The Cannon Fodder Turns His Sister Into A Soaring Phoenix – Chapter 401

Chapter 400: Senior Brother, a Virtuous Wife Returns Under the Night

Feng Yu Die’s face was full of suspicion. After recalling for a while, a name popped into her mind: a golden-haired girl who was always looking for a fight with her and never let go of her wine gourd, calling her “Yu Di” all the time.

She pouted and retorted with a frown, “I have Die now…”

The little Tian beside her also became serious and asked, “Anping, what happened? What did the jade slip say?”

“The three girls from Moon Shadow Sword Sect, along with their father, went to the Donghuang Great Wall in the Eastern Frontier of the Central Domain.”

“Donghuang Great Wall? Let me see.”

Xiao Tian quickly took out the Heavenly Scroll of the Dao from under her skirt and opened it. Her finger scanned the dense text, and she read aloud: “Hmm… In the 372nd year of the Myriad Demons Calendar, Bai Xian City was built by Ancestor Xu. It was originally meant to prevent the invasion of demonic beasts east of Huang Mountain. However, after Dan, the Celestial Immortal, drove the demonic cultivators to the Eastern Domain, Donghuang became the first line of defense for the Imperial Sect against demonic cultivators… Countless ancient formation passageways are set up inside. After the Imperial Sect was established, demonic cultivators attacked hundreds of times but failed…”

Ye Anping interrupted directly, “This time, they will break through.”

“Ah?”

“Previously, the demonic cultivator invasion of Hantian Kingdom was actually a way to cut off a retreat for the Donghuang Great Wall, leaving Hantian Kingdom unable to reinforce it. Now that the Emperor of the Central Domain is dead, and the demon race dislikes human cultivators, the demonic cultivators will not only not provoke the demon race but will also win them over. Naturally, there is no reason to help Xing Tian Division of the Donghuang Great Wall resist the demonic cultivators.”

Ye Anping let out a long sigh and concluded, “In a nutshell, the demonic cultivators have found a good opportunity to capture Donghuang.”

Although Ye Anping’s tone was very calm and his expression was as steady as usual, he was actually extremely agitated and could not think of any solution at the moment.

The fate of Xing Tian Division had nothing to do with him.

Although Tong Zilan had asked for help before, he was not a fool who would put himself, his junior sister, and Yunluo in danger to save strangers.

He had originally not intended to participate in the upheavals at the Donghuang Great Wall, planning to be vigilant with his junior sister and prepare for the next battle with Gu Mingxin.

However…

Why would Moon Shadow Sword Sect suddenly contact Xing Tian Division?

Ye Anping secretly pondered the reason for the Yun family’s actions, and finally realized that it might be related to him changing the plot line in Moon Shadow Sword Sect.

In the game, the Sect Master of Moon Shadow Sword Sect, Yun Tianchong, decided to continue his secluded cultivation to break through to the Void Realm after one of Yun Yiyi’s group died.

But he had taken Feng Yu Die with him before. Not only did Yun Yiyi and the others all survive, but Yun Tianchong’s “Que Que” was also crippled by the three little ones working together…

This might have also caused Yun Tianchong to abandon his pursuit of the Void Realm and instead focus on taking care of the three little ones and reviving the declining Moon Shadow Sword Sect.

Taking in the remnants of Xing Tian Division was indeed a good way to revitalize the Sword Sect, but who proposed this method?

Was it Yun Yiyi? Or perhaps… Yun Xi…

Ye Anping felt quite tired, but when he looked up, he saw Xiao Tian and Feng Yu Die looking at him with expectant eyes.

He was slightly puzzled for a moment and asked, “What are you looking at me for?”

Feng Yu Die blinked and nodded, “Huh? Young Master Ye, shouldn’t you tell us what we should do? We definitely have to save them, right?”

“…”

Xiao Tian seemed to think the same and asked, “Yes, Anping, you must have already planned it. What should we do?”

?

Ye Anping glanced at the two with a somewhat strange look:

– Feng Yu Die is one thing, but how can you, the Heavenly Scroll of the Dao spirit who claims to know everything, be so eager to look at me?

– Clearly, in the game, you, this golden idiot, were the one who devised strategies for that silly white guy next to you.

“Sigh…”

Ye Anping sighed in frustration.

To be honest, this matter was really difficult to handle.

If the demonic cultivators were one or two Deity Transformation cultivators, or even the Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, he would have a way, but the one attacking Donghuang was the Sect Master of Ghost Spirit Sect, “Ghost Tomb Seven.”

Not to mention his Void Refinement cultivation, he himself cultivated the ghost path, making him very difficult to deal with. He was surrounded by dozens of powerful Deity Transformation and Nascent Soul demonic cultivators.

Those Deity Transformation and Nascent Soul cultivators were by no means comparable to fake powerful figures like Jiang Mojiao. They were all seasoned veterans of thousands of years, like Lei Wanjun and Elder Feng.

It could be said that unless the great hero Xuanji was willing to help, he had no chance at all at present.

However, at noon today, when Xuanji took a bath with lake water, she had already expressed her attitude:

“Her ‘mother’ will not take action on this matter, and you should not meddle in it.”

Now, he had to find another way, otherwise Yun Yiyi and the others would be in danger.

– Killing Ghost Seven Tomb is not realistic at the moment, nor is repelling him.

Then, as a fallback, he would try to save everyone…

Ye Anping’s eyes darted, and he fully expanded his thinking, searching for the pieces he could use now and considering the strategies the demonic cultivators might employ…

Seeing Ye Anping’s rare expression of annoyance, Xiao Tian suddenly realized that this matter was probably not as simple as it thought and asked, “Anping, you don’t know either?”

“Yes, I need to think about it.”

“Do you want me to accompany you? I can let you see the Heavenly Scroll of the Dao.”

“No need, I know everything on it.”

Ye Anping took a deep breath, temporarily put aside his chaotic thoughts, and turned to walk back towards his Three-Bay House.

At this moment, Feng Yu Die quickly called out, “Young Master Ye.”

Ye Anping turned back and asked, “Hmm?”

“I believe you can definitely think of a good solution, just like before!”

“…”

Ye Anping froze on the spot, staring at her blankly.

After being stared at by him for a while, Feng Yu Die suddenly felt somewhat awkward. She just wanted to encourage Ye Anping, who looked troubled…

Two blushes appeared on her cheeks, Feng Yu Die averted her gaze, then turned and ran towards her own Three-Bay House with the roasted chicken Ye Anping had given her.

Her silver hair fluttered slightly as she ran, and Feng Yu Die soon disappeared from Ye Anping’s sight.

Not long after Feng Yu Die left, faint dark circles appeared under Ye Anping’s deep purple eyes.

“Eh? Anping, are you blushing? Cute~”

Ye Anping snapped back to his senses at the sound and his eyes twitched slightly:

– Damn Heavenly Dao!!

Then he replied indifferently, “I’m just a little hot from just sparring.”

Xiao Tian pursed her cat-like lips and smirked sideways, “Oh~~”

“…”

“Heh heh~ See you tomorrow, Anping!”

Seeing a vein bulge on Ye Anping’s forehead, Xiao Tian wisely waved her hand, spun around in the air, and chased after Feng Yu Die, even whistling happily.

“Shhh~ Shushush…”

… …

Under the night sky, the bamboo forest returned to silence, with only the chirping of cicadas in the ears.

Ye Anping exhaled lightly and walked back alone along the bamboo path to the Three-Bay House where he and Xiao Yunluo lived.

The courtyard was as silent as the bamboo forest before, with no sign of human activity.

Xiao Yunluo was probably dragged by Mr. Qi to correct exam papers with Elder Wang, and his junior sister was likely taken by Elder Qin to teach new disciples.

In the past few months since returning to Xuan Xing Sect, they had all lived quite leisurely and comfortably. Senior Sister Bai also visited from time to time, playing cards and chatting with his junior sister and Xiao Yunluo, helping him clean the room.

However, last month, Mr. Liu of Xuan Xing Sect’s Sword Pavilion officially took her as his personal disciple, and then she was confined. She was probably still enduring the flames of Yang Ling, squatting in front of the anvil and hammering.

The female sword masters in the Four Domains… he could count the ones he remembered by name on one hand.

He wondered how far Senior Sister Bai could go…

Sighing, Ye Anping went to the utility room to get a broom, swept the fallen leaves in the courtyard, and then returned to his bedroom, lit a lamp, took out paper, and wrote down names one by one.

Ghost Tomb Seven, Gu Mingxin, Si Xuanji, Yun Tianchong, Yun Yiyi, Yun Jiujiu, Fu Xuan…

He mused over each person’s personality and their possible actions, writing them down on paper, and then, like searching for a needle in a haystack, he sought a way to break the deadlock.

No matter how he thought about it, to break the deadlock, he needed a fighter with Void Realm cultivation.

Since Si Xuanji refused, the only one he could use now was the Demon Emperor.

However, the Demon Emperor did not trust him and did not like him.

During the Imperial Sect incident, if it weren’t for his noble virtue of “respecting the old and loving the young,” he probably wouldn’t have protected the ordinary human cultivators in Tian’an City while Si Xuanji and Nancheng City were fighting.

What if he used Si Xuanji’s name to scare him?

But to intimidate him, he would have to carry Si Xuanji over…

However, if he could carry Si Xuanji to the Central Domain, why would he need to find that fierce Fox King?

It would be superfluous…

“What should I do…”

He pondered and wrote.

The originally not-too-large desk was gradually piled with stacks of discarded drafts. The corners of the desk and chairs were covered with paper balls of various sizes, as if he had been looking at “Immortal Palace Erotic Pictures” for several hours alone.

A whole new ink stick was almost half used up.

Silver-white moonlight streamed through the window onto Ye Anping’s face, adding a touch of withered pear blossom color to it.

Ye Anping was so engrossed that he didn’t notice that while he was painting and writing at his desk, a woman quietly pushed open his bedroom door.

Creak—

Ye Anping only came back to his senses when a thin blanket was placed on his back. He turned his head to look.

Seeing him look up, Pei Lianxue was quite apologetic and asked softly, “Senior Brother, did I disturb you?”

Ye Anping relaxed a little, with a hint of a doting smile, and replied, “No… I was too focused, I didn’t notice you came.”

Pei Lianxue looked at the paper balls scattered all over the floor, nodded subtly, then brought over a small stool and sat beside Ye Anping. She picked up the ink stick:

“I won’t talk, I’ll just grind ink for Senior Brother by the side.”

“It’s so late, aren’t you going to rest? Don’t you have to continue giving the sword test to new disciples tomorrow?”

“It’s okay, I just came back from Elder Qin. I passed by and saw Senior Brother’s room was still lit so late, so I came over.”

Ye Anping turned to look at the moonlight outside the window and realized that so much time had passed. He then put down the ink brush in his hand on the brush holder.

“How was the sword test today?”

“Mm, it was pretty good…” Pei Lianxue thought for a moment, then suddenly said with surprise, “Oh, right, Senior Brother. Ating came to participate in the Xuan Xing Sect selection, and I was the one who gave her the sword test.”

Ye Anping couldn’t help but ask, “Uh… how is she now?”

“She’s in the Xuan Xing Sect’s medical clinic. Hongyu is with her. She’s not seriously injured, just sprained her waist and broke one arm. Elder Qin, who was observing, gave her a high score. She’s the only new disciple today who lasted three moves before being thrown out in front of me.”

Ye Anping didn’t know how to react: “Amazing, Ating too.”

“Hehe… Ating has grown up, does Senior Brother know?” Pei Lianxue raised her palm, gestured up and down, and brought it to her lips, “This high! And she’s so delicate. I remember when we first met in Chi Long Mansion, she was only up to my chest.”

“Junior Sister, you used to only come up to my chin, and you still do now.”

“We’ve both grown taller, Senior Brother.” Pei Lianxue pouted, tilted her head, and said, “Does Senior Brother like shorter girls? Yunluo and Longling are quite short. Yunluo is like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl.”

Seeing her like this, Ye Anping suddenly felt a sense of time passing, like a girl turning into a wife.

The little girl who used to cry with snot and tears while pulling her skirt seemed to be gone forever.

He reached out and scraped Pei Lianxue’s nose, saying, “Either of you feels like a mother. You’re much more composed than when you were little.”

“Mm… I’ve experienced so much with Senior Brother, so I should grow up. When will Senior Brother give me a little Ating?”

“…We’ll talk about it when things settle down.”

“Mm…”

Ye Anping exhaled slightly and looked at the paper filled with annotations in front of him. After thinking for a while, he simply asked, “Junior Sister, let me ask you, if you wanted the Demon Emperor to help you do something he didn’t want to do, how would you persuade him?”

“Demon Emperor…” Pei Lianxue lowered her eyes slightly, her orange eyes darting left and right. “Since you want him to do something he doesn’t want to do, then you can only… coerce him, through threats and bribery.”

“He’s a Void Realm cultivator, how can you coerce him?”

“Senior Brother told me before that as long as it’s a creature in this world, it will have a weakness.” Pei Lianxue’s eyes were very serious, and she nodded her head. “And Senior Brother told me that story when I was little.”

Ye Anping couldn’t recall and asked doubtfully, “Hmm? What story?”

“If I had an arrow, but two bad guys were charging at me with knives, what should I do?”

“Oh…”

Ye Anping recalled, it was probably a story he told Pei Lianxue when he was four years old. He nodded and replied, “Don’t shoot the arrow, but say to the two bad guys: ‘I’ll shoot whoever doesn’t listen.'”

“Mm! Hold the Son of Heaven to command the feudal lords. You just need to find the Son of Heaven of Hu Mu.”

Hearing this, Ye Anping’s eyes widened slightly, and he slowly turned his head to look back at the list he was writing. His mind had been focused on Si Xuanji, so he hadn’t noticed the name that wasn’t on this list.

If not for Pei Lianxue’s words, he would probably have pondered for several hours or even days.

Holding the Son of Heaven to command the feudal lords, and Hu Mu’s “Son of Heaven,” well…

Ye Anping picked up the ink brush and wrote a fox’s name in one of the few blank spaces on the paper:

– Xue Tianqiao.

As long as Xue Tianqiao was captured and framed as being taken by the demonic cultivators, Hu Mu would fly into a rage and go to the Donghuang Great Wall to confront the demonic cultivators.

Although by the time he arrived, he would quickly realize he was being used as a pawn and would also quickly track down those who took Xue Tianqiao.

But as long as Xue Tianqiao was safe, Hu Mu would absolutely not do anything to him, at most he would scold him a few times.

Ye Anping let out a long sigh of relief, and the frown on his brow also relaxed.

After briefly going over the plan and determining its feasibility, he turned and tugged at Pei Lianxue’s face, praising her, “Junior Sister, thanks to you.”

“Was I helpful?”

“Yes.”

Pei Lianxue’s clear eyes lit up slightly, and she smiled shyly. Then she averted her gaze and said in a low voice, “Then… can I have a reward?”

“What do you want?”

“Dual Cultivation…” Pei Lianxue pursed her lips, gently tugged at Ye Anping’s sleeve with her small hand, and pulled. “It’s been ten days since the last time…”

“…”

Pei Lianxue propped herself up, brought her lips close to Ye Anping’s ear, and said with a blush, “Senior Brother, come and eat me.”

?

“Eeek~~~” Ye Anping’s back broke out in goosebumps, and he shivered all over, looking at her in disbelief. “Junior Sister, who taught you this…”

Pei Lianxue thought she had done something wrong and drooped her head like a little rabbit, replying in a small voice, “Yunluo taught me. She said doing this would make Senior Brother interested.”

“…”

Xiao Yunluo, oh Xiao Yunluo… what are you teaching my junior sister…

Ye Anping was somewhat helpless, but after a moment of hesitation, he stood up, suddenly hugged Pei Lianxue’s waist, lifted her up, and walked towards the bed.

“Ah?”

“You’re trying to seduce Senior Brother, I can’t resist.”

“Eh… hehe…”

“Still laughing? Let’s see how Senior Brother punishes you…”

“Hehe…”

Looking at Pei Lianxue lying in front of him, Ye Anping’s eyes curved into a smile. Then he hooked his hand to pull down the curtain and began to have an ‘uncensored’ time with his junior sister…

… …

The moon in the sky slowly passed an acute angle.

The night cicadas also got tired and went to sleep.

A flying sword carrying purple light slowly flew from the direction of the central peak through the clouds. Xiao Yunluo, looking exhausted, landed in the courtyard of the Three-Bay House. She glanced at Ye Anping’s bedroom and, seeing that the lights were off, restrained herself and walked towards her own bedroom.

However, after a few steps, she stopped:

“No, I have to make up for it… I’ve been busy with sect selection matters these days, and Mr. Qi went fishing by himself, leaving all the papers to me and Elder Wang…”

Finding an excuse to convince herself, Xiao Yunluo turned and walked towards Ye Anping’s bedroom. With a creak, she pushed open the door and, while unfastening the ties on her belt, walked towards the bed covered by the curtain.

“Anping~ Are you asleep?”

However, when she reached the bedside, she noticed that Pei Lianxue’s embroidered shoes were askew next to Ye Anping’s long boots.

“…”

She gently parted the curtain and saw that Lianxue was already asleep in Ye Anping’s arms. She felt a little awkward. Seeing that the quilt only covered their stomachs, she re-covered them for them.

Then, she noticed a large pile of paper balls around the desk. She thought Ye Anping and Pei Lianxue were playing some new game and walked over, tilting her head to look at the contents on the desk…

“Hmm… Donghuang Great Wall…”

She carefully picked it up and read it under the moonlight. When she noticed the name “Si Xuanji,” she was surprised and turned to look at Ye Anping:

“Why did my mother tell him her surname…”

After hesitating for a moment, feeling that there was no problem, she carefully began to read the rough plan Ye Anping had written…

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Ps: Today’s update ends here. The pacing will be too slow if I continue writing. The main story will begin in the next chapter!