Chapter 36: Ready for Action

Yunlai Village.

It was another new day.

Yun Ling’er stood with her little hand shading her eyes, looking out from the village gate.

Her two good sisters were coming over later.

One day, she suddenly received friend requests from two familiar users on Feixin.

She had a suspicion, so she immediately accepted.

Sure enough, after some probing conversations, she realized that these two sisters were in the same situation as she was.

Now, Yun Ling’er was certain that besides her, three other sisters had recovered their memories. As for the others, she was unsure; perhaps her friend requests were treated as spam and deleted.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Yun Ling’er finally saw two familiar figures.

Seeing Yun Ling’er, the two figures quickly ran over.

“Ling’er!”

A big hug followed.

“Xiaoyan!” (tln : xinyan nickname (xiao = little) )

Yun Ling’er was very happy to reunite with her sisters.

Then she turned to Liu Yunshuang.

“Sister Shuang!”

Liu Yunshuang, also delighted, patted Yun Ling’er’s head, “Ling’er!”

After exchanging greetings, Yun Ling’er began to lead the way.

“The scenery around Yunlai Village is really beautiful!”

“Let me show you around!”

***

As evening approached.

They finally had their fill of the sights.

Yun Ling’er led Xia Xinyan and Liu Yunshuang out of a valley, heading back to Yunlai Village.

“Ling’er, the flowers in this valley are so many and so beautiful!”

“Right? This place is famous among the ten nearby villages!”

“I took so many photos!”

The three chatted and laughed, playfully pushing each other.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in their path ahead.

Seeing this figure, Yun Ling’er couldn’t help but ask.

“Uncle Tai, what are you doing here?”

Hearing Yun Ling’er’s greeting, Uncle Tai smiled kindly.

“Ling’er, it’s you!”

“Come over here; Uncle Tai needs your help with something!”

“What is it?” Yun Ling’er stopped, curious.

“Come closer, and I’ll tell you.”

“No, you tell me first!”

“Come over here! Would Uncle Tai harm you?”

“No, no! Tell me what you need first!”

“Ling’er, be good, come over here!”

“I’m not coming over!”

Yun Ling’er stuck out her tongue.

Seeing Yun Ling’er being stubborn, Uncle Tai fell silent for a moment, then smiled again.

In the sunset, his smile looked rather sinister.

Uncle Tai’s tone was somewhat helpless.

“Sigh, Ling’er, wouldn’t it be better to come over willingly? Must you involve your two friends?”

After speaking, two more people appeared beside him.

A veiled woman and an old man with sharp eyes.

“Yes, I can sense it; the Love Gu is on her…”

“Then let’s capture her! As for the other two, kill them both.”

Seeing the three people blocking the way, Yun Ling’er froze, showing a confused and frightened expression.

“Uncle Tai… who are they…”

Seeing Yun Ling’er’s performance, Uncle Tai pretended to sigh deeply.

“Ling’er, you’re still young and don’t understand that having a priceless treasure can bring disaster!”

“Don’t blame Uncle Tai! Blame those who made you cultivate the Love Gu!”

“Uncle Tai has no choice!”

Yun Ling’er became more frightened.

“Uncle Tai… you… you’re going to take my Love Gu? But that would seriously injure or even kill me!”

Hearing Yun Ling’er’s trembling, tearful voice, Uncle Tai gritted his teeth and continued to walk forward.

“Ling’er, it’s just your bad luck!”

At this point, he had no way out.

Seeing Uncle Tai’s ruthless appearance, Yun Ling’er suddenly stopped crying and quietly muttered something strange.

“Uncle Tai, why do you always like being a traitor?”

Then, Yun Ling’er called out behind her.

“Grandma, did you hear that? Uncle Tai wants to take my Love Gu!”

“If you don’t come out, the Saintess of Yunlai Village will be captured!”

As soon as Yun Ling’er finished speaking, a sigh came from behind a large rock, and two elderly figures emerged.

“Grand Priestess?!”

“Grand Priestess?!”

Uncle Tai and the veiled woman exclaimed in shock.

Grandma glared at Uncle Tai, her heart filled with anger and disappointment.

Uncle Tai had been raised under her care. Although she knew he had a rebellious nature since childhood, she hadn’t expected him to become a traitor even at his age.

Conspiring with outsiders to steal the sacred Gu and intending to harm the Saintess, whether for Ling’er’s sake or the tribe’s rules, he was unforgivable.

Then, seeing the veiled woman, Grandma struck the old man beside her with her cane.

“Old Fu, look at your Yunfeng Village people, daring to plot against our Yunlai Village Saintess! How did you teach them?!”

Hearing this, Old Fu was inwardly resentful, thinking, didn’t you also raise a traitor?

However, outwardly, he was somewhat embarrassed and said, “Elder Sister, I didn’t know she would do such a thing… Don’t be angry, I’ll handle her…”

After speaking, Old Fu glared at the veiled woman and shouted.

“Yun Fengchuan, what are you doing?!”

“Do you want to start a war between the two villages?!”

He couldn’t understand why this fool would do such a thing.

The Love Gu was powerful, but not worth such actions!

Their Saintess had just died, and suddenly you have the same Love Gu? They wouldn’t suspect anything?

Even if owning the Love Gu gave an absolute advantage in Gu combat, would they foolishly play along?

This is the modern era, not the old days. If you harm their Saintess, they would report to the authorities.

As a highly monitored area, special departments would come, and no matter how powerful you are, you’d be taken down.

Because of this, the two villages’ Gu battles couldn’t be lethal or crippling, gradually becoming an entertainment event.

Contestants battled with Gu on stage while the audience debated. If they got along, it became a matchmaking event.

He and Elder Sister had met and become sworn siblings at such a Gu competition.

The more Old Fu thought about it, the angrier he got, and he couldn’t help but curse.

“Yun Fengchuan, is that your old man beside you?”

“Abandoned you for eighteen years, now back with an illegitimate child, and you still treat them like treasures!”

“I advised you to kick them out, but you wouldn’t listen!”

“They’re wanted by the authorities!”

“You really are a fool!”

“You indeed deserve to dig wild vegetables on the mountain behind the village for eighteen years alone!”