CHAPTER 439: CHAPTER 301: XIAO RAN, XIAO RANJUN

Chapter 301

Sui Yi: "Then there’s no need to mention it."

Every single one of them is so detestable.

Having said that, she turned her head and busied herself with the vegetables.

Dongfang Bubai exchanged a glance with Jiang Chenyu, swiftly shifted their gaze, and one after the other, left the kitchen.

"Are you and Loulan from the same place? I mean... do you belong to the same era?"

"Yes."

"What identity did you hold?"

"Have you always been so impolite?" Jiang Chenyu turned to look at her, "And you, what identity do you hold?"

The Eastern Lady paused in her step, "Dongfang Bubai."

Jiang Chenyu frowned and pointed with her slender, beautiful finger at the large LCD TV in the living room which was displaying an image: "The one from The Sunflower Manual?"

Just then, a figure appeared on the TV—a man dressed as a woman, adorned with flowers... coquettishly batting his eyelashes at Linghu Chong.

The Eastern Lady: "Who is that?"

"Dongfang Bubai."

"Where?"

"I don’t know, what will you do?"

"Kill."

"...."

Clearly, Dongfang Bubai’s attention was greatly captured by the TV drama, her eyes shimmering with unsettled light, yet she continued the conversation with Jiang Chenyu.

"I’ve made my position clear, your turn."

"Jiang Chenyu."

Jiang Chenyu? The Eastern Lady looked thoughtful... then suddenly uttered, "Do you think she’s the High Priest?"

"I used to think so, but now I’m not sure," said Jiang Chenyu, sitting upright on the couch, fiddling with a cup in her hand, her brows furrowed and unable to relax.

Sui Yi seemed too similar, it could be said that she was almost certainly the one, but Dongfang Bubai’s words overturned many of her certainties.

"Are you sure what you saw was definitely the High Priest?" she suddenly asked the Eastern Lady.

"Loulan called her the High Priest..."

"How was she killed?"

"A finger jab to the forehead, an instant kill."

"What about Loulan’s corpse?" Jiang Chenyu suddenly asked with a smirk, "I haven’t found Loulan’s corpse."

"It’s in the coffin. I could only maintain clarity for a short time because there’s thousand-year-old agarwood in the coffin, and I had taken a pill given by Loulan. After that, I fell into a deep slumber... I don’t know about the rest, maybe the corpse was dealt with."

The Eastern Lady’s demeanor was somewhat nonchalant, looking like she didn’t have much concern for Loulan.

"Don’t you know he wanted to use your body as the spiritual vessel for the High Priest’s resurrection?"

"Of course, I knew, but I owed him a favor, and to me, there’s no difference between life and death, so I agreed."

"That’s indeed a huge favor."

When a person’s character is too distinctive, often one can solidify their impression of that person without knowing them for even a day. Sui Yi is such a person, and so is Dongfang Bubai.

This clarity does not mean they are simple or ordinary, but rather because they are too exceptional.

Sui Yi’s excellence lies in her adherence to principles and her clear, cold character, and even more in her incredibly strong restraint. She doesn’t rejoice over possessions nor grieve over personal losses, nor does she impose her everything onto others. She stands isolated like an ancient jade stele atop the pinnacle of a snowy mountain.

And Dongfang Bubai? She is defined by her own strength, tremendous boldness, and confidence, and furthermore, by her carefree pride.

Would such people willingly offer their bodies to others as a spiritual vessel for merely a common favor?

Even if that person is the High Priest... it seems unlikely.

But the conversation came to an abrupt halt because Dongfang Bubai had already become engrossed in the television show, while Jiang Chenyu, who had harbored so many secrets and for so many years, had grown accustomed to contemplation.

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After dinner and a bath, Sui Yi left the house, taking no one with her, leaving behind two people who had emerged from coffins to keep watch over the house.

To keep watch... Sui Yi thought of them more as Door Guardians—one with exceptional martial strength yet brimming with a chilling intent to kill, and the other with a controlled strength, gentle and meticulous. Joined together, they could save the Milky Way.

Looking after a house should be no problem.

Sui Yi left Yujiang Mountain, but it was only as she left the house that she realized Lin Yun had taken the car, and now she could only walk down the mountain?

Zuo Wei stood quietly at the front door for three seconds before giving up on the use of unnatural powers and walked forward to descend the mountain on foot. However, she soon heard a voice behind her: "Miss Sui?"

Sui Yi turned around and saw a car slowly approaching. It looked nice, and Sui Yi just thought the car seemed expensive but didn’t know the make or the price...

"Miss Sui, are you heading down the mountain?" The driver was a middle-aged woman, in her forties, looking well-maintained and living comfortably, with delicate and fair skin and silver-rimmed glasses on her nose—she looked like she was 27 or 28. When Sui Yi hesitated, the woman pulled the car over.

Sui Yi looked at her and greeted, "Hello." She seemed unfamiliar with this person...

"I’m your neighbor, oh, but you seldom come out, you might not have seen me before. However, your grandmother knows me. Are you heading down the mountain?"

Since she had asked twice already, and given the other’s friendly tone without any ill intent, Sui Yi smiled slightly: "Yes, may I ask your name, Auntie?"

"My surname is Xiao, Xiao Ran. You can call me Aunt Xiao... Jiong Jiong, and not yet Sister..."

Sui Yi only then noticed that in the back seat sat a four or five-year-old girl who was at the moment scraping her chubby little hands on the window, staring at her with big eyes.

However, behind her, it seemed someone was tugging at her waist...

"Sui Yi, didn’t you get a ride? Come on up, Jiong Jiong, move over a bit," Xiao Ran spoke in a polite and friendly manner, his civilized demeanor making it hard for anyone to feel any ill will towards him, especially since he seemed to know Old Mr. Ye...

"Thank you,"

Sui Yi wasn’t shy about it, her gaze swept over the front passenger seat where a few gift boxes lay... She then pulled open the rear car door.

The girl called Jiong Jiong, who had been dragged by the waist to move over before... upon seeing Sui Yi opening the car door, quickly let go of her grip, dutifully scooted over onto another person, while patting the seat, "Fairy Sister, come, take a seat here."

Xiao Ran: "This girl... always judging by one’s face, turns into a spineless softie with people who look good."

Sui Yi: "..."

After getting into the car, Sui Yi noticed there was indeed another person inside, who by now had been squeezed to the far left by the chubby kid, helplessly protesting, "Jiong Jiong, Little Fatty, can you not do this... move over a bit."

"I can’t, that’s where Fairy Sister is going to sit," Jiong Jiong declared in a milky voice.

Sui Yi turned her head and said slowly, "Come here."

Then the girl, Jiong Jiong, pounced onto her legs with the ferocity of a tiger or wolf, hugging her thighs, squirming her chubby body.

Wow-wow-wow, Fairy Sister is so pretty, so fragrant, so fragrant...

Sui Yi: "..."

Xiao Ran: "..."

She’s definitely not my daughter, absolutely not!

Another person: "..."

Jiong Jiong seemed to really like Sui Yi, clinging to her without letting go, only after Xiao Ran repeatedly scolded did she reluctantly sit up straight, hands fumbling with her feet, pouting her mouth...

According to Gong Jiu, the child is clever, but also foolishly cute and somewhat lusty.

It seemed all children were lusty.

Because their sensory responses are very direct, as are their emotions, they are happy with what looks good and scared of what does not, they cry when they want to, they laugh when they want to...

Sui Yi looked out the window, this was indeed the happiest time for people.

Too bad she had no memories before the age of six...

"Sui Yi, how come you haven’t been going to class before?"

The question wasn’t asked by Xiao Ran, but by...

Xiao Ran glanced at the teenager through the rearview mirror, "Ranjun, you know Sui Yi? Right, Sui Yi is also from Yunfeng... I nearly forgot."

It was then that Sui Yi noticed the teenager sitting next to Jiong Jiong, no wonder he had looked somewhat familiar.

"Of course, I know her, it’s just that Sui Yi doesn’t seem to recognize me," Xiao Ranjun recalled how Sui Yi, when she got on the car, had simply given him a calm and indifferent glance, which left him with some doubt in his heart.

Did she really not remember?

It really was... frustrating. When had he, Xiao Ranjun, ever been so lackluster?

"Um, I haven’t seen you much... Hello," Sui Yi’s response was just as light and easygoing, saying she didn’t recognize him meant just that, without leaving any room for doubt or suspense.

Xiao Ran was surprised, silently noting that this girl was indeed very different.

If it weren’t for Old Mr. Ye’s kindness, who often visited her family and was especially good to Jiong Jiong, she would not necessarily be close to Sui Yi, after all, they were not acquainted.

Just a glance from a distance at Sui Yi talking with Elder Ye in the yard made her think that this girl must be quite good-looking.

Upon a closer look now... it was more than just good.

She would have been the type in ancient times that could cause an emperor to start wars with his vassals.

No wonder her nephew, who was usually deep in thought and arrogant, was acting out of the ordinary today... Otherwise, he wouldn’t have actively pulled Jiong Jiong aside to make room, seemingly eager to let someone in the car.

And Sui Yi... was quite cold, rarely did one see such a distant and aloof girl.

But not so cold as to be cutting, rather, she was restrained at heart.

"There’s a car coming," suddenly a crisp voice snapped Xiao Ran back to reality, only then did she notice a car rushing towards them, frightening her, she quickly turned the steering wheel...

"Auntie, you’re not in the right state of mind..." Xiao Ranjun couldn’t help but remark.

"Sorry, I was distracted by some thoughts, Sui Yi... you must think this is funny," the normally composed and graceful Xiao Ran apologized, but inside she was astonished by Sui Yi’s cool reaction and calm demeanor.

"No bother," Sui Yi smiled faintly.

"By the way, Sui Yi, doesn’t your family own a car? Why didn’t you drive it out today... It’s inconvenient without a car at home," Xiao Ran said without any hint of discrimination, the fact that anyone who could afford to live in such a place already had considerable wealth, their difference only being between rich and even richer.

"A friend took it... It’s indeed not very convenient," Sui Yi, though not a car enthusiast and still studying, did need a car living on the upper part of Yujiang Mountain.

"I’ll go buy one later,"

She said offhandedly, but the statement took Xiao Ran and Xiao Ranjun by surprise.

Financial independence?

Both were curious about the state of Sui Yi’s family finances... Of course, they didn’t ask more since their relationship wasn’t that close.

Sui Yi was dropped off in the city center, Xiao Ran and the others drove away, and Sui Yi indeed went straight to a car dealership...

Passing a row of dealerships in front of her eyes.

She didn’t choose a brand, she just went into the first dealership she saw.

Her eyes scanned... picked a car, signed the paperwork, swiped her card... swift and efficient, to the point that the sales associate who initially approached her only because she was good-looking felt a pang of irritation. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)