Chapter 275 - Who won?
"Oh?" Xuefeng raised his eyebrows in surprise when he felt the effects of Princess Shan's Domain, his Lightning Shield dimming inside the cold. He suddenly felt like all the elements he released in the air around him disappeared and were replaced with the Water Element. What surprised him more was that he couldn't use those elements either.
There was a special feeling to them as if they were already claimed by someone else even though they were not used by Princess Shan. Before he could even realise, the cold around him started increasing and his body began literally turning into a block of ice. Even when he channelled Fire Qi to warm up his body, it was being consumed too fast and it didn't help much, the coldness still stronger in power.
'Heh, don't worry, even if she closed our source of Elements, we can still create a lot of Qi thanks to Fate Stones. You don't need to worry about using your Qi at all. Go crazy.' Just as he wondered what to do, Ming broke through his mind and reminded him of his advantage. What he had, but others didn't was an almost unlimited source of Qi, which upon realisation made him let out a smile.
"You still haven't given up and you're even smiling, hehe. You don't seem to understand the situation you are in. Let me show you!" Seeing his smile Princess Shan called out chuckling even though her time was limited and rushed towards him with an Ice Katana back in her hand.
She could feel Xuefeng using waves of Fire Qi to create protecting shield around him but she knew he wouldn't be able to hold on for too long as his Dantian should be empty anytime soon. What gave Princess Shan more confidence was also the fact that while Xuefeng's powers were limited, she wasn't restricted in the least, she was in fact even more powerful than normal!
With his body back to normal as Fire Qi wrapped around him, the Black Flames Slayer once again appeared in Xuefeng's hand just in time to receive Princess Shan's Katana, parrying her slanted cut. With enough Spirit and Fire Qi, the flames on his body and blade didn't lose to the power of coldness and flickered happily, enjoying the endless supply of Qi.
Ling didn't fight with Ming since they were worked together for the first time, at this time one was providing Xuefeng with Fire Qi while the other fed Spirit Stones to his Sword Artefact. After parrying Princess Shan's strike, Xuefeng didn't hesitate to counterattack with one of his own, moving swiftly to the side and slashing at her exposed side.
Slam!
Just as his sword was about to connect, without any warning, Xuefeng felt a sudden impact on the side of his stomach and his body was blown away. He didn't know where the attack came from but before he could even land on the ground another blow like a hammer hit him, this time from behind, slamming him towards the ground.
"Oh!" When everyone saw Xuefeng getting smashed into the ground they all gasped, straining their necks to look through the icy barrier with difficulty.
"Ugh…" Xuefeng spat out blood as he actually got hit really badly there. He didn't see what just happened and only Ling explained it to him as they could see it all without problems, 'Shan is materialising attacks from the distance. She controls everything inside this Domain so she can launch an attack from all sides at any time. But don't worry, her Water Qi is slowly ending. She can't sustain this Domain for long and its area is also slowly shrinking with each attack.'
Hearing the quick explanation, Xuefeng finally began to understand the whole concept and couldn't help but feel excited. What would happen if he could use such a Domain with an almost unlimited supply of Qi? Just the thought of it made him ecstatic.
Ling's regeneration already got activated as Xuefeng stood up turning his extinguished flames back on and he searched for Princess Shan, surprised that she didn't continue her attacks. He spotted her slowly walking towards him and heard her say, "I knew you wouldn't be done after this much. I guess I can be more rough with you then. I didn't want to hurt you too much."
"Well, I'm also going easy on you. But not anymore. That sneak attack did hurt." Xuefeng wiped the blood from his lips and finally decided to give her a sweet lesson.
He told himself that he wanted to have a serious battle where he would go all out, but deep down he knew the truth. If Xuefeng was fighting someone he wasn't fine killing, he couldn't use his most powerful skill combos, afraid he would kill them.
Without wasting any more time, Xuefeng suddenly waved with his sword, sending black flames all around them, not even aiming at Princess Shan but at the ground. As the ground was frozen, covered with ice, the black flames' constant burning caused the whole area to be filled with steam, hiding them both within it.
This caused quite an outrage outside the barrier, but Xuefeng didn't care that much, suddenly disappearing after leaving one last smile for her. Princess Shan knew that the black flames were too hard to extinguish so she didn't bother trying, only freezing the steam around her which quickly turned into a solid state, giving her vision.
Princess Shan was surprised that even inside her own Domain, she wasn't able to locate Xuefeng, but that didn't make her worry too much. He had to leave the invisibility at some point if he wanted to attack her.
Thinking about that, another idea also spurted in her mind which finally started making her anxious, 'Unless he plans to wait for me to use all of my Water Qi… There is no way I can defeat him without my Domain… I need to win in the next minute or it's over...'
Just as she thought about it, Xuefeng appeared behind her and immediately sent an air bomb towards her, infusing it with a bit of fate Qi before copying it mid-air. Unfortunately, Princess Shan acted immediately and before they even reached her, multiple ice chunks started appearing in their way, blowing them to bits. The ice dust from the explosion blocked her vision once again but she knew it was useless as Xuefeng already disappeared from his position.
Rotating around with her Ice Katana ready, Princess Shan contemplated if it was worth using her ultimate attack, which she worked on recently, and quickly decided after recalling what the reward for her victory was, 'I should use it... I have to bring him to the Sect with me…'
She expected Xuefeng's attack once again anytime soon so Princess Shan got ready to activate her ultimate right away when suddenly she felt a weird warmth wrapping around her body. Xuefeng didn't know but even if he disappeared, the Fire Qi on his body was still there so the moment he reached out to hug her, she immediately felt it.
It was at that moment when Xuefeng reappeared and finished his hug, catching both of her arms together so she wouldn't be able to move and asked playfully, "Are you looking for me?"
Swoosh, swoosh, Swoosh.
Before he even finished his question, hundreds of ice spikes swiftly erupted from the ground, heading straight towards them both, only to stop a few centimetres from their bodies, surrounding them. Without struggling, Princess Shan asked as well, "Who do you think won?"
Chapter 276 - Punishment?
Princess Shan had a smirk on her face knowing that she could kill Xuefeng if she wanted, but then she heard a soft chuckle from Xuefeng, making her tense. She suddenly realised that something was weird. She somehow felt as if Xuefeng was different, not like his usual self. The warmth he gave her was similar but the way he acted was off.
Before she could think too deep into it, Princess Shan suddenly felt the chuckling sound disappear from behind and instead reappear in front of her. Just as she expected, Xuefeng was standing in front of her with a small grin on his face. With one click of his fingers, the body that was hugging her loosened its grip and began dissipating, turning back into Spirit Qi which it was created from.
"Did you like my clone? I found quite a useful method thanks to you." Xuefeng asked as he started walking up to her while crushing the Ice Spikes on his way. He was glad he kept a safe distance at the edge of her barrier else he would be unknowingly impaled by them in the process.
When Xuefeng activated his invisibility, he thought of a genius plan of baiting her with his clone and it worked. With Ling's space as a medium, a clone was created momentarily and he used it to sneak up on her. It was quite troublesome as they had to infuse Fire Qi as well as Fate Qi into the clone to pass on all of his abilities onto it.
Even without him exposing the clone, it would disintegrate at the same time because the energies inside of were creating chaos. There was a reason that a dantian was separated into nine segments and that was to prevent such chaos from happening. Elemental Qi could only be mixed for a short amount of time, which is why these combinations were only used during battles and attacks.
"Sigh, so it was your clone… I guess it is my loss… I really wanted to bring you back with me…" Realising that she lost, Princess Shan sighed deeply, really giving it her all to win.
Now that Princess Shan thought about it, if she activated her ability at the start, there was a high chance of her winning which made her depressed. Just like Xuefeng, she hesitated from the beginning as she didn't want to hurt him. What would be the point of winning if she accidentally killed him? Would she bring back his corpse?
"It's okay. I'm actually very impressed with you. To think that you grew up this fast over the last couple of months. I am really proud of you." Xuefeng praised her the moment he reached her and patted her head to cheer her up. Princess Shan's coldness was quickly melted under his touch and she leaned over to him to enjoy it more.
She was still kind of down, because of her loss so she muttered, "But I still lost… We will soon separate once again and I hate it…" There were many things Princess Shan would actually give up to prevent this from happening. She felt really lonely for the last three months she was away and when she finally met Xuefeng again, she realised how true that was.
Seeing her this sad, Xuefeng suddenly smiled playfully and asked her, saving his surprise for last, "What if I still go with you even after your loss?"
"Really?!" Xuefeng's question immediately made Princess Shan's eyes shine brightly as she looked up at him with hope, pleading internally that he wasn't joking with her.
"Mhmm, I will try to convince your Master. If I won against you, it shouldn't be that hard to join knowing that I already got such an offer proposed as a reward. Jiao should be fine with it already." Xuefeng didn't tell her the real deal so she doesn't feel bad and instead just gave her more hope, keeping her in the suspense a little longer.
He didn't expect that Princess Shan would suddenly get super excited and dive into his arms while crying out, "That's great!" Xuefeng felt the tight hug and could only reply with the same, embracing her while rubbing her back a few times.
In the end, it wasn't that strange for friends to hug each other. Nuwa was watching the whole battle from above and since she didn't come down to stop him, everything was legal, right? After all, they already had some steamy actions together and even kissed before so it was normal.
Outside the steamy area, everyone was eagerly waiting for the results of the battle as they already saw that the ice barrier disappeared and the steam started to thin out, leaking outside. Most of the cultivators in the Training Grounds didn't have a way to peek at the battle but it didn't mean that everyone couldn't.
The six sexy ladies who were standing together were the second scene that gained a lot of attention from the crowd. Many of them saw the ladies already in front of the Clan Leader Mansion, but they wouldn't reject ogling their bodies some more. It was, after all, rare that they could see top quality beauties like those.
With a big crowd like that, they could stare at them without any consequences and many used that opportunity in exchange for losing some scenes of the battle. When they couldn't see the battle because of the steam, the White Lotus Sect's disciples became the number one topic.
"Sigh, to think that Senior Sister lost. She really tried hard to win but at the same time, we can all see she was holding back a bit. Senior Sister seems to have genuine feelings for this boy." One of the ladies commented before she turned to their master and asked sweetly, "Master, I guess we will have our first Senior Brother in the sect, right?"
Jiao only smiled at that question and nodded, quite intrigued with Xuefeng's abilities. She was surprised that Xuefeng actually had so many Elements mastered to a basic stage. They only saw Fire, Lightning, Air and Earth Element but how much more did he hide?
At this point, Jiao wouldn't be surprised that he mastered even more, having some kind of secret with him. It was extremely hard to learn and cultivate using Elemental Qi but Xuefeng did it all in a few months. Some people couldn't even do in years on what he did in months.
"Yes. We need to get him into our Sect. His abilities and talent would be quite useful to the sect even though he is a man." Jiao admitted as he watched her disciple hugging Xuefeng tightly to which the five ladies immediately nodded, also sharing the same thinking.
Without feeling shy at all, one of them commented, "Honestly, having a sect without males is quite boring… I wish there were some in our sect to release our stress, hehe. Playing alone is quite tiring… If only there was someone nice available..."
Just as she said so, one handsome cultivator who stood closest to them happened to overhear the conversation and suddenly approached her, calling out cooly, "Hey~ My name is Jeff."
The boy didn't expect that before he could even introduce himself, a sharp sword was already aimed at his face, halting his approach and cold words entered into his ears with a thick killing intent behind them, "Get lost or I will kill you and feed your body to the rats."
Just this one exchange made a lot of the guys closest to the ladies to take a step back and return their gazes towards the battlefield. The ladies already looked cold before, but everyone was thinking they just acted like that to avoid unnecessary contacts with them, but in the end, they behaved exactly as cold as they looked.
"If the Sect suddenly had males, they would only become slaves because of girls like you. If you are so brave, go ask Senior Brother to entertain you later, hehe." The other ladies immediately laughed at her behaviour and proposed a challenge as they giggled to which the lady couldn't help but blush.
She knew that it was almost impossible for her to be with Xuefeng so she just shut up, not accepting anything. She would have to first best her Senior Sister before even trying.
Nuwa who was watching the whole battle from the sky didn't actually have a happy expression on her face. It wasn't because of Princess Shan hugging Xuefeng, as that did not even bother her, but the reward for the winner did. Even when Princess Shan lost, Xuefeng still decided to travel with them and join their Sect, which made Nuwa quite upset.
She really smelled trouble from Jiao, but Xuefeng didn't listen to her. The only thing Nuwa could do was stay close to Xuefeng the whole time and protect him in case anything happened. There was nothing else she had to do at the moment and Xuefeng couldn't do anything to stop her from following.
Having decided what to do, her good mood came back to her and she landed next to Xuefeng. Even while having Nuwa's agreement to openly pursue Xuefeng, Princess Shan forced herself to separate from him, deciding to act more in private.
At the same time, the steam already thinned out completely and Nuwa announced loudly to the crowd, "The sparring is finished! Young Master Liu wins!" This announcement made the crowd cheer loudly, obviously having more of Xuefeng's supporters in their ranks.
"Nuwa—" Xuefeng knew that Nuwa heard everything he said and tried to talk to her about it but Nuwa only placed her finger on his lips before whispering into his ear seductively, "Don't worry… You will get your punishment at home.
Chapter 277 - Girlfriend's First Meeting - Part 1
Xuefeng could only smile bitterly, imagining what punishment Nuwa could grant him for that, but he was sure it was either something extremely painful or… something extremely pleasurable for both of them. With Nuwa, there was just no in between with her.
While walking back to the rest, Xuefeng asked in his mind, recalling Ming's words from before, 'Why couldn't I test your ability in the battle earlier?' Xuefeng planned to test everything in this spar, but when he asked Ming, she rejected him, saying that it wouldn't work in this situation. It made him really curious about what that could be.
'Even if it's useful in battle, it is basically useless in duels. You need another person working together with you if you want to use it. I can assure you that it definitely has many uses. I will tell you when the time comes where we can make use of it.' Ming replied mysteriously, not explaining what it was, which made Xuefeng even more curious now.
To not distract him with this issue, Ming gave him a small clue for now, 'I won't tell you much but the power involves the Spirits and it's more of a control ability rather than an attacking one.'
Hearing the clue, Xuefeng pondered for a moment and actually got quite a few guesses, but he couldn't be one hundred percent sure so he just let it go, satisfying his curiosity for a little while.
"Xuefeng, congratulations on the win," When they reached the ladies, Jiao was the first one to call out to him, showing him a satisfied smile. She decided to act boldly just like he does, switching to his first name. She also wanted to tease Nuwa a bit, so it worked for her, reaching two purposes.
"Thanks, it seems I will be joining you guys soon, right?" Xuefeng asked with a funny mood after seeing Princess Shan's pleading eyes. She still believed there was a chance he wouldn't be coming with her so she was cheering internally for it to work out.
Because of that, even before Jiao could explain, just when Princess Shan heard Xuefeng's question, she quickly hopped to Jiao's side and proposed in Xuefeng favour, "Master, I think we can still give Xuefeng a chance. He won against me after all. Having such skills, we can't miss out on such an opportunity to take him in."
"Alright, if you say so. I can let him join, but it will be your responsibility if anything bad happens, okay?" Jiao couldn't admit to their little scheme of pushing Shan into trying her best to win, so she simply agreed, making it sound like it was all because of her disciple's pleading.
"Xuefeng, did you hear? You can come with us." Getting the reply she wanted, Princess Shan couldn't be happier and walked back to Xuefeng, hugging him across his chest, not caring about her image. There were many people still secretly watching them from the side as they started walking back to the arena, greatly motivated to start their training after seeing Xuefeng's prowess, but Princess Shan didn't care.
Knowing that any other details should be discussed in private, Xuefeng led everyone back to his courtyard and only then did he ask more, "What about the others? I won't be entering alone. If you want me to join, I need more spots." Xuefeng didn't plan on leaving anyone behind, moving together with all of his girlfriends.
"I already decided to choose exactly ten of the best girls from the entire city in tomorrow's selection. If you want your girlfriends to join, they can take those spots. I can't add anyone just like that. You are an exception as you are gifted." Jiao explained which made Xuefeng frown. He wasn't worried that they couldn't pass the selection but considered it an unnecessary bother.
Before Xuefeng could complain, Nuwa opened her mouth first as she asked sarcastically, "You can't? Weren't you are the Sect Master? I thought you had more rights, but I guess this Sect Master position is just for show in the end."
Jiao didn't get mad, remaining calm with the sole purpose of making Nuwa look bad and replied politely, looking towards Xuefeng, "We are after all a branch sect. There are rules that I need to follow. Every member joining has to be approved by the Main Sect and I only have the right to choose three myself without authorization. I've already used two of those spots, so I can only use one on you. The others would have to be confirmed by the Main Sect and they granted me only ten spots when I informed them about this trip. I already announced this to the public so there is no going back. I can't take those spots back and grant them to you."
"You know that they are probably all stronger than me?" Xuefeng asked with a smile, finding it funny that as the weakest member of their group, he had received a free card, but they had to attend the selection. He considered Yiren to be stronger than him as well just because of her Royal Elf's ability, which he didn't think he could overcome, even though she was still in the process of mastering it.
"If they really are as you say, they don't need to worry about the selection. It will be smooth sailing for them." Jiao wasn't surprised to hear it as she could see that Nuwa was even stronger than her so it wasn't hard to believe. What was more of a secret for her was how Xuefeng seduced all of them instead. From the way he talked, it sounded as if there were not just two or three of them.
"Also," Jiao added before Xuefeng could say anything else and continued while side glancing at Nuwa, "To join the Sect, one needs to be at least sixteen years of age. That's the minimum. Unfortunately, there is a maximum as well and that is thirty. Once one reach thirty years old, they cannot stay in the Sect anymore unless they become an elder so their only solution is to get into the Main Sect."
Nuwa knew right away that this comment was fired at her, but before she could come back with an argument on her own, Xuefeng placed his arm in front of her to stop her from doing or saying anything and asked Jiao with his smile gone, "And what do you mean by that? Even if my woman is thirty-one, fifty or one hundred years old, it doesn't really matter. I already told you. Either I join with all of them or I won't join at all. If you don't want me, I will join another Sect."
A quick frown appeared on Jiao's face when she heard that, not expecting Xuefeng to fight back for Nuwa this aggressively, but then she realised it was quite understandable. Nuwa was his girlfriend. Doesn't matter if she was stronger than him or not, he had to stay by her side and protect her. Jiao didn't think about it, but Xuefeng was actually protecting her as well.
Taking a step back in this situation, Jiao explained herself with a gentle smile, "I was just informing you about the rules... Of course, we will take a look at your case with a grain of salt. Special talents deserve special privileges."
"That's great. I thought so too. I was just trying to confirm it." Xuefeng nodded as the small smile return onto his face and his hand finally released Nuwa. Instead of letting go, Xuefeng moved it onto Nuwa's waist and brought her closer to himself.
She looked at him with a strange look in return but accepted it, not commenting on the previous issue anymore. Nuwa actually felt really good inside when she experienced Xuefeng defending her like that, and it would be weird if others also didn't notice Xuefeng's coolness. Just from that, Xuefeng received additional points in their ranking.
Just then, Nuwa turned around and looked towards the sky, feeling like something was approaching them quite fast and the rest followed. They didn't need to wait for long before they saw two flying beasts speeding towards them before gently diving down right on top of them. They were still standing in the garden so they moved out of the way for the beasts to land.
The white tiger was the first to land with a stomp and it immediately glared at the unknown ladies with its sharp eyes, checking them out for potential danger. The tiger's landing was followed by an eagle which arrived in a much gentler fashion, landing almost soundlessly. When Xuefeng saw the faces of the people on top of the beasts, a genuine smile appeared on his face.
"Excuse us for a moment," Apologizing to Jiao and the ladies, Xuefeng immediately took Nuwa by the hand and led her towards Lulu who then switched her gaze to Nuwa, who looked like the biggest threat of all the people gathered in the garden. Lulu didn't glare at her only because she was holding Xuefeng's hand, signalling she was someone friendly.
"Xuefeng!" Yiren was the first one to cry out happily when she spotted Xuefeng and she didn't even wait for him to approach her before jumping lightly off of Lulu's back. Xuefeng had to take a few quick steps forward to catch her and with how light she was, he didn't have problems with that.
Yiren quickly wrapped her arms around Xuefeng's neck, hugging him tightly and only when she opened her eyes did she notice her mother.
"Is this how women in love are nowadays? Forget about their parents and only think about their lovers?" Nuwa commented as she sighed in disappointment, but then she heard a short cry, "Mother!", and she also received a deep hug from her loving daughter.
It was then that the other two women dropped down from the tiger and the eagle, creating a soft thud upon landing, which gained Nuwa's attention, their gazes suddenly interlocking with each other.
Chapter 278 - Girlfriend's First Meeting - Part 2
Xuefeng thought that the situation would get intense right away, but surprisingly it went really smoothly. Knowing that Nuwa was Yiren's mother, even Xiao Wen didn't create unnecessary scenes as she was Xuefeng's girlfriend before her. Even with just that, fighting her would be akin to suicide, not even counting the fact that Nuwa was much stronger than her. Her own position wasn't secured enough for her to battle others.
One thing is sure, both Wuying and Xiao Wen didn't expect that Nuwa would be here, thinking such a meeting would be scheduled a little bit further in the future. Xiao Wen was supposed to experience her first time with Xuefeng today but she was surprised with Nuwa's appearance, which made her quite anxious. Would her moment even happen today?
'Xuefeng promised me… Let's see later…' Xiao Wen thought in her mind before nodding at Nuwa, greeting her respectfully. Nuwa was after all a senior as well as Yiren's mother. She decided to play it nicely from the start, moving the further planning for later.
As Wuying took down both Wu Lan and the sulking Wu Kong, Yiren stopped hugging her mother. She took her hand before dragging her excitedly in front of Xiao Wen and Wuying, introducing them, "Mom, this is my younger sister Xiao Wen and the beauty in black is my second sis, Wuying. They've been curious to meet you for some time already." Yiren was probably the one who was the most excited of them all, which created a unique charm around her.
Nuwa looked at Xiao Wen first after hearing her last name and smiled, reaching out with her hand as a greeting, "Nice to meet you. Are you maybe Xiao Feng's daughter?" Nuwa noticed some similarities in Xiao Wen to Tianshi, who she met before so it was easy for her to see the similarities.
Xiao Wen wasn't quite bothered by getting discovered this fast and nodded as she accepted Nuwa's soft hand, admitting calmly, "Yes, I'm his second daughter if we count Yiren as the oldest." She didn't mind revealing such stuff to her as they would get leaked one way or another.
After confirming her guess, Nuwa reached out, gently patting Xiao Wen's head and said softly, "Mhmm, I can see some of your sister's features in you. I guess I can be considered your half-mother then? Hope we get along well."
Xiao Wen didn't comment anything on that and instead turned to Xuefeng who already walked up to them, calling out to him happily while rushing into his arms, "Xuefeng! I missed you…" She didn't mind everyone watching her and dived for a kiss right away, letting loose of her pent up longing.
"I missed you too." Xuefeng hugged her tightly, not minding to return her kiss with enough passion to satisfy her. Meanwhile, Wuying also reached them and greeted Nuwa politely, "Hello, I'm Wuying. Yiren told us many good things about you."
"Oh, really?" Nuwa looked at her daughter in surprise and smiled playfully, admitting, "She was just being polite. I'm quite a baddie. I'm Nuwa by the way."
Before Wuying could reply, Nuwa noticed something and asked worried as she placed her hand on Wuying's forehead, "You seem to be pale. Are you hurt or something?" Nuwa also spotted a bit of redness in her eyes which was not normal, but just as she was about to point that out, Wuying shook her head and she returned back to normal.
Looking towards Xuefeng who already let go of Xiao Wen, Wuying explained herself kindly, hoping for him to hear it, "I'm fine… Just tired after the whole journey as we were flying a lot today. I think a nice hug from my lover would give me some energy..."
Xuefeng naturally couldn't reject her and quickly reached her, hugging Wuying into his arms while planting a long sweet kiss on her lips before saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, I will never ask you to travel alone again. I found another method and I will tell you about it later."
Xuefeng could feel Wuying's shivers the moment he hugged her and he knew it wasn't because she was scared of him. Wuying was too excited to finally meet with him, or rather, his blood. She was fine a moment ago, but during their hug, Wuying suddenly placed her head on Xuefeng's shoulder and kissed his neck playfully. It looked like she was just trying to be funny but Xuefeng knew the real purpose.
'Sigh, I need to do something with this craving of hers. It's getting much worse with each day.' Xuefeng thought as he pulled her away, knowing it wasn't the time and place for such games.
Unfortunately, Xuefeng wasn't the only one who noticed Wuying's behaviour. Nuwa was also someone who was closely observing the two new arrivals, planning out her tests. She wouldn't let them stay if she noticed that their feelings were not real and something told her that Wuying was suspicious.
'There is definitely much more to it than just tiredness… I need to investigate her first. I will leave the last two sisters for dessert…' Nuwa thought as she squinted her eyes at Wuying when she saw her shivers and suspicious behaviour. The order didn't matter for her as long as everyone was tested.
Looking at the last two kids which she didn't know yet, Nuwa decided to greet them when suddenly the small girl grabbed her brother's hand and approached Nuwa, greeting her instead, "Hello miss. I'm Wu Lan and this is my brother Wu Kong. Nice to meet you." When she talked, Wu Lan grabbed the corners of her simple dress, acting all cute and lovely which quickly awakened Nuwa motherly instincts.
"Ah, you are so cute." Nuwa quickly squeezed Wu Lan's cheeks, expressing happily before asking curiously while brushing through Wu Kong's hair, "And why is this boy grumpy?"
"He didn't get to finish his meal so he has been upset since then." Wu Lan explained helplessly, not knowing what to do with this brother of hers.
"Here, eat this and you will feel better." Nuwa only smiled at this, already having a good idea of how to handle kids, and pulled out a small snack from her ring, hovering it in front of him.
When Wu Kong heard the word 'eat', a focused expression appeared on his face and he quickly sniffed around, finding his prey right away. Seeing Nuwa's gentle smile, he picked the snack and didn't hesitate to eat it with slow bites. He didn't have any food with him so he planned to enjoy it for a long time but just when the first bite of the snack entered into his mouth, he couldn't help but exclaim, biting into the whole snack momentarily.
"Mhmm, so good…" Wu Kong patted his belly satisfied before he hugged Nuwa's waist, asking while looking at her as if she was a goddess, "Big Sis, can I be your little brother?"
"Haha, just cause she gave you food, you will worship her now?" Xuefeng suddenly called out after overseeing the cute scene, walking back to the group with both Wuying and Xiao Wen.
"Mhmm, Big Sis is a goddess. No one can match her in beauty and wisdom." Wu Kong nodded firmly, ready to worship anyone who gave him delicious food like that. Nuwa only laughed at this and gave him another snack while patting his head.
"Don't give him any more food or he won't stop pestering you." Xuefeng warned her with a smile, knowing that Wu Kong would do anything for the food, before he continued saying, "Nuwa, you met with everyone now. Hope you can all get along." while looking at them all standing together.
So far, Xuefeng was amazed that everything worked out so smoothly, having no arguments or drama after their first meeting and Xuefeng already considered that a success. If only they could all continue being peaceful like that, Xuefeng would literally be in heaven.
"Mhmm, I'm hoping for that as well. We will stay together for a while so that's the only option for us." Nuwa nodded, exchanging glances with Xiao Wen and Wuying, being all smiles for now. Nuwa would only release her storm if she discovered something she didn't like and she was sure it would happen. The only question was when.
Just when Wuying finally forced herself to pull her gaze away from Xuefeng, knowing she will only get her meal later, she glanced towards the group of ladies not too far away from them and spotted someone familiar. She couldn't help but exclaim right away and call out with a smile, "Oh! Shan! What are you doing here?"
For a moment she forgot about her craving and disappeared from where she stood and appeared next to Princess Shan who greeted her happily, "It has been a while." They separated for more than three months ago after becoming friends in the short week Princess Shan stayed in the clan. They were actually each other's first friend so they remembered it quite dearly.
"Yeah, you are finally back. You seem to be coming for a visit, right? When are you leaving?" Wuying asked curiously after seeing the other ladies behind her. She figured out that she must have arrived with her sect senior sisters who accompanied her, but it was rare that disciples could leave for too long.
"She is leaving in a few days." Instead of Princess Shan, it was Xuefeng who replied as they approached the White Lotus Sect's ladies, and just when Wuying was getting sad, he added, "But we will be leaving with them."
Chapter 279 - Oh Boy, Here We Go Again
"Really? Are we going to join Sacred Sword Sect this soon?" Wuying asked as she turned back to Xuefeng and the group. Xuefeng already talked about joining it earlier and she planned to go anywhere he did. No matter what decision he takes, she would follow.
"Nope, we are not joining them. I changed my plans." Xuefeng replied mysteriously as he shook his head, but seeing her curious expression, Xuefeng didn't keep her in suspense for too long as he added, "We will join Shan's Sect. You will be able to hang out with her every day."
Turning back to Princess Shan and seeing her nod, Wuying's eyes brightened and she couldn't help it but hug her before commenting with a grin, "That's great! It has been a long time since I beat you in a spar."
Hearing Wuying twisting the facts, Princess Shan immediately snorted before correcting her dear friend, "Pfft, you mean 'you lost'? You didn't win once against me."
"Haha! As if you won. There was always a draw. I think we need to repeat it once again to determine a winner then. Xuefeng can be our referee." Wuying also laughed, proposing a friendly duel and even pulled in Xuefeng to which he quickly rolled his eyes, saying, "Why am I always pulled into your games?"
Not waiting for their reply, Xuefeng checked Jiao out and found her staring at him intently as if deep in thought, so he took this opportunity and introduced her to the rest, "This is the Sect Master of White Lotus Sect, Jiao. She will be helping us during the enrolment."
Hearing no reply from her as she continued to gaze at him, Xuefeng thought she agreed with that so he asked, "Can you explain what the selection for tomorrow will look like?" He basically did not know anything about it, but if they are going to join anyway, it would be best if they got a tip earlier so they could prepare. If they somehow failed, Xuefeng wouldn't be surprised when Nuwa suddenly visits their Main Sect to cause trouble.
"Jiao?" When Xuefeng heard no answer once again, he called out her name, and only then did clarity return back into her eyes as she replied, "Sorry, what did you say? I was absent-minded for a second." This left Xuefeng speechless and he repeated his question, wondering what could distract her this much.
In Jiao's mind, for the last few minutes, since Wuying and Xiao Wen arrived, there was an intense battle. She has been contemplating many things, whereas most of them were regarding Xuefeng and Xiao Wen. Firstly, she was shocked to see Xiao Wen here. What was even more shocking was the fact that Xiao Wen was Xuefeng's lover.
Maybe her disciples didn't know the Xiao Family but she, as a Sect Master of a prestigious Sect had knowledge about many things. As there was only one Xiao Family in this world, it was impossible to mistake them with someone else. If anyone was impersonating Xiao Family member, there was only death awaiting them, so no one even dared to attempt it.
Knowing that Xiao Feng, the leader of Xiao Family had only two daughters, Xiao Wen had to be one of them, and judging by her Cultivation Stage, only the eldest daughter had such power. There were many rumours that the younger daughter already had someone and now the oldest one was also taken.
'Wait, there was a rumour that Xiao Family travelled to the Eastern Region a few times already and stayed here for some time. Did they meet Xuefeng during their trip? This would explain how Xiao Wen met him…' Jiao tried to figure out the connection between them all and she unknowingly started gawking at Xuefeng as a result.
'Xuefeng… What do you have that gets all those ladies crazy for you…?' Jiao wondered, finding that quite a mystery, which she really wanted to unravel. It was at that moment when Xuefeng called out to her and Jiao awakened from her trance.
"It won't be a tournament-like selection like we usually do as we don't have time for that, so instead we will be using a special crystal that measures talent in studying Water Element. Some of the Cultivators' Dantians can accommodate and absorb Water Essence much faster than others, which is what we test.
"As you may have guessed already, our White Lotus Sect specializes in Water Element techniques, so we don't accept anyone with poor Water Element Talent. It just happens that the higher Spirit Talent, the higher Element Talent, but that's not always reliable so we are using a special crystal to tell the difference." Jiao explained without thinking much, still quite troubled with her previous thoughts.
Hearing it was this simple, Xuefeng asked curiously, "Can I test myself too? Even if I won't take part in the selection, I want to know my talent too."
"Sure." Jiao squinted her eyes for a second but nodded in the end, pulling out a transparent square-shaped crystal and passed it gently to Xuefeng, explaining, "The crystal contains a highly concentrated Water Qi inside, which is ownerless, dormant and ready to absorb. Even if someone has mastered Water Element, they would still find it impossible to pull all the Qi away. The further you pull it from its core, the more bluish it will get. We base your grade on the colour. Try it."
Now that Jiao thought about it, she was also curious about Xuefeng's talents. If he was able to master so many elements at such a short time, his Elemental Talent was bound to be high.
"Alright. I think I know what to do." Xuefeng stopped playing with the crystal and focused on it to start absorbing the hidden Qi.
When Nuwa saw it, she smiled, already knowing the results. Xuefeng underestimated the power of the Royal Elf Bloodline, and the future events would definitely render the others speechless. If Nuwa liked Jiao then maybe she would warn her beforehand, but unfortunately, that wasn't the case.
It hasn't been more than a few seconds when Xuefeng started that he got some results, turning the crystal into a light blue before quickly into sky-blue colour. Jiao only smiled, expecting such effects but then her eyes widened when the crystal suddenly turned into dark blue, purple and then cracked out of nowhere.
Before Xuefeng could stop absorbing in time, Jiao's crystal exploded, leaving only a blue cloud in the air which Xuefeng absorbed into his fingers. The disciple ladies from the White Lotus Sect gaped their eyes at the scene and Jiao paled, not expecting such a situation at all. Even Princess Shan was frowning, knowing the true value of the crystal. The rest were simply happy for Xuefeng so they all cheered.
To top it off, Xuefeng commented with a confused expression, "This crystal seems to be broken. I didn't even try and it broke. Did you try to play a trick on me?"
'No one tried you trick you! This was the real treasure you just broke!' The girls wanted to shout it out but could only dare to do it in their mind.
Just then, Xuefeng acted as if he heard something in his mind and suddenly sat down on the ground, beginning meditating. In just a moment, a small tornado of Spirit Essence was created above his body and he quickly started absorbing it. He was already close to Spirit Overlord stage so when he heard Ling's call, informing him that he can use this dense Water Qi to advance, Xuefeng didn't hesitate.
Increasing his Spirit Qi capacity in the dantian, his Water Qi levels were rising as well. It was quite a waste to use Spirit Stones for cultivation in their case, but Ming still began dissolving hundreds of Spirit Stones into Spirit Essence while forcing his Spirit to absorb more. It didn't take more than ten minutes for him to suddenly advance, feeling much lighter than before. Part of his dantian was now filled with dense Water Qi, which made him quite satisfied.
Unfortunately, his actions didn't make everyone happy and Jiao was one of those people. She waited patiently until Xuefeng finished his advancement before asking with hidden anger after he was done, "Do you know what you have done? There was only one copy of it in our Sect..."
Xuefeng looked at her upset expression, and helped her look on the bright side instead of stressing herself by saying, "Are you worried that the Main Sect will hold you accountable for that? I think they will reward you instead. You found someone who can break the crystal with his talent. Isn't that quite a feat?"
Upon hearing him, her thoughts froze and she realised her thinking was really wrong. That's right. She found a great talent for the Sect. Shouldn't she be rewarded instead? Her mood improved a bit after this realisation, but that didn't stop her from taking advantage of him, "Doesn't matter. You still broke it. Now you owe me one."
"Fine. When I find one in the future, I will give it to you." Xuefeng didn't want to argue pointlessly and just offered the same value in exchange. He did after all benefit from it so he couldn't be stingy with her.
"Deal." Jiao quickly accepted it, but then she actualized her chain of thoughts and found out they no longer have a tool to perform tomorrow's selection.
With a small curse, she gathered her ladies and decided to excuse themselves, planning to think of the next idea, "Damn, we need to think of something else. Ladies, let's go back to our courtyard. We will see each other tomorrow then."
"Alright, it will be getting late soon anyway so we should all retire for now." Xuefeng didn't mind that, still having a lot of things to do with his women this evening.
When Wuying saw that Princess Shan was also trying to leave with the others, she grabbed her hand and asked while proposing, "Shan, where are you going? Can't you just stay here with us?" Princess Shan was basically one their own so there were no problems with her staying here.
When Princess Shan heard that, she looked at Xuefeng and he agreed, saying with a smile, "I don't mind. We have more than enough rooms." He didn't plan to bring her to bed with everyone else as he still wanted to live past today, but she could still use her old bedroom.
Jiao paused seeing only five disciples walking with her and called out to the missing person, "Shan, are you coming?"
There was not much to think over as Princess Shan quickly decided what she wanted, replying apologetically, "I will be staying with Xuefeng here…" If she could spend more time with the person she loved, it was obvious she would choose this option.
"Have fun then." Jiao wasn't mad as she would make the same decision if she was in her position and left with everyone else, leaving four beauties, two kids and Xuefeng alone in the garden.
Seeing all four of them staring at him alluringly, Xuefeng couldn't help but think while letting out a sigh, 'Oh boy, here we go again…'
Chapter 280 - Puppy Love
Not knowing where he should start, Xuefeng suddenly decided to just escape for a moment. He felt like a chicken who was about to be eaten by a bunch of hungry alligators.
Before calling out to the two siblings to steal them away, Wu Lan took her brother's hand and walked up to Xuefeng, asking sweetly, "Big brother, will you take us to meet your parents? We cannot join the Sect so we can only stay here. We will have to meet with them one way or another."
When Xuefeng heard it, he suddenly felt blessed to have this little angel by his side and thought that just cuddling her into his arms was not enough to express his emotions. He quickly nodded, grabbing their hands and called out to the ladies apologetically, "I guess I will have to do that first. How about you all get to know each other better?"
It was Nuwa who replied first, agreeing in everyone's place, only confirming it afterwards, "Sure, go ahead. We have a lot to catch up on with one another, right?" At that point, it would be quite hard on anyone who disagreed, so no one rejected the suggestion, nodding in agreement.
Only Yiren was too innocent to see what Nuwa was planning on doing, but the others were already too experienced in the art of schemes and deception, so they couldn't help but think, 'Is she planning to take the lead…?'
Xuefeng didn't know what the girls were thinking or planning, but Wu Lan did. When she realised what each of her sisters planned, a headache quickly appeared in her mind. She wanted to advise Xuefeng about it, but now decided against it, deciding to let them figure it out themselves. It wouldn't work out if Xuefeng interfered in the power struggle. It could only make it worse.
"Alright then, Wu Lan, Wu Kong, let's go." Thinking that everything was alright, Xuefeng walked forward with them but then noticed the resistance from Wu Kong who said while pouting, "But I want to stay with Big Sister!"
He knew that if he acted cute for a while longer, he would receive another snack, but Xuefeng didn't buy any of it and stopped using carrots, switching them with a stick while glaring at him, "I guess someone won't get dinner tonight then."
Surprisingly, the word dinner was especially effective and Wu Kong quickly regained his powers, happily following after Xuefeng. It caused all the ladies to laugh, finding it too cute of a scene.
Only after Xuefeng left did the ladies stop smiling and instead look at one another with a serious look. Nuwa, of course, gained the most attention from them all as she was the one with the most seniority among them, which caused her to smile.
"Did something happen? Why is everyone so quiet?" Yiren was the first to break the silence as she walked into the middle of the circle and started waving her hands in front of everyone's eyes, checking if they are alive.
"We are just checking out one another. Nothing too serious honey. One day you will learn that it's good to know your friends well, but it's best to know your opponents even better." Nuwa explained it to her daughter, gently brushing her fingers through her hair. She really liked this innocent personality of her daughter so she decided to keep it like that for as long as she could.
Yiren still didn't understand what her mother meant and asked, "Opponents? Aren't we all family here?" Yiren didn't yet realise that she was in the middle of a battlefield.
Replying only with a smile and a pat, Nuwa turned to the rest before asking mysteriously, "Shall we talk?"
...….
Wu Lan was worried that Xuefeng would ask something related to her big sisters but fortunately, as they walked towards the Clan Leader's mansion, Xuefeng only asked about White Lotus Sect Leader instead, "Can you tell me what Jiao's thoughts were? What is her real motive in inviting me into her Sect?"
Wu Lan didn't mind revealing it as that was partially obvious and replied sweetly, "Actually, it's just another woman who is attracted to big brother. She wants to seduce you and steal you away from all of your lovers. She is also curious about your abilities and how you managed to seduce your women. Especially sister Wen as she seems to have figured out her origin."
Xuefeng only laughed at that and commented, "Hah, I wish to know an answer to this question too. When she finds out, I need to ask her then."
Xuefeng didn't worry about Jiao's attempts in stealing him away, as he knew himself best. He wouldn't be with anyone he doesn't deeply like so there was no option to sway him with seduction. He already had many lovers who could provide him with enough entertainment that it could lead to his death.
Hearing Xuefeng acting like he didn't know, Wu Lan reported to him based on her observations, "Big brother, you are really cool. Don't lower your value like this. You are kind, confident and caring to others, which everyone can see. You are also handsome so it's not hard to like you..."
Xuefeng didn't actually expect this many praises, so he smiled hearing them, "Oof, really? That's nice." He was confident about his looks and personality anyway so this didn't change him much, only improving his mood.
"Let's go and visit my father now. Hopefully, we will also be able to meet Little Mei. She is around your age, so you guys can hang around together with her. She knows this clan very well." Xuefeng proposed, recalling that it has been some time since he met his little friend. Now she shouldn't be lonely with two friends he will bring her.
"Little Mei?" Surprisingly, it was Wu Kong who got interested, knowing there will be another lady in his age around them. Xuefeng only smiled at that without replying and brought them to the mansion.
...….
After hearing Xuefeng's explanation, both of his parents were amazed and his father quickly asked in wonder, deciding to test it right away, "Really? Is there such an ability? Hey sweetie, tell me what are Uncle's plans."
"Uncle plans to do some naughty stuff to auntie tonight. You wish to try new pos—" Wu Lan smiled and accepted Liu Xiaobei's wish, but before she could finish, Uncle Xiaobei shushed her, "Shhh, I believe you! No need to say more…"
Unfortunately, it was already too late as Mu Lan's expression changed and she slapped the back of his head, cursing, "What are you thinking you idiot?! There are kids here!"
"Hehe, we will be leaving quite soon and I hope Wu Lan and her brother can stay with you. She can maybe help you in many business transactions? Knowing the enemy's intentions can be quite advantageous." Xuefeng smirked seeing the scene and proposed as he patted both kids' heads. No one would target an unknown kid next to his father and she would be able to slowly grow.
His father was also fully healed and his Cultivation also increased really quickly. He couldn't sense his stage which meant he had to be above Spirit Overlord stage. Such a safe environment was best for her.
"Of course! We would gladly take care of them. Don't worry, you will feel like at home. I'm already training Little Mei so there shouldn't be a problem if I add two more people to my schedule." Mu Lan was the one who accepted it first. Her mindset when it came to kids was; the more, the merrier.
"Thank you, Auntie." Wu Lan moved forward right away, hugging onto Mu Lan waist which made her smile shine brighter. Mu Lan wanted to have more kids, but knowing they would be moving soon, she didn't want to put her child through this.
"Where is Little Mei?" Wu Kong suddenly asked, curiosity visible on his face.
"Little Mei should be here any time soon as we are supposed to start our evening training session. Don't worry, you will be able to meet her. You three should get along well. She is such a sweet little beauty." Mu Lan answered and Wu Kong immediately got excited when he heard it.
Knock, Knock.
Just as she said so, they heard the sound of knocking and Mu Lan smiled, calling out towards the doors, "Oh, there she is. Little Mei, you can come in." Just as the doors opened, Wu Kong blushed, seeing a great beauty around his age entering the room. He felt his heart beating faster for no apparent reason and the time paused around him. The sounds from the room faded in the background while Little Mei appeared in the centre of his focus.
Just then, Little Mei happened to look in his direction and let out a cry of ecstasy, "Big brother!" She didn't waste time and immediately rushed towards him which made Wu Kong stop breathing for a second.
Her arms were reaching out for a hug as she ran towards him and he subconsciously reached out his own too. He didn't expect that Wu Lan would suddenly pull his hands down without saying anything and only a moment later did he understand why.
Little Mei didn't run to him but changed her route at the last moment and jumped into Xuefeng's arms, calling out with longing, "I missed you so much…"
'What happened with me just now…?' Wu Kong asked himself in his mind, totally confused about what just happened. It was the very first time he felt like that, so he wasn't quite sure how to act.
Seeing her dummy brother like that, Wu Lan rolled her eyes and decided to help him, whispering into his ear, "Introduce yourself to her."
"Okay…" Wu Kong blinked twice and nodded, walking up to Xuefeng who just put Little Mei back on the floor.
Unfortunately, before he even said anything, Little Mei spotted him and smiled, introducing herself sweetly, "Hey, I'm Little Mei! Who are you?"
Seeing her smile, Wu Kong paused for a moment, actually forgetting how to speak and only when his sister pinched him from behind did her say nervously, "I'm K-kong…"
"Nice to meet you, Kong." Little Mei replied politely and even reached out for his hand, shaking it like a little adult.
Compared to her calmness, Wu Kong's mind was a mess as one thought kept rumbling in his mind, 'Why is she so pretty…?'
Chapter 281 - Girlfriend's Talks
Knowing her brother's intentions, Wu Lan couldn't help but smile at his silliness and introduced herself too, "Nice to meet you too. I'm Wu Lan."
She could be partially responsible for Wu Kong's spoiled character as she knew she treated him too softly sometimes, but Wu Lan still planned to raise him into a decent man and seeing how he acted in front of Little Mei, she suddenly thought of using that.
"Little Mei, those two will be your new friends from now on. Hope you three can get along well." Xuefeng patted Little Mei on the head and explained the two siblings visit, knowing that she will listen to him.
"Mhmm, I will do anything for Big Brother." Little Mei leaned over to feel his pats more, almost purring like a cat from the pleasure.
Thinking that everything was done, Xuefeng decided to return back to his courtyard, planning on finally taming the raging beasts waiting for him there. "Alright, then I will leave you guys for now. My mom will take care of you all. Don't slack off in your training."
Unfortunately, before he could even move one step, Little Mei stopped Xuefeng from walking away by hugging onto him as she cried out, asking multiple questions right away, "Noo! Big Brother, are you leaving already? How long will you stay in the clan? You were away for a long time and you plan to leave again..."
"I will be leaving the Clan soon and I should be away much longer this time…" Xuefeng said truthfully, but seeing Little Mei's upset expression, he quickly added trying to save the situation, "Don't be sad... I will be coming back every now and then to see you. You are my little sister remember?"
Hearing Xuefeng calling her like that, her eyes dimmed for a second but they quickly regained their lustre and Little Mei proposed, "If you are leaving soon, can you come with us and watch our training? I want to show you my progress…"
Before Xuefeng could figure out any rejections, Little Mei added softly, feigning sadness, "Just do at least this much and It will make my day… Being away from you is really painful big brother…"
Sniff… For much better effect, Little Mei sniffed as if she was really close to crying and she was trying to stop it, which finally broke Xuefeng's line.
It didn't cost him much to just comply with her request, other than making his lovers wait a moment but that was also good. As long as they don't kill each other, the more time they spend with each other, the better for him. He wanted them to get along well.
"Fine... I will watch your training but only for a moment… I still have some things to settle tonight." Xuefeng agreed helplessly, which caused Little Mei to jump in ecstasy and lock her arms around his neck. Xuefeng only smiled seeing her reaction, expecting one like that from her already.
He didn't expect that Little Mei would suddenly turn to his mother and call out happily, "Auntie, it worked!" Mu Lan also didn't expect that and quickly tried to shush her but then stopped, seeing Xuefeng staring at her, which caused her to smile embarrassingly.
"What are you teaching her?" Xuefeng asked as he rolled his eyes at his mother, thinking that he was being played with. Did his mother just tell Little Mei that crying works best on him?
Having already been exposed, Mu Lan simply shrugged, only explaining it vaguely, "What do you want from me? It's important for a young lady to know some tricks. I was just teaching her the basics…"
"Sigh, whatever. Let's go. I'm short on time so let's not waste any more of it." Knowing he couldn't do anything, Xuefeng just let it go, urging everyone so that they could start earlier.
"Alright. Let's go." Mu Lan didn't have a reason to disagree so they all began leaving. The only one who was still quite sloppy was Wu Kong, who was still in a daze after meeting the beautiful Little Mei. Thinking of talking to her more, his legs suddenly moved on their own, following after her like a good boy.
Wu Lan knew everything that her brother and Little Mei planned, which made her sigh, not wanting her own blood to suffer like that, but there is nothing she could do. It's not like it was Little Mei's fault as she had the right to love whoever she liked. Wu Lan could only help her brother get out of this mess before he enters too deep into it.
'Kong and Big brother just can't compare… Having such an opponent from the start will hurt his feelings… I definitely need to get this out of his mind.' Wu Lan planned as she hugged her brother, loving him more than anything else in this world.
...….
Back in Xuefeng's courtyard, the five ladies were laying down on the grass, looking towards the sky while also catching the last rays of the sun on their bodies. Contrary to what Xuefeng thought would happen, the ladies behaved quite peacefully, talking nicely while also getting to know each other.
Only Yiren knew her mother there, while the rest were basically strangers. The same thing applied with Princess Shan and everyone else, except Wuying who knew her beforehand. Princess Shan wasn't Xuefeng's girlfriend yet, but after some initial talking and their experiences she shared with everyone, they basically treated her like one of their own.
Knowing Xuefeng, it wasn't hard for her to move from a close friend to the lover's stage. Nuwa already accepted her as well, approving her personality and strength. The last thing they wanted was an iron ball that will drag them all down and they all had this understanding. No one wanted to stay behind and be left alone so they all had to work hard to keep up with everyone's skill.
"Xiao Wen, we know how everyone found out about their feelings for Xuefeng but what about you. Based on your story, you were not that eager to be with him before. What changed your mind?" Nuwa asked, planning on getting as much data as possible before she would even proceed with her tests.
They already described their first meeting with Xuefeng and Xiao Wen was the one who had a clashing relationship with him for the longest time. Even Princess Shan, who admitted she was a bit hostile at the start, quickly improved after learning the real Xuefeng. There was no place for lies between sisters, so none of them hid anything from each other.
"I had really bad experiences with men in general for as long as I could remember. Most of them just take one look at your body and that's it, they don't even care about what's inside. It took me a while to understand that Xuefeng was different from the rest. He cared about me even when we were just friends before, not expecting anything in return.
"Also, he didn't even think of being with me at the start. Xuefeng only focused on the women he had, which was also what I liked about him. It took me a lot to make him understand my feelings..." Xiao Wen explained it with her story, suddenly recalling the scene from the sofa where she had to confess three times before Xuefeng even realised what she meant.
She couldn't help but smile sweetly upon recalling their first kiss and mutter, "He is such a dummy…" Just when she said so, her eyes opened wide and she laughed. All five of them said the same thing at the same time which caused all of them to laugh together.
"But he is our dummy…" Wuying commented right after, to which everyone nodded, each thinking of their own special moments they had with him.
After finally learning all the basics, Nuwa suddenly changed the topic, saying calmly, "Ladies, we all know that Xuefeng wants to treat us equally, but it leads to him having no time to satisfy each of us properly. I suspect that all of you sometimes want to have some time alone with him, am I correct?"
"Mhmm…" The girls couldn't say no to that as it would be a lie, so everyone agreed. It was quite clear that each of them was only tolerating the sharing, but if they were to choose, everyone would pick having Xuefeng for themselves.
"Aside from that, Xuefeng needs to focus on his own training which leads to even more time being consumed. How do you think he can take care of everyone in the future if he can't even find time to train properly because he is trying to please all of us?" Nuwa asked, bringing a certain issue into their attention.
She didn't leave it at that and continued, "There is only so much time in the day which he can spend and it is almost impossible to fit everything well together while having a goal in mind to satisfy everyone. We need to support him instead of thinking of just our well-being. After all, it's not just Xuefeng's responsibility but ours too. I admit, I also think about myself a lot, putting my desires first but after looking at the situation and knowing Xuefeng's personality, this will not work. We need to change or at least sacrifice something, else we will not improve and move forward at all."
Nuwa's speech made the rest silent for a moment as they understood well that she wasn't wrong. What she mentioned was exactly what they have been thinking about since they moved into this relationship.
Xiao Wen was the first to ask, worried about her first time experience that was planned for today, "What do you propose?" She didn't want to give it up.