These fairies want me to deal with them every day.

No way!

"But...you're getting excited..."

Huh? What? What are you talking about?!

"Is there?"

"Yes...you see...just mentioning her name makes you...you...uh...! even more intense...!"

That bastard...!! PS: This chapter is bad... really bad... He might live past the first day of the month, but he won't live past the fifteenth...

Please take one day off.

There's no update today. Something disgusted me, it's outrageous, so disgusting... I feel like throwing up just thinking about women now. Sorry, I need your understanding. The trauma in my heart is indelible. I really want to swear!

4. A story about spring

"Ah... good morning."

When Xu Qingtan pushed open the door and went to the lobby on the first floor of Lu Qingyan's pavilion to prepare breakfast as usual, he heard a voice that caught him off guard.

She stared blankly at the handsome young man sitting in his seat, smiling at her.

I asked it subconsciously.

What are you doing here?

Wei Tu smiled and asked the other party in return.

"Why can't I be here? I'm your senior brother, and a member of Little Iris Peak. Don't I have a reason to be here? Besides... if I don't show up, do you think I can conjure up this table full of food?"

Xu Qing was stunned for a long time before realizing that the table was piled high with food, as if someone had just gotten married.

She then realized her identity and saw Lu Qingyan with a cold expression and Jiang Ying with an expressionless face looking at her.

Xu Qing immediately composed herself and sat down.

"Ah... I'm sorry, Senior Brother Wei, I probably didn't rest well and I'm a little drowsy."

It was entirely because the instant she opened the door and saw Wei Tu, she remembered some things she had heard and seen last night, which affected her instantaneous reaction.

How could a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl withstand this? Even if some experiences make her seem strong, she couldn't possibly have such a good mental fortitude.

Lu Qingyan glanced at Xu Qingtan, who had sat down.

"You definitely haven't been getting enough rest. Why are your eyes so dark?"

Xu Qingtan paused for a moment, then lowered her voice and replied, "It's probably because I was too tired yesterday..."

Why didn't I sleep well?

It's all because that bastard is like air the moment he comes back; he's practically everywhere!

It's already a miracle that I can still get up on my own!

Doesn't he know what he did yesterday?!

At this moment, Wei Tu laughed.

"Other people can fall asleep as soon as they lie down in bed with their eyes open when they're tired, but you can't fall asleep at all. How come you're so special?"

Xu Qing glanced at Wei Tu, who was staring at him with those bright, peach-blossom eyes.

I don't know if it's a characteristic of these eyes, but as soon as they focus, it's as if you can feel the other person gazing at you with deep affection.

This feels so strange.

The girl immediately looked away.

"It's probably because...it's not just fatigue, but also pain."

"Oh, eating can relieve the pain, so hurry up and eat."

The boy offered no words of comfort, as if he wasn't the one who had almost "taught" him to a pulp yesterday!

And it wasn't just physical harm; the boy also ravaged their spirit.

It couldn't get any worse.

"Oh."

So the four of them ate in silence, with Xu Qing saying very little.

Even when Wei Tu intentionally brought up certain topics, such as interesting anecdotes from the journey, she had no desire to interrupt.

Lu Qingyan would occasionally show curiosity, while Jiang Ying would simply agree with her.

Xu Qingtan silently ate his rice.

Until we finally finished eating.

Wei Tu stood up and looked at Xu Qingtan, who had also stood up.

"I cooked this meal today."

"...Thank you, senior brother."

Xu Qing thought for a moment and it seemed that this was the only thing he could say.

The boy shook his head.

"Thank you is nothing, you ate quite a lot."

Xu Qing tried to suppress his anger.

"Then... what does Senior Brother think we should do?"

"Wash the dishes."

Wei Tu's words were concise and to the point.

Xu Qing looked at the bowls and plates on the table.

Goodness, with so much to do, there are bound to be a lot of tools.

How long will it take to wash this whole table of food?!

Xu Qingtan looked at Wei Tu again, and the boy pouted.

"What are you standing there for? This is also part of the cultivation."

Part of your sister! Can't you at least add some embellishment when you're lying?!

"Ok."

Xu Qingtan's eyes widened, bloodshot, but the words he spoke were so humble.

The girl could only laboriously take all the bowls, chopsticks, and plates to the wooden tub for washing dishes, then fill it with water and begin scrubbing them little by little.

She was like a wretched girl living under someone else's roof, penniless and of no other value, only able to repay her debts by doing menial labor...

"Wait, what do you mean 'like'? Aren't I just like that?"

Xu Qingtan suddenly realized something.

It seems like I am exactly that kind of person.

It seems like there's nothing that can be done about it, right?

I'm so annoyed, this awful life.

"You talk to yourself even while washing dishes; you're really overflowing with emotions."

An annoying sound appeared beside me.

Xu Qing didn't even need to look up to know that the handsome young man in white was standing next to him with an arrogant expression, making sarcastic remarks.

So she didn't turn around, silently washing her dishes without answering.

Wei Tu laughed.

"Alright, having obtained the sword manual gives you confidence. You don't even need to reply to your senior brother's words anymore."

Xu Qing looked at the pile of dishes that was simply too many to handle.

"It's obvious that it's not that I don't want to reply, it's just that there's too much work left to do right now. Chatting while working would affect both the quality and the speed, which isn't good."

Wei Tu smiled and squatted down, then looked at the girl whose face was mostly covered by her hair.

"Well, you're still angry. Was it about yesterday, or this morning?"

Xu Qingtan raised his head and gave Wei Tu a cold look.

"This is what I have to endure given my current situation. There is no need to be angry, nor should I be angry."

"It's just that you're afraid to get angry."

Wei Tu's smiling words left Xu Qing speechless for a moment, and he could only lower his head and wash the dishes.

The boy seemed to be talking to himself.

"That's the reality of this world. No one will help you seek justice. No matter how much you suffer or how much you are wronged, you can only swallow your anger. Because you have no power, you have no right to be angry or to refute. Just like yesterday, if you were as powerful as me, you could have made me suffer even more. But unfortunately, I was completely unharmed, without even breaking a sweat."

"Is my senior brother showing off?"

Xu Qingtan finally raised his head.

Her eyes turned red.

In the end, she was just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. Even though she had experienced a lot, and even though she always seemed indifferent and irrational to outsiders, it couldn't change the fact that she was fragile inside.

Since he came back, nothing good has happened to me. He easily broke my defenses, something no one could withstand.

The girl didn't want to appear aggrieved, but her eyes unconsciously reddened.

She seemed to be trying hard to look at him, maintaining her anger so that she wouldn't shed tears.

Wei Tu offered no words of comfort, only shook his head.

"This is not showing off, it's encouragement."

"Hehe, I've never seen such encouragement before."