35. The Resentful Cousin
Yan Ruyu, unlike Yan Meng’er, had an extremely poor relationship with Yan Zhen.
When they were young, Yan Zhen was very naughty and was a leader among the children. As the elder sister, Yan Ruyu couldn’t stand it. She often caught him, pulled down his pants, and spanked his butt, being quite fierce.
Due to the age gap, Yan Zhen was no match for Yan Ruyu at all. Every time, he could only obediently submit.
But as Yan Zhen grew up and his talent emerged, his cultivation gradually caught up to Yan Ruyu, who was three years older than him.
Then, when Yan Zhen was ten years old, when Yan Ruyu still wanted to catch him and teach him a lesson, Yan Zhen turned the tables and captured her, pulled down her pants, and fiercely spanked her butt, getting his big revenge!
At that time, Yan Ruyu was already a teenage girl. When she came back to her senses, she was extremely embarrassed and angry. She drew her sword and chased Yan Zhen for more than a dozen streets, but still couldn’t catch up. In the end, she could only give up resentfully.
Thus, the two evolved into a relationship where they would fight whenever they met, a true pair of resentful enemies.
Seeing the long sword stabbing over, Yan Zhen didn’t dodge or avoid it. Instead, he lazily leaned back, propped his elbows on the table, crossed his legs, and assumed the posture of a big shot, looking at Yan Ruyu with an unperturbed attitude.
As he expected, the sword tip suddenly stopped when it was three inches away from Yan Zhen.
“You little brat, why didn’t you dodge?!”
Yan Zhen snorted, “Why should I dodge? If you dare to stab me, I dare to play the victim. I won’t stop until I extort three to five million from you!”
“Ptui! At such a young age, your belly is full of bad ideas! I’m too lazy to stoop to your level.”
With that, Yan Ruyu quickly sheathed her sword, reached out, and pulled Yan Meng’er to her side, asking with concern, “Meng’er, how are you? Are you alright?”
“Cousin, I’m fine. I was just joking around with Cousin Yan Zhen.” Yan Meng’er mediated, “By the way, cousin, why did you come back so early? The Mystic Academy shouldn’t be on vacation yet, right?”
At the mention of this, Yan Ruyu’s expression changed slightly. She hesitated a bit and said, “I- I took leave to come back. Anyway, the vacation is coming soon. I originally wanted to come and watch the family competition, but I was delayed on the way. The sun was about to set when I arrived. Is the competition today or tomorrow?”
So cousin rushed to cousin’s courtyard as soon as she got home? She must be worried that cousin was injured in the competition, right? Yan Meng’er pondered and replied, “The competition ended at noon.”
“I see. Did anything strange happen?”
“No, why do you ask?”
“Oh, it’s good if nothing happened…” Yan Ruyu avoided Yan Meng’er’s question, “Meng’er, what place did you get?”
Yan Meng’er smiled faintly, “I lost to Cousin Yan Zhen.”
“Lost to Yan Zhen?” Yan Ruyu pointed at Yan Zhen, “To him?”
Hearing Yan Ruyu’s doubt, Yan Meng’er immediately started praising Yan Zhen, “Cousin Yan Zhen is very powerful now. Not only has his cultivation reached Mystic Disciple 8th stage, but he also defeated Cousin Yan Mo, who is at the 9th stage, in a cross-stage battle. He got first place in this competition, and all the elders praised him – right, cousin?”
“What?” Yan Ruyu was stunned. She turned her head to look at Yan Zhen and asked in surprise, “Your talent has recovered?”
“Mmhmm~”
Yan Zhen raised his chin.
“Really? Let me see.”
Saying that, Yan Ruyu tried to grab Yan Zhen’s hand. Yan Zhen hurriedly dodged.
“What are you doing? Don’t grope me. There’s nothing to see.”
Yan Ruyu’s movement paused, then she withdrew her hand and gave him a look.
“If you don’t want to show me, then I don’t want to bother with you either. It’s just Mystic Disciple 8th stage. You can’t even take one move from me.”
Yan Zhen glanced at Yan Ruyu’s chest area. There were four star badges pinned there, representing that she was at the Four-Star Mystic One realm.
“You’ve been studying at the Mystic Academy for two years and only reached Four-Star Mystic One. You’re not that great either.”
When Yan Ruyu entered the Mystic Academy, she was at Mystic Disciple 9th stage. Advancing to Four-Star Mystic One in two years wasn’t considered slow, but Yan Zhen was a One-Star Mystic One at the age of eleven, so he had the qualification to say such things.
“Anyway, I’m still stronger than you.”
“That’s not for sure.”
“Oh? Then do you want to try?”
“Wait until I advance to Mystic One, and I’ll let you know how powerful I am.”
“That will have to wait until next year at least~”
“Then next year it is. Remember to wash your butt clean.”
“You- little pervert, you’re asking for a beating!”
Yan Ruyu was originally trading insults with Yan Zhen evenly, but as soon as she heard him mention “butt”, her defense immediately broke.
Yan Zhen showed a look of smugness. In his banter with Yan Ruyu, nothing else was important. As long as he said things like “butt” to break her defense, he would have met the acting requirements. So easy!
Seeing this, Yan Meng’er hurriedly inserted herself between the two and played the role of a peacemaker.
“Cousin, don’t be angry. Cousin Yan Zhen was just joking.”
Yan Ruyu suppressed her anger and left a threat, “Little brat, don’t let me catch an opportunity, or I definitely won’t let you off easily.”
Yan Zhen spread his hands and said, “You’re the one who should be careful, careful that your bu-tt blo-ss-oms.”
Alright, the anger that had just subsided instantly soared back.
Yan Ruyu glared at Yan Zhen fiercely, and Yan Zhen glared back, not wanting to lose.
Their eyes met, and their gazes seemed to spark fire!
Yan Meng’er covered her forehead and sighed lightly.
Actually, she was a bit envious of Yan Ruyu’s relationship with Yan Zhen.
The two only showed a unique side of themselves in front of each other.
Yan Ruyu was usually mature and steady, knowing how to take care of her younger siblings. She was a reliable elder sister. But when she encountered Yan Zhen, she easily went berserk and couldn’t control her emotions at all.
As for Yan Zhen, he was also usually a man of few words, keeping his thoughts to himself. But when he saw Yan Ruyu, he would start being sarcastic, specifically targeting the things that annoyed her.
Unfortunately, cousin was too proud and not charming enough in front of Cousin Yan Zhen. By the time she finally admitted her feelings, it was too late.
However, since she was reborn, she definitely wouldn’t let the regrets of her previous life replay.
This time, she would lead cousin to conquer Cousin Yan Zhen together, and they must capture him before other women do!
Yan Meng’er was burning with fighting spirit!
The two resentful enemies glared at each other for a while. Yan Ruyu was the first to withdraw her gaze. She grabbed Yan Meng’er and said, “Meng’er, let’s go back. Don’t stay here. You’ll be infected with bad habits.”
With that, she walked out.
Yan Meng’er couldn’t refuse, so she could only say quickly, “Cousin, Meng’er will go back first. I’ll come find you again tomorrow~”
Yan Zhen waved at her.
“Oh my, cousin, don’t walk so fast.”
Yan Meng’er hurried to catch up with Yan Ruyu’s pace.
Only after leaving the courtyard did Yan Ruyu ask, “Meng’er, when did you reconcile with Yan Zhen?”
“Three months ago.” Yan Meng’er smiled and said, “Because Meng’er knew that I did the wrong thing, I took the initiative to apologize to Cousin Yan Zhen. Cousin Yan Zhen also forgave me very quickly.”
“What are you apologizing for? It’s his own fault for being useless and causing you to be ridiculed by others.” Yan Ruyu said expressionlessly, “If it were me, I wouldn’t pay attention to him anymore.”
Hearing this, Yan Meng’er teased, “Cousin wouldn’t ignore Cousin Yan Zhen. Didn’t you rush straight to cousin’s courtyard as soon as you got home?”
“…I went to find you!” Yan Ruyu explained guiltily, “Who told you to always run to his place for no reason?”
“Then did cousin go to my family’s courtyard?”
“Of- of course I did.”
“Then I’ll go back and ask my mother.”
“Meng’er!” Yan Ruyu became anxious and put on the air of an elder sister, “You don’t believe what your sister says?”
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