Chapter 278: Senior Brother, Under Junior Sister
Boom–
Thousands of rays of light cascaded onto the martial arts field of the Hundred Lotus Sect, startling birds perched in the trees with a resounding roar.
Pei Lianxue gripped a blunt iron sword in hand, observing Liang Ahting embedded in the ground. She sighed, lips pursed, noting that the girl hadn’t progressed in her swordsmanship since six months ago.
“Ahting, let’s call it a day. We’ll continue tomorrow,” Pei Lianxue said as Ahting remained silent.
Liang Ahting was exhausted and offered no response. Pei Lianxue couldn’t help but feel a pang of nostalgia. Back when she began her training, her senior brother often embedded her in the martial arts field just like this.
It had been years since her senior brother had done so. Since she had grown powerful, he was the one usually found embedded in the floor.
“Ahting, when you can embed your aunt into the floor, you’ll be ready to graduate,” Pei Lianxue joked.
With a sigh, Pei Lianxue sheathed her blunt iron sword, lifted Liang Ahting from the ground, and carried her on her shoulders, flying towards the Hundred Lotus Sect’s medical center.
From above, the Hundred Lotus Sect sprawled with its numerous immortal pavilions atop peaks, starkly contrasting her initial impression of the sect.
Initially, she marveled at the sect’s size and vibrancy, but after visiting other places like Xuanxing Sect and Moon Shadow Sword Sect, she realized the Hundred Lotus Sect was comparatively small. However, the Hundred Lotus Sect was gradually evolving into a larger sect. During their time in the martial arts field, many disciples affectionately called her Senior Sister Pei, hinting at her rising status within the sect.
Lost in her thoughts, Pei Lianxue landed in front of the medical center, carrying Liang Ahting across the threshold and entering the expanded seven-story medical pavilion.
The clinic was deserted, prompting Pei Lianxue to call out for Mrs. Chen. A moment later, a white-haired old woman appeared, her face brightening upon seeing Pei Lianxue.
Glancing at Liang Ahting, Mrs. Chen chuckled, remarking how she thought Pei Lianxue had brought the young master again, expressing her loneliness during their absence.
Mrs. Chen took Liang Ahting from Pei Lianxue, settling her onto a nearby bed, and began her examination while Pei Lianxue observed silently, careful not to disturb the consultation.
While tending to Liang Ahting’s wound, Mrs. Chen sneakily glanced at Pei Lianxue’s face, pausing momentarily before casually remarking, “Girl Pei, the young master treats you well now, doesn’t he?”
“Hmm!” Pei Lianxue tilted her head slightly, hesitating momentarily before nodding. “Yes, he does. Senior brother is kind to me.”
“Hehehe…” Mrs. Chen smiled helplessly. “The young master used to tease you every day. Now that you’ve grown up, he probably realizes what a beautiful woman his junior sister has become.”
“Ah… Well, it’s okay, I don’t mind, and senior brother is being nice to me,” Pei Lianxue responded.
“Oh! So, you fancy the young master?” Mrs. Chen teased, reaching out to pinch Pei Lianxue’s cheek. “He’s quite handsome, and now that he’s mellowed out, he’s out and about every day. If you don’t watch him, some other girl might snatch him away.”
“… …”
“The young master looks at you every day, but because of that, he might overlook your qualities and think they’re ordinary. If a prettier or more assertive girl comes along, you might lose out,” Mrs. Chen advised.
Pei Lianxue fell silent momentarily before asking, “Am I at a disadvantage?”
Raising her eyebrows, Mrs. Chen replied, “You’ve always been passive and quiet, so yes, you are at a disadvantage. Remember how Sect Master Ye and Lady Kong… do you know how they got together? Lady Kong pursued Sect Master Ye and eventually won him over.”
“Do I need to pursue senior brother then?” Pei Lianxue asked.
“I’m not saying you should pursue him. I don’t recommend you act like Lady Kong, the young master, and his father are different,” Mrs. Chen clarified. “What I mean is, you have to be more proactive. Do you know the concept of playing hard to get? Men love a challenge, but they also want what they can easily have. No man can resist that.”
“Hmm… so you mean being a tsundere?” Pei Lianxue asked, puzzled. “But the senior brother said being a tsundere isn’t a good trait.”
“Tsundere!” Mrs. Chen blinked. “Well… you could say that. You need to have a bit of an aloof attitude but also be a bit dependent. However, you need to find a balance. Don’t be too aloof, but don’t be too clingy, either. If you’re too clingy, the young master will get tired of it quickly. You need to be more clingy and less aloof.”
Pei Lianxue listened attentively, furrowing her brows in seriousness and nodding. She then took out a notebook and pen from her bag and began jotting down notes.
“Is there anything else I should be aware of?”
… …
Nightfall arrived, and the Hundred Lotus Sect twinkled with the lights of spiritual stone lanterns.
In a quiet courtyard on a side peak, the light from candles inside the house reflected through the paper windows. Ye Anping sat at his sandalwood desk with a piece of paper titled “Strategy Plan for Central Region Emperor Sect” in front of him, beneath which straight lines connected names.
At the center of it all, written in the largest letters, was the name Si Xuanji. She was the person causing Ye Anping the most headache in the plan. Originally a person of unpredictable mood swings, compounded by her status as a top cultivator in the four realms, she was like playing chess.
If the opponent predicted every move anyone made, and they could predict every move the opponent made, the result would be that there would never be a chess piece in the game. Both parties knew the other could predict their moves, so neither made a move.
Ye Anping hated this feeling of being unable to see the whole picture, but for now, he had no special way to deal with Si Xuanji.
“Sigh…”
After pondering for a while, Ye Anping gave up. Regarding matters involving Si Xuanji, he could only play it by ear. He didn’t even know what identity Si Xuanji would use to participate in the affairs of the Emperor’s sect. Anyway, she couldn’t show up as the leader of the Xuanxing Sect.
Ye Anping pinched his nose and took out the jade pendant Si Xuanji gave him before they went to the Moon Shadow Sword Sect from his storage bag, looking at it in his hand. The jade pendant emitted a faint glow against the moonlight outside the window.
This pendant has been quite helpful. When I return it to Xuanxing Sect, I’ll see what she’s up to, Ye Anping thought.
After silence, he inexplicably remembered what happened between him and his junior sister. On the way back, he took the time to read some Daoist books about Shui Ling Gen and studied the Snow Qiong Spiritual Sword, concluding that his junior sister’s pure water spiritual root seemed to have had its nature reversed due to the spiritual sword of the Immortal Yun Jian. Normally, if he slept with his junior sister, he would be madly drained of pure water spiritual energy by her. However, the current situation was that all the merits he had done for his junior sister became her property. Although it didn’t matter if he did it once or twice, if he failed to control himself at any time, his junior sister could directly drain him dry unconsciously.
“Huh… I haven’t thought about this in advance. It would be good for Master Yunjian to make a special trip to protect Junior Sister, but does this mean he values Junior Sister more than me?” Ye Anping pondered briefly, then shook his head, “That’s all… I haven’t had the chance to look for my junior sister on the way back. Now that I’m back in the Hundred Lotus Sect, it makes no sense to look for her…”
As thoughts swirled in his mind, Ye Anping felt slightly restless and decided to find his junior sister as soon as possible. However, just as he reached the door of his room, there were two gentle knocks on the door.
Knock, knock—
“Senior brother.”
Ye Anping took a deep breath, suppressing the restlessness in his heart for the time being, straightened his clothes, and opened the door.
Pei Lianxue, with a hint of moisture still clinging to her hair, stood outside the door, clad in the white robe she usually wore to sleep. Seeing her moist cherry lips made Ye Anping feel a tingling sensation, even making him momentarily wish to transform into a bull and pounce on her. However, he quickly suppressed the urge with the less effective Feng Yudie medicine.
No matter what, when facing his junior sister, Ye Anping knew he had to maintain courtesy and composure, behaving like a gentleman. He couldn’t afford to give his junior sister the impression that he had his head below.”
“Junior sister, it’s so late. What’s going on?” Ye Anping asked as Pei Lianxue entered the room.
Pei Lianxue pursed her lips and glanced at Ye Anping’s face before saying, “Shall we go in?”
“Ah… um,” Ye Anping replied, stepping aside to let Pei Lianxue in. After she entered, he closed the door gently, took a deep breath, and asked, “So, what’s the matter?”
“On the way back, I didn’t help my senior brother relieve his Yang Qi, so I came here,” Pei Lianxue explained.
“…” Ye Anping was slightly surprised by Pei Lianxue’s proactive behavior. He shook his head, sighed, and then grabbed her face, asking, “Are you unable to resist anymore?”
Pei Lianxue, with her lips pursed, thought to herself that she indeed couldn’t resist anymore, especially since the last time was months ago at Moon Shadow Sword Sect. But Mrs. Chen had advised her to resist and welcome, to be proud and coquettish.
“No, I’m just worried about senior brother Yang Qi,” Pei Lianxue said, frowning, and then she took Ye Anping’s hand and hugged him.
Ye Anping was stunned momentarily, but he felt his junior sister suddenly becoming so charming. This feeling of resisting and welcoming…
He took a deep breath and decided to seize the opportunity. He picked up his junior sister and headed straight for the bed. However, just as he was about to push her down, Pei Lianxue broke free.
“No!” She exclaimed.
“…Huh!” Ye Anping thought his junior sister had suddenly changed her mind again, feeling guilty. “You don’t want to!”
Pei Lianxue paused momentarily, then turned around, placed her hand on Ye Anping’s chest, and pushed hard. “Senior brother, you lie down. I’ll be on the top.”
Oh no, she’s evolving