Oh no! My online romance partner is actually a Miao holy maiden!

in the apartment.

Xu Yi gently placed Bai Ling'er on the bed. Just as he was about to pull his hand away, Bai Ling'er gripped his sleeve tightly.

"Brother Yi...don't go."

The girl mumbled incoherently, her eyes still closed, but her hands were clenched like vises.

Xu Yi sighed helplessly and could only sit on the edge of the bed, quietly waiting for her to let go.

As a result, I waited for twenty minutes.

It's not loose.

Xu Yi looked at Bai Ling'er in front of him. Although they had only met for a short time, he could sense Bai Ling'er's temper. When she was sober, there were some things that she absolutely could not say.

Now was the perfect time, and Xu Yi tentatively asked, "Ling'er, your older brother said you should go back..."

Before she could finish speaking, Bai Ling'er suddenly opened her eyes. "No, I want Brother Yi!"

The sound startled Xu Yi, and then he saw Bai Ling'er fall asleep again.

Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, sat sideways on the edge of the bed, took out her phone, and opened the four-person dormitory group chat.

Xu Yi: Are you there?

Zhang Wei: Yes, I'm not asleep. I just got back to the dorm. What's up?

Xu Yi: Ling'er's brother is coming in three days, what should I do?

Zhang Wei: ......

Zhang Wei: You sent it.

Xu Yi: Do you have any constructive suggestions?

Zhang Wei: Yes.

Zhang Wei: I wrote my will in advance, leaving all my property to me.

Xu Yi: Get lost.

Chen Yang: I have an idea, why don't you take her home?

Liu Zheyun: Yeah, Lao Xu, if you take the initiative to send her back, her brother can't possibly hit you, right? He might even praise you for being sensible.

Xu Yi stared at the screen for three seconds.

Xu Yi: I brought it up while she was drunk and asleep.

Xu Yi: She said she wouldn't go back.

Xu Yi: If I really gave it to her, she'd definitely send Little Guaiguai to bite me. Besides the little green snake coiled around Wei Zi's face, she also brought centipedes, spiders, poisonous insects...

The group remained silent for a full two minutes.

Liu Zheyun: Then why are you running away?

Xu Yi: That would be an even more gruesome death.

Zhang Wei: ...So you did send it.

Xu Yi locked his phone and stared blankly at the ceiling.

Bai Ling'er, who was next to her, turned over, mumbled something, and continued to sleep soundly.

Xu Yi glanced down at her.

To be honest, if this girl hadn't been carrying a biological weapon, he might really have...

forget about it.

He stood up, carefully pried Bai Ling'er's hand off his sleeve, finger by finger, then tiptoed out of the bedroom, closed the door, and collapsed onto the living room sofa.

Staring at the dark ceiling, Xu Yi's mind began to race.

Three days.

Bai Que said three days.

They can't be sent away, they can't be kept, they can't be defeated, and they can't escape.

What should I do?

Xu Yi felt increasingly uneasy as she thought about it, and finally, drowsiness overcame her, and she drifted off to sleep in a daze.

the next morning.

Xu Yi was awakened by a strange noise.

"Hiss~~"

He opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was Xiaoqing sitting cross-legged on the sofa armrest, facing him, flicking her tongue, about three centimeters away from his nose.

Xu Yi: "..."

"Don't bite me."

Xu Yi quickly sat up, and Xiao Qing tilted her head, then turned in another direction, continuing to stare at him.

"Brother Yi, you're awake!"

Bai Ling'er jumped out of the bedroom. Today she was wearing a light yellow dress, and her hair was still untied, with a large, black clump hanging over her shoulders. She looked very energetic, not at all like the person who was so drunk last night.

"Are you alright?" Xu Yi rubbed his eyes.

"That little bit of wine is nothing. The old ladies in our village can drink a whole jar in one sitting," Bai Ling'er waved her hand.

"Was it Brother Yi who carried me home yesterday?"

Xu Yi scratched his head and hummed in agreement.

Bai Ling'er chuckled upon hearing this, feeling a sweet warmth in her heart.

It seems that even though Brother Yi doesn't say anything, he still cares about her.

She looked at Xu Yi with a smile, "Brother Yi, I can cook. Shall I make you breakfast?"

Xu Yi was taken aback. "You can do it?"

"Yes, but I don't know if you have the materials I'm used to using here."

Bai Ling'er had already opened the refrigerator and was rummaging through the contents.

Xu Yi leaned closer to take a look and saw that Bai Ling'er was holding a dried item that he didn't recognize at all. It was dark and shaped like an insect.

"Ling'er, um..."

"Oh, this is what I brought, just in case." Bai Ling'er casually stuffed the thing into her small basket and continued rummaging through the refrigerator.

"We have eggs and tomatoes, Brother Yi, what would you like to eat?"

"Scrambled eggs with tomatoes will do."

Bai Ling'er nodded, put on the apron that Xu Yi had specially placed on the cupboard that he had never used, rolled up her sleeves, and started doing it in a very professional manner.

Xu Yi stood at the kitchen doorway, looking at her, momentarily stunned.

To be honest, if you ignore the little babies in that basket, ignore that her older brother is coming to kill her in three days, ignore the venomous snake on her wrist that's always ready to strike...

This scene is actually quite healing.

"Brother Yi, what are you looking at?"

Bai Ling'er seemed to sense Xu Yi's gaze, and a smile appeared on her lips.

"It's nothing." Xu Yi looked away and cleared his throat.

"Ling'er, I have a question for you."

"Um?"

"Your older brother, Bai Que... he called yesterday and said it would last three days. Do you think he's telling the truth?"

Bai Ling'er paused for a moment.

"My older brother always keeps his word. If he says three days, he means three days," she said calmly.

"So...you really don't plan to go back?"

"I'm not going back." Bai Ling'er threw the tomato into the pot, oil splattering everywhere, but she didn't even flinch.

"What's the point of the Saintess Ceremony? Being locked in a dark room for seclusion is so boring, I'm not going."

She managed to escape with great difficulty.

"But..." Xu Yi hesitated for a moment, "If your older brother comes, it won't hurt you, but it will affect me..."

So that's why.

Bai Ling'er deftly scooped the stir-fried dishes into a plate, turned around, wiped her hands with her apron, and tilted her head to look at Xu Yi.

"Brother Yi, just accept it. Go back to the village with Ling'er and get married as soon as possible. After you get married, Ling'er's brothers won't hurt you anymore, and they'll protect you a lot."

Xu Yi was numb; she needed to protect him...

Her older brother was being lenient by not tearing him to pieces; in fact, judging from his tone, he genuinely wanted to chop himself up.

Moreover, Bai Que definitely believed that he had tricked Ling'er out, and had fooled the village's holy maiden, the hope of the entire village, away before that grand ceremony...

"There are only two paths: either marry Ling'er, or wait for your brother to come to you."

Bai Ling'er spoke casually, as if discussing what to have for breakfast that day.

Xu Yi stared at her for a while.

"Ling'er, you came to see me... really just because we get along well online?"

Bai Ling'er paused for a moment, then lowered her head, her eyelashes trembling slightly.

"My mother said that a Miao holy maiden can only have one husband in her life, and she has to be sure of him." Her voice was lower, and she was less playful than usual.

"Brother Yi chatted with me for half a year, never complaining that I had too many questions, never thinking I was unsophisticated, and even saying..."

She paused.

"They even said Ling'er is the best girl in the world."

"At that time, I was convinced that Brother Yi was the husband Ling'er was looking for."

Xu Yi was speechless for a moment.

That was indeed what he said.

One late night, Bai Ling'er sent a message saying that she was so bored in the village and wanted to come out and have a look around. Xu Yi casually said, "My Ling'er is the best girl in the world. It would be a shame if she didn't come out."

He had no idea what those words meant to her.

"Brother Yi, eat quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

Bai Ling'er set out the bowls and chopsticks, put on a smile again, and urged him to sit down.

Xu Yi sat down at the dining table, looking down at the plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes that looked so-so but smelled good. For a moment, he suddenly felt that the three-day deadline didn't seem so hopeless.

Looking at the scene before them, they felt like an old married couple.

Xu Yi picked up the tomato and egg stir-fry in front of him and took a bite.

He immediately frowned; it was indeed cooked, but it was extremely salty.

Bai Ling'er stared at him expectantly, and Xu Yi had no choice but to bite the bullet and eat it.

"Brother Yi, is it delicious?"

"tasty."

"Then eat more." Bai Ling'er said, putting some food into Xu Yi's bowl.

Xu Yi was both amused and exasperated; this really was a case of shooting oneself in the foot.

Right under Bai Ling'er's gaze.

Just then, his phone rang, and Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

It was his older sister calling. Xu Yi answered the call, and his older sister Xu Qin's voice came from the other end.

"I'm back from my business trip. I'm downstairs at your apartment building outside the school. Open the door."