Chapter 262: Senior Brother, At A Loss
Whoosh~~
A sudden snowfall quickly covered the roof of the new residence at Xi Ri Peak with a foot of white.
Two Core Formation Stage female disciples stood diligently outside the main entrance of the main house, their eyes and ears open.
After Ye Anping visited Pei Lianxue at noon, Pei Lianxue had informed them that she needed to rest and that they were not to enter the room under any circumstances.
The two naturally complied but found it somewhat strange:
“Senior Sister, the commotion from the back mountain just now was so great, and Senior Uncle Pei didn’t even make a sound. Could something have happened?”
“Senior Uncle Pei told us not to disturb her, so we shouldn’t. Besides, Senior Brothers and Junior Sisters are patrolling near this new residence, and we are guarding the entrance without a single step away. What could possibly happen?”
“But she’s been resting for half the day. Previously, when the maidservant came to deliver medicine and knocked, there was no response from inside… Should we go in and check?”
Upon hearing this, the two pondered for a moment before knocking on the door.
Knock, knock—
“Senior Uncle Pei, would you like some water or anything to eat?”
“… …”
There was no response from inside.
Knock, knock—
“Senior Uncle Pei? It’s already late afternoon, and we’re quite worried. If you’re alright, could you just say something…”
—“…I’m fine, I just fell asleep. It’s getting late, you two seniors should go back and rest.”
After hearing Pei Lianxue’s response from inside, the two outside finally relaxed.
“Senior Uncle Pei, please rest well. We will guard the entrance. Just call us if you need anything,” one of them replied. Then, she looked at her Junior Sister beside her. “I told you everything was fine.”
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At the same time, inside the room.
Pei Lianxue, who had just climbed in through the back window, responded to the inquiries from outside. She then covered her chest and let out a sigh of relief. She looked at her Senior Brother beside her and spoke in a very faint breath,
“Senior Brother, we weren’t discovered…”
“Mm…”
Ye Anping nodded slightly, but his heart was filled with anxiety. He felt like a petty thief, sneaking into a wealthy young lady’s bedroom in the dead of night, meeting her in secret right under the noses of two Core Formation cultivators.
He clearly remembered that this morning, when he came to visit his Junior Sister and spoke to her about the “Immortal Palace Erotic Paintings,” she had asked him a question:
—“Then… can we… again with Senior Brother… now?”
His answer at the time was:
—“Tonight or tomorrow, we’re going to rescue Yun Xi. Once we return…”
… …
Now that the storm had subsided, he naturally had to fulfill his promise.
However, Ye Anping knew that “fulfilling his promise” was just an excuse to pacify his own conscience.
The real reason he had returned with his Junior Sister was the word “lust.”
The rational thing to do would be for him to return to Yi Shui Peak and for his Junior Sister to return to Xi Ri Peak. They could meet again after a few days when the turmoil had completely settled.
Yet, on the way back while flying on his sword, he couldn’t help but anticipate this moment. The pleasant sounds of his Junior Sister from that night kept replaying in his mind.
And for some reason…
The “Feng Yu Die” (Phoenix Feather Butterfly) seemed to be less effective at suppressing his desires than before. Perhaps he had overused the “medicine” previously, developing some resistance.
But thanks to the “Feng Yu Die,” he might have otherwise found a random cave halfway back and hidden away with his Junior Sister…
“Mm… I’ll sneak back to Yi Shui Peak later… it won’t affect the overall situation…”
Ye Anping murmured, his gaze subtly flicking to his Junior Sister’s fair white nape. A significant amount of saliva secreted in his mouth, causing him to swallow hard.
Pei Lianxue didn’t notice her Senior Brother’s wolf-like gaze.
She remained alert to the two Core Formation cultivators outside the door, quietly removed the snow-dampened cloak from her body and stored it in her Storage Bag. Then, she took off her hair tie, letting her thick hair, tied in a single ponytail, fall loose.
She turned to look at her Senior Brother, but due to the lack of lighting inside the room, she couldn’t see his expression clearly. She was only puzzled as to why he was standing there like a wooden man.
Pei Lianxue tiptoed in front of Ye Anping and reached out to untie the clasp of the cloak on his shoulder, saying softly,
“Senior Brother, what’s wrong? Your cloak is covered in snow, aren’t you going to take it off?”
“… …”
Ye Anping’s lips parted slightly, but he didn’t know what to say, only feeling that his breathing was a bit erratic.
He looked at his Junior Sister’s face, wondering if she had forgotten their conversation from earlier that day.
Should he bring it up first?
If he mentioned what happened at noon, would his Junior Sister think he was lustful and only after her body, causing the noble image he had built up in her heart over the past decade to collapse instantly?
What if his Junior Sister started to dislike him because of it…
Thinking of this, Ye Anping paused, suddenly feeling a bit surprised. He quickly shook his head:
—No, no!
—Since when did I become so indecisive?
—Junior Sister is my Dao Companion, and I am her Dao Companion.
—What image or lack thereof…
Ye Anping’s mind was in a turmoil. This was probably the most chaotic he had felt in over a decade.
He quickly closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then, he reached out and embraced Pei Lianxue’s waist, pulling her close against him. He buried his face, bringing his nose into her ear hair, inhaling the faint gardenia scent from her hair.
Pei Lianxue was startled. Usually, she was the one to initiate hugs, and then her Senior Brother would embrace her. Now, her Senior Brother was being so proactive, suddenly pulling her into his arms and burying his nose in her hair.
Hoo~~ Hoo~…
She heard her Senior Brother’s rapid breathing and felt the waves of hot air exhaling from his mouth and nose on her cheeks.
It tickled a little…
Pei Lianxue slowly relaxed her body, closed her eyes, and savored the familiar sense of security when her Senior Brother held her, mixed with an indescribable feeling. Her chest trembled slightly, but it didn’t feel uncomfortable.
The small hands clinging to Ye Anping’s chest slowly clenched into fists.
It was at this moment that Pei Lianxue felt something press against her. She instinctively thought it was her Senior Brother’s Spirit Sword. Then, she recalled that her Senior Brother usually kept his Spirit Sword in his Storage Bag, and even if he carried it, it would be on his back, not at his waist.
She slowly pushed herself up a little by bracing against Ye Anping’s chest and then looked down.
“Senior Brother… is your Yang energy acting up again?”
Her question was free of any impurity, as if she had no idea what it was.
Ye Anping felt a slight embarrassment, thinking that he would have to find an opportunity to explain it to his Junior Sister in more detail later…
But that would be for later.
For now, he…
“Mm…”
Ye Anping moved his lips to his Junior Sister’s ear and responded softly. He hooked his hands under her knees, picked her up, and gently walked her over to the red wooden bed inside the room…
Rustling~
Creak creak~~
Dong!!!
Suddenly, a loud bang startled both Ye Anping and Pei Lianxue. They quickly held their breath and turned their heads, only to see that the leg of the red wooden bed had broken…
The next moment, the voices of the two Core Formation cultivators from outside reached them:
—“Senior Uncle Pei? Is something wrong?! What was that sound…”
Pei Lianxue swallowed and quickly replied:
“It’s nothing… the bed just collapsed.”
?
Ye Anping, still holding her, heard his Junior Sister’s truthful answer and was stunned. He dared not make a sound.
—“The bed collapsed?! Then we’ll get someone to bring a new one!”
“N-no… it’s fine… we can do it tomorrow. It’s still usable for sleeping.”
—“Alright then… Senior Uncle Pei, why does your voice sound so strange… Is something wrong?”
“Hah—Nothing!” Pei Lianxue took a deep breath, glanced at her Senior Brother who had stopped moving on top of her, and turned her head to speak to the outside again. “It’s late, you two should go rest early.”
—“Yes…”
Ye Anping glanced in the direction of the door and inexplicably sighed that his Junior Sister had good luck. She had encountered two rather gullible Sword Sect disciples who didn’t come in despite such a loud noise…
“Senior Brother…”
“Mm?”
Pei Lianxue wrapped her arms around Ye Anping’s neck, pursed her lips, and smiled, “Kiss me~”
“Mm…”
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… …
The night was not yet over, and the snow had not stopped.
After his Junior Sister fell asleep, Ye Anping took out a new set of clothes from her Storage Bag, put them on her, covered her with the quilt, and found an opportunity to climb out the back window. Under the cover of the wind, snow, and darkness, and with the jade pendant given by Si Xuanji, he secretly slipped out of Xi Ri Peak.
It was already late at night, past the hour of Zi (11 PM – 1 AM). The Sword Sect was quiet, only the central peak of the Sword Sect had its lights on unceasingly.
Ye Anping flew on his sword through the air, letting the oncoming snow wash over his face, simultaneously cooling down his mind and body, allowing him to recover from the passionate encounter with his Junior Sister.
To be honest, he still felt somewhat unsatiated. But he felt that even a few more hours wouldn’t have been a problem for him, but his Junior Sister couldn’t handle it. She had fallen asleep mid-way, and likely this morning she would be sore all over and unable to get out of bed.
This was a significant problem.
If his Junior Sister couldn’t get out of bed after every romantic night, how could they live?
Would he have to hold back when they were out in the future?
—Can I hold back?
Ye Anping’s face darkened. He asked himself this question, then suddenly let out a sigh and looked up at the sky.
“Sigh—I won’t think about that for now… The important thing now is to find a way to escape.”
Ye Anping raised his hand and pinched his nose bridge, changing his train of thought.
The Yun Family matter was nearing its end, but after much thought, he couldn’t come up with any particularly good ways to escape.
The Feng Yu Die situation was easy. She could just leave. Yun Jiujiu probably wouldn’t say much, at most regretting not trying to keep her later.
His own situation was also easy. If he was upfront with Yun Yiyi, Yun Yiyi would probably let him go.
The problem lay with his Junior Sister.
His Junior Sister now possessed the Snow Jade Myriad Spirit Sword of Yun Jian Shang Xian. Even if Yun Yiyi let her go, the elders of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect would definitely not let her go.
After all, the Snow Jade Myriad Spirit Sword was the legacy of Yun Jian Shang Xian.
If she insisted on leaving, the elders would surely demand that she leave the sword behind.
Moreover, the fundamental reason Yun Jian Shang Xian entrusted the sword to them was his hope that they could revive the Moon Shadow Sword Sect. It was as if he had recognized Ye Anping and Pei Lianxue as his adopted son and daughter.
Both emotionally and logically, trying to sneak away forcefully was the worst possible option and would cause significant problems.
And it wasn’t just about escaping… what about Xiao Tian…
“Sigh—”
Ye Anping felt utterly weary and at a loss, pondering these issues. Unconsciously, he returned to Yi Shui Peak.
Using the jade pendant given by Si Xuanji, he sneaked back into his room, emptied his mind, and decided to rest well for the night, thinking about what to do tomorrow.
He changed into a clean set of clothes, tidied up his room, and placed a few paintings on his desk, making it look like he had spent the entire day painting inside. Then, he got into bed and closed his eyes.
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