Chapter 53: The Artisan’s Misfortune and a Sister’s Scheme

Inside the training hall, a young man stood rigid, every muscle taut. His gaze was fixed intently on a heavy stone block, taller and broader than himself.

As he stared at the colossal rock, the youth began to deeply inhale and exhale, circulating the internal energy within his chest.

From the moment he started cultivating, a gentle breeze continuously swirled around him, gradually lifting the fallen leaves from the ground.

The next second, the man, who had seemed like a statue, moved. He suddenly took a massive step forward, his broad foot, coupled with his sturdy weight and force, instantly kicked up a cloud of dust from the ground.

Accompanying his movement, a small, delicate fox-girl standing beside him felt herself bounce slightly from the sheer impact.

However, the man’s complete attention remained on the giant stone.

He did not notice the small figure beside him.

After taking that powerful step, his waist instantly sank, and then, utilizing momentum and his stable footing, the resolute youth channeled all his strength into his right palm.

With a loud shout of ‘Mountain-Splitting Palm’, the youth’s hands, reddened from his martial arts training, collided solidly with the colossal stone.

The next moment, to everyone’s surprise, the tall, heavy stone unexpectedly split right down the middle.

This ‘artisan’ who could cleave stone with his bare hands was none other than Xiao Yao Yun You, the ill-fated individual Xiao Xixi had met just a few days prior.

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Having successfully bid farewell to the ‘villain Yun You’ by leveraging her senior sister Bai Luozhu’s imposing presence and veiled threats, Xiao Xixi, feeling somewhat cowardly, wanted to avoid a repeat of such an incident.

Afterward, she requested her Senior Sister Luozhu to accompany her when paying off Xiao Changgu’s debt later.

Bai Luozhu, whose original purpose for descending the mountain was to find the little girl and satisfy her inner desires, naturally agreed.

Thus, the current scene unfolded, with the two of them visiting Xiao Yao Yun You together.

Although Xiao Xixi was helping Xiao Changgu repay a debt, she worried that bringing her Senior Sister Luozhu, a direct disciple, might create a bad impression of her brother.

However, she then recalled the outrageous lie she had told her brother about her senior sister.

As a result, Xiao Changgu had already become utterly disillusioned with Senior Sister Luozhu.

Reflecting on this, Xiao Xixi felt that even if her Senior Sister Luozhu disliked Xiao Changgu, it would be fairer to ensure both parties were disillusioned with each other, just to be safe!

Moreover, once her senior sister learned of her brother’s villainous actions, she would likely try to curb his behavior, wouldn’t she?

At this moment, Xiao Xixi’s calculations clicked perfectly into place.

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After splitting the large stone, the ‘artisan’ Xiao Yao Yun You relaxed his entire body and immediately felt two gazes upon him.

Instinctively turning his head, his eyes lit up upon seeing two beautiful women, each with their own distinct charm, approaching him.

However, as his gaze instinctively moved slightly downwards from their faces, and he noticed their rather flat ‘valleys,’ his expression shifted.

They weren’t the ‘big-chested’ type he preferred, so his initial astonishment quickly vanished, replaced by a deep sense of regret. He even let out a heavy sigh.

Xiao Xixi, observing the disappointment on his face, didn’t pay it much mind.

Having only recently transformed from a little fox, and previously being a boy, she hadn’t yet grasped the deeper meaning behind Xiao Yao Yun You’s gaze. She simply assumed the artisan was a little tired.

But unlike the naive Xiao Xixi, Bai Luozhu, who had always been sensitive about her ‘rabbit-sized’ chest, saw Xiao Yao Yun You’s crestfallen expression.

If this moment were depicted in a comic, it would undoubtedly show ‘Rage +1 +1 +1 +1’ appearing above her head.

Nevertheless, to maintain her dignified image as a senior sister, Bai Luozhu did not directly confront Xiao Yao Yun You. Instead, she spoke gently.

“Junior Brother, your Mountain-Splitting Palm had three flawed movements just now. Extend your hand. I, your senior sister, will teach you.”

Afterward, as the innocent Xiao Yao Yun You extended his palm, the subsequent ‘lesson’ quickly saw Xiao Xixi hear a distinct ‘crack’ followed by a thunderous wail.

Hearing that earth-shattering wail, Xiao Xixi, who had extensive experience with such ‘lessons,’ concluded that, indeed, none of the ‘teaching’ methods in this cultivation world were conventional.

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Moments later, Xiao Yao Yun You, whose bones had been reset without anesthesia and fully restored, finally realized how much his unconscious actions had offended Bai Luozhu.

Looking at his now aching wrist, Xiao Yao Yun You felt an overwhelming urge to cry without tears.

As for the reason?

Normally, before observing girls, he would first check their eyes to ensure they weren’t looking at him, and only then would he follow his preferences to look at specific areas.

However, two days prior, after his secretly hoarded ‘Jin Xiumei’ collection was confiscated by an Elder, he had been sleepless for three days, striving to excel in the upcoming assessment. His goal was to earn three hours of access to the Azure Phoenix Sect’s Scripture Repository—the sect’s storage for secret manuals and confiscated books—to retrieve his nine irreplaceable volumes of treasured manuals.

It was this exhaustion that had made him so bold as to openly stare at Bai Luozhu and Xiao Xixi, even allowing his true feelings to show on his face.

But now, looking at Bai Luozhu, the chief examiner for the monthly outer disciple academic review, with her cold, pretty face radiating an icy aura, Xiao Yao Yun You felt utterly miserable.

‘Why is my life so tragic?’ he thought. ‘I’ve studied so hard, yet I’ve already failed before the exam even started?’

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Afterward, Xiao Yao Yun You received the Soul-Forging Pill from Xiao Xixi, intended for her brother’s debt. The pill, originally a ninth-grade elixir, had been replaced with a brand new seventh-grade one, allowing him to benefit slightly from the misfortune.

However, Xiao Yao Yun You felt no joy at all. In fact, it was only after receiving this precious pill that he understood a crucial truth.

‘The real reason for my unhappiness was never being bullied by Xiao Changgu. It was having my precious collection confiscated!’

Xiao Xixi, having repaid the debt, watched Xiao Yao Yun You lying limply on the ground, like a dried fish who had lost all dreams.

Though Xiao Xixi didn’t know the journey of Xiao Yao Yun You’s inner thoughts that led to his ‘dried fish’ expression after getting the pill, she guessed, recalling the ‘Collector’ mission, that the main factor likely revolved around those books.

Watching the dejected Xiao Yao Yun You, Xiao Xixi suddenly found herself intrigued by ‘Jin Xiumei’, the cultivation world’s version of such books.

After all, the current state of Xiao Yao Yun You was proof that it must be a truly good work!

However, Xiao Xixi, whose curiosity about the 18+ comic ‘Jin Xiumei’ had been greatly piqued, forgot one extremely important question.

That was, she used to be a boy. Reading such comics was one thing—getting caught only meant confiscation and social embarrassment. But now, it was different. She was a soft, delicate, and charming young girl.

Imagine a soft, delicate, and adorable girl reading an 18+ comic. If you discovered her, how would you educate her?

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