Chapter 152: The big heroine has a tongue-tied tongue
Yun Xi’s gaze shifted between Xiao Yunluo and Li Longling’s faces. Seeing their puzzled expressions, he grabbed a chair, sat down, crossed his legs, and began to explain,
“I ran into my younger siblings when I encountered the Blood Lotus. The situation was urgent, so I didn’t have time to talk to them. I figured they were likely working at the Chilong Mansion, so I came to find you.”
Li Longling looked perplexed. Unfamiliar with Yun Xi and unaware of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect’s internal matters, she glanced at Xiao Yunluo, hoping for her assistance in answering.
Xiao Yunluo, equally bewildered, couldn’t understand why Yun Xi’s younger brother and sister would end up at the Chilong Mansion.
However, considering Yun Xi’s father’s reputation, it wasn’t entirely surprising. Yun Tianchong, the leader of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect, had a cultivation level in the late stages of the Forming God phase. Known for his romantic nature, innate charm, and flamboyant personality, he was not picky about attractive female cultivators.
It could be said that Yun Tianchong, on his own, significantly raised the average number of offspring among immortal cultivators.
Having five to six children was considered a lot in ordinary large families. But for the Yun family of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect, listed descendants were currently only three. Still, the number likely approached four digits when including those not recorded and Yun Tianchong’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Xiao Yunluo hesitated and asked, “Sister Yun, what’s the person’s name? I’ll check the roster of Chilong Mansion later.”
“I don’t know their names,” Yun Xi replied.
“What about their appearance?”
“They had deep purple eyes, profound and steady, very charming. As for height…” Yun Xi gestured towards Xiao Yunluo, “Taller than Xiao Yunluo by half a head.”
Deep purple eyes, profound and steady, and charming…
Xiao Yunluo’s mind inexplicably conjured the image of Ye Anping’s eyes from the past few days. Her face immediately reddened, but she shook her head to dispel the image upon realizing it.
Impossible, it couldn’t be Ye Anping!
Ye Anping, the young master of the Hundred Lotus Sect, with a father named Ye Ao and a mother named Kong Yulan. Xiao Yunluo had seen the harmonious couple in the Core Formation stage.
“Any other description!” Xiao Yunluo asked.
“Well…” Yun Xi pondered, “They were wearing bamboo hats and had their faces wrapped in bandages. I could only see their eyes. They used our Moon Shadow Sword Sect’s secret sword technique, passed down only to direct descendants. It’s possible that my old man left some wild seeds outside.”
After hearing this, Xiao Yunluo was dumbfounded. Yun Xi’s description undoubtedly fit Ye Anping and Pei Lianxue, but how was that possible?
Could it be that Ye Anping’s mother had some illicit connection with Yun Tianchong, as in the dramatic stories written in novels?
—Yun Tianchong, traveling incognito, meets Kong Yulan, falls in love, spends a night together, and becomes pregnant.
—Kong Yulan, unaware of Yun Tianchong’s identity, ends up marrying Ye Ao and raising Yun Tianchong’s child with him.
—Pei Lianxue was born to Kong Yulan and Yun Tianchong behind Ye Ao’s back…
Xiao Yunluo envisioned a theatrical story and, upon careful consideration, found that it was only partially implausible.
After all, she had seen Ye Anping’s mother, Kong Yulan, who was beautiful. Considering Yun Tianchong’s romantic nature, they may have crossed paths somewhere before.
However, if this story were true, wouldn’t it mean that Ye Anping and Lianxue were lovers who eventually became siblings?
This, this, this…
Seeing Xiao Yunluo’s unusual expression, Yun Xi raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, “Xiao Yunluo, what’s wrong with you?”
“Ah… nothing… just thinking about some things,” Xiao Yunluo quickly regained her composure and said, “Did you recognize your younger siblings based on sword techniques?”
“Yes! They were using the secret sword technique of our Moon Shadow Sword Sect at that time, and I could see it! Can I possibly mistake our sect’s sword technique?” Yun Xi replied confidently.
“Then… I’ll help you look into Chilong Mansion later,” Xiao Yunluo offered.
“Great! Thanks, Xiao Yunluo,” Yun Xi said, casting a flirtatious glance at Xiao Yunluo.
As they turned to leave, Yun Xi also noticed Li Longling’s somewhat disappointed expression. She continued, “By the way, is this inconvenient for you?”
Li Longling, still recovering from her thoughts, asked in a low voice, “What did Senior Yun say about your eyeballs?”
“That’s right,” Yun Xi smiled, nudging her junior brother, who had followed them. “Junior brother, take it to Li Longling.”
The junior brother, still nursing an injured foot from her earlier kick, approached Li Longling and handed her a sealed letter. He spoke formally, “Young Master Li, this is a Moon Shadow Sword Sect letter. If you are interested, send the mansion guards to us. We’ll take our leave now.”
Li Longling received the jade slip, nodded, and said, “Thank you, Senior. I won’t send you off, then.”
Yun Xi stood up, motioned for her junior brother to follow, and left the main hall. Before leaving, she turned and smiled at Xiao Yunluo, “Xiao Yunluo, I’ll leave the matters of my younger brother and sister to you. I’ll treat you to hot pot when I have time.”
“Ah… Sister Yun, take care,” Xiao Yunluo replied.
Xiao Yunluo watched them leave and stood there in a daze. She realized that she needed to talk severely with Ye Anping about this.
If the dramatic story she imagined were true, she would also consider Lianxue as her sister!
“Um…”
Thinking about this, Xiao Yunluo slapped her face hard, shook her head, and then looked back at Li Longling. Seeing that Yun Xi had sent a sealed letter, she decided not to interfere with Li Longling’s business.
Jade slips could be read directly with spiritual consciousness, and various restrictions could be attached to prevent peeping or burning after reading. The storage time was much longer than bamboo slips and paper, but the cost was too high for daily use because they were disposable. So it was generally not used except for formal letters or confidential letters.
“Junior Sister Li, what is written on the jade slip?”
“…”
Li Longling was stunned for a moment, held the jade slip between her eyebrows, scanned it with her consciousness for a while, and her little eyebrows suddenly frowned.
“The Moon Shadow Sword Sect wants to help me.”
“Help you? Could it be that you mean…”
“Yeah, a deal.”
Xiao Yunluo guessed the general content after observing Li Longling’s expression and seeing that she looked unhappy.
What was written in this jade slip was nothing more than that the Moon Shadow Sword Sect provided spiritual stones and manpower to help Li Longling manage and stabilize the family business of Chilong Mansion, but at the same time, asked Li Longling to hand over part of the management rights of Chilong Mansion. And also want to get a share of the three spiritual stone veins owned by Chilong Mansion.
At first glance, this was a highly beneficial proposal to both Li Longling and the Moon Shadow Sword Sect. But in fact, it was a trap.
The Chilong Mansion in Li Longling’s hands was now too weak compared to the Moon Shadow Sword Sect.
If she agreed, the Moon Shadow Sword Sect would quickly boil the frog in warm water and slowly take Chilong Mansion away from Li Longling. In the end, Li Longling would most likely be left with a useless name as the palace master.
Judging from what Xiao Yunluo knew about Yun Xi. There was a good chance she would.
After hesitating for a while, Xiao Yunluo quickly suggested,
“Junior Sister Li, just refuse. If that doesn’t work, I can ask Xuanxing Sect to help you, and I can guarantee that Xuanxing Sect will never take Chilong Mansion away from you. I don’t care. I’m always on your side.”
Li Longling smiled and nodded, then recalled another thing Yun Xi said just now. Li Longling told her before that Senior Ye had deep purple eyes.
If Senior Ye was from the Moon Shadow Sword Sect, then there is no difference between her marrying Senior Ye and agreeing to the request on the jade slip.
After hesitating for a while, she asked,
“Senior Sister Xiao, is Senior Ye, the young master of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect?”
“How do you say this… I know he is the young master of the Hundred Lotus Sect, but…” Xiao Yunluo paused, pursed her lips, and shook her head, “I will ask him another day. After all, what did Sister Yun say? The one who secretly teaches sword skills…”
“Hundred Lotus Sect!” Li Longling said, slightly confused, “I have never heard of this sect.”
“It’s a third-rate sect, tiny! But the scenery is nice…”
Li Longling raised her eyebrows, a little curious, but she didn’t ask any more questions. She paused and said,
“By the way, Senior Sister Xiao, I forgot to mention it. Yesterday, the palace guard said a spiritual spring appeared on the mountain behind Chilong Mansion. You can take a bath at night. It will be good for your meridians and your cultivation.”
“Ah… Spiritual spring!”
Li Longling smiled and tilted her head,
“Well, you can call Senior Sister Feng later, and we can go together.”
“Okay, let me help you deal with these memorials first. Let’s go together in the evening.”
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