Phoniex Requiem
Chapter 12: Poor About His Face

Chapter 12: Poor About His Face

As soon as Yun Ruoyan won the match, she went to the Lin manor to inform her grandfather and cousin of the good news. After asking about the development of the antidote, he returned to Yun's house.

As the poison had not been cleared, Yun Ruoyan fell asleep quickly. By the time he woke up, it was already night.

"Miss, the old madam is calling you again," Peony told her as he helped Yun Ruoyan get dressed.

Yun Ruoyan looked at the time. Given how late it was, there must be an urgent reason for the old madam to call out to him. "Did he call someone else?"

"Yes." Yeah." Peony nodded, somewhat worried. “The third lady and Miss Yi have also been summoned. I'm afraid it might be because of your match with the oldest miss today.”.

Yun Ruoyan rubbed her temples, not thinking too much about it. “It's true—what else is it?”

After all, her sister in the Yun household continued to cause trouble for her left and right, so she could not even rest in peace even though she tried it. But what they didn't know was that they were only playing in the hands of an outsider, Yi Qianying.

Yun Ruoyan made herself neat, instructed Peony to light the lantern, and then went with her to the large hall.

Yun Ruoyu and Yi Qianying had been waiting there for quite a while. As soon as the old matriarch saw him enter, she put down her teacup and asked, "Ruoyan, I heard you beat Ruoyao in the competition today?"

“Ya, grandma,” Yun Ruoyan replied honestly.

"Someone suspects that you only managed to do it because you used some fraudulent method." His tone was impartial, and it was difficult to discern which side he liked.

Yun Ruoyan smiled and bowed. “Grandma, there are quite a number of people during the actual battle. If akj really uses a cheating method, the judges can definitely find out.”

Yun Ruoyan's words made sense, and the old madam nodded.

The judges from Kongming Academy were famous for their eagle eyes, able to detect even the smallest of fraudulent attempts.

This was why the judges were so shocked when they saw Yun Ruoyao's defeat.

Yun Ruoyu quickly interrupted, "Then, are you saying you won based on your own skill?"

“That's right,” Yun Ruoyan replied honestly.

“Sister,” Yi Qianying finally spoke up, “If you really want to go to Kongming Academy, we will support you. Why bow to such cheating methods? What's more, this kind of elimination-based selection is meant to stop the less talented, like you, from being threatened in the next trial.

Yi Qianying wouldn't let this go, would she?

"That's right. Who doesn't know that you're not even a third-rate blademaster? Yun Ruoyu gave him an arrogant look. “As for Ruoyao's sister, she has been training under a swordsman since she was five years old! Even Qianying and I are no match for her, so how could she lose to you?! Do you think your cultivation is higher than ours?

Yun Ruoyan waited until Yun Ruoyu was done, her face was calm and serene. Normally, Yun Ruoyan would shake her head timidly and weakly, but at this moment, all she did was look at him in silence.

"That's right," came Yun Ruoyan's clear voice. “My cultivation is always above you.”

Words so confident! If they did not see Yun Ruoyan hitting Yun Ruoyao with her own eyes, the girls would definitely think that she was just boasting: useless trash, no, saying that his cultivation is better than theirs? How is that possible?

But after seeing the fight with his own eyes, neither Yun Ruoyu nor Yi Qianying could refute his words.

Could it be... that Yun Ruoyan really did not cheat?! Did he really defeat Yun Ruoyao with his own skill? But this is impossible!

"You, you!" Yun Ruoyu started to panic.

Being beaten up by someone like him was quite embarrassing, but now Yun Ruoyan even brought it up in front of their grandmother!

But what Yun Ruoyan said was the truth.

He thought that the only reason Yun Ruoyan was able to show such strength was mere coincidence. Hearing Yun Ruoyan's words now, though .. could it be that her defeat that day was not just a mere coincidence?

Yun Ruoyu gritted her teeth, unwilling to admit defeat. “It was just a coincidence, because you were lucky! I only lost to you because I didn't pay attention!”

“Then, does that mean Yun Moyuan also lost to me because he didn't pay attention?”

Yun Ruoyu was about to continue the quarrel when the old madam interrupted, “Ruoyan, what are you saying? Moyuan also lost to you?”

“Yes, Grandma,” Yun Ruoyan replied with a smile.

The old Matriarch looked at Yun Ruoyan's honest expression, a smile dancing on her lips. This granddaughter of hers has really changed for the better, but how unfortunate…

The gaze of the old mistress landed on the birthmark on Yun Ruoyan's face.

How unfortunate it looks …

Yun Ruoyan noticed her grandmother's gaze, and her face instantly became boiling hot. She knew she was not beautiful, but she tried her best to forget the presence of birthmarks on her face. However, every time he was reminded of it, he would feel a little embarrassed, as if he had returned to his once weak self.

He hated this kind of feeling, and quickly shifted his gaze. "Ruoyu, if you don't believe that I'm strong, why don't we have a match right now?"

Yun Ruoyu frowned. A rematch? And right in front of their grandmother? Wouldn't that just make him humiliate himself once more? No, he won't!

"Well, my cultivation isn't as good as that of Yi Qianying's, why don't you ask her?"

Yun Ruoyan smiled, her gaze fixed on Yi Qianying.

Yi Qianying also took a step back, forcing a smile. “Sister, you really like to joke, don't you? You already won the match against Ruoyao today, so do you really have to try to compete with us as well?”

He made it sound as if Yun Ruoyan wanted to show her skills in front of others.

Yun Ruoyan ignored him as she continued, “If you are truly dissatisfied with my victory, why not arrange a match with me today alone? Why drop me using, as you say, such a cheating way?

The old Matriarch nodded, her impression of Yun Ruoyan increasing.

After all, Yun Ruoyan was the only daughter of her late son's wife, and she was a descendant of a family of famous pill makers and healers on her mother's side. Despite her lackluster appearance to date, matriarch Yun still held great hopes for her.

Merely, due to Yun Ruoyan's personality and losing her talent, her expectations for Yun Ruoyan were diminishing by the day.

Fortunately, Yun Ruoyan finally seemed to improve.

"It's late, and we've been talking for so long, so why don't we just let it go?" The old madam cleared her throat and instructed Yun Ruoyu and Yi Qianying, “You two should cheer Ruoyao up a little. If he really wants to get into Kongming Academy, there are still plenty of opportunities ahead.”

“Ya, Grandma.”