The Villainous Eldest Senior Brother and His Yandere Junior Sisters

The master and her two disciples were on their way back to the Qinglan Sect from the Eastern Region's borderlands.

At Lu Yingying's hundred cajoleries, Master Xiao Hongling personally drove the carriage, while Lu Yingying and Lin Xiao chatted and laughed inside.

Throughout the journey, Lin Xiao deliberately distanced himself from his Master.

Soon, the sun set.

The outside world was coated in a mesmerizing golden afterglow.

It had to be said, Ye Xuan'er's royal Spirit Steed was indeed exceptionally magnificent.

In just over half a day's time, the carriage had traveled from the northernmost part of the Eastern Continent to the territory of the Great Chu Dynasty, where the Qinglan Immortal Sect was located!

Speaking of which, this trip to Beacon City has been quite fruitful. Using the excuse of tormenting Ye Chen, not only did I obtain a River God divine form, but I also killed a giant lizard Reincarnator and gained a constitution immune to all poisons. As for the grand plan against the Demon Sect, since Niu Batian promised to produce the Alliance Document personally written by Yuanyi in seven days to accuse that old hypocrite, he definitely won't go back on his word. So, the next boss I need to deal with is the Sky Yin Blood Demon.

Inside the carriage, Lin Xiao, having just coaxed Lu Yingying to sleep, grew somber.

He had a strong intuition. The plotline had already deviated to this extent because of him. The protagonist in the upcoming decisive battle against the Sky Yin Blood Demon had already become him, Lin Xiao! And this... would be a battle that would make history and shake the entire Cultivation World of the Eastern Region!

As he was lost in thought, the carriage suddenly halted.

Immediately after, the carriage curtain was lifted, and an exquisitely beautiful phoenix-like face appeared in his field of vision.

"Xiao'er, we're almost at Red Wind City. I saw them selling your favorite Fuling glutinous rice cakes up ahead. Shall I buy some for you to try?"

Xiao Hongling's phoenix eyes sparkled as she did her utmost to force a most benevolent smile.

Lin Xiao first bowed, then said faintly, "Thank you for your kind intentions, Master, but there's no need. Red Wind City is less than a hundred miles from the sect. We should be able to arrive by nightfall, so let's not delay."

Although his tone was respectful, he didn't even look at her!

Seeing her disciple's perfunctory attitude, the smile on Xiao Hongling's face instantly froze. She bit her pearly teeth, wanting to flare up, yet found she had no reason to do so!

After all, he was merely not as intimate with her as before; he hadn't failed in the etiquette between master and disciple!

Isn't this the outcome she, Xiao Hongling, had wanted in her heart? Thinking of this, she, who should have felt gratified, instead felt an emptiness in her heart.

"Th-then alright. It was I who overthought things. Let's... continue on our way."

After a few seconds of silence, Xiao Hongling's gaze dimmed, and she pulled down the carriage curtain.

In truth, Lin Xiao had been observing her expression out of the corner of his eye all along.

He also felt a twinge of heartache. But there was no help for it. Since Master was so reluctant to face her own heart, he, Lin Xiao, had no choice but to use the Goading Method! And now... the good show was just beginning!

「About two hours later.」

The carriage entered the Taoyuan Village entrance at the foot of the Qinglan Sect's mountain.

"Fourteen years have passed without me realizing, yet Taoyuan Village hasn't changed at all." Revisiting this familiar place, looking at the familiar village streets, Lin Xiao felt quite emotional.

Not long after, the carriage stopped once more.

The carriage curtain was also lifted.

"Xiao'er! Look! The Gaze Moon Inn opposite, its decorations and furnishings haven't changed a bit in fourteen years!"

"Fourteen years ago, it was at the entrance of this very inn that I found you and Ye Xuan'er!"

"Do you... do you still remember?"

Xiao Hongling finished speaking excitedly, then turned her head to look at her beloved disciple, who had a calm expression, seemingly awaiting his reply.

At this moment, this aloof and proud Hongling Fairy actually showed a hint of humility and a desire to please in her expression!

Lin Xiao's expression remained calm; he didn't even raise an eyelid. "Mm, your disciple remembers. Master's life-saving grace, your disciple will never forget."

"Xiao'er, you..."

Xiao Hongling finally couldn't hold it in anymore. Biting her lip, she said, "Xiao'er! Your expression doesn't look like you'll never forget! Hmph, you... you're clearly just being perfunctory with me!"

Her words were indeed true. If it were her beloved disciple from before, he would probably have already rushed up to hug her thigh and act spoiled. How could he be as tranquil as an old well now?

"If Master insists on thinking so, your disciple can only feel aggrieved; there's nothing else I can do." Lin Xiao sighed softly and turned his head to the side. "Master, let's hurry. Upon our return this time, besides reporting to the Sect Leader about the Evil Extreme Sect, I also need to prepare for my marriage with Junior Sister Yurong."

"This..."

Seeing her disciple being so sensible, Xiao Hongling felt an even greater tightness in her chest. She wanted to say something, but in the end, it turned into a sigh.

She's getting anxious! She's starting to get anxious! As expected, the 'cold treatment' technique is eternally supreme!

Lin Xiao's expression remained undisturbed, but he was secretly pleased.

Just as the two were looking at each other in silence, a powerful and resonant voice, amplified by True Power, transmitted from the distant Qinglan Sect gate:

"Chairman Xiao, the Sect Leader knows you and Chief Lin are returning today. He has specially arranged a vegetarian banquet in the Shenxiao Palace to welcome you back and cleanse you of the journey's dust!"

Hearing this voice, Xiao Hongling was stunned, her phoenix eyes wide as saucers.

"Don't overthink it, Master. It was indeed I who used your name to inform the Sect Leader."

"Some matters, it's time to give a heads-up to this leader of the Qinglan Sect, the helmsman of the Righteous Path," Lin Xiao said, his gaze profound.

「Upon their arrival at the Qinglan Sect.」

Lin Xiao had Lu Yingying take the royal Spirit Steed gifted by Ye Xuan'er to the Sacred Beast Garden to be well fed, while he himself accompanied his Master to the Shenxiao Palace on Dragon Head Peak.