After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

Looking at the quiet room, she slowly peeked out.

The girl was only wearing a twill nightgown.

The loose hem made the girl's waist look even slimmer, and in contrast... the delicate collarbone exposed at the top revealed the girl's exquisite figure, so beautiful that it looked as if a little monster was hiding under the nightgown.

Let alone Xing Qiyan and Xing Qiyun.

Even towards the Xingzhuo clan, they were utterly crushed.

"Have you left?" she asked timidly and softly, a hint of regret seemingly hidden beneath her overly captivating eyes.

She slowly walked out of the room.

The girls exuded a fragility that made them seem as if they were about to break.

“Hmm…” Xingzhuo nodded gently.

Although she appears excessively weak and timid, in fact... Xing Jiu is the most talented girl in the Xing family, apart from Xing Ke, who is blessed by the two top-tier fortunes of [Ziwei Star Enclosure] and [Humanity Saint Child].

Breaking through cultivation barriers is as easy as sleeping or drinking water.

Compared to Xing Qiyun's "A Red Bloom Dew-Covered Fragrance," which was practically a burden to her... at least, before meeting Shi Yan, it was definitely a burden of her innate destiny.

Xingjiu's two innate talents, [Peerless Genius] and [Heart of Array Dao], are the true and proper choices for the kingly path.

The "Exceptional Talent" attribute is second only to "Genius Jealous of the Gods" and "Exceptional Intelligence" in terms of boosting one's natural talent and comprehension.

But it has no side effects.

Furthermore, it is further enhanced by the [Heart of the Array Dao].

The girl's talent in formations is unparalleled throughout history.

Giving her ample time to prepare, it wouldn't be unreasonable to let her, as a Nascent Soul cultivator, kill someone who is undergoing tribulation.

If Shi Wei were to face Xing Jiu instead of Xing Qi Yan on a daily basis, she would probably be extremely cautious when going out, afraid that she might step on some precious treasure.

It might not be fatal, but it's definitely very unlucky.

But... Xingjiu just happens to be born with a timid and socially anxious personality.

The last time I went out was... cough cough, the last time I went out was to overcome the great tribulation of the Divine Transformation Realm.

The girl had laid out nearly a hundred arrays, layer upon layer, within her small plot of land. Even a proper Nascent Soul cultivator would feel a chill run down their spine upon seeing them.

Compared to directly confronting the heavenly tribulation.

It took the girl even longer to figure out how to dismantle the formation and get out of this pile of tortoise shells.

She slowly sat down in the spot where Shi Yan had just been sitting, looking towards the direction of the main room door, as if she could still see the girl's departing figure.

Out of 'professional habit', she was actually in charge of setting up all the various spells of the Xing family.

Naturally... it was also completely under her control.

The girl didn't turn her gaze away until Shi Yan walked through the corridor and left the house.

She reached out and poked her younger sister's cheek repeatedly.

"A-Jiu also likes that child very much...is that right?" Xingzhuo looked at the timid and gentle girl in front of her.

Xingjiu's movements came to an abrupt halt, her slender fingertips hovering in mid-air.

Xing Qiyan, nestled in Xing Zhuoshi's arms, seemed to sense something. The girl hummed and groaned in Xing Zhuoshi's arms, trying to stretch and yawn.

A pair of drowsy eyes opened, looking at the girl who was so close to them... reaching out as if to poke their cheek.

Xing Qiyan stared at the girl's dark circles for a long time.

Then his gaze shifted downwards, and he stared at the little monster lines hidden by the girl for a long time.

"Sister Jiu'er?" A confused but certain voice.

Xing Qiyan seemed to still be in a half-dreaming, half-awake state.

Xingjiu slowly withdrew her hand and clenched her fist.

"No...no, I didn't." With her head down, the girl tugged at the hem of her nightgown, revealing the fair lines of her thighs beneath.

"It's just...just curiosity."

Xing Zhuo remained silent.

She knew exactly what the little girl was thinking.

Don't forget... Xingjiu's treasured collection was all carefully selected and bought by her.

She even bought two extra of some particularly rare items.

Xingjiu hurriedly tried to change the subject, "Is eldest sister coming back today?"

"Then I'll go cook."

Xing Zhuo watched Xing Jiu's retreating figure as she scurried away like a little rabbit.

The woman gently patted Xing Qiyan's back in her arms, "Little lazybones, it's time to get up...go and help your sister Jiu'er."

Xing Qiyan got down from Xing Zhuo's arms, still dazed.

The girls seemed to be somewhat out of it.

Xingzhuo was left alone in the main room again.

The woman sat there.

She knew exactly what the girls were thinking.

Just like Xingjiu.

Xing Jiu isn't some kind of "Ye Gong who loved dragons but was terrified of them" type. The more exceptional a girl's talent for cultivation is, the more foolish she is in other areas.

The girl was just scared.

Honestly... they didn't inherit any of my personality.

Moreover... even Xingzhuo knew.

Why does Xingjiu look so timid?

Besides being natural... perhaps more so because of a sense of guilt.

More than a decade ago—

When the Xing family was in trouble, she, who was clearly the most talented and the most suitable to step up and shoulder the responsibility, was afraid.

In the end... it was the gentlest Xing Qiyun who stepped forward.

And then it turned into the cold and indifferent state it is today.

So... this girl must have always felt a very deep sense of guilt and remorse towards Xing Qiyun.

In fact, Xing Qiyun knew this too.

However... Xing Qiyun didn't know how to comfort her younger sister.

The gentler she was to Xingjiu, the more guilty Xingjiu felt.

Xing Qiyun could only maintain her current cold and aloof demeanor.

Xing Zhuo leaned against the table.

The woman's slender fingertips traced circles on the table.

Perhaps, the child we have today will be a turning point in the relationship between the two sisters.

But... Xing Zhuo's captivating eyes gazed at the bright orange sky outside the window, and she gently covered her heart.

She slowly got up and walked towards the inner room.

Only a few circles and a vertical line... a left-falling stroke remained on the table.

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Until they left Xingzhuo's courtyard.

Shi Yan did not see Xing Qiluo and Xing Ke.

She didn't find it strange at all.

The former always has a cunning and scheming nature, and who knows where he might be causing trouble again.

As for the latter...

Xingke is still young and hasn't grown up yet.

They are probably still working hard to become the next "Ziwei Star Lord".

However... just as Shi Yan stepped out of the gate of the Xingzhuo family's courtyard, he saw a dark figure squatting by the steps in front of the gate.

It's like a mascot, like a guardian lion.

The black skirt was very short; even when standing up, it only reached about a third of her thighs.

When she squats down like this... the lines of the girl's fair thighs are even more clearly visible.

The teacher was both amused and exasperated.

She really didn't expect... that this guy could actually find this place.

That's right, the girl who was squatting on the ground, curled up in a ball, waiting silently for him, was Shi Wei, whom he had abandoned on the covered bridge.

The Womb Mandala is, after all, an extraterrestrial demon from beyond the heavens.

Even when I'm free, I can stare blankly at the world year after year, my gaze fixed on the void.

But... that was when there was no 'hunting' target.

Given Shi Yan's completely different perspective, it would be difficult for her to stare at a covered bridge for an entire afternoon.

That is, the teacher's words, which sound so tempting when spoken.

It can still motivate her a little.

If it were anyone else, the Womb Mandala would have ignored her long ago.