After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

As for what role Feng Manlou can play, Shi Yan speculates that it is highly likely that he will encounter a very big crisis and will need to transform into Xunfeng twice in a row to get rid of it.

Gently scratching Feng Manlou's chin, Shi Yan looked at the distant Qinglian Sword Sect's magnificent peaks, and suddenly, a beautiful scene was reflected in his eyes.

A world as clear, serene, and mysterious as the sky.

Heaven and earth are misplaced.

The sky is clear and transparent, and the lake surface is rippling.

The earth is a swirling vortex, a dark cloud that will swallow everything.

As if the world had turned upside down, dark chains stretched out from the clouds over the lake, piercing the girl's shoulders and locking her collarbone.

Piercing the girl's palms and ankles, binding her limbs.

They locked that seemingly frail and helpless girl up tightly.

"Help me—"

As Shi Yan approached the Azure Lotus Sword Sect, she seemed to be entering that dazed state again.

Shi Yan didn't notice that the little girl, Ba, who had been clinging tightly to her leg, seemed to have a dazed look in her eyes, which were now tinged with an unusual red.

"Help me—"

A sorrowful, hoarse girl's voice.

"Help me—"

"The teacher said..."

"Master Shiyan?" A very soft murmur suddenly startled Shiyan from his profound state of mind.

Shi Yan looked at the girl in his arms.

Sheng Yan carefully tugged at the collar of her clothes, looking at the Frost Sword Clouds at her feet with a mixture of nervousness and curiosity.

Shi Yan took a deep breath, trying to break free from that profound state.

As Shi Yan regained consciousness, Xiao Nvba's body gradually relaxed, and she buried her head tightly in Shi Yan's skirt.

She was so scared of what she had just experienced.

"Is something the matter?" Shi Yan asked the girl, embracing Sheng Yan and Xiao Nvba again.

“…” Sheng Yan gently bit her lip.

After a slight hesitation, she asked Shi Yan, "Lord Shi Yan..."

When leaving Jiameng City, Shi Yan had already told the old man in the neighborhood who was worried about Sheng Yan's safety his name.

Naturally, Sheng Yan found out.

"Can you tell me how Sheng Nu is doing?"

Sheng Yan sensed it when they were in Jiameng City.

It seemed that her younger sister's life at the Azure Lotus Sword Sect wasn't as simple as Master Shiyan had so casually described, but... she didn't say it aloud.

If my sister is not doing well, there is no need to let the neighbors in Jiameng City know.

But right now... only Master Shiyan and myself are here.

Sheng Yan naturally wanted to know whether Sheng Nu was doing well or not.

If Sheng Nu is unhappy in the Qinglian Sword Sect, I will insist that the important figures in the Qinglian Sword Sect let me and Sheng Nu go down the mountain, even if it means wearing my knees raw.

I will not return to Jiameng City.

He could take Sheng Nu to another place, back to his hometown... and live a good life there.

Shi Yan suddenly hesitated.

The storyline in the game is different from what she is experiencing now.

In the game, Shi Yan went to the Azure Lotus Sword Sect after entering Frost Rainbow Valley, which is equivalent to two years from now.

At that time, Sheng Nu still had no way to cultivate.

Her cultivation level remained at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm. Because she was born without spiritual roots, the elders of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect tried everything they could but could not get Sheng Nu to enter the Qi Refining Realm.

but--

At that time, Sheng Nu's swordsmanship was already unparalleled.

After all, they were the ones who took care of Qin Suhuai, who possessed the 'Innate Sword Body'.

He was influenced and guided by Qin Suhuai every day.

Without either side using spiritual energy, few of Sheng Nu's peers in the Azure Lotus Sword Sect could match him.

Below the Foundation Establishment Realm, no one can withstand a few sword strikes from Sheng Nu.

However... although the girl appears cheerful, she is becoming increasingly insecure inside.

Although the elders of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect always comforted Sheng Nu.

In the past, King Guangwu used martial arts to promote the Way.

Once you reach the Body Tempering Realm, you can easily defeat ordinary Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators. In the end, you even achieve enlightenment and reach the half-step Ascension Realm.

But... how could Sheng Nu believe that he could be like those legendary figures, embodying the Dao with his sword?

She knew... those were just nice words to comfort herself.

This situation only improved slightly after Shi Yan arrived at the Qinglian Sword Sect.

After all... the player's system is unreasonable.

After gaining maximum favorability from Shi Yan, Sheng Nu, who had been stuck at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm for so many years... finally made a breakthrough.

During the days when Shi Yan stayed at Xiaojian Peak, Sheng Nu cherished that time immensely.

Almost every place on Xiaojian Peak bears traces of the two of them enjoying flowers and the moon together.

He was practicing the "Snow Cold Technique".

Shi Yan believes that this time, he will definitely do a better job than in the game.

If Sheng Nu has no spiritual root and no foundation.

Then I'll be the one to act as her support.

"Sheng Nu ah~~~" Shi Yan touched the hair of the girl in his arms, and Sheng Yan nervously tilted her head up to look at Shi Yan.

"She actually had a very hard time."

Sheng Yan unconsciously tightened her grip on Shi Yan's clothes.

Seeing Shi Yan feign pain, he hurriedly let go, saying, "I'm...I'm sorry..."

"It's alright~" Shi Yan comforted the girl, and continued, "Sheng Nu doesn't have spiritual roots."

His swordsmanship aptitude is only average.

Sheng Yan's heart skipped a beat.

"So she worked harder than anyone else at the Azure Lotus Sword Sect."

"but--"

“That’s why…” Shi Yan looked at the girl in his arms, her bright eyes glistening with tears.

Sheng Yan had already understood what her teacher meant.

“Sheng Nu’s cultivation has stagnated at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm,” Shi Yan sighed softly.

The girl bit her lip tightly. She guessed, she realized... why her sister had disappeared without a trace since she joined the Azure Lotus Sword Sect.

"Idiot, idiot, idiot!"

"I don't...I don't care about that kind of thing at all!"

"She's afraid of disappointing you, even afraid to see you. That's why Sheng Yan hasn't received any news from Sheng Nu." Shi Yan gently stroked the girl's hair. "Every time the moon is full..."

“Sheng Nu would always gaze in the direction of Jiameng City, as if he were missing someone.”

Sheng Yan bit her lower lip until it turned white, and her eyes were brimming with tears.

Beside Shi Yan, the little girl Ba obediently hugged Shi Yan's leg.

In her eyes, Sister Shiyan was such a good person.

The girl clung tightly to Shi Yan's leg, her gaze fixed on the distant mountains of the Qinglian Sword Sect.

She thought she heard a sound.

From men to women, from children to adults... strange and wonderful voices.

"But Sheng Yan, you can rest assured~~~" Shi Yan comforted Sheng Yan.

"Sheng Nu met a very, very good person, a very, very amazing person."

"No one in the Azure Lotus Sword Sect dares to bully her."

"Is that Lord Qin...?" The girl was clever. She remembered what Shi Yan had said, that her younger sister was the 'Junior Sister of Little Sword Peak,' "and the Senior Sister of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect... Lord Qin Suhuai."

"Ah~ yes." Shi Yan nodded. "Don't let that guy's fame fool you, he's actually a complete idiot."

"Even her clothes need to be washed by Sheng Nu."

“Of course—” Shi Yan quickly added, “Qin Suhuai definitely did not bully Sheng Nu.”

"I understand." Sheng Yan nodded gently.

Lord Qin Suhuai possesses a natural sword physique, unparalleled throughout history.

Her younger sister was able to get guidance from her, even on mundane tasks like laundry and cooking—nothing special...

However... she looked at Shi Yan.

The girl in front of him, who seemed like a fairy, knew his younger sister so well, addressed her so affectionately, and even held Qin Suhuai's sword token.

Who is she?

Looking at the frost sword at her feet, Sheng Yan even had a momentary hallucination.

Could she be Qin Suhuai?