Chapter 501: Brother, luckily you are here
Amid the chasm lined with ghostly mountains, a city stood precariously on a cliff, with sword-wielding demon cultivators patrolling back and forth in the sky.
Outside the city gate tower, a temporarily built watchtower was filled with demon cultivators who had gathered from the surrounding area. They were waiting for the city guard in the back room to call their name and go over to receive the token to enter the city.
Most of these demonic cultivators were wandering cultivators in the foundation-building period. They wander around the Eastern Domain on weekdays, and their caves were also built in some remote places in the countryside.
However, now the immortals had broken through the Seven Star Pass and had also sent many inner disciples of the immortal sects into the Eastern Domain.
In this situation, if they, the small casual cultivators, wanted to protect themselves, they had no choice but to seek the protection of the powerful demonic cultivator. Coming to a city like “Tianbei City” where there were cultivators in the god transformation stage was the best choice.
But among this rabble, one man and two women stood out, causing constant discussion:
“Is that a Nascent Soul cultivator? Are there any Nascent Soul cultivators within a thousand miles of us? Why have I never heard of it?”
“Oh! His Nascent Soul has nothing to do with you. He might be here to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger. Stop talking, be careful to offend him…”
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Ye Anping was wearing Kong Huayuan’s human skin mask on his face at the moment. He was sitting at a square table in the corner with a calm expression. He was shaking the tea cup in his hand, listening to the people around him talking about him, and seeing if he could find out anything about him. The news about “Gong Yi Mo”.
He was very familiar with Tianbei City. It was a large city in the Eastern Domain that was comparable in size to the Donghuang Immortal City. There were nearly forty demonic clans in the city. The city lord had close contact with major demonic sects such as the Heavenly Demon Sect and Hehuan Sect.
However, he just didn’t understand this “Gong Yi Mo”.
This character had not appeared in the game, and there was no record in the Scroll of Heavenly Dao and the Scroll of Heavenly Demon.
The purpose of his coming to Tianbei City now was to meet the “Gong Yi Mo” and see if he was the “banished immortal” played by the player in the original game.
To put it bluntly, the role played by the player in the game was Feng Yudie’s tool man.
Although he followed Feng Yudie and Xiao Yunluo all the way on the main line, the interaction with Feng Yudie was basically:
——Feng Yudie: “I have a new mission! Help me kill ten wild boars.”
——Banished Immortal: “Okay!”
——Feng Yudie: “Help me deliver a letter to the Central Domain!”
——Banished Immortal: “Okay!”
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“Banished Immortal” participated in the main line of the game, but could not change the direction of the main line.
He could only more or less decide some things about the side quests.
For example, in the case of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect, the choice of “Banished immortal” could determine whether Yun Yiyi, Yun Jiujiu, or Yun Xi would live to the end.
The Snow Spirit Sword passed down by the Immortal Yunjian was also obtained by the “Banished Immortal”.
It could be said that although “Banished Immortal” was more or less well-known by the characters in the game, it was actually a fictional character, more like a “Camera” imposed by the screenwriter for the sake of gameplay.
What’s more, “Banished Immortal” was a player, and players were different from Feng Yudie and the others in that no matter how many times they were killed, they could be resurrected in the main city. If they failed to defeat the BOSS, they could go back to refresh their equipment and fight again. No matter what spell they were hit by, they could be resurrected in the main city. Just drink a bottle of medicine, and you’ll be able to wake up again…
This became a paradox.
These things made sense in a virtual game world.
But was this world a game now?
Ye Anping shook the teacup, raised his head slightly, and looked at Feng Yudie, who was looking at him with her cheek propped up, and then thought about his junior sister, Xiao Yunluo, his parents… and Xu Xiyue.
He could conclude that the current world was by no means a pile of “1”s and “0s”.
It could be inferred from this that the person named “Gong Yi Mo” was simply a demonic cultivator with better luck.
However, without meeting him, the above was just his inference.
While Ye Anping was thinking secretly, suddenly an onion finger pointed at the center of his eyebrow and rubbed it.
Feng Yudie saw that he kept frowning tightly and couldn’t help but ask:
“Young Master Ye, who is that Gong Yi Mo? You are so concerned about him, why did we make a special trip to this place?”
Ye Anping shrugged slightly:
“It’s not to say that we are worried about it. It just so happens that the Southern Domain’s Immortal Family should be thinking of ways to break through Tianbei City at the moment, so let’s help along the way. As for Gong Yi Mo, I just came along to see him.”
At this time, a Demonic Cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage walked out of the room, cleared his throat, and shouted:
“Liang… What the hell is this name… Liang Daliu!! Come in and get the sign!!”
As soon as this sound came out, all the casual cultivators in the building were stunned for a moment, then turned around and started looking around, as if they wanted to see which cultivator had such an old-fashioned name, waiting to see the joke.
However, after Ye Anping stood up, everyone immediately shut their mouths.
Ye Anping led Gu Mingxin and Feng Yudie toward the person who called him. The person suddenly turned pale with fright, shrank his head, and asked:
“Senior, what are you doing…”
“…Liang Daliu.”
“Ah… Oh, senior, please come this way.”
The Demonic Cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage looked ashamed and did not dare to speak anymore. He lowered his head and led Ye Anping and the others into one of the rooms and closed the door.
In the room, a middle-aged man in the core formation stage was sitting slumped in front of the desk. However, when he saw a Nascent Soul cultivator coming in with two female relatives, he immediately stood up and bowed his hands in salute:
“Senior, please wait a moment. Your cultivation level is too high. This junior is only reviewing the permission of those trash fish outside to enter the city. I don’t dare to offend you…”
Ye Anping didn’t say much and nodded.
“Um…”
It was not free to come to Tianbei City to seek asylum. Once you enter the city, you will be sent to various places in the city to work as coolies. For example, those demon cultivators outside in the foundation-building period would usually be assigned to grow flowers and grass. If there were some beautiful women, they would even be sent to serve as a maid to a powerful person in the city…
But for a Nascent Soul stage demonic cultivator like him, the treatment was naturally different.
With better luck, he might be able to arrange a hundred or so people under him, or let him be affiliated with the Tianbei City Palace Family and become a guest.
This person was probably going to call the Nascent Soul cultivators in the city to come over…
After watching the man run out of the house quickly, Ye Anping said:
“Ah Gu, Senior Sister Feng, you are still the same as before, pretending to be my cauldron.”
Gu Mingxin Nuzui said jokingly:
“It’s so boring to pretend… It’s better…”
“Stop.”
Ye Anping simply ignored her, and at this time, the door of the room was pushed open from the outside.
A man with a black spiritual sword hanging on his waist walked into the house with his hands behind his hands. After seeing Ye Anping and the others, his eyes stayed on the three of them for a moment, and he cupped his hands and said:
“Fellow Daoist Liang, I am the young master of Beicheng City, Gong Yi Mo.”
When Ye Anping heard this, he quickly stood up, turned to face him, and bowed his hands in return:
“Liang Daliu, I have long admired the name of the young master of the royal family.”
When saying hello, Ye Anping also glanced at Gong Yi Mo’s clothes and accessories around his waist. When he found that he actually had several chance magic weapons scattered in the East Domain, his eyes were filled with excitement. There was also a hint of vigilance.
Gong Yi Mo smiled and said:
“Most of the people who come to Tianbei City today are small-time cultivators who have come to Tianbei City to seek refuge in desperation. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Liang’s Nascent Soul cultivation is…”
“I am also a casual cultivator. Now that the Immortal Family has broken through the Seven Stars Pass, it is impossible for me to live in the open air like before. I naturally want to find a place to stay. I just heard about the name of the Royal Family of Tianbei City and wanted to visit. I wonder if Young Master Gong is willing to let me settle down in the next place?”
“Fellow Daoist Liang has said before, since you are already a Nascent Soul, how could you not find a place to stay? If you are willing to come to Tianbei City, someone in the palace will certainly welcome you, but… There are many spies from the Immortal Family nowadays. If I put in a traitor from the immortal family…”
Gong Yi Mo narrowed his eyes slightly and moved his hand toward the hilt of the sword at his waist.
Ye Anping knew it was a test, so he immediately stood with his hands behind his back, hooked back, and signaled Gu Mingxin to extend her hand.
Gu Mingxin suddenly felt helpless, and he took a slight step forward, put his hand into Ye Anping’s palm, and made a small cut on the knife in his sleeve.
In an instant, Gong Yi Mo, who felt the bloody aura, quickly stepped back half a step and raised his hands apologetically:
“That’s enough, that’s enough. Fellow Daoist Liang, please understand that in this situation, I need to be careful.”
“It should be.”
Ye Anping waved his sleeves to suppress Gu Mingxin’s evil spirit.
Then, Gong Yimo also reached out to lead the way and signaled:
“Fellow Daoist Liang, please follow me into the city. Let’s talk somewhere else. As for these two…”
Ye Anping looked back at the two people behind him and said:
“It’s used to relieve boredom on the way down…”
“So…”
Gong Yi Mo nodded, turned around, and led the three of them out of the house.
Ye Anping followed him, looking warily at the “Erosion Demon” on his waist, and couldn’t help but let go.
In the early stage of Nascent Soul, although several of the accessories on his body were some mysterious treasures from the Eastern Domain, it didn’t seem to be a big deal at the moment. It seemed that he was just as he thought, a demon cultivator with slightly better luck.
Gong Yi Mo walked in front and directly talked to Ye Anping about the situation in Tianbei City:
“Now that the Immortal Family has captured the Seven Star Pass, the next step is probably to come to Tianbei City. Now there is a shortage of manpower everywhere. The arrival of Fellow Daoist Liang will solve the urgent need for the next step. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Liang…”
“Sword cultivator.”
“Sword cultivator… I’m also a sword cultivator. Why don’t we find a chance to spar with each other later?”
“I’m just afraid of hurting Young Master Gong. The young master of the Gong family was hurt when I first came here. I’m afraid…”
“Haha… Fellow Daoist Liang is conceited.” Gong Yi Mo patted the spiritual sword on his waist and said, “Mr. Gong is not an ordinary Nascent Soul sword cultivator. He can win over the cultivators of the same level below him in sword techniques. There is probably only Young Master Gu from Heavenly Demon Sect in this Eastern Domain who can be my opponent.”
Hearing this, Ye Anping looked sideways at Gu Mingxin and said:
“I heard that Young Master Gu seems to have betrayed the Heavenly Demon Sect? Isn’t Young Master Gong the number one swordsman in the Eastern Domain now?”
“Haha… Fellow Daoist Liang is really good at talking.”
Gong Yi Mo smiled and sighed:
“I dare not say the number one, but someone in the palace calls me number one, and no one in the Eastern Domain dares to call me number two. But speaking of the young master Gu, it is a pity. I don’t know what she thinks. She is obviously the young master. However, she betrayed the Heavenly Demon Sect. Could it be that there was a jade-faced gentleman in the immortal family who charmed her?”
Ye Anping fell silent immediately: “…”
Gu Mingxin on the side pursed his lips and smiled:
“Maybe.”
Gong Yi Mo looked back at her, shrugged, and said:
“If that’s the case, then she’s really a white-eyed wolf… Gong heard that Lord Yu treated her well, so why did she run away with a pretty boy from the immortal family?”
Ye Anping was speechless and simply shut his mouth and stopped talking.
But at this moment, there was a sudden “Bang——!”
There was suddenly silence in the noisy pavilion. Many demon cultivators in the building couldn’t help but look at the person who kicked the door at the door.
The person who kicked open the wooden door of the watchtower was a short man with blond hair, and there were three other people behind her.
The moment they saw the little man, Ye Anping and Feng Yudie held their breaths.
Hiss–
Yun Jiujiu?!!
Yun Jiujiu found a piece of Hehuan Sect’s uniform from somewhere and put it on her body, but she seemed to think that the Hehuan Sect’s uniform was too revealing, so she added a few more pieces inside, making it look different.
But it was obvious that she was like a sheep in wolf’s clothing trying to sneak into the wolf’s den.
Ye Anping understood almost instantly that Yun Jiujiu wanted to disguise herself as a demon cultivator and sneak into the city to find out information.
But…
“Tsk…”
Ye Anping was slightly speechless and quickly hinted to Feng Yudie to get ready with his eyes.
He didn’t expect Yun Jiujiu to come, and he didn’t know if Yun Jiujiu couldn’t think about it.
But no matter what, at least he had to protect her life.
Feng Yudie also nodded slightly, prepared to draw her sword, and moved her gaze to the back of Gong Yi Mo’s neck in front, waiting for an opportunity to make a move.
The most casual cultivators present were in the late stage of foundation building and were not worth mentioning. If anyone could threaten Yun Jiujiu, the only one present now was Gong Yimo.
Gong Yi Mo noticed the vigilance of Ye Anping and the others, but seemed to have misunderstood, and explained:
“Fellow Daoist Liang, don’t make a fuss. Just let the immortal cultivator enter the city. I’ve already said hello.”
?
Ye Anping was a little confused. When he saw that Gong Yi was not turning around, he continued to walk forward. He quickly followed him. After thinking about it for a while, he asked:
“The blond girl just now is obviously an immortal cultivator… What is the purpose of Young Master Gong’s move?”
“Wait until she enters the city and then we can capture her alive.” Gong Yi Mo said with a sinister smile, “Fellow Daoist Liang doesn’t know anything, but that girl is the second young lady of the Shadow Moon Sword Sect, and today, Beicheng is going to challenge the immortals, and there is no hostage in hand…”
Ye Anping was silent for a while and asked:
“Listening to what Young Master Gong said, it seems like he knew she would come a long time ago?”
“Of course, that girl brought three spies from the demon cultivator to find out about the demon cultivator. As soon as she left the Seven Star Pass, I received the contact and asked the three demon cultivators beside her to give her advice and lead her into Tianbei City.”
“So, she’s here?”
“Yes, didn’t Fellow Daoist Liang see her just now? She was trying to sneak in while wearing Hehuan Sect’s uniform. Someone in the palace gave her that uniform.”
“…”
Ye Anping was silent, and a mixture of emotions suddenly appeared on his face. He turned his head to look at Yun Jiujiu, feeling a little happy in his heart.
He came here for Gong Yimo.
But now it seemed that it was lucky that he was here, otherwise Yun Jiujiu would have suffered badly.
But then again..
Ye Anping looked at the three people who came in with Yun Jiujiu again: Three… spies of the demon cultivator?
What kind of Yun Xi’s luck is this?
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