Chapter 73. Right and Left as Girls

Chapter 73. Right and Left as Girls

Lin Nuo was startled awake, feeling tonight was just an unsettling night.

Qin Shili’s appearance and her strange behavior had already scared him quite a bit, but now, with a second person showing up, he felt utterly terrified—he probably wouldn’t dare to visit the Spirit Spring again.

That person was Su Kexin! She was wrapped in a bath towel, holding herbs, her faded eyes gazing towards Lin Nuo.

She had a big wooden spoon in her footsteps, which, as rumored, was what they were accustomed to using to scoop water over themselves.

In Su Kexin’s eyes, the warm Spirit Spring was swirling with a misty haze, where a silver-haired girl and a black-haired boy were playing in the spring, like a pair of mandarin ducks enjoying their splashing fun.

“Senior Brother, Second Martial Sister, you, you guys…”

Su Kexin’s eyes had already lost their color; the entire world seemed to be collapsing.

Had those two already reached the stage of sharing a bath together? But clearly, the Second Martial Sister had already rejected Senior Brother’s feelings, and they hadn’t interacted much—how could it happen so suddenly…

Could it be that they had already secretly tied the knot?

This…

Thinking of this, Su Kexin grew increasingly anxious. She recalled that both Senior Brother and the Second Martial Sister had recently gone out on missions. Although their returns were spaced apart, they were not far apart either.

She had always worried that Senior Brother would be taken away by some female cultivator while he was out and elope far away, but then Senior Brother did return, and she sighed in relief, only to find out that the female cultivator was her own Second Martial Sister.

With so many suitors chasing after the Second Martial Sister, why would she choose Senior Brother? Ah, it was all because Senior Brother was too handsome and outstanding.

Qin Shili glanced over, coldly asking, “Is there something you need?”

“Uh…”

Su Kexin’s voice trembled slightly,

“Senior Brother, Second Martial Sister, have you guys already…”

“Yes,” Qin Shili answered without hesitation.

“Oh…”

It felt as if she had been sentenced to death; the world truly collapsed in an instant.

Since they had become partners, she was now the unwelcome outsider—coming uninvited was practically begging for humiliation.

It had already become a fact for them, a pair—she was merely the third party trying to intrude, which was utterly wrong.

But just thinking about Senior Brother and the Second Martial Sister becoming partners felt like having her heart torn apart.

Should she just leave? But it felt too unfair, as she had come all this way hoping to share a bath with Senior Brother, only to encounter such a humiliating situation.

She hesitated, but she felt in the wrong—how could an outsider interfere? Wouldn’t that make her a clown?

“Already what? What are you talking about?”

Lin Nuo, hearing Su Kexin’s stammering, was slightly puzzled.

“Ah, it’s just that you guys have become partners…”

Su Kexin lowered her voice, losing her confidence.

Lin Nuo laughed, “What kind of partner? She likes me?”

Qin Shili was displeased, “It’s your carelessness; how can you say that I wouldn’t like you?”

Lin Nuo shrugged, “Alright, whatever, same result; you can pick any reason.”

Su Kexin felt a bit of the gloom in her heart dissipate: “So you’re not partners?”

“Who told you I’m partners with her? Am I worthy?”

“Then Senior Brother, why are you sharing a bath with Second Martial Sister…?”

“I don’t know, ask her.”

Lin Nuo replied unhappily. He had been soaking in the bath peacefully, even setting up a sign outside that read: ‘Ladies, please refrain,’ and yet they kept barging in—how is this fair?

“Second Martial Sister…”

Su Kexin turned her gaze to Qin Shili.

“Want to come, then come; it’s that simple,” Qin Shili answered succinctly, embodying her independent nature—she thought of it and came, just that simple.

Of course, this reason wouldn’t convince Su Kexin, but she probably understood; her Second Martial Sister, Qin Shili, was incredibly aloof and typically hard to approach. Her master, Han Fairy, had also praised Qin Shili for being organized and disciplined, and had urged her to take Qin Shili as a role model, so Qin Shili wouldn’t just come over without a purpose.

It was obvious that her target was Senior Brother.

But from Senior Brother’s words, it seemed to deny their relationship—could they have quarreled?

That’s quite possible, considering how the Second Martial Sister was so proud and self-important. Senior Brother usually spoke coldly, so it’s likely they had disagreements—it’s easy for such strong personalities to clash.

Two overly dominant people don’t get along well; Senior Brother should prefer a partner who would yield to him.

Su Kexin took a deep breath and walked towards Lin Nuo, still wrapped in her towel.

“What are you doing?”

Lin Nuo felt uneasy.

“I— I want to bathe in the Spirit Spring with Senior Brother!”

Su Kexin gathered her courage, stepping into the Spirit Spring, creating layers of waves. She hurriedly moved closer to Lin Nuo, mimicking Qin Shili’s pose, her delicate skin brushing against Lin Nuo’s shoulder.

It was her first time sharing a bath with a guy, especially the Senior Brother she admired; she felt a bit nervous, but she kept self-encouraging herself to be brave and bold—she couldn’t lose to the Second Martial Sister.

Lin Nuo found himself in a tight spot; the space was small, and one Qin Shili was already enough to suffocate him. Now Su Kexin had squeezed over too, filling the large Spirit Spring with three people crammed into a tiny corner.

“Three’s a crowd,” he thought, caught in the middle again, with the soft skin of beautiful girls pressing on both shoulders.

Why was it that someone like him, who followed the villain template, had to end up in such a predicament?