After Pretending To Have Amnesia, My Mortal Enemy Senior Sister Said She Loved Me - Chapter 6

“Enough. Just go report back to Senior Sister that I’ve already made up my mind to cultivate properly in the outer sect and participate in the Grand Competition. I’ll definitely do what I said.”

After saying that, Xie Wenyin made a gesture to see her guest out.

The servant wanted to speak but stopped. In the end, unable to persuade Xie Wenyin, she gave a “hmph” and left.

Yuechu Peak, inside the small courtyard.

The servant reported every word Xie Wenyin had said to Feng Ning.

“She also said that when you told her to get back there, it was your… favoritism toward her!” The servant’s tone was a little intense.

“…”

Feng Ning decided that when she had time, she would personally go and examine Xie Wenyin’s brain. Perhaps the other woman really had injured her head and was not lying.

“Forget it. Let her be.”

—

[System notification: Senior Sister’s favorability +5. Current favorability: -213.]

Xie Wenyin gave a little jolt. Why had favorability suddenly increased again? It seemed gaining favorability was not that difficult after all.

[There are many ways to increase favorability. You don’t necessarily have to be face-to-face with Moon Goddess Immortal Venerable every time, you know,] the system reminded her.

“Then that means Senior Sister might also suddenly deduct favorability?”

[In theory… yes.]

“That won’t do, that won’t do. System, do you have any magic treasure that can stop Senior Sister from deducting favorability?” Xie Wenyin grew a little anxious, afraid that she would wake up in the middle of the night and hear that Senior Sister’s favorability had suddenly dropped by a lot again.

Once favorability dropped, she would lose her chances to draw cards. Then she would be even less able to get close to Feng Ning. At that point, Feng Ning’s inner demons would multiply, and Xie Wenyin would once again become the one condemned by everyone.

The system seemed to hesitate for a moment, then its tone became mysterious.

[Although I don’t have a magic treasure that can make Moon Goddess’s favorability toward you only rise and never fall, there is indeed one opportunity that can make it so Host no longer needs to worry about the other party’s favorability.]

Hearing this, Xie Wenyin immediately perked up again. “What opportunity?”

[This system cannot tell you about this opportunity. You need to find it yourself~]

“…After listening to your words, I wasted ten seconds of my life.” Xie Wenyin had really thought the system could help her. It seemed she still had to work hard on her own and make the favorability she gained outweigh the amount deducted.

The system seemed to want to say something else, but Xie Wenyin scolded it back into silence.

[(Aggrieved ing) (muttering to itself, but blocked by Xie Wenyin) I didn’t lie to you… If this opportunity succeeds, this system can also be considered to have brought about a beautiful match…]

Xie Wenyin stopped thinking about the opportunity and began cultivating in earnest. She simply started a month-long seclusion.

One month later.

When the seclusion ended, Xie Wenyin pulled open the door of her room and took a deep breath. After being tempered by spiritual power, she felt that all her senses had improved. In just one short month, she had broken through from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the third level of Foundation Establishment.

The effect of doubled cultivation really was quite good.

After fasting for an entire month, the first thing Xie Wenyin did after leaving her room was head to the dining hall and have a proper feast.

Although the dining hall set up in the outer sect could not compare to the luxury of the inner sect’s Shixi Residence, the food still looked, smelled, and tasted excellent.

“Braised pork, braised pork. Yes, yes, give me more. Thank you!”

Xie Wenyin stared fixedly at the long spoon in the immortal chef’s hand, afraid the other party’s hand would shake.

Looking at the fragrant three dishes and one soup in front of her, Xie Wenyin happily picked up her utensils, reached for the largest piece of pork—beautifully layered with fat and lean meat—and stuffed it into her mouth in one bite.

“Look… is that… Xie Wenyin?”

“…Yes. Haven’t seen her in a long time. I heard she asked to go to the outer sect herself?”

“Probably… Hiss, didn’t she used to always shout about keeping her figure slender? Why is she suddenly eating so much?”

“I don’t know… But watching her eat makes it look so delicious…”

As Xie Wenyin chewed and chewed, she listened to the whispering behind her.

She swallowed the large mouthful of rice in her mouth, then turned her head.

“You should all eat more too. Women should be sturdy.”

Those cultivators froze for a moment, then felt that what Xie Wenyin said made sense. Afterward, they shoveled two more mouthfuls of rice into their mouths.

Without saying it aloud, all of them believed that Xie Wenyin losing her memory was not merely a rumor.

Half an hour later, Xie Wenyin and the cultivators at the table behind her all set down their bowls in satisfaction.

One cultivator from the table behind slowly stood and walked to Xie Wenyin’s side.

Xie Wenyin wiped her mouth and turned to look at that cultivator. The other woman had gentle brows and eyes, and her hair ribbon was tied meticulously. She looked exactly like an honor student of the cultivation world.

“Junior Sister Xie, I wonder if you still remember me?” The other woman’s voice was warm and gentle, very pleasant to hear.

Xie Wenyin blinked, then began searching her mind for memories related to this senior sister.

The other woman’s name was He Yanyu. She was one of the top-ranking senior disciples of the inner sect. Originally, other elders had already taken a liking to her and wanted to accept her as their final disciple, but He Yanyu had refused.

Only because she wanted to follow Feng Ning in cultivation.

But Feng Ning had a cold temperament and was unwilling to accept disciples, so this genius senior sister could only become an ordinary disciple of the inner sect.

Feng Ning was not a stubborn person either. Seeing that He Yanyu had such high talent and worked extremely hard, she made an exception and allowed the other woman to come to Yuechu Peak. If she encountered problems in cultivation, she could ask Feng Ning for guidance at any time.

He Yanyu could be considered the only disciple Feng Ning was willing to pay any attention to.

When Xie Wenyin came back to herself, the other woman had already introduced herself first. “I heard Junior Sister injured her head, so you’re probably afraid you don’t remember me. I am your senior sister, He Yanyu.”

He Yanyu gave Xie Wenyin a very good first impression. Xie Wenyin stood and returned her smile.

“Hello, Senior Sister He. I really did lose my memory, so I’ve lost my impression of a lot of people and a lot of things… I’m sorry.”

Xie Wenyin simply followed the other woman’s words and explained that way.

“Has Junior Sister gone to see the Medical Immortal?” A trace of concern appeared in He Yanyu’s eyes.

Seeing the other woman show concern for her, Xie Wenyin sniffed.

It had been so long since anyone had spoken to her this gently.

But she could not tell this gentle senior sister the truth.

If she really went to find the Medical Immortal and the other party discovered that “Xie Wenyin’s” core had been replaced, wouldn’t they think she had been possessed and directly strike her down as a demon?

“Ah… the Medical Immortal already checked. They said there’s no way to fix it, and I can only slowly recover.”

The other woman nodded, then reached out and patted Xie Wenyin’s shoulder.

“Junior Sister Xie, since Heaven deliberately gave you a chance to start over, you must seize it. Don’t disappoint the Immortal Venerable again.”

He Yanyu’s advice was extremely sincere. She truly hoped Xie Wenyin could turn over a new leaf, and that the Moon Goddess Immortal Venerable she respected could have fewer worries.

Xie Wenyin nodded heavily. “Senior Sister, I will.”

“In that case, Junior Sister should go assist Moon Goddess Immortal Venerable in eliminating demonic beasts tomorrow. The barrier at the outer sect has loosened.”

Xie Wenyin immediately caught the key words. Senior Sister would be coming to the outer sect tomorrow.

“Thank you for telling me, Senior Sister He. I’ll go tomorrow!”

Hehe, an opportunity to farm favorability was here.

Xie Wenyin began eagerly rubbing her hands together in her heart.

Inside the sect’s main hall.

Feng Ning raised a hand, lighting all the wind candles in the hall. Afterward, she leaned carelessly against the back of her chair and closed her eyes in a false nap.

Seeing her like this, the Sect Leader clicked her tongue.

“Since you care so little about the sect’s affairs, you don’t have to listen to me and come to the sect’s main hall. Why not rest properly at Yuechu Peak instead?”

“Can I?” Feng Ning slightly opened her eyes and looked toward the source of the voice.

The Sect Leader seemed angered by her. She waved her sleeve and ignored her.

Only then did Feng Ning open both eyes, a soft laugh sounding in her throat.

“A joke. I’ll go repair that hole in the outer sect tomorrow.”

The Sect Leader knew Feng Ning’s temperament. She always had a stubborn mouth, claiming that she did not care about the sect, yet she would personally handle even such a small matter as repairing the outer sect’s barrier.

“What should I even say about you?” the Sect Leader murmured, shaking her head.

The two of them were not the only ones inside the hall. Divine Lord Huaiyu was also present today.

Although he was also an elder, his seniority was lower than Feng Ning’s and Wen Luoai’s, and his strength naturally could not compare to these two elders. Because of this, there were always people in the sect who had quite a few criticisms about his position as an elder.

“He’s only relying on Moon Goddess Immortal Venerable’s special regard for him. Who knows how he got his elder position?” He had heard words like this far too many times, yet he himself did not seem to care. He was even pleased that others tied him together with the Moon Goddess.

“A Ning, I’ll go in your place tomorrow. Why should you trouble yourself with repairing the barrier?” Huaiyu said softly.

Feng Ning seemed to only then remember that there was a third person in the hall.

Without even looking at him, she waved a hand. “No need.”

The other party was unwilling to give up and continued, “A Ning, let me share your worries.”

Before Feng Ning could answer, the Sect Leader stepped in to smooth things over. “Forget it, Feng Ning. Let Huaiyu go. He will surely handle it properly.”

Feng Ning frowned and did not speak.

The hall fell silent for a moment.

Beneath his sleeves, Huaiyu’s hands slowly clenched into fists. His gaze followed Feng Ning, carrying expectation.

After a long while, Feng Ning finally relented. “Suit yourself.”

Huaiyu’s clenched hands loosened, and a smile appeared on his face. “A Ning, don’t worry. I’ll go prepare the vessels for repairing it right away.”

After saying that, he made as if to take his leave, but then he heard Feng Ning speak again.

“This Venerable has said before: call me Feng Ning.”

The moment these words came out, the smile on Huaiyu’s face stiffened, and his lips turned pale. “…All right. I’ll remember.”

After he withdrew, the Sect Leader sighed, feeling that Feng Ning’s words had been too sharp.

“Why must you treat him so sternly?”

The light of the wind candles reflected across half of Feng Ning’s face, yet it did not make her look even the slightest bit softer.

“You called him here?”

Seeing her cold expression, the Sect Leader pursed her lips. “Yes. Who told you to always refuse to meet him? Naturally, he came to beg this Seat instead.”

Feng Ning extended one finger, and half the wind candles went out.

“Feng Ning, Huaiyu is truly sincere toward you. Won’t you consider truly becoming Dao companions with him?”

Hearing this, Feng Ning said without the slightest hesitation, “I have no feelings for him.”

“But the outside world all believes the two of you have mutual affection…” the Sect Leader said, her words somewhat lacking confidence.

“What do outside rumors have to do with me?” The coldness in Feng Ning’s eyes showed fully. “Huaiyu’s obsession runs rather deep, so this Venerable simply lets him be.”

The Sect Leader looked at Feng Ning’s beautiful face—her brows and eyes deep and captivating, her skin like congealed cream, yet her expression always so cold and heartless—and could not help feeling pity.

She paused, then asked, “Is it because Peng Lin was his elder sister that you take such care of him, yet still reject him?”

The hall once again fell into silence. All the warm yellow candlelight extinguished.

Feng Ning did not answer the Sect Leader’s question. She rose and left.

That heavy, stifled feeling of depression in her heart struck again. Only after she left the sect’s main hall did she begin coughing, the color draining from her cheeks.

Seeing disciples pass by, Feng Ning held back her cough and took a deep breath. As Moon Goddess Immortal Venerable, she was unwilling to let the disciples see her fragile side.

Dressed in plain robes, walking through the wind, her back looked thin and somewhat lonely.

—

The next day, Xie Wenyin arrived early at the outer sect barrier, waiting for Senior Sister to come.

What should she say to Senior Sister? she could not help thinking.

Senior Sister did not like noise, so she would just keep her company quietly and speak less.

After not seeing Feng Ning for many days, Xie Wenyin’s heart had unexpectedly produced a few traces of longing.

She stood on tiptoe and gazed into the distance, wanting to be the first to see Senior Sister’s figure. But even after waiting for a long time, no one came.

Just as Xie Wenyin was wondering whether she should simply go to the inner sect to look for her, she saw a figure approaching from afar.

It was actually a man?

She looked behind that man again, trying to catch sight of Senior Sister’s figure, but still found nothing.

Who was this person? Where was Senior Sister? Where was Senior Sister?