Chapter 611 524: Junior Sister, Actually, I'm Not Clean Either... Nangong Jin Finally Gets Her Wish

Pei Yuhang stood on the edge of a cliff. The mountain wind howled, whipping his robes about.

He gazed into the distance until the sky turned the pale white of dawn, and finally, a graceful figure gradually came into focus amidst the churning Cloud Sea.

'Did she make it back safely?'

Joy bloomed in his heart, and a smile touched his lips. But when he saw clearly that there was no sign of Yueqiu behind Nangong Jin, his heart sank once more.

"Brother Pei..."

Nangong Jin walked up to him with heavy steps, her head bowed as if she didn't dare to look at him.

"Yueqiu... is trapped by enemies before Ghost-Back Mountain. I don't have the power to save her right now."

Pei Yuhang was silent for a moment. His eyes were as dark as ink, and his Adam's apple bobbed slightly. Finally, he spoke softly:

"Jin'Er, this isn't your fault. I'll go with you in a moment..."

"No, Brother Pei, this is all my fault!"

Nangong Jin took a deep breath, her chest heaving violently as if she had made some kind of resolution. She looked straight at him—

"Brother Pei, I don't want to lie to you anymore!"

The mountain wind suddenly stilled. Even the birds fell silent.

Only Nangong Jin remained, standing before Pei Yuhang, her pale lips trembling.

She hadn't expected this. Before seeing Pei Yuhang, she had mentally prepared herself again and again, telling herself that she absolutely had to confess all the truths and lies to Brother Pei.

But now that she was actually here, her body went weak, and she could barely stand. She wanted to speak, but nothing would come out.

Seeing the tormented look on Nangong Jin's face, Pei Yuhang reached out to support her.

"Jin'Er... you should rest first."

"No—I have to say it!"

Her eyes shimmered with unshed tears, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall. Instead, she squeezed her eyes shut, not daring to look at Pei Yuhang, and finally managed to force out the words she had rehearsed in her mind countless times.

"The truth is, I'm not your Dao Companion at all. Your Dao Companion is named Ye Liyuan, my senior sister... And I'm just your junior sister."

Tears finally streamed down Nangong Jin's face like rain, but she stubbornly tilted her head back, refusing to let her vision blur.

"But I wanted to be with you so badly, Brother Pei... After I saw you had lost your memories, my desire rose like a wildfire, and I nearly lost my mind.

In the end, I decided I wanted to have you all to myself!"

"I've been lying to you all this time... all this time... I just despicably replaced Ye Liyuan with myself in all her stories with you..."

"I kept stopping you from leaving the mountain because I was afraid you'd meet Qing Yueqiu and learn all the lies I'd told from her!

So, I selfishly, constantly obstructed you, pathetically trying to keep the amnesiac you cooped up by my side..."

"And that's what led to Yueqiu coming into the mountains to find you, what led to us being discovered by the Demon Race's pursuers, and what led to Yueqiu being in danger now!"

Nangong Jin used the last of her strength to finally say everything she needed to say.

But she was met with dead silence. It seemed even the mountain wind had frozen.

Having heard the entire truth, Pei Yuhang gave no response at all.

Nangong Jin kept her eyes squeezed shut, her long eyelashes trembling violently like the wings of a dying, struggling butterfly.

She didn't dare open her eyes. She didn't dare face the look in Pei Yuhang's eyes right now—

'It must be filled with hatred, contempt, and maybe even killing intent, right?'

'But... but even though I'm so despicable!'

Nangong Jin took a deep breath and forced herself to speak again, her voice as hoarse as if it had been scraped with sandpaper:

"Brother Pei, I know this is shameless... but I still have to say it. This, at least, is not a lie.

There is only one way to save Yueqiu now, and that's for you and I to... Only then can we use the Dual Cultivation Method to return our Cultivation to its peak.

You could even use my Primordial Yin Power to touch the Mahayana realm."

Her voice grew softer and softer, as if it might dissipate into the wind at any moment.

After Nangong Jin finished speaking, Pei Yuhang still didn't reply.

She wasn't surprised.

'Given the image he must have of me now, how is saying something like that any different from being a shameless scoundrel?'

'It's as if I'm saying, "Pei Yuhang, even though I've been lying to you and plotting against you this whole time, and even though I've just admitted it, you still have to sleep with me. Otherwise, you can forget about saving your disciple!"'

The thought disgusted even Nangong Jin herself!

'But, this is the only way to save Yueqiu!'

"Brother Pei! Only this time, I'm not doing it for my own selfish desires... If you don't believe me, then hit me, curse me..."

She bit her lip, as if having made a firm decision. "But even if you're completely unwilling, even if you end up hating me.

For Yueqiu's sake... even if I have to force myself on you, I will—"

Before she could finish, she was suddenly pulled into a warm embrace.

Nangong Jin's pupils shrank. Before she could react, she felt a warm sensation on her lips—

Pei Yuhang cupped the back of her head with one hand and wrapped the other tightly around her waist, pressing her entire body into his as he lowered his head and kissed her.

His kiss was forceful and ardent, carrying an undeniable power, yet there was a faint, almost imperceptible tremor in the press of their lips.

Nangong Jin's mind went blank. All she could feel was his searing breath and the frantic beating of his heart against her chest.

After a long moment, their lips parted.

Nangong Jin's gaze was hazy, her mind buzzing.

She looked up at Pei Yuhang, her voice as faint as a wisp of smoke, as if a single heavy breath could blow it away.

"Brother Pei, after knowing my true, despicable nature, why would you still give me..."

'...such an intimate, passionate kiss?'

Pei Yuhang looked down at her and said softly:

"Jin'Er, the truth is... I regained my memories last night after I saw Yueqiu."

"What?"

Nangong Jin's eyes flew open, her pupils contracting violently. The flush of color drained from her face, and even the vibrant hue the kiss had just brought to her lips faded to a stark white.