Chapter 319: Senior brother, romantic heart
After seeing Ye Anping and the others return to their own inn, Xiao Yunluo hurried back to Changyu Street to search for her mother but couldn’t find her. She then returned to a lavish inn in the Eastern District of Tainan City, where wealthy cultivators stayed.
The inn, Qixiang Pavilion, was the only accommodation in Tainan City open to female cultivators from noble families. Several Nascent Soul stage cultivators patrolled the premises daily, ensuring strict security. One could roam the inn without worry of being seen.
Returning to her rented room, Xiao Yunluo happily took a hot bath, changed into pajamas, and laid on the bed, reminiscing about dancing for Ye Anping, feeling excited.
“Does Ye Anping like me too? He praised my dancing… Anping~”
Puckering her lips, she kissed her pillow passionately.
“Squeak–“
As she rolled around, the door of her room creaked open. Si Xuanji entered, carrying a pile of assorted items. She noticed her daughter kissing the pillow and expressed a hint of disapproval.
Xiao Yunluo froze, embarrassed, and quickly threw away the pillow, sitting up,
“Mom… you’re back…”
Si Xuanji shook her head and deposited the items on a nearby table.
Xiao Yunluo asked awkwardly,
“Mom, why didn’t you use a storage bag?”
Si Xuanji glanced at her, “What did you call me?”
“Uh… Sister.”
“A storage bag doesn’t provide the satisfaction of shopping,” Si Xuanji said, shaking her head. Seeing her daughter’s demeanor, she realized she had probably missed an opportunity again. “Did Ye Anping say anything to you?”
“He mentioned… Ye Anping said he’s planning to kill a demon cultivator in a few days and asked for our help.”
“A demon cultivator! In Tainan City!”
“Yes, that’s what he said… So, are you going?”
Si Xuanji furrowed her brow, walked to the window, and floated up with spiritual power to open it, gazing at the stars in the sky. The starry sky flowed like water in her mismatched yin and yang eyes, and the last black star shimmering with white light halted in the center of her pupils.
After a moment of hesitation, Si Xuanji closed the window and secured the latch again.
“Get some rest early. While you’re still at a lower level of cultivation, you should sleep as much as you can,” She advised.
“Ah… Okay.” Xiao Yunluo’s lips parted slightly as if she wanted to inquire about her mother and Ye Anping, but seeing her mother take out a cushion and start meditating, she didn’t dare to interrupt. She carefully placed the pillow aside and lay down on her side. “Mom, good night.”
Sitting cross-legged, Si Xuanji removed her embroidered shoes and rubbed her feet, which had seldom touched the ground for decades. Then, she glanced at Xiao Yunluo, who had her back turned, and smiled softly.
“Good night.”
…
Meanwhile, in Liuyue Inn in the Western District. Having just finished bathing and changed into fresh clothes, Ye Anping stood by the window of his room, scanning the stars in the sky. Xiao Tian laid on his head, dangling his little feet, accompanying him in stargazing.
“Anping, the stars are so bright today~ Look at that one!”
Ye Anping sighed softly. “What about that one?”
“Do you know which one I’m talking about?”
“I have no idea.”
Xiao Tian pouted, then lowered his head and brought his face in front of Ye Anping while hanging upside down.
“So perfunctory~ By the way, did Xiao girl look good dancing today?”
“She was quite good.”
“Then do you want Yudie to dance for you? Yudie can dance too, and she’s much better than Xiao girl…”
“No.”
Ye Anping rolled his eyes at him, then thought back to Xiao Yunluo’s shy dancing earlier, feeling his heartbeat quicken and a rush of warmth in his chest.
He knew it was wrong. He already had his junior sister with him, yet he was drawn to other girls. But how could he remain indifferent to a beautiful girl who gathered the courage to show herself before him?
Besides, he still harbored lustful feelings for Xiao Yunluo.
“…”
Feng Yudie…
After repeating Feng Yudie several times in his mind, Ye Anping forcibly suppressed the slight throbbing, took a deep breath, and refocused his attention on the demon cultivator he had just discussed with Feng Yudie.
In the world, there was yin, and there was yang, there was black, and there was white.
In the Emperor Sect incident in the game, Feng Yudie, representing the path of righteousness, encountered a demonic cultivator named Gu Mingxin, who followed the path of anti-Yin, opposite to her in every aspect.
Gu Mingxin was different from Yun Kunwu. Although Yun Kunwu could be considered Feng Yudie’s formidable enemy, they had never met in the game, and they were not from the same era at all.
However, Gu Mingxin was comparable to Feng Yudie in cultivation and experience.
Ever since they met in the Emperor Sect, it seemed fate had bound them together, and they would run into each other wherever they went.
Feng Yudie had forced Gu Mingxin into a corner many times, and he had also forced her and Xiao Yunluo into a corner many times. There were victories and losses on both sides, but no one dared to claim they could win 100% against the other.
Ye Anping thought it would be best to eliminate her in the Emperor Sect. In that case, everything afterward would be smooth sailing. However, killing her would be almost as difficult as a demon cultivator killing Feng Yudie.
Feng Yudie had the protagonist’s halo, while Gu Mingxin had the halo of a major antagonist. The only ones who could take them down were each other. Anyone else rushing forward would simply be sending themselves to their doom. However, what worried Ye Anping wasn’t the issue of the antagonist’s aura but… Feng Yudie.
He looked towards Xiao Tian hanging upside down on his forehead. Seeing him looking over, Xiao Tian blinked, tilted his head, and said, “What’s going on?”
There was no Xiao Tian in the game. Or rather, there was, but players couldn’t see him. Only Feng Yudie could.
Gu Mingxin had a scroll of the Heavenly Demon in his hand. Just thinking about it, she probably had such emergency food by her side, and its attributes and appearance were exactly the opposite of Xiao Tian.
“Xiao Tian, do you have any brothers or sisters?”
“Huh!” Xiao Tian tilted his head in confusion. “What, brothers and sisters? I have seniors. The weapon spirits who wrote the scrolls of heaven in the past are all my seniors~”
Ye Anping pinched his nose. What he was most worried about now was that if he could see Xiao Tian, would he also be able to see the spirit of Gu Mingxin’s Demonic Scroll.
If he could see it, then Gu Mingxin would know he can see it…
“That’s all, let’s see later… I’m going to bed.”
“Would you like to sleep at Yudie’s place?”
Ye Anping paused momentarily and looked at Pei Lianxue, lying on his bed, curled up and sleeping soundly. He walked up to help his junior sister cover her with a quilt, then took out the tuft and sat down cross-legged.
“I won’t sleep anymore.”
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