Chapter 426: Little Junior Brother, You’re Still So Black-hearted
While Little Seven was sound asleep, Bai Feng turned his gaze to the other two—plus a fox.
Chu Chu and Yu Yao both chose to go out and train incognito. Their training went smoothly—no surprises, no accidents. As for Little Jiu…
She picked a virtual identity and became a ‘fox fairy’ living in some mountain forest. All day long, she was either basking in the sun or eating the tributes villagers sent her. Typical fox fairy stuff.
“Why did I think it was a good idea to let her come test herself?” Bai Feng rubbed his forehead, then decisively waved his hand to cut off Little Jiu’s virtual training.
That little Jiu stuck in the training illusion only drained the array’s energy—nothing else. And trust me, keeping that array running requires quite a bit of energy.
“Hm? Hm!” Little Jiu looked around dazedly, then her eyes landed on Bai Feng, who had been staring at her the whole time. Realizing she was out of the virtual world, she asked, “Is the test over?”
“Your test is over,” Bai Feng said, glancing at Little Qi, who was sleeping on his lap. He held back the urge to snatch her up for a cuddle. “This is the draft of the game design. You can look it over, see what needs adding or fixing. Don’t waste resources here.”
“Oh…”
Little Jiu rolled up the design sketch with her tail, then cast a glance at Little Seven, still snoozing in Bai Feng’s arms. Suddenly, she felt a tad annoyed.
Clearly, she was normally the one resting on Bai Feng’s lap—this spot should be hers!
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. So she jumped onto Bai Feng’s lap, pushed against Little Seven, and snatched back part of her place. Finally, she settled comfortably on Bai Feng’s leg, one tail resting next to his hand, and pretended to study the sketch.
“……”
What the heck is Little Jiu up to now?
Bai Feng stared at her as she desperately tried to reclaim her spot. Normally, he wasn’t keen on holding her all day, so why was she so aggressive now?
……
“Senior Sister, how does it feel?” Yu Yao was the second to come out, still clutching her chest like she’d just seen a ghost in the virtual training.
Because Bai Feng said he’d simplify the process by turning it into a game, she basically wandered around like she was playing—no investigations, straight into the mountain forest, chased by a swarm of monsters. Had Bai Feng not pulled her out in time, she’d likely have ended up as monster dung.
“It’s incredibly realistic. If the world inside was just like reality, I wouldn’t even be able to tell the difference. But even so, I feel a bit dazed after coming out,” she said, tilting her head to Bai Feng. Her eyes squinted slightly when she saw Little Seven sleeping in his arms.
“Hmm, then we probably need to add a time limit,” Bai Feng nodded.
Realizing Yu Yao’s gaze, he shifted slightly, creating a half-empty space on the chair.
But Yu Yao hesitated before approaching. She looked at Little Seven sleeping peacefully, then at Chu Chu still immersed in her ‘training.’
“Maybe not so good?” she asked shyly. Being close to Bai Feng in front of so many felt a little awkward.
As for Little Jiu—she’d long since become a pet in Yu Yao’s mind, just like Little Snow. So as long as she wasn’t after some private time with Bai Feng, she wasn’t too concerned.
“Forget it then,” Bai Feng made as if to move back.
“Wait, I didn’t say I wouldn’t sit!” Yu Yao hurriedly sat down, but didn’t lean on Bai Feng. Instead, she propped her hands on her knees, looked away, and kept her distance.
Bai Feng didn’t tease her further. Instead, he leaned into the topic of the virtual training:
“Senior Sister, what do you think about turning this into a game?”
“Hmm, it could be very popular,” Yu Yao said earnestly. “Many young masters and misses from big clans… their talents are pretty average. If this game allows them to experience powers beyond their actual cultivation, they’ll be willing to fork over their gold for sure.”
“So, if the game supports multiplayer online—basically, everyone playing in the same world—what do you think?” Bai Feng asked with a mischievous grin.
“Then…” Yu Yao paused, then suddenly turned to Bai Feng with a grin. “Little Junior Brother, you’re still so black-hearted!”
Almost instantly she imagined: those young masters fighting over rankings or rare items, even brawling like dogs.
In reality, such chaos often happens in brothels—just over a girl.
Knowing Bai Feng’s evil streak, she was sure the game would be filled with things to fight over. Even without Bai Feng’s scheming, she could think of plenty—like daily leaderboard competitions or rare treasures popping up periodically. Just imagining the scene made her chuckle. She even saw herself selling tiny, helpful items, or setting traps.
Well, with such a setup, she pictured a mountain of Spirit Stones sprouting right in front of her.
And backed by the Heavenly Sword Sect, she wasn’t worried about these spoiled brats causing trouble for them.
“Don’t go spreading nonsense—I haven’t done anything yet,” Bai Feng waved his hand, acting innocent.
But Yu Yao didn’t believe him for a second—this guy’s bad intentions were probably more plentiful than hers.
“Oh, right. How many array mages have you trained?” Bai Feng suddenly asked.
“Quite a few now. Most are just making simple, cheap products—like that thing called a refrigerator. You’d be surprised—people actually buy those cooling little boxes. Thought no one would buy a portable cold box, but hey, it’s selling well!”
“Because most folks are ordinary people or small families,” Bai Feng explained with a smile. Then he continued, “Pick out some of the more talented ones for me—have them produce the arrays for the game.”
Mostly, these array mages were responsible for assembly. The core forging happened in the research lab. Not only to prevent insiders, but because those Yu Ling Long trained lacked the ability to produce core parts.
“Got it! Leave it to me,” Yu Yao said happily, patting her chest.
After discussing some more details, Bai Feng saw Yu Yao’s mood had stabilized then asked:
“Senior Sister, do you want to keep training?”
“Hmm…” Yu Yao looked toward the array formation. Her mind instantly flashed with scenes of being chased by monsters, but she shook it off and took a deep breath. “Continue!”
She didn’t want to fall too far behind her little junior brother. Besides, with this opportunity to improve her strength with minimal danger, she had to seize it.
