Chapter 20 Arriving at Xuan Xing Sect
After strolling through the sea of flowers with Feng Yu Die for a while, Ye Anping went to Pei Lianxue’s side and informed her about her companion reader duties and important matters after entering Xuan Xing Sect.
Pei Lianxue was quite reluctant, stating she would go wherever he went. It was only after Ye Anping promised he would join her later that she agreed to go to Xuan Xing Sect with Feng Yu Die.
A few days later, Feng Yu Die had recovered considerably. Ye Anping urged her to quickly take Pei Lianxue away from Hundred Lotus Sect to avoid any further complications.
As for why complications might arise:
Kong Yulan had always believed that Feng Yu Die would send her son to Xuan Xing Sect as a companion reader. If she discovered that Feng Yu Die was sending Pei Lianxue instead, she would undoubtedly resort to cajoling and pressuring Feng Yu Die and Ye Anping again.
Because of this, it wasn’t until they had been gone for several days that Ye Ao and Kong Yulan realized the three of them had slipped away.
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A month and a half later.
Pei Lianxue and Feng Yu Die finally arrived at Xuan Xing Sect.
The sound of the evening drum echoed through the mountains shrouded in wisps of clouds and mist. Xuan Xing Sect was located above the clouds, with eighteen mountain peaks standing tall and majestic.
Due to a no-fly order, as they neared the mountain gate, several Xuan Xing Sect Disciples flying over scolded them harshly, ordering them to put away their flying swords and ascend the mountain on foot.
The mountain path was like a bustling temple fair, crowded with people. Every ten meters, a small stall was set up selling various items.
Many of these were set up by Xuan Xing Sect Disciples earning extra money.
From snacks like grilled skewers to low-level Talisman Scripts and rare spiritual herbs and Pills, everything was available. However, the prices varied, and some wealthy clan disciples deliberately sold fake goods to make more money.
Despite this, the atmosphere was quite lively.
Walking on the mountain path, Pei Lianxue looked around, wishing her Senior Brother was accompanying her instead of this white-haired fox spirit.
Moreover, this white-haired fox spirit had been chattering incessantly in her ear since they started.
“Junior Sister Pei, Junior Sister Pei, would you like some candied hawthorn? I’ll buy it for you.”
“No, I only eat what Senior Brother buys.”
“Junior Sister Pei, isn’t that doll cute? Do you want it? I’ll buy it for you.”
“No, Senior Brother bought me many before.”
“These Pills look good too. Junior Sister Pei should get some. I’ll pay!”
“No, Senior Brother prepared them for me when we left.”
Feng Yu Die was eagerly trying to please Pei Lianxue, but her efforts were met with indifference. However, she wouldn’t give up; she had been trying to cheer Pei Lianxue up for the entire month and a half journey.
“Junior Sister Pei, you haven’t smiled in over a month. Why don’t you tell me how I can make you happy?”
Annoyed, Pei Lianxue thought for a moment and said coldly, “If you roll on the ground like a dog, then I’ll be happy.”
There were many people on the road, and Pei Lianxue thought this would shut her up. However, she underestimated Feng Yu Die’s shamelessness.
Feng Yu Die raised an eyebrow, and without a second thought, crawled in front of Pei Lianxue, rolled on the ground, and then acted like a puppy, lifting her paws and sticking out her tongue.
“Woof! Woof woof…”
“…”
Pei Lianxue almost cracked apart.
Feng Yu Die’s actions instantly drew the attention of all the surrounding onlookers.
In an instant, Pei Lianxue’s face turned red with embarrassment. Feeling incredibly ashamed, she pretended not to know Feng Yu Die and hurried forward.
Seeing Pei Lianxue blush, Feng Yu Die smiled and quickly hopped like a frog to catch up.
“Woof woof, Junior Sister Pei, you’re finally smiling. You look so beautiful when you smile, smile more!”
“…” Pei Lianxue quickened her pace.
“Woof woof! Junior Sister Pei, don’t walk so fast! Woof woof!!”
After being chased by Feng Yu Die, who was acting like a dog, for several mountain paths, Pei Lianxue finally couldn’t take it anymore and kicked her.
However, Feng Yu Die took advantage of the situation, grabbed her leg, and refused to let go no matter how much Pei Lianxue struggled.
“Woof woof!!”
“Ahhh—!!”
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At the same time, Ye Anping had just arrived at the Xuan Xing Sect marketplace.
The day after Pei Lianxue and Feng Yu Die left Hundred Lotus Sect, he had also departed from Hundred Lotus Sect.
The reason he didn’t travel with them was that he had made a trip to an Immortal Family merchant guild and spent money to obtain a merchant permit.
As mentioned before, Feng Yu Die could only bring one person into Xuan Xing Sect, and his own aptitude did not meet the requirements for an Entry Disciple. After two days of contemplation, Ye Anping came up with a plan.
That was to open a shop in the Xuan Xing Sect marketplace.
This way, he could stay in a location closest to Xuan Xing Sect.
It would be convenient for him to gather information within Xuan Xing Sect or assist his Junior Sister, and he could also earn money to buy Heavenly Treasures for himself and his Junior Sister that might be useful in the future.
However, opening a shop required market research.
He hadn’t decided what kind of shop to open yet, so he casually found a teahouse, ordered a pot of Longjing tea, bought a copy of the marketplace’s weekly report, and began reading in a corner.
“Hey, did you guys hear?”
“Hm? What?”
“Just now, in front of the main gate, quite a few cultivators coming for the Sect Selection saw one girl acting like a puppy in front of another girl.”
Casually overhearing a conversation between a few Xuan Xing Sect cultivators in clothes at the next table, Ye Anping’s forehead broke out in a cold sweat, and he sighed abruptly.
Hearing about “acting like a puppy,” he inexplicably recalled what Feng Yu Die had done to The Great Female Protagonist in the game.
In the game, The Great Female Protagonist was initially very cold to Feng Yu Die. Feng Yu Die’s countless attempts to strike up a conversation were ignored. Finally, she asked how she could make her happy, and The Great Female Protagonist jokingly told her to act like a puppy and roll on the ground.
Then, without a second thought, Feng Yu Die got on the ground and barked twice, making The Great Female Protagonist smile and greatly improve her mood.
“Could it be that Feng Yu Die pulled the same stunt on my Junior Sister?”
Ye Anping pinched the bridge of his nose, took a sip of tea, and came back to his senses. He looked at the other customers in the teahouse and suddenly heard another table of Xuan Xing Sect Disciples, who seemed to have low cultivation, complaining about being sore and tired from the Elder’s conditioning during martial arts class that day. Suddenly, an idea struck him.
To open a shop in the immortal cultivation world that would allow him to easily gather information about the sect, restaurants and brothels would be the top choices. When people get drunk, they’ll say anything.
However, there were too many restaurants in the Xuan Xing Sect marketplace, and he couldn’t compete with the established ones if he opened a restaurant.
As for brothels, he couldn’t operate one himself. It would require the backing of some rogue cultivator forces to purchase girls to serve as courtesans.
However, there was one option similar to a brothel.
After a brief consideration, Ye Anping paid for his tea and went to the shop registration point in the marketplace, picked up a token, and submitted his “Shop Permit Application Order.”
The Xuan Xing Sect disciple reviewing shop registrations looked at the application he submitted, examining it back and forth, before finally managing to stammer out, “Fellow Daoist, what does ‘physiotherapy’ mean?”
Ye Anping looked at the Senior Sister sitting opposite him. After a pause, he replied, “It’s a method of massage that I learned from a rogue cultivator in my early years. It’s hard to explain just by talking. If Senior has time, would you like to experience it now? If Senior finds it satisfactory, you can recommend it to your fellow Senior Brothers and Sisters later.”
The Senior Sister frowned slightly, looking around. There were quite a few people in the room applying for shop permits. She asked, “Can you perform that physiotherapy here?”
Ye Anping’s eyebrows shot up. “Yes, you’ll know once you experience it.”
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