Chapter Nineteen: The Sister’s Teaching

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There’s an old saying: girls are either eating or on their way to eat.
And it’s absolutely true. They had just gotten off the bus not long ago.
The young girl rubbed her flat, smooth belly, then suddenly grabbed Bai Yuze’s left hand, looking at him with a pitiful expression.
“Brother, I’m hungry.”
“Hey, what do you want to eat this time?”
Walking ahead, Bai Yuze held Bai Youqing’s left hand while his right hand carried the sugar-coated hawthorn skewers he had just bought near the noodle shop. He had only eaten half of his skewer when she had already finished hers.
“I want to try the cantaloupe ice cream that Ice City Mixue recently launched.”
Bai Youqing rested her chin on her palm, thinking for a moment, then suddenly recalled an advertisement she had seen a few days ago.
“The cantaloupe ice cream is a special item for the neighboring Jiang City Music Festival. You can’t buy it here in Yeqiu City.”
Bai Yuze sighed wordlessly as he walked ahead. He had figured that if his sister didn’t get what she wanted from Uncle Li’s place, she would definitely try to make up for it later.
“I don’t care. I want to eat it.”
“You know well enough that without the ingredients, even a skilled cook can’t make a meal. I want to help you buy it, but it’s just not available!”
“Sigh...” Bai Youqing shook her little head, looking utterly exasperated beyond words.
Pointing at the nearby fruit shop, she said, “Brother, how can you ever find a girlfriend if you’re like this? Since you know you can’t get it, don’t you know how to improvise?”
“Go buy a cantaloupe first, then get an ice cream from Ice City Mixue. If you put them together, isn’t that basically a cantaloupe popsicle?”
“Uh... the two don’t really have much to do with each other, do they?”
“It’s not that girls really want you to run to the next city to buy ice cream. They just want you to provide emotional value, you blockhead.”
Bai Youqing wanted to call him a hopeless straight man, but since he was her own brother...
“Oh, oh.”
Bai Yuze, walking ahead, didn’t retort.
His sister was really considerate, patiently teaching him how to charm girls.
Such a good sister—he wondered who would be lucky enough to win her over in the future.
Yet beneath her words, there was a hint of worry that cut a little deeper than he expected.
All along, Bai Yuze held Bai Youqing’s small hand.
Since entering high school, his sister’s hands had changed a lot. She used to practice martial arts often and her hands were rough, but over the years, her palms had softened considerably.
Still, reaching the tenderness of flesh so soft it was almost boneless was a challenge.
He hadn’t forgotten that this very hand was the one that had beaten him the hardest just yesterday.
Xiyu’s hands were much softer, gentle and yielding, when she toyed with him—

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—paired with her murderous glare that wished to shred him to pieces.
Tsk—what a feeling that was.
Too bad all these years, his abilities had been tightly restricted by the cursed equipment—the Butterfly Scythe—with no room to improve his strength.
Meanwhile, the demoness Xiyu grew stronger day by day, and if he wanted to mess with that girl again, it would be quite difficult.
After entering the subway station, they took nearly an hour from Changhong Road in Furong District to Yuhua Avenue in Guancheng District.
They set off at dawn, and by the time they arrived, the sun had risen steadily.
Their destination, Tianyu Plaza, was right there. Compared to the bustling crowds at night, the morning foot traffic was much lighter, though still busy enough.
After walking a few hundred meters, they could already see the bustling Ice City Mixue.
About twenty meters away, at the neighboring Yue Se Chayan tea shop, two “Snow Kings” were striking poses, attracting quite a crowd. Many who were hesitating initially now hurried over to Ice City Mixue.
Overall, the popularity between the two places was about even.
Seeing this scene, Bai Youqing no longer mentioned wanting ice cream. She tugged Bai Yuze’s hand and went inside the store to buy two popsicles—strawberry for herself and blueberry for her brother.
Eating as they watched the crowd eagerly queueing, she said slowly, “Brother, why do you think they’re standing under the sun buying ice cream and milk tea?”
“They’re doing it because their girlfriends want them to.”
“Oh~ then brother, when you find a girlfriend, you absolutely must not pick one like that.”
Bai Yuze gave his sister a sidelong glance. “Weren’t you just teaching me how to provide emotional value to girls? Now you’ve got a different story?”
“That’s true, but both sides have to respect each other for love to last. If you find a girlfriend like that, my future days won’t be easy either.”
Bai Youqing rolled her beautiful eyes. She didn’t want her brother to be forced into a relationship with some live wire.
What if one day he found her annoying and kicked her out of the house?
Just the thought made her shiver.
No way—any girlfriend her brother picked would have to be vetted by her first.
Bai Yuze sighed and patted his sister’s small head.
“Don’t worry, your brother isn’t planning on that for now. But you, study hard and don’t be like Uncle Li’s daughter, running around all day and coming home at midnight.”
“That’s... just a small matter.”
Without thinking, Bai Youqing was about to promise she’d never stay out late.
Halfway through, she realized she wasn’t some trembling ordinary girl hiding behind others anymore; she was a beautiful magical girl devoted to love and justice.
If a disaster beast attacked and she came home late at midnight, it wouldn’t be strange.
Besides, she always had Captain Yuyi covering for her.
Still, those words sounded a bit too lofty to say out loud.
“What’s that uncertain answer supposed to mean? You don’t really plan to come home late at night, do you?”

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Bai Yuze caught the uncertainty in his sister’s tone and looked at her seriously.
“Don’t worry. I’ll definitely come home on time. Besides, the strawberry popsicle tastes awful. I want the blueberry one.”
Bai Youqing answered evasively, swiftly snatching the blueberry popsicle from Bai Yuze’s hand and popping it into her mouth, closing her eyes in contentment.
He wasn’t surprised by her quick move.
When Bai Youqing bought the popsicles earlier, he had already guessed she’d want a second one after finishing the first, so he hardly ate any of his own.
The main issue now was that his sister’s magical girl spirit seemed quite steadfast!
Bai Yuze didn’t oppose her being a magical girl. In a world filled with disaster beasts, relying on others for protection was external; only power one possesses oneself is absolute.
On the other hand, he didn’t want Bai Youqing to shoulder that responsibility. When he became a magical girl and stood on the front lines, he had no lofty ideals—
It was simply because standing on the front lines as a magical girl earned him money he couldn’t have made as a teacher in ten lifetimes.
Now that he had earned that, Bai Youqing didn’t need to risk her life like that.
While Bai Yuze was lost in thought, Bai Youqing held his hand and led him into various clothing stores inside the department store.
To Bai Yuze’s astonishment, she treated him like the model protagonist from Miracle Nikki, changing him into over a dozen outfits. None satisfied Bai Youqing, but the sales assistants were the ones who were sweating and panting.
They repeated their compliments so many times it was hard to keep count.
If Bai Yuze hadn’t genuinely been handsome and if seeing him try on clothes wasn’t a unique experience, the salesgirls would have kicked them out long ago.
Watching his little sister, Bai Yuze wondered how such a small frame could tirelessly pick and choose without showing a hint of fatigue—he himself was getting worn out just standing still as a model.
“Brother, what do you think of this suit?”
Bai Youqing circled around Bai Yuze, examining the clothes he wore.
His smooth, fair face displayed sharp, defined features. The light blue shirt paired with a black suit jacket, along with the soft fabric and thoughtful details, complemented his tall, slender but not rugged figure.
Overall, it conveyed an effortless, casual, and unparalleled elegance.
They say clothes make the man and the saddle makes the horse; three parts appearance and seven parts dressing. With his looks and her taste, this outfit barely reached an eight out of ten.
Compared to his previous shabby, worn-out appearance, this was a huge improvement.
“Hmm, not bad.” Bai Yuze glanced at the reflection in the mirror. There wasn’t much difference from his usual one- or two-hundred-yuan coat.
“Hmph, such a half-hearted answer.” Bai Youqing caught the tiredness in his eyes and lost interest in continuing. She called over a salesgirl, “Miss, please wrap up this suit and the other outfits as well.”
“Sure.” The salesgirl was surprised as she looked at Bai Youqing. She had assumed the girl and young man were a couple since only parents or couples usually came shopping together—but they were siblings.
My goodness, what a handsome young man!
Sibling taboo love...