The Cannon Fodder Turns His Sister Into A Soaring Phoenix-Chapter 394 - Old Loli, Ready To Draw The Sword

In the Northern Region, the silver moon was like a hook, and the vast white snow swept across the vast territory.

The snow-capped mountains and deep forests were deserted, and there were no immortal towns or villages around. Occasionally, the cries of wolves and foxes could be heard in the mountains.

There was no bonfire in the hidden cave, only silver-white moonlight shining in from the entrance made some light.

Wearing a snow-white fleece coat, Ye Anping sat cross-legged on a straw mat with his eyes closed to condense his energy and recuperate. The fatigue on his face gradually dissipated as his injuries recovered.

Noticing that his breath had calmed down a lot, Pei Lianxue, who was guarding beside him, asked in a low voice, "Brother, where are we going next?"

Ye Anping slowly opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Yunluo and Li Longling, who were hugging their thighs, wrapped in blankets. He then looked at Feng Yu Die, who was hugging a roasted chicken. Finally, he looked at his sister with a helpless expression. "Sister, what did you and Yunluo have in mind when you came to the Northern Region?"

Pei Lianxue lowered her head with a guilty look and answered in a small voice. "Collect... herbs..."

"What else?"

"Well..."

Xiao Yunluo hastily spoke up to help Pei Lianxue explain. "Anping, we came to collect medicinal herbs. Didn't Lianxue leave you a note?"

Ye Anping turned to look at her. "So, where are the medicinal herbs?"

"The herbs..." Xiao Yunluo shrank her neck and quickly turned to look at Feng Yu Die. "Second idiot, where are the medicinal herbs?"

"Huh?"

Feng Yu Die looked confused, then nodded in understanding and took out a few spiritual herbs from her storage bag that were emitting a faint blue light.

"Yes, yes, yes, I dug a lot! Enough for us to go back and hand in the task, what is this called... Snow Spirit Grass."

They actually went to dig it out...

Ye Anping shook his head and raised his hand to knock Pei Lianxue's forehead, asking, "What else?"

Xiao Yunluo hurriedly replied, "Nothing else~ We really came here to dig out spiritual herbs. This Snow Spirit Grass is only available in the Northern Region. It is not available on the market even here in the Cold Country. Am I right, Lianxue?"

Ye Anping looked at Pei Lianxue again. "Well? Is that right? Sister..."

Pei Lianxue pursed her lips and glanced fearfully at her brother.

"Brother, I'm sorry..."

Seeing her apologize, Ye Anping was relieved and rubbed her little head lovingly. "Well... don't lie to me next time. After I completed the Core Formation lightning tribulation, I found that you had left for the Northern Region. I didn't even rest and immediately chased after you with Longling. I was afraid that you might encounter demonic cultivators."

Pei Lianxue lightly clutched her clothes. "I'm sorry..."

"Forget it. I also bear some responsibility for this." Ye Anping shook his head slightly. "I didn't expect you to remember the name 'Xiyue' so clearly and come looking for her."

"I was just afraid you won't want me after finding Xiyue."

"...Silly girl."

"Then, Brother, are you going to look for Xiyue later?"

"Haven't we already found her? Xu Xiyue, Xu Mulan's younger sister."

Pei Lianxue was stunned, and Xiao Yunluo also raised her eyebrows. They both thought it was just a coincidence of names.

Xiao Yunluo asked in disbelief, "Ah? Anping, isn't she only twelve years old? Lianxue said you talked about her when you were a child, but when you were a child..."

"It's hard to explain, but it's really her."

"Then... will you take her back to the Western Region?"

"No need." Ye Anping shook his head. "I've been in the Northern Region for more than half a year, and I've figured out something. In the past, she and you, sister, were the two most important people to me. But now..."

Halfway through, his voice stopped abruptly.

Ye Anping felt that it was a bit corny to continue talking, so he just glanced at the girls around him again. But when he saw Feng Yu Die with her mouth full of grease, he lowered his head and sighed.

It was said cultivators should not abandon their original intentions.

His original intention was Xiyue. He intended to form a second or third-grade golden core after passing Wu You's death tribulation. Then, he would come to the Northern Region to find Xiyue and bring her back to the Hundred Lotus Sect so that they could run the sect together peacefully.

After hundreds of years, when he and Xiyue would reach the end of their lifespan, his sister would most likely have already become a Nascent Soul, maybe even a Deification cultivator, or she could take over the position of Hundred Lotus Matriarch, or go and establish a sect alone.

This was his initial plan.

But who could have imagined?

When he saved Feng Yu Die, his original intention was to correct the course of events.

However, in the process of correcting the course of events again and again, the world alignment shifted and went in a different direction.

As the saying goes, those who enter the game are confused, and those who watch from the sidelines see things clearly.

After this trip to the Northern Region, Ye Anping finally understood a simple and obvious truth.

---Ever since he took his sister to kill Wu You in Wuxi Town, this world was no longer the game world of "Heavenly Sword Fantasy".

After that incident, Ye Anping, the Young Master of the Hundred Lotus Sect, was no longer a cannon fodder.

And since then, the original intention he had set was no longer suitable for him.

Ye Anping's gaze once again swept across Pei Lianxue, Xiao Yunluo, and Li Longling. At this moment, there was only one thought left in his mind:

---Protect them and keep the promises he made to them.

Xu Xiyue was his original intention in the past.

But now, his original intention was his sister and the others.

If, after the dissolution of the game, they were still destined to meet again...

If Xu Xiyue was willing, then he would keep his promise and take good care of her for the rest of her life.

If she wasn't willing, he would end that fate as closure for himself, who was once just a cannon fodder.

"That's good... That's good..."

Ye Anping seemed relieved, and his mood was unusually relaxed. "Rest well today. We'll continue our journey tomorrow morning and return to the Western Region as soon as possible. Winter in the Northern Region isn't easy."

...

The cold wind blew across thousands of miles, passing over the prominent peaks in the southwestern border of the Northern Region.

The Western Region, where spring was supposed to come, had cooled down a lot because of the cold wind blowing from the Northern Region.

The disciples of the Black Star Sect were now wrapped in thicker autumn clothes, and the spiritual plants on the mountains had also entered the maturity stage.

Heavenly Water Lake Courtyard in the bamboo forest on the Red Spring Peak--

Buzz buzz buzz...

A mosquito smelled delicious food and flapped its wings before landing on the white, smooth back of a girl lying on a summer mat and enjoying the sun with her upper body naked.

Just as it was about to pierce the girl's fair skin, a golden parrot descended from the sky and turned the mosquito into its dessert with a peck.

Lying on the mat and shaking her bare feet, Si Xuanji asked, "How long has that kid Ye been gone?"

Qiu Shuirou, who was massaging her back with fragrant dew, sighed helplessly and shooed the parrot away. "Young Miss, you have asked for the seventh time today, Young Master Ye has been away for a total of one hundred and seventy-three days since he was last at the Black Star Sect."

"Is that so..."

Si Xuanji was taken aback, but she didn't say anything else.

In fact, for someone like her who had lived for thousands of years, the concept of time had long ceased to exist. She hadn't looked at a calendar for at least several hundred years.

Sometimes in the spring, she would return to her cave and take a nap. When she naturally woke up and came out of the cave, the Black Star Sect was already covered in snow. Then, she would quickly close the door and go back to put on some more clothes.

To Si Xuanji, one hundred and seventy-three days was actually just a blink of an eye.

But why?

She had already blinked so many times, so why hadn't that kid Ye come back yet?

Never mind... let's sleep for a while longer.