Chapter 1822: Glazed Lamp

The powerful Great Celestial Venerable, the only son of the Sword Master, Jian Yihan…

Just like that, dissipated in the slender, fair fingertips like dust…

Then she looked at some of the remaining members of the Sword Sect present.

For example, Wan Jian and others.

She glanced at them lightly, saying nothing.

Yet it caused their souls to tremble with fear.

She descended the steps, walked away, the sky seemed to have a cool drizzle, she walked on the cobblestone path, her silhouette misty, her sleeves fluttering, like ink, like a painting.

She left them only a thin, hazy figure.

Yao Yao was about to rush out…

“Yao Yao, your father is already here, if you don’t leave now….”

Yao Yao was stunned, stomped her foot in frustration, and could only watch Ji Si chase after…

But strangely, as she looked at that figure in the misty rain, she felt dazed as if she couldn’t remember what that person looked like.

Just as she was, so were other people.

Zi Mohua murmured lowly: “Thoughts can distort the heart”

A single idea could blur the will of these people… Such an ability is terrifying.

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Sui Yi was walking slowly, so Ji Si naturally could catch up, completely disregarding the important Court Emperor Crystal Skull still on her. She came to Sui Yi’s side, slowing her steps, and crisply called out: “Senior”

The term “Senior” was indeed something Sui Yi could accept, and she knew Ji Si considered her a reclusive formation master.

Didn’t think of her as the High Priest?

Sui Yi thought about it and suddenly understood.

The term High Priest might indeed be quite obscure to the Human Race.

Over time, the Wizard Tribe harbored deep hatred towards the Human Race, just as the Human Race was equally secretive about the Wizards, to the extent that later generations had no understanding of the Witch Spirit Court.

Is this good or bad?

Sui Yi glanced towards the direction of the Imperial Court.

Baili Imperial Clan…

“Is there something you need?”

Originally, Sui Yi, who could dispatch Jian Yihan with just a finger, might not be a Supreme but at least at the level of a City Lord. Ji Si, though proud, didn’t presume she could compare to a City Lord. Logically, she shouldn’t take such risks, but as she told Mr. Yuee, within the confines of Xuan Ya, she had the ability to protect herself even against a Supreme.

“The hundred array plates at the Three Realms Auction House were provided by you, senior…” Ji Si mentioned, adding: “I urgently need those array plates. After learning that senior consigned them, I bought some, but they are still not enough. I asked Mr. Yuee to keep an eye open for more…”

She explained that she and Mr. Yuee didn’t break any rules to track Sui Yi, and eventually, it was Sui Yi who exposed herself. However, since Sui Yi willingly revealed herself, she apparently wasn’t afraid of being approached.

“I wish to purchase some more array plates from senior.” Ji Si had the Seven Exquisite Heart and trusted her judgment, as well as her intuition.

She felt that this master, who effortlessly dealt with Jian Yihan, had a temperament that was generous and amiable, unlikely to be easily offended.

Jian Yihan must have crossed some line, but her request for the array plates surely didn’t reach that point, so…

“What kind do you need?”

Indeed, Sui Yi’s attitude was quite gentle.

“Offensive, supportive, anything like what you made before is fine. I’ll pay thirty percent more than the previous auction price, I’ll take as many as you have, and if you have spare time, and could make some better ones, we can negotiate the price again…”

Sui Yi’s array plates were powerful and completely unique, making them elusive, with seven parts ancient methods and three parts modern innovation, thus even more effective in combat, otherwise Ji Si, who was so knowledgeable, wouldn’t be so persistent…

But Ji Si was also generous, agreeing to a thirty percent increase just like that.

“Alright” Sui Yi agreed readily, her easy-going demeanor made Ji Si feel rather unsettled.

No one said all masters have bad tempers; why is this one so agreeable?

Then again, that Jian Yihan…

Ji Si pondered, intrigued.

This person… who exactly is she.

She didn’t seem like a reclusive formation master; she lacked the eccentric isolationist traits, her mannerism was elegant and composed, yet she didn’t seem like a Reincarnator either, since Reincarnators all have notable backgrounds, their actions traceable, but which Reincarnator is an expert in formations?

There really isn’t one.

Ji Si, wrapped in curiosity, suddenly noticed that it was getting dark, and shops along the road were lighting up one by one.

However, none of those lights could match the beauty of the lamps hung beforehand.

Even with the drizzle… it seemed increasingly tender and lingering.

The light was hazy…

Ji Si, deep in thought, noticed that the mysterious Young Master Ji was now holding a glass lantern, a beautifully crafted lamp with six glass mirrors, the wick flickering within, and lively little Hundred Spirits Finches flapping their wings on the mirror surface, emitting the call of Hundred Spirits Birds…

Ji Si, having lived a pampered life in Xuan Ya and experienced countless Qixi festivals, had seen her share of glass lamps, yet truly seeing this plain-faced man holding a lantern, his long, slender fingers like carved jade onions gripping the bamboo handle, lit by the dim lantern light, the scene was indescribably beautiful.

Just recently, she had scorned someone for not being good-looking and frail, but now Lady Ji Si was captivated, upon regaining her senses, she instinctively asked: “Senior, do you like this?”

“Not really… my little apprentice likes Hundred Spirits” Sui Yi replied with a faint smile, the glass shimmer all captured in her eyes.

Ji Si paused there, and for some reason, a sense of envy toward that little apprentice stirred within her heart.

This person even has an apprentice? And treats the apprentice so well…

Could it be a romantic affair between master and apprentice…

Ji Si’s thoughts began to stray.

After all, it’s rare for a man to buy a lantern alone, especially before Qixi.

Evidently, the shopkeeper, packing up the payment, did not expect anyone to buy a lamp on a rainy day.

However, when he turned around at that moment and saw the flower-like visage of Ji Si behind Sui Yi, he revealed an enlightened expression and said with a smile, “Young master has excellent taste. This is the newly released Hundred Spirits Lamp. After being refined, it can sing at will. This young lady will surely like it.”

Like your sister!

Never seen someone so oblivious.

Didn’t hear what was said just now? It’s for the little apprentice.

Hehe.

Ji Si felt a bit embarrassed.

“What do you like?”

“What?”

Ji Si was taken aback, a Red Jade Lamp appeared before her eyes, the lantern fire a beautiful and fiery red… above it was a proudly glistening fiery lynx.

“A chance meeting is also fate…”

Ji Si squinted her eyes, fixed her gaze on Sui Yi, with a semblance of a smile: “Senior, do you know the implication of gifting this Qixi Lamp?”

Her eyebrows and eyes were like a painting, her eyes like the moon, although she had no particular interest in this person, a woman gets delighted when someone takes interest, naturally, Ji Si felt quite pleased.

“Today’s not Qixi Festival.”

Alright then, Ji Si raised her eyebrow, “I’ll accept it, thank you, senior, for your generosity.”

Upon closer inspection, the lamp was indeed splendid, fiery lynx? How did this person know she liked fiery lynxes…

Ji Si took the fiery lynx lamp, examining the fiery lynx, when a voice came by her ear….

—— “Better go back early, your sister is waiting for you.”

Sui Yi left.

Ji Si frowned.

This person….

And behind where Ji Si paused, there was a tree, under it stood a person, tall but not heavily built like a man, rather delicate and slender, yet the posture was upright, exuding an imposing aura, seemingly hinting at dominance.

Her brows and eyes were cold, carrying a certain frigidness.

And sarcasm.

Yet even Ji Si did not perceive the slightest presence of this person.

She turned back and walked, brushing past that person….

Little did she know the commotion at the Three Realms Auction House was so intense, Jian Yihan left no remains, and the Sword Sect’s people soared into the sky, utterly terrified, only knowing to report to the Sword Master, while others became even more restless, afraid of facing the Sword Master’s wrath someday…

In the eyes of many, Demonic Seductress He Huan was already akin to a dead person.

Even though just a moment ago someone had considered seizing the Meiluo Bracelet from her, the next moment they deemed their own life more significant.

So they dispersed like birds and beasts. Demonic Seductress He Huan stood alone there for a while, then suddenly chuckled softly, and left.

Elsewhere, the Black-robed Man’s figure flickered, following suit.

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Late night in the fog, the lights in Ya Palace were much dimmer than usual, as Ji Si walked in, she felt uneasy, subconsciously fiddling with her ring.

Her sister… especially different today.

Along brought with it made the entire refined and desolate Ya Palace felt even more bleak and desolate.

People can influence their surroundings.

Ji Si walked into the palace, past the first corridor, the second corridor, the third corridor, ahead the spacious hall…. white gauze swayed…. vaguely, a person was indistinctly visible.

“Sister”

Ji Si couldn’t help but call out gently.

“Leave it, go out”

Ji Si was raised by Ji Long from a young age, greatly respecting her and knowing her sister to be inherently cold and distant from others, but extremely patient and loving with her, regardless of how absurd she was…. there had never been times as cold as this.

That voice was like the wandering wind in the wilderness, a rootless floating weed.

Ji Si felt a pang in her heart, so aggrieved she could hardly cope, even though she didn’t know why she felt so sad.

It seemed as though her sister’s frown marked the collapse of a corner of her world.

But she was obedient, so she placed the Xuanji Box on the ground.

She left, closing the door.

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Sui Yi returned to Iris Pavilion, placed the Glass Lantern on the table, stood at the edge of the water platform watching the rainy night moon for a long time, as though the entire vast estate consisted solely of her.

The world washed clean, rain and mist extraordinary.

“Ah Ting….”

Sui Yi seemed to see the once valiant and imposing Court Master reappear on the lake surface.

He said, “Imperial Crown, you dislike politics, but if Court and Spirit exist in one day, the Witch Spirit Court will not be chaotic.”

The years are too long, fading beauties aren’t the only ones turning to skeletons.

A flick of the sleeve, Sui Yi disappeared from the water platform.

Ya Palace in Yagan District is far away.

But if Sui Yi truly wished, she could arrive within an hour.

She arrived, witnessing the massive palace as if standing amidst a fairyland in the rain… compared to the Imperial Court’s grandeur and luxury, it was elegant, classical, and ancient…

Sui Yi hovered in mid-air, paused for a moment, her body transformed into mist, the mist merging with the rain, gradually entering corridors, balconies, through windows…

Through gauze, gauze fluttered, a ground full of wine jars, a dense aroma of wine, a woman slumped over the desk seemingly drowned in drunkenness, one hand still pressing on a wine jar, her wide sleeves slipped down, revealing exquisitely beautiful jade wrist embroidered, like polished porcelain jade.