It Was Far Too Unfair

"Brother-in-law... Brother-in-law..."

"Brother-in-law, don't scare Qing Lian, brother-in-law..."

Inside the sword cave, by the wall, Qing Lian sat on Jiang Lin 'Jiang Lin lap, her small hands clutching his collar and shaking him incessantly, tears already dripping down her face.

Jiang Lin was still Mi Hu heard his sister-in-law calling him and slowly opened his eyes, "Oh, Qing Lian..."

"Brother-in-law... I'm so sorry, brother -Qing Lian, it's all Qing Lian's fault..."

Upon seeing Jiang Lin wake up, his sister-in -Jiang Lin law immediately threw herself into his arms, her warm tears soaking Jiang Lin chest.

"It's good that you're alright. It's nothing for your brother-in-law to be a little tired. Besides, he's fine now, isn't he?"

Jiang Lin gently patted his sister-in-law's slender back and said tenderly.

He gently stroked her nose with his finger. "How does it feel?"

Slowly lifting her little head in her brother-in-law's arms, Qing Lian, whose nose was already red from crying, sniffled:

"Qing Lian feels much better, light as a feather. Grandma Hua also said that Qing Lian no longer needs to carry the long sword, Qing Lian can grow taller now."

"Yes, Qing Lian will definitely grow very tall."

"Yes, Sister Su Su told Qing Lian everything. Sister Su Su said that Brother- Qing Lian almost... he..."

As she spoke, Qing Lian's eyes gradually welled up with tears again, and her little nose twitched, making her look pitiful.

"Alright, I've already said it's nothing, Qing Lian, don't take it to heart."

"No way!" Qing Lian shook her head, her delicate face showing adorable seriousness.

"My mother always said that kindness must be repaid, and Qing Lian must remember anyone who has been good to Qing Lian."

In this world, besides her mother, father, and sister, only her brother-in-law treats Qing Lian the best.

When Qing Lian grows up, Qing Lian will definitely take good care of her brother-in-law and repay him!

"..."

Jiang Lin didn't know what was going on, but he knew that Qing Lian was trying to repay him in her own way, and the girl didn't mean anything by it, but something about it sounded strange to him.

My sister-in-law seems a little too kind.

"Brother-in-law... is it not okay? Does brother-in-law find Qing Lian unsuitable...?"

Seeing that Jiang Lin seemed to be deep in thought, Qing Lian felt that her brother-in-law might be disgusted with her.

Although Qing Lian is a glutton, she will definitely take good care of her brother-in-law!

"Of course you can." Jiang Lin gently patted Qing Lian's head. "When your brother-in-law doesn't want to work hard anymore, he can rely on Qing Lian."

"Um!"

A joyful smile appeared in the girl's eyes.

but...

"Qing Lian? Where are your Sister Su Su and Grandma Hua?"

"Sister Su Su and Grandma Hua went..."

"Young Master!"

Before Qing Lian could finish speaking, Wu Su Su's delicate shouts came from not far away in the Sword Cave.

Before Jiang Lin could react, Jiang Lin Wu Su Su ran over and pinned him down. For a moment, Jiang Lin was so happy he was at a loss for what to do, and it seemed like his nose was about to bleed.

"Kid, you're finally awake."

Seeing that Jiang Lin was safe and sound, Grandma Hua was relieved.

After comforting his sister-in-law and Wu Su Su, Jiang Lin slowly stood up. "Thank you for your help, Grandma Hua."

Qing Lian quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Grandma."

"No need to thank me," Grandma Hua shook her head. "You played the biggest role in Qing Lian's successful reshaping of her sword bones. Besides, I really like this little girl, Qing Lian."

As she spoke, Grandma Hua gently patted Qing Lian's head. Under Grandma Hua's warm palm, the little girl's eyes happily narrowed into two crescent moons, making Qing Lian and Grandma Hua look like grandmother and granddaughter.

As for Jiang Lin, Grandma Hua still had some questions she wanted to ask, such as how he could have seemingly died but then inexplicably "come back to life."

However, Grandma Hua felt that it might involve some of Jiang Lin's secrets, so she decided against it.

"Young man, take these things." Grandma Hua tossed Jiang Lin a small bundle. "These are medicinal herbs that Miss Su Su and I found on the seventh and eighth floors of the Sword Pavilion. There's a prescription inside; remember to give yourself the medicine."

"Give me medicine?" Jiang Lin, somewhat confused.

"Of course." Grandma Hua chuckled, pointing at Jiang Lin, "Use your spiritual sense to examine yourself."

Jiang Lin closed his eyes, and his spiritual consciousness rapidly roamed within his body.

After a short while, Jiang Lin opened his eyes in disbelief. "I'm already..."

"Um."

Grandma Hua nodded.

"You are now Sword Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm Second Level. Moreover, your Nascent Soul has become exceptionally resilient due to a misfortune. Furthermore, your Martial Warrior Realm has been influenced by the Nascent Soul Realm, or rather, your Nascent Soul has been influenced by the Martial Warrior Realm, and has already reached the Sixth Realm — the Martial Courage Realm."

However, although your Martial Courage Realm is good, it is not yet fully formed. You need to soak in some medicinal herbs and take them internally. In addition, you need to train more.

And most importantly, there's the conflict between your Martial Warrior True Qi and the Spiritual Power of a cultivator.

You currently have a Martial Warrior Fire Dragon formed from true qi within your body, as well as a vast and inexhaustible river of Spiritual Power, and sooner or later a conflict will occur between them.

The prescription I gave you can temporarily maintain the balance between the two, but it's not a long-term solution. You'll need to adjust it yourself, which will be difficult. Whether you choose to dissipate your Martial Warrior True Qi on your own or do something else is up to you."

"Thank you, Grandma," Jiang Lin said with a smile. "However, I want both the Sword Cultivator realm and the Martial Warrior Realm."

"You rascal," Grandma Hua shook her head, "Fine, you always do things in ways that surprise people. Now that you're done, you should all get out of here."

"Hey, isn't Grandma Hua coming along?"

"I didn't just come here to help you, lad. I also need to gather some medicinal herbs. Alright, I'm off." Grandma Hua waved her hand and turned to leave. As Grandma Hua went, her voice trailed off, "Oh, by the way, I just realized, lad, you're really handsome."

"Um?"

Jiang Lin was a little Mi Hu. Looking down, she realized that she was wearing a pink dress! Moreover, the chest area was empty and very loose, and the dress also gave off a faint body fragrance.

"I'm sorry, young master." Wu Su Su covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes sparkling, and playfully stuck out her little red tongue. "Young master has no clothes, so Su Su had to take the liberty of providing them. But young master is indeed very handsome."

"Oh, this..."

Looking at himself in women's clothing, and then at Qing Lian who had turned her head away, Jiang Lin felt quite helpless.

But then he looked at Wu Su Su's full chest, and then at his own empty clothes.

Although he was a man, Jiang Lin felt he could understand the inferiority complex that other women felt when standing in front of him...

That was definitely too much of a foul.