Banshee Family Training Record

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Yan Shuiyi still looked surprised, and quickly said, "I know those famous cases, but aren't they famous precisely because they are extremely rare?"

She was confused and shocked for a moment. Then she turned to Sheng Linglong and said, "Your Highness, you are in charge of a country. You should be more familiar with the statistics of this information."

"Are these cases of women becoming Daoist partners... actually quite common?"

Sheng Linglong hesitated, she also had her own considerations: "Ah... in principle we do not encourage this kind of thing, but... if it is really a private match, the authorities really don't have that much energy to investigate and manage it, this... this is also their freedom."

Chapter 513 Yan Shui Yi's Feet

Sheng Linglong, by playing both sides, realized that Yan Shuiyi wasn't too keen on the matter, so she tried her best to avoid offending either side with her remarks.

Yan Shuiyi could also hear the unspoken message in her voice, realizing that such things might actually be quite common in this era. Her heart couldn't help but race: "My God... has the world changed...?"

As she spoke, she unconsciously turned her head, her gaze shifting to Yun Chu'an's face, and asked, "Fellow Daoist Yun, what do you think of this matter?"

Yun Chuan said, "I have no objection."

He was clearly just being perfunctory, as if he didn't want to talk to Yan Shuiyi, which suddenly made the latter dissatisfied, and her originally clear and peaceful mind was stirred up with many waves.

Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, wanting to vent her dissatisfaction, but she couldn't make too much noise. After thinking it over, she lifted her foot from under the table, ready to kick him.

However, just as her foot stretched out, Yun Chuan felt something and suddenly reached down and caught her small foot in his palm.

Yan Shuiyi usually wears a pair of white cloth shoes, which are light and breathable. Now that Yun Chuan is holding them in his hand, even through a thick layer of cloth, he can clearly feel the shape of Yan Shuiyi's little feet inside.

His hand gripped her foot, causing Yan Shui great anxiety. Through the fabric of her shoe, she could almost feel the burning heat of his rough palm, through the touch and friction between them.

With her foot held in his hand, Yan Shui felt a pang of regret. She hurriedly tried to pull her foot back, but Yun Chu'an, as if afraid she would kick him again, held on tightly, leaving her feeling both ashamed and anxious, unsure of what to do.

Beside her, Dongfang Yue was completely unaware of the unusual commotion her senior sister and Yun Chu'an were making under the table. She quickly said, "Senior sister, you're so out of touch with current trends! So, senior sister, you need to broaden your horizons. Actually, the question I asked you the other day was to remind you that finding a Daoist partner doesn't necessarily have to be limited to men..."

Suddenly realizing that the Holy Maiden of Joy might also have such thoughts, and that the wicked woman might also be lusting after her senior sister, the girl quickly became serious and instructed, "Of course, when looking, you must find female companions who have a clean background, whose origins are known, who are inseparable from you, and with whom you have a deep emotional bond. At least, you absolutely cannot accept women with complicated backgrounds or unclear origins!"

She almost called out the Holy Maiden of Hehuan, but Yan Shuiyi was in no mood to reply at the moment.

She struggled desperately to finally free her feet from Yun Chu'an's clutches. With a taut face, she forced a calm expression onto her rosy cheeks before saying, "Well... actually, if I really wanted to find a cultivation partner, I'd prefer to be like most female cultivators and find a man, to experience the normal life of a cultivation couple..."

Her tone was weak, and her voice carried a hint of shame. She genuinely had no idea about lesbian marriage, yet she seemed ashamed of her old-fashioned thinking.

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Yue was unsure whether to be happy or disappointed. She was happy because if her senior sister really thought that way, then the Holy Maiden of Hehuan would indeed have no chance of being taken away.

Across the tea table, Sheng Linglong quickly smoothed things over, saying, "It's only natural for Fairy Yanshui to think that way. We cultivators are no longer ordinary people. Our thoughts, actions, and behaviors are all our own freedom. We can do whatever we like, and no one else has the right to interfere."

She echoed this sentiment, but this time she had learned her lesson. Since Yan Shuiyi was unwilling to sever her friendship with the Holy Maiden of Joyful Union, she would no longer say anything more about it. In any case, if her reputation was ruined, it was the Qingyun Sect's business and had little to do with her Jin Kingdom.

Yun Chu'an stood beside him, maintaining a smile and nodding slightly: "Of course, one must always be wary of others. We must be vigilant against those who may have ulterior motives."

Dongfang Yue's eyes lit up, delighted that he would actually speak up for her today. She nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, you must be very careful around those outsiders, Senior Sister!"

Yun Chuan said, "Not only outsiders, but also those who may have ulterior motives and seem to be on our side should be guarded against."

Dongfang Yue was speechless, then her eyebrows shot up: "Yun Chu'an! What do you mean?"

Yun Chu'an said, "I mean those male disciples of the Qingyun Sect who admire Fairy Yanshui? Fairy Yanshui is so outstanding, there must be quite a few male disciples in the sect who admire her, right?"

Dongfang Yue breathed a sigh of relief: "That's true... Oh, need I say more? Of course there are bound to be many people like that, and Senior Sister has indeed been on high alert..."

She had just breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Yun Chu'an say again, "Of course, we also need to be wary of female disciples."

Just as she had relaxed, Dongfang Yue's eyebrows shot up again, as if she had been provoked. Then she heard the man continue, "After all, both Fellow Daoist Dongfang and Her Highness the Princess said that there are quite a few women who marry each other. Even if Fairy Yanshui doesn't have such thoughts, it's possible that some of the other female disciples of Qingyun Sect do."

"Dongfang Yue, aren't you right?"

Dongfang Yue stammered, "Ah, that makes sense... no... ah, yes, yes..."

She was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say. She was extremely anxious and couldn't understand why, despite all her precautions, she had ended up getting herself out of the country.

Then, she noticed the smile on Yun Chu'an's face and was suddenly startled, then felt a great sense of urgency.

It was intentional, this man definitely did it on purpose!

You're playing a trick on me!

So angry!

She was so angry that she bared her teeth, revealing her canine fangs. Unfortunately, at least for this moment, she had no way to deal with Yun Chu'an and could only glare at him with wide eyes as a threat.

But to Yun Chuan, all of this only made her seem even more adorable.

Yan Shui looked up in his direction, and the moment their eyes met, her cheeks flushed slightly again. She turned her face away stiffly and looked at her junior sister: "Alright, I know, I won't say anymore, let's talk about business."

She forced herself to remain calm, using "serious business" as a cover, before daring to look up again at Yun Chuan: "We will be staying here for about a week to handle some final matters with Master Huijing and the others."

"If Fellow Daoist Yun is free in a week, we can go to the Qingyun Sect together to preach and exchange ideas?"

Yun Chu'an calculated the time and it seemed that it could be arranged just right, so he nodded and said, "It's feasible."

Dongfang Yue's expression shifted, and she quickly asked, "What happened?"

Yan Shui said, "I invited Fellow Daoist Yun to our Qingyun Sect for exchange and learning."

Dongfang Yue was unaware of many details of the battle that day, nor did she know how amazing Yun Chuan's thunder magic was; she only thought that he had gone to Qingyun Sect to study.

But at that moment, a sudden inspiration struck her, her eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "Since we're already here, why don't we bring Miss Nie Ningshuang, Yan Yao, and Sui Sui along? It would be better if we all went out for fun together!"

She was plotting to get her senior sister to take both girls as her disciples, her eyes darting around rapidly.

Yun Chu'an happened to have the same idea. With a powerful figure from the Qingyun Sect involved, he might be able to find out what kind of background Yan Yao had: "Alright, then it's settled."

Both sides were naturally overjoyed with the agreement. After chatting for a while, Sheng Linglong excused herself and pulled Yun Chuan away. She still had a lot of things to do, such as how to divide the new spheres of influence on both sides of the Wei River, and how to make the Wenren and Nalan families, who had deserted their posts, pay a hefty price. She had to discuss the specific details with Yun Chuan.

The two left, leaving only Yan Shuiyi and Dongfang Yue in the pavilion. Yan Shuiyi watched Yun Chu'an's departing figure, feeling uneasy and even experiencing a sudden surge of irritation.

Dongfang Yue was still preoccupied with the matter of the Holy Maiden of Hehuan Sect. After thinking for a moment, she suddenly said, "Senior Sister, you probably don't know about the despicable methods of the Hehuan Sect, do you? Let me tell you!"

Yan Shui turned to look at her: "Oh?"

Dongfang Yue said anxiously, "Yes, Senior Sister, you may not know how despicable their methods are. They pretend to befriend others, then poison their targets when they are off guard, ultimately causing them to fall into depravity and become members of the Hehuan Sect just like themselves!"

Chapter 514 Lustful Poison?

Yan Shui's expression shifted slightly upon hearing this: "Is that so? But even if we cultivators are poisoned, we should be able to neutralize it by circulating our energy through one full cycle. So what use is this so-called poison?"

Dongfang Yue said, "It's different! This is the unique secret formula of the Hehuan Sect. Not only can it not be cured by ordinary techniques, but the more you practice, the more your body and mind will feel hot and the deeper the poisoning will become."

"If you don't believe me, look, look, all of these things are recorded..."

As she spoke, she frantically tried to find a reference book for her. Yan Shui, recalling the indecent comic books she had previously confiscated from her junior sister, blushed again: "Those are all made-up things, right? How could there be such a poison, incurable by medicine, and unrecoverable even through internal energy cultivation, requiring dual cultivation with a man to neutralize it..."

Dongfang Yue said, "It might not be that exaggerated, but the Hehuan Sect does have those despicable methods. At least you've heard about the services they provide to the rulers of some vassal states, right, Senior Sister? Many of their concubines initially resisted fiercely, but later became completely obedient..."

Yan Shui whispered, "That's probably because of the promise of huge profits... Uh... Well, I've never seen it either. Let's just assume the Hehuan Sect really has such a poison..."

Dongfang Yue said with a look of exasperation, "Oh well... never mind, Senior Sister, just trust me. Keeping your distance from that Hehuan Saintess is the safest thing to do!"

"We can't wait until we've fallen for her and then regret it, because then it will be too late!"

Yan Shuiyi didn't actually believe in this, but seeing her junior sister's expression, she had no choice but to nod: "Then... alright, I'll listen to you, senior sister."

Hearing this, Dongfang Yue finally breathed a long sigh of relief, then beamed with joy. Yan Shui casually finished her reply, but her thoughts drifted uncontrollably to Yun Chu'an, and for a moment, she felt a pang of melancholy.

As the sun began to set, the two sisters rose and returned together to the Qingyun Sect's new temporary base. Yan Shui wanted to check on Dongfang Yue's progress in her training and asked her to demonstrate her swordsmanship. Dongfang Yue did so, but was then met with a merciless rebuke from Yan Shui.

But Yan Shuiyi didn't just criticize. After pointing out her shortcomings, she then personally taught her junior sister the steps again, correcting her mistakes. Dongfang Yue took the opportunity to snuggle up to her senior sister and act coquettishly, so happy she almost felt like she could fly.

Finally, after finishing a set of exercises, the exhausted Dongfang Yue went back to her room to shower and rest. As soon as Yan Shui returned to her room, she closed her eyes and sat down to meditate, but she couldn't enter a meditative state for a long time, and her mind couldn't calm down at all.

The sun had already set in the west, and the earth was shrouded in darkness. This quiet night should have been a time for rest, but Yan Shuiyi's mind was becoming increasingly active and excited. His thoughts were entangled with him, and the content of his imagination was becoming more and more elaborate and even more obscene.

The first time I caught him having an affair with Hua Caiyan, and then because of that misunderstanding, the two of them ended up having that kind of thing too...

This is really...

Her mind was in turmoil, and somehow, she seemed to sense his location. He also seemed to be awake, alone in the wilderness, bathed in moonlight, as if waiting for her…

In a daze, Yan Shuiyi seemed to see herself flying in from the moonlight on her sword, her green robes fluttering in the wind, suddenly throwing herself into his arms, greedily enjoying his burning embrace...

Then the female swordswoman suddenly woke up from her fantasy, her face flushed and her heart pounding.

She didn't understand what was wrong with her; she just felt a bit hot in her body, and her mind was filled with the same thoughts.

Unable to contain herself, she began to have doubts.

I……

Could it be that I've already been infected?

She couldn't help but recall the cup of tea the Holy Maiden of Acacia had given her during the day; it seemed that from that moment on, her body had been constantly burning with heat.

Could it be that the tea actually contained the legendary aphrodisiac?

She frowned her beautiful brows, closed her eyes, and meditated for a while, trying to heal herself and detoxify, but found nothing. The "Supreme Martial Sword Intent Sutra of Qingyun" was the highest-level cultivation technique of their Qingyun Sect. It was taught by their ancestor, who had already ascended to immortality, when he descended to the mortal realm to preach. Logically speaking, someone at her level should already be immune to all poisons.

Even if one were to be poisoned by accident, a single circulation of internal energy would have cured the poison long ago.

She circulated her energy once, and the only feedback she received was that she was in excellent condition and showed no signs of poisoning. However, the feeling of mental turmoil not only did not diminish, but became even stronger, which was exactly the same as the description of the aphrodisiac poison in the books she had read before.

Yan Shui opened her eyes uneasily, panting heavily, her mind unsettled. After thinking for a while, she simply got up, chanted an incantation, and rode away swiftly on her sword.

She had a feeling that Yun Chu'an was somewhere. Now she wanted to go there herself to see what was there, whether it was all just her imagination or a trap set for her.

At this moment, on the top of Zhu Yunqing's mountain, amidst the dazzling sea of ​​flowers, Yun Chuan stood alone, holding the sachet that Yan Shui had given him, his brows furrowed, his face filled with confusion.

From the very beginning, he noticed that the sachet was constantly emitting a strange, faint light, and it was still working on its own even though he wasn't activating it.

This baffled him. Strange, wasn't this supposed to be some kind of self-defense weapon? I haven't encountered any danger, so how did it start working on its own?

Is it broken?

Or did it provoke a conflict with something on the mountain, causing a stress reaction?

He didn't understand. Normally, he would have thrown away such a suspicious thing or dissected it to see what it was all about. But considering that it was sent by Yan Shui Yi, he didn't act rashly.

Even if it's just smoke and water, it won't necessarily harm yourself.

As he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a sharp whooshing sound from afar. His expression shifted, and he turned around. Under the brilliant moonlight, a female swordswoman in white robes was riding her sword at breakneck speed. Her thick black hair, tied behind her head, trembled in the wind. She was aloof and stunningly beautiful, like a celestial being descended from heaven.

He was stunned for a moment, standing there, just staring straight at her, as if he were immersed in her beauty and couldn't extricate himself.

The mist swirled and landed in front of him, where he sheathed his flying sword. Under the full moon's glow, the two stood side by side amidst the sea of ​​flowers, gazing at each other.

Her mind was initially filled with a multitude of distracting thoughts, and she suspected that this might all be a trap. But when she actually arrived here and saw him, all those chaotic thoughts suddenly vanished.

At this moment, her thoughts were unusually peaceful and serene. Gazing at his face, she didn't want to say or do anything. It seemed that just looking at him was enough to bring her immense satisfaction.

In the end, it was Yun Chu'an who came to his senses first. He looked at her and said softly, "Fairy, you have come so suddenly in the middle of the night. Is there anything urgent that brings you here?"

Yan Shui took a step closer to him. She lowered her head and remained silent, unsure of what excuse to give for her abrupt approach.

"Just strolling around to clear my head," she said. "I happened to be passing by, so I thought I'd stop by."

Yun Chu'an's expression was strange: "Oh, I see. Well then, fairy, please feel free to look around..."

Yan Shuiyi stood beside him, but kept her head down, saying nothing.

Yun Chu'an didn't say anything, standing shoulder to shoulder with her. An awkward atmosphere filled the air, yet there seemed to be a strange tacit understanding between them, making them both silent and simply enjoying the tranquility.

After a long while, when the moon climbed to the center of the sky and it was midnight, a sudden flash of inspiration struck Yan Shuiyi.

"Fellow Daoist," she suddenly whispered, "I have something I need your help with."

Yun Chu'an turned his head and smiled, "Fairy, you do have something to ask me. Please speak. As long as it is within my power, I will do my best."

He was so frank, while Yan Shuiyi's cheeks seemed to flush even more: "It seems I've been ambushed and poisoned..."

Upon hearing these words, Yun Chu'an was momentarily confused: "What?"

"It was an accident..." She turned her face away, her cheeks flushed red, as if she had a fever, the blush spreading all the way to her ears. "And, I could only feel physical discomfort, but internal examinations couldn't find many traces..."

"Right now, there aren't many people around me who can help me. The only person I can think of who might be able to help me is you."

Chapter 515 Massaging the Fairy

As Yan Shui spoke, her voice gradually calmed down, as if she truly believed this reason and that she had indeed come to Yun Chu'an today to help her heal her wounds and remove the poison.

Yun Chu'an looked puzzled. He could understand each word Yan Shuiyi said, but when they were put together, it just... uh...

Why is that so puzzling?

He wasn't sure what the girl meant for a moment, but after thinking it over, he decided to deal with it literally: "In that case, fairy, I must first investigate you."

With that, he cupped his hands and said, "I apologize for the inconvenience."