Chapter 2018: Chapter 2018 The Promise
"From now on, both of you, stick with me!"
Ye Liuyun wanted them to stay by his side to avoid any unexpected events. He then took both of them into the Spatial World for them to get acquainted with Mo Hai and Bai Sha.
Within the Spatial World, Ye Liuyun could have absolute control over them, and they wouldn’t encounter other people.
"Finally, everything’s settled!"
Ye Liuyun finally sighed in relief, took out some beast meat and started grilling while waiting for Feng Hongxiu to return.
"You’re really something. I worked my *ss off hunting those martial practitioners, and you’re here enjoying?!"
Feng Hongxiu complained once she returned.
Quickly noticing her displeased, Ye Liuyun hastened to pass her a piece of grilled meat, "Come, have a try of my cooking skills!"
Feng Hongxiu didn’t hesitate and took it over. While eating, she told Ye Liuyun, "A few got away! I’m running out of genuine energy, I dare not chase anymore..."
"Wait?! The meat you grilled is quite good!" Feng Hongxiu didn’t forget to praise.
"Mm, I know! I let them escape on purpose!" Ye Liuyun calmly stated.
"Why did you ask me to go after them then?" Feng Hongxiu rolled her eyes at him.
"You seemed like you were having fun, I didn’t want to disturb you!" Ye Liuyun laughed.
"Why did you let them escape?" Feng Hongxiu asked again.
Ye Liuyun then started explained to her, "Let them go back and help me spread the news, of course! People ought to know about Jyang Yuan’s death. Well, it’ll be beneficial for my future plans!"
"Since the Great Expert is dead, my task is completed then?" Feng Hongxiu asked Ye Liuyun somewhat guiltily.
"You have the nerve to say that? I was the one who killed him! Even you, I was the one who saved you! What task did you complete?" Ye Liuyun retorted.
Feng Hongxiu herself couldn’t contain her laughter when she heard Ye Liuyun’s retort.
Chuckling, she told Ye Liuyun, "No matter what, Scarlet Cardinal House will not refund! Plus, as long as the target’s dead, we consider the task completed!"
"I really wasted my money then. Since I can’t get a refund, can you at least extend the duration of my protection? I don’t have any strong enemies for now, so I basically don’t need your help!" Ye Liuyun bargained with her.
"How long do you want to extend?" Feng Hongxiu hesitated but still asked Ye Liuyun.
She also felt that she didn’t complete the task herself, plus Ye Liuyun saved her. Not only that, but she also found Ye Liuyun to be a decent person, and he didn’t habour any impure thoughts towards her.
And when Ye Liuyun tried desperately to save her and held her in his arms, she felt particularly safe. Thinking of this, her cheeks couldn’t help but flush slightly.
But Ye Liuyun, preoccupied with how to maximize his own benefits, didn’t notice Feng Hongxiu’s expression.
He thought that having the protection of the Scarlet Cardinal House for one year would be enough. As long as no one sent someone from the Scarlet Cardinal House to assassinate him in this year, he’d be content.
But he also thought that this duration was too long, the Scarlet Cardinal House would not allow an expert to follow him around forever.
In the end, he deliberately asked, "What about three years?"
"Three years! You really think your crystals are worth that much? If you’re talking bout those top-quality crystals, I’ll probably consider! Three years? Don’t even dream about it!" Feng Hongxiu directly rejected it.
"Then tell me, how long can you protect me?" Ye Liuyun countered.
"Three months at most!" Feng Hongxiu responded.
"Hundreds of trillions of crystals, just for a few months of protection? I don’t have any enemies nowadays! Wow, you guys are ripping me off!" Ye Liuyun exclaimed.
Feng Hongxiu thought for a moment: "Then how about six months! Who would want to follow you around every day? If I go back to Red Phoenix Pavilion, they’d have everything they need, including ample food and accommodation, and there would be no interruptions in my training."
"I’m not asking you to stick with me all day. You can train on your own, and I’ll call you when I need you! I have so many people around me right now that I usually don’t need you to intervene! Since three years is too long, how bout two years instead? What do you think?"
Ye Liuyun continued to bargain with Feng Hongxiu.
"Two years is too long! When we do our mission, even the most difficult assignments never exceed six months! Half a year is already a consideration for your situation! I can’t be away from the Scarlet Cardinal House for so long," Feng Hongxiu explained.
Ye Liuyun thought about it and agreed. It would be unlikely for a mid-stage Eighth Realm martial practitioner to follow him for that long.
Even though six months might not seem long for a martial practitioner, perhaps even shorter than one training session, Feng Hongxiu was one of the people in charge of the Scarlet Cardinal House.
"Alright then! I’ll take a loss for once, let’s go with six months then!"
Ye Liuyun agreed readily.
On hearing Ye Liuyun’s quick agreement, Feng Hongxiu felt she might have fallen into Ye Liuyun’s trap.
"You did that on purpose, didn’t you?" Feng Hongxiu questioned Ye Liuyun.
"What on purpose? You promised me already! No backing out now!" Ye Liuyun joked.
"Hmph! We always keep our word. Half a year it is! But you wouldn’t be trying to keep me close because you’ve had a crush on me, would you?" Feng Hongxiu deliberately teased Ye Liuyun.
"Haha!" Ye Liuyun also laughed and said, "I’m just afraid that you might get killed out on a mission and I’ll have to talk to a new person in charge at the Scarlet Cardinal House if I visit!"
"Tsk! Nonsense! I was trying to help you solve the problem fast. Who could have thought that Jyang Yuan would have a clone and his clone’s power is even higher than his own!" Feng Hongxiu explained to Ye Liuyun.
"Do many people in the God Realm have clones?" Ye Liuyun asked.
"Not many!" Feng Hongxiu answered precisely, "The cultivation methods for clones are rarely spread. Perhaps only in those large families. Not just that, the resources used for cultivating clones seem to be especially scarce."
After her answer, Ye Liuyun nodded, not continuing the question.
There were many ways to cultivate clones, he knew several of them, but most of the methods were not very practical. He still believed that the clone he cultivated was the best.
"By the way, how did you kill Jyang Yuan?" It was then that Feng Hongxiu remembered to ask Ye Liuyun.
When the hood was raised, she only saw Jyang Yuan’s headless body and did not see the clone.
Ye Liuyun had no choice but to vaguely explain to her, "When captured his alchemy apprentice before this, I destroyed one of his Divine Souls. And I told him that I imprisoned it.
That’s why he wanna catch me alive, wanting to get back his Divine Soul. I guess he used this vehicle to avoid Divine Soul Attacks, or to not let others see that his Divine Soul got damaged.
So killing him is easy. Anyone with a slightly stronger Divine Soul could destroy his Divine Soul and behead him."
Feng Hongxiu nodded and asked again, "When you saved me, you knew he’d be trapped, so you left someone outside?"
Ye Liuyun nodded and said, "Yes, I left someone outside. That was to prepare to use the Hyper Hop to transport us out! I did not expect Jyang Yuan to use his vehicle to cover us up.
I can only say that he took this upon himself! If he hadn’t been desperate to catch me, he wouldn’t have died! As long as he stayed in that big carriage, you can’t break through its defense!"
