Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 99 - 95: You’re Just in Time!

Chapter 99: Chapter 95: You’re Just in Time!

"Thank you, Hero Yan, for saving our lives!"

Everyone but Li Ping’an bowed down to Yan Chixia, expressing their gratitude.

"Enough, get up, all of you."

Yan Chixia gestured dismissively, as if it was nothing.

The talkative Yiye Zhiqiu clasped his hands together and inquired:

"Hero Yan, why didn’t you take advantage of the victory and kill the State Preceptor to rid the people of this menace?"

"I have the same question."

Xiao Wangba and others also expressed their confusion.

"All you think about is fighting and killing. If I were to fully engage in a duel with him, it would be no small affair, and the area within a ten-li radius would not be spared. In such a case, you would all surely be implicated. That’s why we both stepped back, allowing the matter to end there."

Yiye Zhiqiu continued to press:

"Surely you’re being modest, senior. It was clear that you had the upper hand."

Yan Chixia shook his head helplessly and explained:

"It seemed like I was winning, but in reality, the State Preceptor did not make his move. He has a serious injury on his chest where the sword intent is still present. It looks like the assassin Lord Xiao hired is a master swordsman. With signs before and tracks behind, that’s what made the State Preceptor apprehensive."

"Indeed..."

Xiao Wangba said regretfully:

"The person I hired to assassinate the State Preceptor was the sword hero from Youzhou, Murong Zhenxi. It’s just a pity that he failed and even lost his life for nothing."

Li Ping’an silently noted the matter of the State Preceptor’s chest injury and then asked:

"So, does Hero Yan also not know the details about the State Preceptor?"

"Indeed, the Futang Group’s military advisor hits the nail on the head with his words,"

Yan Chixia looked at Li Ping’an with approval and said:

"The State Preceptor is clearly a practitioner of both Buddhist and Taoist cultivation yet surrounded by evil Qi. To say he is a demon, he lacks the Demonic Qi; to say he isn’t, he is in league with demons. His case is truly strange. In any case, try not to provoke him in the future. I will only save you this once. From now on, you must look out for yourselves."

"Since Hero Yan is here and the State Preceptor is seriously injured, I think he won’t bother us tonight. How about we find a different place and rest for the night?"

"Good!"

The group immediately moved to a dense forest and sat down for a long, in-depth conversation.

"Hero Yan, you’ve come to our rescue with no thought to the effort. May I ask, who entrusted you with this task?"

Li Ping’an and Xiao Wangba were the first to ask.

Yan Chixia replied truthfully:

"An old friend, the very leader of your Futang Group, Savior."

"It was him? How did he know I was here?"

Li Ping’an was both extremely surprised and delighted. Surprised that Savior would actually ask Yan Chixia to come to rescue him, an impostor, and delighted that the identity of Zhuge Weiwei was indeed quite useful, bringing continuous benefits.

Yan Chixia shook his head and said:

"I’m not aware of that. You can ask Savior himself when you see him."

"We’ll have to do just that."

Li Ping’an agreed nervously, hoping inside that he would never meet Savior in his life, otherwise his true identity would be exposed.

Having witnessed Yan Chixia’s formidable abilities today, Xiao Wangba wanted to recruit him and thus earnestly entreated:

"Hero Yan, with your earth-shattering methods and powerful mana, your fame is known far and wide. Why not join us and exert effort for the good of the world’s people?"

"Do not mention it again. My enthusiasm has long since faded, and I no longer concern myself with matters of the world. If it weren’t for a favor owed to the Savior, even if you died in front of me, I wouldn’t lift a finger."

Yan Chixia firmly refused, and Xiao Wangba found it difficult to continue, leaving the atmosphere to fall silent in an instant. Then, Yan Chixia pressed:

"What do you all plan to do next?"

Xiao Wangba sighed and said:

"Having failed to assassinate the State Preceptor and revealed our whereabouts, we are considering escaping the Three Auxiliaries of Chang’an first."

Stroking his beard and pondering for a moment, Yan Chixia offered a suggestion:

"The State Preceptor has been thwarted today and will surely seek revenge. If we walk out of the Three Auxiliaries of Chang’an directly, he will use secular power to crush us. I am unwilling to kill, so why not do this? Tomorrow morning, all of you can follow me to temporarily reside at Lanruo Temple with Sword Control. After that, what you do will no longer concern me."

"We shall have to do just that."

Xiao Baba nodded in agreement.

"And what are your plans following this?"

Yan Chixia then turned to ask Li Ping’an, who had been silent all along.

"Me? Well..."

Throughout his journey, Li Ping’an had witnessed an abundance of joy and sorrow, partings and reunions, life and death. He realized that in this world, if one is not protected by a powerful strength, they are just like those he encountered along the way, subject to being bullied and killed at will.

Currently, there are five major powers in the world: demons, the Imperial Court, Cultivation Sects, the Buddhist Community, and hidden masters. Being a cultivator, he must seek protection from a Cultivation Sect, for it is always cooler in the shade of a large tree.

Especially after today’s events, he had planned to cling to Yan Chixia’s coattails, surviving until he grew strong enough. However, Yan Chixia, the mystical hermit, had declared he would only help this once. From then on, life or death would not concern him. So, Li Ping’an decided to stick to his original plan and continue into the city to find Zixia.

He was so determined to find Zixia; firstly, because she was his first woman, and he dared not let her down, and secondly because Zixia was a disciple of the Sect Leader of Qingyun Sect. Being her disciple in turn, he could consider himself a disciple of Qingyun Sect, which is one of the Four Great Sects of the world—abundant in disciples and powerful. By finding Zixia, he could then follow her to Qingyun Sect for Cultivation, away from worldly disturbances.

Off to the side, Xiao Qingfeng and Xiao Yuechi looked on at Li Ping’an with anticipation, waiting for his response.

"I need to take care of some things in Chang’an City. Once that’s settled, I’ll come looking for...

Li Ping’an cast a glance at the somewhat disappointed Xiao Family Sisters and tactfully added:

"I’ll come looking for you two."

Xiao Wangba also noticed that both his daughters were quite taken with Li Ping’an. Xiao Yuechi was easy to speak of, having already agreed to Li Ping’an’s proposal, but Xiao Qingfeng was another story...

"Fellow Taoist, what about you?"

In response to Yan Chixia’s question, Yiye Zhiqiu planned out loud:

"Of course, I shall follow my master’s command to ensure Lord Xiao’s safety. Then, we will see."

Their discussion concluded, night fell deeper, and each found a place to rest. Li Ping’an alone pretended to sleep for a while before rising. Making sure the others were asleep, he stealthily set out to find the Xiao Family Sisters.

The first he encountered was Xiao Yuechi, who had agreed to marry him. Approaching her, he found that she too was not asleep.

"Ping’an, are you going to leave us?"

As soon as she saw Li Ping’an, Xiao Yuechi leapt up excitedly. Although she yearned to be intimate with him, her shyness led her to hesitate.

Li Ping’an, not one to care for such nuances, embraced Xiao Yuechi at once and looked down, asking:

"I will come back for you later. Where is your sister?"

"My sister?"

Xiao Yuechi, startled, pointed behind Li Ping’an. Turning around, he saw Xiao Qingfeng just as she witnessed the intimate scene between him and her sister. Overcome with embarrassment and jealousy, she turned to leave.

"I apologize; I shouldn’t have come at this time..."

"No, your timing couldn’t be better!"

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With audacious courage, Li Ping’an no longer hid his intentions and forcefully brought Xiao Qingfeng into his arms as well. With both Xiao Family Sisters now in his embrace, it was indeed a blesséd destiny.