After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

Shi Yan put his arm around Xia Xia's shoulder, looked at the girl's teary eyes, and reached out to wipe the corners of her eyes.

There was no melodramatic scene like in a soap opera, where the female lead yells "I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear it!" and runs back to her room, slamming the door shut. Instead, the protagonist encounters various unexpected events during the explanation process, leading to a deeper misunderstanding.

Xiaxia just stared wide-eyed and pointed her little finger at Bai Xiaoxiao.

Shi Yan explained to her.

"That's Bai Xiaoxiao."

Upon hearing that name, Xiaxia immediately realized who it was.

Isn't that the wife that the eldest son of the Ming family is engaged to and about to marry into the family?

The girl's expression suddenly became extremely strange and distorted.

She...she knew that her sister and Ming Zhongle didn't get along.

I also know that my sister's charm is irresistible.

But this is... too strange.

When Bai Xiaoxiao saw Xia Xia's gaze fall upon her, she bowed respectfully to Xia Xia, "Mistress..."

The Snow Dancer, still standing at the courtyard gate, was stunned.

Why are you so skilled at it too?!

When she followed the Lord of Loulan, she had little experience of human relationships and worldly affairs. After a thousand years of being immersed in the "Sword Tomb," she remained as innocent as a newborn.

In her mind, Bai Xiaoxiao and Shi Jiuzhou were both labeled as "cunning villains".

"Sister..." Xia Xia's anger subsided considerably after being held in Shi Yan's arms.

She tilted her head and looked at Bai Xiaoxiao.

Bai Xiaoxiao was wearing a wedding dress. If you think about it, today is probably the day Ming Zhongle and Bai Xiaoxiao get married.

But... how did the bride end up here with her sister?

Moreover, he wore a prominent collar around his neck, with a black chain hanging down in front of his chest, and his humble appearance and expression resembled that of a slave.

Countless scripts had already appeared in Xiaxia's mind.

For example... Ming Zhongle made a bet with his sister, and ended up losing his wife to her.

Xiaxia never imagined that reality would be even more surreal than she had imagined.

Shi Yan had no way to explain it to Xia Xia either—

Actually, your sister almost ruined her in the game back then. When this fox girl lifted her skirt, her legs were covered with your sister's name and tally marks.

Shi Yan silently passed the buck to Ming Zhongle.

She explained to Xiaxia in a low voice.

In "Sword Tomb", Ming Zhongle almost killed Ming Zhongqing because of Bai Xiaoxiao.

She exposed Ming Zhongle at the Ming family's house and beat him half to death.

And then...

The teacher didn't finish speaking, but only hinted at it to Xiaxia.

Shi Yan felt a strong sense of guilt rising within her.

It wasn't because of framing Ming Zhongle.

Shi Yan was secretly pleased that Ming Zhongle's favorite girl had hung his name on the pillar of shame.

She... just couldn't bear to lie to Xiaxia.

What the master said was indeed the truth, but... he missed something.

Just one tiny thing was missing.

Xiaxia had already imagined Bai Xiaoxiao being expelled from the Ming family because of Ming Zhongle, and even... she glanced again at the collar around Bai Xiaoxiao's neck.

It's so astringent.

Even... it could be a scenario where someone is sold to a brothel or a brothel.

Then her older sister picked her up again.

"You heartless philanderer!!!" Xiaxia stood on tiptoe and bit Shi Yan's neck as punishment.

But... the girl didn't dare to bite too hard, afraid that if her sister bit her skin even a little bit, she would be the one who felt the pain.

Xiaxia's gentle bites were like a kitten grinding its teeth.

In Shi Yan's opinion, it was more like... a way of acting cute.

The punishment turned into a reward.

Shi Yan put his arm around Xia Xia's waist.

Just then—

"Brother Shiyan!!!" An untimely voice rang out.

Rushing into the courtyard, eager to tell Shi Yan that Xia Xia had already emerged from seclusion, Shi Luren stood awkwardly at the courtyard gate.

He saw Shi Yan holding Xia Xia's arm, and both of them looking at him with eyes that seemed to want to chop him into pieces. He immediately covered his head with his hands, rolled on the ground, and scurried away.

"Heh—" Xia Xia couldn't help but chuckle softly.

She nestled against Shi Yan's chest, and then... as if she realized something.

Sister...didn't bother me today?

still--

It was taken off.

Part 121 Xiaxia, in half a month, reached the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Such a remarkable achievement! [Second Update]

To shut the girl up... what Shi Yan meant was—a reward for a girl who successfully broke through the Qi Refining Realm and entered the Foundation Establishment Realm.

She decided to put her promise into practice.

Even if her cultivation level had already exceeded its limit, what did it matter? As Xiaxia's older sister, she naturally had the responsibility and obligation to help the girl break through.

It took more than half a month, and even the message that the Second Elder had sent was canceled by Shi Yan.

Thanks to Shi Yan's hard work and dedication, Xia Xia's cultivation level successfully broke through from the first stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm to the ninth stage.

Originally, Shi Yan would have fed the girl directly to the peak of the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and then she could have broken through to the Crystallization Realm by preparing the necessary materials.

After all, the Crystallization Realm is a transitional realm between the Golden Core Realm and the Golden Core Realm. It only requires a high-quality Crystallization Pill and a rare and precious herb that suits one's own attributes to break through.

Crystallized pills are simple.

If you have the money, you can just buy one directly from Tian Dan Fang.

Xiaxia has quite a lot of pocket money.

Although it's somewhat distasteful, most of the money Shi Yan has spent so far has come from Xia Xia's allowance.

After leaving the "Sword Tomb", she devoted herself to cultivation and improving her cultivation level.

Life consisted almost entirely of going back and forth between Yinghua City and the Shi family. In the end, Hua Xiangrong simply gave Shi Yan a jade ring.

It was a jade ring.

As long as a little spiritual energy is injected into the jade ring, Yunshang will come directly from Yinghua City and then take Shiyan to Yinghua City to meet her master.

After returning from the Ming family, Shi Yan spent almost the entire two weeks in her and Xia Xia's courtyard as a reward and compensation for Xia Xia.

Naturally, she had no time to sell the spiritual herbs, sword remains, and rare treasures she had obtained in the "Sword Tomb".

Fortunately... Xiaxia still had a lot of pocket money left.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Shi Yan was wearing a robe.

She did not wrap her chest with silk.

I don't know if it's just my imagination... but I feel like I've become a bit more voluptuous since my cultivation breakthrough.

It still has a long way to go to reach the lofty ideals of a gentle and refined person like Jun Qianrou, but... at least it is already striving to reach the level of a gentle and refined person.

Or perhaps... she's just used to being pampered, and Shi Yan is increasingly uncomfortable with the feeling of being tightly entwined.

She was only wearing a silk kimono underneath her robe.

She glanced at the girl lying under the covers behind her.

Shi Yan originally intended to feed the girl directly to the peak of the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, but... looking at Xia Xia curled up there, lost in a soft dream...

Shi Yan took Xia Xia's hand.

Fair-skinned...soft.

She was soft and weak, as if all her strength had been drained away. She seemed to lack the strength to even grasp Shi Yan's fingers, and could only let Shi Yan hold her softly in his hand.

The path to immortality is still very long.

There's no need to rush.

It's good to let Xiaxia take it easy; there's no need to rush things like this.

As gently as possible... Shi Yan leaned down and lightly kissed the girl's ear.

"Eek..." As if sensing something, the girl lying in the quilt twitched slightly, her back arching up slightly, but finally slumped back down due to exhaustion.

A cute, soft murmur escaped the girl's throat, "Too..."

"Too many..."

What an adorable reaction.

Shi Yan narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled mischievously, her smile seeming even more childlike.

"Xiaxia..." She held the girl's small hand and whispered in the girl's ear, as if she were blowing on it.

Xiaxia's breathing seemed to become rapid, and her body subconsciously wanted to twist and wriggle, trying to escape from Shi Yan's 'clutches'.

But... there was no way to escape.