My Sister Is a Complete Failure in Both Academics and Martial Arts / The Legendary Contortionist

Only Ji Yuan, Tingyun, and Shopkeeper Sun remained here.

Ji Yuan explained his requirements to Shopkeeper Sun. When Shopkeeper Sun heard that he actually planned to install an entire set of defensive measures in his home, he felt like his brain could barely process it.

He hesitantly asked, "Um, is your home outside the Xianzhou?"

"No, it's near Exalting Sanctum."

"Near Exalting Sanctum?"

"Yes."

Shopkeeper Sun looked at Ji Yuan with a complicated expression.

He seemed to be wondering whether this kid was a little too guarded.

Seeing Shopkeeper Sun's expression, Tingyun was a little displeased. She stepped forward and said, "Yes, it always feels safer this way. The goods this little lady had at Flowing Cloud Ferry were attacked by Abundance Followers last time. It's better to protect one's own safety properly. Not just him—even this little lady wants to buy a set."

After hearing Tingyun's words, Shopkeeper Sun stopped doubting Ji Yuan.

Instead, he began doubting the Xianzhou's current situation.

Did Miss Tingyun know some inside information, which was why she was making preparations in advance? Once they finished installing theirs, should I get a set installed at home too?

With that in mind, Shopkeeper Sun had Ji Yuan and Tingyun sit on the sofa, then took out a tablet and showed it to Ji Yuan.

"Come, these are defensive devices used on Star Skiffs. Please take a good look, you two."

Ji Yuan turned his gaze to the tablet. Tingyun took the opportunity to lean beside him and looked at it with him.

Leaning against him like this, a faint smile appeared on Tingyun's lips.

She could clearly feel Ji Yuan's heartbeat gradually quickening.

Mm.

That was more like it.

Ji Yuan felt extremely nervous.

On one hand, he was still considering the identities he and Tingyun would have a hundred years from now. The thought of two corpses lying side by side was really inauspicious. On the other hand, this was the first time he had ever been this close to a woman who was not related to him.

Though his adoptive mother and younger sister were not related to him by blood, they were still officially recognized as family. Besides, they had grown up together, so he had never thought much about such things. But now that he was so close to Tingyun, he suddenly felt uncomfortable all over.

Especially since with just a slight glance, Ji Yuan could see Tingyun's snow-white thighs and delicate jade-like feet. Her skin looked so soft and flawless that he wanted to take a lick.

No, I'm not that perverted.

After repeatedly reminding himself that he could turn into a corpse at any moment, and Tingyun could also become a corpse at any moment, Ji Yuan finally suppressed that feeling.

A beautiful woman was but a skeleton beneath the skin; everything was fleeting.

He hurriedly focused on the equipment and quickly selected several of the most expensive items.

"This one, this one, and this one..."

Shopkeeper Sun looked at the things Ji Yuan had selected.

An artificial intelligence scanning system, ship-to-air defense cannons, a laser grid, particle-cutting equipment...

Looking at these, Shopkeeper Sun thought that even ordinary pirates would not be able to break through if they were installed on a starship. Was he installing these in a mansion because the Abundance Followers were about to attack?

Forget it. He would just install a few defensive measures at home later. He should not copy this guy.

"Um, aside from these defensive measures, is there anything else you want to buy?"

Shopkeeper Sun asked Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan nodded. "Yes, of course. I also need to buy some daily necessities and furnishings."

When they had been discussing defensive equipment, Tingyun could only listen from the side and could not get a word in.

Although she came from a family of pilots, she had never concerned herself with weapons due to her physical condition. She did not understand anything Ji Yuan was talking about and could only listen quietly from the side.

Now that they were talking about buying daily necessities, Tingyun instantly perked up.

Mm.

Now they had reached her field of expertise.

Tingyun quickly picked up the tablet and swiped through it in front of Ji Yuan. "The Artificer's Workshop sells many things, but there are still plenty of daily necessities we need to buy from other shops. Ji Yuan, we can place our order here and have them deliver it. Then we can buy things elsewhere and have those delivered together as well."

As she did so, Tingyun's fingers brushed against Ji Yuan's hand. While swiping, she even hooked her little finger around his.

Ji Yuan could not help turning to look at Tingyun.

Tingyun secretly laughed to herself, but her expression remained focused on the tablet.

Ji Yuan almost thought it had been an illusion.

He hurriedly said to Tingyun, "Um, Miss Tingyun, I'm not very familiar with daily necessities, especially women's daily necessities. I may have to trouble you to help me."

Hearing that Ji Yuan wanted to buy women's items, Tingyun instantly felt a little jealous. But in the next second, she realized he was buying them for his younger sister.

Mm. She felt much more at ease immediately.

Tingyun smiled. "This is this little lady's specialty. By the way, what exactly is your younger sister's personality like? That way, I can help choose things for her."

If she found out what his younger sister was like, then when she arrived, she could experience the care of an "older sister."

"Changchang?" Ji Yuan thought for a moment, then said, "She's... probably equally hopeless in literary and martial pursuits? Innocent and lively, but very eager to help others?"

"Equally hopeless in literary and martial pursuits?!"

By the time he said that last word, Tingyun thought Ji Yuan had misspoken.

"Mm."

Ji Yuan nodded seriously.

"Changchang had poor grades ever since she was little, and she was bad at martial arts too. Mother would drag her up early in the morning to practice swordsmanship, but as soon as class started and she saw a textbook, she would fall asleep. After a while, the teacher even gave her the nickname Li Da Pillow."

Ji Yuan rambled on, sounding very much like a qualified older brother.

Listening to him, Tingyun could not help asking curiously, "By the way, your sister practiced martial arts every morning. What about you? Were you the same?"

"Yes, I was dragged up every day to practice martial arts too."

Ji Yuan nodded.

"Then why did the teacher not criticize you in class?"

"Because I'm a genius! If I had already mastered everything I needed to know before class, then even the teacher could not do anything about it."

Ji Yuan said proudly.

Seeing how happy Ji Yuan looked, Tingyun could not help smiling happily too.

Speaking of his younger sister reminded Ji Yuan of why he had come here. He said to Tingyun, "By the way, Miss Tingyun..."

Before he could finish, Tingyun tapped the back of his hand with her index finger.

"If you keep being so polite, I won't help you anymore."

"O-okay, Tingyun. I wanted to ask if you know the details of the upcoming retaliation against the Orion Trading Company. Lord Yukong did not explain it clearly that day. Changchang is a Cloud Knight, so when she comes, she'll probably be heading to the battlefield."

Ji Yuan was very worried about this.

No. When she came over, I had to use the system to check her thoroughly.

Now that he thought about it, he had not noticed anything when Changchang went away for boarding tutoring, but her appearance now felt a little familiar.

Could she also be a playable character? She had just not grown up back then. Now that she was a little older, he should be able to tell, right?

If she was very strong, would that not mean he could reliably and continuously farm benefits from her?

Tingyun smiled. "The Abundance Followers over there cannot possibly appear on a large scale, so the war probably will not be very intense. This little lady will also be watching from the sidelines as a member of the trading company. If necessary, I can have my younger sister serve as a guard."

"Let's wait until she arrives. If everything is safe, it would be good to let her gain some experience."

Ji Yuan thought for a moment before answering.

"Alright."

Tingyun nodded. After thinking for a moment, she tilted her head and looked at Ji Yuan. "By the way, Ji Yuan, do you want to go to the battlefield with me? A Trade Official has considerable authority over commerce. Basically, as long as it concerns goods, a Trade Official can interfere. If you go to the battlefield with me, it should not be a problem."

"This..."

Hearing this, Ji Yuan instantly sobered up.

If the two of them boarded the same Star Skiff, would that not be reenacting Final Destination?

Dangerous. Far too dangerous.

"I'd better stay at the Office of Maritime Trade and wait for news of your victory."

Seeing Ji Yuan's reaction, Tingyun could not help feeling exasperated.

Why was it this again?!

What was wrong with you, Ji Yuan?

She rolled her eyes at him, picked up the tablet, and began purchasing the goods.

After finishing the purchases, she told Shopkeeper Sun, "Shopkeeper Sun, please deliver these goods to this location when the time comes."

Ji Yuan wrote down the address and handed it to Shopkeeper Sun.

"Alright, I'll deliver these items when the time comes. As for the two defense systems, I'll immediately arrange for people to install them at Miss Tingyun's and Mr. Ji Yuan's homes."

"Then I'll have to trouble you. Ji Yuan, let's go buy the other things."

She slowly stood up, deliberately making her high heels click twice against the ground so Ji Yuan would look over a few more times.

"Mm."

He hurriedly stood as well and called Qingni and Yanqing to set off with them.

Qingni looked helpless, while Yanqing was excited.

Qingni gave Tingyun a look.

I made a huge sacrifice for you. That little fellow kept talking about all kinds of swords just now, from their construction to their history. My head is about to explode.

Tingyun gave her an apologetic look.

She then said, "Let's go. We're going to buy daily necessities."

"Mm-hmm."

Qingni hurriedly nodded. She felt like she would dream of nothing but swords tonight after returning home.

The four of them left the Artificer's Workshop shop and prepared to head to a store selling daily necessities. But after taking only a few steps, they saw a group of people gathered around an open space ahead.

Ji Yuan looked over curiously and saw an orange-haired girl with a side ponytail energetically banging a gong inside the crowd.

After circling around and banging the gong, she set it down, pulled out a treasured sword, and shouted to the surrounding people:

"This humble girl is new to this fine land, performing a few tricks to earn a little coin. A few bits of change are always welcome, but a grand reward would show true generosity. No idle chatter now—let me show you my signature act!"

"Today, I, Ginevere, will perform sword swallowing straight through the spine for everyone!"

With that, she raised the treasured sword high.

PS: Guinaifen had not met Sushang yet at this point, so she was still using her original name, Ginevere.

The Legendary Contortionism of a Master Acrobat

The moment Yanqing saw her raise the sword, he immediately stopped walking.

He tugged on Ji Yuan's sleeve and said, "Big Brother Ji Yuan, let's watch her perform swordsmanship. What if she's a master swordswoman?"

"Uh, probably not." Looking at her, Ji Yuan felt no matter how he looked at it, she seemed like an acrobat.

But thinking about the wallpaper image he had seen in his previous life, perhaps she might be different after all. What if she was the kind of swordswoman disguising herself as an acrobat?

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

Yanqing looked eagerly toward Ginevere, the street performer.

He watched as Ginevere raised the longsword high, opened her mouth, and swallowed it inch by inch. In the end, the entire sword disappeared inside her, leaving only the hilt outside.