Chapter 247: Junior Sister, Same Old Trick
Yun Xi took Yun Yiyi to a quiet guest room behind the courtyard to sit. Pei Lianxue sat between the two, holding a tree branch and putting on a serious face.
After Zhang Yihe served the tea, he quickly closed the door and stood guard outside.
Yun Xi glanced at Pei Lianxue beside her. Her buttocks were still hurting badly, and she didn’t dare to sit down completely. However, she didn’t plan to ask Pei Lianxue why she hit her now. Instead, she pouted and asked:
“So, what do you want to say?”
Yun Yiyi also sat with half her buttocks on the seat due to the pain, and looked at Pei Lianxue with apprehension. “It’s about what happened a few days ago. Zhuang Yan’s whereabouts are currently unknown. I came because I want you and my Second Sister to go into Thousand Sword Pool and destroy Yun Kunwu’s spirit. This idea came from Second Sister. Although it’s a bit direct, it is a good plan…”
“Yun Kunwu?”
“Zhuang Yan’s original target was Yun Kunwu. Once he dies, everything Zhuang Yan has done will be in vain. Then, we just need to wait for Father to come out of seclusion and inform him. Zhuang Yan will have nowhere to run.”
Yun Xi lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment, then asked distrustfully, “Do you have confidence?”
“Yun Kunwu only has his spirit now. No matter how high his cultivation may be, it will be easy for the three of us to destroy his soul. Moreover, I will ask Elder Tian Xing and Elder Wu to accompany us inside. This way, even if something unexpected happens, they can protect us.”
“Then why don’t you take the elders in yourself? Why do you still need to find me?”
“The forbidden area has a restriction. If we want to enter, we will need the elders to combine their attacks to open a path. However, if we don’t go together, the elders will absolutely not agree to break our father’s restriction. And if something unexpected happens, it will be better for the three of us to bear the responsibility together.”
Yun Xi frowned and replied:
“You just don’t want to bear the responsibility alone, right? What’s wrong? Are you afraid our smelly father will expel you from the Sword Sect?”
“…This is a Yun family matter. I came to ask you because Second Sister wants you to come along,” Yun Yiyi nodded slightly, her tone softening. “You and Second Sister have a better relationship. Having you around will put her at ease.”
“Ugh~~”
Yun Xi got goosebumps upon hearing this and rubbed her arm:
“Did you take the wrong medicine… Ah—hiss—?!”
*Slap—*
She was hit on the butt again. It hurt so much that she grimaced, but seeing Pei Lianxue’s furrowed brows, she immediately dared not speak further. She planned to ask Pei Lianxue what was going on after Yun Yiyi left.
Yun Yiyi originally thought that Pei Lianxue hitting her just now was a personal vendetta, but after seeing this hit, she understood. Pei Lianxue really didn’t want her and Yun Xi to argue.
On the way over, she had actually prepared herself to be driven away by Yun Xi, but she didn’t expect Pei Lianxue to intervene.
Coincidentally, she now also wanted to make peace with Yun Xi, so she went with the flow and said:
“Third Sister…”
“Hmm?”
“If I apologize to you, can you let bygones be bygones, cast aside our past relationship, and treat me as your sister?”
“Hiss— Yun Yiyi, you really took the wrong medicine today ahhhhhh—!”
*Slap slap—*
Yun Xi was so startled by Pei Lianxue’s hits that she jumped up from her seat. She couldn’t hold back anymore and looked at Pei Lianxue with a frown, asking:
“Junior Sister Pei, what’s wrong with you today? Why…”
“It’s not good for sisters to argue.”
“…Ah? But the relationship between Yun Yiyi and me has nothing to do with you! Why are you interfering?”
Pei Lianxue was silent for a moment. She knew she couldn’t reveal that it was for Senior Brother’s plan, so after a pause, she said with a frown, “If your relationship is bad, then…”
“Then?” Yun Xi asked with a frown.
Pei Lianxue recalled Senior Brother’s plan. It seemed to mention that if the three of them had a bad relationship, they would die or something. So, she said, “Your butts will be beaten until they are broken.”
“…”
“And…” Pei Lianxue thought for a moment and added, “When they were kidnapped, you were very worried. This shows you care about her.”
“I… When was I worried?!” Yun Xi frowned and looked at Yun Yiyi, quickly defending herself, “I… I even wish they would die on Qiong Peak. If they leave, I can become the Sect Master of the Sword Sect.”
“You were even willing to take Elder Hu to save them.”
“I… I wasn’t saving them! I was going to collect their bodies… Asking Elder Hu was just to have him as a bodyguard.”
Hearing this, Yun Yiyi immediately reacted and took the opportunity to say:
“Third Sister, I sincerely want to reconcile with you.”
“…”
Yun Xi frowned, suddenly feeling that Junior Sister Pei might be a spy planted by her side, always exposing her shortcomings.
She genuinely disliked Yun Yiyi and Yun Jiujiu, but she also knew that the terrible relationship between the three of them was mostly due to their mothers and originated from their father. She also didn’t want to see them die or get into trouble.
Yun Xi frowned and looked back and forth between Yun Yiyi and Pei Lianxue, clicked her tongue, and then turned her head away:
“Tsk, fine, fine. For Junior Sister Pei’s sake, anyway, the three of us don’t need to fight for the Sect Master position anymore. This Sect Master position will be Junior Sister Pei’s.”
“Mm…”
“But I’m saying this upfront: if you dare to do those stupid things to this old lady again, I won’t give you a cold shoulder, I’ll give you a sword.”
“…Naturally.”
Yun Yiyi nodded in agreement, her gaze also shifting to Pei Lianxue beside her.
She really didn’t expect Pei Lianxue to speak up for her. She hadn’t talked to Pei Lianxue before, only met her once and thought she was quite unapproachable.
But now, she seemed easy to talk to.
So, after considering for a while, she mentioned:
“Junior Sister Pei, Young Master Ye is your Senior Brother, right? I heard him mention that you grew up together.”
Pei Lianxue blinked, and immediately became vigilant, nodding slightly:
“Mm…”
“So I want to talk to you about him…”
Pei Lianxue immediately responded:
“He’s a scoundrel.”
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?
Instantly, question marks appeared above the heads of the two people present.
Pei Lianxue thought for a while and said, “He likes to hit girls, feed them poisonous insects, and even break their bones. He’s a really, really bad person.”
Yun Yiyi was stunned for a long time and retorted:
“But… didn’t you say last time that you didn’t want him to marry into my family, but wanted to marry him yourself?”
“Mm…” Pei Lianxue paused expressionlessly and said, “I like being beaten by him, eating insects, and having my bones broken.”
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Yun Xi, who heard this, blinked: “Hmm?”
Yun Yiyi’s expression was similar to hers.
But perhaps it was Pei Lianxue’s poker face and serious expression that made Yun Yiyi believe her. However, she still couldn’t help but confirm:
“Really?”
“Really, all the disciples of the Hundred Lotus Sect know,” Pei Lianxue clutched her sleeve and stared intently at Yun Yiyi’s face, adding, “If you don’t believe me, go ask at the Hundred Lotus Sect.”
“But he’s very polite. In the past half month, he hasn’t done anything strange when interacting with me…”
Pei Lianxue said decisively: “He’s lying to you.”
“Is that so?”
Yun Yiyi lowered her eyes and recalled Ye Anping’s interactions with her during this time. She always felt that Ye Anping was hiding something. Originally, she thought Ye Anping was hiding his feelings for Pei Lianxue, but now…
Seeing that Yun Yiyi believed her, Pei Lianxue nodded exaggeratedly to guide her: “Mm, that’s right.”
Although Yun Xi didn’t quite understand, as they were talking about this matter, she quickly interjected:
“That… Young Master Ye’s surname is also Yun. He’s our father’s illegitimate son.”
Yun Yiyi turned to look at her again, with a puzzled expression: “What?”
“Didn’t I tell you before? You didn’t believe me then, but now that we’ve made up, you should believe me, right?” Yun Xi sighed slightly and said, “Junior Sister Pei’s surname is also Yun. She already knows the Leaf Shadow Sword Art and has inherited our grandfather’s legacy. So, you two should stop thinking about him. He’s our younger brother.”
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One of the question marks moved to Pei Lianxue’s head.
“Hmm?”
Yun Xi paused and corrected herself: “For Junior Sister Pei, he’s an older brother. For you, Yiyi, he’s a younger brother.”
Pei Lianxue was silent for a moment, then quickly nodded to Yun Yiyi:
“Oh! Right, right, right, right… That’s how it is.”
?
The question mark on her head immediately moved to Yun Xi’s forehead:
*Junior Sister Pei, you know this and still want to marry him?*
Only Yun Yiyi, with a question mark above her head the entire time, was even more confused now. What was going on?
Ye Anping was her younger brother? And he liked hitting girls?
This… this is so exciting.
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