Bang bang—
Two knocks sounded on the door.
Yun Yiyi, who was still in a reverie, came to her senses and subconsciously hid the golden sword behind her back. She tidied her hair and said softly, "Come in."
It was Yun Tianchong who entered. He was wearing a long robe with golden threads, but although he was dressed elegantly, he had a bitter face. Seeing that his eldest daughter was still helping him with his plans, he felt inexplicably guilty.
Previously, he had not taken good care of Yun Yiyi and her sisters. Just as he was about to make up for it, Yun Jiujiu got into trouble.
"Sigh..."
After sighing bitterly, Yun Tianchong walked to the table and sat down. He took out a piece of red silk from his sleeve and put it on the corner of the table. "Yiyi, here."
A little confused, Yun Yiyi walked forward to pick up the silk cloth and unfurled it to take a look. She saw her date of birth embroidered on the top and the seal of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect leader printed on the bottom.
When the young heir of a sect married someone, they had to go through six rituals.
The Engagement Letter written by her father himself was one of them. It could be regarded as a gift. Only after Yun Tianchong had stamped the Engagement Letter, could she and Ye Anping get married officially. Otherwise, it would be considered as elopement.
But the truth was that...
"Engagement letter? Even without this, I would still marry Anping."
"That's different." Yun Tianchong raised his head slightly. "Without this, he can't be included in the Yun family tree."
Yun Yiyi narrowed her eyes and replied disdainfully, "Would you dare not let Anping enter the Yun family tree? Aren't you afraid that Grandpa Yun will give you a spanking?"
Yun Tianchong paused for a moment. Then, he let out a sigh, took Yun Yiyi's hand, and pulled her in front of him, gently holding her shoulders. "Yiyi, what I mean is that you should go back to Sword Sect now. There is no need to follow me. I might not be able to come back this time..."
"We haven't even reached Heavenly Sorrow City yet, and you're already scared."
"You think I'm afraid of that Gong guy? What I am afraid of is that something will happen to you. Jiujiu has already... If something happens to you too, how would I explain it to your grandfather? How can I explain to that kid Ye Anping?"
"..."
With a regretful look, Yun Tianchong glanced at the map sent by Ye Anping and sighed. "I know my own limitations. Even if the Sword Sect puts its best efforts into it, it is almost impossible to take over Heavenly Sorrow City in seven days. Once the war starts, I probably won't be able to protect myself, so how will I have the power to protect you?"
"I don't need your protection."
Listening to her father's words, Yun Yiyi hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to tell him about Ye Anping's situation in Heavenly Sorrow City, but finally decided not to.
She just took out the golden short sword hidden behind her.
"Dad, the news sent back by the disciples of the Sword Sect from Heavenly Sorrow City just arrived."
"Oh?"
Yun Tianchong took the sword, and seeing that it was a secret report, he used his spiritual sense to check it out.
Yun Yiyi held her chin and looked at her father's reaction curiously, wondering if he would realize that it was Ye Anping.
Just as she guessed, two breaths later, Yun Tianchong's pupils shrank, and in a rage, he instantly crushed the golden short sword into dust that dissipated.
Yun Tianchong's reaction was almost exactly the same as Yun Yiyi's; when he imagined what happened to his Jiujiu, his heart ached and he raised his hand to cover his chest.
"Damn it!! This Liang guy... actually took Jiujiu..."
This Liang guy has already taken your Yiyi...
Yun Yiyi wanted to add this sentence for some reason, but she didn't say it.
However, after her father mentioned this for the second time, she suddenly realized a big problem.
The intelligence said that Jiujiu became the furnace of the new Elder Liang.
Ye Anping became an "Elder" in Heavenly Sorrow City, so he must have made a big contribution or been favored by the city lord. Therefore, he must have been repeatedly tested.
Under this premise, how could Ye Anping make the demonic cultivators believe that her second sister had become his furnace?
Acting?
However, she knew her second sister's acting skills very well. It was basically impossible for Yun Jiujiu to deceive the demonic cultivators with her acting skills alone.
In other words, it was very likely that the fake play became real...
Yun Yiyi frowned as she thought about it. Of course, she could understand the reason for the "fake play becoming real". After all, in that situation, this was the best way to save Yun Jiujiu.
But... what if her husband became her brother-in-law?
Would she have to serve Anping with Jiujiu in the future?
Yun Yiyi shook her head and didn't want to think about it anymore. She would wait until the matter was over, then talk to Jiujiu alone. If it really didn't work...
"Forget it... Dad, I will stay behind at that time, you don't have to worry about me. If the situation is not right, I will take the remaining Sword Sect disciples back to Seven Star Pass."
"Ah..." Yun Tianchong came to his senses and retorted. "Yiyi, you should go back to Seven Star Pass now..."
Yun Yiyi turned around, went to make tea, and replied in a calm voice, "The Sword Sect disciples are now very motivated, and they all want to avenge Jiujiu. If I leave now, when the fighting spirit is high, it will only pour cold water on them and cause confusion. If the disciples knew this was a trip with no return, it would be chaotic."
"But..."
Yun Yiyi interrupted bluntly. "Don't worry. Even if you are gone, I will be fine. And if there is a chance, Anping will come to save me."
Hearing this, Yun Tianchong felt that his daughter had become Ye Anping's love slave, so he stopped trying to persuade her and just told her, "Then, Yiyi, you will stay five hundred miles away from Heavenly Sorrow City. I will leave you a flying boat and thirty Core Formation-stage disciples. If something goes wrong, leave immediately. You have to listen to Dad on this matter."
"...Okay."
...
At dusk, the streets were crowded with people, and the demonic cultivators, men and women, strolled around arm in arm, and there were wine and sex parties everywhere.
Ye Anping, wearing a black robe, strode in the middle of the street with Yun Jiujiu and Feng Yu Die, pretending to be an idle demonic cultivator who was about to go to the Red Pavilion to listen to music.
Feng Yu Die wore a mask as usual, holding Ye Anping's right hand and walking at his side, while Yun Jiujiu was also dressed up like a pampered girl, with a collar around her neck, connected to Ye Anping's left hand with a chain.
The three of them looked like a young couple walking their dog.
Yun Jiujiu looked at the demonic cultivators on both sides of the street who were glancing at her and felt so aggrieved. She had never suffered such humiliation in her life. She was actually being led by a collar and paraded through the streets...
"Brother-in-law, why are you dragging me..."
Ye Anping looked sideways and gestured with his chin to look at a seven-story tower not far ahead. "Let me show you where you will make trouble later. That is the Seven Demon Pavilion, one of the small knots in the Heavenly Sorrow City formation.
Do you see the two demonic cultivators with knives at their waists in front of the pavilion?"
"I see them..."
"The shorter one is a Dharma cultivator. When you go in, you must deal with him first. After dealing with him, the remaining demonic cultivators will be easy for you..."
"...Oh."
Yun Jiujiu nodded softly, raised her eyebrows, and complained in a low voice. "Brother-in-law, just to show me this, you dragged me out to parade in the streets..."
"..."
Ye Anping shrugged helplessly.
He really had no other way with Yun Jiujiu.
If it was Feng Yu Die or Gu Mingxin, he would only need to point on the map and tell them what to do.
But Yun Jiujiu...
Ye Anping felt that, with her personality, if she only relied on the map and oral instructions, she might find the wrong place or kill the wrong person.
Once the Moon Shadow Sword Sect arrived, he, Gu Mingxin, and Feng Yu Die all had their own things to do, and they couldn't keep an eye on Yun Jiujiu.
"I'm not at ease..."
"Brother-in-law, you should just tell me about it." Yun Jiujiu glanced at the demonic cultivators who were peeking at her and complained in a low voice again. "Damn it, if you do this, I won't be able to get married in the future..."
As if you were able to get married before...
Of course, Ye Anping didn't say this out loud.
Looking at the demonic cultivators who were peeking at Yun Jiujiu, he knew that this was indeed quite embarrassing, so he whispered to comfort her. "Brother-in-law promises you that all the demonic cultivators in Heavenly Sorrow City will die."
Yun Jiujiu glanced at Feng Yu Die who was holding her brother-in-law's hand. She pouted slightly and didn't say anything, just listening to Ye Anping's lecture.
Ye Anping led the two of them along the way, pretending to go shopping, but in fact, he was walking around the locations of several large formations, explaining to Yun Jiujiu everything she was going to do next.
—What restrictions were there and how to break them?
—Which magic tools used by demonic cultivators guarding the gate should they pay attention to and which should be treated as a priority?
Ye Anping arranged everything for her clearly, not giving her even the slightest room to perform on her own.
They kept talking like this all the way, and suddenly Yun Jiujiu cursed for no reason.
"Damn, Yun Yiyi..."
Ye Anping looked back at her. "Why are you cursing your sister?"
Yun Jiujiu had been walking behind Ye Anping, staring at his profile for a long time. It was only after Ye Anping asked that she looked away and replied, "...Why are you looking after me?"
"Well, do you remember what I just said?"
"I remember."
"Repeat it..."
Yun Jiujiu pouted before answering like a student in class. "Go to the Seven Demon Pavilion first, deal with the Dharma cultivator, kill all the demonic cultivators inside, demolish the tower, and then..."
At this point, Ye Anping glanced behind her, and then suddenly tightened the chain, pulling Yun Jiujiu so hard that she staggered and almost fell to the ground.
"Ah!! You..."
Yun Jiujiu just opened her mouth, but Gong Yimo's voice came from behind her, and she immediately shut up, lowered her head obediently, and stood beside Ye Anping.
"Fellow cultivator Liang, you are so carefree and elegant..."
"Hello, Young Master Gong..." Ye Anping cupped his hands with a charming smile. "If I don't take this girl out for a walk, the room will stink after a while."
Gong Yimo glanced at Yun Jiujiu, and seeing her lowering her head in fear, he smiled. "Master Liang really likes this girl. Are you not tired of playing with her?"
"Hehe... Such a good furnace, I must take good care of it."
Gong Yimo put away the folding fan in his hand. "My father said he wanted to see you. The flying boat of the Sword Sect is less than three thousand miles away from the city. He wants to ask your opinion. Come with me later."
Ye Anping pretended to be surprised and asked as if incredulous, "Elder Gong wants to ask me what I think?"
"My father was also a rogue cultivator before, and he thinks highly of you. He even plans to marry Tianchan to you."
"What?"
Ye Anping pretended to be surprised, but immediately suppressed it and bowed. "This... I am a little flattered."
"Come on, you couldn't take your eyes off my sister's chest that night."
Gong Yimo waved his hand and walked forward with a smile. Although Feng Yu Die was reluctant, she still stepped aside decisively, letting him put his arm around Ye Anping's shoulder.
He added, "If you like her, just say it directly. There is not so much fuss between us, demonic cultivators."
"Hehe..."
Ye Anping chuckled lightly twice and said nothing. He hooked his arm around his shoulder and walked toward Heavenly Sorrow Pavilion.
The group of four slowly walked down the street as Gong Yimo talked to him about all kinds of opportunities he had obtained in the past.
Yun Jiujiu, who was chained, followed behind them while staring at Gong Yimo's neck with murderous intent.
After walking two streets, a group of three people, sitting in a tea stall on one side of the street, suddenly caught Ye Anping's attention.
It was different from the amusement of those demonic cultivators looking at Yun Jiujiu just now.
The three people's eyes clearly revealed hostility.
The moment he saw them, Xiao Tian flew out of his head, pointed at the three people, and hurriedly shouted as if she was stealing the credit, "Anping, those three are immortal cultivators..."
Hearing Xiao Tian's words, Ye Anping confirmed that these three people were most likely disciples of the Sword Sect. He immediately stopped and stretched out his hand to stop Gong Yimo.
Gong Yimo was a little confused and asked, "Eh? Master Liang, what happened?"
"..."
Ye Anping said nothing and took out his sword from the storage bag. He raised it, pointed it at the three immortal cultivators who were stained with demonic energy by some unknown method, and said, "It seems that the disciples guarding the gate of the city fell asleep."
The three Sword Sect disciples mixed in the crowd saw Ye Anping pointing his sword at them, and they were also shocked, but they did not stay there to surrender.
Crash—
One of them kicked the table, sending it toward Ye Anping and Gong Yimo.
Ye Anping frowned slightly, pushed Gong Yimo behind him, and cut the flying table with a slash. However, behind the table was an angry female cultivator, glaring as if she wanted to tear out his flesh and bones.
Swish—
A golden spiritual light arc swung straight toward Ye Anping's neck, but he easily blocked it with his sword.
"Quick! Senior Brother!!"
The female cultivator shouted as she blocked Ye Anping's right hand holding the sword and pressed forward, trying to restrict his movements with all her strength.
The other person took advantage of the situation and came directly between the chain held in his left hand and Yun Jiujiu, raised his sword, and struck the iron chain.
Ding——
Sparks flew.
The fine iron chain collapsed instantly.
"Second Miss! Quick!"
The man who cut off the iron chain immediately grabbed Yun Jiujiu's arm and wanted to drag her to escape toward the city gate.
However, Yun Jiujiu's mind stopped turning, and she froze on the spot, at a loss.
And because of this, the Sword Sect disciple who found that he couldn't pull her away was also stunned.
"Second Miss?"
"..."
It took only three breaths for Ye Anping to kick the female cultivator in the abdomen, and then hit her neck with the hilt of the sword. With just one blow, her eyes rolled up, and she fell in front of him.
Feng Yu Die saw Ye Anping's action and came to her senses. She summoned her sword, and with a flash, she directly tackled the disciple who had cut the chains.
The third person was originally preparing to attack from another direction, but seeing that his fellow disciples were captured so easily, he quickly turned around and tried to escape.
If he had charged over, Ye Anping could guarantee his life, but if he ran, he would die.
"Tsk..." Gong Yimo, who was standing behind Ye Anping, watched the man prepare to escape and smiled. "Master Liang, leave the rest to..."
"Young Master Gong doesn't need to take action against such small fish." Ye Anping lifted the female cultivator's sword with his foot, and then gave Xiao Tian a look: Don't kill him.
Xiao Tian understood and grabbed the hilt. "Okay!!"
Then, Ye Anping raised his hand and struck the hilt of the sword.
The sword flew through the air like an arrow, chasing the fleeing Sword Sect disciple.
"Ah?!" The disciple looked back and hurriedly raised his sword to prepare for parrying, but Xiao Tian slightly turned the direction holding the hilt and pointed the tip of the sword at the place on the man's chest that didn't have a demonic aura.
Swish—
The man didn't understand why the sword turned around, and because of his hesitation, he was pierced through the chest and nailed to the street by the sword.
Gong Yimo raised his eyebrows slightly. "Master Liang's sword-controlling skills are amazing."
Ye Anping smiled complacently. "It's a pity that I didn't pierce his golden core directly, hehe..."
"But, speaking of that..."
Gong Yimo turned his head to look at Yun Jiujiu. He saw that she didn't choose to run away just now and frowned, but then he laughed. "...Master Liang has trained this little girl from the Sword Sect so well? She didn't even try to run away."
"Hehe... This little girl can't leave me now."
Ye Anping glanced at him and then walked to the Sword Sect disciple that Feng Yu Die was holding down. At this moment, he was looking at Yun Jiujiu in disbelief, gritting his teeth and shouting, "Second Miss!! You..."
Yun Jiujiu recognized that this person was her disciple from Sword Wine Peak, and slightly opened her mouth, but then Ye Anping directly hugged her waist and pulled her to the side, signaling her not to speak.
"Your Second Miss is now my property, hehe..."
"...You!! I..."
The Sword Sect disciple gritted his teeth and was about to curse when he heard Ye Anping call out. "Xiao Die (Little Butterfly)..."
Feng Yu Die quickly knocked him on the back of the neck, rendering him unconscious.
Ye Anping finally breathed a sigh of relief, released Yun Jiujiu's waist, and ordered.
"Xiao Die, take these three people back to the Blood Prison Mansion, I will interrogate them in person later."
"Yes..."
Then, he turned to look at Yun Jiujiu with an evil smile on his face. "Second Miss, you also go back to the mansion and wait for me..."
Yun Jiujiu gulped and nodded. "Yes... Lord Liang."
After arranging these things, Ye Anping looked at Gong Yimo again and bowed. "I'm sorry to scare Young Master Gong. Let's go to Heavenly Sorrow Pavilion first. I will deal with these three people later."
Gong Yimo shrugged, then nodded. "Please..."