My ex-girlfriend is a magical girl junior?

Chapter 262 Xingxian's Doubts

"Ahem!"

In this trial, the judge, who was in charge, cleared his throat, crossed his arms, and looked down at the "defendant" who had been caught red-handed.

"Defendant Xiao Li," her voice carried a deliberately crafted air of authority, "do you know your crime?"

At this moment, Liuli felt extremely ashamed and indignant. She knelt on the ground, shrinking herself into a small ball, wishing she could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it immediately.

When faced with Yin Xue's questions, she remained silent, attempting to use this "ostrich tactic" to escape the cruel reality that was akin to public execution.

"Hmm? Defendant, I'm asking you a question. What kind of attitude is that? If you don't answer, your punishment will be doubled!" Yin Xue said, raising her voice in displeasure.

Then, she turned her gaze to Xingxian, who had been silent to the side, and asked, "Miss Juror, what are your thoughts on the fact that the defendant, Xiaoli, chose to run away alone while her companions were still fiercely debating the ownership of their senior, and then committed an extremely excessive act of ambush against her senior?"

"Huh? Me?" Xingxian was slightly taken aback. When she heard that she had been suddenly called out and given the inexplicable title of "jury member," her expression twitched almost imperceptibly.

She admitted that when she saw Liuli "run away," she was indeed shocked and felt a little resentful of being "betrayed."

But for someone like Yin Xue to make things like children playing house, and insist on dragging me into it, is just too childish.

She really wanted to tell this guy, who seemed completely absorbed in his role-playing game, that she had absolutely no interest in this kind of boring nonsense.

but----

"Hmm?" Yin Xue noticed Xing Xian's silence, her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and she made a nasal sound full of pressure.

Xingxian sighed silently in her heart.

Well, judging from the results, Xiao Li did indeed "run away" after all.

At this point, she was on the same side as Yin Xue, and together they were going to teach Xiao Li a little "lesson".

It doesn't seem like it's excessive?

Thinking of this, Xingxian shook her head slightly and said somewhat reluctantly, "—No objection."

"very good!"

Yin Xue nodded in satisfaction, then turned her gaze back to the "defendant" and loudly announced, "Since the jurors have no objections, I hereby declare the defendant, Luo Bingli, guilty of 'betraying her companions and running away alone'!"

"Immediately execute the 'punishment'!"

She asked, symbolically, "Defendant, do you have any further comments on this verdict?"

Faced with Yin Xue's ultimatum, Liu Li, who had completely given up thinking, simply shook her head gently like a small animal. Her eyes quickly reddened with shame and grievance, making her look pitiful.

"Hmm, very good. It seems the victim—no, the defendant—has already accepted the verdict." Yin Xue coughed lightly to cover up her slip of the tongue, then nodded to herself.

The next moment, she stretched out her hands, made a few grasping motions in the air, and with a malicious smile on her face, she slowly walked towards Liuli step by step, looking just like a big bad wolf about to prey on an innocent lamb.

As if sensing a tremendous crisis stemming from instinct, Liuli suddenly raised her head, and what came into view was Yinxue's pretty face with an evil smile.

"ah--!"

Her survival instinct made her spring up from the ground instantly, and she turned around to run away into the distance.

However, before she could take two steps, a lush green vine, about the thickness of a thumb, silently wrapped around her ankle.

"Whoa!"

Liuli, who lost her balance as a result, let out a cute exclamation.

In a normal battle, this level of obstruction would be nothing to her; she could easily break free with just a little magic power.

However, in this situation where she was both embarrassed and flustered, and the one who made the move was her best friend who was clearly "in the right," Ruri could only subconsciously close her eyes like an ordinary, weak girl, waiting for her to have intimate contact with the cold, hard ground.

The expected pain did not come. Liuli felt her cheek hit something elastic, and a faint fragrance came to her nose.

She opened her eyes with some confusion and looked up, only to meet the gaze of a pair of silver-gray eyes that held a hint of helplessness and a smile.

Did I fall into Xingxian's arms?

Seeing the not-so-angry expression on Xingxian's face, and recalling how unwilling he had seemed during the "court hearing," a glimmer of hope instantly ignited in Liuli's heart.

She subconsciously thought that the other party did not intend to punish her, or at least not as strongly as Yin Xue. Perhaps they were there to help her out of a predicament!

She said gratefully, "Xingxian, thank you—"

However, before she could finish her sentence, Xingxian's hands suddenly reached out from both sides, gently pinching her soft, smooth cheeks and kneading them into various shapes, thus silencing her.

"Star—Star String? Ugh—what—what are you doing?"

Surprised, Liuli asked the other person questions intermittently.

It would have been better not to ask. After asking, Xingxian exerted even more force, causing Liuli's voice to change from intermittent words to a pitiful and adorable sob.

After a short while, Xingxian looked at the girl in his arms, whose cheeks were flushed, eyes were brimming with tears, and who looked exceptionally adorable, and finally nodded in satisfaction.

Then, as if to comfort her, she reached out and gently patted the other person's head, saying softly, "Xiao Li, we are good friends and close partners, so—I can give in to you on anything else, and I won't treat you like I did just now."

"However—" Her voice paused slightly, a sly glint in her silver-gray eyes, "I'm not so easy to talk to when it comes to matters concerning Senior Xing Shuang, you know?"

"Since you've already 'sneaked away' in front of both of us, then you might as well obediently—accept your punishment."

"Ugh—why is this happening—" Ruri protested softly upon seeing this.

"Alright, Xingxian, you've bullied Xiaoli for so long, now—it's my turn, right?"

Just then, Yin Xue, who had stopped smiling after seeing Liu Li being hugged by Xing Xian, suddenly spoke up, her tone filled with impatience.

Hearing the familiar yet malicious voice behind her, Liuli felt her hair stand on end.

After being "punished" by Xingxian's pinching of her cheeks, she was so dazed that she forgot that her original purpose in wanting to run away was actually to escape from her friend who posed a greater threat from behind!

She immediately tried to get up from Xingxian's arms and run away into the distance again.

Faced with her action, Xingxian's face revealed a rare mischievous smile. She poked Liuli's soft cheek with her finger one last time, and then, as if unintentionally, lightly brushed across her pale pink lips.

She then braced the other person's body and gently pushed them backward.

Before poor Liuli could react, she bumped right into Yinxue, who was coming up from behind.

"Hehe, got you! Little Li~"

Hearing Yin Xue's triumphant laughter, Liu Li closed her eyes in despair.

—It's all over—

"Come over here, let's have a proper 'exchange'!"

Yin Xue slipped her hands under Liu Li's armpits, almost dragging and carrying the girl who had completely given up resistance, towards a corner not far away.

Xing Shuang found Yin Xue's actions a bit strange. She was about to go forward and ask when Xing Xuan stopped her. So she turned her head and looked at the other person with some doubt.

After a slight hesitation, Xingxian asked directly, "Senior Xingshuang, what was the reason that Xiaoli did such a thing just now? Would you mind telling me?"

"Did you notice? Just now you and Yinxue were—" Xingshuang hesitated for a moment, not saying the second half of the sentence, "fighting for favor."

Xingxian's face flushed slightly, clearly indicating that she had guessed what Xingshuang wanted to say.

She shook her head slightly and then said, "We weren't paying attention to this area just now, we only saw Xiao Li—suddenly kiss you."

"Although we were both very excited at the time, if we had calmed down a little, we should have noticed it, right? Doing something like that suddenly is not like Xiaoli's personality at all."

"So I guess that when she was talking to you just now, she confided something to you and received some kind of comfort or promise, which led to that action—a sudden outburst of emotion, is that right, Senior Xing Shuang?"

Xing Shuang looked at Xing Xian with some surprise, not expecting that the other party could guess the course of events based on just this one detail.

She nodded slightly, then added, "You're basically right, but since she chose to confide in me while you two were fooling around, it means—she doesn't want you to know about this."

"To protect Ruri's privacy, I can't tell you anything more, so—I'm sorry, Hoshizora."

"It's alright, senior. I can tell that too, which is why I didn't ask Xiaoli directly." Xingxian's face showed a somewhat complicated expression.

She shook her head, then continued, "Then can you tell me—is this matter related to Xiaoli's father?"

As if to prevent Xing Shuang from misunderstanding, she immediately added, "Last night, Xiao Li and I slept in the same room. She was fine at first, but after hanging up a phone call, she suddenly became very depressed."

"I asked her what had happened, and she just explained that the call was from her father."

"I didn't press the matter further, but—Xiao Li's relationship with her father must be very cold, right?"

After a moment of silence, Xing Shuang nodded gently and admitted, "You're right. What Xiao Li told me is indeed related to her father."

"Senior, could you—tell me a little more? Xiao Li is my friend, and I care about her a lot. We're only one step away from the truth—I feel a little unwilling."

Xingxian lowered her head, her voice carrying a hint of pleading, but she didn't seem very confident.

Xing Shuang shook her head and said, "It's good that you care about your companions, but I can't reveal more reasons, as I've already explained."

"Although this matter is not complicated in words, it is very difficult for Ruri."

"If she really wanted you all to know about this, she wouldn't have waited until we were alone to bring it up, would she?"

Xing Shuang paused, looking at Xing Xian's somewhat disappointed expression, and continued, "There's only one extra thing I can tell you—the reason Liu Li chose to do this wasn't because she rejected you or wanted to distance herself from you, but rather—she was afraid that you would also be troubled by this problem like she was."

Even in that time—she was still thinking of you.

"That idiot Xiao Li—"

Hearing Xing Shuang's words, Xing Xuan pouted somewhat unwillingly, but deep in her eyes, there was also a hint of undisguised emotion and heartache.

"As for what she just told me, you don't need to worry about it."

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Xing Shuang reached out and gently stroked the other's long, smooth, light purple hair, a gentle yet confident smile on her face, and continued, "I will—take care of them all properly."

Xingxian squinted his eyes comfortably as Xingshuang patted his head.

Hearing Xing Shuang's confident promise, she immediately nodded happily and said in a tone full of trust and reliance, "Since you say so, senior, then I can rest assured!"

"Oh? Aren't you worried I'm exaggerating?" Starfrost looked at the girl in front of her with amusement. "After all, this isn't something related to combat."

"How could that be? Of course I believe you, senpai!" Hoshizuru shook his head firmly and said, "Although you, senpai—"

I've forgotten the past, and I've lost much of my strength, but that gentleness and composure—in my eyes—remain completely unchanged.

"My predecessors were able to do everything perfectly, and I believe that my current predecessors can do the same."

.

"So, as long as you say you can resolve it properly, I will definitely not worry anymore!"

"This idol filter is way too thick—"

Xing Shuang looked at Xing Xian with a hint of helplessness, then smiled and said, "Although I am indeed very confident, you've spoken so confidently, it might actually put pressure on me, you know?"

"That's impossible!" Xingxian's body seemed to move closer to Xingshuang unintentionally, and she said in an almost coquettish tone, "Instead of that, could you—use a little more force, senior?"

"Let me enjoy myself a little longer while that annoying guy Yin Xue is away~"

"Okay~" Xing Shuang smiled and increased the pressure on her hands. Looking at the girl in front of her looking so dependent and enjoying herself, she felt very gratified.

Upon hearing the other person mention Yin Xue, she immediately thought of something.

"Wait, Yin Xue deliberately pulled Liu Li aside, could it be that she wanted to ask her about this? Has she also realized the truth about the world?"

"Eh? Senpai, you're surprisingly slow on certain things. You only just realized this now?" Hoshizuru replied in a matter-of-fact tone without even opening his eyes.

"Is that so—" Xing Shuang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this answer. "Then I should—why should I worry too much that Liu Li will be 'punished' by Yin Xue?"

"On this point, I do share Shi Tong's opinion, don't I?"

Upon hearing Xing Shuang's guess, Xing Xuan suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Xing Shuang with a serious expression.

"—Why do you say that?" Xing Shuang suddenly had an extremely strange premonition.

"Just like how, even though I guessed there must be a reason for Xiao Li's actions towards you, Senior, I still—pinched her cheek for so long, even if Yin Xue finds out from Xiao Li what exactly happened, the punishment she deserves—will definitely not be lacking, okay?"

"Would the world really go to such lengths because Xiao Li deliberately kept this from them—perhaps even a little more forceful?"

"To be honest, if you go to save her later, Xiao Li is probably in trouble." Xingxian suddenly revealed a gloating expression.

"Is this... like this?" Xing Shuang's smile suddenly became somewhat stiff.

"That's right." Xingxian smiled at Xingshuang. Yingying touched her lips with one finger, her face slightly flushed. "Who can blame us? We all respect and love you the same, senior."

"The act of 'stealing a leash' is absolutely, absolutely unforgivable!"

No sooner had the words been spoken than a commotion, a mixture of Lan's triumphant laughter and Liuli's aggrieved pleas for mercy, suddenly came from around the corner in the distance.

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