Chapter 256: Junior sister has grown up
The rising sun reached its zenith directly overhead. Around the new residence at Xiri Peak, numerous disciples of the Sword Sect stood guard and patrolled, chatting about yesterday’s events.
On the main bed of the central hall, Pei Lianxue pursed her lips and leaned against a soft feather pillow. Beside her bed, a woman in her sixties held her left wrist, examining it closely.
This woman was the chief disciple of the Zhongfeng Medical Center of the Sword Sect, with considerable experience despite her mid-level cultivation. Even a glance at someone’s face could reveal their ailments. However, after examining Pei Lianxue for some time, the woman still couldn’t pinpoint the issue.
There were two reasons for her uncertainty. Firstly, Pei Lianxue’s constitution was unique. Despite abundant yin energy, her meridians and organs showed no signs of frostbite. Secondly, although Pei Lianxue was said to have suffered internal injuries, they didn’t appear to be caused by spiritual shock or spells.
The old woman opened her eyes and gently patted Pei Lianxue’s hand, asking, “Hmm… Aunt Pei, do you have any secrets you haven’t shared with me?”
“No,” Pei Lianxue replied, shaking her head. “Just give me some medicine to soothe my legs. I’m just a bit weak. It’s nothing serious.”
Pei Lianxue couldn’t stop thinking about her senior brother, buried somewhere. She had planned to sneak out after returning to Xiri Peak to dig him out, but upon her return, she found Yun Xi missing and herself surrounded in the new residence with no chance to escape.
Seeing Pei Lianxue’s expression, the old woman shook her head slightly and said, “Aunt Pei, I’ve been practicing medicine for nearly a century. I have a rough idea of what’s going on with you. But rest assured, I won’t breathe a word of it to anyone else.”
Pei Lianxue was confused and tilted her head. “Huh!”
“Did you lose your innocence last night?” The old woman asked bluntly.
Pei Lianxue was stunned. “What?”
The old woman sighed and gently patted Pei Lianxue’s hand. “Aunt Pei, you don’t have to dwell on it too much. Life is unpredictable, and I’ve seen many cases like yours in my years of practice. The mentality is crucial.”
Though Pei Lianxue didn’t fully grasp the situation, she weakly nodded in response.
“Oh…” She murmured.
The old woman glanced at Pei Lianxue’s face, sighed again, and then retrieved two bottles of pills from her bag.
“This pill is called Wanbi Pill. Take one every two days to heal. And this one is Jinggong Pill. Take one daily to prevent any potential illnesses that could affect your ability to bear children,” She explained.
Pei Lianxue hadn’t encountered several of those words before and wasn’t sure of their meanings, but she grasped the last sentence perfectly.
“Can’t have little Ahting with my senior brother!”
Pei Lianxue quickly accepted the two bottles of elixirs and nodded gratefully, saying, “Thanks…”
“Hehe… no need to thank me.” The old woman shook her head, smiling wryly as she rose to her feet and bowed respectfully. “I won’t stay long. One more thing, Aunt Pei, please don’t let others see these elixirs. If they do, they might figure out the situation. You can discreetly take them yourself. It won’t harm your health.”
Her senior brother had instructed her always to show him any pills given by others before taking them. Pei Lianxue planned to show them to her senior brother later, so she agreed with a nod, “Um…”
After the old lady left, Pei Lianxue let out a sigh of relief. She got off the bed and staggered to the window, noticing the Sword Sect disciples crowding around the main hall. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly in concern.
“Senior brother must be getting impatient…”
Bang bang—two knocks on the door.
Pei Lianxue froze momentarily, then quickly turned to run back to the bed. But her body felt like it was falling apart. It had been a struggle just to walk to the window. As she took a step, she lost her balance and fell to the ground with a “plop.”
In the next moment, the main hall door was kicked open, and Ye Anping, along with two female disciples, rushed in. The two female disciples in the core formation stage hurried to help her.
“Aunt Pei… you should be resting in bed. What happened?”
“It’s nothing!” Pei Lianxue quickly brushed off their assistance and stood up, saying, “I just tripped and fell accidentally.”
“But…”
Pei Lianxue glanced at Ye Anping standing nearby, sensing his desire to come over and help her but hesitating due to the presence of others, and said, “It’s fine. You two go outside and continue guarding.”
“… Alright.”
“Hurry!”
The two core formation disciples hesitated momentarily, then bowed and left the main hall, closing the door behind them. When they closed the door, Ye Anping walked over to Pei Lianxue, embraced her waist, and let her lean against him for support.
“Junior sister, wouldn’t it be better to let them carry you back to bed?”
Pei Lianxue pursed slightly and replied, “I want senior brother to hold me.”
“… Alright.”
Ye Anping smiled helplessly, then bent down slightly, lifted her like a princess, and carried her back to the mahogany bed in the center of the main hall.
But when he set Pei Lianxue down, he suddenly noticed the two bottles of elixirs on the bed labeled Wanbi and Jinggong, and he was immediately at a loss for words. It was as if his junior sister thought he was ill.
“Don’t take these two bottles of pills. You don’t need them.”
Pei Lianxue was momentarily puzzled and asked, tilting her head, “If I don’t take them, will there still be little Ahting?”
Ye Anping was rendered somewhat speechless by this question. Despite being a young woman now, her inquiries were still as adorable as before.
He sighed and asked, “Do you like Ahting that much?”
“…Senior brother, you don’t like him!”
“Acting is Liang Zhu’s daughter, not yours,” Ye Anping sighed, then pulled Pei Lianxue’s feet onto his lap and gently massaged them, “Are your legs still sore now?”
“My whole body is sore.”
Ye Anping felt a pang of guilt and glanced at his junior sister’s expression, then proceeded to use therapeutic techniques to alleviate her fatigue and explore the changes in her meridians, just as he had done before. However, just as he was about to engage his spiritual consciousness, he felt he couldn’t return to the way things were.
The sensation of her feet in his hands seemed to be constantly distracting him, making it hard to focus. Physiotherapy requires intense concentration. A wrong move could lead to serious consequences. Ye Anping swallowed nervously and glanced at his junior sister, who looked at him blankly.
Though she was no longer a child, her face still exuded the same innocence and purity as always, and her clear orange eyes remained just as transparent.
“Senior brother! What’s wrong… Why are you looking at me like that?”
But he felt like he couldn’t see his junior sister the same way as before. The former junior sister was just that, a sister. But now, she was his partner in the Dao. He quickly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and recalled the image of Feng Yudie unclothed, finally calming the fire in his heart.
“It’s nothing. I just feel like you’ve grown up.”
Pei Lianxue’s eyes brightened. “Really!”
“Yeah, you used to be like a bud, but now you’ve blossomed, and your fragrance can be sensed from miles away. Bear with it. It might hurt a little.”
Pei Lianxue nodded, biting her lip to endure the tingling sensation from her feet, and asked, “Senior brother, about last night.
“!”
“Hiss–“
“Sorry,” Ye Anping said apologetically, “What happened last night?”
“Senior Sister Xiao said before that she would cause trouble and treat senior brother very badly… Senior brother, are you okay now?”
Ye Anping held back for a long time before answering,
“It’s okay. As for the things in ‘The Pornographic Pictures of Immortal Palace,’ it’s definitely not good if there are too many of them, but it doesn’t matter once or twice…”
Pei Lianxue pressed her head and asked in a low voice,
“Then… Can I talk to senior brother again now?”
“…,”
Ye Anping’s body stiffened, and he quickly thought, Feng Yudie, Feng Yudie, Feng Yudie, Feng Yudie…
Not to mention the two Danjie disciples who were guarding outside the house now. They would rush in if there were a little bit of movement. Tonight or tomorrow morning, he and his junior sister would have to rescue Yun Xi.
With the blessing of Feng Yudie, Ye Anping immediately replied,
“No.”
Pei Lianxue bit her lower lip and lowered her head aggrievedly, “…Oh.”
Listening to her discouraged voice, Ye Anping was silent for a while and said,
“Tonight or tomorrow, we will rescue Yun Xi and wait until we return.”
“Well!” Pei Lianxue’s eyes lit up again, “It’s more important to save Sister Yun.”
After hearing this, Ye Anping had a not-so-good idea – just let Feng Yudie and Yun Jiujiu fend for themselves in the forbidden area.
But this move was obviously just a momentary pleasure that would lead to lifelong regret…
Pei Lianxue was silent for a while and then asked tentatively,
“Then… What about a kiss?”
“… Kissing is okay.”
Seeing that her senior brother agreed, Pei Lianxue quickly moved her body and came forward, gently turned her senior brother’s face towards her, and put her lips to his.
Chirp~~
Ye Anping also slowly closed his eyes, but to avoid doing anything at this juncture, he imagined various figures of Feng Yudie in his mind.
Feng Yudie, Feng Yudie, Feng Yudie…
At the same time, Feng Yudie, who was waiting for Yun Jiujiu and Yun Yiyi to talk to the elders outside the main hall of Yunjiu Mansion, suddenly had an itchy nose and sneezed seven or eight cute little sneezes in a row.
“Ah chirp~~ah chirp ah chirp ah chirp~~~…suck-“
She wiped her nose, inhaled two or three more times, rolled her eyes, and looked up at the sky,
“Does Junior Sister Pei miss me? Suck-hehe…”
Squeak——
At this time, the door to the main hall opened, and Yun Jiujiu twisted her eyebrows and stepped out of the threshold.
Feng Yudie quickly stepped forward to say hello, “Jiujiu!”
However, after seeing her, Yun Jiujiu’s short and thick eyebrows twisted even more tightly, and she turned her head and walked away without paying attention.
“Jiujiu! Don’t ignore me…”
“…”
“Jiujiu~”
“Are you annoyed? Stay away from me!!”
“Jiujiu~ don’t be angry… We can be friends. How about I treat you to roast chicken?”
“Who cares about your roasted chicken? Besides, I asked my mother to cook your roasted chicken!” Yun Jiujiu looked disgusted and walked away faster and faster.
Feng Yudie was following faster and faster:
“Jiujiu, are you going to the Sword Sect’s forbidden area from now on? It’s very dangerous. I’ll follow you. I can still protect you.”
“Are you bored?”
“If you agree, I won’t bother you anymore.”
“Whatever you want!! Hmph!! Stop following me, or I will knock out all your teeth!”
“Hey~ That’s great! I won’t follow you anymore.