After the coming-of-age ceremony, Xiao Yan's life finally relaxed a little. Where he used to cultivate continuously all day, now he had more than half his time free.
The medicinal ingredients bought last time to refine the Foundation Elixir were almost depleted, but Xiao Yan had no intention of buying more. He had now entered the eighth stage of Dou Qi, and at this level, the Foundation Elixir offered very little benefit.
As the Foundation Elixir's effects waned, Old Yao had not yet introduced any special spiritual medicines to boost Xiao Yan's strength. Instead, he encouraged Xiao Yan to fully relax his mind and spirit during this time. Cultivation already had a direction; sometimes, rest was precisely what was needed. Desperate cultivation could, at times, have the opposite effect.
Despite having such an easygoing life, Xiao Yan's old habits meant that too much idleness would make his joints stiff. He couldn't help but wander around with Xun'er every day, occasionally heading to the back mountain to practice some Dou Skills.
Now, Xiao Yan had undoubtedly become the family's focal point once more. No matter where he went, everyone looked at him with awe and respect, and the respectful greetings always made Xiao Yan feel a little happier than before.
In a small pine forest behind the mountain, a figure moved with the speed of a nimble monkey, agilely dodging obstacles throughout the woods. Finally, with a low thud, a fist containing a powerful surge of energy fiercely struck a large tree trunk.
A continuous crack spread out, and with a sharp "Crack!", the tree trunk snapped.
Nimbly moving away from the falling tree, Xiao Yan leaped onto a rock. His right palm swung towards the clothes hanging on the tree, and a surge of suction easily drew them into his palm.
Wiping a bit of sweat from his forehead, Xiao Yan let out a breath and slowly put on his clothes.
While hastily putting on his clothes, Xiao Yan's brows suddenly furrowed. He narrowed his brown eyes, looking out of the forest, and let out a cold chuckle.
Brushing off a few dry leaves clinging to him, Xiao Yan's lips curved into a cold smile, and he walked towards the edge of the forest.
Stepping out of the forest, warm, brilliant sunlight enveloped him, making the joints in his body feel somewhat re-energized. Squinting slightly to adapt to the sunlight, Xiao Yan tilted his head, looking towards a giant rock not far away. On it, the figure of a young woman appeared.
Bathed in sunlight, the slender young woman's body revealed alluring curves, along with a pair of long, captivating legs.
With a cold gaze, he looked at the jade-like beauty on the giant rock. Xiao Yan clasped his hands behind his head and slowly walked to the base of the giant rock. He looked up, a nonchalant smile on his face as he gazed at the young woman. His gaze lingered especially on those long, sensual legs. He paused for a moment, rubbed his nose, and said indifferently, "Nice legs, no need to show off..."
Just a short sentence, and Xiao Yu's cold face immediately stiffened, then she let out a scoff.
Her ample chest rose and fell slightly. Xiao Yu gritted her teeth and coldly retorted, "Do you know why I came to find you?"
"Find me?" Withdrawing the arm that was rubbing his nose, Xiao Yan asked with an unsurprised smile.
“Your punch severely injured my younger brother. Now he’s still lying in bed, unable to move. If you were so ruthless, then as his older sister, I can’t just let him suffer such a blow.” Xiao Yu’s beautiful eyes glared resentfully at Xiao Yan, she said indignantly.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Xiao Yan tilted his head and sneered, “Are you saying that in that situation, I should have just stood there and let his punch break my arm?”
Xiao Yu bit her plump red lips. Her beautiful eyes still stubbornly glared at Xiao Yan in anger, the hostility in her eyes showed no sign of diminishing.
“When he had severed my arm, perhaps then you would have thought I was unlucky, that everyone has some bad luck, and then you wouldn’t have felt guilty, nor would you have cared if I ended up crippled. Ah, ah, that’s just returning your words from last time. Xiao Yu, what else can you do besides standing on the sidelines spouting nonsense? Damn it, you’re the most detestable kind of woman! Your younger brother is a person, but am I not?” The more he spoke, the angrier he became. Soon, Xiao Yan’s small face flushed slightly, and he spewed out even more vulgar words.
“Damn it, only stupid women like you speak as if their brains are in their stomachs.”
“Xiao Yan, you little bastard, shut your mouth!” Enraged to the point of turning pale, Xiao Yu shrieked at Xiao Yan because of his last remark.
Looking at Xiao Yu’s eyes, brimming with fury, Xiao Yan sneered and walked away, feeling a sense of satisfaction in his heart.
Taking a deep breath, slowly calming the anger in her heart, Xiao Yu’s shapely long legs sprang, and she leaped directly off the large rock. Gritting her white teeth, she declared, “No matter what, today I will not let you, you little bastard, off the hook!” As she finished speaking, her left foot stepped forward. Her lithe body revealed alluring curves. Her seductive right leg, carrying the sound of rushing wind, viciously aimed at Xiao Yan’s legs, striking with malicious intent.
Seeing the girl suddenly make a move, Xiao Yan cursed angrily. He quickly retreated a few steps, swiftly evading the long leg that brought with it a chilling wind.
“Hmph, though you are a genius, you’re only at the eighth Duan Qi. Today, I’ll give you a good lesson and see if you can still be so arrogant!” Watching Xiao Yan continuously dodge, Xiao Yu sneered. Her two slender legs moved like a raging storm, attacking fiercely. During this, gusts of wind arose, scattering dry leaves everywhere.
The strength of a Three-star Dou Master was indeed incomparable to Xiao Ning’s. Her attack routes were extremely sharp and agile, leaving Xiao Yan with little time to counterattack; he could only focus on dodging.
Dodging Xiao Yu’s leg attacks was a bit difficult, but Xiao Yan’s small face remained incredibly calm. His eyes narrowed, his sharp gaze constantly searching for his opponent’s weaknesses.
Using his arm to block one of Xiao Yu’s kicks, Xiao Yan’s arm felt a slight numbness. It seemed Xiao Yu wasn’t entirely foolish; at the very least, she hadn’t gone all out against Xiao Yan. Although her current offense looked fierce, it was mainly just inflicting some superficial pain on him.
Watching Xiao Yan's agile, dodging figure, Xiao Yu's red lips curved into a smug smile. Her toes lightly pushed off, and her lithe body continued its assault.
Mid-attack, Xiao Yu's smiling expression suddenly changed. The struggling, dodging Xiao Yan in front of her abruptly transformed from compliant to a desperate, frenzied vicious wolf. Both palms opened simultaneously, a fierce suction force pulling at Xiao Yu's unsteady footing, and her body was instantly dragged forward.
Just as her body was pulled, the Dou Qi in Xiao Yu's body rapidly condensed onto the soles of her feet. She was about to steady herself on the ground when the powerful suction force suddenly vanished, immediately followed by a fierce pushing force...
With that pull and push, Xiao Yu's body lost its balance, stumbling back a few steps before naturally landing on her backside on the ground.
Having been suddenly overwhelmed by Xiao Yan's explosive move and knocked to the ground, Xiao Yu seemed utterly astonished, forgetting even to stand up. By the time her eyes regained their composure, a figure, like a fierce tiger pouncing on its prey, appeared out of nowhere and lunged at her as if to kill her.
"Fuck, this young master is going to rape you today!"
With a somewhat lustful expression, Xiao Yan gasped, his two hands forcefully pressing down on Xiao Yu's pulse points as he gritted his teeth and spoke.