After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

Each time she clears away the clouds and stirs up the rain, she is actually gradually solidifying her foundation.

It will only make her gain a greater... even greater boost when she breaks through to the Golden Core Realm.

This is very interesting.

As a former player.

These sporadic improvements, without any upper limit, are what I find most interesting.

It made Shi Yan feel as if he were actually the Sword God of Shilipo.

'I leveled up to level 99 in the starting village.'

A Golden Core cultivator can punch a Nascent Soul cultivator and kick a Deity Transformation cultivator.

If Hua Xiangrong's physical strength hadn't been so 'poor', and if Yunyi and Yunshang hadn't been so weak, it would have been a different story.

These past few days, Shi Yan has been wishing he could just stay in Yinghua City.

Including that weird progress bar.

Although it seems to be only three or four times better than when Shi Yan first had a tender moment with Hua Xiangrong.

But... it's as if they've developed a resistance; every time Shi Yan clears the clouds and stirs up the rain, the progress bar increases by a much smaller margin.

When I returned from Yinghua City last night, Yunyi's gaze even showed a hint of fear.

Shi Yan had already begun to hesitate.

Should I directly seek out spiritual pearls and pills to form my core and break through to the Golden Core realm?

After all... given the current progress, it's really too difficult to max out that progress bar.

It can be described as a very long time coming.

But she was also a little worried.

He was worried that once he broke through to the Golden Core Realm, that strange purple progress bar would disappear.

He didn't say anything about how he had failed at the last minute.

I would also feel guilty for letting Hua Xiangrong down after all she had done these past two days, making the girl drink so much water for nothing.

Speaking of which... is the next level after the Purple Mansion Realm really still the Golden Core Realm?

Shi Yan didn't know, but she wasn't in a hurry.

Her [Ninth Rank of Purple Mansion Realm] was enough for her to deal with enemies below the Spirit Realm.

With either Shi Jiuzhou or Xixue Zhiwu in his grasp, Shi Yan is confident he can escape safely even against enemies at the Nascent Soul stage.

The next time that Shadow Demon Lord's demonic soul incarnation attacks Nanjun City, Shi Yan can simply swing her sword and cut him down.

Instead of being chased and fleeing in a sorry state by the Shadow Demon Lord's avatar as he was half a month ago.

With Shi Jiuzhou's gentle assistance, Shi Yan changed her clothes.

Today is Ming Zhongle's big day. As the representative of the Shi family to the Ming family, Shi Yan naturally has to dress up nicely and wear something festive.

Her face was adorned with delicate pink and white, her white skirt fluttering gracefully.

It was completely covered in white, without a single other color.

If one were to remove that ancient jade, one would be an unparalleled celestial being.

Unfortunately, without the ancient jade, he was just a handsome young man.

Xiaxia is still in seclusion.

Even a freak like Shi Yan took almost half a month to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Although... she also managed to break through to the strange Purple Mansion Realm.

Xiaxia will naturally need some time to make a breakthrough.

Looking at the direction of his room, Shi Yan realized that Xia Xia said she would feel better when breaking through in her own room, so she and Xia Xia had switched rooms for the past two days.

The teacher said he was about to set off.

Today, Snow Dance went to the Ming family with her, while Shi Jiuzhou stayed home to take care of Xiaxia and Xiao Pixiu.

The master said he was heading in the direction of the prefect.

Because it was the joyous occasion of the eldest son of the Ming family, the area around the Ming residence was decorated with red. Red and gold-lacquered silk lanterns adorned the eaves and tree branches on both sides of the road, and most of the servants of the Ming residence had also changed into red clothes.

In this context, Shi Yan, dressed entirely in white from head to toe, stands out even more.

Moreover, unlike the white fabric with cloud-patterned jacquard patterns that Shi Yan specially ordered today... it doesn't even have a single bit of jacquard pattern.

It looks... like mourning clothes.

The servants of the Ming family almost always avoided Shi Yan.

In this southern city, there are few who don't know the young master of the Shi family, and few who don't know the feud between the young master of the Shi family and the eldest son of the Ming family.

Anyone with eyes can see that Shi Yan is here to cause trouble today.

But... when gods fight, they can only pray they don't get involved.

It’s different in the past.

The young master of the Shi family is no longer just a pretty face, someone to be mocked and ridiculed behind his back.

He has already ascended to the clouds and transformed into a dragon, truly deserving the title—

The chosen ones of heaven.

At the gate of the Ming Mansion, Shi Yan had already seen Ming Zhongqing dressed in full regalia.

That's very rare.

This time, Ming Zhongqing obediently listened to his teacher's words and did not tie his hair up high and tightly again, but let it down.

She simply had a row of small braids on one side and thin bangs left in front of her forehead, which made her look much fresher.

Ming Zhongqing spotted Shi Yan in white at a glance, and her expression became twisted with worry.

She is not stupid.

Based on her understanding of Shi Yan, she could tell from his attire and expression that he had come to displease his elder brother.

She knew... that Shi Yan was doing this most likely because of her.

But... they are, after all, her blood relatives.

Under the rather alarmed gaze of the maid standing to the side, Ming Zhongqing hurriedly ran down the steps and rushed towards Shi Yan.

"Shiyan..." She looked at Shiyan nervously, but then froze at his smile. After hesitating for a long time, Ming Zhongqing finally couldn't help but speak, "You promised me..."

What did I promise you?

"You promised me..." Ming Zhongqing's voice trembled, "If my elder brother hadn't provoked you, you would have let him go..."

Before Ming Zhongqing could finish speaking, Shi Yan reached out and cupped Ming Zhongqing's small face in her hands.

She brushed a stray strand of hair from Ming Zhongqing's forehead.

No answer.

"Don't you look very nice today...?"

"Why didn't you do this sooner?"

“Master’s words!!!” Ming Zhongqing dared not disobey, while the Ming family maid standing behind her had a strange expression.

Our young lady... isn't she sworn enemies with the heir of the Shi family?

This feud...it seems a bit strange. It looks like it's escalating into a happy marriage.

"I did promise that." Shi Yan stroked Ming Zhongqing's face, revealing a warm smile that would make Ming Zhongqing uneasy. "So you can rest assured."

"but--"

"From the moment he took your jade sword and abandoned you on the battlefield..."

"He has already provoked me."

Part 112. Flower's Beauty and...Dance of Fine Snow? [Third Update]

When Shi Yan cupped her small face, Ming Zhongqing felt a pang of shyness, and her heart seemed to be pounding faster.

"It's just... just that I saved my own life."

"Who does she think she is?"

"If I hadn't known she was actually a girl, I would have already used my Yangyan to burn her."

But... while she felt so ashamed and angry inside, her cheeks seemed to start burning from the roots of her ears.

Shi Yan pinched Ming Zhongqing's cheek.

Unlike the soft, chubby, cute little faces of Hua Xiangrong or Xiaxia.

Tormented by the side effects of "the heavens being jealous of talent," Ming Zhongqing could only be described as frail. His fingertips could easily touch Ming Zhongqing's cheekbones.

In the game, Ming Zhongqing's appearance is only described as "not good-looking." But... that's mostly a side effect of being "exceptionally intelligent."

Putting aside the girl's excessive frailty, making her even more pitiful than Xiaxia, with almost no curves in her body, and her smooth forehead that seemed to shimmer and glow in the sunlight after she put on makeup.

The girl actually has sharp features, long shoulders and neck, and a well-proportioned bone structure, which is distinctive but not dazzling.

There seemed to be a faint glimmer of heat rising from the depths of his eyes.

If you ignore the girl's seemingly shiny forehead, Ming Zhongqing is the kind of girl who, while not dazzling, is clean and pleasing to the eye.

Ming Zhongqing held his breath.

Looking at the overly warm smile on Shi Yan's face, she felt a deep unease.

If Shi Yan simply showed obvious disgust, just like last time, she wouldn't be so worried.

But... Shi Yan's smile was just too warm.

His gentle demeanor made Ming Zhongqing feel as if Shi Yan was holding a knife, laughing loudly, and then slashing at his elder brother.

The Ming family's bloodline has always been thin.

There are only two people in the Ming family with the character "Zhong" in their name: Ming Zhongqing and Ming Zhongle.