Chapter 182: Junior Sister, A Kiss in Public
Ye Anping ordered a roasted chicken for Feng Yu Die and let her eat by herself. He, on the other hand, explained the future action plan to his junior sister in detail. Not long after, the inn’s waiter brought two sets of bedding, helped them move the table and chairs, and prepared two floor beds. Given the long journey of thousands of li, Ye Anping also let Feng Yu Die and Pei Lianxue sleep for a while. Soon, the moon rose above the branches. Ye Anping pushed open the window and looked at the sky, estimating it was around Mao Shi. He then woke the two women up, left a few spirit stones on the table in the private room as payment for the room, tidied his clothes and luggage, jumped out of the window of the private room, and went to make preparations in advance.
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The winter sun rose relatively late. By around Si Shi, the sky had only just begun to show a fish-belly white hue. Ye Anping sent Feng Yu Die to catch demonic beasts, while he took Pei Lianxue and flew themselves thirty li along the road from Wangchuan Town to Moon Shadow Sword Sect. Due to the snow, he estimated that Yun Xi and Zhang Yihe would also descend to rest for a while after arriving by flying sword, so he decided to set the ambush location here. After landing in a clearing, Ye Anping paced along the road, mentally rehearsing what would happen next, and then said, “Junior Sister, you hide behind that tree later. When the demonic beast Feng Yu Die catches injures or knocks away Yun Xi, come out and save her, using a sword art to deal with the demonic beast. After that, if she asks why you are here, what will you say?” Pei Lianxue thought for a moment and replied, “Senior Brother was summoned by the Eldest Miss of Moon Shadow Sword Sect to marry into their family, so I followed him.” “Yes, that’s good. You can tell her anything truthfully. Just one thing you cannot say is that you don’t know Feng Yu Die, and I don’t know Feng Yu Die, understand?” “Okay!!” Ye Anping nodded, and was about to find a high place to watch from the side. Seeing him about to leave, Pei Lianxue quickly reached out and grabbed him. “Senior Brother…” “Hmm? Any more questions?” Pei Lianxue tapped her lips with her finger as a hint. “We won’t see each other for the next seven days. Yang Energy… is that okay?” “It’ll be fine until we meet next time.” Ye Anping looked at her, shook his head helplessly, and walked over. “Then how about a kiss now?” “Mmm…” Pei Lianxue pursed her lips and nodded, then closed her eyes, clasped her hands behind her back, and raised her face, waiting for her Senior Brother’s last kiss for the next seven days. However, suddenly, two “tap tap” footsteps sounded from the woods on either side of the road. Ye Anping’s ears twitched, he stopped his movement to kiss her, and turned to look. Five swordsmen wearing white bamboo hats emerged from behind the trees, carrying their weapons, and walked out from the woods on one side of the road. Ye Anping swept them with his spiritual sense. Among the five people, two were at the peak of Qi Refining, and two were at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage. His heart immediately tensed. These people were quite formidable. He and his junior sister hadn’t even noticed anyone hiding here. One of the swordsmen stepped forward with a splayed-out stance, raised his long saber, and pointed it at them, roaring, “If you want to live, hand over your storage…” “Junior Sister, leave one!” He and Ye Anping spoke almost simultaneously, but the swordsman’s words were not finished before Ye Anping and Pei Lianxue’s figures vanished from their original positions, leaving behind only a swirl of snow kicked up by their footsteps. The swordsman who spoke didn’t freeze. He looked at the two people who had seemingly disappeared into thin air, not even reacting, and still finished his sentence. “…bags.” Corresponding to those four words were the sounds of four swords piercing flesh. Swish swish swish swish— As his voice faded, the other swordsmen in bamboo hats around him had already fallen, leaving only him standing. “…?” The next moment. Ding— Two spirit swords extended from behind his shoulders from both sides, crossed at his neck, and stopped with a light clink. Ye Anping frowned slightly. He suspected there were more people in the woods, but he didn’t have time to worry about that person. He asked, “If you want to live, answer honestly. How long have you been hiding here?” “…!” Swish— The two spirit swords crossed at the man’s neck closed an inch, startling him into a scream. “Two days!!!” Ye Anping narrowed his eyes slightly. Having been hiding for two days meant they were waiting for a specific target. “Who were you waiting for?” “We… we weren’t waiting for anyone specifically, it was just…” Ye Anping paused and gave his junior sister a look. Immediately, the “scissors” on his neck closed into one with a click, and the swordsman fell to the ground with a thud, leaving a dark red stain on the white snow. Looking at the five corpses on the ground, Ye Anping pursed his lips, took out a few Fire Element Talisman Scripts, and burned them, covering the bloodstains under the snow with spells. He had already suspected that the trouble Yun Xi encountered was not a coincidence. Through these people, he could also infer that the troubles Yun Xi encountered on the road, apart from Chi Long Mansion, were likely all related to Yun Yiyi. These people couldn’t kill Yun Xi and Zhang Yihe. Their goal was probably to delay Yun Xi’s progress and make her return to Moon Shadow Sword Sect as late as possible. Ye Anping fell silent for a moment, put his spirit swords back into his storage bag, and said, “…The plan remains unchanged.” “Mmm…” Boom— Suddenly, there was an explosion from the woods. A swordsman in a white bamboo hat leaped into the air, gliding in a parabolic trajectory before crashing in front of Ye Anping and Pei Lianxue. “…!” Ye Anping paused, turned to look in the direction from which he had flown, and saw Feng Yu Die walking out with her spirit sword, saying with a grin, “Young Master Ye, you missed one!” “Is this the last one?” “Mmm!” Feng Yu Die put her hands on her hips and nodded, as if seeking praise. “When I arrived, I saw him lurking suspiciously in the woods and peering around, so I went over and beat him up.” The swordsman lying in front of Ye Anping raised his hand to beg for mercy. “Senior… spare… spare…” However, his pleas were met only with Ye Anping’s indifferent gaze, a flash of his sword, and a Fire Element Talisman Script. Feng Yu Die shrank her neck, stunned for a long time, and asked, “Aren’t you going to interrogate him?” “We already interrogated the others.” “Oh…” After burning to completion, Ye Anping also used his spiritual energy to move some clean blood and buried it underneath. He then turned to Feng Yu Die, and seeing her empty-handed, was somewhat confused. “Where’s the demonic beast you caught?” “Tied up in the woods. It’s a snow bull, quite a strong one. I had to put in a lot of effort.” Ye Anping nodded and turned to Pei Lianxue. “Junior Sister, you stay here. When Yun Xi arrives, we’ll bring the snow bull over. The bull’s roar will be the signal.” “Okay!!” Pei Lianxue nodded. Thinking about the kiss that was interrupted by those people, seeing Ye Anping about to leave, she took the initiative to step forward, stood on tiptoe, and kissed Ye Anping on the lips. Feng Yu Die, who was about to walk back into the woods, stopped when she heard the sound and became silent. She turned to look over, confused. ? Her neck completely retracted, and the hilt of the spirit sword in her right hand slipped from her palm and fell to the ground. “…!” Ye Anping was stunned for a moment but didn’t say anything. He glanced at the stunned Feng Yu Die, pretended nothing had happened, patted his junior sister’s head, and turned to leave. “I’m leaving.” “Ah…” Feng Yu Die stared blankly at the two of them, and after Ye Anping walked into the woods, she shook her head, quickly glanced at the sky, and seeing no cranes in the sky, breathed a sigh of relief. Her Master had told her that if she were seen kissing by a crane, the crane would bring a child to the couple. She picked up the spirit sword that had fallen to the ground, waved goodbye to Pei Lianxue, and chased after Ye Anping. “Junior Sister Pei, be careful later, that snow bull is quite fierce!”
Ps: One update today, I need to sort out the following outlines.
