After seeing the man off, Ye Anping returned to his recliner in the lobby, picked up a piece of dogtail grass, and pondered about the matter involving the Seven Killers Sect.
He had a convenient option now, which was to inform Bai Yuelin about the situation and have her tell the elders of Profound Star Sect. This would hopefully prevent the black-clad man from taking Feng Yudie away.
However, this was merely a temporary solution. Even if he stopped the black-clad man, another red-clad or white-clad man might appear next. After all, the reward for retrieving the storage pouch with “Wu You’s” belongings was quite substantial – ten thousand spirit stones. This kind of reward was enough to make many wandering cultivators risk their lives for it.
Ye Anping didn’t really care about Feng Yudie’s fate. She was the protagonist of the world, she had the strength that many lack, and now she had the protection of the Profound Star Sect; she was unlikely to meet a tragic end.
What Ye Anping was mainly concerned about was that if the Seven Killers Sect continued to chase after her and suddenly realized that the storage pouch wasn’t being stripped clean by her, it might lead them to investigate him, Pei Lengxue, and even the Hundred Lotus Sect. This would be troublesome.
It was all due to the chaos caused by that scrap of “Mysterious Yin Technique.”
He was just a cannon fodder character originally, wishing to live peacefully with his junior sister until world peace. But ever since he and his junior sister killed “Wu You,” a crucial character in the main plotline, they seemed unable to free themselves from the entanglements.
“Sigh… It’s really troublesome.”
Ye Anping massaged his temple with his fingers, pondering for a moment. He decided that he needed to seize this opportunity to eliminate the Seven Killers Sect. After all, it wasn’t a formidable organization; even in the game, it was just a long and stinky side quest, and the rewards weren’t that impressive. Keeping it around wouldn’t serve any purpose.
But how to eliminate it?
Certainly, he couldn’t simply kill the leader of the Seven Killers Sect. That would be reckless, as he was only in the Qi Refining stage and lacked the capital to act recklessly.
This matter required a clever approach.
If Ye Anping remembered correctly, the leader of the Seven Killers Sect in the western realm was a Nascent Soul cultivator, a formidable figure with countless treasures. Even a few ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators might not be able to defeat him.
Therefore, to ensure a complete eradication of the Seven Killers Sect, he would need at least one Nascent Soul cultivator to lead the attack, accompanied by several Foundation Establishment cultivators and several teams of Qi Refining cultivators.
“It seems I need to play the role of a scheming villain, provoking conflicts between Profound Star Sect and the Seven Killers Sect. Hmm…”
Ye Anping rubbed his chin as he contemplated. Ideas began to form in his mind.
Just like he had prepared for ten years to kill “Wu You,” he immediately placed a “I’m here, shout if you need me” sign at the entrance of his therapy center. Then he went to his room and started to draft a plan for annihilating the Seven Killers Sect.
Although the idea of eradicating the Seven Killers Sect sounded like a big plan, there were only two essential objectives to accomplish.
First, incite Profound Star Sect’s anger towards the Seven Killers Sect.
Second, divert Profound Star Sect’s disciples to the Seven Killers Sect’s headquarters.
For him, achieving these objectives was relatively easy. After contemplating for a while, he took out paper and pen and drew a simple map of Profound Star Sect’s main compound. He marked the positions of the key formations protecting the sect.
Time passed quickly while he was deep in thought.
Before long, the sky outside darkened, and Bai Yuelin returned.
As expected, after she and Senior Brother Chen returned to the sect, Bai Yuelin was immediately bombarded with questions about Ye Anping from her senior sisters.
Although Bai Yuelin had been explaining, just as Ye Anping told her to, that her relationship with him wasn’t as rumored, rumors spread like wildfire, and her explanations couldn’t keep up.
By the time she finished explaining, those senior sisters didn’t bother asking anymore. They all smiled playfully and said they understood.
“So, this is the shop opened by Junior Sister Bai Dao Companion?”
“Sister, it’s not my Dao Companion, haven’t I explained it many times?” Bai Yuelin frowned and retorted, but the senior sister who asked the question just nodded with a knowing smile. She exchanged a glance with another junior brother beside her and both chuckled.
“Alright, alright, we know. Friends, right?”
…
Ye Anping let out a slightly exasperated sigh upon seeing their expressions. He sighed lightly and approached them, saying, “Please, both of you, come in. Did Senior Bai mention the therapy? If not, I can explain it again to both of you.”
“She mentioned it already. We’re here today to experience it. Senior Sister Bai said it’s beneficial for cultivation, and Senior Brother Chen recommended it when we were practicing swordsmanship.”
“Please, come inside. What would you like to drink? I have Dragon Well tea and Heavenly Spring tea…”
“Dragon Well tea is fine.”
“Me too.”
The two of them ordered tea, and Bai Yuelin suddenly spoke before Ye Anping could, “Two cups of Dragon Well tea, right? Let me prepare it for you.”
Ye Anping cast a disdainful glance at her upon hearing that and asked, “Why are you going to prepare it?”
“I’m just helping.”
“I didn’t hire you.”
Bai Yuelin averted her gaze, pouted, and complained, “I’m helping you for free, and you’re not happy? Fine, I don’t need you to pay me a salary. It’s just making tea. I’ll go do it. You can take care of their therapy…”
Saying this, Bai Yuelin dashed off to the backyard to boil water and make tea.
Observing her actions, Ye Anping inexplicably felt like he had been cornered, but after weighing the pros and cons, he simply went along with it.
Free labor, and just in time for the arrival of the black-clad man from the Seven Killers Sect. He could also use Bai Yuelin’s identity as an inner disciple to help explain some difficult questions.
He shrugged and invited the senior sister and junior brother Bai Yuelin had brought inside the therapy room. He began conducting their therapy sessions.
As Ye Anping was performing the therapy for the two newcomers, the black-clad man from the Seven Killers Sect arrived as agreed.
Seeing the sign at the entrance that said “I’m here, shout if you need me,” he shouted out.
“Boss!!”
“I’m here, I’m here!!” Upon hearing the customer’s arrival, Bai Yuelin hurriedly emerged from the room.
The black-clad man saw Bai Yuelin wearing the attire of Profound Star Sect and was momentarily taken aback. After all, he was planning to cause trouble at Profound Star Sect’s selection event. Seeing Bai Yuelin in the attire of an inner disciple, he felt like a mouse seeing a cat.
However, he quickly regained his composure and asked, “Is the owner not here? I came in the afternoon.”
“Ah… the boss is currently providing therapy for clients. Sir, please wait a moment. Let me bring you a cup of tea first. Would you like Dragon Well or Heavenly Spring tea?”
The black-clad man scrutinized the details of Bai Yuelin’s attire and realized that she was an inner disciple. She seemed to hold a high position within the sect and had probably been with Profound Star Sect for many years. He was surprised by this revelation.
After hesitating for a moment, he weakly asked, “Do you have Vermillion Bird for sale here?”
Bai Yuelin looked puzzled. “Vermillion Bird? Isn’t that a regional mythical beast? How could we sell it?”
“Ah…” The black-clad man chuckled awkwardly. “It’s not a mythical beast, it’s Vermillion Bird tea.”
Bai Yuelin tilted her head and raised a question mark over her head. “What kind of tea is Vermillion Bird tea?”
“… Never mind, just give me a cup of Dragon Well tea.”
Bai Yuelin observed him curiously and raised an eyebrow. “Aren’t you here for therapy? If not, the tea isn’t free, you know. It’s fifty spirit stones per cup!”
“Fifty…” The black-clad man blinked in slight surprise. He had never heard of tea being sold at such a high price. He put on an embarrassed smile and nodded. “I want to do therapy… I discussed it with the owner this afternoon, and I’m here to do it tonight.”
“Alright then! Please wait a moment!”
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