Chapter 277: Senior Brother, Ye Tianchong
So, the thing in the bottle doesn’t belong to this kid…
Brother Liang instantly lost interest. He poured a cup of tea from the teapot by the table and swished it around in his hand, “Not yours? What a pity…”
“What?” Ye Anping’s brows furrowed. “Brother Liang, do you really want your sixth brother to have no descendants? Don’t you want to meet nephews and nieces?”
“Absurdity of emotions, what worries can a thousand feet of white hair bring? How many cultivators are troubled by the word ‘love,’ cutting off their lineage will benefit your immortal path.”
To make being a eunuch sound so elegant… Ye Anping rolled his eyes at him, but then his gaze shifted to his crotch.
Feeling Ye Anping’s gaze, Brother Liang’s back suddenly felt cold. He had brought something from someone else to sell, and if it sold, would that person hold a grudge against him?
“Stop staring, what I have isn’t valuable.”
“You still have it?”
Brother Liang pouted unhappily, then glanced at the glazed bottle sealed with oilcloth. After some thought, he mused, Tiger penis and bull penis were great tonics for mortals, and there were various demon and spirit beast penises among cultivators, but a human penis…
“Whose is this?”
Ye Anping looked at the teacup Brother Liang was holding and, after a moment of thought, took out a small oil-paper umbrella from his storage bag.
Brother Liang was slightly puzzled by what he intended to do, only to hear him say:
“Yun Tianchong’s.”
“What?”
Yun Tianchong…
Isn’t he that licentious ancestor of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect?
Brother Liang hesitated for a moment, and before he could help himself, the tea he had just taken into his mouth was sprayed towards Ye Anping’s face, but it was blocked by the paper fan Ye Anping had opened.
“Pfft—”
He looked at Ye Anping in disbelief. If anyone else had brought this, he would have immediately dealt with them as a swindler, but these words came from Ye Anping’s mouth.
How did he manage to… a cultivator in the late Deity Transformation stage?
“You’re not joking?”
“When have I ever joked?” Ye Anping tossed the umbrella aside and shrugged with a laugh, “Do you have a way to sell it?”
The Xuan Xing Sect Young Master’s thousand-year-old Xuan Stone Sword was still in his bag, and now he had a pair of thousand-year-old testicles… Brother Liang was silent for a long time before asking, “What kind of nonsensical things are you asking me to sell? You brought back his offspring, aren’t you afraid he’ll come looking for you?”
Ye Anping spread his hands. “It wasn’t me who did it. Do you think I’m that ruthless?”
“Yes.”
“What?”
Ye Anping’s brows knit, and a question mark appeared above his head.
“Then who did it?”
“His daughter.”
“What?”
The question mark now appeared above Brother Liang’s head.
He glanced at Liang Acting, who was hiding in the wardrobe, and inexplicably felt a chill down his spine. Sweat dripped down his forehead as he put the glazed bottle back into his storage bag and said, “I’ll ask later.”
“No rush, just negotiate the price as you see fit.”
It had been quite uncomfortable when this bottle was in his storage bag, now it was finally gone.
Ye Anping let out a long sigh as if he had been freed. “Last time I left, didn’t I ask you to find some capable people? Did you find any?”
“No, I posted recruitment notices in the black market, but those who came on their own didn’t meet my standards, and I don’t think they would meet yours.”
“Not a single one?”
Fearing that Ye Anping would criticize him again, Brother Liang didn’t drink any tea. He crossed his arms and said, “Not a single one, but I did compile a list for you.”
With a flick of his sword finger, a slip of paper filled with “nicknames” flew out from his storage bag and landed in Ye Anping’s hand.
Ye Anping lowered his head to look. It looked like the notebook of an overly dramatic youth, with rows of bizarre things written on it, such as “Sky-Slaying Bright Moon Saber—Xia Bai,” “Wind-Walking Yin-yang Eyes—Cao Zhizhi,” etc., which gave him goosebumps.
However, there were also names he recognized: “Medicine Heaven Daoist—Lu Chengyun,” “Immortal Thief—?”
This Medicine Heaven Daoist, due to his poor spiritual root aptitude, attempted to achieve longevity by practicing the Jiamu puppet technique, replacing almost half of his body with spirit iron.
Ye Anping could accept his idea, which was similar to “mechanical ascension,” even though in the realm of immortal arts, it was a heretical and misguided endeavor that abandoned the fundamental.
However, he could not accept that this person was constantly searching for “volunteers” for live experiments.
Being a little crazy was fine, but being too crazy and then bringing them back would only cause trouble, with more losses than gains.
As for the “Immortal Thief” later…
Ye Anping pursed his lips and pondered for a moment, then asked, “Immortal Thief, did you try to talk to her?”
Brother Liang rolled his eyes at him and replied, “You think too highly of me. Guess why there’s a question mark after her name?”
“So… you still haven’t gathered any information on her?”
“The Seven Kill Gate also once issued a warrant for that person, with a high reward. But after decades of investigation, they don’t even know if it’s a man or a woman, let alone their name or whereabouts…”
Ye Anping felt it was a bit difficult. When he returned previously, he had also considered the Imperial Sect’s plan.
He indeed needed someone skilled in thievery.
—Someone who could enter and exit the Imperial Sect’s vault, sealed by the Four Symbols, and retrieve a pure gold statue weighing ten thousand catties without making a sound.
While he could plan it out himself, it was better to have professionals handle professional matters.
In the game, the Immortal Thief’s appearance coincided with the Central Domain Imperial Sect chapter. While the two forces were in negotiation, she stirred up trouble, stealing here and there, profiting from war, and muddying the waters.
“Hmm…” Ye Anping rubbed his chin and nodded. “Brother Liang, how about a trip to the Central Domain Imperial Sect?”
The Central Domain Imperial Sect… Hearing this, Brother Liang’s brows furrowed slightly. “Imperial Sect?”
“I have something that requires Brother Liang’s help. My junior sister and I will definitely go there later, but I need you to go ahead and make some preparations.”
“What preparations?”
“Infiltrate the Imperial Sect’s Xing Tian Division. You’ll go there as a Hundred Lotus Sect disciple and become a constable. Then, you’ll be there to support my junior sister, Feng Yu Die, and others. I have a plan for the specifics.”
“…”
Brother Liang stared at him very seriously and did not answer for a long time.
He couldn’t help but form a guess—could it be that Ye Anping knew his background?
He had come from the Xing Tian Division. He thought that after so many years, his karma with the Xing Tian Division was long severed, but now he had to go back?
Seeing Brother Liang’s prolonged silence, Ye Anping’s heart filled with certainty. He narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, “Brother Liang, are you from the Imperial Sect?”
Brother Liang snapped back to reality and replied, “So what if I am?”
“It’s nothing,” Ye Anping shrugged slightly. “Whether you are or not, sixth brother will always be your sixth brother. However, I do have some clues about your past identity.”
“Heh…” Brother Liang let out a cold laugh. “Is that so? Then tell me…”
The Imperial Sect had a secret history, which was merely background information used to flesh out the world-building in the game.
—When the Imperial Sect’s second princess was born, the celestial phenomena suddenly changed, and spiritual anomalies arose, causing the spiritual energy in most of the Central Domain to be depleted and turn into desert. To appease the heavens, the Emperor of the Central Domain sacrificed the second princess to the realm-guarding immortal beast to quell the anomaly.
—In reality, an unknown guard escorting the second princess into the mountain, filled with righteous fervor, secretly swapped the princess with a commoner and fled with her. Their whereabouts became unknown afterwards.
The Emperor of the Central Domain, upon learning of this, suppressed the news and did not send anyone to pursue them, so the matter was naturally forgotten.
The timing, the combination of Brother Liang and Aunt Ating, their cultivation levels, and Brother Liang’s reaction upon hearing “Central Domain” all supported this guess.
There was no follow-up to this event in the game, but he had stumbled upon it by chance.
If the Hundred Lotus Sect had been destroyed by Wu You, the Gu Poison Sect would not have issued a warrant to the Seven Kill Gate, and Brother Liang would not have taken the warrant to capture Feng Yu Die…
This was quite a fateful encounter… Ye Anping smiled slightly and said, “For example, a young guard eloped with the princess. Is Ating the princess?”
Hearing Ye Anping’s joking tone, Brother Liang’s furrowed brows relaxed. “Your imagination is quite rich.”
“Forget it, forget it.” Ye Anping waved his hand and sighed. “Whatever Brother Liang’s past was, it has nothing to do with me. However, I must trouble Brother Liang with the Imperial Sect matter. I will prepare an identity token for you and guarantee your safety. You only need to be there to support us and capture that Immortal Thief girl to recruit her.”
“Immortal Thief? Girl?”
“Yes, a fresh and lively young girl~”
Brother Liang rolled his eyes at him and did not immediately agree. After thinking for a while, he said, “I’ll consider it.”
“My junior sister and I will probably stay for two days before returning to the Xuan Xing Sect. Please give me your answer before we leave, Brother Liang.”
With that, Ye Anping also stood up and turned to leave, but as he reached the door of the library, he stopped and asked, “How has Ating been at the Hundred Lotus Sect these past six months?”
“…All right. Why are you asking?” Brother Liang narrowed his eyes slightly, and his gaze became sharp. “Sixth Brother, I’m telling you upfront…”
Ye Anping twisted his brows and rolled his eyes at him. “What do you take me for?”
Your junior sister, the silver-haired girl with Saint Emperor bloodline, the young master of Xuan Xing Sect, the current sect master of Chi Long Mansion…
The names of four beautiful girls swept across Brother Liang’s mind. He pursed his lips and took out the glazed bottle from earlier, flicking it with his finger twice, and said, “Ye Tianchong.”
“What?”
Ye Anping blinked, took a deep breath, and replied with a smile, “Brother Liang, do you want me to introduce a godmother to Ating?”
“Heh, no need to worry about it.”
After watching Ye Anping leave, Brother Liang let out a long sigh and turned to look at the bookshelf beside him, calling out, “Ating, they’ve left. Come out.”
Creak—
The wardrobe door slowly opened. Liang Acting peeked her head out, looked around, and then cautiously moved out.
She had overheard the entire conversation between Brother Liang and Ye Anping. She immediately rushed forward to try and snatch the glazed bottle from Brother Liang, but Brother Liang was quick and quickly put Yun Tianchong’s testicles back into his storage bag.
“What are you doing?”
“Uncle, what did you give me? Let me see…”
“Ating, this is a matter for adults, what are you doing as a child?”
“Let me see!!” Liang Acting clung to Brother Liang. “Let me see, let me see!!!”
“If you shout any louder, your aunt…”
Swoosh—
Before Brother Liang could finish speaking, a white shadow flashed in from outside the library.
Pei Lianxue rushed in and pulled Liang Acting off Brother Liang with one hand, saying, “Ating, Aunt has been looking for you for a long time.”
“Ah?!” Liang Acting’s head immediately shrank back, and she quickly reached out to Brother Liang for help. “Godfather!!!”
“Brother Liang, you busy yourself. I’ll take Ating to the training ground.”
“…”
Brother Liang wanted to reach out and stop them, but Pei Lianxue beat him to it, taking Liang Acting and flying away on her sword.
After a while, he shook his head and sighed, “Ah—it’s good, Hundred Lotus Sect is really good.”
Then, he continued to bury his head in the trivial documents on the table.
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