Chapter 321: Brother, It’s a Decoy and a Trap
Outside the East City Gate of Tianan City, on Humen Street.
The street was unusually lively, with vendors hawking their wares along the street:
“Newly forged Silver Scale Armor, honest dealings, can withstand a direct strike from a Rank Seven Demonic Beast’s claws, an essential item for long journeys!”
“Sweet Skin Roasted Chicken~~ Freshly baked roasted chicken, from old hens fed with spirit rice.”
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Feng Yu Die, who was aimlessly wandering the street, her eyes lit up at the mention of “roasted chicken.” Without a second thought, she slipped over to the roasted chicken stall and tossed some Spirit Stones at the vendor.
“Boss, one chicken!”
Xiao Tian, sitting cross-legged on her shoulder, couldn’t help but sigh.
“Yu Die, can’t you have a bit more ambition? You’re almost late Foundation Establishment, and you’re still thinking about roasted chicken. Can’t you want something else?”
Feng Yu Die glanced at it. Seeing that no one was paying attention and the stall owner wasn’t looking, she whispered:
“Food is paramount. Just because I’ve achieved Grain Abstinence doesn’t mean I can’t eat, and roasted chicken is delicious.”
Xiao Tian blinked and raised its eyebrows with a mischievous grin:
“Try a change of pace.”
“Change to what?”
“Anping! He’s quite tasty. If you don’t believe me, go back and take a bite of him. He’s sweet and juicy, much more delicious than your roasted chicken.”
Feng Yu Die gave it a strange look, then ignored it. She took the oil-wrapped roasted chicken from the owner and pulled off a leg, stuffing it into her mouth.
“Haa—Haa… Hot, hot, hot…”
Xiao Tian shrugged helplessly and turned to look at the inn not far away.
Ye Anping was currently on the first floor of that inn.
For the past ten days, he had accompanied Pei Lian Xue shopping in Tianan City every morning. At noon, he would bring her, Pei Lian Xue, and Xiao Yun Luo to the first floor of that inn, waiting for the “Demonic Cultivators” he had mentioned.
Moreover, many disciples of the Xing Tian Division, disguised, were now mixed in with the vendors on both sides of the entire street.
Those people were arranged by Liang Zhu and were waiting here.
It could be said that this street was now a net, and even a Nascent Soul stage Demonic Cultivator would be absolutely unable to escape.
However, Ye Anping had told Feng Yu Die and the others that two people were expected to come, a woman at Core Formation early stage and a man at Foundation Establishment mid-stage.
Ye Anping hadn’t said much, but neither it nor Feng Yu Die or Xiao Yun Luo had questioned Ye Anping’s decision, believing that he must have his reasons.
However, with the Demon Race currently threatening the city, the Xing Tian Division was already short of staff. Now, they had to dispatch so many people to stake out this place, and those Xing Tian Division disciples were already getting tired.
“Why haven’t they come yet? We’ve been waiting for over ten days.”
“Anping said they would come, so they will definitely come. When has he ever been wrong?”
“It’s just a bit boring. Junior Sister Pei has been with Young Master Ye these past few days, and I haven’t had much chance to chat with her,” Feng Yu Die complained, puffing out her cheeks. “Why doesn’t Young Master Ye accompany Senior Sister Xiao shopping more?”
Xiao Tian gave her a cold glance but suddenly felt that this was indeed a problem.
Pei Lian Xue was always with Ye Anping, which meant Feng Yu Die had no chance to be alone with Ye Anping.
If this continued, when would the two of them open their hearts and become one?
“Hmm… that is indeed a problem.”
“Hmm? What problem?”
Xiao Tian pretended to be profound, nodded, and furrowed its brows:
“When can you and Anping be honest with each other and become Cultivation Partners?”
“……”
Feng Yu Die, who had been happily eating roasted chicken, suddenly felt the chicken wasn’t as tasty after hearing Xiao Tian’s words. She muttered to herself: Ye Anping clearly said he wouldn’t become my Cultivation Partner, so why does Xiao Tian keep trying to set us up?
It was a shame that Junior Sister Pei couldn’t see Xiao Tian.
If Junior Sister Pei could see Xiao Tian, but Ye Anping couldn’t, then Xiao Tian could set her up with Junior Sister Pei…
“Hehehe~~ Hehehe…”
?
Hearing Feng Yu Die’s silly laughter, Xiao Tian was stunned and immediately kicked her forehead again.
“Ouch! Why are you kicking me again?”
“Although I don’t know what you’re thinking, don’t think about it! You stinky Yu Die.”
“Go, go, go back to Young Master Ye. You’re always kicking me when you’re around, why don’t you kick Young Master Ye?”
“He’s not stupid.”
“Am I stupid then?”
“Stupid.”
Feng Yu Die pouted and turned her head away, sulking.
“I’m stupid because you kicked me stupid! Hmph~”
Xiao Tian was choked and its eye twitched incessantly, but it didn’t know how to respond. It could only sigh, lie back on Feng Yu Die’s forehead, and bask in the sun with its head as a pillow.
It was at this moment that two black horses galloped past the side of her shoulder.
Feng Yu Die instinctively looked up at the riders, but the person on the horse was in shadow, and the Bamboo Hat cast a dark shadow, so she couldn’t see their faces.
However, she did see the woman’s crimson eyes.
Their gazes met for a moment, then quickly separated.
The two black horses rode past, and Feng Yu Die stopped, frowning, looking back.
“……”
Seeing her stop, Xiao Tian looked up and followed her gaze to the two black horses, then asked with a furrowed brow:
“What’s wrong?”
“Xiao Tian, did you sense anything from that person just now?”
“Hmm?” Xiao Tian tilted its head, then looked intently at the woman with the Bamboo Hat on the black horse. It suddenly realized, “A man and a woman, the woman at Core Formation early stage, the man at Foundation Establishment mid-stage. Those are the two Anping mentioned.”
Hearing this, Feng Yu Die was slightly surprised. She hadn’t immediately recognized them as the Demonic Cultivators Ye Anping had spoken of. Instead…
“No… I mean, Xiao Tian, did you sense anything from her?”
“No…”
Xiao Tian paused, then looked at the woman again. It suddenly understood and quickly kicked Feng Yu Die’s forehead again, grabbing her hair and asking:
“Yu Die, you haven’t fallen for her, have you? She’s a Demonic Cultivator!”
“Huh?” Feng Yu Die flinched. “How could I fall for her? Although she’s a girl, and she seems quite good-looking…”
“Ew~~ Yu Die! Don’t go easy on her just because she’s a girl later. Anping said to use your full strength, and it’s best to kill her in one blow, understand?”
“I understand! I’m devoted to Junior Sister Pei, it’s just…” Feng Yu Die hesitated for a moment, then stomped her foot forcefully. “Ah, anyway, I have a strange feeling, I can’t explain it! Whatever, I’ll ask Young Master Ye about it later.”
“Then let’s set up the ambush. Do you remember what Young Master Ye said earlier? Senior Sister Xiao will draw the first sword, and after they force those two out of the inn, you and Pei Girl will flank them from front and back by activating the formation. Then, hand over the formation to the Xing Tian Division disciples to maintain, and you and Pei Girl will attack together, understand?”
“Got it! We’ve practiced it many times, no problem.”
Feng Yu Die looked at the unfinished roasted chicken in her hand, reluctantly threw it away, took out her Spirit Sword from her Storage Bag, and then snapped her fingers.
*Snap*
After a light sound, the smiles on the faces of the Xing Tian Division disciples, who were disguised as vendors on the street, vanished. They quickly took out their spirit spears from their Storage Bags, cleared the street of pedestrians, and had the city guards close the East City Gate of Tianan City.
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