After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

But... she blocked it anyway.

A soft, pale blue light appeared, and the hazy, delicate white shadow of a young dragon behind the girl raised its head.

"Waaaaah!!" A painful whimper escaped from the girl's mouth.

The two people embracing each other... were struck down by a bolt of lightning like a rolling curtain of thunder.

Shi Yan then realized what was happening.

"Xia Xia..."

"Xiaxia!!"

The teacher said that he just couldn't understand it no matter how hard he tried.

Xiaxia, who should be staying comfortably in Nanjun City, who should be at home preparing to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm... how did she suddenly end up here?

Yangzhou...

Tianyue County...

Shangyue Zong...

Even Shi Hongjian, who possesses the Dao of the Earth, hasn't had time to get here yet.

How did Xiaxia suddenly appear?

The endless curtain of lightning continued to fall, striking Shi Yan and Xia Xia from high above, almost slamming them to the ground.

"Idiot, idiot!!"

"Why is Xiaxia here?"

"I'm fine..."

"I'm fine."

"With the 'Phoenix Feather' bestowed upon me, what does it matter if I die once?"

Shi Yan dared not think about it... what would happen to her if something really happened to Xia Xia?

Are you possessed by a demon?

Perhaps.

I will definitely kill all the people in the "Shangyue Sect".

I... have never been a good person.

She held the girl's hand tightly, wanting to take Xiaxia into her own Purple Mansion.

A faint blue light shone from Xiaxia's body.

"Ugh..." The sound of pain made Shi Yan's heart ache.

The girl resisted the teacher's words with her own willpower.

Shi Yan had never been so flustered before.

In her panic, she pulled out a small jade ring from her storage ring and tried to put it into Xiaxia's arms.

The jade ring has already begun to shine.

Once Yu Yuan is activated, she can connect to Yun Shang and have her send Xia Xia back.

"don't want--"

"Sister Yunshang..."

"don't want!!"

Xiaxia gripped Shiyan's wrist tightly.

The girl had never been that strong before, not even when she was being bullied by Shi Yan and reacted instinctively.

"Yunshang!!" Shi Yan roared, trying to activate the jade ring to send Xiaxia away.

In the critical moment, under pressure... Shi Yan even overlooked another very, very important thing.

Why is Xiaxia here?

It's also unclear what happened to the baby dragon blocking the rolling lightning behind Xia Xia.

But... how could Xia Xia, who was just at the Nascent Soul stage, withstand it for so long?

Even if Xia Xia is a descendant of a true dragon, Xia Xia, who was just at the Nascent Soul stage, should have been instantly reduced to ashes in the face of this terrifying lightning strike that far surpassed the Enlightenment stage and seemed to be about to destroy everything in the world.

That kind of lightning strike, let alone Master Yan's words.

Even Shi Hongjian probably wouldn't have the thought of stopping them.

But... Xiaxia stopped her.

It hurts a lot.

The scales on the phantom dragon's body seemed about to burst open one by one.

Xiaxia's clothes had completely disappeared, revealing the girl's slender, snow-white back.

But... she really did block it.

boom!

Xiaxia, pressing down on Shiyan, fell to the ground.

Xia Xia had already exhausted all her strength to withstand the lightning strike, and had no time to slow down her descent.

The two of them were struck heavily by lightning and landed on the ground. Rolling waves of lightning pressed down on Xia Xia and Shi Yan, making it impossible for Xia Xia to even lift her head.

The spreading thunder waves vaporized and annihilated everything around them in an instant.

But... Xiaxia still tried her best to support her body.

She lowered her head, looked at Shi Yan who seemed to be about to explode with rage, and then revealed a big smile.

"I……"

"I won't let the heavenly tribulation harm my sister..."

Even if my sister had one more life, it wouldn't work.

"Well……"

A voice that was almost weak.

The girl had just finished smiling when she was struck by lightning and could no longer lift her head.

Warm lips silenced Shi Yan's angry roar.

Slightly salty...

Blood, with a sweet taste, slid down the girl's lips.

The jade pendant that had fallen to the side... before it could even be activated, slowly melted and evaporated within the almost entirely dazzling white lightning curtain.

Yunshang ultimately did not make a move.

Or rather... the moment she crashed due to the simultaneous orders and pleas of Xia Xia and Shi Yan, the opportunity had already been completely missed.

All Shi Yan could do now seemed to be lie quietly beneath the girl and accept her protection.

This was different from the wave after wave of heavenly tribulations that Shi Yan remembered.

The lightning strike, which seemed intent on erasing Xiaxia and Shiyan from the world, didn't pause for even a second.

The thunder curtain stretched across the sky and the earth, illuminating the entire night in Yangzhou.

They suppressed Shi Yan and Xia Xia relentlessly, giving Shi Yan no chance to turn the tables and replace Xia Xia.

One breath...

Two breaths...

"Ugh—" At first, the girl could still squeeze out painful sobs, then she smiled at Shi Yan.

A moment...

Two quarters of an hour...

The young dragons that were trying to raise their heads and roar in the lightning strikes had all been completely pressed to the ground.

The lightning shattered her scales and broke her claws, leaving her sprawled on the ground like a pancake.

Even so... the faint, pale blue glow still fiercely protected the girls who were embracing each other under the lightning strike.

One hour...

Two hours...

Xia Xia's soft body had changed from supporting herself on Shi Yan to being pressed down on him.

Even so, she still tried her best to grab Shi Yan's wrist.

He wanted his older sister to shield him from the shadows.

Consciousness was almost blurred.

The world before my eyes seemed to lose focus.

But... there's only my sister, only my sister!

No matter what, Xiaxia didn't want to see her sister get hurt.

Shi Yan was almost numbly pressed down by Xia Xia.

It was as if they were being suppressed under a mountain.

This is certainly not a girl's weight; Xiaxia is so light that Shiyan always wants her to eat more meat.

Shi Yan knew... that was the pressure generated by the falling lightning.

Xiaxia had already shielded herself from all the lightning strikes, and she only bore a little bit of the pressure herself.

Tears streamed down my face, making my eyes feel sticky and wet.

Shi Yan could only kiss the injured girl, and then, amidst his sobs, be protected by her as they waited for the seemingly endless thunder curtain to end.

But... Shi Yan was also thinking.