Chapter 243 The Protagonist Understands! (3000)
Misty Ring Peak, Birds Chirped Sweetly.
Inside the carved window below the eaves, a small Golden Figure stood on an Elevated wooden box, in front of the Desk, Picked up a brush and brushed ink.
Beside her, a tall Maidservant sighed silently:
“Sigh—Sister Jiujiu, this servant suggests you shouldn’t write this love letter. You’ve never touched a brush and ink since you were young, your posture for holding a brush is wrong, and you’ve already wasted over twenty drafts…”
Yun Jiujiu pouted in dissatisfaction upon hearing this, looked at the crumpled paper balls she had twisted and thrown all over the floor, and said:
“You don’t know anything! This is my heart’s intention, understand? Heart’s intention! Feather Brother will be happy when he receives it.”
The Maidservant glanced again at the love letter Yun Jiujiu had just written, which looked as if it were dripping blood, and whispered:
“But this servant feels like it’s killing intent, like you want to dismember and eat Young Master Feng…”
“… …”
Yun Jiujiu froze for a moment, turned back, and reread the love letter she thought was quite satisfactory.
— “I like your heart, I like your dirty insides, I like your liver, I like your face, I like you as a whole. I want to marry you. Grant me a three-life pact, let’s be together forever, okay~~~”
“I think it’s pretty good.”
“… As long as Sister Jiujiu is happy.” The Maidservant seemed to give up struggling, sighed again, and said, “It’s well written.”
“Then that’s settled. Help me find a nice envelope for it, and then go get that chicken-slaughtering knife made of Xiuling jade from the Treasury. Tie a red ribbon on it, and I’ll send it to him together later.”
?
“Ah? Chicken-slaughtering knife?”
“Yes, Feather Brother likes to eat roasted chicken, so a chicken-slaughtering knife isn’t a bad gift, is it? I remember there was one…”
“… As long as Sister Jiujiu is happy, sigh—this servant will go get it for you.”
… …
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At the same time, Above Yun Jiu Manor’s pavilions.
Feng Yu Die, wearing a scholar’s robe, lay on the tiled roof with her feet crossed, a blade of grass she had picked from a nearby haystack dangling from her mouth.
Her silver hair shone brilliantly in the light of the Dawn.
Having been at Moon Shadow Sword Sect for so long, it was either snowing or raining lightly, and this rare good weather should have been pleasant, but Feng Yu Die’s brow was furrowed.
Not seeing Junior Sister Pei was one reason for her worry, while another was that she was recalling the scene from a few days ago when Ye Anping carried her in a princess carry while infiltrating enemy lines.
She had lived for seventeen years, and in her memory, this was the first time she had been held by a man like that.
If she were to evaluate the feeling…
— It was okay.
At least, it wasn’t as unbearable as her Master had described.
Feng Yu Die clearly remembered her Master telling her when she was young that men’s chests were as hard as steel plates, and being held was very uncomfortable, like sitting on a tiger bench.
She couldn’t imagine her Master’s description at all, and because of her intense curiosity as a child, she had wanted to be held by a man to experience it.
So, Grand Void True Person specifically bought a tiger bench for her to sit on for an afternoon, leaving a very deep impression.
From then on, being held by a man was almost equated with sitting on a tiger bench.
However…
When she was held by Ye Anping a few days ago, she didn’t feel like she was sitting on a tiger bench. Compared to when her Master had held her up before, Ye Anping’s arms were more stable, and there weren’t two lumps of flesh pressing against her waist.
— Did Master lie to her before?
Grand Void True Person was the most important person in Feng Yu Die’s life, the one who had raised her since she was young, her father and mother.
Feng Yu Die would never doubt her Master.
So now, she was beginning to doubt…
“Xiao Tian, Xiao Tian~”
“What is it now?” Xiao Tian, holding a stone chisel, poked half its body out of her forehead, instinctively thinking she had encountered another bandit. It looked around, “No one’s around? What do you want me for? Didn’t I tell you I’m busy these days? Don’t call me if it’s not urgent.”
“… …”
Feng Yu Die was silent for a while. Xiao Tian had indeed been coming out less often lately. Before, even when it was sleeping, it would come out and sleep on her belly.
“I never asked, what have you been doing all this time?”
“Helping you smooth out your meridians, don’t worry about it… it’s beneficial for you anyway.”
Feng Yu Die’s brow twitched slightly, and she looked at the small stone chisel in its hand, asking:
“Using this?”
“Yeah.” Xiao Tian smiled and said, “Actually, letting Young Master Ye help you would also work, it’s the same principle as his physiotherapy technique. He’s probably more proficient. Why don’t you ask him another day?”
“Another day.” Feng Yu Die pouted, then asked, “Speaking of which, Xiao Tian, could Young Master Ye be a girl disguised as a boy?”
?
Xiao Tian didn’t quite understand Feng Yu Die’s train of thought, and tilted its head, “Hmm?”
“I mean… he doesn’t have any masculine aura about him, and he smells quite good, although Junior Sister Pei smells even better, of course.”
Hearing this, Xiao Tian immediately revealed a cat-like smile, its eyes narrowing.
“Yu Die, Young Master Ye isn’t disguised as a man, I’ve seen it.” It put the stone chisel back into Feng Yu Die’s forehead and floated out, raising its index finger and saying, “This situation, actually, is that you’ve been attracted to him, understood?”
“Attracted?”
“Yes, attracted! In other words, Yu Die, although you haven’t realized it yet, your heart has been subtly falling for him. Yu Die, this is love, mutual attraction, mutual trust between two people. You should face this feeling.”
Feng Yu Die twisted her brows and said, “So, Young Master Ye has subtly deceived me?”
?
“… Huh?”
“Hmm…” Feng Yu Die twisted her brows and sat up, resting her chin on her hand and thinking for a moment. “Master always said that men especially love to deceive people. Many girls are unknowingly deceived by men, even willingly following them. By the time the girls realize it, it’s too late.”
“… …”
“So Young Master Ye is that malicious? He actually deceived me, and I trusted him so much. Fortunately, I’ve realized it. Heh~ trying to trick me.”
Xiao Tian’s lips parted slightly, it instantly regretted what it had just said.
It clearly wanted to push its Yu Die and Young Master Ye together, but now it seemed to be backfiring?
— Young Master Ye, I really didn’t mean it! I shouldn’t have spoken, I should have let you slowly trick Yu Die away!!
“Yu Die… I didn’t say Young Master Ye tricked you. Young Master Ye is so good to you.”
“Hmm… he is indeed good to me, but Master also said that men’s methods of deceiving women are all the same. First, they are good to her, gain her trust, and once they get what they want, they just leave.”
“… …”
“Thinking about it this way, it’s becoming more and more alike. He’s so skilled. See, he even instructed me to gain Yun Jiujiu’s trust, and once he gets what he wants, he’ll make me leave.”
“But but but…!” Xiao Tian quickly retorted, “Deception is the bad aspect. Although Young Master Ye did deceive the Yun Family, he did it for Moon Shadow Sword Sect, and for the three members of the Yun Family! It’s good! It’s a white lie!”
Feng Yu Die pouted and said, “That’s still deception. Deceiving people is a bad thing. Master wasn’t wrong. He’s like other men, all bad.”
“Ah, this…”
Xiao Tian dared not speak further, fearing its words would continue to backfire.
When this person is idle, she likes to overthink things. Its Yu Die actually started thinking about this matter all of a sudden, and it’s not easy to clarify this matter.
The main reason is that Young Master Ye hasn’t reached the status of Grand Void True Person in its Yu Die’s heart at all.
It seems that for Ye Anping and its Yu Die, there will only be a chance when Ye Anping can replace Yu Die’s Master in her heart.
But, when will that be?
Xiao Tian looked up at the Sun in the sky with a troubled expression and suddenly sighed:
“Sigh—”
“Was Junior Sister Pei also tricked by him like this?” Feng Yu Die pouted, lay down again, cupped her head, and pouted, “Just like the person who tricked my Master back then.”
As she spoke, Feng Yu Die couldn’t help but recall the portrait hanging in her Master’s bedroom.
Every time her Master saw that portrait, a sad expression would appear on her face, and sometimes she would even try to stab the person in the painting with her sword.
She had asked, but Grand Void True Person didn’t say much, only stating that the person was the man who had stolen her heart.
Feng Yu Die didn’t know the man’s name, nor which sect he belonged to, only that he had a cherry-blossom twin-petal Plum Blossom Tattoo on his brow.
Although her Master hadn’t asked her to do anything, she had always remembered that if she ever met that person, she would definitely cut him down!
“Hoo—”
Feng Yu Die closed her eyes and relaxed, no longer thinking about these troublesome matters, and calmed down to enjoy the sunbathing.
However, as soon as she closed her eyes, an impatient loli voice from below the pavilion shattered the silence of the pavilion.
— “Feather Brother! Why are you on the roof~”
“… …”
Six dots floated above Feng Yu Die’s head. Thinking that Yun Jiujiu was probably here to spar with her again, she immediately pouted in disgust.
Although sparring with Yun Jiujiu was quite fun at first, after winning so many times, she just found Yun Jiujiu to be unskilled and fond of playing. Her injuries had barely healed, and she was already coming to fight her again.
However, after hesitating for a moment, Feng Yu Die still got up and descended from the top of the pavilion.
“Jiujiu, what’s up? If it’s for fighting, let’s skip it today. Didn’t you just wake up last night? Get some good rest.”
Seeing Feng Yu Die come in front of her, Yun Jiujiu pursed her lips, made a somewhat ladylike gesture, and swung her hands behind her back, lowering her head.
She was now wearing a newly made glazed-colored long dress, her hair curled and draped over her shoulders, and there were faint traces of rouge on her face.
“I’m not here to fight you today.”
“Then what’s the matter?”
“I’m here to thank you. You saved me, and also…”
Yun Jiujiu averted her gaze, then brought out the chicken-slaughtering knife and love letter she had been holding behind her back, the jade-like blade pointing directly at Feng Yu Die’s chest.
“Here.”
“… …”
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