After Crossdressing and Provoking Long AoTian

Ye Chenyan could not help glancing at Yu Qingtang.

Yu Qingtang looked just as surprised, and it did not seem fake.

A natural phenomenon had appeared. The entire convoy was startled awake, and one person after another lifted their heads in amazement.

“What is that? It’s practically like another sun rising!”

Jin Linglong looked tense, but after observing it carefully, she let out a breath of relief. “It’s fine. There is a phenomenon, but no pressure. At the very least, it isn’t some primordial vicious beast.”

“But the phenomenon is obvious. I’m afraid people nearby will come investigate very soon.” Ye Chenyan stood. “We cannot stay here tonight. We travel through the night.”

“All right.” Jin Linglong agreed readily, then gave him a deep look. “An opportunity like this is rare. We’re close by and can seize the advantage. Young Master Ye, why don’t you...”

Before Ye Chenyan could answer, Yu Qingtang had already patted his shoulder with great loyalty. “You go. I’ll escort them away and wait for you to catch up!”

Ye Chenyan was a little surprised. “You’re not going?”

“We accepted a job. The two of us can’t both run off.” Yu Qingtang spoke earnestly. “Go take a look, but don’t push yourself.”

The plot had gone off course. He had no idea what was emerging right now.

Ye Chenyan’s eyes flickered slightly, and he agreed. “All right.”

“I will definitely return within the time it takes an incense stick to burn.”

He turned and vanished into the forest. Jin Linglong woke the escort team and set off again.

Yu Qingtang glanced in the direction Ye Chenyan had left, and for an instant, he was a little tempted—right now seemed like a good time to run.

But then he looked at Jin Linglong and guiltily rubbed his nose.

Forget it. Running away at a time like this would be far too disloyal.

After Jin Linglong finished arranging the escort team, she looked faintly worried. “Young Master Ye went alone. Will nothing happen to him?”

“No,” Yu Qingtang said with certainty. “He’s very strong.”

He was Long Aotian, after all.

But Jin Linglong misunderstood that as something else and could not help teasing him. “Yes, yes. In your eyes, of course he’s the greatest young man under heaven. Hehe.”

Yu Qingtang: “...”

He wasn’t. He didn’t. Don’t make things up.

...

Ye Chenyan kept his word. He said he would return within the time it took an incense stick to burn, and sure enough, he caught up with the convoy right on time.

Yu Qingtang’s eyes brightened, and he asked, “How was it?”

Ye Chenyan’s smile was light and pleased. “I did not fail my mission. The harvest was quite abundant.”

He took out a handful of red and golden fruits from his chest. There were far too many rare heavenly treasures in this book, and Yu Qingtang had trouble matching them to their textual descriptions—until Jin Linglong cried out in surprise, “Heavenly Flame Fruits!”

Yu Qingtang: “!”

It was actually this!

This was an important item in Tu Jiaojiao’s route! But this number... seemed a little greater than the original.

Yu Qingtang blinked. In the book, these fruits even caused a conflict with a minor villain, and in the end, Ye Chenyan only seized three. Right now, however, Ye Chenyan held a full six in his hand. The amount had doubled by force.

Ye Chenyan casually tossed three Heavenly Flame Fruits to Jin Linglong. Jin Linglong caught them on instinct, but she was still stunned. “This...”

“Since the harvest was abundant, naturally those who see it get a share.” Ye Chenyan smiled. “One each for you and Lulu, Senior, and the remaining one...”

“I don’t have a fire spiritual root, so this is of no use to me. I’ll have to trouble you to help me sell it, Senior.”

Jin Linglong’s gaze shifted slightly. “To tell the truth, this is extremely useful to me. Young Master Ye, let me buy this one.”

“I’ll pay five hundred high-grade spirit stones.”

Yu Qingtang’s gaze went numb.

Although his entire fortune was only one thousand low-grade spirit stones, after following Ye Chenyan all this way, he had ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) seen enough of the world. He would no longer reveal such an unambitious expression just because of these rich people’s transactions!

Ye Chenyan laughed despite himself. “How could it be worth that much?”

“One Heavenly Flame Fruit is not worth that much, but making a friend of you is.” Jin Linglong tossed the spirit stones over with great generosity. “If you refuse, then you’re looking down on my Jinwei Escort Agency.”

Ye Chenyan could only salute. “Then I will respectfully accept.”

He turned around and stuffed the remaining three Heavenly Flame Fruits into Yu Qingtang’s hands.

Yu Qingtang was shocked. He looked at the fruits, then at him, unable to react. “Huh?”

Ye Chenyan’s eyes curved with his smile. “The rest are all for you.”

When he smiled, he looked especially sincere, as though his whole heart and eyes were full of you. Even though Yu Qingtang knew he was a harem-opening Long Aotian, he still lost focus for an instant despite himself.

His gaze wavered. He steadied himself, thought of a certain possibility, then lowered his voice and leaned closer to Ye Chenyan. “What about your share?”

As far as he remembered, although Ye Chenyan was not exactly the strategizing type of Long Aotian, he was still very sharp. Could it be that he had actually taken several more and only brought out six because he was afraid Jin Linglong might grow greedy at the sight of wealth?

Ye Chenyan also lowered his voice. “There aren’t any. I only kept one for myself, and I just sold it.”

Yu Qingtang instantly sat up straight, eyes widening in disbelief.

Ye Chenyan’s smile was free and easy. “We both came along on this escort job, but the Thunder Spirit Grass went to me as payment. You got nothing. I have to compensate you somehow. That’s only fair.”

Yu Qingtang held the three Heavenly Flame Fruits as though he were holding three hot potatoes.

He lowered his head and calculated. Jin Linglong’s offer was inflated, but no matter what, three Heavenly Flame Fruits would still easily sell for several hundred high-grade spirit stones.

Several hundred high-grade spirit stones. That should be enough to repair the Biehe Sect mountain-protecting grand array with its broken corner, replace the old stove in the kitchen, and even fix up the stone stool in Master’s courtyard that had been struck by lightning...

Yu Qingtang was reluctant to part with them, but he still hardened his heart, closed his eyes, and shoved the Heavenly Flame Fruits back at him. “No. I didn’t do anything. Keep them yourself.”

Ye Chenyan held the three Heavenly Flame Fruits, somewhat surprised. “You don’t want them?”

“I don’t cultivate a fire-attribute cultivation method either. They’re useless to me.” Yu Qingtang let out a breath, felt that he had not failed his own conscience, and grew even more righteous. “Besides, I’ve eaten plenty of your food and used plenty of your things along the way. I can’t decide payment doesn’t count as mine, but profit-sharing does.”

“Take them, take them.”

He closed his eyes, turned aside, and refused to look at the three fruits radiating the fragrance of spirit stones.

Besides, in the plot, it was precisely because of these three Heavenly Flame Fruits that Ye Chenyan managed to turn hostility into friendship with Tu Jiaojiao at the Golden Core Competition.

Just in case, not a single fruit could be missing.

Ye Chenyan seemed to think of something. He lowered his eyes to the fruits and revealed a faint smile.

Jin Linglong watched the two of them, a teasing glint flashing through her eyes. She deliberately asked him, “In that case, Young Master Ye, are you still selling these three Heavenly Flame Fruits?”

Ye Chenyan raised a brow and smilingly put the fruits into his storage ring. “These three were given by him. They are not for sale.”

Jin Lulu looked lost. “Why, Mother?”

Jin Linglong put an arm around Jin Lulu and turned away, amusement in her eyes and on her lips. “Children shouldn’t ask so many questions.”

...

Three days later, the group finally reached Qingzhou and first settled at the Qingzhou branch of Jinwei Escort Agency.

Jin Linglong had intended to treat them to a proper meal and cover all food and lodging, but Ye Chenyan firmly refused. She had no choice but to repeatedly tell them to come find her if they ran into any trouble. From the look of it, she was still reluctant to part with them.

After all, this journey could not really be described as smooth. It would be more accurate to say they had stumbled into a run of outrageous luck.

In addition to encountering a rare heavenly treasure’s emergence, they had also run into a nourishing spirit beast that got drunk and burrowed into the carriage. When they got up in the middle of the night, they happened upon Wealth-Gathering Sect double-crossing itself and picked up the scraps. Even going to town to buy a packet of candy had almost ended with a beautiful young lady’s embroidered ball landing on them...

That embroidered ball had nearly fallen on Yu Qingtang’s head. Fortunately, back when he was in school, he had taken volleyball as an elective, and with one bump, he passed it straight to Ye Chenyan!

Then that brat dragged him and fled two whole streets.

In short, although Ye Chenyan had somehow lost quite a few good things early on, plenty had now come back to him.

Yu Qingtang remained suspicious, but he could only optimistically believe that the Heavenly Dao was still working hard to patch the plot.

While Ye Chenyan was not paying attention, Yu Qingtang turned his head, clenched a fist at the sky, and encouraged it. “Keep it up! You can definitely do it!”

After saying that, he lowered his head and continued studying the little booklet in his hands.

This was a gift from Jin Lulu. The little girl was familiar with Qingzhou and had specially written a booklet for him. She said it was her personal experience with Qingzhou’s food, drink, and entertainment. It was actually quite interesting.

Ye Chenyan walked two steps, then looked back and saw him smiling. He leaned over to look as well. “What are you reading that’s making you so happy?”

“Hehe, I just think this little girl’s focus is pretty unusual.” Yu Qingtang generously handed him the booklet, then pointed foolishly at one line. “Look at this—Distant Brow Residence. The food is difficult to swallow, but the innkeeper is truly handsome. Highly recommended. Hahaha...”

He was laughing happily, but when he turned his head, he discovered that Ye Chenyan’s smile carried a trace of danger. “Want to go look?”

“No.” Yu Qingtang immediately withdrew his smile. “I am wholeheartedly devoted to food. Bad food is absolutely unacceptable.”

Ye Chenyan laughed with a snort. “I grew up in Qingzhou too. If you want to know where the food is good, just ask me. Why do you need a booklet?”

“You grew up in Guiyi Sect. It’s not like you could eat out every day, right?” Yu Qingtang retorted casually without lifting his head. “For food, drink, and fun, you still need someone who grew up down the mountain... Hey! Why are you snatching it!”

“You’ve been looking for ages. Have you picked a place yet?” Ye Chenyan deliberately raised the booklet above his head and flipped through it carelessly. “Why make it so troublesome? Usually, the most expensive place is the best.”

Yu Qingtang’s expression turned complicated. “...”

What an infuriatingly arrogant rich person statement.

He sneered. “The most expensive? Then Ascension Tower.”

The plot triggered there anyway.

Ye Chenyan snapped the booklet shut. “Let’s go.”

He had only just turned when he suddenly pulled Yu Qingtang over, narrowly avoiding the scarlet-flame demonic beast charging savagely behind him.

“That’s the Heavenly Fire Cult’s Blazing Rhinoceros. How overbearing!”

“Could that person be... Chi Yantian, the young cult master of Heavenly Fire Cult?”

“Don’t talk too much! Heavenly Fire Cult people have explosive tempers. Careful, or they’ll come after you!”

Ye Chenyan narrowed his eyes and took one step forward. Yu Qingtang hastily grabbed him. “Forget it, forget it. I wasn’t watching the road either.”

Ye Chenyan looked deeply at him before reluctantly turning back and pulling him away. “Come on. Ascension Tower. I’ll take you to eat Blazing Rhinoceros meat.”

Yu Qingtang actually imagined it for a moment, then muttered, “It looks like it has rough skin and thick flesh. Would it even taste good?”

Ye Chenyan could not help laughing. “You really want to eat it?”

He laughed boldly, reckless and arrogant. “Ascension Tower may not have any, but that young cult master... we’re bound to run into him at the Golden Core Competition sooner or later. When the time comes, I’ll snatch his mount and let you roast it.”

Yu Qingtang hurriedly covered his mouth and guiltily glanced left and right. “Keep a low profile, keep a low profile.”

Then he muttered quietly, “My appetite isn’t that big.”

Besides, this was Tu Jiaojiao’s actual older brother.

As he spoke, Yu Qingtang remembered something and suddenly asked, “There are still several days before the Golden Core Competition. Aren’t you going back to your sect to take a look?”

In the plot, Ye Chenyan had also brought Miaoyin Xian back to his sect, making Little Junior Sister grieve and shed tears.

Ye Chenyan’s steps paused slightly, but his face remained the same as ever. “The Golden Core Competition is in five days. Guiyi Sect is located in Qingzhou, so they won’t come over early.”

“Besides, there’s nothing fun at Guiyi Sect. It’s not as good as the city. Golden Core heroes have gathered here, and there are plenty of good things in the markets too. We can go browse.”

He observed Yu Qingtang’s expression, his meaning deep. “But if you truly want to go... my Master does want to meet you.”

Yu Qingtang was puzzled. “Huh?”

Ye Chenyan smiled a little sheepishly. “Back then, when I asked Master to tell your fortune, he smiled in a very subtle way, but he wouldn’t tell me why.”

“Why don’t I... simply take you to meet him?”

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