Chapter 405 - Socially Anxious Teen (2/2)

“Why not?”

“…” She did not respond. Instead, her expression remained hard. She was determined not to go, and her fists were clenched tightly by her sides.

She looked a bit… nervous?

Yi Qing paused and subconsciously glanced at the bunch of dharmic equipment that Lan Hua had left behind and had no time to keep. Then, he glanced at the dandelion on a chair next to him. There was a ding in his mind as everything finally clicked. He tested his theory. “Master, is it that… you’re afraid to meet them because you haven’t interacted with people in a long time?”

“Eh?” Lonemoon hesitated and widened his eyes to shoot a strange look at Shen Ying. “You’re not for real… you’re afraid of social interactions?” You must be kidding!

Shen Ying shivered. Her entire body suddenly turned call, as if something had sucked all of the warmth out of her body. Huge amounts of cold Qi floated out of her body as she began to freeze up.

Her mind was filled with just a few words: I’m… exposed… exposed… exposed!

(゚Д゚≡゚Д゚)

What should she do? What should she do?

How about… slaughter them!

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“Hey, hey, hey… why are you looking at us like you want to silence us?” A chill ran down Lonemoon’s spine. Yi Qing had hit the nail on the head, hadn’t he? This devious and sharp-tongued, fifteen-year-old Shen Ying was afraid of social interactions!

“Shen Ying, you-”

“Master…” Before Lonemoon could finish speaking, Yi Qing interrupted him and stepped forward. “it’s getting late. You just woke up and your body is still recovering. Why don’t you get some rest?” Yi Qing pointed at the bedroom beside them and said, “If there’s anything you need, we can talk about it tomorrow.”

Shen Ying raised her head to look him in the eyes. Warmth filled her body once again. She responded with a soft “mm” and turned to enter the bedroom. She walked briskly, obviously happy to have an excuse to get away. THe next moment, they heard the door close softly.

The two of them: “…”

“Is she really…” Lonemoon still could not believe what he just heard. “She was talking to us rather smoothly back at the divine realm.” She did not look in the least bit afraid of any social interaction.

“Thankfully, she was,” Yi Qing muttered. “Don’t you think Master reminds you of someone now?”

Lonemoon paused. “Shen Jing?”

“Mm.” Yi Qing nodded. He glanced at the shut door sadly. “In the past, Master probably did not like to interact much with others. Now, she’s… just confused about how to respond when people treat her kindly.” That was why she received Radish’s flower while adopting the cool demeanor that Shen Jing normally had.

“…”

At that time, Shen Ying who was in the house was thinking:

What am I to do? I’m exposed! Even my older sister couldn’t tell – how did they know? Were the two of them demons?

Indeed, interacting with people was much scarier than the plane storm outside…

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Teenage Ying, who was now fifteen and experiencing the same social anxieties she did before, was panicking.

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Ever since she decided to become her older sister’s assistant when she was three, Shen Ying had not interacted with strangers. It had been a long time since then. She had been terribly busy – the plane data that Shen Jing had handed to her alone could take up all of her time.

Ever since she began her physical training at age five, she seldom even went to earth. Each day, she studied, worked, and then slept. Apart from when she returned to her school two times a year to take her examinations, Shen Ying hardly came into contact with any strangers. What’s more, the duration in which she could afford to transport within different spaces was limited. Each time, after she finished taking her exams, she would have to rush out of the examination hall and back home. There was no time for her to even build relationships with her friends. The only person whom she interacted with was her own strict, older sister.