Tidal Sea Spirit? (A Two-in-One Chapter)

Jiang Lin was actually very confident about feeding his sister-in-law a sword.

But when his sister-in-law's sword energy formed a wave that struck him, Jiang Lin was completely dumbfounded.

Even when his sister-in-law knocked him into the air, Jiang Lin's mind was still blank.

Jiang Lin never expected that he would be sent flying by a single sword strike from his sister-in-law.

In the air, Jiang Lin fell into deep thought.

First, Jiang Lin felt that he was unprepared and caught off guard, which was one reason.

Secondly, Qing Lian had accumulated too much sword energy within her body for a very long time, and hadn't released it even once in a long time. Her Anger Value was already full, resulting in an astonishing amount of energy being released at once.

Sure enough, after the sister-in-law released her power once, her sword practice became much easier.

Moreover, this eleven or twelve-year-old girl is only at the Cave Mansion Realm...

emmm...

Eleven or twelve years old, in the Cave Mansion Realm...

What was I doing when I was eleven or twelve years old...?

In my past life, when I was eleven or twelve, I was playing in the mud, bullying the girls in my class, which made them tell the teacher...

Even if I were eleven or twelve years old in this life, I would only have reached the third stage of Qi Refiner, the Willow Tendon Realm, and I would be waving a wooden sword around...

My sister-in-law is eleven or twelve years old now...

Okay, that's not important anymore (it's too discouraging to think about it any further)...

The First Snow flew out from Jiang Lin's acupoint, Jiang Lin Jiang Lin off the boulder like a snail. Jiang Lin straightened his clothes, changed into a flowing white robe, and landed in front of Qing Lian.

As if nothing had happened, Jiang Lin, clutching his aching back from the earlier collision, continued teaching the Qing Lian Sword Technique.

After releasing a massive burst of sword energy, Jiang Lin found Qing Lian much easier to train, or rather, much easier to discipline.

After all, he was Sword Cultivator at the Golden Core Realm. If he couldn't even teach an eleven or twelve-year-old girl, then he might as well give up learning Jiu Yi and just focus on healing Jiu Yi and living off her...

But as Jiang Lin continued teaching, he realized that something seemed amiss.

Jiang Lin felt he had no way to teach his sister-in-law, whether it was the theoretical knowledge of sword energy or its practical application.

Jiang Lin even benefited greatly from his sister-in-law.

[Actually, you don't need to teach her too much. Just give Qing Lian a few more sword energies and let Qing Lian figure it out on her own.]

At that moment, Jiang Lin inadvertently recalled the meaning behind what Madam Lin had said to him earlier...

Actually, what Madam Lin wanted to say to herself was, "Just feed Qing Lian a few bursts of sword energy, and that'll satisfy this little girl."

It's just that Madam Lin expressed it in a more subtle way...

But as a teacher, Jiang Lin has his own dignity!

Jiang Lin to Qing Lian, patted her head, and asked softly:

"Qing Lian, your brother-in-law is asking you! What's the most important thing about sword energy?"

"Qing Lian knows, Qing Lian knows."

The younger sister's eyes lit up, and she obligingly raised her hand to answer, her still-growing little body bouncing up and down with her tiny hand.

"Very good, tell me. What is it?"

"It's food! It'll fill you up!"

Beside Jiang Lin, the little girl held her hands in small fists in front of her.

Those bright eyes seemed to say, "Brother-in-law, isn't Qing Lian very smart? Praise Qing Lian, praise Qing Lian!"

"..."

Hearing Qing Lian's answer, Jiang Lin felt a pang of sadness for some reason.

For this poor little girl, due to her physical condition, she spent her days consuming sword energy and sword intent, practicing swordsmanship all she did, and never experienced the joys of childhood.

Can't Qing Lian eat things from the mortal world?

That's definitely possible.

The problem is that cultivators in the Middle Five Realm Bigu, so the Sword Sect doesn't have cooks. The cultivators in the Lower Five Realms of the Sword Sect eat specially made compressed grain pills, which are probably not even as tasty as sword qi.

Moreover, Qing Lian's stomach has limited capacity. If she eats too much normal food, then she will naturally consume less sword energy. With less sword energy consumed, there will be less suppression of her Flourishing Sword Bone, which will be even worse for Qing Lian's body.

Besides, after eating candy, who would think about taking medicine?

I guess Madam Lin thought the same thing.

It's better to let your daughter consume sword energy every day than to let her taste candy and then crave it all the time but never get to eat it.

Jiang Lin even recalled the fleeting look of self-reproach and some inner turmoil in Madam Lin's eyes when he fed Qing Lian sausage.

That's probably why.

The senior sister must have felt helpless, guilty, and in pain because of her younger sister's illness.

Looking at it this way, Jiang Lin felt that he had actually done something wrong, because the food he made had opened the door to a new world for Qing Lian.

But Jiang Lin promised that once they reached the Demon Race World, he would find the Exquisite Pavilion and heal Qing Lian's Flourishing Sword Bone!

And who says that Flourishing Sword Bone can only be alleviated by suppressing sword energy and sword intent?

For every illness, there is a cure!

Grandma Hua has studied the "Ten Difficult Diseases of Cultivators" for so many years that Jiang Lin already knows some of the prescriptions. He can make some medicinal meals to suppress the disease!

Of course, the most important thing is to talk to Madam Lin and ask Qing Lian to go to the Demon Race World with him.

"Brother-in-law, what's wrong? Did Qing Lian say something wrong?"

Seeing her brother-in-law, who was so good to her, lost in thought and silent, with his brows furrowed, Qing Lian felt a Xiao Xiao flustered.

"No, Qing Lian is not wrong."

Jiang Lin patted her head Yasashi.

"But Qing Lian, sword energy and sword intent aren't mainly for filling your stomach, you know... how should I put it, Qing Lian, would you like to eat these delicious foods every day from now on?"

"Qing Lian thought!" The girl's eyes shone like stars, but then dimmed again. "But brother-in-law, won't Mother be angry because Qing Lian eats random things?"

"No, my brother-in-law is here. But Qing Lian still needs to restrain herself a little; she still needs to consume some sword energy every day, but it won't be necessary for long."

"Yes! Qing Lian trusts her brother-in-law, and besides, his white sword energy tastes delicious too."

"..."

For some reason, Jiang Lin always felt that Qing Lian had the potential to become a racing legend like those on Mount Akina when she grew up.

"Alright, brother-in-law, let me tell you what the most important thing about sword energy is!"

What is a brother-in-law?

It is the heart!

"Heart?"

"That's right!"

Having already devised a medical plan for Qing Lian and intending to invite Grandma Hua to travel to the Demon Race World, Jiang Lin began spouting nonsense with a straight face, continuing his swordsmanship instruction.

"The sword! Moves with the heart, follows the blade! The day the broken sword is reforged, the knight returns! For a person's sword aura to be powerful, their heart must be powerful!"

Come to Qing Lian! Behold your brother-in-law's sword strike!

Jiang Lin patted Qing Lian 'Qing Lian head, told her to step back a little, and then raised the First Snow in his hand.

In an instant, Jiang Lin's jet-black eyes turned silvery white!

"Whoosh!"

Jiang Lin swung his sword, and icy white sword energy swept upwards, freezing the remaining clouds!

Wow! My brother-in-law is amazing!

From the other side came the sound of Qing Lian's worship.

Jiang Lin touched his nose.

Don't say it.

It feels so good to be looked at with such admiration by your sister-in-law.

So, for more than an hour, Jiang Lin wielded his powerful sword energy with First Snow, changing it in various ways, and then said all sorts of philosophical and chuunibyou-ish things.

For example, profound sayings such as "A sharp sword, a sharp eye!", "Man and sword become one, only then can one be invincible", "I have a sword! It can open the gates of heaven", and "I'm a sword bone" frequently appeared.

Although Xiao Qing Lian didn't know what her brother-in-law was saying, what he said made a lot of sense, and he sounded so handsome. She figured her brother-in-law, who was treating her to food, couldn't be lying.

After practicing for an hour, Jiang Lin thoroughly enjoyed "teaching" Qing Lian Qing Lian, then took her hand and went back, intending to make her ginger duck.

But at that moment, four disciples of the Sword Sect walked towards him.

"Daoist Jiang! Our Fifth Senior Brother invites you!"

The leading Sword Cultivator, whose head was entirely green, stepped forward, clasped his hands in a salute, and then stared blankly at Jiang Lin holding the hand of his sect's second young lady.

"Jiang Lin! This is the Sword Sect! Aren't you afraid it will take at least five hundred years to start?!"

"Brother-in-law, what does 'starting from five hundred years' mean?"

Xiao Qing Lian stared at her brother-in-law with her big, innocent eyes.

"Brother-in-law?"

The sect disciple who came to invite Jiang Lin was struck dumb.

Although he knew that his junior sister Lin in the sect liked this Flower-Picking Thief.

But it's only been a few days!

How did it become "brother-in-law"?

"Qing Lian, don't be fooled by this man! He's a scumbag who plays with women's feelings! He's Flower-Picking Thief! You need to keep a close eye on your sister!"

The green-haired man quickly said.

"Scumbag? Brother-in-law, what do you mean by 'scumbag'?"

"Uh... a scumbag is Big Bad Egg, the kind who does bad things all the time. Qing Lian, if you ever meet a scumbag, you have to stay far away from him. But Qing Lian, do you think your brother-in-law is a scumbag?"

Jiang Lin looked at his sister-in-law with innocent eyes.

Looking into her brother-in-law's eyes, Lin Qinglian remembered all the delicious food he had given her! How could he be a bad guy?!

In an instant, Xiao Qing Lian became unhappy. She stood with her hands on her hips, hands clasped in embroidery, glaring fiercely at the two men from the Sword Sect: "You're the scumbags! You're not allowed to speak ill of my brother-in-law! He's the best to Qing Lian!"

"..."

The Famous Swords men were instantly on the verge of tears, and even felt a significant sense of collapse...

"Jiang Lin! My Fifth Senior Brother is looking for you! He wants to have a chat!"

Seeing that their most beloved Qing Lian was blinded by this Flower-Picking Thief, they felt they couldn't fight him head-on; the important matter was more important!

Fifth Senior Brother?

Jiang Lin naturally knew they were there to cause trouble, but he wasn't worried about them plotting against him or anything like that.

After all, while the disciples of the Sword Sect might be a bit simple-minded, the sect's atmosphere is one of uprightness and honesty. Even if they dislike you, they'll openly find fault, like right now...

But who is their Fifth Senior Brother?

"Brother-in-law, Fifth Brother is very capable. Let's not go, let's go home. Fifth Brother wouldn't bully you."

Xiao Qing Lian shook Jiang Lin's arm, her eyes filled with adorable worry.

Jiang Lin was furious!

He needed to cultivate an image of himself as the most capable man in his sister-in-law's eyes; otherwise, how could he expect Qing Lian to say to him, "My brother-in-law is the best"?

Besides, I'm going to come to the Sword Sect to steal my senior sister in the future!

Although my senior sister doesn't care about other people's opinions, if I back down now, I will definitely be looked down upon in the Sword Sect, where challenges are accepted and strength speaks for itself.

I, Jiang Lin, am so thin-skinned, how could I allow this!

"If anything happens, have your Fifth Senior Brother come find me."

After speaking, Jiang Lin led his sister-in-law away, leaving them with only a proud and domineering back view.

Wow! This Flower-Picking Thief is kind of handsome!

"Yes! That's what I think too!"

"What should we do? Should we go and call Fifth Senior Brother?"

"Call!"

In the evening, Jiang Lin used some medicinal herbs he carried with him to smoke a ginger duck, Qing Lian ate with great relish.

However, the little girl wasn't very happy after finishing her meal.

"Qing Lian, what's wrong?"

Seeing Qing Lian sitting obediently on the stone bench with her head down sadly, Jiang Lin asked.

"Brother-in-law, let's not fight with Fifth Brother, okay?"

She raised her head, her Qing Lian, bright eyes looking at Jiang Lin.

"Qing Lian," Jiang Lin ruffled her hair, "Do you remember what your brother-in-law said to you this afternoon?"

Lin Qinglian blinked her big eyes and said cutely, "If Heaven hadn't given birth to Jiang Lin, the way of the sword would have been like an eternal night?"

"Cough cough."

Jiang Lin blushed.

"It's not that saying; it's that the swords in our hands are not for killing, but for protecting."

A certain red-haired coyote once said that he wanted to be Partner of Justice.

"My brother-in-law won't do it. He only has one thought: to protect the people he cares about. Qing Lian is someone he cares about too."

"Brother-in-law... you're so handsome..." Lin Qinglian looked at Jiang Lin with sparkling eyes.

Say it again.

"Brother-in-law, you're so handsome!"

"The voice was too soft; my brother-in-law didn't hear it."

"Brother-in-law! You're so handsome!"

"Ah~~~~"

For a moment, Jiang Lin felt like he was about to ascend to heaven.

My sister-in-law finally realized that Jiang Lin has more than just one good quality: Yasashi.

"Alright, you should go back now. It's getting late, or your handsome brother-in-law will be killed by your father. Oh, and give this to your mother."

Jiang Lin placed a letter into Qing Lian's Storage Pouch; inside was a note about Qing Lian's illness.

"Okay, goodbye brother-in-law."

"Goodbye."

Outside the courtyard, Qing Lian stood on tiptoe and waved her little hands.

Although she still wore a gentle smile, the reluctance she tried so hard to hide was still evident in her eyes.

Jiang Lin knew that Qing Lian felt she couldn't come to play anymore because she would have to continue practicing swordsmanship starting tomorrow.

Jiang Lin Jiang Lin wasn't worried, but he didn't tell his sister-in-law everything. First, she wouldn't understand, and second, he needed to hear Madam Lin's thoughts.

After his sister-in-law left, Jiang Lin sat alone in the courtyard.

A moment later, Jiang Lin suddenly smelled the scent of the sea.

The next moment, the environment around Jiang Lin suddenly changed, and Jiang Lin found himself in a port.

At the harbor, a man wearing a straw hat, holding a trident, and chewing on a blade of grass, appeared as if...

Tidal Sea Spirit?