Transmigrated as the Destined Villain, My Senior Brothers Are Chasing After My Love Chapter 23

Chapter 23: Yu Qianqian, Why Did Your Face Change So Fast?

“Hey, have you guys heard?”

A group of disciples gathered together, starting to gossip about the latest news.

“Lin Qingyue from Guizang Peak skipped class and was visited by the Sect Leader and the Elders.”

“I wonder what kind of punishment he’ll receive. To dare skip class after the Sect Leader changed the schedule… this Senior Brother Lin really has some guts.”

“Could you be mistaken?” someone spoke up to refute.

Others might not know, but those who attended class with him certainly did.

He was more serious about class than anyone else, and because of that, he was even mocked by Senior Brother Qu and his group.

“I know about this. It seems it was because he fell ill. They even went to find Peak Lord Su of Kurong Peak.”

A disciple from Kurong Peak stepped forward to testify. “Our Peak Lord did indeed go to Guizang Peak.”

Everyone looked at each other as they spoke. “Do you think it might be because of Senior Brother Qu and his group that…”

They didn’t finish the sentence, but the meaning was obvious: it must have been Qu Xiao and his gang pulling some stunt that caused Lin Qingyue’s mishap.

“Hmph, what nonsense are you spouting?”

A disciple from Sword Dao Peak spoke up. “Lin Qingyue entered the Ten Thousand Sword Tomb first, and then the Forest of Ten Thousand Sword Tablets. It would be strange if nothing happened to him. You can’t possibly be unaware that the Forest of Ten Thousand Sword Tablets isn’t a place just anyone can enter, right?”

This disciple intended to attribute the incident to Lin Qingyue’s own incompetence, suggesting he only got into trouble because he entered the forest.

Unexpectedly, the other disciples didn’t think that way at all. Instead, they felt that Lin Qingyue had simply studied too hard and hurt himself, just like when he entered the Ten Thousand Sword Tomb.

“Senior Brother Lin still worked hard. We are all newly entered disciples; seeing Senior Brother Lin work this hard, how can we not study properly?”

“Right, we can’t let him outdo us. We need to study too.”

“Senior Brother Lin has a sharp tongue, but he is hardworking and diligent!”

“You guys…”

The disciple didn’t get the reaction he wanted. His face turned a bit ugly as he glanced at Yun Jinzhou, who was standing silently to the side, looking as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

The Elder walked in and heard the disciples chattering. “What are you all doing? The time has come; why are you still talking?”

Hearing this, the disciples hurriedly returned to their seats and sat upright in silence.

Only then did the Elder begin their lesson.

After resting for several days, Lin Qingyue was finally able to go out to school. For the past few days, he had been managed by Ye Jingxian day in and day out. He couldn’t do anything he wanted; he couldn’t win in a fight, and when he tried to argue, the other party would just listen without making a sound.

Finally able to walk around without someone tailing him, he was like a bird released from its cage, running happily toward the Lecture Hall.

A few days ago, after learning that Lin Qingyue was sick, Yu Qianqian had wanted to visit. However, the timing was off; she happened to run into Yun Jinzhou and his group, and was subsequently blocked by Senior Brother Ye along with them.

Now, looking at Yun Jinzhou, she found everything about him disagreeable—his eyes, his nose, everything.

“Junior Sister Yu, is there something you want to say by looking at me like that?” Yun Jinzhou asked upon seeing her staring at him unhappily.

“Who’s staring at you? You aren’t some hot commodity that everyone has to stare at.”

Yu Qianqian rolled her eyes and muttered softly, “Flattering yourself.”

Seeing Lin Qingyue, she ran up to him and excitedly reached out to touch him, only to be blocked by a sword.

Ye Jingxian glanced at her coldly.

“Eldest Senior Brother, I just wanted to see Senior Brother Lin.”

She was a bit cowardly and didn’t dare look at him, so she could only turn her gaze to Lin Qingyue. Thinking about it, she decided it was better to leave first. She said to Ye Jingxian, “Eldest Senior Brother, I’ll go to class first.”

After speaking, she disregarded everything else and ran off. Lin Qingyue watched her run away, then turned to look at Ye Jingxian.

It was one thing for him to be cold, but how could he scare away such a cute girl?

“Eldest Senior Brother, I’ll go to class first. You should go back.”

Hurry up and go back. Go cultivate or go to the Discipline Hall. Just leave quickly.

Lin Qingyue waved his hand and was about to walk forward when he was called by Yun Jinzhou.

“Senior Brother Lin.”

Yun Jinzhou looked at him with concern in his eyes, hesitating as if he wanted to speak. To anyone who didn’t know better, that worried look would make them think the two were very close.

Feeling the baffling awkwardness once again, Lin Qingyue stopped and looked him up and down carefully.

A thought surfaced: Does this Yun Jinzhou have a histrionic personality?

Lin Qingyue tilted his head to look at him and asked, “Do you want to care about my health, or do you just want to strike up a conversation with me?”

Yun Jinzhou hadn’t expected him to respond. “What do you mean by that, Senior Brother Lin?”

Lin Qingyue looked at the others. “Is what I said hard to understand?”

The Senior Brother who was asked subconsciously shook his head. Lin Qingyue pointed at Yun Jinzhou. “Then why can’t he understand?”

How was anyone supposed to answer that? The others stayed silent. Yun Jinzhou smiled. “I thought Senior Brother Lin was talking about something else. I was just worried about Senior Brother Lin; I didn’t mean anything else.”

As Yun Jinzhou spoke, he lowered his head. “Seeing that Senior Brother Lin is fine, Junior Brother is relieved.”

Lin Qingyue got goosebumps all over his body. What did that mean? He doesn’t like me, does he?

All of this just to attract his attention?

The more he thought about it, the more Lin Qingyue felt he wasn’t wrong. Especially knowing what kind of book this was, his gaze toward Yun Jinzhou became extremely complex.

Although he didn’t object to that sexual orientation, he really had no thoughts about men, especially not Yun Jinzhou. Only he knew how terrifying this situation was.

Just as he was thinking, Yun Jinzhou started to look heartbroken. Lin Qingyue was so scared he dodged to the side, hiding next to Ye Jingxian. It was safe here.

“Thank you for your concern, but worry is just worry—why are you crying? Do you have some ulterior motives?”

Yun Jinzhou froze, not understanding what he was saying. The others didn’t understand either. But seeing Yun Jinzhou stunned for a moment, the crowd connected it to Lin Qingyue’s illness and began to make chaotic guesses.

A group of people each had their own views, and for a moment, everyone’s expressions were incredibly colorful. Seeing the situation wasn’t right—and that no one was blaming Lin Qingyue for being insensible or ignoring his good intentions—Yun Jinzhou opened his mouth to explain.

Lin Qingyue ran off first, claiming he was chasing Yu Qianqian, leaving Yun Jinzhou there in awkwardness.

He watched the situation turning stranger and stranger, unable to figure out where things had gone wrong.

Clearly, Lin Qingyue hated the way he acted the most. Usually, just saying a few words would anger him and make him show a look of disgust.

He could feel that Lin Qingyue still disliked him now, but it was different from the dislike before. If he kept avoiding him like this in the future, how could that work?

This wouldn’t do. Yun Jinzhou decided to change his approach. He smiled at the others. “It’s good that Senior Brother Lin is fine. Running so fast, he must be recovered. Knowing he was truly sick, I actually hoped Senior Brother Lin was just using it as an excuse because he dislikes class.”

After saying this, he was about to walk toward the Lecture Hall when he was stopped by Ye Jingxian.

Not expecting the Eldest Senior Brother, who rarely paid attention to anyone, to stop him, Yun Jinzhou turned back with an innocent expression, wearing a perfectly measured smile.

“Eldest Senior Brother.”

He thought Ye Jingxian was going to instruct him on something; words about taking good care of Lin Qingyue were already on the tip of his tongue.

Instead, Ye Jingxian just looked at him and spoke indifferently, “A person’s illness isn’t something for you to make wild guesses or jokes about. No one is willing to be sick.”

After speaking, he gave Yun Jinzhou a deep look, then turned and left.

Yun Jinzhou’s face changed colors like a palette, though perhaps not as vibrantly. He could barely maintain the smile on his face, trying his best to mask his expression.

Catching up to Yu Qianqian, Lin Qingyue finally let out a sigh of relief. The prickling discomfort all over his body finally dissipated a little.

“Senior Brother Lin, are you very cold?”

Yu Qianqian saw him catch up while rubbing his arms and thought he was cold. Remembering he had just recovered from an illness, she looked at him disapprovingly, took a heavy cloak out of her storage bag, and handed it to him.

“Why are you wearing so little? I happen to have a cloak here that I was going to buy for my dad. He won’t use it anyway, so take it.”

Before Lin Qingyue could even explain, she forcefully draped the cloak over him.

“Junior Sister Yu, I’m not cold.”

“No, you are cold. You aren’t allowed to say you aren’t cold.”

Yu Qianqian stared at him with wide eyes. If he dared to say he wasn’t cold, she would get physical. Once Lin Qingyue stopped resisting, she was finally satisfied.

Seeing Lin Qingyue wrapped in the cloak, exuding a clean aura that was gentle yet aloof and scholarly, he really looked like a peerless young nobleman from a storybook.

“So good-looking.” Yu Qianqian’s face was full of stars—or more accurately, she was lovestruck. “In the future, if you meet someone you can’t beat, just look at them like this. They definitely won’t strike a killing blow.”

Lin Qingyue: “…”

“Wouldn’t it be more convenient for me to just take out money? If that really doesn’t work, I’ll just kneel and beg for mercy.”

Yu Qianqian: “That’s too spineless! How can a sword cultivator easily kneel and beg for mercy?”

Lin Qingyue: “Then why did you say to show this face?”

Yu Qianqian pouted. “Isn’t it because everyone in the cultivation world looks at faces?”

Speaking of this made her unhappy. she didn’t consider herself ugly, so why did everyone look down on her?

From a distance, Lin Qingyue saw Elder Chen in the corridor. He quickened his pace and said to her, “Hurry up, or we won’t get seats in the front.”

Yu Qianqian fell silent. How could they possibly not get seats in the front? Everyone was only active during sword practice; who would fight for seats in this kind of class?

“Elder Chen.”

Hearing the voice, Elder Chen responded with a kind smile, “Mn.”

“Elder Chen, are you teaching the morning class?” Lin Qingyue asked.

“The Sect Leader has been too busy recently, so I will teach you.”

Hearing this, Lin Qingyue followed beside Elder Chen and began asking questions, afraid he might miss something. Seeing that he didn’t mention the Sect Leader and only wanted to learn, Elder Chen felt touched, thinking he was a pure child.

“This old man has a spiritual consciousness jade slip here. Take it back with you after class.”

Lin Qingyue was so happy his eyes widened unconsciously. “Disciple thanks the Elder.”

Elder Chen waved his hand slightly. “Just study hard. If you want to see more, you can go to the Library Pavilion.”

“Disciple understands. Once Disciple finishes reading this, I will definitely go to the Library Pavilion to find books.”

When Yun Jinzhou arrived, what he saw was the scene of the Sect Elder and Lin Qingyue chatting familiarly.

A sense of crisis arose instantly. He also stepped forward to greet the Elder and strike up a conversation, not forgetting to continue expressing concern for Lin Qingyue’s health during the process.

Seeing him approach, Lin Qingyue made an excuse to hide beside Yu Qianqian. It was truly scary; he was afraid even his expression of disgust would be interpreted as caring, or hate born of love.

Yu Qianqian saw Yun Jinzhou stand next to the Elder and squeeze Lin Qingyue to the side. She was unhappy; her face sank, her eyes changed, and she was about to step forward. Lin Qingyue grabbed her and whispered, “What are you doing?”

He was stunned. In just the blink of an eye, her face changed just like that.

One second she was a proud, cute loli, and the next she had the expression of a vicious female supporting character. It was exactly like in the TV dramas. Her change was too sudden; Lin Qingyue was still confused and could only subconsciously stop her.

“Yu Qianqian, are you okay?” Lin Qingyue looked at her cautiously and asked somewhat uncertainly.

Yu Qianqian gritted her teeth, looking at Yun Jinzhou ferociously. “I’m fine.”

He didn’t believe it. That expression, looking like she wanted to bite someone, really didn’t look like “fine.” Lin Qingyue suspected she was possessed or triggered by something to become like this. The next second, Yu Qianqian turned her head back angrily.

“What’s wrong?” Has she calmed down, or is she going to do something?

“He bullied you like that, how can you be indifferent?”

Lin Qingyue had question marks all over his face. “Are you talking about just now?”

Yu Qianqian: “Yes! The moment he came, he squeezed you away from the Elder and arrogantly provoked you. Look at that appearance of his; don’t you want to hit him?”

Lin Qingyue: “…”

He had been rendered speechless several times today. Lin Qingyue truly couldn’t understand her brain circuitry.

“I just saw him coming and didn’t want to talk to him, so I didn’t continue discussing with Elder Chen. He didn’t squeeze me away. Reel in your expression.”

Mainly, he wasn’t used to it. The sudden shift in style from the cute loli earlier was really jarring.

Yu Qianqian finally let go of half her desire to hit someone. “I’ll let him off this time.”

Seeing that she still had reason and didn’t really want to strike, Lin Qingyue relaxed. He felt he must have missed something, as he hadn’t read the book carefully back then.

After a morning of classes, the two went to the sect cafeteria. Lin Qingyue took the initiative to chat with Yu Qianqian about things other than cultivation, mostly about her situation.

Only then did he learn that Yu Qianqian was the daughter of the Lord of Duanyue Peak. Her background was quite significant. But if he remembered correctly, the Lord of Duanyue Peak was surnamed Jiang.

Yu Qianqian took a bite of a large chicken leg and finished it enjoyably before speaking. “Are you wondering why my surname is Yu when my dad’s surname is Jiang?”

Lin Qingyue: “You took your mother’s surname?”

Yu Qianqian looked bored. “How did you know?”

“Is that hard to guess?” Lin Qingyue blinked.

Unconvinced, Yu Qianqian continued to press, “Then guess my other name.”

“Can’t guess that, can you?”

Yu Qianqian finally won a round. She hummed lightly, acting incredibly proud, yet not annoying in the slightest—one would only find her cute.

She raised her chin slightly and stated her other name. “My dad got a sudden inspiration for the name when my mom was pregnant with me. He was watching the flowers by the pond, waiting for the seven-colored lotus to bloom.”

The more Lin Qingyue listened, the more familiar it sounded. “So?”

“So, I got a name.”

Lin Qingyue rolled his eyes, urging her to hurry up. “Of course I know you have a name. What name did your dad give you?”

Yu Qianqian leaned in close to him and whispered, “Jiang Tangyao. Because the ‘Tang’ in hetang (lotus pond) didn’t sound good, he chose the ‘Tang’ in haitang (begonia).”