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Xuefeng had to admit that his morning that day was very productive and fruitful. Not only did he discover the new way of his and Yiren's connection which they can exploit but he also learned the Queen's name which was Nuwa.

She liked it a lot when he began calling her by her name and he continued to do so to please her. Xuefeng would be leaving to train in the Wisdom Tree space in a bit, so he made sure to satisfy them both properly.

"Uff, Nuwa, you sucked me completely dry…" Xuefeng breathed out deeply while he lay down tired on the bed after coming for the third time this morning. They were exercising non-stop for at least three hours and he could only count on himself today.

He somehow felt awkward when he thought of asking Ling for help in this matter and decided to just try to work with his own abilities. She stayed silent and didn't volunteer to support him, so he could guess what her opinion was.

"Hehe, of course… Yiren and I wanted to have a taste of it with our mouths as well." Nuwa giggled as she gave the last round lick on the head before gathering the bits of thick liquid she had on her face and swallowing it with delight.

For Xuefeng's last burst, the girls decided to share it with each other and gave him double lip service. His action of rubbing their ears turned into a habit for them as Xuefeng made sure to please them too while they serviced him.

"Mom, you still have some left on your cheek, let me help you." Yiren suddenly called out when she realised that her share was already gone, so she decided to attack her mother.

"Hey! It's mine…" Nuwa shouted, but her daughter already threw herself at her and held onto her mother's head while licking her cheek. After she pushed her daughter away, she checked her cheek and realised it was already clean which made her pout.

"You will get it!" Nuwa cried out before she launched towards her daughter and started tickling her. Soon after they both rolled around on the bed, fighting with each other and laughing.

Xuefeng got nothing but positive energy from them, and this scene made him laugh as well. He joined them but then, they grouped up against him and he had no chance to resist.

"Ah, if only I could just stay like this here forever and cuddle with you in my arms…" Xuefeng sighed when they all finally calmed down and he hugged his two beautiful elves into his chest. He knew that there was a lot of killing in the near future planned for him, but with his women to cheer him up afterwards, he thought he could actually do it.

"You can stay here. You don't need to go back. We will take care of you…" Nuwa called out hearing his comment as she kissed him. She wouldn't mind if they could just stay together and do just what he wished for.

"Unfortunately, I have other responsibilities…" Xuefeng sighed before kissing them both on the heads and asked Queen, "Will you do me a favour and prepare what we talked about earlier?"

"Sure. But one hundred thousand spirit stones is for sure not enough. For starters, you will need at least a million, plus you need to provide a lot of Spirit Artefacts to let them know the value of it. If they find out how convenient Storage Artefacts are, they will for sure buy out the store." Hearing that Xuefeng mentioned a serious topic, Nuwa also turned serious and told him what needed to be done.

"Of course, we can't just fill the store with unlimited Spirit Artefacts or they will not be willing to pay much for something this common. We need to make them feel it is super rare. What about the price for Spirit Stones? We can make it one to one in each category. One low tiered Spirit Stone will cost one low tiered Fate Stone. We will do the same with high tiered ones. What do you think?" Nuwa continued with her thoughts, impressing Xuefeng as she went on.

"Well perfect. I would not be able to think of a better plan. Since when did you turn into a businesswoman?" Xuefeng asked as he rubbed Nuwa on the cheek.

"Heh, I already had everything planned and calculated years ago, but I never went along with it. It was too much work for me alone, but if you could help with the supplies, then I think it should be alright." Nuwa giggled as she explained herself.

"Well, for now, I guess you can just start preparing and choose a nice spot to make a shop. I will take care of the Spirit Stones and other stuff when I finish my training. We are not in a huge hurry so you can take your time." Xuefeng decided.

"What can I do for you?" Yiren suddenly asked as she didn't get any tasks.

"Well, didn't I tell you I will take you out with me? With our weird connection, I can't leave you alone here. Just in case I would get hurt, I need to be next to you to heal you afterwards. You can also help me during my travels." Xuefeng responded which made Yiren instantly explode with happiness.

"Yes! I will be good, I promise." Yiren exclaimed right after. She definitely preferred that over any other task he could give her.

"Hey, why does she get to go out and travel with you while I'm staying behind…?" Hearing them, Nuwa couldn't help but fight Xuefeng's unfairness.

Xuefeng expected that and skillfully convinced her, "Listen, I need someone here who can help me gather Fate Stones. You know you are the best person for this task as only you two are the only ones I can trust here. Don't worry, we will all go out together in the future."

"Fine…" Nuwa agreed before she thought of an idea and started pulling him out of the bed, towards the bathroom, "Let's take a shower together before you leave!"

He didn't mind that as he was still kind of sweaty after their morning activities. Without Ling rushing him to do anything, he spent more time with the ladies, playing around with them in the shower.

They ate breakfast that Nuwa prepared afterwards and Xuefeng couldn't help but compliment her the whole time. They didn't want to let him go, but in the end, Xuefeng decided that it was time for him to start his training.

With all knowledge about spells and arts Xuefeng had, all he needed was a long and solid practice. One could not become an expert without training and even Xuefeng with huge shortcuts thanks to Ling couldn't avoid that.

After arriving in the Wisdom Tree cave at the base of the Parent Tree, Xuefeng gave the ladies two kisses before he approached the Wisdom Tree. He didn't need to use the altar this time and instead, the tree just sucked him inside of itself. His body was being inside the tree while his mind was sucked into her space once again.

"Welcome back Xuefeng!" Just as he appeared inside the familiar space, Xuefeng heard a cheerful female voice calling out to him. He recognized it as the one belonging to the Wisdom Tree. He looked at the huge tree standing in front of him and clasped his hands.

"Hey! How are you doing? I'm sorry for troubling you again." Xuefeng replied politely. He believed that she was a powerful being, so he tried to not be disrespectful. Last time he got angry at her for being rude to Yiren but that happened in the heat of the moment and she already atoned for that with her help.

"No, no you are not troubling me at all. I kind of missed y… Cough, cough…" Little Ming denied immediately and slipped with her tongue for a moment, but managed to save herself with two small coughs in the end before she quickly changed the subject, "How about we start your training?"

Xuefeng nodded with a smile and explained his needs,"Sure! That's what I came here for. I already know the spells and arts for most of the basic elements so I want to learn how to combine all of them in combat."

'Alright! I'm ready!' Little Ming called out excitedly. She was standing behind the tree this whole time, hiding from him but when she clapped with her hands, Xuefeng discovered her and was surprised to hear that someone else was here.

"Are you…" Just as he was about to ask and move around the tree to check, his surroundings changed. He appeared inside the large square they used for training last time but this time it was much bigger than before. It probably was because the spells in this scenario needed more space than before.

Unfortunately for little Ming who panicked a bit and reacted by quickly changing Xuefeng's position, he didn't suddenly forget about it and asked, "Was it you clapping? I thought you are a tree… So you do have human form, right?" Xuefeng asked curiously.

'...Maybe I do, or maybe I don't… I can show you myself later if you work hard with your training.' Little Ming said after a few deep breaths and then asked, curious for his answer, 'Do you want to see?'

"Well, why not. I will work hard then I guess." Xuefeng scratched himself on the head and agreed after some thought. It would be rude if he didn't want to see her and also unfair to the ladies if he did want. He never actually wanted to have this many women by his side. It just somehow happened.

Hearing that Xuefeng agreed, little Ming's heart started beating faster as she panicked. She didn't want to make a bad first impression on him, so suddenly many questions started appearing inside of her head, 'Oh my god! What am I going to do now? Should I change my looks or maybe dress differently?'

Fortunately for her, Xuefeng broke her thoughts and allowed her to return to her senses when he asked, "Ling said that you can actually quicken the time in your space, right? If I could train for like one month here, but it would be not more than two or three days outside, I would be super grateful."

'Oh, I can change that for you! One day outside will be equivalent to ten days for us here. Is that okay?' Little Ming exclaimed agreeing without any problems. Whatever Xuefeng asked, she would give him.

"Yes, thank you…" Xuefeng wanted to thank her but then realised that he doesn't know her name.

"Right. How should I call you? I recalled that I still don't know your name. I learned the hard way that it is better to ask at the start, rather than later…" Xuefeng asked after remembering the angry face of Nuwa when he didn't even ask for her name this whole time.

'Hmmm… Friends call me little Ming… But you can call me…' Little Ming thought for a moment and decided to tell him her nickname, but then thought about another way, when Xuefeng stopped her as he said, "Little Ming, cute name. I will call you that."

Little Ming instantly blushed while leaning over the tree before she put on her pink hoodie as she didn't know where to hide. She didn't know if she was embarrassed because he called her by the name, or happy because he called her cute or maybe both.

'Okay…' She said weakly in the end.

"Little Ming, can we start?" Xuefeng smiled at her quiet response but didn't comment and instead created Air Qi wings on his back while covering one hand with lightning while another with fire before calling out, "I'm all fired up!"

Seeing Xuefeng so eager to train, his energy was passed onto her and she also exclaimed, "Alright! I will first test you in each nature environment to check how good you are."

Xuefeng wanted to train his new spells and arts at first so he didn't even pull out his Black Flames Slayer sword. Only after he master everything else, he will try to connect both fighting styles together.

Without further small talk, little Ming turned Xuefeng's surroundings into a giant lake and he would almost have dropped inside of the water if not for his reflexes. He was spawned in the middle of the lake and he had to constantly use his Water Qi to stay on the surface. It wasn't a problem for him as he already learned that from the ladies in the bathroom, but the next challenge arrived several seconds later.

A black shadow in the shape of a person appeared about twenty meters in front of him and it didn't wait to attack him. The black shadow started manipulating water from the lake and based on Xuefeng's quick observation, it was only using Water Element.

"Let's get the party started!" Xuefeng exclaimed as the hand which was burning with fire turned into Lightning. It was an obvious counter pick against Water Qi user.

It wasn't a surprise that Xuefeng beat his first opponent as it was just the start. With each enemy Xuefeng beat up, it was getting harder and harder. The shadows were getting not only a boost in the number of spells they knew as well as the amount of elements they wielded but also their intelligence started increasing.

In the next couple of hours, Xuefeng was pushed to the extreme, as little Ming was testing him in every possible scenario. They didn't even start the training where Xuefeng would have to battle several enemies at the same time and it has taken them this much time. In the end, when little Ming's testing was finally over and Xuefeng killed an opponent who was almost identical to him with his skills, they moved to the next phase.

Xuefeng didn't expect that it would almost take them a day to go through their training with just one opponent and one terrain which was only strengthening the use of Water. In the last fight, he was already pushing himself to his limits to finish that shadow which caused him to be completely drained mentally. After he won, he didn't have any energy left in him and just wanted to lie down to sleep.

As if hearing his intentions, Little Ming transported him out of the simulation grounds towards the bedroom in the house Xuefeng made. She left it intact this whole time and even slept inside of it. It also didn't take a minute for Xuefeng to fall asleep when he hit the warm quilt of the soft bed.

"Sleep well… You worked hard." Little Ming suddenly appeared next to the bed and after watching Xuefeng face for a moment, she planted a kiss on his forehead, making sure he will have nice dreams.

Xuefeng had a nice dream in which he returned back to the Earth. Or that's what he thought. Xuefeng started pinching himself over and over again but he still felt pain and everything as if this was not a dream and he actually returned to earth.

He looked around his surroundings and it turned out he was inside the hospital, lying on the hospital bed. He was chained to the bed with thick chains with his wrist and ankles bandaged. He could feel great pain coming from those spots.

'Was this all a dream?' Xuefeng asked himself. There was no one else inside the room with only his bed in the middle. Suddenly he heard footsteps coming from the outside and he could hear the voice of a doctor talking.

"Ma'am, there is basically nothing we can do about your boyfriend's condition. Every day he shouts gibberish while pretending he is in some fantasy world. I think he might have brain damage due to the fall and he is imagining everything in his mind. He is also very active sexually as he sometimes moans in the evenings and every morning as if he was doing some, cough, exercises in his mind." The doctor said.

"Uh, okay. Thank you for your time." The lady called out and entered the room before approaching the bed. Xuefeng was pretending to sleep so he was quite panicked.

"Eh, its April the first today. How about you wake up and say April Fools to me?" Tianshi asked with a tear in her eye while laughing to herself.

"APRIL FOOLS!" Xuefeng suddenly opened his eyes and cried out happily!

Author: Sorry boys I had to :D I joined Tuesday discount for 20% on each premium chapter in 24h to compensate for that one ss you lost :D It's also My Birthday April The Second so happy birthday to me! Now enjoy the normal chapter.

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Xuefeng had an amazing sleep that night as he dreamed about only nice things. He dreamed of being back in his family home and spending a nice evening with them. Too bad it had to end as he returned to reality. There was no way he could ever meet with them once again, but he still enjoyed it.

He sometimes thought of the Earth and how everyone he knew there was doing, so maybe that was the reason for such a dream.

"Good morning, Xuefeng." Just when Xuefeng got out of the bed, he heard a sweet female voice calling out to him from every direction which caused him to smile and reply, "Good morning, Little Ming. Are you ready for the next session of our training?"

Little Ming laughed and said, "Haha, it is me who is supposed to ask that question. I'm always ready as I don't need to sleep."

"So you are also a Spirit like Ling is, right?" Xuefeng asked out loud as he started stretching his body.

"Hmm, not telling you…" Little Ming thought for a moment before decided to keep any information a secret for now and informed him, "Come, the time is short. I can only increase the time here for a month until it will return to normal time-flow, so you better use this time properly."

"Oh, then we'd better get started then." Xuefeng called out and in the next second, he was transported towards the simulation room.

This was the way how Xuefeng would proceed every day for the next two weeks. He would wake up, then train for the whole day, before falling asleep from tiredness. Inside Little Ming's space, Xuefeng was only operating with mental energy and that needed some time to regenerate.

During the first few days, Xuefeng was learning many things about how to use different surroundings to his advantage, while combining different elements in his attacks. For example, inside the Volcano region which Little Ming created, Xuefeng was trying to combine Fire Qi and Earth Qi. He would manipulate lava with his assault while managing Earth for his defence.

Only after two weeks, did the testing inside the different regions work out, and Xuefeng could finally start facing multiple opponents at the same time, while also combining his sword techniques together with different arts. He had many different ideas, and this was the time he could use his brain to the fullest as failure had no consequences.

After his last fight inside the mixed environment with all possible nature Essence around him, Xuefeng was dead tired and couldn't help but sit down on the ground. It was his third attempt to beat his opponent as the shadow was just too sneaky by using different spells to trick him and mask its real objective.

Only on his third attempt did he finally learn all different ways which can be used to beat him and he won. Little Ming laughed and teased Xuefeng, "Hehe, do you need a break for a moment? That last fight seemed a little too much for you."

They were often chatting together during the breaks and Xuefeng couldn't say anything bad about her. Other than teasing him a lot, she was very nice to talk to.

"Yeah, but I finally beat him, so it is all that matters. I will try to fight against the same shadow once again later just to be sure." Xuefeng nodded not a bit ashamed that he struggled a lot with this win. He was after all still during his training so he could afford to lose.

"Mhmm, with this win, you officially passed the first stage of our training. I honestly thought that it would take you much longer but you somehow made it in only two weeks. You worked hard." Little Ming praised.

"Where is my prize then?" Xuefeng asked as he recalled something.

"What prize?" Little Ming asked baffled.

"You agreed to show yourself if I work hard. It is time to fulfil your promises." Xuefeng smiled and reminded her of the agreement they had made just before they started Xuefeng's training.

"Whaaa… I don't know what are you talking about…" Little Ming called out surprised as if she didn't know what Xuefeng was saying, but on her face, there was a panic visible as she thought, 'Aaaa, what am I going to do now… Would he like me like this? Or maybe I should change my dress…'

Little Ming looked down at the oversized pink hoodie she liked so much, and didn't know if she should change into something sexier or just stay cute like this. She had the body of a teen so it was still a viable option to dress nicely. She recalled some dresses from Xuefeng's world which would match her but still wasn't sure.

"Don't try to lie, I remember exactly what you said. Do you want me to repeat them?" Xuefeng smirked and asked looking into the sky. He was getting more and more curious the more time he spent with her, so he wouldn't waste such an opportunity.

"Ah, okay! But close your eyes first!" Little Ming called out while Xuefeng's surroundings began to change as he appeared on the ground next to the Wisdom Tree. He closed his eyes just as she demanded earlier, and a moment later, he could hear someone sneaking up towards him.

When little Ming walked up behind him and after a moment of silence, she called out quietly "You can turn around…"

"Okay, I'm turning… Wow…" Xuefeng didn't know why but he was getting excited as he did not know what to expect and when he finally turned around, he saw her for the first time. His mouth couldn't help but turn into an "O" shape from surprise.

When Xuefeng looked at the lady behind him, he was instantly shocked. He didn't exactly know what he actually expected, but it was definitely something else compared to reality. In his imagination, Little Ming was supposed to be a heavenly being that wore a long white dress like an angel and has heaven-defying mature beauty but instead, he saw a cute teen.

Little Ming, in the end, didn't change her outfit much and bet on her cute look to win over Xuefeng. The only addition to her pink hoodie with cute rabbit ears were a pair of white sneakers and colourful knee socks. She didn't have a skirt underneath her hoodie or at least it wasn't visible as it only reached down to her thighs.

"Wow…" Xuefeng couldn't help but call out one more time as the surprise was too high and he approached her while exclaiming, "You are so cute!"

Little Ming's cheeks were already rosy from embarrassment before she showed herself to him but after she heard Xuefeng's comment, they turned bright red and she looked even cuter. Her small hands were hugging the corners of her hoodie while her eyes looked down, not daring to look towards Xuefeng.

Her long white hair was released this time as they fell gently onto her chest. She wanted to look more mature but still retain her cuteness, so she quickly looked through Xuefeng's beauty preferences and changed her style accordingly. She knew that it was cheating but she didn't mind if that could help her achieve her goals.

Xuefeng already walked up to her and lifted his hand on instinct to pat Little Ming's head as he almost couldn't hold himself back from patting such cute creature, but he regained his senses in the last moment and stopped a few inches away.

"Can I pat you on the head?" Xuefeng asked awkwardly as he looked towards her. She was shorter than him, but she still reached his chest. In Earth standards, she would easily match girls that were around fifteen or sixteen years old with her height.

When he first saw her, he didn't feel emotions that one would feel towards a woman which one wanted to be with but rather emotions a brother would have towards his sister. Seeing her petite figure and cute outfit, he just wanted to hug her and pat her on the head. He regretted right after he said it, but it was already too late.

"Mhmm…" Little Ming nodded instead of getting mad as he had expected and lowered her hood while looking at Xuefeng's face. She fixed her hair that was falling onto her almond eyes and gently licked her thin lips. Hearing her agreement, he lowered his hand and finally patted her head.

Her hair was so soft to the touch that he couldn't help but give her more than a few rubs as a brother would do to his sister which made quite a mess of her hair, but she didn't mind.

"You look so cute in this hoodie," Xuefeng admitted after he retracted his hand. He wasn't that shameless to ask for a hug and just wanted to satisfy his inner adoration for cuteness.

"Did you copy it from the one Tianshi had? I somehow recall it from somewhere. Those sneakers and kneesocks too. So cute." Xuefeng asked finding the resemblance in her outfit but he just thought that she made them from his memories and not based on his personal feelings, so he didn't mind.

"Do you like it? I wore it especially for you..." Little Ming's eyes brightened as she happily said before doing a spin, showing her whole outfit. She was holding onto her hoodie this whole time, but when she did a spin, she lifted her hands upwards and the bottom part raised.

Fortunately, she caught it in the last second before Xuefeng could see anything that was beneath it. Little Ming looked at Xuefeng to check how would he react to that, but she was disappointed to not see any reactions on his face. He acted as if he didn't even think about looking under her hoodie dress.

"Oh!" Suddenly Xuefeng exclaimed as if he thought of something and he asked excitedly, "How about you become my sister?! I always wanted to have a cute little sister!"

"What...?" Little Ming smile froze on her face as she asked him not sure if she heard correctly. Her doll-like skin returned to its normal colour as the red disappeared.

"I asked if you want to be my little sister? Don't you want an older brother?" Xuefeng repeated his question, looking at her weirdly. He didn't think it was odd to become brother and sister. They already spent lots of time together, so it might be a little awkward for him to ask, but he still would like to have such a sister.

"..." Little Ming looked down with her white face as she tried to hide her twitching smile and thought for a moment before she took a deep breath and looked back at Xuefeng with a gentle smile, saying, "Why not… Brother…"

"Great!" Xuefeng exclaimed before he reached out to rub Little Ming on the head once again, but she dodged this time and said, "The break is over, get ready to fight."

In the next second, she vanished and Xuefeng's surroundings started to change. Before he could even get ready and prepare, five shadows appeared in the circle, blocking his every direction of escape and immediately started their assault.

Xuefeng quickly dodged the spells that were shot towards him and started running as he cried stupefied, "What the heck!" He could feel that even if Little Ming agreed, she definitely wasn't happy. Unfortunately, Xuefeng didn't have time to think about it further as the shadows were already on him.

"Damn him… Sister? Really? I will give him sister… How would he even think of that?" Little Ming puffed her cheeks as her face darkened, recalling Xuefeng request. She definitely didn't want to become Xuefeng's sister.

As she walked left and right, trying to figure out the solution, she suddenly stopped and asked herself, "Wait… What if I can use it? Hmmmmm…"

Xuefeng thought that his new little sister would forgive him after a few minutes but that didn't happen and for the next few hours, he was being pushed to the limits while barely surviving each time. Before he thought about this idea, he didn't think that she would dislike it so much.

'I guess I will have to ask her to forgive me… It might have been rude to ask her to be my sister in the end. If I asked Liu Mei to be my sister, she would definitely be happy...' Xuefeng thought as he impaled the last shadow with his Black Flames Slayer.

After he improved the control over his Qi, he could turn off the flames on the blade as to not waste too much Spirit Qi. Xuefeng also thought about using other types of elemental Qi with his sword and it turned out he could still convert all of them into black flames, and if he connected different elements together, the flame would be even stronger.

Of course, he didn't use them too much in his training as that would be pointless and instead focused on other spells and arts to master the usage of everything. The whole battlefield was a mess as he was using the terrain to fight. There were spikes coming out of the ground and holes with the water he used in his attacks.

"Little Ming, let's end for today. I'm quite tired already." Xuefeng admitted seeing another shadow started spawning in the distance. Fortunately, Little Ming wasn't angry enough at him to force him into a new fight and listened to him. His surroundings reset and he appeared back in his home.

"Hey, I want to talk to you about, somethi…" Xuefeng took a deep breath and called out to Little Ming, thinking of apologising, but then suddenly, he felt something run into him while wrapping around his chest.

Just when he looked down as saw delicate hands hugging him, he heard Little Ming crying out, "Welcome back brother~!"

Xuefeng certainly didn't expect such welcome from her. He was just about to apologise for his earlier actions but now she acted as if nothing had happened. She was also rubbing her cheeks against his back while tightening her embrace.

"I thought you were mad?" Xuefeng asked confused as he turned around and patted her on the head as she hugging him once again.

"Why would I be mad at my brother? I love my brother!" Little Ming looked up with her big eyes and smiled cutely before hugging Xuefeng more. Her hair was tied into two side ponytails with pink ribbons and she also had two heart-shaped marks under her eyes which made her look even cuter than before.

"What happened earlier then? You almost killed me with today's training..." Xuefeng asked suspiciously. She definitely wasn't this happy before.

"Nothing happened… Why would you think like that? I just wanted to push you a little bit further today… Come sit down on the bed. Let your little sister give you a shoulder massage." Little Ming denied by shaking her head cutely, before she pushed him towards the bed, making him sit down and climbed behind him to give him a massage.

'Damn, he almost discovered me. I need to be more natural. Don't worry, you will not be able to resist my cuteness anymore soon, hehe.' She thought right after.

...….

Back when Little Ming thought of an idea to use her cuteness to her advantage she decided to investigate further and educate herself, so her act will be believable. She already knew that the best place to learn about such stuff was from Xuefeng's memory.

Earlier when she was scanning Xuefeng's brain, she found a nice studying material that was describing her current problem perfectly. Little Ming quickly made a copy of the book she found and teleported onto Xuefeng's bedroom. She lied down on the bed and started reading.

"Hmmm, they call it manga… It was a book that Xuefeng read a few times so he must have liked it..." She said to herself while seeing the first chapter. It was a comics book that was introducing her to a family where a pretty little sister was in love with her older brother, but she didn't know how to express herself.

"Oh, so I need to slowly make him love me before I can surprise him with a sneak attack… Wait… Why is she licking his…" Little Ming commented as she read about the little sister advances in the book before she finally reached the end when the real actions started and couldn't help but throw the book away while crying, "Pervert!"

...….

That didn't make her change her plans but she still adjusted her approach. She was not yet ready to act this fast. She decided to start with the first stage and leave the second one for later.

"What are you doing?" Xuefeng asked with his voice raised as he grabbed Little Ming's hands in time when she tried to lift his shirt up. They were very soft and pleasant to the touch, but that only distracted him for a brief second.

"I just wanted to give you a shoulder massage… Don't you need to be shirtless for that? I never had a brother, so I don't know what to do…" Hearing his question, Little Ming suddenly lowered her head and her voice quietened down to almost a whisper.

"I just wanted to help you… sob…" In the end, she even pulled her hands away and covered her face, crying. Xuefeng instantly turned around and felt bad. He thought, 'Did she really just want to help?'

"I'm sorry for doubting you... I can let you continue… Little Ming?" Xuefeng couldn't help but pat her on the head while apologising. He realised that he is doing that a lot more often recently but he just couldn't stand if a woman was crying because of him.

"Can I really?" Little Ming asked as she wiped her eyes, getting rid of her tears.

"Yes, go ahead." Xuefeng nodded and turned around while taking off his shirt for her. He felt it was weird at the start as he didn't have any love interest towards her and only thought of her as a sister. He was telling himself that there wasn't anything bad about giving massage to a sibling.

"Okay!" Little Ming exclaimed happily seeing she succeeded and touched Xuefeng's tensed up muscles. Her hands were pretty small compared to the size of his back and shoulder, but she was making up for it with her strength. She could make Xuefeng feel pressure on the spots she wanted and make his muscles feel relaxed.

To do that, Little Ming used Yiren's method of massaging by spreading an aromatic oil on Xuefeng's shoulder with even strokes before using her palms and fingers while imitating Yiren's moves.

Xuefeng was already tired from earlier training, so it didn't take long for him to actually close his eyes and enjoy before falling asleep from the relaxation.

"Good night, brother…" Little Ming said after laying Xuefeng on the bed and kissing him on the cheek. Just as she wanted to walk away and disappear, her eyesight landed on Xuefeng's crotch. She immediately recalled the perverted stuff she saw inside Xuefeng's book which made her blush and she vanished out of the room.

For the next days, Xuefeng noticed that Little Ming changed completely and acted much different than earlier. After that night, she was always watching his training and when the day was over, she would hug onto his chest or climb onto his back while calling him her brother. She would listen to whatever Xuefeng said to her like a proper little sister that adored her older brother.

After a week of being together, Little Ming started getting closer and closer to Xuefeng, almost not leaving his side. One morning he realised that something was sleeping on his bed and it turned out it was Little Ming who curled herself into a ball and was laying next to him. She was hugging her legs while her head was leaning onto his body, with her cheeks rubbing on his skin.

He had a habit of sleeping with his shirt off, so she was touching his skin directly which, for him, were breaking the barrier that one shouldn't cross. Not only was she sleeping with him in the same bed, she even started snuggling to him. Yesterday she gave him a massage, as usual these days, and she must have cuddled into him after he fell asleep.

'Isn't this too much?' Xuefeng asked himself as he looked at the satisfied smile of his new sister. He didn't mind her everyday hugs and kisses on the cheek, as that was normal for him, but sleeping inside the same duvet was a breach of a barrier for him. Xuefeng didn't have much love interest to Little Ming, as he already had four other women who were filling his heart to the brim already.

"Good morning Ming." Xuefeng rubbed Little Ming's cheeks as he called out to her quietly, trying to wake her up.

"Good morning brother…" Little Ming woke up and said a little bit drowsy as she rubbed her eyes cutely. She hugged Xuefeng's chest once again while saying, "It felt so good to sleep with you… I hope we can do that every day from now on," before yawning and picking up Xuefeng's shirt, "Yaaawn… Let me help you put on your clothes…"

Xuefeng suddenly stopped her movements by grabbing her hands and said seriously, "Listen, Ming, we need to talk."

His tone instantly caused Little Ming to turn serious as well and she looked at Xuefeng, asking as if she was wronged, "...I don't like the tone you are speaking… Did I do something to make you mad?"

She could feel that something was wrong from Xuefeng's face, but she didn't know if she did anything that could make him mad. She was following what was happening in the book, and from what she recalled, she didn't make any mistakes.

Xuefeng started explaining, "Well, if we want to be a brother and sister, I don't think we can sleep together. That is usually reserved for the lovers to do. You are already big enough…" but then he saw that there was something gathering in the corners of Ming's eyes and quickly realised those were her tears which she tried to hold back.

"No, please don't cry… You are a big girl already… Big girls don't cry…" Xuefeng stopped his speech and tried to stop her from crying but her tears still fell. She started rubbing her eyes to make it stop, but it only got worse and her eyes turned red.

'Fuck… why is this happening every time… I'm so weak…' Xuefeng cursed in his mind, not knowing how to solve it and in the end, he just reached out to hug her just as parents would do to their crying children. He placed her head on his shoulder while patting her on the back.

"Shhh, calm down…" Xuefeng tried to calm Ming down after she wrapped her hands around his neck, but she still sobbed. Ming hoped that Xuefeng didn't see her face at that time, because he would get really mad if he did. She definitely didn't have the face of someone sad as her lips were curved into a smile, and the tears that were dropping onto his back, was just Water Qi.

She already knew Xuefeng's weakness and didn't mind using it against him. He wasn't able to use Spirit Awareness to have a full scope of the situation if she didn't allow him to do so, which made this lie possible.

"I just want to be together with you… Sob… Is that too much? We are not doing anything lovers would do so it shouldn't be a problem, right?" Little Ming asked while fake crying. She didn't want to act but she didn't have any other choice as her time was limited.

"Sigh, well, it's not too much… But it is still a bit…" Xuefeng sighed and tried to find words to explain but he was disturbed by Little Ming once again as she pulled away from his embrace and asked while looking into his eyes, "It is your last week here and you will be gone for a long time… Can't I have those last few days for myself? I'm always alone here, without anyone to talk to...."

'Where have I heard this? I think Yiren said the same thing… Sigh…' Xuefeng looked at her and instantly felt bad. It was like emotional blackmail but he couldn't just pretend he didn't hear anything.

"Fine… But remember, we are brother and sister. We should stay within the boundaries. Okay?" Xuefeng finally gave up and just let it be. He thought that as long as he didn't do anything then it would be alright.

"Heh, thank you!" Little Ming's smile returned onto her face as she giggled cutely and kissed Xuefeng on the cheek while thanking him. She already knew that Xuefeng would agree to her request. He was too nice of a person and it would be against his morals to leave her like that.

Little Ming let go of Xuefeng by hopping out of the bed before saying happily, "Let's go proceed with the training for today! We have only a week left so we should intensify the practice."

"I'm fine with it," Xuefeng nodded while putting his shirt on while thinking, 'Sigh, I hope it will be alright.'

...….

Unfortunately, Xuefeng was wrong. At the start, it was alright as Little Ming was sleeping a small distance away from him, but that line was moving closer to him with each day and finally on the fourth day, three days before the scheduled day of his training ending, he found Ming all over him after he woke up.

She was hugging onto his chest and only giggled it away when Xuefeng woke her up. He didn't say anything as he kind of already got used to it. The same situation happened on the next days as well and even during their daily massage session, Little Ming started getting bolder.

She convinced him to let her give him a back massage and she sat down across his back while doing it. It wouldn't be a problem if she actually had anything that would cover her butt, but she didn't. Her soft bottom was almost naked as she only had a few cute hoodies which she used as dresses.

He couldn't focus on the massage she gave him at all as the only thing he felt was her butt constantly moving around on his back. Fortunately, she had a pair of panties or he would definitely not let her do as she pleased.

It didn't feel bad for him at all and that's what was making him worried. Once you pass a certain boundary, it would be hard for you to go back to the way it used to be. To distract himself, Xuefeng focused more on his training, to push himself in those last three days, and his effort paid off.

On the last day, Xuefeng reached the same mastery with his skills that he had with his sword and could compete with almost five to ten cultivators at the same time, who were on the same level as him. The stronger his enemies were, the fewer opponents he could take.

The strongest enemy he faced in the whole training was a Spirit Emperor with the same number of mastered elements as him. Xuefeng could fight the shadow without losing until his Qi was exhausted. He understood how important increasing the Spirit Qi was, so he decided to focus on that too when he goes out.

"I guess that's the end of our training. It has already been a month since we started. Only three days passed in the outside world, right?" Xuefeng asked after he was reborn from dying to the Spirit Emperor shadow.

"Yes, I set the time flow to be exactly ten times faster. It should be afternoon, three days later in the outside world…" Little Ming confirmed before she hugged Xuefeng and placed her chin on hisp chest while looking upwards, before saying with a sigh, "Brother, how about you stay some more with me? I will miss you…"

Xuefeng smiled warmly and patted her on the head while asking. "You know that I can't. I will try to visit you after some time. You are my little sister, after all, remember?" Even if she was a bit misbehaving in the last week, Xuefeng was still happy that he found himself a sister. He was an only child and always wanted to have one.

"Yeah…" Little Ming looked to the side and hugged him even tighter. She was doing so well with entering into his heart, but in the end, she was out of the time to finish the job.

Xuefeng lowered himself to match her height and said while rubbing her cheeks, "Don't worry, I won't forget about you…"

"I know… Give me your wrist, I will present you with something." When they separated, Little Ming suddenly reached out and held onto Xuefeng wrist.

She grabbed it with both hands and suddenly he felt a sharp pain that was nibbling his arm., "Aah, it hurts." When she uncovered his wrist, he saw a simple gold bracelet with nice empty sockets in the shape of an oval. He couldn't help but ask curiously while touching it, "What is this?"

"It's something very precious. If you are in danger in the future, you just need to call my name three times and it will protect you." Little Ming explained as she glided with her fingers on the bracelet structure. Seeing her gaze, Xuefeng realised that it was definitely a treasure.

"What are those sockets for? Oh, I also can't take it off. Is it glued to my arm and that's why it hurt?" Xuefeng asked surprised that he couldn't move it in any way.

"You will not be able to take it off unless you get all nine crystals, and put them into the sockets. You will find them in the Heaven Realm after you ascend. The bracelet will lead you to them, so do not worry. You don't need to focus on them for now." Little Ming answered.

"Oh, okay. Thank you. I see in your eyes that it's important to you." Xuefeng thanked her. Even if the aspect of not being able to take it off would be a bit troublesome, he believed it was definitely a treasure which was worth it.

"Smooch…" Suddenly, as Xuefeng was watching the bracelet, he felt something soft touch his lips and before he could react, his surroundings changed, as he was enveloped by darkness.

"It is so boring here… When do you think Xuefeng will come back from his training?" The middle-aged man sighed as he watched the Liu Clan from the sky. He and his partner had been there for the last few days but there was nothing that was going on here.

"It should be very soon. Stop whining and enjoy your break. Do you want to go back to the Middle-heaven once again? The air here is so fresh. Mhmmm…" The old man said with his eyes closed while he continued to relax on the chair he had made from a cloud. He enjoyed the warmth of the sun and his free time.

"Sigh, I wished my favourite Wuying came back already so there is something interesting going on. I wonder if she will master the arts we gave her." The middle-aged man sighed once again and looked into the horizon.

"Not 'we', it was 'you' who acted on your own. Don't think I forgot about your attempt to frame me earlier." The old man corrected him.

"Shhh, I think I see someone coming pretty fast, and it's in our direction." Suddenly the middle-aged man shushed his partner and squinted his eyes to identify the object coming from the distance.

The old man finally opened his eyes and followed his companion's line of sight. He could only see a Spirit Beast flying at a high speed towards them so he didn't worry and laid back down to relax once more, "There is no way they can see us anyway…"

"Haha, my prayers were answered! It's Wuying and Xiao Wen that are coming back. I recognize that white tiger beast. Finally, something interesting will be happening." The middle-aged man laughed and got excited when he realised who was coming.

Only the middle-aged man was happy as the old man could only sigh, "Geez, and there goes my break…"

...….

"We are almost back. If you look into the distance you can already see the outline of the city. You will finally meet him. " Xiao Wen turned towards Wuying as she informed her after looking at the horizon and found her smiling to herself from ear to ear and said, "Can you stop smiling like an idiot…?"

"I just can't help it… It has been three months since we have seen each other. Every time I think of him, my lips curve into a smile. He is my sunshine that warms my heart every day…" Wuying said while imagining Xuefeng's handsome face. She pictured the scene of their reunion many times and in each of them she would run up to him before throwing herself into his arms while kissing him for hours.

"Cough, cough… Please stop or I will puke…" Xiao Wen pretended to be coughing at Wuying's sweet words before looking into the sky and saying, "For me, men are just there to satisfy our desires. I've never felt the love you are feeling…"

Wuying hugged Xiao Wen from behind and assured her, "Don't worry. You will meet the one someday, and the moment you see him you will know that he is the one."

"How do I know if he is the one? What if I misunderstand my feelings and miss the chance?" Xiao Wen asked as she held Wuying's hands. They have become really close after all the time they have spent travelling together.

"Don't worry. You will know. When you will look at his smile, you will feel warm in your chest. When he speaks, you will feel like your mind is going blank. If you think of him all the time and wonder what he is doing while at the same time not being able to get rid of him from your mind, then it means you love him." Wuying explained the definition based on her own experience.

Wuying knew she loved Xuefeng even before he could cultivate and after his accident, her love for him increased even more. He changed for the better making her fall deeper for him.

"Hmm… We will see. I wonder when that will happen…" Xiao Wen thought for a moment before she decided to leave it to fate. Feeling her tigress, Lulu, lowering her flight altitude, she said while holding onto her mount herself, "We are going to land soon. Hold onto me tightly as I will turn off the barrier."

"Okay!" Wuying nodded while thinking, 'Xuefeng, I'm coming…'

...….

"I can't find Xuefeng, did he depart somewhere again?" Wuying arrived at Liu Xiaobei's study and this was her first question. She first came to Xuefeng's courtyard but she couldn't find anyone inside. Even Tianshi was not here so Xuefeng must have come back before leaving somewhere else.

"Oh, Wuying, welcome back. Yeah, he was still here about four days ago but then something happened and he went back to that holy land. He should be coming very soon I suppose." Liu Xiaobei lifted his head from the desk and welcomed Wuying while answering her question. Recalling the purpose of her travel, he didn't forget to ask curiously, "Was your trip successful?"

Hearing that Xuefeng was not anywhere near, her mood turned sour but she didn't show that on her face. She smiled gently and replied, "Yes, it was successful. I passed the trials and gained a huge boost in strength. Uncle, I will go back, for now, Xiao Wen is waiting for me outside."

"Don't worry, take your time to rest. You worked hard. Welcome Miss Wen for me… Oh, I just recalled. If you could visit the Shadow Guard camp on your way back that would be great. Because of your long break, they decided to pick someone else to be their leader with the majority of votes. They said you stopped caring about the Shadow Guard and all you think of is Xuefeng. I left it for you to decide what to do." Liu Xiaobei informed her as he recalled the pressing issue he faced a few days ago.

Hearing Clan Leader's words Wuying's eyes turned cold and she left after leaving the words, "I will take care of it."

Just as she wondered where she can improve her mood, Liu Xiaobei saved her by giving her a perfect opportunity. There was nothing better to do to release stress than to beat up a few of her subordinates. While waiting for Xuefeng to come back she could busy her mind with testing her new Blood Qi Arts.

When Wuying left the Clan Leader mansion, Xiao Wen asked while rubbing Lulu behind her ears, "What did he say? Is Xuefeng back?" Many Clansmen who walked on the streets of Liu Clan territory were taking a big detour around the tigress as she was emitting a pressure than didn't allow them to come closer.

She was a rank six Spirit Beast which was on the verge of breaking through so it was no wonder that normal cultivators couldn't stand her pressure. Lulu didn't hide her presence and Xiao Wen didn't even think of stopping her.

"No, he is not. Xuefeng came back for a few days, before going back to that space he was trapped not long ago." Wuying passed on the news she got from the Clan Leader.

"Oh, so he can actually go back in there? I guess I need to read the report that my father sent me before I go back." Xiao Wen asked surprised and pulled out a letter which she had received from her father's servant, but still had not looked through its content.

It hasn't been a moment since she started reading when she cried, "Whaaaat? I now have to babysit him because of the Thousand Blade attack?! That bastard… I spared him from the challenge and now he dares to assassinate my friends?!"