Chapter 345 - Xuefeng In Trouble
Turning behind him, Xuefeng saw seven beauties, each having their own unique qualities and appearance. Five of them were already his women, those he wouldn't let go no matter what happens and will always keep by his side. There were also Yi and Shan which he knew they had feelings for him.
Unfortunately, he was not sure what to do with those feelings. He was not sure of how he felt himself. With Princess Shan, the situation looked much more clear. He knew that he didn't want her to leave his side and marry someone else as that would bring him pain but at the same time, he sensed that his feelings for her were still incomplete. It was hard for him to let someone else into his heart which was already filled with love for others.
Yi, on the other hand, was in an even worse situation as Xuefeng basically considered her his friend and companion. Xuefeng only asked himself two questions to tell if he really loved someone, 'Would I sacrifice my life for her during danger? Would I disregard everything I worked for my whole life just to keep her by my side?'
When he looked at Yi, the answer that would appear in his mind was sadly a 'No' while with Princess Shan, he was still not sure. The whole matter was really complicated and troubled his mind to the point he didn't want to think of it anymore. He decided to just wait and see how fate leads them.
Sighing in his mind due to his internal troubles, he pleaded as he looked warmly at them, "Can you girls stay with my father and help him with the selection? I will go to the tailor and inform them about the migration. Going to the bigger market will definitely bring Liu Clan immense profits."
He knew that there was no need to bring everyone with him wherever he went and it would be unfair to only take one or two of them so he decided to leave them all, helping his father in the process. He would be back soon enough anyway.
"Alright. If anyone dares to cause trouble, we will settle it real quick." Xiao Wen was the first to agree as she approached Xiaobei and patted him while saying, "Don't worry father, we will help. Let's go to the training grounds."
Xiaobei only smiled bitterly, trying not to cry due to Xiao Wen's strong pats that were almost crushing his shoulder. Although he regained his strength already, reaching his previous stage which was Spirit Sage, his body could not compare to Xiao Wen's which was strengthened by her passive ability. She was already used to such strength as Xuefeng wasn't bothered at all when she touched him but not everyone had a body nourished by regenerations ability thousands of times.
"Haha, alright, then I will be goin—" Chuckling from seeing his father suffering, Xuefeng was about to walk up to the window and flew away when a sudden lovely voice stopped his movements, "Xuefeng~!"
Seeing it was his almost adopted sister as his parents were hogging her all to themselves, he smiled and called out, "Oh, Little Mei, I was planning to visit you later, ugh—" He couldn't finish his sentence as Little Mei already smashed against his body, hugging into his neck with happiness written on her face.
Although she was beaming with happiness for being able to see him, Little Mei still questioned sharply, "Xuefeng, where are you going? Hmm? The moment Auntie informed me you are back, I ran straight here but you didn't plan to wait for me…"
This immediately made Xuefeng feel bad and rubbed her cheek while explaining himself, "Well, we are really busy right now and I was going to settle some matter in the city. We will be moving the Clan to the Central Region where big brother will live. Are you happy that you will meet me more often?"
"Ah, really?! Very happy!" Little Mei exclaimed in shock, fully accepting such an idea as joy entered into her arms, making her squeeze Xuefeng's neck even tighter. She quickly followed up with the question, "Can I go with you then? You promised me to fly with me whenever you are back…"
Xuefeng happened to look at his women and they all were glancing expressionlessly at the two of them as if they tried to say, 'What? You said you don't want to take us but now you will take her?'
Xuefeng could only give them the look with his eyes, rolling them while glancing down at Little Mei before mouthing soundlessly, 'Come on, she is just a kid. I can't say no to her…'
He pulled Little Mei away, holding onto her maturing body and agreed with a smile, "Of course… Big brother will fly you around. We will also get you a nice dress as we are at it, what do you think?"
Little Mei quickly exclaimed sweetly and returned to hugging Xuefeng, not letting him go, "Yes! Big brother is the best!" She acted exactly like a little sister that Xuefeng never had which made it hard to reject any of her little demands.
"Alright, then hold on tightly," Xuefeng said as he gave an apologetic look at the girls and jumped out of the window, first flying out with his Spirit Qi before finally creating his signature wings.
Back in the room, Wu Lan sighed as she thought, 'Big brother is in trouble…'
...….
Knowing that it was Little Mei in his arms, Xuefeng didn't speed up too much and that created an opportunity for Little Mei to talk to him. She extended her hand onto his back, rubbing the golden wings that moved up and down on their own before saying sweetly into his ear, "Big Brother, I am already advancing to Spirit King Stage in the next few days. I worked really hard for you. Are you proud?"
Xuefeng was actually pleasantly surprised about that and praised her, "Oh, that's great! You are really advancing fast. I'm definitely proud of you. Let me give you a reward then. Don't resist." He only needed to think about it and Ling already worked her magic, inserting Fate Qi into Little Mei's body, heading straight towards her Dantain. Little Mei was well behaved, having full trust in him and let him do whatever he wanted.
The procedure was quick as Xuefeng only needed to help her advance by two stages and he cheered for her with a smile, "Congratulations, you are now a Golden Talent cultivator."
Little Mei wasn't a complete newbie in cultivation so she quickly circulated her own Purple Spirit Qi through her Spirit, swiftly turning it into a Golden Qi that many could only dream of. She couldn't help but exclaim excitedly and hug the man even tighter, wanting to squeeze all the juices from him, "Thank you, Big Brother! I love you so much!"
"Haha, it's okay. I will do anything for my Little Sister." Xuefeng laughed as he could only accept her thanks but he didn't know that the words, 'Little Sister', caused Little Mei to go on the rampage in her mind, not wanting to be his little sister at all. She quickly used that though as she asked sweetly, looking at him with bright eyes, "Will Big Brother train with me more often after we move the clan then? You said you will do anything..."
"Of course. I will try to find some time so we can spar together." Xuefeng couldn't say 'No' to her again but this time it was just a small thing so he didn't mind battling with her once in a while. At that time, he recalled Wu Kong who was supposed to train with her and asked, "But don't you have Wu Kong for that? He is such a good boy. Didn't he volunteer to train with you? He should be a nice opponent."
He didn't expect that Little Mei would suddenly get annoyed and rant about Wu Kong's behaviour, "Ah! Don't even tell me about him. All he does is eat a lot and slack but the moment I want to meet Big Brother, he suddenly awakened, saying we need to continue training. When I wanted to leave, he blocked my way so I beat him up and run to meet Big Brother. He should still be laying on the ground inside Auntie's training room."
"Hah, don't you think it's cause he has some feelings for you? I think you should give him a chance. Don't you think he will be a fine man in the future? You are both at the same age—" Xuefeng chuckled as he teased her, actually finding it nice if the two of them turned out to be joined with love but his words were suddenly cut off by Little Mei ask she cried out unhappily, "I don't care! I only want Big Brother!"
Chapter 346 - Little Sister
"Sigh… Little Mei…" Xuefeng couldn't help but sigh, not expecting that Little Mei would actually want to be his lover. He was really happy to have a loving little sister that he could spoil when he wanted and didn't plan to change it. Once he did that, he would no longer have one.
Little Mei didn't want to listen to his rejection before she tried to confess her love to him and acted right away, holding onto his face with her two small and delicate hands as she said gently, "Big Brother… I love you, okay? Doesn't Big Brother love me as well? I will be a good wife in the future… I don't mind sharing you with Big Sisters…"
She wanted to say those words to him for a long time and she finally found the right opportunity when they were all to themselves, without anyone else bothering them.
Hearing her emotional words, Xuefeng hovered right above the tailor shop and said with a warm smile as he patted her on the back, "Little Mei, you are my sweet little sister, how can you say such stuff… Doesn't a special bond connect us already? Our siblings' bond is much stronger than any of the other. Don't you think it would be a shame to ruin it?"
He hoped that Little Mei will understand, knowing she was much smarter than other kids of her age but he underestimated the stubbornness of a twelve-year-old girl in love. Because she was smart, Little Mei understood that she wouldn't find a similarly good man like Xuefeng anywhere else and she had to grab any chance she had to win him over.
She shook her head decisively and pressed her chest against his as she whispered, "No. Only Big Brother is right for me." She gave out a stubborn aura around her but Xuefeng couldn't agree with her this time, knowing it was wrong.
Even before Little Mei matures, he already planned to Ascend to Heaven Realm, together with all of his wives. Xuefeng was confident that he can improve their cultivation till the threshold, taking them all with him.
Rubbing her slim back to calm her down, Xuefeng assured her after he exhaled deeply, "Sigh… Don't worry Little Princess… You will one day find someone who is much better than big brother. Find someone who will cherish and love you dearly, willing to sacrifice everything for you." Hugging her like a loving big brother, he apologized, "I'm sorry it cannot be me…"
Little Mei heard it all but didn't react, hugging into his arms and Xuefeng didn't move, simply embracing her, knowing it was definitely hard for her. He thought she will finally understand his reasons but that wasn't the case at all in the end.
She leaned over to his ear and she whispered as if she tried to share a secret with him, "Big Brother…"
Xuefeng patted her on the back and replied kindly, "Yes, sweetie?" He thought it was over but then he heard a soft but deep question, having only one word in its sentence, "Why...?"
"Huh…? I already explain—" Xuefeng got confused and wanted to repeat his previous explanation but Little Mei cut him off as she said, "Is it because of my body that is not yet attractive for you? I noticed that all Big Sisters have big breasts… Is that because you like them this big? Mine still cannot compare but I can feel that they are growing bigger. In a few years, they will definitely be as ample and firm as Big Sister's. If you want them to be bigger faster, I heard that one need to massage them often… Mei Mei can let you—"
This time it was Xuefeng's time to stop her, even coughing from the shameless words she was speaking, "Cough, cough! Hold up. Little Mei, It's not about your body… Well, that's only a small part of the reason. The main point is that you are too young for me. Before you mature and reach sixteen-years-old, I will already Ascend to Heavens. Because of a certain promise, I can't wait too long for you. I need to arrive at Heaven Realm no longer than four years from now on. If I don't, someone's life will be lost and I cannot allow that."
He didn't want to lie to her so he told her the truth, knowing that they would only go back and forth this way. For some reason, Little Mei's mood returned on her face as she pulled away from his arms, no longer sad about Xuefeng's rejection and asked with a smile to confirm, "So it's just my age that is bothering Big Brother, right?"
Xuefeng didn't find problems with this question and nodded, explaining further, "Indeed. I cannot let you waste your time on me when I know we can't be together. This is why I tell you to look at other guys of your age."
"They are kids, I don't want them." Little Mei quickly shook her head, rejecting this idea right away and returned to her train of thoughts as she asked with a smile, "Big Brother, you are saying that its the age gap that bothers you but aren't Big Sisters all older than you? Sister Wuying is twenty, Sister Wen is twenty-two and even Sister Yiren is Twenty-five while you are only sixteen. How will you explain it?"
"Uhmm…" Upon hearing her words, it was the first time that Xuefeng realised that. Earlier he didn't even think about that but now that he looked at it from a bystander perspective, that was indeed the truth. After a certain age, it didn't matter for him how old someone was so he replied truthfully, "I don't think age matters after one is mature enough."
Xuefeng's answer made Little Mei even happier as she continued, acting like she was pursuing a certain result, "So based on Big Brother's words, after one reach sixteen-years-old, the age gap doesn't matter, correct?"
"That is indeed the truth." He once again confirmed but now he found Little Mei's actions a little bit suspicious. She wasn't a little bit worried like before, asking too many questions.
Little Mei didn't stop there as she asked more, "So if I am sixteen-years-old while you are twenty, the age doesn't matter anymore, right? Those were your words Big Brother."
"Yes. I said it, but where are you going with this. I already told you—" Xuefeng nodded but this time pried for answers from her. Too bad that Little Mei suddenly placed her finger on his lips, shushing him as she finally headed towards the conclusion, "Shush… Let me finish. Big Brother confirmed that after reaching sixteen-years-old, the age doesn't matter anymore so if that's the case, if I were to reach the stage that allows me to Ascend right after my sixteenth birthday and Big Brother is still in this home, preparing to enter Heaven Realm, will you take me together with you?"
Only after she finished did she pull back her finger, unlocking his lips. This time Xuefeng spoke in all seriousness, not beating around the bush, "Little Mei... I can assure you that there is very little chance that we will still be here in the next year or two. I don't want to lie to you and that's why I'm very honest with you. I hope you can understand me…"
That didn't discourage Little Mei as she deducted, "But very little chance is still a chance, right? What I am asking is whether or not you will bring me together with you if by any chance you are still around during my sixteenth birthday. Just answer me with yes or no. I won't ask you anymore after this one time…"
She looked at him with bright eyes, hoping to hear only one answer from him and frankly speaking, it was really hard not to choose it. Little Mei already went through every detail, leading him into accepting her from the very beginning.
Xuefeng thought this over for a moment, staring into Little Mei's eyes and finally said while smirking after realising something, "If by any chance I am not Ascended by the time you are sixteen-years-old and you reach the threshold then yes, I will take you with me to Heaven Realm. Why wouldn't I? You are my little sister after all."
Having waited for this answer, the last addition killed her excitement and she returned to Xuefeng's arms as she grunted, "Ugh, Big Brother, you are cruel… You don't understand young girl in love…" Only after a moment did she regained her confidence and declared as she pulled away once again, "Big Brother, don't forget what you promised today! I will work hard and chase after you! After you see how nice of a beauty I'm on my sixteenth birthday, you will definitely ask me to be yours! You will see!"
For some reason, Xuefeng found it funny and laughed while nodding, teasing her with the words that annoyed her, "Haha, alright, I wish to see how my little sister will pursue her goal."
"Ahh!" Little Mei exclaimed in protest and hit Xuefeng with the forehead before asking, "How about Big Brother call me Little Wifey when we are alone instead?"
"Haha, nope. Let's go down. Big Brother will pick a nice dress for his Little Sister." Xuefeng laughed as he flatly declined and finally flew down towards the Tailor Shop.
Little Mei could only pout at Xuefeng's teasing but deep down she was happy, promising herself to work hard to reach her goal and become Xuefeng's wife.
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Thanks for the coffees iidako! Already working on Mass Release Chapters. One done. Should have another one ready as well. I will try to make as many as I can.
Chapter 347 - Favour
"Young Master is not kidding? Are we really moving to the Capital of the Central Region?" Lady Riu looked at Xuefeng with bright eyes, hoping that what he just said was the truth. She and her brother naturally understood what was the difference between starting a business here in the Eastern Region compared to the famous Central Region.
Not only all geniuses gathered there but also all rich young Misses and Princesses that could be their potential customers. The market was completely different. They could make their brand unique and make every teenage girl wear their lingerie. Their dress' business would also flourish as they could create limited edition collections that everyone would want to have.
Xuefeng found it natural to not believe him but he confirmed it once again, "I'm not kidding. We are really moving and I decided to take you with me. Naturally, I don't want this business to get ruined so I hope you find someone to continue the work here while you created another one in the Capital. What do you think?"
He didn't need to wait for a reply as Rui agreed right away excitedly, "Yes! We agree, we definitely agree! We already trained a bunch of tailors who can take over the job as even now my brother only supervise their work. I think they can survive without our guidance now. We can always send them some designs once in a while. Yeah, this will definitely work. We don't mind starting from scratch again."
"Can you get ready by tomorrow morning? We will be leaving at that time." Xuefeng asked as a formality, but as he expected, Riu quickly answered, taking control over the decision, "Definitely! We can even be done by today if necessary."
"Perfect. Let's work together on conquering the Capital's Market as well." Xuefeng nodded to himself, knowing that everything worked out just as he planned and finally patted Little Mei's shoulders who was leaning on his body right in front of him, patiently waiting like a nice girl before saying, "Also, I wanted to get a nice dress for my Little Sister as a reward for her hard work."
Hearing the two forbidden words Little Mei stepped forward as she gave out a slight cough and introduced herself as she held Riu's hands, "Cough, you don't need to listen to him. Hello, I'm Xuefeng's future wife but you can call me Little Mei." After her confession, Little Mei no longer called Xuefeng her big brother but this time she used his first name, acting like his actual wife while trying to get used to this role.
She leaned over to Riu's ear and added out loud so Xuefeng could hear everything but at the same time acting as if she tried to hide it, "He is too shy to admit it so don't worry about him."
Riu and her brother looked at Xuefeng to confirm such claims but Little Mei also looked at him sharply, wanting to see what he will say. Xuefeng only patted Little Mei's head and asked her with a warm smile, "Why are you staring at your big brother like that?"
"You naturally know why. Forget it, you can't run away from our fate anyway." Little Mei warned him cutely with her finger before turning around in a cool spin and said, "Miss Riu, I know what kind of dress I want."
Riu knew when to meddle and when to stay out of something so she did not say anything about her employer's quarrel. She held onto Little Mei's hands and said, "Young Miss can tell me. We will find something special you will be satisfied with." They didn't have kids clothing but they could quickly resize something for her as she wasn't that small anymore after all.
Little Mei smirked at Xuefeng as if she planned something naughty and whispered into Riu's ear, "...I want a sexy nightgown that Xuefeng would like..."
"Pffft— Cough, cough!" If Xuefeng had any water in his mouth at that moment, he would definitely spit out all of it. He almost choked the moment he imagined Little Mei in a sexy nightgown and immediately shook his head to get rid of this image from his mind.
Seeing Xuefeng reaction, she knew that she couldn't hide anything from him as he could hear everything so this time she said it out loud, "Naturally I want it to be in the bigger size so I can wear it when I'm sixteen-years-old, all mature and ready."
Little Mei found it fun to watch Xuefeng's troubled face so she was glad she decided to go with the shameless route. If she wouldn't be shameless, she wouldn't reach anywhere in the situation she was in.
This time it was the young tailor who took the voice and said excitedly, quite proud with his new project, "Alright! I think we have something special like that. I made the nightgown yesterday when I was experimenting with new material and I planned to present it to one of Young Master Xuefeng's wives after his return. I guess it should meet Miss Mei's expectations."
The moment Little Mei heard him say 'One of Young Master Xuefeng's wives', she immediately knew that she wants it and called out while pulling Xuefeng with her by his hand, "Yes! I want it. Let's go!"
...….
As they finally left, Little Mei was beaming with happiness as she played with her new ring that Xuefeng hanged across her neck. Inside of it, there was a phenomenal black nightgown that still made her exclaim each time she thought of wearing it in front of Xuefeng in the future.
Xuefeng took her into his arms but still asked before they flew into the sky, "Hey, don't you want a normal dress that you can wear right away? It might go to waste if you get a nightgown like that..." He didn't want to one day disappoint her but he knew that he couldn't afford to wait for her.
He had to admit that the material used for the nightgown was extremely soft and the whole design was great, making him want to see it on an actual body. The only problem it had was that it was translucent. He luckily stopped his brain the moment it wanted to imagine too much.
Naturally, Little Mei rejected him sternly, hiding the ring inside of her dress, right in the middle of her chest, definitely wanting to keep it, "No. I want this one. I want to wear it for you when I become sixteen. I know you are probably going to be gone by that time but I want this nightgown to symbolize our promise to each other. You are not going to take it away from me?"
She looked pitifully at him which made him regret even asking and he shook his head, saying, "I won't, don't worry. It's all yours. I also put a lot of Spirit Stones inside of the ring in case uncle doesn't give you any."
"Thank you." She said as she hugged him across his neck and let him carry her into the sky. As they were already high, she whispered to herself, "I will keep it for my birthday's night. If you don't come, I will ascend, find you there and show you… You won't be able to reject me again after seeing me in it…"
Xuefeng knew that she didn't expect any reply from him but he still said softly, knowing he couldn't fight against her dreams, "Alright, I will observe how hard are you working for that goal." Little Mei wasn't dumb and knew she was pushing Xuefeng a lot but she knew her boundaries. Such words from him were enough for her.
As they flew above the plaza, Xuefeng noticed that the selection was already over. He guessed that Sect Master Jiao simply decided by herself who should be picked from the preselected candidates, no longer trying to use any traditional methods. Many would think this was unfair but who was brave enough to confront her about it.
"Let's return to the clan. It has been some time. I bet everyone is already gathered on the training grounds. Hold me tightly, we will fly faster." Xuefeng said as he launched himself forward, increasing his speed.
At the same time, in the place that was only visited once by Xuefeng a few months ago, Manager Wu was staring into the sky from the balcony of Trade Union's Pavilion, watching the golden star flying away.
Her father's messenger who just entered into the balcony bowed and said respectfully, "Miss, we should be leaving. A Rank 6 Flying Spirit Beast got already prepared to set off. Your father really wants you to finally come back."
She looked at her father's letter in her hand and smiled, replying as she turned around, "Don't worry, I will be returning. It's just that I will use another way of transportation. Xuefeng, I hope you don't mind if I use my favour this way."
Chapter 348 - Scolding
"Everyone!" Xiaobei voice bellowed throughout the Training Grounds, making everyone quieten down momentarily. They were asked to meet here due to a certain life-changing announcement so everyone was curious. Many already knew what was up so they stood there excitedly.
Xiaobei didn't want to unnecessarily prolong it so he went straight to the topic, "You probably wonder why we gathered here. I won't keep you hanging for too long and I will answer right away. My son, Liu Xuefeng, presented us with an opportunity to move our clan to the Capital of the Central Region!"
One had to image what a commotion did such words create. Not everyone was prepared for such explosive news so they quickly exclaimed happily, forcing Xiaobei to withhold with his speech for a moment. Naturally, there were many who knew about this and they cried out to stop the raging crowd, "Let Clan Lead speak! Shut up you all!"
Of course, it was a hard task to calm them all. When one actually comprehended what did such relocation mean, it was natural to be overexcited. If they could trade everything they owned for such an opportunity, they would gladly do so without hesitation.
It was a nice view for Xiaobei to actually see everyone so excited but at the same time, it was his duty as a Clan Leader to keep everyone down to earth. After all, how easy it was to move thousands of people across many countries.
When the crowd calmed down, he crushed the dreams of many of them with the next words, "As you may already figure out, it is a quite difficult task to transport thousands of people across the whole Region. What's more, we only have four hundred something spots that we can manage. Many of you probably recall the gigantic warship that visited us a while ago. Xiao Family from the Central Region was kind enough to lend it to us."
One Shadow Guard member who was undercover within the crowd called out with a question, "Clan Leader, does this mean not everyone can go?" Only then many of the Clan Members understood that all of this was obviously too good to be true. With only four hundred spots, only the elites of the clan will be able to join the relocation.
Xiaobei smiled to the question and nodded, "That's correct, but that doesn't mean they don't have a chance at all. We will be travelling back and forth until all members of our Clan are relocated."
Such words made everyone's dreams to be reborn and cheer loudly. The undercover Shadow Guard member called out through the raging crowd, "How long will it take?!" When many heard him, they swiftly calmed down to hear Xiaobei's reply.
Xiaobei kept his calm expression and explained, "You may not know but one way trip from our clan to the Capital of the Central Region takes about a month if one travelled on flying Spirit Beasts. We were lucky to receive such precious flying artefact so we can reduce that time to about a week. Even though that week seems to be a short time, one whole trip would total to a whole two weeks. If we were to travel back and forth without stopping, it would still take us more than a year before we could relocate everyone."
Many nodded their heads, understanding that such a big move required time. One year seemed like a long time, but looking at the size of the operation and the average Cultivator's lifespan, it was actually a short duration. They would be actually more suspicious if their Clan Leader suddenly came up with ten or twenty warships, planning to transport them all at the same time. It would look like he is selling them.
"Unfortunately, everything is not that colourful as we would like it to be. Nothing is free in this world and especially Warships. One way trip to the Central Region from our Clan cost around one Million high-tiered Spirit Stones. It's definitely not cheap." Xiaobei informed them all about the actual cost for such travel and stopped speaking, knowing this would create another commotion.
Just as he expected, the crowd exclaimed loudly, talks filling the Training Grounds.
"What?! One Million?! Isn't that too high?!"
"Tsk, I knew it was too good to be true. There are no free meals."
"But isn't that Xiao Family unfair too? Giving us such an expensive artefact and expect us to pay so much for the travel. Do they want us to be indebted to them for that? Pfft."
"Yeah, if they help us, why can't they help us all the way—"
When Xiao Wen and Tianshi heard their Xiao Family being mentioned like that, a frown quickly appeared on their faces. They were about to say something when an overbearing pressure suddenly descended from the sky, filling the whole arena. An additional call was added to it that further silenced everyone, "Shut up!"
The crowd looked to the sky and saw a young man with a Golden Wings shining brightly in the sun. The pressure was so strong that those who spoke badly about Xiao Family were forced to kneel down. Not releasing the pressure, Xuefeng passed down Little Mei to his mother before flying back into the sky and yelling at the crowd, "How dare you badmouth our Clan's Friend?! If not for them, none of you would even have a chance to think about Central Region!"
Everyone paled when they heard him and especially those who complained a moment ago. It was all because Xuefeng was right. Why would they complain while having such a blessing in front of them?
Unfortunately, Xuefeng was already angry after seeing his wives' family being slandered and cried out to the Shadow Guards, "Throw those who kneel to the side. They don't appreciate the opportunity in front of them so they and their families will be the last ones to be picked. This is the punishment for being an idiot."
The Shadow Guards quickly picked up the kneeling Clan Members, not bothered by their gender and placed them all to the side, gathering a small group of fewer than one hundred people. Many liked to complain even though they received something for free but Xuefeng didn't plan on letting that happen in front of him.
With all of them cleaned up, Xuefeng turned to the rest of the massive crowd and called out sternly, "Anyone else wants to complain? You are welcome to step forward and leave. There is no place for people like this in Liu Clan."
Xuefeng glared at everyone as he released his pressure on them but no one dared to take a step or even let out a squeak. Too bad that Xuefeng was already getting started and scolded the still kneeling bunch on the side, "Not only you receive a life-changing opportunity for free, without doing anything, you also have your Clan Leader explain everything and reply to your questions, yet all you do is complain. How can you not appreciate the fortune that someone else placed right in front of your nose? I hope this punishment will teach you something."
Only then did Xuefeng also release the pressure from the complainers, giving them back their ability to move or speak. Xuefeng didn't want to hear their apologies so he turned to his father and called out, "Father, you can continue. No one will disturb you now."
He didn't return to stand together with the rest but instead kept hovering above the crowd, creating an invisible pressure that forced everyone to stay quiet. Maybe he was acting a bit overbearing but if his father was disturbed every few sentences, they would never proceed further.
Seeing how cool Xuefeng was at that moment, Little Mei couldn't help but go up and down with her legs, as she called out excitedly to her Auntie Mu Lan, "Auntie, isn't Big Brother awesome? Mei Mei will definitely marry big brother in the future."
"Haha, as long as you grow up the way you do, Xuefeng won't be able to resist your charms in the future." Mu Lan laughed as she patted her cute student and Little Mei naturally nodded, wanting nothing more than that, "Yes. I will definitely become Xuefeng's Wife, hehe."
With Xuefeng's stern and scolding performance, Xiaobei's calm voice was suddenly like nectar to the crowd's ears, soothing their hurt souls. No one dared to create trouble anymore and simply listened to what their Clan Leader decided.
"Because of the cost, our Liu Clan cannot afford to travel back and forth continuously so I decided to limit it to once every three months. What's more, it will be the younger generation that will decide who gets the chance of moving to the Central Region. The top one hundred young talents will be able to take their families with them and move to the future main Clan." Xiaobei declared his decision, stopping out of a habit but no one commented, waiting for him to finish. Having Xuefeng above their heads, no one dared to disturb the speech.
Knowing this was settled for him, Xiaobei continued, "Although I will be moving to the Capital with my family, the Liu Clan from the Phoenix City won't cease to exist. It will be permanently connected to the Main Clan, becoming the first Branch Clan. We will never forget our roots and naturally, we will continue to expand in this region."
Pointing at Senior Wang, Xiaobei announced, "As I will be leaving, I will pass down the Clan Leader's position to Senior Wang. He is the Saint Stage Expert that was always protecting me. Now that my wounds recovered, He can finally focus on something more important."
Senior Wang wasn't very talkative so he simply nodded, accepting the role, knowing that he was too old for such travels. He asked for it himself and Xiaobei naturally agreed, planning that from the start.
Seeing that no one complained, he smiled and finished his speech saying, "If no one has any questions, all those under twenty-five can follow me to the Training Rooms."
Chapter 349 - Mother's Request
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As Xuefeng finally landed on the speaking platform, he walked up to his father and asked to confirm, "Can you handle it all by yourself? We will help if needed." He didn't mention his the scolding he just gave out as he knew that his father wouldn't mind that at all.
Just as he thought, Xiaobei was all smiles and shook his head, declining, "It's alright. There is nothing much left to do, only some boring stuff. Everything happened so fast that I also need to settle some Clan Leader's stuff. Although, when I need your help I will call for you so be ready but I don't think there will be a need. You can spend the afternoon with your wives."
Winking at him, he added, "Just don't overwork your body too much…"
"Haha, alright." Xuefeng laughed as he nodded, patting his father on the shoulder and walked towards his girls while saying, "We will be going back to my courtyard then."
Just then, his father stopped him, calling out as if he remembered something, "Oh wait, there is one more thing. It's not about you but Wuying instead. I need her to choose which Shadow Guards she wants to take to the Capital. Although Xiao Feng promised to provide us with some of his experts, we need to train our own strength as well. Shadow Guards are unique thanks to the concealment technique I once found so it would be a shame to not utilize that force."
Xuefeng exclaimed as he suddenly realised that he still didn't learn Wuying's skill, "Right! I always wanted to learn it but I always forget. I guess I don't need it anymore as I have better abilities now." He already had the invisibility ability he got from Thousand Blades which was a much better version than what Wuying had.
Xiaobei couldn't help but agree, knowing very well what were the cons of that skill, "Yeah, it can only conceal you from the enemy's eyes, not from the enemy Spirit Awareness, but it's still a good method to infiltrate the enemy base."
Seeing that Mu Lan was coming up to them with Little Mei in hand, he stopped talking afterwards, "Anyway, pass my message to Wuying. I will be leaving to supervise the selection."
He wanted to leave with them as many youths already gathered below the stage to follow them to the Training Rooms when Little Mei suddenly let go of Mu Lan's hand and jumped into Xuefeng's arms without hesitation. She already spent some time with him but naturally, there was never enough of Xuefeng in her dictionary.
Xuefeng had no choice but to catch her and she immediately called out, "Xuefeng! You looked really cool!" As she was close to his face, she quickly leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Unfortunately, they were not in the air right now where they were alone but instead in front of everyone so Xuefeng placed her back on the ground, afraid she would do anything else uncalled for to him.
Patting her head instead, he asked gently, "Little Mei, are you going with Uncle to the training rooms? I will be busy right now but you can show me the results of your training this way. You will come with us to the Capital anyway but if you can get on top others in this selection, Big Brother will be really impressed."
"Really?!" Little Mei quickly exclaimed and seeing Xuefeng nod, she immediately grabbed Xiaobei's hand, pulling it while calling out excitedly, "Uncle! Let's go! I need to win this selection!" Before he could say anything, he got already dragged from the stage leaving Mu Lan and Xuefeng to themselves. They couldn't help but laugh at this scene.
Mu Lan rubbed her son's cheek and advised, knowing that Xuefeng probably knew about Little Mei's feelings already, "I know she is still young but if you happen to be around when it is her Maturity Birthday, I hope you can give her a chance. I don't want you to break her little heart. Do it for mom."
She didn't wait for his reply before simply jumping off from the stage, catching up to Little Mei and her husband. Xuefeng looked at Little Mei's back, trying to imagine her older version in four years but her cute expression and tiny dimples kept replacing the facial appearance, forcing him to give up. He could only settle it when the time is due.
'I guess I can't think about it now… I will try to figure it out if that actually happens…' Xuefeng thought as he also dropped down the stage, walking up to his girls who were waiting for him.
Little Mei's matter was complicated but he still believed that he wouldn't be able to satisfy her, knowing they will train really hard to leave to Heaven Realm earlier. He had to leave much earlier just in case he wasn't able to find the Thunder Goddess fast enough or if he was met with any complications on the way.
Just to be sure about it, Xuefeng asked Ling to confirm his cultivation speed, "Ling, how much time do you think it will take all of us to reach the peak of the Monarch stage?"
'If you were to cultivation normally, probably a year of continuous cultivation. If you use your Royal Elf Bloodline then I guess about three months to half a year but if you were to cultivate every day together with me, we should be done in about a month.' Ling quickly explained, putting emphasis on the last method she proposed. She couldn't wait to experience another day of productive pleasures with him.
'What about others?' He was satisfied with his speed but he was more concerned about his women and just as he expected, Ling crushed him with the brutal facts, 'Putting Xiao Wen and Nuwa aside as they already have high cultivation, even if others were to cultivate by using your physical help, it would still take them one or two years to reach the peak of Mortal Cultivation. Without your help, unless you find them a Fate Spirit, it will take them at least a few years.'
'Physical help? Do you mean…' Xuefeng asked to confirm if she meant that he thought she mean.
'Yes, by engaging with them in physical intercourse, your boost their cultivation by a large margin. Your seeds work like a Cultivation Elixir thanks to the Spirit Qi that sunk inside of them during our breakthrough. They also have amazing nourishing effects which any girl would die for…' Ling replied but then continued, acting a bit biased but still knowing what were the priorities, 'There is a reason why all your women have perfect skin with shiny hair and nails. I don't want you to do it with other women… But if that can help us speed up their cultivation then I can only allow it… Temporally…'
Xuefeng laughed to that and assured her, 'Hah, don't worry. I will definitely cultivate with you more, but I don't think I will hurry myself to cultivate to the peak right away. No need to rush when others still need a year or two. Will focus more on helping them catch up with me.'
If he were to advance fast himself, he would still have to wait for others while suppressing his cultivation which would be quite annoying. He would have to calculate his cultivation schedule to not advance too quickly else he would be met with a situation where he can't have any Dual Cultivation with his wives just in case he accidentally breakthrough.
Upon reaching the girls, Tianshi and Xiao Wen were the first two who approached him, thanking him for his actions to protect them, "Thank you for defending our family's name."
Xiao Wen even clenched her fist as she added, "I really wanted to beat them up. Everything was given to them on a golden tray yet they still complain."
"It's alright, I already punished them. People learn on their mistakes." Xuefeng quickly calmed her down, hugging her so she doesn't run out and do anything too stupid.
"What are we up to now?" Nuwa asked as she traced her forefinger on his neck, adding as she whispered into his ears, "You know how hard it was for us to stand up today without you? I hope you don't leave us like that anymore…" Everyone else nodded to that, wanting to express their dissatisfaction with today's night. Even Princess Shan was hoping to feel even a bit of his warmth in bed but knew how hard it was with everyone finally gathered together.
Xuefeng only smiled, acting mysteriously and gave them a teaser, "I thought of something special to fill our afternoon and evening time. Don't worry, your bodies will be definitely exhausted until you all can't stand anymore."
The girls naturally thought about that one thing they all wanted but they didn't how wrong they were this time.
Chapter 350 - Poor Father
"So the thing you prepared that was meant to make us all exhausted was training and even more training?" Yiren asked to confirm if she just heard right. They returned to their courtyard but just as she was about to pull Xuefeng back to the room to finish their sleep, Xuefeng informed her about the change of plans.
Naturally, the change of the supposed plans they thought of earlier. He came at them with a strict training regime that they didn't expect.
Xuefeng smiled evilly and nodded, saying firmly, "Of course, what else did you think? In our plans, we are supposed to leave this Earth Realm in a maximum of two years. We should naturally use every chance to train our abilities and cultivate. As the Spirit Qi in the Eastern Region is not as dense as in our destination, we will solely focus today on our skills and abilities instead."
"Ahhh, I really wanted to just cuddle for now…" Yiren whined to herself as she hugged into Xuefeng's arms, wanting nothing more than just sleep on his chest.
Xuefeng almost lost to her cuteness but he stood by his decisions firmly and said while patting her head, "You will get a chance soon if I see you all working hard."
Turning to Wuying, he first passed her the message from her father so based on her answer he could arrange the training for everyone, "Wuying, my father wants us to pick fifty members from the Shadow Guard that we should take with us to the Capital. Do you need my help in picking them? We can perform some tests to check who are the most loyal and have the best skills."
"Don't worry, I can do it myself. I already expected that so I wanted to go settle that anyway. You should stay and train with everyone. I will be back real quick." Wuying wasn't surprised by that and replied while preparing herself to leave but then her hand was caught by Xuefeng and she was pulled back, landing straight on his chest.
Just as she looked up, her lips were covered by his and they engaged in a short but deep kiss. Her hands squeezed the shirt on his chest while his hand found its way behind her head, brushing into her dark hair. He didn't prolong it for too long and finally pulled away, reminding her, "Did you forget the rule number one? Never head out without leaving a kiss."
Wuying looked like she wanted more, her hands not releasing his shirt and asked sweetly, "Since when there was such a rule? First time hearing about such rule."
Xuefeng only smiled and replied with a shrug, "If there wasn't one yet then there is now. It's official." Wuying naturally didn't mind that, wishing there were more rules like that, and then thought of an idea as she asked, "Can I add one more rule?"
"Sure." Xuefeng nodded, wondering what she had in mind but then she pulled on his shirt and stole another tasty kiss from him, saying afterwards, "Rule number two, good girls can ask for seconds."
Not waiting for his reaction, she suddenly disappeared, entering into her shadow form and ran away towards the exit. Xuefeng smiled at her cute reaction but then felt six gazed on his body, making him realise that's a lot of kisses.
Because they could say anything, Xuefeng asked first, explaining himself in the process, "What? Good girls train hard. You will also get a kiss if I see you working well on the task I give you. Wuying left with a task so she received an early reward.
Yiren was the first one to agree as she exclaimed excitedly, suddenly no longer wanting to sleep but prove that she was a good girl, "Alright! I want to train now so I can get lots of kisses. What do I have to do?"
Xuefeng glanced at Nuwa who stood silent till this point and proposed, "I wanted us all to bond together so I thought that working in pairs would be a good method, what do you think?"
Nuwa looked at him and right away sensed the same familiar feeling from him as if he belonged to the Royal Elf Family. She already noticed it from the moment she saw him this morning which made her secretly surprised. Changing his plans a little, she agreed, "Sure, but you will work together with me. I noticed something is different with your bloodline so I wanted to check on that. I don't need to train myself anymore as I already reached the peak so I will focus on you."
Xuefeng went back with his thoughts to his yesterday's transformation and realised that maybe something happened with his bloodline which Nuwa noticed. He didn't need to think twice before he agreed, "Okay, I originally wanted to train with Tianshi and help her shape her wings but I guess we can change the plan."
Turning to the girls, he crafted a new plan and ask, "Yiren, how about you help Tianshi with her wings while you Shan will train your sword with Yi? After Tianshi is done, you girls can switch so that each of you knows some fighting skills."
"Sure!" Yiren was the most ecstatic about the training, exclaiming excitedly as she rushed up to Tianshi and introduced herself once again, "I'm Yiren, your older sister. Hope we can take care of each other." She was naturally very easy-going so she didn't hesitate to hug Tianshi right away.
Tianshi quickly connected the dots as she looked at Nuwa and asked while also introducing herself again, "Hi, I'm Tianshi. You said you are my older sister...? Does this mean we share the same father?"
"Mhmm!" Seeing that Yiren nodded, Tianshi stared at Xuefeng as she came to the same conclusion as everyone and couldn't help but burst out laughing at the end, "So Xuefeng is having all of us three daughters and my father's ex-lover as his wives? Pfftt— Poor Father, haha."
Chapter 351 - Tasks
Out of respect for their father, Xuefeng didn't continue this topic and coughed while saying, "Cough, alright. Yiren, I hope you will take care of your younger sister."
"Okay!" Yiren nodded firmly, pretending to look like an older sister and assured him as she switched into her teacher mode, "I will teach her well." She might have a soft spot for Xuefeng but she definitely wanted to act like an older sister for once with both Tianshi and Xiao Wen.
Just then, Ling called out in Xuefeng's mind to remind him, 'Xuefeng, the quantity of Tianshi's Air Qi is probably not sufficient to create wings and even if it is, she is bound to lose some Air Qi in the process of studying. Yiren should use the Wisdom Tree for that so give her those Fate Stones.'
Only then did Xuefeng realise he missed such an obvious detail and exclaimed as a medium-sized box of Fate Stones suddenly appeared in his hands, "Right! Yiren, take those. Tianshi will probably need a way to replenish her Air Qi so you shouldn't hesitate to use your Miniature Wisdom Tree. You should know how to use them." The box had a lid and it didn't let out any fate aura from it which worked perfectly as he didn't want to leak his Fate Stone factory.
Seeing the familiar box, she immediately smiled and took it into her own ring, praising Xuefeng for his wits, "Xuefeng you are really the smartest! I actually forgot about this matter. I usually use my Royal Elf Bloodline so I rarely use the Wisdom Tree but without the bloodline, Tianshi will find it hard to recover Air Qi from her surroundings, making it really time-consuming. Now we can be much more efficient. I carry little stones as well so this will help."
Xuefeng didn't take the credits for himself and admitted, "Well, it was Ling, who reminded me of it. I'm just passing the message."
"Well, hubby is still the smartest. You can give our thanks to Ling as well. Tianshi, let's go, we are going to start. There is a lot you need to learn." Yiren didn't cancel her compliment and took Tianshi by the hand, pulling her to the other side of the garden.
At the same time, Ling was scolding Xuefeng in his mind for exposing her, 'Tsk, can't you just take it as if you thought of it? I'm helping you, not them. I don't need their compliments…'
Fortunately, Xuefeng quickly thought of a counter-argument and said sweetly, calming her down in one statement, 'Ling, I would never take the credit for you. I'm doing it for your own good. When you finally get your physical body and appear in front of everyone, I want them to recognize you as my lover, not a Fate Spirit that helps me. It can't be done right away, but I will slowly introduce you to everyone, naturally as my wife.
Hearing no reply from her, he imagined her face getting all red and almost laughed to himself, wanting to see her expression right now. With Yiren and Tianshi settled, he approached Shan and Yi who were still standing still as if they did not know what to do.
He acted natural and grabbed one hand of each of them while asking, "Shan, Yi, what's up? Will you train well? We are all family now so don't stand on ceremony and befriend one another."
Although it was natural for Xuefeng as he was already pretty confident with any male-female interactions, it definitely wasn't for Yi, especially because she was in love with him and even for Princess Shan it was hard to stay unbothered. Although earlier she was like a mature tigress, walking around the enemy territory as if it was her own but after setting her priorities straight, her attitude to Xuefeng flipped inside out, becoming more cautious with her behaviour not to ruin her chances with him.
Both of them blushed from that little bit of contact but Xuefeng did not seem to plan on letting them go this quick. As she was trained by the cold for the last three months, Princess Shan was the first to recover and tightened the grip around his palm, even going as far as rubbing his hand with her thumb before saying, "Of course we will. We were just waiting until you finish with Yiren and Tianshi so that you can give us more attention. It worked."
Yi didn't deny it and copied Princess Shan's method, tightening her grip while nodding, taking advantage of this situation for as long as she could. Unfortunately, if they thought that they could throw Xuefeng off the track, they were wrong. He let go of their hands and pinched their cheeks instead while scolding, "If you have so much time, why not use it to train? If want such attention again, you better work hard."
Releasing their cheeks, he explained, "You can use the training room to sharpen your sword skills and learn from each other. As the Spirit Essence in the Central Region is much more condensed, we will start raising our cultivation stages there. For now, just focus on your skills."
"Yes!" They both nodded firmly, touching their cheeks, not to stop the pain but to feel his touch. They didn't mind such affection as long as there was any affection at all. They had to start from something and seeing that Xuefeng didn't mind getting close to them and use physical touch, it was enough of a sign that they are moving forward.
The girls smiled cheerfully at him and both headed towards the Training Room, already knowing where it was, leaving only Nuwa, Xiao Wen and him. Because Wuying had her own task already, Xiao Wen was left without a pair.
She already figured that out and asked with a sad expression as if she was a cute puppy asking for a bite of your grilled sausage, "What about me...? Are you going to leave me alone so I can train with myself...?" Her hand gripped at the corners on his jacket and she kept looking at him, expecting something as well.
Xuefeng naturally couldn't leave her with a face like that and rubbed her nose to cheer her up while saying, "Of course not, I already have something else planned for you. I noticed that you are not using your abilities too often. Is it because you got used to having little Fate Qi? What if I can change it?"
Without waiting for her reply, a similar-looking box from before suddenly appeared on the ground but this time it was much larger than the previous one. Xuefeng picked it up and presented it to her while saying with a grin, "Take this box and open it inside your ring. It consists of something that will stop you from worrying anymore."
Xiao Wen looked at the box and her eyes widened when she figured out what could be inside of it. She placed her hand on the lid and sucked it inside of her ring, wanting to quickly confirm her theory.
Xuefeng thought that she would be happy but she suddenly released a soundproof barrier around the two of them and scolded him with complicated emotions on her face, "Xuefeng! Do you know how many Fate Stones there are inside?!