Shui Ningbing mentioned Shui Bing'er, a hint of pride appearing on her face.
From a young age, she had given Shui Bing'er the best arrangements and treatment in everything. Shui Bing'er was also obedient and sensible, patiently handling any matter, and putting full effort into cultivation; she was truly the child that belonged to someone else's family.
Shen Hanyu nodded in agreement.
In the original story, Shui Bing'er first appeared at the age of sixteen, but her soul power had already reached level 43 Soul Ancestor. She truly lived up to her innate level 9 soul power. If Tang San hadn't had the immortal herbs and awakened the Blue Silver Emperor, he probably wouldn't have reached that level at sixteen either.
As for the others, they likely had no chance.
Ning Rongrong and Oscar were support-type and food-type spirit masters; cultivation became increasingly difficult later on. Ning Rongrong could at most reach the peak of Soul Sage. Zhu Zhuqing's innate level 7 aptitude wasn't enough, so her cultivation speed would naturally slow down later. As for Ma Hongjun, with the Evil Fire as his biggest obstacle, it would be good if he didn't lose control and die in a brothel. Dai Mubai, the lustful tiger, also had no chance. As for the little rabbit Xiao Wu, without any surprises, she wouldn't survive. Of course, if that old fogey Tang Hao dared to interfere, he wouldn't mind harvesting six top-tier spirit bones from his entire body, plus that 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor leg bone—that one would definitely be his.
He had already made plans for that spirit bone long ago. Back then, he had directly absorbed the left arm bone of the Mysterious Sea Crystal Beast because its quality was good, but now this spirit bone had instead become a hindrance to him. In the future, if he found a suitable spirit bone, he would definitely replace it.
Seeing Shen Hanyu somewhat lost in thought, Shui Ningbing smiled helplessly and lightly coughed.
Shen Hanyu snapped back to reality and showed a trace of apology:
"I'm sorry, Dean Shui. I was thinking about some things and got distracted."
Shui Ningbing waved her hand and looked at Shen Hanyu with some amusement, saying:
"No need to be so formal. If you're willing, you can call me Aunt Shui."
Shen Hanyu nodded and didn't refuse to give her face, softly saying:
"Aunt Shui."
Shui Ningbing smiled and nodded. Suddenly, she stepped forward and circled Shen Hanyu once, saying:
"Can you tell me your cultivation level? I'm very curious. Shen Liuyu has an innate soul power level 7 and, at eleven years old, already has cultivation close to Soul Elder. As her older brother, you probably aren't far behind, right?"
Shen Hanyu also roughly figured out the purpose of Shui Ningbing's visit.
Probably because she saw that her little cabbage was deceived by someone, and often ran away. As a parent, she felt uneasy, so she simply followed the two of them or directly threatened them to come together.
"Level 66 Soul Emperor, just broke through not long ago."
Shen Hanyu smiled lightly and didn't lie. After all, the other party had no malice, and in the future, he would probably have to call her... ahem, those who understand understand.
As soon as these words came out, the entire room fell into an eerie silence.
Shen Liuyu felt several strange gazes fall on her, causing goosebumps to rise all over her body. She could only glare viciously at her stinky older brother...
It's all your fault for being so outstanding, woo woo woo, I've become the control group...
Shui Yue'er's little mouth was wide open as she stared blankly at Shen Hanyu.
Ahhh, the male god is indeed a male god, so handsome...
Shui Bing'er looked at Shen Hanyu, her mouth opening slightly, shock flooding her eyes. She never imagined until her death that a young man not much older than her was already a Soul Emperor...
Woo woo woo, family, I'm feeling inferior, want to feel depressed...
Shui Ningbing looked at Shen Hanyu with a complicated expression and uncertainly said:
"Is what you said true?"
Shen Hanyu shrugged and notified Tianmeng. Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black—six soul rings with the optimal configuration rose, and he said:
"Guaranteed genuine."
Although Tianmeng's mental power wasn't very strong in terms of attack, in disguise and detection, it could be said to be the best on the continent. Disguising a few soul rings was just a matter of moving a finger for Tianmeng...
Shui Ningbing was completely speechless. The way she looked at Shen Hanyu also changed slightly. Her gaze shifted back and forth between him and Shui Bing'er several times. Finally, she solemnly said to Shen Hanyu:
"Then you two... aren't your ages a bit inappropriate..."
Shen Hanyu and Shui Bing'er were stunned, followed by a storm in their minds.
Good heavens, what are you imagining, old lady? How did it jump straight to this? Your niece is only nine years old, and you're in such a hurry to marry her off? That's a bit ridiculous...
Shui Bing'er and Shen Hanyu exchanged a glance and could see the helplessness and shock in each other's eyes.
Thinking of this, Shen Hanyu laughed awkwardly and said:
"Aunt Shui, we can skip this topic. Bing'er and I are just friends..."
Shui Bing'er also hurriedly nodded.
She didn't reject Shen Hanyu, but that didn't mean she liked or accepted him in that way. Moreover, she was still too young and absolutely wouldn't consider this issue. Even if it was an engagement, she would absolutely re-fuse!
Shui Ningbing also realized that her previous question had been like she was possessed. A trace of apology appeared on her gentle face, and she quickly changed the topic:
"My visit this time was a bit rushed. I just wanted to see who the friend that Bing'er and Yue'er kept mentioning was. What I said just now was purely a joke..."
Only then did Shui Bing'er breathe a sigh of relief and silently take a few steps back, standing behind Shui Yue'er.
Her aunt's personality could be considered strange. Clearly no longer young, yet her mood sometimes still resembled that of a teenage girl, and she even had a coquettish side at times, very similar to her deceased mother...
Shen Hanyu also breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had ideas about raising someone from a young age, he definitely didn't have thoughts of "three years to start, maximum death penalty."
Raising is not illegal, but the other would be pure distortion of human nature and moral degeneration. Shen Hanyu considered himself not that perverted...
...
After a brief silence,
Shui Ningbing suddenly said:
"That... Hanyu, ah, Aunt wants to ask, what do you think about Bing'er's spirit cultivation direction? You're a cultivation genius, so you should know that Bing'er and I have some differences on this matter. Both Bing'er and I want to hear your opinion."
Shen Hanyu breathed a sigh of relief and gestured for everyone to sit down before saying:
"My opinion is simple. The Ice Phoenix is still more suitable for the assault system. Throughout history, there have been many recorded phoenix spirits: Fire Phoenix, Ice Phoenix, Poison Phoenix, and one Flame Sparrow spirit master who evolved into the Hellfire Phoenix for unknown reasons."
"But without exception, they were all assault-system spirit masters, and the lowest achievement among them was Titled Douluo."
"The phoenix spirit excels most in powerful attack power and outstanding speed; these are also the hard requirements for becoming an assault-system spirit master. As for the control system, it would truly be a grievance for the phoenix spirit..."
Shui Bing'er tightly pressed her lips together and said nothing.
Seeing this, Shen Hanyu paused before adding:
"Of course, the control system is also an option, but that would mean giving up the phoenix spirit's most powerful and specialized attack ability to choose control-system skills that provide no amplification to itself. The gap in this is indeed quite large."
Shen Hanyu simply explained the pros and cons. He believed that the naturally intelligent Shui Bing'er would definitely understand his meaning. As for her choice, Shen Hanyu would respect it.