Chapter 536: Shui Miao Miao: “Yikes, I’m so anxious! Why are you so annoying?!”
“Old, Teacher!”
When Shui Xi Yu saw Bai Feng pushing open the door and stepping in, she quickly set down her teacup. Somehow, she seemed to remember something, and a touch of embarrassment crept onto her face.
Meanwhile, Shui Miao Miao finally exhaled in relief, looking like she just escaped a big crisis.
Bai Feng didn’t say a word. Instead, he walked in front of them. He had initially wanted to sit on Shui Miao Miao’s side, but Shui Xi Yu had already shifted her body early and left a seat open. Seeing this, he then sat right between the two.
Yep, this atmosphere was definitely awkward.
After mentally complaining about it, Bai Feng cast a quick glance toward Shui Miao Miao, as if to ask—what exactly did you two discuss?
Shui Miao Miao first cast a secretive look at Shui Xi Yu, then explained to Bai Feng using her divine consciousness, “I just asked my little sister if she liked you.”
“……”
That was way too direct! No wonder he was thinking at the time that he shouldn’t have trusted Shui Miao Miao, that girl with her head full of “sese” (pervy) thoughts!
Seeing the helpless look in Bai Feng’s eyes, she hurriedly explained, “I, I had my reasons! You know I’m not good at small talk, so I wanted to be straightforward.”
“And then?”
“I also asked my little sister, as the Empress, how she would handle this thing. Since the Eastern Continent’s Empress surely isn’t as free as I am, maybe I phrased it badly and she thought I was declaring war?”
“……”
Bai Feng really didn’t know what to say. Even now, he still wanted to ask Shui Miao Miao—how on earth did she manage to survive safely inside that dangerous imperial palace?
Next to them, Shui Xi Yu noticed Bai Feng and Shui Miao Miao exchanging divine consciousness. She pursed her lips and kept pushing her already nearly empty teacup toward her mouth.
That abrupt question from Shui Miao Miao had genuinely startled her, and after she asked about her identity as Empress, she started to get a little angry—she gave her the Empress throne, then ran off to enjoy herself, and now she’s using that same position to restrict her?
She was hardly better than a sword at that moment; just avoiding drawing her sword and kicking Shui Miao Miao out was a mercy.
What she didn’t expect even more was that Shui Miao Miao had actually called Bai Feng over. Usually, arguing behind closed doors was fine, but calling Bai Feng over? What was she planning?
At this point, she was starting to feel a little hopeless, a bit self-destructive.
“Teacher…” Shui Xi Yu put down the teacup, her voice no longer lively but flat, her gaze devoid of sparkle, “No, Bai Feng, maybe I shouldn’t have come here. I should’ve left earlier…”
Before she finished, a huge hand landed on her shoulder, causing her body to stiffen immediately.
“Don’t think so much. You know Shui Miao Miao’s personality—she’s not someone who overcomplicates things,” Bai Feng reassured her.
Hearing Bai Feng’s comforting words, Shui Xi Yu instinctively lowered her head, then secretly glanced at Shui Miao Miao. All she saw was a slightly awkward smile on her face.
“……”
She pondered carefully: with Shui Miao Miao’s character, who despises trouble and simply abandons the throne, she probably didn’t have the brains for intense power struggles.
So, what was Shui Miao Miao trying to achieve by asking these questions?
She couldn’t understand it. But more pressing still was an important matter—because of Shui Miao Miao, her disguise, and the barrier between her and Bai Feng, the layer of paper separating them had been completely torn apart.
She had intended to take things slowly. After all, if the teacher didn’t like her, abruptly revealing this relationship might ruin her chance of being his student altogether.
At the same time, she couldn’t help but think—if only her power were a bit stronger, then she could…” No, she couldn’t go there.
“Teacher…”
Shui Xi Yu slowly lifted her head. The fierce, ruthless Empress of the Eastern Continent now showed a flicker of timidity and fear in her eyes, a suppressed crack of madness flashing deep inside.
When Bai Feng saw her tone revert to the original respectful address, he finally let out a small breath of relief.
Phew, that close to a system-mandated push of Luck Points again. More trouble than that, though, was the growing distance between him and Shui Xi Yu—maybe even a worsening relationship. Resolving this was certainly the best.
“Teacher, I think you probably guessed,” Shui Xi Yu looked up, eyes fixed on him. “I… like you. You helped me when I was most helpless, showed me the hope of revenge, and when I finally realized it—I got used to depending on you. Now that I’m Empress and living alone, I keep thinking of you…”
“Teacher, you don’t have to answer me,” she shook her head gently, cutting off Bai Feng’s words. “I don’t expect to stay by your side forever. Just leave me a tiny little space—just talk to me like before.”
Bai Feng slowly raised his hand to her head. Just as he was about to say something, a disturbingly naive voice broke the silence—although faint, it was startling in this quiet environment:
“Is this some kind of villainess setting where she willingly abandons most of her territory, only preserving a small, solid piece? Hmm, I really didn’t see this coming. If that’s the setting, what would happen next?”
Bai Feng: “……”
He fought hard to suppress his urge to mock, tapping Shui Miao Miao’s head with a finger.
“Eh!” Shui Miao Miao quickly hugged her head and shrank back. “Ahem, I didn’t say anything just now.”
“……”
At this moment, Shui Xi Yu felt both speechless and mildly annoyed—how did she lose to Shui Miao Miao?
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Thanks to Shui Miao Miao’s interruption, the entire mood was wiped out in an instant.
But Bai Feng still gently rubbed Shui Xi Yu’s head. “Going back to how things were isn’t possible now. I just don’t want to ignore your feelings.”
“Then…” Shui Xi Yu looked down, a trace of sadness in her eyes.
“Yikes, I’m so anxious!” Suddenly, Shui Miao Miao stood up and strode over. “I’ve prepared myself mentally, so why are you still so slow?!”
She reached out and pushed Shui Xi Yu into Bai Feng’s arms, then climbed in herself.
Shui Xi Yu was instantly stunned—what exactly did Shui Miao Miao just do? How is she in Bai Feng’s arms now?
Bai Feng looked at Shui Miao Miao. His gaze seemed to say—so, you really just wanted that kind of thing, huh?
Shui Miao Miao shook her head, replying with her eyes—no, I was a little irritated myself, but after all, she’s my best little sister… Well, honestly, I did hope for something.
“……”
Bai Feng didn’t know what to say. He looked at Shui Xi Yu, contemplating whether to speak to ease the atmosphere.
But what he saw was her staring at him directly.
Though she still had many questions, she wasn’t one to overthink. Since Shui Miao Miao was willing to give her the chance, she wouldn’t give up either. Yet, her subconscious wanted to claim Bai Feng for herself—probably impossible now.
“Teacher… no, Bai Feng…”
She slowly reached out her arm, just like she had imagined countless times before falling asleep, and was about to lean in and kiss him.
