Chapter 243: Protagonist, enlightened! (3000)
The clear mist enveloped the peak, and the birds chirped melodiously. In the intricately carved window under the eaves, a small golden figure stood on a raised wooden box in front of the desk, holding a pen and writing intently.
Beside her, a tall maid sighed silently, “Ah, Sister Jiujiu, I suggest you stop writing this love letter. You’ve never handled a pen before, your grip is wrong, and you’ve already messed up more than twenty letters…”
Yun Jiujiu pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, glancing at the crumpled paper balls strewn across the floor. “You don’t understand! This is my heartfelt sentiment, you know! My sentiment! Brother Yu will be delighted when he receives it.”
The maid glanced at the letter Yun Jiujiu had just written, which seemed to ooze red with every stroke, and whispered, “But I feel like this is more like a death threat like you want to dismember Master Feng and eat him…”
“…”
Yun Jiujiu paused, then reread her love note, which she was quite satisfied with.
—”I like your heart, your guts, your liver, your face, and everything about you. I want to marry you, make a vow for three lifetimes, and be together forever. Will you accept?”
“I think it’s quite good.”
“As long as you’re happy, Sister Jiujiu,” The maid sighed, seeming to give up the struggle. “Well written.”
“That’s settled then. Help me find a beautiful envelope for it, and then fetch the Xiu Ling jade chicken-killing knife from the warehouse. Tie it with a red ribbon, and I’ll give it to him later.”
“Uh! A chicken-killing knife?”
“Yes, Brother Yu loves roasted chicken. Giving him a chicken-killing knife is perfect. I remember there’s one…”
“As long as you’re happy, Sister Jiujiu. I’ll go get it for you.”
Meanwhile, atop a pavilion in Yunjiu Mansion, Feng Yudie, dressed in scholar’s robes, lay on the tiled roof with her feet up, a piece of digital grass dangling from her mouth. His silver hair gleamed in the morning light.
Despite the rare good weather, she couldn’t shake off her frown. Not being able to see Junior Sister Pei was one reason, but another was the memory of being carried by Ye Anping when they sneaked behind enemy lines a few days ago.
Seventeen years had passed, and she couldn’t recall ever being held like that by a man before. If she were to evaluate that feeling…
—It was okay. At least, it wasn’t as terrible as her master had described.
Feng Yudie vividly remembered her master telling her when she was young that a man’s chest was as hard as a steel plate and being held by one was very uncomfortable, like sitting on a tiger stool.
She couldn’t imagine her master’s description, but her childhood curiosity led her to want to experience being hugged by a man. So, Master Taixu bought a tiger stool and made her sit on it all afternoon, leaving a lasting impression on her.
Since then, being hugged by a man had almost become synonymous with sitting on a tiger stool.
However, When Ye Anping held her a few days ago, she didn’t feel uncomfortable, like sitting on a tiger stool. Compared to being held by her master, Ye Anping’s arms were more stable, and there were no two hard pieces of flesh pressing against her waist.
Was her master lying to her?
Master Taixu was the most important person in Feng Yudie’s life, the one who raised her and played the role of both father and mother. She would never doubt him.
So, she now had some doubts…
“Xiao Tian, Xiao Tian~”
“What now?” Xiao Tian, with a masonry hammer in hand, poked half of his body out of her head, thinking she had encountered some troublemakers again. Looking around, he said, “No one nearby! What do you need? I told you I’ve been busy lately, so don’t call me if it’s not urgent.”
“…”
Feng Yudie was silent for a moment. Xiao Tian had indeed been rarely seen lately. Even when she was asleep, he would usually come out and lie on her stomach.
“I never asked, what have you been doing during this time?”
“I’ve been helping you with your meridians, don’t worry about it… It’s beneficial for you anyway.”
Feng Yudie frowned, looked at the small stone chisel in his hand, and said, “With this!”
“Yes.” Xiao Tian smiled. “Actually, you could ask Ye Anping for help. It’s similar to his physical therapy technique, and he’s probably more skilled. Why don’t you ask him sometime?”
“Another day,” Feng Yudie said, pursing her lips. Then she asked, “By the way, Xiao Tian, could Young Master Ye be a girl disguised as a man?”
Xiao Tian didn’t quite understand Feng Yudie’s train of thought and tilted his head, “Huh!”
“Yeah… He doesn’t have any masculine scent, and he smells quite good, though Junior Sister Pei smells even better.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Tian couldn’t help but smirk, narrowing his eyes in amusement.
“Yudie, Ye Anping is not a woman disguised as a man. I have seen him before.” Xiao Tian put the stone chisel back into Feng Yudie’s head, floated out, raised his index finger, and said, “In this situation, you are actually attracted to him, do you understand?”
“Attracted!”
“Yes, attracted! In other words, although you haven’t realized it yet, Yudie, you have already fallen in love with him subtly in your heart. Yudie, this is love. Two people are attracted to each other and trust each other. You should also face this feeling.”
Feng Yudie twisted her eyebrows and said, “In other words, Young Master Ye deceived me subtly?”
“Ha!”
“Well…” Feng Yudie frowned and sat up, holding her chin and thinking for a while, then said, “Master has said before that men especially like to lie. Men have deceived many girls without knowing it. She even followed the man willingly, and by the time the girl realized what she was doing, it was already too late.”
“…”
“Is Young Master Ye so vicious? He actually lied to me. Fortunately, I still trusted him. Fortunately, I came to my senses. He wanted to trick me.”
Xiao Tian’s lips and teeth were slightly open, and he instantly regretted what he just said. It obviously wanted to push Yudie and Ye Anping closer, but why did it have the opposite effect?
—Young Master Ye, I didn’t mean it! I shouldn’t have spoken. I should have let you slowly trick Yudie away!!
“Yudie… I didn’t say that Mr. Ye lied to you. Mr. Ye is so good to you.”
“Well… He indeed treated me well, but Master also said that men’s methods of deceiving women are always the same. Treat her well first, gain her trust, and when you get what you want, pat your butt and leave. ”
“…”
“If you think about it this way, it looks more and more like him. He is so skilled. You see, he also directed me to gain Yun Jiujiu’s trust. When he got what he wanted, he let me pat my butt and leave.”
“Cococo… But!” Xiao Tian quickly retorted, “Cheating is a bad thing. Although Ye Anping did lie to the Yun family, he did it for the Moon Shadow Sword Sect and the three of the Yun family! It is good! It’s a white lie!”
Feng Yudie curled her lips and said, “That’s not a lie. A liar is a bad person. Master is right. He is a bad person, just like other men.”
“Ah, this…”
Xiao Tian didn’t dare to speak anymore for fear that his words would continue to have the opposite effect. This person liked to have random thoughts when she was free. Feng Yudie suddenly started thinking about this matter, and it was not easy to explain this matter to him clearly.
The main reason was that Ye Anping had not yet reached the status of Master Taixu in Yudie’s heart. It seemed that the matter between Ye Anping and his Yudie could only come to an end after Ye Anping could replace Yudie’s master in her heart.
But when would this happen?
Xiao Tian looked up at the sun in the sky with a melancholy look on his face and sighed suddenly,
“Ah–”
“Did Junior Sister Pei get deceived by him in the same way?” Feng Yudie curled her lips and laid down again, leaning on the back of her head and said, “Just like the person who deceived my master before.”
As she said that, Feng Yudie couldn’t help but think back to the portrait hanging in her master’s bedroom. Every time her master saw the portrait, he would look sad, and sometimes he would stab the person in the painting with a sword. She also asked, but Master Taixu didn’t say much. He only said that the man was the man who had deceived her heart.
Feng Yudie needed to learn the man’s name and which sect he was a cultivator belonged to. He only knew that the man had a cherry-coloured, double-stated plum blossom tattoo on his forehead.
Although the master didn’t ask her to do anything, she always remembered that if she saw that person in the future, she would definitely chop him down!
“Sigh–“
Feng Yudie closed her eyes and relaxed, no longer thinking about these troublesome things, and calmed down to enjoy the sunbathing.
However, as soon as she closed her eyes, an angry loli sound broke the silence in the pavilion.
——”Brother Yu! Why did you run to the roof~”
“…”
Feng Yudie’s head floated six dots, thinking that Yun Jiujiu might have come to discuss with her again, and she immediately flattened her mouth with a look of disgust. Although it was quite fun to compete with Yun Jiujiu at first, after winning so many times, she only felt that Yun Jiujiu was a loser and fun-loving. Not long after the injury healed, she actually came to fight with her again. However, after hesitating for a while, Feng Yudie stood up and fell from the top of the pavilion.
“Jiujiu, what’s wrong? If there’s a fight, forget it today. Didn’t you just wake up last night? Have a good rest.”
Seeing Feng Yudie coming in front of him, Yun Jiujiu couldn’t help but purse his lips, make some girlish movements, put her hands behind her back and shake her head. She was wearing a newly made glazed dress, her hair was wavy and draped over her shoulders, and there were faint traces of rouge on her face.
“I’m not here to fight with you today.”
“What’s the matter then?”
“I’m here to thank you. You saved me, and then…”
Yun Jiujiu turned away his eyes and then took out the chicken-killing knife and the love note from behind his back, pointing the jade tip directly at Feng Yudie’s chest.
“Give.”
