I Like It

Because his meridians and body had been cleansed by the flow of human destiny throughout the night, Xuanyuan Sheng had slept exceptionally well.

The sound outside the door had persisted for a long time, yet it failed to wake Xuanyuan Sheng.

After waiting for a while.

At the doorway.

[Daily Task: Loving Wake-up Call, Physique +1]

"This is just a sister's care."

Zhang Lexuan's ears flushed red as she corrected the system task's erroneous label.

This system was fine in every other regard, but it loved using such incorrect labels, misinterpreting her pure concern.

Although the tasks issued every day were never difficult and were simply part of their daily lives, no matter how many times she saw them, a sense of shyness would always rise in her heart.

She gently patted her cheeks with her fair hands.

Zhang Lexuan placed her hand on the doorknob and slowly pulled it open.

Seeing the boy sleeping so peacefully, she walked over and gently pressed her two fingertips against the tip of his nose.

Before long.

The boy opened his eyes, looking at the gently smiling Zhang Lexuan with a resentful gaze.

"Sister, isn't class starting tomorrow?"

[Task Completed: Soul Power Cultivation Days +2]

Xuanyuan Sheng's implication was clear: why couldn't she let him sleep a little longer? A young man was still growing, after all.

Zhang Lexuan reached out to smooth down the tuft of hair sticking up on Xuanyuan Sheng's head and pinched his cheek: "You, how can you be so forgetful about everything?"

Xuanyuan Sheng scratched his head.

He thought about it carefully for a moment; aside from having to go to Class Nine tomorrow and not being able to sleep in, there really wasn't anything else.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Lexuan could only helplessly press a hand to her forehead.

"Have you forgotten who gave you your access token? Besides, you aren't even familiar with the layout and situation of the Outer Courtyard yet."

Hearing her say this, Xuanyuan Sheng finally remembered what he had to do today.

At his age, where he was purely exhausted, he actually still had so many things to do.

I'm sorry, my strong body, I've let you down.

"I definitely wouldn't forget, we're going right now, aren't we?"

Xuanyuan Sheng sat up, scooted toward the inside of the bed, lay back down for a second, and then performed a stylish, lazy flip to stand up.

After tidying up and grabbing a quick bite to eat.

Xuanyuan Sheng followed Zhang Lexuan out the door.

As soon as he left the wooden eaves of the house, the blinding sunlight shone directly into his eyes.

The sun made it clear that it was already past noon and heading straight into the afternoon, yet he didn't find it strange at all, given Zhang Lexuan's doting nature.

If there hadn't been anything to do today, she probably would have let him sleep until nightfall.

Xuanyuan Sheng couldn't help but feel a bit curious; he usually used human destiny to nourish his meridians and body, so why hadn't he ever reached a state of sleeping so soundly that he couldn't wake up like today?

"Could it be because I almost thought I was being confessed to yesterday?"

His mutterings were overheard by Zhang Lexuan, who was walking in front.

Confession?

As soon as Xuanyuan Sheng thought of Zhou Yi's old face from yesterday, he couldn't help but shake his head to shake the image from his mind.

What kind of teacher talks to a student with their arms crossed in a big 'X'? Wasn't that the signature move for a junior girl confessing to a senior?

With Zhang Lexuan leading the way.

The two of them passed through Huxin Island and reached their destination without any trouble.

However, Zhang Lexuan stopped outside the pavilion.

"Dean Cai, is Dean Yan in? I've come to express my gratitude for Dean Yan's exception."

"Is that so?"

A woman wearing a brown long skirt walked to Zhang Lexuan's side and shook her head: "Haven't I told you, you only need to call me Teacher."

Cai Mei'er looked at Xuanyuan Sheng and nodded with satisfaction.

"So this is your younger brother, Lexuan? The genius that Yan Shaozhe was praising?"

Then, her tone shifted.

"But you've arrived a step too late; that guy took Xiao Tao to the auction house."

Zhang Lexuan and she exchanged a smile: "It's fine, thanking you, Teacher, is the same as thanking Dean Yan."

Cai Mei'er waved her hand, teasingly.

"Don't be so polite, Lexuan, but you should tell your brother to be careful. That girl Ma Xiaotao heard Yan Shaozhe praising him and said she wanted to challenge him to a duel."

Xuanyuan Sheng stood to the side, looking completely bewildered.

Wait, what did he even do to deserve a challenge?

Yan Shaozhe didn't even seem to think he was that much of a genius.

Xuanyuan Sheng could guarantee that if he didn't want to reveal his soul power, even the instruments specifically designed to measure it wouldn't be able to detect a thing, let alone someone sensing it directly.

He had simply taken a look at his own martial soul.

Zhang Lexuan looked at Xuanyuan Sheng with amusement.

"Don't worry, Xiaotao is just all talk. How could she possibly bully someone younger than her?"

Cai Mei'er chimed in as well: "That's right, that child Xiaotao is very steady."

But the more Xuanyuan Sheng listened to them, the more he felt they were setting up a death flag.

Are you two serious?

Sister, I won't even mention the outsider standing nearby, but how could you even set me up like this?

That Ma Xiaotao is nicknamed the Volcano; you call someone who explodes at the slightest provocation "steady"?

Xuanyuan Sheng shrugged indifferently.

"Then let's just assume she's steady."

If that girl dared to come, he would use his human destiny to strip her bare as a "first meeting" gift.

The two women covered their mouths and giggled.

Cai Mei'er looked at Zhang Lexuan with some curiosity: "Lexuan, you didn't just come here today to have this child express his thanks, did you?"

The things this girl Lexuan mentioned weren't important; she could have just said something when she helped out as a teaching assistant, there was no need to bring her brother along.

Zhang Lexuan smiled faintly and chose not to answer Cai Mei'er's question.

Seeing her evasive manner, Cai Mei'er pursed her lips; did she really think she couldn't see through it?

Abandoning all pretense of being a teacher, she reached out and wrapped an arm around Zhang Lexuan.

"Isn't it just to take your brother for a stroll and let everyone know that this kid is under the protection of their senior sister? What's there to be embarrassed about?"

Zhang Lexuan glanced at Xuanyuan Sheng, noticed he was still brooding over the Ma Xiaotao matter, and gently pulled away from the hand on her shoulder: "Teacher, we're leaving now."

Behind them, Cai Mei'er's eyes were filled with a strange light as she stared straight at Zhang Lexuan's retreating back.

When Zhang Lexuan pulled Xuanyuan Sheng away from Huxin Island and walked around for a while, she noticed he was still silent.

"Don't worry, if Xiaotao dares to bully you, your sister will get revenge for you."

She believed these words would act like a sedative, but Xuanyuan Sheng looked up, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Wouldn't it be a bit mean for the two of them to bully her like that?

He was already planning to manually farm the light orbs using human destiny; if Ma Xiaotao got a beating on top of that, the thought of the scene made him feel vaguely excited.

"No, I was just thinking about where we're going next."

Zhang Lexuan clapped her hands: "Follow me."

The place she wanted to take Xuanyuan Sheng was the East Gate, where many merchants from all over gathered, and one could often see novel things there.

It was a very suitable final stop for a student to get to know the outer courtyard.

They were only a few steps away from the East Gate.

A petite figure darted between them and blocked their path.

She grabbed Xuanyuan Sheng's hands and shouted loudly:

"I like you, Xuanyuan Sheng."