Hours later…
Yuan Ji was now holding onto Shangguan Yan and Fairy Ye Chengxi.
"So what is your plan?" Fairy Ye Chengxi said him quietly. "Don't give me the only good plan is no plan stuff."
Shangguan Yan nodded lightly, "We are not allowing you to leave unless you truly have a plan."
Yuan Ji sighed softly before he said slowly, "Xue Qianxue and Ling Feiyue will surely allow me into their presence. It is because my plan is to make them fight against each other."
Shangguan Yan was startled, "Why will they fight with each other? They're enemies?"
"Do they even know each other in the very first place?" Fairy Ye Chengxi asked curiously.
Yuan Ji nodded, "I happen to know that they have a feud with each other and I'm thinking that I can actually make use of it to enter into an audience with them."
Shangguan Yan shook her head with a weak smile, "You're lying. They won't just see you because you know that they have a feud with each other."
Yuan Ji returned a gentle look at Shangguan Yan. Although his Yan'Er was weaker than his Chengxi but she was the smarter of the two. When he was around her, he had to ensure that he did not leave behind any clues for her to identify himself as her old master.
"I have something that they both wanted badly. I can make use of that." Yuan Ji said.
"What is it?" Shangguan Yan asked curiously.
"Secret."
Shangguan Yan, Fairy Ye Chengxi: …
"Tell us?"
"Secret."
"Our Brother Yuan Ji is so bad. He tricks us into bed and he still refuses to tell us anything."
"That's right! Shameless!"
"Don't be so mean and give us a little clue?"
"Say whatever you like. Your mind games don't work on me…"
"We're not letting you go unless you tell us…"
"Right Sister…"
Finally with a soft sigh, Yuan Ji quickly cooked up with an excuse. "Xia Jiaqing is the key. If I tell them that I know her real name then I can bait them."
Fairy Ye Chengxi asked curiously, "Xia Jiaqing's real name?"
Yuan Ji nodded, "She is only using a fake name. Nothing is known about her past before she becomes the Palace Mistress of the Emperor Hall Sect."
Shangguan Yan was gasping, "Then who is she?"
Yuan Ji smiled bitterly, "Xue Qianxue and Ling Feiyue may know the answer. The real problem is, how do I get them to willingly share with me the truth?"
In his mind he had worked out some loose details; Ling Feiyue was the more likely of the two to know the real Xia Jiajia. It was because they were in each other company. As for Xue Qianxue, she had a feud with Xia Jiajia and may know her equally well too. After all no one understand their enemies more than anyone else.
It was also very likely that Xia Jiajia was a high level cultivation expert from one of the five major unorthodox clans. If she was not, it was hard to explain why she was in Ling Feiyue's company and why they were both planning a scheme together against Xue Qianxue?
Yuan Ji saw that the two maidens were now giving him a sentimental look and he was startled.
He could only apologize silently in his heart to them. "I can only tell you the half-truths for now. Even I have no answers for the time being. I don't even know if my plan is a good one or not."
Unknown to him, Fairy Ye Chengxi was quietly observing his every little nuance. Although she may not be as smart and decisive as her sister Shangguan Yan but she knew all the subtle emotions of her old master.
She knew that he was not telling the whole truths and she was only pretending to believe him. From his subtle expressions, she knew that he was actually anxious in his heart.
She quietly lifted her fingers to gently touch his shoulder and was secretly delighted. Although their unison was short but these few days were the happiest day of her life. She had dream of their unison for a long, long time.
What made her happy as well was that even her sister Shangguan Yan had found solace in Yuan Ji. Toward her sister, she had always felt a terrible guilt in her heart. It was because her sister had sacrificed her happiness in order to protect her and the Orthodox Sword Sect. There was no way she could make it up for her.
Although they were very close sisters but she did not dare to tell her that Yuan Ji was actually Ji Yuan her old master. She was really afraid that her sister would not be able to handle the shock too well.
She inhaled slowly as a drop of tear dripped down her cheek, reciting silently. "The two heavenly flowers of my heart is bidding me farewell, comforting my sorrows and my silent tears." This may possibly be the last poem that her old master would dedicate to her.
Shangguan Yan was also quietly reciting the short poem. Even though she had teased her Brother Yuan Ji about it but she was actually remembering it in her heart and was saddened by it.
She muttered silently, "Do you know that your Yan'Er already knows who you are? I didn't tell you because I don't want a master-disciple relationship with you. Actually, Chengxi isn't the only one that has idolized you secretly. If Chengxi can protect your Orthodox Sword Sect for you, so can I."
This was something that she had never disclosed to her Sister Chengxi. It was because she could tell that her sister's eyes were always following her old master.
"Sister, I hope that you will be able to forget about our old master now. Because our Big Brother Yuan Ji is actually our Old Master Ji Yuan…" That was the reason why she was eager to pair off Yuan Ji with her sister. Luckily, her sister did not seem to have much of an objection. Maybe it was due to the fact that Yuan Ji was quite dashing and moreover he had helped her sister on many occasions.