After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

Shi Yan squeezed the girl's hand with a rather helpless expression.

Actually, she didn't really want to fencing with Gong Juren.

The other party didn't provoke her much, and when they first attacked, they were very measured in their movements, targeting her side. They didn't seem like the kind of mindless villain.

I'm finding it hard to bring myself to do it.

Although... in Gong Juren's view, he was probably guilty of heinous crimes and had a grudge against him for taking away his wife.

Can--

Even competition has its basic rules.

Isn't it normal for the childhood sweethearts to lose to the newcomers?

Besides... Ajiu herself said that she has always only regarded Gong Juren as her older brother.

Shi Yan raised an eyebrow slightly. "I don't want to fight you."

"Then you are the demonic cultivator's accomplice!"

"Hoo—" With a somewhat helpless sigh, Shi Yan took out a sword token from his storage ring. "This is a sword token from the Azure Lotus Sword Sect."

"It was forged by Qin Suhuai, the senior sister of the Qinglian Sword Sect, and given to me."

The Azure Lotus Sword Sect is the undisputed leader of Yizhou.

Upon hearing the name of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect, a chorus of gasps immediately rose from the surrounding area, and Shi Yan even felt as if the air itself had been chilled by their breaths.

Gong Juren also seemed somewhat dejected.

Elder Ma clearly said... that the outsider was an accomplice of the demonic cultivators, and that all he had to do was fight him.

He promised he would win the heart of the beauty.

But... how could the person the Azure Lotus Sword Sect has set its sights on be a demonic cultivator?

Behind Shi Yan, Wenren Jiu's eyes were wide open.

The girl's focus was completely different from the group around her. She didn't care about the Azure Lotus Sword Sect at all. She just shook Shi Yan's arm and asked, "Who...who is Qin Suhuai?"

All she knew was that Sister Shiyan and Sister Qianrou were already engaged.

But how did Qin Suhuai suddenly appear?

If Shi Yan knew what the girl was thinking, he really wouldn't know how to comfort her.

You can't exactly say... "Your sister Shiyan was once famous throughout the nine provinces."

Let alone Qin Suhuai, there are several around you.

"Ahem... friend." Shi Yan said somewhat awkwardly.

"Another girlfriend?" Wenren Jiu's voice grew increasingly aggrieved. Wait, why did she say "another"?

"Yes... I guess so," Shi Yan admitted somewhat awkwardly.

She rarely deceives girls.

Wenren Jiu's cheeks were puffed out, and she vigorously squeezed and played with Shi Yan's hand, "You heartbreaker! You heartbreaker!"

But... what could Ajiu do?

I've already been kissed by Sister Shiyan...

Sister Shiyan also said that we should be responsible for ourselves.

Opposite Shi Yan and Wenren Jiu, Gong Juren's hand holding the sword was trembling slightly.

The awful, stale smell of romance is overwhelming, and if that guy could treat Ajiu properly, it would be fine, but he's just a playboy.

"Master Yan!" Gong Juren roared in fury, "Do you dare to take a blow from my sword?!"

Shi Yan looked at the boy in front of him with a complicated expression. "Alright... but let's stop here."

Gently release Wenren Jiu's hand, indicating that the girl need not worry.

That's all, just the Foundation Establishment stage.

She didn't even want to draw her sword.

but--

Out of respect for Gong Juren, Shi Yan placed his hand on his chest, between his snow-capped breasts.

"Nine Provinces—" she silently called out in her heart.

The girl did not answer.

But Shi Yan knew that she was there.

"Nine Provinces~~~" Shi Yan's tone softened considerably.

Unlike a 'tool', Shi Jiuzhou is a proper wife, the kind you can hug and cuddle. Shi Yan doesn't want to make a girl angry.

"Is Jiuzhou angry?" Shi Yan asked helplessly.

I don't think I went too far.

Jiuzhou herself said that she wanted me to give in to her, so haven't I already fulfilled Jiuzhou's wish?

As for what happened next...

He did it for the good of Jiuzhou, to train the girls' endurance and perseverance.

Shi Yan was spouting nonsense in his heart that even he didn't believe.

"No!!!" Her voice, both aggrieved and pouting, was so cute that Shi Yan wanted to tease the girl again.

"Alright~~~" Shi Yan comforted the girl, "I'll let Jiuzhou have his way next time, okay?"

In Shi Yan's mind, the image of Shi Jiuzhou curled up with his legs drawn up was reflected.

Upon hearing Shi Yan's words, the girl's eyes widened, tears welling up in them, filled with panic. "Waaah...no more..."

"I don't want it anymore."

Shi Yan's smile froze.

If this were placed in the adult game next door, the girl's attributes would probably already have a negative label like 'broken'.

I think I might have gone a bit too far in bullying him.

"Then Jiuzhou should rest well." Shi Yan prepared to use the most basic Qingfeng Sword technique to condense wind into a sword.

Shi Jiuzhou panicked immediately.

Master... Master, why are you like this?

I wasn't actually that angry.

Okay, actually I'm still a little angry.

But wouldn't it be enough if the owner just coaxed them a little more?

Even if forced to use oneself, one will not refuse.

On the contrary... I'll secretly feel pleased.

But how could the master use another sword in front of him?

For Shi Jiuzhou, this was far more serious than Shi Yan bullying other girls in front of her.

This is a matter of 'basic dignity' as a sword.

"Wait a minute!!!" Shi Jiuzhou suddenly called out to Shi Yan.

Shi Yan kept her hand raised, and a jade sword slid out from her sleeve, brushing against her body. Finally, Shi Yan grasped it, and it gradually extended into the shape of a four-foot-long green blade.

"What Master said..." the girl bit her lip, "I'll let you have your way next time."

"Okay~~~" Shi Yan poked Shi Jiuzhou's face with a touch of affection.

Shi Jiuzhou stammered, looking aggrieved, and continued, "Even if... I'm out of energy, Master mustn't do what he did yesterday..."

Clearly, yesterday's events caused Shi Jiuzhou a great deal of 'trauma'.

"No problem!" Shi Yan practically patted his chest to guarantee it.

She thought to herself, "Don't worry, Jiuzhou!"

Your master has now learned the "Snow Cold Technique" and won't leave you feeling weak.

At worst... I'll just take all of Jiuzhou's strength and 'keep it safe' for myself, then gradually save it and plan to give it back.

We guarantee that Jiuzhou will have ample time to enjoy himself.

Master Yan bowed with his sword in hand, saying, "Please instruct me."

Gong Juren also bowed with his sword in hand, then cast a spell and charged directly at Shi Yan.

Can...

As soon as Gong Juren rushed over, Shi Yan sensed something was wrong.

His aura was far beyond that of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, and could even be vaguely compared to cultivators in the late Crystallization stage.

Not everyone is like Shi Yan, and not everyone is lucky enough to possess the Legend of Sword and Fairy.

There's definitely something fishy about Gong Juren.

The most crucial thing is...

"Roar!!!"

Behind Shi Yan, a pure white tiger with piercing eyes suddenly roared.

The "Mid-Year Evil God" has been triggered.

In Gong Juren, evil outweighs good.

However, unlike before, Shi Yan, who had entered the Cave Heaven Realm, could clearly perceive that the evil aura on Gong Juren's body was injected later.

Without using any sword techniques, she raised her sword to parry Gong Juren's piercing ice sword.

The flashing swords illuminated the square, and also Shi Yan's face.

Faced with the ever-spreading and growing icy thorns that surged forward with the ice sword, Shi Yan simply extended her seemingly weak hand.