Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Jiang Shaoguang nodded in agreement, but dared not say anything more.

Seeing the third brother's appearance and posture, Yunping could only spread his hands and smile slightly.

"Alright, we've seen the courtyard now, let's go back."

"Huh? We're going back already?" Ye Yuchan was a little confused. "Then what are we doing here?"

"You came to see the performance in the courtyard?" Yunping replied in a completely matter-of-fact tone.

Ye Yuchan shook her head, her expression extremely strange: "No, no! Aren't we here to thwart that Ye Xuanqiu's plan?"

"I'm just here to confirm something."

The old rogue chuckled, not intending to explain further: "I just wanted to show you what the outcome would be if you continued down this path."

Is this the ending?

The image of himself selling paintings on the street to make a living flashed through his mind, and Gu Xingzhuo shuddered.

Although he still had some confidence in his painting skills, the thought of having to sell his paintings to make a living still made him somewhat unwilling. He immediately raised his hand and asked Yunping, "Teacher, will the fate revealed in this courtyard... definitely come true?"

"About 80-90%."

What Yunping offered was the possibility of an imperfect realization.

Jiang Shaoguang's eyes suddenly lit up, then dimmed again. After a moment of silence, he spoke again, his eyes gleaming: "You mean, if nothing unexpected happens, it will come true?"

"More or less." At this moment, the Array Saint Tai Baiqiu, who had been unable to get a word in edgewise, also quietly spoke up, making his presence known: "The reason why only I can see the Yantian Well is because the water in the Yantian Well can predict the future of the person being seen based on their condition and the calculations of the Heavenly Dao. In other words, this is the result of the Heavenly Dao's meticulous calculations."

“But sometimes the Heavenly Dao makes mistakes, or rather, sometimes the Heavenly Dao is influenced by beings that are beyond the Heavenly Dao—” At this point, Tai Baiqiu glanced silently at the white-robed youth sitting on the edge of the Yantian Well, with his legs crossed and a smirk on his face, and said helplessly, “So if there are no beings that transcend the Heavenly Dao, then everything that is shown in this Yantian Well is absolutely correct.”

"That's all for now."

Yunping raised his head, looked up at the azure sky, and squinted his eyes.

He stared at the heavens in silence for a long time, then smiled slightly, looked away, and said to Tai Baiqiu, "Old Array Saint, I'll have to trouble you now. Send these little brats back to that Cold Seal City."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Ye Yuchan thought something was off.

What does it mean to "send these little brats back"?

What he meant was, it seemed like he was suggesting that Ye Yuchan and the others go back while he stayed behind.

Yunping went up and gave Ye Yuchan a sharp rap on the head, then gave Zhen Sheng Tai Baiqiu a wink.

"I really can't do anything with you, fine." Tai Baiqiu seemed to understand what Yun Ping was thinking. He also glanced into the Yantian Well, and then his right hand formed countless profound hand seals. These mysteries condensed into countless complex runes in the blink of an eye. In an instant, accompanied by spatial tremors, a pure white array appeared under the feet of Ye Yuchan and the other two.

Gu Xingzhuo and Jiang Shaoguang realized at the same time, and asked in unison, "Teacher, what about you?"

"I'll stay here and enjoy the scenery for a while," Yunping replied casually, legs crossed.

"So you're going to do things secretly by yourself again, huh?" Ye Yuchan glared at Yun Ping reproachfully, puffing out her cheeks, clearly displeased.

It feels like that old rogue always leaves suddenly for no reason, running off to some unknown place to do things he doesn't understand.

Although I can understand that he might be doing this for the greater good, but...

To be honest, with Yunping, that old scoundrel who talks dirty, not around, Ye Yuchan always felt... a little insecure.

Like a weary bird unable to find a branch to rest on, like a hungry deer unable to find sweet, juicy fruit, like...

Ye Yuchan quickly patted her burning cheeks—if she kept thinking like this, she could write a whole love letter!

Before she could even react, the old rogue in front of her smiled and waved to Ye Yuchan. Then, a burst of light flashed before the silver-haired girl's eyes. Tai Baiqiu raised his right hand instantly, and the spatial shockwave from when they passed through the portal rushed towards them like a surging tide!

On the vast summit of Luotian Mountain, only a snow-white figure sat at the edge of Yantian Well in the middle of the plain.

Of course, there's also the gradually fading Tai Baiqiu.

Since Yun Ping had already given the array diagram to Jiang Shaoguang, and Tai Baiqiu could not stay away from the array diagram for too long, after all, it was just a wisp of thought. If he stayed there for too long, without the spiritual energy supply from the array diagram, then the array saint Tai Baiqiu might die suddenly.

Slowly disappearing into the snow-covered plain, Tai Baiqiu looked at Yun Ping with a meaningful gaze, his ethereal voice echoing through the universe: "Gu Ahan, you wouldn't be planning to...?"

"Ah."

Yunping slowly got up, not even glancing at Tai Baiqiu's increasingly blurry figure, but instead standing in front of the Yantian Well, staring at the cold, dark well water.

"I've been curious since earlier. If it was just a play about the courtyard, why would that woman have meticulously set up the thousand-layered dragon-patterned pagoda restriction? Now that I think about it, it must have been more than just trying to prevent Ye Yuchan from seeing her future."

"She may have other motives."

"The skeletal black dragon was also carefully arranged. Once any of the skeletal black dragons died, Ye Xuanqiu would receive the news. She should already know that we broke through the magic array she set up, but she did not come to stop me personally. In other words, she did not care about it particularly."

"But isn't that contradictory? If she doesn't care about the courtyard at all, why would she go out of her way to set up that so-called Thousand-Layer Dragon Pattern Pagoda restriction?"

Tai Baiqiu frowned as well, realizing the illogicality of the situation: "Then... what is her reason?"

"She's trying to seduce me."

Yunping's face revealed a trace of unbearable melancholy, as if he were reminiscing about a past that could never be returned to: "In the current situation, the first thing I would suspect is definitely that Falling Heaven Pool."

"..." Tai Baiqiu was slightly taken aback, then suddenly realized: "So that's why she didn't show up?"

"Yes. If she wants me to explore this performance courtyard, she will suddenly appear and try to stop me, creating the illusion that 'this performance courtyard is very important,' but it might actually be a huge pit inside."

"But she didn't. By doing so, she created the impression that she was too lazy to bother with this well, thus leading me to doubt the sealed Falling Heaven Pool itself. But the Falling Heaven Pool is actually empty. The real problem lies with this well."

After listening, Tai Baiqiu couldn't help but chuckle bitterly: "The scheming and infighting between you two is truly frightening."

Yun Ping rolled his eyes at Tai Baiqiu and muttered softly, "She may not be Ye Xuanqiu."

"But maybe she is."

"..."

Yunping did not turn around, but silently gazed at the well.

Tai Baiqiu, with a helpless bitter smile on his face, gradually disappeared from Luotian Mountain.

The image of Ye Xuanqiu, which Yunping could never forget, echoed in his mind. He shook his head, a bitter smile of deep sorrow on his face, and then leaped into the air—

He jumped into the courtyard.

17. Debt collectors

Inside Hanyin City.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Shaoguang and the others returned from the floating Luotian Mountain to the small Hanyin City.

Looking at the familiar bustling streets and crowds, Jiang Shaoguang couldn't help but let out a long sigh, his expression slightly complicated.

"You're back..."

“Yes…” Ye Yuchan raised her head and looked at the clouds on the horizon, trying to find the Luotian Mountain that was suspended high in the sky. Her tone was full of sorrow: “That old rogue is really something. I don’t even know what to say about him.”

She's starting to complain again that the old rogue abandoned her.

Although Ye Yuchan knew that there were some things she couldn't get involved in, and Yunping wouldn't let her get involved either, this feeling of being excluded made her very uncomfortable.

On the other hand, Gu Xingzhuo seemed to have gotten used to Yun Ping's approach and could see Ye Yuchan's dissatisfaction, so he advised her, "Junior Sister Yuchan, you don't need to think too much about it. Teacher has his own plans."

"I know, that old rogue is very shrewd."

Ye Yuchan waved her hand to indicate that she was fine, then raised her head and stared at the corner ahead with a strange look.

She squinted and said softly, "Hey, look what's going on there? It looks like there's something interesting to watch."

"Ok?"

Jiang Shaoguang and Gu Xingzhuo looked in the direction of the sound and indeed discovered something unusual.

Right there at the crossroads in the distance, a place that should have been bustling with people as usual, suddenly became exceptionally crowded, as if all the people of Hanyin City had gathered together. From where Ye Yuchan and the others were, they could see some Hanyin City residents who were watching the spectacle trying their best to squeeze into the crowd.

Ye Yuchan gave Jiang Shaoguang a meaningful look, and the latter immediately said, "Don't look at me like that, Junior Sister Yuchan. This Hanyin City has always been very peaceful. Junior Sister Luo Kui and I settled here because of this. Scenes like this don't happen more than a few times every few years."

"Oh~" Ye Yuchan smiled and put her hands behind her back, saying, "I thought Luo Kui was the kind of person who would specifically go to cities with a lot of injustice, like Gotham City. If she went there, she would definitely become a female Batman."

Jiang Shaoguang: "Junior sister, what are you saying..."

"It's nothing." Ye Yuchan waved her hand with a smile, thinking to herself that probably no one but the old rogue would understand this joke, so she didn't intend to delve into it further. Instead, she said, "Alright, let's go see what's going on. We're just killing time anyway. Luo Kui will be here for a while, right?"

“If I remember correctly, it was ten days…” Gu Xingzhuo said, then looked up at the azure sky and corrected himself: “Well, it should be nine days.”

"We've been there for so long?" Ye Yuchan asked, somewhat surprised.

"It should be. After all, Luotian Mountain is a legendary place, and the flow of time may be different. Such a strange distortion phenomenon may not be impossible."

Ye Yuchan nodded, not intending to delve deeper into the issues surrounding Luotian Mountain.

The three of them reached a consensus and decided to go and see what major event had occurred in the usually quiet and peaceful Hanyin City that would attract so many people to watch.

……

……

"I will pay you back, but not now... Please, please, wait a while."

"You old bastard, you either pay me back or you die today, those are your two choices. Stop crying and whining here!"

boom!

The man in fine clothes kicked the elderly man two meters away.

The old man was already frail, how could he withstand such a kick? He immediately clutched his chest and collapsed to the ground, vomiting blood, still muttering, "I will repay it, I will repay it..."

The man pursed his lips, then turned around and looked at the beautiful young woman beside him.

"Miss, what... what should we do? He really doesn't seem to have any money."

The girl's lightly made-up face revealed a cold arrogance, her expression was unusually cold, and her tone was full of dissatisfaction: "If this old bastard doesn't pay back the money, I'll have no choice but to take his life and sell his soul to the black market."

These words caused an uproar among the onlookers.

Surprisingly, no one dared to stand up and say that the girl was vicious. Everyone only dared to mutter a few words in their hearts, not daring to say a word in private.

Upon hearing this, the old man was so frightened that he almost knelt down. He struggled to his feet, still looking somewhat apprehensive: "Miss Yue, Miss Yue... Please, have mercy on me. My life is worthless, and my soul is extremely weak. Killing me would be of no benefit to you."

"Whether there are benefits or not is up to you to decide?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Jianghan sneered repeatedly. Dressed in azure feather robes, he stepped onto the old man with lotus-like steps and revealed an exceptionally terrifying smile: "Old man, you should know who I am, and you should also know what the consequences of provoking me will be."

"I...I know..." The old man immediately knelt down and kowtowed, not daring to say another word.

Seeing the old man in such a state, Yue Jianghan gently stroked her hair and raised her jade foot to kick the old man's head.

With a powerful blow, the old man was immediately kicked to the ground again, leaving a small half-shoe print on the side of his face. He lay on the ground, clutching his left cheek, trembling with pain. His body was forced to curl up due to the pain, and he lay on the ground convulsing.