Chapter 133: Great to Have Met You

But she did not dare to tell Ye Wenxin this, and ‘he’, as Medicine King Valley’s Junior Valley Master, a woman disguised as a man, was not qualified to talk about love.

“I know my way of thinking is very stupid. I fell for someone I shouldn’t have fallen for, just like you back then… But precisely because we’re alike, I shouldn’t run away. Mother, I won’t let my emotions cloud my judgment. I will fulfill the promise I made at the beginning: to stand as a woman in this male-dominated world.”

“If there comes the time when I truly accomplish this, Mother, I will pursue Wenxin openly. This is not me asking for your opinion. I’m simply telling you.” Ling Jue, who appeared so frail, declared such unfilial things before her mother’s gravestone.

After saying this, she firmly knocked her head three times before the gravestone and then finally got up to leave.

This was her determination, and now it had become her biggest secret aside from her identity……

“Wenxin, let’s go.” This secret filled her heart with a fighting spirit. Looking at Ye Wenxin, she could not refrain from smiling.

Ye Wenxin sensed some change in Ling Jue, yet for a while, she could not put her finger on what part was different. The two walked along the path, and thinking that she would be busy upon returning to the Azure Wings Sect, she suggested to Ling Jue that they should finish the last acupuncture treatment today.

“Big Sister Ling, tonight I’ll give you another acupuncture treatment. After that, your illness will be almost healed.”

“Very well, I happen to know a good place. After the acupuncture is done, we can have a nice bath.” Ling Jue did not refuse, trying her best to hide the love in her eyes, yet she found that she could not manage it at all.

Realizing that she could not restrain her feelings from appearing outwardly, Ling Jue’s could not help but tighten her hold on Ye Wenxin’s hand. Although Ye Wenxin thought it was a little strange, she paid it no mind, immediately nodding, “As you wish.”

Upon receiving Ye Wenxin’s agreement, Ling Jue breathed a sigh of relief and proceeded to teach her how to identify herbs as usual, giving Ye Wenxin a sense of déjà vu as if they were back to the day they first met. Ye Wenxin suddenly felt nostalgic for those days, and because of that, she felt even more reluctant to see Ling Jue leave.

Everyone has their own future paths, and coincidentally, they met on one path, only to have to bid farewell in the cruelest way possible.

“What are you thinking about, Little Sister Wenxin?” Ling Jue sat barefoot by the edge of the rocks, her slender, jade feet lightly tapping the water.

This was the acupuncture spot Ling Jue ultimately chose, by the waterfall in the forest. It was more secluded and safer compared to other places. Ye Wenxin was not surprised by Ling Jue’s choice of location. Smiling in response to Ling Jue’s question, Ye Wenxin naturally could not express the reluctance in her heart. “Nothing much, just admiring the beauty of the moon tonight.”

She said she was looking at the moonlight, but in reality, she was admiring Ling Jue, the beauty under the moon.

“Moonlight? But the sky is covered with clouds tonight.” Clever Ling Jue naturally noticed Ye Wenxin’s lie. Her toes gently swayed on the water’s surface, and with the spring breeze blowing, her hair lightly danced, showing that she was in a very relaxed state.

“How should I explain… Never mind. I won’t explain. Big Sister Ling, let me help you with your treatment first.” Ye Wenxin felt too embarrassed to praise Ling Jue directly, so she decided to gloss over the topic and took out silver needles from her bag of holding, gesturing that she was going to help Ling Jue with acupuncture.

“Right here?” Ling Jue was taken aback. She knew Ye Wenxin was unromantic, but starting like this made her feel it was a bit too unromantic.

Even in this remote wilderness, a woman should not be baring her body. Ling Jue was cautious and conservative by nature, and she would never willingly do anything shameful.

Seeing Ling Jue’s hesitation, Ye Wenxin pointed to the water in front of them and said, “Then let’s go into the water. Although the effect may not be as good as on land, this is the last time. Even if I don’t give you acupuncture, you’ll recover naturally.”

Ye Wenxin continued to offer new suggestions, but Ling Jue still seemed hesitant and reluctant to go into the water.

“Little Sister Wenxin…” Ling Jue’s tender gaze swept over Ye Wenxin, who could not help but feel a sense of foreboding under that gaze. Still, she plucked up the courage and said, “What’s wrong, Big Sister Ling?”

“I feel shy bathing alone in a place like this.”

Ye Wenxin was dumbfounded but continued patiently, “It’s not like I haven’t seen it before.”

Ling Jue was even more exasperated by Ye Wenxin’s words. She knew making it clear about liking women to another woman was more difficult than affairs between men and women, but Ye Wenxin’s lack of understanding made Ling Jue want to knock the girl on the head with her fan again.

Even at the age of fourteen, she should understand some romantic matters. But no matter how Ling Jue looked at it, Ye Wenxin seemed to have no other intentions towards her.

Could it be… did she really need to use the Heart Poison Pill (something like a love potion) to win over Ye Wenxin’s heart? But if she does, will Ye Wenxin still be the same Ye Wenxin that she loved? Ling Jue’s expression was complicated. Her possessiveness toward Ye Wenxin and her uncertainty about the future made her hesitant.

Ye Wenxin, who was unaware that she was in danger, was still wondering about Ling Jue’s strange behavior today, and seeing Ling Jue looking so disappointed, Ye Wenxin could not help but add, “Fine, I’ll go into the water with you.”

Just as her words fell, she saw Ling Jue’s disappointed face show a bit of joy again.

Ye Wenxin regretted it a little, but seeing Ling Jue happy, she stopped dwelling on this topic and continued, “But we shouldn’t be too close to each other. I’ve read some information about the Iceborn Constitution recently. It blends with water, so if we get too close, I’m afraid it’ll turn out like last time.”

Ye Wenxin explained it tactfully. Ling Jue laughed, “It shouldn’t. After all, my body was in its weakest state at the time, so I ended up kissing you.” Ling Jue also recalled that one kiss. Although the Iceborn Constitution had affected her, the most important reason was that she truly wanted to kiss Ye Wenxin.

“You’re right, how could Big Sister Ling lose control otherwise?” Ye Wenxin nodded credulously, completely oblivious to Ling Jue’s true thoughts. While saying this, she had already undressed, leaving only her underclothes. Ye Wenxin slowly walked into the water, giving Ling Jue an example to follow.

As an Earthling, Ye Wenxin naturally could not show weakness in front of Ling Jue. She tried hard to appear very accustomed to the situation.

Ling Jue was still quite hesitant, but seeing that Ye Wenxin had already entered the water, she then took off her clothes and went in.

The water rippled gently, and the bright moonlight emerged from cover at some point, casting light on the two figures in the water. Ye Wenxin slowly walked towards Ling Jue, her mind devoid of any extraneous distractions.

Ling Jue’s heart pounded as she watched. She stopped in place and waited for Ye Wenxin to come near. Ye Wenxin’s eyes held no impurities as she skillfully poked silver needles into Ling Jue’s acupoints.

This was the logical outcome, but Ling Jue was a little disappointed.

“If only I were truly a man,” Ling Jue could not help but think to herself. But as soon as she realized it, she found that she had accidentally spoken her thoughts aloud.

“Does Big Sister Ling dislike being a woman?” Ye Wenxin asked, continuing to insert needles but also curious.

“Yes, if I were a man, maybe I wouldn’t be suffering like this now.” Ling Jue reminisced about many things. If she were indeed a man, perhaps she and Ye Wenxin would have long been in a harmonious relationship, their two hearts beating as one, with no need for her to resort to such senseless methods to seduce Ye Wenxin.

“Some things just can’t be changed, but looking on the bright side, I’m glad you’re a woman, Big Sister Ling.” Ye Wenxin smiled, inserting another needle. She caressed Ling Jue’s back, gently turning Ling Jue to face her.

Ling Jue blushed slightly but was intrigued by Ye Wenxin’s words.

“Glad I’m a woman?”

“If Big Sister Ling wasn’t a woman, our relationship wouldn’t be as close as it is now, and I wouldn’t have agreed to be your assistant…” Ye Wenxin stopped herself abruptly, realizing she had said too much.

Ling Jue, being sharp, understood the implication of Ye Wenxin’s words. Her expression changed slightly. “So, in the forest, you already knew I was a woman?”

Ye Wenxin gave a wry smile. She did not just find out in the forest; she had seen Ling Jue bathe here on that first night. But she did not dare to say that, so she vaguely described her discovery.

“Yeah, I had a feeling something was off, and later I found out that Big Sister Ling was indeed a woman, so I was really happy.” To prevent Ling Jue from continuing to inquire about this discovery, Ye Wenxin took the initiative to move closer to Ling Jue and insert a needle at another acupoint.

This acupoint could help people relax, and Ye Wenxin was worried that her words might undermine Ling Jue’s confidence in her cross-dressing. She seemed insecure now, but Ye Wenxin did not understand what had made Ling Jue so afraid.

“I see. It’s no wonder that no matter what I did to tease you back then, you never reacted.” But she underestimated Ling Jue’s resilience. Despite Ye Wenxin’s concern, Ling Jue only thought of the signs of rejection Ye Wenxin had inadvertently shown back then.

Now, looking back, it must have been because Ye Wenxin sensed the abruptness of her behavior that made the girl uncomfortable.

Seeing Ling Jue finally persuaded, Ye Wenxin casually placed the silver needles on the rock and continued, “So, I’m glad you’re a woman, Big Sister Ling. Even if you don’t like being a woman yourself, I’m happy that our relationship has become so close this past year.”

Ye Wenxin’s words were very natural, and she was about to move towards the rock to avoid further contact with Ling Jue. But suddenly, she felt a force behind her. Looking back, she found Ling Jue hugging her from behind.

Before Ye Wenxin could ask anything, she felt herself being pulled back into the water. Looking at Ling Jue, she saw her heated expression, as if she could not restrain the beast within her heart any longer.

Ye Wenxin did not know why she described it this way, but those eyes were nothing like the gentle Ling Jue she usually saw……