The Cannon Fodder Turns His Sister Into A Soaring Phoenix – Chapter 100

Chapter 100: Senior Brother, This is Part of the Plan

Three days later—

At noon.

In the main hall of the Jiang Mansion, Ye Anping stood before a slightly larger long table, holding a brush and drawing on a blank piece of paper with a ruler. Pei Lianxue helped him grind ink beside him and tidied up the “Eye-Moving Talismans” that Ye Anping had the Jiang Mansion servants purchase from Du Chun City earlier.

Dong—

Two sets of angry footsteps entered from the doorway. Liang Zhu, holding “The Glamorous Pictures of the Immortal Palace,” strode into the room and threw the book onto the table with a bang.

Ye Anping glanced at the book, placed the brush on a nearby rack, and looked at Liang Zhu’s resentful gaze, which was like that of a wronged wife. He sighed and asked,

“What’s wrong?”

Liang Zhu’s eye twitched, and he said resentfully,

“Put away your damned book.”

“This book wasn’t given by me; it was given by my wife.”

?

Liang Zhu was stunned. He turned to look at Pei Lianxue beside him, his astonished expression seeming to say: Good heavens, you, a woman who appears pure and icy on the outside, not only possess such a book but even lent it to a twelve-year-old girl?

Pei Lianxue looked bewildered. She stepped forward, retrieved the book into her Storage Bag, and asked,

“What’s wrong with this book?”

Ye Anping smiled faintly and repeated his junior sister’s question:

“What’s wrong with this book?”

Looking at the “couple,” Liang Zhu couldn’t utter a word for a long time. Finally, he gave both of them a huge eye-roll and said,

“Nothing. The seller for the Soul Shocking Pills has been found. Two thousand pills, is that enough?”

Ye Anping frowned, feeling it was a bit too few.

“Only two thousand?”

“It’s not a common pill. There are only two thousand circulating in the Black Market.”

Ye Anping pondered for a moment, resting his chin on his hand, and asked,

“…What’s the purchase price?”

“Twenty.”

“That’s a bit of a rip-off… Go haggle the price down to fifteen. Afterwards, if we sell it at Chi Long Mansion, we’ll sell it for fifty.”

“How do I haggle?”

“I’m not familiar with the Black Market in Du Chun City; you figure something out.”

Liang Zhu took a deep breath. Did he think the people in the Black Market were easy to deal with? However, he didn’t voice his thoughts. After sighing, he nodded and agreed.

“I’ll try.”

“Mhm.”

Liang Zhu then looked at the drawing on the table in front of Ye Anping.

Although it wasn’t finished yet…

He squinted slightly and asked, “Is this a map of Chi Long Mansion?”

“What? Did I draw something wrong?”

“I don’t know.”

Liang Zhu looked at the thirty-two markers, labeled “One,” “Two,” and “Three,” on the map. These markers were roughly distributed at intersections within Chi Long Mansion, or at restaurants, brothels, theaters, and inns outside the mansion. He couldn’t figure out what these markers meant but didn’t ask.

At this moment, a man with a scar on his face strode in from outside the house. Seeing Liang Zhu, he first nodded respectfully to him before cupping his fists towards Ye Anping:

“Young Master, I’ve brought the sixty-four people you requested. they are all veteran members of the Dragon Slaying Society, most of them at the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining.”

“Yes, thank you for your hard work, Hall Master Chen.”

“It’s a small matter.” Hall Master Chen smiled and shook his head. “Does the Young Master want to go out and see them now? I had them waiting in the courtyard.”

“Brother Liang, please hold the map for me.”

*Do you take me for your servant?…* Liang Zhu rolled his eyes at Ye Anping, but then, with a touch of arrogance, he flicked his wrist in the Sword Finger pose, causing the map on the table to float up.

The four of them walked out of the hall together. The noisy members of the Dragon Slaying Society in the courtyard immediately quieted down and quickly formed eight rows of eight soldiers in the courtyard.

” ” “Greetings, Young Master!” ” ”

Ye Anping scanned the crowd and took the one hundred and twenty-eight Eye-Moving Talismans he had prepared from Pei Lianxue. With a wave of his sleeve, all the talismans rose into the air and landed before the people. He cleared his throat and, using the voice he used to help his junior sister train, said solemnly,

“Each person take two and keep them on you. After the Chi Long Convention begins, one will be attached to your chest and the other to your back.”

The crowd was somewhat confused but quickly took the talismans. Seeing that they were Eye-Moving Talismans, they understood that they would likely be used as stationary sentinels.

“The first four rows, come and look at the map. Each person will memorize one location in order. My requirement is that as long as there is nothing to do, you must stay in that designated spot, whether you are pretending to be an ordinary cultivator or a passing bystander drinking tea. Try your best not to expose the existence of the Eye-Moving Talismans.”

Ye Anping then looked at the people in the back four rows and continued,

“As for the people in the back four rows, after the Chi Long Convention begins, you can just wander around Chi Long Mansion. Pair up, two people per team, no other requirements.”

” ” “Yes.” ” ”

“Are you lacking spirit? Speak louder!!”

” ” “Yes!!!” ” ”

Ye Anping cleared his throat and then turned to Hall Master Chen beside him, saying,

“Hall Master Chen, distribute triple monthly wages to these people, and also prepare some ordinary-looking clothes for them.”

“Understood.” Hall Master Chen cupped his fists in acknowledgment but hesitated before asking, “If I may ask, Young Master, what is this for?”

“Just a small business to make some money for the Dragon Slaying Society.”

“But…” Hall Master Chen looked at the floating map next to him and asked, “Young Master, this map looks like the map of Chi Long Mansion, and our people can’t get in, can they? That’s Chi Long Mansion.”

“We can get in.”

“Young Master… we can’t get in.” Hall Master Chen shook his head and stubbornly explained, “The Chi Long Convention is only open to sect disciples, and only those with an invitation can enter the inner mansion. This…”

“Trust me, we can get in.” Ye Anping patted his shoulder and said, “You prepare as well. Chi Long Mansion will invite seven merchant associations from Du Chun City, including the Dragon Slaying Society and the Green Peak Society, to the mansion to handle some behind-the-scenes work, such as transportation. They will also arrange shops for us. This is a big business.”

Hall Master Chen was skeptical but still somewhat surprised, asking,

“Really? In previous Chi Long Conventions…”

“Why would I lie to you… I’ve obtained some inside information.”

As Ye Anping said this, two Jiang Mansion servants suddenly appeared, escorting a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl in ragged clothes, walking from the direction of the Jiang Mansion’s main gate. They made the girl kneel before Ye Anping and then each cupped their fists to the four people present. Hall Master Chen sized up the beggar-like girl and asked preemptively, “What’s wrong with her?”

“It’s like this…” One of the servants pointed at the girl. “This girl just ran up to the front of the Jiang Mansion, saying she is the young master of the Jiang Mansion…”

Ye Anping slowly turned his head to look at Liang Zhu beside him, his eye corners twitching slightly: You found a girl?

Liang Zhu shrugged slightly: Isn’t it the same?

“…”

After the servant’s words, silence fell upon the courtyard. Not only was Hall Master Chen bewildered, but even the sixty-four people standing in neat rows below were stunned. Everyone was thinking that if someone wanted to impersonate their Jiang Mansion’s young master, they should at least check if they looked like a “young master.” This one was missing something and had two extra curves…

Ye Anping hesitated for a moment, then went to the girl, crouched down, and asked,

“Miss, you say you are the young master of the Jiang Mansion?”

The woman pondered for a moment and nodded frantically:

“Yes! I was robbed on the road, and my token was also stolen. I am the young master of the Jiang Mansion!”

Ye Anping hesitated again, then turned to look at Hall Master Chen and pretended to be foolish, asking,

“Hall Master Chen, although this question might seem unfilial… during the seven years I was out cultivating, did my father perhaps…”

“How could that be?!” Hall Master Chen looked astonished and quickly shook his head. “Young Master, this person is clearly trying to impersonate you. This kind of thing is quite common. I remember last year the Zhou Mansion in Du Chun City had such an incident, and that骗子 (liar) even tricked them out of several valuable porcelain vases.”

“Mmm…”

Ye Anping sized her up from head to toe. Her clothes were tattered, and her hair was covered in dirt. He then said to the two servants beside him,

“Give her some steamed buns, and then send her out.”

“Ah… Yes, Young Master.”

“Don’t hurt her. Be gentle.”

The two servants looked dumbfounded at the woman now kneeling beside them, then each took her by one arm and sent her out of the Jiang Mansion’s gate. After receiving the steamed buns from the servants, the woman quickly bowed and thanked them before turning and running away.

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