Chapter 189: Senior Brother, the Engagement Contract
Ye Anping stood outside the pavilion, taking a brief look at the silk curtain covering it, trying to see if the person inside was indeed Yun Yiyi. He suspected Yun Yiyi might use a substitute to deceive him. After all, in the game, Yun Yiyi was a person with deep ulterior motives, quite similar to him, with rational thinking dominating. Therefore, this matter of “marrying into the wife’s family” was most likely a move to gain points on the Sword Sect’s “ranking,” rather than a budding love like that of Xiao Yunluo, a foolish girl. As for what Ye Ao told him earlier at the Hundred Lotus Sect: “Our Eldest Miss saw your portrait and thought you had a dragon-like bearing and were very handsome,” he dismissed it as a joke. Now that his Junior Sister and Feng Yu Die were in position, he had to quickly get into his position before the first plot event occurred. Otherwise, if the rhythm of his plan was disrupted, he would have to find a way to compensate. In other words, he needed to quickly increase Yun Yiyi’s favorability towards him. Just as Ye Anping was contemplating how to test her, the maidservant standing outside the pavilion suddenly spoke two sentences from behind the curtain, and then a hand, like an scallion, gently parted the curtain. “Young Master Ye, please come into the pavilion for a chat.” Ye Anping seized the opportunity to scan Yun Yiyi’s face and secretly released his Spiritual Sense to check. After confirming it was Yun Yiyi herself, he stepped forward, lifted the silk curtain, and entered the pavilion. “Excuse me…” Yun Yiyi knelt beside the guqin, looking at him with a smile. She had the maidservant bring a seat cushion and gestured for Ye Anping to sit down before asking directly: “This is our first meeting. May I ask if Sect Master Ye has agreed to the marriage alliance?” ? Wasn’t it marrying into the wife’s family? Ye Anping froze for a moment, staring intently at Yun Yiyi’s face. However, her face was a poker face, and her emotions were completely unreadable. He replied, “Miss Yun is joking. The meanings of marrying into the wife’s family and a marriage alliance are quite different.” “Hmm…” Yun Yiyi pondered for a moment and replied, “Marrying into the wife’s family is just a formal term. Frankly speaking, as the Eldest Miss of the Sword Sect, compared to the Young Master of the Hundred Lotus Sect, it can only be considered marrying into the wife’s family.” That’s quite aggressive… Ye Anping squinted slightly and glanced at the maidservant beside him. “Indeed, that’s the case, but…” Yun Yiyi understood and said, “Huang Quan, tell them to retreat below.” Huang Quan couldn’t help but take another look at Ye Anping’s face. At once, the expression of being willing to go through fire and water for her master and enter the wedding chamber became even more intense, but she didn’t dare to interject. She bowed her head and said, “Yes.” After she left, Ye Anping spoke, “Since we are to be cultivation partners, I will be direct. I have come here to help Miss Yun obtain the position of Sword Sect Master.” Yun Yiyi was somewhat surprised. Marrying into the wife’s family was already a subordinate position, and if they were to talk about a deal, she would be very passive. However, he had reframed the term “marrying into the wife’s family” as helping her. With just one sentence, he had brought himself and her to an equal bargaining table. Moreover, he looked exactly like the portrait, even more captivating and charming than the portrait. He was sharp-minded and his emotions were completely unreadable from his face; he was also deeply scheming. Yun Yiyi was now thinking that if they became cultivation partners, they might be able to understand each other’s intentions with just a glance. Many cultivation partners were like one person plus one person equaling less than two people. But if it were with this young man before her, she plus this young man might equal three or even four people. “Young Master Ye is truly remarkable.” Although Yun Yiyi was overjoyed in her heart, she still did not show her emotions on her face. She replied with a smile, “Then what does Young Master Ye want?” “I want Miss Yun to fulfill two things for me. If you can win, I will naturally help you.” “What things?” Just two command tokens, to be used as insurance at critical moments… Ye Anping smiled slightly and replied, “I cannot say for now.” “You won’t tell me, and you want me to agree?” “Yes.” “What if you ask me to give up the position of Sword Sect Master?” “I will certainly not ask you to do such a thing.” Ye Anping pondered for a moment and said, “In my opinion, among you, Yun Jiujiu, and Yun Xi, the position of Moon Shadow Sword Sect Master falling to you is the best outcome for both the Moon Shadow Sword Sect and the Hundred Lotus Sect.” “Oh?” Yun Yiyi tilted her head and retorted, “It is good for the Hundred Lotus Sect if I become the Sect Master, but how do you conclude it is good for the Moon Shadow Sword Sect?” “Although Yun Jiujiu has the best aptitude among the three of you and is fast in both Sword Art and cultivation, she is single-minded. As for Yun Xi, although she is capable in both literature and martial arts, she is still young and immature in all aspects.” “What about me?” “Although your aptitude is not as good as those two, the position of Sect Master requires more brains than martial prowess. To put it bluntly, whoever among your two sisters becomes the Sect Master will lead the Moon Shadow Sword Sect to ruin.” Hearing this, Yun Yiyi immediately shook her head and gave a wry smile, saying, “Young Master Ye has praised me too highly.” You have praised me too highly… Ye Anping replied with a smile, “I am merely stating the facts. How about it? Two things, do you agree?” “Yes, I agree.” Seeing her nod, Ye Anping took out the blood contract jade slip that Liang Zhu had prepared for him before he left the Hundred Lotus Sect from his Storage Bag and placed it on the guqin. This type of blood contract allows two cultivators with similar cultivation levels to abide by their mutual agreements. The defaulting party’s Spirit will be damaged by the other party’s essence blood. Although it won’t be fatal, it will be quite a blow. However, this was a fake one; it had special effects but no Spirit binding effect. He had spent quite a lot of Spirit Stones to get Liang Zhu to obtain it. He had kept it in his Storage Bag as a contingency, and now that it was the best way to gain Yun Yiyi’s trust, he took it out. Yun Yiyi looked at the blood contract, and a trace of surprise finally flashed across her poker face. She seemed completely taken aback that Ye Anping would produce a blood contract. “Young Master Ye, you don’t trust me this much?” “After all, this is our first meeting, and we are about to decide our lifelong commitment. Being careful is never a bad thing, for both you and me…” This personality!! She loved it!!… Yun Yiyi felt her heart flutter like a little deer, but she still pretended to be calm and picked up the blood contract to read its contents. After confirming there were no hidden traps in the content, she took out a small knife. The two of them dripped a drop of essence blood onto the jade slip respectively. Instantly, red light erupted from the jade slip. At the same time, Ye Anping crushed a Spirit Gathering Pill hidden in his left sleeve. A cold red mist enveloped the two of them. Yun Yiyi felt as if her Spirit had been squeezed hard, causing her to frown slightly in pain. Then, she smiled and tilted her head, saying, “Husband, should I call you that now?” “Let’s wait until after the formal wedding ceremony. I personally prefer that.”
