Chapter 33: Are You Treating Me Like Your Senior Brother Again!

After Ye Li sat down, Bai Li Qin Mo served her a cup of tea...

"So, Junior Sister..." Bai Li Qin Mo stood beside her with a smile. "So, what brings you here today?"

Ye Li took a sip of tea, her brows slightly furrowing.

Tch...

Still not as good as that kid's brew. Looks like it's not the tea's fault.

"Looking for a few sword technique manuals." Ye Li put down the teacup after a single sip. "Not too difficult, but not too low-grade either."

"Oh! So it's sword technique manuals you're after!" Bai Li Qin Mo let out a long sigh of relief. "No problem! Leave it to your senior brother!"

Sigh!

Such a small matter!

He thought she'd come to beat him up...

Eh?

Suddenly remembering something, the Sect Leader's expression froze. Then he went "thump thump thump" outside to look around at the surroundings...

This is Wanyi Peak?

He almost thought this was the Scripture Depository!

"Wait... Junior Sister?" Bai Li Qin Mo walked back in with a puzzled expression. "If you want sword techniques, shouldn't you go to the Scripture Depository?"

This is Wanyi Peak!

This is his cave dwelling as the Sect Leader of Mystic Heaven!

"And then?" Ye Li shifted slightly sideways, propping her cheek with her hand. "You don't want to?"

Indeed, she could just go to the Scripture Depository herself and pick out a few sword techniques for Luo Xing. With her status as Supreme Elder, even if she emptied the entire Scripture Depository, no one would say a word.

But the problem was her "Tyrant Sword" sword heart. It always made her subconsciously look down on techniques that were too low-grade, let alone having to choose suitable techniques for Luo Xing from among so many.

She was afraid she might lose control and chop the Scripture Depository in half.

So it was best to leave this to Bai Li Qin Mo.

He had a "Righteous Sword" sword heart. He viewed things more impartially and should be able to select suitable techniques for Luo Xing.

Bai Li Qin Mo asked tentatively, "Junior Sister, you're picking techniques for your disciple Luo Xing, right? Why not let him go himself?"

As the saying goes, you only know the depth of a river when you step into it yourself. Since he's choosing techniques suited to him, wouldn't it be better for him to go look and pick himself?

Let Luo Xing pick for himself?

With his eye for things, what technique could he possibly choose?

If he picked something, it would probably make Ye Li so angry she'd cleave him in half with one sword strike.

She didn't want to lose a disciple yet...

"So are you going or not?" Ye Li said coldly.

Bai Li Qin Mo met Ye Li's gaze, his expression gradually turning serious...

"Junior Sister... enough..." Bai Li Qin Mo waved his sleeve and said solemnly to Ye Li, "Do you still remember that I am your senior brother? That I am the Sect Leader of Mystic Heaven?"

But how had this junior sister of his ever treated him?

She had never respected him!

She treated him like...

Like she was ordering around a servant disciple!

"Junior Sister! Do you know how the disciples and elders in the sect laugh at me every time I do things for you?" Bai Li Qin Mo grew angrier, his tone sharpening. "They say! This Sect Leader is always doing things for a Supreme Elder! They say I, as your senior brother, am nothing but your personal servant disciple! That I, as the senior brother, have no dignity before you!"

If he went to the Scripture Depository to search for techniques, and he had no disciples of his own, then these techniques would only be for his junior sister's disciple. Everyone would know that Ye Li was ordering him around again!

Do you even know any of this!

You don't!

You don't understand anything!

Don't I have any face to save?

Huh!

Look me in the eyes!

Answer me!

Ye Li just silently watched her senior brother. Only after he finished speaking did she coldly say, "Are you done?"

Bai Li Qin Mo let out a long breath: "I'm done!"

Now, Ye Li was probably going to beat him up...

Heh...

Whatever...

Anyway, he...

Then Ye Li flipped her hand, and an ancient leather-bound scroll appeared in her palm: "The ancient chess sage Xuan Yizi's legacy chess manual, Hundred Battles."

Bai Li Qin Mo: "..."

"Ah hahaha! Junior Sister, you really are something~" The man who had been all righteous indignation moments before instantly beamed with joy, rubbing his hands as he walked toward Ye Li, feigning reproach. "Why didn't you take this out earlier~ You made your big brother misunderstand you~ Don't do this again next time, alright~"

Bai Li Qin Mo, Sect Leader of Mystic Heaven, Ye Li's senior brother, Mahayana Stage mid-level, sword cultivator, loves playing chess. Claims to be peerless in both sword and chess, but his chess skill is slightly lacking. In common terms...

He's terrible at it but loves playing anyway.

After carefully storing away the chess manual, Bai Li Qin Mo said cheerfully to Ye Li, "Junior Sister wants to pick a few suitable sword techniques for your disciple Luo Xing, right? No problem! Leave it to your senior brother!"

He headed for the door as he spoke: "Junior Sister! Stay right here! I'll be back in a flash!"

Isn't it just going to the Scripture Depository to find a few suitable sword techniques for Luo Xing? What's the big deal! What's wrong with a senior uncle picking out a few techniques for his junior nephew?

Embarrassing? How is an elder caring for a junior embarrassing? At least he has a junior nephew! Do any of you have one?

Ordered around by his junior sister?

Nonsense! This is clearly a harmonious relationship between brother and sister! He only has this one junior sister! If he doesn't dote on her, who will?! Honestly...

As for face...

Once he thoroughly studies this chess manual, what face won't he have?

Then he'll be peerless in both sword and chess! He'll have as much face as he wants!

Bullied by his junior sister?

Bullshit! That's just sword technique sparring between fellow disciples! What do they know? They're not even sword cultivators!

They're nothing... ptoo!

Watching Bai Li Qin Mo bounce cheerfully away, Ye Li smiled softly. She took out a flagon from her storage ring and took a sip...

She might not show much courtesy to Bai Li Qin Mo, but that was just her nature. She couldn't change it—otherwise, she wouldn't have the "Tyrant Sword" sword heart.

But as for not respecting her senior brother...

Leaving other matters aside, when Bai Li Qin Mo had asked her to stay in the Xuantian Sect as a Supreme Elder back then, Ye Li had agreed without a moment's hesitation.

Because she knew her senior brother needed her help. And simply because Bai Li Qin Mo needed her, she agreed.

People outside say she doesn't respect her senior brother?

Hah...

"Actually, if you respected him a little more... he'd be happier."

Just then, Wen Chen, who had been playing dead all along, suddenly materialized as a sword spirit in front of Ye Li, smiling. "I know him very well, so I know what would make him happy."

Ye Li glanced sideways at Wen Chen. She didn't speak, just quietly looked at him, swirling her flagon...

Wen Chen: "..."

Ye Li: "..."

Man and sword stared at each other for a long time, and in the end, Wen Chen was the first to concede...

"Well..." He looked away awkwardly. "You... you did make a copy of that chess manual, right?"

"And then?" Ye Li said.

"And then, how about a deal~" Wen Chen rubbed his hands together with a chuckle. "I'll teach you how to handle Bai Li Qin Mo, and you give me a copy of that manual too~"

He'd been winning against Bai Li Qin Mo for centuries. If he suddenly started losing, he wouldn't get used to it...

"He's your sword master. You're betraying him just like that?"

"Ah! I've betrayed him plenty of times! One more won't make a difference!"

Hearing Wen Chen's words, Ye Li let out a light snort...

This?

One of the Ten Great Divine Swords?

Ranked sixth at that?

"What are you laughing at? Does that mean you agree? Let me tell you! That Bai Li Qin Mo..."

"Wen-Chen-!"

Wen Chen spun around sharply, only to see Bai Li Qin Mo, who had just left, had somehow come running back. His face was filled with gloom...

"You... didn't you go to the Scripture Depository?"

"Didn't expect that, did you? I never left! I knew you 'sword person' would betray me!"

"You're just a sore loser! Your chess skills are terrible, and you still want to study a chess manual!"

"Enough talk! I'm going to snap you in half today!"

Man and sword started fighting on the spot, while Ye Li, the instigator, watched with amusement, drinking her wine and enjoying the show...

This was way more interesting than watching Luo Xing all alone swinging his sword at thin air~