"Option One: Go up and touch Xiao Yu's thigh to comfort her! Reward upon completion: Gain one level! Note: There is a certain chance of getting slapped, while gaining Xiao Yu's favor but losing Xiao Xun'er's favor."
"Option Two: Turn around and leave immediately, pretending nothing happened. Reward upon completion: Gain one level! You will also lose Xiao Yu's favor."
"Option Three: Beat Xiao Ning until he cries and make him cry alongside Xiao Yu. Reward upon completion: Gain one level and a Dou Practitioner Pill!"
"..."
Looking at the three options, Xiao Lang nearly chose the first one.
Whether he touched her thigh was not important. What mattered was that he liked comforting people.
He could even accept getting slapped for it.
Because his life motto was:
Better to die beneath peony blooms and remain a romantic even as a ghost.
A youth without flair was a youth wasted.
Love the land, but love beauties even more.
Better a lecher than a saint.
Fortunately, when he saw that he would lose Xiao Xun'er's favor, he came to his senses.
If he had to choose between Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yu, it was a choice between a beauty and beautiful legs.
Although Xiao Lang admitted that he was a leg man, Xiao Xun'er was no slouch either.
It was like choosing between someone with one A+ and someone with straight A+s. Naturally, he would choose the straight-A student.
Besides, Xiao Xun'er was not related to him by blood.
How could a fine young man of the twenty-first century do something that violated ethics?
So, he chose option three!
It was not because Xiao Ning had insulted him that he would casually beat someone up.
Smack!
Xiao Lang directly gave Xiao Ning a resounding slap, then snarled, "Your sister is crying. Why aren't you crying? Hurry up and cry with your sister!"
"..."
Xiao Ning clutched his right cheek, utterly bewildered as he blurted out, "What the hell does my sister crying have to do with me? Why should I cry with her?"
Smack!
Another slap landed on Xiao Ning's left cheek. Xiao Yu glared angrily and said, "Is that how you treat your sister? I was crying, and you didn't even come comfort me?"
"Sis, I... I... I meant, what does you crying have to do with him hitting me? I just said it too quickly. You're my real sister. Whoever makes you cry, I'll kill him!"
Xiao Ning covered both cheeks, his face full of grievance.
Who would have thought he would get slapped twice for no reason at all?
Did they know how much these two slaps would scar his childhood?
"It was him. Help me kill him!"
When Xiao Yu saw that even Xiao Lang had not come to comfort her, she became even angrier!
It seemed this had all been her unrequited love!
She had not even considered that she had never said anything to Xiao Lang. It had all been in her own head.
But some people were like that. They moved themselves, resented others, and never reflected on themselves.
"..."
Xiao Ning looked at Xiao Lang, who was watching him with a teasing expression. He swallowed and said, "Sis, you really are my real sister. I only have seven stages of Dou Qi, and you want me to fight someone with eight stages of Dou Qi."
"Coward. What are you afraid of?" Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Lang and said, "He only broke through to eight stages of Dou Qi yesterday, while you've been at seven stages of Dou Qi for over a year."
"..."
Xiao Ning looked at his sister in fear. Although she was very protective of him, when she said, "Only I can beat my little brother," she truly meant beat him.
Who knew which bastard had told her that the sooner you beat your little brother, the better? He used to get beaten maybe once a month, but now he got beaten every ten days or half a month.
"Then choose. Fight Xiao Lang, or get beaten by me." Xiao Yu still did not want to personally fight Xiao Lang.
Although she had lost her favor toward Xiao Lang, at least he had not simply ignored her.
"..."
Xiao Ning's mouth twitched. Between Xiao Lang and his older sister, he still felt that fists at nine stages of Dou Qi hurt more.
So he looked at Xiao Lang and said, "Xiao Lang, I challenge you!"
"..."
Xiao Lang said nothing. He merely looked at Xiao Ning with contempt—thirty percent mockery, thirty percent coldness, and forty percent indifference.
"What do you mean by that? Why are you looking at me? I'm not into men."
Xiao Ning felt a little unnerved by Xiao Lang's expression, because the entire Xiao family knew that Xiao Lang had something wrong with his head and was a pervert.
Could it be that he had taken a fancy to his strikingly handsome face?
Xiao Ning stroked his chin and thought narcissistically that, in terms of looks, he could rank among the top three in the Xiao family!
"There wasn't even an option. Do I have to provoke Xiao Yan for one to appear?"
Xiao Lang had waited so long, only to find that the system options had not appeared. He could not help feeling disappointed.
To test his guess, he looked at Xiao Ning and said, "You're not from the same generation as me. I'm afraid people will say I'm bullying the young. Go challenge my little brother, Xiao Yan."
"..."
Xiao Ning's mouth twitched as he looked at Xiao Lang with a strange expression, his eyes carrying a trace of sympathy.
There really was something wrong with Xiao Lang's head.
Xiao Yan had already become a Three-star Dou Practitioner. Wasn't a person with seven stages of Dou Qi challenging him simply asking for trouble?
Or was it truly as his sister had said? Although Xiao Lang had reached eight stages of Dou Qi, he lacked real strength and did not dare fight him?
"What kind of look is that?" Xiao Lang was stung by Xiao Ning's gaze and could not help frowning.
"If you don't dare accept my challenge, Xiao Lang, then apologize to my sister. Xiao Yan is already a Three-star Dou Practitioner. Him fighting me would be bullying me."
The more Xiao Ning thought about it, the more terrified he became. Xiao Lang was not stupid; he clearly knew how formidable Xiao Ning was.
Thinking this, Xiao Ning straightened his back, looked at Xiao Lang with confidence blazing in his eyes, and shouted, "Today, I, Xiao Ning, will challenge someone above my level! I'll show everyone what a genius is!"
Bang!
Without another word, Xiao Lang sent Xiao Ning flying with Mountain Overturning Sea Suppressing, then clapped his hands and said, "Damn it, what a waste of time. I waited so long, and no options came up."
"Pfft!"
Xiao Ning had not reacted at all. Pain burst through his chest, sweetness rose in his throat, and he sprayed out a mouthful of blood.
"You attacked me by surprise! You're shameless!"
All sorts of emotions surged within Xiao Ning as he shouted furiously.
"A surprise attack? I was teaching you a lesson—always stay alert. Otherwise, when you go out to train after coming of age, do you think others will bother following rules of honor with you?"
Looking utterly disappointed, Xiao Lang said, "Little Ning, how can you call your big brother's painstaking good intentions shameless? My heart hurts!"
As he spoke, he clutched his chest with an expression of profound grief.
"Ahem, I'm just a passing stranger, but let me say something fair."
At that moment, Xiao Zhan coughed and stepped forward with an innocent expression.
"..."
Seeing this, the Great Elder's face turned green.
What the hell did he mean, just a passing stranger? He had said the exact same thing eight years ago!
And what happened in the end?
He said his son was right!
Wasn't that complete nonsense?
"Forget it. The Dou Qi in this boy's body is nothing like that of someone at eight stages of Dou Qi. Even in a proper fight, you wouldn't be his match."
In the end, the Great Elder stepped forward and put an end to the farce.
Although he felt sorry for his grandson, there was nothing he could do. With Xiao Yan's talent, he was destined to become a Dou Emperor, perhaps even reach a higher realm.
And although Xiao Lang was only at eight stages of Dou Qi, even he could not predict what the boy might achieve with that strange "enlightenment."
If the name Xiao Family Twin Stars resounded throughout the Jia Ma Empire, then as an elder of the Xiao family, his own status would rise with the tide.
"No! I said only I can beat my little brother. If you've got the guts, Xiao Lang, fight me!" Xiao Yu supported Xiao Ning in distress and glared fiercely at Xiao Lang.
From today onward, she had decided to make a clean break with Xiao Lang and go their separate ways!
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