Cultivating with Bragging System-Chapter 448 - 236 Dugu Qingqian: Wang Xiu, you little thief, how dare you humiliate me again and again? (8200 words)_5

Chapter 448: Chapter 236 Dugu Qingqian: Wang Xiu, you little thief, how dare you humiliate me again and again? (8200 words)_5

"Gah... So embarrassing!" The white crow hung its head low, covering its face with a single wing.

"Old hag, don’t you laugh at me! You’d be the same..." the black crow cawed bizarrely, but Zhuo Canglang quickly muffled its beak.

"Hah!" The Snow Ancestor scoffed, remaining proud and serene. "That boy’s innate talent and constitution are indeed remarkably resilient, but even the best talent needs time to be honed. My own talent might not be superior to his, but right now, competing in the same Realm? I truly don’t see how I could possibly lose!"

She recalled the times she had lost face to Wang Xiu in the Hidden Sect. Spurred by this memory, she picked up the Soul Fighting Machine. "Watch closely, little Lang. If you yourself are lacking, don’t blame the road for being rough!"

「Half an hour later.」

A deafening silence permeated the area.

"Perhaps... we should just let it go?" Zhuo Canglang suggested cautiously, looking at the Snow Ancestor’s frosty expression.

"Absolutely not!" The Snow Ancestor clenched her pearly teeth, her unparalleled face filled with indignation as she gripped the Soul Fighting Machine tightly.

Again! I refuse to believe this!

"Sigh..." Zhuo Canglang shook his head and slowly walked away.

He suddenly felt his spirits lift. The white clouds drifted lazily across the sky, and the morning breeze was cool and fresh. Everything was so beautiful. There was nothing worth getting worked up over! All the frustrations in this world are just fools borrowing trouble. Once you learn to let go, everything is fine!

「Thunder Sect.」

Ji Yan slowly walked out of his room. His face was pale, his expression unwell, and he swayed slightly as he walked.

"Husband, what’s wrong?" Lin Yuyi was surprised to see him like this and hurried over to support him.

"It’s... it’s nothing!"

"Which one of our sisters drained you like this? She must be quite capable..." Lin Yuyi said, her gaze peculiar and her tone full of teasing.

"Nonsense! Am I that kind of person?" Ji Yan retorted defiantly.

"You’re right. You always lose interest in women long before you reach the point of exhaustion," Lin Yuyi mused thoughtfully.

Ji Yan: "!!!"

Slander! This is pure slander!

Just then, Ji Kunpeng and Ji Baye of the Ji Family arrived. Seeing Ji Yan’s state, they couldn’t help but let out a gasp.

The smile had barely formed on Ji Kunpeng’s lips before he suppressed it. "Dad, what happened? What’s going on with you?"

Ji Yan said expressionlessly, "It’s nothing. Just a small mishap during my cultivation."

Ji Kunpeng blinked. "Dad, don’t tell me you challenged our brother-in-law last night too? I heard that many experts from the various sects cleared the first hundred levels overnight just to challenge him, only to get mercilessly thrashed!"

Ji Baye nodded. "That’s right. Our brother-in-law is invincible in the same realm, an undisputed sovereign! From what I’ve heard, every single person who challenged him was utterly crushed without even a chance to fight back!"

Ji Yan’s mouth twitched. "What nonsense are you spouting? With my strength, even if I suppressed my Realm, there’s no way that boy could completely trounce me... Besides, I wouldn’t stoop to challenging my own son-in-law!"

[Ding!]

[Detected someone bluffing nearby. Congratulations, Host. Mana +1,111!]

"Ah, everyone’s up early?" Wang Xiu said with a smile as he suddenly entered the courtyard.

WHOOSH!

The moment he saw Wang Xiu, Ji Yan reacted instinctively. He shot up to the highest point in the courtyard, instantly conjuring 128 runic barriers to shield himself. A sea of thunder crackled around him. He stared intently at Wang Xiu as if facing a mortal enemy, cold sweat beading on his brow.

Wang Xiu: "..."

Ji Kunpeng: "..."

Ji Baye: "..."

"Uncle Ji, is something the matter?" Wang Xiu asked, puzzled. Why was the man looking at him as if he’d seen a ghost? There even seemed to be a hint of fear.

He had clearly looked in the mirror before leaving this morning. He was even more handsome than yesterday!

"Dad, what are you doing?" Ji Kunpeng and the others were also stunned. Ji Yan’s reaction was completely unprecedented.

"Er..."

Only after completing this defensive maneuver did Ji Yan realize that reality was reality and illusion was illusion. This wasn’t the world inside the Soul Fighting Machine, and the Wang Xiu before him was not that branded imprint.

It was just that his experiences last night had been so intense—getting brutally beaten and ground down in every possible way—that many of his reactions had become pure instinct.

"Ahem... I was just doing my morning exercises! I am a very self-disciplined man. I must do my exercises every morning...!" Ji Yan coughed a few times, trying to cover up his embarrassment with a serious expression.

[Ding!]

[Detected someone bluffing nearby. Congratulations, Host. Mana +1,111!]

"Oh..." Wang Xiu gave him a strange look but didn’t expose the lie. Instead, he smiled and said, "Uncle Ji, I’ve actually come to ask you about something."

"What is it?" Ji Yan asked.

Wang Xiu continued, "I heard that you’re also playing the Soul Fighting Machine, Uncle Ji. I was wondering, do you, the other sect masters, and the Elders have a group chat or something similar? I mainly want to see what the seniors think of the Soul Fighting Machine and if there’s any room for improvement."

The moment he finished speaking, Ji Yan bristled and fired off a rapid triple denial.

"What Soul Fighting Machine? I don’t have one! I never play it! I have absolutely no interest in the Soul Fighting Machine!"

[Ding!]

[Detected someone bluffing nearby. Congratulations, Host. Mana +1,111!]

Wang Xiu: "!!!"

Everyone: "..."