Chapter 162 She Is a Female Student

"Little Qin Xuan, do you want a bite?"

Walking back toward the villa, Liu Qianqian held up a large ice cream, trying to tempt Qin Xuan.

"You're willing to share? How generous of you. Come on, one bite each."

Qin Xuan made a move to snatch it.

"Hmph, in your dreams! I'm not giving you any~"

Liu Qianqian hummed, pulling a face and running off triumphantly.

Qin Xuan sighed inwardly, but seeing her happily eating, he felt a bit more at ease. Pulling out his phone to check the time, he realized it was already a little past nine in the evening.

So many things had happened just today.

The campus shooting, the duel with Watanabe 野, Lin Qingyang's sneak attack and murderous intent, the failure of the seal suppressing the evil... All of it had left him feeling somewhat exhausted.

Thinking of Zhou Xiaoyu and Shen Yina, who were still in the hospital, a wave of worry washed over him.

"Oh right, Little Qin Xuan, Qingwan mentioned that your homeroom teacher is taking your class on an autumn trip?"

Liu Qianqian suddenly sidled up to him, blinking as she asked.

"Yeah. What about it?"

Qin Xuan asked, puzzled.

"Well, you... I..." Liu Qianqian stammered, "I want to go too. Could you help me ask your teacher Su?"

"Why do you call her my teacher Su?" Qin Xuan asked helplessly, patting her head. "Stop letting your imagination run wild, she's just my teacher. Since you want to go, I'll ask her for you later. It shouldn't be a problem."

Qin Xuan took out his phone, though he didn't call Su Muqing right away.

He needed to check on the situation with Shen Yina first. Although he had asked Zhao Long for a favor, he still wanted confirmation.

"Senior Brother Zhao, how is Shen Yina doing?"

"Haha. She's fine for now, don't you worry. Just go visit her tomorrow morning," Zhao Long's hearty voice came through. "To be honest though, how on earth did you hook up with another beauty like that?"

"Senior Brother, stop talking nonsense." Qin Xuan winced, quickly explaining, "I was just ambushed by someone from the cultivation world, and she happened to get caught in the crossfire. I don't have anything to do with her."

"Is that so? But Senior Brother heard that you saved her during the campus shooting at noon as well..."

"Cough, cough. That was just a coincidence."

Qin Xuan felt awkward.

"Haha, Senior Brother understands." Zhao Long's tone was full of playful implication.

Qin Xuan really wanted to shout: You don't understand a damn thing!

Naturally, he couldn't say that to his senior brother, so he could only hang up in frustration. As for Zhou Xiaoyu, it was just a gunshot wound so she would definitely be fine. It was too late to visit the hospital now and would only disturb their rest, so waiting until tomorrow was indeed the best choice—especially since tomorrow was Saturday and the school had nothing going on.

With her acute hearing, Liu Qianqian had caught every word Zhao Long said, and looked at him suspiciously.

"Little Qin Xuan."

"Yeah, what is it?"

Qin Xuan looked at her, and seeing her suspicious expression, he immediately felt a sense of impending doom.

"Who is Shen Yina?"

Liu Qianqian's pretty eyes narrowed into crescents, a sight that felt like a nightmare to Qin Xuan, making him shiver involuntarily.

"Uh. She's a female student."

Qin Xuan explained.

"Little Qin Xuan!"

Liu Qianqian glared at him, her mood changing faster than turning the pages of a book. Clearly, she was deeply dissatisfied with his answer.

"I didn't say anything wrong, she really is a female student." Qin Xuan spread his hands, looking at Liu Qianqian with some confusion. "As for you, why are you being so sensitive? Even if I were involved with a female student, as long as it's not a teacher-student romance, it wouldn't make me a bad guy, right? Put your mind at ease, I won't let you lose your bet with Master."

Though there was nothing between him and Shen Yina, Qin Xuan couldn't resist teasing the young girl.

"I... Hmph! Just trying to scare you~"

Realizing he had a point, Liu Qianqian huffed and stopped pressing the issue.

Watching her frustrated expression, Qin Xuan laughed inwardly. *Little girl, you're still a long way off if you want to back me into a corner.*

Yet, deep down, he felt a bit puzzled. Liu Qianqian's reaction earlier hadn't been an act; she had looked genuinely nervous. Could it be that this girl...

Qin Xuan shook his head, brushing the thought aside, and asked instead, "Hey, do you know how Shen Yina got hurt?"

"How should I know?"

Liu Qianqian said petulantly, swallowing a spoonful of ice cream.

"She was injured by a ninja from the Sun Country."

"What?"

Liu Qianqian's expression finally shifted.

"Have you ever heard of Lin Qingyang?" Qin Xuan didn't elaborate, changing the subject instead.

"Lin Qingyang?"

Liu Qianqian was slightly displeased by the abrupt change of subject, but she furrowed her brows in thought and finally recalled the name.

"Isn't he the so-called chief disciple of the Xuanzhen Sword Sect, the top swordsman of the younger generation? I heard Master mention his name before."

"That's right."

A cold flash crossed Qin Xuan's eyes as he slowly recounted the events that transpired right after his duel with Watanabe 野.

"What? Lin Qingyang wanted to kill you? Are you kidding me?"

Liu Qianqian stared at Qin Xuan in disbelief.

"You don't believe me?"

"Of course I believe what you say. It's just..." Liu Qianqian wrestled with her thoughts, "If he wanted to kill you, how are you still alive? You can't even use your true qi; how could you possibly be his match?"

Although she had never met Lin Qingyang, the chief disciple of the Xuanzhen Sword Sect surely possessed formidable strength. In Liu Qianqian's view, killing the current Qin Xuan should have been effortless.

"Haha, that's because I'm naturally gifted."

Qin Xuan smiled smugly.

"Gifted your head~ Little Qin Xuan, tell me quickly, what on earth happened?"

Liu Qianqian grew impatient, urging him to continue.

"The sword spirit of the Taiqing Sword appeared and helped me drive him away." Qin Xuan touched the sword box on his back, his tone turning somewhat sentimental.

"..."

Liu Qianqian fell silent for a moment, clenching her small fists tightly.

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

Qin Xuan wondered.

"That Lin Qingyang is too hateful! Trying to kill you like that... I'm going to tell Master right now and have her teach him a lesson for you!" Liu Qianqian thought for a moment, ready to cast some spell.

"Don't, little girl."

Qin Xuan stopped her, then gave a bitter smile. "This is my affair. My master might be coming over soon, so let's hear what he has to say first. After all, Lin Qingyang is the chief disciple of this generation of the Xuanzhen Sword Sect; going straight to their doorstep won't end well, even for your master or mine."

"Hmph! Then we'll wait for the Seven Sects Martial Tournament. When the time comes, Little Qin Xuan, you mustn't show any mercy! You have to beat him black and blue!"

With that, Liu Qianqian tossed her ice cream cup into a trash can. Having walked half the distance, she had finally finished the couple's cup.

"Most definitely."

Qin Xuan would never let Lin Qingyang off the hook. However, he had to wait for Master to arrive first. For all he knew, that "old timer" might march right over to lecture the old fossils of the Xuanzhen Sword Sect himself.

In the Chinese cultivation world, mutual slaughter among righteous practitioners was a major taboo. Yet Qin Xuan lacked solid proof of Lin Qingyang's murderous intent since he hadn't actually died; Lin Qingyang could simply brush it off by claiming it was "just a friendly spar."

Therefore, justice from the righteous path could never solve this.

If he wanted revenge, he could only rely on himself!

"Oh right, Little Qin Xuan, where is the free gift that came with the ice cream? Let me see~"

Liu Qianqian suddenly bounded over, patting him down all over.