Chapter 26
Lei Wujie's Death: So that was her biological sister!
"ah--!!!"
A piercing scream tore through the air, even louder than the previous sword clash.
Amidst the overwhelming sea of flowers, Lei Wujie's red figure was like a withered leaf caught in a tornado, thrown away without any resistance!
That once dashing red robe with phoenix fire patterns was now riddled with holes by countless petals, turning it into a beggar's outfit.
Although he wasn't fatally injured (Li Hanyi did show mercy after all), his disheveled state was simply unbearable to look at.
"Bang!"
Lei Wujie crashed heavily into the railing on the top floor of the Ascension Pavilion, with half of his body hanging over the edge, below which lay a hundred-foot abyss.
"Help! Murder!"
Lei Wujie gripped the railing tightly, his legs kicking wildly in the air, his face pale with fright.
This isn't a sword challenge! This is clearly a one-sided massacre!
"Still not admitting defeat?"
A cold voice came from above.
Lei Wujie struggled to lift his head, and through the pile of peach petals still fluttering in front of him, he saw the figure that he would never forget.
Li Hanyi stood on the eaves of the pavilion, her long dress fluttering in the wind, like a fairy about to ride the wind and return home.
She slowly raised her hand and removed the hideous Asura demon mask.
The mask slipped off.
Her face, which was both breathtakingly beautiful and shrouded in endless frost, was revealed.
Absolutely stunning.
But it's also incredibly cold.
Lei Wujie was stunned.
His pupils, which had been dilated with fear, contracted violently as if he had seen something unbelievable!
This face...
This face felt incredibly familiar to him, yet he couldn't quite place it...
"Auntie...?"
Lei Wujie shouted out subconsciously.
"Um?"
Li Hanyi raised an eyebrow, and the Iron Horse Ice River in his hand emitted a dangerous hum once again.
"No...that's not right!"
Lei Wujie trembled, and a flash of lightning suddenly struck his mind!
He remembered!
When he was very young, he secretly looked at a portrait in that dusty ancestral hall in Leijiabao.
That was a portrait of his deceased mother, Li Xinyue, holding a little girl with pigtails.
The little girl's features were exactly the same as the "auntie" in front of me!
And then there's the name "Li Hanyi"...
In addition, there was her disappointed and disapproving attitude towards herself...
there is only one truth!
Although Lei Wujie's mind wasn't usually very sharp, he miraculously came to his senses in this life-or-death situation!
"Sister...Sister?!"
That cry of "Sister" was so poignant, so full of twists and turns, even carrying a sob and a broken voice.
The sound was so loud, and with the spread of internal energy, it instantly resounded throughout the entire Snow Moon City!
Quiet.
The onlookers, who were cheering and discussing how beautiful the "Snow Moon Sword Immortal" was, suddenly became like ducks with their necks being choked, unable to utter a sound.
Everyone was tilting their heads back, their mouths agape and their eyes practically popping out of their sockets.
Even Xiao Se on the opposite rooftop had his teacup crushed with a "crack".
"Sister...Sister?"
Xiao Se stared blankly, "This idiot is the younger brother of the Snow Moon Sword Immortal?"
"My goodness! This plot twist happened way too fast!"
"This kid is from the Thunder Clan, and the Sword Immortal's surname is Li... Oh right! The Sword Immortal took his mother's surname back then! They're siblings!"
"Holy crap! If they're siblings, then why was this kid calling her 'auntie' and even trying to hit her... He's a genius at courting death!"
"No wonder the Sword Immortal was so ruthless; I would have beaten him up too! This is called cleaning house!"
The discussion below erupted like a boiling pot.
For Lei Wujie, who was hanging on the railing, the pain was no longer just physical; it was a spiritual death!
He wished the ground would crack open so he could crawl into it; even falling to his death would be better than hanging here in such a humiliating state!
"Waaaaah... Sister, I was wrong! I was really wrong! I didn't know it was you!"
Lei Wujie was crying and sniffling.
"If I had known it was you, I wouldn't have dared to call you 'auntie' even if I had a hundred lives! And I certainly wouldn't have dared to lay a hand on you!"
"You know now?"
Li Hanyi's eyes reddened as she looked at her younger brother, who was hanging in mid-air and crying like a 200-pound child.
After not seeing each other for more than ten years, the scene when we met again was quite unexpected.
She remembered the little tagalong who only knew how to sniffle when her mother passed away;
She recalled how, in order to pursue the way of the sword and avenge her parents, she had to cruelly leave her younger brother and come to Snowmoon City alone to practice swordsmanship.
This separation lasted for more than a decade.
Guilt, longing, and a touch of relief at seeing her younger brother succeed (even though he's mentally challenged) – a mix of emotions welled up inside her.
But more than anything, I was angry!
I'm so angry at him for being so useless!
I'm so angry at his lack of manners!
I'm so angry that he can't even beat a three-year-old!
"Since you've called me 'elder sister,' then as the eldest sister, I'll treat you like a mother. Today, I'll teach you some manners!"
Li Hanyi gritted her teeth, and did not put down the Iron Horse Ice River sword in her hand because of the word "sister". On the contrary, due to the intense emotional fluctuations, the coldness on the sword became even stronger!
boom!
As her emotions turbulent, the "Flower River" that originally surrounded the Ascension Pavilion suddenly became violent!
Those petals, which were originally sharp but still relatively orderly, now completely lost control, began to spin and collide wildly, emitting a piercing shriek!
A destructive aura erupted from the center of the flower field!
"not good!"
Sikong Changfeng, who was watching the show below, had a drastic change in expression.
"Han Yi has lost control of her emotions! This 'Moonlit Evening Blossoms' technique draws upon the power of heaven and earth; if her mind is unstable, she will suffer a backlash!"
"This sword intent... it's gone berserk! It's going to engulf the entire city!"