Chapter 471: Shura Field Between Siblings (Second Update)

What?

Are you going to conjure up a persona, too?

You use Li Fengyao for your male disguise, so why not use a fake name when you return to your true appearance?

After Ren Yidao thought this point through, his words became stuck.

He was silenced.

This is bad.

How am I, Huhu, supposed to explain this now?

Should I just make it up on the spot?

You, Li Fengyao, you should have tipped me off before you started talking!

Otherwise, I'll just have to pretend to be blind to the performance you're putting on.

And Ren Yidao's silence seemed to indirectly confirm the truth of Li Fengyao's words.

In Li Qiushui's view, it seemed there really was such a Miss Feng, but it was inconvenient for Ren Yidao to say too much in front of her.

"Hmph!"

Li Qiushui felt annoyed in her Heart, but she didn't explode immediately; she just let out an angry huff.

Because she was also a latecomer.

Compared to Jing Yueqin, who had seized the initiative and gained the upper hand early on, her position—whether it was her, Li Qiushui, or that Miss Feng—was similar.

The pot shouldn't call the kettle black; neither should look down on the other.

However, this did serve as a reminder to Li Qiushui that she needed to find an opportunity to ask clearly exactly how many other women Ren Yidao had around him that she didn't know about.

Seeing that the atmosphere between the two had shifted from sweet to awkward, Li Fengyao, having achieved her goal, smiled slightly and turned to look at Li Qiushui.

"Speaking of which, the back of this little sister looks somewhat familiar; why does she look so much like my dear ninth sister?"

She's still outputting!

"Hmph!"

Li Qiushui turned around, staring at Li Fengyao with an expressionless face, an extremely dangerous aura radiating from her body.

She had finally realized that this person was clearly here to disgust her on purpose.

"Do you have something to say?"

"Something to say? No, no, no, what could I have to say? I was just overjoyed to see Daoist Ren." Li Fengyao stared at Li Qiushui's lips with a suggestive smile, "It's you who should have a lot of things to take care of, shouldn't you?"

"None of your business."

"Hehe, as the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father. Since our eldest brother is no longer here, I, as the second brother, naturally have to look out for you."

"Li Fengyao, don't you find it ridiculous to say that?" Li Qiushui looked at him coldly, not a shred of familial affection in her eyes, "Did you not get involved in the Eldest Prince's affairs?"

"You're mistaken; I don't know anything at all about the Eldest Prince's affairs."

"Hmph."

Li Fengyao refused to admit it, and Li Qiushui had no evidence, but in her heart—and in the hearts of many others—her second brother was the one with the greatest suspicion.

As the brother and sister clashed, Ren Yidao, who should have been at the center of the storm, was feeling somewhat dazed at this moment.

"Come to think of it, could there be a shadow of the Butian Alliance behind the Eldest Prince's affair?"

"Otherwise, a perfectly fine prince wouldn't be that brainless, right?"

"And if that's the case, then the Butian Alliance's methods might not be so clean... Brother Long should have some understanding of this, right? It's impossible for him to know nothing at all."

Ren Yidao was lost in thought for a while before he suddenly felt the silence.

Coming back to his senses, he discovered that both women had stopped speaking, their eyes burning as they stared at him.

We're arguing here, and you're just spacing out?

It has nothing to do with you?

"Ahem!"

Being stared at, Ren Yidao coughed lightly and slowly stood up, no sign of embarrassment visible on his face.

"I just remembered that our Divine Path Sect has no Elder of the Heaven Realm here, and my Junior Martial Nephews are still waiting for me to preside over the big picture."

"So, I'll take my leave now. You two siblings can continue catching up here. If I have time, I will definitely go watch your competition, yes."

Ren Yidao wanted to slip away after saying this, but under their silent gazes, he still didn't take that brave first step.

"Sure enough, just doing this isn't enough to escape the Shura field..."

He sighed in his Heart and first turned his head to look at Li Fengyao.

He stared at the Second Prince, who wore a smug expression, and nodded.

Fine, you're very good.

This grudge, I, Huhu, will remember it.

"Your Highness Feng Yao, I will certainly repay today's events in the future." He gritted his teeth slightly, emphasizing the words "in the future."

Li Fengyao smiled lightly and nodded happily.

She naturally understood the hidden meaning in Ren Yidao's words, but she felt little fear.

Ren Yidao still didn't understand Li Fengyao well enough; he didn't know what his "punishment" actually meant to her.

On the contrary, having always held a high position, she felt an inexplicable thrill when she was suppressed.

Far from panicking about this punishment, she even felt a hidden sense of excitement and anticipation in her heart...

Then, Ren Yidao turned to look at Li Qiushui, who was pouting with a sour cat-face while hugging her sword.

（｀へ）

He stepped forward and, without a word, gently pulled her into his embrace.

Li Qiushui struggled weakly for a moment, then honestly let him hold her, feeling the warmth radiating from him.

"I will not forget what happened today."

"A thousand words, all held within my heart." Ren Yidao whispered in Li Qiushui's ear, "Rest assured, I promise you, I will not be easily injured."

"…Mm."

Li Qiushui had originally wanted to say more, but because there was a malicious fellow nearby, she finally just gave a soft 'mm'.

And after soothing the two Li Family young ladies, Ren Yidao took the opportunity to successfully slip away.

Ren Yidao, having escaped alive from the Shura field between the Li siblings, could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

"Ha..."

"I never imagined that Li Fengyao, the most stable fellow, would actually take the initiative to rush up and provoke me; I truly never expected it!"

Because of her disguised identity, Li Fengyao should have been the one least likely to be exposed, yet unexpectedly, she was the first to rush up and blow her cover.

"Should I say, no matter how deep the disguise on the outside, is she still a woman by nature?"

"Well, regardless, I'll leave first as the best policy; as long as I'm not there, the two of them certainly won't be able to fight."

And just as Ren Yidao had expected, after he left, the tense, sword-drawn atmosphere between the Li siblings indeed cooled down rapidly.

The two had fought for too many years and had long understood each other; neither of them was the type to easily lose their composure.

Furthermore, there was another point: regarding the matter of Ren Yidao, Li Qiushui did not treat her second brother as a competitor in the same way as Li Fengyao.

She only thought that Li Fengyao had once again fallen into the bad habit of loving talent and competing with her, wanting to vie for an assistant, rather than a stray cat stealing fish.

On this matter, Li Qiushui had a natural sense of superiority and peace of mind.

"Hmph."

However, just as Li Qiushui turned to leave, Li Fengyao quietly sent a voice transmission to her.

He said:

"He is mine."

Hm?

Li Qiushui turned her head in confusion, looking strangely at Li Fengyao, whose expression was somewhat playful.

She did not understand.

Li Qiushui did not know what her brother was thinking in his head.

At a time like this, you still want to declare war?

No, brother, what do you have to compete with me?

Li Fengyao smiled without a word, just watching Li Qiushui quietly like this.

Seeing her elder brother look so unperturbed, Li Qiushui was instead amused.

Elder brother, you are a prince.

Do you still think you are a Princess?

Heh.

"If you can snatch him, hmph, then go ahead and try."

Li Qiushui sneered, turned her head, and left after dropping those words.

She had come originally to have Ren Yidao participate in the Elimination Tournament with her, but since he couldn't, she would have to go beg Shi Xue again...

If Shi Xue also refused... hmph!

This Princess will go alone.

Li Qiushui walked away, leaving with full arrogance.

She did not see the expression on Li Fengyao's face as he remained in place, did not see those strangely upturned corners of his mouth.

"Hehe, that's what you said yourself..."

"Besides, little sister, don't get cocky." She licked her lips and couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"You are already several steps behind me."

Even now, there was still undigested... dense power within her body.

Sword Casting Hut guest room.

"Let me out! I want to go find him!"

Zang Zhenyu looked at Yuwen Tianye, who was still restless despite being tied up, with a headache; feeling as if his head were twice its size, he frowned and said:

"Your Highness! Please stop making a scene."