Dark clouds covered the sky, and soft rain lingered, spreading a thin layer of water mist over the **Heavenly Cloud Peak**. The light of the lamps, softened by the water mist, gave the mountain peak a hazy halo.

When Ye Anping came back from **Moon Spring Peak** on his flying sword, he glanced at the cluster of houses and spotted the one where he and Xiao Yunluo lived.

There were ten triple courtyards in this compound, and the only one that didn't have lights on was the one he shared with Xiao Yunluo.

Ye Anping landed his sword at the gate of his courtyard and took out the key from his storage bag, his mind still thinking about the ***Imperial*** Sect.

He had previously estimated that the affairs of the ***Imperial*** Sect would happen at least half a year from now, so he originally planned to rest in the ***Black Star*** Sect for a month or two and let his sister strengthen her cultivation and Feng Yu Die practice after the first volume of the *Black Moon Routine*.

But Si Xuanji already went there with Xiao Yunluo three months ago.

A simple estimate showed that the unrest in the ***Imperial*** Sect would begin in no more than five months.

Five months was not a short time, but not long either. The **Central Region** and the **Western Region** were quite far from each other, and it would take two or three months to travel there. There was probably no way to catch up with Xiao Yunluo, so at this point, he could only revise the strategic plan.

"I hope Brother Liang can catch up."

Ye Anping sighed softly as he reached out to push open the courtyard door, thinking of going to the house to take a hot bath and rest well. He still hadn't fully recovered from being nearly drained by his sister earlier.

But after taking the first step into the courtyard, he froze.

Why was Xiao Yunluo's bedroom door open?

Did Sister Bai forget to close the door after she finished cleaning?

Slightly puzzled, Ye Anping readied his sword and stealthily came closer, leaning his back against the side of the doorway and cautiously peeking inside the room.

What he saw were Feng Yu Die and Xiao Tian squatting beside the mahogany bed, watching something with great interest, with the look of a dog salivating over a juicy treat.

?

What were they doing here?

What were they looking at?

Ye Anping hesitated but finally padded into the room and quietly slipped behind Feng Yu Die and Xiao Tian.

Seeing that he had already reached behind them without even being noticed, Ye Anping was even more puzzled. He stood on tiptoes, stretching out his neck above the two people's heads, and looked at the object that Feng Yu Die was holding.

*Swish---*

Feng Yu Die completely failed to notice Ye Anping behind her and flipped the next page of the book '*Erotic Pictures of Immortal Palace*'. On it, two finely drawn little figures moved up and down. The man was holding the woman's legs, and the woman was holding the man's legs. Above the figures, three words were written: '*Inverted Phoenix Stance*'.

Of course, the paintings in the book would not cause the slightest ripple in Ye Anping's heart, who was well-informed, although the book in Feng Yu Die's hand was much better than the one he had given his sister.

However, Ye Anping was still slightly surprised, and his eyes slowly shifted to Xiao Tian.

It was normal for Feng Yu Die to look at it with fascination as she had never seen such things before. This was the first time she had seen it. But what's your excuse?

Feng Yu Die turned another page while pointing to the book. "Xiao Tian, is this what a real bird looks like? How come the one that Jiujiu sent last time is different?"

*"The one she sent was only the half below."* Xiao Tian nodded blankly. *"Yu Die, this drawing is a bit exaggerated. Anping's looks much better and not so hairy."*

?

Ye Anping's jaw dropped and he couldn't hold back anymore. He reached out, snatched the book from Feng Yu Die's hand, and snapped it closed.

"Oh shit?!"

*"Oops?!"*

Feng Yu Die and Xiao Tian exclaimed in unison and turned around in shock. When they saw Ye Anping, they were both a little embarrassed.

"Ah, Young Master Ye, why are you here?"

*"Anping, you heard me?..."*

"..."

Ye Anping said nothing and looked at the cover of the book.

---'*Erotic Pictures of Immortal Palace---Hardcover Edition*'.

The edges of the book cover were lined with gold foil. Since there were no printing machines in this world, books were not cheap, and books with gold foil and pictures were even more expensive.

He had wondered before, where did Xiao Yunluo get so many erotic books?

This did not look like a book confiscated from other disciples.

With an indifferent expression, Ye Anping held the book up and asked, "Sneaking into other people's bedrooms and peeping into their private stuff, which one of you was the mastermind?"

Feng Yu Die looked at Ye Anping's face, shrank back slightly, and immediately abandoned Xiao Tian. "Xiao Tian made me do it!"

*"Ah?! Yu Die..."* Xiao Tian paused and seeing that Ye Anping seemed angry, hurried to explain. *"Anping, this... I just wanted to teach Yu Die..."*

"You are the spirit of the *Heavenly Dao Scroll*, and you are supposed to help Feng Yu Die fulfill her heavenly destiny. What exactly are you teaching her, how to steal?"

*"I... I was wrong."* An aggrieved Xiao Tian lowered her head and pouted but then thought again and said, *"Oh... hold on! Yu Die doesn't know about these things, right? No one has taught her before, how about... you teach her?"*

The ball was suddenly kicked to his feet, and Ye Anping did not know how to kick it back.

He turned to look at Feng Yu Die again and suddenly noticed that she was all wet, seeming to have run around in the rain just now. Her ***Black Star*** Sect uniform, now almost transparent, was clinging to her body, and her silver hair was also wet with water droplets on it.

Shocked for a moment, Ye Anping unconsciously looked away, quickly took out a towel from his storage bag, and threw it on Feng Yu Die's head. "Here, take this and dry yourself."

"Oh! Thank you." Feng Yu Die took the towel and rubbed her head. "Young Master Ye, by the way, the drawings in the book..."

Ye Anping immediately interrupted. "Don't ask. If you want to know, ask Sister Xiao."

"Oh..."

Ye Anping was silent for a while, ignoring Xiao Tian's expecting look that seemed to ask him to teach Feng Yu Die, then changed the subject. "How's it going with your *Black Moon Routine* practice?"

Hearing Ye Anping take the initiative to ask this, Feng Yu Die quickly pulled away the towel covering her head and replied, "I was about to ask too! I've been practicing for three months now, but it doesn't feel useful, and my body hasn't changed much. There are no detailed records in the *Heavenly Dao Scroll*, and Xiao Tian doesn't know about it either."

"There are no records in the *Heavenly Dao Scroll*?"

*"There was someone named 'Gu Xuan Yin' who developed a supernatural ability long ago,"* Xiao Tian added. *"Anping, is this the one? The reference in the scroll is very vague."*

"Well, it's a divine ability left by that person..." Ye Anping nodded, explaining, "The *Black Moon Routine* is a magical power to control dragons, an ability that matches your Holy Emperor Dragon Body. You can also control other dragons such as..."

"Such as?"

*Such as Xiao Yunluo*... This was something Ye Anping couldn't say.

But in the later stages of the game, Feng Yu Die did ride Xiao Yunluo around every day.

"Let's talk about it later." Ye Anping raised his hand to stop her, once again changing the topic. "My sister should have gone to your house. You go back and pack up too. We have to leave for the **Central Region** in a few days."

"Huh? Are we leaving again... Didn't we just come back?"

"It's an emergency."

"Then, I'll go back and pack up now!"

Feng Yu Die turned around and walked out of the house, holding the towel Ye Anping gave her.

After watching her leave, Ye Anping sighed silently and turned to look at Xiao Tian, who was floating beside him pitifully, blinking cutely at him in an attempt to move his heart.

Ye Anping didn't accept this trick, and he frowned. "Xiao Tian, if you continue to do these messy things, from now on..."

*"Ah... Anping, I did it with good intentions, yes? Look... if Yu Die learns..."*

"It's up to you."

Xiao Tian pouted. *"Oh..."*

Ye Anping rolled his eyes, looked at the book in his hand, and asked, "By the way, where was this book originally placed?"

*"Inside the pillow."*

Ye Anping walked to the bed, stuffed the book back into the pillow, and then went to his room.

However, when he entered his bedroom, the image of Feng Yu Die's drenched body suddenly popped into his mind, and he murmured reflectively, "Have I just unconsciously averted my eyes?"

After pondering over the question, Ye Anping frowned, clicked his tongue, and answered to himself, "It must be an illusion."

Ye Anping took off his rain-soaked robe, then walked to the desk in the room, lit the candle, and took out the *Heavenly Return Bell* that Qiu Shuirou had given him earlier. He looked at the bell with a worried look in his eyes.

"Si Xuanji... sigh---"

Ye Anping sighed and gently flicked the jade bell with his index finger.

*Jingle---*

The ringing reverberated in the room, soft and sweet.