Chapter 220: Falling Ill with a Cold Again
Yuan Caiwei quickly noticed a few faces flickering outside the window. Her cheeks flushed as she looked around, and her expression turned cold.
She was a famous cold and beautiful female Alchemist on Dan Mountain and wasn't used to showing her current docile appearance to them.
So Yuan Caiwei raised her hand to untie the strap on the window and pulled down the curtain beside it.
Big silly sister, what are you doing? I want to see my brother-in-law!
Yuan Chen roared, while the Dan Sect Disciple beside him, seeing their Saintess personally pull down the curtain, withdrew his gaze with a very complex expression.
They couldn't imagine what would happen inside that carriage with a bed, feeling their hearts turn emerald green.
Ji You noticed Yuan Caiwei's movement at this moment and shifted his gaze from the map: "Why did you suddenly pull the curtain?"
"Hmm, the sun is a bit strong."
Yuan Caiwei raised her eyes, her plump toes unconsciously spreading slightly, as pink and delicate as blooming lotus flowers.
In truth, Ji You and Yuan Caiwei were far from reaching the point where they could be endlessly intimate in a carriage.
Especially with an arrogant, jealous Senior Brother around, who was not one to fall behind. If she wasn't first,
then no one else would enjoy it.
So Ji You was somewhat of a gentleman. With the Dan Sect's daughter, he merely sat opposite her, drinking tea, chatting, admiring the scenery, and occasionally glancing at her pair of snow-white little feet.
He had seen these jade feet before in the medicinal pool. At that time, Yuan Caiwei fell into his arms, almost sitting inside him, and her feet nearly kicked him in the face. After leaving the Imperial City, the official road to Zhongzhou was not empty.
Because along the way, one could occasionally see Worldly Sect also heading to Zhongzhou, with banners bearing their Family emblems fluttering in the wind on their carriages.
He wasn't very familiar with these Family emblems, but Yuan Caiwei knew quite a few and would tell him about the ones she recognized.
Among them, one Worldly Family came from the south. According to Yuan Caiwei, it was a Worldly Family that relied on Lingjian Mountain and was close to the Tianjian Peak lineage.
So the two of them used this time to talk about Lingjian Mountain's Little Master Jian.
【After being spanked by her sister's man, she talks about her sister with her sister's man】
"Jianzhu Sister and I knew each other since we were little. Back then, our Dan Sect and Lingjian Mountain had a relatively good relationship, mainly because an elder in my Family was supposed to marry into Lingjian Mountain, but then Lingjian Mountain's previous generation's Master-in-charge disappeared, and it ended up unresolved."
"Jianzhu Sister was especially mischievous when she was little, always wanting to play outside the mountain and couldn't stay still at all. So it's hard for me to imagine her cultivating in seclusion for several years."
"That must have been very difficult for her."
"She didn't have many playmates, and I was one of them. Back then, we even said we'd be sisters for life and never separate."
Ji You's hand, holding the teacup, paused slightly after hearing her words.
It was the first time he had heard this story, and he thought to himself, 'See, some flags just can't be set randomly.'
Yuan Caiwei also fell silent for a moment, thinking that she might have to find an opportunity to change her address to 'sister' in a few days and test the waters.
Having been a sister for half her life, suddenly becoming a younger sister, it was truly miraculous.
She looked up at Ji You and noticed that he was distracted, seemingly thinking of something, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.
This was the expression, Yuan Caiwei's eyelashes trembled slightly.
She had noticed before that whenever someone mentioned Jianzhu Sister, Ji Gongzi was always like this.
That kind of affection was truly deep; as a woman, Yuan Caiwei easily sensed it.
"What about you?"
"Me?"
Ji You came back to his senses and looked at her: "What were you like when you were little?"
Yuan Caiwei thought for a moment after hearing this: "Nothing special, just memorizing Pill Formulas, watching my father perform Alchemy, and then when I got older, I tried to perform Alchemy myself. Later, I tutored Yuan Chen, hoping he could support the Dan Sect one day."
Ji You nodded after hearing this, thinking that Yuan Caiwei was still better off, at least she had a younger brother she could bully when bored.
Yan Shuyi, on the other hand, was an only daughter, all alone since childhood, placed in a high position at a young age, enduring the coldness of high places by herself.
But whether it was fifty steps or a hundred steps, ultimately, they were both women swept along by fate.
Yuan Caiwei looked at Ji You at this moment: "What about Young Master?"
Ji You turned to look at the scenery outside the other window, which had not had its curtain pulled down: "When I was little, I was better off than both of you. I grew up with many older brothers and sisters, and then I brought up many younger brothers and sisters, so there were always playmates to play with."
"That's a large Family."
"Indeed."
Yuan Caiwei looked at Ji You: "How did Ji Gongzi and Jianzhu Sister meet?"
Ji You chuckled softly: "An accidental encounter while Cultivating the Dao. She lied and told me she was a Fairy who came down from the heavens. Of course, I didn't believe her, and then we got to know each other."
Then the two of them talked about their first meeting at Qi Ridge. He thought Yuan Caiwei was a very rational woman at that time, always considering her younger brother and the Dan Sect when doing things, possessing the Aura of a Dan Sect's daughter.
Unlike Yan Shuyi, who had a playful personality but developed a certain temperament due to her sense of responsibility, Yuan Caiwei at that time was truly devoted to her Family.
At that time, Yuan Chen went into the mountain to save her and was scolded by her.
At that time, Yuan Caiwei probably thought she would rather die than have her younger brother encounter danger.
So Ji You actually admired Yuan Caiwei very much and had never harbored any ill will towards her, because this was something he hadn't achieved.
However, Yuan Caiwei was not very happy when he mentioned this.
Because she felt that during their first meeting, she was impolite to Ji You, saying that Junior Third Realm Completion was not within her criteria for choosing a husband, and she even wanted a clear transaction, which made the memory of their first encounter unpleasant in her mind.
Actually, she didn't want to marry at that time. Even someone of a higher Realm might not have been within her criteria for choosing a husband.
Their Dan Sect had no combat power, and every woman had the responsibility of marrying for the Family. Compared to those Immortal Fairies who Cultivated Immortality, they had even fewer choices.
Yuan Caiwei had seen many female Alchemists used for arranged marriages, so she had always resisted marital ties.
At that time, her father kept introducing her to young talents, and she kept delaying, sometimes vaguely feeling that if she could delay until no one wanted her, perhaps she could serve the Dao of Alchemy her entire life.
At that time, her feelings towards Ji You were the same.
But there is only one first encounter between people, and it cannot be changed.
Yuan Caiwei's eyelashes trembled when she heard him mention the clear transaction: "Ji Gongzi, did you think I was very vulgar at that time? That I had no taste."
"I just thought it was a bit pitiful that you chose a husband for your Family without regard for your own preferences."
"And what else?"
"A good sister."
Sitting in one position for a long time can be very tiring. Yuan Caiwei, who was sitting cross-legged, stretched out her legs, lost in thought about these matters, and her feet couldn't help but sway slightly.
As she swayed, her pink and moist jade toes were
"smacked" by Ji You. Yuan Caiwei came back to her senses, her face instantly flushed.
Too much, shaking food in front of someone.
Yuan Caiwei pulled her feet back under her skirt and remained silent for a long time, but soon after, she pretended nothing had happened and extended them out again.
Private, isolated interactions easily bring people closer. Even if two unrelated strangers are confined together, doing nothing, they will still grow closer to each other. This is the attraction between opposite sexes.
So Yuan Caiwei gradually relaxed a lot around Ji You, no longer having that feeling of strictly adhering to etiquette. At this moment, she deliberately swayed them, and then when Ji You raised his hand, she "whooshed" them back, her eyes holding a cunningness hidden behind her refined demeanor.
Ji You glanced at her, then calmly put down his teacup, and then saw those crystal-clear jade feet stealthily extend out once more, followed by a sudden reach.
With a "smack," the smooth, jade-like feet were directly caught. The sensation of silky smoothness, warmth, and softness transferred to his palm.
After Body Refining, Ji You's Divine Thought and reaction speed were unparalleled. Such mischievous feet simply couldn't escape his grasp.
Then, he lightly tickled the smooth sole of her foot, and saw the Dan Sect's daughter's cheeks turn red as if dripping water, silently struggling gently, her pink toenails shimmering with a layer of light.
Her bottom was merely a cover; what Ji Gongzi truly liked most in his heart were feet. Yuan Caiwei recalled the faint tooth marks she had seen on Yan Shuyi's feet during those New Year days. At the time, she wasn't quite sure, thinking it was too lewd, but now she was slowly becoming more certain.
The Dan Sect's daughter's small jade feet were being played with. At first, she endured, pretending not to notice, but in the end, she couldn't help but let out a soft "Young Master."
"Still dare?"
"Still dare—"
The carriage traveled until the afternoon sun began to set in the west, and then night began to fall, with countless stars filling the sky.
During this time, everyone stopped in a small town along the way to have a meal.
Cultivators could go without eating, but Alchemists still needed to eat, and Ji You's physical body required greater intake,
so he also needed to eat more.
Yuan Caiwei's cheeks were flushed as she followed Ji You's tall figure out of the carriage, her toes still feeling a little tingly.
They had been played until they were red, but not bitten.
Ji You sat with Yuan Chen, who had gotten down earlier, and showed him his appetite, which stunned Yuan Chen.
"Brother-in-law, if you eat like this, won't you get fat?"
"No."
Ji You patted his lower abdomen: "I even have abs."
Yuan Chen didn't believe him, lifted his shirt to look, and was somewhat amazed.
The Dan Sect and Tianshu Academy One line intended to reach Zhongxing County overnight, so the night journey continued without stopping. However, after dining, everyone was not in a hurry to get back into the carriage, probably feeling uncomfortable in the confined space and wanting to rest a bit longer.
Ji You went to relieve himself and saw Yuan Chen looking at Yuan Caiwei: “Sister, do you guess if Brother-in-law has abs?”
Yuan Caiwei was still thinking about the scene in the carriage. Hearing the question, she looked up: “Of course he does.”
“Has Sister seen them?”
“What I’ve seen is more than just his abs; I’ve seen other muscles too.”
Yuan Caiwei mumbled to herself, thinking, it’s all your doing, kid, tricking me and Young Master Ji into the same medicinal pool; I’ve seen everything.
A hot shape appeared in the Dan Sect’s daughter’s mind.
She heard that Zhongxing County had hot springs, and the spring water contained Spiritual Qi, which was quite popular among cultivators. She wondered if she would be tricked into one again.
Yuan Chen had also finished his meal by this time and looked up at his Sister: “Sister, can I go back to your carriage?”
Yuan Caiwei frowned slightly: “Why?”
“Senior Brother’s feet smell a bit, it’s unbearable—”
After much thought, Yuan Caiwei unhooked a green button from her waist, pinched out a Medicinal Pill, and handed it to her younger brother.
Yuan Chen took the Medicinal Pill and looked at it: “What kind of Pill is this?”
“Spirit Extinguishing Pill. If you play dead, you won’t smell it.”
“Sister, am I really your biological brother? If this Medicinal Pill isn’t counteracted in time, I’ll die.”
Yuan Caiwei couldn’t help but chuckle at his heartbroken expression: “I’m joking. It’s a Medicinal Pill that blocks the five senses; even smell can be blocked.”
Yuan Chen held the Medicinal Pill, looking at his Brother-in-law, who was returning from the outhouse, and finally understood what it meant to toil for someone else’s benefit.
Then, urged by his Sister, he returned to that rather fragrant carriage.
Ji You returned to the carriage at this moment, glancing at the empty seat: “Is Yuan Chen still not joining us?”
Yuan Caiwei nodded solemnly: “I called him just now, but he wouldn’t come, saying he wanted to chat with Senior Brother.”
“He’s truly stubborn.”
“He’s been like this since he was little—”
After dinner, everyone returned to their carriages, continuing to bump along through the night.
Yuan Caiwei cherished the time she spent with Ji You. At this moment, she took out another energy Pill from her waistband, intending to take it with water and endure this long night with him.
However, Ji You felt that some Medicinal Pills were best not taken, so he urged her to go to sleep quickly.
Yuan Caiwei had previously said that a woman should listen to her husband in everything, but this time she was a bit willful: “After we arrive in Zhongxing County, I will go with Father to the Xianxian Holy Land and won’t return for half a month.”
Ji You looked up after hearing this: “The Xianxian Holy Land is opening early?”
“It’s always been like this. Each time it opens, it takes a long time to repair the cracks, so Pill Masters are needed to be stationed there. By the time we return, Young Master Ji will probably be busy with the chess competition.”
As Yuan Caiwei spoke, she suddenly looked up at Ji You.
Women are generally meticulous and observant.
As the carriages traveled along this path, she could clearly feel that the closer they got to Zhongxing County, the happier Young Master Ji became. This happiness, naturally, she knew was because he was about to see Sect Master Jian’s sister.
So, his actions also became much more proper, and he lost interest in her feet, probably fearing that Sect Master Jian’s sister would be jealous.
She actually didn’t want to change, because Sect Master Jian’s sister was the first to know him, and she, after all, was just an interloper.
Interfering with two people who are rushing towards each other is far worse than interfering with two people who are seemingly harmonious but spiritually distant.
But she still had a little hope that Ji You wouldn’t show it too obviously. If he didn’t want Sect Master Jian’s sister to know, she wouldn’t say anything.
Just then, Ji You suddenly rose from inside the carriage and walked towards her.
Before Yuan Caiwei could react, she was directly embraced by Ji You by her legs, lifted from the soft cushion.
She instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck, her pair of sparkling small feet dangling in mid-air.
Before she could struggle, she was carried onto the bed, sinking into the soft mattress, looking at Ji You with a contented expression.
“Sleep, I’m going to Cultivate.”
Yuan Caiwei suddenly felt like acting spoiled, puffing out her rosy cheeks and looking at him: “I don’t want to sleep.”
Ji You leaned in closer: “Why not sleep?”
“Young Master will see Sect Master Jian’s sister tomorrow, so you’re naturally happy and wish this night would pass quickly. But Caiwei, Caiwei won’t see Young Master for a long time—”
“It’s only half a month, isn’t it?”
Yuan Caiwei was a bit stubborn: “But before this half a month, Caiwei has waited for half a year. Tomorrow we’ll arrive in Zhongxing County.”
“Just talk for a while, Caiwei hasn’t not stayed up all night before.”
Ji You replied: “But I don’t want to talk to you anymore.”
Yuan Caiwei was startled, then opened her mouth, her eyelids drooping, as if she had suddenly lost all strength.
She could naturally act spoiled, relying on the slight affection Ji You showed her, but if there was no affection at all, it wouldn’t be spoiling but annoying.
She gently released her grip on Ji You’s lapel, submissively lying down, but before she touched the bed, she was held up by a hand.
Before she could react, she felt Ji You lean in, and her red lips were instantly taken.
Under the sudden soft touch, Yuan Caiwei instantly stiffened, her ten plump toes involuntarily curling together.
Young Master.——.
With a soft call in her heart, Yuan Caiwei completely softened, her eyes obediently closing, and her breathing unconsciously deepened.
She didn’t know how long they kissed, and the Dan Sect’s daughter felt her entire body lose strength, but then she suddenly felt a pat on her bottom. She then opened her eyes with a faint sound, a trace of bewilderment in her gaze.
After a moment of stunned, she seemed to understand something. Her pearly teeth slightly parted, her tongue instantly rolled out, and her waist trembled slightly.
Unconsciously, she tightened her arms around Ji You, closing her eyes again, her eyelashes trembling intensely.
Ji You opened his eyes and looked at her, seeing her complete submission and clumsy response. He really wanted to know if she would open her eyes.
Soon enough, she did gently open her eyes, but seeing Ji You also with his eyes open, she quickly closed them again, shrinking even tighter.
The Dan Sect’s daughter’s body was extremely soft, her skin very delicate, and her body fragrance, like Yan Shuyi’s, made it difficult to maintain self-control.
After a long while, their intertwined red lips separated with a “pop” sound.
Yuan Caiwei’s small mouth was slightly open, she was constantly panting, her hand still clutching his clothes, and her eyes held a look of reluctance.
It turned out he didn’t want to talk because he wanted to do something else with his mouth, not because he found her annoying.
The Dan Sect’s daughter looked at him, her lips pursed with a hint of shyness, feeling her mouth burning.
During the New Year, she had always thought about letting Ji You give her a bite mark just like Sect Master Jian’s sister. But when she was actually kissed, she realized she was completely stunned.
She somewhat admired little Sect Master Jian’s sister—no, Sister—who could still bite the other person in such a situation.
Ji You sat back on the thick blanket at this moment, breathing slightly for a while.
“Can you sleep now?”
“I don’t want to sleep at all now.”
“?”
Ji You turned to look at Yuan Caiwei, thinking, Yan Shuyi, who is usually arrogant and domineering, becomes well-behaved after a kiss, but this one, who is usually well-behaved, becomes disobedient after a kiss. They’re all doing the opposite of what I expect.
Seeing his slightly furrowed brow, Yuan Caiwei shrank her head, but still obediently pulled the blanket over herself, looking compliant.
At this time, the night began to deepen, and the carriage continued to speed through the starlight, finally stopping in Wutong County at dawn.
The Xianxian Holy Land is between Feng Province and Zhong Province, so the Dan Sect Disciples would change routes in Wutong County.
Thus, as the subtle morning light fell, the Dan Sect began to separate carriages from Tianshu Academy.
The accompanying Disciples from the Master’s Courtyard would escort them, so there was no need to worry about safety.
Yuan Caiwei woke up relatively early because the small bed in the carriage was indeed not very comfortable. Then, she looked up and saw Ji You drinking tea. Her jade feet moved from the bed to the floor, and her eyes, clear and bright, looked at him.
Yuan Chen came to his Sister’s carriage after his carriage was ready, calling out a few times from outside the compartment, and then heard a faint rustling sound.
The Dan Sect’s daughter, not yet fully awake, softened even more at this moment, her heart thoroughly kissed by Ji You in his embrace.
Yuan Chen waited outside the carriage for a long time, and only when the sun was high did he see his Sister, with a rosy complexion, lifting the carriage curtain.
“Sister?”
“Hmm~?”
“Sister, did you catch a cold?”
“Nonsense, let’s go, the matter of the Holy Land cannot be delayed.”
Yuan Chen looked at his Sister’s rosy lips and suddenly serious expression, and couldn’t help but shrink his head.
At this moment, Ji You watched them depart from the carriage window, seeing the Dan Sect’s daughter turn back to look many times along the way.
There’s another jealous one coming up, Ji You felt like he would either be stabbed to death or bitten to death.
The Tiandao Conference was clearly a cultivation conference, but he never expected that the most useless thing would be his mouth.