While cuddling with Tianshi, Xuefeng recalled that he can increase her Spirit Talent and that's what he did. Now that he had an additional supply of Fate Qi, he didn't need to worry about using too much of it, and running out of it later.
Tianshi followed his instructions and after a moment of Ling's effort, her talent increased from a black one to a perfect golden one. He was only worried that her father would learn about his ability, but as long as she was careful, there shouldn't be any problems.
Only recently he learned that Spirit Cultivation is just one part of Cultivating. Spirit Qi was one of the nine elements that can only allow you to use Spirit Artefacts.
A person with two elements, fighting against a Spirit Cultivation Cultivator of the same stage, would definitely have a higher chance of winning.
As he was in the subject regarding lifting talents of his close ones, he decided to increase his parent's talent as well, so they can also enjoy part of his blessing. He knew they wouldn't betray him by telling anyone about it.
It was almost evening already, as Xuefeng spent the whole afternoon telling stories with Tianshi, but they still caught Xuefeng's parents busy with the clan matters. Seeing Xuefeng walking inside the room with Tianshi while holding her hand, they realised their son already accepted Tianshi as his woman.
Liu Xiaobei couldn't help but smile jealously at his son. His wife wouldn't even allow him to think about getting a second lover.
"Do you remember when I told you that I can increase your Spirit Talents? Well, I can do it now." Xuefeng stated his reason for intruding.
"Good! What should we do? Do we need to prepare anything?" Xuefeng's father's eyes lit up and he asked excitedly. Mu Lan also looked interested as when her husband told her about it, she had a hard time believing it. She would rather believe in the Seven Petals Lotus Flower than this mysterious ability.
"Well, you just need to touch this crystal and don't resist its powers." Xuefeng approached his mother and leaned over with his neck.
To her surprise, the moment she grabbed it, she could feel foreign energy invade her body. The whole process took only a moment before the energy withdrew back into the crystal.
"That's it?" Mu Lan asked sceptically. She didn't feel anything change.
"Try producing some Spirit Qi." Xuefeng smiled and said.
His mother did as she was told and her face turned red from excitement after a few moments. The Golden Qi started to flow into her dantain and when it reached the barrier blocking her from advancing, it broke through it without much effort.
"It works! I have Golden Qi now! Thank you, son." Mu Lan called out to her husband and hugged Xuefeng.
"Why wouldn't it work. Dad, it's your turn." Xuefeng found Mu Lan reaction funny and turned towards his father who was already ready. He still didn't give up on his life and his ambitious soul was still within him.
The outcome was even better compared to Mu Lan breakthrough as not only his talent was increased, Ling healed all hidden injuries that were still left in Liu Xiaobei's body. When he scanned his body for any changes and spotted that he was fully healed, he couldn't help but look at his son in wonder.
"Just improve your cultivation and make your son proud." Xuefeng teased as he patted his father on the shoulder.
"Haha, don't get too cocky! You think I won't beat you up?" Liu Xiaobei laughed and jokingly kicked towards Xuefeng, who dodged it with ease.
"Tianshi let's go, they probably want to celebrate now. We can go back." Xuefeng picked Tianshi's hand and pulled her towards the exit.
"Wait, take the letter. You got invited to the Sacred Institute. You can enrol earlier with this invitation. You can decide what you want to do from now on as you are old enough." Liu Xiaobei called out and threw a letter at Xuefeng.
"Alright. I still have a lot to do so I will postpone going into the academy, but it can come in handy. Can I get a few more of these if Tianshi and Wuying wanted to go with me?" Xuefeng asked after catching it.
"Well, I guess I can always ask but given their skills, it won't be a problem for them to pass the entrance exam." Liu Xiaobei smiled at Tianshi, assuring her.
"Okay, then we are off. Have fun." Xuefeng winked at his father and left with Tianshi.
"Tsk… just cause he got stronger he is… mhmm…" Liu Xiaobei sneered, wanting to complain but Mu Lan threw herself at him and quickly covered his lips.
...….
"Princess is there anything special you want to eat today?" Saint Cultivator asked bringing food for Tianshi just when they entered the courtyard.
"Just bring the usual, but add another portion. Xuefeng will eat with me." Tianshi commanded.
"Yes, right away." The expert nodded and flew away towards the Golden Phoenix restaurant.
"I see you have it good here. Now that I am finally your boyfriend, I can share your fortune." Xuefeng grabbed Tianshi by the waist, pulling her into his embrace and said shamelessly.
"Pff, who is your girlfriend…" Tianshi's face reddened as she looked to the side but she was secretly happy he already thought of her as his girlfriend.
"You are already mine. I'm not letting you go. I'm not going to lose you for the second time." Xuefeng held Tianshi's chin, forcing her to look at him and declared with a clear determination in his eyes.
"Okay…" Hearing a confident declaration like this, from a guy you love, left Tianshi no other options than to agree.
"Ehem…" Suddenly they heard someone clear his throat and they found the Cultivator was back with the food.
"You can place the food on the table in the room, we will eat in a moment." Xuefeng smiled and told the guard. Tianshi wanted to separate from Xuefeng, but he held her in his steel arms making her give up struggling. She had to stay in his arms with her red face buried in Xuefeng's chest under Saint Expert's gaze.
"Yes, Young Master." Confirming that Tianshi was alright, he nodded, leaving the food for them before leaving.
"You are a bully…" Tianshi complained.
"Why? I'm just showing everyone that we are together. Are you ashamed of me?" Xuefeng asked faking a sad look on his face.
"I'm not... Sigh, you can do what you want…" Seeing his sadness, Tianshi gave up resisting anymore. She knew he was faking it but still couldn't resist it.
After they ate a light supper, they spend the rest of the night cuddling and talking with each other until Tianshi fell asleep. Looking at her sleeping soundly in his arms, he couldn't help but wonder if this reincarnation wasn't a blessing in disguise. If he stayed on Earth, the chances of him becoming Tianshi's boyfriend so fast were close to zero. Now he could enjoy her company and ever uncovered her hidden love.
As Xuefeng was still awake, he started planning his nearby future. He had to use access to the Holy Land to his greatest capability. To gather more Fate Stones in the Holy Land, he needs to have something for trade. The perfect candidate would be Spirit Stones and Spirit Artefacts which he can exchange with elves for Fate Stones.
His initial plan was to sell them a cultivation technique and later provide them with Spirit Stones as the Spirit Essence is non-existent there. While selling them convenient artefacts like Storage Rings, he could make the elves forced to trade their Fate Stones. The only problem to this method is how to gather so much Spirit Stones.
He didn't want to take them from his father as first, it would definitely be insufficient in the long run and second, he didn't want to bother the clan for his personal business.
Aside from securing the steady afflux of Fate and Spirit Stones, he also needed to work on his elemental Cultivation. He could learn six out of nine from Yiren or the Queen but the problem was the other three. Xuefeng planned to visit the Trade Union tomorrow to find a way to earn a lot of money and search for information about the other three elements. There are bound to be people who already mastered those types.
He knew that to create Spirit Artefacts, you needed control over Metal Qi. He suspected that one needed to master Ether Qi if one wanted to create Storage Artefacts. His only concern was Blood Qi but he decided to take care of it after he masters all of the others.
His journey to Sacred Institute was the last thing on his mind and recalling back into the past, he still had more than eight months until the entrance exam will start. With the invitation letter, he didn't need to worry about it anyway. Xuefeng decided to put it at the back of his mind and focus on the main priorities.
Hugging Tianshi into his arms, he also fell asleep with his mind full of different paths he can take in the future.
"Good morning sunshine…" Xuefeng kissed Tianshi gently on the lips, seeing she started to wake up. Xuefeng was already awake for some time and enjoyed watching her beautiful, sleeping face. They fell asleep fully clothed, but that didn't stop him from feeling all of her delicate curves.
"Morning… I don't want to wake up yet… It's so comfortable…" Tianshi received his kiss, greeting him before she laid back down on his chest.
"We have a lot to do today, so we better get ready." Xuefeng caressed her cheeks and said.
"What are we going to do today? I will just follow you." Tianshi wiped her eyes and looked at him asking.
"For the start, we will visit the Trade Union. I need to get some information and buy some Spirit Artefacts. Later we can find the tailor in the city and make him create a few sets of clothes for us. I don't know about you, but I don't feel like walking in robes and those weird clothes all year round." Xuefeng introduced today's plan to her. After a week in the Wisdom Tree's space where he could wear comfortable clothes from Earth, he didn't want to go back to the standard of this world.
"Oh! Great! I want a few dresses as well. Let me take care of it. I will plan those for you." Tianshi exclaimed as she got excited hearing his plan and took this job on herself.
"Also, if you wanted to buy Spirit Artefacts, why don't I ask my father for that? My family is the biggest supplier of Spirit Artefacts in the Central Region. He will give you a huge discount if I ask him." Tianshi continued.
"Really? Wouldn't that be too much to ask?" Xuefeng asked worriedly.
"Silly, you are my boyfriend. My father even knows your father and he even proposed marri… cough… As long as he finds you a good match, there shouldn't be any problems." Tianshi giggled but coughed afterwards dodging the subject she started herself. She didn't want Xuefeng to get cocky knowing that her father already wanted to marry her over to him.
Unfortunately for her, Xuefeng didn't miss that detail and instantly grinned. He grabbed her by the firm bottom and pulled her further on top of his chest, giving her a deep kiss on the lips.
"So my dear wife, when are you going to perform your wife duties?" Xuefeng asked with a cheeky smile, not wasting the chance of giving her butt a few sensual rubs.
"You bully me again… Give me some time, okay… we only just met once again…" Tianshi hit Xuefeng on the chest and hid her head shyly in the pillow, only to whisper into his ear quietly later.
"It's okay, I was only teasing you. But you have to know that it's hard for me to resist eating you up when you look so beautiful…" Xuefeng turned to look at her and said, looking at her red cheeks. He couldn't help but steal yet another kiss from her.
Tianshi knew that Xuefeng was telling the truth as she could feel Xuefeng's strong erection, poking her in the belly. She felt it rubbing against her since the moment Xuefeng placed her butt on his waist.
It was also the reason why she was shy when he grabbed her. Even if Tianshi was still a virgin, she had her basic knowledge about these matters and knew what it meant.
"Well, if the case with Spirit Artefacts is settled then I only need to solve the issue of earning a lot of Spirit Stones… Hmmm…" Xuefeng left Tianshi with her thoughts and continued his planning, thinking about different methods of earning money.
He could hunt for various Spirit Beasts, gathering their Spirit Artefacts to later sell them, but that would take him a lot of time. Xuefeng could also do missions posted by Trade Union, but that would waste a lot of his time as well and the return was insufficient for his needs.
The other options were to master Alchemy or crafting Spirit Artefacts but he didn't know how long it would take him that.
"If you need Spirit Stones, I can give you some. My family is rich, so I can always ask my father to provide you with some." Tianshi offered after she regained control over her thoughts.
"I appreciate your offer but I can't accept it. Are you going to ask your family each time I need some? You father would look down on me if I asked him for money." Xuefeng rejected her offer and she nodded realising her mistake. Her father wasn't a person who would give out money for free.
"Don't worry, I will think of the solution at some point, let's get ready and find the tailor then." Xuefeng stood up while picking Tianshi up with him and walked towards the bathroom.
"Thanks for the lift, now you can wait outside until I am done." After he put her down, she gave him a small kiss as a payment and closed the doors to the bathroom before his nose.
When Xuefeng heard the water being poured towards the bathtub and the clothes drop on the ground, he reached with his hand toward the knob wanting to peek inside but was stopped by Tianshi's next words.
"If you go inside, I will scream." She simply said.
"Tsk… you won't be able to run for long..." Xuefeng snickered at her tactic and muttered under his nose as he left to take a bath in the guest room.
"You couldn't give me the relationship memories on Earth then you will have to make it up here…" Tianshi smiled as she whispered, walking into the bath. She wanted to do all the things normal couples do, but it would be a challenge while living in this world.
...….
They left the rooms almost simultaneously and Xuefeng spawned his wings as he approached her.
"Did milady ordered a lift?" Xuefeng asked as he held her by the waist.
"Heh, you think you are the only one who can fly?" Tianshi snickered and they suddenly started to rise from the ground. Xuefeng looked down and saw a dense cloud forming underneath his feet which shocked him.
"You have Air Qi! Great!" Xuefeng exclaimed with happiness. If Tianshi was strong enough she would be able to join him in his journeys, without him worrying about her.
"Catch me if you can." Tianshi grinned and escaped from his arms, running swiftly into the sky. With each step, a small cloud was forming under her feet before disappearing after she jumped forward.
Before Xuefeng could react she was already out of the courtyard, heading towards the city.
"Haha, challenge accepted." Xuefeng laughed, launching in the air. The Saint Cultivators saw them flying out of the Clan Territory and instantly followed them both.
Even if Tianshi was running extremely fast, it would still be hard for her to escape from his pursuit. But that was only high in the air. When Xuefeng almost caught her, she dodged his hands by dropping down and running in between the buildings.
In the end, Xuefeng's challenge ended with his failure when Tianshi finally stopped running in front of the tailor shop. Compared to him, it was easier for her to manoeuvre with her art.
"Impressive. Did you try using that art in the fight?" Xuefeng asked curiously. He could imagine it had great potential.
"Not yet. I was only training the movement aspect of it. We can train together and you can teach me." Tianshi replied with a smile while wiping a drop of sweat from her forehead. She had to overexert herself to escape from Xuefeng, but it was worth it after hearing his praise.
"Of course. I can also teach you how to make those Air Qi Wings. It is much more convenient as it doesn't waste much Air Qi. Are they always like this?" Xuefeng agreed as he already had that in his plans. He then looked at the Saint Experts who were blocking the streets, clearing the space around them from people and asked.
"Yes… At least I managed to send my two personal guards away on an errand, else it would be worse. They don't leave me from their sight even for a moment. Anyway, let's take care of it before we will become an inconvenience for too many people." Tianshi sighed, explaining and entered the tailor shop.
Xuefeng couldn't do anything about it, so he followed her inside. The tailor turned out to be a young man in his twenties. When he heard that they wanted him to make a personalised set of clothing based on their designs, he was quite sceptical, but when he saw the sketches Tianshi started to make, his eyes couldn't help but shine.
"What interesting designs. How did you think of it?" Young tailor watched the drawings with a desire in his eyes and asked curiously.
Xuefeng and Tianshi looked at each other and smiled wryly not answering. Tianshi sketched a few more designs for herself and Xuefeng. She wanted a few types of dresses while he picked a cool leather jacket, a few pairs of pants and a couple of plain v-neck T-shirts. They knew they wouldn't be able to recreate the original as the same materials were quite hard to get but it should not be a problem to get something similar.
"Give me a week and I will present you with some prototypes. You can pay me after I'm done. I will get to work immediately, so if there is nothing else..." Young tailor looked quite eager to start so he tried to politely kick them out.
When they left, Xuefeng suddenly recalled one thing and went back inside after telling Tianshi to wait. He came back after a few minutes with a grin on his face but he didn't want to tell her what he ordered.
"Young Princess, your father arrived and called for you." Just as they wanted to plan what to do next, one expert approached them and passed the message.
They were inside the tailor shop when Xiao Feng arrived inside of his warship. Everyone in the city already got used to seeing it come and go from the Liu Clan Territory about three months ago. It was from that moment that Liu Clan fame raised dramatically.
The news of Liu Clan hosting important guests spread far and wide even to the bordering countries and kingdoms. The sight of multiple Saint experts patrolling the sky above the Liu Clan for the last three months only confirmed everyone guesses.
It was also because of this, that Sacred Institute sent an invitation for Xuefeng. Everyone wanted to be connected to them and receive a slice of the pie. The whole operation could be considered as an investment from their side.
More and more clans wanted to cooperate with Liu Clan and Liu Xiaobei was extremely busy because of that. Even the Royal Family issued an apology while also sending gifts by the emperor himself after investigating the real identity of the guests.
"How big is your family exactly…?" Xuefeng asked while looking at the giant warship hovering above the Liu Clan Territory which was decreasing in size and landing. He knew the answer but still couldn't help but ask.
"Haha, let's see how are you going to bully me again. My father will beat you up," Tianshi laughed as she hugged into Xuefeng's arm while entangling her fingers with his.
"Are you going to hurt your husband?" Xuefeng asked fainting a pain in his heart.
"You need to be one first," Tianshi showed her small tongue cutely, teasing him.
"Let's go, your parents are waiting. I will give you a lift. Hold onto me tightly," Xuefeng smiled at her playfulness and suddenly picked her up like a princess. She reached out to wrap her hands around his neck the moment his Air Qi Wings appeared and he launched into the air.
Saint Experts followed them and they headed towards the landing place of the warship. It was too big to fit into the storage ring so the only option was to make it smaller and place it in the Training Grounds which was the most spacious place in the clan.
When they flew back into the clan, the same Saint Expert informed them that Tianshi's parents are already waiting in Clan Leader's mansion causing them to redirect their destination.
They had to teleport straight towards Liu Xiaobei's study room taking into account all those Liu Clan disciples gathering around the warship to see who is coming.
Unfortunately, they couldn't fulfil their dreams as they were long gone.
"Young Princess, Young Master, you can enter inside. Your father is waiting." When they arrived in front of the study, the guard greeted them and let them pass.
Xuefeng could feel Tianshi squeezing his hand harder out of nervousness and he himself had to admit that he was a little bit anxious. The first time he met Tianshi's parents on Earth, he wasn't prepared and in the end, he got cornered with multiple questions asked by her father. He knew that the first impression was the most important and he wanted to do it right this time.
"Haha, who would have thought that you would recover this fast! Now you can quickly catch up to me and we can enter the Heaven Realm together. That's great news!" They entered into the room and the first thing they saw was Xiao Feng bear hugging Xuefeng's father.
"Ugh, that hurt. It will take me some time to regain my previous strength but sure." Liu Xiaobei massaged his arms and agreed.
"I see our love birds finally arrived. Tianshi, take your man and sit down next to us." Tianshi's Mother was the first one to turn towards them and invited them to sit with them. She was very interested in this boy that her daughter chose as her husband.
"Tianshi, you didn't tell me that you had another sister, other than Xiao Wen. Can I know sister's name?" Xuefeng scolded Tianshi as they approached their mothers and Xuefeng asked sincerely with a kind smile.
"Haha, Lan, what a nice son you have. Boy, I am Tianshi's mother." Xiao Yiying laughed hearing Xuefeng's mistake. Even though she knew it was on purpose, she still felt happy. Which woman didn't want to stay young and pretty forever?
"Oh, I could not tell. Madam looks so similar to Tianshi, that for a second I thought Madam is her twin. It must happen often, right?" Xuefeng opened his mouth in wonder pretending he didn't know which caused Xiao Yiying's smile to widen.
"Heh, not at all but thanks. You are sweeter than I thought." She replied humbly, accepting the compliments.
"And Sir should be Tianshi's father, right?" Xuefeng winked at her and turned towards Xiao Feng who stood to the side, offering a handshake.
"Indeed." Xiao Feng nodded watching Xuefeng's movements carefully and accepted the handshake.
To his surprise, even after he used a bit chunk of his strength, Xuefeng was still smiling and even putting some pressure on him.
"Strong hand. I can feel like this hand have been victorious in many battles. Father, did you lose already to Sir Xiao?" Xuefeng praised after giving it a proper shake and asked his father curiously.
"Hahaha, even your son knows who is the strongest. Good brat, I like you." Xiao Feng burst out laughing as he patted Xuefeng on the shoulder, praising.
The only ones in a worse mood were Xuefeng's parents as his dad turned red after recalling his defeat in the past and his mother as Xuefeng never complimented her like that.
Seeing Xuefeng quickly got both of her parents on his side, Tianshi breathed a sigh of relief. She approached Xuefeng and held him by the hand, smiling towards her father.
"This is Xuefeng I told you about. Isn't he the best?" Tianshi said sweetly cosying her head on Xuefeng's shoulder.
"Cough, that's still too early to say. Boy, tell me, what is your cultivation stage and which elements you mastered already?" Xiao Feng's face changed back to his usual stern one and as asked.
"I am still in the Spirit King but I should breakthrough very soon. I mastered Air Qi and Lightning Qi. Adding my Black Flames Slayer I have access to Fire for now as well. I also have a way to quickly master Water Qi, Fire Qi and Earth Qi. The only problem is the last three, but I will figure it out somehow." Xuefeng didn't mind telling the truth as he knew that Xiao Feng was testing him.
"What?!" Everyone in the room exclaimed hearing him act so confidently about mastering more than half of the elements. Some people can't even get a hold of one and he wanted all nine.
"I want to know the details of that space. Tell me everything." Xiao Feng called out interestedly.
Xuefeng already told the story to his parents, so he didn't mind repeating. He told him with details about the dense Elemental Essence in the air and their knowledge about cultivating. He didn't say anything about Fate Stones and Wisdom tree's as that was too much of a secret.
Tianshi's mother was the only one who heard about this story for the first time so she listened fascinated.
"If you want to quickly master other elements, you need to go back into that space right? So you actually have a way to do that?" Hearing the story once again and connecting it with Xuefeng's earlier statement Tianshi's smile froze as she realised something.
"Right! You must have a way right?" Xiao Feng asked excitedly hearing Tianshi idea.
"Actually, I do. But it would only work for me. I didn't tell you the whole truth but my appearance change is due to the change of my race… to change my affinity with nature I took part in the ceremony that made me a half-elf, half-human. Only elves can travel to and from that land." Xuefeng had no other choice but to admit.
While explaining, he could feel the change of the Tianshi's mood and he tightened his grip on her hand to calm her down.
"That's a shame… Boy, come with me for a bit, I need to ask you something." Xiao Feng sighed regretfully and then suddenly pulled him to the side. The moment Xuefeng let go of Xuefeng, he disappeared from his father study and appeared on top of the warship.
"Boy, did you maybe talk with the current Queen there? I happen to have… unfinished business with her." Xiao Feng asked with a longing in his eyes.
"..." Xuefeng opened his mouth wanting to say something but didn't know what to say.
'Damn you Xuefeng… so you already planned to return there and you didn't tell me… you will see how I take care of you after we are alone…' After Xuefeng left with her father, Tianshi couldn't keep calm anymore and cursed in her mind.
If he comes back into that land then it naturally means that he will meet with the elf girl called Yiren there. She knew that he will explain himself when he comes back, but couldn't help getting mad for not telling her.
"Sweety, come here for a second. Let your mother give you advice." Xiao Yiying called out to Tianshi seeing her smile vanish from her face.
She held Tianshi's hands after she approached and said quietly, "There are a few methods of stopping your man from looking after other women. You can either make him fall madly in love with you, so he won't let any other girls break into his heart or you can fulfil all of his desires."
"So what do I do…" Tianshi asked worriedly. It would be best for her if Xuefeng was only her man, but it wasn't an option anymore.
"Looking at your situation, you will have to follow the second options just like the two of us. Men are just horny pigs and unfortunately, there is nothing you can do about it. Unless you can control his desires, you will have to suffer." Xiao Yiying sighed as she caressed Tianshi's cheeks.
"I agree. If I didn't control my husband I bet he would fill his life with multiple women already. Looking at my son, he certainly inherited his father's character in this area." Mu Lan nodded as she joined their conversation. She also wasn't a supporter of sharing her husband and that's why she was very strict with Liu Xiaobei.
The only man in the room naturally heard their conversation but didn't have a choice apart from listening silently. When Liu Xiaobei met Mu Lan he knew what he signed for and accepted it.
Knowing that they are linked to each other with a special past, Tianshi knew that he won't leave her, but still felt worried.
'With so many beauties around him every day, if I don't satisfy him, he will eventually succumb to another woman… They are probably very willing to do it for him…' Tianshi thought, adding to her helplessness.
"Don't worry, sweety. We can give you some tips and you will definitely stop him from chasing after other women in the future. If we did it, you can make it as well." Xiao Yiying comforted her.
"Wuying is a nice girl and I doubt Xuefeng would leave her, but you can always stop him from getting more." Mu Lan added.
"Okay…" Tianshi said weekly.
"Then, listen up. When you first take it into your hand…" 'God, kill me…' Liu Xiaobei rolled his eyes wishing for Xuefeng to come back already when he heard Xiao Yiying actually start giving her tips to Tianshi not bothered by his existence at all.
...….
"... Well, I indeed have seen her and even talked with her… but Sir, don't you have a wife already…?" Xuefeng admitted and asked with an awkward smile. He decided to play it safe for now.
"Cough, you are overthinking… I just want to know how is she doing right now." Xiao Feng coughed and denied.
The truth that he was hiding inside of his heart all this time is that he still sometimes recall the time he spent with her. The Queen was his first woman and she brought a great impact into his life. He still yearned to meet with her once again even after marrying Xiao Yiying and having two kids with her.
What Xiao Yiying said about having control over him was just what she could see on the surface. In his heart, she was only in the second place.
"She is doing well I suppose. I had more contacts with Yiren… your third daughter… so I don't know how she feels about Sir. Yiren, on the other hand, was very interested in meeting Sir." Xuefeng replied, talking carefully while watching Xiao Feng's reactions.
"Hmm, I figured that out already. So you actually want to date two of my daughters? Don't you think it's too much?" Xiao Feng asked with a smirk.
"Yiren's mother already chose me as her son-in-law. If she didn't, I wouldn't be able to change my race to come back there. As I said, only elves can leave and enter as they wish." Xuefeng shrugged explaining. Knowing Xiao Feng weakness to the Queen, he decided to use it.
"Oh, she did? Well, you are not that bad I guess but you still require a lot of work to inherit the family… Wait, did you say elves can go in and out of that place?" Xiao Feng indeed changed his attitude hearing that the Queen liked Xuefeng but then suddenly realised what Xuefeng just said.
"Yes…" 'Damn I messed up again.' Xuefeng confirmed but in his mind he cursed. He knew what Xiao Feng next words will be.
"Can you contact the Queen and convince her to meet with me then?" Xiao Feng asked excitedly.
'I knew it… There is no way she will agree to meet you fool… Cause she is already my woman.' Xuefeng thought, lost what to do.
Xiao Feng mistook Xuefeng's helplessness for his unwillingness and couldn't help but get anxious. If he forced him to do that, Xuefeng could say some bad words about him to the Queen and he didn't want that.
"If you convince the Queen to meet with me, not only will I support your relationship with Tianshi, I can also allow you to date my other daughter, Wen. What do you think? She is of great beauty as well." Xiao Feng tempted, even trading his oldest daughter for his unfulfilled love.
"She is indeed pretty... But that's not the issue. Even if I contact the Queen, I don't have the confidence to make her listen to me..." Xuefeng imagined Xiao Wen being his girlfriend but quickly shook his head, clearing his mind. He couldn't switch his woman for another as that wasn't in his nature.
"Well, just do it for your father-in-law and I won't be stingy to reward you later." Xiao Feng winked at Xuefeng while patting him on the shoulder and they teleported back into the study room.
"... and then when you finally put it … Hi honey, welcome back. Did you have a nice chat with Xuefeng?" Just as they appeared, they heard Xiao Yiying explaining something to Tianshi, who was red all over her cheeks, until she saw they were back and stopped, greeting them.
"Yes. We had a great chat and we are definitely on good terms, right?" Xiao Feng stated with a smile.
"Of course..." Xuefeng nodded out of choice.
"When do you plan to return to that land to… cultivate?" Xiao Feng asked casually, trying to confirm how long he needs to wait for meeting his Queen.
"I'm not in a hurry… I plan to spend some time with Tianshi first. It has only been one day since we reunited." Xuefeng approached Tianshi and hugged her into his chest without her resisting.
"... How about we also stay for a few days then? What do you think darling?" Xiao Feng asked his wife after he was left speechless by Xuefeng.
He thought Xuefeng would listen to him and leave in a bit, but realised that Xuefeng actually just came back. It would be weird to send him back there again.
"Sure. I don't mind, but I thought you had an important meeting planned later this week," Xiao Yiying replied, reminding him.
"Canceled. We can't neglect our family issues, right? We need to spend some time with our future son-in-law," Xiao Feng said determinedly causing his wife to agree without suspecting anything.
Suddenly, Tianshi grabbed Xuefeng by the hand and started pulling him towards the exit without saying a word. They left, leaving their baffled parents alone.
"Why did she leave?" Xiao Feng asked, not understanding the situation.
"Don't worry about her. Give them some time together. We should rather be more concerned about their marriage. It will definitely create a lot of controversies and it may gather a lot of hatred towards Xuefeng. How are we going to solve this issue?" Tianshi's mother assured her husband and change their conversation to another topic.
"How about we only get them engaged first and after Xuefeng makes a name for himself, we will proceed further?" Liu Xiaobei proposed and the rest nodded, agreeing.
"Tianshi... slow down, can you tell me what happened?" Xuefeng asked while being pulled by Tianshi back towards his courtyard. She was looking down with her hair covering her pretty face, without saying anything since they left from Xuefeng's father's study room.
Liu Clan Cultivators walking on the streets looked jealously at Xuefeng as they checked out Tianshi's body, but didn't dare to look too much. They knew she was someone important as many Saint Experts were protecting her all the time.
"Tianshi…" Xuefeng tried to ask once again but she still didn't respond and continued to walk.
When they finally arrived in Xuefeng's courtyard, she stopped, turning around and hit him lightly in the chest with her head still low, pinning him to the wall.
"I am mad at you…" Tianshi said without lifting her head after a moment of silence.
"Can you look at me?" Xuefeng voice softened as he asked while fixing her long black hair.
"No..." Tianshi hesitated for a moment but decided to hug deeper into his chest instead.
"...I am sorry…" Xuefeng reached out with his hands and caressed her cheeks, apologizing sincerely.
He suspected that she might be mad because he didn't tell her that he can actually go back to meet with Yiren. Tianshi already understood the necessity of his relations with Yiren and that didn't bother her as much, cause she thought he won't meet with her anymore.
"You are not sorry at all…" Tianshi bantered.
"I could tell you the whole truth from the very beginning, but I was worried you wouldn't want to be with me anymore… To share your man with other women... Knowing that you are not used to it due to our origin, I didn't know how you would react…" Xuefeng said brokenly.
"Idiot…" Tianshi finally lifted her head looking at him with red eyes and called out, glaring at him.
"At least I am an idiot with a beautiful girlfriend." Xuefeng leaned over, kissing her gently on the lips.
"I want to know everything that you are still hiding from me… I can forgive you anything you did before we met in this world as long as you will… behave from now on. Can you promise me?" Tianshi took a deep breath and finally decided on her resolution.
"I promise you, I will not look for any new women from now on. You can ask me anything and I will answer you truthfully." Xuefeng vowed while kissing her, sealing the deal with it.
"What about those women you have right now?" Tianshi asked with a selfish hope that he changed his thoughts.
"Aren't they your sisters now? You always wanted to have siblings, right?" Xuefeng said happily, hugging her playfully into his arms.
"Tsk, I knew you would say that… So how many girls you actually courted after you arrived here? Is there anyone other than Wuying and Yiren?" Tianshi expressed her annoyance but there was nothing she could do other than moving on.
'Ling, can you create an invisible barrier around us, so no one will hear?' Xuefeng asked, worried that Xiao Feng would actually hear them.
'Done.' Ling replied after she released a thin Golden Qi barrier around them.
"...Actually, there is another one…" Xuefeng said after he took a deep breath.
"Oh, what a surprise…Tell me. As long as it is not someone like Yiren's mother, I can take it." Tianshi didn't know why, but she expected this answer. She thought of possible women he could meet during his stay and probably only Yiren's mother was problematic for her.
"..." Xuefeng avoided her gaze as he scratched his nose.
"Wow… You kidding me, right? Not only the Elf Princess but her mother, the Queen, as well?" Tianshi looked at Xuefeng in disbelief, exclaiming. She wanted to separate from Xuefeng to show her stance but he was faster and hugged her tighter instead.
"I'm not letting you go. You said you will forgive me no matter what." Xuefeng reminded her.
"I indeed said that but…" "No, but's. I promised you something, so you should keep your words as well." Tianshi tried to defend her point but was cut off Xuefeng.
"...Fine." Tianshi finally dropped her objections.
"Believe me, if I knew you came with me to this world, I would definitely search or wait for you… Did you calm down already?" Xuefeng smiled at her warmly, looking into her eyes with their noses almost touching.
"Yeah… But no more hiding the truth anymore in the future, okay?" Tianshi nodded helplessly and said quietly.
"I promise," Xuefeng vowed once again, diving for a kiss. She wanted to punish him by turning away but in the end, she received it, forgiving him for his sins.
She knew that she can't blame him for his previous actions before he met her again and can only judge him for the present and the future, but it was still hard for her. It was the first time she has been in a situation like this.
She wanted to be with him, no matter what, but also desired to be his only love. Looking at the current situation, she could choose either the first option without the second one or none.
"So... how did this happen? You and that Queen…" Tianshi asked curiously after a deep kiss.
"..." Xuefeng paused once again, detecting another drama. Tianshi didn't know what she asked for with this question.
'What should I tell her… That I had a threesome with both of them…?' Xuefeng felt speechless.
"No hiding!" Tianshi saw he wanted to hide something and reminded him, poking Xuefeng's chest with her finger.
"...Do you remember when I told you that I needed to do it with Yiren at first, to leave that land?" Xuefeng asked, deciding to just tell her everything once and for all, being done with it.
"Mhmm…" Tianshi nodded, turning red from imagining it.
"Well, when we were cuddling with Yiren, the Queen just happened to join us and you can imagine the rest. She is also much stronger than me, so I had no way of resisting anyway…" Xuefeng said, acting helplessly.
"Poor you… It must have been awful, right?" Tianshi acted differently than what Xuefeng speculated and caressed his cheeks instead.
"It actually wasn't that bad… oh…" Xuefeng said unconsciously but then realized that it was only her sarcasm as she rolled her eyes and walked away successfully.
"You are sleeping on the floor tonight…" She added without turning her head.
'Shit… I knew it.' Xuefeng hands dropped down and he followed her.
It took him some time to smooth her mood back to normal, but he wasn't mad at her behaviour. He knew it was hard for her to get used to the new situation, but there was nothing else he could do. He couldn't just leave Wuying or Yiren cause that would be against his own integral rules.
After eating something, Xuefeng decided to test Tianshi's skills with a sword, only to realise that there were no skills, to begin with. Of course, she knew some basics she inherited from her predecessor memories but without practising for almost three months, she already forgot most of the moves.
She didn't have Ling's help like Xuefeng did, who could help her learn most of the arts as if it was nothing, so she needed to spend the time to master an art just as normal people. For most people, it took usually three to six months, depending on difficulty, but because of her hard work, she managed to cut on the time.
Her Heavenly Steps art was also much harder than the usual arts as it involved Elemental Qi.
"Your feet should be placed like this, about shoulder-width apart from each other with your left leg in the front. You need to balance your weight so it is evenly spread between both feet, else you will be easily knocked to the ground... Yes, that's it. Tilt your body more to the right and bend your knees a little bit. You can't be this stiff." Xuefeng stood behind Tianshi and began teaching her the correct stance for sword fighting.
He, of course, didn't lose this opportunity to punish her a bit for her previous questioning and stood as close to her as possible with his hands roaming on her body. Their waists stayed connected as he began to adjust her legs and upper body placement.
He acted like a professional swordsman to not arouse suspicion but Tianshi still felt something was wrong when the whole adjustment took more than fifteen minutes already and Xuefeng started touching her chest to correct its place.
"Isn't it fine right now? Why do I think that you just want to touch them…? If you want to touch you just need to ask…" Tianshi was already blushed from all the touching and proposed shyly.
"Cough… Can I really?" Xuefeng coughed after being exposed and asked, reaching out to feel her firm bosom once again, even though he knew it was probably a trap.
"No. You were supposed to teach me, not have fun with my body… You can leave that for the night…" Just as he thought, she slapped his sticky hands away, scolding him.
"Okay! You said it. Make sure to stay on the balls of your feet for better balance and mobility. This gives you the ability to rebalance yourself no matter which way your enemy comes at you." Xuefeng's eyes lit up hearing her words and finally let go of her, finishing the stance lesson.
Just as he ended, he heard two sweet voice called from the courtyard entrance, "Young Princess, we are back!~"
About ten minutes earlier inside the guest courtyard, prepared especially for the needs of Xiao Family.
"Do you know where are Little Yi and Little Yu?" Xiao Feng asked Elder Yang, who was the chief of the Xiao Familly's Security, as he looked through the window in his private room. A moment ago he was still thinking about his future meeting with his Queen and imagined multiple scenarios that could happen.
He was also thinking about how he could make this meeting happen quicker and thought of an interesting plan.
"Sir, based on the information I received from the people stationed in the Liu Clan to protect the Princess, they were sent by the Young Princess on an errand yesterday and they just came back about twenty minutes ago. They are already waiting to meet with Sir after learning that Sir arrived." Elder Yang stepped forward and answered.
"Well done. Let them enter and you can leave us alone for now." Xiao Feng praised.
"Right away, Sir." Elder Yang nodded and left. A moment later, a pair of twins entered gracefully into the room. Nothing changed about them as they still looked the same with their identical hairstyle of a straight, shoulder-length chocolate brown hair.
Their high cheekbones faces had a smooth, creamy skin tone with a thin nose in the centre. Both had moist lips with gleaming white teeth and the only thing that allowed others to tell them apart was their eyes. Yi had aquamarine sparkling eyes with straight eyebrows and Yu's, on the other hand, had emerald colour and her eyebrows were a little bit arched on the edge.
Their bodies were fit from the training they did every day, but not as sexy compared to Tianshi or her sister Xiao Wen.
"Master." The Twins said simultaneously as they bowed bending their knees in an elegant manner. They wore their fighting robes instead of their usual servant outfits as they were asked by Tianshi to leave outside the city.
"Why weren't you near my daughter when I came here?" Xiao Feng asked without any anger in his voice but the twins knew he wasn't happy about their actions.
"We are begging for forgiveness." The twins kneeled and apologized instantly.
"I told you to never leave her side… Sigh, you can stand up. Next time if she asks you to do something that requires you to leave her side, you can contact Elder Yang who can assign someone else for that." Xiao Feng sighed and ordered.
"Yes! Is there something you want us to do Master?" The Twins nodded as they stood up and Little Yu asked after the twins looked at each other. They both realised that their master was surprisingly easy on them.
"There is actually a mission I want to give you… but it's extremely hard." Xiao Feng admitted mysteriously.
"We are not scared of hardships." The Twins nodded and Xiao Feng smiled explaining his plan.
"We will do our best…" Little Yu accepted the mission, although there was a small blush on her cheeks. Yi was even worse but nodded with her head in the end.
"I'm counting on you then." Xiao Wen smiled and send them away.
...….
'Why are they back so soon… I wanted to spend some time with Xuefeng alone today…' Tianshi thought as she looked at the two beauties that entered into the courtyard. They were none other than Little Yi and Yu twins from the Xiao Family that served her.
On the surface, Tianshi didn't show any signs of changing her approach to them, but after she realised that it was them that informed her father about sneaking into the Trade Union, she stopped sharing anything with them.
Tianshi understood that they were just her servants to spy on her and inform Xiao Feng about her actions. There was nothing she could do, for now, other than thinking before she says anything in their company.
"It wasn't nice Young Princess. It turns out that you wanted to get rid of us, so you can meet with your man without us knowing. We got quite a scolding from your father. Well anyway, here is the report Young Princess wanted. There are twenty-four rank 5 Spirit Beasts and five of rank 6 in around ten thousand Li in Liu Clan surroundings. In the report, there are all locations with their unique characteristics." Little Yu pulled out a report and gave it to her, explaining it shortly.
"Good job. This is Xuefeng, my man just as you called it. You can call him Young Master." Tianshi took the report and put it inside her ring without even looking and introduced Xuefeng's current Identity.
"Hello, Young Master. We are happy to serve you." Both Yi and Yu bowed down calling out sweetly. They aimed their bow into a perfect angle allowing Xuefeng to see their cleavage as their chests started bouncing up and down.
Xuefeng might have thought that this action was done in an accident, but Tianshi head was full of doubts as she suspected something else.
'They did it on purpose! What are they planning…' She exclaimed in her mind. She never recalled them acting like this to anyone.
"I see you are training swordsmanship. Don't worry about us, we will just stand on the side and watch. You won't even notice us." Little Yu smiled and moved to the side with her sister just as she said.
"Can you leave us alone for now? We would like to train with just the two of us." Tianshi asked helplessly. Even if they were her servants, they didn't do everything she told them to and Tianshi somehow didn't expect them to agree this time as well.
"Young Princess… Why you hate us? You know that your father scolds us when you send us away… It's our job to serve you." Just as Tianshi thought. Not only the twins didn't agree but also pretended to be hurt.
"It's alright, just let them stay. It's just a sword practice." Xuefeng massaged the inner part of Tianshi's hand, calming her down. He already mastered acting the way they did so he wasn't bought by the twins' act but still decided to let them go as he didn't actually mind their presence.
"Okay…" Tianshi sighed, listening to Xuefeng. She wanted to spend as much time with Xuefeng as if they were on dates together but Tianshi guessed that it wouldn't be that easy.
"Pick up your sword and prepare your stance the way I showed you earlier… That's right, you remembered correctly. Now we will practice some basic moves. I will slowly attack you from different directions and you try to defend based on your instincts. I will later correct your mistakes and fix your sword placement. Alright, I'm coming. Defend…" Xuefeng picked up a training sword and started the training the way he learned everything, testing out new things and correcting his moves, to perfect it.
It didn't take them long to immerse themselves in their own world and the presence of two additional viewers didn't bother them anymore. First, it was him attacking as he taught her which attacks should be parried, blocked or simply dodged and after she started to catch up the basic movements, they switched their roles. Tianshi started mimicking Xuefeng's earlier moves but it was much harder than defending and Xuefeng had to perform another round of fixing.
Although this method of training was quite crude, it was effective in the long run. Xuefeng was able to correct more and more of Tianshi's errors as the time went on which was the proof that his method was working.
They treated the training as fun as they sometimes teased each other and joked around which also escalated their enjoyment.
"Let's have a break. We already trained for two hours and my hands are tired already. I don't know how can you still have so much energy." Tianshi was the first to ask for a break as she sat down on the grass and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"Hah, what can I say, I just have a great physique. This training could be considered as a warmup for me. You will get there someday." Xuefeng laughed and praised himself.
"Ehem... Can I suggest Young Master something?" Suddenly, an aquamarine eyed twin asked quietly. They stood silently on the side, watching their practice with interest.
"Sure, go ahead." Xuefeng nodded. Looking how nice they were, Xuefeng didn't have a reason to refuse.
"We are also somewhat interested in swordsmanship and I noticed a small detail that could improve your attack. Do you mind if I share it with you?" Little Yi showed a warm smile while explaining her reason for bothering him.
"Alright." Xuefeng nodded.
"What I noticed is that when Young Master attack towards the opponent's right shoulder with a cross cut, you gather your momentum a bit too late and too close to your chest, resulting in a slightly less powerful attack, giving your enemy a split second more to act." Little Yi explained based on her observations.
"Huh, let me test it… I don't get it. It feels normal." Xuefeng attacked with a cross cut into an imaginary opponent but didn't find anything lacking in his attack.
"Let me help you. Young Master should start from here and move with your whole upper body up here with one swift movement before cutting right at your enemy." Little Yi walked behind Xuefeng and putting her delicate hands on top of his, she moved with his whole chest showing him the right pathway only to cut the air the with his hands.
"It actually feels so different… To think that I didn't find that method earlier… Thanks! I guess I still need to train a bit more. I might have missed some better moves." Xuefeng's tested the move corrected by Yi once again after she separated from him and indeed it felt much smoother with her fix.
"Oh, no problem, Young Master. I'm here to help." Yi replied politely.
"You can call me Xuefeng, no need to be so polite." Xuefeng smiled, changing his attitude to the blue-eyed twin.
"Alright, Xuefe..." "I'm done with my break. We can continue. Are you ready?" Yi smiled sweetly wanting to call out Xuefeng's name but was suddenly cut off by Tianshi who stood up from the ground and skipped towards him, asking.
"Yes, let's practice some more." Xuefeng turned towards Tianshi and allowed her to pull him away from Yi.
Blue-eyed twin didn't mind her stolen opportunity and returned to her sister's side.
"Nice try." Her sister praised as she watched their master's daughter start another struggle.
'I just wanted to help him fix his swordsmanship… I actually forgot the mission for a second…' Yi thought as she looked at Xuefeng's back she touched not long ago. She didn't dislike that feeling, but she didn't share it with her sister.
The Territory of White Lotus Sect was located in the cold region where the snow was the main element of every scenery. It was also a great place for mastering Water Qi and its variation which was ice. There was no Ice Qi so if someone wanted to have ice arts in their arsenal they would have to master Water Qi first.
For most cold beauties who wanted to follow this path, White Lotus Sect was the ideal choice. They could train, far from any disturbances and desires which could halt their training. This was also the reason why one needs to be a virgin to enter into the sect. Only when one's heart is pure can you focus your time entirely on training.
Of course, White Lotus Sect wasn't that heartless as to force all those innocent female cultivators to stay single for their whole lives. When one mastered Water Element to a certain degree, they could find a partner for themselves. The only rule was that their men couldn't enter into the Sect Territory, so if they wanted to meet, it had to be outside.
Looking at the geography, White Lotus Sect was only relatively close to Sacred Institute and this was probably the source of men those beauties can choose their partner from. Because of that, those two sects became extremely close over the years to the point that it would become a standard for cultivators of those sects to find their soulmates from the other sect.
Of course, Sacred Institute also had female disciples so they weren't that dependent on the other, but still, the friendship continued. Every month there was a meeting between those two sects where disciples could showcase their new arts and improvements but also find their dates.
Due to those frequent meetings, the sects decided to build a small city in between of them, which just happened to be on a border of two kingdoms. It wasn't a popular place everyone knew about in the world until the Trade Union decided to build a branch in there which resulted in an explosive growth of the city.
Many merchants and rogue cultivators started swarming towards the city causing it to greatly expand. Seeing the opportunity in the city, the two sects decided to officially open the city and governor it properly. They gave it the name of the Sacred Lotus City to represent their rule there.
After many years, the city now became the official stop before you wanted to join those two sects as the Entrance Examinations were performed exactly there.
Today just happened to be one of those two sects gatherings that happen every month and every single girl of White Lotus Sect who already reached the stage where they could find love was waiting excitedly. They were chatting about boys as they waited near the transport point for a flying ship towards the Sacred Lotus city.
Of course, taking part in those gatherings were voluntary so not everyone was joining them. There was one female who didn't join the sects exchange even once since she got into the sect.
Her name was Zhen Shan, but many knew her as Princess Shan.
"Look, our Princess Shan is out of their training room. Is she going to join us this time? I heard that the Sacred Sword Kingdom only Prince was still waiting for her to come out last month. Do you think he will give up chasing after her and look for someone from us?" One blond girl looked at Princess Shan and commented excitedly.
"Nah, look, she is going towards her room instead. She doesn't appreciate that great opportunity. If the Prince asked me to be his woman, I wouldn't hesitate this long." Her friend, a teen with long black curly hair and a caucasian skin tone glanced at Princess Shan saying with jealousy.
"Hah, what would you do if he just wanted to bed you?" Blond girl asked as she giggled.
"He wouldn't! A gentleman like him would definitely prefer talking about love while cuddling through the night…" The black haired lady defended her Prince with her eyes shining as she imagined herself in the Prince's arms.
"Yes, as if he would choose you." Blond girl mocked.
"Laugh all you want. You will see later…" Caucasian teen ignored her friend staying positive.
Princess Shan who walked past them heard part of their conversation and couldn't help but shake her head. If she had evidence against this fake Prince she would already expose him, but unfortunately, he was too good at covering his bad actions.
She knew that he looked too good to be true, so after she got into the White Lotus Sect, she did some digging. Princess Shan managed to talk to one of his previous playmates but she only advised her to never come close to that man, which confirmed her intuition.
Just as Princess Shan reached her room, she spotted a familiar teen, leaning by the wall near her room entrance.
"Where do you think you are going? My brother is waiting for you in the city. Can't you see his sincerity? Since he decided to be with you, he didn't have any other woman," the teen called out with a crisp voice.
"Why should I care?" Princess Shan replied with a cold face and didn't stop walking towards her room.
"Stop! Why do you have to be this stubborn? My brother earnestly wants to have only you as his wife. At least talk with him." The teen blocked her way with her arm and proposed.
"If you don't take your hand away, I will cut it off." Princess Shan looked at the teen sharply, warning her. Her eyes turned dark blue and the temperature around them fallen even more causing the thin layer of snow to turn into ice.
The teen stepped to the side feeling the chill on her skin and a looked at Princess Shan with shock.
"Tell your brother that I will kill you if you bother me once again." Princess Shan informed coldly and entered into her room without looking back.
After she closed the doors, her eyes turned back to normal, but her skin was much paler than before and she looked greatly weakened.
"It uses so much of Water Qi… I couldn't even sustain it for a minute…" Princess Shan commenter weakly as she sat down on her bed and drank some water.
'Xuefeng, how are you…? Did you get my letter...? I am still waiting for that promise…' Princess Shan thought as she lied down looking blankly at the ceiling while hugging the necklace she had on her neck.
"... She comprehended domain already… I need to inform brother!" The teen stood outside of Princess Shan room dumbfounded until she finally realised what happened and run towards the Transport Point to join the other girls going on a meeting.
The gathering took place in the big restaurant and looked more like a party with some fighting as entertainment. Girls were talking freely to the guys from Sacred Institute and there were even private rooms which could allow the already existing couples to have some fun and time in private.
"Hmmm… interesting. She is getting more and more to my liking, but it seems I will have to use other methods to get her. Someone should have told a bad word about me else she wouldn't be that assertive towards me." A muscular, handsome man thought out loud after listening to his sister's report.
They were sitting alone by the table while watching the performance of multiple disciples.
He had a thick ponytail at the back of his head made from all of his black hair in a clean manner. His high cheekbones and arched, thick black eyebrows connected with deep-set blue eyes made him look extremely sharp and collected.
He was the man which Princess Shan earnestly was trying to get rid off from her life, the Prince of Sacred Sword Kingdom, Zhen Zhao. Unfortunately, he didn't want to give up.
"I think she just doesn't like people to order her… You can't force her to do anything against her will or she will naturally revolt…" Zhen Zhao's sister said affectionately. She was the teen who was talking to Princess Shan not long ago, Zhen Huiqing.
"You were not revolting at all. You only wanted more and more." Zhen Zhao grinned, showing his white teeth and slipped his free hand under the table feeling his sister's delicate thigh.
"... It's cause I love you, big brother…" Zhen Huiqing called out quietly, not bothered by the strong grasp which caused her pain.
"Tsk, to think I had to satisfy myself with you for the last three months so that she doesn't think bad of me… I guess it's time to find out someone else to play if Shan doesn't want to be mine yet." Zhen Zhao slapped his sister's thigh one last time and stood up from the table.
He noticed that the performances were over and now it was time to socialize with each other. He already chose who he wanted and walked straight towards them after picking a bottle of wine.
"Ah! Prince Zhao is coming towards us! How do I look?" The Caucasian girl asked her blond friend when she saw that her ideal man was walking towards them.
"He will not pick you anyway, why do you wor…" The blond girl assured her, but then her face changed when he saw that the prince was actually looking at them.
"Hello ladies, I saw you glancing at me from afar the whole time. Would you like to taste a glass of wine with me in the private room?" Zhen Zhao smiled warmly and invited them.
"Isn't Prince chasing Princess Shan right now?" The blond lady asked filling it was weird.
"Do you see her anywhere? I don't." Zhen Zhao shrugged.
"Yeah, it's her loss. Of course, we can come with you, Prince Zhao." Caucasian said disdainfully and agreed to his offer without hesitation.
"Well then, you can come with me both then." Zhen Zhao smiled, hugging both of their waists and pulled them into his embrace.
The blond girl thought it was weird to take them both but didn't resist under her friend's begging gaze.