Chapter 109: The Wonderful Use of an Old Family Secret (Third Update)

As if finally realizing his gaze had made the few women upset, he bowed pretentiously, “I’m Zhao Ritian, a friend of Young Master Ling.”

Ye Wenxin thought there was a problem with her hearing, “Hold on, what did you just say your name was?”

“Zhao Ritian. Could it be that the miss knows me?”

Zhao Ritian shot Ye Wenxin a bright grin, yet for some reason, he looked like he very much deserved a beating. Associating this with the handshake event earlier, as well as Zhao Ritian’s money-making move, Ye Wenxin discerned that this person might be a male lead.

However, unlike the righteous male protagonist Gu Aotian, this Zhao Ritian appeared rather sloppy, seeming to have no resistance towards women at all. Even while he was talking to Ye Wenxin, his eyes were staring at Liu Yansheng, eager to stick to her directly, like a fully powered-up teddy bear.

Ye Wenxin secretly gave Zhao Ritian a new nickname, Zhao Teddy, but she did not expose herself as being a transmigrator too and greeted Zhao Teddy out of politeness.

“This Humble Girl is Ye Wenxin.”

“Miss Ye has such a pleasant name; in life, only seek to have a clear conscience¹,” Zhao Teddy began to flatter in a casual and slick manner, making one very disgusted. Ye Wenxin simply dipped her head and looked at Ling Jue, “Big Brother Ling, I have something to discuss with you. Let’s go indoors.”

Ling Jue nodded, the secret between them indeed was not suited to be hashed out in front of this many people. But out of kindness, she said to Zhao Teddy, “Brother Zhao, This Young Master shall trouble you to dismiss these ladies.”

With this said, the two entered a room one after the other. The three women wanted to follow, but Zhao Teddy was already badgering them, and seeing the annoyance on the women’s faces, Ye Wenxin believed that within a quarter of an hour, they would trounce Zhao Teddy.

The door closed and locked, Ling Jue stuck sound-proofing talismans inside the room to prevent anyone from overhearing the content of their conversation.

Ling Jue also impatiently turned back to her female appearance, taking the initiative to hug Ye Wenxin, “They didn’t make things difficult for you?”

“Of course not, I’m an Advanced Alchemist. They more or less tried to please me.” Ye Wenxin’s heart softened as she listened, embracing Ling Jue around the waist, picking up the faint scent of herbs on her body.

Compared to those ferocious beasts outside, Ye Wenxin preferred sweet-tempered women like Ling Jue. Her tenderness was just right, as if seven parts were filled with water, and she would not go over the boundary no matter what.

Precisely because of Ling Jue’s tenderness, Ye Wenxin harbored a sort of indescribable sentiment towards her.

“Then did you inquire about the Iceborn Constitution?” After confirming Ye Wenxin was not lying, Ling Jue breathed a sigh of relief and asked the second matter she was concerned about.

The Iceborn Constitution was the exact reason she agreed to entrust Ye Wenxin to them.

Even so, she still feared for Ye Wenxin’s safety, so she used her identity as Junior Valley Master of Medicine King Valley to gather subordinates to her side. If there was no news from Ye Wenxin today, Ling Jue would go up the mountain to find Ye Wenxin at all costs.

Naturally, she would not tell Ye Wenxin this.

“I got some information, but it’s hard to implement,” answered Ye Wenxin vaguely, the method said by Shura Hall’s Hall Master could be considered reasonable and fair, but she was really unwilling to do this dual cultivation thing with others.

If she voiced out the whole truth, taking Ling Jue’s temper into account, she might actually be inclined to give her heart to Ye Wenxin. That felt way too heavy, Ye Wenxin truly did not want Ling Jue, who was carrying her entire family on her shoulders, to make such sacrifices again.

“What is it specifically?” Ling Jue noticed Ye Wenxin was skimping on some details, but she continued to question Ye Wenxin closely.

“I’ll explain thoroughly when we return to the Azure Wings Sect. Now I’m asking you, Big Sister Ling, what’s the relationship between you and that Zhao Teddy, er, no, Zhao Ritian outside?” Ye Wenxin continued the interrupted topic. Firstly, she did not want to discuss anything regarding the Iceborn Constitution, and secondly, the likelihood of Zhao Ritian being another transmigrator from Earth gave her a strong sense of unease.

In this world, the only transmigrator she had met was her best friend, who had an excellent personality and character, but her background forced her to become Eldest Princess Long Qingyue, the person currently holding power over the court through the Emperor.

But Zhao Teddy was different, he gave her an intense crisis awareness, as if his existence was bound to bring chaos to this world.

“I met Brother Zhao yesterday. He had rare herbs on hand and wanted to sell them to me, but I didn’t have much money on me, so he thought of something called a ‘handshake event’ that could earn me money,” Ling Jue explained quite awkwardly. Ye Wenxin was relieved, snuggling into Ling Jue’s arms, she greedily breathed in the fragrance on her body.

“That’s great, almost thought you were in trouble.”

Ling Jue was somewhat embarrassed by Ye Wenxin’s actions, “I still haven’t bathed today, can you stop sniffing?”

“I don’t mind, Big Sister Ling smells quite nice, and you make me feel very safe.” Ye Wenxin pretended to take a few exaggerated sniffs, and Ling Jue could not fight the faint blush tinting her face pink. Thanks to the acupuncture treatment Ye Wenxin administered last time, her complexion had improved greatly, but her waist was still thin as if she would fall with a push, truly inciting pity.

“Little lady, from whom did you learn to speak so much nonsense?” She subconsciously wanted to knock the girl with her folding fan, but afraid that would be too forceful, she just stroked Ye Wenxin’s hair.

Although it had only been a day, for some unknown reason, Ling Jue felt like it had been a long time since she had such a carefree chat with Ye Wenxin.

“These words come from the bottom of my heart. By the way, Big Sister Ling, while we still have the time, I’ll give you some acupuncture first.” Ye Wenxin blinked, released her hands and then took out an acupuncture set, planning to treat Ling Jue immediately.

“Can’t we do it after getting back to the Azure Wings Sect? I’ve already waited for so many years, I could stand to wait a few more days,” Ling Jue refused. The most important thing was that she wanted to spend a lot more time together with Ye Wenxin.

“No, I’ve promised them to refine pills for a few days on the mountain, so you go back first, Big Sister Ling. I know the way, I’ll go back to the Azure Wings Sect myself,” Ye Wenxin clarified with a shake of her head, skillfully taking out another acupuncture set.

“Be honest with Big Sister Ling, did they trouble you?” Ling Jue’s face darkened, she caught Ye Wenxin’s wrist, furrowing her delicate brows with a trace of anger.

Ye Wenxin was aware that Ling Jue was a beautiful woman, but she did not anticipate an angry Ling Jue would look this good. Her heart skipped a beat, and she hurried to give a reason, “That’s not it, Big Sister Ling, this is in exchange for the method to control the Iceborn Constitution, so rest assured, I’m now an honored guest of Shura Hall, they won’t ever bully me.”

Ye Wenxin comforted like so, but inwardly she thought of those Shura Hall female cultivators looking at her as if they could not wait to eat her. Nevertheless, she could not let Ling Jue know of such troubles, afraid that Ling Jue would impulsively run up to Shura Hall and blow her cover.

“I’ll go up the mountain with you then,” Ling Jue said without any hesitation after hearing Ye Wenxin’s reason. Ye Wenxin smiled wryly, “Big Sister Ling, you have to think clearly, you’re Medicine King Valley’s Junior Valley Master, if you go to Shura Hall, you will be criticized. Besides, even if you do go up, because you’re a man, you won’t have the right to move about freely.”

Ye Wenxin continued to dissuade. Ling Jue’s expression remained concerned as she pursed her lips silently.

Taking this chance, Ye Wenxin sat down in front of Ling Jue, undoing her belt. Ling Jue originally still wanted to discuss Shura Hall, but seeing Ye Wenxin was disrobing her, she was involuntarily startled, and her attention instantly shifted.

“Let me do it myself.” Ling Jue’s voice was slightly shaky, not even she knew what she was nervous about. Ye Wenxin’s purpose was clear, yet she had a ghost of a fantasy. Even if this fantasy was an extravagant hope for her, it did not hinder those pictures from surfacing in her mind.

“Let me help you undress. I’ve wanted to try this for a long time.”

“And where did you learn this strange move?” Ling Jue’s head ached exceptionally, yet her heart was thumping with anticipation, if Ye Wenxin gave her a single look, a single hint, Ling Jue would offer herself to Ye Wenxin without a second thought.

Even if they were both women;

Even if their identities would never allow this kind of thing to happen;

“I learned it from watching Mom and Dad wrestle in the past.” Ye Wenxin gently pushed Ling Jue towards the bed in front of her, and Ling Jue did not resist, but sadly, what she had anticipated did not come to be.

Ye Wenxin’s eyes were too untainted, too pure, showing no interest in Ling Jue at all.

The acupuncture treatment had begun. This time Ye Wenxin handled it with ease and even had the mood to chat with Ling Jue.

“Speaking of which, isn’t Shura Hall’s Hall Master a woman who likes women? She didn’t say anything when she saw you, did she?” Ling Jue had to take the first step, she wanted to know Ye Wenxin’s attitude towards women being with women, cautiously and timidly longing for a glimmer of hope.

“Oh, her? She had a mild case of Alzheimer’s, after saying one sentence, she would take a long time to think up another.” Ye Wenxin also recalled that dishonest Hall Master. Rumors of being gay? Martial arts ranking ninth in the world? They were all simply hearsay meant to mislead people of the Martial World.

However, life in Shura Hall was also quite difficult, as Ye Wenxin was currently in a neutral stance, she did not have any extra words to guide Ling Jue into exterminating Shura Hall.

“Alzheimer’s, hm. Where did this vocabulary come from?”

“Uh, think of it as an old family secret.” Ye Wenxin became awkward again, after chewing it over, it seemed she could not use the cave schtick forever, so she simply produced a new statement.

“No more cave adventures?” Ling Jue laughed at this, yet she stopped questioning Ye Wenxin on what this so-called old family secret meant. She only knew that she had faith in Ye Wenxin, even if this faith was too blind.

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1. 问心无愧 (wèn xīn wú kuì) lit. look into one’s heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience. ↩︎