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The Cannon Fodder Turns His Sister Into A Soaring Phoenix C301

Chapter 301: The Past of the Emperor Sect, Reverse Star Pill

Not far away, two horses—one black and one white—silently grazed on grass blades.

The west wind swept through the forest, rustling the green bamboo.

Hua Hua…

A hush fell over the bamboo forest once more. Ye Anping stood by Jianghe’s corpse, closed his eyes, and let out a heavy sigh. He glanced in the direction where Su Wan’er remained concealed within the bamboo thicket. He hadn’t really expected Su Wan’er to lend a hand. After all, her assistance would expose her as the Thief Immortal.

If she hadn’t intervened, Jianghe might have lasted a bit longer. The Black Dragon Spear was formidable, and there were still several underground formations and traps left unused.

“That’s enough,” He muttered.

Feng Yudie, who had taken a blow to her waist from Jianghe, would likely grow a bruise again.

Thinking about this, Ye Anping retrieved a bottle of medicine from his bag and prepared to help Feng Yudie, but as he took a step forward, a white figure darted out from the depths of the bamboo forest.

Su Wan’er emerged, wielding the Black Dragon Spear, dressed in a white outfit and wearing her fox mask. She spoke lowly, “Well, well, what a coincidence to meet you here.”

Ye Anping was momentarily shocked by her words but then politely said, “Let’s not dwell on the past. Thank you for your help just now, Miss Thief Immortal.”

“Heh,” Su Wan’er chuckled coldly. “I’ll be taking this spear. Until we meet again.”

Before Ye Anping could respond, Su Wan’er vanished before him and Pei Lianxue, disappearing into the distance.

Ye Anping blinked, about to call out to her, but then he saw Su Wan’er approaching from the north of the bamboo forest.

In just a couple of moments, she had changed her clothes, removed her mask, and even put on fake breasts.

She was remarkably quick with her actions.

“Master Ye, are you all right? There was someone wearing a fox mask just now…”

“Yeah, that was the Thief Immortal.”

“Thief Immortal!” Su Waner pretended to be surprised when she heard this. She immediately reached out to touch her storage bag and said in panic, “Did that mean something was stolen from me? Why is the Immortal Thief here?”

“…”

Observing her reaction, Ye Anping pursed his lips and simply ignored her. After handing the medicine to Feng Yudie, he glanced at Liang Zhu.

Liang Zhu was standing by a green bamboo, arms crossed, glaring at them with a hint of anger in his eyes, showing no intention of approaching.

After hesitating momentarily, Ye Anping roughly guessed Liang Zhu’s current thoughts. He stood up and put on a smile, then walked over.

“Brother Liang, are you okay?”

“Well, thanks to you,” Liang Zhu replied, glancing briefly at Jianghe’s corpse beside him before closing his eyes, seemingly contemplating something.

After a while, he reopened his eyes and spoke up,

“Lao Liu, I have to ask you a question.”

“Um, what?”

“Why did you kill him?”

Hearing this, Ye Anping hesitated for a moment. Looking at Liang Zhu’s expression—his usual poker face with a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes—Ye Anping flattened his mouth and raised his eyebrows.

“It’s rare to see Brother Liang inquire about reasons regarding our line of work. Why the sudden change?”

“This is different.”

“How is it different?”

“…”

Liang Zhu furrowed his brows slightly and glanced at Jianghe again, and this time his gaze landed on the blood-stained totem of the Heavenly Execution Court on Jianghe’s robe.

Ye Anping wanted to eliminate a demon cultivator, and as long as he paid, he wouldn’t inquire about the reasons.

If Ye Anping aimed to eliminate a Daoist cultivator, he had refrained from prying as long as the payment was made.

Even if Ye Anping sought to eliminate an ordinary mortal, he still refrained from meddling as long as the payment was increased. However, if Ye Anping targeted a governor guarding the Central Territory, no amount of money would persuade him to assist.

Take, for instance, Jianghe. Liang Zhu knew his current status didn’t warrant discussions of right and wrong. How could a member of the Seven Killing Sect, whose livelihood depended on taking lives, have the audacity to advise their employer against the act of killing?

Yet, his years within the Heavenly Execution Court taught him that everyone within was dedicated to combating evil. The peace enjoyed by ordinary people in the Central Domain was bought with the lives of those from the Heavenly Execution Court.

At the Eastern Domain border, countless demonic cultivators sought to invade the Central Domain, but the Heavenly Execution Court resisted them covertly.

Similarly, at the Northern Domain border, where monsters proliferated year-round, the Heavenly Execution Court’s enforcers were stationed.

Even his own survival from the chaos at the Central Domain border was due to being adopted by a cultivator from the Heavenly Execution Court.

While Ye Anping’s past deeds were dubious, if his motive for killing Jianghe were merely because Jianghe obstructed his path, it would be different.

Even if it were for Ahting, Liang Zhu would never continue working alongside Ye Anping. Liang Zhu scrutinized Ye Anping’s smile directed at him but ultimately kept his thoughts to himself.

“Pretend I didn’t ask. You tasked me with infiltrating the upper echelons of the Heavenly Execution Court. Now, following this man to investigate, if he dies, returning to the Court will lead to repercussions. What’s my next move?”

Sensing the obvious diversion, Ye Anping shrugged, glanced toward the eastern edge of the bamboo forest, pondered for a moment, and then spoke,

“Forget about that. Would you like to accompany me somewhere? I have something to show you.”

“Just now, the governor mentioned having something to show me. What is it?”

“You’ll find out when we get there.”

Without directly answering, Ye Anping walked back to Jiang He’s corpse, retrieved a Heavenly Execution Court Commander tablet from his waist pouch, and then addressed his junior sister:

“Sister, stay here with Senior Sister Feng. Brother Liang and I are going somewhere. We’ll be back in about half an hour.”

“Um,” Ye Anping nodded, leading Liang Zhu along the verdant path for about fifteen minutes. They reached a point where the bamboo parted, revealing a majestic waterfall about forty feet tall.

Beneath the blazing sun in the sky, a rainbow arched over the shallow pool below. The water in the pool was crystal clear, devoid of fish, and the air was filled with a misty spray.

Glancing around, Liang Zhu found nothing and asked, “Here!”

“Yeah,” Ye Anping nodded, raising the token and infusing it with his spiritual energy.

Instantly, a beam of light shot from the token towards the center of the waterfall. With a rumbling sound, the cascading water split into two streams, revealing a deep, dark cave entrance between them.

“Is this a formation?” Liang Zhu frowned, observing closely. “What’s inside that cave?”

“It’s called the alchemy room. Perhaps you’ve seen it before,” Ye Anping replied.

“I have!” Liang Zhu seemed puzzled.

“Back then, to quell the unrest among the spirits, the Emperor of the Central Domain sacrificed the two princesses of the Emperor Sect to the heavens. If you were in the Emperor Sect’s Heavenly Execution Court at that time, you should know about it,” Ye Anping explained.

Liang Zhu’s frown deepened as he listened, still trying to comprehend the significance of the Heavenly Sacrifice and the use of the Second Princess as an artifact to calm the chaotic spirits.

The key point was that it had to be the second princess. But in reality, not long after he rescued the second princess, the turmoil of chaotic spirits in the Central Domain naturally settled. He didn’t believe the Emperor of the Central Domain would lie. Initially, he wondered if the Emperor had found another solution, but after he ventured into the Western Domain, he didn’t dwell on the matter further.

However, looking at Ye Anping’s expression now, he felt…

“What do you mean? An Alchemy room!”

“As the name suggests, this is a place for alchemy, where elixirs are concocted that defy the natural order.”

“Defying the natural order!”

Just as the two discussed this, a middle-aged man emerged from the cave in the center of the waterfall.

Seeing Liang Zhu, dressed in the robes of the Heavenly Execution Court, the man immediately bowed respectfully,

“Xiao Min has seen the adults! Dare I ask Master Jiang?”

Ye Anping nodded and raised his token, saying,

“Master Jianghe has gone on a journey, so he sent us to hold his token and come here to obtain the elixir.”

“Ah… I see. Two adults, please follow me into the cave. This batch of Star-Reverse Pills will take two days. Please rest in the cave for that time.”

Ye Anping nodded, and he and Liang Zhu followed the young cultivator into the cave…

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