A quarter of an hour ago---
Ye Anping and Feng Yu Die, who came out of the restaurant, took advantage of the fact that the crowd's attention had been diverted to Su Waner, who had been paraded down the street and sneaked into a tent behind the platform.
Inside the tent, Liang Zhu, wearing a face scarf, was standing in front of a long table, on which lay a pale corpse. On one side of the long table, Su Waner, whose head was covered, was tied to a chair, mumbling and whimpering. "Wooooo! Wooooooo--"
Ye Anping ignored Su Waner and looked at Xu Mo lying on the table. "Is it ready?"
"Yeah." Liang Zhu nodded, then glanced at Su Waner. "But I think you are dragging this too much. If you want her to help you, just put a knife to her neck and threaten her. Otherwise, it won't work. I can find someone skilled in restraint techniques to put a restriction on her."
Although Su Waner was blindfolded, she could still hear.
After hearing Liang Zhu's words, she wailed even louder. "Wooooooooo!!!"
Seeing Su Waner's reaction, Ye Anping felt satisfied.
He had colluded with Liang Zhu long before.
Liang Zhu played the bad cop while he played the good cop, using this strategy to secure Su Waner's cooperation.
Ye Anping knew very well that loyalty in exchange for threats would lead to betrayal. Su Waner's Heavenly Picking Technique and Escape Technique could be said to be the best in the world at this level. Speaking of this Escape Technique , she could easily outrun Nascent Soul cultivators even at her Core Formation cultivation stage.
Such a talent, he had to get the most out of it.
"Brother Liang, I never liked using threats to make people do things for me. I also owe Miss Su a favor for taking the blame for the inspector's death, and it's only natural that I return the favor now."
"Heh..."
Liang Zhu rolled his eyes, pasted the Puppet Talisman on the back of Xu Mo's neck, then placed his sword fingers on his chest. He closed his eyes, concentrating, and commanded, "Rise!!"
After giving the order, Xu Mo, who was lying on the wooden table, suddenly stood up and climbed down from the table, moving awkwardly.
Ye Anping stepped forward and bound his hands with the Binding Immortal Lock , then called the two Justice Division officers waiting outside the tent to escort Xu Mo out. After that, he looked at Feng Yu Die who was still munching on her roasted chicken.
She then hurriedly ran to the door and tensed her throat before giving a thumbs up to indicate that she was ready.
At this time, the Justice Division official, who was executing the sentence outside, shouted, "Bring the bow!!!"
Ye Anping nodded to Liang Zhu and Feng Yu Die.
Liang Zhu used the Puppet Talisman to operate Xu Mo's corpse to raise his head and open his mouth, while Feng Yu Die used her spiritual power to amplify her voice as she shouted, "The name of the Immortal Thief will live forever in the Heavenly Star Mountain !!"
Then, there was a "swish" sound, and Xu Mo's body was pierced by the golden arrow. Liang Zhu controlled him to struggle for a while, then lowered his head and withdrew his spiritual energy.
Ye Anping walked up to Su Waner with his hands behind his back. He reached out to take off the hood on her head, pulled out the rag covering her mouth, and said, "In this way, the Immortal Thief is now dead. All her past crimes are written off, and no one will pursue them again. From now on, Miss Su, you can find any sect; with your Heavenly Picking Technique and Escape Technique , it shouldn't be difficult to get an Elder position in a second-rate sect."
Su Waner's expression was very confused at the moment, her wide eyes staring blankly at Ye Anping's face.
She could understand the current situation. This kid Ye used a corpse to fake her death, giving her freedom, and also laundered all the goods she had stolen.
But what she didn't understand was...
" Heavenly Star Mountain ? How do you know about Heavenly Star Mountain ? Who told you?!"
"The same way I knew you were the Immortal Thief ." Ye Anping shrugged slightly. "It doesn't matter who told me. There is no forever secret in this world. You can always find out anything if you ask around."
"..."
"The name Immortal Thief was originally inherited by you, Miss Su, from your master, and now through this, it has been passed on from you as well."
As he said this, Ye Anping walked behind Su Waner and removed the Binding Immortal Lock on her hands.
"From now on, you will no longer be the Immortal Thief . The things you have stolen over the past few decades should be enough. You can settle down, find a quiet place to practice, and have fun, and you no longer need to mingle in the black market."
Now, there was a trace of fear in Su Waner's eyes.
Watching from the sidelines, Liang Zhu found some shadows of his past self on her face.
Ye Anping also told him some things he shouldn't have known, which made him feel that there must be a powerful cultivator behind his sixth brother.
And now, Su Waner more than likely also suspected that behind Ye Anping was a powerful person who was extremely knowledgeable and had amazing means, otherwise it would have been impossible for him to find out so thoroughly about her origins and her hometown.
"..."
Seeing that she kept silent, Ye Anping said bluntly, "Miss Su, to tell you the truth, I have something important that I need your help with. If you agree, the reward will certainly not be small, and I can guarantee your safety."
Su Waner pursed her lips and asked, "And what if I don't help? Are you going to put a restraint on me? Threaten me with a sword?"
"Of course not." Ye Anping shook his head. "I have untied you now. After the passers-by watching the execution outside are gone, you can choose to leave Heavenly Gate City directly. No one will stop you."
"...Really?"
"Really. What's more, with your escape skills, if you wanted to run away, you would have already disappeared from our sight when I released the Immortal Bounding Lock just now."
"..."
Seeing Su Waner frowning and staring at him silently, Ye Anping said nothing more and cupped his hands. "Miss Su, take some time to think about it. If you're willing to get on my ship, you can come to me anytime. If not, you can go on your way, that's all I have to say. Sister Feng, let's go back..."
With that, he turned around, led Feng Yu Die out of the tent, and stepped off the execution platform, heading back toward the Western District .
After Ye Anping left, Su Waner glanced at Liang Zhu hesitantly, as if she wanted to ask something but didn't dare.
Seeing her look, Liang Zhu shook his head and just took out a broken badge from his storage bag. "As Miss Su may have guessed, I was once a member of the black market too. You probably heard of the Seven Slayers Sect of the Western Region ."
"The one who provoked the Black Star Sect and was exterminated?"
"Yes." Liang Zhu shrugged, then continued, "I escaped, but after that, I had nowhere to go, so I followed Young Master Ye to the Hundred Lotus Sect. I am living a good life now. Miss Su, please think about it yourself. Also..."
As he spoke, Liang Zhu took out a jade token from his storage bag and sent it to Su Waner's hand.
Su Waner looked at it and saw that one side was engraved with the double lotus totem of the Hundred Lotus Sect, and the other side had the words "Ye Waner".
A little confused, she asked, "This is?"
"Master Ye gave it to me yesterday. He had prepared it half a year ago. If you agree, this will be your identity token from now on. If you don't agree, just break it and throw it away. Farewell."
Su Waner stared blankly at the jade token in her hand.
"It was prepared half a year ago?"
Did that Young Master Ye foresee this day six months ago?
So scary...
Su Waner bit her lip slightly, recalling the conversations between Ye Anping and Liang Zhu in the Alchemy Chamber , and gradually made up her mind.
Hooo...
At this time, a Division officer outside the tent lifted the curtain and said, "Miss Su, Master Liang has arranged a place for you to stay. Let me take you..."
In the middle of his words, he stopped abruptly.
The officer had been guarding outside, and only three people, Ye Anping, Feng Yu Die, and Liang Zhu, came out. However, when he entered, he saw that the tent was empty except for a few tables and chairs.
"Huh? Where is she?"