My Honkai: Star Rail System Is Early

She gave a slight smile, exactly like Tingyun's.

"It's not easy to head straight for the Luofu Starfaring Vessel, that general has some skill. It's perfect timing to swap them out while she's out and the war causes chaos."

She said softly.

At this moment, it seemed some Buli Ren spotted her and immediately rushed over.

However, after only two steps, she lightly snapped her fingers.

These Buli Ren stopped moving, and then a gust of wind blew, turning them all into dust.

Chapter 33: Threatening the Tail

Guinaifen had other things to do in the afternoon, so after she finished eating, she went to Chang'le Sky to set up her stall and perform again.

Sushang also had patrol duty in the afternoon. You watched a play there in the morning, and you're slacking off again in the afternoon. The Cloud Knights absolutely would not allow such laziness.

After patrolling with her not-so-'obedient' sister for the entire afternoon, Ji Yuan, Sushang, and Tingyun prepared to head home.

Tingyun wanted to visit Ji Yuan's house again, but this time she didn't have a suitable excuse, so she had to obediently go home.

Her expression was a little dejected.

At this moment, Ji Yuan didn't forget to remind her:

"Be careful on your way back, don't get into danger! It's best to go back with a few people."

"Okay!"

Tingyun turned back and smiled at Ji Yuan, her dejected look turning into a bright smile again.

Under the setting sun, the scattered sunlight made her charming eyes even narrower. Her exposed legs gleamed smoothly.

Ji Yuan stared for a few more seconds.

When he snapped back to reality, he saw Sushang looking at him with a suspicious expression.

"Brother, are you really not going to have a puppy love?"

Sushang asked Ji Yuan.

As she said this, her head received another chop.

"I'm not going to have puppy love! It's you who shouldn't have puppy love."

"Who between us looks like they're in love!" Sushang grabbed his arm. "As long as you don't fall in love, Brother, I won't fall in love either."

"Don't worry, I won't. At least not for the next hundred years."

Ji Yuan told Sushang.

"Really?" Sushang looked at Ji Yuan suspiciously.

"Really, I can bet with you if you don't believe me."

"What bet? My education isn't great, don't trick me," Sushang looked at Ji Yuan warily.

Ji Yuan said indifferently, "If I fall in love within these hundred years, I'll agree to any one of your requests. As long as I can do it, I'll agree to it."

If he could fall in love, it would only mean he had escaped the problem of life and death. In his happiness, agreeing to one of Shang's requests would be fine.

Ji Yuan didn't believe Sushang would make any difficult requests for her brother.

The brother and sister bought groceries at the market and walked home together.

Carrying the heavy bags, Sushang walked quickly ahead. After a few steps, she turned to look at Ji Yuan and said nostalgically, "Back then, Mom and Dad were busy with their Cloud Knights work, and every evening after school, it was just the two of us going grocery shopping. I wonder how long it's been since we experienced days like these."

"If it weren't for your terrible academic performance later on, which drove Mom and Dad crazy, they wouldn't have sent you to a boarding school."

Ji Yuan couldn't help but roll his eyes at his sister.

Please don't call the separation of us siblings, caused by your own academic failure, 'the unpredictability of life.'

Sushang lifted her leg and stomped towards Ji Yuan's foot. But Ji Yuan dodged it easily.

The siblings playfully returned home, and it was already completely dark. Ji Yuan unlocked the defense system and walked into the house with Sushang.

Seeing that the lights were off, Ji Yuan thought something had happened to Huohuo and quickly pushed the door open. He turned on the light and breathed a sigh of relief.

Huohuo wasn't missing; she had simply fallen asleep on the sofa.

Still wearing her apron, she was curled up like a young beast that had just grown. Her two small feet, clad in cotton socks, dangled outside the sofa, gently trembling with her soft snores.

It made one feel an urge to tickle them.

She's really cute.

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

Then he walked forward, but before he could reach Huohuo, her tail instantly appeared in front of him.

"Hey, don't even think about hurting Huohuo."

She yelled irritably.

"What did I do to hurt her? I was just worried she'd catch a cold and wanted to cover her with a blanket."

"If your gaze hadn't been fixed on Huohuo's feet, I would have believed you."

Ji Yuan: "..."

The argument between the two woke Huohuo up. She rubbed her eyes and saw Ji Yuan confronting the Tail Master. Her small face was confused for a few seconds before she realized what was happening and jumped off the sofa with a 'whoosh'.

"T-Teacher, I overslept."

She had intended to take a short nap before making dinner, but she ended up sleeping through it. Huohuo, Huohuo, how can you not even manage this small thing?

Seeing Huohuo's nervous expression, Ji Yuan couldn't help but smile.

"It's fine if you overslept. How are you feeling, still sleepy? If you're still tired, you can go back to sleep after Sushang finishes cooking."

"That's right, that's right! Let me tell you, my cooking skills aren't bad either," Sushang chimed in.

"Um, I'll do it," Huohuo mumbled softly.

"No need. Sushang enjoys cooking. When she was at home, she wouldn't be happy if she didn't cook over ten meals a day," Ji Yuan said, waving his hand.

Sushang glared fiercely at Ji Yuan from behind Huohuo.

Ji Yuan responded with a smile.

"Ah? Really?"

"O-Of course, it's true," Sushang nodded, gritting her teeth.

"Then, you should do it."

"Don't use honorifics. Just call me Sushang. You can even call me 'Shanshan' like my older brother does," Sushang said to Huohuo as she headed to the kitchen.

"Mm... I understand."

Huohuo nodded as if she understood, but she still secretly glanced at Sushang. Seeing her enter the kitchen, Huohuo finally relaxed.

Ji Yuan watched her, wondering how such a shy girl managed to become the Chief Adjudicator in just a hundred years.

But this is good too. It's convenient for my teaching.

He mused inwardly.

Then, he looked at Huohuo and said, "While we have this time, I'll teach you how to deal with Suiyang."

Upon hearing this, Huohuo immediately sat up straight, looking at Ji Yuan intently.

She had come here specifically to learn this.

"Hmph!"

Hearing this, the Tail Master immediately prepared to fly away.

As a Suiyang, it couldn't stand hearing about this.

However, just as it was about to leave, Ji Yuan called out to it.

"Tail Master, you can't leave. I'll need you to be the demonstration subject when I teach Huohuo later."

"Hey, kid, don't insult your Tail Master," the Tail Master said angrily.

"I'll give you two choices: First, I'll demonstrate the technique myself for Huohuo; Second, I'll teach Huohuo the theory, and she'll practice it on you. You choose one," Ji Yuan said with a smile.

Although you're stronger than me, you're a Suiyang. As long as you're not outrageously powerful, I can handle you.

Looking at the smiling Ji Yuan, the Tail Master felt extremely furious.

After staring for a long time, it finally approached Huohuo's hand.

"I, I'm only doing this for this girl's studies..."

It even found an excuse for its actions.

Chapter 34: Huohuo, Who Likes Warmth

"Huohuo, Huohuo, hurry up and stop me!"

After doing over a hundred backflips in mid-air, the Tail Master couldn't take it anymore and shouted at Huohuo.

"Oh, okay."

Hearing the Tail Master's plea, Huohuo quickly stopped her manipulation, allowing it to return to her side. Looking at the angry Tail Master, Huohuo said apologetically, "Um, Tail Master, are you alright?"

"Hmph~"

The Tail Master snorted coldly.

However, inwardly, it was filled with astonishment.

Ji Yuan taught Huohuo how to perform the Suiyang Subjugation Art and then used the Tail Master as a test subject. Ji Yuan demonstrated it once empty-handed, then had Huohuo imitate him and perform the technique on the Tail Master.

Watching Huohuo's clumsy movements, the Tail Master chuckled inwardly.

With this kind of skill, can she control me?

It could easily dodge such movements, but it wanted to see how much Huohuo could unleash, so it watched her actions.

Then, it realized something was wrong.

The Tail Master felt its body begin to lose control. Instinctively, it wanted to make Huohuo stop, but remembering its promise to be a test subject, it gritted its teeth and endured.

Finally, it felt its body was completely under Huohuo's control.

At this moment, Ji Yuan said with ill intent, "Huohuo, to demonstrate the confirmation of this command, why not have the Tail Master perform a backflip?"

"Oh, okay..."

Hearing Ji Yuan's words, Huohuo commanded without thinking.

It performed several consecutive backflips in mid-air. Only after hearing the Tail Master's shouts did she let it down.

Huohuo released the restraints, and the Tail Master gasped for breath, still shaken.

"N-next time you use it, I'll dodge."

"Oh, okay."

Huohuo nodded quickly.

Ji Yuan watched from the side and commented, "Huohuo, this is a method to restrain the Suiyang before it enters the body. Hmm, your movements aren't quite skilled yet; you'll need to practice more these few days."

"Mhm, mhm."

Huohuo nodded quickly.

She wanted to continue practicing.

While manipulating the Tail Master just now, she suddenly felt a sense of confidence in her heart. She, too, could deal with the Suiyang; she had her own abilities and wasn't useless.