The Cannon Fodder Turns His Sister Into A Soaring Phoenix – Chapter 532

Chapter 531: Junior Sister, It’s Cute

The moonlight flowed silently as heavy snowfall bathed in its glow, drifting slowly down.

He Qingjiao’s body, consumed by flames, turned to ashes and returned to the earth. Her end was silent and solemn, leaving behind only her sword and storage bag.

Ye Anping slightly raised his hand, collecting the sword and storage bag. He looked down in silence for a moment, then softly said, “Agu…”

“Mm?”

“Go find a place for Miss He to erect a tombstone.”

Gu Mingxin stepped forward, glanced at the sword in his hand, and pouted in confusion. “…Why erect a tombstone specifically for her?”

“She was your benefactor. If not for her, you would have died when Yu Yan brought you back to the Tian Mo Sect.”

Gu Mingxin was a little puzzled. Her gaze lingered on the sword in Ye Anping’s hand for a while, but her expression remained unchanged. Although Ye Anping said so, she had only met He Qingjiao a handful of times while at the Tian Mo Sect, and they hadn’t spoken much before…

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“Alright then…”

Gu Mingxin glanced at Pei Lianxue, who was staring intently at her, then squinted and smiled at her. She took the spirit sword from Ye Anping’s hand, summoned her flying sword, and flew out of the deep pit.

The Xuan Xing Sect disciples hovering in the sky looked at her flying sword with alarm. Many drew their swords, preparing for combat. However, at Liang Zhu’s signal, they made way for her.

Seeing Lao Liu arrive, Liang Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. He shrugged slightly at a glance from Ye Anping below, then raised his voice again, leading the Xuan Xing Sect disciples hovering around back to clear the battlefield.

Before long, the deep pit created by the six-colored formation flags was left with only Ye Anping, Pei Lianxue, and a few others.

Ye Anping calmed his breathing, diverting his thoughts from He Qingjiao’s death. He then turned to Pei Lianxue and smiled, spreading his hands. “Junior Sister, though a bit late, congratulations on forming your Nascent Soul.”

Seeing that her Senior Brother wanted a hug, Pei Lianxue was naturally happy to pounce into his arms. However, she looked at the two little ones, one black and one gold, perched on her Senior Brother’s shoulders with their legs crossed, and was a little confused, tilting her head as she stood there. “Mm?”

Ye Anping was a little puzzled. He thought his Junior Sister would have rushed over directly and wondered if she was angry, so he asked softly, “What’s wrong…?”

“Mm…” Pei Lianxue didn’t know how to ask. After hesitating, she simply walked slowly to Ye Anping and reached out…

“Ah?!”

“Hm?”

Xiao Tian hadn’t felt anything at first, but seeing Pei Lianxue reach out towards her, her eyes widened in fright. She didn’t have time to dodge and was immediately grabbed by the waist by Pei Lianxue. She was held in Pei Lianxue’s palm like a cat, belly up, staring at her blankly.

“!!”

“!!”

“?!”

Ye Anping held his breath; Xue E’s eyes widened, her jaw dislocated; Feng Yu Die, beside them, stretched her neck straight.

And Xiao Tian, in Pei Lianxue’s hands, clenched her small fists, extremely nervous. She swallowed, allowing Pei Lianxue to pinch her belly and face…

“Senior Brother, what is this?”

As she spoke, Pei Lianxue directly grabbed Xiao Tian’s face and pulled it hard to the sides, hurting Xiao Tian so much that she couldn’t help but shout, “Ayayayay! Ouch, ouch, ouch…”

Hearing Xiao Tian cry out in pain, Pei Lianxue let go of her face and apologized softly with a look of guilt, “Ah… I’m sorry.”

Xiao Tian looked frightened and quickly waved her hands. “Ah… it’s okay, just pinch gently…” Mm…”

“Oh…” Seemingly liking the soft feeling of pinching Xiao Tian, Pei Lianxue pursed her lips and smiled, saying, “Senior Brother, this is quite cute!”

Xiao Tian was stunned and immediately nodded vigorously, “Mm-hmm… I’m cute…”

“… …” Ye Anping was unsure how to react at this moment. This little fellow had snatched away her red veil back then. He looked at Xue E on his other shoulder inquiringly, signaling for her to explain why his Junior Sister could see them, but Xue E also shook her head desperately, indicating she didn’t know either.

However, seeing that Pei Lianxue liked Xiao Tian quite a bit, Ye Anping revealed a slightly helpless smile and said, “This is the little pet Senior Brother found for you, do you like it?”

? Xiao Tian was confused and looked up at Ye Anping. “Ah?”

Ye Anping ignored her and waved his hand, putting the surrounding six-colored formation flags into his storage bag. He glanced at Xiao Yunluo, who was still hovering in the sky, unsure whether to descend, and sighed slightly, calling out, “Yudie, return to the Xuan Xing Sect’s Immortal Ship first.”

Feng Yu Die nodded foolishly, “Ah… okay!”

But with just these two sentences, Pei Lianxue, who had been happily playing with Xiao Tian, suddenly frowned, looked up sharply at her Senior Brother, and grabbed his face. “Senior Brother!!”

“Ah? Wait, wait…” Pei Lianxue twisted her brows and stood on tiptoe, cupping Ye Anping’s face, her lips pursed in annoyance. “Don’t fool me, what have you and Er Shazi been up to lately?!”

“Uh…” Ye Anping pursed his lips awkwardly. “We pretended to be demonic cultivators and went to Donghuang and Tian Bei City. We didn’t do much…”

Seeing Ye Anping being lectured by Pei Lianxue, Feng Yu Die hesitated for a moment before shyly walking over and speaking hesitantly, “Junior Sister Pei…”

“Mm?! What?!”

“I like Young Master Ye… hehe.”

Ye Anping didn’t know why she would bring this up when his Junior Sister was so agitated and felt ashamed. He simply closed his mouth. Seeing Pei Lianxue look at him with a twisted brow, as if asking – Is it true? He nodded slightly, “Mm…”

“I knew it. As long as I don’t follow Senior Brother, Senior Brother can always…” Pei Lianxue puffed her cheeks, looked at her Senior Brother with a resentful gaze, and her expression was extremely displeased. However, after thinking for a moment, she didn’t say much more. She turned to Feng Yu Die and tilted her head up slightly. “Er Shazi!!”

“Junior Sister Pei.” Feng Yu Die smiled shyly. “My feelings for Young Master Ye are sincere, just like I felt for you before…”

? Pei Lianxue twisted her brows, just like she had pulled Xiao Tian earlier. She grabbed Feng Yu Die’s face and pulled hard to the sides, causing Feng Yu Die to let out the same wail as Xiao Tian. “Ayayayay—”

However, Pei Lianxue didn’t let go this time. Instead, she pulled harder and pinched tighter, as if she wanted to tear Feng Yu Die’s mouth open.

It was Ye Anping who, seeing Feng Yu Die’s face almost being pulled out of shape, stepped forward and said, “Junior Sister, let’s return to the Immortal Ship first. I’ll slowly…”

“Stinky Senior Brother, don’t talk yet!!”

“… …” Ye Anping’s lips parted slightly, and he wore a bitter smile. He turned to look at the seven Immortal Ships flying the Xuan Xing Sect flag in the distance, and the sky curtain that revealed the stars and moon after the dark clouds dispersed. He searched for a while on that chessboard dotted with stars.

He then spotted several clustered Qiong Stars next to a full moon. He could recognize Tianshu and Tiansha, as well as the “Rebel Star” that Si Pozi had taught him to recognize. However, he also saw another black star next to his “Rebel Star,” as if it had split off.

“Forget it, I’ll ask Xuanji later. Junior Sister, stop pinching, Yudie’s face is all puffed up. Let’s go back to the Immortal Ship…”

“Oh… Hmph!”

…

Meanwhile, near the Tian Mo Sect.

In the forest filled with purple catkins, Mo Chi Ling sat in a wheelchair, accompanied by several disciples from the Cui Xin Palace. She picked up an unknown spirit flower beside her and listened to a confidant who had rushed from Yue Luo Gorge report He Qingjiao’s end.

Upon learning that He Qingjiao, despite Ye Anping’s persuasion, had insisted on choosing death, Mo Chi Ling couldn’t help but show a hint of helplessness in her eyes. “Is that so? It does sound like Qingjiao’s personality. Alas—”

A cultivator wearing a masked helmet, pushing her wheelchair, nodded. “Palace Master, why didn’t you persuade Young Master Ye to spare Senior He’s life? If you had spoken earlier, Young Master Ye might have…”

“It doesn’t matter if I persuade her or not. Qingjiao has that kind of personality. Even if Ye Anping had spared her life in the end, she wouldn’t have spared her own. This was the path she chose…”

“…” Mo Chi Ling lowered her eyes slightly and tossed the spirit flower in her hand. Years ago, when Gu Mingxin returned to the Tian Mo Sect from Donghuang, He Qingjiao had sent her a message, saying Gu Mingxin had betrayed the Tian Mo Sect and escaped, and asked if she could help protect Gu Mingxin from the demonic cultivators in the Eastern Domain. It was for this reason that when Gu Mingxin was searching for her throughout the Eastern Domain, she had revealed herself and brought Gu Mingxin to the blood forest before various demonic sects, giving her a safe place to cultivate. He Qingjiao only wished to die at Gu Mingxin’s hands, and now she had fulfilled her dream. Now it was her turn…

Mo Chi Ling let out a slight sigh and looked up at the evil eye wrapped in killing aura above the Tian Mo Sect. “Gu Yan, it’s time. Qingjiao, I’ll be with you in a few days.”

“Palace Master…”

“Pass down the order to all Cui Xin Palace disciples within the Eastern Domain to assist the Immortal Families of the Western, Northern, and Southern Regions in eliminating any obstructing demonic cultivators as much as possible, to welcome Dan Yue Shang Xian to Tian Mo Valley.”

“Yes…”

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Requesting one day off. There are some minor details that need to be rethought, as they don’t feel quite right. I wrote a whole day and deleted it all, so there’s nothing today. I’ll be back early tomorrow.

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