Let Me Tease You

[Translator : This chapter will be split into 3 parts due to its big word count of 10k words. Please bear with me (> .

Ye Junchi tilted his head with a smile, “I have said who I am before, but you don’t believe. Then, who am I?”

Her expression abruptly ashen. She turned to look at JiYuan, her gaze was flickering back and forth. Then she slowly said, “Who you are has nothing to do with me. That boy over there, is he good to you? I see you with ‘thin skin and tender meat’, you should come to this Great aunt here if you are not living well.”

JiYuan looked at her in surprise.

Jiang Miao Miao should have guessed their true ident.i.ty, why not say it out instead of turning such a big round to ask if he needed help? Could it be she was afraid that Ye Junchi would fly into a rage out of humiliation, and start a ma.s.sacre?

He thought for a moment, the person beside him was obviously looking at him with a hot and antic.i.p.ating gaze. In his heart, JiYuan felt it was a bit funny. He nodded to Jiang Miao Miao and said, “Many thanks for your kind intention, no need. He treats me well.”

“Really…,” Jiang Miao Miao’s eyes looked even more complicated, “… alright then, he could protect you… the Jiang and Ji family …. forget it, you have to treat him well!”

The last part was directed to Ye Junchi, and her tone was very bad. But Ye Junchi was in a good mood so he uttered a sound of acceptance. JiYuan listened to the exchange until his forehead was full of black lines (like this o[-_-ll]o ) , “Are they marrying me off?”

“Yup, indeed marrying you off. The elder, Jiang Miao Miao is a.s.sured by Ye Junchi and is giving you to him. No doubt on that.” System was laughing ‘he he he’, “Not bad, Jiang Miao Miao. All of the sudden, the demon lord has become her younger brother’s wife… ah no, younger brother’s husband.”

JiYuan’s face darkened, “Shut up!”

After he came back to his sense in reality, Jiang Miao Miao and Ye Junchi was already in a discussion.

Ye Junchi threw a glance at JiYuan, he didn’t ask about the silkworm but instead asked of another matter, “Sun Shiyu went to look for you a few days ago?”

Jiang Miao Miao was surprised for a moment, then uttered a sneer, “Right ah, he was almost dead drunk when he came to find me. So late in the night, he didn’t go to his beautiful bride but ran to my door to see me. What kind of idiocy is that? Can this Great aunt be seen whenever he wanted to see? Even dared to burst in!”

JiYuan involuntarily swallowed.

Crossing her arms with a ‘hmph!’, she looked at JiYuan, then turned to look at Ye Junchi. She seemed to understand something, so her previous dark expression gradually changed, and her tone was calmer.

“Should be something you have done ba. After that b.a.s.t.a.r.d burst into my place, he started to spit nonsense like what guilty, what he already married JiangXin, and in the future if we have fate, he will disown her and marry again, so and so …. I ‘pei’ (spit)! What kind of person he thought this Great aunt is?!”

With Great aunt looking so angry, it seemed that Sun Shiyu didn’t manage to get a good discussion.

JiYuan who was concerned that Jiang Miao Miao would get soft-hearted, was relieved in his heart. Then he heard Jiang Miao Miao continued, “The more I listened, the angrier I get. So, taking advantages of his drunken state, I tied him up and gave him a beating. The ‘not the face’ type1. I know I am a bit impulsive, but G.o.d his mother what kind of person is this? I must be blind in the past to have fallen for him! If not for me remembering those hard works during the treatment, and doesn’t want to waste my efforts, I would have taken back those legs (cripple him) that night!”

JiYuan : “…” Never knew Sun Shiyu could be so recklessly inviting death, and Jiang Miao Miao actually was st.u.r.dy to this extent.

Jiang Miao Miao ranted until she became vexed, then finally said, “Both of them being together is also a good thing. Mutually disgusted with each other, the worse their days are together, the happier I get. Now that they left to Ping Guang, they will come back for the Immortal Sword a.s.sembly. Fine! Then, I would have to see both of them disgusting people again.”

Ye Junchi lightly said, “It’s good that you don’t feel regret.”

Waving her hands, Jiang Miao Miao face turned solemn, changing the topic, “You said you went to dig the grave because you wanted to inspect ZhaoYang’s body, and this silkworm flew out from his coffin. Someone placed it there to break the trails of your clue and even attempted to harm you. After that, wanted to drag the Jiang family into the water – ”

Ye Junchi who has erected a barrier to isolate their voices, nodded.

The day was getting late, the harsh (evening) sunlight shone over Jiang Miao Miao’s face. Half of her face was red while the other part was white, giving off a bit of treacherous feeling.

JiYuan’s heart coldly gave a jump.

“Do you know who is the owner of this golden silkworm?”

Jiang Miao Miao took out the silkworm.

When golden silkworm dies, or it heard the order from its mother bug, it will automatically dissipate. Although Ye Junchi has already used his strong spiritual power to force the body to stay intact, he couldn’t prevent it from dissipating.
Now this silkworm is in an almost transparent state, it seemed like it could dissipate at any time.

Jiang Miao Miao’s mood looked a little unstable. If she use some spiritual power to pinch the silkworm, it will definitely turn into dust and scattered in the air.
It seemed that the owner of the silkworm has quite a background. That means it is even more necessary to preserve the silkworm. Otherwise, how to confront the suspect when it’s time? Not having any evidence would only let everyone think that he has instructed Ye Junchi to dig out ZhaoYang’s grave, and also destroyed his body.

JiYuan’s brow slightly scrunched up involuntarily, but the next moment, his shoulders were held by a warm hand. The temperature from that hand seemed to penetrate through clothes, and reached his skin.
He felt like the place where he was touched has been burned by fire, and yet gradually let him calm down. JiYuan turned to look at Ye Junchi and saw that he was not anxious or slow, just calm and unruffled. The stability in his heart increased a bit more.

With one hand on JiYun’s shoulder, Ye Junchi said in a calm tone, “Your family’s Head?”

Jiang Miao Miao’s eyes squinted, “Correct, is my eldest maternal uncle.”

Rumors said the Head of the Jiang family has calm and warm temperament, and quite loyal too. His name across the 4 major families was quite good. Jiang Miao Miao lost her father when she was young, and the Jiang family treated her and her widowed mother quite good. So, she was full of respect and admiration towards her uncle.
Before she find out the true face of JiangXin, she was totally devoted to her(JX) without asking for any returns.

“Are you suspecting me?”

Ye Junchi didn’t even lift up his eyes, his gaze was calm and cold. He has always treated outsiders as such, for him to curve his lips to a smiling-yet-not-smiling smile, it was considered not bad. Not many people ever see his heartfelt smile before.

Jiang Miao Miao didn’t admit her doubts with confidence, instead she became quiet. Quietly standing for a moment, she pursed her lips. She threw the translucent silkworm to Ye Junchi, and tiredly rubbed her forehead, “Do you know how people describe me in the Jiang family?”

That day, Ye Junchi didn’t miss out any gossips, his expression doesn’t change as he said, “Arrogant, willful, bossy and domineering.”

Jiang Miao Miao gave a cold laugh.

“If I don’t act like that, I’m afraid I would be married off to a random family as soon as they can. In the past, my father and mother were in love with each other, but my father is just a casual cultivator. His cultivation was quite high but he couldn’t go against a big shot like the Jiang family.

He said they came across my father’s old archenemy outside and that person is very powerful. My father died when he was covering for my uncle. I am a bit mature for my age, I don’t believe that my father could be killed so easily. I sneaked away while everyone is not aware, and took a look at the injuries on my father’s body – it’s very obvious that he died from being stabbed from behind!”

The more she said, the darker her complexion gets. She was very different from her usual bright-like-flame look.

“I became even more determined with my idea. My father has always been cautious, he wouldn’t leave his back unguarded. The person who stabbed him to death from behind must be someone he trusted.”

Jiang Miao Miao slowly explained, “These few years I have been acting crazily, using the excuse of searching the cure for Sun Shiyu, and found a lot of my father’s old friends. They said although my father was a casual cultivators, he was a good man. Never to make enemies with other people … that moment, I began to suspect my uncle.”

She just did not expect that the person she has respected since young was truly a problematic person.

JiYuan was dumbstruck from listening the story.

Jiang Miao Miao truly is an extraordinary person….
Originally JiYuan thought she was a ‘‘ love-minded maiden, then he found that she was actually clear-minded and st.u.r.dy. Right now, he found out that she is absolutely not stupid – other people thought that she was crazy about Sun Shiyu, that’s why she roamed the corners of the world to look for cure. No one could think that she would have other purposes.

JiYuan suddenly aware that Jiang Miao Miao actually do like Sun Shiyu in the past, but it was not in an overly level – all the things she has done, part of it was to find the truth of her father’s death while the other part was for self-preservation of her life.

Jiang Miao Miao is a very intelligent girl.

After Jiang Miao Miao finished her words, they were surrounded by silence for a long time. In the end, Ye Junchi was the one who broke the silence and asked, “The thing you wanted to tell me are these?”

“You can help me, and also help yourself.” Jiang Miao Miao’s eyes were flashing brightly. “The Immortal Swords a.s.sembly will be starting 3 days later. During the opening, uncle will be showing his golden silkworm for a moment. At that time, you will know.”

“Sounds easy.”

Ye Junchi lightly commented, but didn’t say anything else. Calmly nodded, he turned and took JiYuan with him back to the inn.

The feud between the Zhao and Jiang family, the silkworm maybe belonged to the Jiang family… the suspicions on that family was very high. Just that the party that was hidden in the dark definitely won’t be just him alone.

Recently the city was quite lively, the streets were still bustling with activities even though the autumn wind was blowing and the day was getting darker. Peddlers carrying their products in baskets shouted out in soft south accent.

On their way back, Ye Junchi bought a stick of ‘Tanghulu’ (candied fruit) for JiYuan.

[T/N : Here’s the WIKI for Tanghulu]

Eating tanghulu with both bulging cheek pouches in the public is obviously a serious OOC offence, so JiYuan solemnly took the candied fruit back to the inn.

Ye Junchi leisurely followed JiYuan from behind, he was looking forward to see JiYuan opening his bright red and moist lips, biting on the red hawthorns one by one. Then stuffed his little mouth full with the fruit, and his cheek pouches swelled up. …
After he finished eating the candy, his lips would be coated with sticky sugar. The youth should be using his ruby red tongue to slowly lick it off …

Just imagining it a bit, Ye Junchi already couldn’t take it. He followed JiYuan into his room while thinking if he could personally help JiYuan to lick off those sugar coating his lips.

JiYuan’s footsteps paused, his face was expressionless, “You have something with me?”

Ye Junchi nodded with a light smile.

Seeing him(YJC) with some inexplicable excitement in his eyes, JiYuan silently shuddered. It couldn’t be anything good. Deliberated for a while, he lightly said, “You can choose to stay in this room, or I leave the room.”

Ye Junchi showed a hurt expression on his face, he has yet to start sweet-talking himself into JiYuan’s room when a voice-message talisman suddenly flew in from the outside. His fun being interrupted, so Ye Junchi pinched the talisman with a bit of dissatisfaction. Then he paused, upon learning the content of the message, he frowned.

“What happened?”

Ye Junchi raised his head to look at him, “Something problematic seemed to happen at Jiang Miao Miao side – I will go and check it out. You stay inside the inn and bring Gui Chi with you, don’t go anywhere else.”

Nodding, JiYuan subconsciously asked, “Your pills?2”

“Still have some.” Ye Junchi couldn’t help but laughed, “Are you worried about me? Then, let me take a bite? It has been a long time since I last tasted you.”

His voice was low and soft, plus it was slightly hoa.r.s.e. It sounded very ambiguous, causing the whole sentence to take a meaning from an entirely different direction.
JiYuan’s ears turned red from those words, he clenched his teeth and said, “Go out quickly and get back early, scram!”

As someone who never ill-treated himself, Ye Junchi dipped down to place a kiss on JiYuan’s lips. Then smiled and turned away, like a cat who just stole a fish.

JiYuan watched as his(YJC) slender and tall figure disappeared from his line of sight, his heart beats like a drum. JiYuan slowly lowered down his head, couldn’t stop his face from turning red, his heart from beating fast. It took a long while before he could calm down his chaotic heartbeat. Just as JiYuan wanted to take a bite from the tanghulu to calm down, he inadvertently raised his head –

Not sure when, there was an extra person beside him.

A chill rushed up from his sole of his feet to his heart. JiYuan’s scalp p.r.i.c.kled and he shivered, nearly jumped up. System immediately consoled him, “He has a shadow, is human. Don’t be afraid.”

JiYuan tightened his spirit as usual, then turned towards the sudden intruder with preparation.

Admittedly if it was a ghost, it would be scary. But if it was a human, it would probably be worse – because sometimes human are even more terrible than ghosts; him being so scared of ghosts, was no thanks to his half-brothers and sisters. Moreover, this person quietly sneaked into the room, that won’t give any good feeling to JiYuan. ‘He who comes uninvited (secretly) is surely ill-intentioned’.

JiYuan maintained his calm on the surface, coldly asked, “Who are you? What do you want?”

That person looked left and right, seemed to be very interested of the things in the room. He then turned around, the gaze in his brown eyes was soft. He looked at JiYuan with full interest. His(JY) face was obviously an alert expression of a modest n.o.bleman, and yet there was an unclear gloom abruptly appeared in the middle of his eyebrows.

JiYuan was getting WTF in his heart, “System, why didn’t you alert me of him?! If he is coming to kill me, I would have died a hundred times now!”

System : “WTF, I am shocked by him too, alright?! He suddenly appeared, I just found out too! Next time, I won’t accept a.s.signments from these worlds with supernatural powers!”

JiYuan continued WTF-ing, “Next time please be more alert ah ah ah really scared me!”

“Baby, even if I alerted you, please don’t forget that you are a weak chicken. If you deserved to die, you will still die.”

JiYuan : “At least let me prepare myself mentally before dying ah.”

System : “…”

JiYuan actually recognized this person who suddenly appeared in front of him. That day when the younger generations of Zhao and Ji clashed in a conflict, he was watching by the side with cold eyes, the one ZhaoHe called as ‘Yun Cheng’.

Such rotten luck, to get involved with the son of the Alliance’s leader.

#OhSoTheYunFamilyStaysAtSouthLake

#AppreciateKofi

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