Little Bro, You're Getting a Little Full of Yourself!

A few days later, Haoyue City.

On the broad streets of Haoyue City, Long Haochen carried two Fine Iron Swords on his back as he followed closely beside Long Haoyu.

Compared to Odin Town, Haoyue City, already a mid-sized city, was countless times more prosperous.

Shops lined both sides of the streets, carriages and pedestrians flowed endlessly, and noisy voices rose and fell amid the bustling crowds.

Long Haoyu still carried only one heavy sword. Its blade looked as though it had been gnawed by a dog, making anyone who saw it click their tongue in disdain.

"Brother, Haoyue City is so prosperous! Once we become strong, can we bring Mom to a bustling city like Haoyue City too?" Long Haochen asked as he walked beside Long Haoyu.

Long Haoyu smiled faintly as he listened to his little brother's sincere suggestion. "We'll definitely bring Mom to a prosperous city someday, but before that, we need to cultivate diligently!"

"Mm, I know!"

Long Haochen answered firmly, straightening his back even more.

The two brothers had always shared only one goal: to protect everything they wanted to protect.

After holding himself upright for a while, Long Haochen suddenly broke into a smile, looking exceptionally happy.

Long Haoyu watched Long Haochen suddenly smile with interest and asked with a grin, "What happy thing did you think of?"

Long Haochen smiled shyly. "Brother, we're both taking the Quasi-Knight Assessment now. Does that mean I've caught up to you?"

"Our Spirit Energy has both reached 100 points. I'm the same as you now, Brother. That way, I won't hold you back anymore!"

Long Haoyu could not help laughing.

Slightly taller than Long Haochen, he reached out and rubbed his little brother's hair.

"Haochen, you're getting a little full of yourself, aren't you?"

Long Haochen did not quite understand and looked at his older brother in confusion.

Throughout the past year of cultivation, he had always thought about not holding his brother back and had worked hard toward that goal.

Now that their Spirit Energy was the same, he truly was happy about it. Yet Long Haoyu's words left him confused again.

Seeing this, Long Haoyu explained with a smile, "The same Spirit Energy doesn't necessarily mean the same strength when it's put to use."

"Besides, Haochen, who told you that your brother only has 100 points of Spirit Energy?"

Long Haochen suddenly understood and scratched his head awkwardly. "That's right. Brother, you reached 100 points nine months ago, while I only reached it three months ago."

"My Spirit Energy should be somewhat above 100 points now. Since you reached it so much earlier, yours should be much higher too, right?"

Long Haoyu smiled faintly. Ever since breaking through 100 points nine months ago, he had never formally tested his Spirit Energy again.

He knew that his Spirit Energy had definitely surpassed 100 points, but he did not know by exactly how much.

Moreover, he meditated and cultivated every day. Following the cultivation method of Demon Subduing, he had used Spirit Energy to temper his body countless times.

The explosive power of his Spirit Energy could no longer be accurately described by basic Spirit Energy values.

"You can understand it that way. Once the Quasi-Knight Assessment begins, you'll find out."

Long Haoyu urged him onward, his gaze turning toward the especially conspicuous Haoyue Branch Hall within Haoyue City.

Long Haochen followed his gaze toward the Haoyue Branch Hall, which stood out like a crane among chickens in the bustling city.

"I understand. Then once the Quasi-Knight Assessment is over, I'll set a new goal for myself!"

"I'll make catching up to you my goal, Brother!!"

Long Haochen declared firmly.

Having understood what his older brother meant, he was not discouraged. Instead, he became even more motivated.

Haoyue Branch Hall.

Perhaps there had been a discrepancy in timing.

When Long Haoyu and Long Haochen arrived at the Haoyue Branch Hall, they happened to see Li Xin about to head out.

The two Knights guarding the entrance were saluting Li Xin.

However, all three soon looked toward Long Haoyu and Long Haochen as the brothers approached them.

"Little friends, who are you here to see?"

The young Knight on the left stepped forward two paces and asked with a smile, drawn in by the brothers' pretty and exceptionally approachable faces.

"Big Brother, we're here to find Hall Master Nalan Shu and take the Quasi-Knight Assessment!" Long Haoyu replied.

"The Quasi-Knight Assessment?"

Before the young Knight could react, Li Xin had already rushed over in a single stride.

Leaning forward slightly, she stared at Long Haoyu in disbelief. Then, as though recalling something, she suddenly grabbed Long Haoyu's hand with one hand and Long Haochen's with the other.

"I'll take them inside." Li Xin decisively led the two brothers toward the Haoyue Branch Hall.

The two young Knights were dumbfounded. "Knight Li, this doesn't follow the rules!"

Li Xin shot them a glare and snapped, "Rules are dead, people are alive. Why are you being so rigid? Didn't you hear them say they're here to find Uncle Nalan?"

"Doesn't follow the rules? Don't you know how to pretend you didn't see anything? Or are you worried these two children will cause trouble at our Haoyue Branch Hall?!"

The two young Knights were left speechless.

They gave dry smiles, then respectfully watched Li Xin lead the brothers into the Haoyue Branch Hall.

Long Haochen was somewhat dazed. With Li Xin holding his hand like that, his little face turned slightly red.

Long Haoyu, on the other hand, remained completely calm, utterly unsurprised that Li Xin had suddenly grabbed them.

Others might not know what Li Xin was like, but he knew all too well.

She had a fiery temperament, was carefree to a fault, and was the sort who dared to pin someone against a wall at the slightest disagreement.

Snapping at two guard Knights was nothing to her.

After entering the Haoyue Branch Hall and moving out of the guards' sight, Li Xin suddenly stopped.

Without warning, she crouched beside Long Haoyu and wrapped an arm around his head, pulling him toward her.

At the same time, she leaned her own head closer to his. "All right, little sister, I've brought you into the Haoyue Branch Hall. Now you should tell your big sister the truth."

"You're so young. How could you possibly be here for the Quasi-Knight Assessment? Lying isn't a good habit."

A fragrant scent drifted around his nose, making one want to lose oneself in it.

Long Haoyu was only ten years old, while Li Xin was already a tall one meter seventy-five.

"Your big sister also came to the Haoyue Branch Hall disguised as a boy back then. I have plenty of experience with this sort of thing."

"Come on, tell your big sister why you're here. Don't lie to me."

Li Xin's eyes gleamed mischievously. She was extremely curious about why Long Haoyu and Long Haochen, two sisters disguised as boys, had come here.

Long Haoyu: "..."

That bloodline from Grandfather, along with faces so handsome they defied reason, was simply too overwhelming!

He pulled out the letter Long Xingyu had written before replying, "Big Sister, this is our letter of introduction. Our teacher told us to give it to Hall Master Nalan Shu."

"And Big Sister, my name is Long Haoyu. My younger brother Long Haochen and I are both boys, not little sisters."

Li Xin: "..."

Her expression stiffened slightly, and she reflexively released Long Haoyu.

She looked at the letter in Long Haoyu's hand, then looked at Long Haoyu and Long Haochen again.

After quite a while, she finally managed to say, "Not sisters... but two little brothers?"

"And this letter of introduction? You really mean it about the Quasi-Knight Assessment?!"