Chapter 166: Meeting Fairy Fengya Every Day (Fourth Update)

Su Mei forced a smile and said, “No problem; it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have appeared from behind and startled you.” Her voice was artificially gentle, with a hint of appeasement, completely masking the anger in her eyes.

Ye Wenxin continued to curse inwardly but kept up the act and asked, “Why were you looking for me, Miss Su Mei?”

Su Mei maintained her smile. “It’s nothing major. Look, it’s mealtime, isn’t it? How about we have a meal together?”

“Sorry, I’ve already made plans with my roommate; maybe next time,” Ye Wenxin politely refused, but indeed, she had plans with Baili Mu; with the current atmosphere at the Azure Wings Sect, eating with Baili Mu made Ye Wenxin feel the safest.

“May I join you two? I feel like there’s a bit of a rift between me and Miss Wenxin, so it’s a fine opportunity for us to get to know each other better.” Su Mei naturally could not give up.

Ye Wenxin smiled and continued, “Sorry, my roommate is introverted. You should find someone else.” Her refusal this time was more definitive, but she realized there might be something wrong with her mouth.

Whenever she mentioned someone, that person would inexplicably appear.

Sure enough, a figure appeared in the distance, it was none other than Baili Mu. She was still wearing her characteristic plaster, and when she saw Ye Wenxin, she waved.

“Wenxin, let’s go eat.” Aside from a cursory glance, Baili Mu did not acknowledge Su Mei very much.

Putting aside Baili Mu’s personality for the moment, her noble background alone made her much more prestigious than an ordinary person. Although Baili Mu’s relationship with Ye Wenxin had improved recently, it did not mean she would be friendly to everyone.

Ye Wenxin was quite satisfied with Baili Mu’s haughty attitude and immediately responded, “Yeah, let’s go.”

Su Mei blocked their way, trying hard to get closer. “You must be Miss Wenxin’s roommate. I’m Su Mei. I wonder if I could join you…”

Baili Mu remained cold and resolutely rejected Su Mei, “No.”

“Ah.” Su Mei felt defeated once again, not understanding where things had gone wrong.

She also had Iceborn Constitution, and logically should have been the most attractive to humans, but in the current situation, she seemed like a walking corpse, and everyone’s attitude towards her was very strange.

However, Su Mei was not angered this time; she remembered Long Qingyue, about what would follow after successfully deceiving Ye Wenxin, and laughed.

As she laughed, a cold wind blew, making her shiver involuntarily.

But when she looked around, she could not see the source of the chill. Su Mei thought it was her imagination, unaware that in a corner, a shadow was dragging a body, quickly blending into the darkness……

On the other side……

“What kind of weird people have you been acquainting yourself with lately?” Baili Mu asked during their meal, recalling Su Mei from earlier.

“No one.”

“Don’t say ‘no one’! That woman just now, I advise you to stay away from her.” Baili Mu frowned. Ye Wenxin looked puzzled.

Finishing the last bite of her meal, Baili Mu added slowly, “Our Baili Clan knows everything from astronomy to geography, and we also have some knowledge of physiognomy.”

It was the first time Ye Wenxin had heard that Baili Mu could read faces, so she was very curious. “What does Su Mei look like?”

Baili Mu thought for a moment and said, “Brilliant red shine around the eyes, a jealous woman.”

“I don’t understand; speak plainly!”

Ye Wenxin finished her meal as well, but she was quite dissatisfied with Baili Mu’s explanation.

Baili Mu rolled her eyes in annoyance and continued, “It means Su Mei’s face is flushed brightly red, we call this the ‘Tao Hua Sha (Peach Blossom Killer/Destroyer)’ physiognomy; moreover, her eyes are dark above and below, which is even worse. Sooner or later, her jealousy will bring disaster upon her.”

Baili Mu sighed, and Ye Wenxin found it intriguing, prompting her to ask further, “Then what about me? What do you think of my physiognomy?”

Baili Mu looked at Ye Wenxin carefully, brows slightly furrowed.

Ye Wenxin thought that the Bone-shrinking Technique was the reason why her face did not show any signs; Baili Mu continued, “You, your fate is afflicted with ‘Tao Hua Sha’.”

Hearing that her face resembled Su Mei’s, Ye Wenxin immediately panicked, “How come I’m like Su Mei!”

Having an Iceborn Constitution was one thing, but now even her face was afflicted with ‘Tao Hua Sha’, making Ye Wenxin feel that her villainous character was very dangerous.

“No, it’s ‘Sha’, as in ‘Curse’. Her condition is caused by her personality, but yours is different, you were born with peach blossom¹ eyes, but your destiny is a rare yang one. Because of the harmony between yin and yang², compared to men, you attract even more women’s attention,” Baili Mu analyzed.

Ye Wenxin was still confused. Her face had been altered, only three parts resembled its original appearance. But if what Baili Mu said was correct, could she continue to make changes to her face to escape this Peach Blossom Curse?

“Don’t do something stupid like disfiguring yourself; facial features must be considered together: eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and aura. I used to wonder why you always asked me those strange questions. Later, I realized you were born with the Peach Blossom Curse.”

The more Baili Mu thought about it, the more depressed she became. She touched her slightly painful neck and suddenly looked a little horrified.

“Don’t tell me someone deliberately knocked me out and secretly met with you!” Baili Mu quickly found the answer in Ye Wenxin’s strange eyes.

Ye Wenxin averted her gaze guiltily. How could she tell Baili Mu that it was not just one person she was meeting with, but multiple?

“Why are they so harsh! I’m not someone who likes to gossip!” Baili Mu was even more dissatisfied, though it seemed she was not angry.

Even in cultivation, not everyone was free from desires. Baili Mu herself had cultivators she liked, so she did not find it strange. But thinking about that person who used different methods every day and had beaten her many times, Baili Mu was still filled with resentment.

Facing Baili Mu’s strong condemnation, Ye Wenxin just gently asked, “Are you still hungry?”

Seeing Ye Wenxin suddenly change the subject, Baili Mu thought she was going to bribe her.

“I’m fine.”

“Then let’s continue eating; eat more.”

Ye Wenxin was indeed very sorry, and she was apologizing for many people.

“Well, I’m a bit tired from reading today. Hey, you guys don’t need to knock me out in the future… I really don’t want to be beaten again.” Baili Mu also calmed down, ordered a plate of celestial fruits, and continued nibbling on them. Then she joined Ye Wenxin in discussing the gossip that happened today while she was absent.

“I heard Fairy Fengya came? I regret staying in the dormitory!”

Ye Wenxin grinned awkwardly. If she told Baili Mu that Fairy Fengya had a share in beating her, she wondered if Baili Mu would be delighted to let Fairy Fengya beat her a few more times.

Of course, Ye Wenxin merely thought this; she did not want to hear Baili Mu praising her humor again. As they walked along, Ye Wenxin began to casually describe the scene of Fairy Fengya’s appearance.

With petals fluttering around her, Fairy Fengya, dressed in white, made a graceful entrance.

“And then?” Baili Mu was still excited, but she saw Ye Wenxin forcing a smile.

“That’s it.”

“Are you even a Fairy Fengya supporter, or did Fairy Fengya’s exceeding beauty blow your memories away?” Baili Mu was even more dissatisfied.

In the immortal sects, one might not know who the leaders of the ten great sects were, but they would definitely know who Fairy Fengya was. Now, judging from Ye Wenxin’s indifferent tone, Baili Mu thought Ye Wenxin was a fake die-hard fan.

Clearly, whenever Ye Wenxin discussed Fairy Fengya before, her expression would change rapidly, but now it seemed different.

“No, I’ve switched to a new target.” Ye Wenxin’s mind was full of the icy Fairy Fengya, and her terrible character.

What was worst, she found out today that Fairy Fengya was actually more formidable than she thought. Ye Wenxin felt helpless; she thought that even if Fairy Fengya had the female lead halo, she could at least have a 50/50 chance against her.

But now she clearly realized that even if she tried her hardest, she could not surpass Fairy Fengya.

Furthermore, Fairy Fengya’s Nine Tribulations Exorcising Curse happened to be Flower Burial’s nemesis, as if Ye Wenxin was destined to be bullied by Fairy Fengya.

Ye Wenxin sighed deeply, feeling more and more frustrated. She saw Baili Mu next to her, growing impatient.

“You still haven’t said who you’ve switched to? Could it be that you’ve finally set your sights on your Big Brother Ling?” Baili Mu’s gossiping instincts kicked in even more. She thought that although Ye Wenxin was a bit lacking, she could still barely match up with Ling Jue.

After all, both of them had a passion for Alchemy, so they should get along quite easily.

“No, I think Long Qingyue is not bad, so I’m planning to give up on Fairy Fengya and focus on being Long Qingyue’s simp…” As soon as the word ‘simp’ popped out, Ye Wenxin saw a white figure suddenly appear.

However, Ye Wenxin’s jinxed mouth failed her this time. The person who appeared was not Long Qingyue, but Fairy Fengya.

“What is it this time?!” Ye Wenxin actually felt like crying.

Fairy Fengya had been appearing too diligently lately, so diligent it made Ye Wenxin extremely nervous.

Baili Mu had been knocked out again; Ye Wenxin felt like she would have to spend money to resolve the situation once Baili Mu woke up.

“The master doesn’t need a reason to see the disciple.” Scarily, Fairy Fengya remained so confident, completely ignoring Ye Wenxin’s expression.

“Master, don’t you think we look more like we’re having an affair? My roommate even got a concussion!” Ye Wenxin was exasperated. As she said this, she really felt that, apart from gender, everything about them and their conversation fit the template of an affair.

On a dark and windy night, unnoticed by a third party, they were unable to reveal their secret relationship to others, and they had even made a pact to become Dao companions. If she were not addressing her as ‘Master’, she would truly believe that Fairy Fengya had some feelings for her.

But Fairy Fengya would never, as she was glaring at Ye Wenxin, with no room for Ye Wenxin’s reflection in her eyes.

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Footnotes:

1. – Peach blossom in Chinese culture has many symbolic meanings, one of which is love and romance ↩︎
2. 
   – To explain this briefly, yin represents femininity, and yang represents masculinity. In order to achieve the harmony/balance between yin and yang, Wenxin’s yang energy will always try to attract those with yin energy, mainly women. Her Peach Blossom Curse is basically the Curse of Love. ↩︎