Chapter 89: It’s me
Above their heads, there were clouds, easily within reach. In the sky above Tianyun Peak, Ye Anping stood on a flying sword, trailing behind Xiao Yunluo. By now, Ye Anping had received the Xuanxing Sect’s uniform. Having just come out of the embroidery workshop, Xiao Yunluo led him to his future residence.
However, he was more concerned about his junior sister’s foundation building than his future living arrangements. After coming out of the cave in the back mountain of the Hundred Lotus Sect, they rested there for several days before rushing back to Xuanxing Sect, taking about half a month.
Adding the initial half-month return from Xuanxing Sect to the Hundred Lotus Sect, his junior sister had spent almost four and a half months in the Xuanxing Sect’s spirit gathering array. Although the time for foundation building varied, it was a cause for some concern.
The current situation, however, was still within the normal range. The incident in Chilong Mansion was expected in about three months. Having obtained the route to Chilong Mansion from his father, Ye Anping planned to prepare in advance with his junior sister once she completed her foundation building.
Following Xiao Yunluo for a while, Ye Anping landed at the entrance of a relatively small three-courtyard house.
Surveying the surroundings, he couldn’t help but feel a bit puzzled. Xiao Yunluo had mentioned taking him to his residence, but a three-courtyard house seemed a bit extravagant for a companion disciple like him.
“Senior Sister Xiao, is this where I’ll be living from now on?”
“Ah…” Xiao Yunluo hesitated for a moment, then nodded. “Yes… Yes! What? Not satisfied?”
“It’s not dissatisfaction, just a bit too satisfied. Being too satisfied usually comes with problems.”
Xiao Yunluo pursed her lips, avoiding his gaze for a moment before responding, “Just… For the next ten days or so, you’ll stay here. Afterwards, you’ll move to the foothills. There are some small courtyards there, and I’ll help you get a standalone one.”
“Why can’t we move there now?”
“Right now…” Xiao Yunluo pondered for a moment. “Right now, it’s full over there!”
Ye Anping immediately understood. This place was likely Xiao Yunluo’s residence, and she intended for them to share the same courtyard. Although it was common for companions to live with their masters, it was usually same-gender arrangements to avoid potential complications. He didn’t say much, as living in a better place was not a bad thing.
Seeing Ye Anping’s silence, Xiao Yunluo pursed her lips, thinking he believed her explanation. She quickly and cheerfully introduced each room.
“Ye Anping, this is your bedroom. It was originally empty, so I’ve used it for storage. You can clean it later. Help me move the things inside to the main hall, and I’ll tidy up later.”
“Got it.”
Standing in front of another room, Xiao Yunluo paused slightly, turned her head, and said seriously,
“This is the bathroom! But I promised you in advance that if you dare to peek at me bathing, then…”
“Senior Sister Xiao, I will never peek at you bathing, but please don’t peek at me bathing, okay?” Ye Anping nodded.
“I… I will not peek at you bathing!!” Xiao Yunluo blushed and whispered, “How can any woman peek at a man bathing… Who do you think I am…”
Ye Anping understood, and it seemed that he would have to prepare some talismans to protect him from prying eyes. When he took a shower tonight, this girl would definitely come and take a peek.
Ye Anping nodded, “I know, what is the next room…”
“Ah… Well, here is…”
… …
Like this, Xiao Yunluo took Ye Anping to visit all the rooms except her bedroom. Xiao Yunluo took him back to the yard, looked at him with her hands on her hips, and asked,
“By the way, Ye Anping, you know what you need to do as a companion, right?”
“Yeah.” Ye Anping thought for a while and asked, “But are you sure you want me to do those things for you?”
“…”
“Help you bathe and rub your back, wash your obscene clothes and pants, come into your bedroom every morning, and come to your bedside to wake you up when you’re sleeping soundly, and I’ll also help you change your clothes and comb your hair…”
“I’ll help you bathe and rub your back, wash your obscene clothes and pants, come into your bedroom every morning, and come to your bedside to wake you up when you’re sleeping soundly, and I’ll also help you change your clothes and comb your hair…”
“I… I…” Xiao Yunluo’s cheeks immediately turned red with embarrassment, and she replied coyly, “I don’t need you to rub my back or wash my clothes… You can just practice sword practice with me, and there’s more In other words… At most, I can ask you to comb my hair, and you don’t have to do anything else…”
Before Xiao Yunluo finished speaking, Ye Anping nodded, took out a face towel from his storage bag, put it on his face, and turned towards his bedroom.
“Okay, then I’m going to clean up the room.”
“Ah…”
Seeing Ye Anping go to clean the house, Xiao Yunluo couldn’t help but clench her skirt.
These days, she had been thinking about one thing. That was how she was going to explain to Lianxue that her senior brother had become her companion after Lianxue came out.
Before, she had sworn to Lianxue that she would never fall in love with her senior brother.
But now…
When she said she didn’t like it, she knew she was lying. After spending these few months alone with Ye Anping, Xiao Yunluo also realised her feelings towards him. In her own words, that was – three points of admiration, three points of liking, two points of dependence, and one point of disgust.
She liked Ye Anping’s voice. She enjoyed spending time with Ye Anping.
She liked Ye Anping’s usual cold demeanor.
She hated that Ye Anping had no interest in her.
Now, watching Ye Anping busy cleaning the house, Xiao Yunluo thought about these feelings and felt her heart pounding. In any case, Lianxue had not come out of the spirit gathering array yet. It was nice to have Ye Anping live there, so she could see him every morning when she got up. If Lianxue came out later, she would help Ye Anping find a good place to move.
“Ah…” Xiao Yunluo bit her lip and nodded, then walked forward and asked, “Ye Anping, let me clean it for you.”
“Thank you for your kindness, but no need. This room is not big, and one person can be more efficient than two people.”
Ye Anping declined, then picked up the broom and walked into the house to sweep the floor.
At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Bang bang——
“Senior Sister Xiao!! It’s me, Feng Yudie, I’m coming out!!”
Hearing this, Xiao Yunluo was slightly startled and quickly ran outside the yard and opened the door.
Feng Yudie outside the house was unkempt. She hadn’t combed her hair for several months, causing her silver hair to drag directly to the ground, and it was as messy as a bird’s nest.
“Where’s Lianxue?”
“Junior sister Pei… Junior sister Pei is still in the spirit gathering formation. She should be out soon.”
“Huh – that’s it.” Xiao Yunluo breathed a sigh of relief, looked back at the yard, and asked, “If you don’t go back to your yard first, why are you here?”
“Isn’t this… When I came back, I heard that your companion was here. I wanted to see who your companion is?” Feng Yudie pushed her hair aside and asked curiously, “Isn’t she beautiful? Senior sister?! Is she in the yard?”
“?”
Seeing Xiao Yunluo stunned, Feng Yudie asked again, “Could it be that she is a junior sister?”
At this time, Ye Anping, who was cleaning the house, also heard Feng Yudie’s voice and walked out of the house directly.
“It’s me.”
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