Transmigrated as the Destined Villain, My Senior Brothers Are Chasing After My Love Chapter 103

Chapter 103: He Is Just My Senior Brother

Sorry, Junior Sister Yu.

Lin Qingyue secretly apologized in his heart. “Junior Sister Yu is really bold; she must have learned this from storybooks. When we get back, I’ll tell Junior Martial Uncle Jiang to confiscate all her miscellaneous books.”

Ye Jingxian merely glanced at him lightly. “And your miscellaneous books?”

“What miscellaneous books? Eldest Senior Brother, you know I’ve never liked reading those.”

Lin Qingyue clarified immediately, no guilt on his small face. With a look of righteousness, he said, “I don’t even have enough time for cultivation and teaching White Bean; how could I possibly read those idle books?”

“Let’s enter the city,” Wen Hongyu said promptly upon seeing Little Junior Brother’s appearance. Lin Qingyue immediately chimed in, “Right, enter the city.”

Yu Qianqian and the others ahead had already entered the city. They went into the same inn as agreed.

Lin Qingyue and his group pretended to be three fellow disciples just passing through, staying for a quick night before leaving. While Ye Jingxian was booking the rooms, Lin Qingyue spoke with a look of fear, “Senior Brother, let’s just stay one night and leave quickly. I heard the Thousand-Faced Face-Peeling Master is here.”

Touching his not-so-fair face, Lin Qingyue worried, “If the Thousand-Faced Face-Peeling Master takes a fancy to my face, what should I do? It’s better to leave quickly.”

Hearing him mention the Thousand-Faced Face-Peeling Master, the shopkeeper’s expression was complicated. Especially when hearing him worry about himself, her face became even more indescribable.

Someone in the lobby heard this and laughed out loud.

“Pfft, I say, brother, you are quite confident.”

Lin Qingyue turned around and lifted his chin. “Isn’t it obvious at a glance that I am a handsome man? I still have this bit of confidence.”

The man was speechless. Did he really think he was being praised? His face twisted slightly; truly, Lin Qingyue’s delicate yet dark face couldn’t really be counted as a handsome man.

Lin Qingyue ignored him and asked Ye Jingxian and Wen Hongyu beside him, “I’m so good-looking, worrying a bit is human nature, right?”

Wen Hongyu smiled and nodded. “Junior Brother, don’t worry. We will leave immediately tomorrow morning.”

After she finished, Lin Qingyue’s gaze fell on Ye Jingxian, prompting him to say a few words too.

Being stared at by both his Junior Brother and Sister simultaneously, Ye Jingxian felt very helpless. Why were they all acting all of a sudden? Under their gazes, he nodded.

“No, little brother, do you know what kind of beauties the Thousand-Faced Face-Peeling Master targeted before?”

The man stopped speaking mid-sentence, seemingly thinking of something. Lin Qingyue’s interest was piqued. “Why did you stop?”

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The man looked sheepish. The shopkeeper whispered a reminder, ” The eldest young lady of the Wu family in Yun’an City had her skin peeled by the Thousand-Faced Face-Peeling Master with his own hands on her wedding day. The other party didn’t take her skin, but made her into a scarecrow and placed her in the fields.”

Lin Qingyue: “There was such a thing?”

The shopkeeper smiled and said nothing more.

Ye Jingxian and the others knew little from the news they received earlier. To gather information, they ate directly in the lobby. Lin Qingyue chatted with the waiter. As they chatted, he sighed, “If it weren’t for that Face-Peeling Master snatching human skins, this place would definitely be livelier.”

“Isn’t that the truth? The number of people staying has dropped by half. But Fellow Daoist doesn’t need to worry; ordinary people are fine. The ones in trouble are all beauties with widespread fame.”

After the waiter finished speaking, remembering that the person in front of him had claimed to be good-looking earlier, he gave an awkward smile and ran off.

“Chat a bit longer!”

Lin Qingyue found it funny and touched his face. “Is it that ugly?”

After eating, the group sat in the lobby. The cultivator who had spoken to Lin Qingyue and the others earlier came over familiarly to chat with them.

The topic always revolved around the Thousand-Faced Face-Peeling Master. Lin Qingyue’s table was full of wine. Ye Jingxian calmly replaced the wine in front of him with water as they listened to the chat.

After drinking two sips of wine, the man brought up the unfinished topic from before.

“Sigh, that Eldest Miss Wu was truly a peerless beauty, yet that Face-Peeling Master actually looked down on her. Everyone says she was rejected.”

Seeing Lin Qingyue and the others didn’t understand, he continued, “You guys don’t know, right? The Thousand-Faced Face-Peeling Master selects people who must have zero flaws from head to toe. It is said that the eldest miss was no longer pure before marriage. Who knew that after being targeted, her skin would still be rejected. Her newlywed Dao companion had some true affection and said he would guard her.”

“But perhaps because this matter angered the other party, several people in the Wu family were skinned, and even had their hearts gouged and intestines dug out.”

Lin Qingyue: “Didn’t they say he likes good-looking ones? Could it be the Wu family is full of handsome men and beautiful women?”

“Since the eldest miss was good-looking, the others naturally weren’t bad either. Wasn’t it because they angered him? Ordinary people are fine.”

The man spoke intermittently. Ye Jingxian and the others listened to every word.

The three finished the tea in their hands. Seeing the man had collapsed on the table, they exchanged glances and slowly stood up.

“Let’s go for a walk.”

As soon as they left, Yuan An and his group, who had had little presence, also followed them out.

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Yu Qianqian followed beside Yuan An. Seeing her Senior Brother and Sister ahead, she wanted to chase after them but was grabbed by Yuan An. “Where are you going, Sister? What’s the rush?”

Unable to find an excuse temporarily, Yu Qianqian had a flash of inspiration. “Brother, I saw an acquaintance. I’ll go take a look.”

“Sister, no rush. We’ll all accompany you over.”

“Yeah, yeah, Yuan An’s sister is a sister to all of us.”

Yu Qianqian didn’t want to talk to them. She stamped her foot. “No, I have to be quick. I saw a scumbag.” Saying so, she rushed forward.

On the other side, Lin Qingyue and the other two were walking leisurely.

Not seeing Yu Qianqian catch up for a while, Lin Qingyue was a bit worried. Ye Jingxian said, “She’s fine.”

“Stop right there!!”

Yu Qianqian shouted loudly. Lin Qingyue and the others stopped. They saw her step forward, glaring at him with red-rimmed eyes, her gaze darting between Lin Qingyue and Ye Jingxian.

In just two glances, she had chosen her target. Lin Qingyue suddenly had a bad premonition.

Acting is acting, don’t overdo it.

Sure enough, the next moment, Lin Qingyue’s premonition came true. He saw the plain-looking Yu Qianqian in front of him roar, “Scumbag!”

Lin Qingyue: ???

Why aren’t you following the script?

“Before, you said you didn’t like me, saying you only wanted to cultivate. It turns out you have someone you like.”

The moment she finished speaking, Wen Hongyu hurriedly stepped back. Yu Qianqian’s gaze landed on Ye Jingxian as she spoke, paused, then looked at Lin Qingyue.

“Before, I chased you painstakingly, asking you to help me find my brother. You said you didn’t have time. And now?”

Yu Qianqian pointed at Ye Jingxian beside Lin Qingyue. “In the end, you’re strolling with him.”

Lin Qingyue made a fist and coughed lightly to cover up. “He is just my Senior Brother.”

“Ha! Do you think I believe that?”

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Yu Qianqian dared not look at Senior Brother Ye’s expression as she said this; she could only bite the bullet and continue acting.

“Still ‘just a Senior Brother’? Are his eyes innocent when he looks at you?”

One sentence stunned everyone.

Lin Qingyue looked at Yu Qianqian. How can there be someone better at acting than me? The scale is getting a bit big!!!

He didn’t dare perform so wantonly. He glanced secretly at his calm-faced Eldest Senior Brother—sure enough, it had to be him; someone who had seen big scenes was different.

Although the calm-faced Ye Jingxian didn’t speak, emotions known only to himself were hidden in his eyes.

Wen Hongyu retreated imperceptibly. Sensing the gaze Yu Qianqian cast, she tried her best to wave her hand calmly and said gently, “It has nothing to do with me.”

Yu Qianqian: Senior Sister, how can I act if you do this?

Seeing Yuan An beside her, Yu Qianqian looked over, making the man stiffen all over. “What do you want to do?”

“Brother, there’s a heartless scumbag bullying me!”

Lin Qingyue hurriedly refuted, “We didn’t even go over there. How am I a heartless scumbag?”

He knew how to act too. Lin Qingyue grinned internally, but on his face, he wore a look of being high and unreachable, lifting his chin. “With a face as good-looking as mine, how could I fancy an ordinary woman like you? Stop chasing after me; I don’t like you.”

“If you don’t like me, do you like him?”

Yu Qianqian pointed. Lin Qingyue was horrified. Junior Sister Yu, don’t drag me down with your death wish!!

He shuffled closer to Ye Jingxian and whispered, “Eldest Senior Brother.”

His eyes signaled: Don’t be angry, cooperate, cooperate.

“Hmph.” Yu Qianqian stood beside Yuan An, hands on her hips. “Since you don’t like me, give back the things I gave you before.”

She held out her hand, demanding the items righteously. Lin Qingyue smiled. He was wondering why she put his idea into practice even faster than him—so she was waiting for him here.

Lin Qingyue also unleashed an explosion of acting skills—shock, anger, plus indignation, face flushing red. He hadn’t even thought of his lines yet when Ye Jingxian beside him, having watched for a while, finally spoke.

“How much does he owe you? See if this is enough to pay it back?”

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Yu Qianqian caught the storage bag thrown over, opened it secretly, and suppressed the corners of her mouth that wanted to rise. “Close, close enough.”

Beside her, Yuan An and the others looked at each other. The fake sister Little Seven met turned out to be a scammer; she had finally revealed her true colors. One by one, they clutched their wallets tight and carefully shuffled backward.

Lin Qingyue turned his head to stare at his Eldest Senior Brother, his eyes full of “Yu Qianqian got one, why don’t I have one?” Ye Jingxian also gave him a storage bag. “Don’t be angry, you get one too.”

Taking it with a smile, Lin Qingyue remembered he was still acting. He arranged his expression, snorted lightly, and acted extremely arrogant. “Stop liking me. Someone as good-looking as me isn’t for ordinary people to like. I think people should have self-awareness.”

Yu Qianqian: … Just this bit of harsh talk???

“Are you saying I’m ugly?”

Lin Qingyue looked innocent. “More or less, just saying you’re ordinary.”

Before the crowd could react, Yu Qianqian waved her hand, and a stream of water splashed directly toward Lin Qingyue. He pretended to be unable to dodge in time, letting the water splash accurately onto his face.

Who knew that at this moment, Ye Jingxian beside him pulled him into an embrace to block the water. Seeing the plan about to fail, Lin Qingyue reached out and touched his Eldest Senior Brother’s finger.

Their two hands seemed to intertwine. He took the opportunity to remove the ring artifact from his index finger.

Ye Jingxian, holding the person in his arms to block the water, stood like a wooden stake, powerless to move, still feeling the warmth and tingling sensation on his palm and fingers. At this moment, being wet or not was no longer within his perception.

A gasp came from the surroundings. Every gaze was fixed on Ye Jingxian and Lin Qingyue. Hearing this, Lin Qingyue felt a tiny bit guilty. He lowered his head—Sorry, Eldest Senior Brother.

Ye Jingxian was soaked, but it didn’t hide his elegance in the slightest. Sword eyebrows and starry eyes, distinct contours, regular features, a slightly cold face, with water droplets flowing slowly down his superior jawline. A bit more… and it would be a picture of a handsome man bathing.

“Fine! I was wondering what you saw in him. It turns out it’s because he’s rich and good-looking!” Yu Qianqian said with guilt mixed with feigned anger. She turned and pulled Yuan An over. “Brother, he’s just a bit better looking than you; what’s so great about that? That man was after his money all along. Such a superficial man is indeed a scumbag; I don’t want him anymore.”

He leaned down slightly and whispered, “Little girl, haven’t acted enough yet?”

The deep, powerful voice came. Yu Qianqian’s face turned red instantly. She retreated, but not wanting him to ruin the results of her long performance, she took a step forward again. “Giving you spirit stones, if you don’t talk nonsense.”

Yu Qianqian’s fake tears from before and her flushed little face now looked to anyone like she had been hurt. The surrounding people looked at Lin Qingyue condemningly.

Lin Qingyue pretended to just notice his Senior Brother revealing his good looks. He stepped forward with anxiety and worry. “Senior Brother, are you alright? It’s all my fault, blame me for being too attractive.”

“Hiss, why do I feel like that statement was reversed?”

“Maybe good-looking people always have some quirks we don’t understand.”

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“Little girl, what people say is true; you really can’t compare to his Senior Brother. Look on the bright side; good men are everywhere.”

“Right, right, right, let your brother find you one.”

“But you and your brother must be one taking after the mother and one after the father. Don’t be discouraged; you can’t always judge people by appearance.”

While these people were speaking, Lin Qingyue, Ye Jingxian, and the others found a chance to slip away. Yu Qianqian was left awkwardly facing these well-meaning persuaders.

She fake-cried ying-ying-ying and said to Yuan An, “Brother, let’s go back. I’m too sad. I want to eat, I want to rest.”

Back at the inn, Lin Qingyue and the other two sighed, “Phew, finally back.”

The waiter looked confused, stealing glances at them. Lin Qingyue beckoned him and stuffed a handful of spirit stones into his hand. “Waiter, quick, change my Senior Brother to a better room, one with a protective formation.”

“Many thanks,” Ye Jingxian said, then walked upstairs.

The waiter left in a trance, muttering, “So good-looking, definitely needs a better room.”

After the waiter left, only then did Lin Qingyue look smilingly at his Eldest Senior Brother, who had come down after changing clothes. He poured hot tea diligently. “Senior Brother, you’ve worked hard. Come drink tea.”

“Junior Brother, Senior Brother has tea to drink; does Senior Sister have any?” Wen Hongyu teased with a smile.

“Yes, yes, yes. One cup for Senior Brother, Senior Sister naturally gets…” Lin Qingyue poured tea with a smile, placed it in front of her, and restrained his smile. “Only half a cup.”

Wen Hongyu didn’t care how much he poured; she just lifted it to drink.

“Senior Brother, want more? I’ll pour for you!” Lin Qingyue said smilingly. “I’ll treat Senior Brother to soup.”

Ye Jingxian didn’t reply. He just took a slow sip of tea and spoke faintly, “Is this the idea you told me about?”

What Lin Qingyue told him earlier was different from what he and Yu Qianqian said. He could only play dumb and pretend not to understand, looking innocently at Wen Hongyu.

Sensing anger from Eldest Senior Brother’s faint tone, Wen Hongyu avoided Little Junior Brother’s gaze. It was none of her business.

“Looking at the Second Junior Sister is useless; it’s better to look at me.”