Xiao Yu, Jia Nan Academy

"Xiao Tian, get your lazy ass up!"

After glancing around, Xiao Yu fixed her gaze on Xiao Tian in bed. Her pretty face darkened, and she gritted her teeth as if she harbored a bitter, irreconcilable grudge against him.

Looking at Xiao Yu's furious expression, Xiao Tian could only smile wryly. He had merely fallen into her hot spring by accident years ago, bathed with her, and unintentionally touched her snow-white thigh. After that, the girl had latched onto him, and whenever she saw him, she had to give him a good, smothering squeeze before she felt she'd gotten even.

"Cousin, why did you come back all of a sudden?"

Seeing the anger on her face, Xiao Tian pursed his lips and asked.

"Don't try to change the subject on me. Get up!" Xiao Yu strode over to Xiao Tian on her long legs and glared down at him coldly.

Xiao Tian rubbed his nose. His gaze traveled up from her feet, taking in her long, fair legs before settling on her ample chest. Three golden stars were embroidered on the front, marking Xiao Yu's rank as a Three-star Dou Zhe. Her studies at Jia Nan Academy seemed to have helped her improve quite a bit.

"Where do you think you're looking, you pervert?" Xiao Yu noticed Xiao Tian's shameless stare and flew into a rage. She raised her foot and kicked at him, but he dodged with ease.

"You bastard, you've even learned how to dodge?"

Xiao Yu was taken aback, then grew even angrier.

"Stand still, you bastard!"

As she spoke, Xiao Yu drew the sword at her waist and made as if to stab him.

The sight riled Xiao Tian too. He used to have no choice but to let Xiao Yu bully him, but now, how could he let her walk all over him again?

Xiao Tian immediately sprang up and moved behind Xiao Yu. He reached around her waist, grabbed her hand, and pinned it down on the sword.

"Let go, you jerk!" Xiao Yu's pretty face flushed. She struggled, but couldn't break free, then snapped at him.

"Beg me," Xiao Tian replied without backing down, his hand clamped tightly around hers on the sword, refusing to let it budge.

"You... you..."

Xiao Yu was furious. She had never imagined that Xiao Tian would dare fight back now. He seemed different somehow.

Why isn't this guy afraid of me anymore?

Xiao Yu wondered to herself, staring at him with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

But she soon swung her left hand toward Xiao Tian's handsome face, trying to force him to let go.

The moment she moved, however, Xiao Tian shifted and pinned her down on the bed. He pressed his right knee into her soft abdomen, leaving her unable to move. Xiao Yu was overcome with shame and indignation, her face turning scarlet as her breathing grew ragged.

"You... bastard, what are you doing? I'm your cousin..."

Xiao Yu's breathing grew extremely heavy, and her face flushed crimson. Her collar had no buttons to begin with, and now it hung even more open, revealing a glimpse of snowy skin that looked especially alluring.

Smack!

Xiao Tian's hard slap was his answer. It landed squarely on Xiao Yu's soft buttocks with a sharp crack. She was so humiliated she could have died, and a strange sensation welled up inside her, leaving her whole body tingling and nearly making her faint.

"Ahhh! You bastard, I'll kill you!" Xiao Yu shrieked and struggled with all her might, but Xiao Tian was too strong for her to break free.

Smack, smack, smack...

"Had enough? Still want to beat me up?" Xiao Tian demanded, delivering three more slaps.

"You... mmph!" Xiao Yu was mortified, but she didn't dare curse or struggle anymore. Her beautiful eyes still blazed with fury, as if she wanted to burn Xiao Tian to ashes.

When Xiao Yu fell silent, Xiao Tian finally stopped and got up.

"You... bastard..." Xiao Yu glared at him again, trembling with anger, but inwardly she was stunned.

She could tell that Xiao Tian, the good-for-nothing, had actually cultivated Dou Qi. His strength was so great that she hadn't been able to resist him in the slightest.

"You bastard, when did you cultivate Dou Qi? And how did you get it so strong?" Xiao Yu sat up, fixed her hair and straightened her rumpled clothes, then glared fiercely at Xiao Tian.

At that, Xiao Tian answered lazily, "Not that long ago. About three months ago."

"What? Three months ago?"

Xiao Yu was stunned. It had only been three months, yet Xiao Tian had cultivated his Dou Qi to this level in such a short time.

No wonder he dared to fight back. Xiao Yu pouted, looking vexed.

She had just returned from Jia Nan Academy today. As soon as she reached the Xiao Family, she had planned to give Xiao Tian a thorough beating and enjoy herself for the rest of the day. But she hadn't expected him to be so different now. Not only could she not hurt him, but he had even beaten her instead.

After taking a deep breath, Xiao Yu tried to calm herself. She was silent for a long while, then suddenly said, "Your cousin came back this time to share some good news with everyone. Jia Nan Academy's enrollment period will begin before long!"

Xiao Tian was slightly surprised to hear that.

Jia Nan Academy was a renowned institution across the Dou Qi Continent, with formidable strength. Countless people dreamed of studying there.

After all, entering the academy was the best shortcut to obtaining Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills. And if you performed well or caught the eye of one of the instructors, you might even obtain more advanced techniques. That would help you grow stronger even faster, opening up limitless prospects for the future.

As Xiao Tian considered this, Xiao Yu continued proudly:

"Of course, getting into Jia Nan Academy isn't easy. You have to reach the Eight-stage Fighting Qi before you turn eighteen to qualify. From the looks of you, you should already meet the requirements. The person coming to Wutan City to recruit students this time is my instructor, a Five-star Great Dou Shi. If you make it worth my while, I could put in a good word for you with her..."

Before Xiao Yu could finish, Xiao Tian leaned lazily against the window and replied without a care:

"Jia Nan Academy? I'm not interested."

Xiao Yu stared at him, dumbfounded.

Jia Nan Academy was one of the most renowned institutions on the Dou Qi Continent, attracting countless applicants every year. And this bastard was saying he wasn't interested!

What Xiao Tian didn't know was that, as far as he was concerned, Jia Nan Academy's little collection of Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills wasn't worth a glance.

With the system at his side, all he had to do was travel around the Dou Qi Continent and keep checking in to claim generous rewards. What could Jia Nan Academy's offerings amount to?

Besides, he didn't need to toil away at cultivation.

"You bastard, after all that explaining! Hmph, I'm not talking to you anymore!" Xiao Yu stamped her foot and glared at Xiao Tian before slamming the door and storming out.

Xiao Yu had completely ruined Xiao Tian's mood. He left the room and headed for the Xiao Family's back mountain, planning to practice his combat skills.

But just as Xiao Tian arrived at the back mountain, he spotted Xiao Yan practicing his combat skills in the distance, drenched in sweat. He was also muttering to himself:

"Elder Yao, is this Blowing Fire Palm really as awesome as you say?"