What If My Sister Loves Me Too Much?

Outside the Sea God Pavilion, Nan Liujing sat cross-legged and entered a meditative state.

Golden drizzle fell from the sky, energy shed from leaves as golden as gold itself. Powerful and pure, it landed on Nan Liujing and instantly seeped into his skin.

In mere moments, a hazy golden radiance began to emanate from Nan Liujing.

This Life Energy would not directly increase his Soul Power cultivation. It merely fused with his flesh and blood, slightly increasing his affinity for the Life Element.

There was a limit to consuming Spirit Items. It was not as though stuffing yourself with them would make your body grow without restraint. Too much nourishment could harm the body instead, so neither Qiangu Qingfeng nor Leng Yaozhu had given Nan Liujing any more powerful Spirit Items to strengthen his physique.

But the Golden Ancient Tree's energy was different. Its changes to the body were subtle and gradual, without any side effects.

Normally, disciples of the Shrek Inner Court had one chance to receive a baptism. As for higher-level energy infusion, that required sufficient contributions.

What surprised Nan Liujing was that from beginning to end, he had not felt the Heavenly Tribulation Pearl stir again.

By all rights, the opportunity contained within the Golden Ancient Tree should not have been any weaker than the Golden Dragon King bloodline. After all, it was the Life Core of Douluo Star.

He had originally hoped that the Heavenly Tribulation Pearl would activate and catch Ah Yin's attention, luring her out so Sister Xia could plant her back in the ground. It seemed that would not be possible.

Outside the Sea God Pavilion, none of the three great figures spoke. The only sound was the rustling of leaves, like wind chimes.

Leng Yaozhu watched Nan Liujing with gentle eyes.

There was something Nan Liujing did not know. Since Leng Yaozhu's childhood, she and Leng Yulai had eaten breakfast at the same table every day. The sisters would often share their insights on cultivation over meals and grow together. Those had been the most relaxed and carefree years of her life.

Until later, when Leng Yulai suffered a setback in love and joined the Holy Spirit Cult out of resentment and rage. From then on, Leng Yaozhu had never eaten breakfast again, until the day Nan Liujing made sandwiches and awakened those buried memories.

When someone suffered repeated blows in love, they would place even greater importance on other forms of affection. Nan Liujing had appeared at just the right time and made her breakfast at just the right time, filling the place Leng Yulai had occupied in Leng Yaozhu's heart.

Leng Yaozhu regarded Nan Liujing as her disciple, but he might not see her purely as his beloved teacher. After all, respect and love could be separated.

One could only wonder what Xia Zheng Leng would think if she discovered that the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, who was of the same generation as her, had somehow become... ahem.

Still, compared to the bizarre scene in the Original Timeline where Gu Yue Na called Xiao Wu Mom, this was nothing.

"Teacher, Master's Wife, I finally found you."

Just then, a crisp and pleasant voice came from Not Far Away.

The three of them turned their heads at the same time.

Leng Yaozhu's eyelids lifted slightly, as though her gaze had been drawn over.

The Girl running over from afar had silver hair gently lifted by the wind, flowing like silk woven from moonlight. She looked young, yet her Facial Features were exquisite beyond compare. Even the greatest painter would struggle to Drawn Out such a masterpiece destined to be passed down through the ages.

Na'er ran over excitedly. Smiles appeared on Yun Ming and Ya Li's faces as they prepared to speak, only to see their precious disciple stop in her tracks and stare blankly at Nan Liujing, who was sitting cross-legged.

At that very moment, Nan Liujing absorbed the final wisp of Life Energy and opened his eyes, immediately meeting those eyes as pure as amethysts.

Then he saw Na'er's Eyes Widened, joy and excitement bursting from her gaze.

Nan Liujing stood up, but before he could say anything, a fragrant breeze rushed toward him.

"Brother." Na'er happily threw herself into his arms.

Ignoring Yun Ming's astonished gaze, Nan Liujing held the Little Girl's soft, delicate body and affectionately rubbed Na'er's head. "It's been so long. Did you miss your brother?"

Na'er's voice was soft and sweet. "I did. But Teacher assigned too many tasks. I barely managed to finish them."

So this little girl was blaming him? Yun Ming listened from the side, his face darkening.

Ya Li smiled and covered her mouth. Looking at the intimate pair, Leng Yaozhu revealed an indulgent, aunt-like smile.

"Ahem." Yun Ming coughed twice.

Only then did Na'er remember that her teacher was still there. She awkwardly stepped out of her brother's embrace and grinned playfully. "Teacher's here too."

Yun Ming's mouth twitched. Hadn't she just called him Teacher?

Ya Li asked curiously, "Na'er, you know Liujing?"

Na'er stepped forward and wrapped her arm around Ya Li's jade-like arm, smiling sweetly. "Something happened to my family back then, and I was left wandering alone. A group of Human Traffickers nearly abducted me, but Brother was the one who saved me."

At the words "Human Traffickers," the three great figures visibly narrowed their eyes.

Na'er shook Ya Li's arm coquettishly. "Master's Wife, I've completed all the tasks you and Teacher assigned. Can I go out and have fun now?"

"Fine." Ya Li tapped Na'er's pretty nose with a slender finger.

"Master's Wife is the best!" Na'er cheered and raised her brows at her brother.

"Wait." Yun Ming suddenly spoke. The joy on Na'er's face instantly froze. Seemingly afraid that her teacher would refuse, tears rapidly gathered in her eyes, as if she would cry if he disagreed.

"Do you have any other instructions, Senior?" Nan Liujing noticed that Yun Ming was looking at him.

Yun Ming's expression was calm. With a flick of his finger, a streak of light flew out and stopped before Nan Liujing. As the light faded, it revealed the Thunder Beast's Soul Bone.

Both Nan Liujing and Leng Yaozhu were somewhat surprised.

Yun Ming said indifferently, "You saved Na'er. That was the cause; only then could she become my disciple, and that was the result. Take the Soul Bone as a token of thanks. If you dare refuse, I'll assign Na'er more cultivation tasks. You wouldn't want your sister crying over homework, would you?"

"???" A single rebellious lock of hair sprang up on Na'er's head.

Your style is all wrong, Senior. Nan Liujing complained inwardly. Looking at the Soul Bone floating before him and sensing the surging Lightning Power within it, he could not be bothered with false courtesy. He waved a hand and stored it in his Storage Ring.

"Na'er, you must be back before eight tonight." Yun Ming once again assumed the role of an Old Father.

"Yay!" Na'er hurriedly retracted the tears that were about to spill out.

"Sorry to trouble you." Ya Li smiled at Leng Yaozhu.

"Let's go." Leng Yaozhu nodded slightly, preparing to leave Shrek.

With her teacher's permission, Na'er excitedly hugged her brother's arm again and followed behind Leng Yaozhu with him as they departed.

"These two children make quite a good match," Ya Li teased.

Yun Ming snorted. "Na'er is still young."

Ya Li shot him a glance. "Didn't you have a Girlfriend when you were twelve?"

Yun Ming looked as if someone had grabbed him by the throat. He said awkwardly, "That was youthful ignorance. It can't be compared."

"Hehe." Ya Li smiled without warmth.

After leaving Shrek Academy, Leng Yaozhu returned to the Heavenly Spirit Tower first, leaving Nan Liujing to take Na'er around Shrek City.

He had spent time alone with Ye Xinglan, so naturally he had to spend time with his sister too.

During that time, Nan Liujing also asked Na'er what exactly she had been studying.

Na'er did not hide anything from him and told him everything.

Nan Liujing could not help clicking his tongue. No wonder Na'er had been so formidable in both cultivation and combat power in the Original Timeline.

She had to cultivate the Gun Intent Experience given by the Sky Pillar Douluo, enter the Tang Sect Hero Hall to spar with powerful figures from history, then study every sub-profession other than forging. No wonder she was so happy to be allowed out to play.

"By the way, Brother." Curled up on a sofa in the cinema lobby, Na'er glanced at the crowd gathered around them and lowered her voice. "Do you want to go train in the Tang Sect Hero Hall?"

The Tang Sect Hero Hall was the place Wu Changkong had taken Tang Wulin and the others to fight in the Original Timeline. It was a world similar to the Spirit Ascension Platform, containing simulations of outstanding Tang Sect predecessors throughout history, from the First Generation Shrek Seven Devils to the Shrek Seven Monsters of Huo Yuhao's era and beyond.

But the Tang Sect had simply given those predecessors epic-level buffs.

A classic example was Xiao Xiao. At one ring, she had beaten Tang Wulin so badly he nearly forgot his own mother's name. She was a textbook Stat Monster. The real historical one-ring Xiao Xiao had not been nearly that absurdly strong.

She had not possessed such profound mastery of the Tang Sect Secret Arts either. Yet in the Hero Hall, it was as if she had trained for decades, wielding them with perfect mastery and terrifying power.

Most outrageous of all, Wu Changkong had said that the people in the Hero Hall possessed only around seventy percent of their real strength.

What the hell? Did Xiao Xiao know about this?

Nan Liujing sipped a cola-like drink and asked softly, "What are the benefits of training there?"

The Tang Sect Hero Hall had been a setting hastily added in the Original Timeline. After its early appearance, it had basically never shown up again, so Nan Liujing did not know much about it.

"The benefits are huge." Like a cat that had stolen dried fish, Na'er looked around furtively. "When I went to the Hero Hall for combat training, Teacher told me that for the Three Rings, Seven Rings, and Nine Rings assessments, if you can complete everything from the Intermediate Assessment through the Top-tier Assessment, you have a chance to choose one Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure from the Tang Sect."

Nan Liujing's gaze shifted slightly. "Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure?"

"Mhm."

Although Yun Ming had told Na'er not to reveal it, who was Nan Liujing? Her brother, of course. One of her own. She continued, "Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure is a general term. It includes four kinds of rewards: metals, Soul Bones, Spirit Items, and Treasure Lands. The rewards are extremely generous. Unfortunately, I'm only at the Second Ring, so I can't choose the Three Rings assessment yet."

Nan Liujing did not lack Spirit Items. He could forge metals himself, and as for Soul Bones, there was no need to mention them. He still had a seventy-thousand-year Soul Bone in his pocket, enough to set off a bloody storm.

But Treasure Lands truly caught his interest.

As for the Treasure Lands controlled by the Tang Sect, he remembered only one: the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Could clearing the Top-tier Assessment allow him to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well? Yet that was clearly the Tang Sect's most tightly guarded location. It could not be entered so casually.

"Brother, the movie's about to start. Come on, come on!" Na'er impatiently pulled Nan Liujing to his feet. After their tickets were checked, they successfully entered the theater and took their seats.

"What movie are we watching?" The theater was still filling up, and the lights had not yet gone out. What puzzled Nan Liujing was that he actually saw a trace of Crimson Color on Na'er's fair little face.

Na'er stammered, "It's... it's a youth film, anyway."

Nan Liujing looked baffled.

Gradually, all hundred-plus seats in the theater filled with viewers, all of them Young People.

As the lights dimmed, the screen began playing GG for other movies before the feature. Nan Liujing suppressed his curiosity and waited.

Three minutes later, the theater fell silent. The feature began, and the movie's title finally appeared on the screen.

What If My Sister Loves Me Too Much?

Nan Liujing froze on the spot. He turned to look at Na'er, but the Little Girl seemed unaware, sitting upright and staring at the screen. Yet the flickering light from the screen betrayed her flushed little face.

Little sister, are you hinting at me?

The ninety-minute movie was not very long.

After leaving the cinema, Na'er lazily stretched. Her peerlessly beautiful and refined face, along with her rare silver hair, naturally drew the attention of the surrounding viewers.

Ignoring the amazed stares around them, Na'er bumped her shoulder against her brother's and cautiously asked, "Brother, what did you think of the movie? Especially the plot?"

What was the movie about?

It told the story of an ordinary Non-Soul Master Girl and the boy next door, who was not related to her by blood. They had lived and grown up together since childhood, but as time passed, the brother became a Soul Master and gained a much wider world, while the sister entered a Vocational College.

As they grew older, the gap in their identities and status widened. The sister loved her brother, but did not dare confess because of their differing positions. Until one day, she heard from the brother's mother that a Junior Female Student at his Soul Master Academy had confessed to him. Unable to hold back any longer, she chose to confess as well and forcibly kissed him.

The film ended amid ambiguous, conflicted emotional tension.

Nan Liujing took a deep breath. Looking into the Girl's expectant eyes, he deliberately offered his critique. "The plot was melodramatic, but... the ending was good. I liked it. They weren't related by blood, anyway."

Na'er's eyes instantly lit up, and her rosy little lips pressed together.

Why?

Because at the end of the movie, the male and female leads got together.

Big Brother, you're hinting at me.

Oh, right. One of this movie's filming locations was rather interesting. It was Eastsea City, at Eastsea Academy!

After the movie, they went for grilled meat.

Inside the city gates at the entrance to Shrek Inner City, Na'er waved her tender, lotus-root-like arm at her brother, then skipped away with her hands behind her back and a dazzling smile on her face.

Under the gazes of two academy students whose eyes nearly spat fire, Nan Liujing turned around, got into a ride-hailing car, and returned to the Heavenly Spirit Tower.

"Yun Ming really said that?"

Through advanced technology, projections of Qiangu Qingfeng and Xia Zheng Leng appeared before Leng Yaozhu.

Leng Yaozhu gently swirled her wineglass and said calmly, "Why would I lie to you? I need your opinions so Liujing can make his choice."

Xia Zheng Leng frowned. "Anyone who can become a Sea God Pavilion member is a direct line among Shrek's direct lines. It would easily draw the attention of every major faction. If Liujing gained that identity, people would no longer think first of his Spirit Pagoda background, but of Shrek. If the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek Academy came into conflict in the future, who would he help? No matter whom he helped, he would be called a traitor."

"So I disagree."

"And you?" Leng Yaozhu looked toward Qiangu Qingfeng.

Qiangu Qingfeng pondered for a moment. "What others give you and what you earn through your own strength are entirely different things. I don't mind Liujing studying at Shrek. No matter what, Shrek Academy does have the greatest number of geniuses. Letting him hone himself there is feasible. But becoming a Sea God Pavilion member is unacceptable."

Leng Yaozhu nodded. "It seems both of you are against it."

Xia Zheng Leng asked, "What is your opinion?"

Leng Yaozhu said indifferently, "That Soul Bone with the Destruction Attribute can only display its true abilities on Devil Island, so he must attend Shrek Academy. But likewise, I don't agree with him becoming a Sea God Pavilion member. Just as your man said, what others give you lacks righteousness from the outset. Only what you fight for yourself is real. Studying at Shrek through normal channels is nothing problematic. That way, he can defend when he retreats and advance when he moves forward, without being constrained."

Xia Zheng Leng smiled. "Then it seems our thoughts are aligned."

Leng Yaozhu said, "We just don't know what choice Liujing himself will make."

Buzz~

Suddenly, the Room Door opened and a figure walked in.

The three of them looked over at once.

Speak of Liujing, and Liujing arrived.

Being watched by three elders at once, Nan Liujing paused before asking instinctively, "Did I interrupt your conversation?"

"No." Leng Yaozhu smiled. "You came at the right time. Sit."

Nan Liujing sat beside Leng Yaozhu in confusion. The scent of his teacher's body lingered around his nose. Don't misunderstand—it was not the smell of cosmetics soaked into her skin, but genuine natural body fragrance, soothing and pleasant.

Once he sat down, Leng Yaozhu explained the content of their discussion.

Nan Liujing had long considered this issue. "My great-grandfather and great-grandmother are Spirit Pagoda Councilors, and my teacher is the Spirit Pagoda Vice Tower Master. The Royal Road laid out before me has long been prepared. Why would I need to borrow Shrek's?"

The three exchanged smiles at his words.

Nan Liujing added, "However, I do indeed need to go to Shrek Academy. I hope you can understand that."

Leng Yaozhu teased, "For those two girls? No, there is another Girl in Star Luo City. She still has a few years before she goes to Shrek."

Qiangu Qingfeng, the pure-love War God, immediately frowned. Just as he was about to speak, Xia Zheng Leng stepped on his foot.

Seeing the cold look in his wife's eyes, he awkwardly turned his head away and pretended he had heard nothing.

Nan Liujing smiled. He did not explain and simply let the elders understand it that way.

After all, the task of taking the Vast Sea Crystal was not easy to reveal.

Besides, the Scepter of Destruction could only be looked at, not touched. It truly made one's heart itch. Devil Island was also somewhere he had to visit in the future, and both matters required Shrek Academy's help.

With the decision made, Leng Yaozhu did not waste words and directly called Ya Li privately.

Ya Li fell silent upon receiving the call. Leng Yaozhu clearly told her that Nan Liujing would attend Shrek, but through normal channels, then hung up.

At night, Ya Li was once again on the swing beside the cliff.

Ya Li sat there alone, while Yun Ming stood Not Far Away with his hands behind his back, gazing at the Heavenly Spirit Tower.

As the tallest building on the continent, the Sea God Pavilion could see that Tower tip piercing the clouds without much effort.

"Brother Ming, are you angry?" Ya Li slowly stopped her Soul Power Output, bringing the swing to a halt before asking Yun Ming.

Without turning around, Yun Ming said, "Why would I be angry?"

Ya Li Sighed. "Given your status, it was already rare for you to make so many promises, yet you were still refused."

Yun Ming turned around and smiled gently. "Do you know? Leng Yaozhu said the choice was made by that child himself. That answer actually satisfied me. After all, his Blood Relatives are Spirit Pagoda High Officials. If he had agreed impulsively just because of the promises I offered, I would have looked down on him. Nor would I believe that such a person could reach the summit."

Ya Li was stunned.

Yun Ming looked at the vast sea of stars and laughed freely. "There is still plenty of time—enough for me to witness with my own eyes whether a Young man rises or fades into obscurity."

"Next, let's wait and see."