Chapter 395: Old Loli, a short story after the rain
Two months later——
…
The gentle autumn breeze caressed the golden leaves on both sides of the river, the warm sun was hanging high in the sky, and talented people and beauties on both sides of the river embankment moved among the shops.
Ye Anping was wearing a lavender Xuanxing sect uniform with a round jade tassel hanging on his waist. He stopped in front of a small shop on the street, looked up at the shop door plaque, and a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes.
A cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage at the door of the shop saw him and immediately walked out and invited him:
“Senior is here to cast spiritual weapons for this girl. The quality of the furnaces in our shop is…”
“No, just take a look.”
Ye Anping waved his hand to interrupt, turned around, and continued walking along the street.
Li Longling, who was watching through the eyes of the fire phoenix, quickly followed up. After hesitating for a while, she gently took Ye Anping’s right hand:
“Anping, why do you look so nostalgic? What was so special about that stove shop just now?”
Ye Anping didn’t say anything. Instead, he squeezed her little hand tightly and explained, “The Xuanxing Sect’s market… I used to open a shop here to help my junior sister pay for her tuition at the Xuanxing Sect. I rented it for a year, but I didn’t expect that it would only open for half a year.”
“That shop just now was… Then how about I buy it for you?”
“I can’t open it now, so why buy it?”
“It’s good to keep it in mind.”
“Never mind…”
Ye Anping shook his head and continued walking leisurely along the street while holding Li Longling’s hand. Junior sister, Xiao Yunluo, and the others went back to the Xuanxing Sect because they had to explain to the elders what had happened in the Northern Domain and submit the task of collecting herbs. So, he planned to go shopping with Li Longling, which could be regarded as a short farewell.
After all, Li Longling was the current head of the Chilong Mansion, but she had no younger brothers or sisters to help her. As the head of the house, she stayed outside every day, so she could not avoid being gossiped by people in the house.
“Longling, thank you very much this time.”
“What else can I say to my fiancée to say thank you?”
Li Longling stepped closer, hugged Ye Anping’s arm, tilted her head, and leaned on his shoulder, smiling playfully:
“However, since Anping wants to thank me, how about you stay with me for a night? Let me experience what it feels like to sit in a wheelchair, how about that?”
Ye Anping was stunned for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed. But at that time, the two of them happened to pass by a well-decorated inn, with the words “Yuanyang Pavilion” written on the plaque at the door.
So, after a pause, he simply nodded, “That’s not a bad idea.”
Soon after, Ye Anping simply put his arms around Li Longling’s waist, turned around, and walked two steps toward the inn, but Li Longling seemed to regret it and stopped quickly:
“I’m just kidding…”
Ye Anping smiled and said, “I was joking too.”
Li Longling puffed up her cheeks slightly, showing some dissatisfaction, raised her hand fiercely pinched the tip of Ye Anping’s nose, and said, “When will you deliver the letter of engagement to me, and when will I promise to undress you? Otherwise, don’t even think about it! Huh~”
“Then I’ll go back and talk to my dad and the others.”
“Then I’ll just wait for the good news~. Let’s go and continue to take me around. Senior Sister Xiao and Senior Sister Pei are not here. You belong to me alone now.”
Seeing Li Longling suddenly become lively, Ye Anping was a little surprised, but he just smiled softly and quickened his pace to keep up with her. The two of them wandered around the Xuanxing Sect’s market, just like the young Taoist monks of the Xuanxing Sect on the street at the moment, wandering around at the snack stalls and shops, buying some odds and ends.
Unknowingly, the autumn sun also fell on the mountains to the west. He saw several streaks of light coming from the northeast, and a dozen female guards with dragons embroidered on their clothes landed on the streets of the market with a sedan pulled by three snow cranes.
After everyone on the street saw the emblem of the Chilong Mansion, they also wisely retreated to the sides, looking for the female guard in the surrounding streets to meet them.
After Li Longling saw them through Ah Feng’s eyes, she couldn’t help but sigh with some disappointment, and slowly let go of Ye Anping’s shoulders:
“I’m leaving.”
“Well, be careful on the road, and then there is…” Ye Anping lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then asked, “Can I ask you something?”
“That’s what you say.”
“Assemble a few Chilong Mansion guards with quick legs and feet to go to the eastern border of the Central Domain to help me keep an eye on the movement there. If anything happens, send a message to let me know.”
Because beyond the Great Wall on the eastern border of the Central Domain, there was the Eastern Domain, which was the Demonic Realm of Demonic Cultivators.
Li Longling also reacted immediately and her expression became serious:
“Anping, do you think the Demonic Cultivator will attack the East City of the Central Domain?”
It’s not that I feel it, but…
Ye Anping lowered his eyes, organized his speech, and explained, “Didn’t the demonic cultivators invade the Northern Domain this time?”
“Yes…”
“But, have you noticed that, except for the Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator we met, the others are just in the core-formation and foundation-building stages? None of the demon cultivators are capable of transforming into gods.”
“You mean… to lure the tiger away from the mountain?”
“Yes.” Ye Anping nodded and replied, “Actually, if we hadn’t exposed the demon cultivators to the Han Tian Kingdom this time, the chaos in the Northern Domain would never have been settled so quickly.”
This was the case in the game. Three of Han Tian Kingdom’s domain-protecting formations were broken by those demon cultivators at the core formation stage. Nearly 40% of the cultivators in the Royal Guard who were below the core formation stage were killed or injured, and their vitality was severely damaged.
Although in the end, with the efforts of Han Tian Kingdom’s Imperial Master, those demonic cultivators who had sneaked into the Northern Domain were wiped out, there was absolutely no effort left to help the Heavenly Execution Court which was stationed in the eastern border of the Central Domain.
After Hu Mu captured the Tian’an City of the Emperor Sect, the remaining cultivators of the Emperor Sect either fled to the Western Domain or the Southern Domain or retreated to the Eastern Domain of the Central Region, sandwiched between the demon clan and the demon cultivators, struggling to survive.
This was also the content of the side quest after Nangong Cheng died in the game’s mid-region chapter. The demon cultivator also found the right opportunity and wanted to break through the East Great Wall of the Central Domain that was supposed to be guarded by the Emperor Sect.
The invasion of the Northern Domain was just one of the steps. The purpose was to trap the Han Tian Kingdom as much as possible. Most of the gods and Nascent Soul cultivators in the six sects of Demon Sects should also be secretly moving toward the Central Domain.
But, that’s what the game was about. Ye Anping was a little unsure about the follow-up development at this moment, so he needed to keep an eye on that. Brother Liang was in retreat to form a core, and he had no connections in the black market…
“Longling, just send someone to keep an eye on it for me. All you need to do is keep an eye on it.”
Li Longling nodded in agreement, “Well, I’ll send someone over to watch.”
At this time, the female guard who picked up Li Longling also came over, knelt on one knee, cupped her fists, and said, “Congratulations to the master of the palace on returning to the palace.”
Li Longling hesitated for a moment, then covered her lips and moistened it with the tip of her tongue. In front of the female guard, she stood up on tiptoes and kissed Ye Anping gently on the corner of his mouth.
Chirp~.
The female guard was stunned, but then she quickly lowered her head and pretended not to see anything.
However, Li Longling took the initiative and said, “This senior’s name is Ye Anping, and he is the young sect master of the Hundred Lotus Sect. Remember it.”
“””Yes!”””
Ye Anping looked embarrassed. He looked around and found that the pedestrians on both sides had begun to talk in detail.
Needless to say, after a while, those books selling the Immortal Daily News would have to shout on the street, “Excuse me! The master of the Chilong Mansion kissed the young master of the Hundred Lotus Sect in public!”.
If he didn’t issue a letter of appointment to Li Longling in the future, then Ye Anping’s name would be ruined…
“Long Ling, it’s not like I won’t send you a letter of appointment, why bother?”
“Show off and remind you by the way, lest you turn around and forget.”
Li Longling tilted her head playfully, stood on tiptoes again, and put her hands on Ye Anping’s shoulders, but this time she kissed his lips.
Chirp~~.
She landed on her heels, turned half a circle lightly, and then walked straight towards the sedan chair.
“Go home.”
“”Here!””
Several female guards from the Chilong Mansion bowed their hands to Ye Anping, then surrounded the sedan chair, jumped into the air, and slowly headed toward the northeast.
Ye Anping paid attention to say goodbye and saw Li Longling opening the sedan chair and pushing out the curtain, turning her head and smiling at him as if she could see him with her own eyes.
Ye Anping sighed and saw that all the eyes around him were turning to him. He quickly took out the jade pendant given to him by Si Xuanji, and in full view of everyone, it turned into a gust of wind and slipped away.
After escaping to a small arch bridge over the river in the market, he put the jade pendant back into his bag and looked toward the sunset in the distance.
After Li Feng died, Li Longling in the game was frowning and unwilling to talk or smile. She was focused on practicing from morning to night. It can be said that she has completely lost her vitality…
But now…
“She’s quite cute.”
Ye Anping stopped thinking about it and was ready to wait for the sunset to go back to the courtyard where he and Xiao Yunluo lived in the Xuanxing Sect.
In the next period, let’s settle down and consolidate our skills. As for the East Great Wall in the Central Domain, let’s see how it develops first.
While sorting out his thoughts, Ye Anping also had a trace of doubt at this moment – it has been almost four months since the fierce battle with Gu Mingxin, why hasn’t his Yang Qi exploded yet?
During this period, he was on tenterhooks every day, and he did not dare to leave too far away from his junior sisters and the others…
Is it possible that the problem of the Yang Qi explosion is directly solved because of the Heavenly Dao Golden Core?
Or is it that the matter is not over yet and the settlement has not yet come?
“Um…”
Anyway, Mrs. Si is there to back him up.
Ye Anping moved his shoulders and stopped thinking about it. He was going to go back to find his junior sisters and the others. However, just as he was about to lift his sword off the ground, a drake’s voice suddenly came from above:
“Master, be careful!! Master, be careful!!”
Ye Anping didn’t understand. He looked up and saw Ah Ying swooping down and landing on his shoulder. He pecked his face with his beaks:
“Can’t get out of bed!! Can’t get out of bed!!”
Ye Anping still didn’t react:
“Um?”
“Everyone will die if they are exhausted!! Everyone will die if they are exhausted!!”
“…”
The next moment, thunder rolled and a white light flashed across the sky.
Boom——!
The white clouds in the clear sky gathered above the Xuanxing City at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then his face suddenly turned dark.
The autumn rain came from above, changing from “Tick tock” to “Crash” in just three breaths. The sudden heavy rain almost instantly turned Ye Anping, who was standing on the bridge, into a drowned rat. His clothes were soaked and stuck to his skin, half-transparent and half-covered, and all his hair was hanging down.
Ye Anping looked at this great change with a blank expression, and he immediately concluded…
Normal rain could never happen so fast. Someone must have used magic to summon this thunderstorm…
As for who this person was, it was self-evident. But as the saying goes, ordinary people like to use rain to symbolize love.
If you think about it with your toes, you can tell that Mrs. Si’s mood at the moment must be as bad as the heavy rain.
At this time, a purple oil umbrella embroidered with stars and moons passed over his head, and the raindrops that fell on him were also blocked.
Ye Anping was stunned for a moment, turned around, looked back, and saw Si Xuanji holding the handle of the umbrella in both hands, standing on tiptoes, raising the umbrella high, and hitting it over his head.
“It’s raining, why is Mr. Ye still standing here?”
Didn’t you cause the rain?… Ye Anping couldn’t help but reply, “It’s raining a little too fast, I didn’t react…”
“You are all soaked. Be careful of moisture getting into your body.” Si Xuanji leaned next to Ye Anping, took out a towel from the storage bag, and put it on his head, “Mr. Ye has too much yang energy, so this moisture when the two Yang Qi are combined, even if the core is formed, the body will still suffer hidden injuries.”
“…”
“Let’s go to the inn to change clothes and get out of the rain.”
With that said, Si Xuanji hugged Ye Anping’s shoulders and led him toward the inn in the City. When he saw the plaque of “Yuanyang Pavilion”, Ye Anping finally realized what he said at the beginning, and he felt ashamed.
But it was too late. He felt that if he had been more obedient, Granny Si would have been more merciful.
If he didn’t comply, he would be put in a wheelchair this time…But then again, he didn’t faint this time.
Is Mrs. Si going to reveal her identity to him?
With this doubt, Ye Anping watched Si Xuanji book a room for the shopkeeper of Yuanyang Pavilion, then pulled him upstairs, opened the door, and walked in. The furnishings in the private room were quite luxurious, with pearwood red quilts and flowered porcelain glass bottles. It was considered the best inn he had seen in so many years.
However, what caught his eye was the seemingly valuable incense burner on the round table in the room. The fragrance entered his nose, but it seemed to be filled with some kind of medicine. After just one whiff, Ye Anping felt something was wrong with his body. A wave of heat spread all over his body from bottom to top, and Ye Anping couldn’t help but breathe a little faster.
It was probably a tonic, otherwise it would not affect him… Ye Anping frowned slightly, thinking that Si Xuanji might have put it here in advance.
Which inn would have no problem burning this thing in the wing…
But the next moment, Si Xuanji pointed at the incense burner and called the inn’s waitress seriously:
“Waiter! Come up here, what kind of fragrance is this?”
The female waiter ran up downstairs, looking a little confused. She looked at the incense burner on the table, looked confused, shook her head and said, “I don’t know, girl… Maybe it was left behind by the previous guest. I’ll take care of it right now.”
With that said, the waitress ran out holding the incense burner. Ye Anping was stunned for a while when he saw this scene. At first glance, it seemed that Si Xuanji had not placed the incense burner, but how could such a coincidence happen?
But then again, could it be that Si Xuanji did this because she wanted him to take the initiative?
Oh, he doesn’t!
Although the burning incense seemed to have the effect of boosting Yang, it was much weaker than the feeling of Yang Qi bursting out, and he could still hold it in.
Ye Anping quickly imagined a “Feng Yudie with its mouth full of roast chicken” in his mind to compete with the incense-burning butterfly. Si Xuanji looked at Ye Anping’s expressionless face, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and thought to herself: How long can you endure it?
Then, he took out a new set of Xuanxing Sect uniforms and placed them on the table.
“Mr. Ye, please change your clothes first.”
“Okay, then please ask Miss Xuanji to avoid…”
However, when Ye Anping said these words, his heart shook violently.
No…
At this time?!
Different from the feeling of assisting the Yang just now, a death energy spread across his body, and the Yang energy exploded!
He didn’t think Si Xuanji could control the timing of his Yang Qi explosion. He even felt that Si Xuanji only had a partial understanding of his Yang Qi explosion. She knew it existed, but didn’t know it was the golden finger of heaven…
In other words, this time it was a coincidence.
“Hiss–”
“Ah……”
Si Xuanji just glanced at it and understood that something was wrong with Ye Anping’s Yang Qi, and a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes. Her original plan was to use the incense to make Ye Anping unable to bear it, and then do it herself. After all, she was the one who did it when he took orders in those years. However, there was something wrong with Ye Anping’s Yang Qi right now, and this was a matter of life and death.
“Master Ye, you…”
“I…”
Si Xuanji still wanted Ye Anping to take the initiative and hesitated for a moment, but seeing drops of hot sweat on Ye Anping’s forehead, she couldn’t help but feel distressed, and decided to spare him this time and do it herself.
“Mr. Ye, hurry up… wu——!”
However, when she was holding Ye Anping’s hand and trying to pull him to the bed, Ye Anping used his strength to pull her directly into his arms and suddenly kissed her lips.
Although Si Xuanji was surprised for a moment, she soon felt happy: “Move it yourself!”, but she still refused:
“Mr. Ye! You… Calm down… I know your young energy… Oops!!”
Ye Anping directly hugged Si Xuanji’s waist, picked her up, walked quickly to the bed, and threw her on the bed. Si Xuanji showed a frightened expression like a humiliated heroine. She quickly dodged, moved from the edge of the bed to the foot of the bed, moved to the foot of the bed, and waved her hands and feet to resist:
“Mr. Ye! Mr. Ye… I am Yunluo’s sister… Calm down! I”
Ye Anping grabbed her waving her arms like a bully with a bow:
“Miss Xuanji, didn’t you say before that you were willing to relieve my yang energy?”
“But… I’m not ready yet… Wu——”
At that moment, Si Xuanji was like a girl who had been touched by a flower picker in the middle of the night. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she felt aggrieved, but she did not dare to cry out.
The curtain beside the bed was pulled down by a spiritual energy, and the wooden bed creaked. Standing on the round table, Ah Ying’s wise eyes blinked twice, but he spread his wings and said to Si Xuanji:
“Harder!! Harder!!”
Then, he flew out from the half-open window, turned into a golden shadow, and spread his wings towards Xuanxing Sect…
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