Chapter 293: Senior Brother, Feeling a Bit Weary

Like moonlight frosting the streets, those onlookers peering silently from their windows watched Ye Anping and his group of cultivators flying on swords from the sky. Immediately, they closed their doors and windows, fearing to be involved.

Yu Guan City, due to its harsh environment and its location at the junction of two Immortal Realms, was quite remote. Therefore, most cultivators residing in the city had committed offenses in the Western or Northern Realms and sought refuge here.

In other words, this was the largest hideout in the Central Realm.

And now, in this largest hideout of the Central Realm, there were unexpectedly three big cats.

“Tsk…”

Ye Anping clicked his tongue lightly, bowing and saluting. He had previously considered that the fight between Feng Yudie and Su Wan’er might attract the ordinary guards of Yu Guan City. If they did, they could easily drive them away with their identities as Xuanxing Sect disciples. However, the arrivals were disciples of the Heavenly Execution Court.

Although the Heavenly Execution Court was the hunting dog of the Central Realm’s Emperor Sect, responsible for patrolling, capturing, and gathering intelligence, dealing with street brawls or petty thefts was within their jurisdiction. But their current arrival was like using a cannon to deal with a mosquito. Moreover, it might not even hit…

Feng Yudie, noticing something amiss, leaned close to Ye Anping’s ear and whispered, “Young Master Ye, the newcomers don’t seem friendly.”

“We’ll just show our identity cards,” Ye Anping replied, waiting for the three cultivators on flying swords to land. He straightened up and introduced, “Three seniors. This is my senior sister and the one across the street is my junior sister. The three of us are on a mission to the Emperor Sect and happen to pass by Yu Guan. We encountered that little thief and planned to capture her and bring her to the Yu Guan Judicial Bureau.”

The leader, a middle-aged man who seemed a bit older, carefully examined the jade token in Ye Anping’s hand, confirming that they were indeed disciples of the Xuanxing Sect. His serious expression softened considerably as he returned the salute.

“Turns out, you three are young friends from the Xuanxing Sect. My apologies,” He said before turning his attention to Su Wan’er kneeling on the ground. Seeing her attire, he naturally associated her with the famous Thief Immortal. However, due to the widespread use of this title by many petty thieves, he didn’t believe Su Wan’er was the real Thief Immortal.

“Young friends, you’ve come far from the Xuanxing Sect. As disciples of the Emperor Sect, I should respectfully welcome you with tea. Unfortunately, Yu Guan is located in the border region, surrounded by endless yellow sand, so please forgive us,” He explained.

“Elder, you’re being too kind,” Ye Anping replied. “I will escort this little thief to the Judicial Bureau on behalf of these young friends, saving them the trouble of explaining to the commander at the Judicial Bureau. How about it?”

At the sight, Ye Anping felt a bit helpless. The Heavenly Execution Court’s cabinet disciple in front of him was polite and courteous, seeming genuinely interested in helping. He had no excuse to refuse.

He glanced at Su Wan’er and smiled, saying, “Then, thank you, Elder.”

“You’re welcome,” The Heavenly Execution Court disciple replied.

With that, he, along with the two behind him, walked over to Su Wan’er’s side. He attempted to lift her up by grabbing her shoulder. However, Su Wan’er’s legs and knees were frozen to the ground by Pei Lianxue’s sword, so she quickly shouted, “Ah! Don’t pull, don’t pull. My legs are frozen. Before you capture me, have that girl over there melt the snow on the ground.”

The leading Heavenly Execution Court disciple furrowed his brow slightly, looking towards Pei Lianxue. He said, “Young friend, please dispel the spell.”

Pei Lianxue, standing in the distance, did not react immediately. Her gaze turned towards Ye Anping, seemingly asking for his approval. Ye Anping hesitated momentarily and politely reminded, “Elder, this little thief is skilled in escape techniques. If my junior sister dispels the spell, she might escape immediately. Do you have something like Immortal Binding Ropes to tie her up first?”

The Heavenly Execution Court disciple showed some displeasure but smiled, saying, “Young friend, I’ve been serving in the Heavenly Execution Court for seventy years, and no little thief has ever escaped from under my nose. Rest assured…”

Ye Anping felt somewhat helpless and continued, “This person intruded into the Sword Sect’s treasure vault not long ago and stole something. Elder, are you really…”

“Young friend, to be blunt, if this person is truly the Thief Immortal, can she be captured by three small Foundation Establishment cultivators like you?” The Elder interrupted.

Ye Anping pursed his lips. He had anticipated this outcome when he saw the three of them and stopped struggling. He waved, indicating his junior sister across the street to stop the spell. However, he was genuinely curious about how Su Wan’er would escape from these three disciples of the Heavenly Execution Court.

Seeing the situation, Pei Lianxue put away the Snow Spirit Sword in her hand, and the thick frost formed on the yellow sand on the ground slowly began to melt.

Underneath her mask, Su Wan’er’s face revealed a sly smile. Just before the Heavenly Execution Court disciple reached out to grab her shoulder, she lightly hooked her right index finger.

Whoosh—

In an instant, the golden robes of the three disciples of the Heavenly Execution Court teleported and ended up in her hands.

“What?”

“Humph, just you three weaklings want to catch me? Maybe in your next life!”

Su Wan’er stuck out her tongue, and in a flash, her figure turned into a white light, escaping unnoticed by the three. Neither the three cabinet disciples of the Heavenly Execution Court present nor Ye Anping, Feng Yudie, and others on the side managed to capture her escape trajectory.

Whoosh, whoosh—

A gentle breeze swept through the streets of Yu Guan City, leaving the three bewildered. They realized their Heavenly Execution Court uniforms were missing, leaving only storage bags and a piece of cloth.

Feng Yudie looked at the still shapely figures of the three, covered her mouth, and chuckled, saying,

“You guys, let’s be real. If she’s the Thief Immortal, could she be caught by you three Foundation Establishment cultivators? Hehe~~”

“Sigh…”

Ye Anping sighed and tapped Feng Yudie on the head, signaling her not to provoke the Heavenly Execution Court disciples. Then he took spare clothes from his storage bag and handed them to the middle-aged man, politely saying,

“Seniors, if you don’t mind, please make do with these.”

“…” (the three remained silent)

Handing the clothes to the man, Ye Anping respectfully bowed to the three, then turned around and led Feng Yudie and Pei Lianxue toward their inn.

“Junior Sister, Senior Sister Feng, let’s go back.”

“Oh…”Hmm.”

Pei Lianxue and Feng Yudie followed behind Ye Anping, but couldn’t help glancing at the three standing in the street with only a piece of cloth.

After a while, the three finally realized what had happened. Especially the one who claimed to have been in the Heavenly Execution Court for seventy years bowed his head, looked at the clothes Ye Anping handed him, and swallowed hard.

Losing face in front of the younger generation… and in such a sorry state…

He suddenly felt a desire to end his own life.

On the other hand, the other person seemed more optimistic and sighed,

“Brother Chen, we shouldn’t have meddled today. If the Judicial Bureau learns of this, the three of us will definitely face severe punishment. As guards of the Heavenly Execution Court’s cabinet, on the street, and in the presence of three disciples from the Xuanxing Sect, we were easily stripped by a little thief.”

But then again, if the girl in the white clothes with a fox mask was the Thief Immortal? Weren’t those three only at the Foundation Establishment stage? How did they capture her?

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