Senior brother, I want one too!

The air within Tingxue Courtyard seemed to freeze for a moment.

Tensions were high.

On one side stood Third Senior Sister Lin Waner, holding a blue-green longsword, her almond-shaped eyes wide with anger, surrounded by swirling water vapor that seemed ready to transform into raging waves.

On the other side stood the "demoness" Lin Qianxue, with oil stains at the corner of her mouth, protectively clutching half a chicken leg in her hand, her gaze as cold as ice and snow, yet also revealing a hint of natural airheadedness.

Su Ye stood between the two, watching this scene without the slightest hint of panic. Instead, a trace of amusement flickered deep in his eyes.

A battlefield of love?

No, this was a required course in managing a harem.

"Too noisy?"

Lin Waner was infuriated by Lin Qianxue's light, dismissive words. Her chest heaved violently, that breathtaking curve seeming on the verge of bursting through her clothes.

"Well, well! Eating my Revered Master's chicken, seducing my Senior Brother, and now you think I'm noisy?"

"I see you have no regard for the rules of Taichu Holy Land!"

"Ruoshui Art—Azure Sea Tides!"

Lin Waner let out a sharp cry, her longsword vibrating fiercely in her hand.

Boom!

Within the courtyard, the once gentle water currents instantly turned violent, transforming into several blue Water Dragons. With the imposing pressure of Foundation Establishment Sixth Heaven, they lunged toward Lin Qianxue, claws bared.

This strike, though not intended to kill, was enough to cause serious trouble for a Cultivator of the same Realm.

Lin Qianxue frowned slightly.

She was currently busy eating chicken, her hands occupied, so she could only shift her body slightly. Her Supreme Grade Ice Spirit Root automatically activated within her.

Crack—

An extreme chill erupted from her as the center.

On the ground, the newly sprouted tender grass was instantly frozen.

Those several Water Dragons lunging toward her, when still three feet away from Lin Qianxue, were abruptly frozen in mid-air, turning into several crystal-clear ice sculptures.

"This is... an Ice Spirit Root?"

Lin Waner's pupils contracted, her sword momentum involuntarily slowing.

At that very moment.

A figure as warm and smooth as jade appeared between the two as if teleporting.

Su Ye extended his slender fingers and lightly flicked the cold, gleaming blade of Lin Waner's sword.

Ding!

A crisp ringing sound.

Lin Waner felt a numbness in her tiger's mouth, her longsword nearly slipping from her grasp. The Sky water vapor instantly dissipated without a trace.

"Enough."

Su Ye's voice was not loud, yet carried an undeniable authority.

He turned around, looking helplessly at the fuming Lin Waner, reached out, and habitually gave a light flick on her smooth forehead.

"You're both sisters of the same sect. Drawing swords and weapons—what kind of behavior is that?"

"Ouch!"

Lin Waner covered her forehead, tears welling in her eyes as she looked at Su Ye, filled with grievance:

"Senior Brother! You're still protecting her!"

"She's already bewitched you, and you still hit me!"

"I'm your Waner, you used to dote on me the most..."

Watching Lin Waner's tantrum-throwing demeanor, Su Ye chuckled inwardly.

The effects of the Demon Seed were indeed domineering.

This originally gentle and mild Third Junior Sister had now become pathologically attached to him, unable to tolerate even the slightest provocation.

However, this made it more interesting.

"Nonsense."

Su Ye put on a stern face, pretending to be serious as he scolded, then took out a jade token emitting a faint chill from his chest.

On the jade token was carved a crescent moon.

It was precisely the identity token of the Peak Master of Purple Bamboo Peak, Yun Yuzhen!

"Seeing this token is like seeing the Revered Master."

Su Ye said calmly.

As soon as Lin Waner saw this jade token, her previously arrogant demeanor instantly deflated.

Though she dared to act coquettishly and foolishly in front of Su Ye, she was deeply fearful of that strict and aloof Revered Master.

"M-Revered Master's token?"

Lin Waner shrank her neck, sheathed her sword, and looked at Su Ye somewhat at a loss:

"Senior Brother, what's going on? Isn't Revered Master in seclusion?"

Su Ye put away the token, his gaze gentle as he looked at Lin Qianxue behind him, who was still nibbling on the chicken leg, as if looking at a rare treasure.

"Waner, do not be disrespectful."

"This is the closed-door Disciple I accepted on Revered Master's behalf during my descent from the mountain—your Fifth Junior Sister, Lin Qianxue."

Boom!

These words struck Lin Waner like a thunderbolt, completely stunning her.

Fi-Fifth Junior Sister?

Not some wild woman?

Not a vixen?

A proper fellow Disciple?

Lin Waner widened her eyes, looking at Lin Qianxue in disbelief.

Su Ye continued, his tone carrying a hint of admiration:

"Shallow Snow possesses a Supreme Grade Ice Spirit Root and an Innate Sword Heart. Her Aptitude is the highest I have ever seen in my life."

"Revered Master once issued a decree: if encountering someone with a Taiyin or extreme cold Physique, they must be brought back to Purple Bamboo Peak for careful guidance."

"Today at the Disciple recruitment ceremony, Junior Martial Uncle Li Qingyun of Heavenly Sword Peak tried to snatch Shallow Snow. Fortunately, I was clever and invoked Revered Master's decree, keeping such a fine talent within our Purple Bamboo Peak."

At this point, Su Ye glanced at Lin Waner and said earnestly:

"Waner, as a Senior Sister, not only did you not care for the new Junior Sister, but you also drew your sword against her. If Revered Master were to find out..."

"Ah!"

Lin Waner let out a short, sharp cry.

Her face instantly turned pale.

Oh no, oh no!

She was actually a Junior Sister accepted on Revered Master's behalf!

And I was just about to purge the sect of her?

If this reached Revered Master's ears, I might even be expelled from the sect!

And... since she's a Junior Sister, wouldn't she have to live on Purple Bamboo Peak every day from now on?

Spending every day with Senior Brother?

Lin Waner's mind raced.

A sense of crisis!

An unprecedented sense of crisis!

She stole a glance at Lin Qianxue.

That face was indeed breathtakingly beautiful, cold and immortal-like, somewhat similar to Revered Master's temperament.

For a "gentleman" like Senior Brother, this was simply a fatal temptation!

No!

Absolutely cannot let this little enchantress steal Senior Brother away!

Since I can't drive her away, then I can only... Lin Waner took a deep breath, the fierce expression on her face instantly vanishing without a trace.

In its place was the appearance of a gentle, virtuous, and well-mannered good Senior Sister.

The speed of her change in expression was astonishing.

"Oh my! So it's Fifth Junior Sister!"

Lin Waner exclaimed sweetly, quickly walking up to Lin Qianxue, her face brimming with enthusiastic smiles.

That syrupy voice even gave Su Ye goosebumps.

"It's all Senior Sister's fault for being blind and not recognizing one of our own."

"Just now, Senior Sister was testing your cultivation. After all, although our Purple Bamboo Peak has few people, we never accept mediocrity."

"Since you could withstand Senior Sister's strike, it proves you're qualified to be Senior Brother's Junior Sister."

As she spoke, Lin Waner even reached out to take Lin Qianxue's hand, putting on an act of deep sisterly affection.

Lin Qianxue: "..."

She stopped nibbling on the chicken leg.

Looking at this woman before her, all smiles as if the shrew shouting and fighting moments ago never existed.

She silently attached a label to Lin Waner in her heart:

Hypocritical.

Extremely hypocritical.

This must be what mortal storybooks often call... a scheming, wicked woman?

Lin Qianxue shifted slightly, deftly avoiding Lin Waner's hand.

She swallowed the chicken in her mouth, her eyes like ten-thousand-year-old ice calmly fixed on Lin Waner.

To be precise.

They were fixed on the surging, turbulent parts of Lin Waner's chest.

Then she looked down at herself.

Flat as a board.

Although her figure was slender and her curves elegant, compared to Lin Waner's plump "Ruoshui Physique," she was like an underdeveloped bean sprout.

An emotion called "defeat" appeared for the first time in the heart of this heaven's favored daughter.

Damn it.

This scheming Senior Sister.

Why... is she so well-endowed?"

Could it be because she has a Water Spiritual Root?

Water Benefits All Things?

Capacity Leads to Greatness?

Lin Qianxue pursed her lips, a trace of imperceptible envy flashing in her eyes.

Since childhood, she had focused on cultivation, caring little for worldly matters beyond the sword path and delicious food.

But at this moment,

seeing Su Ye's gaze occasionally 'inadvertently' sweep over Lin Waner's magnificent bosom,

she suddenly felt a bit sour inside.

It was like having a piece of meat snatched away from her favorite roasted chicken leg.

"Fifth Junior Sister, why aren't you saying anything?"

Seeing Lin Qianxue ignore her, Lin Waner secretly seethed, but her smile grew even brighter on the surface.

"Did Senior Sister scare you just now?"

"It's fine. In the future, on Purple Bamboo Peak, Senior Sister will take good 'care' of you."

She deliberately emphasized the word "care."

A flash of provocation gleamed in her eyes.

It was the declaration of sovereignty from the main wife to the concubine.

Hmph, so what if you have a Supreme Grade Ice Spirit Root?

I'm at Foundation Establishment Sixth Heaven!

And I have the 'special care' that Great Master gave me. Do you?

I know many of Great Master's secrets, like his special preferences in bed... ahem, during cultivation.

What do you, a newcomer chick, have to compete with me?

Lin Qianxue finally withdrew her gaze.

Though not eloquent, she wasn't foolish.

That blatant hostility and the intent to vie for favor, she felt it clearly.

Vying for favor?

Lin Qianxue glanced at Su Ye standing nearby with his hands behind his back, wearing a gentle smile.

For some reason,

a competitive spirit was stirred within her.

She leisurely took out a pure white handkerchief from her bosom and gently wiped the corner of her mouth.

Her movements were extremely elegant, exuding an innate nobility.

Then,

she looked at Lin Waner and spoke calmly:

"Thank you, Third Senior Sister... for testing me."

"However, since Senior Sister also practices a water-based Cultivation Technique, your control seems to need improvement."

"If that Water Dragon had been three-tenths more solid, I might have had to put down my chicken leg and draw my sword."

Pfft!

Su Ye beside them almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

Goodness.

This girl looks aloof and naive, but her mouth is quite sharp.

Wasn't she essentially saying: Your skills aren't even worth making me put down my chicken leg?

Sure enough,

upon hearing this, Lin Waner's smile instantly froze on her face.

The veins on her forehead throbbed visibly.

This damn girl!

How dare she mock her cultivation?

"Hehe, Fifth Junior Sister is indeed straightforward,"

Lin Waner said with a forced smile, her teeth grinding audibly:

"In that case, Senior Sister must make more time in the future to 'spar' properly with Junior Sister."

"Anytime,"

Lin Qianxue replied calmly, then abruptly changed the subject, completely ignoring Lin Waner and turning to look at Su Ye.

Her pair of cool eyes instantly softened, carrying a hint of anticipation and coquettishness:

"Senior Brother, chicken legs don't taste good when they get cold."

"I've already bitten this one, but that one... can be for Senior Brother."

As she spoke, she pushed the only remaining whole Beggar's Chicken on the stone table toward Su Ye.

She completely treated Lin Waner as air.

Moreover, she allocated the chicken that Lin Waner had been eyeing with drool to Su Ye.

Was this... sharing food?

This was clearly a show of force to Lin Waner:

Senior Brother made this for me. I can give it to whomever I want. You get none!

Lin Waner trembled with anger.

She stared fixedly at the golden, crispy Beggar's Chicken, then at Lin Qianxue's cool, stunningly beautiful face.

Jealousy!

Frenzied jealousy!

"Great Master! I want some too!"

Lin Waner stopped pretending, directly throwing herself beside Su Ye, hugging his arm and shaking it, almost hanging onto him.

The soft sensation made Su Ye's heart flutter.

"Wan'er is hungry too!"

"Everything on Purple Bamboo Peak belongs to everyone. Why should this chicken be for her alone!"

"I want some too! I want some too!"

Feeling the astonishing elasticity transmitted through his arm, Su Ye inwardly exclaimed, 'What a sin.'

This wasn't the Immortal Realm.

This was clearly a battlefield of love.

However, watching the constantly flickering [villain points] and [Emotional Points] on the System panel,

the smile on Su Ye's lips grew even gentler.

Fight, quarrel.

The more you vie for my favor, the faster my villain points increase.

He reached out and gently patted Lin Waner's back, as if soothing a bristling kitten.

"Alright, alright, there's enough for everyone."

"Junior Sister has come from afar, so let her have this one first."

"If Wan'er wants some, come to my room... ahem, to my Immortal Cave tonight. Senior Brother has something good for you there."

As soon as these words were spoken,

Lin Waner's eyes instantly lit up.

Tonight?

Immortal Cave?

Something good?

These three words combined instantly conjured countless suggestive images in her mind.

Could Great Master be... giving her special treatment?

Or... Dual Cultivation?

Lin Waner's pretty face flushed red. Her previous anger vanished instantly, replaced by a look of shyness and anticipation.

She provocatively glanced at Lin Qianxue, as if saying:

See?

Great Master loves me the most!

So what if I give you the chicken?

Great Master himself will be mine tonight!

"Since Great Master says so, then Wan'er will listen to Great Master."

Lin Waner let go, standing obediently beside Su Ye, looking like a delicate, dependent bird.

"Then this chicken can be bestowed upon Fifth Junior Sister to eat."

"After all, Fifth Junior Sister is new here and hasn't seen much of the world. Such Spiritual Food is indeed rare."

Lin Qianxue ignored her sarcastic tone.

She simply gazed quietly at Su Ye.

Though spoken softly, with her keen senses, she naturally heard what Su Ye had just said to Lin Waner.

Tonight?

Immortal Cave?

Lin Qianxue slightly frowned.

Though innocent, she instinctively felt there was some unspeakable secret between these two.

That scheming Senior Sister looked at Senior Brother as if she wanted to devour him whole.

"Senior Brother."

Lin Qianxue suddenly spoke.

Her voice was crisp, like pearls falling onto a jade plate.

"What is it?"

Su Ye looked at her.

Lin Qianxue extended a finger stained with grease, pointing to a side room next to Tingxue Courtyard.

"I don't want to sleep here tonight."

"Why?" Su Ye was taken aback.

"It's cold here."

Lin Qianxue said seriously:

"I want to be closer to Senior Brother."

"Senior Brother is warm."

"I want to go to Senior Brother's Immortal Cave too."

Pfft—

Lin Waner's barely calmed mood instantly exploded again.

"Lin Qianxue!!"

"Have you no shame!"

"You have an Ice Spirit Root! What are you afraid of the cold for!"

"You just want to compete with me for Great Master!"

Lin Qianxue blinked, looking innocent:

"What kind of talk is that, Senior Sister."

"Senior Brother said he would accept me as a Disciple on behalf of our Revered Master and teach me diligently."

"I'm new here and have many questions about cultivation I don't understand. Just as Senior Brother said—"

Lin Qianxue imitated Su Ye's earlier tone, saying calmly:

"The night is long, perfect for seeking guidance from Senior Brother."

"And..."

She glanced at Lin Waner's heaving chest, adding a cutting remark:

"Isn't Senior Sister going tonight too?"

"Perfect, we can 'spar' while we're at it."

"Let's see whether Senior Sister's water is more abundant, or my ice is harder."