Cultivator in the Last Days-Chapter 126: Trouble

Chapter 126: Trouble
Even after that scene, Mu Ting Ye still remained calm and unperturbed.
Probably, this was because he was used to it.
In this way, the rest of the dinner passed quietly and no one else spoke out. When the dinner was over, Lin Yuan and Yu Shi Lan secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
"It’s already getting late and my family is definitely worried about me, so I’m going back first, Ting Ye," Lin Yuan said and then immediately ran out of the Mu Family Residence.
He looked like he was being chased by a horde of demonic beasts and his posture was really funny.
Then again, it was really not easy to eat in the Mu Family Residence.
"Don’t mind my parents too much. They’re always performing that drama from time to time," Mu Ting Ye said as he stood in front of the door and lead Yu Shi Lan out. He could sense that his father and brother were looking in his direction covertly and probably wanted to eavesdrop on his conversation with Yu Shi Lan.
But Mu Ting Ye didn’t want to.
So he lead her further away from the Mu Family Residence.
"I see..." Yu Shi Lan nodded while patting Xiao Mao, who was already impatience in her pocket. "You don’t have to send me away, Ting Ye."
Mu Ting Ye’s eyes flickered at Yu Shi Lan’s words and then he smiled, "It doesn’t matter that much. It’s just a few steps away and oh... sorry that I give you that identity in front of them."
The identity of his junior sister.
His master will definitely give him a beating later, but Mu Ting Ye didn’t care that much. Even though the beating was really painful, he didn’t want others to know that Yu Shi Lan actually didn’t have any background whatsoever.
She was climbing up on her own.
It’s inspiring yet distressing at the same time.
So Mu Ting Ye felt that it would be better to let Yu Shi Lan borrow his master’s reputation and backing to make sure no blind people would provoke her so easily.
"I think... I should thank you instead," Yu Shi Lan said slowly.
She might not be very smart but after thinking for a while, she understood why Mu Ting Ye said it in front of his father and older brother.
He’s trying to protect her.
As a cultivator who had lived on her own for so many years and also had a lot of abilities, it was rare for Yu Shi Lan to be protected by others. She herself didn’t think that she needed their protection either.
But when she realized Mu Ting Ye’s real plan, she couldn’t help but think that he’s really a good man.
Why did she never meet him in her previous life?
Perhaps her life wouldn’t be as miserable as it was had she met him at that time.
Unfortunately, this is a question that could never be answered. Yu Shi Lan didn’t have any plan to repeat what she had done in her first life, so everything is destined to be different from that moment on.
Mu Ting Ye scratched the back of his head. "Well, be careful on your way back... do you want me to escort you back?"
"...I’m not that weak girl." Yu Shi Lan refused.
Even if they have already started to call each other with their name directly instead of full name, she didn’t think that she was that close to Mu Ting Ye to have him escort her back to her home.
And in this base... who could possibly threaten her safety?
Unless it was the military who made a move, Yu Shi Lan was confident that she would be able to deal with anyone who came.
So Mu Ting Ye waved goodbye and Yu Shi Lan made her way back on her own.
"Meow!" <Hurry up! I want to eat some dried fish! It’s tiring to eat in other people’s place!>
Xiao Mao was urging Yu Shi Lan to go back as soon as possible. She couldn’t stand it anymore and felt that her stomach was rumbling.
Eating in Mu Ting Ye meant that she had to act.
And Xiao Mao hated it!
She just wanted to eat as much as she could and fill her stomach.
"I know, I know." Yu Shi Lan was amused and quickened her pace to go back to the apartment. After all, her pocket was small and Xiao Mao couldn’t really enjoy eating dried fish while staying inside the pocket.
Xiao Mao didn’t want to wrong herself.
She wanted a spacious place to eat comfortably.
Along the way, Yu Shi Lan was lamenting. "I have to make sure not to stay too long in Mu Ting Ye’s house next time."
She didn’t want to bump onto Mu Ting Ye’s mother asking her to stay and eat again. The tension between parents and child was really heavy.
It didn’t seem like they were discussing things but more like they were about to fight each other.
She didn’t understand how their relationship remained so good like that.
After all, Yu Shi Lan could see that Mu Ting Ye was holding back when facing his father. Otherwise, he would have long fought back just like what he did when facing Lian Lei Xu.
But she was only thinking about this in her mind.
She had no plan on asking Mu Ting Ye directly.
"Hmm?"
Yu Shi Lan suddenly looked in the direction of her apartment with her eyes narrowed. She saw a few people were surrounding the place and seemed to be waiting for someone.
While she had only been here for a while, she knew that her neighbors were all ordinary people.
They didn’t seem like they would get into trouble.
Though that didn’t rule out the possibility that she misjudged them.
But Yu Shi Lan could senes their hostility when they saw her.
"You’re Yu Shi Lan, right?" One of them suddenly stepped forward and blocked her path.