Chapter 97
Chapter 97: Sister? What Does This Mean?
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“I only want her to have me in her heart!”
“……”
Qingyao looked at Su Wanqing’s face, deeply worried about her mental state.
If Su Wanqing truly held such thoughts, she would have to persuade Su Wanqing to completely leave Lin Muyu…
While thinking this, Qingyao secretly glanced at Su Wanqing.
She happened to catch a hint of madness in Su Wanqing’s eyes, that nearly obsessive expression making her heart tremble slightly.
Once upon a time, in Qingyao’s eyes, Su Wanqing was still that academically excellent and aloof junior sister.
In terms of studies, she had a photographic memory.
In terms of spells, she understood everything at once.
Her entire being was always wrapped in a layer of faint coolness, like thin ice that hadn’t melted in early spring.
But ever since being poisoned with that charm poison and encountering Lin Muyu, that layer of ice gradually melted, revealing the surging waves beneath.
Especially after this recent incident.
She became increasingly persistent, even somewhat obsessive, and increasingly easily led by emotions. The smallest matter could stir up storms in her heart.
“Junior Sister, if you truly think this way.”
Qingyao’s voice was gentle, yet carried an undeniable seriousness.
“I advise you to let go.”
“No!”
Su Wanqing suddenly sprang up from the wooden chair, the excitement in her tone almost overflowing.
“Senior Sister, I must at least compensate her! I absolutely must compensate!”
“Junior Sister, quickly recite The Heartless Curse!”
Qingyao’s voice suddenly turned sharp, like an icicle piercing through Su Wanqing’s emotionally disturbed mind.
The latter trembled all over, hurriedly closed her eyes, and urgently began reciting the incantation.
In just a few breaths, the obsession on Su Wanqing’s face faded away, and her tense shoulders slowly relaxed.
The terrifying madness in her eyes disappeared like a receding tide, leaving only an almost indifferent calm.
She sat back down in the chair, and when she looked up at Qingyao, a shallow layer of apology floated in her eyes:
“Sorry, Senior Sister, my emotions are somewhat unstable.”
“It’s fine, I understand.”
Qingyao picked up her teacup and took a sip. While her expression still appeared calm and unperturbed, her heart was somewhat chaotic.
If only Su Wanqing’s Master Xinlian were here.
Then she could directly go find Xinlian to solve the problem.
As a Peak Master, Xinlian would definitely have a way to completely extract the poison from Su Wanqing’s body.
And she could use her authority as Master to mediate the relationship between Su Wanqing and Lin Muyu.
After all, Xinlian was both their Master, and her words always carried weight. As long as she spoke, there was no knot that couldn’t be untied.
But Xinlian just wasn’t at the sect.
This mess now, she couldn’t bear to let Su Wanqing handle it alone.
After all, given Su Wanqing’s current mental state, she wouldn’t be surprised if she did something foolish.
She absolutely couldn’t let Su Wanqing do anything she’d regret again.
Before Qingyao could finish thinking, Su Wanqing’s voice rang out again.
“But Senior Sister.”
Su Wanqing’s voice lowered somewhat, yet still carried a stubborn streak.
Having calmed down, she had lost some of her determination to occupy a place in Lin Muyu’s heart, but her desire to compensate hadn’t diminished in the slightest.
“Even if she refuses to forgive me in the end, I still must find a way to compensate her!”
Hearing this, Qingyao’s heart sank again.
Honestly, she truly hoped these two could properly resolve this problem.
But seeing Su Wanqing’s current unstable state, she couldn’t help thinking that perhaps having them separate temporarily would be the safest approach.
At least it would let Su Wanqing calm down and stop doing impulsive things.
But judging by Su Wanqing’s attitude, she obviously wouldn’t agree to that.
“In that case…”
She frowned and pondered for a moment, her fingertips lightly tapping on the table, as if contemplating something.
Suddenly her eyes brightened, as if she’d had some new idea:
“Junior Sister, I do have a good idea.”
Su Wanqing immediately looked up, the dimness in her eyes instantly brightened:
“Senior Sister, what idea? Tell me quickly!”
Qingyao leaned forward and lowered her voice:
“You two start over!”
……
“Give Xiaotao back to me!”
Lin Muyu held Xiao Bai in her arms, her voice still carrying a trembling fear, yet she stubbornly craned her neck to glare at Su Wanqing.
As Su Wanqing had expected, Lin Muyu came looking for her before long.
Unfortunately, this conversation had a white-furred third wheel, which made her slightly displeased.
Su Wanqing’s gaze went toward Lin Muyu’s arms, where that white-furred third wheel was lying comfortably in Lin Muyu’s embrace.
But in those tiny fox eyes, Su Wanqing saw a warning meaning.
As if warning her not to act rashly.
“Getting that bead back isn’t impossible.”
Su Wanqing’s voice was soft and gentle, the pleading in her eyes almost overflowing, like a little dog wagging its tail, looking at its master with eyes full of longing.
“But Muyu, could you first agree to a few conditions?”
“What conditions?”
Lin Muyu frowned deeply, her small face written all over with wariness.
Actually, she really didn’t want to come find Su Wanqing again, but to get back Xiaotao and Xiaomu, plus with Xiao Bai guaranteeing her safety.
Only then did she have the confidence to face Su Wanqing alone.
However, today’s Su Wanqing was really too strange, her posture was too humble.
Lin Muyu secretly observed the other party. All of her usual cold or proud energy was completely gone, leaving only careful, cautious pleading.
Especially those eyes staring at her, they looked exactly like a little dog waiting to be fed, making her very uncomfortable.
She was afraid Su Wanqing would use Xiaotao to make demands she couldn’t accept.
“First, this jade pendant, you must accept it.”
As Su Wanqing spoke, she took out that warm jade pendant from her sleeve and offered it to Lin Muyu.
“I don’t want it!”
Lin Muyu quickly backed up two steps, her rejection decisive as cutting iron.
“Something that’s already been returned, what would it look like to take it back?”
“Just consider it as me giving it to you unilaterally, okay?”
Su Wanqing extended it forward, her voice carrying an almost pleading tone.
“I have no other meaning, I purely want to give it to you.”
Lin Muyu bit her lip, unwilling with every fiber of her being, but thinking of Xiaotao still in the other’s hands, she could only take a deep breath and suppress her resistance:
“Tell me all the other conditions first.”
“There’s also this.”
Seeing this, Su Wanqing took out a small jade box from the storage pouch at her waist.
When opened, inside lay a round, plump pill.
The pill was entirely lustrous white, like carved from the most translucent jade marrow. Looking closely, one could even see faint flowing light circulating within it, clearly not an ordinary item.
“What is this?!”
Lin Muyu’s wariness immediately shot to her throat. She backed up another half step, her eyes full of vigilance.
“I’m telling you, don’t think about tricking me into eating strange things!”
She wasn’t stupid, how could she randomly eat pills handed over by strangers.
That’s right, in her eyes now, Su Wanqing was the same as a stranger who might attack her at any moment.
“This is a Reconstruction Pill.”
Su Wanqing patiently explained, her fingertip gently brushing over the pill’s surface.
“It can completely reconstruct your body once over.”
“Reconstruct? What do you mean?”
Lin Muyu frowned and pressed for details, feeling somewhat uneasy.
Su Wanqing’s voice suddenly lowered, carrying an indescribable melancholy.
She looked up at Lin Muyu and said word by word:
“This pill can clear all hidden injuries in your body, including those old chronic ailments… and it can also restore your… virginity.”
“?” The wariness on Lin Muyu’s face instantly froze, replaced by complete bewilderment.
“Wait, sister, what does this mean?”