Chapter 7: The Protagonist’s Emergency Food
Ye Anping immediately recognized Feng Yu Die, who had approached him, as the main protagonist of “Heaven Sword Wonder Tale”.
He had noticed her the moment she stepped into the inn.
Her silver hair, just like that of an Immortal Family Saint Emperor, made her hard to miss.
However, Ye Anping still had one question.
—What was that golden little figure floating beside Feng Yu Die’s head, looking like emergency food?
There was nothing like that in the game.
Furthermore, it seemed Pei Lianxue couldn’t see that blob of emergency food, otherwise, she would surely be curiously asking Feng Yu Die about it right now.
In other words, was he the only one who could see it?
Ye Anping ate his meal by himself, but at the same time, his mind began to recall what Feng Yu Die carried with her at this point in the game.
She should only have a Saint Immortal artifact called the “Heavenly Scroll of the Dao” on her.
The “Heavenly Scroll of the Dao” had no physical form in the game. It was only mentioned in the plot that Feng Yu Die possessed it, and it recorded ten thousand years of the Zhou Xing Tian Yu’s history, like an encyclopedia.
Could it be that this blob of emergency food was the “Heavenly Scroll of the Dao”?
What a peculiar little fellow.
But why could he see it too?
At this moment, Pei Lianxue, seeing him only shoveling rice and not picking up dishes, proactively picked a piece of meat for him.
“Senior Brother, eat meat. You’ll have more energy to fight later if you’re full.”
“…Mm.”
Ye Anping snapped back to reality and nodded.
Hearing Pei Lianxue’s words, Feng Yu Die immediately seized the topic and replied, “Are you going to fight shortly, fellow Daoist? What are you fighting? Can I help?”
As she spoke, she glanced at Pei Lianxue’s face, finding her increasingly endearing the more she looked.
Pei Lianxue frowned and looked at her.
“Fellow Daoist Feng, isn’t this our first time meeting?”
“We are all fellow Daoists of the Immortal Family. Isn’t it natural to help each other when in trouble?” Feng Yu Die leaned on her cheek and smiled at Pei Lianxue. “Moreover, I feel an instant connection, as if I’ve met fellow Daoist Pei somewhere before.”
“Oh? You’ve met me? Where?”
Feng Yu Die averted her gaze and said playfully, “Hmm—perhaps I met you in a dream. Have you, fellow Daoist Pei, ever dreamed of someone like me?”
?
Pei Lianxue blinked in a daze and replied doubtfully, “I don’t think so. Fellow Daoist Feng’s silver hair is quite rare.”
“I was born this way,” Feng Yu Die said with a smile. She flicked her ponytail and extended her arm, leaning it on her forearm towards Pei Lianxue. “Would you like to touch it?”
At this moment, with a “snap—,” Ye Anping forcefully tapped his chopsticks on the bowl. Without looking at Feng Yu Die, he directly asked Pei Lianxue, “Junior Sister, are you done eating?”
“Ah…” Pei Lianxue quickly stuffed a few pieces of braised pork into her mouth and nodded, “Done!”
“Then let’s go.”
“Mm!”
Ye Anping wiped his mouth, then took out a small piece of silver from his sleeve and placed it on the table. He cupped his fists in a salute to Feng Yu Die, then led Pei Lianxue out of the inn.
After leaving the inn, he looked back at Pei Lianxue, who was following him with a sharpened knife, and sighed involuntarily.
Judging by Pei Lianxue’s reaction, she hadn’t realized that Feng Yu Die had been flirting with her just now.
Feng Yu Die’s cheesy pick-up lines were really too much, talking about meeting in dreams…
When he played the game, he had heard them countless times.
However, Feng Yu Die finding her noteworthy indirectly proved that his Junior Sister had indeed become a great beauty.
Ye Anping couldn’t help but look at Pei Lianxue’s face again.
Perhaps it was because he had watched her grow up, but although he found Pei Lianxue to be truly beautiful, it wasn’t a beauty that stirred his heart.
“Senior Brother, what’s wrong? Staring at me?”
“Nothing,” Ye Anping shook his head and changed the subject, “Do you remember what we need to do next? Repeat it.”
“Mm, we hide in the woods. After the Demonic cultivator enters the woods, Senior Brother will attract his attention, and I will sneak attack him.”
“And then?”
“Then, Senior Brother will use a formation to trap him and me together. He’ll definitely release his Gu insects first and won’t use magical artifacts. I’ll pretend to be bitten, and when he gets close, I’ll stab him through with my sword!”
Ye Anping nodded and asked, “What else?”
“What else? What else is there?”
“Mm?” Ye Anping frowned and stared at her seriously, “Did you forget?”
“Oh!” Seeing his gaze, Pei Lianxue suddenly realized, “I know! The finishing blow!! I won’t stop until he’s cut into pieces.”
“Yes, don’t forget later. That person is very resilient. Not only do we need to cut him into pieces, but we also need to burn him. Don’t be stingy with the Fire Element talismans. Use all fifty talismans I gave you this morning.”
“Mm! No problem!”
Ye Anping nodded, then led Pei Lianxue towards the woods behind Wu Xi Town, while mentally reviewing the plan again.
The current situation was not outside his expectations. The only issue was that blob of golden emergency food following Feng Yu Die, but it didn’t seem to affect his plan for now.
If the appearance of that golden little figure could make Feng Yu Die directly eliminate “Wu You,” it would save him and Pei Lianxue even more trouble.
…
Seeing Pei Lianxue follow Ye Anping away without looking back, Feng Yu Die was somewhat surprised.
She had only just started flirting, so why did the person suddenly leave?
“Alas—miscalculation, miscalculation.”
“Miscalculation, you silly goose!” Xiao Tian, floating above her head, couldn’t help but kick the back of her head. “In all my years, I’ve never met a girl like you! Is this proper? Is this proper?”
“…”
“Approaching any girl who’s slightly attractive…” Xiao Tian rolled her eyes at her. “If you were a man, I can’t even imagine!”
Feng Yu Die shrugged, feigning disinterest. As soon as the waiter brought the roasted chicken she ordered, she devoured it, leaving only a chicken carcass.
After lunch, she had intended to stroll through the town to see if she could encounter that girl Pei Lianxue again. However, Xiao Tian kept pulling her hair, urging her to find a place to practice her sword arts.
So, reluctantly, Feng Yu Die went to a bamboo forest outside Wu Xi Town. She picked up a Spirit Sword and, under Xiao Tian’s supervision, began to practice her sword dance.
In the bamboo forest, the sound of breaking air was continuous.
After a while, Feng Yu Die thrust her sword into the ground and leaned against a bamboo stalk, tiredly sitting down. She looked at Xiao Tian, who had been supervising her sword practice, and asked, “How was it?”
“Mm, not bad.”
“Just ‘not bad’?”
“…” Xiao Tian rolled her eyes at her. “Fine, to be honest, you truly live up to your reputation. You’ve only been practicing the ‘Nine Heavens Sword Art’ for less than half a year, and you’ve already reached the ninth level.”
“Heh heh,” Feng Yu Die chuckled and stretched. “Who told you I’m a peerless genius?”
Xiao Tian crossed her arms and said sternly, “Don’t be too arrogant. Your Spiritual Root and aptitude are indeed unmatched, and your mind works very quickly. But you are still only in the Qi Refining Stage. You might be able to deal with a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, but what about the Core Formation Stage?”
“I’m not an idiot,” Feng Yu Die shrugged. “Don’t I know how to run away? Besides, what Core Formation Stage cultivator is so free to come and fight me, a Qi Refining Stage cultivator?”
“What if you encounter a Demonic cultivator?”
“This is the heartland of the Immortal Family. Where would there be any Demonic cultivators?”
*Crack—*
The sound of a branch breaking came from behind.
Feng Yu Die immediately became alert and turned her head to look.
“Who’s there?!”
Xiao Tian hadn’t noticed anything at all. It was only when Feng Yu Die exclaimed that she quickly turned her head to follow Feng Yu Die’s gaze.
“Little Daoist, is someone there?”
Feng Yu Die paused, quickly stood up, pulled out the sword stuck in the ground, and held it in her right hand.
“Little Daoist, don’t be nervous. I was just passing by and heard the pleasant sound of sword dancing. I wanted to see what kind of person could dance the sword so well.”
A voice with an ambiguous tone emerged, and then, from the clump of weeds Feng Yu Die was looking at, a man with purple eyes and a feminine appearance walked out.
Feng Yu Die stared into the purple-eyed man’s eyes for two breaths and immediately felt the evil aura he was trying his best to conceal. She quickly signaled Xiao Tian with her eyes.
Xiao Tian understood her intention and immediately flew to the Storage Bag at the man’s waist, burying its head inside to take a look.
However, upon seeing the contents of the man’s Storage Bag, it was immediately filled with panic. It quickly flew back and shouted, “Fei Die, run!! This person is the Grand Tutor of the Gu Sect!!”
“What? Gu Sect?”
Feng Yu Die was astonished for a moment and murmured.
Hearing her utter the words “Gu Sect,” the man was slightly surprised, but he dropped all pretense of hiding his aura.
A large amount of evil spiritual energy surged from him, instantly engulfing more than half of the bamboo forest.
The originally green bamboo leaves, upon contact with this spiritual energy, immediately rotted and turned yellow, fluttering down from the branches and trunk.
“Oh? How do you say that?”
