Chapter 130 Ating, Senior Brother’s Nemesis
The next day—
The rain had stopped and the sky was clear, the air was humid.
Ye Anping held his lower back and stood stooped in the courtyard, directing about twenty Jiang Mansion guards to place wooden stakes in the yard.
“You over there, yes you, move the wooden stake two feet to my right.”
“Yes, Young Master.”
The wooden stakes were about the size of an adult and were made of spiritual wood with spiritual charm.
The guards didn’t know why their Young Master was filling the main courtyard with these spiritual wood stakes, nor did they care.
However, they were very concerned now about the beautiful silver-haired girl beside their Young Master.
Now, all the maidservants and guards in the Jiang Mansion had basically assumed that the silver-haired girl was the culprit behind their Young Master’s current hunched posture and pale face, but they were also quite surprised by it.
After all, for the past few months, their Young Master had slept with his wife every night without holding his back, so how come after the silver-haired girl arrived, their Young Master started holding his back?
Ye Anping watched as the guards finished arranging the backyard, then looked up at the sky, secretly calculating the time—Li Feng should already be preparing the formation by now, so the blood sacrifice formation would be activated tonight or tomorrow night.
Suddenly, a childish voice interrupted Ye Anping’s thoughts.
“Uncle!!”
Through their interactions over time, Liang Ating and Ye Anping had become well acquainted, and her playful nature had gradually been revealed.
Ye Anping heard the voice coming from above. He looked up and saw Liang Ating peeking her head out from the roof of the main hall, smiling at him.
Seeing him look over, Ating immediately flipped from the eaves of the thirty-foot-high roof, spread her arms, landed in front of him in a “T” shape, and then ran over to pull his hand.
“Uncle, play chess with me~ I’ll definitely beat you this time…”
Ye Anping didn’t have time to play with her, so he patted her head:
“Uncle is busy, go find Aunt to play with you.”
Liang Ating turned her head and looked at Pei Lianxue, who was eating an apple beside them.
Pei Lianxue liked children very much. Seeing Liang Ating looking over, she quickly nodded in agreement:
“Ating, Aunt will play with you.”
Liang Ating was silent for a moment, then shook her head and replied with disdain:
“Aunt plays too badly, it’s boring to play chess with Aunt.”
“…”
After speaking, Liang Ating looked at Feng Yu Die, who was sitting in another chair beside Pei Lianxue.
Feng Yu Die was dozing off, with a large and small snot bubble hanging from her nose.
Liang Ating observed for a moment, then immediately ran over, popped the snot bubble, and then said something that made Pei Lianxue freeze:
“Second Aunt!! Will you play chess with me?!”
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Hearing this, Ye Anping also frowned and looked at them, feeling a bit perplexed as to why this girl would call Feng Yu Die Second Aunt.
Feng Yu Die suddenly woke up, dazed, looked at Ating twisting her hand, and after a while, she came to her senses and asked, “What did you call me?”
Liang Ating looked innocent and tilted her head: “Second Aunt. The maids in the Jiang Mansion said that before, my Uncle brought back a Second Madam, and was made sore by the Second Madam…”
Feng Yu Die looked confused and turned to look at Ye Anping, wanting him to explain what was going on.
Ye Anping walked over somewhat helplessly, put his hand on Liang Ating’s head and said:
“She’s not your Second Aunt.”
“Huh?” Liang Ating turned her head and looked at Ye Anping, “Uncle, are you a heartless man?”
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Ye Anping blinked blankly, looking confused.
Liang Ating explained: “Uncle slept with her, but didn’t marry her. Isn’t that being a heartless man?”
Children’s words are innocent, children’s words are innocent… Ye Anping pursed his lips and pinched her face:
“I didn’t sleep with her.”
“Then why do you look so weak, Uncle?”
Ye Anping was silent for a moment, and replied with a dark expression: “Your Aunt did it.”
“Did Second Aunt not do it?”
“…”
Ye Anping’s lips parted slightly, and he was momentarily speechless, and he also felt a sense of despair towards children.
Although his Junior Sister and Feng Yu Die were only fifteen or sixteen years old, not much older than Liang Ating, in terms of personality, Liang Ating was exactly what a ten-year-old girl should be.
At this moment, Ye Anping suddenly felt that the courtyard had become quiet. He turned his head to look back and found that the guards who were moving the wooden stakes had all stopped their actions, seemingly very interested in the conversation on his side.
Seeing him look over, the guards flinched and then went back to what they were doing.
Ye Anping was a bit speechless. He looked at Pei Lianxue and Feng Yu Die, whose expressions were stunned, and quickly changed the subject, asking:
“Ating, where is your godfather?”
“Over there.”
Liang Ating pointed behind Ye Anping. Ye Anping looked in the direction she pointed.
Liang Zhu had just walked in from the gate of the Jiang Mansion. He also looked confused seeing the guards carrying wooden stakes, but he had a feeling it wasn’t a good thing, so he didn’t ask.
He merely glanced at Ye Anping and then turned to go around to the backyard through a side path.
Ye Anping immediately called out:
“Brother Liang!”
Liang Zhu pretended not to hear and turned into the side courtyard at the entrance without turning his head.
Ye Anping quickly added:
“There’s a great benefit to be gained!”
“…” Liang Zhu still ignored him.
“…The thing you’ve always dreamed of.”
Hearing this, Liang Zhu’s steps halted. After a moment of consideration, he turned and walked over.
“You called me?”
Ye Anping sent Liang Ating to Feng Yu Die, asking Feng Yu Die to accompany her to play chess in the main hall, and then said:
“You will be facing someone named ‘Wu Chengzhou’ next. He is in the early Core Formation Stage and is a demonic cultivator who primarily cultivates formations. I will use these wooden stakes to simulate his formation. Once you are proficient, you will be able to deal with him.”
Liang Zhu frowned: “Why don’t you do it yourself?”
“We have to deal with other demonic cultivators. There are three of them in total. My wife and I will go together, the silver-haired girl will go alone, and you will go alone.”
Liang Zhu looked at Feng Yu Die and Pei Lianxue beside him, then at the strangely placed wooden stakes around him. After some consideration, he asked:
“You want me to go alone to fight a Core Formation Stage demonic cultivator?”
“Yes.”
“I’m not like your two wives, I don’t have that ability.”
“…”
After speaking, Liang Zhu was about to leave, but Ye Anping quickly said:
“You can handle this matter, and this time, the reward I offer is something you desperately need.”
A place to stay… Hearing this, Liang Zhu’s brow furrowed, and he stopped again:
“What do you mean?”
“After the Chi Long Convention, I definitely won’t stay here anymore. Young Master Jiang will definitely bring his Master to prove his identity, and you won’t be able to stay then either.”
“Continue.”
“You are a ‘remnant’ of the Seven Kill Gate and are on the wanted list of various immortal sects now. I can arrange a place for you to stay, and you won’t have to wander around with Ating anymore, and Ating can calm down and cultivate.”
“Specifically?”
“Hundred Lotus Sect.”
“Hundred Lotus Sect?” Liang Zhu frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and asked, “The Young Master of the Hundred Lotus Sect, Ye Anping. Is this your true identity?”
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Ye Anping was stunned for a moment: “Then what did you think?”
“I thought your current face was fake,” Liang Zhu said expressionlessly, and then confirmed, “…Are you serious? Can I bring Ating to the Hundred Lotus Sect, and will they accept me?”
“I call the shots in the Hundred Lotus Sect.”
Liang Zhu didn’t say anything else, just nodded:
“Then what do I need to do?”
“Stand in the center of the courtyard. First, use your spirit taming to protect yourself. I’ll teach you how to dodge.”
“Okay.”
Liang Zhu took ten steps back and stood among the wooden stakes, forming a sword finger and channeling the spiritual energy in his body to protect himself.
Ye Anping retreated to where he had been standing, released his spiritual energy from his feet, and instantly the more than fifty wooden stakes in the courtyard floated up one by one.
“Brother Liang, you can only dodge using footwork. If you get touched, we start over. First is a surrounding attack, with killing intent coming from the southeast. You only need to pay attention to the southeast.”
“Okay… Come on.”
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