly at night, or you'll have nightmares.

"You guys can't even beat them in a group fight, how am I supposed to help?"

Qiu Duanshui felt somewhat helpless and wasn't really keen on helping.

"Well... he can't just keep taking advantage of us like that."

"Last time he was spanking Lao Liu in the cafeteria. I warned him that Lao Liu was the eldest brother and his younger brother, but he still didn't stop."

"In my opinion, this isn't just spanking Lao Liu's butt; it's clearly slapping your face!"

Qiu Guangji began to fan the flames.

Qiu Duanshui glanced at him and said, "Don't try to provoke me. Doesn't this Ling Jun have a senior brother named Ye Qiu? Is he also a disciple from another family?"

"Ye Qiu?" Qiu Guangji had never provoked Ye Qiu, and he frowned.

"This kid got incredibly lucky; both the Holy Maiden and the Second Elder accepted him as their disciple. In fact, he's even more arrogant than Ling Jun, so Senior Brother, you need to step in even more."

"Alright, since we're fellow disciples, there's really no need to stand on ceremony."

Qiu Duanshui nodded.

He had already heard about Ling Jun's actions, but they weren't too egregious.

They're the type who can choose to act or not.

But blame it on his senior brother, Ye Qiu!

Several disciples surnamed Qiu have already been seriously injured by Ye Qiu.

One of them was his cousin, who was directly beaten to the point of falling from his cultivation level by Ye Qiu!

He needs to settle this score with Ye Qiu.

It's fine for fellow disciples to spar, but such ruthless tactics are absolutely unacceptable!