Great Love Immortal Venerate: Why are all my fairies yandere?

"Senior brother... did you ask her to leave because you were really afraid I'd be angry, or because you feared I might hurt her?"

Lin Qingque's eyes were slightly icy, like dew on the willow branches in February, clear and piercing as if capable of reflecting a person's soul.

"Of course, it's true."

Xu Yuan's smile was gentle, with no hint of guilt, his demeanor as open and upright as a gentleman's.

Dealing with them had long trained him in the instincts for lying and acting; how could he possibly let her detect anything amiss?

Seeing him act so frank and natural, most of the suspicions in their hearts instantly dissipated.

Meanwhile, under the table, with limbs weak and satisfaction from earlier lingering, Chu Bingyan, inhaling the strong scent of the man before her, couldn't help but have her eyes become blurred and hazy again.

She felt a burning heat spreading from deep within her body, creeping like vines to slowly entangle her limbs, making her reach forward uncontrollably.

Chu Bingyan didn't understand what was happening to her.

Just yesterday, she hadn't been like this.

After Xu Yuan's rough treatment the day before, even though she felt a strange sense of unfinished business afterwards, when she returned to Heavenly Machine Tower's secret outpost and her mind cleared, she realized something was off about herself.

Although not all the blame could be placed on Xu Yuan, he certainly didn't come to her with good intentions either.

Why did she harbor lingering feelings for Xu Yuan?

Even if he was her first man, it still shouldn't have been like this.

Yet, when she later used the Heavenly Mystery Art to divine, she found no evidence that Xu Yuan had done anything to her.

Chu Bingyan could only attribute it to the effects of Charm Poison.

So, to avoid thinking about anything related to him, she began pondering how to find that mysterious person.
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That's why she had come to meet Princess Luoyang today.

However, after seeing Xu Yuan, she suddenly changed her story, saying she wanted to see him instead.

And the reason, astonishingly, was so he wouldn't be angry with her?

But why?

Why did she start feeling so off after seeing him?

Chu Bingyan had no time to ponder further, feeling the heat that seemed about to fry her brain.

She gasped softly, closed her watery eyes, her nostrils flaring as she slowly moved closer, like a mermaid ensnared by his scent.

When the breath of the girl brushed against his skin through her thin clothing, Xu Yuan became aware of it.

However, as Lin Qingque and Jing Lixue, both adept at reading emotions, watched him, Xu Yuan dared not divert his gaze in the slightest; he just pretended to be a tea-serving boy, listening to them trade sharp and hidden words.

Chu Bingyan kneeled on the cold ground, leaning against the chair, her mind inexplicably recalling the flute-playing she practiced at the behest of that mysterious person.

She parted her moist, delicate lips...

Xu Yuan suddenly felt a chill, followed immediately by a tingling sensation rising up his spine into his mind.

It made him abruptly hiss mid-sentence while agreeing with Lin Qingque.

The surprise was so sudden that he didn't detect it at all.

"What's the matter?"

When the two girls turned their complex gazes upon him, Xu Yuan felt a headache coming on.

He didn't want to slip up now, or he would truly be in a situation where even jumping into the Yellow River couldn't cleanse him.

"Nothing, I just think what Junior Sister said is absolutely right!"

He concealed his startle with applause, so his sharp intake of breath seemed to be an exclamation of her eloquence.

Xu Yuan used the clapping to mask the faint swallowing noise below, while discreetly placing an Array beneath him to stifle sounds.

"Oh?"

But Lin Qingque was obviously not so easily fooled.

After a brief pause, she narrowed her eyes and asked, "If that's the case, tell me, what was so good about what I just said, Senior Brother?"

"..."

Xu Yuan fell silent.

What had Lin Qingque just said, anyway?

His attention was almost entirely under the table; he hadn't been listening to the conversation between the two women at all.

Jing Lixue propped up her chin, also looking at him with an expression anticipating the drama.

At that moment, Chu Bingyan took a bold suck.

Suppressing the urge to gasp, Xu Yuan's face reddened slightly as he said, "I think, everywhere is good."

Jing Lixue's face lit up with amusement.

"I only said one word just now, 'oh'."

Lin Qingque couldn't help but speak up at last.

"This 'oh' is powerful and majestic. Though only a single word, its simplicity is capable of expressing Junior Sister's aloofness and casual composure, complementing her personality, and showing her views on the matter earlier with politeness but without losing a sense of distance."

Xu Yuan maintained a straight face.

"..."

"..."

Both fell silent for a moment.

"Senior brother, I know you're worried I might be angry with you over earlier, but you don't need to go to such lengths."

Lin Qingque was somewhat bemused, especially upon seeing Xu Yuan's serious expression.

"Is Xu Yuan trying to brown-nose or is he just kicking against the pricks?"

Jing Lixue said with a playful tone, her voice carrying a hint of mockery.

"Isn't this just proof that Senior Brother is pure-hearted and has utterly no experience in flattery?"

Lin Qingque retorted.