After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

Qin Suhuai doesn't even call herself Shiyan's younger sister anymore!

Qin Suhuai simply held Shi Yan's hand gently.

The message was clearly... Don't speak, just hold me tight.

Part 410 Experience shows there are still more scumbag women than scumbags. [First update, 4K words]

Holding Qin Suhuai's hand and watching the competition, Shi Yan felt like he was about to collapse.

What kind of person is the most frightening when they get angry?

Of course, the most frightening thing is when someone who has never been angry before gets angry.

He turned his neck stiffly, looking at Qin Suhuai who seemed to be watching the game very seriously, not even glancing at his profile.

Shi Yan felt a chill run through her heart.

The blade of the [Slay Loulan] sword still seems to be resting on my neck.

Even Shi Yan herself wouldn't believe that her senior sister's "Slaying Loulan" wasn't intentional.

But... to say that the senior sister did it on purpose.

Qin Suhuai probably didn't know the relationship between herself and the Lord of Loulan.

That's not right either—

Shi Yan recalled the scene at the "Azure Lotus Sword Sect" where he had taken away the Little Pure Color Mandala.

The one who took away the Pure Color Mandala a thousand years ago was the Lord of Loulan, and the one who took away the Pure Color Mandala a thousand years later is myself... It doesn't seem wrong for the eldest sister to wield the sword of "Slaying Loulan".

But no matter what... Shi Yan's smile looks forced right now.

Take a deep breath—

Shi Yan gripped Qin Suhuai's hand tightly with his own.

This move... this move is called advancing instead of retreating, putting oneself in a desperate situation to survive.

Didn't Sister Suhuai tell me to hold her hand tightly?

Then just do as instructed.

Shifting his gaze from Qin Suhuai, Shi Yan tightened his grip on Qin Suhuai's hand and looked towards "Starry Sky Square".

Qin Suhuai pursed her lips.

To be honest... even the eldest sister doesn't know what she's really thinking.

She couldn't explain it herself.

Qin Suhuai stayed outside the Daozuo Building all night.

Wen Ruya's technique was quite good.

Even Qin Suhuai... without recklessly breaking the spell, found it difficult to detect what was happening in the room.

But... sometimes it's that hazy, indistinct feeling that makes it even harder to see clearly that makes it feel like you can't escape.

Qin Suhuai's mind was filled with images of her younger sister, Shiyan, saying in a strained, broken voice that she was inconvenient.

Looking back... I always think of my first meeting with Shi Yan.

She looked like a girl who was drunk, with a charmingly naive appearance and eyes so beautiful they seemed to speak volumes.

I... inexplicably fed her a pot of water.

Qin Suhuai's sword mind was in turmoil again.

Otherwise, her "Slaying Loulan" wouldn't have been so imperfect; she hadn't controlled her strength well.

After Shi Yan held her hand tightly, Qin Suhuai felt even more flustered.

My eyes were fixed on "Starry Sky Square," but my heart kept drifting towards Shi Yan.

What am I to Shi Yan, my sister?

They are just fellow swordsmen needed when we need to hone our skills and spar.

Thinking back to the extraordinary gentleness that Shi Yan showed to Xia Xia in Nanjun City, Qin Suhuai's heart was in turmoil, filled with many thoughts.

But... I had a lot on my mind.

Qin Suhuai was still able to maintain a cold and aloof demeanor on the surface.

"Sister Suhuai..."

"Sister Suhuai~~~"

Shi Yan gently held Qin Suhuai's hand.

"Ah..." Qin Suhuai seemed to have just come back to her senses from her daze.

She maintained that expressionless demeanor, actually because Qin Suhuai had no idea what kind of expression she should be wearing.

She wanted to smile at Shi Yan, but... she felt a pang of jealousy.

last night--

That person was ultimately not myself.

He could only watch the sun slowly rise from outside the building, while his younger sister, Shiyan, came out of the building alone.

I want to be angry with Shi Yan, but... that's something I can't do at all.

Despite his best efforts, he could only maintain a stern face and appear inorganic.

"It's my turn."

Shi Yan looked at the field.

A masked man in a moon-colored robe had already taken his place on the field.

The mask, half smiling and half crying, half black and half white, seemed to have been vertically split in the middle, making it repulsive to look at.

"Next match—"

"The Heavenly Emperor and the Earthly Queen... Master Yan, will face off against the Upper Moon Sect... Upper Moon Lan."

"Please take your positions, Mr. Shi Yan—"

The commentator, Miss Xing Tiansi, looked towards the stands of the Qinglian Sword Sect.

Judging from the scene, it seems the match has been waiting for Shi Yan to be in place for a long time.

In other words, Shi Yan is a top contender for the "Heaven and Earth" team, and is almost completely exposed... a "connected" player who is in cahoots with the referees.

Whether it's the "Star Celestial Bureau" who is in charge of hosting the "Enlightenment Conference" or the "Heaven and Earth" behind the "Enlightenment Conference," they are all Shi Yan's "family."

Otherwise, they would probably have already been declared the loser and started the next match.

"I'm sorry!!!" Qin Suhuai hurriedly let go of Shi Yan's small hand.

She watched as Shi Yan got up.

"Keep it up, Master Shi Yan!" Sheng Nu cheered for Shi Yan.

Qin Suhuai's hand was suspended in the air, her mouth slightly open.

It seems like I've been beaten to it again.

The words that were about to be spoken were swallowed back down.

But at that moment, Shi Yan suddenly turned around and looked at Qin Suhuai with a seemingly smiling yet carefree expression, as if he was waiting for something.

Shi Yan looked at Qin Suhuai intently.

"Sister Suhuai~~~"

My match is coming up soon.

"Hmm..." Qin Suhuai felt like she had a million words in her heart, and the words that were about to come out were as clear as the endless rules of swordsmanship, but... in the end, the only words that came out were a simple "Hmm".

That feeling of powerlessness... is like the grievance after arguing online, 'I could have done this or that,' 'Why didn't I do this or that back then?'

"If I win..." Unlike Qin Suhuai, who was clueless about relationships, Shi Yan was obviously much more experienced.

Although... that sounds a bit sloppy.

Shi Yan looked earnestly into the pair of smoky purple eyes in front of her, "Sister Su Huai, please don't be angry with me anymore, okay?"

"I'm not angry with Shi Yan." Qin Suhuai looked at Shi Yan.

She certainly didn't have the anger of a teacher speaking.

She was just jealous.

It was so sour, it felt like I'd been thrown into a vat of vinegar.

It was so sour I wished I could have rushed into that room last night.

However... a gentleman conducts himself with propriety, something Qin Suhuai could not do.

"Cough-cough-"

"Player Shi Yan..." The commentator from "Starry Sky Division" looked in Shi Yan's direction and couldn't help but remind him again.

"Sister Suhuai~~~" Shi Yan looked at Qin Suhuai, as if she would not go to the competition unless Qin Suhuai agreed, and would not leave the field even if she was judged to have lost.

In an instant, the guest became the host.

Sheng Nu, who was standing to the side, had no idea what had happened between her senior sister and Master Shi Yan.

However... she could guess that it was related to the fact that her senior sister hadn't returned to the "Azure Lotus Sword Sect's" headquarters last night.

I recalled how my senior sister looked so depressed and almost haggard when she first appeared.

Or... I should go back and cook some porridge for my senior sister to help her recover.

Or maybe I should make some red bean soup or something...

"Alright, alright..." Qin Suhuai really couldn't do anything with Shi Yan. "If Sister Shi Yan wins, I won't be angry with her."

A smile spread across Shi Yan's face.

Looking at the dimples at the corners of Shi Yan's mouth, Qin Suhuai thought, "Sure enough... Shi Yan is a little devil."