Chapter 159: Senior Brother, Preach the Dao to the Great Female Lead
Ye Anping fell silent for a moment, unable to understand where Xiao Yunluo was coming from. He frowned, signaling her to continue.
“Go on.”
“This afternoon, Sister Yun came looking for you and Lian Xue. She said you are her biological brother and Lian Xue is her biological sister.”
Upon hearing the name “Yun Xi,” Ye Anping immediately understood Xiao Yunluo’s train of thought. However, he was also somewhat impressed by her ability to overthink things and interrupted, “Senior Sister Xiao, you should know that I am the Young Master of the Hundred Lotus Sect.”
“Yes, but…” Xiao Yunluo pursed her lips, speaking with a hint of worry. “Ye Anping, don’t you know what kind of person Yun Tianchong, the Sect Master of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect, is?”
“…”
“He’s indiscriminate. He tries to seduce any attractive woman he encounters, and most women can’t resist him. He has high cultivation, a wealthy background, and a naturally charming disposition. Most women, after just a few words from him, would willingly take him home…”
“So?”
“So… I know this might make you uncomfortable, but your mother might have had some unsavory dealings with him in the past. You might not believe it, but there really is a possibility…”
“No, there isn’t.”
“There is! Yun Tianchong is a scoundrel! He…”
Ye Anping didn’t know how to react, frowning as he refuted her. “No! There’s no possibility of that. You don’t understand my mother.”
Xiao Yunluo felt that Ye Anping was simply unable to accept the situation, which was why he was saying this. However, she couldn’t say much more, as she had already conveyed the information to Ye Anping, and he should be able to handle the rest.
After a moment’s hesitation, she comforted him. “Ye Anping, it’s okay, I’m on your side. However, no matter what, you absolutely must not go to the Moon Shadow Sword Sect. You don’t know the situation there… it’s very dangerous. If the Hundred Lotus Sect gets involved in the Moon Shadow Sword Sect’s family affairs, you can come to the Xuan Xing Sect for refuge. I can protect you.”
Ye Anping was somewhat speechless. He sighed, finding Xiao Yunluo’s reaction to be endearingly naive. She was actually worried about him getting involved with the Moon Shadow Sword Sect’s affairs.
“Senior Sister Xiao, I told you, this is impossible. You don’t understand my mother’s situation.”
“But…”
“Let me put it this way: before my mother conceived me, she weighed two hundred catties. She only lost weight during the ten-odd months she was carrying me.”
“?”
Xiao Yunluo stared, stunned. “Ah?”
Ye Anping shrugged with a wry smile. “So, you see, this is impossible from the very beginning.”
“Then why did Yun Xi treat you and Lian Xue as her biological brother and sister?”
Ye Anping looked at her, hesitated for a moment, and then said, “Because the sword arts that my Junior Sister and I learned are secret techniques of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect: the Inquiring Sword Art and the Leaf Shadow Sword Art.”
“Inquiring Sword Art and Leaf Shadow Sword Art?”
Hearing Ye Anping say this, Xiao Yunluo hesitated for a moment before suddenly recalling the founding history of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect and a rumor whose truth was unknown.
The Moon Shadow Sword Sect was founded by “Immortal Yun Jian.”
He was as famous as her mother “Dan Yue Shang Xian,” renowned as the foremost sword cultivator in the Immortal family. Unfortunately, he was ambushed and killed by the sect masters of several demonic cultivator sects in the Eastern Domain.
These events could be found in the library, although some details were not recorded in books and were only known to older sword cultivators.
Xiao Yunluo had heard from an elder of Tianyun Peak that because “Immortal Yun Jian’s” demise was too sudden, he had gathered the essence of the sword sects from various immortal families and created two sword arts, which were then lost.
The current Sect Master, Yun Tianchong, as his son, had learned from him, but at the time of his father’s death, he only had Mid Foundation Establishment cultivation and had not learned them completely.
The Inquiring Sword Art and Leaf Shadow Sword Art of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect today were all comprehended by Yun Tianchong himself. However, because they were originally synthesized from various sword arts, Yun Tianchong comprehended hundreds of variations during his sword comprehension, leading to myriad forms of the Inquiring Sword Art and Leaf Shadow Sword Art circulating in the immortal realm.
Only the direct descendants of the Yun family knew the true form of these two sword arts.
“So… your sword arts, and Lian Xue’s, are the genuine secret techniques of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect? And Sister Yun saw them, which is why…”
“Yes.” Ye Anping nodded and raised his index finger. “By the way, I’ll tell you something else you don’t know.”
“I don’t know?”
“Before Immortal Yun Jian died, he compiled and wrote down the two sword arts he created and stored them in a blessed land. He intentionally did not tell Yun Tianchong about this.”
“Ah?” Xiao Yunluo’s eyes widened in confusion. “Why?”
“Dan Yue Shang Xian had once told him that Yun Tianchong would achieve nothing in the future, causing the Moon Shadow Sword Sect’s reputation to decline. Therefore, he left his sword arts as a token, hidden somewhere, waiting for a fated person to find them. If Yun Tianchong truly turned out as Dan Yue predicted, his legacy would still be passed down.”
At this point, Ye Anping hesitated for a moment, looking at Xiao Yunluo like a teacher addressing a student, and asked, “Senior Sister Xiao, do you know what most immortal cultivators fear the most?”
Xiao Yunluo pondered for a moment and replied, “Is it… having no successors?”
“No.”
“Fear of death? Surely not…”
“Sigh—silly girl.” Ye Anping tapped her forehead and shook his head. “The higher the realm of immortal cultivators, the more they fear being forgotten by future generations.”
“…”
“For older individuals, this is also a form of eternal life. They know they cannot cultivate to the Mahayana stage and ascend, so they place their faith in this ‘immortality of their name,’ surviving in the world. And faith, for immortal cultivators, is the most important thing, as the saying goes… remain true to your original intention, and do not waste your youth.”
Listening to Ye Anping’s words, Xiao Yunluo was stunned, and suddenly felt as if he was glowing.
According to his age, Ye Anping was about the same as her, yet his words were like those of Mr. Qi.
“How do you know this? The sword arts you and Lian Xue learned are…”
Because that place was no more than three hundred li from the Hundred Lotus Sect, he had snuck out alone when he was six years old to dig for it, and was subsequently confined for three months by Ye Ao upon his return.
Of course, he couldn’t say this. Ye Anping smiled.
“It was an accidental fortunate encounter. Don’t go around spreading it.”
Hearing this, Xiao Yunluo’s face flushed again with a hint of spring beauty—he had shared a secret with her, signifying his trust in her.
And trust, when rounded up, meant he liked her!
Xiao Yunluo fidgeted for a moment, finally gathering her courage, and sat up from Ye Anping’s embrace, turning to face him. “Then, in exchange, I’ll tell you a secret too.”
You have no secrets from me… Ye Anping sighed and shook his head. “No need.”
“I want to say…” Xiao Yunluo leaned closer to Ye Anping’s ear and whispered, “I want to…”
—”Senior Sister Xiao!! Junior Sister Li, are you still soaking in there? I’m here!! I’m here!!”
!!!
Xiao Yunluo was first startled, then a line of sweat beads instantly popped out on her forehead.
The next moment, a “plop!!” sound echoed from behind.
Second fell into the water!!
She froze for a moment, then quickly grabbed Ye Anping’s shoulder, stood up, and pushed him directly underwater.
The next moment, Feng Yu Die’s voice came from behind.
“Senior Sister Xiao, what are you doing? By the way, where is Junior Sister Li?”
“Can’t you just walk in? Why did you jump? Junior Sister Li went back first.”
“Oh… sorry, sorry. Then shall we soak~ the spiritual energy in this pool is so abundant. Do you want me to give you a back rub to help you absorb it? I’m good at it.”
“No… No!! Go soak over there, far away from me!!”
Feng Yu Die flinched. She just jumped into the water, why was she being treated with such disdain?
“Oh…”
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