The Villainous Eldest Senior Brother and His Yandere Junior Sisters

"Sigh, I originally intended to swap turns with Senior Sister, so I could fight Zhu Wanning. That way, Senior Sister could conserve her strength to defeat that bastard Ye Chen..." Chu Youwei's eyes dimmed as she softly sighed.

"Huh...? Is that really what you thought?" Looking at her Junior Sister's sincere expression, devoid of any mockery, Guo Yourong also felt a bit guilty. "Alright, I misunderstood you."

"Whether Senior Sister misunderstands me or not isn't important." Chu Youwei shook her head sadly. "What's important... is that Eldest Senior Brother is safe."

Upon hearing this, Guo Yourong's heart tightened. After a moment, she bit her lip and walked over to her. "Junior Sister, we must fight with all our might tomorrow. Since we're both doing this for Eldest Senior Brother, let's stop quarreling for now."

"Come to think of it, ever since we grew up and started vying for Eldest Senior Brother's affection, we haven't had a proper talk in a long time. Since we share a common goal, let's have a good hug, as sisters, before the battle!" With that, she opened her arms wide.

Chu Youwei listened quietly, her eyes also rimming red. The bond from their childhood flooded her heart, and in an instant, she rushed forward and hugged her Senior Sister tightly!

"Actually..." As long as Eldest Senior Brother isn't stolen away by an outsider, sharing him with Senior Sister... I suppose it wouldn't be impossible. Chu Youwei buried her head in her Senior Sister's soft embrace, this thought occurring to her for the first time.

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After a restless night, dawn finally arrived for Lin Xiao! Throughout that night, he had written over thirty farewell letters to his Junior Sisters and Master.

Indeed, as he was about to part, he realized just how incredibly reluctant he was to leave. For over a decade, he had truly become a part of this world; his joys and sorrows, his anger and happiness, all were deeply connected to the beautiful women around him. Even if this really is a virtual world, so what?

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

Hearing the distant bells from the Clan Affairs Court summoning participants for the Five Branches Competition, he suddenly felt an urge to retreat.

Lin Xiao, you're a man, damn it! Since you've made the decision, no matter what, you have to play this final act to the best of your ability. At least then, you'll have no regrets! A thought flashed through his mind, reminding him.

Lin Xiao shook his head and sealed all the letters in a cabinet. Then, after taking a hot shower and dressing carefully, he considered that many disciples would likely be using the teleportation array today. Possessing the Formless Sword Body, which allowed him to substitute Sword Intent for True Yuan, he decisively chose to travel by Sword Control.

WHOOSH!

His fighting spirit soaring, Lin Xiao rode the wind and ascended, heading by Sword Control towards the venue for this Five Branches Competition: True Martial Plaza on Dragon Head Peak.

Just as he crossed the rainbow bridge at the entrance to Divine Phoenix Peak, Lin Xiao was stunned by the sight before him.

He saw a dense mass of disciples from the other three branches' peaks, all heading towards Dragon Head Peak by Sword Control. Among these disciples, some rode flying swords, while others were mounted on Spiritual Beasts. Those from wealthier families traveled directly in small flying skiffs. Figures blotted out the sky; it seemed the vast expanse of the heavens was on the verge of a traffic jam!

Honestly speaking, in all his years in the Qinglan Sect, this was the first time Lin Xiao had witnessed such a spectacular scene. The Five Branches Competition truly is the first major climax in the original novel, just as expected.

As he was marveling inwardly, he had already landed at the mountain gate of Dragon Head Peak.

At this moment, apart from the Dragon Head Peak's own stewards responsible for receiving external guests, there was hardly anyone else at the mountain gate. In other words, after hearing the summoning bells, he, Lin Xiao, was the first to arrive! This undeniably gave him a bit of satisfaction. The Formless Sword Body really is powerful!

He was just about to present his First Disciple waist token to enter when a young girl's voice drifted from not too far away:

"Hey! You bunch of idiots! I'm a princess from the Nanzhao Kingdom! I'm not some Demon Sect witch!"

"Let go of me! I... This princess is here representing the Nanzhao Royal Family, invited to observe your Five Branches Competition! It's just that... I've lost the jade invitation plaque..."

"Sob, sob... I'm frantic! You're not... really going to kill me, are you? Hmph, you're all so dense!"

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Lin Xiao strained his eyes to look. He saw a petite girl, only slightly taller than Lu Yingying, encircled by several inner sect stewards from Dragon Head Peak who had her trapped in the center of a Mysterious Pure Sword Formation. The atmosphere was extremely grim.

He vaguely recalled something and couldn't help but take a few steps forward. The girl appeared to be about fifteen or sixteen, with almond eyes and rosy cheeks, and fair skin. Two green silk ribbons tied in her long hair fluttered in the wind. Even though she wore a simple, plain green dress, it couldn't conceal the noble air about her.

A girl appearing at this point in the timeline... Could it be her? Princess Zhao Qingdie of the Nanzhao Kingdom? Lin Xiao propped his chin on his hand, finally remembering.

It turned out that, according to the original novel's plot, this Five Branches Competition hadn't only invited fellow sects from the Righteous Path like the Cihang Sword Sect, the Immeasurable Buddha Sect, and the Kunlun Dao Sect. Invitations had also been extended to certain dynasties and factions with which they had established friendly relations.

And the Nanzhao Kingdom, a small Wu Barbarian kingdom in the southernmost part of the Eastern Region, was one of those invited. Thus, after receiving the invitation, the Nanzhao Kingdom had dispatched Princess Qingdie to attend as the royal family's representative.

Unfortunately, this girl had lost the jade plaque identifying her as an honored guest on her way here. In fact, although the girl was indeed a bit of a scatterbrain, she hadn't actually been the one to lose the jade plaque.

This jade plaque had been stolen en route by the Nanzhao Kingdom's newly appointed National Preceptor, who was also the Little Witch Master of the Ghost Witch Sect.

Not only that, but this Little Witch Master had also deliberately given Zhao Qingdie a Protecting Jade Amulet. However, this very amulet had been implanted with an extremely sinister and malevolent Evil and Violent Aura. Consequently, as soon as Zhao Qingdie neared the Mountain Protection Array at the mountain gate, it would trigger an alarm!