How to Be the Perfect Junior Sister to a Reborn Villain - Chapter 32

Chapter 32 

Wei Yutong had to give herself a long mental pep talk before she could calmly face this peculiar group of fellow disciples.

She had already decided she should get along with them if not close friends, at least maintain basic camaraderie.

But no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn’t get along with Li Xi. Their personalities clashed so badly that being friends was simply impossible.

Still, she was in an excellent mood today. She had just ranked first in the basic array theory quiz.

Dressed in a flowing pink Immortal Silks Dress, she deliberately strolled around Li Xi several times, occasionally throwing a smug glance over her shoulder.

It wasn’t being first that delighted her she’d already learned all this in her previous life.

What made her giddy was that Li Xi had actually come in last.

It was absolutely hilarious!

From now on, she would crush Li Xi in array studies so thoroughly that she’d never rise again.

No one could have guessed that the future master of formations, Wei Yutong, had started her journey purely out of pettiness.

Li Xi, meanwhile, almost died of anger from seeing Wei Yutong’s smug little face.

Damn it! Back in modern times, her college entrance exam scores had relied on her liberal arts subjects to drag her barely-passing math grade across the finish line. And now she had to do math in the cultivation world too?!

Calculate, calculate, calculate calculate my foot!

Sure, she’d done well in the talisman quiz and even snagged first place in pill theory to redeem her pride.

But the sad truth remained: she’d still taken dead last in the array theory test.

She gazed up at the sky, feigning the melancholy of a misunderstood genius, consoling herself that every prodigy has their flaws.

Unfortunately, her Third Senior Brother wasn’t buying that nonsense. He caught her and dumped a mountain of problems in front of her, declaring she couldn’t eat until she finished.

Li Xi turned her pleading eyes toward her master for help.

Only to see him turn around and walk off without hesitation. He even told her Third Senior Brother to make sure she learned properly.

Li Xi was on the verge of tears. Senior Brother, can’t you see? Nobody’s perfect!

Yan Jiuzhi didn’t even glance her way. He was busy deducing high-level formation patterns.

He was proficient in alchemy, talismans, weapons, and formations all of it. Unlike other sword cultivators who focused only on the sword and smithing, he’d learned everything.

After all, in his previous life, everything depended on him alone either chasing Xia Mengxue or being chased. He had to be self-sufficient.

Li Xi squirmed on her stool like she was sitting on nails.

After a grueling day of brain-crunching torture, she finally finished right before dinner.

Yan Jiuzhi took her papers, his frown deepening with every line he read. His expression grew darker by the second, eyes turning dangerously sharp.

Li Xi kept sneaking glances at him, immediately lowering her gaze each time, guilt written all over her face.

Yan Jiuzhi rubbed his temples. How could she make so many ridiculous mistakes on problems this simple?

And yet, watching her timidly steal glances at him, looking pitiful and adorable, he couldn’t even bring himself to scold her harshly.

Still she had to learn this!

“Third Senior Brother, I’m really not good at this stuff,” Li Xi twisted her fingers, trying to plead her case. “I’ll just specialize in alchemy in the future, okay?”

Her starry eyes shimmered with pitiful tears.

“No,” Yan Jiuzhi said coldly. “You must learn formations. If you ever get trapped by a low-level array, it’ll be a disgrace not only to Taixian Sect, but to Master and to me as well.”

If studying doesn’t kill you, then keep studying till it does!

Li Xi: 

From that day onward, Li Xi’s life became worse than that of a third-year student before exams.

No playtime, no gossip sessions her friends had stopped inviting her altogether.

Even at night, she was multitasking absorbing moonlight essence while solving equations.

She woke earlier than the chickens and slept later than the dogs. Truly tragic.

She wanted to learn! She really did! But Heaven help her, she was born without the “math” element in her Five Elements!

After three months of this torture, she wasn’t sure if her Third Senior Brother had given up on her but she herself was completely numb.

She could now break through the simplest formations and even set up a few basic ones.

But as soon as the patterns changed even slightly, she was lost again.

Just like with math: if the problem looked even a little different, she’d treat it like a brand-new question and instantly blank out.

She watched her Third Senior Brother carefully, terrified that one wrong move might earn her extra homework.

Yan Jiuzhi frowned deeply. Why couldn’t this girl make a breakthrough in formations?

He waved her away. He needed time to think about how to improve her learning.

Li Xi blinked in disbelief was she actually being let off easy this time?

Could it be.  her Third Senior Brother had finally given up on teaching her formations?

Though she wasn’t great at formations, she thought her divination skills were actually decent!

So, after class, Li Xi revived in full spirits and eagerly told Jin You’s fortune:

Don’t go left when you leave the classroom today. Bad luck awaits, she warned seriously.

Jin You, who had been about to go right, immediately turned left instead.

Hey, hey! Didn’t I just tell you not to go left?

Jin You didn’t even look back. “When have you ever been accurate? I just follow the opposite of what you say, and it always works out.”

Li Xi clenched her teeth. How was she wrong?! They just never cooperated.

She was totally accurate when it came to Wei Yutong whenever she predicted she’d have bad luck, she definitely did.

Li Xi then turned to her Fourth Senior Brother and made another calculation. “Fourth Senior Brother, don’t eat fish today. You’ll choke on a bone.”

Lin Zewu hesitated. Maybe he should play along?

But during lunch, he forgot. After finishing his meal and standing up, he looked back and met his little junior sister’s expectant stare.

Panicking, he clutched his throat and dramatically pretended to choke.

As everyone scrambled around in alarm, Li Xi sighed like an ancient sage. See? I told you, you’d choke on a fish bone.

Then she swept her gaze around smugly, hands clasped behind her back, radiating dominance.

Everyone.How can you be so confident about being wrong?

As Li Xi left the dining hall, she ran into her Second Senior Brother. She quickly calculated again. Second Senior Brother, if you head south now, you’ll find a bit of fortune.

Tao Wen paused mid-step, turned obediently, and walked south.

A few steps later, he  happened to pick up a spirit stone.

He held it up joyfully. “Little Junior Sister, you’re amazing!”

His exaggerated acting made everyone twitch.

Fat Jin You, with his sharp eyes, spotted the truth the stone was clearly dropped by Lin Ruo when she left the hall.

Finally, he snapped. You guys are ridiculous! She doesn’t have any real divination talent none!

Lin Zewu sighed. We just don’t want to hurt her confidence.

Wei Yutong, who had been watching the whole thing, sneered inwardly. This was exactly why she despised Li Xi no matter what she did, someone always spoiled her.

And that “prophecy” about her bad luck? She didn’t need divination for that anyone could see it!

She stepped out of the hall and splat! A rotten fruit landed squarely on her head.

She calmly brushed it off. This was far from the first time.

She deliberately ignored Li Xi’s “See? I told you so!” look.

She’d read plenty in her past life and had her suspicions her constant bad luck probably had something to do with her rebirth.

To dispel it, she’d need to build up great merit over time.

For now, she’d just have to wait until she reached Foundation Establishment to start slaying evil cultivators and earning merit points.

Look someone’s finally here to put her in her place,” Jin You snickered, clutching his stomach.

Wei Yutong looked up and instantly brightened.

Yan Jiuzhi was standing in front of Li Xi, expressionless.

Go on then, he said evenly. “Why don’t you divine how many problems you’ll be solving today?”

Although his face was calm, something in his tone made Li Xi’s scalp tingle.

I’m done for today! Too many divinations are bad luck,  she yelped, darting away at full speed.

Everyone burst out laughing.

Yan Jiuzhi shot a glare at the senior brothers and sisters nearby. Stop indulging her next time.

This was getting out of hand.

Lin Ruo and Tao Wen exchanged awkward glances and quietly slipped away.

Lin Zewu, meanwhile, quickly covered Jin You’s mouth and dragged him aside thanking the heavens their Third Senior Brother hadn’t seen his earlier  acting.

Next time, he swore, he’d never play along again.