Chapter 309: The Bamboo Sisters' Declaration, Wu Youqing's Suspected Jealousy, and the Omniscient Pa

Chapter 309: The Bamboo Sisters' Declaration, Wu Youqing's Suspected Jealousy, and the Omniscient Paradox (4K)



On the seventh floor of the Qingda Library, in a place usually filled with tranquility, a solitary figure was unexpectedly joined by an uninvited guest.

Wu Youqing closed the hardbound book titled "The Omniscient Paradox" in her hands and turned her gaze towards the elegant silhouette that had somehow taken a seat opposite her.

Her expression remained unchanged, as if she had anticipated this visitor, and she gently placed the book on the wooden table. Rising from her seat, she walked to a dark cabinet and retrieved a tea set.

"Is red tea okay?" Wu Youqing asked in a calm voice, her back turned to Yuuga Shinkaku.

Yuuga Shinkaku, with her overly glamorous face, smiled and leaned forward, resting her hand on the table and supporting her chin. "I think I saw a bottle of cola?"

Wu Youqing paused for a moment, her tone unchanged. "That's for someone else."

"Oh..." Yuuga Shinkaku's smile deepened. "May I ask who it's for, Alliance Leader?"

Wu Youqing placed the tea set on the table and began the tea-brewing process while speaking calmly. "I don't recall ever being an alliance leader."

Yuuga Shinkaku's beautiful, jade-like hand gently caressed the book on the table. "The chosen recipients of the 'Mercury Tree' would cry if they heard you say that... You are their only hope for salvation."

Wu Youqing pushed the brewed red tea towards Yuuga Shinkaku and took a sip from her own cup, sighing. "...If they truly place all their hopes on a single individual, they are destined to never find salvation."

Yuuga Shinkaku nodded in agreement. "That's true."

She lifted the teacup and took a sip, her delicate eyebrows rising slightly. "Hey, this tea..."

It tasted weird.

Could it be the tea that Xue Jing had mentioned?

Wu Youqing couldn't believe that the woman before her, with her peculiar sense of humor, had the same strange thoughts as Xue Jing when she first tasted tea. "If you have something to say, say it now."

Yuuga Shinkaku, or perhaps Yuuga Rinroku...

This was Wu Youqing's first encounter with this woman, and all she knew about her came from Xue Jing's accounts and...

"I received orders to invite you to join us 'troublemakers'," Yuuga Shinkaku said softly.

Wu Youqing remained silent.

Yuuga Shinkaku continued, "That gentleman said that as long as you join, he has a way to solve your problem."

Wu Youqing's expression didn't change in the slightest, and she simply asked, "Does that person know exactly what's on me?"

Yuuga Shinkaku tilted her head. "The oldest of the three ancient pillars... The Crimson Mist, isn't it?"

Wu Youqing nodded. "So that's it. I refuse, please leave."

Yuuga Shinkaku was slightly taken aback and smiled. "It's rare for that gentleman to make a mistake... I've never seen it before, except for that rumored incident decades ago."

Wu Youqing shook her head. "He didn't make a mistake; it's just a simple lack of information."

"Sending you here wasn't really expecting you to succeed; it was just a test."

"Now, from this test, he has obtained the information he wanted."

Yuuga Shinkaku, with a troubled expression, brushed her long hair with her fingers. "You big shots are so hard to understand; it's so troublesome."

"...Well, the official business is done. Let's talk about something more interesting now~"

"Yuqing-sama, how far have you and Xue Jing progressed?" Yuuga Shinkaku asked curiously.

Wu Youqing's hand holding the teacup paused slightly.

"First base? Second base? Third base? Or... Home base?" Yuuga Shinkaku stood up, her palm resting on the tabletop as she leaned forward, her glamorous face filled with inexplicable excitement.

"I don't understand what you're saying," Wu Youqing said, turning her head away.

"Hey, it's simple," Yuuga Shinkaku explained enthusiastically, extending four fingers from one to four as she spoke. "First base is holding hands, second base is kissing, third base is caressing, and home base is doing whatever you can do."

Wu Youqing sighed, covering her forehead. "It's not that I don't understand this... Sometimes, I really can't comprehend the thoughts of people my age."

"The Far East is also a country born from the Confucian cultural sphere. Can't you be a little more reserved?"

"So, how far have you gone?" Yuuga Shinkaku slammed the table, moving even closer.

"How can I tell you?" Wu Youqing said in an exasperated tone.

She couldn't understand what this person was about, asking such intimate questions on their first meeting.

Yuga Shinkaku's face lit up with realization, "Oh, if it's something you can't talk about, then it's definitely not a matter of doing nothing."

Wu Youqing: "..."

"First base... it seems there's more to it."

Wu Youqing spoke calmly, "If there's nothing else, then you should leave quickly."

Yuga Shinkaku sat back in her chair, resting her chin on her hands as she leaned on the table, and said leisurely,

"I'm so envious of you, Youqing-sama... Your high and mighty attitude, fearless and unyielding. You probably don't have to do anything, and that person would still approach you on their own."

"But it's fine. Although I can't compete, I don't intend to fight you for this."

Wu Youqing frowned slightly, "What are you planning to do?"

Yuga Shinkaku smiled and said, "As expected, getting good things is challenging, that's what makes it interesting... I've decided."

"Youqing-sama, I want to become sisters with you."

A question mark appeared on Wu Youqing's forehead.

"If we can't become true sisters, then let's be bamboo sisters."

As she spoke, Yuga Shinkaku stood up and walked out of the attic.

Wu Youqing watched her leave with a puzzled expression:

"What is she talking about?"

Sisters, sworn sisters...

Wait, what does 'gan' mean?

Sworn sisters or bamboo sisters?

The knowledgeable Wu Youqing quickly realized what Yuga Shinkaku meant, and her expression changed slightly.

She sighed helplessly, "This person is really... It seems I can't let her roam free like this."

... (Bamboo sisters, referring to women who have shared the same bamboo, and 'bamboo' refers to what you're thinking of. Similarly, there are also 'hole brothers'.)



Sch Jing walked to the library entrance, about to enter, when she noticed a familiar figure walking out gracefully from the doorway.

"Hmm? Rinroku, what are you doing here?"

He asked, puzzled.

Ever since Yuga Shinkaku returned to Qing City with him, although he refused to let her stay at his place, she would occasionally drop by to mooch meals and even visit the Dragon Concealment Dojo to spar with him.

They were in a state of running into each other from time to time.

Yuga Shinkaku also spotted Sch Jing, looking somewhat surprised, but upon hearing his words, she pouted playfully, "How annoying, Sch Jing gege, you've mistaken me again. I'm Shinkaku, not Brother Rinroku."

"Haven't you had enough of this persona? It's getting old." Sch Jing said.

"My Chinese isn't good, I didn't understand." Yuga Shinkaku turned her head away as she spoke.

"Are you here to read? Outsiders aren't allowed in the Qingda Library, how did you get in?" Sch Jing asked casually.

Yuga Shinkaku blinked, "Is that so? I asked a student, and they brought me in."

She didn't climb over the wall using martial arts, but entered normally? Sch Jing was a bit surprised.

But upon thinking about it, although he wasn't very enthusiastic, Yuga Shinkaku was a top-tier beauty. Ordinary people couldn't resist her charm; with just a word, they would fall into a state of enchantment. Asking her to kill someone might be impossible, but bringing an outsider into the library, although against the rules, wasn't a big deal.

"Alright, I have something to do, you can go play by yourself."

As Sch Jing spoke, he was about to jump over the turnstile to enter... He didn't have a student card.

"Oh, by the way, I'll probably be leaving in the next couple of days." Yuga Shinkaku said softly.

Sch Jing nodded at her, "I see. Safe travels... By the way, what about your appearance?"

Yuga Shinkaku took out a satin ribbon from her pocket.

It was the 'Transformable Ribbon' that Sch Jing had seamlessly repaired with his Seamless Heaven Gun Technique.

The original needle and thread marks had disappeared, and it looked as good as new.

"The Transformable Ribbon was fixed yesterday, and I just contacted the Far East through the phone. You don't have to worry, Sch Jing."

Sch Jing nodded, "That's good."

"Sch Jing, if you had to choose, who would you prefer, Brother Rinroku or me?"

Yuga Shinkaku suddenly asked.

"What kind of question is that? Aren't they both you?" Sch Jing pouted.

"No, it's not... So, which one do you choose?" Yuga Shinkaku smiled.

What's this, making him choose between a good brother and a bad woman? Sch Jing felt they were both similar, but the Yuga Rinroku form had the Dragon Ascension Sword, and the way she gave it to him was quite cool, so Sch Jing said,

"I choose you."

Yuga Shinkaku's expression changed, and she spoke softly, "Oh~ So that's how it is."

"But," Sch Jing suddenly said.

"I don't know what you're thinking."

"However, multiple-choice questions don't always have a single correct answer."

"If you're wondering about maintaining a male or female appearance in the future, my advice is to keep them all."

Speaking, Xue Jing added, "Ah, I'm not asking you to be a futa (a woman with a male organ), I'm just suggesting that you freely switch between forms according to your own wishes."

Yuga Shinkaku tilted her head, "Ah? Don't you mind?"

Xue Jing rolled her eyes, "Why would I mind?"

Yuga Shinkaku laughed ambiguously, "Alright, I'll ask you this question again at some point in the future."

"Goodbye, Lord Xue~"

Yuga Shinkaku waved her hand and walked towards the Qingda Library's main gate.

Xue Jing watched her graceful figure leave for a while, then turned around, passed through the turnstile, and entered the library, heading towards the seventh floor.

...

Upon reaching the seventh floor, Xue Jing saw the figure sitting quietly on a wooden chair, and a sense of tranquility and harmony spread within him.

Today, Saint Wu Youqing was acting strangely. Instead of reading, she was holding a phone, her fingers swiping across the screen.

"Boss."

Xue Jing approached her and greeted her, then asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

Wu Youqing shifted her gaze from her phone and gave him a lingering look, her eyes conveying a message he couldn't quite understand.

"Reading news comments."

Xue Jing leaned over to take a look and discovered that it was a discussion thread about him.

As the hottest topic and the most sensational U19 champion in history, his popularity remained high, and there was a plethora of online discussions about him.

Wu Youqing's finger was paused on a comment from a passerby.

【Those close to vermillion become red, those close to stags become sweet】.

... It was a comment shipping him with Yuga Rinroku.

Xue Jing's expression turned peculiar, and he coughed lightly, "Why are you looking at this? It's not interesting. People online just talk nonsense."

Wu Youqing neither agreed nor disagreed. She put away her phone and said indifferently, "What do you want?"

Her tone was as usual, but for some reason, Xue Jing felt that she was a bit colder than normal.

He scratched his head, and his voice involuntarily became softer as he said, "As you know, I just killed a Parasitic Wax. There are many things I don't understand about this creature, and I wanted to consult you about it."

He even used the respectful 'you'.

Wu Youqing scoffed, "You only come to me for this kind of thing."

Xue Jing: "Hmm?"

Why was this young Buddha acting like she had swallowed gunpowder, not at all like a Buddha.

"Where? If I wasn't afraid of disturbing you, I'd definitely stick around here every day." Xue Jing spoke with righteous indignation.

"Don't say things you can't do. This kind of flattery only works on ordinary women." Wu Youqing said indifferently.

"Private baseball." Xue Jing used the spirit of a humble carpenter.

"Why are you speaking Japanese? Don't tell me you're planning to marry into the Far East?" Wu Youqing glared at him.

Xue Jing was left speechless.

It wasn't... he was just making a playful joke.

"It's not fair, good sister... Where did your mind go? If I were to marry into a family, it would definitely be yours."

Xue Jing quickly protested.

Upon hearing this, Wu Youqing's expression paused slightly, and she hummed noncommittally.

Hmm? It seemed like her mood had improved a little... Xue Jing keenly sensed that Wu Youqing's tone had softened unconsciously.

"Alright, hurry up and ask, what do you want to know?"

Feeling that the scolding was sufficient, Wu Youqing turned her head away and spoke without looking at Xue Jing.

Seeing that she was changing the subject, Xue Jing smiled and followed her lead, beginning to share his speculations.

He started with his doubts about why the monster Parasitic Wax appeared in the present world and why it seemed to have targeted him specifically. He then mentioned that his birthdate coincidentally aligned with the day the dimensional quake that brought the Parasitic Wax.

"... Boss, do you think there's an existence from another world coveting me or some power I possess? Have they been preparing for over a decade just to have the Parasitic Wax cross over today and attack me?"

After listening, Wu Youqing slowly spoke, "Your guess is very likely correct."

Xue Jing pondered, "Really?"

"It's also time to educate you on some more things."

As she spoke, Wu Youqing reached out and picked up a book titled "The Omniscient Paradox" from the table.

Then, from somewhere, she took out a box of matches, drew one out, and lit it.

In the flame that flickered between red and blue, Wu Youqing slowly spoke, "Have you heard of... 'The Omniscient Paradox'?"

Xue Jing's gaze shifted slightly, feeling that this match seemed to burn more vigorously than the ones he had seen before.

Faintly, there seemed to be a tiny, almost invisible figure taking shape beside Wu Youqing.

...

(End of Chapter)

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