Chapter 107: One Night as Husband and Wife, a Hundred Nights of Affection¹ (First Update)

The Hall Master left quickly, and calmness returned to the great hall. Ye Wenxin clenched her fists, unable to settle her mood for a long time.

“Junior Brother, are you so happy you can’t speak?” Third Senior Sister Liu Yansheng was the first to give a response, once again approaching Ye Wenxin, leaning most of her body weight on Ye Wenxin. She hugged Ye Wenxin’s waist, caressing the skin that was smoother than a woman’s.

Ye Wenxin subtly wrinkled her brows, pushing Liu Yansheng away, “Please have some self-respect. Even if I’ve become a Shura Hall disciple, I am not your plaything.”

“But you’ve just joined and must have many questions. Lately, This Senior Sister has been very free, come to my room and I can teach you anything.” Liu Yansheng was still unwilling to forgive, but before she could touch her, Qian Bingxue placed herself between them.

“No one can force him here.” Qian Bingxue’s icy voice once again carried over, eliciting a scoff from Liu Yansheng, who replied, “Head Senior Sister, only you don’t understand Master’s underlying message. If Junior Brother wants to improve his constitution, then he must learn to put it to use. Since this is inevitable, it’s useless for you to prevent it. Unless you want to misappropriate Junior Brother?”

Liu Yansheng’s voice was soft yet dripped with some threat. Listening to the end, the chill on Qian Bingxue’s body washed over them, “Impudent!”

It seemed like Liu Yansheng had truly enraged her, as the floor was frozen into thick frost. Luo Miaoyi was not surprised to see this. She pulled Ye Wenxin back over a dozen steps, took out melon seeds from nowhere and held them out to Ye Wenxin.

Ye Wenxin grabbed some with no trace of politeness, asking Luo Miaoyi beside her, “Are these two’s relationship that bad?”

Luo Miaoyi first shook her head before quickly nodding.

“You have to talk. I don’t understand your Shura Hall, and I’m worried I’ll be hacked to death by them someday.” Ye Wenxin was extremely dumbfounded, but she took another handful of melon seeds and continued to watch the two people already fighting.

“Before Second Senior Sister died, they got along quite well.”

“Second Senior Sister? Oh right, your Master did mention I was the third true disciple, could it be because this Second Senior Sister has died, so I became the third true disciple?” Ye Wenxin continued gossiping, wanting to understand her position in Shura Hall.

“Yes, Master had three true disciples before; Head Senior Sister Qian Bingxue, Second Senior Sister Mei Renyao, and Third Senior Sister Liu Yansheng. The relationship between these three was originally very good, until one day, Second Senior Sister fell in love with a man.” Upon this familiar opening, Ye Wenxin figured out it was another dog-blooded story.

In this world, she had heard too many similar novel plot templates.

She knew not if she should say that life was like a play, or vice versa. She continued to crack melon seeds as she listened to Luo Miaoyi telling this rather long story.

The rough gist of it was that Second Senior Sister fell in love with an ordinary man. Wanting to stay together with him through thick and thin, she betrayed the master and the sect. Back then, Shura Hall’s rules were not as strict as they were now, and Shura Hall’s Hall Master rarely paid attention to matters within the hall due to being broken by the Demon Lord.

Head Senior Sister Qian Bingxue naturally took control of the overall situation, and following regulation, she went all out to hunt down the traitor Second Senior Sister. Third Senior Sister was also involved in this matter, and the two had different views.

“No need to think. Head Senior Sister wanted to catch Second Senior Sister and bring her back, while Third Senior Sister dissuaded her.” When she heard this, Ye Wenxin immediately thought of the next plot development.

This made Luo Miaoyi laugh instead, “Close enough, but the two had opposite opinions. Head Senior Sister, driven by compassion, disregarded Third Senior Sister’s advice and decided to let Second Senior Sister go.”

Ye Wenxin was shocked, she could never think that Qian Bingxue was so gentle back then.

“Are you sure? You didn’t mistake it?”

“Of course, everyone knew about this matter, Master even punished Head Senior Sister with a year-long lockdown. Take a guess, what happened to Second Senior Sister after that?” Luo Miaoyi showed a playful smile, letting Ye Wenxin guess the next development.

Ye Wenxin contemplated it for a moment and quickly came up with an ending.

“In the end, Head Senior Sister found out Second Senior Sister was not a good person, so after her seclusion ended she killed Second Senior Sister?”

A surprised look crossed Luo Miaoyi’s face, unable to restrain taking a few more glances at Ye Wenxin, “Junior Brother, you’re too clever. Second Senior Sister was indeed not a good person. The man she found was even more despicable, those two joined forces wanting to bully Head Senior Sister, and later the wounded Head Senior Sister cut off the heads of this worthless couple and brought them back to Shura Hall.”

Seeing Ye Wenxin was interested in Qian Bingxue’s story, Luo Miaoyi continued to add, “Head Senior Sister originally had black hair, as a result of that night her hair turned silver, and even her personality had drastically changed.” Luo Miaoyi sounded more sorry towards the end. Ye Wenxin stopped nibbling on melon seeds and could not help gazing at Qian Bingxue.

As if noticing Ye Wenxin’s gaze, she coldly glanced over before blocking another strike from Liu Yansheng.

“What’s Third Senior Sister’s story?” Ye Wenxin inquired further, but Luo Miaoyi shook her head this time, smiling wryly, apparently not very clear about Liu Yansheng.

At the same time, Ye Wenxin picked up a delicate fragrance.

Looking again, Liu Yansheng had appeared before her and then hid behind her to avoid Qian Bingxue’s attack. Ye Wenxin completely became a human shield, forcing Qian Bingxue to abruptly change the whip’s direction, slamming it directly into a nearby chair.

The chair instantly fell into pieces, and then the ice on it condensed, freezing the entire torn chair solid. Such an overbearing cultivation method, no wonder Qian Bingxue became such a cold and cheerless person.

Fortunately, Qian Bingxue still had some emotion, at least she had some humanity compared to that no name, no form, and no substance Shura Hall Master.

“Stand aside.” Qian Bingxue did not change the way she held the whip, seeming to have no intention of ending the exchange with Liu Yansheng. Liu Yansheng was completely using Ye Wenxin as a cover, unwilling to leave no matter what.

“Junior Brother Ye, you smell so good. Will you taste just as good if I take a bite?” Liu Yansheng incited Qian Bingxue while delightedly flirting with Ye Wenxin.

Ye Wenxin was speechless. She just took out silver needles and swiftly sealed Liu Yansheng’s acupoints before struggling out.

“Junior Brother Ye, one night as husband and wife, a hundred nights of affection.” Liu Yansheng was dumbstruck. She assumed after turning into a man, Ye Wenxin would know how to cherish women somewhat, but unexpectedly, regardless of whether she was a man or a woman, she was still so merciless.

“Don’t spout nonsense.”

“But you really took my first time.” Liu Yansheng’s face was full of grievance, and a bright grin spread across Ye Wenxin’s, “Oh, then I’ll just continue to take your second time.”

She conjured another silver needle, piercing it on her Laugh Point. Liu Yansheng was already feeling extremely uncomfortable being immobilized, and now being stabbed on her Laugh Point, the whole person became even more painful on the floor.

Ye Wenxin watched with satisfaction as Liu Yansheng was crying and then laughing on the floor before she raised her head and looked at Qian Bingxue.

“Head Senior Sister, let’s just call it quits on this matter.”

“Alright, I’ll take you to visit first.” Qian Bingxue retracted her ice whip, but in that instant, the ice whip became a long sword, which Qian Bingxue returned to its sheath.

Ye Wenxin could not help checking out that divine weapon, while Qian Bingxue’s attention was on Liu Yansheng lying on the floor.

“Junior Brother, release her.”

“As you wish,” Ye Wenxin promptly complied and pulled out the few silver needles. Liu Yansheng, who had regained her freedom, dared not to mess around again, keeping several feet of distance from Ye Wenxin. Her face was pink as she glared at Ye Wenxin with bitterness and grudge, probably cursing eighteen generations of Ye Wenxin’s ancestors in her heart.

Ye Wenxin pretended she did not notice anything and turned to Qian Bingxue, reminding her there was still some unfinished business.

“By the way, Senior Sister, can you take me down the mountain first? I want to say a few words to Big Brother Ling.”

Qian Bingxue’s steps did not stop as she replied, “Don’t worry, wherever you came from, you will return there.” The meaning was quite clear – Ye Wenxin was a free person. Since she had joined Shura Hall, she was a member of Shura Hall.

Moreover, with Shura Hall’s Hall Master in the late stage of Alzheimer’s, it would take a while for her to recover. Qian Bingxue naturally had to decide on Ye Wenxin’s remaining cultivation in her Master’s place.

As soon as these words came out, Ye Wenxin found it hard to believe.

“Is this really Shura Hall?”

“The one and only.”

“You girls are so endearing. I didn’t even have this much freedom at the Azure Wings Sect,” Ye Wenxin spoke sincerely. Everything in the Azure Wings Sect was based on strict rules, especially for the inner and outer disciples. Let alone being a true disciple, Ye Wenxin had thought she would have to fight her way out, but she had not expected Qian Bingxue to let her go so easily.

“Then you can move over here,” Liu Yansheng added from behind, causing Ye Wenxin to give a bitter smile, remembering her many unresolved promises.

“I still have important matters to attend to at the Azure Wings Sect. If there comes a day when I truly have nowhere else to go, I will definitely consider Shura Hall first.” Despite feeling resentful after being deceived by Shura Hall’s Hall Master earlier, Ye Wenxin found this place surprisingly welcoming upon hearing Qian Bingxue’s words.

“It’s a deal,” Qian Bingxue responded, still icy cold, but it seemed like her mood could be sensed from the temperature around her.

Ye Wenxin nodded in agreement, but then she suddenly felt something was amiss.

Recalling the whole process, Shura Hall’s methods of persuading her felt like slapping and then giving her candy, kicking her and then giving her honey.

On the surface, it seemed like Ye Wenxin had gained an advantage, but in reality, no matter how you looked at it, Ye Wenxin was at a loss.

It had to be said that Qian Bingxue was very good at handling things and knew where the bottom line was. Ye Wenxin could not be bothered to care about being deceived. In her eyes, kneeling to worship a master cost her no money at all.

“So be it then. I’ll stay for a few more days, but I still need to go down the mountain with you to personally explain the situation to Big Brother Ling.” Thinking that it had been some time since the last acupuncture treatment, Ye Wenxin planned to give Ling Jue a second treatment today and let her return to Azure Wings Sect first.

“That’s fine, to prevent him from bringing people to attack the mountain,” Qian Bingxue also agreed. Ye Wenxin nodded in agreement, but as she listened, she felt that something was off again.

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1. An idiom in Chinese that means the affection between husband and wife deepens with time. ↩︎