Your Legs Are So Smooth

As soon as the thought arose in his mind, Xiao Yu was already standing before him.

"Xiao Yan, so you have a day like this too!"

A triumphant, scheming smile curved Xiao Yu's lips. As she spoke, she reached out to grab Xiao Yan by the collar.

But she grabbed at empty air. The youth before her slipped aside as easily as a loach.

"Dodging? You're only Dou Qi Level 4. Do you think you can dodge a Dou Qi Level 9 like me?"

Xiao Yu sneered. Her slender jade hand suddenly accelerated, and as Dou Qi circulated through her body, her speed increased considerably.

Yet no matter how quickly she moved, she could never catch even the corner of Xiao Yan's clothes. Xiao Yan clearly had not activated a trace of Dou Qi, and his evasive movements were not even particularly large, yet Xiao Yu could not touch him at all.

"How is that possible? You actually learned a Movement Technique!"

Xiao Yu's eyes widened as she stared at Xiao Yan in disbelief.

Movement Techniques were also a type of Dou Skill. The Three Thousand Lightning Movements and Six Directions Body Roaming Ruler that Xiao Yan had learned in his Previous life were both Movement Technique Dou Skills.

The former focused on speed, while the latter emphasized agile defense.

Although Xiao Yan was now merely a Dou Qi Level 4, the combat experience he had accumulated in his Previous life remained. With such terrifying experience, no one on the current Dou Qi Continent could surpass him. Toying with Xiao Yu was naturally effortless.

"Damn it, why is your Movement Technique so nimble?"

Irritation appeared on Xiao Yu's face. No matter how she swung her hand, she could not touch Xiao Yan in the slightest.

When her gaze met Xiao Yan's, she found a hint of teasing amusement in his calm eyes, as though he were playing with a kitten.

That look made Xiao Yu even angrier. Unable to touch Xiao Yan no matter what she did, she began continuously increasing the Dou Qi in her body, and her movements gradually became rougher.

"See? Getting worked up again!"

Seeing Xiao Yu like this, Xiao Yan smiled faintly. Then, he suddenly extended a finger and, at the instant Xiao Yu had swept her leg out and had yet to regain her balance, tapped a spot on her lower abdomen from a tricky angle.

Xiao Yu had no time to feel embarrassed after being sneak-attacked there. Instead, she felt the Dou Qi throughout her body tremble. The Dou Qi that had been surging through her body began to quietly dissipate, vanishing without a trace.

The sudden disappearance of her Dou Qi made Xiao Yu's face change drastically. Before she could react, that strange finger lightly tapped her lower back again.

A wave of soreness struck first. Then Xiao Yu felt her entire body become incredibly weak, leaving her without even the strength to stand steadily.

With a thud, Xiao Yu collapsed weakly to the ground. No matter how she struggled, even using enough strength to support herself was extremely difficult.

"You... what did you do to me? Did you cripple my Dou Qi?"

Feeling the Dou Qi in her body vanish without a trace, Xiao Yu's pretty face suddenly turned pale. Her voice even carried a frightened, tearful tremble.

With her personality, she probably would not shed many tears even if Xiao Yan raped her. But when her Dou Qi vanished completely, she finally felt fear.

On the Dou Qi Continent, crippling someone's Dou Qi was absolutely a punishment worse than death.

"It's not that serious."

Seeing Xiao Yu frightened so badly by him, Xiao Yan found it rather amusing.

In both his past and present lives, this was the first time this girl had shown such an expression before him.

He slowly crouched down, grabbed Xiao Yu's smooth calf with one hand, and, with a wicked grin, slowly ran his hand upward, savoring the delicate feel.

"I merely scattered your Dou Qi temporarily. It'll slowly recover after three hours."

"Bastard, let me go!"

Feeling the warmth against her thigh, Xiao Yu's pretty face instantly flushed crimson. Her eyes brimmed with angry embarrassment, but no matter how she struggled, she had barely any strength left to support her body.

"Today is only a small lesson for you. If you keep pestering me like this in the future, it won't be settled so easily."

Only after playing with those exquisite legs for several minutes did Xiao Yan slowly rise to his feet and look at Xiao Yu's nearly crazed face.

"If you come looking for trouble with me again, I'll make it so you can't cultivate Dou Qi for an entire month. I'll even embellish and spread all your stories around! I'll make up sexual rumors about you, believe it or not!"

"Xiao Yan, I'm going to kill you!"

Teased so shamelessly by Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu let out a shriek. With great effort, she raised the hand supporting her body and slapped at Xiao Yan, only for him to dodge easily.

"You should stay here and reflect properly. Setting the facts aside, aren't you at fault too?"

Xiao Yan curled his lips, leaned close to Xiao Yu's ear, and said with a faintly lingering smile, "Oh, and one more thing: your legs are so smooth!"

With that, he ignored Xiao Yu's murderous glare and leisurely returned to his room.

Only half an hour later did Xiao Yu feel her strength gradually return. She struggled to her feet, her pretty face filled with humiliation and dejection.

She had really suffered a loss today.

"Xiao Yan."

She wanted nothing more than to skin Xiao Yan alive, but when she thought of his strange methods and the warning he had left behind, she unusually did not lose her temper.

"I never expected that while cultivating Dou Qi, he had also trained his Movement Technique to such a level.

Even Clan Leader and Grandfather probably couldn't dodge my attacks so easily without using Dou Qi, could they?"

"This is insane. He's only twelve years old. How could he possibly possess such methods?"

Thinking of Xiao Yan's terrifying Movement Technique, Xiao Yu felt even more hopeless. Yet as she continued thinking, she recalled the youth's words by her ear.

"Your legs are so smooth!"

Over the following days, Xiao Yan immersed himself in arduous cultivation. During the day, he tempered his body; at night, he cultivated Dou Qi and refined his soul.

Only when Xun'er or Xiao Zhan wished to see him would Xiao Yan spare some time to relax.

As for everyone else, he had no time to bother with them for the moment.

With the invaluable experience from his Previous life, Xiao Yan's cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, changing with each passing day.

Even Yao Lao could not help but marvel at such terrifying cultivation speed.

Of course, under such frightening efficiency, the medicinal efficacy of that drop of Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid was also being consumed rapidly. In less than a month, the effects of the first drop had completely vanished.

However, the benefits brought by that drop of Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid were absolutely worth it. At the moment its effects completely disappeared—

Xiao Yan's Dou Qi had long since broken through Level 5 and was faintly nearing the middle stage of Level 5.

After being tempered for this period, his body had also become extremely solid. Beneath that thin layer of muscle on his slightly lean frame lay terrifying explosive strength.

It could be said that the power contained within his small body was now no weaker than that of a grown adult.

"Now that this drop of Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid has been used up, it's time to hand the other two bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid to Ya Fei."

After enjoying a rare full night of rest, Xiao Yan placed the two bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid into a jade box the next morning, then leisurely headed toward the Mittel Auction House.