Xiao is Dead!?

Night falls on Jiang Shian. A certain young mistress was in a fit of rage inside one of her family's owned restaurants.

"What do you mean that Xiao is dead!?"

The sweating restaurant manager hesitated to tell the infuriated Lin the truth, for Xiao was under his supervision, and her missing could only be interpreted that he didn't supervise her enough. But he was only a regular man, evident by the run of the mill robe that he wore. It's not like he could stand to the demonic cultivator that wreaked havoc in the restaurant months before.

The manager immediately kowtowed, "Young mistress, forgive this one for failing to keep Xiao safe. But it was Xiao's decision to valiantly stand against those demonic cultivators to protect her friend."

There was no way that Xiao would survive an encounter with a man that took the full brunt of their sect's formation and survived. Lin didn't want to think about it, but Xiao could have already been used up by the demonic baldie to further his cultivation.

In her anger, Lin pulled out her whip from her storage ring and smashed the empty table next to her, decimating it with one swing. The patrons, some ran while some were glued to their seats, were all petrified but it mattered not to Lin.

Her scornful gaze returned to the manager, trembling in fear. It would take little effort to shatter his skull just like she shattered the table earlier by using her whip. But that would not bring back Xiao.

"You said that Xiao was protecting a friend."

"Y-yes young mistress!"

"Send that friend of hers to my home." Lin regained her composure as she commanded, putting her whip back into her storage ring.

"As you wish, young mistress!"

Was Lin planning to blame this 'friend' for Xiao's demise? No, Lin only wanted to know of Xiao's final moments. There is only one person that Lin truly blames for Xiao's passing.

Once Lin stepped out from the restaurant, Lin's fury was guiding her to a place.

That place was the Shen family's household.

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The one sided beatdown that Xiao received from Yanmei was exactly what she needed to unlock her final star.

For her next breakthrough, Xiao's meditation had been going on for almost a day now. While inside her inner realm of endless ice, Xiao watched as her 25th star was about to be filled right above her like a meter, indicating that she was about to exhaust her entire supply of spirit stones.

Still, Xiao only had a tinge of regret, a hundred thousand was a paltry sum compared to the might that her new cultivation level was about to bestow upon her.

Then, the moment Xiao had been waiting for had arrived, as the 25th star got filled with blue qi, the stars turned into ice before exploding, ejecting Xiao out of her inner realm.

From inward to outward, Xiao's ice qi rippled out from and shook her entire room.

Xiao stood up and clenched her fist with a haughty smile. She was now at the 'Supreme Tyrant Realm'. Oddly, the first words of congratulations she expected was from her teacher, but that wasn't the case.

"Congratulations, Xiao."

It was Yanmei, giving Xiao a homely smile while sitting on her bed, her fluffy tails displayed on her back.

"Yanmei! Don't tell me you still haven't gone home!?"

Xiao knew precisely how long she was inside her inner realm, it had been

A sultry voice echoed in the entire room, coming from Xiao's mask, << She insisted on staying by your side all throughout. I told her many times to go home, but she would not listen. She had foregone eating just to make sure that you cultivated safely, as if you would be in any danger. What a troublesome vixen you had tangled yourself with, Xiao. >>

After saying her piece, the mask on Xiao's face immediately collapsed into itself, vanishing into thin. As if to imply that the moments that would unfold next would just make Zhen feel like a third wheel.

With Xiao's face unhindered, the expression of elation on her face was something she couldn't cover anymore.

"Aren't you worried about your shop?" Xiao asked.

"Chen could take care of it, she should because that's her job as my assistant. Never mind my shop, how do you feel right now?"

"I feel powerful, it feels like I could take on anyone…" Xiao's amicable smile turned into a coy one as she locked eyes with her foxy lover. "...even you."

Yanmei softly chuckled at her lover's brazenness. While it is true that they are now in the same realm, Yanmei was still 6 stars higher than Xiao. It wasn't that much of an edge as before when a realm separated them, but it meant Yanmei's attacks carried an extra weight into them.

"There you go again being all cocky, would you like me to remind you how our last fight went?" Yanmei teased.

"How could I forget when you've beaten it into me using that 'Gale palm' of yours?"

"And you still think you could take me on?"

"Without the shadow of a doubt."

Even though they both talked battle, their tone carried not a hint of hostility but overflowed with playfulness instead.

Yanmei rose from the bed and stood face to face against Xiao, their eyes locked with merely an inch separating them. Yanmei's amiable smile paired with the slowly swaying tails on her back, Xiao could tell that her lover was just as ecstatic as she was to put the might of her new cultivation level to the test.

"Go on, take a swing already. I'll give you the honor of starting our bout." Yanmei teasingly provoked.

"Huh, what was that? I was too busy getting lost in those pretty little emerald eyes of yours."

They both giggled. That was the intent since Xiao knew how corny that line was.

As their giggle faded, Xiao's right fist immediately beelined for Yanmei's sternum. The foxy woman's left intercepted, with Xiao's fist resting on her palm, Yanmei could tell that although she's stronger by a small margin, they were now in the same league.

Then, like a dragon flying high up to strike Yanmei's head, Xiao's right leg went for a split kick. Even as Yanmei narrowly evaded it, she felt the wind carried over by the force of Xiao's kick. But Xiao's assault wasn't done yet, the dragon's descent would be just as powerful as its descent and with it soaring above Yanmei, Xiao's kick was bound to hit regardless, be it Yanmei's head or shoulder.

Yanmei would meet her strike head on, both of her wrists guarded against the full might of Xiao's devastating kick.

Xiao grinned, at last Yanmei was open. Giving Yanmei no time to react, what should have been her fist crashing into Yanmei's stomach, was instead a crude imitation of Yanmei's 'Gale palm' with no real force other than to carry her intention. And what was Xiao's intention for this mockery of a strike?

It was to push Yanmei into her bed.

As Yanmei was about to recover from her soft landing, it was already too late, Xiao was now on top of her.

Xiao's hands pushed Yanmei back into the bed. With a grin, Xiao exerted her dominance.

"MY win."

Yanmei would like to argue otherwise, but she was in too good of a mood to even do so. She would hand Xiao a freebie.

"Alright, take your win."

Xiao's gaze suddenly fell onto Yanmei's lush red lips that formed a smile. Her win wasn't all that Xiao was going to take.

The surprised Yanmei let out a muffled whimper as she felt their lips touch. Yanmei was in bliss, she closed her eyes to savor their gentle kiss.

Their blissful moment was interrupted by something that they had both neglected. Their stomachs released a miniscule growl.

The two shared a giggle as they headed for the sect's kitchen to rummage whatever food they might find in the middle of the night.

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