Chapter 177: Senior Brother, Became the Vanguard
Dingling~ Dingling~~
Si Xuanji walked beside Ye Anping, the golden bells on her anklets jingling with every step.
Even though the paving stones of the marketplace were not exactly clean, she had been walking for a long time. Each time she lifted her foot, Ye Anping beside her could faintly see the fair, clean soles of her feet.
Is this what high-level cultivators call “walking a thousand miles without touching mortal dust”?
Ye Anping didn’t dare to look too much, but after a few glances, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. After a few more glances, his eyebrows suddenly twisted, and his gaze was involuntarily drawn to the “wrong” place.
He had been strolling with Si Xuanji for a while, but he hadn’t noticed at all before that Si Xuanji actually…
had padding.
Ye Anping was sure she had padding. Although Si Xuanji had several models in the game, all of them had one thing in common: when viewed from the side, they all looked like an “i”. But now, it was an “p”.
After walking for a while, the two arrived at a river in the marketplace. Fortunately, a small pavilion ahead for resting their feet was empty, so they walked in together and sat down.
Si Xuanji slightly adjusted the mask on her forehead, gently swung her small feet, covered her mouth, and chuckled. She turned her head and asked with a smile:
“Speaking of which, thank you, Young Master Ye, for taking care of my sister concerning the Chi Long Mansion matter. My Senior Sister Xiao is not talented; I hope Young Master Ye will continue to take care of her.”
“Hmm?” Ye Anping feigned surprise and asked, “How did Miss Xuanji know?”
“My hearing is quite good. After hearing about the matter in Du Chun City’s Jiang Mansion, I couldn’t help but think it was Young Master Ye. Am I guessing correctly?”
Ye Anping showed a wry smile, shook his head, cupped his fists, and said with admiration:
“Yes, Miss Xuanji is clever.”
Si Xuanji pursed her lips and thought for a moment, then said:
“Thank you for the compliment, Young Master Ye, hehe— but then again, if it weren’t for Young Master Ye, Senior Sister Xiao would have suffered greatly. As her sister, I also want to thank you on her behalf. Does Young Master Ye have any requests?”
Doesn’t she have your protective charm? Feng Yu Die wouldn’t even mind having more…
Ye Anping was silent for a moment, then replied:
“It was just a small gesture, and I also received a reward from Young Master Li.”
“Young Master Ye, you don’t need to be polite. If you need anything, just tell me… anything at all.”
Si Xuanji deliberately puffed out her fake chest, misleading Ye Anping to glance at her clothes. But he quickly reacted and averted his gaze, looking towards the river.
“Really, no need. But speaking of which…”
“Hmm?” Si Xuanji tilted her head. “I made a promise with Young Master Ye last time. If you need anything, just say it directly. After all, I was the one who spoke first, and my words are worth a thousand pieces of gold.”
“No…” Ye Anping pouted, took out the two jade talismans he had bought from the swindler earlier, and asked, “I wanted to ask if Miss Xuanji has similar artifacts. I’d like to borrow one or two.”
Si Xuanji blinked and was stunned for a long time:
“…Is that all?”
“Yes, just this.”
Si Xuanji looked at his face, let out a breath of dissatisfaction in her heart, then waved her hand over his palm, replacing the two jade talismans in his hand with two smaller but more exquisite jade pendants.
“I’ll lend these two jade talismans to Young Master Ye…”
Ye Anping examined the jade talismans. Since they were from her, there was definitely no need to inspect them. He quickly cupped his fists and thanked her:
“These are excellent. Thank you, Miss Xuanji. I will definitely return them in perfect condition.”
“Young Master Ye is too polite,” Si Xuanji said with a smile, then got straight to the point: “Speaking of which, is your Yang Energy really not a problem?”
Ye Anping had a cold expression:
“It’s not a problem.”
Rejected again, Si Xuanji’s eyebrows twitched. She suddenly lowered her head to look at her fake chest, then sighed. But suddenly sensing something, her expression tensed:
“I should be going back too. You seem to be troubled by something, Young Master Ye? Perhaps you could tell me, and I might be able to help?”
“Well, actually, I need someone to handle something for me, but I can’t find a suitable candidate.”
“Staff…” Si Xuanji pondered for a moment, then reached out and took Ye Anping’s left hand, opened it, and looked at it. Then she smiled and said, “Young Master Ye, you are looking too far ahead and forgetting what is right in front of you.”
“In front of me?”
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At the same time, on the other side of the small canal.
Xiao Yunluo and Feng Yu Die, stacked like a human pyramid, crowded their heads together by the wall, peeking at the two people talking in the pavilion opposite.
Their ears were perked up, but no matter how hard they used their spiritual sense, they couldn’t figure out what the two were talking about. They could only see Ye Anping exchanging something with the woman.
Because they were too curious, Feng Yu Die rolled her eyes and gave the little angel above her head a look: Xiao Tian, go take a look! That girl didn’t show her face just now, always with her back to us? What does she look like? What are they talking about?
Xiao Tian shook its head: 『No, that girl is quite formidable. She has set up soundproofing and an illusion barrier. Look at the color of her hair.』
?
Xiao Tian, you can’t even hear? You’re so useless.
However, she didn’t say that out loud. After a pause, she lowered her head and looked at Xiao Yunluo, asking:
“Senior Sister Xiao, what color do you see that girl’s hair as?”
Xiao Yunluo looked up with confusion, rolled her eyes, and replied:
“Black, what’s wrong?”
?
Feng Yu Die furrowed her brows. She saw the girl sitting next to Ye Anping had pink hair…
She immediately looked up at Xiao Tian again: What color are you?
『Black and white, black with a hint of white, white with a hint of black.』
Feng Yu Die couldn’t imagine it: What does that look like? It’s so strange.
After hesitating for a while, she said directly:
“Senior Sister Xiao, why are we being sneaky? Let’s just go over and say hello?”
“How can that be?”
Xiao Yunluo frowned and rejected the idea. She wondered if Ye Anping was trying to have an affair behind Pei Lianxue’s back. In her eyes, that black-haired girl looked exactly like a “thieving hag,” and she was deliberately moving closer to Ye Anping’s shoulder.
When they first sat down, there was at least one person’s distance between them. Now, without even realizing it, the girl’s shoulder was almost touching Ye Anping’s shoulder.
But she wasn’t sure who was subtly shifting closer to whom. She could only see that Ye Anping didn’t seem to dislike the girl.
“Why not? We’ll just say we met by chance, and we can also see what that girl looks like! She had her back to me the whole time, I didn’t even see her face.”
“No, what if…”
Xiao Yunluo was about to retort when she saw the woman actively take Ye Anping’s hand. Her eyes widened, and she couldn’t hold back any longer. She jumped out from behind the wall and rushed towards him.
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Si Xuanji puffed out her fake chest and cupped her fists, saying, “If you have time, Young Master Ye, please visit my cave dwelling. I am often quite lonely.”
“I will.”
With that, Si Xuanji leaped onto her flying sword and soared into the distance, leaving Ye Anping standing alone in front of the pavilion.
He was pondering the meaning of “looking too far ahead and forgetting what is right in front of you.” Suddenly, he heard someone call him from behind:
“Ye Anping!!”
Ye Anping turned around and saw Xiao Yunluo and Feng Yu Die. He thought to himself, no wonder Si Xuanji left so quickly; it was because they had arrived.
Xiao Yunluo saw Ye Anping turn around, and her confidence wavered. She averted her gaze and asked:
“Who were you with just now?”
“Um…” Ye Anping thought for a moment, then replied, “A friend.”
“Are you close?”
“About the same as your relationship with me, Senior Sister Xiao.”
“…”
What kind of relationship is that… Xiao Yunluo pursed her lips, confused by Ye Anping’s words.
At this moment, Feng Yu Die also caught up, carrying a large pile of boxes.
“Young Master Ye, we were just secretly following you…”
*Slap*—
Xiao Yunluo slapped her on the back, making her swallow her words.
“We just happened to be coming back and saw you.”
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Feng Yu Die twisted her eyebrows as she looked at her. Seeing Xiao Yunluo glare at her, she chuckled nervously and said:
“Ahaha… yes, yes, we met by chance.”
“You bought so many things?”
“Rouge, clothes, and such… hehe, all my favorites.” Feng Yu Die winked, then turned her head and showed Ye Anping her new hairpin: “Young Master Ye, look at my new hairpin. Isn’t it pretty?”
You actually like things that only girls would like?
He subconsciously made a sarcastic remark, but Ye Anping suddenly realized what Si Xuanji’s words, “looking too far ahead and forgetting what is right in front of you,” meant.
Isn’t the best candidate for the Moon Shadow Sword Sect matter right here?
Intelligent, with Xiao Tian.
Feng Yu Die herself is very quick-witted.
As for obedience and loyalty, she is completely devoted to her junior sister.
She just needs a little modification.
Ye Anping looked Feng Yu Die up and down and stroked his chin: “Hmm…”
Feng Yu Die quickly closed one eye and smiled sweetly, then asked:
“How is it? Is it pretty?”
“Not quite suitable.”
“Ah? It’s not pretty?” Feng Yu Die tilted her head in confusion, looking a bit disappointed. “I thought it looked quite nice.”
“It’s not pretty… it doesn’t match your clothes. I’ll take you to a clothing store to buy a couple of outfits.”
“Huh? Okay!”
『What?』
Xiao Tian was also dumbfounded at this moment. It thought Ye Anping had finally realized that its Yu Die was also a beautiful girl and was going to invite her to go shopping, and was even quite excited until—
Ye Anping led its Yu Die to a men’s clothing store in the marketplace.
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The four of them stood in front of the men’s clothing store, looking to the left.
However, this time, Ye Anping became the vanguard.
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Ps: The daily updates end with this chapter! I find it harder to stop writing the more I write, it’s slightly dragging the pace.
