Situ Jiaojiao and the others used the teleportation formation to teleport to Forest City. Situ Ning, who had been waiting in Forest City for a long time, greeted the group.
“Jiaojiao, you are finally back. The ancestor has been very worried about you!” Situ Ning said.
Situ Jiaojiao smiled coquettishly, “Auntie, I am very lucky and blessed. Look, nothing happened to me.”
Situ Ning smiled and said, “Naturally it’s great that you’re okay.”
“Hello, City Lord Ning,” Wang Chenxiao said respectfully.
“It’s virtuous nephew* Wang! Thank you for taking care of Jiaojiao during this period,” Situ Ning said with a smile.
“The city lord is too polite,” Wang Chenxiao said.
Situ Ning seemed to have a good impression of Wang Chenxiao. She had a lively chat with Wang Chenxiao, ignoring Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi on the side.
Under Situ Jiaojiao’s arrangements, Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi moved into the City Lord’s Mansion.
Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi had been hiding in the deep mountains and forests for three years. Now seeing a city, they greeted Princess Jiaojiao and went out shopping.
City Lord’s Mansion.
“Jiaojiao, is that Fan Ye your senior brother?” Situ Ning asked.
Situ Jiaojiao nodded and said, “Yes!”
“I heard that your master values him more.” Situ Ning frowned.
“That’s right,” Situ Jiaojiao said sullenly.
Situ Ning frowned and said, “That guy doesn’t seem to be anything special! Why does your master value him more?”
“Auntie, do you think he looks nothing special?” Situ Jiaojiao asked.
Situ Ning looked at Situ Jiaojiao in confusion and said, “He’s just a loose cultivator. Is there anything special about him?”
Situ Jiaojiao narrowed her eyes and thought to herself: This guy, Fan Ye, was hiding deeply and couldn’t be seen through by ordinary people. No wonder Xi Yun said that there were few discerning people in the world. Fan Ye looked like an idiot, and no one took him seriously. She had heard from her father that her aunt’s eyes were very discerning, but she didn’t expect they were just ordinary. “Master likes him better. Aunt, why are you asking?”
“Just asking casually. You want the sapphire glaze liquid for that guy?” Situ Ning asked.
Situ Jiaojiao nodded and said, “Yes! Master asked me to take care of him. In my territory, I should do my best as a landlord. Anyway, the sapphire glaze liquid is a specialty of my Situ family, so it is nothing.”
“Jiaojiao, you have changed a lot!” Situ Ning said.
“Really?” Situ Jiaojiao asked in confusion.
Situ Ning frowned and thought to herself: Situ Jiaojiao didn’t care about other people’s affairs before. Not to mention this Fan Ye had stolen Sheng Zhihao’s attention.
…
Forest City was not small in scale, and there were many shops on the street. Bai Yunxi accompanied Ye Fan to buy a lot of things.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Of course, if the Situ royal family was unwilling to take care of the two of them, then they would have to rely on their own luck.
Before Sheng Zhihao left, he gave Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi many high-level teleportation talismans. When necessary, they could use the teleportation talismans to save their lives.
Bai Yunxi felt that Sheng Zhihao’s emotional intelligence was not very good despite living for so many years. If he guessed correctly, he and Ye Fan were likely to become victims of the negotiations between the Situ royal family and Tianyi Sect.
The Divine Talisman Sect was destroyed, and the Tianyi Sect did not get what they wanted. Naturally, they suspected that the inheritance left by the Divine Talisman Sect was in the hands of Sheng Zhihao. Situ Jiaojiao was taken away by Sheng Zhihao back then, and now that she was back, the Tianyi Sect would definitely want to find Situ Jiaojiao and inquire about the situation. The Situ royal family wouldn’t want to hand over Situ Jiaojiao, so it was very possible they would hand over Ye Fan as a scapegoat.
“Why doesn’t that woman like me? I’m obviously loved by everyone,” Ye Fan said.
Bai Yunxi looked at Ye Fan and said, “You are not loved by everyone now. Instead, everyone is calling for you to be beaten.”
Ye Fan: “…” It seemed to be the case! How could he end up like this? It didn’t make sense!
“I see that Wang Chenxiao is quite close to Situ Ning. He will probably give you tight shoes to wear*,” Bai Yunxi said.
Ye Fan was a loose cultivator of unknown origin, but Wang Chenxiao was the disciple of the vice president of the Talisman Masters Association. Comparing the two, Situ Ning certainly trusted Wang Chenxiao more.
And Wang Chenxiao seemed to be very jealous of Ye Fan! As a lauded talent in the Talisman Masters Association, Wang Chenxiao would certainly not be willing to be compared with a loose cultivator. Not to mention that this person was in love with Situ Jiaojiao, but Situ Jiaojiao preferred to hang out with Ye Fan.
“Wang Chenxiao, that guy, doesn’t look very friendly.” Ye Fan shook his head and said.
“I think we shouldn’t go to the Imperial City with Situ Jiaojiao. It’s best to leave quickly,” Bai Yunxi said.
“But we haven’t gotten the sapphire glaze liquid yet.” Ye Fan frowned and said, “We have to get the sapphire glaze liquid. That thing can increase the chances of forming a golden core by 10%. Although your qualifications are very good and there shouldn’t be any problem with forming a golden core, it’s always a good thing to be more prepared.”
Bai Yunxi frowned and said, “Okay, then let’s stay for a while.”
Ye Fan looked at Bai Yunxi and comforted him by saying, “Don’t worry, as long as an old Nascent Soul monster doesn’t take action, we can still escape even if we can’t beat them.”
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “Okay.”
…
“Where did you two go?” Situ Jiaojiao asked carelessly.
Ye Fan shrugged and said, “Went out for a spin.”
Situ Jiaojiao nodded and said, “Oh. Did you buy a lot of things?”
Ye Fan pouted and said, “This city is too small, and there are not many good things. As a result, I have nowhere to spend my spirit stones.”
Bai Yunxi: “…” There was nothing good, but he still bought so much.
“My aunt set up a banquet in the pavilion and said she wants to hold a welcoming banquet for us.”
“Is there anything to eat at the banquet?” Ye Fan asked.
Situ Jiaojiao nodded and said, “Yes!”
“What about the sapphire glaze liquid? Is it here yet?” Ye Fan asked.
“Auntie said she needed to transfer over a batch. It should be here now. I’ll go and ask later,” Situ Jiaojiao said.
Ye Fan looked at Situ Jiaojiao and said, “Ask quickly. Don’t forget.”
Situ Jiaojiao nodded and said, “I know. Isn’t it just sapphire glaze liquid? You ask about it several times a day. Aren’t you tired of it?”
“It’s not like I won’t give you spirit stones. I can buy it with spirit stones,” Ye Fan said.
Situ Jiaojiao waved her hand and said, “Forget it. It’s on me.”
Ye Fan looked at Situ Jiaojiao, full of surprise, and said, “If you don’t want spirit stones, then thank you.”
…
“Fellow Daoist Fan and Fellow Daoist Xi are here. Please take a seat.” Situ Ning greeted them enthusiastically.
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Okay.”
Bai Yunxi looked at Situ Ning and then at Wang Chenxiao next to Situ Ning. He had a feeling this feast was not a good one.
Situ Ning poured wine for Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi, and said attentively, “Fellow Daoist Fan, Fellow Daoist Bai, my niece has received your care. Jiaojiao has an arrogant temper. I’m afraid she has caused the two of you trouble. Since I’m here, I’ll thank you two and drink first as a courtesy.”
Situ Jiaojiao said with displeasure, “Auntie, what are you talking about?”
Ye Fan looked at Situ Ning, held his chin, and said, “Has the sapphire glass liquid arrived yet?”
Situ Ning smiled and said, “It’ll be transferred over soon.”
“Oh.” Ye Fan held his chin with one hand and clasped the table with the other. It was unknown what he was thinking.
Situ Jiaojiao looked at Ye Fan and said, “Fan Ye, my aunt has already toasted you. Why don’t you drink?”
“Can’t drink?”
“Why?!”
“You will be deducted 12 points for drunk driving and speeding. It is very risky,” Ye Fan said.
Situ Jiaojiao said in confusion, “What are you talking about?”
Bai Yunxi helped explain, saying, “He is afraid that if he drinks too much, he will fall off his sword when flying.” Ye Fan, this guy, was not drunk yet, but he was already talking nonsense.
“Let’s eat first. After we finish eating, it’ll be about time for the stuff to arrive. I heard from Jiaojiao that Fellow Daoist Fan likes to eat very much!” Situ Ning said.
Ye Fan looked at Situ Ning and said unhappily, “I like to eat, but I don’t like to eat poisoned things.”
Situ Jiaojiao looked at Ye Fan and said, “Fan Ye, what are you talking about?”
Ye Fan looked at Situ Jiaojiao and said, “You are poisoned.”
Situ Jiaojiao shouted, “What did you say?”
Ye Fan looked at Situ Ning’s changing expression, snorted softly, and said, “Ask your aunt.”
There was the sound of people moving around. Situ Ning pulled Situ Jiaojiao to the side.
A large number of people poured in and surrounded the pavilion.
“Elder Huang of Tianyi Sect.” Situ Jiaojiao looked at Situ Ning, a bit of anger flashing in her eyes. “Auntie, you informed the people of Tianyi Sect.”
Situ Ning looked at Situ Jiaojiao and said, “Jiaojiao, Tianyi Sect and Sheng Zhihao have a long-standing grudge. We cannot harbor the disciple of a remnant of the Divine Talisman Sect.”
Situ Jiaojiao wanted to say something more, but found that she couldn’t say anything. Not only was she unable to speak, but her spiritual power was also unable to function. Situ Jiaojiao suddenly remembered that Fan Ye said that the dishes were poisoned, and she had eaten the dishes secretly before.
Wang Chenxiao pointed at Ye Fan and said, “Elder Huang, it’s him, it’s him, it’s him. The devil Sheng Zhihao passed the mantle to this guy.”
Ye Fan: “…”
Wang Chenxiao looked at Ye Fan, with crazy jealousy flashing in his eyes. When he was in the jungle, Wang Chenxiao was very jealous of Ye Fan, but with Sheng Zhihao around, Wang Chenxiao couldn’t do anything.
Wang Chenxiao’s jealousy had accumulated for a long time and turned into resentment. Wang Chenxiao had imagined the scene of trampling Ye Fan under his feet countless times. After leaving Cangshan Sea of Clouds, Wang Chenxiao felt that his opportunity had come.
Wang Chenxiao looked at Huang Xuanwen and smiled viciously, looking forward to the scene of Ye Fan being frightened to the point his soul flew away.
Huang Xuanwen put his hands behind his back, looked at Ye Fan and asked condescendingly, “Are you the disciple of that devil Sheng Zhihao?”
Ye Fan looked at Huang Xuanwen, tilted his head and said, “Are you a Golden Core?”
Huang Xuanwen looked at Ye Fan coldly and said, “Since you know, why don’t you just surrender?”
“It should just be an early stage! Are you the only one?” Ye Fan asked.
“What do you mean?” Huang Xuanwen looked at Ye Fan and asked.
“I mean, are you the only Golden Core that came?” Ye Fan asked.
***
T/N: Dealing with real life stuff is taking more time than expected, so updates will only be once a week for the month of May (it’ll be Saturday, same as Reborn to Strive).
Hongmen banquet – a banquet set up for a supposedly joyous occasion, but is actually a trap. Based off a real historical event – you can google if you’re interested.
*Not actually her nephew – she just means a member of the younger generation. This is how those in cultivation novels refer to their juniors (since they are both Foundation Establishment, they are equals (i.e. Fellow Daoists) in terms of cultivation strength, but Situ Ning is a senior based on generation because Wang Chenxiao is the same generation as Situ Jiaojiao). Virtuous just means “good” – you see it used a lot in ancient settings, like virtuous wife, nephew, etc. Honestly, it just sounds sanctimonious to me. Not a fan.
*Giving someone tight shoes to wear – means making things difficult for someone.
