Xu Zhimo's mouth twitched, pondering that his Junior Brother must be joking. How could such a large Qing Ming Sword just disappear?
If it really disappeared, wouldn't his Junior Brother be panicking?
Xuan Mingzi would break their legs... Wait, that old geezer might not be willing to hit Yun Ming, but he, Xu Zhimo, was definitely not getting away with it.
"Junior Brother, don't scare me."
He looked behind Yun Ming. Wasn't it still there, wrapped in cloth? His Junior Brother was really mischievous... But Yun Ming reached out and uncovered the cloth, revealing a dark black fire poker. He had picked it up in the back mountain pond; it was very sturdy and well-shaped.
He picked it up to play with.
Carrying it down the mountain was also a deliberate act to let everyone see him carrying a sword down the mountain, so his Master would guess that he had stolen the sword.
He wouldn't immediately go crazy.
"Where's the sword?"
Xu Zhimo was numb. It was originally just a mission to clear Aether erosion. His Junior Brother wanted to steal the sword as an insurance, so he didn't pay much attention.
After all, everyone in the entire sect knew that Yun Ming had coveted that sword for a long time. This time, he was purely looking for an excuse.
But you can't put me, your Senior Brother, in an unjust position!
"After you left yesterday, I studied it for a while, and it suddenly drilled into my head."
"Do you know how scared I was then? Such a huge sword, it just stabbed right towards my forehead, and it hurt like hell!"
"I thought I was going to die..."
"So why aren't you dead yet?"
Yun Ming spread his hands helplessly. The other party's murderous gaze clearly didn't believe him, but every word he said was true.
Could this be the legendary Natal Immortal Sword, directly nurtured in the Sea of Consciousness? Although there was no such cultivation method in the sect, did Yun Ming read so many cultivation novels in his previous life for nothing?
However, there was a problem now.
He couldn't take out the sword. The Qing Ming Sword contained an incredibly vast amount of Aether energy. If it were to erupt within his body, he might not survive.
"Junior Brother, stop joking. You couldn't be a spy sent by outsiders, here just to steal the Qing Ming Sword, could you?"
"Senior Brother, you know I don't joke about things like this. I don't understand what's going on either. We'll just go ask Junior Uncle later."
Yun Ming gently patted Xu Zhimo's shoulder. The other party was much taller than him, but at this moment, he was squatting on the ground in despair.
No wonder Xuan Mingzi had repeatedly ordered Yun Ming not to touch that sword. Usually, it didn't matter if the Senior and Junior Brothers touched it, but it was different for Yun Ming.
"It's alright, Senior Brother. Master will at most beat you up; he won't kill you."
"How can such cold words come out of your 36.5℃ mouth? Do you still have me, your Senior Brother, in your heart?"
How could he not?
Yun Ming secretly shook his head. When there's trouble, Senior Brother takes the fall! Otherwise, what's the point of being called Senior Brother?
He walked by himself towards a teahouse, thinking that he would have to trouble Junior Uncle later, so he naturally had to prepare a bribe in advance.
The shop name was [Yin Cha Xian], with three floors. The first floor was divided into indoor and outdoor sections, with the outdoor section being semi-open.
Drinking tea and watching the snow in winter was indeed a wonderful thing. This shop was famous far and wide, not only for its delicious food but also because it secretly dealt in intelligence and acted as an intermediary for commissions.
All matters, big or small, from finding a lost cat to entering the Void to rescue people and eliminating high-risk Aetheric Undead, could be handled.
Of course, the reason Yun Ming knew this was because Wei Fei Territory, where Chenghui Flat was located, was under the jurisdiction of Yun Kui Mountain, and the Municipal Government and TOPS Group had relatively little influence here.
Any slightly larger force had to come to Yun Kui Mountain to pay their respects.
Xuan Mingzi specifically arranged in front of Yun Ming for the shop owner to watch Yun Ming and to immediately notify him if he dared to enter the Void.
Yun Ming also somewhat understood the reasons behind this.
Just like the sudden change with the Qing Ming Sword yesterday, his physique had some unusual reactions to both spiritual energy and Aether.
The Aether concentration in the Void was too high, and Xuan Mingzi was afraid that Yun Ming would have an accident. But Yun Ming had already reached the Yun Zhuan realm, and when he looked at the Void that covered the sky, he no longer felt the danger he once did.
"Yun Ming, you're here~ Are you here for morning tea? I can treat you to red bean cake today."
"And Senior Brother Zhi Mo, why do you look so listless?"
Coming towards them was a girl of eleven or twelve.
She had shoulder-length short hair, tied into two small ponytails at the ends. Her flaxen hair was very bright. She tilted her head, her bangs covering one eye, while on the other side, a hint of playfulness shone in her purple eye.
The girl was wearing a red and black cheongsam, with a copper coin pendant on her chest and a sachet at her waist. The front said 'gold' and the back said 'ten thousand taels,' clearly a little money-grubber.
Hongdou, the future proprietress, was currently just a small shop assistant. The girl had a slender figure, but her subtle curves were still beautiful, promising a bright future as a beauty.
Yun Ming recalled her appearance in the game from his previous life, and his heart couldn't help but sigh with emotion again. He really liked her!
The two were close in age, and Hongdou had intelligence far beyond her peers, so they got along very well.
"I've already eaten, I'm here to..."
"My Junior Brother is here especially to see you, Hongdou~"
Xu Zhimo forcibly interjected into the conversation, winking and teasing the little girl, only to be given an annoyed glare.
"Brother Zhi Mo never says anything trustworthy."
"Here, red bean cake. No share for Brother Zhi Mo."
Although the other party wasn't there to make a purchase, Hongdou still took out red bean cakes from the cabinet. Red bean cakes made by Hongdou, and pastries designed by her, were all called red bean cakes~
Of course, it was just to build a good relationship with the Young Sect Leader of Yun Kui Mountain, and incidentally, to have him try her new pastries.
"Tsk, you girl, you weren't like this when I helped you complete your commissions."
"That's how I treat customers, not Brother Zhi Mo… Brother Zhi Mo should have a little more self-awareness."
Xu Zhimo grimaced, clutching his heart as if he had suffered immense damage, then said sinisterly.
"Hongdou, are you sure you want to treat me like this? Aren't you afraid that..."
"You wouldn't dare!?"
Yun Ming was full of questions, unsure what riddle the two were playing, but watching them bicker was quite amusing.
However, the Qing Ming Sword that had drilled into his mind always brought him a sense of unease, and he didn't want to delay too long, so he said directly.
"Pack up the top ten best-tasting pastries on this year's ranking list. We'll be taking them to Junior Uncle later."
"Alright, that will be 1569 dinnar, please."
Hongdou immediately stopped arguing with the irrelevant person and put on an extremely enthusiastic smile. The speed of her expression change amused the surrounding customers, who couldn't help but laugh.
Pfft~
Before leaving, she didn't forget to stick out her tongue at Xu Zhimo, and while Yun Ming wasn't paying attention, she directly pulled him into the inner room, directly cornering him against the wall.