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Chapter 6: Still Dreaming of Getting Back Together? She Already Had Someone Better.

Whoosh!

“Qin Yu, what is going on?”

Lin Yueyao was stunned.

She kept glancing at Qin Yu, her lovely eyes brimming with bewilderment as if asking why your sister said she barely knew you.

“I…I don’t know either!”

At that moment, Qin Yu was just as dumbfounded.

He had just wanted to rush over and question Qin Jiujiu, yet he saw the two of them had already turned and walked into the backstage area.

They ignored him completely.

“Jiujiu, it’s me… I’m your brother!”

Qin Yu shouted anxiously.

With so many eyes on him, he feared the misunderstanding would deepen, so he rushed past the cordon to chase after her.

“Get back here!”

The guarding disciple was no pushover and yanked Qin Yu back like a chick.

At that moment, the crowd suddenly came to their senses.

“Good grief, I almost fell for his trick.”

“Tell me about it. This trash can really put on an act; you couldn’t see a hint of guilt on him.”

“Damn it! Once was enough, but now you dare to coerce her in public? If you ruin Senior Sister Qin’s bout, who takes the blame?”

In an instant the crowd turned on him, their curses rumbling like thunder.

They wished they could drown Qin Yu in their spit.

If not for today’s selection of the new chief disciple and the elders patrolling nearby, they would already have swarmed him.

How dare he claim kinship again and again, treating them like monkeys?

“No… which step went wrong?”

Qin Yu was at a complete loss.

He just couldn’t figure it out.

“Qin Yu, why would Qin Jiujiu ignore you?” Lin Yueyao finally couldn’t hold back.

While berating Qin Yu, the crowd didn’t spare her either.

Insulting her was simply a matter of convenience for them.

“Yueyao, you have to believe me… she really is my sister,” Qin Yu said, his mind in turmoil, especially when he caught the doubt in the girl’s eyes.

Her doubtful look left him unable to defend himself, a helpless frustration rising within him.

“You still dare slander Senior Sister Qin? How could she possibly have a loser like you for a brother?”

“Exactly. With that ugly mug, you think you’re worthy of being Senior Sister Qin’s kin?”

Someone couldn’t help but roll up his sleeves.

“Get lost!”

Lin Yueyao’s face alternated between red and pale as the curses poured over her.

Humiliated and furious, she lowered her head and fled, unwilling to spare Qin Yu a glance and wishing she could crawl into a hole.

She had never suffered such humiliation in her life.

“Yueyao, wait for me.”

Qin Yu hurried after her.

Inside the backstage area.

“Why did you want me to pretend not to know him?” Qin Jiujiu asked curiously while studying Ning Bei. “Is it because that day… you misunderstood him and even started the fight?”

“No.” Ning Bei shook his head and said candidly, “I simply can’t stand him and don’t want him using your status to show off.”

Pfft!

Qin Jiujiu couldn’t hold back and let out a bell-like laugh.

She had imagined many reasons, including the rumors about Lin Yueyao being close to Qin Yu, yet she never expected Ning Bei to give such an honest answer.

“Jiujiu, do you think I’m petty… that I went too far?” Ning Bei asked earnestly, locking eyes with Qin Jiujiu.

Qin Jiujiu met his gaze and shook her head. “No. In fact, I rather dislike him too. He has no ambition. I guided his cultivation, yet he refused to work hard and couldn’t even pass the academy’s assessment… Now he wants to use my reputation to get things done. If he were a responsible brother, would he deliberately cause trouble for his own sister?”

Every word she said came from the heart.

According to the information the system had given Ning Bei, this was indeed the truth.

After all, Qin Yu’s role was that of a loser destined to rise; the more miserable he was now, the more satisfying his comeback would be later.

As a result, everyone around him had a poor impression of Qin Yu.

“Here.”

The next moment, Ning Bei took out an Essence Convergence Pill and handed it to Qin Jiujiu with a smile.

That little scene had earned him a good amount of Revenge Points; onlookers had chipped in as well, bringing the total to over thirty thousand.

Today made Ning Bei realize clearly that on his road to overturn his fate, Qin Jiujiu would be a particularly important ally.

Therefore, spending some Revenge Points to invest in her…especially since she was a reincarnated Great Emperor…was certainly worthwhile.

“An Essence Convergence Pill?”

Seeing the valuable pill, Qin Jiujiu was surprised and said, “Why are you giving this to me? Keep it for yourself!”

“You helped me today after all, so just take it.”

“One thing has nothing to do with another; I didn’t help you for a reward,” Qin Jiujiu said with a sweet smile, her hands clasped behind her back as she met Ning Bei’s gaze.

That line had been Ning Bei’s excuse when refusing the Divine Sun Art, and now she returned it to him word for word.

“Ha…”

Once Ning Bei realized what had happened, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, yet the next moment he seized Qin Jiujiu’s slender hand.

“Take it! No refusing.”

“Honestly, there’s no need…”

Qin Jiujiu had not finished speaking; when a group of disciples walked in and, by sheer coincidence, caught the two of them holding hands.

“Eh~?”

They exclaimed in unison, amused smiles curling at the corners of their mouths.

“It’s not what you think…”

Ning Bei had just started to explain when he saw the group retreat as if by prior agreement.

Laughter drifted back to them.

“See? I told you Senior Sister Qin and Senior Brother Ning were involved.”

“Haha, who would have thought!”

“…”

Ning Bei and Qin Jiujiu locked eyes, both wearing complicated expressions.

What a scene this had become!

Elsewhere.

“Yueyao, believe me; she really is my sister!”

“Then why did she ignore you?”

“I think… maybe it’s because I didn’t wash my face today?”

Qin Yu racked his brains and produced an excuse anyone would find absurd. “Right, I didn’t wash my face, so she didn’t dare recognize me at first glance; besides, she didn’t know I had come to Heavenly Martial Academy. It was an accident, Yueyao.”

“…”

Lin Yueyao kept silent.

Although she didn’t want to doubt Qin Yu, she truly didn’t know what to say.

Not only had she failed to vent her anger today, she had ended up being cursed out; her luck was rock bottom.

Back when she was with Ning Bei, she hadn’t been happy, yet everyone treated her with some respect; when had she ever suffered such humiliation?

“I’m sorry, Yueyao; it’s all my fault.”

Channeling his inner drama king, Qin Yu feigned guilt. “I’m useless and dragged you into this. Don’t worry, I’ll never appear before you again.”

As he spoke, he pretended to leave.

“Wait,” Lin Yueyao softened and said with concern, “We can’t blame you for everything… you said it was an accident… I do believe you, Qin Yu.”

“Really?”

“Mm-hmm.”

Meeting Qin Yu’s earnest gaze, Lin Yueyao nodded repeatedly.

She kept convincing herself to trust Qin Yu’s character; he couldn’t possibly tell such a lie, so there had to be some hidden reason.

Yes, that had to be it.

Seeing that the girl trusted him once more, Qin Yu breathed a sigh of relief and, pretending to be moved, said, “Thank you, Yueyao. Could I ask you to help me with something?”

“What is it?”

“Here’s what you’ll do…”

After Qin Yu briefly explained his plan;

Lin Yueyao knitted her brows in disbelief. “You want me to apologize to Ning Bei? Are you serious, Qin Yu?”

“Calm down, Yueyao,” Qin Yu soothed her. “You don’t really have to apologize; it’s just a pretext to get into the backstage area. Once you see Jiujiu, pass a message so she knows it’s me. She’ll surely step up and clear our names. Don’t you want to see me prove myself?”

“But…”

Lin Yueyao pressed her lips together and looked up at Qin Yu. “You told me not to forgive Ning Bei easily… and now you want me to seek him out?”

“Yueyao, just suffer the grievance this once, okay?” Qin Yu lifted his ordinary face, exuding a greasy charm. “Do it for me, will you?”

“I… for you, I can try.”

After struggling internally, Lin Yueyao still compromised.

After all, this request came from her white moonlight; what was a bit more humiliation compared to that?

Besides, the truth would soon be revealed.

At the backstage entrance.

“I told you, I’m here to reconcile with Ning Bei,” Lin Yueyao said, arms folded and brows furrowed. “You still dare stop me? Aren’t you afraid he’ll give you trouble once we’re back together?”

“Haha.”

Several disciples were not intimidated; they even snickered.

“Oh please, isn’t Senior Sister Qin prettier and more talented than you?”

“We’ve seen confidence, but never arrogance like this.”

“You think Senior Brother Ning would go back to his ex and dump Senior Sister Qin for you?”

“…”

Lin Yueyao’s delicate face shifted as a bad feeling rose inside her. “What do you mean?”

“To tell you the truth, Senior Brother Ning and Senior Sister Qin are together now.”

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