Chapter 297: Senior brother, help your eldest brother get promoted and make a fortune
When they first entered the Central Domain, they encountered the vast Desert, but as they ventured toward Tainan City, the land became increasingly fertile.
After traversing the desert, they found themselves amidst lush mountains, forests, and rivers. Greenery and colorful flowers replaced the endless sands, and the air became more humid.
Click-clack—
On the ancient mountain path, two horses, one black and one white, carried four individuals weaving through the abundant willow trees.
Pei Lianxue held the reins, using Ye Anping as a backrest while skillfully guiding the horses. Meanwhile, Ye Anping held a paper book, engrossed in its contents.
Feng Yudie, as before, embraced Ye Anping’s waist, sitting sideways on the horse’s rear. Currently, she plays a leaf flute, a piece taught by her master,
“Shhhhh!”
Su Waner, on the other horse, mimicked Feng Yudie, playing along with a leaf.
Seeing Pei Lianxue glancing over, Feng Yudie assumed it was because of her excellent flute playing. She straightened up, playing even more earnestly,
“Shhh——”
Observing this, Pei Lianxue withdrew her gaze and glanced at her senior brother, Feng Yudie still held affection for her, seemingly unchanged from before, and her senior brother showed no signs of change either…
Logically, there shouldn’t be any changes between her senior brother and Feng Yudie. Pei Lianxue pursed her lips, deciding to trust her senior brother. If he said he wouldn’t develop feelings for Feng Yudie, he definitely wouldn’t.
“Um…”
Ye Anping noticed Pei Lianxue’s fidgeting, so he put away his book and looked at her, asking,
“Junior sister, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Pei Lianxue quickly shifted the topic, asking, “I’m just curious, senior brother, what are you reading so intently?”
“Just some things about the Demon King,” Ye Anping shrugged. The paper book in his hand was merely a facade. In reality, Xiao Tian had concealed the Scroll of Heavenly Dao beneath it.
This way, others thought he was reading miscellaneous books, but he was actually studying the contents of the Scroll of Heavenly Dao.
Though he roughly knew the plot, players couldn’t see the Scroll of Heavenly Dao in the game. They almost followed Feng Yudie or others’ perspectives to grasp the story’s essence.
If he really had to articulate the details of many things, he truly couldn’t explain them. For instance, what did the Demon King want to learn from the Scroll of Heavenly Dao? This part was only briefly touched upon in the game, with just a few simple lines describing it, “After the Demon King learned the truth, he was furious and scolded everyone present—’ Impossible!!’ Then he ran out of the door and disappeared.” After seeing what was written on the Scroll of Heavenly Dao, Hu Mu finally understood why the Demon Emperor was so furious.
What Hu Mu wanted to learn from the Scroll of Heavenly Dao was the cause of the death of the fox he loved most in her life and the name of the person who killed her. He probably still didn’t know, and what was recorded in the Scroll of Heavenly Dao was related to the previous owner of the Heavenly Dao Scroll. To be precise, it was the previous owner of the Heavenly Dao Scroll who indirectly killed Fox Mu’s wife. It was no wonder that Emperor Zong was furious in the end after learning the truth.
Feng Yudie, who had stopped playing the flute at this point, stretched her neck and put her chin on Ye Anping’s shoulder, asking, “The Demon Emperor! What happened to the Demon Emperor?”
“Your senior once had a dispute with him,” Ye Anping replied, tossing the book to her, letting her read it herself, and then looking up at the sky and the distant scenery.
Feng Yudie read it once, squinted her eyes, and read it again like a little old lady, “Um!”
Pei Lianxue also tilted her head in confusion and asked, “Senior brother, what happened to the Demon King?”
“It’s just some rumors about the Demon Emperor. Think about it, it’s been more than ten days since the Demon Emperor led the Demon clan to invade the Yu Guan. The city has probably been breached by now. We have to move quickly. I don’t know if Brother Liang is still there…”
Just as Ye Anping was halfway through speaking, Su Wan’er, who was eavesdropping on the side, suddenly widened her eyes—”You said that the Demon Emperor led the demon clan into Yu Guan! Demon Emperor!!”
“Miss Su, don’t be alarmed. In the previous battle, you should have guessed that the monsters attacking Yu Guan were not just ordinary people, and the only one who can command so many low-level monsters is the Demon Emperor.”
“Then the Monster Clan is equivalent to declaring war with the Emperor Sect! Will the other sects of the Immortal Family just sit back and ignore it? What will happen to the Central Domain? What if the Eastern Territory Demon Cultivator does something secretly again… then…”
Ye Anping responded with a smile—”The more chaos there is, the more opportunities there are to make a fortune. Haha…”
“That’s what I say, but isn’t it messy?”
Ye Anping did not answer. Naturally, he could not allow the situation to escalate into a chaotic battle involving the demon clan, the immortal clans, and the demon cultivators. Otherwise, as a mid-stage foundation-building cultivator, he would indeed be powerless.
Su Wan’er, the troublemaker, had been temporarily contained. It all depended on Liang Zhu’s actions.
If Liang Zhu could secure a good position in the Heavenly Execution Division and gain the qualification to meet with the deputy commander, they could enlist the help of the entire division. However, Ye Anping suspected that Liang Zhu was probably slacking off.
Just as Ye Anping was contemplating this, an eagle cry pierced the air. A bald black eagle soared from a distance and circled above them. Su Wan’er was alert. Seeing the messenger eagle, she asked, “Master Ye, is that your messenger eagle?”
“It’s my elder brother’s.”
“Your elder brother!”
Ye Anping paid no attention. He whistled and signaled with his hand, prompting Pei Lianxue to prepare to receive the message. She quickly put on the sleeve and raised her arm for the messenger eagle to land.
Ye Anping took the jade slip from the vulture’s foot and read it with his spiritual consciousness,
“Liu Tong—Follow the envoy of the Heavenly Execution Division to Yuan Quan Town to handle a case.”
“Yuan Quan Town…” Ye Anping muttered, “Where did he go? It seems he didn’t get any official position.”
It appeared that Liang Zhu was indeed slacking off. He should have secured a decent position in the Heavenly Execution Division.
After some hesitation, Ye Anping said, “Junior sister, head east. Let’s go to Yuan Quan Town. We might just meet him there.”
“Um…”
Upon hearing this, Su Wan’er looked puzzled and asked, “Why are we going there? Isn’t Tianan our destination?”
“To help my elder brother succeed, get promoted, and make a fortune.”
“… …”
Su Wan’er furrowed her brows. This kid had an older brother? Could he be a mid-to-late-stage core-formation cultivator? If so, she would have to find a way to slip away.
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