Chapter 46: Caught
“What peach blossoms…” Mingyan thought. Wasn’t Jade Peony a peony?
“And you have the nerve to ask? Why is she on the carriage with you?” Huang Junyi pouted.
Mingyan explained his encounter with Jade Peony.
“Her cultivation has reached the peak of the Divine Gate Realm, and she could break through to Tai Yi at any moment. And she’s not much older than you.” Huang Junyi’s brow furrowed slightly. “Feiyan has a great rival.”
“Hmm? She shouldn’t be Feiyan’s rival.” Mingyan disagreed. “They have no reason to be at odds, do they?”
Huang Junyi gave him a playful eye roll. “What do you know? Her encounter with you in Tong Tian City was no coincidence. She was likely after you. Look at you, my little brother, you’ve become quite a hot commodity. Everyone wants a piece of you.”
“Here’s what happened…” Mingyan briefly explained Jade Peony’s offer to cooperate against Gu Hanshuang.
“She said she just didn’t want me to side with Gu Hanshuang, but in reality, she definitely wants me to help her deal with her.”
“Then why did you get involved with her? Don’t you know her intentions?” Huang Junyi pinched his cheek. He was a little helpless. Why did his temptress sister treat him like a child? He was almost an adult. Being pinched like this felt strange. Even Wang Qingchu rarely did this.
“Because I have my own ideas,” he said. “Sister, I know what I’m doing. You don’t have to worry.”
“I’m worried that bad woman will eat you up, bones and all. If that’s the case, I’d rather eat you myself.” Huang Junyi placed a hand on his chest, her breath like an orchid, her tone a mix of playfulness and seduction. “She’s just trying to use you.”
He smiled and pursed his lips. “Who’s using who isn’t important. What’s important is that we both achieve our goals.”
“…It seems you’re planning to use her for something.” Hearing this, she was slightly surprised.
“Yes. Otherwise, why would I get involved in this troublesome matter?” he nodded.
“I thought you had fallen for her.” Her smile was seductive. “Who knows what kind of schemes my little brother has in his heart.”
“Sister, you’ve misunderstood me,” he said helplessly. “If it weren’t for that matter, I wouldn’t get close to Jade Peony. She’s a very calculating person. Being with her is tiring.”
“I didn’t realize my little brother also had a scheming mind, knowing how to use others.” Huang Junyi chuckled, her hand on his chest moving slightly, her fingertips tracing a circle. “My little brother, when did you become so cunning?”
He pursed his lips. “I’m also a person who will use others to achieve my goals. Do you hate this kind of person, Sister?”
“That depends on your goal. Can you tell me?” Her smile didn’t waver.
He hesitated for a moment, then said, “For my master.”
He didn’t elaborate. It wasn’t good to boast about something before it was accomplished.
He didn’t know if he could get that crystal through Jade Peony, and he didn’t want to seem overconfident.
“Oh?”
“My master has been very good to me, has helped me a lot, yet I can’t do anything for her. I always feel guilty. Now that I have a chance to repay her, I don’t think I can miss this opportunity,” he said. “If you think it’s not good for me to use others, then I have nothing more to say. After all, I’m indeed a person who will fall if there’s a reason.”
Huang Junyi chuckled. “Didn’t I say? It depends on the goal. You’re doing it for your master. To me, there’s nothing wrong with that. On the contrary, I think my little brother is very cute and serious…”
He was too honest. He knew that saying this might disgust her, but he still said it.
Was this a sign of his trust in her?
“Sister, I’m almost an adult. Is it inappropriate to use the word ‘cute’?” Mingyan was a little serious. He felt he shouldn’t be called cute anymore. He was already a man. Men couldn’t be called cute.
“In my eyes, you’re no different from a little brat.” Her lips curved upwards. She lay down and hugged him. “So I can hug you however I want, and you’re not allowed to resist.”
This temptress sister… Mingyan was helpless. Although it was fine for them to be intimate, given their relationship, he was almost an adult now, and his mind was filled with distracting thoughts. It was easy to… have a reaction. He felt it was very awkward.
But there was nothing he could do. Who told his temptress sister not to see him as an outsider?
“Hmm? Feiyan is awake?” Huang Junyi paused, her expression slightly strange. She had been so focused on playing with him that she hadn’t paid much attention to the outside.
Huang Feiyan, after waking up, looked around but didn’t see him. Puzzled, she began to search for him.
“You should go out now.” Huang Junyi climbed off him and smiled. “Feiyan is already looking for you. When she enters the other rooms, you can find a chance…”
Huang Feiyan did indeed search for him in the other rooms, but she only stood at the door, not entering. Huang Junyi’s words trailed off. Damn, in that case, he didn’t have a suitable opportunity to go out.
“Can’t I let Feiyan know you’re here, Sister?” he frowned. “Why do you have to hide from her?”
If Feiyan knew you were here, and I had secretly brought you here behind her back, wouldn’t she be furious?
Of course, Huang Junyi wouldn’t say this out loud. She smiled. “It’s not the right time yet…”
Huang Feiyan couldn’t find him and looked at the room where Jade Peony was, a hint of suspicion in her heart.
Had he gone to Jade Peony’s room?
Was there something they couldn’t talk about here? Did they have to go to her room to talk secretly?
Each room was relatively independent, with laws inscribed on it. Words spoken inside couldn’t be heard outside unless the person inside deliberately wanted them to be heard.
Divine sense also couldn’t penetrate. Unless the door was open, it would be blocked by the laws.
So, if he had really gone to Jade Peony’s temporary residence, was there something shady going on?
Hmm… no, no, he wasn’t that kind of person. And Jade Peony’s relationship with him shouldn’t be that close, right?
But Huang Feiyan couldn’t help but walk to Jade Peony’s door and knock gently.
Soon, Jade Peony opened the door. Seeing her outside, she smiled. “What’s wrong, Celestial Huang?”
“Um…” Huang Feiyan’s divine sense felt a second person in the room. She immediately knew Mingyan wasn’t inside. So she asked, “Do you know where Mingyan is, Celestial Jade?”
“Young Master Ming? I’m not sure. He was outside when I came in.” Jade Peony’s reaction was also normal. Huang Feiyan knew she had been overthinking.
But the question remained, where was he?
This carriage was only so big. Where else could he be? The carriage was clearly moving. He couldn’t have gotten off, could he?
“Hmm, then he should be in the other rooms. I’ll go look for him. Sorry to disturb you,” she smiled.
Jade Peony shook her head and smiled, not minding.
After Jade Peony closed the door, Huang Feiyan’s expression became puzzled. She subconsciously looked at the closed door.
Could he be in there?
She had felt a very familiar aura at the door before. It should be her second aunt, Huang Junyi. And she had also smelled her second aunt’s scent on him before, but it had vanished when she sniffed again. At that time, she had thought it was her imagination…
Huang Feiyan’s brow shot up. Could it not be her imagination?! Was her second aunt really in that sealed room? And now, she had secretly pulled him in behind her back?
Could it really be like that?
She walked to the door and knocked. “Second Aunt! Mingyan, we know you’re in there. Open the door!”
Inside, Huang Junyi shrugged helplessly. “Oh no~ We’ve been discovered. The surprise is gone.”
Mingyan said helplessly, “Then open the door, Sister.”
Huang Junyi giggled, hugged him, and with a wave of her hand, opened the door.
And outside the door, Huang Feiyan saw Huang Junyi hugging Mingyan, looking at her with a mischievous smile.
Her face instantly darkened. So it was true?
