Boom—
A thunderous clap exploded across the sky. In an instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth seemed drawn by some unseen force, converging toward a single direction and forming strange phenomena in the heavens.
Above the Liu family estate, the overwhelming pressure of spiritual energy made it hard for everyone to breathe. Some of the weaker first- and second-rank cultivators even fainted on the spot.
Many people stared at the scene in confusion. What exactly was happening?
Generally speaking, heavenly phenomena only appeared for two reasons: either a heavenly treasure had emerged, or a mighty expert or genius was breaking through.
Liu Tiancheng was also alarmed by the commotion and flew into the sky, only to be immediately forced back to the ground by the terrifying spiritual pressure.
Such pressure… a great expert was advancing. Judging by the scale, this was an eighth-rank powerhouse!
Someone was breaking through to the eighth rank and the direction… was his second sister’s residence!
The disturbance lasted for nearly half an hour before gradually fading away. Watching everything unfold, Liu Tiancheng’s gaze darkened. Originally, he had thought he simply could not afford to offend his second sister, but now… the Liu family could no longer keep her.
The ancestor would definitely be awakened by such a phenomenon. Once that happened, his position as family head would likely have to be handed over.
He had to marry his second sister off before the ancestor awakened. As long as she was no longer part of the Liu family, then the position of family head would still remain his!
The ancestor certainly would not dare demand someone back from the number one righteous sect either. Yes… this was the only way!
***
While the outside world was shaken with shock, inside the room—
A green dress and white robes lay scattered across the floor, while a thin white blanket covered the bed.
Chu Feng rested against the pillow. After being busy for so long, his little master had finally gotten some rest.
A faint blush still lingered on Liu Shijing’s fair face. One hand clutched the thin blanket as she stared at the heartless brat beside her, fast asleep and snoring away. She truly wanted to hit this little liar who never kept his word. She had clearly said “no” and “stop,” but what happened in the end? The brat had only gotten even more enthusiastic.
She wasn’t some medicine mortar, yet the brat had treated her like one, pounding away as though grinding herbs.
Still, there was one good thing for Liu Shijing. She had successfully stepped into the eighth rank.
The mysterious yellow energy she had absorbed into her body before had finally been completely refined through this incident.
Normally, a breakthrough in cultivation was something worth celebrating, but hers had happened under circumstances like these.
Listening to the steady breathing beside her, the mentally exhausted Liu Shijing also began to feel tired. Closing her beautiful eyes, she gradually drifted into a deep sleep.
***
“Chirp chirp chirp—”
The sound of birds echoed into the room.
Liu Shijing slowly woke up and opened her beautiful eyes, only to realize that it was already the next day.
Wait… the next day?!
The confusion in Liu Shijing’s eyes instantly vanished as she became fully awake. Yesterday, she and that brat…
“Auntie, you’re awake.”
“??!!”
Hearing Xueyao’s voice, Liu Shijing immediately turned her head. She saw Liu Xueyao sitting calmly on a chair not far away, now dressed in a fresh set of white clothes, quietly watching her.
“X-Xueyao! Why are you here!?” The words had barely left Liu Shijing’s mouth before she immediately changed them. “No, wait…what exactly did you do to Auntie yesterday!?”
Liu Xueyao said calmly, “I merely helped Auntie face her true feelings.”
Face her true feelings…
Liu Shijing was so angered by her own niece that her chest rose and fell.
“Oh, right. The head of the Liu family said he wishes to discuss something with Auntie.”
After delivering the message, Liu Xueyao stood up and left the room.
“Xueyao, wait!”
Liu Shijing had just prepared to get up when her body moved—
“Mmn~”
A wave of soreness struck her, causing her to let out a muffled groan.
Only after sitting on the bed for quite some time did Liu Shijing slowly rise and get out of bed.
……
After waiting outside for a while, Chu Feng finally saw the Saintess come out of the room.
To be honest, when he woke up this morning and saw the Saintess beside him, his soul had nearly flown out of his body in fright. He hadn’t sensed even the slightest trace of her aura.
The Saintess also said nothing, even helping him get dressed herself, leaving him both shocked and flattered.
Seeing the calm expression on her face, he lowered his head. “Sister Saintess, I’m sorry. I never should have…”
Chu Feng had spent ages outside preparing an apology, yet he had barely begun before Liu Xueyao interrupted him.
“Husband, I’m not angry.”
“Huh???”
Chu Feng was dumbfounded. Had the Saintess been angered so badly that something broke in her head?
Or was she simply incredibly magnanimous?
“Sister Saintess… you really aren’t angry?”
He asked cautiously.
Seeing her husband’s careful, uncertain expression, Liu Xueyao directly leaned closer.
Chu~
A light peck from her soft red lips. Liu Xueyao used her actions to show that she truly was not angry.
This time, it was Chu Feng’s turn to be stunned. In just two days, both aunt and niece had left their mark on his lips. Wait, that wasn’t the important part!
The important part was, Saintess Sister, your way of thinking was far too… tolerant!
Whether it was Sister Wan’er, Senior Sister Yuyan, Sister Tiantian, or now the Saintess herself, why were all these older sisters even more open-minded than him, a modern person?!
Logically speaking, shouldn’t people in the cultivation world be more like ancient people, with rather conservative beliefs?
Was this really normal?
At this point, Chu Feng truly had a tiny head filled with enormous confusion.
***
Liu Family Manor.
This was a property belonging to the Liu family apart from the main estate. Officially, it was said to be a vacation retreat for clan members, but in reality, it was used to imprison those within the Liu family who opposed Liu Tiancheng.
Quite a number of Liu family members had been tortured to death within this seemingly scenic estate.
Outside, countless heavily armed guards patrolled the grounds, yet inside the manor itself, only a handful of people could be seen.
Liu Yuning, the eldest young master of the Liu family, gazed toward the direction of the Liu family’s main estate. In another hundred or two hundred years, the master of that place would be him.
Behind him, the manor steward stood respectfully to the side, reporting the events that had occurred during yesterday’s ceremony.
“You’re saying someone crippled Third Brother’s cultivation and humiliated Mother in public yesterday?!”
Liu Yuning’s voice turned cold.
“Yes, Eldest Young Master.”
Hearing the steward’s report, Liu Yuning not only failed to fly into a rage, he instead burst into delighted laughter.
“Hahaha, excellent! Third Brother, Mother’s favorite son, has been crippled. That means the position of family head is guaranteed to fall into my hands!”
As the eldest son, he had been reassigned to the manor precisely because his mother favored the third son. According to past custom, the youngest son would be sent to the manor while the eldest remained at the main estate.
“That old woman still refuses to take her medicine?”
Liu Yuning gradually calmed his excitement.
“Young Master, she still refuses. In my opinion, we might as well just kill her—”
“No!” Liu Yuning raised a hand to stop him. “Mother and Father specifically instructed this. That woman is the trump card meant to deal with my aunt. If she dies, all our plans will be ruined.”
“Then what should we do?” the steward asked with a frown.
“You handle it. As long as she still has one breath left, that’s enough,” Liu Yuning said indifferently.
“As you command.”
The steward then withdrew.
However, only moments later—
Thud!
“Hmm? What was that sound?”
Liu Yuning turned around to look, and his eyes instantly widened. The steward was already lying in a pool of blood.
Before him stood a mature beauty in white robes and a young man.
“Who are you people?! How dare you trespass into my Liu family manor!”
Chu Feng looked at the young man in yellow before him. He had heard every single word exchanged between the man and the steward.
Drawing Little White, he spun the sword in a flourish. Sword cries rang sharply through the air as he fixed his gaze on the yellow-robed youth and slowly said:
“To think you dared lay hands on my wo—… aunt. All I can say is behold! Your death star shines brightly in the heavens!”
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