No. 10
Chapter 9 Junior Sister Switches to the Path of Ruthlessness 20 Tea
Disorientation washed over her. Yun Chiyi opened her eyes and found that she was still on the stone bed in the cave.
Her body was wrapped in spider silk like a cocoon, and Lin Yuwan was tied to the opposite side, her eyes still tightly closed.
Upon seeing this face, Yun Chi wanted to slap him to vent her anger.
Lin Yuwan closed his eyes and coughed silently, a trickle of blood gushing from the corner of his mouth. Yun Chiyi shrank back, afraid that Lin Yuwan's cough would land on him.
His eyes were gray and cloudy. His gaze swept around and then slowly landed on Yun Chiyi's face.
"Senior sister, are you disappointed to see I'm still alive?"
Yun Chiyi curled up and moved, struggling to sit up.
"You created this dream. If I don't kill you in it, when will the illusion be broken? Besides, you won't die anyway."
She shook her shoulders, removing the sticky spider silk covering her body. Then she flicked her sleeves, raised her hand to sniff the scent, and the spider silk on Lin Yuwan's body dissolved. His eyes were dull and lifeless as he collapsed, his hands sliding off Yun Chiyi's shoulders and landing on her waist. Then, without saying a word, he held her body.
Yun Chiyi froze, his cheek pressed against her chest, his body temperature warm and soothing her heartbeat.
A few breaths later, Lin Yuwan raised her head, all the emotions in her eyes rising and falling like the tide, and in an instant returned to tranquility.
"My senior sister's heart is beating so slowly, it's like she's dead."
Yun Chiyi didn't understand.
"Senior sister, don't be angry. I just wanted to see how much your cultivation has improved over the years. As expected, you not only quickly detected the illusion, but also knew how to break it in the blink of an eye."
"I truly admire my senior sister to the extreme."
Suddenly, Yun Chiyi saw a cloud of purple smoke rushing towards Lin Yuwan's back. Just as she was about to warn her, Lin Yuwan grabbed the purple smoke from behind and threw it to the ground.
"Get out here."
A purple spider the size of a bowl scrambled from the ground to the stone wall: "Why are you angry? Is it because she doesn't want to stay in the illusion with you?"
Yun Chiyi coldly said, "You demon, stop trying to bewitch people."
The spider demon blinked her eyes: "Look, your good intentions have been wasted."
Lin Yuwan acted as if nothing had happened, her expression indifferent: "Disappear from my sight. I don't want to kill you today."
"Oh dear, you're getting angry."
After the spider demon finished speaking, she vanished from the stone wall in a flash.
Lin Yuwan stood on the ground with his hands hanging down at his sides. He had his back to Yun Chiyi, so she couldn't see his expression.
Strangely enough, the anger that Yun Chiyi was about to unleash dissipated quickly. She reached out her fingertips and touched Lin Yuwan's neck, and the traces she had left in the illusion seemed to have never existed.
The moment her icy touch touched her skin, Lin Yuwan's eyelids trembled, and then her brows furrowed.
Yun Chiyi asked, "Will it hurt?"
Lin Yuwan tilted her head, forcing her fingertips to slide towards her shoulder. He stood aside, his eyes dim, and turned away.
"How could it hurt? It's just an illusion."
"The spider silk has a strange fragrance, and it's truly unfortunate that it disturbed my mind. Fortunately, we are both safe and sound. There's no need to delve into who was right and who was wrong today, and I won't mention it casually in the future."
Yun Chiyi straightened her sleeves and calmly continued, "My spiritual power has recovered by more than half. I will then set off back to Qingming."
Lin Yuwan's gaze swept over indifferently: "Senior sister doesn't need to report her itinerary to me."
Yun Chiyi asked him, "What about you? Are you going back to Cangfeng Sect? Or do you want to come with me..."
"Then you don't need to worry about it, Senior Sister." After saying that, Lin Yuwan's figure gradually blurred and she left.
He even started to put on a stern face.
We'll meet again eventually, so it's good for him to go out and calm down.
Yun Chiyi was filled with countless thoughts. Sixteen years later, when she encountered the Fallen Immortal again, her power was still like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Now, the only way to save her life in the turmoil was to drag the entire cultivation world into their pursuit.
Only she herself knew how much effort it took for a cannon fodder character to survive in the storyline.
[Hey, this isn't the right time to try and win over the male supporting character. If you get even a little too close, he'll probably think you're crazy.]
Yun Chiyi thought Lin Yuwan was sick, and every now and then he wanted to drag her to her death. Now that he had done something wrong, he just left.
She was very displeased. After resting for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, she first sent a letter to Qingming to reassure Wusi. Before dark, she left the cave and flew towards Qingming on her sword.
Two days later, Yun Chiyi returned to Qingming. As soon as she appeared, the elders breathed a sigh of relief.
Yun Chiyi fabricated a story, roughly about how after leaving the Flower-Adorning Banquet, she saw a suspicious figure on the street. She chased him to the outskirts of town and discovered that it was actually the long-lost Fallen Immortal. She fought the Fallen Immortal and was seriously injured after one move...
She stood in the center of the council chamber, her face growing paler with each word, seemingly unwilling to recall this one-sided crushing defeat.
The people in the room looked at each other in surprise. Some looked astonished, some stared wide-eyed seeking confirmation from others, and some stared blankly at Yun Chiyi.
She said a lot, but these people only heard the words "fallen immortal".
Wu Si raised his hand, and everyone stopped talking and looked at him. Wu Si leaned forward and looked at Yun Chiyi with a serious expression: "How do you know that is a fallen immortal?"
Yun Chiyi calmly explained, "I didn't know at first. My fellow Daoist Lin, who was with me, was very knowledgeable, and he told me about the origin of the Fallen Immortals."
After she finished speaking, as expected, Wu Si discussed with the other elders: "This matter is of great importance. I'm afraid the two young people have made a mistake. Why don't we invite young friend Lin over to verify it carefully? If he really is a fallen immortal, we may have to convene other immortal sects to discuss countermeasures."
Yun Chiyi waited quietly, and after a while, they unanimously agreed with Wu Si's decision.
Originally, it would have been most prudent for Yun Chiyi to handle this matter, but she declined, citing damage to her Dao heart and physical weakness.
If she were to invite her, Lin Yuwan probably wouldn't come.
After reporting her whereabouts, she returned to her residence to rest.
As soon as the door opened, Yun Chiyi's eyes widened, and surprise appeared on her usually expressionless face.
The person she had been searching for was sitting at the table, brewing tea with her tea set. He didn't even look at Yun Chiyi, and skillfully poured the cooled tea aside.
Could I be hallucinating?
Yun Chiyi blinked her long eyelashes, letting her eyes glisten with moisture. It wasn't an illusion; Lin Yuwan turned around and was smiling gently at her, her clear and gentle expression revealing no trace of her sullenness.
She quickly closed the door and asked in a low voice, "How did you get in?"
Lin Yuwan replied, "Qingming is heavily guarded, and it took me some effort to get in."
It's easy for him to say, but he walked in as if it were his own front door.
Yun Chiyi, fearing he might be up to something, sat down across the table.
"You shouldn't have come at this time."
Lin Yuwan's lips curved into a smile, but her eyes were filled with a chilling aura, which she quickly suppressed.
"Of course my senior sister didn't want me to come. You've finally shaken me off, you should be happy right now."
Yun Chiyi revealed everything: "They will invite you to Qingming in a couple of days. It's better than hiding now and making a mess of things."
Her expression remained unchanged as she lied, and Lin Yuwan looked surprised, her gaze lingering on her face.
"Then I'll knock on the door at the foot of the mountain in a couple of days and come to visit you."
Yun Chiyi understood his unspoken meaning: "You insist on hiding here for two days?"
Lin Yuwan nodded firmly: "Yes."
Yun Chiyi: "Why?"
Lin Yuwan replied earnestly, "I've been separated from my senior sister for two days, consider this compensation."
Yun Chiyi was puzzled: "Lin Yuwan, what are you plotting now?"
Lin Yuwan took a sip of tea and summarized her past experiences: "I've learned my lesson. Forcing my senior sister to stay by my side will only backfire. So, I'll just stay by your side instead."
He must have gone through some kind of internal struggle these past two days. When they met again, his thoughts had already veered to the other side. Yun Chiyi was worried that there might be a trap, so she poked at his sore spot again: "So you don't hold it against me for killing you in the illusion."
Lin Yuwan generously poured her tea, her thin lips curving into a slight smile: "Now that you've taken my hand, I can let it go."
Upon hearing this, Yun Chiyi wanted to shake his head to see if it was filled with water.
"I'd like to hold you accountable for almost causing my death in the illusion."
Lin Yuwan smiled and handed over a teacup: "Senior sister has a heart as vast as the ocean, how could she get entangled with me over such a trivial matter?"
Yun Chiyi's lips curled into a cold smile: "You think you can get away with just handling it lightly?"
Lin Yuwan added, "Didn't my senior sister say that we wouldn't mention this matter again? I won't either."
She didn't dare drink the tea he brewed, glancing at him warily: "You didn't put anything else in it?"
Lin Yuwan did not answer: "Please have some tea."
Yun Chiyi was skeptical, but took a sip. Lin Yuwan looked at her with a relaxed tone and smiled faintly.
"Actually, I've come here to ask my senior sister for her hand in marriage."
Yun Chiyi: "Cough!"
She choked on the warm tea, hurriedly put down the teacup, and coughed incessantly while holding onto the corner of the table.
Lin Yuwan took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth: "Senior sister, why are you in such a hurry? Why can't you slow down?"
He explained in detail: "I told my senior sister in advance that I would go to prepare the betrothal gifts in a couple of days."
"Most women in the world wear bright red wedding dresses for their weddings. Since you are a cultivator, it would be better for you to wear something simple and elegant. I have seen cotton trees on Mount Daqiu. I can go and get some, but I don't know how to weave cloth, so I will need to ask someone for help."
Yun Chiyi snapped out of her reverie and raised her hand to interrupt, "What are you thinking about this time?"
Lin Yuwan said, "It's okay if my senior sister doesn't want to marry me yet. We can put this matter aside for a couple of days."
This is not something that can be resolved in just two days. Even if she had ten times the courage, she wouldn't dare to marry Lin Yuwan. At this moment, he was smiling, and his true thoughts were completely unreadable.
At least that time when he mentioned becoming Daoist partners, she could see the sullenness and testing in his eyes. Now, she suddenly felt a faint headache.
"Leaving aside these unimportant matters, the most urgent task is to get Qingming to unite with other sects to deal with the Fallen Immortal."
Lin Yuwan smiled and agreed, "Senior sister is right, let's put the wedding aside for now."
His smile never reached his eyes. Yun Chiyi couldn't bear it any longer and reached out to grab his earlobe. Lin Yuwan's face stiffened slightly; she hadn't expected her to use such a trick.
"I'm talking about serious matters."
Lin Yuwan was lost in thought, her eyes suddenly becoming empty and devoid of anything.
Yun Chiyi let go of her hand: "Don't bring this up."
Lin Yuwan was stunned for a long time. For the past two days, he hadn't thought about anything else; a single thought had been slowly repeating in his mind.
He was too hasty and miscalculated. He shouldn't have forcibly trapped Yun Chiyi in the illusion. It was just a hollow illusion, not even worth a handful of mud. He should have made things more interesting and taken it slowly, so that Yun Chiyi would completely trust him and then he could create a completely obedient puppet.
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