Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 149 - 148: The 2 Disciples Eavesdropping Outside the Master and Mistress's Room

Qing Yueqiu lay on her bed, closing her crimson eyes for a moment before opening them again. She was too vexed to fall asleep.

'Is Master still locked out by our mistress?'

'Is he cold right now? The nights at the Cold Palace Sword Mansion are so frigid and desolate, after all...'

'Is Master lonely, all by himself outside?'

The silver-haired girl recalled the scene from an hour ago, when her junior sister had spoken the very words she herself had hesitated to say. At the memory, her delicate fingertips clenched tight.

She made a decision. 'Tonight, I must have Master stay in my room!'

'Yes, there's no other motive. I just can't bear to see Master all alone in the desolate night with nowhere to sleep.'

Qing Yueqiu got up and carefully chose an outfit. After changing, she suddenly felt her hair was a bit messy, so she sat before the Glazed Mirror to comb her long, silver hair, which flowed like a cascading galaxy.

After combing her hair, she hesitated for a moment, then picked up lip rouge and applied it to her lips. It added a crystalline sheen to her already perfect, delicate pink lips, making them look even more captivating.

Qing Yueqiu pressed her pink lips together, then took out a treasured perfume and spritzed it on her body. She spun around in the light, elegant mist, like a silver butterfly dancing under the glow of the Moonlight.

'I just wanted to look a bit more presentable... I'm definitely not trying to take advantage of our mistress's cold shoulder toward Master to seduce him or anything...'

The meticulously dressed, silver-haired girl muttered to herself before stepping out of her room.

The very next moment Qing Yueqiu opened her door, the door to the adjacent room also opened. Out walked an equally dressed-up and captivatingly cute girl with twin ponytails.

The two martial sisters stared wide-eyed at each other, frozen in place. Clearly, neither had expected to run into the other just as she was about to go and seduce... no, that's not right... *ask after Master's well-being*.

Yu Gu Nan looked at her senior sister, who was uncharacteristically wearing exquisite, light makeup, and a hint of aggression sparked in her eyes.

"Senior Sister, it's so rare to see you this dressed up. You look beautiful~ But to put on such meticulous makeup and go out this late... you're surely not heading out to practice your sword skills, are you?"

"Could it be... that you're hiding a lover from Master and me, Senior Sister? Can you tell your little junior sister which manor this chosen one is from?"

Qing Yueqiu didn't get flustered or fall into the mischievous Yu Gu Nan's trap. She stated directly, "I'm going to see Master."

The girl, who had expected her senior sister to shrink back in confusion, froze.

She forced a smile. "Senior Sister, that's not very appropriate, is it? If our mistress knew you were dressing up so beautifully to see Master in the middle of the night instead of sleeping, she might think you're some slutty Fairy trying to seduce her Dao Companion~"

"And what about you, Junior Sister?"

"You're not sleeping, and you're all dolled up. What for? Could it be that you're the one hiding a lover from Master and me?

You can tell your senior sister which manor he's from. I'll help you keep it from Master, I promise. You just go ahead and enjoy your romance. From now on, you can leave handling Master to me."

"..."

Yu Gu Nan hadn't expected her senior sister to give her a taste of her own medicine; she had fallen right into the trap she'd so carefully laid.

She looked at the coolly detached, silver-haired Fairy before her and dropped the act entirely.

"I'm going to see Master, too!"

"Since we're both going, let's go right up to Master and ask him. Who's it going to be tonight? My room, or yours!"

"Fine. We'll go ask Master for his decision directly."

Seeing Qing Yueqiu agree, Yu Gu Nan inwardly scoffed. 'Senior Sister is still too naive. She doesn't understand the first thing about people.'

'Based on my understanding of Pei Yuhang,' she thought, 'the self-proclaimed gentleman, Pei Sword Immortal, would surely refuse Qing Yueqiu so as not to ruin his disciple's reputation. But as for a junior disciple like me, who has already been intimate with him many times and is his Dao Companion in practice, he wouldn't have such reservations.'

Of course~ Yu Gu Nan knew that with Pei Yuhang's stubborn personality, he would most likely choose neither of them and just continue to wait foolishly outside Ye Liyuan's door.

But that was fine. Yu Gu Nan still had an ace up her sleeve.

'Back on the Flying Ship, I secretly used a Memory Stone to record all sorts of precious memories. If Pei Sword Immortal doesn't want the contents getting out, he'll have to yield to me tonight~'

'HEH HEH HEH HEH~! Senior Sister, you brought this humiliation upon yourself—being rejected by Master right to your face!'

Each with her own schemes, the two women walked confidently toward their master's residence.

But when they entered the courtyard, there was no sign of their master anywhere.

At the same time, familiar, melodious moans and soft cries drifted from behind the tightly closed door.

"I was wrong." "Spare me, please."

"Daddy."

"I'm going to die—"

The mortifying words drifted from the room into the two girls' ears, causing a crimson blush to spread across their snow-white necks.

Evidently, their master had reasserted his authority as a husband, making their mistress realize the error of her ways. She was now deeply reflecting on how wrong it was to give her Dao Companion the cold shoulder by locking him out of the room.

The two disciples, blushing beet-red, didn't dare to speak.

It was hard to imagine. Their normally dignified and elegant mistress, the very model of a perfect Female Sword Immortal, was making such licentious sounds in private, with no regard for her image. What was the difference between this and a courtesan from a brothel?

Qing Yueqiu's throat bobbed as she swallowed hard.

'This is so much clearer than what I heard last time I was eavesdropping in the courtyard.'

'Is that sort of thing really so enjoyable? Mistress always sounds like she's in so much pain, yet she never seems to get tired of it...'

Meanwhile, Yu Gu Nan was cursing to herself. 'Tch! And here I thought Ye Liyuan was so prim and proper. I never expected her to be this wild in front of Pei Yuhang.'

'She's even louder than I am!'

'And Pei Yuhang is always going on about how he likes innocent women like Ye Liyuan. What a joke!'

The two girls instantly lost any desire to invite Pei Yuhang to their rooms.

They had assumed their master was sitting out in the cold and lonely night, suffering all by himself. Who knew he was already lost in a fiery, tender embrace? What need did he have for them to inquire after his well-being?

Qing Yueqiu and Yu Gu Nan said nothing to each other as they silently returned to their own rooms.

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「The next day.」

Pei Yuhang opened his eyes and looked at his Dao Companion nestled in his arms. She had been so exhausted last night that she'd passed out and was still sound asleep. A loving smile touched his lips.

He carefully slid his arm out from under her, his movements so gentle they wouldn't have disturbed a feather, lest he interrupt his Dao Companion's sleep.

After dressing and stepping out of the room, Pei Yuhang noticed a few faint footprints in the courtyard snow and frowned slightly.

He had, of course, sensed those two girls coming to eavesdrop again last night. And unlike the first time, they had lingered for quite a long time...

That was right when Liyuan was begging for mercy, whispering all sorts of incredibly embarrassing sweet nothings. Those two girls probably heard it all.

'Should I set up a Barrier around the courtyard from now on? Having my disciples spy on my life with Liyuan all the time... what has the world come to!'