Chapter 332: Senior brother, the trace of the banished immortal
As the evening progressed, stars twinkled in the sky, though it wasn’t fully dark yet. On the well-lit streets of the western part of Tainan City, pedestrians bustled to and fro.
After leaving the execution platform, Ye Anping accompanied Feng Yudie to purchase another roast chicken. They strolled back towards the inn, leisurely taking in the bustling night market of Tainan City.
Feng Yudie walked alongside him, munching on the roast chicken, and observed Ye Anping’s profile as she asked, “Master Ye, are you confident she will agree to help?”
“Absolutely,” Ye Anping affirmed.
Glancing at him, Feng Yudie sighed and asked, “Can a thief really have integrity?”
Ye Anping nodded and explained, “It’s a matter of lineage, much like your teachings from the Heavenly Dao Scroll. A Thief Immortal doesn’t steal from the poor or cause unnecessary suffering. There’s a code to thievery. Look into the scrolls of the Heavenly Dao, and you’ll find out who the first Thief Immortal was and what deeds he performed.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Tian, who resided within Feng Yudie’s mind, interjected excitedly, “An ancient cultivator named Bai, during the tumultuous war between humans, demons, and monsters tens of thousands of years ago, used the Star Escaping Technique to steal the treasures of all three factions. He hid them away, bringing about peace for nearly a millennium, safeguarding countless lands from the ravages of war.”
With hands on her hips on Feng Yudie’s forehead, Xiao Tian exuded an air of praise me now.
Ye Anping nodded, “Indeed. The title of Thief Immortal originated with him. It has now passed to Su Wan’er. From today onward, it will continue to be passed down to others from Su Wan’er.”
Understanding dawned on Feng Yudie as she listened.
“Oh! In Tianxing Mountain!”
“Yeah, those connected to the ‘Bai Thief Immortal’ can obtain its legacy in the Tianxing Mountain in the Western Region.”
Thinking about this, Ye Anping couldn’t help but consider—In the game, the opportunity to become the thief immortal is given to the player character, an amnesiac banished immortal…
In the final stages of the game’s main storyline, Su Wan’er will retire under the persuasion of Feng Yudie. After that, players could receive a side quest called “Thief Immortal Legacy” from her and then go to Tianxing Mountain in the Western Region to obtain the title of “Thief Immortal” and a fox mask appearance.
This served as a collection element in the game and added to the background of the “Thief Immortal.”
However, in the game, it is the Thief Immortal who assigned the task, while the player character picked it up. He had become the one assigning the missions, and all the casual cultivators accepted them.
Ye Anping’s action also had another purpose—finding the amnesiac banished immortal played by the player character in the game.
Although players didn’t interact much with Feng Yudie in the early stages, they did have conversations with her. Feng Yudie remembered the player character, and if the character was female, Feng Yudie even flirted with them. However, it had been almost four years since Destiny changed this world, and he still hadn’t seen the shadow of the amnesiac banished immortal.
Perhaps he didn’t exist, or perhaps because of his actions, that person had become just a passerby. And because the opportunity to become the thief immortal doesn’t have much significance, Ye Anping also saw it as bait.
If there was anyone who could obtain the opportunity of the Thief Immortal from Tianxing Mountain, it was probably the character played by the player in the game. But as for what lay within the character’s soul, that remained to be seen.
But one thing was certain—that person definitely wasn’t a time traveler like him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have failed to interact with them by now. After all, if they were a former player, they would have already discovered that the young master of the Hundred Lotus Sect was alive and well at this time.
With these thoughts, Ye Anping looked at the bustling street lights and said,
“Senior Sister Feng, practice the Mysterious Yin Technique diligently. You should reach at least the third level before the Demon Emperor arrives in the city, understood!”
Seeing Ye Anping reminding her again, Feng Yudie immediately rolled her eyes and complained, “Oh! I know! I’m practicing! Why do you keep nagging me like a mother every day?”
“When have I stopped nagging you…” Ye Anping quickly shot her a glance, “That would mean I have nothing better to do, and you’re about to die.”
“Oh!”
Feng Yudie pouted and looked at Ye Anping’s face. Suddenly, a light bulb lit up in her head, and she quickly took out the rouge she bought earlier from her storage bag.
“What’s that for?”
“Try it.”
Without hesitation, Feng Yudie applied the rouge to Ye Anping’s lips with her fingers.
Her fingers, now carrying a pale red tint, lightly brushed across Ye Anping’s lips, instantly adding a touch of alluring color to his otherwise pale lips.
Feng Yudie looked closer and couldn’t help but cover her mouth, giggling, “Hehe, Master Ye, you actually look quite good with rouge.”
“…”
Ye Anping pursed his lips slightly, then raised his hand to grab Feng Yudie’s face and playfully squished it.
“Sister Feng, you’re getting increasingly mischievous, right?”
“Hey~ Hey hey hey! Oh, oh, oh… I was wrong, I was wrong… Stop squeezing!!”
Ye Anping reluctantly released Feng Yudie’s face and was about to scold her some more when Feng Yudie suddenly grabbed the rouge again, smeared it on Ye Anping’s face, and then dashed off ahead.
“Sigh~~~”
“…”
Looking at Feng Yudie running off like a playful little girl, Ye Anping felt exhausted. He glanced at Xiao Tian floating beside his head, saw it giggling, and sighed again.
“Ugh–“
“Anping, previously Yudie often used to draw funny pictures on her master’s face while her master was meditating. This means she considers you her master, which is a positive thing!”
Ye Anping wiped the makeup from his face with his hands, shook his head, and followed slowly.
Little did he know, not far behind him, Xiao Yunluo and Pei Lianxue were wearing masks bought on the street, standing at the entrance of a dark alley, following them from the Southern District until now.
Pei Lianxue slightly bit her lip and said,
“Yunluo, lately, I’ve felt like my senior brother and Second Idiot are getting really close.”
“Ah… no way, Ye Anping treats you so well. How could he behave like this with other girls again?”
“But…” Pei Lianxue looked at Xiao Yunluo before her and said, “I have a feeling.”
“Huh! What kind of feeling?”
“Someone is trying to seduce my senior brother.”
Xiao Yunluo looked away, was silent for a while, then asked,
“Why do you think so?”
“It’s just a feeling…” Pei Lianxue lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly looked into Xiao Yunluo’s eyes and asked, “Yunluo, you didn’t try to seduce my senior brother last night, did you? You and my senior brother stayed in the same room all day and night…”
Xiao Yunluo hesitated for a moment, then said,
“I definitely didn’t. I woke up in the middle of the night… How could I seduce him… And I don’t even like Ye Anping, so why would I seduce him?”
The parrot perched on Xiao Yunluo’s shoulder, tilted his head slightly, and murmured, “Jade…”
With just that one word spoken, Xiao Yunluo swiftly reached out and pinched the bird’s beak shut, silencing it. She then nervously added,
“The parrot, I’ll get you some dried fish later…”
The parrot paused for a moment upon hearing this, then flapped his wings and exclaimed,
“No seduction!! No seduction!!”
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