Elder Brother Onii-chan Must Come Back Soon (Two-in-One, 4,000 Words)

Upon leaving the Chen Manor, Jiang Lin did not tell the Little White Foxes that he would be leaving the next day.

Otherwise, Jiang Lin felt that given his close relationship with the Little White Foxes, if their best older brother were to leave, they would definitely cause a ruckus.

After Jiang Lin took the Little White Fox and Niannian to class, Hans's apprentice happened to approach Jiang Lin.

At this moment, Jiang Lin was quite excited! The new Sword Body for his First Snow sword must be finished!

"Come on, kid, let's go, Hans. I'll take you to see your darling First Snow's Bridal Chamber."

Upon arriving at the Blacksmith Shop, Jiang Lin was warmly received by Hans.

Following Hans into the basement of the Blacksmith Shop, Jiang Lin was surprised to learn that the area beneath Hans's Blacksmith Shop was a world of ice and snow.

This underground ice and snow world is vast, with towering ice pillars, some of which pierce straight down like stalactites.

Even Jiang Lin, Sword Cultivator whose sword energy and Spiritual Power are both ice-attribute, felt a chill.

As for Hans, apart from his frostbitten red nose, he was constantly hugging himself tightly, looking exactly like a Hearthstone tavern owner, calling out to adventurers to come and sit down.

If you continue walking with Hans, you'll come to an ice castle, like the kind of ice house built by Eskimos to keep warm.

At the doorway stood a sword-forging platform, its interior wreathed in eerie blue Ice Flame.

Jiang Lin had seen this Ice Flame in a book; it belonged to a type of rootless fire in the world, called the Nether Blue Ice Flame.

"Hans? Where's the sword?"

"My friend, don't rush. Haste makes you food for the dragon."

Hans blew on his beard, which was already covered in ice shards, then grabbed a large hammer and smashed it directly into the small ice castle!

With a deafening roar, the ice fortress collapsed, and the eerie blue Ice Flame rapidly melted it, before the flames transformed into wisps of fire that rose into the air.

In this icy and snowy world, endless icy blue Spiritual Power began to gather.

"Boy, put your precious Flying Sword up there."

At Hans's instruction, the cracked First Snow flew out from Jiang Lin's acupoint.

"Ping!"

When the First Snow entered that icy Spiritual Power, the First Snow Sword shattered instantly, leaving only a wisp of flame that resembled a soul.

Jiang Lin knew that this was the soul of First Snow, the sword spirit.

In an instant, the Nether Blue Ice Flame were absorbed by the First Snow's spiritual flames, and the flames formed a sword shape.

The Chilling Qi of this snowy world constantly swirled around the fiery sword shape, and the First Snow seemed to be wearing a skirt, causing the sword to continuously solidify and take shape!

"Clang!"

A clear sword cry echoed through the icy world. After the icy air dissipated, what appeared before the two was the flawless Sword Body of First Snow!

The appearance of the First Snow remains the same as before, still clear and flawless, like a work of art. However, the ice patterns on the Sword Body flow with blue ice and fire, making it even more icy and aloof amidst its pure beauty.

It's like a female high school student changing into a black and white pleated school uniform skirt.

As if exhausted, First Snow, having replaced the blade of her Sword Body, plunged her blade into Jiang Lin's acupoints, and there was no further movement.

"Hey kid, how's it going? How's my cooking, Hans?"

Hans, his big nose red, said smugly.

Jiang Lin knew that Hans had not used traditional sword-making methods, but rather an innovative and open forging method that focused on the Sword Spirit.

In this process, Hans may seem to have done nothing, but in fact, the purity of the ice and fire, the control of the surrounding Chilling Qi, and even the ice cellar that was just smashed and became part of the First Snow were all honed by Hans little by little.

"As expected of Hans! A seasoned craftsman."

Feeling the power of the new Sword Body of First Snow within his acupoints, Jiang Lin clicked his tongue in amazement, feeling that First Snow was now able to fully utilize his Golden Core Realm cultivation!

"Although Sister Fang Ruo has paid a deposit, this is a small token of my gratitude, for you, Hans."

Jiang Lin pulled out a book from the Storage Bag that was as tall as Hans himself!

These books were translated versions that Jiang Lin purchased from the system.

《A Song of Ice and Fire》, The 《The Hobbit》, and the 《Harry Potter》 Complete Collection.

There's also a backstory compiled from 《World of Warcraft》.

"Hehehe, kid, you really understand me."

Hans didn't stand on ceremony and simply accepted it, putting it into his Storage Bag.

"Come on! Kid, I'll show you something else!"

Patting Jiang Lin on the shoulder, Hans continued walking deeper into the area.

Bypassing the frozen passage, on an extremely cheesy throne, there was a box.

When Hans opened the box, the familiar shape left Jiang Lin speechless.

The One Ring!

"The One Ring! Hans! You actually created it!"

With its imposing appearance and dark aura, it's as if wearing it will make you the coolest person in the world!

"Hehehe! Who do you think I Old Han? Come on, buddy, hurry up and take this."

OK!

With an excited heart and trembling hands, Jiang Lin slowly slipped his index finger onto the Supreme Demon Realm!

In an instant! A jolt of electricity shot from Jiang Lin's fingers straight to his heart! Immediately following was a refreshing sensation!

"Dude! Can you feel it?"

With his eyes closed, Jiang Lin opened his arms and took a deep breath, the icy Chilling Qi entering Jiang Lin nostrils.

"I can feel it! The One Ring is seeping into my heart through my finger! It's trying to invade my consciousness! But I will not yield! Hans, be careful, don't let the ring corrupt me!"

"Invading consciousness?"

"Shh... Hans, don't speak... I can feel a continuous stream of power flowing into my body!"

Is this the power of the One Ring?

I love it!

"Power? Huh? Dude, what are you talking about? Isn't this ring draining your Spiritual Power?"

"???"

Jiang Lin opened his eyes and stared at Hans, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a look of utter confusion.

"That's right, this One Ring is slowly draining your Spiritual Power, buddy," Hans explained sincerely.

However, Hans soon wore a smug expression again.

"But buddy, don't underestimate this little bit of Spiritual Power absorption. This One Ring is helping you store Spiritual Power. When you run out of Spiritual Power, this is your Spiritual Power reservoir."

Not only that, if you're surrounded and attacked in the Demon Race World, all you need to do is input a spell into this ring and then throw it out! A huge plume of smoke will then appear!

Then the One Ring will transfer you to another character, but you can only use it once a year.

"A year?!?"

"Yeah, buddy, what's wrong? Don't be so surprised, I know Hans is a genius."

"Wait... Hans..." Jiang Lin sighed, "What about the abilities like increased strength and commanding Demonic Creature?"

Hans rolled his eyes at Jiang Lin: "Hans hasn't finished making these yet."

"Hans, why did you just say it was finished!"

"It's definitely finished, buddy, look."

Hans stepped forward, grabbed Jiang Lin's left hand, and stared at the ring on Jiang Lin's index finger.

"Did you see that, buddy?"

"What did you see?"

"A replica! A perfect replica!"

Hans excitedly picked up the already well-worn copy of "The 《The Lord of the Rings》".

"Look! This golden hue, these captivating images and text, and these incomprehensible words—isn't this the perfect form of the One Ring?"

"..."

"Buddy, you'd better come back alive from the Demon Race World, or I'll get you the best rum! And the fattest slice of ham!"

After an incense stick had burned for a while, Jiang Lin walked out of the Blacksmith Shop.

Hans stood at the entrance of the Blacksmith Shop, beaming as he held a small mountain of books as tall as himself.

Walking down East Street, I looked at the ring on my hand.

Although Jiang Lin had countless complaints he wanted to vent, this simplified version of the One Ring was not entirely useless.

Besides, the craftsmanship is truly exquisite; it's a perfect piece of merchandise, isn't it?

Even though the figures don't move, don't people still hug them and call them "waifu" all day long?

After comforting himself, Jiang Lin felt much better and unknowingly walked out of East Street.

Jiang Lin hadn't taken more than a few steps when he saw the mechanical dog Xiao Hei had made rushing towards him, biting his trouser leg tightly!

Upon arriving at Xiao Hei's yard, Jiang Lin, who had been summoned by Xiao Hei, immediately saw the enormous red Gundam!

"Brother Jiang! Don't worry! I've improved everything!" Tyrannosaurus Beast wearing a JK skirt walked over, its face covered in gasoline.

"So fast?"

"Brother Jiang, you're underestimating me! Who do you think I am!" The JK-skirt-clad Tyrannosaurus Beast stood with its paws on its hips, a smug look on its face. "Come on, Brother Jiang! Give it a try!"

So, at Xiao Hei's enthusiastic invitation, Jiang Lin and Xiao Hei drove the Unicorn Xiao Hong to the wilderness of the Sun Moon Sect.

Jiang Lin felt he absolutely couldn't call Unicorn Xiao Hong" in front of Girl Xiao Hong, otherwise Jiang Lin thought he'd get beaten up. After all, what girl would want to be named after a lump of steel...?

In the wilderness, Jiang Lin piloted the Unicorn with imposing grandeur! The feeling of his mind being perfectly connected to his body, with absolutely no lag in movement, was simply exhilarating!

Although it still consumes too many spirit stones, Jiang Lin is confident in his ability to guarantee it!

Even if he encountered Demons at the Nascent Soul Realm Third Stage, he could still escape with the help of the unicorn!

"Brother Jiang, I heard that you're going to the Wutong Academy tomorrow, and then you'll be heading to the Demon Race World."

When Jiang Lin got off the unicorn, Xiao Hei, who was only waist-high to Jiang Lin, patted Jiang Lin's chrysanthemum.

"I don't have much to give you, I just hope this unicorn can help you come back alive, Brother Jiang! This is my token of my appreciation."

"Xiao Hei..."

Looking at the Tyrannosaurus Beast wearing a JK skirt, Jiang Lin's eyes welled up with tears, and he hugged Xiao Hei tightly!

"Don't worry, Xiao Hei! I'll definitely come back alive. I'm still waiting for us to build a nuclear bomb together."

"Damn it, Brother Jiang, put me down! Your snot and drool are getting into my gears! Brother Jiang! Brother Jiang!"

Xiao Hei, held tightly in Jiang Lin's arms, kept crying out; Xiao Hei felt like it was about to break...

After taking out a new Storage Bag and barely managing to fit Gundam inside, it was just evening when Jiang Lin, a stay-at-home dad, picked up Niannian from the school and brought them back to Twin Pearl Peak.

That evening, after dinner, Jiang Lin took them to the mountaintop to look at the stars as usual.

Having finished explaining Greek mythology and the twelve constellations, Jiang Lin began to tell the story of Cybertron and the M78 Nebula...

In fact, Jiang Lin planned to sneak away with Niannian tomorrow, because if he told them he was leaving temporarily, these little fox girls would definitely miss him.

What if I soften my heart and bring them all along...?

After all, the Demon Race World isn't some tourist attraction.

However, considering that I also need to take Niannian with me when I leave, I feel that I shouldn't deprive Niannian of the opportunity to say goodbye to her best friends.

So, after telling the Seven Ultraman "777", Jiang Lin told her that he would be taking Niannian away for a while the next day.

As expected, the Little White Foxes fell silent for a moment, and then tears welled up in their silvery-white, star-like eyes, their cute little noses wrinkling slightly.

Soon, like a storm, cries echoed from the summit of Twin Pearl Peak.

"Wow... Onii-chan, don't go!"

"Ya Ya doesn't want Onii-chan to leave either."

"I don't want to laugh either."

"Xiaoyu doesn't want it either."

"Onii-chan and Niannian, please don't go..."

"We want to go too..."

The Little White Foxes jumped off the chair, and more than twenty of them rushed into Jiang Lin's Little White Fox one after another.

Jiang Lin, who had fallen off the chair, and Little Niannian, who was sitting in Jiang Lin's arms, were overwhelmed by more than twenty Little White Fox in less than a breath.

After an incense stick had burned, Jiang Lin finally managed to crawl out of the pile of fluffy Little White Fox with Niannian in his arms, and then comforted them one by one.

An hour later, the twenty-odd Little White Fox finally stopped crying, but their eyes were red and their little red noses were twitching.

"Onii-chan, will you really be back soon?"

"Onii-chan, don't lie to me."

"Onii-chan, you have to come back soon!"

Rubbing their red, swollen eyes, the Little White Foxes choked back tears.

"Don't worry, as soon as we're done, Onii-chan and Niannian will be back immediately, and Bai Ling and Bai Qiao might even be there to pick you up by then."

Jiang Lin wiped away the tears from the corners of their eyes, feeling a warmth in his heart.

"Then Onii-chan will come back to White Emperor City with us too."

"That's right, that's right, Ya Ya likes Onii-chan, and she wants to marry Onii-chan when she grows up."

"Qi Qi too."

"Yu Rou too."

It all started with a Little White Fox, and Jiang Lin was "confessed to" by more than twenty Little White Fox.

Niannian stood adorably in front of Jiang Lin, hands on her hips, and said, "This is Niannian's daddy!"

Jiang Lin naturally didn't take the Little White Foxes ' confessions seriously.

Jiang Lin knew that their affection for him stemmed from trust and familial love; after all, how could such a small Little White Fox understand other kinds of affection?

Patting their heads, Jiang Lin squatted down and said Yasashi:

"Then I'll come to White Emperor City to find you guys. But you're still young, this kind of liking isn't that kind of liking, emmm... you'll understand when you grow up. Okay, don't cry anymore. I have one more interesting story to tell you, do you want to hear it?"

"Listen!"

"Yes! Me too."

"Rou Rou wants some too."

Following Jiang Lin's change of topic, the Little White Foxes' sad mood was also slightly diverted.

"Once upon a time, there was a silver-haired girl who was a cartoonist, and she also had an older brother..."

Under the starry sky, atop Twin Pearl Peak, Jiang Lin sat on the grass, surrounded by Little White Foxes sitting around his adorable Jiang Lin -shaped ornament.

A cool evening breeze gently blew by, and each Little White Fox listened intently to the most beautiful story...

Although this story... is a Xiao Xiao strange...