Chapter Fifteen: I Am Your Senior Sister, We...

Inside the inn, sunlight slowly streamed in through the window. Jiang Lin, clad only in a pair of shorts, gazed at the washboard that had appeared on the floor at some indeterminate moment, his feelings a tangled confusion...

[Kneeling on the washboard] was indeed a rule of the Dragon Gate Sect. Legend had it that this rule originated when the founding patriarch of the sect was caught by his partner frequenting brothels. When confronted, the old ancestor stubbornly refused to admit his wrongdoing and insisted he was out learning foreign languages. As a result, he was made to kneel on a washboard for three whole months.

From then on, “kneeling on the washboard” became the mandatory punishment for deceiving one’s fellow disciples. Severity didn't matter; first, you kneeled, then they’d discuss whatever other crimes had been committed. In time, this also became an indispensable prop for couples with certain... peculiar tastes.

Jiang Lin stared fixedly at the washboard. Lin Qingwan, who had been watching him, gave a cold snort, turned away, and asked icily, “If you don’t want to kneel, then lick my feet.”

In front of Jiang Lin sat a beautiful woman with long legs crossed, already draped in a light green gauze dress.

“Senior Sister… you!” Jiang Lin flushed red. Not to boast, but he could lick those long legs of hers until his tongue broke!

Just as Jiang Lin, with great reluctance, moved closer to Lin Qingwan, her cheeks tinged with pink and she drew back her legs.

“Forget it… Speak. What were you doing last night?”

“Hmm???” This question was off. Wasn’t Senior Sister supposed to ask why I stole the dragon vein, why I betrayed the sect, and how I faked my death? Why was she asking about last night? Was that really so important?

“What’s wrong, afraid to say? Where did you sneak off to last night?” Lin Qingwan turned her head, her beautiful eyes wide as she glared at Jiang Lin. The fierce look, compared to her usual aloof poise, had a touch of playful adorableness.

“Last night... I just went for a walk,” Jiang Lin answered honestly.

“A walk?” Lin Qingwan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Killing intent! Yes! This was definitely killing intent!

Jiang Lin didn’t know why, but he could feel the undisguised murderous aura radiating from his senior sister, whose beauty was undiminished even without any makeup.

“Jiang Lin, after your walk, you didn’t do anything else?”

“Something else? Oh, yes, while I was eating a steamed bun, I happened upon some people trying to kill a girl. As luck would have it, I was passing by and lent a hand to rescue her.”

“And after you saved her?”

“After that? I just came back,” Jiang Lin said, looking genuinely bewildered.

“Jiang Lin!” Suddenly, Lin Qingwan stood up, her chest heaving—she was clearly furious.

“You still won’t tell me the truth?”

Jiang Lin really was bewildered. He was telling the truth, after all—he had merely omitted a few unnecessary details, none of which should concern Senior Sister anyway.

“Senior Sister, I think there’s been some misunderstanding between us.”

Seeing Lin Qingwan draw her green jade sword and advance step by step, Jiang Lin hurriedly got up from the washboard and retreated.

Thud!

With nowhere left to go, Jiang Lin’s back pressed against the door. Lin Qingwan slammed a hand beside his head, pinning him with a wall slam.

It was Jiang Lin’s first time being cornered like this by a woman.

This feeling... was oddly thrilling.

“A walk? Then why do you smell like another woman? What did you do with her?! Is telling me the truth really so hard?”

“Another woman’s scent?” Jiang Lin was taken aback, but then remembered lying in Xiao Xueli’s embrace last night—she’d held him for quite a while. He’d also transformed into the River Lord and unleashed his Q skill on her, which must have left her fragrance on him.

But why did Senior Sister care about this?

Could it be...!

A bold thought crossed Jiang Lin’s mind.

Looking at Lin Qingwan, Jiang Lin suddenly straightened his back, closing the distance between them. If Lin Qingwan hadn’t quickly stepped back, the two would have kissed.

“Jiang Lin... what are you doing...”

“Senior Sister, could it be that you...?” Jiang Lin swept his bangs aside and advanced.

“No, not here, this is an inn.”

“So what if it is?”

“I’m your senior sister—we…”

“And what of that?”

With a soft thud, Lin Qingwan’s fair heel knocked against the bed, sending her tumbling backward onto the mattress.

“Jiang Lin… no, we can’t… I’m not ready, at least let me bathe first…”

“Senior Sister, do you know Xiao Xueli?”

“Eh?” Lin Qingwan, arms crossed over her chest, froze in surprise.

“No? Well, don’t worry, that Miss Xiao is fine. I didn’t do anything to her. I just happened to be lying in her arms for a bit, which is how her fragrance rubbed off on me. She’s fine now. If you want, Senior Sister, I can…”

Swish—

Before Jiang Lin could finish, a sword light flashed past his forehead, snipping off a few strands of hair, and with a bang, the wooden table in the room was smashed to splinters.

Jiang Lin quickly retreated a few steps.

“So it’s true! Last night you really did get involved with another woman! And you lay in her arms?”

Rising from the bed, sword in hand, Lin Qingwan pressed forward. The commotion was so loud that Jiang Lin could hear Dragon Gate Sect disciples coming up to the third floor.

With his senior sister before him and those troublesome sect members behind, Jiang Lin was about to give up and use another resurrection token when the system’s voice sounded once more—crude as ever.

[Ding...]

[Detected: Protagonist Lin Qingwan’s rage value is soaring. Congratulations, host, on achieving the “I Just Want to Infuriate You (Beginner)” milestone. You are awarded two thousand notoriety points.]

[Ding...]

[Congratulations, host. Your notoriety has reached 10,000 points. Mission protocols have been upgraded. Tasks will now be more diverse, and rewards more generous. Please continue your efforts.]

[Ding...]

[Detected: Host’s notoriety has reached 10,000. The Notoriety Store is now open, along with the lottery feature. You may browse at will.]

[Ding...]

[Mission triggered: Protagonist Lin Qingwan’s emotions are extremely unstable. This is your best chance.]

[Choose: 1. Take off your clothes, embrace Lin Qingwan, transform into the River Lord, and unleash a flurry of basic attacks in front of the Dragon Gate Sect disciples, humiliating the sect! 2. Use the system-provided ‘Springtime for All’ potion, which can…]

“Beast! System, have you no decency left?”

Jiang Lin cursed inwardly.

[Reply: The system’s decency is equal to that of the host.]

“......”

[Choice countdown: 3...2...]

Bang!

At the last second, the door burst open and a group of Dragon Gate Sect disciples, worried for Lin Qingwan and Jiang Lin’s well-being, rushed inside.

And at that very instant, they witnessed a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives...