28 Ah... Did she miss? (1/2)

Li Lian came back home in the middle of the night. She was so exhausted that she didn't bother changing into her sleeping gown after taking off her clothes. She entered her room then saw Xiao Fang already asleep on her bed.

”Xiao Fang...”, she said under her breath.

Li Lian crawled under their blanket and cocooned herself within Xiao Fang's embrace.

Xiao Fang was awakened by the fragrant scent of her hair.

”Lian'er, you're back”, he said sleepily as he tried to hug her tightly.

She chuckled to herself. ”Xiao Fang, did you miss me?”

He buried his head in her hair, and brought his lips close to her ear as he whispered,

”Mn, I missed you a lot”, his masculine voice sent tingles down her spine.

”Xiao Fang, I love it when you whisper in my ear like that. Do it again”, she rubbed comfortably against him like a cat.

Xiao Fang was preparing to talk sweet nothings in her ear when he suddenly remembered about his gift. He reached for his spacial pouch that rested on top of the bedside table.

He didn't want her to see the absence of merit points in his pouch so he planned to take the spirit cultivation technique out first.

”I got you a little gift”, he said.

”A gift? What did you get me?”, she tilted her head with a curious gaze.

”Don't panic when you see it”.

”Yeah sure. Come on, let me see it”, she said excitedly.

The room was fairly dark. The only light they could see was the moonlight shining through the curtains. However, the moment he took the Heavenly fire scroll out, the room became as bright as day.

”Ahhh!!”, she screamed as she jumped off the bed. Xiao Fang couldn't help but laugh a bit to her reaction.

”Are you trying to burn my house down?!”, she yelled at him.

Xiao Fang smiled bitterly.

She stared at his hand holding the scroll for a few seconds. ”How are you able to do that?”, she asked.

”Don't worry, it doesn't burn. It's just a cultivation technique”, he explained briefly.

”Take it. This is the gift I prepared for you”, he said as he held out the scroll in his hand.

She approached it cautiously, then accepted it with both hands. It was just as Xiao Fang said. It didn't burn, it didn't hurt, it just sat comfortably in her hands. She unraveled the scroll then began to read its contents.

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Xiao Fang waited for her to say something, maybe a ”thank you” at least, but she just froze there staring at the scroll.

He cleared his throat. ”Ahem, cultivate it well, we only have a few more months till the inner court exam”, but she still didn't reply.

”Li Lian?”, he tried to get her attention, but eventually realized that she was in a meditative state.

While Xiao Fang was asleep, the burning scroll in Li Lian's hands slowly engulfed her body. Some time later, the friendly fire gradually got absorbed into her body. Once the flame was all absorbed, her eyes Finally opened.

She felt a heartwarming energy circulating within her body. Her spirit surge with an unfamiliar but profound power. She closed her eyes then began cultivating it. As she cultivated, her body emitted a burning aura. At first it burned violently, but it eventually settled.

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In the morning, Xiao Fang woke up to a comfortable warmth. It didn't make him feel hot, but it just made him feel refreshed. He yawned, feeling as if he had just woken up from a 1000 year slumber.

When he opened his eyes he saw Li Lian engulfed in flame. He panicked for just a brief moment but almost immediately realized what it was.

”That girl... was she cultivating all this time?”.

After Xiao Fang told her that he'd pay for her inner court exam fee, there was no reason for her to keep going on missions. Instead, she planned to focus wholeheartedly on her cultivation. However, Xiao Fang was nearly bankrupt. So he left.

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Xiao Fang kept to his routine. After cultivating with Chun Hua, he then planned to cultivated with Xun Wei. However, they didn't cultivate like they used to.

Today in the park, using Xiao Fang's sword, he helped her practice her new sword skill: 'Quick Sword'.

It had a simple name for a relatively difficult technique. After reading the technique over Xiao Fang suddenly became flabbergasted.

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There were 4 levels to this technique:

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1st level: Quick Draw

> Minimum prerequisite: 1st stage of the Body Strengthening realm

> To draw a sword faster than the eyes can see.

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2nd level: Vanishing Blade

> Minimum prerequisite: 1st stage of the Body Refinement Realm

> To strike with an dissapearing blade.

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3rd level: Ghost Blade Barrage