Chapter 19: Even Ancient People Shipped Couples
Yi Fengchun is described extensively in the original book, but almost all of his descriptions are negative.
The name Yi Fengchun appears after the male protagonist's transformation into a villain and his journey to the Demon Realm. As the junior sister of the main antagonist, she is also subjected to a barrage of insults for protecting her senior brother's reputation. Compared to Ya Feiyu, the insults leveled against her are even more offensive, and almost all of them are baseless accusations.
She was like an untamed eagle by nature, always loving to soar around. In her youth, she often wandered around brothels. The most pedantic old men in the various sects of the immortals had long disliked her, but at the time, they tolerated it and didn't say anything because of Ya Feiyu.
Now that Ya Feiyu has fallen into demonic possession, he no longer cares about anything else.
She was branded with all sorts of accusations, including being promiscuous and unfaithful. Completely disillusioned with the so-called righteous sects, Yi Fengchun resolutely abandoned her cultivation and fell into the demonic path.
In the end, she was eliminated by Shen Qinghe, one of the male protagonist's concubines, because she rejected the male protagonist's advances, which made him depressed.
She can be considered a woman of genuine character.
Meeting her here was truly unexpected, but upon reflection, it wasn't entirely unreasonable. The original book had already mentioned that the relationship between the two, senior and junior, was extraordinary from the very beginning. Back when they were young, countless people secretly speculated about their relationship, resulting in numerous related stories, such as "Cold-Faced Senior, Don't Run Away: The Beautiful Junior Sister's Long Pursuit of Her Husband" and "What's it Like to Be Secretly Loved by Your Childhood Sweetheart Senior for Decades?"—these kinds of unusual stories were top sellers back then.
However, as time went by, the people who shipped them back then grew old, and neither of the two main characters had been linked to any romantic relationship. Everyone finally realized, with a sense of despair, that the ship they shipped was probably fake and would never have a happy ending.
Whenever Ye Chi thought of this, he couldn't help but laugh. Ya Feiyu and Yi Fengchun were both extremely career-oriented, and their personalities were so different. How could they possibly be together?
Noticing that Ye Chi's mood seemed a bit strange, Ya Feiyu raised an eyebrow slightly, "What's wrong?"
The cold voice was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head. Ye Chi immediately snapped back to his senses and obediently replied, "Master Aunt."
"Hey, no need to be so formal." Yi Fengchun waved her hand. "I'm just a female knight-errant. Calling me 'Master Aunt' makes me sound a bit old..."
Ya Feiyu remained silent: "..."
Ye Chi thought to himself, "You really are getting old."
At several hundred years old, one could be considered an ancestor in modern times, but this is a world of cultivation, where the age of immortals shouldn't be measured by mortal standards...
So he blinked, his clear black and white eyes looking at everyone with utmost seriousness: "Then what should I be called?"
Yi Fengchun pondered for a moment, his thumb resting on his chin, occasionally rubbing it gently. "Hiss... I can't just make up a nickname for you to call me right now, your old-fashioned master probably wouldn't allow you to call me that..."
Ya Feiyu said expressionlessly, "You seem to know me quite well."
"Strong observation skills." Yi Fengchun didn't feel slighted at all; instead, he shamelessly admitted his strengths.
"...If only you used that observational skill for the right thing..."
It's not that she would misjudge people and insist on dragging him to worship the same master.
Ya Feiyu's eyes darkened, and his hands clenched tightly at his sides. He felt a tightness in his chest, a suffocating tightness, and his breath hung in the air. The inner demons he had finally managed to forget had chosen this moment to flare up again. It was as if a red veil had been draped over his vision, making everything blurry and indistinct...
"Senior brother." Just then, Yi Fengchun's call pulled him out of his inner demons. The two happened to look at each other. Ya Feiyu saw the worry that flashed in her eyes, but it was only for a moment. She then turned to Ye Chi and said, "Oh dear... this is really hard to think about. Never mind, you can go out first. Handsome boy, your master and I have something to talk about."
To prevent her from constantly calling him "handsome guy," Ye Chi added before walking away, "My name is Ye Chi."
"Mmm, okay, okay, take care, handsome Ye Chi."
bump!
As soon as Ye Chi stepped out of the room, the wooden door slammed shut behind him, and he took a few steps back in fear.
These two siblings really had a tacit understanding; they even slammed the door shut with the same force, almost hitting his nose in the process.
Ye Chi covered his nose, still shaken. He had completely forgotten his original purpose for finding Ya Feiyu. Instead, he went downstairs, thinking about getting a late-night snack...
Inside the inn room, at Ya Feiyu's insistence, Yi Fengchun had already put on normal clothes that wouldn't expose him.
She tugged at her hem with some disdain and said, "The clothes this shop provides look too old-fashioned. I don't like them."
"Really? I quite like it." Ya Feiyu sat to the side, water still dripping from his hair. He had an ice-type spiritual root, so he couldn't dry his hair. He was usually too lazy to wipe it himself, so he just quickly wiped it a few times and hung the towel around his neck, letting his hair air dry on its own.
Yi Fengchun looked on, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back, and silently dried his hair for him.
"Senior brother, what happened to you just now?"
When Yi Fengchun wasn't smiling, his face wasn't necessarily gentle; in fact, it was just as cold as when Ya Feiyu had a cold expression.
I could tell just by looking at it; no wonder they were the most talented in their class.
Ya Feiyu lowered her eyes slightly, feigning a relaxed demeanor: "It's nothing, I just came out of the shower and feel a little dizzy."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yi Fengchun suddenly sprang up. Without holding back, she slammed her hands hard on the fragile wooden table to get up, causing some cracks. When she spoke again, her voice was tinged with sobs.
"Senior brother, are you even lying to me?"
Ya Feiyu felt a pang of pain in his heart.
Yi Fengchun was originally a simple-minded child, full of curiosity about the world, and not as unrestrained as he is now.
It was all because on that day, the former peak master of Tianxue Peak—who was also their master—tricked Yi Fengchun into the alchemy room, intending to extract her spiritual root and use it to ascend to immortality.
Although he was discovered in time by his fellow disciples who happened to be passing by, Yi Fengchun's essence was still damaged. Unless he used evil magic or secret techniques, he would never be able to achieve perfect enlightenment and ascend to immortality.
After that, she indulged herself and spent her days going down the mountain to seek pleasure after the age of sixteen. She stopped practicing swordsmanship and attending classes, and was almost never seen again. For a period of time, she didn't even want to see Ya Feiyu. She was immersed in her own world and would never be able to get out.
Ya Feiyu had always felt guilty towards her.
During the time when Yi Fengchun most needed guidance, she was overwhelmed with work because of the vacancy of the position of peak master of Tianxue Peak. After finally securing the position, she had to deal with a mess left by her master. During that time, she was so busy with affairs that she didn't even notice Yi Fengchun's unusual behavior.
When he discovered it, Yi Fengchun seemed to have moved on from his grief. One day, he suddenly began cultivating and appeared in the library. Everything seemed to be moving in a positive direction.
Even though Ya Feiyu didn't show up when she needed help the most, she never complained.
Ya Feiyu once naively believed that she had truly moved on.
Until his past life, he witnessed Yi Fengchun's death, right before his eyes, killed by Shen Qinghe.
The relieved expression on his face before he died didn't seem like he had already moved on.
Clearly... clearly...
well.
He has never known how to get along with her, not in his past life, and not in this life either.
Perhaps, the best thing is to stop her from worrying about anything else.
Don't let her seemingly carefree demeanor fool you; she's incredibly sensitive.
“…The inner demon has possessed me.” He said softly.
"What? I thought it was..." Before she could finish speaking, Yi Fengchun's mind suddenly caught up with her thoughts. After processing the information revealed in Ya Feiyu's words, she stared wide-eyed in disbelief and stammered, "Senior brother, you, you... say it again, what's wrong with you? I didn't hear you clearly, please say it again?"
How could I not hear it?
When Yi Fengchun took him to skip school when they were little, she could hear the sounds of anyone hundreds of meters away. She boasted that no sound could escape her "hearing." Now that he was sitting in front of her, how could she not hear him?
It's just self-deception.
Ya Feiyu knew perfectly well what was going on, but he was willing to say it again.
"The inner demon has entered my body. Although it's only been a recent event, its impact is greater than I imagined." He lowered his eyes, looking at his palm, the sensation of holding his heart in his hallucination... still clearly visible. "I think I might not last a hundred years."
Yi Fengchun murmured helplessly, "How could this be...? Senior brother, weren't you the most mentally stable person in our batch? Master once said that among the hundreds of disciples in our group, you were the most qualified to ascend. How could it be so sudden, so suddenly..."
For a cultivator, the possession of a demonic possession is like being cursed with certain death.
The inner demon originally exists outside of one's mind; only intense emotional fluctuations can awaken it. If one tries one's best to resist it from entering the body, then it will not cause any harm.
But if we are caught off guard...
For low-level cultivators, the possession of inner demons is not such a serious matter.
Their cultivation level is low, so even if they develop inner demons, it's due to some vulgar desires and emotions that are hard to abandon in the secular world. Relatively speaking, these are easier to eradicate and prevent.
However, the higher the level of a cultivator, the less likely they are to develop inner demons; conversely, the inner demons of high-level cultivators are impossible to completely eliminate or kill.
Most cultivators who reach the Tribulation Transcending stage choose to remain in seclusion for many years, and this is one of the reasons why.
If you spend a long time in a meditative state, you will not pay attention to worldly matters.
If worldly concerns cannot affect the senses, then the possibility of inner demons being born can be reduced, and their appearance can be delayed.
Looking into those tear-filled eyes, Ya Feiyu suddenly felt a little lost.
He only told the truth because he didn't want Yi Fengchun to worry too much...
It seems like I said something wrong?
"...Senior brother, are you serious?"
Yi Fengchun hung his head, his expression dark and inscrutable.
Ya Feiyu nodded slowly: "Mm."
"You're not kidding?"
"no."
The room fell into complete silence.
After a while, Yi Fengchun climbed out of the window and left the room.
Only Ya Feiyu remained.
He closed his eyes, then opened them again.
He's too weak.
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