After realizing what she was doing, Wen Qiwu’s face, already a little warm, burned even hotter.
She felt the faint scent of alcohol in her breath, yet she hadn’t drunk a single drop, only smelled it. Besides, her senior sister had said the wine wasn’t intoxicating.
Frowning slightly, Wen Qiwu couldn’t figure out the reason and wouldn’t question her senior sister’s words. Thus, she could only suspect that the alcohol fumes had exposed her true nature!
Normally, Wen Qiwu would never dare to be so bold, and her reason told her she should let go now. Yet, a thought emerged from the depths of her heart.
Since her senior sister was a blockhead who couldn’t possibly understand her feelings, what harm was there in hugging her for a little longer? She would allow herself this moment of indulgence, just this once.
Her senior sister’s embrace was soft and fragrant, and she didn’t want to let go.
A faint blush, like that of someone who had drunk wine, still graced Wen Qiwu’s cheeks. It seemed the effects of the alcohol hadn’t completely faded, so she didn’t notice her unfeeling senior sister’s awkwardness, her hands unsure of where to rest.
Her junior sister hadn’t acted so affectionately towards her in a long time. She recalled the last time her junior sister had hugged her like this was when she was still a teenager. Previously, she had been thinking about how her junior sister wasn’t as close to her as before, but now Yun Heng was struggling to cope.
What had her junior sister begged her for that time? Hmm… it seemed to be for candy.
Yun Heng raised her hand and lightly patted her junior sister’s back, feeling a bit unnatural. “Do you want some candy?”
Before Wen Qiwu could carefully process what her senior sister had said, she replied, “Yes, I do.”
At that moment, even if Yun Heng had offered her a handful of poison, Wen Qiwu would have opened her mouth to accept it.
Yun Heng didn’t particularly like overly sweet things, but because her junior sister did, she had unconsciously developed the habit of carrying candy with her.
She took out a small piece of candy from her storage pouch. Wen Qiwu, finally lifting her head from her senior sister’s embrace, directly took the candy from Yun Heng’s hand into her mouth.
The candy was very small, so when Wen Qiwu bit into it, she couldn’t avoid touching her senior sister’s fingertips.
But the person focused on the candy wasn’t very aware of this. So, as she slightly enveloped her senior sister’s fingertips, she subconsciously licked away the lingering sweetness there.
After the soft, moist sensation brushed against her fingertips, Yun Heng’s previously steady heart was like a stone tossed into water, instantly creating ripples.
She instinctively withdrew her hand, catching a glimpse of her junior sister’s small, rosy tongue. A strange heat rose within her, and to suppress it, she even mobilized her extremely cold immortal energy.
“So sweet~” Wen Qiwu pursed her lips into a smile, though it was unclear if she was referring to the candy or her senior sister’s fingertip.
Yun Heng naturally assumed it was the former. In her mind, her junior sister was pure and obedient, how could she possibly say something flirtatious? The one overthinking… was herself.
Her junior sister looked at her with an innocent expression, her pure and unconditionally trusting gaze giving Yun Heng a hint of guilt, though at that moment, she didn’t know the source of this guilt.
Yun Heng lowered the complex emotions in her eyes. She thought that after curing her junior sister’s illness, she should perhaps go into seclusion in her mind for a period, to properly sort out the strange emotions that had surfaced in her heart recently.
…
After the incident with the jar of Drunken Phoenix wine, Wen Qiwu noticed that her senior sister seemed even busier. She hadn’t seen her for several days.
That day, Wen Qiwu had to drink several cups of ice water to regain her senses. Without the influence of alcohol, she thought about how she had hugged and licked her senior sister, and she wished she could dig a hole in the ground and bury herself.
Just as Wen Qiwu was wondering how to face her senior sister, she realized she was worrying too much because she couldn’t even see her!
Wen Qiwu comforted herself, thinking that her birthday was in a few days, and her senior sister must be preparing a birthday gift for her, which was why she was too busy to come to Myriad Elixir Mountain.
It couldn’t possibly be that she was avoiding her.
Wen Qiwu recalled her senior sister’s expression when she left that day. It seemed no different from usual. She shouldn’t have overthought things; after all, her senior sister was a blockhead.
Wen Qiwu sighed, not knowing whether to feel lucky or to give a wry smile.
In any case, she would definitely see her senior sister on her birthday. There was no rush, only a few more days. She could wait a little longer.
However, before her birthday, a minor incident occurred in the sect. The sect leader of Qian Yue Sword Sect came to visit the Wen Shen Sect with his daughter. He also brought many gifts to express his gratitude to Yun Heng. Being from the Dongzhao Region, he should have arrived earlier than the Queen of Qingluan. But his daughter’s injuries from the mystic realm were quite severe, so she only arrived now after recuperating.
As the Queen of Qingluan had not yet departed, the elders decided to host a banquet for them.
Wen Qiwu learned about this matter from Lu Qiaoyi. It was only then that she realized she hadn’t received a reply from Zuo Lan. Given that saintess’s personality, she should have informed her regardless of whether the matter was successful or not. Had her letter not reached her?
Too many things had happened during this period, and she hadn’t been able to attend to this matter. She hadn’t expected her oversight to lead to that person’s arrival.
As if not noticing the change in Wen Qiwu’s expression, Lu Qiaoyi continued, “That sect leader’s daughter has good talent and is also bold. She is currently asking your senior sister for guidance on swordsmanship. Our sect elders might not even dare… A’Que? Where are you going?”
Where was she going?
Of course, she had to go and observe. These past few days, her senior sister had no time to see her, but she had time to instruct some young lady. Wen Qiwu still had the same smiling expression, but Lu Qiaoyi felt a little uneasy.
At this moment, at Mount Wendao.
In front of a large open space, more than ten people, including the Queen of Qingluan, the sect leader of Qian Yue Sword Sect, and various elders, stood not far away. In the center, Yun Heng held a plain wooden sword. The wooden sword was rather small, as if meant for children to practice with, while the person seeking her guidance was kneeling on the ground, almost at the point of exhaustion.
But the other person’s eyes were bright, even exceptionally fervent. Although she still had injuries, she had gained a deeper understanding of sword intent.
The sect leader of Qian Yue Sword Sect’s eyes almost beamed with joy as he saw his daughter’s sword intent become sharper. He quickly fed his daughter a pill and repeatedly expressed his gratitude to Yun Heng.
Yun Heng was only guiding this young lady out of consideration for the relationship between the two sects. After completing this procedure, she planned to leave the remaining matters to the elders and return to Cliff of Reflection herself.
However, she didn’t expect the young lady from Qian Yue Sword Sect to follow her not long after she left.
“Immortal… Immortal Venerable.” The young lady was very nervous when she saw her, her words stammering, unlike her crisp and decisive movements when wielding her sword.
“Is there something?” Yun Heng stopped and turned to look at her.
“I, I that…” The young lady was so anxious she was sweating profusely, her face turning red. As she struggled to organize her words, she couldn’t help but steal glances at Yun Heng. It was her first time standing so close to this Immortal Venerable. Immortal Venerable Yun Heng was indeed more beautiful than the moon in the sky, and incredibly powerful. Standing before her, she couldn’t help but feel inferior, and this thought made her even more nervous. All the prepared remarks she had rehearsed in the sect were now completely forgotten. “You, I don’t know if you’ve heard of our sect’s Lin…”
“Senior Sister.”
A gentle voice drifted from not far away, interrupting the young lady’s impromptu speech. Then, both of them showed a look of nervousness.
It was understandable that the young lady was nervous. But why was her senior sister nervous?
Wen Qiwu walked over step by step, a smile on her lips. Despite her usual frail and sickly appearance, she made the young sword cultivator’s heart sound an alarm. Her intuition told her this person was dangerous.
This fellow Daoist called Yun Heng Immortal Venerable “Senior Sister”? Oh, she remembered. It was rumored that the Immortal Venerable had a frail junior sister, and it seemed to be her.
As expected of Immortal Venerable Yun Heng’s junior sister, despite being frail, her strength was not to be underestimated.
“Qiwu.” Yun Heng softened her tone. The young lady from Qian Yue Sword Sect beside her widened her eyes in surprise, having never heard the Immortal Venerable speak so gently.
Not only her voice, but also the way Yun Heng looked at her junior sister had changed. It was no longer the indifferent gaze that saw nothing in the world, but a gaze that had gained warmth. The solidified ice seemed to melt in this warmth, as if a lofty immortal had been touched by the mortal world.
“Why are you here?”
Wen Qiwu looked at Yun Heng, then at the seemingly stunned young lady. She couldn’t help but sigh in her heart. Having a wooden stump like her senior sister around outside was indeed quite reassuring.
Thanks for the chapter