During this period of peaceful days, Xun'er got along well with both Zi Yan and Qing Lin. Naturally, she also heard many stories about Xiao Yan from their mouths.
According to Zi Yan, Xiao Yan was a peerless powerhouse who provided her with pills for free, shocked the Black-Corner Region with his strength alone, and helped Jia Nan Academy repel the Earth Demon Old Ghost. In Qing Lin's version, he was a righteous savior who rescued her from suffering, defeated the Queen Medusa, protected the desert people, and left good deeds behind without asking for recognition.
These tales only served to elevate Xiao Yan's already godlike image in Xun'er's heart—no longer just a hero, but practically a saint. Yet amidst all that admiration, she also learned about the more… intimate incidents between them. This left the usually calm and composed Xun'er more than a little unsettled. The cabbage she had raised with care for so long had already been secretly devoured by others?
"You big-hearted scoundrel!" Xun'er shot a resentful glare at Xiao Yan and seized his wrist, biting down on it in frustration. The image she presented was very much like that of a wife catching her husband cheating, though in reality, she had no real way to punish him. This was simply the only way she could vent her feelings.
Xiao Yan, however, barely felt anything. With his current cultivation and the protection of his 'Minor Glazed Body' Dou Technique, Xun'er's strength wasn't enough to leave a scratch. In fact, if he hadn't suppressed his power, her bite might've ended up hurting herself more than him.
Still, her expression clearly showed jealousy. Xiao Yan wasn't clueless—he could tell immediately that her feelings toward him weren't just familial. This wasn't the sort of jealousy that came from being a 'younger sister.' It left him momentarily dazed. A maid, a beast girl, a rival from a past life… now even his "sister"? He couldn't help but wonder, 'Was the "demon" in Wrathful Demon Saint really supposed to mean "charming demon"?'
"Hey! Xiao Yan!" Just as he was lost in thought, Zi Yan's shout snapped him out of it. She tugged on his sleeve and said, "You promised to take us out to play, remember? Now that you're back, don't you dare go back on your word! Oh, and don't forget the pills you owe me either."
"You only ever think about eating. Can't you come up with something else?" Xiao Yan sighed helplessly.
"I can think of other things... but I doubt you'll cooperate," Zi Yan said with a mischievous grin, her eyes sparkling.
"Let's not go there," Xiao Yan said, quickly cutting her off, the corner of his mouth twitching.
"Young Master," Qing Lin suddenly interjected. "Old Master said he wants to see you. He's planning to hold your belated fourteenth birthday banquet."
"...Fourteen?" Zi Yan blinked, her smile frozen.
"Yes, fourteen," Qing Lin confirmed.
Zi Yan squatted to the ground, her face full of disbelief. She had always assumed Xiao Yan was at least sixteen or seventeen. Realizing he had only just turned fourteen, she muttered to herself in a daze, "So I'm the one committing cradle robbery...?"
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In the days that followed, Xiao Yan took the girls around Wu Tan City. Though the city seemed plain and unimpressive compared to the bustling metropolises of the Black-Corner Region, the girls had a wonderful time. They constantly clung to Xiao Yan, asking him to buy all sorts of little trinkets and snacks.
Naturally, as the Wrathful Demon Saint, he generously bought everything they wanted.
Of course, some local rich brats couldn't help but grow envious of the beauties surrounding Xiao Yan and came forward looking for trouble. The next day, Wu Tan City's major families were reduced to one: the Xiao Family. The Galle Family and the Oba Clan vanished overnight. No one dared ask how that happened—but everyone knew the answer.
During this time, Xiao Yan also discovered some suspicious individuals sneaking about. After capturing and soul-searching them, he found out they were sent by the Yunlan Sect. Naturally, he wouldn't let them off easily, and began to accelerate the execution of his plans.
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While the days were light-hearted, nights became… complicated. Every night around midnight, Zi Yan would sneak into his room under the pretense of asking for Dragon Saliva Flame Spirit Grass. Xiao Yan, knowing full well what she truly wanted, kept delaying her with excuses.
Things escalated when one night, as Zi Yan slipped in, Xiao Yixian also snuck through the window hoping for a midnight visit. At the same time, Qing Lin was hiding under his blanket, claiming the weather was too cold and she wanted to warm the bed for him. Unfortunately, all three were caught red-handed—by Xun'er, who just so happened to pass by.
And from that day on, things got messy.
Although the girls didn't show anything unusual at first—in fact, they even linked hands and chatted late into the night—their behavior changed the following day. Beneath the surface of their sisterly smiles, a silent war began.
Comparisons over appearance, grace, strength, and figure began cropping up left and right. Zi Yan, spurred by the competition, even unlocked the ability to shift her form at will—an unexpected development that left Xiao Yan speechless.
What made it worse was that they constantly dragged him into the middle of it all to judge who was better.
To Xiao Yan, this was hell. He could easily explain a thousand ways to kill a person, but being asked to pick who looked better? That was a death trap in itself. He seriously considered threatening to kill them all just to end the debate.
In the end, to avoid turning this metaphorical battlefield into a literal one, Xiao Yan used his spatial powers to carve out a secret realm in the back mountain and hid inside to cultivate.
There, he could focus on mastering the Heavenly Rank Dou Techniques he had obtained in his previous life—chief among them, his self-created body cultivation Dou Technique: the Infinite Void Demon Body.
The power of a body cultivation technique had already proven itself in his fight against Hun Mo Li. If not for his Minor Glazed Body, the residual explosion of the Wrathful Demon Flame Lotus might've killed him. But now that he had reached the Dou Zun level, this technique was no longer enough.
While the full version of the Diamond Glazed Body was strong, it still paled in comparison to his own creation. The former was merely of low Heavenly Rank, while the latter, though classified as high Heavenly Rank only because of the system's limits, had power that went beyond that grade.
Anyone who had once fought the peak-form Xiao Yan knew—the Infinite Void Demon Body could not be measured by conventional standards.
(End of Chapter)
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