Chapter 5: Junior Sister is very confused
Meeting Wu You in advance was a bit beyond Ye Anping’s expectations. The situation was still under his control. Wu, You probably noticed Pei Lianxue’s spiritual roots were extraordinary, but he wasn’t ready to kidnap her directly. The bewitch he cast on Pei Lianxue could illustrate his thoughts. This poison could slowly erode people’s sanity, like incense, causing hallucinations and eventually loss of the ability to think, turning them into walking zombies.
Wu, You probably intended to wait until the poison had almost consumed Pei Lianxue before taking her away. However, Ye Anping and Pei Lianxue couldn’t take action before the protagonist arrived in town. He now pretended not to notice that Pei Lianxue had been poisoned. After returning to the hotel, he planned to help her detoxify.
On the ceremonial stage in the courtyard, a newlywed couple, under the officiant’s guidance, began the traditional wedding ceremony. The audience raised their glasses to congratulate them, even the monks at the same table.
“One bow to heaven and earth! One kowtow, two kowtows, three kowtows.”
Pei Lianxue’s eyes shone with envy as she watched the bride. Just moments ago, she was wary on the streets, seeing everyone as demonic cultivators. But now, she seemed completely immersed, forgetting her purpose.
Ye Anping accompanied Pei Lianxue throughout the wedding and even participated in the post-wedding festivities. After a simple meal, he prepared to take her back to the hotel to rest. Pei Lianxue, still unaware of the poison, walked out of the yard with a face full of admiration, recalling the newlyweds’ ceremony.
“Senior brother, the bride was so beautiful,” Pei Lianxue said.
“Envy?” Ye Anping asked.
“A little bit.” Pei Lianxue smiled, then looked at Ye Anping, paused, and suddenly asked, “By the way, senior brother, has the sect master arranged a marriage for you?”
“He probably has,” Ye Anping replied.
“Should I have?” Pei Lianxue questioned.
“I don’t know,” Ye Anping shrugged. “But I do have someone in mind.”
Pei Lianxue couldn’t hear Ye Anping’s thoughts. In her mind, no other girls were around Ye Anping except herself and Xiao Die. Now that Ye Anping mentioned having a “favorite person,” who else could it be?
Pei Lianxue shyly asked, “Senior brother, is the person you like good-looking?”
“Of course, she’s beautiful. If she wasn’t, why would I like her?” Ye Anping said with a smile.
Pei Lianxue giggled, then hesitated before asking, “What’s her name?”
“Xi Yue,” Ye Anping replied.
“Xi Yue? Who is she?” She asked.
“You don’t know,” he replied.
“…?”
Pei Lianxue fell silent, trying to recall the senior sisters in the Hundred Lotus Sect over the years, but she couldn’t think of anyone named “Xi Yue.”
They walked back to the hotel room they rented. Pei Lianxue began her daily meditation and Qi condensation training, but her mind was still stuck on the name “Xi Yue.”
At this moment, Ye Anping walked up behind her and poked the center of her back with his sword finger. Pei Lianxue felt her stomach churning as if there was a wriggling worm in her throat, causing extreme nausea. Without holding back, she vomited everything she had eaten at the wedding banquet.
“Vomit–”
“…”
After a moment, Pei Lianxue, puzzled, turned to Ye Anping and asked, “Brother, what are you doing?”
“Helping you expel the poison,” Ye Anping replied.
“Expelling poison?”
Pei Lianxue looked confused, then quickly realized and glanced at the pile of vomit on the ground. Indeed, a centipede the length of her middle finger was rolling inside.
“Ah!” Pei Lianxue looked shocked. “When?”
“When you were looking at the bride, wasn’t a senior who helped us pour the wine? That was him,” Ye Anping explained, sitting cross-legged to gather his energy.
Pei Lianxue took a while to recall. “Is that the cultivator who is neither male nor female?”
“Yes,” he replied.
“Then…”
Pei Lianxue looked at the centipede on the ground in horror, swallowed, and asked, “Then we are not…”
“I told you not to worry. Remember when I took you to an insect feast? We have eaten poisonous insects for three months, and our bodies have become resistant. Although his poisonous insects are stronger, they won’t take root in our meridians that quickly. We just need to expel them.”
Ye Anping said proudly, and Pei Lianxue, initially scared, began feeling a sense of security from her senior brother. She remembered he had prepared them for situations like this years ago by feeding them insects.
“Senior brother, how did you know that person poisoned us at that time?”
“I know very well what kind of person he is and when he will do things,” Ye Anping explained.
“I told you when I came here that as long as you follow what your senior brother said, no matter how high his cultivation level is, he will die by your hands.”
Pei Lianxue nodded weakly, and Ye Anping asked her to help him remove the poison by poking the same spot he had poked on her.
“Puff–“
Whether it was too much force or for some other reason, Ye Anping expelled the poisonous insect and spat a mouthful of blood.
“Ahem—junior sister, can you please be gentle?” He asked.
“I’m very light,” she replied.
Ye Anping wiped the blood smiled helplessly, and said, “Forget it, rest early. I’ll go back to my room first.”
“Oh…” Pei Lianxue nodded, but seeing the poisonous insect on the ground, she felt a little scared. She quickly grabbed Ye Anping’s sleeve and asked, “Senior brother, will you stay in my room tonight?”
“Ah?”
“What if that demon cultivator comes looking for me in the middle of the night?” She asked.
Ye Anping was speechless, then looked around the room and nodded helplessly, “Okay, then you get some rest quickly, and I’ll meditate and watch for you,” he replied.
