Chapter 252 Senior Brother, We Didn’t Have Enough Fun (4500)
The moon set and the sun rose, the chirping of kingfishers in the forest was pleasant to the ear, and a new day began.
A yellow oriole flew into the rock cave, tilted its head as if it had found something, and hopped onto a small protruding hillock, lowering its head to peck at the soil on the ground.
Chirp… chirp…
Boom—
The next moment, a slender arm suddenly burst out of the soil, startling the oriole, which immediately leaped three feet high and flew out of the cave entrance with its wings spread.
Ye Anping, who had been buried underground, held his breath and forcefully pushed his head upwards, breaking through the rocks and soil covering him. He poked his head out of the pit.
The sunlight shining in from the cave entrance fell on his face, making it difficult for him to open his eyes for a moment. After a while, he climbed out of the pit and scanned his surroundings. He looked at the makeshift hiding place he had prepared the previous day, his eyes revealing a hint of bewilderment.
Yesterday, to avoid being pursued by those Sword Sect disciples, he had hidden in the mountain rock with his junior sister and sealed the cave entrance. Then, in a daze, he had fallen asleep holding his junior sister.
But why…
Ye Anping turned his head to look at the square hole behind him, which resembled a grave, and then at the scorched granite at the cave entrance. He pieced together what might have happened while he was unconscious.
—The Sword Sect disciples stumbled upon this rock cave and forced their way in with spells. Junior Sister dug a pit and hid me underground, while she lured those people away and returned to Xi Ri Peak.
Although his junior sister’s actions were not wrong, burying her cultivation partner in the ground after their first night together…
This was probably unprecedented.
Ye Anping showed a hint of helplessness, then walked out of the cave and stood on the side of the cliff, gazing at the winter morning scenery of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect, hoping to fully wake up his groggy mind.
Unfortunately, perhaps because he hadn’t had his fill yesterday, he kept recalling his junior sister’s unconscious chirping and twittering, her soft and sweet lips, and the flawless line of her white jade…
Slap—
Ye Anping raised his hand and slapped himself, then rubbed his face.
“Ye Anping, put these emotions aside… Yesterday was an emergency, and it caused such a big commotion. You should be vigilant about whether last night’s events will affect the overall situation, not linger on… Excessive desire is a great taboo on the path to immortality…”
He felt as if his mind had been stolen. His usual clear logic and thoughts had become muddled.
Didn’t everyone else say that a sage-like state aids calm thinking?
How come…
Ye Anping lowered his head and looked at his own aroused lower body, feeling speechless.
Elder Wang of Xuan Xing Sect had once told him, “You must find a cultivation partner who is one or two major realms higher than you, or else your cultivation partner will keep running back to her family every few days.”
He hadn’t taken it seriously at first, thinking it was an exaggeration. But after last night’s events, he realized that Elder Wang might not have been bluffing.
Most people wished for their “spear to be like a dragon” and to last for a long time, but being too powerful could also be a problem.
“Sigh— I wonder if there are any pills in this world that can help people with premature ejaculation… Even if there are, most people probably wouldn’t make them…”
Ye Anping sighed softly, then looked back at Xi Ri Peak. From a distance, it looked no different from usual, with many disciples already getting up and heading to the training grounds for classes.
He pondered for a moment, then walked back into the rock cave. Seeing that his junior sister had taken his storage bag, he had no choice but to pick up a stone and leave a message for her in the secret script he had used to teach her before. Then, he set off towards Jian Jiu Peak.
Yun Yiyi should have woken up by now, and her mind was quite sharp.
If she woke up and found him gone, and then heard about the attack on Xi Ri Peak, she would surely guess that he was the one who had stormed Xi Ri Peak yesterday.
Moreover, he had drugged Yun Yiyi. As long as Yun Yiyi intended to, she could easily have him imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison by the Sword Sect disciples for interrogation.
As Ye Anping hurried back, his brows were tightly furrowed as he pondered the current situation.
From a rational perspective, when his Yang Energy erupted, he should have chosen dual cultivation with Yun Yiyi. But perhaps because it went against his inner feelings, he ultimately chose to storm Xi Ri Peak to find his junior sister.
Undoubtedly, this was the worst possible strategy.
However, instead of regretting what had already happened, it was better to think about how to make amends.
“Sigh— I hope it doesn’t cause any messy trouble.”
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In the garden behind Yun Jiu Manor on Jian Jiu Peak, sorrowful guqin music emanated, making the surrounding spiritual flowers seem to shed tears and droop their buds.
Yun Yiyi sat cross-legged under a pavilion, her eyes closed, playing the guqin. Recalling what had happened last night, her chest ached with pain. Two tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes, landing with a drip onto her fair hand.
Huang Quan, who was standing by her side, saw her young lady looking so sad for the first time.
Although she hadn’t witnessed what happened last night, she could tell that something must have happened between her young lady and her son-in-law.
When the guqin music stopped, Huang Quan poured a cup of hot tea and walked over, kneeling beside Yun Yiyi and offering the cup.
“Young Lady, please have some tea.”
Yun Yiyi did not take the cup of tea she offered. She placed her hands on the guqin strings and looked up and down at Huang Quan. Suddenly, her heart sank, and she squinted slightly.
“Huang Quan, did Young Master Ye say anything to you during the three days I was unconscious?”
“Ah…”
“Last time I wanted to bathe with Young Master Ye, you suddenly interrupted me in an unusually abnormal way. And I heard from other servants in Yun Manor that you returned to your room very late every day during those days. Normally, you help me warm the bed, so it’s fine to return a little later, but I was unconscious during those days. Were you at Young Master Ye’s place?”
Faced with her young lady’s questioning, Huang Quan’s forehead broke out in a sweat. She said, “Your servant… Your servant was just taking care of the son-in-law’s daily life.”
“I didn’t ask you to take care of Young Master Ye’s daily life, and Young Master Ye said when he first came that he didn’t like maids serving him.”
“Your servant… Young Master Ye asked your servant to serve him.”
Upon hearing this, Yun Yiyi’s brows furrowed even deeper. A bad feeling immediately arose in her heart, and she questioned, “How did you serve him?”
“I helped him comb his hair, fetch water, change his clothes…” Huang Quan said, biting her lips tightly and speaking cautiously, “And I warmed his bed.”
“?!”
Seeing Yun Yiyi’s eyes widen, Huang Quan quickly waved her hands.
“It was just warming the bed, I wasn’t a concubine! Really, I wasn’t!”
“Really not?” Yun Yiyi frowned slightly and threatened, “I can have a doctor examine you. Think carefully before you answer.”
“Really not! If Young Lady doesn’t believe me, I’ll find Senior Chen of Jian Jiu Peak to examine me right now, in front of Young Lady.”
“Then what did you talk about?”
“This… We didn’t talk about anything special.”
Yun Yiyi stared at her for a moment, then let out a long sigh and shook her head with a dejected expression.
“It seems the problem isn’t with you. Last night, I was like that, but he remained indifferent. And after doing that, what will he think of me? Sigh— it seems I was too aggressive. Huang Quan, please tell him on my behalf that our engagement is off. I will have someone send him back to Hundred Lotus Sect.”
“Ah…”
Upon hearing this, Huang Quan’s eyes widened. She roughly guessed what had happened last night: her young lady had tried to make a move, but the son-in-law had been indifferent, and had even knocked her out, making her sleep alone in the guest room.
She had spent a long time looking for her young lady today, and she didn’t even know where the son-in-law had gone…
Huang Quan hesitated for a moment. Seeing that her young lady was about to break off the engagement, she thought for a moment and quickly spoke up.
“Young Lady… it’s not what you think! The son-in-law he…”
The moment Huang Quan said this, Yun Yiyi’s sorrowful and regretful expression vanished instantly. She immediately became serious, as if she had just performed a play of self-pity.
“He…?”
“Ah…”
Huang Quan now realized that she had been tricked by her young lady. She pursed her lips and lowered her head, trying to change the subject.
“Young Lady, why did you lie to your servant?”
“Lying to you is the least of it,” Yun Yiyi said with a cold face. “If it weren’t for you following me since childhood, I would have had someone drag you out and break your legs. A mere maidservant, hiding an improper relationship between yourself and the son-in-law…”
“No… it’s not improper! Your servant was just…”
“What did Young Master Ye say to you?”
“It was…” Huang Quan recalled what Ye Anping had told her that day. “Young Lady, please don’t tell the son-in-law, okay? Your servant… Your servant was just following the son-in-law’s orders…”
“Okay.”
“The son-in-law actually has an illness.”
“Illness?”
“Yes, the son-in-law is impotent, so your servant secretly went to brew medicine for him every night. The son-in-law said it might be due to his cultivation method or some other reason…”
“Really?”
“Really.”
Yun Yiyi was stunned. She had never considered this possibility. But if this were true, then Ye Anping’s coldness towards her would be understandable.
So, it wasn’t that he disliked her, but that he was impotent…
The haze in Yun Yiyi’s heart immediately dissipated. Although impotence was also a problem, it could be treated. If the Sword Sect couldn’t cure it, she would take Ye Anping to Taibai Sect, to Xuan Xing Sect, there would always be a way to cure it.
“So that’s how it is… I misunderstood.”
“Young Lady,” Huang Quan swallowed and whispered, “Shouldn’t you pretend you don’t know about this? It concerns a man’s dignity.”
“Of course, I won’t spread it.” Yun Yiyi looked at Huang Quan, her eyes softening. “Huang Quan, you don’t have to hide it anymore. I’ll give you a prescription later. Go to the Pill Hall in the Central Peak and get some pills. Then, secretly put them into Young Master Ye’s tea.”
“Ah? Do I have to secretly put them in his tea? Can’t I just give them to the son-in-law directly?”
“Of course, it has to be secret,” Yun Yiyi shook her head slightly. “Young Master Ye is very smart. If you give him the pills directly, he will definitely guess where they came from, and then he will guess that I gave them to you.”
“… Young Lady, aren’t you bothered by the son-in-law’s illness?”
“Not bothered.”
Yun Yiyi shook her head slightly, covered her chest, and murmured gently, “Even if he had no hands or feet, and had to spend his whole life lying in bed, I would still choose to marry him… I probably understand my mother’s feelings towards my scumbag father now. Love is something that cannot be explained clearly…”
“… …”
“Huang Quan, tell me, why did my mother fall in love with that scumbag father of mine back then?”
How dare I answer this question…
Huang Quan immediately shrank her head and shook it frantically, indicating that she didn’t know.
Whoosh whoosh—
As they were talking, several flying swords suddenly descended from the sky. Four Core Formation Stage disciples wearing golden-white robes from the Central Peak entered through the back garden and came before Yun Yiyi, cupping their hands in greeting.
“Greetings, Young Lady.”
Yun Yiyi felt a little confused. She knew that the elders had sent many people to protect her. On Yi Shui Peak, nearly seven mid and early Core Formation cultivators were patrolling the area day and night.
However, these four people who had just arrived had even higher cultivation levels; they were all Nascent Soul stage disciples.
She scanned the four of them and asked, “What happened? Is something wrong?”
“Last night, three Core Formation disciples died on Xi Ri Peak, Senior Uncle Pei was kidnapped, and the Third Miss is also missing.”
Yun Yiyi asked in disbelief, “Three Core Formation disciples died?”
“Yes, they were all pierced through the heart by an arrow, and couldn’t even retaliate. The attacker was likely a Nascent Soul cultivator.”
“In detail.”
“Last night, when the Third Miss and Senior Uncle Pei were bathing in the new residence, a masked cultivator suddenly broke in and kidnapped Senior Uncle Pei. Four out of the seven junior brothers and sisters guarding Xi Ri Peak went in pursuit, while the remaining three stayed at Xi Ri Peak to protect the Third Miss.”
“So, the three who stayed behind were attacked by a Nascent Soul cultivator?”
“Yes, many Xi Ri Peak disciples followed to pursue Senior Uncle Pei, and then that person took advantage of the opportunity to kill three Core Formation disciples and take away the Third Miss.”
Hearing this, Yun Yiyi frowned and pondered, resting her chin on her hand.
If it were in the past, she might have gloated if Yun Xi was kidnapped…
But now…
“Was the person who broke into Xi Ri Peak and took Pei Lianxue caught?”
“No… Senior Uncle Pei escaped on her own. The junior brothers followed the instructions of Senior Uncle Pei but found no trace.”
“I see…”
Tap tap—
Just then, Ye Anping walked in from the garden entrance.
Because he was flying using his body alone without a flying sword, he was very exhausted. Sweat was covering his forehead, and he looked somewhat disheveled.
However, upon entering the garden and seeing the four Nascent Soul stage Sword Sect disciples standing before Yun Yiyi, he felt a sense of foreboding. Something must have happened.
Ye Anping didn’t believe that these people had come simply because he had stormed Xi Ri Peak yesterday. There must have been another incident last night.
As he hesitated whether to go forward, Yun Yiyi also noticed him and looked over.
Their eyes met, and a hint of awkwardness appeared on both their faces. But after Yun Yiyi pouted, she was the first to break the silence.
“Young Master Ye, please come over and listen. Something happened at Xi Ri Peak last night. Yun Xi was kidnapped.”
“… …”
Ye Anping narrowed his eyes slightly and quickly stepped forward, cupping his hands in greeting to the four of them.
After that, the four continued to recount last night’s events to Yun Yiyi. After listening to about half of it, Ye Anping had a rough understanding of what had happened.
—When he took his junior sister away, he had lured away half of Xi Ri Peak’s Core Formation disciples. Then Zhuang Yan took advantage of the opportunity, killed three Core Formation disciples, and silently took away Yun Xi.
Ye Anping felt a sense of weariness. He had foreseen that Zhuang Yan would act soon, but because the Sword Sect incident and the game had deviated, he couldn’t predict when or what Zhuang Yan would do.
But now he knew.
—In the game, Zhuang Yan had refined a perfect煞丹 (Sha Dan). Because the 煞丹 contained the vital blood of the three Yun family children, he could naturally open the Thousand Sword Pool’s restriction and enter.
Now, Zhuang Yan had a flawed 煞丹, so he had to kidnap Yun Xi and force her to use her vital blood and the Leaf Shadow Sword Art to open the Thousand Sword Pool’s restriction for him.
Thinking of this, Ye Anping let out a slight sigh of relief.
“Hoo—”
This situation was slightly beyond his expectations, but it was still within his plan. Some steps just needed to be brought forward.
But then again.
That girl is really quite unlucky…
In the game, was Yun Xi’s luck that bad?
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