Chapter 46: The protagonist’s third breast
Xiao Yunluo and Pei Lianxue emerged unscathed from the clash with Liang Zhu and the others. Consequently, they had to continue their physical assessment, currently engaged in a fierce battle with nature in the rear mountain of Xuanxing Sect.
However, Feng Yudie was not as fortunate. “Fifth Brother’s” sword had pierced through her shoulder, causing a significant injury. Subsequently, Pei Lianxue seemed to take a personal vendetta in sprinkling salt on the wound for disinfection.
While the salt indeed served to disinfect the wound and prevent infection, the consequence was that her left shoulder swelled even larger than her chest. That evening, Lei Wanjun awarded her a score of “ninety per cent” in the physical examination and instructed inner disciples to carry her back to the recovery area at the triple courtyard of Tianyun Peak.
With the help of two senior sisters from Xuanxing Sect, her shoulder swelling reduced after rebandaging and medication. Despite their advice for proper rest, Feng Yudie, with a swollen left shoulder resembling three apples, chose not to comply. Instead, she ventured to a small bamboo grove outside the triple courtyard, using bamboo as a makeshift sword to diligently refine her sword skills, disregarding her shoulder injury.
Initially, Xiao Tian tried to persuade her to return to bed, but her determination prevailed. Xiao Tian eventually ceased his attempts to convince her. After all, with the safety net of the Holy Emperor’s bloodline, even minor injuries were easily manageable.
In the bamboo grove, the wind carried the essence of swordplay. The bamboo seemed to gain sentience, swirling around Feng Yudie as she practised her swordsmanship. A silver ring expanded around her, slicing through bamboo saplings within a twenty-foot radius.
Sweat dripped onto the bandage on her left shoulder, intensifying the pain. Yet, she persevered, biting her lip and continuing until completing a full set of sword techniques.
Observing her intense practice, Xiao Tian wore a peculiar expression. “Yudie, have you been taken over?” He asked with a hint of jest.
Feng Yudie glanced at him oddly and replied, “What do you mean?”
Xiao Tian continued, “What do I mean? Every time we practised swordplay before, I had to urge you to move. Why are you so dedicated today?”
Feng Yudie pursed her lips and awkwardly explained, “It’s just that last night’s encounter, I almost failed to protect Junior Sister Pei.” She elaborated on the events, acknowledging that without Pei Lianxue’s presence, the outcome might have been different. Xiao Tian, understanding the impact on her confidence, offered a comforting pat on her head.
Seeing her blushing, Xiao Tian playfully retreated, saying, “Go, go, go.”
Watching Feng Yudie’s adorable display, Xiao Tian couldn’t help but smile. Despite the teasing, he genuinely hadn’t seen her so affected before.
In truth, Xiao Tian was puzzled about how Pei Lianxue had identified the position of the formation eye at “Open Yang.”
The formation eye of the “Seven Star Suffocating Spirit Array” could be placed anywhere the caster desired. Even cultivators with extensive experience could not directly discern its location with their eyesight.
However, at that moment, Pei Lianxue asserted confidently that it was at “Open Yang,” repeatedly mentioning something like “one short and one long, two short and one long.”
Was she given a secret code? How was it transmitted, and who passed it on?
Xiao Tian pondered for a moment, inexplicably thinking of Ye Anping but said, “Ask Pei Lianxue when she returns.”
Feng Yudie breathed a sigh of relief, then once again raised her long sword to continue practising.
Observing the wound on her shoulder starting to bleed again, Xiao Tian quickly reminded her, “Alright, stop practising. Sword cultivation is not something to rush. Go back to your room and lie down. Doesn’t it hurt?”
“It doesn’t hurt!”
“You, a Qi Refining Stage cultivator, killed an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and repelled a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and you still feel it’s not enough. Generally, if a cultivator can survive, it’s considered good.”
“I’m not an ordinary cultivator with mediocre qualifications,” Feng Yudie complained. “You and Master both say I am destined by fate.”
“Destined people are also human beings,” Xiao Tian said helplessly, patting her head. “Yudie, calm down. You don’t have to be the best at everything. Before…”
But Feng Yudie interrupted, “Stop, stop, stop. I’m not disappointed. I just really want to vent now.”
“Vent for what?”
“To let those two escape.”
Xiao Tian sighed and recalled the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, saying, “Yudie, do you want to hear the truth?”
“Explain.”
“That cultivator in the late stage of foundation building, not only was his cultivation level a whole realm higher than yours and Pei Lianxue’s, but he was also a Dharma cultivator. None of you had flying swords at the time, so if he got serious, you wouldn’t have been able to deal with him.”
“…”
“He might have considered the safety of the other Qi Refining Stage cultivator and chose not to confront you. You should thank that Qi Refining Stage cultivator. If he hadn’t been there, all three of you might have been seriously injured.”
“That makes me even more upset, feeling like being controlled by others.” Feng Yudie complained with puffed cheeks, then swung her sword in the air forcefully. “Next time we meet, they better not think of slipping away from me again!”
Seeing Feng Yudie practising seriously again, Xiao Tian felt a mix of distress and satisfaction. Eventually, he stopped talking and floated up into the sky to take a nap.
After a while, a flying sword flew in from outside the peak. Bai Yuexin had come to deliver a message to Ye Anping.
She dismounted from the flying sword, frowned, and called out, “Feng Yudie!”
“Ah!” Feng Yudie turned to see a senior sister and thought she was there to scold her for not recuperating properly. Quickly putting her sword behind her back, she replied, “I’ll go back to rest now. I’ll go back right away…”
“What?”
“Huh? Senior sister, aren’t you here to scold me for not taking good care of my injuries?”
“Scold you!”
“Yeah? Senior sister, have we met before?” Feng Yudie was momentarily stunned, then carefully examined Bai Yuexin’s face and shook her head slightly.
“…”
Seeing that she really didn’t recognise who she was, Bai Yuexin had mixed feelings of anger, helplessness, and sadness…
She took a deep breath and said, “Let me help my brother pass a message to you.”
“Your… Brother?”
“Well, he wants to treat you to dinner and ask you to meet him.”
“?” Feng Yudie had a question mark on her head, “Senior sister, who is your brother?”
“You don’t know him.” Bai Yuexin didn’t give her a good look and asked directly, “Are you going?”
Feng Yudie was dumbfounded for a long time. What is going on? Why did a senior sister’s brother suddenly appear and want to treat her to dinner?
Xiao Tian was immediately confused, but after thinking for a while, he suggested, “Yudie, agree, I can have a meal for free. Don’t you like free whoring the most?”
Feng Yudie glanced at him. If it were a girl who invited her, she would definitely go, but the younger brother…
She politely replied, “Thank you, senior sister, for your brother’s kindness, but I decline…”
“Then I’ll tell you not to go.”
Before Feng Yudie finished speaking, Bai Yuexin stepped on the flying sword and left.
After watching her leave, Feng Yudie only felt a little baffled, and then she didn’t think about it anymore and continued to practice her sword hard.
However, about two-quarters of an hour later, Bai Yuexin flew back with her sword.
“Feng Yudie! My brother wants to treat you to roast chicken.”
“!” An exclamation point suddenly appeared on Feng Yudie’s head, “How does your brother know that I like to eat roast chicken?”
“Also… he asked me to tell you that he is the young master of the Hundred Lotus Sect.”
“!!” Feng Yudie’s head had one more exclamation point, but the next moment it suddenly turned into two question marks, “?”
Listening to Ye Anping, Xiao Tian’s eyes lit up. He really liked Ye Anping and always felt that Ye Anping might be able to correct Feng Yudie’s bad habit of liking women.
“Yudie, please agree. Don’t you like roast chicken the most?”
“Forget it, I won’t go.”
Bai Yuexin waved her hand and jumped on the flying sword to leave. Feng Yudie hurriedly raised her hands and said, “Wait! I’m going!!”
Bai Yuexin puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction, thinking that she was not walking fast enough. She turned to look at her, sighed helplessly, and said, “Follow me, can you fly?”
“Ah, good.”
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