Fairy, Don't Be Afraid, I Am Blind

Chapter 295 - 176: I Want Both the Elder Sister and the Younger Sister

The pride of Ji Lingruo was not without reason.

You Su had fragments of past life memories, and Ji Lingruo, who chatted with him daily, inevitably picked up on them. She always considered these things that only the two of them knew as a secret code between her and her senior brother.

For example, the special meaning of ’green’ was one such thing. According to the stories told by You Su, green represented a lowly status. In a time long ago when things were very impoverished, men would send their women out to work as prostitutes while they wore a green hat to solicit business, giving green an unusual meaning.

This secret language that only they could understand made Ji Lingruo feel very secure, symbolizing that she was the person who understood her senior brother the best in this world.

She confidently raised her mouth in a smile, but when she glanced at the emerald dress she wore, the emerald bracelet on her wrist, and the emerald tassels in her hair, she felt a bit strange, as if her liking for green wasn’t such a good thing...

Ji Xueruo, unaware of her sister’s calculations, pretended to be calm, took a sip of tea, and then extended her hand in a gesture of invitation.

Ji Lingruo began to peruse the new edition of the "New Edition of White Lady." She had already memorized the book’s contents by heart, so she glanced through it quickly, reading lines at a glance.

Having read more than half of it without noticing what was new in this edition, she puzzledly asked the woman in the white dress:

"Sister, do you know which parts of this ’New Edition of White Lady’ have been changed?"

Ji Xueruo replied in a serious manner, "Some of the descriptions were just modified to make it more suitable for all ages, but the specific plot hasn’t changed."

Ji Lingruo frowned, not believing her sister’s words. If it were that simple, her sister couldn’t have shown such a triumphant expression after reading the book...

With her sister’s astuteness, she must have understood the hints in the story.

"How can this young lady mislead others?"

The young man in brocade who Ji Lingruo previously scolded spoke again, but this time he sat honestly in his seat, shaking a teacup with an composed demeanor.

Ji Xueruo restrained her desire to retort, coldly responded, "Master, dressed so formally, why do you engage in such degrading acts of eavesdropping?"

The young man, intending to please the beautiful Ji Lingruo, naturally didn’t show a good face to the ordinary-looking Ji Xueruo:

"I do not change my name or my sit, I am Di Yongming, the 18th-generation grandson of Mr. Diting from the East Japan Continent. I wasn’t eavesdropping; it’s just my talent that allows me to hear sounds within tens of meters. If I offended you, please forgive me. But I am also a loyal fan of this book and couldn’t bear to see it slandered."

Ji Xueruo felt speechless. The Venerable Diting, with his far-hearing abilities, had passed away long ago, and the Diting Race was even more decayed than the Snake Race. Yet here an 18th-generation descendant with diluted bloodline was showing off?

She thought her sister would drive away this oblivious passerby again, but to her surprise, Ji Lingruo didn’t flare up and instead said coolly:

"It seems Mr. Di is well-studied in this book. Then tell me what changes have been made. If you can’t make sense, then you are slandering this sister and must apologize properly."

Ji Xueruo raised an eyebrow, secretly feeling something was amiss.

Seeing his chance to impress had come, Di Yongming quickly swallowed some tea to moisten his throat and said:

"The difference between this New Edition of White Lady and the old edition isn’t just the removed descriptions. The story’s ending has also undergone significant changes."

"Oh? Then explain how it changed."

Ji Lingruo also picked up the teapot in front of her, looking disdainfully at the slightly unnatural expression of the woman in the white dress.

The woman met her gaze, seemed to understand something, and momentarily avoided eye contact.

Di Yongming laughed heartily, seizing the opportunity to expound:

"In the old edition, the story ends with Xu Xian and Xiaoqing flying away together, leaving Ms. Bai heartbroken; the perceptive could see this was unreasonable. In the new edition, Xiaoqing returns to the mountains to continue cultivating after rescuing her sister and brother-in-law, fulfilling the love between human and monster, making the story complete, compelling and engaging. It transformed from a lowbrow erotic script to a dramatically intense and profoundly meaningful romantic piece. The writer with the pen name ’Junior Sister Invincible in the World’ is undoubtedly a remarkable literary figure."

With these words, Ji Lingruo’s teeth clenched tighter, while an initially subdued Ji Xueruo straightened her slender waist, assuming a victor’s pose.

Ji Lingruo glared at her sister, gritting her teeth, refusing to believe it, she opened the book again and started flipping through.

Seeing the wildly divergent content at the end, Ji Lingruo’s body trembled in anger until she couldn’t stand it anymore and slammed the book shut with a bang.

Di Yongming, not knowing what had happened, had no choice but to remain silent, not daring to provoke Ji Lingruo.

"Mr. Di... is this New Edition of White Lady the authentic book from Nu Yun Bookstore in Chuyun City?"

Ji Lingruo asked through gritted teeth, her eyes fixed on the woman in the white dress in front of her.

"That’s right. I was among the first to hear about it and queued for a long time to get it."

"Hmph, then did you ever consider why the old edition ended in such an unreasonable way?"

Ji Lingruo’s gaze remained locked, causing Ji Xueruo to feel somewhat panicked.