Chapter 312: The heroine, the two beauties swallow the dragon
At the same time, at the other end of Changyu Street in the Western District. Xiao Yunluo, dressed in Xuanxing Sect attire, walked alone on the street, surrounded by pairs of male and female cultivators chatting and strolling. She couldn’t shake off the words Pei Lianxue had said earlier.
Pei Lianxue and Ye Anping were engaged, and they even…
She had been suppressing her emotions for months while following her mother. Now, after eagerly anticipating their reunion for so long, she received such heartbreaking news…
Admittedly, Pei Lianxue and Ye Anping getting together wasn’t unexpected. Xiao Yunluo knew they had feelings for each other, and it took them a long time to confirm their relationship, mainly because Lianxue was clueless.
Xiao Yunluo lightly bit her lip, feeling regretful. If she had been more proactive when they were at the Chilong Mansion, perhaps Ye Anping would already be her Daoist companion…
If Ye Anping hadn’t found the “Erotic Pictures of Immortal Palace” in her room and then given it to Pei Lianxue, wouldn’t they have taken longer to get together?
Erotic Pictures of Immortal Palace…
Xiao Yunluo recalled the illustrations in the Erotic Pictures of Immortal Palace and suddenly remembered that towards the end of the book, some illustrations were not quite in line with Daoism.
For example, “Two Beauties Swallow the Dragon”…
She couldn’t help but imagine herself, Pei Lianxue, and Ye Anping inserted into those illustrations in her memory. She had a close relationship with Pei Lianxue. Pei Lianxue was the first person besides her mother to call her “Yunluo.”
Ye Anping was the one she had been yearning for. Xiao Yunluo found herself not opposed to being with Pei Lianxue and Ye Anping…
“No, no, no!”
Realizing her thoughts were veering in a strange direction, Xiao Yunluo hastily raised her hand to pat her cheek and shook her head swiftly.
“How could I entertain such notions, let alone speak of them aloud! What would Ye Anping think of me? A girl with improper desires…”
Speaking to herself, Xiao Yunluo hesitated once more.
“But… No! That’s not right!”
She quickly covered her flushed cheeks and shook her four ponytails like tambourines, taking several deep breaths to clear her mind.
“Anyway, I need to find Ye Anping first. Stay calm, just like before. I’m his senior sister, he’s my study companion… Yes, that’s it!”
Xiao Yunluo took out a small mirror and tidied her bangs. Regardless, she wanted Ye Anping to see her looking presentable.
After walking along the street for a while, Xiao Yunluo scanned the young men walking with umbrellas, searching for Ye Anping.
After a while of searching, she noticed a young man standing in front of a shop, his back to the street. The young man, holding an oil-paper umbrella, seemed to be waiting for someone in front of a jewelry shop.
Although Xiao Yunluo couldn’t see his face clearly, her gut told her it was Ye Anping. She was puzzled why Ye Anping was standing in front of a jewelry store, but she brushed it off and walked over, greeting him,
“Ye…”
Before she could utter Anping, her tongue twisted in her mouth.
Xiao Yunluo witnessed a girl with long hair alternating between black and white emerge from the clothing store’s entrance, walk beneath Ye Anping’s umbrella, stand on tiptoes, and insert a wooden hairpin into Ye Anping’s bun.
Si Xuanji narrowed her eyes and smiled, scanning Ye Anping’s face, and remarked, “Master Ye, this gesture of gratitude, suits you well.”
“Thank you, Miss Xuanji…” Ye Anping raised his hand to adjust the hairpin and continued, “Though I don’t typically wear hairpins.”
At this point, Si Xuanji seemed to notice Xiao Yunluo frozen in place and turned her gaze toward her, saying, “Mr. Ye, my sister is here.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Anping turned around and, observing Xiao Yunluo’s shocked expression, roughly guessed her thoughts. After hesitating momentarily, He greeted her, “Sister Xiao, long time no see.”
Xiao Yunluo’s lips moved slightly several times. Finally, upon seeing her mother’s stern look, she regained her composure, approached with a pale face, and asked tremulously, “Ye Anping, why are you with my sister?”
Ye Anping glanced back at Si Xuanji, remained silent for a while, and concluded that Si Xuanji had no intention of revealing herself. So, he decided to play along, “We met on the road earlier, and Miss Xuanji invited me to accompany her for a stroll.”
“Xuan… Miss Xuanji…”
“Yes,” Ye Anping nodded slightly, “Back when I had a shop in Xuanxing Zhong Fang City, I met Miss Xuanji, and we visited the market there a few times.”
“Ah… I see.”
Xiao Yunluo was unsure what to say. She looked around at her mother and Ye Anping and then noticed the hairpin on her mother’s head. Unable to contain herself, she immediately grabbed Ye Anping’s wrist and pulled him away ten feet.
“Ye Anping, are you giving my sister a hairpin?”
“Well, when I go shopping with a girl, I must buy something.”
“And what do you think of my sister?”
“She’s a pretty smart girl, what’s the matter?”
“Nothing… nothing.”
Xiao Yunluo turned her head to look at Si Xuanji waiting nearby, swallowed nervously, and quickly reminded Ye Anping, “Ye Anping, you can’t have feelings for my sister!”
“…Senior Sister Xiao, am I the type to do that?”
“Then why did you give her a hairpin?”
“It’s just a token of gratitude. Miss Xuanji helped me out before.”
“Before…” Xiao Yunluo’s mind focused as she suddenly recalled the incomprehensible words the parrot had said earlier. She asked urgently, “Have you seen the parrot?”
“The parrot! The parrot Miss Xuanji raises! It’s quite well-behaved.”
“Wait here!”
Xiao Yunluo took a deep breath and instructed Ye Anping to stay before rushing to Si Xuanji. With pursed lips, she asked softly,
“What are you going to do to Ye Anping? The parrot said before…”
Si Xuanji tilted her head and smiled, responding with a question, “What could I possibly do?”
Xiao Yunluo looked back at Ye Anping and whispered, “Father!”
Si Xuanji narrowed her eyes, seeming to joke but not entirely, and answered, “If Mr. Ye reaches the void realm in the future, I wouldn’t mind him being your father.”
Xiao Yunluo was speechless.
Si Xuanji chuckled behind her hand, then walked around Xiao Yunluo to approach Ye Anping.
“Master Ye, it’s a fortunate coincidence. Why not accompany us, sisters, for a stroll around Tainan City?”
Ye Anping glanced at the two sisters and nodded, “It’s… fine.”
So, they proceeded to explore Tainan City together.