Chapter 480 Feather Butterfly, Prepare
Above, the black Nascent Soul Tribulation Cloud above the sky dispersed with satisfaction after a short while.
Ye Anping looked up, then walked to the center of the grotto and briefly examined the Heavenly Treasures and formations Feng Yu Die had prepared for her Nascent Soul Formation.
Actually, he had thought about Feng Yu Die’s Nascent Soul Formation before. Besides preparing a set of items for his Junior Sister, he had also prepared a complete set for Feng Yu Die, intending to give it to her after some time.
But now, it seemed there was nothing for him to do.
Perhaps it was because of Xiao Tian and Mr. Qi’s guidance that Feng Yu Die didn’t just blindly try to cross the tribulation.
Although these Heavenly Treasures were not as good as the ones in his hands obtained from the Imperial Sect’s secret repository, they were quite suitable for Feng Yu Die’s Heavenly Spiritual Root physique.
Rustling…
The sound of fabric rubbing came from behind him.
Ye Anping unconsciously turned his head to glance back. Feng Yu Die took out her spare clothes from her storage bag. Without regard for him standing nearby, and without even setting up a screen to cover herself, she started changing her clothes right there.
Although he had seen her naked before, for some reason, he felt a strange sensation in his heart upon seeing her now…
To the point that he now sighed in his heart:
She’s actually a girl…
Her navel is really beautiful…
… …
Ye Anping didn’t stare for too long. He saw Xiao Tian floating beside him, looking at him eagerly, wanting to speak but hesitating. He sighed silently:
“Sigh…”
He sat down, took out fire stone and wood from his storage bag, and started a bonfire on the spot. He took out the roasted chicken he had marinated and began to roast it, calling out:
“Xiao Tian.”
Upon hearing Ye Anping call her, Xiao Tian’s dejected expression instantly vanished. Without a word, she flew over and bashfully asked:
『…Anping, are you calling me?』
“Is there anyone else here called Xiao Tian?”
Ye Anping looked up at the sword mark above Xiao Tian’s left eye. He hesitated for a moment before extending his left hand to try and touch it.
Xiao Tian did not dodge; she quickly closed her eyes tightly, allowing his fingers to touch her.
His fingers gently rubbed her eyelids. Ye Anping could now confirm that as Feng Yu Die’s cultivation increased, this little one had gradually gained a physical form and even a body temperature similar to humans.
How strange…
After rubbing for a while, Ye Anping asked:
“Was my Junior Sister’s sword strike that heavy? It’s still not better.”
『I left it there on purpose. I think it looks quite cool…』 Xiao Tian rubbed her left eyebrow, chuckled, circled Ye Anping twice, and said with a smile, 『Anping, Feather Butterfly has been very diligent lately. She practices sword and cultivates Qi every day and doesn’t skip classes anymore. She attends Mr. Qi’s classes every day…』
“… …”
『Also, Feather Butterfly has been thinking about you every day lately. You’re with Pei girl, so she’s endured even wanting to eat roasted chicken. She even stares at your portrait for a while before resting every night.』
“Be quiet, let me think.”
『Ah… okay. Can I lie on your head then, Anping?』
“Okay.”
Ye Anping gave a perfunctory reply, then calmed his thoughts.
His Junior Sister’s Nascent Soul Tribulation had not arrived for a long time. He had already planned to go find Gu Mingxin alone to prepare in a few days, but Feng Yu Die happened to have passed the most difficult first Heavenly Tribulation at this time…
The first stage of the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation was the most difficult, followed by the second, third, and fourth stages. After that, one didn’t necessarily need to find a blessed land; as long as formations, Heavenly Treasures, and pills were prepared, one could undergo the tribulation anywhere.
Furthermore, after going to the Eastern Domain, he would almost inevitably come into contact with Demonic cultivators, or even fight them to the death.
If he went alone, he would have to remain highly vigilant throughout the journey, and might not even have opportunities to rest.
In other words, his best option now was indeed to bring Feng Yu Die along and prepare in the Eastern Domain together.
This way, they could watch each other’s backs.
However, while that was the logic, Ye Anping inexplicably smelled a hint of heavenly will manipulating things from the shadows.
It was as if heavenly will wanted to bring him and Feng Yu Die together, intentionally creating an opportunity for them to be alone.
—Just as his Junior Sister’s Nascent Soul Tribulation was postponed.
—Just as Feng Yu Die crossed the first Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation at this time…
—Just as…
… …
Thinking of this, Ye Anping felt inexplicably annoyed. He glanced at Xiao Tian, who was leaning on his head, and suddenly had a thought:
—Why not just let Junior Sister strike Xiao Tian down directly…
“Forget it…”
Ye Anping silently exhaled, removed his hand from Gu Mingxin at his waist, scratched the back of her hand, and made her open her five fingers. Then, he wrote on her palm with his index finger:
—See you in Donghuang in a month.
Gu Mingxin’s hand paused for a moment, then she clenched her fist and curled her wrist like a cat’s paw, indicating that she understood.
After Gu Mingxin responded, a pair of cloud-like sleeves wrapped around Ye Anping’s shoulders. Before he could react, Feng Yu Die pounced from behind and hugged his neck tightly, pressing her face against his cheek.
“Young Master Ye, hehe…”
Calling out affectionately, Feng Yu Die rubbed her face against his, making Ye Anping look disgusted. He quickly raised his left hand to push her face away:
“Don’t rub on me.”
“But I like Young Master Ye.”
“I heard you.”
“Hehe—”
Feng Yu Die’s golden eyes sparkled slightly. She pursed her rosy lips:
“Does it look good? I specifically applied lip gloss just now. Do you want to kiss me?”
“…No.”
“…Then I’ll change it later. Young Master Ye, what color do you like?”
A vein throbbed on Ye Anping’s forehead. He immediately took the sizzling roasted chicken and slapped it onto her face:
“Behave yourself.”
“Okay…” Feng Yu Die smiled with pursed lips and obediently sat down beside Ye Anping. She held the roasted chicken with both hands and deliberately moved closer to Ye Anping, “Young Master Ye, do you want to eat some too? I’ll save the chicken leg for you.”
“No.”
Ye Anping looked at her coldly.
However, Feng Yu Die’s face soon flushed again, and she said coquettishly:
“Young Master Ye, you look so handsome when you’re cold…”
Ye Anping held his forehead and sighed:
“Sigh…”
“You look good when you sigh too… Hehe—”
“Shut up.”
“I like it when you’re fierce too.”
Ye Anping couldn’t take it anymore and directly pulled off a chicken leg and stuffed it into her mouth…
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——
As he walked out of the entrance of the Spirit Gathering Grotto, Ye Anping was already somewhat weary of Feng Yu Die’s constant pestering.
Feng Yu Die probably sensed that Ye Anping found her annoying, so she stopped talking. Instead, she wore a sweet smile and walked beside him, occasionally trying to grab Ye Anping’s hand, but Ye Anping would always dodged it by raising his hand.
“Try grabbing my hand again?”
“Okay… I won’t grab it anymore, hehe—”
“Whew…”
Ye Anping sighed. Since he had already decided to take Feng Yu Die to the Eastern Domain first, he had to inform her about the preparations in advance.
While the Tianyun Peak disciples were still with the elders and hadn’t come out, he and Feng Yu Die flew on their swords to the Three-Bay House halfway up the mountain.
Because Pei Lianxue had been preparing for her tribulation for the past two months, this Three-Bay House had been entirely occupied by Feng Yu Die alone, and he hadn’t had time to visit.
Upon entering the courtyard, Ye Anping was so stunned by the sight that he froze outside the main door.
In the courtyard, there were scattered broken wooden dummies that had not been cleared away. On the dry trunk of the peach and apricot tree in the courtyard, hung a portrait of an extremely handsome youth.
Ye Anping turned his eyes to the somewhat embarrassed Feng Yu Die beside him, seeking an explanation with his eyes.
She averted her gaze and twirled her earlobe, saying:
“Hehehe, during these days when I was cultivating and practicing sword in the courtyard, I kept staring at your portrait, Young Master Ye. It made me feel more at ease.”
“… …”
Ye Anping exhaled deeply, walked into the courtyard, and went to the stone table where many wooden slips and books were placed. He scanned the covers of the books.
Most of them were formation diagrams, and some were ancient texts recording Heavenly Treasures for Nascent Soul Formation. They seemed to be borrowed from the Xuan Xing Sect’s library by Feng Yu Die.
However, just as Ye Anping was about to tidy up the books on the table to make some space, he suddenly discovered a map covered with messy markings pressed beneath the books.
He briefly scanned the markings on the map. The map seemed to be drawn by his own hand, with most of the locations of opportunities and spiritual treasures marked with red “×”.
Ye Anping was stunned for a moment, then looked at Feng Yu Die beside him, asking with his eyes:
—This is?
At this moment, Xiao Tian, who was sitting on Feng Yu Die’s shoulder with her arms crossed, floated up and said:
『Anping, Feather Butterfly and I did this together. We organized all the information about the Eastern Domain recorded in the Heavenly Scroll of the Dao, and marked the useful things on the map. You mentioned before that you were going to the Eastern Domain, so I thought I could help you with something… hehe…』
“… …”
Xiao Tian floated over bashfully and asked:
『Anping, is the map useful?』
Ye Anping immediately replied, “No.”
『Ah… okay…』
For a moment, Xiao Tian drooped her head sadly, but quickly cheered up and asked:
『Then Anping, tell me something, and I’ll add it…』
However, before she could finish speaking, Ye Anping gently pinched Xiao Tian’s face and smiled slightly, looking at Feng Yu Die and saying:
“In ten days, you will accompany me to Donghuang.”
“En?” Feng Yu Die tilted her head slightly, “Go to Donghuang?”
“Yes, to find Gu Mingxin.”
Upon hearing the name Gu Mingxin, the sweet smile on Feng Yu Die’s face instantly faltered. She couldn’t help but recall the scene in the sea of flowers at Taibai Sect, where Gu Mingxin snatched her Young Master Ye right in front of her…
However, she quickly cast aside the distracting thoughts and nodded earnestly in agreement:
“Okay!”
“After you undergo two more Heavenly Tribulations, we will set off. Rest well these few days.”
“Mhm…”
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