Chapter 249: Senior Brother, You’re a Scoundrel!
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Through the skylight of the main hall, a full moon hung in the sky.
The hall was filled with the aroma of wine and roasted chicken.
Ye Anping sat by the desk with a speechless expression. Yun Jiujiu, sitting opposite him, was already tipsy, her eyes hazy. Occasionally, she let out a burp towards him, her small round face flushed as if it were about to ripen.
Feng Yu Die, sitting beside him, was no better.
Feng Yu Die alone had finished five roasted chickens and drunk a lot of strong liquor. Her belly was so full it looked like she was ten months pregnant. She was now lying on the floor, fast asleep.
“Hic… ” Yun Jiujiu burped and looked at Ye Anping’s calm face. She winked, “Your alcohol tolerance is quite good~~ You drank so much and your face didn’t even show it…”
“Ai… hic— look at my feet!!!”
*Bang!*
Ye Anping raised his hand and caught the right foot that Feng Yu Die had suddenly kicked towards him. He sighed and replied to Yun Jiujiu, “This spirit wine is also a form of poison. Poison doesn’t affect me much.”
“Oh… that’s great… hic—”
*Plop!*
After saying her last sentence, Yun Jiujiu tilted her head and fell onto the carpet, her eyes closing as she began to snore and sleep.
Looking at the two people now drunk and passed out, Ye Anping was full of speechlessness, but also helplessness. He stood up and decided to go outside for some fresh air.
After leaving the main hall, Ye Anping looked up at the sky and felt a bit strange. It was already evening, why hadn’t Yun Yiyi returned yet?
Logically, Yun Yiyi and her junior sister shouldn’t have been talking for so long. And if she had gone to talk to Yun Xi, she would have definitely been turned away.
Although the Qiong Peak incident had eased the relationship between Yun Yiyi and Yun Jiujiu, the relationship between Yun Yiyi and Yun Xi was still like fire and water.
Yun Xi would definitely not let Yun Yiyi enter her manor. Even if she had to say something, it would only be a couple of sentences to dismiss Yun Yiyi.
But why hadn’t Yun Yiyi returned yet?
What had she talked about with her junior sister that took so long?
Ye Anping was a little at a loss. He walked into the corridor, hands behind his back, gazing at the bright moon in the sky. He thought it was time to make final preparations.
Before Yun Yiyi and the others entered the forbidden area, he had to go in with his junior sister and set up some formations and traps to prevent Yun Yiyi and the other two from dying at Yun Kunwu’s hands.
*Tap tap—*
Just as Ye Anping was thinking about this, two light footsteps suddenly came from behind him, stirring a slight sense of vigilance. However, upon hearing that they were Yun Yiyi’s footsteps, he relaxed and pretended not to notice, continuing to gaze at the moon.
“Young Master Ye, why are you out here alone?”
“Just getting some fresh air. They’re both drunk.”
Ye Anping turned around and observed Yun Yiyi’s expression carefully, trying to figure out what she had discussed with her junior sister. But unfortunately, Yun Yiyi wore her usual smile.
Yun Yiyi walked up to him and followed his gaze to the round moon hanging in the sky. She tilted her head and leaned her temple against his shoulder, “The moon is really beautiful today.”
“…Yes, it’s a rare full moon.”
Ye Anping responded casually, but suddenly felt Yun Yiyi gently pry open his left hand fingers and insert her small hand into his palm.
He paused and asked, “Eldest Miss Yun, did you go to Xi Ri Peak to see Third Miss?”
“Yes.” Yun Yiyi nodded and said, “I talked to Yun Xi about going to the forbidden area later, and also chatted with your little junior sister.”
“…What did you talk about?”
“It wasn’t anything important.” Yun Yiyi lowered her eyes slightly and leaned closer to Ye Anping. “I thought she would be very hostile towards me, after all, I snatched you away from her. But we had a good chat. She told me some things about you.”
“Mm…”
Things about me… Ye Anping felt a little confused. He couldn’t imagine what his junior sister would say about him. He asked, “What did she say about me?”
“Your true nature.”
“?”
“My… true nature?”
“She said you’re a scoundrel. That you broke her bones when you were a child, fed her poisonous insects, and beat her until she was bruised and swollen…” Yun Yiyi squinted and smiled, “You seem so refined, Young Master Ye. I didn’t expect you to be like this in private.”
“… …”
Hearing Yun Yiyi’s words, Ye Anping’s expression remained unchanged, but inwardly he was petrified. He never expected his junior sister to tell Yun Yiyi this.
He wore a bitter smile and replied, “Eldest Miss Yun, my junior sister must be joking. I don’t have that kind of hobby.”
“Is that so?” Yun Yiyi tilted her head and stared at Ye Anping’s face, “But I think you’re the one who’s lying between you and Sister Pei.”
“Why do you think so?”
“It’s just a feeling. After spending time with you, Young Master Ye, you always give me a sense of unreality.”
“… I am like this.”
Yun Yiyi pursed her lips and leaned her temple against Ye Anping’s shoulder. “I don’t mind. If you like, you can treat me like you treat Sister Pei. I’m quite curious…”
“?”
“Hmm?”
“Just kidding.” Yun Yiyi shrugged slightly and then said, “Follow me, I’ll show you something.”
“Show me something?”
Without responding to Ye Anping, Yun Yiyi just smiled and then pulled Ye Anping’s hand, running out along the corridor.
Ye Anping didn’t resist. He was led by Yun Yiyi as they ran, but in his heart, he had some idea of what she wanted to do.
So, as they ran, he took out a small spice bottle from his storage bag, held it in his left hand, and slightly opened the bottle cap.
A faint floral fragrance emanated from the bottle, scattering into the air along the way.
After running for a few dozen steps, Yun Yiyi pulled Ye Anping to a guest room in Yun Jiu Manor.
“We’re here.”
“This is… a guest room?” Ye Anping feigned confusion as he looked at the dark room and asked, “Eldest Miss Yun, why did you bring me here?”
“Naturally, there’s a reason.”
Yun Yiyi walked forward and opened the room door with one hand. She pulled Ye Anping into the room before letting go of his hand. Then she retreated to the doorway and closed the door with her back.
“Eldest Miss Yun, what are you…”
Ye Anping turned around and looked at Yun Yiyi, who was leaning against the doorframe with her head bowed. He quickly pushed the cap of the spice bottle in his left hand completely open.
In the next moment, Yun Yiyi raised her hand and pulled out her hairpin. At the same time, she unfastened her belt with her right hand.
Her golden hair scattered, and under the moonlight shining through the paper window, it shimmered with a faint glow. Her clothes, loosened by the belt, opened to the sides. Her previously tightly bound chest seemed to be released, expanding outwards by an inch.
Yun Yiyi pursed her lips and looked up. “Young Master Ye, let’s cultivate together.”
“… …”
Ye Anping looked at her expressionlessly, the spice bottle hidden in his left sleeve tilting slightly.
Seeing Ye Anping’s lack of reaction, Yun Yiyi slowly raised her hands and pushed her golden-white outer robe backwards, while stepping closer.
“Young Master Ye, I…”
However, when she was three steps away from Ye Anping, Yun Yiyi suddenly felt the figure of the person she loved blur, splitting into countless afterimages.
At the same time, a wave of sleepiness washed over her.
Before she could react to what was happening, her eyes slowly closed, and she fell forward.
Ye Anping quickly reached out and caught her to prevent her from falling directly. He sighed with a hint of helplessness and said to Yun Yiyi in his arms, “Eldest Miss Yun, after all this is over, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation and respond to this matter, but not now…”
He gently picked up Yun Yiyi and carried her to the bed in the room, placing her on it and covering her with the quilt.
Then he returned to the door, picked up the clothes Yun Yiyi had taken off, folded them, and placed them by the pillow. He then pushed open the guest room door and walked out.
“Hoo—”
Breathing a sigh of relief, Ye Anping looked up at the sky.
However, as his gaze focused on the bright moon, a heat suddenly rose from his dantian.
Ye Anping frowned slightly, immediately realizing that the settlement from Qiong Peak had arrived.
“…At a time like this.”
He quickly thought of a way to deal with it, while also using his spiritual sense to check the state of the yang energy in his meridians.
Perhaps due to the increase in his cultivation, his meridians could now contain more yang energy than before, so this time it wasn’t as rapid as before, but it was by no means something Feng Yu Die could suppress with her true essence.
Ye Anping glanced back at the room door behind him, hesitated for a moment, shook his head, then summoned his flying sword and took a pill with a calming effect to suppress the yang energy, and rushed towards Xi Ri Peak.
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