The moon was bright, and the stars were sparse.
Several teams composed of disciples from the Justice Division and the Sword Sect patrolled the Seven Dragon Valley at night, alert for the surrounding demonic beasts and the unpredictable weather in the desert.
In a tent in the camp, the dim candlelight cast several tall and short shadows on one side of the tent canvas.
Dressed in a golden robe, Yun Yiyi instructed several Sword Sect disciples. "Except for the people on guard, tell everyone else to rest as we'll set off tomorrow afternoon. Then, send these three jade slips to the Second Lady, the Third Lady, and my father..."
"Yes, Ma'am."
"Also, remove the people around Young Master Ye's tent. Young Master Ye got tired today, so let's not disturb his rest..."
"Yes, Ma'am..."
After arranging all these miscellaneous matters, Yun Yiyi drove away the people around her tent, sealed the curtain at the tent entrance, undressed, and soaked in the bathtub that several female disciples had prepared for her...
Splash splash—
The sound of water splashing was heard.
The beauty came out of the bath, her makeup washed off, her face tender and charming...
After changing into a white nightdress, Yun Yiyi walked out of the tent with her blonde hair draped on her back. She looked at Ye Anping and Xiao Yunluo’s slightly taller tent and walked over.
Passing by a tent prepared for the accompanying female cultivators, she faintly heard several of them talking about Ye Anping. "Young Master Ye told us to hide well and flew alone to confront the Nascent Soul cultivator of the Ghost Spirit Sect. I didn't hear what they said, but the Nascent Soul demonic cultivator was so scared that he didn't dare to move forward."
"Really? A Core Formation cultivator scared a Nascent Soul cultivator to this point?"
"I saw it with my own eyes. Then again, Master Ye is not only fearless but also handsome. If I can catch his eye, I won't have to worry about spirit stones and cultivation in the future..."
—"Ahem."
Yun Yiyi coughed lightly, scaring the tent into silence. She shook her head with a smile as she continued walking toward Ye Anping's tent.
Most women would inevitably get jealous if they heard someone wanting to throw themselves at their husbands.
But Yun Yiyi felt very happy.
The more others praised Ye Anping, the more it showed that the cultivation partner she chose was a top-notch cultivator, right?
Although she knew that she was not like Xiao Yunluo and Pei Lianxue, who could fight side by side with him, she was confident that she could serve her husband well in other aspects.
Whether it was family affairs, housework, or making love and having children...
Ah... I really want to be like that night...
Yun Yiyi's legs suddenly went soft. Feeling that she had lost some of a Young Lady's dignified demeanor, she hastily took a deep breath and suppressed the desires of her heart.
After all, Xiao Yunluo was still beside Ye Anping.
She had never met Xiao Yunluo before, but she knew that the Young Lady of the Black Star Sect had a very good reputation.
She was modest, good-natured, and had no strange hobbies, unlike other young ladies of the great immortal families, who were either fooling around in the red-light districts with handsome men or squandering money at auctions without restraint...
Moreover, she was also a dragon and a young one at that...
Yun Yiyi reckoned that Xiao Yunluo was rather inexperienced when it came to matters between men and women.
Therefore, she was quite conflicted about what reason she should use to send Xiao Yunluo away later...
She had been looking forward to meeting Ye Anping again for several years!!
How could she possibly part ways again without a close "connection" with each other?
When she was in Brilliance City , she had no chance to spend the night with Ye Anping because of those important matters and her stinky old father who was always around her.
However, if she did nothing now, she might have to wait a long time before seeing Ye Anping again...
Yun Yiyi arrived at the tent. After taking a few deep breaths, she lifted the curtain of the tent entrance. "Miss Xiao, is Anping..."
Her voice stopped abruptly, and Yun Yiyi froze at the door.
?
Ye Anping was lying on the bed with his eyes slightly closed, seemingly asleep. Xiao Yunluo was sitting on the chair beside the bed, her right hand reaching into the blanket. It was unknown what she was touching.
When she heard Yun Yiyi's voice, Xiao Yunluo acted as if her mother had opened the door and caught her in the act. Nervously, she quickly pulled her hand out from under the blanket.
"Young Miss Yun... you... you scared me, please announce yourself before you come in..."
"..."
Was this to help Anping?
Yun Yiyi was a little embarrassed for a moment, not knowing whether she should point it out. After thinking for a while, she walked over and prepared to pull open the quilt to take a look.
But just as her hand grabbed a corner of the quilt, Xiao Yunluo reached out and held it down.
"Hey! Miss Yun... let Anping rest? He might catch a cold..."
Yun Yiyi couldn't help but laugh. After a moment of silence, she asked bluntly.
"Miss Xiao, what were you doing just now?"
"Ah... I was, I was..."
Seeing that Yun Yiyi had seen through her, Xiao Yunluo blushed, lowered her head, and slightly tugged her hair. "Anping's spiritual energy is exhausted, I'm helping him replenish it!"
Yun Yiyi was taken aback and blushed as she asked, "Uh… using dual cultivation technique?"
Xiao Yunluo nodded her dragon horns like a chick pecking rice. "Yes, it's better than spirit replenishing pills. It doesn't harm the body either..."
"Uhm..."
"Uh-huh."
"Uh..."
"Uhm..."
"..." "..."
Both of them faced each other in silence.
They weren't familiar with each other, so they were trying to guess the things that the other party would be willing to accept.
However, the two of them did not know that they both wanted to ask the same question to each other:
—Together?
But none of them dared to speak first, both wanting to maintain their solemn "Young Miss" image...
Yun Yiyi and Xiao Yunluo just stood frozen in silence on one side of the bed, and the only sound in the tent was the sizzling of the fire spirit stone burning in the brazier.
After an unknown amount of time, Yun Yiyi seemed to have made up her mind. She took a deep breath and asked, "Young Miss Xiao, you wouldn't mind if I married Anping, right?"
"Ah?"
"Miss Xiao, your status is actually higher than mine. In terms of etiquette, if Anping wants to take me as a cultivation partner, I have to obtain your consent first."
Yun Yiyi slowly sat down on the bed and placed her hands on her legs, looking at Xiao Yunluo.
"I know that I am not like you. You are a descendant of the dragon race and the daughter of the Immortal Matriarch. My abilities are not as good as yours, but I promise you that after marrying into the Ye family, I, Yun Yiyi, will never betray Anping… I really like him."
"..."
Xiao Yunluo raised her head in surprise as she heard Yun Yiyi lowering herself in front of her.
She had thought that Yun Yiyi would be difficult to talk to, but now...
Xiao Yunluo muttered. "I… I don't mind. I don't have any opinion. You should ask this question to Lianxue."
"To Miss Pei?"
Xiao Yunluo turned to look at Ye Anping, who was sleeping soundly on the bed. She lowered her eyes and nodded. "Well... Lianxue and Anping grew up together, and the affection between them is much deeper than ours. But if Anping would say something about you, Lianxue probably wouldn't have much to say. Lianxue listens to Anping, and I also listen to Anping..."
Yun Yiyi followed her line of sight and looked at Ye Anping. "So, that's the case. I thought that Anping would take you as his main wife. After all, you have the highest status."
"Anping said that he won't differentiate between us."
"I see..."
Yun Yiyi's eyes were full of tenderness as she nodded, adding, "He had told me that we would meet again. When we were in Brilliance City , he also said that the main purpose of this trip was to save me."
"Ah, is that so..."
"Hmm..."
The two chatted to this point, and after Xiao Yunluo pondered shortly, she looked at Yun Yiyi's face and asked hesitantly, "Well, then... together?"
"How about we go together?"
Yun Yiyi's voice overlapped.
They looked into each other's eyes.
All of a sudden, it was as if they had met a confidant. Their eyes widened slightly, and then they covered their mouths, smiling at the same time.
"Miss Yun, I thought you wouldn't agree?"
"I've heard that Miss Xiao is pure and innocent, but I never thought that you would think the same way..."
"Heh..." Xiao Yunluo smiled awkwardly. "...Blame it on Anping!"
"Oh?"
"...What to do if he is so fascinating to me? He is handsome, talented, and kind to others. Although he is sometimes particularly insidious and cunning, his dark side also attracts me."
"Well, then... Young Miss Xiao, will you start?"
"Uhm..."
Xiao Yunluo nodded shyly. Then, she waved her hand and extinguished the brazier in the tent with her spiritual energy. She stood up and undressed before jumping onto the bed.
"Young Miss Yun..."
"Yiyi is fine."
"Yiyi, come up..."
"Uhm..."
Rustle—
Ye Anping, who had been sleeping soundly, seemed to have sensed movement on his body. He slowly opened his eyes, saw Yun Yiyi and Xiao Yunluo treating him as a vegetable, and felt somewhat resigned.
He really wanted a good night's rest, but it was just as he had predicted earlier.
It was bound to be a sleepless night.
Yun Yiyi noticed that Ye Anping had opened his eyes and felt a little shy. She slightly pursed her cherry-like lips. "Anping? Did I wake you up?"
"I'm really tired, but..." Ye Anping looked at Xiao Yunluo, who was lying on the other side. Seeing her embarrassed face, he said, "I'm also a man."
Xiao Yunluo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly became arrogant, provoking him. "You are a man, so get up! Humph~ Let Yiyi and I see how powerful you are~"
"Yiyi has already seen it. Last time, she kept begging for mercy."
?
Yun Yiyi raised her eyebrows. "That was a few years ago."
Ye Anping sat up and looked at the two girls kneeling on the bed beside him. He remembered what he had in mind when he had set up the plan for the Sword Sect--
If he wanted Yun Yiyi and her two sisters to survive, then he had to ease the relationship between the three so that they could rely on each other, and in doing so, jointly support the Moon Shadow Sword Sect.
—And there were only two ways to bring them closer to each other:
Enjoy good things together, or fight a common enemy together.
Yun Yiyi and Xiao Yunluo were not familiar with each other, so it wouldn't be a bad thing if they could get closer.
However, Ye Anping wasn't clear about it. Should they enjoy the good things together or fight against the common enemy together?
He shook his head and simply reached out to pull them both into his arms.
"Hey?!" "Hmm..."
...
The sounds of scuffling and wrestling went on for a while behind the curtains.
As the 'fight' stopped, the world fell silent. Only a wisp of spring breeze and a faint fragrance circulated in the yellow canvas tent.