Chapter 46: The Protagonist’s Third Breast
Xiao Yunluo and Pei Lianxue were not injured in their clash with Liang Zhu and his group, so they had to continue with the physical trial. Currently, they were still battling nature in earnest on the back mountain of Xuan Xing Sect.
Feng Yu Die, however, was not so fortunate.
“Fifth Brother’s” sword had left a貫穿 (pierced through) hole in her shoulder.
This injury was not minor to begin with, and it was then exacerbated when Pei Lianxue, seemingly holding a personal grudge, disinfected it by applying salt.
While the salt did disinfect her wound and prevent infection, the consequence was that her left shoulder swelled to be larger than her chest.
That evening, Lei Wanjun directly awarded her ninety points for the physical trial and had inner disciples carry her back to the Three-Bay House on Tianyun Peak to recuperate.
After two senior sisters from Xuan Xing Sect helped her re-bandage and apply medicine, the swelling in her shoulder had subsided considerably. Now, her shoulder was about the same size as her chest. It looked as though she had grown three breasts, and they were crooked.
The two senior sisters instructed her to rest well, but Feng Yu Die had no intention of following their medical advice and lying on her bed to recover.
After they left, Feng Yu Die rested for a while before getting out of bed. She walked to the small bamboo forest outside the Three-Bay House, using bamboo as her sword, and diligently honed her swordsmanship, completely disregarding the injury on her shoulder.
Xiao Tian initially tried to persuade her to lie back down, but Feng Yu Die ignored her, and Xiao Tian stopped trying.
After all, with the Saint Emperor’s bloodline as a safety net, even severed limbs could regrow. This minor injury was insignificant.
In the bamboo forest, the wind from her sword whistled in waves.
The soil and leaves seemed to have gained sentience, accompanying Feng Yu Die’s sword dances, swirling around her.
A silver ring then expanded outward from her as the center, severing bamboo sprouts within a twenty-chi radius at their waists.
Sweat dripped onto the gauze on her left shoulder, causing her wound to throb with pain, but she did not stop. Instead, she gritted her teeth and persevered until she had completed the entire Sword Art, only then did she halt.
Xiao Tian watched her practice swordplay with such seriousness, and a strange expression crossed its face.
“Feather Butterfly, have you been possessed?”
Feng Yu Die looked at it strangely and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“What’s wrong? Every time we practiced swordplay before, I’d have to urge you to move. How come you’re practicing so diligently today…”
“That’s only because…” Feng Yu Die pursed her lips and said awkwardly, “The group from last night… I almost failed to protect Junior Sister Pei.”
“I reviewed yesterday’s events. If it weren’t for Junior Sister Pei, I might not have been able to defeat those people alone. As for the initial four, if I hadn’t intentionally taken a sword strike to expose a weakness in that person, we might have been worn down and killed by those four.”
“And then there was that formation. I was preparing to search in the sequence of southwest and northeast. If Junior Sister Pei hadn’t recognized that the formation’s core was at ‘Kaiyang,’ we wouldn’t have been able to break it at all.”
Hearing this, Xiao Tian nodded in understanding. So, she had been discouraged?
A doting smile appeared on its face. It stepped forward and patted Feng Yu Die’s head, comforting her, “Oh dear, you have days when you lack confidence? Since childhood, I’ve rarely seen you discouraged. Hmph, hmph.”
Feng Yu Die’s face suddenly flushed red, and she angrily waved her hand to shoo Xiao Tian away.
“Go, go, go.”
Seeing Feng Yu Die throw a tantrum like this, Xiao Tian felt like laughing.
But honestly, it still didn’t understand how that Pei girl had pinpointed the formation’s core at “Kaiyang.”
For the “Seven Star Suffocating Spirit Array,” the formation caster could place the core anywhere they wished. Even the most experienced cultivator would absolutely be unable to directly discern the core’s location just by sight.
Yet, at that time, Pei girl had stated with absolute certainty that it was at “Kaiyang,” and she had even repeatedly chanted something about “one short, one long, two short, one long.”
Was someone passing her secret signals?
How were they passed? Who passed them?
Xiao Tian pondered for a moment and inexplicably thought of Ye Anping, then said, “Ask Junior Sister Pei when she gets back.”
Feng Yu Die let out a long sigh and once again raised her sword, intending to continue practicing.
Seeing that her shoulder wound had begun to bleed again, Xiao Tian quickly reminded her, “Alright, stop practicing. Sword practice and cultivation can’t be rushed. Go back to your room and lie down. Doesn’t it hurt?”
“It doesn’t hurt!”
“You, a Qi Refining Stage cultivator, killed one Early Foundation Establishment cultivator and one Mid Foundation Establishment cultivator, and repelled one Late Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet you still feel it’s not enough. Most cultivators would consider themselves lucky to survive.”
“I’m not an ordinary cultivator with mediocre aptitude,” Feng Yu Die pouted, complaining, “Don’t you and Master both say I’m destined for great things?”
“Destined people are still people,” Xiao Tian said helplessly, stepping forward to rub her head again. “Feather Butterfly, calm your mind. You don’t need to be the best at everything. Before…”
As Xiao Tian spoke, Feng Yu Die seemed to find it bothersome and interrupted, “Stop, stop, stop. I’m not feeling dejected. I just really want to vent right now.”
“Vent what?”
“Those two people escaped.”
Xiao Tian sighed, recalling the Late Foundation Establishment cultivator from before, “Feather Butterfly, do you want to hear the truth?”
“Speak.”
“That Late Foundation Establishment cultivator, not to mention being a whole major realm higher than you and Pei girl, he was also a Law Cultivator. You two didn’t have Flying Swords at the time. If he had gotten serious, you wouldn’t have been able to deal with him.”
“…”
“That person probably chose not to engage with you out of concern for the safety of the other Qi Refining Stage cultivator. You should thank that Qi Refining Stage cultivator. If he hadn’t been there, all three of you would likely have been seriously injured.”
“Then I’m even more unhappy. It feels like being controlled by others…” Feng Yu Die puffed out her cheeks and complained, then swung her sword forcefully through the air. “Next time I see them, they won’t escape from me again!”
Watching Feng Yu Die earnestly begin practicing swordplay again, Xiao Tian felt both heartache and relief. It decided to say nothing more and floated up into the sky to take a nap.
After a while, a Flying Sword suddenly flew in from outside the peak.
Bai Yuexin had come specifically to deliver a message for Ye Anping.
He jumped off the Flying Sword and, frowning, shouted, “Feng Yu Die!”
“Ah?!” Feng Yu Die turned her head. Seeing a senior sister, she thought Bai Yuexin had come to scold her for not resting and practicing swordplay instead. She quickly put her hands behind her back and drew her sword, replying, “I’ll go back and rest now, I’ll go back right away…”
“What?”
“Huh? Senior Sister, aren’t you here to scold me for not resting properly?”
Seeing Feng Yu Die’s expression, Bai Yuexin slightly pursed her lips and, knitting her brows, asked, “…You don’t remember me?”
“Huh?” Feng Yu Die froze, then carefully examined Bai Yuexin’s face. She then shook her head slightly, “Senior Sister, have we met before?”
“…”
Seeing that she genuinely didn’t recognize her, Bai Yuexin felt a swirl of mixed emotions – anger, helplessness, and sadness…
She took a deep breath and said, “I’m here to relay a message from my… younger brother to you.”
“Your… younger brother?”
“Yes, he wants to invite you to a meal and asks you to meet him.”
“?” Feng Yu Die’s head conjured a question mark. “Senior Sister, who is your younger brother?”
“You don’t know him,” Bai Yuexin said without a pleasant expression, directly asking, “Are you going or not?”
Feng Yu Die was stunned for a long time. What was going on?
Who was this sudden senior sister’s younger brother who wanted to invite her to a meal?
Xiao Tian was also completely bewildered. However, after pondering for a moment, it suggested, “Feather Butterfly, agree to it. You can get a free meal! Isn’t that what you like most, getting things for free?”
Feng Yu Die glanced at it. If it were a girl inviting her, she would definitely go, but a younger brother… She politely replied, “Thank you for your kindness, Senior Sister’s younger brother, but I must respectfully decline…”
“Then I’ll say you’re not going.”
Before Feng Yu Die could finish speaking, Bai Yuexin stepped onto her Flying Sword and left.
After watching her depart, Feng Yu Die felt a sense of inexplicable confusion. She didn’t think about it further and continued to practice swordplay diligently.
However, about two quarters of an hour later, Bai Yuexin flew back on her sword.
“Feng Yu Die! My younger brother said he’s inviting you to eat roasted chicken.”
“!” Feng Yu Die’s head suddenly conjured an exclamation mark. “How does your younger brother know I like roasted chicken?!”
“Also… he told me to inform you that he is the Young Master of the Hundred Lotus Sect.”
“!!” The exclamation mark above Feng Yu Die’s head turned into two question marks. “??”
Upon hearing it was Ye Anping, Xiao Tian’s eyes lit up. It quite liked Ye Anping and had always thought Ye Anping might be able to correct Feng Yu Die’s odd habit of liking women.
“Feather Butterfly, hurry up and agree. Don’t you like roasted chicken the most?”
“If you don’t want to go, then forget it.”
Bai Yuexin waved her hand and was about to step onto her Flying Sword to leave.
Feng Yu Die quickly extended her hand. “Wait! I’ll go!!”
Bai Yuexin heard this and pouted in annoyance, thinking she hadn’t left fast enough. She looked back at Feng Yu Die, sighed helplessly, and said, “Follow me. You can fly, right?”
“Ah, okay.”
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