Sure enough, Xiao Wu believed him... In his mind, his precious eldest son had always been an honest boy who would never lie!
His older sister, who was a little sharper than their old father, was skeptical. But with no proof, she could only believe her little brother for the time being.
The corners of Xiao Jinlan's lips curled up as her jade-like hand clenched into a fist. "Since you've already reached the Iron Bone Realm... then your sister is going to get serious!"
"Hiss!"
Xiao Fan sucked in a sharp breath... Every hair on his body stood on end as he shot his old father a pleading look!
"Son, you've only just broken through to the Iron Bone Realm. You're at a crucial stage, and you especially need tempering and consolidation to lay a solid foundation... Lan'er, you mustn't hold back. You have to help your little brother properly stabilize his cultivation!"
Sweat beaded on Xiao Fan's forehead, and his face twitched. Well, damn! This father-daughter pair was truly united against a common enemy this time!
An hour passed. Xiao Fan panted heavily, his legs weak as he dropped onto the ground. "Sis... let's take a break..."
Xiao Jinlan was only breathing a little harder, her stamina clearly far greater. This was the marked difference between the early and late stages of the same rank.
"I'll give you one incense stick's time. After that, you'll practice with the blade." Xiao Jinlan tossed out those words and went to the storeroom to fetch a blade...
Are you even going to let me live?! Xiao Fan grumbled inwardly, not daring to say it aloud.
Tempering the body in the Iron Bone Realm was completely different from actual combat. One had to endure blows with nothing but flesh and blood, rather