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Chapter 206: If You Draw ’Life’, We’ll Let You Go

The old man’s expression instantly turned cold. "Who gave you permission to mention my grandson? Don’t you know not to bring up that unfilial bastard in front of me? You damned woman, die!"

As he finished speaking, the old man dug his hands into the ground, his fingertips sinking into the soil. With a mighty leap, he landed right in front of Shen Zhiyao.

"Die!"

The old man flung the handful of dirt at Shen Zhiyao, but before it could even fall, he was violently thrown backward.

A mouthful of warm blood spewed from his lips.

That wave of Spiritual Power was enough to shatter every bone in a person’s body. Needless to say, the old man wouldn’t be getting back up.

Realizing he was no match for them, the old man finally grew fearful. He immediately tried to use the Judicial Sect as a shield. "No! You can’t kill me! I’m a member of the Judicial Sect! If you kill me, they will never let you get away with it!"

Shen Zhiyao laughed at his words. "The Judicial Sect? Are they supposed to be powerful? Do you really think someone at my level of Cultivation would be afraid of the mere Judicial Sect?"

Shen Zhiyao shot Chen Yan a look, and he immediately raised his hand, preparing to finish the old man off.

Seeing that his death was imminent, the old man blurted out in a panic, "Wait, wait, wait! I know some things about the Judicial Sect! Just give me a chance!"

"Alright! In that case, I’ll give you a chance!" Chen Yan seemed to have thought of a wicked idea. He crouched down, his expression grim as he stared at the old man on the ground.

"I don’t need you to tell me any secrets," Chen Yan said. "I just want to ask you one question. Can you read?"

The old man shook his head. "N-No... I can’t read..."

Chen Yan’s interest was suddenly piqued. "Alright then. I’ll write five words on the ground. Two will mean ’live,’ and three will mean ’die.’ If you pick a ’live’ word, I’ll let you go. How about it?"

A moment ago, his death was a certainty. Now, he at least had a chance to live. The old man quickly agreed, "Yes, yes!"

Chen Yan wrote five words in the sand: Die, Perish, Demise, Expire, Croak.

Chen Yan nudged the old man’s shoulder. "Alright, old man. Go on and pick one of the five words."

The old man shakily extended his right hand, his finger finally coming to a stop on the word "Perish."

"Looks like you picked ’die,’ old man!" As the words fell, Chen Yan slapped the old man, killing him instantly.

With a sudden WHOOSH, the old man on the ground was reduced to a pile of white bones.

"Alright, job’s done. Time to pack it up!" Chen Yan clapped his hands together and motioned for Shen Zhiyao to leave with him.

When he turned, he saw Shen Zhiyao staring at him in shock. "What is it?" Chen Yan asked, confused.

"It’s nothing." Shen Zhiyao curled her lip in disgust. "I just didn’t expect you to have such a twisted sense of humor."

"Twisted? Me? I don’t think so!" Chen Yan said before turning and disappearing into the darkness.

After watching him disappear, Shen Zhiyao hurried down the mountain to find Fa Cai. Once she’d said her goodbyes to him, she pulled out her phone to hail a cab, but then she remembered she could fly on her sword.

Aside from flying to find Chen Xu, she hadn’t done it since.

Right now, she was itching for a chance.

’This place is so remote. No one should notice if I take off here, right?’

So she took out the plastic sword she’d bought in a group deal for 9.9 yuan. Forming a hand seal, she channeled a wisp of Spiritual Power into it.

With a SHIING, the sword shot up and hovered a meter off the ground.

Shen Zhiyao glanced around, and once she was sure no one was watching, she jumped onto the plastic sword and WHOOSHED into the night sky.

Shen Zhiyao hadn’t enjoyed the sensation of sword flight in a long time. She joyfully looped through the air twice before heading toward Longfeng Villa.

In her excitement, she failed to notice an employee in a nearby office building staring blankly out a window. The sight nearly made their eyes pop out of their head...

「Half an hour later.」

Shen Zhiyao arrived in the vicinity of Longfeng Villa.

Just as she was about to land, the plastic sword beneath her feet snapped under the strain.

Before she could react, she plummeted with a THUD into a patch of wasteland on the mountainside, the impact gouging a crater in the earth.

Fortunately, her body had long since been completely reforged, so aside from a bit of pain, she was uninjured.

’I’m a Middle stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, for crying out loud. To actually fall off my sword... If word of this ever got out, it would be mortifying.’

It was nearly ten o’clock by the time she returned to Longfeng Villa.

The Red-clothed Ghost and a White-clothed Ghost were waiting for her at the door, their chins resting in their hands. The moment they saw her, they eagerly crowded around her.

The Red-clothed Ghost looked at Shen Zhiyao in confusion. "Immortal, why are you so muddy? Did you fall into a ditch?"

The White-clothed Ghost plucked a leaf from her clothes. "Immortal, you’re always so tidy. Why are you covered in leaves today?"

Only then did Shen Zhiyao remember. She had been so flustered and mortified by her fall that she had completely forgotten to clean herself off.

"I was filming a show and worried about exposing my identity, so I couldn’t use a Cleaning Technique," she replied calmly. With a slight shudder, all the dirt and leaves vanished from her clothes.

Once again, she was immaculately clean, without a single speck of dust.

"Immortal, dinner is ready! Come and have a taste. It’s a new dish I’ve been working on. It’s guaranteed to be delicious!" the Red-clothed Ghost said, eagerly taking Shen Zhiyao’s arm and leading her toward the main hall.

Watching Shen Zhiyao walk in with such composure, the White-clothed Ghost silently gave her a thumbs-up. ’As expected of a woman who could become a huge star. She’s about to eat something that tastes like crap, yet she’s still so calm.’

Shen Zhiyao ate the food without a change in her expression. The White-clothed Ghost could only think, ’I’m impressed. Truly impressed!’

Just as Shen Zhiyao finished eating, she got a call from Jin Fan.

"Great-Grandmother, you’ve really gone too far! I’ve been waiting here for over eight hours! You weren’t answering your phone—I’ve been calling all day! If you hadn’t picked up, were you just going to leave me waiting here? Today, you’ve really, really crossed a line!"

Jin Fan knew he was being given the cold shoulder, and his voice took on a wronged tone. "Great-Grandmother, you’re a big star now. It’s inconvenient for you to get around without a private driver, so why don’t you let me do it?"

Shen Zhiyao thought about it for a moment and realized Jin Fan had a point.

’I can’t just fly my sword every time I need to go somewhere!’

’Forget about whether it’s appropriate; it would scare the daylights out of people!’

After a moment’s thought, she glanced at the two ghosts, who were pretending to watch TV while actually eavesdropping on her call. "Who wants to be my personal driver?" she asked.

The words were barely out of her mouth before both ghosts shot their hands up. The Red-clothed Ghost, afraid the other would snatch the opportunity, kicked the White-clothed Ghost a couple of times before running to Shen Zhiyao and thrusting both hands in the air. "Immortal, pick me! Pick me!"

Shen Zhiyao said, "Xinxin, you already work so hard cooking every day. Let’s have Lele be my driver."

Lele jumped for joy. "Thank you for this opportunity, Immortal! I promise I’ll do a great job!"

Shen Zhiyao spoke to Jin Fan on the phone again. "Find a driving school. Once Lele has her license, get me a car—something simple, nothing too flashy."

’Since I’m living in the modern world, I should abide by modern rules.’

’Besides,’ she thought, ’I’ll probably need to cultivate in the car in the future. It’s better to have someone I trust completely.’

Jin Fan agreed to such a small request without a second thought. "Great-Grandmother, you’re already a big name in the entertainment industry with a huge following. You should strike while the iron is hot and film a TV series or a variety show to solidify your fame."

Shen Zhiyao had the same intention. "Alright," she said. "I’ll come to your office tomorrow to talk it over with you."

"Perfect! I’ll clear my schedule tomorrow and wait for you at the company."

"Thank you."