Chapter 333: Senior Brother, Our Fates Are Entwined
The night was clear and the moon was bright. Several lanterns had been hung at the Flowing Moon Inn. In a corner, hay for feeding horses was piled up, and several fine horses rested their heads in the stable.
On the paper window of the second-floor room, the figures of two women playing chess were projected. Inside the room, the pieces clattered on the chessboard.
Click!
Five black stones formed a line.
“Five in a row! Yunluo, you lost again!”
“Ah… I didn’t see it.”
Xiao Yunluo glanced nervously at Pei Lianxue, who was sitting at the table opposite her. Seeing that Pei Lianxue showed no signs of tiredness, she hesitated for a moment before gathering her courage and asking:
“Lianxue, it’s getting late, aren’t you going to rest?”
“Hmm?” Pei Lianxue tidied the chessboard and asked, “Yunluo, are you sleepy?”
“Ah… I’m fine. Let’s continue then.”
Xiao Yunluo pursed her lips and picked up a chess piece, placing it on the celestial point of the board. However, her mind had already drifted back to last night.
Although she had told Ye Anping “this won’t happen again” this morning…
If tonight were like last night, and Pei Lianxue fell asleep while Ye Anping had problems with his Yang Energy, then wouldn’t she have a legitimate reason to help Ye Anping resolve his Yang Energy?
Last night she used her hands, but tonight she could try a different method…
If she did this a few more times, Ye Anping would surely be captivated by her skilled techniques.
Moreover!
Ye Anping was her companion reader! She had to take good care of him!
That’s right!
She wasn’t lusting after Ye Anping’s body.
She was simply taking care of her companion reader!!
Finding a reason for herself, Xiao Yunluo took a deep breath, made her move, and asked with courage:
“Lianxue…”
“Hmm?”
“Doesn’t Ye Anping have excessive Yang Energy? This excessive Yang Energy isn’t a minor issue. I’m a little worried about him, it could be life-threatening…”
Upon hearing this, Pei Lianxue’s happy smile instantly vanished. She tilted her head and asked:
“Worried?”
Seeing Pei Lianxue’s expression change, Xiao Yunluo’s heart skipped a beat. She quickly explained:
“Yes… yes. After all, he’s my companion reader, and also your Senior Brother. If something were to happen to him, you would definitely be very sad. You’re the only friend who calls me ‘Yunluo,’ and I don’t want to see you sad…”
Pei Lianxue fell silent for a moment, her cheeks slightly flushed. She replied:
“When Senior Brother’s Yang Energy has problems, I do Dual Cultivation with him. I’ve done it with Senior Brother many times already and am quite used to it. Besides, Madam Kong gave me a book before, and I’ve been learning from it.”
“Then… what if one day you’re not around Ye Anping, and his Yang Energy suddenly acts up?”
Pei Lianxue seemed not to have considered this question and was suddenly stunned. She shook her head slightly: “That won’t happen. Senior Brother is always sensible about what he does. He’ll definitely make preparations in advance and bring me along.”
“But what if?” Xiao Yunluo pressed on. “I was just thinking, if such a situation were to occur, and you weren’t by his side, but I happened to be there, I could help him resolve his Yang Energy. What do you think…?”
?
Pei Lianxue narrowed her eyes slightly, staring at Xiao Yunluo’s nervous gaze. She asked:
“Yunluo…”
“Ah.”
“You… about my Senior Brother…”
A bone-chilling light appeared in her orange eyes, like a cold blade unsheathed.
Seeing this, Xiao Yunluo shuddered and immediately raised her hands, saying:
“No!! I don’t… Lianxue, what are you thinking? I have no interest in him at all, I just don’t want to see you sad…”
Even she didn’t believe her own words, and her voice grew softer and softer.
Pei Lianxue didn’t understand. She tilted her head and asked, “I’m sad?”
“Yes, yes, yes… It is. If such a situation truly occurs, then Ye Anping would be in mortal danger. If you’re not there, I can help him with his Yang Energy problem. He’s your Senior Brother, and also your husband… In this way, I would be helping you. And he’s also my companion reader, so I should take good care of him.”
Pei Lianxue stared at Xiao Yunluo in silence for a while. The expression on her face gradually softened:
“Yunluo, you worry too much. Senior Brother knows what he’s doing. Senior Brother estimates that his Yang Energy will suddenly erupt in the next few days, so he hasn’t left my side much and won’t in the future…”
“Hmm? His Yang Energy is going to erupt in the next few days?”
“Yes, I’ve found a pattern. Every time Senior Brother kills a Demonic cultivator or completes a task, his Yang Energy has an issue. So, he never strays too far from me during these times. Senior Brother plans everything in advance and always prepares for contingencies.”
“This… I see…”
Xiao Yunluo paused for a moment. She didn’t know about this. She learned something new!
Pei Lianxue sighed softly and said:
“Alas—my Senior Brother is just too perfect. I’m quite helpless.”
“Helpless? Isn’t that a good thing? Why are you helpless?”
Pei Lianxue propped her cheek with her hand and said dejectedly:
“It’s precisely because Senior Brother is so shrewd and plans everything meticulously that I have no room to maneuver. I wish Senior Brother would rely on me more, and be a little clingy towards me. Ever since I was young, I’ve been the one being clingy to Senior Brother. Now that I’ve grown up… Alas—never mind that. Yunluo, it’s your turn to play.”
“Ah… okay.”
Xiao Yunluo pursed her lips and dropped her piece.
Click—
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At the same time, in the private room of the opposite building.
“Hachoo—”
Ye Anping, who was standing in the corner of the room with his arms crossed, supervising Feng Yudie’s practice of the Profound Yin Art, suddenly felt his nose itch and sneezed.
Feng Yudie, who was sitting cross-legged within a simple Spirit Gathering Array, immediately opened her eyes upon hearing this and asked:
“Young Master Ye, are you feeling cold? Shall we return to your room to rest?”
Ye Anping immediately shot her a glare and shook the bamboo ruler in his hand. He frowned and said:
“I’m cold, I know to wear more clothes. You’re not allowed to rest until you’ve completed twenty-four rounds tonight.”
Looking at the bamboo ruler in his hand, Feng Yudie pouted, puffed out her cheeks in complaint, but said nothing more. She closed her eyes and began to circulate her cultivation technique.
Golden Spiritual Energy radiated from her dantian, forming golden threads around her.
Ye Anping watched, rubbed his nose, and sighed lightly.
The two individuals who were causing trouble, Gu Mingxin and the Immortal Thief, had both been captured by him before they could even start wreaking havoc. In other words, the Imperial Sect’s main quests in the game concerning these two had disappeared before they were even released.
Although he received slightly fewer rewards, it saved him a lot of trouble.
All he needed to do now was to supervise Feng Yudie until she reached the third level of the Profound Yin Art, and then wait for the Demon Emperor to arrive at the city. The matters concerning the Imperial Sect would then be mostly resolved.
However, after watching Feng Yudie cultivate for several hours today, he felt a strange sensation from her.
Feng Yudie possessed the Heavenly Spiritual Root and the bloodline of the Saint Emperor, making her the Heavenly Spiritual Root among Heavenly Spiritual Roots. Her aptitude was incredibly heaven-defying. What others might take months to achieve in Qi Condensation, she could probably accomplish in just one day.
Yet, after these few hours of cultivation, there had been no progress whatsoever.
It could even be said that she was performing as ordinarily as anyone else.
Ye Anping had probed with his Spiritual Sense several times and confirmed that Feng Yudie’s cultivation speed was very slow.
Of course, this could also be due to Feng Yudie’s distraction, but…
Xiao Tian saw Ye Anping suddenly frown and thought something was wrong, so she floated over and asked:
“Anping, what’s wrong?”
“Xiao Tian, have you noticed her Qi Condensation speed has slowed down?”
“Hmm?”
Xiao Tian heard this, turned her head, and looked at Feng Yudie who was meditating. If Ye Anping hadn’t mentioned it, she wouldn’t have noticed anything, but now that he had brought it up…
“The speed of absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth is a bit slow? But… it’s not obvious. Is it because of the Profound Yin Art? The Heavenly Scroll of the Dao doesn’t say much about the Profound Yin Art either.”
Ye Anping listened, feeling that something was amiss, but he couldn’t figure out the reason for now. So he replied:
“Perhaps…”
The room was very quiet, with only the sound of the breeze whistling through the gaps in the doors and windows.
Ye Anping lowered his eyes, pondering the cause of the problem. However, at that moment, Feng Yudie suddenly opened her eyes, as if sensing something unusual:
“Young Master Ye! I feel something is wrong…”
Ye Anping’s brow twitched slightly: “What’s wrong…”
Mid-sentence, he suddenly felt a sharp pang in his chest. His mind buzzed with the sound of this heartbeat, and a wave of heat rapidly spread from his chest throughout his entire body.
Xiao Tian saw Ye Anping’s expression change and immediately looked anxious:
“Ah? Anping, what’s wrong with you?”
Ye Anping understood. The settlement for repelling Gu Mingxin had arrived. He had been afraid to stray too far from the inn these past few days, precisely because he feared this sudden settlement and wouldn’t be able to find his Junior Sister.
However, this time the situation seemed even more severe than he had imagined.
In just these two breaths, he felt his consciousness becoming blurred. He slumped onto the table, unconsciously knocking over a teapot on the table.
“Young Master Ye? What’s wrong…”
“Nothing, continue…”
Ye Anping said, pushing open the door of Feng Yudie’s private room and rushing towards the opposite room.
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