plumnovel Chapter 54 : Little Junior Sister?
Chapter 54 : Little Junior Sister?
Little Junior Sister?==============================
What to do, what to do, what to do? In Lyle's arms, Jiang Cheng anxiously repeated in her heart.
Should she just make up some random story to make Lyle believe her?
This idea was immediately dismissed by Jiang Cheng. She certainly hadn't forgotten that Lyle's innate ability included lie detection.
It seemed she could only tell half-truths and let Lyle fill in the blanks himself.
Lyle's mind wasn't exactly quick, so he probably wouldn't catch on. At this point, there was no other way.
So, after careful consideration, Jiang Cheng spoke up.
"The magic circuits I'm learning are indeed related to your Teacher."
"In what way?"
Lyle asked rather urgently. After all, this was the only person he could find who might have anything to do with Teacher.
"It's more accurate to say that I learned most of my magical knowledge from her."
Hmm, I became adept with the knowledge I received from the system myself, so it still counts as learning from myself.
Lyle was startled and looked at Jiang Cheng seriously.
"You're also Teacher's student?"
Ha—Jiang Cheng secretly smirked. She knew Lyle would think this way. With this, the problem was solved.
"Hm?"
Jiang Cheng hummed lightly, without answering directly. "Who knows if I am~ or not~"
But seeing Jiang Cheng reply like that only made Lyle more convinced she was related to his Teacher, and likely another one of Teacher's disciples.
"But why haven't I seen you all these years?"
Lyle asked, puzzled.
"Other than going on expeditions with Teacher, have you ever left your laboratory or Teacher's courtyard all these years?"
Jiang Cheng shot back. In truth, Lyle had barely left her side all those years. Even if there were other senior brothers or sisters, he couldn't know them.
At the same time, she had another thought.
Jiang Cheng's disguised identity was also codenamed Teacher, so calling herself by Teacher was perfectly reasonable and truthful.
But, to Lyle's ears, the meaning was quite different—further confirming Jiang Cheng as Teacher's disciple.
"That's true,"
Lyle nodded. "But Teacher never mentioned you."
"That?"
Jiang Cheng raised her brow. "Has she ever mentioned anyone?"
Lyle was stunned. Indeed, she hadn't.
In all his time with Teacher, she'd done nothing but take care of and teach him—never had she talked about anyone else.
In Teacher's world, it felt as if there were only the two of them, as if everything revolved around guiding Lyle.
That was one of the reasons Lyle was so deeply attached to Teacher.
That feeling of being the only two people in Teacher's world made her place a utopia in Lyle's heart—
Until that utopia shattered.
Lyle was silent for a moment, then finally said to Jiang Cheng, "Thank you."
Ah?
Jiang Cheng clearly hadn't expected Lyle to say something like that all of a sudden, and asked in confusion,
"Why did you thank me out of nowhere? What's wrong?"
"Thank you... for letting me know there are still others who knew Teacher, and that traces of Teacher's life remain in the world."
Jiang Cheng was stunned for a moment, a fleeting emotion passing through her heart. She really never thought Lyle would thank her for this.
"There's really no need for thanks,"
Jiang Cheng shrugged. "As long as you know, that's enough."
"Mm,"
Lyle nodded seriously.
"So, does that make you my little junior sister?"
Lyle asked curiously.
...? This train of thought... Jiang Cheng's lips twitched. It really did match his personality.
"Who wants to be your little junior sister?"
Jiang Cheng rolled her eyes, muttering with a little bit of contradiction.
Lyle of course picked up that Jiang Cheng was lying with that line, but after twisting it through the logic of his brain, he decided Jiang Cheng, in her heart, did want to be his junior sister.
Thus, Jiang Cheng's seemingly tsundere words only served to unintentionally validate the half-truths she wove together.
However, in what Jiang Cheng had just said, there were still some holes.
For example...
"Jiang Cheng,"
Lyle seemed to think of something, looking at her seriously. Googlᴇ search novelhall.com
"If you're also Teacher's disciple, then why... weren't you sad when you found out Teacher died?"
Lyle stared at Jiang Cheng, waiting for her answer.
Thanks to his lie-detecting talent, he had no doubts about Jiang Cheng's identity.
But if she wasn't sad at Teacher's death, it could only mean this disciple had a poor relationship with Teacher.
"Oh, that?"
Jiang Cheng was startled inside, but she had already figured out how to answer.
She sneered and shot back,
"Teacher's mind was always on you—when has she ever cared about me? I barely even saw her a few times."
Indeed, teacher didn't care about her, nor could it be said she 'looked after' her at all.
As for meeting? Jiang Cheng had barely even looked in a mirror a few times in her life, so she certainly hadn't seen Teacher much.
The truth? Lyle, sensing that Jiang Cheng was telling the truth, felt his heart clench.
It was true—Teacher must have neglected the other disciples because of him.
Although he didn't know if Teacher had any other disciples besides Jiang Cheng, Lyle clearly remembered just how much time Teacher devoted to him.
Not just all day—even in three years, teacher had barely left Lyle's perception even a handful of times.
Under these circumstances, it was impossible for Teacher to have taught any other students.
"All my magic is self-taught,"
Jiang Cheng sneered, twisting the knife.
Lyle's heart trembled. He lowered his head and said guiltily, "I'm sorry."
"No need,"
Jiang Cheng shrugged and replied offhandedly. "It's not your fault."
"No,"
Lyle shook his head, "but I should apologize to you on behalf of my Teacher."
... Who gave you permission to apologize to others on my behalf?
"I hope you won't blame Teacher. Teacher didn't mean to neglect you, she just cared for me too much."
Lyle said seriously, "If you still blame Teacher, just ask me to do something for you—as compensation from me on Teacher's behalf."
"It's fine,"
Jiang Cheng responded casually. She just wanted to hide the truth.
As for making Lyle feel guilty toward her, that was just her own twisted sense of fun.
She thought it was too amusing—she wasn't sincerely hoping Lyle would do anything to make up for it.
"All right,"
Lyle nodded. Although his eyes still showed a bit of guilt, he didn't press the matter.
Holding Jiang Cheng, Lyle tapped the ground with his toes and moved toward the exit of the building.
"I told you, I can walk on my own,"
Jiang Cheng rolled her eyes from Lyle's arms.
"I think this is safer,"
Lyle said earnestly.
"You're too weak right now. If you walk alone, you could get hurt."
Hearing Lyle's reply, Jiang Cheng didn't push further—it would just seem ungrateful.
What's more, Lyle's embrace was indeed comfortable.
"All right, let's go home, little junior sister."
Lyle said with a smile.
"Who's your little junior sister..."