After maxing out my affinity, my signature weapon kept evolving.

Upon seeing Xie Wenyuan's breakthrough, Sun Miaoran's mouth dropped open. She hadn't realized that a breakthrough for a Spirit Master could cause such a commotion.

The reason for this question is that she is a spiritualist.

Although she hadn't worked hard to cultivate because her spiritual weapon wasn't suitable for combat, for some reason, her cultivation level improved very quickly, even shocking her grandfather, who came from the East Sea Academy, though he never made a fuss about it.

But she never made such a big commotion when she broke through before. According to Xie Wenyuan, a breakthrough with special effects must be the work of a prodigy.

Xie Wenyuan opened his eyes, first exchanging a smile with Zhao Yue, then looking at Sun Miaoran with her mouth agape, and said smugly:

"What, you've never seen a Spirit Master break through before?"

Sun Miaoran looked at him with disdain:

"Did you laugh when you said that? Can a Spirit Master really be considered a strong person?"

She brandished the bronze ruler in her hand, the two cloud patterns on its surface catching Xie Wenyuan's eye.

No, out of the three people present, am I the only one who hasn't reached the Spirit Master level?

Xie Wenyuan suddenly felt like he was being looked at when he was a child, only this time his identity had changed.

But upon closer reflection, Old Man Sun was a formidable figure who could get into Donghai Academy, which at the time was a dominant super academy. So it's not incomprehensible that Sun Miaoran could inherit his talent.

"You dare make fun of me like that? You can forget about having lunch today!"

"Ah, no, I was wrong! Brother Yuan is the strongest in the world! Ah, you're too strong, I can't take it!"

"Your acting was so bad, you got no dinner!"

Watching the two playfully bickering, Zhao Yue suddenly felt that they were the real siblings, while she and Xie Wenyuan had been like a respectful married couple even before they officially became a couple.

With Sun Miaoran joining the family, the house became much livelier. Although Xie Wenyuan complained, Zhao Yue could tell that he still had some feelings for this girl who was like the girl next door.

However, this blissful moment did not last long. On the third day after Sun Miaoran settled in, Sun Huazeng knocked on the courtyard gate.

"Old man Sun, you've come to take Miaoran back so soon?"

Sun Huazeng shook his head and said with a heavy expression:

"No, Miaoran will continue to stay here, but you will have to come with me. The beast tide has arrived, and the main city of Renqiu is right in their path. There are some powerful spirit beasts inside, and the city walls may not be able to hold them off. Therefore, the city lord has issued a decree that all spirit cultivators above the Spirit Warrior level must go to resist the beast tide."

Xie Wenyuan nodded. Indeed, if the city walls were breached and the main urban area were impacted, most citizens would be displaced or even die under the hooves of beasts. At this moment, spiritual cultivators with some strength should fulfill their responsibility.

"Then it shouldn't be a problem if the two of them don't go, right?"

"It's alright. No one knows that the princess and Xiao Miaoran have the cultivation of a spirit master. On the contrary, Ren Xudong specifically named you to go first. If it weren't for me and the city lord being here, he would have really put you in the first position."

Xie Wenyuan rolled his eyes. Sure enough, the Ren family was still trying to make things difficult for him at this time. It seemed that his stab had really hurt Ren Xingyuan.

"Let me tell Yue'er first, then I'll pack up."

Xie Wenyuan turned and went inside, while Sun Huazeng remained in the courtyard.

The two women came out after hearing the news. Sun Miaoran asked first:

"Grandpa, is the beast tide that serious?"

Sun Huazeng patted his granddaughter's head:

"Yes, it's very serious. If we don't take precautions, many people will lose their lives."

"Then I'll go too, I can also treat the injured."

"No, you have to stay home and protect your sister Yue. She has a special status; you can't let bad guys kidnap her, understand?"

"Oh, then I will protect Sister Yue."

After calming his beloved granddaughter down, Sun Huazeng bowed to Zhao Yue.

Zhao Yue helped him up, indicating that she was not a princess, but an ordinary commoner.

"I'm sorry, Princess, I couldn't stop them. Your husband will have to come with me."

Zhao Yue shook her head. In her opinion, even without the city lord and the Ren family's designation, Xie Wenyuan would have gone on his own initiative, because he had always been like that.

"Then, Princess, let's set off. I will return Xie Wenyuan intact."

Before leaving, Xie Wenyuan held Zhao Yue tightly in his arms and whispered in her ear:

"Don't worry, Yue'er, I'll be fine. Wait for me to come back."

After saying that, he kissed Zhao Yue's rosy lips hard, which made Sun Miaoran exclaim that he was shameless.

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On the city wall, a dignified middle-aged man looked solemnly at the distant dense forest and sighed deeply.

"Lord of the city, according to calculations, the beast tide will likely attack the city walls in about half a day."

"Hmm, are the catapults and large crossbows ready?"

"The catapults are fine, but the large crossbows are old and in disrepair, and half of them are unusable."

"Damn it, all my money has been used to support this bunch of parasites! Fine, I'll deal with them after the beast tide ends! Have we found all the spiritual cultivators above the Spirit Master level?"

"We've found almost everything, except for Doctor Sun and the others."

Beside the city lord, Ren Xudong, the head of the Ren family, said with a gloomy expression:

"Lord City Lord, if you ask me, Xie Wenyuan has no sense of responsibility at all. He should be the one to rush to the front."

"Xu Dong, I know he has some grudges against your son, but with a formidable enemy at hand, it's best not to bring personal grievances to the forefront."

Ren Xudong remained silent, feeling as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.

City Lord Wang Changqing also heard about Xie Wenyuan beating up Ren Xingyuan, and he was secretly pleased about it.

The Ren family, relying on the fact that one of their members was a student at the Royal Academy, was arrogant and domineering. They didn't follow the rules when doing business, and the younger generation in the family were even more disdainful of others, committing all sorts of evil deeds in the city.

Wang Changqing always sent people to stop him, but his subordinates dared not offend them, and he could not personally intervene and lose face.

There's nothing we can do about it. The Great Qian Royal Academy is the number one spiritual cultivation school in the Great Qian. Getting in is already a privilege among the elite. After graduating from there, one's future is limitless. It's incomparable to someone like Sun Huazeng, who only studied halfway and then dropped out.

Xie Wenyuan's attack served as a way of venting anger for those who had been bullied.

Thinking this, Sun Huazeng led Xie Wenyuan to the top of the city wall, disrupting Wang Changqing's thoughts.

"Lord City Lord, I have brought Xie Wenyuan."

Looking at the sharp-eyed young man, Wang Changqing was full of admiration:

"So you are Xie Wenyuan. You actually managed to exchange a few blows with Ye Hongshan, a Spirit Master. Now that I see you, you are indeed a man of great talent."

"Thank you for your praise, Lord City Lord. However, I am not a talented person at all; I am just an ordinary spiritual cultivator."

"Don't be modest. Awakening a spiritual weapon already puts you far ahead of ordinary people."

Wang Changqing admired Xie Wenyuan, but some people were not so happy about it.

"Hmph, he's eighteen and still only a mid-level spiritual master. He's nowhere near as good as my niece."

An untimely voice rang out; it was Ren Xudong.

Xie Wenyuan chuckled wickedly. "Old Deng, you think you can be comfortable with me being so sarcastic?"

"Oh, so it's Patriarch Ren. Your niece is so skilled, she must be able to heal your son's injury."