**Chapter 33: Senior Brother, “Comforting the Injured Senior Sister Bai” (Part 2)**
To be honest, Ye Anping never expected that while completing the task of “Comforting Senior Sister Bai’s Hand,” it would lead to Bai Yuexin staying over for the night.
In the physiotherapy center, there was only one bedroom, which he had just tidied up the day before.
At this hour, taking Bai Yuexin to a room at an inn in the marketplace would definitely cause misunderstandings. Thus, he had to lead Bai Yuexin to the bedroom behind the physiotherapy center, intending to let her use it while he rested on the bed in the physiotherapy center for the night.
However, before that, he needed to give Bai Yuexin the three items required to complete the task. If those three items couldn’t win her back, he would have no choice but to give up on that 20% discount voucher and find another Xuan Xing Sect disciple to run errands for him.
“I just arranged this bedroom yesterday, so it can’t compare to the accommodations at the Xuan Xing Sect, but I hope you don’t mind, Senior.”
Bai Yuexin followed the boy, who was barely as tall as her chin, into the room and nodded.
“I’ll go grab some pastries.”
Ye Anping clasped his hands in a salute and went to fetch the three items he had prepared.
After he left, Bai Yuexin began to explore the bedroom. She wanted to see what kind of person Ye Anping really was—to confirm if he was truly the handsome, fair-skinned youth she had imagined.
She pursed her lips, bent down to peek under the bed, and felt the pillow, trying to find any erotic books or the like. Usually, boys around Ye Anping’s age at the Xuan Xing Sect had a habit of hiding such books. The sect would send people to check rooms periodically, and she had checked plenty herself.
Those boys typically hid such things in their pillows or in the crevices under the bed.
However, she didn’t find anything like that. The entire room was quite clean, and its furnishings were neatly arranged, even tidier than her own bedroom at the Xuan Xing Sect.
“What a proper kid,” Bai Yuexin mused, smiling slightly as she moved to the wardrobe and opened it for a look.
Then…
She saw a bright green skirt hanging among seven or eight blouses inside the wardrobe, clearly intended for a girl around ten years old.
“…”
Bai Yuexin was slightly taken aback and hurriedly took the skirt out to examine it. Then she noticed not only the skirt, but in the corner of the wardrobe lay a hairpin, rouge, lip gloss, and embroidered shoes.
Creak—
“Senior, I made some pastries myself yesterday. You should try them…”
At that moment, Ye Anping returned, and their eyes met—he was holding the women’s outfit he had arranged the day before.
Ye Anping swallowed hard, trying to keep a neutral expression—whoever moved first would feel awkward!
They stood there for quite a while until Bai Yuexin couldn’t hold it in any longer. She hastily hung the skirt back in the wardrobe, smiling apologetically.
“I’m sorry, I was just curious. Is this your preference?”
Ye Anping smiled and closed the door behind him as he walked in with a cup of peach blossom wine and some rice cakes. “Not at all. This is just for when I have customers.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“Just like when I massaged your feet last time. There’s a saying that men and women shouldn’t be overly familiar. Since I’m running the shop solo, I can’t ignore female customers.” Ye Anping explained calmly, “So I thought, if it’s a female customer, I’d wear this outfit to greet her, and if it’s a male customer, I’d stick with my usual clothing.”
Bai Yuexin sized up Ye Anping.
Indeed, he was quite slim, and at fifteen, he still hadn’t fully grown. His voice hadn’t even changed yet; perhaps in a couple of years it would, but for now, he could easily pass as a girl in disguise.
“You go to such lengths?”
“Well, one must earn money,” he replied.
Bai Yuexin nodded, sitting down at the table. “Aren’t you the young master of the Hundred Lotus Sect? Even if you don’t run a shop, you shouldn’t be short on money.”
After all, the Hundred Lotus Sect couldn’t support his junior sister.
Though it wasn’t an unspeakable matter, since Bai Yuexin had just been brought down by his junior sister, he thought it best not to bring up the topic.
“I don’t want to rely on my father,” Ye Anping said, changing the subject as he handed her the rice cakes. “Here, try the rice cakes I made.”
Bai Yuexin was momentarily stunned, then realized that the pastries he brought were the cheapest kind of rice cakes.
“Ah… rice cakes?”
Ye Anping watched her expression closely as he noticed her visible daze upon seeing the rice cakes. He soon understood why the game suggested using “rice cakes” to comfort her for the task.
After a pause, he smiled and asked, “Haven’t you had any before? Well, this thing isn’t sold in the Immortal Marketplace; it’s usually homemade by ordinary people during festivals, but it tastes pretty good… I made a bit yesterday.”
“I… I’ve had some.”
“Really?”
“Yeah… a long time ago.” Bai Yuexin bit her lip, gently picked up the rice cake, and took a bite. “My parents often made them for my younger brother and me.”
“Huh? Are Bai Senior’s parents ordinary people?”
“Yes… my family was poor back then. My brother couldn’t afford meals while schooling, so I used to perform sword dances on the street to make a living. Later, a passing immortal saw my single spiritual root and took me on the path of cultivation. I almost forgot those things…”
“So, what about your parents now?”
“I… don’t know.” A hint of melancholy crossed Bai Yuexin’s eyes.
The divide between the immortal and mortal realms didn’t call for many words.
Ye Anping remained silent, pouring her a cup of the peach blossom wine he had set aside.
“Senior Bai, try the wine.”
Bai Yuexin took the cup, sipped a little, then suddenly set it down, frowning at Ye Anping. “Were you doing this on purpose?”
“Huh? Doing what on purpose?”
“Deliberately putting out these things for me to eat, trying to persuade me to go back to Xuan Xing Sect.” Bai Yuexin bit her lip and asked softly, “When I left home, my parents told me that being a cultivator is surely tough, but since I’m favored by an immortal, I must have fate on that side, and they felt proud of me…”
Ye Anping remained silent for a moment. Avoiding her gaze, he replied, “Senior Bai, how would I know what your parents said to you back then? However… if these two items could convince you to return to Xuan Xing Sect, that would be a good thing. The path of immortality is fraught with difficulties; don’t give up because of this one hurdle.”
“You’re just a kid,” Bai Yuexin pouted, complaining, “You speak just like my master.”
After saying this, she slightly lowered her gaze and picked up another piece of rice cake, putting it in her mouth while smiling.
Seeing her expression, Ye Anping felt relieved—looks like his 20% discount voucher was secure, heh heh~ heh heh~~
With the store opening tomorrow, he decided to head to the physiotherapy center to get some rest. Standing up, he clasped his hands and said, “Well, Senior Bai, good night. I’m going to sleep in the physiotherapy center now.”
Bai Yuexin nodded but seemed deep in thought, a fleeting spark in her eyes.
Just as Ye Anping prepared to pull the door open and leave, Bai Yuexin suddenly stood up and grabbed him by the shoulder.
“Huh?”
Before Ye Anping could react, she waved her sleeve, and the candlelight in the bedroom abruptly extinguished, and he found himself pulled down onto the only bed in the room.
Ye Anping’s eyes widened in fear, realizing Bai Yuexin had her arms around his chest—he couldn’t move. The sudden sensation of two soft, small cushions against his back felt like lying on a cloud.
“Sen… Senior?! What are you doing?!”
Bai Yuexin held him tightly against herself, rubbing her chin against his back and whispering, “I mentioned I have a younger brother.”
“Ah… yes.”
“So… can you be my little brother for one night? When I was younger, I used to cuddle with him and my parents on the same bed.”
Ye Anping was momentarily stunned, instantly realizing what the game task implied by sending Bai Yuexin “a doll.”
Now it seemed that the doll he had prepared was no longer needed.
He had become the doll himself.
“Senior Bai…”
“Is that not okay?”
For the sake of his discount voucher, he decided to let this slide a little! Yes, just a little… Ye Anping gritted his teeth, feeling her gentle breath beside his ear. He relaxed and nodded, “Alright… if it can comfort you, Senior Bai…”
“Call me ‘A-jie.'”
“…A-jie.”
