Phoniex Requiem
Chapter 14: You Become Irresistible

Chapter 14: You Become Irresistible

After the three matches were over, those who had passed the first examination would be qualified to enter the secret plots of the imperial territory, the, and only those who could appear unscathed after ten days would be eligible to enter Kongming Academy.

As Lin Qingchen defeated her opponent, the first trial was over. Yun Ruoyan, who had been waiting by the side of the stage, walked forward and followed her two cousins home.

Lin Zainan was still in her room, struggling to find a cure for Yun Ruoyan's poison. Only when his two grandchildren ran to find him did he slowly walk out of his study.

Yun Ruoyan quickly came forward to help support him. "Grandfather, you really don't have to work too hard for me."

“No matter what, you remain one of my direct descendants. I'm just trying to keep you in your place.” Lin Zainan smiled.

“Then, should I eat with you today, Grandpa?” Yun Ruoyan smiled back at him.

"Eat?" Lin Zainan glanced at Yun Ruoyan. "It's not just eating, is it?"

Yun Ruoyan stuck out her tongue. “I really can't trip you, Grandpa! I have something I want to talk to my two cousins.”

"Oh?"

“What's up, brother? Can't you tell us on the way back here?

Yun Ruoyan touched the tip of Lin Qingxue's nose. “It's secret, so of course not!”

Compared to the Yun household, Lin's house was much quieter, the male descendants of the family had all either left or died. As night fell, all Yun Ruoyan could hear was the swipes of brooms in the courtyard. Compared to the Yun palace, where he could not rest in the slightest, this place was calm and serene.

And although there were a few members left in the Lin household, they did not skimp on food at all. Not long after, a sumptuous dinner was presented in front of them.

Only after the four of them finished dinner did they move into the pavilion and start discussing important matters in earnest.

"It won't be long until we're all summoned to the palace for the selection process of the next stage, so I have some information for my cousin." Yun Ruoyan sipped her tea.

"Some information?" Lin Qingxue puffed her cheeks, somewhat confused. "Sister, have you ever been in the imperial territory before?"

Lin Zainan and Lin Qingchen both looked towards Yun Ruoyan, obviously also curious.

The imperial territory was heavily guarded, and under ordinary circumstances, even nobles and nobles themselves could not get close to the land, let alone someone like Yun Ruoyan.

They were very curious how Yun Ruoyan obtained such information.

Yun Ruoyan rubbed Lin Qingxue's head as she explained, “A few days ago, I coincidentally met an old warden. His son was apparently the imperial guard in charge of the territory, and that's how I got this information.

“Is this source reliable? Could it be that someone else's tactics are against you?" ask Lin Zainan.

“I've investigated the woman and her son, and there's no problem. Don't worry, Grandpa, this information is trustworthy.”

Lin Zainan thought for a moment before nodding.

Seeing Lin Zainan had been off guard, Yun Ruoyan quickly sipped the tea with a guilty feeling.

In fact, there was no such woman, nor such imperial guard. The reason he had information about the imperial territory was because he had entered it in the past.

In the past, even though he failed the initial selection of Kongming Academy, he had a close relationship with Pei Ziao, whose father was in charge of securing the territory. Once, Pei Ziao brought Yun Ruoyan inside. He even explained the general layout of the area and the traps hidden within it, as well as what things he should not touch or grab.

He could not guarantee that he still remembered everything he said, but anything would be better than nothing in this scenario.

"In the region there are many traps ..."

Over an hour later before Yun Ruoyan finally finished speaking. Moreover, because Lin Qingchen and Lin Qingxue were both curious and wanted to know more, it was already midnight when Yun Ruoyan finally dragged herself from the pavilion to leave.

Seeing how dark it was, Lin Zainan quickly brought her grandson to bed before sending Yun Ruoyan out on her own.

When they finally reached the door, as he said goodbye to his grandfather, he frowned. “Ruoyan, tell the truth. How did you get this information?”

Yun Ruoyan fell silent before smiling. “Looks like I can't fool you, Grandpa.”

Lin Zainan looked towards him, waiting for his next words.

“Grandfather, don't worry. What I said is completely true. It's just that I can't tell grandfather about where I got this information from"

Lin Zainan stroked his beard. “I believe you, of course, just..”.

"What's the problem?"

“Ruoyan, I feel you are getting illegible to me day by day.” Lin Zainan stared intently at Yun Ruoyan. “Given how detailed you were with your description back then.. Ruoyan, have you ever entered the imperial territory before?”

Yun Ruoyan hesitated once more before answering truthfully, "Yes, Grandpa."

Lin Zainan nodded without asking further, and arranged for the two maids to send Yun Ruoyan home.

Only when Lin Zainan's silhouette had disappeared completely from his sight could Yun Ruoyan sigh deeply.

Has he become unreadable?

Sometimes, even he did not understand himself. He was not particularly violent, but he was also not a model of virtue. He knew how difficult the road ahead was, and the easiest way to make life simple was to cure his poison and leave the Yun Family for good. However, he forced himself to face Pei Ziao, to face Yi Qianying, and he was determined to defeat Yun Ruoyao for good.

“Hey, hey! Miss Yun!” A familiar voice broke Yun Ruoyan's thought.

The black-clothed man appeared before Yun Ruoyan's eyes once again, shocking the two Lin servants. If not for Yun Ruoyan's timely block, the two of them might have long ago unsheathed their swords at that stranger.

"It looks like we started off on a bad note last time, so I'm here today to make up for it for you." The man smiled broadly. “I searched for you throughout the Yun household and could not find a single trace, so I stopped by the Lin family to take a look, and I actually found you!”

Yun Ruoyan raised an eyebrow. "No one caught you?"

"They didn't even find me~" The man laughed as he put two bottles into Yun Ruoyan's hand. "It's some top grade pills to recover your qi and cultivation!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man disappeared once more!

Yun Ruoyan frowned. He didn't even plan on receiving the gift, and now...

He poured the pills out of the bottle. Under the moonlight, he could clearly see five small green-colored pills, which could be recognized from a single glance: the life essence pills!

Yun Ruoyao had once gone to the palace once in her previous life. When the household learned that the empress dowager had bestowed one such pill to her, there had been a commotion for over two weeks.

But this guy gave him five, just like that!

Yun Ruoyan quickly stored the pill in the bottle once more. He did not know the man at all, and there was no way he could receive such a precious gift from him. He has to give it back.