Chapter 98: Provoking the Mad Woman, Someone Sneaks Into the Room (1/2)

Yun Mengyao smiled sweetly at Ye Qingning, but unfortunately, she hadn’t managed to catch up to the opening of the Yun Mountain Secret Realm, nor had she obtained any opportunities. As such, she could only compete in the Foundation Establishment group.

Well then, let the two sisters of the Ye family fight it out. She loved watching tigers fight from the mountain!

Ye Hanyue coldly stared at Ye Qingning, her gaze lingering for a while before she curled her lips and sneered.

“I thought you were someone important, but it turns out you’re just my little sister, the one who stole my place!”

“I really underestimated you, little sister. Not only were you capable of finding the Bug Saint to undo your curse, but you also climbed to a high position in the Dharma Hua Zen Temple. You’re truly talented!”

When she mentioned the curse being lifted, Ye Hanyue’s sharp nails dug into her palm.

The curse was lifted, and no one could block her injuries anymore. She even suffered a backlash from the Mother Bug, her heart veins severed. If it hadn’t been for Zhou Han’s extraordinary medical skills, she would have been reduced to a cripple!

Speaking of the Dharma Hua Zen Temple, she wanted nothing more than to tear Ye Qingning apart!

She had barely healed her heart veins when she heard the news of Ye Qingning winning the Brahma Sound Bell in a stone gamble.

In her previous life, it was clearly she who had won the Brahma Sound Bell!

She had sold it to those bald monks to avoid being killed and trafficked, so she could enter the temple freely to listen to the bald monk preach.

This time, the Brahma Sound Bell that originally belonged to her had been snatched by Ye Qingning! How infuriating!

If the Blue Spirit Spring was an accident, then what about this time! Ye Qingning, just like her, had been reincarnated, yet she was pretending in front of her!

Not only had Ye Qingning stolen her identity, now she had stolen her Brahma Sound Bell too! How could she endure this?

And the blood feud in her heart! If it weren’t for Ye Qingning taking her heart’s blood, she would have already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage!

Even after two months of closed-door cultivation, she barely reached the later stage of the Golden Core. All of this was due to Ye Qingning!

Golden Core or not, in the competition between sects, cultivators were grouped based on their realms. Since they were both in the Golden Core stage, naturally, Ye Qingning and she would be in the same group.

This time, in the competition, not only would she gain fame, but she would also show the world how Ye Qingning would be humiliated as her defeated opponent!

Ye Qingning could sense Ye Hanyue’s anger and smiled indifferently, “Sister, you flatter me. My ability to break the curse isn’t due to good luck, but thanks to your heart’s blood.”

“As for the Dharma Hua Zen Temple, I simply went with my senior brothers and sisters to the gambling stone market, picked a very ordinary source stone, and somehow ended up with an ancient magic tool, no less one from the Buddhist treasures.”

“As for the magic tool, I’ve already left it in the temple. If you’re interested, Sister, you can visit and listen to their teachings.”

Ye Qingning’s tone was calm, her disdain for Ye Hanyue’s fury clear. It was no fun watching a mad woman go crazy.

Seeing Ye Hanyue’s expression darken even more, she deliberately added, “By the way, Sister, has your little junior brother broken through to the Golden Core yet?”

“Strange, just on the day I broke the source stone, he suddenly added me as a friend on my jade slip and inexplicably called me ‘Sister’. I thought he had made a mistake, so I ignored it, since you’re his real senior sister.”

None of the three—Si Nan and the others—thought there was anything wrong with Ye Qingning’s words, nor did Yun Mengyao find anything unusual.

It was common for people to add the wrong friends on jade slips, and since messages sometimes moved too quickly, it wasn’t odd at all.

But Ye Hanyue’s face turned pale upon hearing this.

What did Ye Qingning just say? What was she babbling about?!

Xie Jibai added Ye Qingning as a friend and called her ‘Sister’!!!

Ye Hanyue stared at Ye Qingning, and upon seeing her calm and composed demeanor, even her victorious gaze, she finally realized that Ye Qingning wasn’t lying to her.

She finally understood why Xie Jibai hadn’t cared about her since her heart veins were healed. Just as she feared, Xie Jibai had started remembering their past life!

Why, why did Xie Jibai have to remember everything after they were reincarnated! Ye Qingning had stolen her identity from the start—why couldn’t she steal his?!

She refused to believe she couldn’t win against Ye Qingning! She would take her man!

Ye Hanyue completely broke down, trapped by hatred and jealousy, and she felt like she couldn’t hold back from attacking Ye Qingning immediately.

But all she could do was angrily shout, “I tell you, you won’t get what you want! He is my little junior brother! He is mine! He has nothing to do with you! Nothing!”

After saying that, Ye Hanyue stormed off angrily, leaving Yun Mengyao confused. She gave Ye Qingning a smile and hurried to follow her.

Ye Qingning knew that the madwoman was heading to find Xie Jibai, while Si Qian rolled her eyes in disbelief, saying, “Is she crazy? Who even wants her little junior brother? He’s just a guy who attracts bees and butterflies. Obviously, he’s a troublemaker!”

Bai Wei agreed, “Exactly. It’s just a mistake adding friends. Look at her acting like this, as if Qingning would want her little junior brother. Qingning doesn’t care at all!”

Si Nan said nothing but silently nodded in agreement.

Compared to Ye Hanyue’s troublesome junior brother, she preferred a gentleman like Junzi Jian, someone with true noble character.

…

With the troublesome person out of the way, the four of them toured the island, returning to their quarters late at night.

Since there were so many disciples from each sect, apart from the direct disciples who were assigned small, independent courtyards, the other disciples were placed in multi-story buildings, with each floor housing dozens or even hundreds of people.

Inner disciples had rooms that were small enough for one person, or bigger ones for two or three, while outer disciples had rooms where as many as ten could stay. The difference in treatment was immediately apparent.

Ye Qingning’s room, though small, was all hers, and it was actually a great place for quiet cultivation.

Little did she know, the allocation of rooms for disciples was decided by the Elder in charge.

Tianjizi would have loved to assign her a small independent courtyard, but since Ye Qingning was only an inner disciple, Tianjizi was unable to make that happen.

Instead, he found a small room for her. Though small, it offered a great view, perfect for training without disturbing others, and no one would complain.

Though it was late, Ye Qingning couldn’t sleep. With the competition coming soon, she lit a lamp and took out her talisman paper, talisman brush, and cinnabar ink.

She had to make the most of the remaining free time and draw as many talismans as possible, as the upcoming competition wasn’t just one round.

For the past three months, she had been focused on cultivation, advancing from the early stage of the Golden Core to the later stage, leaving her little time for drawing talismans.

Ye Qingning concentrated on drawing the talismans, and as time passed, her skill gradually improved.

As she completed several high-grade spirit talismans, the system suddenly fluttered its wings, screeching loudly.

Ye Qingning’s heart skipped a beat, and her hand froze, causing the ink on the talisman paper to blur rapidly.

At that moment, she also noticed a subtle shift in the air.

It seemed like something—or someone—was quietly sneaking into her room through the window.