Chapter 2014: Half-Year Agreement

"You two, from now on stay by my side!"

Ye Liuyun kept them by his side, just in case.

Then he only brought the two of them into the Space World.

He let them get acquainted with Ink Sea and White Sand.

Inside the Space World, Ye Liuyun could control everything, preventing them from meeting anyone else.

"Finally, that's all taken care of!"

Ye Liuyun finally exhaled, took out some beast meat, began grilling it, and waited for Feng Hong Xiu to return.

"You're really something! I was exhausted chasing those Martial Cultivators, and you just sit here eating and drinking!"

Feng Hong Xiu started complaining as soon as she came back.

Ye Liuyun promptly handed her a piece of grilled meat, "Try my cooking!"

Feng Hong Xiu took it without hesitation, ate while telling Ye Liuyun, "We chased a few! My True Essence is nearly exhausted; I dare not pursue any more…"

"Huh?

Your grilling actually tastes pretty good!"

Feng Hong Xiu praised.

"Yeah, I know! I let them escape on purpose!"

Ye Liuyun said calmly.

"Then why did you let me chase?"

Feng Hong Xiu gave her a cold stare.

"I saw you were in the mood to fight, didn't mean to bother you!"

Ye Liuyun laughed.

"Why let them run away?"

Feng Hong Xiu asked further.

Ye Liuyun explained, "Let them go back and spread the word for me! The news of the National Preceptor's death should be circulated; it will aid my future campaign!"

"So now that the National Preceptor is dead, is my mission complete?"

Feng Hong Xiu asked Ye Liuyun somewhat sheepishly.

"You have the nerve to say that?

I killed the person! I even saved you! What mission have you completed?"

Ye Liuyun retorted to Feng Hong Xiu.

Feng Hong Xiu found herself laughing at Ye Liuyun's question.

She laughed and told Ye Liuyun, "Anyway, Red Luan Pavilion never refunds money! And no matter what, once someone dies, we consider the mission done!"

"Then I've wasted my money! Since you won't refund, can you postpone the mission of protecting me?"

"I don't have any strong enemies now, basically I don't need you to act!"

Ye Liuyun discussed with Feng Hong Xiu.

"How long do you want the extension?"

Feng Hong Xiu hesitated a moment, then asked Ye Liuyun.

She also felt the mission wasn't really hers to complete, and Ye Liuyun had saved her.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun is a decent person and harbors no ill intentions toward her.

When Ye Liuyun desperately rescued her, he held her in his arms, and she suddenly felt especially safe.

Thinking of that, her cheeks flushed slightly.

Ye Liuyun's mind was solely on how to profit himself, and he didn't notice Feng Hong Xiu's expression.

He thought a year of Red Luan Pavilion's protection was enough.

Within that year, as long as no one orders Red Luan Pavilion to assassinate him, it's fine.

But he also felt the period was too long; Red Luan Pavilion couldn't keep a top expert trailing him forever.

Finally, he deliberately asked, "How about three years?"

"Three years! You think only your Crystal Stone is valuable?"

"If you gave me premium Crystal Stone, I might consider it! Three years?"

"You don't even need to think about it!"

Feng Hong Xiu flatly rejected.

"Then tell me, how long can you protect me?"

Ye Liuyun replied.

"At most three months!"

Feng Hong Xiu said.

"Tens of trillions of Crystal Stone just to protect me for a few months?"

"I don't have any enemies lately! Your Red Luan Pavilion is too shady!"

Ye Liuyun shouted.

Feng Hong Xiu thought for a moment, "Then half a year! Who wants to follow you around every day?"

"I can go back to Red Luan Pavilion—good food, drink, lodging, nothing lacking, and it won't hinder my cultivation."

"I'm not making you stay by my side every day.

Just keep cultivating on your own; I'll call you when needed! With so many people around me now, I generally don't need you to act! Since three years won't do, how about two years?"

"What do you think?"

Ye Liuyun continued haggling with Feng Hong Xiu.

"Two years is far too long! When Red Luan Pavilion takes on a mission, even the toughest target never exceeds half a year! Half a year is already considered caring for your special situation! I couldn't possibly be away from Red Luan Pavilion that long."

Feng Hong Xiu explained.

Ye Liuyun thought it was reasonable; a Martial Cultivator at the Mid-Eighth Realm couldn't stay with him for very long.

Although half a year is nothing to a Martial Cultivator—perhaps even longer than a single retreat—Feng Hong Xiu is, after all, a Pavilion Master of Red Luan Pavilion.

"Alright then! I'll take a little loss; half a year is half a year!"

Ye Liuyun readily agreed.

Feng Hong Xiu, seeing Ye Liuyun accept so readily, felt she had fallen into Ye Liuyun's trap.

"You did it on purpose, didn't you?"

Feng Hong Xiu asked Ye Liuyun.

"What do you mean on purpose?

You already promised me! No backing out!"

Ye Liuyun laughed.

"Hmph! Red Luan Pavilion always keeps its word.

Half a year is half a year! But perhaps you've taken a liking to me and want me to stay by your side longer?"

Feng Hong Xiu deliberately teased Ye Liuyun.

"Haha!"

Ye Liuyun also laughed, "I'm afraid you'll go out on a mission and get killed; later when I go back to Red Building, I'll have to meet a new Administrator!"

"Tsk! Can't you speak properly! I also wanted to help you solve the problem sooner; who could have guessed that Jiang Yuan has a duplicate, and that the duplicate's strength surpasses his own!"

Feng Hong Xiu explained to Ye Liuyun.

"Are there many people with duplicates in the Divine Realm?"

Ye Liuyun asked.

"Not many!"

Feng Hong Xiu answered precisely, "Techniques for cultivating duplicates are scarcely passed down outside.

Perhaps only the great families possess them! Moreover, the materials for cultivating duplicates seem especially scarce!"

Ye Liuyun nodded and did not pursue the question further.

There are many ways to cultivate duplicates; he knows several, though many are not very practical.

He still believes the duplicate he cultivates is the best.

"By the way, how did you kill Jiang Yuan?"

Feng Hong Xiu only now remembered to ask Ye Liuyun.

When the car canopy rose, she only saw Jiang Yuan's headless corpse and did not see the duplicate.

Ye Liuyun could only give her a half‑true, half‑false explanation, "When I was capturing his disciple earlier, I destroyed one of his souls.

And I told him that the soul was imprisoned by me.

Therefore he insisted on capturing me alive, hoping to retrieve that soul.

He rode this vehicle, likely to avoid Spiritual Soul Attacks or to hide that his soul was damaged.

Thus killing him is easy; anyone with a slightly stronger soul can now extinguish his soul and cut off his head."

Feng Hong Xiu nodded and asked, "When you rescued me, did you already anticipate being trapped, so you left someone outside?"

Ye Liuyun nodded, "I did leave someone.

It was to prepare the power of Space Translocation to move the two of us! I never expected Jiang Yuan would use his carriage to shield us.

I can only say his fate was to die! If he hadn't desperately tried to seize me, he wouldn't have died! As long as he stays inside that big car, you can't break its defenses!"