The Cannon Fodder Turns His Sister Into A Soaring Phoenix – Chapter 512

Chapter 511: Senior Brother, Enraged Beyond Control

The previous disturbances on the street did not cause much of a stir. The passing pedestrians dispersed after a short while, continuing their search for entertainment within the city.

Gong Yimo led Ye Anping towards the Tian Bei Pavilion. Seeing Ye Anping cautiously scanning the passersby on both sides of the street, he said reassuringly, “Daoist friend Liang, there’s no need to be so vigilant. In the current situation between immortals and demons, having two or three immortal cultivators mixed in is not a major issue.”

“Arresting and interrogating spies is part of my duty as the Blood Prison Elder. Since City Lord Gong has entrusted me with this position, I cannot possibly let down City Lord Gong’s trust in me, can I?”

Gong Yimo chuckled. After a moment of thought, he asked curiously, “Speaking of which, Daoist friend Liang, how did you discern the identities of those three? I didn’t notice anything at all.”

Ye Anping, in a single breath, came up with an excuse. “I was thinking earlier that if the Sword Sect’s second young lady were captured, the Sword Sect would surely send someone to rescue her. That’s why I specifically brought her out for a parade today. When those three saw the Sword Sect’s second young lady just now, their expressions seemed off. I decided to test them, and it turned out to be true… Heh heh…”

Gong Yimo raised an eyebrow and nodded, finding Ye Anping’s tactic quite clever. He couldn’t help but praise, “Daoist friend Liang, your strategy is quite ingenious.”

“Young Master Gong overpraises me. It was merely a small trick. If anything, it’s thanks to those three immortal cultivators for being too impatient. They revealed themselves as soon as I drew my sword. After I’m done with the soul-searching, I’ll refine the three of them into Blood Fiend Pills and send them to Young Master Gong.”

“Then I thank Daoist friend Liang in advance.”

“Young Master Gong has provided me with a place to stay, so I should also reciprocate…”

…

They walked along the main street for about fifteen minutes. Before the sun completely set, the two arrived side-by-side at the City Lord’s Mansion.

After presenting their identity tokens, they proceeded without any hindrance. Gong Yimo, with great interest, introduced Ye Anping to the various demonic and fiendish spiritual plants in the mansion’s flower garden. Soon, they stood before the entrance of the fifteen-story Tian Ge, which bore the plaque “Tian Bei Pavilion.”

Ye Anping tilted his head back to gaze at the top of the pavilion, feigning amazement. “It didn’t seem like much when I first entered the city, but up close, this magnificent structure is truly spectacular.”

“Really? I find it quite ordinary. It’s probably because I’ve lived here for too long and am accustomed to it.” Gong Yimo also couldn’t help but look up towards the highest level of the Tian Ge.

Seeing that he was no longer looking at him, Ye Anping seized the opportunity. He directly unscrewed the stopper of a glass bottle hidden in his sleeve, dipped a finger into it, and mixed it with his spiritual energy, dispersing it around himself. At the same time, he concealed the mystic jade that Si Xuanji had given him for concealing his aura inside his collar, preparing himself as thoroughly as possible.

Just as he finished these preparations, a voluptuous fragrance suddenly wafted into his nostrils. Upon smelling it, Ye Anping immediately realized that Gong Tianchan must have arrived. He pretended to be unaware, dabbed his nose, and asked, “Why is there a sudden fragrance?”

Gong Yimo asked, confused, “Is there?”

Tap tap—

Two light footsteps sounded from behind. Just as Ye Anping was about to turn his head, a black-haired young girl directly hugged his arm. Her orange eyes narrowed slightly, and she tilted her head, looking at his profile, her eyes conveying her emotions.

It was Pei Lianxue’s face.

The moment he saw her, Ye Anping’s pupils involuntarily contracted slightly, but he regained his composure within a breath. “Senior Gong?”

Gong Tianchan, appearing with Pei Lianxue’s face, revealed a playful smile that inexplicably stirred anger in Ye Anping’s heart, but he forcibly suppressed it. He maintained his persona of a lecherous individual, pretending he couldn’t control himself. He glanced at Gong Tianchan’s slightly open collar, then quickly averted his gaze and said, “Senior Gong, please stop teasing me…”

Gong Tianchan naturally noticed his lustful gaze, but she was quite pleased. She hugged his arm tighter and said with a smile, “Lord Liang is quite shy… If I hadn’t seen you toying with that Sword Sect girl, I would have thought you were a virgin.”

“…”

Gong Yimo, standing beside them, glanced at her and helped Ye Anping push her away. “Sister, stop teasing Daoist friend Liang. Daoist friend Liang has no resistance to your Bewitching Technique.”

“Heh heh… Lord Liang, Father has been waiting for you for quite some time. Let’s go up.”

“Mmm…”

Ye Anping withdrew his gaze and said no more. Being held by Gong Tianchan’s arm, and led by Gong Yimo, they entered the Tian Ge and slowly ascended to the top floor via a floating stone staircase.

Standing on the floating stone steps, Ye Anping occasionally stole glances at Gong Tianchan, who was rubbing against his arm with her chest, seemingly trying to arouse his desire. A surge of killing intent rose within him again. Gong Tianchan had transformed into the appearance of the most important person in his life, and she was acting in such a seductive manner. Although he knew it was fake and Gong Tianchan herself didn’t know how she appeared in his eyes, this act was akin to slandering his junior sister, which had crossed his bottom line.

Ye Anping felt that it had been a long time since he had felt such intense anger towards someone. However, he knew what he had to do now and could only suppress it temporarily. Seeing Ye Anping constantly peeking at her, Gong Tianchan thought he was about to lose control. She asked in a seductive tone, “By the way, who do I appear as in your eyes right now, Lord Liang?”

Ye Anping glanced at her again, pretending to look, and said with a smile, “The Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, Mei Yunlu, with whom I shared a night of pleasure. Senior Mei.”

“Wh-what… No wonder you were clearly startled when you saw me just now.”

Upon hearing this, Gong Tianchan’s eyes widened in disbelief. Even Gong Yimo, standing beside them, couldn’t help but turn to look at him. “Daoist friend Liang and Old Ancestor Mei… had a night together?”

“I had the fortune to win Senior Mei’s favor by chance, and we spent one night together, but that was many years ago.”

“Daoist friend Liang truly is a man of hidden depths.” Gong Yimo looked astonished. However, considering his previous actions, his sword arts, and his treatment of the Yun family’s second young lady, plus the mention of “Mei Yunlu,” it seemed perfectly plausible. He had long suspected that this “Liang Da Liu” didn’t seem like a rogue cultivator but rather like a young master from a powerful family who had fled and was making his own way.

Gong Tianchan was naturally even more delighted. If she could use her bewitching technique on this “Liang Da Liu” a few more times, he would be completely inseparable from her, becoming her possession. And this possession was so powerful. “No wonder Father regards Daoist friend Liang so favorably.”

“Heh heh…”

After boasting convincingly, the floating stone carrying the three of them stopped shortly thereafter. Ahead lay a grand palace, much larger than it appeared from the outside. The floor was paved with reflective polished stone, and everywhere were ornaments and vases carved from human bones and skin.

Gong Yue sat on a blood jade chair, with a desk in front of him filled with official documents from the Eastern Domain sent via flying sword. Seeing Ye Anping arrive, he squinted and sized him up, then cheerfully gestured for him to sit. “You’re here, take a seat first. Tianchan, pour Daoist friend Liang a cup of tea.”

“Thank you, City Lord Gong.” Ye Anping clasped his hands in a salute and politely sat on a guest chair off to the side. Gong Tianchan retracted her bewitching technique and quickly went to pour him a cup of steaming, blood-red tea.

Gong Yue’s gaze fixed on him and he said with a smile, “Yimo has been praising you to me constantly these days. I wanted to see for myself. Let this cup of tea be a meeting gift.”

Although Ye Anping didn’t look up at him, he could feel the sharp gaze. He glanced at the tea poured by Gong Tianchan and immediately spotted a dormant gu worm in the teacup. — A Heart-Devouring Gu. In other words, if he drank this tea, his life would be in Gong Yue’s hands. If he wished, he could directly awaken this gu worm and have it gnaw his Nascent Soul and body from the inside out. Afterward, he could even refine the gu worm into a pill for himself. Gong Yue was indeed an old fox.

However, he and his junior sister had trained in eating gu worms and consuming potent poisons precisely to deal with situations like this, where they might be forced to drink them. Moreover, Gong Yue hadn’t used the Hidden Gu technique to conceal the gu worm; he had openly displayed it before him. In other words, if he drank this tea, he would have to change his surname to Gong.

Ye Anping picked up the teacup, feigning hesitation. After all, not hesitating would seem too deliberate. He took a deep breath and cautiously looked at Gong Yue’s eyes. Seeing his brows furrow slightly, he then picked up the teacup and drank it down in one gulp. He then cupped his hands and showed the rim of the teacup to Gong Yue, indicating he had finished it. “Thank you, Senior Gong, for this affinity.”

“Good!” Gong Yue nodded with satisfaction and stroked his beard. “Young man Liang, it’s not that I don’t trust you. It’s just that you haven’t been in Tian Bei City for many days, and given the current situation between immortals and demons, I have to be cautious.”

“I understand.”

“Wait until you’ve stayed in Tian Bei City for a few years, and I’ll remove this Heart-Devouring Gu from you.”

“Yes.” Ye Anping nodded and bowed. A slight smile tugged at the corner of his lips. At this moment, he had obtained everything he needed for this game. Now he just needed to wait for Yun Tianchong to bring the Sword Sect here to set up the kill formation.

Gong Yue stroked his beard and said, “Young man Liang, let me hear your thoughts.”

“Senior Gong, please speak.”

“The Southern Domain’s Sword Sect is already less than three thousand li from Tian Bei City. That Yun Tianchong is bringing the entire sect with him. How do you think our Tian Bei City should respond?”

Ye Anping lowered his eyes in thought for a moment, then smiled. “I believe it’s about the Sword Sect’s second young lady. She must have angered Yun Tianchong. The Sword Sect’s attack is nothing more than moths flying into a flame, not to be feared. However, we must be wary that it might be a feint by the immortal families…”

“A feint? What kind of feint?”

“The Southern Domain’s immortal families are using the Sword Sect as bait to lure the Mei Ling Sect, Hehuan Sect, and the Seven Fiend Sects around Tian Bei City to attack them. Meanwhile, the other Southern Domain immortal sects will seize this opportunity to launch a surprise attack from all sides. At that time, the Mei Ling Sect and its allies will be caught off guard.”

Gong Yue nodded with satisfaction and then tapped Gong Yimo, who was beside him. “Yimo, learn from this. Daoist friend Liang here immediately saw through the immortal sects’ intentions. Just now, you were telling me to lead the people of Tian Bei City out to meet them.”

Gong Yimo shrugged, spread his hands helplessly, and smiled, “But I think it’s great for you, Father, to go out and suppress the immortals.”

“Great how?”

Gong Yimo paused. “Uh…”

Ye Anping interjected at this moment, “Young Master Gong’s words are indeed not unreasonable.”

Gong Yue looked back at Ye Anping and raised an eyebrow. “Explain.”

“If my guess is correct, City Lord Gong intends to defend Tian Bei City and wait for the cultivators of the Seven Fiend Sects and Hehuan Sect to arrive before jointly surrounding and annihilating the Moon Shadow Sword Sect. Is that right?”

“Yes…”

“But if that’s the case, we’ll have to share the spoils of war with those demonic sects. The Moon Shadow Sword Sect is not to be feared, especially since we now have the Sword Sect’s second young lady as a hostage. If City Lord Gong destroys the Sword Sect before the other demonic sects arrive, then the Sword Sect’s possessions will naturally belong solely to the Gong family of Tian Bei City.”

Gong Yimo, standing beside them, felt this made a lot of sense and quickly chimed in, “Yes, yes, yes, I thought so too.”

Gong Yue looked at his adopted son’s behavior and couldn’t help but shake his head in resignation. However, stroking his beard, he pondered for a moment and asked, “Young man Liang, continue.”

Ye Anping pretended to think for a moment, clasped his hands, and continued, “I heard that Tian Bei City’s grand formation can attack and defend, and it is the highest-grade formation technique derived from the Extreme Fiend Array of the Eastern Domain.”

“Heh heh, yes… I spent a thousand years on this formation technique. No one in the Eastern Domain can match it. It even managed to hold off Nancheng City and tens of thousands of Imperial Sect cultivators for several months…”

“Then, City Lord Gong, why not lead the attack out of the city and lure the Sword Sect into Tian Bei Canyon? Afterward, activate the formation and combine your strength to attack Yun Tianchong. As long as Yun Tianchong dies, the remaining Sword Sect disciples will be nothing more than a mob.”

Gong Yue listened to this, narrowed his eyes, and asked, “If I go out of the city, who will be the main formation eye?”

Ye Anping glanced at Gong Tianchan beside him. “How about Miss Gong? … Although she won’t be able to unleash the full power of the grand formation, it should be more than enough to intercept Yun Tianchong. It would be like using a cleaver to kill a chicken.”

“Heh heh…” Gong Yue stroked his beard and smiled. He thought Ye Anping, having just entered the Gong family, was already trying to get him to hand over the main formation eye. Hearing that it would be Gong Tianchan, he deeply understood his “lecherous” nature. He figured this young man Liang must want to please his daughter.

Gong Tianchan was immediately overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly requested, “Father, let your daughter do it?”

“… …” Gong Yue remained silent for a moment, then shifted his gaze back to Gong Yimo and sighed. “Let’s do it this way. Yimo, at that time, you will form a grand formation with the elders within the city to assist me in annihilating the immortals.”

“Alright!”

“Then, young man Liang…”

“Yes, I am here.”

“You should not be involved in this matter. Consider it a gift to you. I heard from Yimo that you are fond of women. You can have Tianchan accompany you these days. Go.”

Ye Anping had expected this. Gong Yue wouldn’t allow someone who had only recently arrived in Tian Bei City to be involved with the grand formation. However, he had already obtained what he wanted, so he said no more, feigning a shocked and grateful expression, and clasped his hands. “… Thank you.”

Gong Tianchan was slightly disappointed at not being entrusted with a major task. However, she wasn’t in a hurry. Ye Anping had spoken up for her just now, proving that she had already captured the person her father favored. Thus, she smiled and bowed. “Alright, Father, I’ll do as you say.” Then, she immediately turned and linked her arm with Ye Anping’s, pulling him outside. Ye Anping naturally pretended to be happy and allowed her to hold his arm as they walked out.

The Sword Sect was only three thousand li away from Tian Bei City, meaning they would arrive within three to five days. Gong Yue had also said to let Gong Tianchan accompany him more these few days, so she would naturally not be summoned again. In other words, it was time for a change. Just like before in Donghuang, while a human skin mask might not fool one’s birth parents, it could fool ordinary elders.

Ye Anping glanced sideways at Gong Tianchan, who was holding his arm. Seeing that she had once again used her bewitching technique to transform into the appearance of his junior sister, he frowned slightly and quickly looked away. “Lord Liang, shall we go to my cave dwelling now?”

“I’d be happy to accompany you… Heh heh…”

… …

The floating stone carried the two of them downwards. After they left, Gong Yue finally spoke again and asked, “Yimo, get closer to that young man Liang. You can learn a lot from him. That kid is very shrewd…”

“I’ve already learned a lot.” Gong Yimo shrugged and smiled. “On the way here earlier, Daoist friend Liang also captured three immortal cultivators who had infiltrated the city and brought them back to the Blood Prison Mansion, intending to refine them into blood pills.”

“Oh?”

“And during our casual chat just now, I heard him say that he once had a night with Old Ancestor Mei of the Hehuan Sect… And the Sword Sect’s second young lady has been thoroughly tamed by him.”

“Is that so?” Gong Yue raised an eyebrow, showing a hint of surprise, but quickly came to his senses. “It’s no wonder… That strong aura of bloodly fiendish energy is not something an ordinary demonic cultivator can refine. He might even have a Blood Fiend Physique. Never mind… Since he has already consumed the Heart-Devouring Gu, there’s no need to worry. Come here, Dad will tell you about the grand formation of Tian Bei City…”

“Yes~”

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