Chapter 197: Want a Reward? (First Update)

“Ye Meijing” couldn’t help a wry smile. Under Fairy Fengya’s dreadful domination, she finally realized that even the Demon Lord was nothing more than this. Glancing at the not-so-far away Fairy Fengya, who still carried herself composedly, “Ye Meijing” found herself filled with more emotions.

Beside her, Huang Hanyan’s attention was also pulled away. Seeing disciples walking towards them from a distance, she frowned slightly, but continued to advise “Ye Meijing”, “You still have to be careful though.”

With that, she hurried away, seeming unwilling to let others see the extent of her involvement with “Ye Wenxin”.

Considering Ye Wenxin’s current popularity, “Ye Meijing” didn’t linger in the same place either. As they walked along the road, they passed by various immortal sect disciples, discussing various aspects of the murders committed by the demon sects.

“The demon sects are truly audacious, daring to commit murder right under our noses!”

“They’re the demon sects; there’s no reasoning with them. And lower your voice; don’t let the people of the demon sects hear you, or you’ll invite disaster upon yourself.”

As the two disciples nearby were passionately discussing last night’s events, “Ye Meijing” couldn’t help but slow her pace. However, as she carefully recalled what happened last night, she hadn’t sensed any strangers’ presence.

Glancing again at Fairy Fengya, who remained calm and composed, “Ye Meijing” couldn’t resist asking again, “Master, why hasn’t anyone come to kill me?”

“Do you wish for someone to kill you?” Fairy Fengya’s expression remained unchanged as she glanced into the distance, as if she were confronting something invisible.

“Ye Meijing” looked in the same direction but saw nothing there. Although she didn’t know what Fairy Fengya was looking at, she still voiced her current thoughts.

“They’re all dead, yet I’m the only one alive. Isn’t that strange?” “Ye Meijing” felt that since Ye Wenxin was in the rankings, she would definitely attract the attention of demon sect disciples. But they skipped her, leaving “Ye Meijing” with a lingering sense of unease.

“With me here, you’ll naturally stay alive,” Fairy Fengya responded calmly, shifting her focus back to the front. “Ye Meijing” fell silent, following behind Fairy Fengya, but couldn’t shake the feeling that perhaps it was Fairy Fengya’s overwhelming display of strength that deterred the demon sect disciples from coming too close.

“But I slept really well last night. It feels like I haven’t had such peace in a long time.”

“Ye Meijing” didn’t pursue the previous topic further, recalling the rare tranquility of her sleep last night, which felt incredible. Upon careful thought, it must have been something Fairy Fengya did, that allowed her to sleep so soundly.

Fairy Fengya still showed no intention for more talk. As they walked along the road, they encountered a few Cozy Gang little brothers. Upon seeing “Ye Wenxin”, they immediately reported on Fatty’s current situation.

Fairy Fengya was completely unaware of this. Despite wearing Ye Wenxin’s face, she was still Fairy Fengya underneath, aloof and unapproachable, deterring any thoughts of closeness. “Ye Meijing” felt somewhat weary watching this. Worried that Fairy Fengya might tarnish her reputation within the Cozy Gang, she gestured to the little brothers.

“It’s a trivial matter. I was there yesterday too. Just tell me what happened.”

“Ye Meijing” approached them, delighting the little brothers; without Fairy Fengya’s oppressive presence, they spoke smoothly and in detail.

Naturally, to make “Ye Meijing’s” presence more natural, everyone had been informed since yesterday that “Ye Meijing” was Ye Wenxin’s elder sister, so they addressed her as “Big Sister”.

“Big Sister, Fatty asked me to tell you that he’s fine, but he also hopes you’ll be careful these days.” The little brother efficiently reported Fatty’s message. “Ye Meijing” nodded slightly, only to see that the little brothers still hadn’t left and seemed hesitant, as if they wanted to say something else.

“What’s up? You guys want a reward?”

“Ye Meijing” asked in confusion. The little brothers hastily waved their hands and explained, “No, it’s just that we have some questions in our minds we wanted to ask you, Big Sister.”

“Ye Meijing” was even more confused about what they could possibly need to ask her. One of them finally spoke up timidly, “Big Sister, how many people are there…in your family?”

“Ye Meijing” was taken aback, then suddenly remembered claiming she had no other relatives during her sadfishing phase. But previously, she had used Ye Liangchen’s identity, and now she was using Ye Meijing’s. With one relative after another popping up, it was natural for people to be suspicious.

“There are just the three of us, but we’re Wenxin’s distant relatives, not related by blood.”

“Ye Meijing” had no choice but to continue with the lie. She saw them nodding, and finally, one of the guys spoke up again: “Big Sister, I have one last question.”

“What is it?”

“Ye Meijing” felt something was off about this atmosphere. However, considering that “Ye Meijing” was much more attractive than Ye Wenxin, she thought maybe the person in front of her had some interest in her.

The more she thought about it, the more excited “Ye Meijing” became. If this person confessed to her, it would prove that her peach blossom aura wasn’t only effective on women, and it was just a coincidence that those who liked her so far were all female.

Finally, the lead man, after hesitating for a moment, asked his question. “Excuse me for being so forward, but… does your brother, Brother Liangchen, already have a Dao companion?”

“Ye Meijing” was speechless. She had thought someone had finally fallen for “Ye Meijing’s” carefully constructed beauty, but she hadn’t expected that no matter what, she still couldn’t compare to “Ye Liangchen’s” face.

“I don’t mean anything by it, it’s just that… I haven’t seen Brother Liangchen in so long…” The man blushed. Unfortunately, “Ye Meijing” had no romantic interest in him, and was puzzled about what she had done to make this little brother develop feelings for “Ye Liangchen.”

“Oh, my Big Brother already has a Dao companion.”

“Really? Is it an Azure Wings Sect disciple?”

“No, it’s someone from the Golden Age Dynasty.”

With Fairy Fengya right beside her, “Ye Meijing” couldn’t continue using her name to mislead people. She decided to use a new approach. If this little brother kept asking, she might even mention Long Qingyue’s name.

But the disciple didn’t ask further; he just showed a bit of disappointment, before being comforted by the other little brothers as they left.

Watching his sad back, “Ye Meijing” felt like crying the most. Her eyes grew misty as Fairy Fengya added, ruining the moment, “Who is Ye Liangchen?”

“Ye Meijing” felt even more resentful, though not at Fairy Fengya specifically. But since Fairy Fengya asked, she took the opportunity to vent her frustration.

“Master, aren’t you solely focused on cultivating and ascending? Why’re you suddenly interested in my business?”

“Oh, I just realized that I haven’t properly understood you,” Fairy Fengya replied calmly, but her words sent a chill down “Ye Meijing’s” spine. She felt as if Fairy Fengya was hinting at something deeper.

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Author had something to say:

By the way, there’s a loophole in Chapter 182. When Ye Wenxin went searching for Fatty and ran into the Cozy Gang little brothers, they immediately called her Big Sister, but at that time, Ye Wenxin was disguised as “Ye Meijing”.

This is indeed a loophole (even though no one noticed yet), but I did my best to fix it in this chapter~~

Ye Wenxin’s elder sister = Cozy Gang’s Big Sister, there should be nothing wrong now (gulp).

Because making changes for publication requires finding an editor, which is very cumbersome, I try to check my work multiple times. (However, each time after reviewing it, I still find a bunch of mistakes, it’s quite frustrating)