Chapter 247: Junior sister repeat her old tricks
Yun Xi led Yun Yiyi to a quieter guesthouse at the back of the yard and settled in. Pei Lianxue sat between them, holding a branch and wearing a serious expression.
After serving the tea, Zhang Yihe promptly closed the door and stood guard outside. Yun Xi glanced at Pei Lianxue beside her, feeling the pain in her buttocks, making it uncomfortable to sit. However, she was still deciding whether to confront Pei Lianxue about the whipping. Instead, she asked plainly, “So, what’s on your mind?”
Yun Yiyi, also wincing from the pain, cast a wary glance at Pei Lianxue and said, “It’s about what happened a few days ago. Zhuang Yan’s whereabouts are unknown now. I want you and my sister to go with me to Qianjian Pond and destroy Yun Kunwu’s soul. It was my sister’s idea, albeit straightforward. It’s still a good plan…”
“Yun Kunwu!” Yun Xi inquired.
“Zhuang Yan’s original target was Yun Kunwu. Once he’s gone, all of Zhuang Yan’s efforts will be in vain. We just need to inform our father when he returns, and Zhuang Yan will have no escape,” Yun Yiyi explained.
Yun Xi pondered for a moment before asking sceptically, “Are you sure?”
“Yun Kunwu only has his soul left. With the three of us together, it will be easy to extinguish it, especially with Elder Tianxing and Elder Wu accompanying us. Even in case of unexpected events, they can protect us,” Yun Yiyi assured.
“Why didn’t you bring the elders in yourself then? Why involve me?” Yun Xi questioned.
“There are restrictions in the forbidden area. We need the elders to break them. But breaking our father’s restrictions requires all three of us to discuss it. Also, if anything goes wrong, the three of us should share the responsibility,” Yun Yiyi clarified.
Yun Xi raised an eyebrow and remarked, “So you don’t want to bear the responsibility alone? Afraid Dad will kick you out of the Sword Sect?”
“This is a matter concerning the Yun family. I asked you to come because my sister wants you to,” Yun Yiyi replied, softening her tone. “You and my sister have a good relationship. Having you there will put her at ease.”
“Uh…” Yun Xi shuddered, feeling uncomfortable. She rubbed her arms and said, “Are you out of your mind… Ah—ouch!”
Snap!
She was hit on the butt again, grimacing in pain. But seeing Pei Lianxue’s stern expression, she dared not speak further. After she left, she decided to ask Yun Yiyi about it later.
Yun Yiyi thought Pei Lianxue’s earlier hit was a personal grudge, but seeing her hit Yun Xi again made her realize that Pei Lianxue didn’t want them to argue.
On the way here, she had been prepared to be kicked out by Yun Xi, but she had yet to expect Pei Lianxue to intervene. Coincidentally, she also wanted to reconcile with Yun Xi. So, she took the opportunity to say, “Sister…”
“Yes!” Yun Xi responded.
“If I apologize to you, can we move forward and forget about our past relationship? Can you treat me as your sister?” Yun Yiyi asked.
“Ouch—Yun Yiyi, are you really out of your mind today?” Yun Xi exclaimed.
Snap! Snap!
Yun Xi was whipped again by Pei Lianxue, causing her to jump up from her seat. Unable to hold back, she turned to Pei Lianxue and asked, “What’s going on?”
“Sister Pei, what’s bothering you today? Why…”
“It’s not good for sisters to argue.”
“Huh! But my relationship with Yun Yiyi has nothing to do with you! Why do you care?”
Pei Lianxue remained silent for a moment. She knew she couldn’t mention it was for her senior brother’s plan, so she hesitated for a while, furrowing her brow, and said, “If your relationship isn’t good, it will…”
“It will!” Yun Xi raised an eyebrow, questioning.
Pei Lianxue recalled her senior brother’s plan, which seemed to suggest that if their relationship was bad, something bad would happen, so she said, “You’ll get your butt kicked.”
“…”
“And…” Pei Lianxue pondered for a moment, saying, “When they were tied up, you were very worried. It shows you care about them.”
“I wasn’t worried at all!” Yun Xi furrowed her brow, glancing at Yun Yiyi, then hastily defended herself, “I wouldn’t mind if they both died on Qiong Peak. If they’re gone, I can become the head of the Sword Sect.”
“You were still willing to take Elder Hu to rescue them.”
“I wasn’t rescuing them! I was going to collect their bodies… Calling Elder Hu was just to have him as a guard for me.”
Upon hearing this, Yun Yiyi immediately caught on and played along,
“Third sister, I genuinely want to make amends with you.”
“…”
Yun Xi furrowed her brows, suddenly suspecting that Sister Pei was a spy by her side, constantly exposing her weaknesses.
She genuinely loathed Yun Yiyi and Yun Jiujiu, but she also knew that their bad relationship stemmed mostly from their mother and their father. She didn’t want to see them hurt or worse.
Yun Xi glanced back and forth between Yun Yiyi and Pei Lianxue, then shook her head slightly and turned away,
“Fine, fine. For Sister Pei’s sake, the three of us don’t need to compete for the sect leader position anymore. It’s Sister Pei’s.”
“Okay…”
“But let me make it clear. If you ever dare to pull the same crap on me again, I won’t just give you a dirty look. I’ll draw my sword.”
“Understood.”
Yun Yiyi nodded and glanced at Pei Lianxue beside her. She had yet to expect Pei Lianxue to speak up for her. They had never spoken before, only briefly met, and she had seemed quite aloof.
But now, she seemed surprisingly approachable. So, after a moment of thought, Yun Yiyi brought up,
“Sister Pei, Young Master Ye is your senior brother, right? He mentioned that you grew up together.”
Pei Lianxue blinked, instantly becoming wary, and nodded slightly,
“Yes…”
“So, I wanted to talk to you about him…”
Pei Lianxue made a quick decision and replied,
“He’s a terrible person.”
?
Instantly, both of them had question marks hovering above their heads. Pei Lianxue pondered for a moment before saying, “He mistreats women, feeds them poison, and enjoys breaking their bones. He’s a very despicable person.”
Yun Yiyi was stunned for quite a while and then asked, “But… Didn’t you say last time that you didn’t want him to marry me and wanted to marry him?”
“Well…” Pei Lianxue paused with a blank expression and said, “I enjoy being beaten by him, eating bugs, and having my bones cracked.”
Yun Xi, on the other hand, blinked upon hearing this. “Huh!”
Yun Yiyi’s expression mirrored her confusion. However, perhaps due to Pei Lianxue’s deadpan seriousness, Yun Yiyi felt she was telling the truth but still had to confirm, “Really!”
“Absolutely, all the Hundred Lotus Sect disciples know,” Pei Lianxue affirmed, gripping her sleeve and staring intently at Yun Yiyi’s face. She added, “If you doubt it, you can go ask at the Hundred Lotus Sect.”
“But he’s always been polite. In the past half month we’ve spent together, he hasn’t done anything strange…” Yun Yiyi reflected.
Pei Lianxue cut in decisively, “He’s deceiving you.”
“Is that so?” Yun Yiyi pondered, recalling her time with Ye Anping. She had thought he might be concealing his feelings for Pei Lianxue, but now…
Seeing Yun Yiyi’s belief, Pei Lianxue nodded emphatically, “Exactly.”
Though Yun Xi didn’t catch on immediately, when they discussed the matter, she interjected, “Um… Young Master Ye’s actual surname is Yun. He’s our father’s illegitimate son.”
Yun Yiyi turned to her again, puzzled, “What?”
“Didn’t I tell you before? You didn’t believe it then, but now that we’ve reconciled, you should,” Yun Xi explained. “Sister Pei also shares our surname of Yun. She’s proficient in the Leaves Shadow Sword Technique and has our grandfather’s inheritance. So, you two should stop thinking about him. He’s our brother.”
One of the question marks shifted to Pei Lianxue’s head.
“Um!” She questioned.
Yun Xi corrected, “To Sister Pei, he’s an elder brother, and to you, Yiyi, he’s a younger brother.”
Pei Lianxue stayed silent for a moment, then hastily nodded at Yun Yiyi, “Oh! Yes, yes, yes… That’s right.”
The question mark now hovered over Yun Xi’s head, “Sister Pei, do you know he’s your brother, and you still want to marry him?”
Only Yun Yiyi remained perplexed, with a constant question mark on her head. This situation left her thoroughly confused. Ye Anping was his brother? And he enjoyed hitting girls? This was all too much to take in.
