Chapter 68: No comparison, no harm
While pondering these matters, Ye Anping’s two young medicine assistants helped him reapply medicine and wrap bandages.
“Mr. Ye, we’ll take our leave now. If you need anything, just give the bell next to you a ring, and we’ll know,” one of the assistants said.
“Ah…” Ye Anping quickly regained his senses, politely bowing his head in gratitude. “Thank you both.”
“You’re welcome.”
The two young medicine assistants, smiling brightly, left the room, pushing a small cart.
As they exited, the two individuals who had been waiting outside entered.
Pei Lianxue and Xiao Yunluo exchanged a glance, and then Xiao Yunluo approached, offering a box of pastries. “Though we’ve met before, a small token of appreciation. Please accept it, Master Ye. I misunderstood you at the physiotherapy centre, and I apologise.”
“Ah, it’s fine,” Ye Anping replied, shrugging. “Physiotherapy is a new concept, not easy to accept initially.”
“Mmm…”
After exchanging greetings, Xiao Yunluo glanced at the bandages on Ye Anping and the various medicine jars on the table. His entire body was wrapped in bandages, and there were many medicines.
Did Pei Lianxue get even more injured before?
Ye Anping noticed Xiao Yunluo’s gaze and, after contemplating for a moment, said, “In a few days, if you have time, come to my physiotherapy centre. I’ll take you to the Tianqiong Chungui Pavilion for a stroll.”
“Tianqiong Chungui Pavilion?” Pei Lianxue asked, hearing the name for the first time. “What’s that?”
“It’s the best jewellery store in the Western Region,” Xiao Yunluo explained. “I wanted to take you there before, but it’s a bit far.”
“It’s about half a day’s journey by flying sword,” Ye Anping added.
“Oh, that’s quite a distance,” Xiao Yunluo commented.
Pei Lianxue looked puzzled. “The best jewellery store? Wouldn’t it be expensive? It’s unnecessary, senior brother. Besides, I don’t like wearing jewellery. It hinders me when practising swordsmanship.”
“You can’t do without jewellery, Miss,” Xiao Yunluo said, moving closer. “For women, jewellery is like wine for men. You must have a few presentable pieces. During gatherings, men may have drinking contests, and women exchange and wear jewellery. Moreover, Lianxue, you are so beautiful. Wearing a necklace or bracelet would be the perfect finishing touch.”
“Yes, Miss Xiao is right.”
“Young Master Ye, just call me Senior Sister Xiao.”
Ye Anping and Xiao Yunluo exchanged glances, and Pei Lianxue, who noticed this, puffed up her cheeks, frowned, and coughed to remind them.
“Cough, cough.”
“Ah…”
Xiao Yunluo was shocked and quickly looked away. She sighed inwardly, thinking, Lianxue was really protective of her senior brother. Just a casual eye contact during a conversation, and she gets upset.
Pei Lianxue paused, frowning seriously. “But I already owe senior brother so much that I can’t repay. If I buy jewellery now, senior brother, are you implying you don’t want me to repay the spiritual stones I owe you in the future?”
“Do you still remember this?”
“Of course, I have to remember it!”
Ye Anping jokingly said, “Then take your time to repay. Even if it takes two or three hundred years, a senior brother will accompany you. I’ll be your creditor for two or three hundred years.”
“…”
Xiao Yunluo, listening to the conversation between the senior siblings, had a string of question marks floating above her head. She thought that only people who have been close for more than ten years could understand the intricacies of this.
“Hmm…” Pei Lianxue nodded while pursing her lips. After a moment of hesitation, she suggested, “But let’s buy something more affordable. We can go to the market. Last time, during our shopping trip, didn’t we pass by a jewellery store that looked good?”
“Wait until you visit Tianqiong Chungui Pavilion. If you can resist buying there, senior brother won’t get it for you,” Ye Anping teased.
“Um…”
Senior brother is working hard in physiotherapy to earn money. She must resist spending unnecessarily! Pei Lianxue thought.
Suddenly, Ye Anping noticed a bit of blood on Pei Lianxue’s clothes and furrowed his brows. “Junior sister, what were you doing just now?”
“Hmm?” Pei Lianxue looked at the pointed spot and replied, “Oh, that… I just killed a chicken.”
“A chicken? Why?”
After a brief hesitation, Pei Lianxue directly said, “Senior brother, I saw a ghost last night!”
??
Ye Anping had a question mark above his head.
“A ghost… that evil spirit?” Xiao Yunluo chimed in. “Yes, Lianxue said that while practising swordplay last night, she saw the ghost of a dismembered little girl in the bamboo forest next to the triple courtyard.”
????
Ye Anping’s head was now a sea of question marks.
He didn’t know there were such incidents in Xuanxing Sect. It was a place for immortal cultivation, not ghosts. Why would a ghost go there?
After some contemplation, Ye Anping asked, “Junior sister, can you describe what the ghost looked like?”
“It looked like an eight or nine-year-old girl, with hair longer than her height…”
“Hiss—” Ye Anping took a deep breath. Seeing Xiao Yunluo present, Pei Lianxue skipped over the description and asked, “I probably have an impression.”
No doubt, with the description of an eight or nine-year-old girl with long hair, Ye Anping deduced that it was the old Loli woman.
But he couldn’t help feeling a bit embarrassed. Did Si Xuanji make contact with his junior sister so quickly? Was it a coincidence or something else?
He had thought that Si Xuanji would at least take two or three months before appearing. In the game, Feng Yudie met Si Xuanji after the foundation was established, which took more than half a year to increase Xiao Yunluo’s favorability.
Now it seemed that he had severely underestimated the “feminine” side of his junior sister. She managed to “brush” Si Xuanji out in just about a month.
Ye Anping, oh, Ye Anping, looked at the junior sister he had raised!
Tsk tsk tsk…
Master Taixu, oh, Master Taixu, looked at the Feng Yudie he had raised again!
Oh~~~
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