Chapter 84: Senior Brother, a combination of punches caught off guard
Standing at the door, Xiao Yunluo, not dressed in the attire of a Xuanxing Sect disciple, wore a vibrant blue chest-length dress. Her long, light purple hair was neatly tied into four ponytails, and she adorned a pair of blue jade earrings.
Ye Anping stared at her in confusion for a while.
Today, Junior Sister and Feng Yudie should be going to build the foundation. So, Xiao Yunluo should also be making the foundation. Why did she suddenly come to him?
“Senior Sister Xiao wants to undergo physical therapy?” Ye Anping raised his eyebrows.
Xiao Yunluo was momentarily surprised, then walked up to him, hands on hips. “I’m not here for physical therapy. I’m here for you.”
Ye Anping raised an eyebrow. “Well… What are you doing?”
Surprised that he wasn’t more excited, considering she had even put on makeup and changed into nice clothes before coming, Xiao Yunluo pouted. She then took a jade slip from her storage bag and explained, “I want to send this jade slip to the Hundred Lotus Sect…”
Ye Anping, feeling a bit puzzled, quickly scanned the jade slip with his spiritual consciousness. However, he found a high restriction on it, seemingly a written order for his father, and he couldn’t read the content.
After some contemplation, Ye Anping shrugged and agreed, “Okay. I’m planning to visit the Hundred Lotus Sect anyway. I’ll take it there for you.”
As he reached for the jade slip, Xiao Yunluo immediately withdrew her hand, clarifying, “Ah… no, I didn’t mean for you to run errands for me.”
Ye Anping tilted his head, “Then what?”
“I’ve never been to the Hundred Lotus Sect, and I can’t find the way. I came to ask you to take me there.”
“Why not just give me the jade slip, and I can take it on my way? Flying there with the sword will take over half a month. Also, my junior sisters should already be starting to build the foundation. Aren’t you building the foundation?”
“…,” Xiao Yunluo fell silent for a moment. Then, she took a deep breath and said seriously, “Hiss—Ye Anping! Let me ask you…”
“Excuse me.”
“Do you… do you…” Xiao Yunluo, not daring to look into Ye Anping’s eyes, asked hesitantly, “Would you like to be my companion?”
Ye Anping narrowed his eyes and asked with suspicion, “You want me to be your companion?”
Xiao Yunluo was shocked and quickly shook her head, denying, “Huh! No way! I don’t want a companion. I have always been alone, and I don’t even want a maid, let alone a companion. I don’t want any companionship at all!”
“Continue,” Ye Anping looked at her without saying a word.
Feeling a bit uneasy under his gaze, Xiao Yunluo repeated, “Really! I really don’t need a companion!! Besides, you almost killed me last time.”
“Then why did you come here to ask?”
“It’s because… Mr. Qi specified it. I can’t refuse.”
“Mr. Qi?” Ye Anping’s eyebrows slightly furrowed. “I know… but why me? I’ve never even met Mr. Qi in person.”
“Mr. Qi said it was because Lianxue got full marks in the written test for her sect selection. And Lianxue told him that you taught her, and then he recommended you to my mother, and my mother agreed.”
“I see…”
Ye Anping still felt that there was something off with this logic. It turned out to be Si Xuanji’s doing.
He could even imagine the scene of Qi Baishi and Si Xuanji playing chess and practising Tai Chi at the same time.
“…”
Ye Anping glanced again at the jade slip in Xiao Yunluo’s hand, and now he roughly guessed the content – probably a title deed for a spiritual land or an appointment letter.
During the shopping with Si Xuanji, she almost forcibly arranged for Xiao Yunluo to be with him, probably sensing his lack of interest in her. So, she wanted to bind him and Xiao Yunluo together through the companion route.
To prevent him from refusing, she even used things to bribe his father and obtained him as Xiao Yunluo’s companion through some benefits. Moreover, the jade slip might even mention the matter of “betrothal.”
If his father knew that Si Xuanji had betrothed her only daughter to him…
It would definitely be hilarious, and he would undoubtedly launch a vigorous match-making campaign, urging him and Xiao Yunluo to become Daoist partners quickly. Moreover, it was Si Xuanji’s betrothal, not his entering the family.
Ye Anping couldn’t help but sigh – she was indeed a cunning woman. This combination really caught him off guard.
But!
As the saying goes, the devil is as high as the road.
Si Xuanji made a move, and he had to follow it. It was not like he couldn’t handle it.
Looking at Xiao Yunluo’s face, completely unaware that her mother had sold her, Ye Anping fell silent for a moment.
“Okay, have you packed your things? I’ll be leaving soon.”
Xiao Yunluo’s eyes lit up, and she couldn’t help but ask, “You agree to be my companion?”
“Are you so happy? Don’t you want a companion?”
Xiao Yunluo was stunned and then quickly coughed. “Ahem – I don’t want you to be my escort. I just stopped by to ask.”
“Since you are so unwilling, then forget it.”
“Ah…” Xiao Yunluo was stunned for a moment, then she grabbed her skirt and swallowed softly as if regretting her arrogance. She looked at Ye Anping longingly as if she was about to cry.
Sometimes, he really envied the innocence of young people… Ye Anping shook his head slightly and simply gave her a way out, replying, “Forget it. Being your companion has many benefits. In the future, I can open the physical therapy centre directly in the Xuanxing Sect. Anyway, those who come for physical therapy are Xuanxing Sect disciples, and it is also convenient for me to contact my junior sister, so I don’t need to let my junior sister keep running in and out.”
“Yes…” Xiao Yunluo suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. “Then I have the right to help Lianxue take you in, um…”
Ye Anping waved his hand. “I’m going to pack things. You should go back and pack first. After you’re done, come here to find me, and we’ll set off.”
“Ah… um.”
“By the way, if you follow me to the Hundred Lotus Sect, what will you do if you build a foundation?”
“Mr. Qi said he’ll let me build the foundation in the Hundred Lotus Sect. After all, I have Heavenly Spiritual Roots, and I don’t have to choose the right time or place to build the foundation…”
“…oh.”
Afterwards, Ye Anping went to his bedroom to pack, and Xiao Yunluo quickly flew back to Tianyun Peak, packing her luggage.
When she returned to the entrance of the physiotherapy centre, Ye Anping had already changed into a red brocade robe and was waiting for her at the door. Seeing Ye Anping dressed like a young master, Xiao Yunluo blushed.
On regular days, Ye Anping usually wore a clean and simple undershirt, looking like a lively young lad. But now, he made Xiao Yunluo feel that he was indeed the young master of the sect, even if it was a small sect.
Xiao Yunluo shook her head and approached, asking weakly, “Why are you dressed like this?”
Ye Anping rolled his eyes at her and replied, “You’re dressed like a wealthy young lady. If I don’t wear this, and we travel together, others will think I’m a pretty boy you’re keeping.”
“…”
“Alright, we’ll talk on the way. Returning to the Hundred Lotus Sect will take at least a month, and then building the foundation will take another two or three months. The sooner we leave, the sooner we return.”
After that, Ye Anping summoned his flying sword and prepared to depart.
At this moment, Xiao Yunluo quickly interrupted, “Ye Anping… I brought the Divine Traveling Boat. Let’s use it together, and we should be able to arrive in half a month.”
She waved her hand, and a pink boat flew out of her storage bag.
Ye Anping looked at the boat she conjured and was silent for a moment, “Is this made of cherry wood?”
“It’s made of century-old cherry wood.”
“…”
Ye Anping hesitated, thinking for a while before asking, “Well, can you drive it?”
“I’ve tried, but I’m not familiar with it.” Xiao Yunluo replied, “It was a gift from the elder when I turned one year old. I rarely have the chance to use it.”
Ye Anping sighed and stepped onto the boat, extending his hand towards Xiao Yunluo, “I’ll control the vessel. Come up.”
“Um… Thank you.”
Xiao Yunluo pursed her lips, took his hand, and jumped onto the Divine Traveling Boat.
The next moment, with a “whoosh” sound, a fierce wind blew at the entrance of the physiotherapy centre. The two of them, like arrows released from a bow, instantly shot up to a height of 100 meters. After a slight adjustment of the boat’s direction, they directed towards the northwest.
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