I don't talk about love with my Martial Sister

Chapter 85

As Shang Can stepped onto the charred ground, she felt a moment of disorientation.

The scenery around her was both familiar and strange; the images in her memory had become blurred, leaving only the towering flames. Thus, when she saw this scene, which could only be described as lifeless, after so many years, she found her heart calmer than she had expected, remaining silent.

"You're really early."

A teasing voice came from not far away, causing Shang Can to stop in her tracks without looking up.

"I thought you'd come by sword; I didn't expect a certain cultivator to pass by instead."

The unpleasant voice was undeterred by her indifference, instead coming closer. Shang Can lowered her eyes, her hand purposefully resting on the hilt of her sword at her waist, instantly exuding an aura of coldness.

The person opposite her chuckled lightly and finally stopped a few steps away, as if unaware of the hostility in Shang Can's demeanor. With a beaming smile, they said, "Are you trying to conserve energy to kill me?"

Shang Can didn't answer. She quietly lifted her eyes and saw surprise suddenly crack the facade of false cheer on the other's face, her lips curling coolly.

"That's something I should be saying," Shang Can replied in a淡淡 (dàn dàn) tone. "There are still several days until the agreed date. Why are you here so early? Are you eager to die at my hands, Qin Yi?"

"..."

Her tone was calm, lacking any sarcasm, as if they were just having a normal conversation. However, Qin Yi, unable to focus, widened her eyes in astonishment. After a while, a laugh rolled out of her throat, escalating into exaggerated laughter that made her shoulders shake uncontrollably.

"... I didn't have a chance to take a good look back then," Qin Yi finally wiped away the tears from laughing and said, "So you have... such a pair of eyes. You've hidden them so well usually, haven't you?"

Shang Can remained silent. Since Qin Yi started laughing, she had appeared very calm, her face betraying no emotion, like a tranquil lake without ripples. Yet, Qin Yi could not stand her composure and relentlessly poked at her, "I really didn't expect—how did you manage it? Whether it's Qingyu or Tianwaitian, there should be barriers. Someone like you..."

She paused, her gaze unreservedly sweeping across Shang Can's face, then laughed, "—A non-human, can actually mix into the Celestial Sect. Have you really not been detected all these years?"

But Qin Yi's provocation didn't yield any results. Shang Can didn't even spare her a glance, quietly standing there, her eye-catching white robe billowing in the wind, the sword at her waist also familiar and striking, making Qin Yi suddenly lose interest in continuing this topic.

"I've got nothing better to do anyway." Qin Yi's smile faded slightly as she sighed dramatically, "All the demons from the Azure and Yellow Springs are looking for me—so is Tianwaitian. It's all so annoying; I might as well come here early and wait for you."

"I thought you wouldn't come." Her tone was suggestive, but her eyes weren't smiling. "After all... you seemed pretty comfortable staying in Yun City with your junior sister."

Only now did Shang Can finally pause, her breath hitching. When she spoke again, her tone returned to normal, and she avoided the question, "What about the Heart Lotus?"

Knowing that no matter how many questions she asked, this person wasn't going to listen, Qin Yi felt a surge of irritation and laughed, "Why are you so anxious? Since we agreed back then, I certainly won't deceive you."