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"A gentle ripple!"

As Shen Weilan walked to the door, her lonely figure made Jiang Feng's heart clench.

Without hesitation, he strode forward and grabbed her wrist.

"what!"

Shen Weilan exclaimed in surprise and turned around like a startled fawn.

"elder brother……"

A flicker of panic crossed her eyes, and she instinctively tried to break free, but Jiang Feng held her even tighter.

"Wei Lan, don't overthink it!"

"Xiao Wan Ning and I... really have nothing to do with each other."

Shen Weilan pursed her lips and remained silent.

"I added her on WeChat last time because Xiao Xingye and the others had all added her, and I couldn't refuse her."

"But after adding her, I haven't spoken a single word to her."

"Really, you can check my WeChat right now if you don't believe me!"

Looking at my brother, who is usually so calm and collected, he seemed a little clumsy at this moment.

Shen Weilan's slight frustration suddenly vanished.

But she still pouted slightly, turned her head away, revealing her long, fair swan neck.

"Whether you...you chatted with her or not, what does that have to do with me?"

Her voice was barely audible, yet she still managed to maintain an air of arrogance.

"I'm not going to watch it."

Seeing her sulking yet so adorable that it was impossible to look away, Jiang Feng's heart skipped a beat.

Instead, he took a step closer.

An extremely aggressive aura enveloped her, and Shen Weilan subconsciously took half a step back, her back pressed against the wall.

"Brother? What...what are you doing...?"

She looked up in a flustered manner.

The two were so close that she could even hear her own heart pounding.

Jiang Feng didn't speak, but slowly raised his hand and gently brushed his thumb across the corner of her lips.

The warm, soft touch from his fingertips made his eyes darken slightly.

"What did you have for dinner? There are still rice grains left."

Jiang Feng's voice was somewhat low and hoarse.

Shen Weilan looked at the grains of rice on his fingers, and her face flushed red, like a ripe peach.

"I forgot to wipe my mouth... Is that a problem?!"

Jiang Feng gazed at those luscious red lips.

It was as if a voice was roaring in his mind, urging him to lower his head and kiss her fiercely, wiping her clean.

His Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and his breathing gradually became heavy.

But in the end, he suppressed the throbbing in his heart.

"Ripples".

He lowered his head slightly, and his warm lips passed over her alluring red lips, gently pressing them against her forehead.

Then, Jiang Feng said, slowly and deliberately, in a voice only the two of them could hear, "There will never be another woman in my heart."

"Because it was already occupied by a beautiful figure."

"boom!"

Shen Weilan's mind went blank for a moment, and her heart felt like it was going to jump out of her throat.

Is my brother... confessing his love to me?!

She looked up, somewhat bewildered, and met Jiang Feng's tender eyes.

Just as Jiang Feng was about to lower his head again...

"son!"

Liu Aifang's voice suddenly came from the living room.

"Do you have any clothes that need washing? Bring over all the ones you've changed out of!"

"Wei Lan, take out your clothes along with the clothes, and Mom will wash them for you!"

The sudden words shattered the romantic and ambiguous atmosphere between the two.

Shen Weilan pushed Jiang Feng away as if she had been electrocuted, her face already so red it looked like it was about to bleed.

She kept her head down, even her delicate earlobes were covered with a pink blush, making her look extremely cute.

Seeing his usually aloof younger sister showing such a shy expression, Jiang Feng finally couldn't resist and suddenly lowered his head to gently bite her pink earlobe with his teeth.

"Well……"

Shen Weilan shuddered violently, feeling a surge of electricity coursing through her body from her earlobe.

"elder brother……"

The voice even had a slightly dreamy quality.

Before she could react, Jiang Feng lightly flicked her forehead.

"Silly boy, what are you staring at?"

Jiang Feng chuckled and ruffled her hair. "Go and take your clothes out."

Shen Weilan covered her burning ears, her voice barely audible, "Mmm..."

After saying that, she fled into the room like a frightened rabbit.

……

"Bang!"

Jiang Feng closed the door.

He leaned against the door, took a deep breath, and suppressed the restless emotions in his heart.

He wasn't acting on a whim, nor was it lust at first sight.

He and Wei Lan were not related by blood; she was the girl he had long ago decided on.

Conveying his feelings to her was something he had always wanted to do.

However, he knew better than anyone else what was going on.

In this era where strength reigns supreme and the weak are preyed upon by the strong.

Without sufficient power, even the most beautiful haven is ultimately just a mirage, which can be shattered at any moment.

"Third rank... is still too weak."

In a place like Linchuan City, a third-rank martial artist might be considered a big shot.

However, in the martial arts world, ranks one through three are merely the Foundation Establishment stage!

He's been honing his skills, tempering his blood and qi, and strengthening his internal organs, but he hasn't even truly stepped into the gates of martial arts yet.

There are countless third-rank martial artists in Linchuan City. The head of any medium-sized family or the leader of a small force can easily reach the third rank.

Only the fourth rank is the real dividing line!

In this world, only those who reach the fourth rank can be considered to have truly entered the gate of the martial arts world and are qualified to glimpse that magnificent world.

Hundreds of years ago, the abyss descended upon the blue planet.

Human civilization has suffered a devastating blow.

Although the first to third tier beasts are powerful, humans can still catch their breath.

One missile is enough to blast a Tier 3 alien beast into dust!

However, when the first fourth-tier beast stepped out of the abyss, humanity truly understood what despair meant.

Beasts of the fourth rank and above have evolved their physical bodies to an incredible degree.

They are immune to conventional firearms and can even withstand nuclear radiation!

That level of existence is simply a walking disaster!

Even the weakest fourth-tier can easily slaughter a city with a million inhabitants.

In the darkest of times, warriors are born.

For the first hundred years, humanity's path to martial arts was a trial-and-error process, with even the strongest only stuck at the peak of the third rank, unable to make any further progress.

until that day.

A brilliant and exceptionally talented martial artist at the peak of the third rank, through extreme circumstances, transcended the limits of the human body and successfully broke through to the fourth rank!

In that battle, he soared through the air, releasing his true energy, and single-handedly killed a fourth-tier beast on the spot, shocking the world and earning the reputation of a grandmaster!

Although the Dragon Kingdom Martial Arts Association named the fourth-rank realm "Sky-Soaring Realm"!

But even today, people are still more accustomed to using that title, which carries a sense of fervent reverence—

Fourth-rank Grandmaster!

Masters are like dragons!

Upon reaching the fourth rank, one's Qi and blood transform into a powerful force, condensing true Qi and soaring through the air.

Wherever he goes, he is a guest of honor sought after by various forces.

In Linchuan City, a fourth-rank Grandmaster is enough to establish a sect, become a retainer of a first-class power, or even take charge of a large family!

As for the fifth-rank Grandmasters above the fourth rank?

Of the tens of millions of people in Linchuan City, those who can openly reach the fifth rank are definitely no more than a handful!

Such a person has long since become a legendary figure, rarely seen and elusive.

The sixth and seventh rank experts are probably only found in places like provincial capitals or even the capital city, where powerful figures gather.

"Fourth rank!"

Jiang Feng clenched his fists tightly.

He didn't want Wei Lan to suffer any injustice, nor did he want his parents to work hard for a living.

Next, we must focus our energy on improving our capabilities!

A burning ambition ignited in his eyes.

Fourth-rank Grandmaster.

That's the goal he's going to break through next!