Chapter 563: Chapter 548: Layer Upon Layer of Threats

She felt terrible, continuously murmuring something, but she couldn’t hear what she was saying herself.

She had only one thought: to wake up the fainted Divine Beast.

But even when she woke up, she hadn’t managed to wake him.

"Yunyun."

"Yunyun?"

"Yunyun?"

Qin Yun opened her eyes and immediately saw Pei Yan. She was lying on the sofa at home, with An Yueqian and Pei Yan by her side.

Her eyes were lost for a moment before she regained clarity, "What’s wrong?"

"Nothing, you fell asleep."

Pei Yan gently smoothed her messy hair and let his gaze fall on the Jade Pendant around her neck.

The Jade Pendant flashed with a green light and then disappeared.

Pei Yan was very familiar with this light and felt an inexplicable sense of closeness.

Pei Yan asked, "Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?"

Qin Yun instinctively touched her belly, tilted her head, and thought, "Hungry."

"I’ll ask the kitchen to prepare something."

Pei Yan nodded and went to the kitchen to order some light food to be prepared and brought over.

An Yueqian, meanwhile, was staring seriously at Qin Yun, "Can you tell me now, what’s really going on with you?"

Qin Yun was silent for two seconds, feeling a bit powerless.

How was she supposed to tell An Yueqian that she was a Taotie, and Pei Yan was a Pixiu, or that they were merely down to the mortal world to undergo a trial and could return to the Heavenly Court once they completed their mission?

Qin Yun’s dazed look made An Yueqian sigh, "Yunyun, as long as you’re okay, I won’t ask, but you must promise me not to take any risks, okay?"

An Yueqian gave in because she could sense that Qin Yun seemed to be hiding something.

However, everyone has their own secrets they don’t want to share, so she didn’t force Qin Yun to tell her.

As long as Qin Yun was alright, everything was negotiable. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

But if anyone dared to bully Qin Yun, she’d be the first to disagree.

Qin Yun was touched by these words, and felt quite lucky to have such a good friend.

Qin Yun explained, "Sister Yueqian, I’m fine, I was just thinking about things. Rest assured, if something happens, I’ll definitely tell you."

An Yueqian felt relieved, and the chef had also prepared afternoon tea, so the three of them ate a little together.

At around five o’clock, An Yueqian said her goodbyes and left, and the two saw her to the doorway, watching her leave.

Pei Yan had long noticed that Qin Yun had something on her mind, but he hadn’t pointed it out, merely holding her hand as they went home.

Pei Yan pulled her into his arms, "Are you troubled?"

Qin Yun paused and nodded, "I discovered a secret I hadn’t considered, and it’s had quite a significant impact on me."

Pei Yan furrowed his brows.

What secret?

Pei Yan softly asked, "Do you want to tell me about it?"

Qin Yun hesitated for a moment. Little A had mentioned that if she proactively tipped off Pei Yan, she would lose points.

In an instant, Qin Yun nodded.

So be it, deduct them if needed; I have points, I can start over if necessary.

"Your Highness, this is considered cheating."

Little A’s voice appeared in her mind, but Qin Yun ignored it completely.

"It’s just a hundred points, deduct if you must; it’s actually not a loss for me. After all, if I nurture it into memory, I can gain half the task’s points back. It’s a win-win situation for me."

Qin Yun nodded firmly, exactly like that.

Then, she blocked out Little A and looked at Pei Yan with a serious expression, "This matter is related to you as well."

Pei Yan became serious, sitting up straight to face Qin Yun solemnly, "Alright, let’s hear it."

Looking at his handsome eyebrows, Qin Yun’s heart melted completely, "Take a look at this Jade Pendant."

Qin Yun took out the Jade Pendant. Pei Yan frowned—hadn’t this pendant appeared before? What other secrets could it hold?

"This pendant is actually not jade; it’s bone." Qin Yun’s voice was a bit excited, "It’s your bone."

Pei Yan raised his eyebrows; even his eyes lost their laid-back nature. Initially, he just planned to console Qin Yun and lighten her mood, but who would’ve thought this matter involved him too.

"This is my bone?"

Now this was intriguing; he didn’t recall carving a mini Pixiu out of bone or gifting it to Qin Yun.

In the past, he and Qin Yun were like water and fire.

Qin Yun spoke earnestly, "I went to the Treasure Temple today, where there was a Master Wuwei. He said this is your bone, and it’s your tailbone."

But Pei Yan felt a chill in his coccyx.

This still being his tailbone? Would he really take such a private part of his bone to carve a trinket for someone?

Pei Yan gave Qin Yun a long, searching look.

If it were the current him, maybe he’d do something so flamboyant.

But the previous him, to be so attentive, it was absolutely impossible.

Without thinking, Pei Yan shook his head, "I don’t think it is."

"It is."

Qin Yun affirmed, "You gave this to me, I’m very certain."

Little A wouldn’t lie to her; of this, Qin Yun was also certain.

Thus, it was likely that both she and Pei Yan had forgotten something very important.

Pei Yan frowned, pointing out the inconsistency, "You used to want to pluck my fur to trade for food; how could I have possibly given you my tailbone?"

Qin Yun also found it hard to understand, pursing her lips, "So you better think carefully about what you’ve forgotten, and also, about this Jade Pendant."

Once they remembered all of it, they’d achieve twice the result with half the effort, and Qin Yun didn’t want to make a pendant for the baby now anyway, after all, Pixiu didn’t have many tailbones.

Forget it, just leave it be.

"I..." Pei Yan began, intending to calm Qin Yun, but Qin Yun interrupted him with two hums, "If you can’t remember, then sleep in the study!"

Qin Yun went upstairs to the bedroom, leaving Pei Yan stunned on the sofa.

Having been married for so long, this was the first time Qin Yun had spoken so harshly to him.

So what exactly had he done wrong?

Pei Yan called, "Little C."

Little C immediately responded, "Your Highness, I’m here."

Pei Yan’s voice was low and authoritative, even slightly threatening, "What’s the deal with this tailbone pendant?"

The stance suggested that if Little C didn’t tell him an adequate reason, he’d directly cut Little C down.

Little C’s voice was quite cheerful, "Your Highness, you need to remember this yourself. Once you do, you’ll gain half of the task’s Life Value, and the task’s time limit will be halved."

Pei Yan threatened, "If I can’t go back to the bedroom tonight over this tailbone issue, you won’t have it easy either."

Little C fell silent.

To be honest, it really wanted to tell His Highness the truth about the tailbone, but it was just a system; it had to follow the rules!

Little C shook its head with firm resolution, "Your Highness, I really don’t know."