Huang Xiaoyan frowned as she looked at the owner of the voice, who was a woman. She watched the woman approach them while asking, "Who is that little girl?"
"Sigh." Xia Tian sighed softly. "Sheng Mei is Sun Qingxue's second daughter and Sheng Ling's little sister. She still can't accept my relationship with her mother and big sister, and she keeps challenging me to spar, even though I've defeated her repeatedly since we left the Seven Stars World."
Huang Xiaoyan nodded in understanding. "Her cultivation is higher than yours, but she will never be able to defeat an old monster like you with her shallow fighting experience."
"Hehe." Wang Xinruo giggled before teasing Xia Tian. "Brother-in-law, you should follow my idea and take Sheng Mei as your wife too. That way, she will stop challenging you, and you can have fun with the mother and two daughters at the same time."
"I agree with Xinruo, brother-in-law." Ran Qing uttered, nodding her head. "Even though Sheng Ming is more prideful than her sister, she is as beautiful as Sheng Ling. Moreover, you already have many pairs of mothers and daughters in your harem, so there's no problem if you take her as your wife, right?"
Even though her cultivation was not as high as the three women, Sheng Ming could still hear Ran Qing and Wang Xinruo's words, causing her face to turn red with shame and anger.
"Do you guys think I'm that lustful?" Xia Tian asked with a bitter smile.
"Yes!" Huang Xiaoyan, Wang Xinruo, and Ran Qing shouted in unison. "If you weren't lustful, you wouldn't have taken them as your harem."
Xia Tian did not refute Huang Xiaoyan, Wang Xinruo, and Ran Qing; instead, he moved toward Sheng Ming and defeated her with one light attack.
"Argh!" Sheng Ming's loud scream echoed inside the fortress as Xia Tian slammed her onto the ground, causing the three women to shake their heads watching that. "You... you cheated! I wasn't ready, but you suddenly attacked me!"
Xia Tian shook his head at Sheng Ming. "You were a general of your kingdom back then, but you were too naive, Ming'er. Did you really think your enemies would wait for you to be ready? You must always remember that anything in battle is legal, including using underhanded methods. Therefore, you must always be ready to face any surprise attack that might come at you at any time from any direction; otherwise, you will bear the consequences yourself, and you will die at the hands of your enemies."
"Tch!" Sheng Ming gnashed her teeth and jumped up from the ground. She took out her long spear and attacked Xia Tian directly. "I will definitely beat you up!"
"Haha!" Xia Tian laughed as he dodged Sheng Ming's attacks. "As I have mentioned since our first spar, you will never be able to defeat me given your current level of fighting experience. Instead of wasting your time on pointless spars with me, you should focus more on fighting against those two dark creatures to increase your fighting experience. If you have succeeded in defeating them, I will serve you in a real spar."
"Tch!" Sheng Ming was frustrated that Xia Tian could dodge all her attacks so easily, and she subconsciously used her cultivation to speed up her speed. Even so, her speed was still inferior compared to his, especially since she had long adapted to the gravity device in the Ancient Sacred Realm.
Slap
A loud slapping sound suddenly echoed within the fortress, which caused Huang Xiaoyan, Wang Xinruo, and Ran Qing, who were watching them from a distance, to be stunned for a moment before bursting out laughing.
"Argh!" Sheng Ming screamed loudly while jumping away from Xia Tian, especially after he slapped her buttocks really hard. She stood at her spot, fiercely glared at him, and pointed her spear at him. "You... You..."
Xia Tian shrugged his shoulders while looking at his palm. "Your buttocks are just as soft as your sister's, Ming'er."
Xia Tian's words caused Sheng Ming's face to turn extremely red with anger, and she released all her strength before dashing toward him.
However, Huang Xiaoyan suddenly moved in front of Sheng Ming and stopped her spear with one finger. "What a foolish little girl! The moment you lose control of your anger, you have lost your battle, and you will die at the hands of your enemy."
"Who... who are you?" Sheng Ming asked tremblingly as she tried to pull her spear back, but she couldn't do it even though Huang Xiaoyan didn't touch it.
"Her name is Wang Xiaoyan, the daughter of my brother and sister."
Since she had lived with them for a long time, Sheng Ming naturally already knew Xia Tian's past. Moreover, she had met Han Shuo several times; she immediately realized that Huang Xiaoyan was one of her acquaintances from her past life.
Xia Tian then released his killing intent, enveloped Sheng Mei with it, and pressed a sword into her neck, causing her to tremble and break out in a cold sweat. "As Xiaoyan mentioned earlier, losing control of your anger means you have already lost the battle. I've told you too many times that our cultivation isn't everything, and our fighting experience will determine the outcome of our fight. If I were your enemy, you would have lost your life by now. Therefore, you must learn to control your anger because your enemy will use any means to bring you down, including making you angry. Do you understand?"
"I... I understand." Sheng Ming gulped hard at Xia Tian's serious expression.
Xia Tian sighed softly and withdrew his killing intent from Sheng Mei, allowing her to breathe normally. He put away his sword before taking Huang Xiaoyan to leave her.
Sheng Ming instantly collapsed to the ground, her body still shaking because of Xia Tian's earlier killing intent. 'Damn it! When will I ever be as strong as him? I want to be strong and surpass him, but he's too strong for me, even though I'm far superior in cultivation!'
After they spoke with the three women, Xia Tian took Huang Xiaoyan to another area, where they saw Bai Zhongying still sitting cross-legged on the ground with her eyes closed. "Who is this woman? What is she doing?"
"She is Yinyue's eldest sister, Bai Zhongying." Huang Xiaoyan looked at Xia Tian with surprise. "She is trying to awaken her sword spirit, but she still hasn't succeeded, even though more than two months have passed."
- To Be Continued -