Chapter 168.2: Handing Out Snacks to a Yin Spirit

Three days later.

𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Rogue Immortal sat inside an inn. Inside his storage pouch were the pills his master had just refined. He was waiting for Qiyuann Sovereign to arrive, and truth be told, his heart was restless. Or rather, he hadn't quite figured out how he was supposed to face him.

A bright, lively girl burst in, glaring at him with wide, almond-shaped eyes. "Xiaoyu! I sent you to deliver medicine to my grandfather, and you ran off here to watch the excitement instead?”

"Ye Chan,

cough

, my friend is coming. I'll deliver the medicine after I see him," Rogue Immortal said, instinctively shrinking back a little.

The tall woman beside Ye Chan frowned. "You dare delay Lord Ye Chen's medicine? You've got quite the nerve."

"It's fine, really," Ye Chan quickly said. "Grandpa isn't in a hurry."

A complicated look flashed through the tall woman's eyes. "Little Chan, Lord Feng Xiao's grandson—Feng Tian—is waiting upstairs. Let's go see him."

Ye Chan hesitated.

Just then, a clear, relaxed voice drifted over. "Rogue Immortal, long time no see. So this is the city you're staying in? Not bad! It is much better than the backwater I came from."

Rogue Immortal turned and saw Qi Yuan in flowing blood-red robes. At his side was a small, exquisitely cute girl, no more than seven or eight years old. They were holding hands.

"This is my daughter, Qi Jianjun," Qi Yuan said casually. "Jianjun, this is Rogue Immortal. Call him Uncle Rogue."

Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Rogue Immortal. "Hello, Uncle."

Rogue Immortal nearly short-circuited. "No, no! Don't call me that. I'm still young. Just use my name."

A Yin Spirit calling me "uncle"? Absolutely not!

Rogue Immortal did not have the heart for that.

"Gao Xiaoyu, stop pretending you're young." Ye Chan scoffed, then looked at Qi Jianjun. "She's so cute!"

She glanced at the tall woman beside her. "Sister Hua, I won't go upstairs."

Turning back, she asked, "Xiaoyu, you don't mind if I sit here, right?"

Rogue Immortal instinctively glanced at Qi Yuan. When Ye Chan had called Qi Jianjun a "little kid," he'd nearly had a heart attack. One wrong move and this Yin Spirit could flatten the entire inn.

Qi Yuan laughed. "Rogue Immortal,

hah

. So that's your real name? Guess you'll be browsing the forums under your legal identity now."

Qi Yuan never imagined Rogue Immortal's real name would be so girly. [1]

Rogue Immortal forced an awkward smile. Inside, he was panicking. Facing Qiyuann Sovereign was one thing. Facing his daughter was something else entirely!

"Is this your Dao companion?" Qi Yuan glanced at Ye Chan and smiled politely. "She's quite pretty."

Ye Chan flushed immediately. "Don't talk nonsense!"

Qi Yuan gave a look that said “

everyone knew

” and clapped Rogue Immortal on the shoulder. "Work harder. Become a dad early."

Rogue Immortal had nothing to say.

"Come here, Cutie. Big Sister has a gift for you." Ye Chan, still blushing, turned to Qi Jianjun and waved her hand. A porcelain-white jade bottle appeared in her palm. "There are candies inside. They taste great, have one when you're craving something. They won't hurt your stomach."

Rogue Immortal's eyes twitched violently.

You are literally handing sweets to a Yin Spirit!

Qi Jianjun reached out to take it.

"Little Chan!" Sister Hua rushed down the stairs, followed by a handsome young man, Feng Tian. "That's the Three-Yang Spirit-Purifying Pill your grandfather gave you! How can you casually give it to a child?"

"They're mine," Ye Chan said coolly. "I can give them to whoever I want."

Sister Hua was left speechless.

Feng Tian stepped forward, asking Qi Yuan, "An ignorant child is one thing, but an adult? These pills are valuable even to Nascent Soul cultivators. Ye Chan means well, but can you really accept this without shame?"

Qi Yuan smiled. "I am without shame."

He took the bottle straight from Ye Chan's hand and popped it open. Fragrance instantly filled the room.

"Come on, Jianjun. Candy time."

Qi Jianjun grabbed a handful and stuffed them into her mouth. "Not bad."

Sister Hua froze. Feng Tian froze harder.

"Such a waste..." Sister Hua muttered, shaking her head.

"I'll report this to Lord Ye Chen." Feng Tian's face darkened. He shot Rogue Immortal a vicious glare. "Colluding with outsiders, deceiving—"

"That's enough!" Ye Chan cut in coldly. "I'll do what I want. Are you my son? Why are you so concerned?"

Feng Tian had no reply.

Sister Hua's expression shifted before she softened her tone. "Little Chan, we're just worried you might be deceived."

The atmosphere grew tense.

Finally, Qi Yuan said calmly, "Catch up to you later, Rogue Immortal. I'm going to kill someone."

Holding Qi Jianjun's hand like a little follower, he said cheerfully, "Goodbye, Uncle and Big Sister."

His musical escort had finally arrived, time for some killing.

Ye Chan stared, dumbfounded. How did the conversation jump to murder?

Before anyone could react, a familiar sound echoed from the sky. A bleak suona pierced the air, like a god's sigh, sweeping across the entire city.

Everyone looked up.

"The Blood-Clothed Sword God has come to kill!"

They'd heard the news that morning. The Blood-Clothed Sword God would strike here today. Who would dare miss something like that?

No one knew how many powerful cultivators were hiding in the city. Even reclusive Violet Palace elders would have emerged just to glimpse the legendary Yin Spirit. After all, he was the one who annihilated the Bright Palace and slew two Venerables!

"Let's go upstairs!" Ye Chan said excitedly, dragging Rogue Immortal along.

"I've got to go kill," Qi Yuan said again and vanished with Qi Jianjun.

Ye Chan froze for a moment, then went upstairs anyway.

By now, nearly every cultivator in the city had gathered. They stared at the dozen Violet Palace cultivators in the sky, awe written across their faces.

"Using Violet Palaces as a band! What a display!"

"

Shh

! Don't speak carelessly!"

"I'm praising him! Praising!"

"To think I'd live to hear Violet Palaces play music and see a legendary Yin Spirit!"

Leaning over the railing, Ye Chan's eyes sparkled. "Gao Xiaoyu, what do you think the Blood-Clothed Sword God looks like? Cold and distant? The type who keeps everyone away?

"I heard he even has a daughter who is also a Yin Spirit. That's terrifying."

Rogue Immortal said nothing. He really wanted to tell her,

You just met him. And you fed his Yin Spirit daughter candy.

There was no need since they'd see him soon enough.

1. Rogue Immortal's name is 高小玉 which literally means 'little jade'. This name is commonly used for girls, it sounds delicate and pretty and a jade is traditionally associated with femininity and elegance. ☜