Sister Is Back

Lost in thought, Chen Wu returned home.

The moment he stepped through the door, he smelled the familiar aroma of food.

Thanks to the Holy Demon Embryo, Chen Wu's five senses had grown ever sharper and stronger after cultivation, allowing him to sense danger.

However, the presence in the kitchen was his only family in this world.

"Xiao Wu, you're back? Go wash your hands and get ready to eat."

A voice as heavenly music drifted from the kitchen, sweet and pleasant to the ear.

"Sis, you're back."

Chen Wu immediately shut the front door and headed from the entryway toward the kitchen.

There, he saw a beautiful woman with a tall, slender figure honed by years of martial arts practice. She radiated health and youthful vitality, and her long legs looked straight and slim beneath her shorts.

Her slender waist, set off by an ordinary white camisole, made the fullness above it all the more striking.

Her skin was fair, her features smooth and luminous. Her long black hair was glossy and silky, tied up behind her head because she was cooking.

This valiant, snow-beautiful woman was Gu Yuyue, Chen Wu's older sister in this life.

Gu Yuyue was twenty-six this year. Four years ago, when their mother died in the line of duty, Gu Yuyue had just graduated from the police academy. At twenty-two, she had chosen to return to Jincheng and join the police station where their mother had worked, taking on the responsibility of caring for Chen Wu.

Because of her position, Gu Yuyue had been extremely busy as a newcomer when she first joined the force, and even her days off rarely brought her any leisure.

Even so, aside from when she had to go out on missions, no matter how busy she was, she always tried to make time to come home and accompany her younger brother, who was unrelated to her by blood.

Because she knew that her younger brother, who had lost his mother, was the loneliest of them all. By coming home, she could at least let Chen Wu feel that he still had a home.

Sis was an outstanding student at the police academy. She should have had a broader stage. Yet because of me, she gave up the opportunity to remain in Kyoto after graduation and chose to return to Jincheng. If she hadn't needed to take care of me these past years, her progress in martial arts wouldn't have stopped here. I can't keep holding Sis back.

Chen Wu silently said to himself.

Besides familial affection, the reason Sis is like this is because she feels guilt and regret toward Mother, who passed away too early. Now that I've entered the fourth turn of the Tempering Origin Realm, as long as everything goes smoothly, I'll be able to get into a good university. Then Sis can give Mother an answer, make up for the regret in her heart, and truly let herself go.

"What are you thinking about? Hurry up and wash your hands. The food's getting cold."

Gu Yuyue's voice interrupted Chen Wu's recollections and pulled him back to reality.

Chen Wu asked, "Sis, why did you come back so early this time?"

As soon as he said that, Gu Yuyue grabbed Chen Wu by the ear, deliberately putting on a stern expression. "You brat, you were out of my sight for days and didn't even call me? Do you know how worried I've been these past few days?"

Yet she was afraid of hurting him, so she did not use any force.

Chen Wu pretended to be in pain as he argued, "Ow, ow, ow! Sis, weren't you carrying out a mission? I wouldn't have been able to reach you even if I called, and I might've interfered with your mission. I was doing it for your own good."

Gu Yuyue adopted the tone of an elder and said with perfect righteousness, "So just because you couldn't get through, you didn't call? Luckily, I was only gone for a few days this time. If I'd gone out for a month, would you have gone a whole month without calling me? If you dare do this again, just wait and see how I deal with you when I get back. Now wash your hands and eat!"

"Next time for sure, next time for sure."

After grinning and bowing repeatedly in apology, Chen Wu dashed off to wash his hands. When he returned, the two sat down at the rectangular lacquered wooden dining table to eat.

His sister was an excellent cook, but Chen Wu did not eat very comfortably.

Because from the moment they sat down, Gu Yuyue's gaze had remained fixed on him.

"Sis, is there something on my face?"

Unable to bear it any longer, Chen Wu asked.

Gu Yuyue's phoenix brows drew together slightly as she looked at him. "Xiao Wu, something is very off about you since I came back this time."

Chen Wu played dumb. "What's off?"

Before his words had even faded, Gu Yuyue's hand shot out like lightning, leaving streaks of afterimages in the air.

By the time Chen Wu reacted, his sister had already lifted the short-sleeved shirt covering his upper body.

"Sis, no! Sis, no!"

"Be good, Xiao Wu. Let me take a look."

Smiling, Gu Yuyue placed her jade-like hand over Chen Wu's dantian and gave it a gentle press, clearly feeling the rebounding force transmitted into her palm.

Starlike light flickered in Gu Yuyue's beautiful eyes. It was the color of delight.

"Xiao Wu, you've returned to the martial path."

"I wanted to give you a surprise, Sis, but I didn't expect you to find out anyway."

Chen Wu had never intended to hide it from her, so he admitted it openly.

"No, there's something strange about your true qi source seed."

As she spoke, Gu Yuyue pressed the hand on Chen Wu's dantian again, feeling that rebounding force once more. "Why does it seem like the fifth turn... no, the sixth-turn realm... Hmm... yet it's still the fifth turn..."

To determine Chen Wu's current cultivation level, Gu Yuyue pressed a few more times.

Chen Wu, who had been single since birth from his previous life until now, had never been touched like this by a woman. His face could not help turning red. "Sis, could you take your hand away first?"

"Xiao Wu, your source seed is a little strange. Why does it seem so much like the fifth turn... no, the sixth-turn realm... Hmm... yet it's still the fifth turn..."

To determine Chen Wu's current cultivation level, Gu Yuyue tried pressing a few more times.

Chen Wu, who had remained single since birth from his previous life until now, had never been touched like this by a woman. His face could not help turning red. "Sis, could you take your hand away first?"

Seeing Chen Wu's expression, how could Gu Yuyue not understand what was going on? She laughed and scolded, "You brat, I've been bathing you ever since you were little. Your sister knows exactly how many hairs you have on your body. What are you embarrassed about?"

Though she said that, the captain of the precinct's criminal investigation unit still removed her hand from Chen Wu's stomach. "All right. It's time you told your sister about your current progress."

Chen Wu answered honestly, "I completed the fourth turn of Tempering Origin yesterday."

"The fourth turn!? Impossible! Even if you had a foundation before, you couldn't have progressed this quickly. It's only been a few days, unless..."

Gu Yuyue seemed to have thought of something. The way she looked at Chen Wu was filled with shock.

Then she immediately started feeling around Chen Wu's body again.

His shoulders, back, chest, wrists, and elbow joints all fell prey to her devilish hands.

"Sis, what are you doing? No!"

Ignoring Chen Wu's clowning around, Gu Yuyue assessed, "Your qi and blood are abundant, your muscles are strong, and your bones and physique are exceptional. These are signs that a special constitution has awakened."

Chen Wu deliberately put on a puzzled look and asked, "Sis, what is a special constitution?"

Gu Yuyue explained, "A special constitution, as the name suggests, is a physique different from that of ordinary people. They vary from person to person, each with their own traits. Their one common feature is that once awakened, they provide enormous help to one's progress in martial arts."