I woke up to find myself as the villain's older sister.

Chapter 356 Reunion 3

She managed to force a smile, but perhaps because she didn't usually smile, Yun Qingyi found Ji Zhaoze's smile a little eerie.

"Alright, senior brother, you'd better stop laughing."

"Oh," Ji Zhaoze responded softly, his tone unconsciously revealing a hint of grievance.

Sensitive as Yun Qingyi, despite the subtle emotions, she still detected a hint of grievance and felt a pang of guilt.

He quickly explained, "Ahem, senior brother, I just feel that you don't have to force yourself to smile if you don't want to. I'd rather see your genuine smile."

"Is that so?" Ji Zhaoze brought up another dangerous topic. Ruan Qi and Gu Qiqing glanced at him and silently looked away.

Although it was still a bit creepy, perhaps because he was being more sincere, it wasn't as terrifying as before. "Yeah, very handsome."

As they were talking, Xie Xiyan walked over, a gentle smile on his face: "Qingyi, is this also your senior brother?"

“Yes, that’s right.” Yun Qingyi nodded slightly and introduced the two to each other: “Senior brother, this is Xie Xiyan, a friend I’ve known before.”

"Xi Yan, this is my senior brother, Ji Zhaoze. He is from the same sect as me."

After the introductions, Xie Xiyan extended his hand first, saying, "Hello, senior brother."

"Hello, Brother Xie." Ji Zhaoze suppressed his smile, regaining his usual composure, and extended his hand, though he was somewhat wary of the friend who had suddenly appeared beside Yun Qingyi.

But after glancing at Yun Qingyi, he noticed that she seemed to trust the other person a lot, and he gradually relaxed. Since she was a friend recognized by his junior sister, her character must be acceptable.

Thinking of this, she then started chatting with Xie Xiyan. Although they talked about ordinary little things, such as some experiences or habits, there was a hint of probing in her words.

When Ji Zhaoze inadvertently mentioned his past, Xie Xiyan smiled slightly, responding with ease and without any slip-ups. However, he did not just give a perfunctory answer; instead, he answered very seriously.

Ling Xuzi appeared out of nowhere, looking at him with a teasing expression: "I thought you'd be jealous."

Just as she finished answering Ji Zhaoze's question, she heard Ling Xuzi's voice and thought to herself, "What are you jealous of?"

Ling Xuzi crossed his arms and said leisurely, "Do you know who this person standing in front of you is?"

"Isn't he Qingyi's senior brother?"

"Doesn't the name Ji Zhaoze sound familiar to you?"

"???"

Xie Xiyan looked puzzled. Ling Xuzi slapped his forehead when he saw him like this: "I almost forgot. You've been either cultivating or undergoing various trainings all these years. You haven't paid any attention to the outside world."

Xie Xiyan: "..." He was indeed a cultivation maniac before.

After all, he was too weak. It seemed that anyone could have easily slapped him into the abyss.

"Let me put it this way to you, Ji Zhaoze. It's no exaggeration to say that he is a true prodigy. Born in the Luoyue Dynasty, he has dual spiritual roots of wood and water. He is a rare natural genius in array formations. At the age of seven, he was spotted by the Xuanmiao Sect Master, who was training outside, and brought back to the Xuanmiao Sect to be his personal disciple. Now, at over two hundred and thirty years old, he is already a high-level array master."

"It is said that he has already reached the Nascent Soul stage, but who knows about cultivation level? You have also reached the Nascent Soul stage, but outside you still say that you are in the Core Formation stage, right?" Ling Xuzi chuckled mischievously.

Xie Xiyan: "..." He is indeed very powerful, but... isn't it better if Qingyi's senior brother is also very powerful?

Having such a powerful senior brother is advantageous to Qingyi in many ways.

Seeing Ling Xuzi's amused expression, he asked, "Master, what are you laughing at?"

Seeing that Xie Xiyan remained unmoved, she put away her mischievous smile and looked somewhat puzzled: "Wait a minute, shouldn't you be feeling threatened?"

"What sense of crisis?"

"So... with such an outstanding man by that girl's side, aren't you even a little jealous?"

"Jealous?"

"Weren't you even a little bit unhappy when Ji Zhaozhe hugged that girl just now?"

"To be honest, I did feel a little uncomfortable when I saw Qingyi's senior brother hugging her." Xie Xiyan said frankly, "I did feel a little uncomfortable when I saw Qingyi's senior brother hugging her."

"but……"

"What right do I have?" He smiled slightly. "We're just friends now."

“It’s normal to feel jealous because I like her,” Xie Xiyan said with utmost seriousness. “But I can’t let this affect her, whether it’s the future or the present, or whether we’ll be together in the future.”

"Liking her shouldn't prevent the people around her from being good to her. She deserves everyone's love, not just mine."

"In my relationship with Qingyi, what I really need to do is think about how to pursue her and how to get the people around her to accept me."

After hearing this, Ling Xuzi's expression changed from teasing to gratified: "You lad, you are indeed worthy of being the person I chose."