Volume 2 Chapter 17 / Chapter 104: Big Brother Zhuang, Help with a Slash
As the sky gradually darkened, the constant chirping of cicadas echoed outside. Ye Anping sat cross-legged on the bed, clenching his teeth, and beads of sweat continuously dripped from his forehead.
He was currently mobilizing all his spiritual senses to confirm the situation of the sixty-four "self-walking surveillance cameras" he had sent into the Chi Dragon Mansion.
With less than half a month left until the Chi Dragon Conference, he needed to start preparing for action.
His plan was to act before Li Feng activated the blood sacrifice formation called the "Red Refining Five Lotus Array" in the Chi Dragon Mansion.
The goal was to eliminate as many as possible of the five assisting demonic cultivators who would be aiding Li Feng in the formation.
The "Red Refining Five Lotus Array" was originally a foundational formation cast with six people as the array eyes.
With each missing array eye, the power of the formation would decrease by about half.
Reducing the number of array eyes in advance would allow ordinary cultivators to withstand the formation's power using the Startle Soul Pills sold by the Dragon-Slaying Society.
Although they would still suffer injuries, at least they wouldn't become immediate sacrifices to the blood ritual.
However, there was a problem. The five demonic cultivators assisting Li Feng were formidable.
One was at the mid Core Formation stage, and the other four were at the early Core Formation.
They were originally the first five bosses in the Chi Dragon Mansion game event.
Ye Anping was well aware that he and his junior sister, relying solely on their strength, had almost no chance of winning against these cultivators.
Therefore, Ye Anping decided to use the same strategy as when they initially killed Wu You, taking advantage of their unpreparedness.
For this reason, he sent sixty-four "self-moving cameras" into the Chi Dragon Mansion.
This way, he could almost constantly monitor the movements of those five individuals.
Whenever he caught them alone or engaged in leisure activities such as drinking, visiting brothels, or playing dice within the Chi Dragon Mansion, he could send his junior sister and Zhuang Hu to act like hunting dogs, swiftly launching a surprise attack.
In other words, it was about making a quick strike and then fleeing without looking back. If they managed to kill them, that would be ideal.
However, even if they couldn't kill them, they could at least leave behind some injuries.
Those five individuals couldn't continue to be array eyes for the "Red Refining Five Lotus Array" if they were injured.
After confirming that all the "surveillance" was working correctly, Ye Anping quickly retracted his spiritual sense and took a moment to adjust his breath.
However, the moment Ye Anping opened his eyes, he was greeted by his junior sister's face – she seemed to be doing something and had brought her face very close to his.
He could even feel the carbon dioxide she exhaled.
"..."
"..."
Pei Lengxue remained in a daze for a while before reacting. She quickly pulled her head back, pursed her lips, and asked softly, "Husband, are you done?"
"Uh..." Ye Anping frowned slightly, looking puzzled. "What were you doing just now? Getting so close."
"Uh... I thought..." Pei Lengxue averted her gaze, her cheeks turning red. After a pause, she awkwardly chuckled, "Hehe..."
"Hehe?" Ye Anping furrowed his brow, reached out, and grabbed her face, scolding, "I didn't teach you to act foolishly. Did you learn it from Feng Yudie?"
"No..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Anping pinched his nose, sighed deeply, and then stretched out his hands, placing them on her cheeks. He exerted a bit of force, squishing her face.
His junior sister was immediately squished into a pig snout.
Pei Lengxue hesitated for a moment, then suddenly furrowed her brows. She boldly reached out, holding Ye Anping's face and imitating what he did to her.
"Haha! You dared to strike back!" Ye Anping sneered, pinching his own nose. He sighed, then extended his hands, pressing on her cheeks and squeezing them.
Thus, the two of them were squeezing each other's faces with increasing force until they both ended up with pig snouts.
Although neither of them moved forward, the rising pig snouts were getting closer, and with a little more force, they would likely touch.
At this moment, two knocks echoed at the bedroom door.
Bang, bang—
"..."
Bang, bang—
"Come in," mumbled Ye Anping unclearly.
Creak—
Zhuang Hu pushed the door open and entered. However, upon seeing the "married couple" holding each other's faces, he didn't even manage to step the other foot inside before freezing like a statue at the doorway.
"..."
Zhuang Hu's gaze shifted back and forth between the two individuals for a moment. Then, taking a deep breath, he simply ignored the antics of this married couple and asked expressionlessly, "You called me, what's the matter?"
It was only now that Ye Anping released his junior sister's cheek. He then grabbed her hand, moving it away from his face, and replied, "Good news."
"Oh..."
Zhuang Hu responded with a sound, preparing to leave.
He was sure that when Ye Anping said "good news," it usually wasn't good news.
Seeing this, Ye Anping sighed in resignation, adding, "Ten thousand spirit stones."
"..."
Zhuang Hu had just turned away, but upon hearing the figure Ye Anping mentioned, he hesitated for a moment. He turned halfway back and entered the room, closing the door behind him.
"Details?"
"Eliminate someone."
"Oh..."
"Name?"
"Yao Yuanhua."
"Age?"
Ye Anping said uncertainly, "Around three-four hundred?"
Zhuang Hu nodded and continued, "Cultivation level?"
"Early Core Formation stage."
"..."
Upon hearing the cultivation level, Zhuang Hu paused, then turned to leave again. Ye Anping sighed, feeling that communicating with this guy was quite a challenge. He quickly added, "I just want you to send one slash, I don't care if he lives or dies."
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Hu took a couple of steps, then stopped and turned back. "Don't care if he lives or dies?"
"Yeah."
Zhuang Hu remained silent for a moment. If it were an ordinary client, he wouldn't bother asking about the target's identity, but with Ye Anping as a client...
For safety, he still asked, "Yao Yuanhua?"
"The sub-enforcer of the prison hall of the Heavenly Demon Sect."
"A demonic cultivator..." Zhuang Hu frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then raised three fingers. "Twenty thousand."
"Just ten thousand."
"..."
Zhuang Hu remained silent for a moment, then turned and walked out of the room.
Ye Anping didn't bother with him. He didn't need to calculate anyway. This time was just a trial run to see how the group of demonic cultivators would react after he killed one of them.
Next, Ye Anping stood up from the bed and went to the wardrobe in the room, taking out the standard robes of the Profound Star Sect for him and his junior sister.
"Wife, change into these clothes. Use the spiritual sword issued by the Profound Star Sect when you go kill someone later."
"Oh..."
After contemplating for a while, Ye Anping, holding the clothes, simply pushed open the door of the room to go outside for a change. However, as he opened the door, he saw Zhuang Hu leaning against the corridor pillar, waiting for them.
Zhuang Hu had already changed into the attire of the Dragon-Slaying Society, with a straight sword hanging from his waist – a weapon he, as a Dao cultivator, wouldn't typically use. He seemed to be ready.
Ye Anping raised an eyebrow and asked, "I thought you weren't going?"
"I didn't say that."
"... "
Ye Anping felt a bit helpless. He gestured with his hand, took out a slightly larger sect robe from his storage pouch, and tossed it to Zhuang Hu.
"Change into this."
"... "
"I had it custom-made at the workshop a few days ago. The details are a bit different, but if you follow us, the guards won't check your identity token."
Zhuang Hu looked at the clothes he had just put on and asked, "Do I have to wear this?"
Ye Anping gave him a blank look, "If demonic cultivators find their way to the Jiang Residence, are you going to fight them in those clothes?"
"Oh."
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