Chapter 119 Junior Sister Switches to the Path of Ruthlessness 30 Marriage
"Two days."
A complex emotion, like a dark tide, welled up in Lin Yuwan's eyes. His hands, hanging at his sides, trembled uncontrollably. He lowered his gaze, concealing his lapse in composure from Yun Chiyi's sight.
"Senior sister, we only have seven days. We must find the spirit of the artifact quickly, and then we can find a way to get it to leave with us."
Yun Chiyi was surprised for a moment: "You knew all along?"
Lin Yuwan: "Does my senior sister think I'm stupid? Do I have to wait for her to explain everything to me?"
He moved closer to Yun Chiyi: "It's alright, I only know a little bit about it myself. Please tell me more about it later, Senior Sister."
Yingbi suddenly turned around, hesitant to speak, her eyes filled with conflicted emotions.
Yun Chiyi raised her hand and pushed Lin Yuwan away, scolding her, "Can you restrain yourself a little in front of others?"
They're getting married anyway, so even if it's just an act, why be afraid of making others uncomfortable with this little bit of intimacy?
Lin Yuwan straightened her posture and tenderly took Yun Chiyi's hand, walking side by side naturally.
"Don't you think that deliberately avoiding suspicion only makes people suspicious?"
He held on so tightly that Yun Chiyi could barely move.
Seeing Yun Chiyi's furrowed brows, Lin Yuwan understandingly loosened her grip a little.
"I understand. Senior sister is always afraid of pain, so I'll be gentle."
His voice carried a hint of joy, more so than before. Yun Chiyi glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and saw the joy shimmering in his handsome eyes. His thin lips involuntarily curved upwards, showing that he was truly overjoyed.
Yun Chiyi chuckled softly and lowered her eyes.
Even if it's just acting, he's this happy. Since when did Lin Yuwan's thoughts become so simple?
Yingbi led the two to her own courtyard, where the two clean rooms were very comfortable.
At night, Yun Chiyi and Ying Bi enjoyed tea and stargazing in the courtyard.
The wine was bathed in the cool moonlight. Yun Chiyi turned the white jade wine cup, pondered for a long time, and slowly said, "I have a request, and I hope Fairy Yingbi can assist me."
Yingbi poured her a drink and replied, "Please speak freely."
Yun Chiyi said, "I would like to ask Fairy Yingbi to help arrange my marriage with my junior brother. I will try to persuade the spirit at the wedding banquet."
As the wine spilled from the spout of the pot into the cup, Yingbi composed herself and asked solemnly, "Are you going to pretend to marry your junior brother for the sake of the Divine Bow?"
Yun Chi thought for a moment and said, "It's not exactly a fake marriage. I already promised him the marriage, so this way, we can kill two birds with one stone."
She smiled gently, her eyes full of affection: "Yunxian Island is blessed with natural beauty and spiritual energy. It is a blessing I have accumulated over many lifetimes to receive such good fortune."
Yingbi hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Since you've thought it through, let's just consider it a good thing."
"Tomorrow I will ask the elders for permission. With the elders as witnesses, you can be guaranteed to be free from illness and disaster for the rest of your life."
Yun Chiyi smiled brightly: "Then I'll have to trouble Fairy Yingbi."
The next day, Yingbi went to the elders early in the morning to discuss whether to allow Yun Chiyi to hold a wedding banquet on the island.
Yun Chiyi and Lin Yuwan waited for news in the courtyard and discussed how to persuade the spirit to obey them.
“The spirit of the artifact has the same emotions and desires as humans. He grew up on Cloud Immortal Island, so he must be quite unruly. I think we should prioritize courtesy and let him know our sincerity. The worst course of action is to fight.”
"Is Senior Sister confident in subduing the Divine Bow?" Lin Yuwan asked.
Yun Chiyi gasped: "I'm 60% sure. If we reason with him and appeal to his emotions, no matter how unruly he is, he shouldn't be a bad person at heart."
She's won over even the worst people, so how could she possibly be helpless against a mere artifact spirit?
She glanced up at Lin Yuwan's favorability rating; it was only a third. This person was much more difficult to deal with than the artifact spirit.
Lin Yuwan asked, puzzled, "Why are you looking at me, Senior Sister?"
Yun Chiyi laughed: "You're about to be a groom, how come you don't even have a decent hair ornament?"
He always styled his hair in a high ponytail, tied tightly with a headband, a simple yet stylish look.
Hearing her say this, Lin Yuwan's eyes flickered. Her tone was natural, as if the two of them were really going to get married.
Yun Chiyi stood up from her seat: "Let's go, let's go buy wedding clothes. There's definitely no time to rush to make them. Luckily, we can buy ready-made clothes down the mountain. But you have a good figure, so ready-made clothes will look good on you too."
It was a bit too casual, but Lin Yuwan was still eager to marry her. He jogged a few steps to catch up with her and suggested, "Then let's have two wedding banquets. After we leave, I'll prepare the betrothal gifts and we'll get married again."
He brought up the formalities of the Three Letters and Six Rites again, and discussed with Yun Chiyi with great interest who they should ask to make their wedding dress, who they should send invitations to, and that the two of them would later live in seclusion somewhere in the back mountains of Chengming.
Walking along the winding path, with peach blossoms in full bloom on both sides, Yun Chiyi brushed aside the peach branches with her hand and couldn't help but laugh as she listened: "Why do you talk so much?"
Lin Yuwan counted on her fingers: "I only said half of it, and my senior sister already found me annoying."
He said with great interest, "We won't send invitations to the Cangfeng Sect. Just tell Si Lanjuan and her brother. As for the Qingming Sect, Elder Wusi has raised you, so he can be our witness. We don't need to invite anyone else."
Especially Wan Qingyun and those nine senior brothers, how could they possibly appear at his wedding banquet?
Yun Chiyi plucked a peach blossom and used its rich fragrance to knock it onto his head. She said slowly, "You're getting ahead of yourself. Right now, we're still on Yunxian Island."
A few peach blossoms fell on Lin Yuwan's shoulder. He looked at Yun Chiyi's aloof eyes, his gaze filled with a mixture of light and shadow: "Senior Sister."
Yun Chiyi looked back: "Hmm?"
His expression turned cold in an instant, and he grabbed Yun Chiyi's hand and pressed it against his overjoyed heart: "Don't lie to me, or I'll get angry."
Yun Chiyi frowned and said seriously, "Who lied to you again? You don't need to be so wary."
Hearing this, Lin Yuwan's face lit up again, and she kissed her wrist: "Let's not waste any more time, let's hurry down the mountain, there are still many things to take care of."
Yun Chiyi let him lead her, and they walked briskly along the path.
The couple spent a day at the foot of the mountain, where they prepared some wedding clothes and bedding. Yingbi took care of things like the banquet.
The night before the wedding, Yun Chiyi was still asking Yingbi for advice on the matter of the spirit. She learned that the spirit had no name and the people on the island just called him the spirit.
Yun Chiyi murmured thoughtfully, "Like a child wandering outside."
Yingbi smiled and said, "Only you treat him like a child."
It was getting late. Yingbi looked at the sky, then said, "You should rest first. You need to get up early tomorrow to comb your hair and change into your wedding dress."
Yun Chiyi nodded: "Thank you."
Yingbi said, "It's our duty. You are our guest, and this is what we should do."
The words sounded familiar at first glance, but when Yun Chiyi saw Lin Yuwan carrying wine and about to enter the courtyard, she didn't delve into the details for the moment.
Yingbi stood up and stopped Lin Yuwan: "According to custom, one cannot see the bride the night before the wedding."
Lin Yuwan moved next door this morning and hasn't spoken to Yun Chiyi all day.
Yun Chiyi rested her chin on her hand and stared at Yingbi's retreating figure for a long time.
She slowly rose to her feet, the mountain breeze ruffling her long hair.
"Does Fairy Yingbi know a girl named Xiaoyue'er? She's about five or six years old. Her father is a hunter, and her mother makes delicious dried fruit."
As she spoke, her gaze passed over Yingbi and she gave a look to Lin Yuwan outside the fence.
She asked the questions, and Lin Yuwan observed the changes in Yingbi's expression.
Yingbi turned around and asked in confusion, "Who are you talking about? I have never seen them before. As you know, Yunxian Island has not had any other guests for ten thousand years."
Behind her, Lin Yuwan slowly shook her head, indicating that Ying Bi's expression was normal.
Yun Chi blinked knowingly: "We were able to find Yunxian Island mostly with the help of her family. Her mother also knows that my junior brother and I are in love, and she promised to come and have a drink at our wedding if we have the chance."
Yingbi said, "It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that Yunxian Island doesn't want to get involved with the outside world anymore."
"It's just an unrealistic idea, and I was just feeling sentimental for a moment." Yun Chiyi smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.
She added, "I won't drink the wine my junior brother brought. Please tell him that meeting him the night before was unlucky, so please let him go back."
Yingbi agreed and turned to close the courtyard gate.
Lin Yuwan was locked outside. She put away her smile and took advantage of the night to make some arrangements for the wedding banquet the next day. No matter what, she couldn't let the spirit of the artifact escape.
He returned to his room only after the dew had risen.
Meanwhile, Yun Chiyi had already put on her bright red wedding dress and was sitting in front of the dressing table, where Yingbi was washing and dressing her.
She used to say that a celestial being would help her up, and now she's actually encountered one.
Yingbi smiled faintly as she meticulously combed her long, flowing black hair.
“It shouldn’t be me combing your hair. Long ago, my mother said that the person who combs your hair should be an elder in the clan who has had a smooth life. But they live in a quiet place on the island, and it would take two or three days to walk there and back to ask them to come.”
Yun Chiyi replied, "It is I who trouble you. Fairy Yingbi tying my hair is the same to me."
Yingbi held a candle and drew her eyebrows again, praising her for her fair skin and eyebrows that resembled distant mountains, saying that it was no exaggeration to call her a fairy.
Yun Chiyi's appearance is indeed rare in the world. She has bright, starry eyes and a delicate, straight nose. If it weren't for her cold and indifferent expression, she would be a stunningly beautiful woman who would haunt one's dreams.
But when Yingbi was adjusting her phoenix crown with her back turned, she frowned slightly, then quickly composed herself and gave a faint smile.
"You flatter me, fairy. I am but a mortal with no special appearance."
Yun Chiyi then asked, "Does Fairy Yingbi have someone she loves?"
Yingbi replied, "Never."
The phoenix crown was made of clusters of pearls, shaped like a phoenix standing in the sky. Yingbi's slender jade hands passed through the pearl flowers on the phoenix crown, straightened them, and put them on Yun Chiyi's hair.
"Look, it's so beautiful."
Yingbi covered her head with a red veil and instructed her not to remove it until the appointed time.
"Rest a little longer, I'll go check if the bridal sedan chair has arrived."
Yun Chiyi couldn't see her movements, but slowly nodded.
The door closed, and a moment later, the window was pushed open.
Lin Yuwan is the only person who likes to climb through windows.
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