The Cannon Fodder Turns His Sister Into A Soaring Phoenix – Chapter 16

Chapter Sixteen: Junior Sister, It Exploded

For a moment, Pei Lianxue wished she could use the sword in her hand to stab Feng Yu Die, the one who had stolen her Senior Brother’s attention. However, she ultimately restrained herself.

— Facing matters calmly and without haste, only those who laugh last win.

Ye Anping had taught her this before, and had her memorize many positive affirmations. He wanted her to recall these affirmations whenever she encountered difficulties.

She wasn’t inferior to that vixen in appearance.

She could also dye her hair silver.

It was only her Spiritual Root aptitude that she couldn’t compare to Feng Yu Die.

However, it wasn’t necessarily true that she couldn’t be more formidable than Feng Yu Die.

Furthermore, regarding Ye Anping’s feelings, that vixen could never surpass her. Affection wasn’t just about possession; it also required sacrifice.

Pei Lianxue clenched her small fists, brandishing them as if making an oath. “Senior Brother, I will prove it! Your Junior Sister is a million times better than that vixen!”

Her Senior Brother had said—Gold will always shine. She wanted to be gold!

“Hmph.”

Pei Lianxue pouted and no longer watched the two people walking towards the nearby pavilion. Instead, she went to a sword-testing stake at the edge of the training ground. She took out a yellow talisman from her Storage Bag, wrote “Feng Yu Die” on it, and then pasted it onto the stake. Afterward, she began hacking at the wooden stake as if she had gone mad.

“Vixen, die!!”

One wooden stake was instantly split into pieces by her. But she didn’t stop, immediately finding another stake, pasting Feng Yu Die’s name on it, and continuing to hack.

…

On the other side, after taking her seat in the pavilion with Feng Yu Die, Ye Anping knew she wasn’t one for beating around the bush. After Xiao Die brought them tea, he was prepared to get straight to the point.

However, at that moment, he saw Feng Yu Die stealing glances at Pei Lianxue, who was hacking at the wooden stakes nearby, often chuckling foolishly. Veins instantly throbbed on his forehead. Unable to control himself, he slammed his hand forcefully onto the stone table in the pavilion.

*Pa—*

“…”

Feng Yu Die flinched like a startled cat. Her silver hair stood on end, and she quickly turned her head, sitting up straight and looking at him.

“Young Master Ye, you’ve misunderstood. I was just looking at the scenery, not your Junior Sister.”

“Heh.”

“Really, this Hundred Lotus Sect has beautiful scenery, with spiritual energy and myriad things. Isn’t it lovely?”

“Sigh—Fine.” Ye Anping sighed. “I’ll warn you one last time: stay away from my Junior Sister. Now, let’s talk business.”

“Mhm, mhm!!” Feng Yu Die nodded vigorously, her neck ducked, and she took a sip of the tea Ye Anping had poured for her. “Young Master Ye, please speak, I’m listening.”

“I have two things I need to ask of you.”

Hearing this, Feng Yu Die blinked, then suddenly propped her chin with the back of her hand, tilting her head slightly, her eyes fixed on Ye Anping. Her silver ear hair brushed her eyebrows, half-obscuring one eye. The subtle change in her gaze due to the silver hair covering her eye made Ye Anping’s scalp tingle.

However, Ye Anping wasn’t surprised. He knew Feng Yu Die was starting to make a mental note of him. As for why she would make a mental note of him? It was because Feng Yu Die had been poor in her childhood, which had led to her developing a calculating and vindictive personality. If she lost a single copper coin, she would find an opportunity to get a thousand back later. Now that she heard him saying he had something to ask of her, she must have assumed he wanted to strike a deal with her. And since it was a deal, there would naturally be a winner and a loser; equal transactions were nonexistent. At times like these, she would be on high alert, absolutely unwilling to suffer any losses.

“Mmm-hmm, Young Master Ye, please speak.”

“Hoo—” Ye Anping exhaled softly and said calmly, “I saved your life, and you owe me a great favor. Now I’ve come to collect that favor.”

Feng Yu Die twirled her ear hair and pouted. “I thought Young Master Ye saved me out of kindness. So, you were planning to sell me a favor and benefit from me?”

“Would you dare to eat a pie that falls from the sky?”

“But I only owe Young Master Ye one favor. And you want me to help you with two things?”

“Saving your life in Wu Xi Town is one favor, and having my mother use her True Essence to heal you is another.” Ye Anping narrowed his eyes slightly, unwilling to back down. “If my mother hadn’t used her True Essence to heal you, you likely would have missed this Xuan Xing Sect’s selection.”

Feng Yu Die stared intently at Ye Anping, her eyebrows twitching slightly. A hint of dissatisfaction showed in her eyes, but acknowledging she was in the wrong, she nodded in agreement. “Alright, that counts as two favors. Two things, what are they?”

“The first thing is, you need to bring me into Xuan Xing Sect.”

“Bring you in?” Feng Yu Die’s brow furrowed slightly, and she shook her head. “Although I have a letter of recommendation from my Master, Xuan Xing Sect has very high requirements for its disciples. I can’t do that.”

“You designate me as your Companion Reader. New disciples of Xuan Xing Sect are allowed to bring one Companion Reader.”

“Let me think. You tell me the second thing first.”

“The second thing is, during the initiation ceremony, newly admitted disciples will choose one of seven boxes containing Heavenly Treasures or Magical Artifacts. At that time, you need to choose the box marked with the character ‘Empty’ and give me what’s inside.”

Feng Yu Die looked puzzled. “There’s something like that?”

“Yes. It’s just a test by Xuan Xing Sect to measure a disciple’s Destiny.” Ye Anping shrugged with a smile. “Destiny cannot be seen directly, so Xuan Xing Sect came up with this method. Simply put, whoever has good luck will score higher in this test. The seven boxes contain items of different qualities, and getting the best item yields the highest score.”

“What’s inside that box?”

“An item that you won’t use, but which is useful to me and my Junior Sister – an Earthly Treasure.”

“What Earthly Treasure?”

“It’s called Cold Sky Sand. It’s not worth much in the Northern Region, but it can’t be bought here because few cultivators in the Western Regions need it.”

Hearing this, Feng Yu Die suddenly felt something was off. Why did this person know so much about Xuan Xing Sect’s assessment? The assessment tasks for Xuan Xing Sect’s selection, held every five years, were different each time. It was like the imperial examinations in the mortal world; the test questions were top-secret.

She frowned and quickly asked, “How do you know what’s in the box? If this is an assessment question from Xuan Xing Sect, it should be a closely guarded secret.”

“Is there any room in this world that doesn’t get wind?”

“…” Feng Yu Die frowned and lowered her eyes, pondering for a moment. “I can agree to these two things, but I have conditions.”

“Speak.”

“Your Junior Sister as my Companion Reader. If I bring a man as my Companion Reader, people might misunderstand… it doesn’t look good.”

Ye Anping had anticipated her saying this. Without hesitation, he nodded. “Then I’ll add another request.”

“…” Feeling like she had been tricked, Feng Yu Die’s eye twitched slightly.

“Stay away from my Junior Sister; don’t lead her astray.” Ye Anping picked up the teapot and refilled her teacup, saying seriously, “Lian Xue was raised by me. I won’t allow you, a philandering pig, to snatch her away.”

“Philandering… philandering pig?!”

*Hmph, he’s right.* Xiao Tian, who had been eavesdropping, crossed her arms and nodded in agreement. *Yu Die, you are just a philandering pig, and a shameless one at that.*

“…”

Feng Yu Die shot an embarrassed glance at Xiao Tian and sighed helplessly, waving her hand. “Then… alright.”

“Then, a pleasant transaction it is.” Ye Anping raised his teacup, wanting to clink hers.

However, at this moment, a violent explosion sound suddenly came from the training ground. Startled, both Ye Anping and Feng Yu Die turned their heads to look. It turned out Pei Lianxue, who was hacking at the wooden stakes, had blown one up.

Ye Anping stared blankly for a long time, then said, “Miss Feng, you should go back to your room and rest for today. Tomorrow, an Elder from Xuan Xing Sect will be visiting Hundred Lotus.”

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