The top-level junior sister also wants to act weak today

Cen Yizi felt that if it was just that the senior brother hadn't confessed his feelings, Yingxue wouldn't be so angry.

Unless the situation is reversed and Yingxue becomes the one being rejected.

But Yingxue seems to be nice to everyone, and doesn't seem to treat the eldest brother any differently. Could it be that I'm overthinking it?

Thinking of this, he turned his gaze to the eldest brother, only to see Yan Chuan with a blank look on his face saying, "I didn't say anything."

"Will she be angry if I didn't say anything? Didn't she ask you if you had a girl you liked? How did you answer?"

Yan Chuan held his chin and looked into the distance: "I tell you to guess."

Guess what... Cen Yizi smiled slightly, but was complaining madly in his heart.

"So what did she guess?" As soon as he said this, Cen Yizi seemed to suddenly think of something: "Is she guessing about herself, and you are silent, which makes her seem self-indulgent?"

"Maybe." Yan Chuan sighed.

"Big Brother, you're going too far!" Cen Yizi frowned slightly. "That's too disrespectful of a girl. Did she say anything else?"

Speaking of this, Yan Chuan felt even more sad. Although he didn't understand what she said in the last sentence, he clearly heard Yingxue say that she was not greedy anymore.

"Big Brother, girls are so shy. She even has the courage to ask you if you like her. I think Yingxue is interested in you. Don't you really want to fight for it? Are you sure you won't regret it?"

He whispered, "I'm not that lucky."

As he spoke, he slowly buried his head in his folded arms.

After a moment of silence, Yan Chuan said sullenly, "Don't mention this anymore. When we wake up tomorrow morning, just pretend nothing happened."

-

After Jiang Yingxue returned to the room, she walked straight to the table, sat down on the chair, crossed her arms over her chest, and was still angry, without even taking off her shoes.

Chu Ying heard the door open and sat up from the bed with a sudden somersault: "How is it going? Did you succeed in your confession, brother?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yingxue pouted and glared at Chu Ying. "Who confessed? He confessed to me?"

"Of course!" Chu Ying saw that Jiang Yingxue's expression was not right. As she spoke, she lifted the quilt, jumped out of bed barefoot, grabbed her shoes and put them on.

She casually pulled out a chair and sat down next to Jiang Yingxue, blinking at her. "What's going on? Did you reject him?"

"Sister, you must be joking. How could I possibly refuse him?" Jiang Yingxue said sarcastically.

"That's really strange. The atmosphere is so good, why doesn't he take the opportunity to confess to you?"

Jiang Yingxue paused and asked with a smile, "Confession? Are you sure he likes me? Did he tell you in person that he likes me?"

Chu Ying was stunned by the question, a look of bewilderment on her face. She rubbed her chin and thought carefully, "Even though you didn't mention any names, all the signs point to you!"

Jiang Yingxue's mouth twitched, and she said dejectedly, "Haha, I thought it was me, but who knew I was just being sentimental."

"That's impossible!" Chu Ying became even more curious and asked quickly, "If it's not you? Then who does he like? He doesn't have many women around him, right?"

"Hmm~" Jiang Yingxue raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, responding with a wry smile.

"Hey Yingxue, don't keep us in suspense. Who does he like?"

"I don't know who he likes, but I'm sure it's not you, not me, and not Duan Ningning."

"Who else could it be?" Chu Ying frowned. "I'm pretty sure he's never had any dealings with women from other peaks, and Senior Brother never likes other women approaching him."

"He didn't say anything. I guess he's someone who can't speak." Jiang Yingxue lowered her voice and leaned close to Chu Ying's ear: "I guess... just a guess, it's a man."

"Broken sleeves!?"

Chu Ying shouted excitedly. Seeing this, Jiang Yingxue quickly covered her mouth: "Shh, keep your voice down, be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall."

Chu Ying nodded and lowered her voice: "So outrageous!? No wonder the eldest brother always ignores those women. So he is..."

"I was just guessing. Anyway, it's over. I don't want to talk about it. I don't care who he likes." Jiang Yingxue changed her clothes and climbed onto the bed.

A few days later, the spacecraft landed at Xianyun Sect.

From that day on, everyone in the sect was busier than ever, as everyone was preparing for the war five years later.

No one mentioned the matter of Yan Chuan and Jiang Yingxue again. They still greeted and chatted as usual, but it seemed that no matter how they pretended to be natural, there was always a wall between them.

It was not until three months later that Wan Jinan called all four of them to Xuanji Pavilion.

At this time, Chu Ying and Cen Yizi had already become inner disciples.

In the room, not only Wan Jinan and the Pavilion Master were there, but even the Sect Master was there.

Yan Chuan sensed the serious atmosphere and asked respectfully, "Master, I wonder why you summoned us here today?"

The sect leader sat in the middle, his long beard moving slightly and his eyes deep.

He pondered for a moment, then spoke slowly, "Five years from now, the Demon King will descend upon the world. Right now, everyone is diligently cultivating for this event. I've asked Old Liu to reduce the sect's missions, so as not to disrupt your cultivation. But there's one thing I must mention today..."

At this point, he glanced at the Pavilion Master of Xuanji Pavilion and paused, "Old Liu, please tell me in detail."

"Okay." The Pavilion Master nodded slightly, took a step forward, and said to the others, "This morning, a man came to me and asked for a task. I wanted to refuse, but after listening to the details, I realized it's not a simple matter. The man is from Luoying Village in Yun Country."

When they heard the word "Yun Kingdom", Jiang Yingxue and Yan Chuan's expressions changed at the same time.

However, she had never heard of the name Luoying Village. It was probably an unknown village.

"What happened in Luoying Village?" Jiang Yingxue asked hurriedly.

"Ten days ago," the Pavilion Master began slowly, his voice low, "all the children in Luoying Village disappeared overnight. Over eighty children vanished from the village without a trace. The villagers searched everywhere nearby, even searching caves and deep within rivers, but found no trace of them."

"Have they reported it to the police?"

The Pavilion Master nodded, his eyes flickering slightly. "It's been reported. But the authorities have no clues yet, because similar incidents aren't limited to Luoying Village. Within the Yun Nation, children have disappeared overnight in multiple villages around the same time."

At this point, his tone paused, a solemn expression on his face. "That man was desperate, and suspecting a demonic entity was causing trouble, he hurried to the sect for help. Although we can't be sure it was a demon, we can't ignore a matter of such magnitude involving dozens of lives. So, after discussing it with the sect leader, I decided to take on this mission."