Chapter 187: Not fighting, not knowing each other (4.5k)
When Ye Anping and Feng Yu Die arrived at Jiùquán Town, it was not yet noon, and it had started to snow lightly.
The streets of Jiùquán Town were bustling with heavy traffic, filled with men and women drinking and flirting.
At this moment, Ye Anping, dressed in black brocade clothes, held a pink oil-paper umbrella and walked along one side of the street. Feng Yu Die walked beside him, sharing his umbrella to avoid the snow. She was happily eating the oil-paper roasted chicken he had just bought her.
After walking for a while, Ye Anping suddenly turned his eyes and glanced at Feng Yu Die, who was nibbling on the roasted chicken. He then kicked her ankle with his foot and tutted, correcting her,
“Tsk, be more manly. Don’t stick your butt out. Eat with bigger bites, and take bigger steps when you walk.”
Feng Yu Die was stunned, and giggled foolishly,
“Ahahahaha… It’s instinctive.”
“Act according to the situation later. What you need to do is pique Yun Jiujiu’s interest. I’ll cooperate with you as much as possible, if you need it… Got it?”
“Got it!” Feng Yu Die held up the chicken leg in her left hand and offered it, asking, “Want some?”
“… …”
“Even if you want some, I’m not giving it to you~”
Ye Anping’s eyes twitched at her words, and he glared at her.
Seeing his expression, Feng Yu Die shrunk her head and giggled foolishly again. She put the entire chicken leg into her mouth and changed her delicate appearance. She replied,
“Got it, be more manly, right? Hmm, but speaking of which, why does it have to be a man? If you just want to pique her interest, isn’t a girl just as good?”
“Yun Jiujiu prefers interacting with men rather than women.”
“Why?”
“Insecurity.”
“Huh?”
Ye Anping glanced at her and said, “She’s even less feminine than you.”
?
Feng Yu Die shrunk her head and blinked. Then she raised her hand, sniffed her armpit, and raised an eyebrow, retorting, “I think I smell good. Want to smell?”
Ye Anping watched her bring her armpit towards him and immediately frowned with a stinging sensation in his eyes, stepping aside.
“No.”
“You haven’t even smelled it, yet you say I’m not feminine.”
“You smell like roasted chicken right now…”
“I… What’s wrong with roasted chicken? Roasted chicken smells so good.” Feng Yu Die twisted her eyebrows, feeling a little wronged. After thinking for a moment, she simply leaned closer to Ye Anping and sniffed his nose, then retorted, “You don’t smell manly either.”
?
Ye Anping suddenly wanted to smell himself but held back. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, “What does ‘manly’ smell like?”
“Sweat. I smell good, so pleasant and serene~~”
“… …”
Ye Anping was speechless. It was at this moment that he suddenly caught sight of a very short girl stumbling towards them from directly in front of them.
The girl’s height barely reached his chest, similar to Si Xuanji.
In this early winter, people were dressed warmly, but she was only wearing tight-fitting leather shorts and a loose dragon-patterned long-sleeved shirt, as if she had just wrapped a few pieces of cloth around herself before going out. However, the price of those few pieces of cloth was not low.
He recognized her as Yun Jiujiu at a glance.
He had been wandering the streets of Jiùquán Town with Feng Yu Die precisely because Yun Jiujiu, in the game, habitually came to Jiùquán Town every few days around noon to drink their “Cold Blades,” hoping for a chance encounter to create a romantic meeting.
It seemed they had arrived at just the right time.
Feng Yu Die was still admiring herself and not watching where she was going, so she was about to bump right into Yun Jiujiu.
Ye Anping did not warn her. He simply closed the oil-paper umbrella in his hand and stepped aside.
Bang—
“Ah?!”
Just as he expected, Feng Yu Die, not seeing Yun Jiujiu walking towards her, collided head-on with her, and both of them fell to the ground.
Feng Yu Die rubbed her bottom and looked up. Seeing a little girl with a golden bun hairstyle, she was stunned for a moment. Ye Anping had told her before that golden hair was a characteristic of the Yun family’s descendants.
As she was about to ask Ye Anping with her eyes, she turned her head and found that Ye Anping, who had been walking beside her just moments ago, had disappeared without a trace.
“Huh?”
Where did Young Master Ye go? He was clearly there when they spoke last.
She hesitated for a moment, then immediately realized that since Ye Anping had slipped away, the person she had just bumped into must be Yun Jiujiu.
Immediately, Feng Yu Die quickly stood up and rushed forward with a smile to help her up. At the same time, she sized her up, and was puzzled by Ye Anping’s earlier comment about Yun Jiujiu lacking femininity.
However, in her eyes, although Yun Jiujiu was a bit short and flat-chested, she was quite cute, with delicate features, a round face, and peach blossom eyes…
“Hey— Miss, are you alright?”
Yun Jiujiu, tipsy, covered her head and shook it. She looked up at Feng Yu Die, her eyes narrowed slightly. Then, she gave Feng Yu Die a big eye-roll and asked, “Why are you acting like a sissy?”
?
“Ah?” Feng Yu Die looked dumbfounded, then her brow furrowed. “What?”
“Are you deaf?” Yun Jiujiu ignored her hand and stood up. “So effeminate, tsk…”
With that, she turned and walked around Feng Yu Die, raised the wine gourd in her hand, took a swig, and staggered away.
Feng Yu Die was stunned for a long time. She suddenly understood what “lacking femininity” meant.
This girl is so annoying!
This was the first time she had ever met a girl she disliked so much. Not only did she reek of alcohol, but apart from her face, she was not even comparable to Junior Sister Pei.
But then again, did Young Master Ye think she was like this too?
She was completely different from this annoying girl!
Feng Yu Die twisted her eyebrows. Thinking that she had to get her attention anyway, she put her hands on her hips and shouted loudly,
“Hey, shorty, who are you calling effeminate?!”
As soon as she said this, the bustling street instantly fell silent. Everyone turned to look at them. Among the passersby, there were some Sword Sect disciples in golden sect uniforms, whose faces turned pale with fright.
Dong—
Yun Jiujiu, who was staggering, stomped her foot firmly on the ground. Then, she bent over and looked back,
“What did you call me, little sissy?”
Feng Yu Die crossed her arms and repeated, looking up, “Shorty…”
Boom—
Yun Jiujiu’s figure instantly erupted. Her right fist had already reached within five inches of Feng Yu Die’s nose by the time Feng Yu Die was about to finish the word “y”.
Feng Yu Die had initially rendered her speechless, but she never expected her to resort to violence.
However, she reacted immediately, raising her right hand to form a knife-hand strike and chopping at Yun Jiujiu’s arm, intending to use half of Jeet Kune Do’s techniques.
But when her hand-knife landed on Yun Jiujiu’s arm, she found that Yun Jiujiu’s fist posture was so stable that it hadn’t deviated much from its original path.
?! Is she a body cultivator?
Feng Yu Die was slightly surprised, but it was only surprise. She had taken punches from Core Formation Stage cultivators before; this was just a Late Foundation Establishment cultivator.
As her fist was about to land on her nose, she quickly dodged her head, used leverage to her advantage, grabbed Yun Jiujiu’s wrist, and executed an over-the-shoulder throw.
Boom—
Yun Jiujiu was immediately sent flying, spinning around her. Her back slammed heavily onto the stone bricks, creating a sunken pit.
She looked at the “sissy” who was now holding her right hand in disbelief. She was a realm lower than her, and not only dared to insult her, but also dared to fight back?
And this throw was quite hard.
Feng Yu Die’s lips curved, and she raised an eyebrow, “Uh-huh?”
“Hmph!”
Yun Jiujiu used her waist and abdomen to forcefully get up, and kicked her knee towards Feng Yu Die’s forehead. Although she forced Feng Yu Die back and regained freedom for her right hand, she still couldn’t touch her at all.
She got up gracefully and faced Feng Yu Die, who had backed away three feet.
“You…”
At this moment, three Sword Sect disciples in golden sect uniforms rushed out from the crowd:
“Second Miss!”
“Get out of the way!!” Yun Jiujiu glared at them. “If any of you dare to help me, I’ll break your legs later!!”
“Ah…”
The Sword Sect disciples were all frightened at these words. They exchanged glances, and then retreated back into the crowd.
Yun Jiujiu used her thumb to wipe her small, bean-like nose and asked, “What’s your name?”
“Feng Yu.”
“I have no other name and no other surname. I am the second daughter of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect, Yun Jiujiu.” Yun Jiujiu puffed out her chest, which seemed to hold up both mountains, and said, “Whoever has the weaker fist apologizes. What do you think?”
“Can I use a sword? I’m not a body cultivator.”
“I’m not a body cultivator either.”
“Oh, alright, come on.”
“Hmph!”
Boom—
The stone bricks under Yun Jiujiu’s feet shattered again. Each step was so powerful that it threatened to crush the mountain where Jiùquán Town was located. She rushed towards Feng Yu Die again.
… …
Boom—Bang bang—
Under the impact of their fists, the street was soon in ruins. Broken wooden stalls were scattered everywhere, and the stone bricks on the ground had turned into gravel.
Ye Anping, along with the onlookers, was now hiding in a teahouse not far away, watching the two fight.
The fight on the street became more and more intense, and his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
Ye Anping had considered the possibility of this happening, but he least wanted Feng Yu Die to make friends with Yun Jiujiu through a “not fighting, not knowing each other” kind of method.
Especially when Feng Yu Die seemed to be on the verge of winning.
This action would indeed pique Yun Jiujiu’s interest in her, but the resulting problems were quite troublesome for him.
Yun Jiujiu detested effeminate men and weak girls. Her motto was that all matters were settled by fists; whoever had the stronger fist was right.
But if an effeminate man or a weak girl were to beat her, she would believe that the person who beat her was right.
In the game, if a player pursued her storyline, they would encounter this plot.
The player, whom she called “little sissy,” after winning a few matches against her, would write a love letter that looked like a threat, using ant-like writing, and send it over in a delicate manner.
Once this love letter event was triggered in the game, Yun Jiujiu was destined to die in the final ending.
Although now, regardless of whether the love letter event happened or not, if things went according to his plan, Yun Jiujiu would survive, and he would receive her reward.
However, Feng Yu Die would probably gain a new little fan who wanted to marry her from now on.
And the main problem was that Yun Jiujiu becoming Feng Yu Die’s little fan could lead to her being jealous of his junior sister.
Based on Ye Anping’s understanding of Yun Jiujiu’s personality, if she got jealous, she would most likely go directly to their sect to fight his junior sister.
Was this situation interesting? Ye Anping couldn’t judge, but it was indeed troublesome.
However, he couldn’t stop it now. After all, Feng Yu Die had safely reached Yun Jiujiu. He should now go to Yun Yiyi’s location to take his position.
He could think of a solution for this later.
Just as Ye Anping was about to slip away, the two on the street had already decided the victor…
“Hah— Hah— Hah—”
Feng Yu Die was riding on Yun Jiujiu’s back, panting heavily.
She was currently using a grappling technique, holding Yun Jiujiu’s right hand, and using her ankle to press Yun Jiujiu’s lower leg to the ground. Although Yun Jiujiu’s face was red from struggling, Feng Yu Die added an extra bit of leverage.
“Do you admit defeat?”
“… …”
Yun Jiujiu struggled for a while on the ground before finally relaxing. She pouted and said, “I admit defeat. Stop breaking it, my hand is going to break…”
“Hmph.” Feng Yu Die sighed in relief and finally moved off her back, standing up and wiping the sweat from her forehead. “Phew—”
At this moment, the Sword Sect disciples who had been watching from the side also hurried over.
“You brat, how dare you hit our second…”
But as soon as he spoke, Yun Jiujiu stood up and went straight to him, pushing his chin up. She frowned and said, “I’ve taught you the rules. Jian Jiu Peak disciples speak with their fists and strength! Don’t rely on my status to show off. If you want to show off, go and beat him.”
The man’s face was immediately filled with fear. He had watched this person fight Yun Jiujiu the entire time…
“Wuwuwu…” He nodded quickly in agreement, and only then did Yun Jiujiu remove her hand from his chin and turn to look at Feng Yu Die.
“Feng Yu, right?”
“Mm.”
Yun Jiujiu glanced at Feng Yu Die, her cheeks flushing slightly. She averted her gaze, took a deep breath, and then shouted loudly,
“I’m sorry!!! I shouldn’t have called you a little sissy!!!”
Feng Yu Die flinched at her words. Then she scratched the back of her head and giggled foolishly, “You’re the second daughter of the Sword Sect?”
“Yes.”
“Then how about you give me some Spirit Stones? Apologies are better than Spirit Stones.”
Yun Jiujiu was stunned, then smiled lightly. She walked up to Feng Yu Die, cupped her hands, and said,
“Not fighting, not knowing each other. Let’s reintroduce ourselves. Yun Jiujiu, you can call me Jiujiu.”
“Feng Yu Die…” Feng Yu Die returned the bow. “No ‘Die’, just Feng Yu.”
“How old are you?”
“Fifteen.”
“So young? I’m sixty-four this year.”
“Ah?” Feng Yu Die shrunk her head. “You look like you’re eleven.”
“I’m short by nature, sorry about that.” Yun Jiujiu rolled her eyes at her, but then smiled resignedly, “Then I’ll call you Yu-di from now on. Come on, let’s go to my cave dwelling, I’ll treat you to some drinks.”
“…Is there roasted chicken?”
“Roasted chicken? Of course! Roasted chicken, roasted goose, roasted fox. Whatever you want to eat, I’ll have my maid make it for you!”
Yun Jiujiu laughed heartily, then walked aside to have the Jian Jiu Peak disciples arrange for compensation and repairs for the street.
Feng Yu Die followed beside her. At this moment, she finally spotted Ye Anping hiding in the crowd. Seeing him looking her way, she winked her left eye, indicating: Mission accomplished!
Ye Anping also nodded, signaling: See you in seven days. Then, he turned and disappeared into the crowd, leaving.
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