Chapter 458: Little Jiu: “I Don’t Want To, I Want To Play Games!”
Ling Feng didn’t pay too much attention to the departing Celestial Eye-equipped pigeon in the Refinement Stage; instead, he focused once again on the storage bag Bai Shaoye had given him.
He reached out and opened the bag, only to find a portable array designed to handle powerful Refinement Stage cultivators—much better quality than what’s sold on the outside, no less. Besides that, there was a set of spiritual tools and a few top-tier talismans, each of which could fetch a pretty penny if sold on the open market.
“Phew…”
Ling Feng slowly exhaled. He was very tempted to return these valuable items, but he knew deep down that he needed them too much.
And acting all delicate and sentimental wasn’t exactly his style. So, there was only one thing he could do—k*ll more Divine Monarch cultivators, smash their plans, and thus repay Bai Shaoye’s kindness!
……
“Ha! From now on, I’ll be a Refinement Stage powerhouse too!”
Xiao Jiu puffed up her little head and trotted out of the room. She then turned to Bai Feng sitting on the sofa, took a few quick steps forward, and lightly leaped onto his lap.
“Where’s my Image Retainer? Give it to me! I wanna keep playing games!”
Bai Feng looked down at the arrogant Xiao Jiu, then reached out and pinched her ear.
“Mm~! Let go! I’m already in the Refinement Stage now!”
Xiao Jiu ‘struggled’ in his grip, but Bai Feng gently rubbed her ear with his fingers. Instantly, she stopped moving.
“What game are you playing? You haven’t even trained for nine hours today!” Bai Feng tousled her soft head. “Go on, get back to your training.”
“I’ve already reached the Refinement Stage!” Xiao Jiu raised her head, a little defiant.
“Even if you breakthrough into the Merging Stage, you still have to train!”
“I don’t want to, I want to play games!” Xiao Jiu protested, then immediately rolled around on Bai Feng’s legs.
……
Looking at the crying and fussing Xiao Jiu, Bai Feng’s expression grew more helpless—how does she become even more childish after hitting the Refinement Stage?
No, scratch that, she’s gotten more dependent on him. Earlier, Xiao Jiu at least pretended to be mature; now she couldn’t be bothered, just shamelessly showing off her cuteness.
He watched her roll leisurely on his lap and then reached out, placing his hand on her soft tummy. Xiao Jiu nearly stopped immediately, alert in an instant.
“I understand you want to play games, but we made a pact: once you hit the Refinement Stage, you’re still required to train,” Bai Feng said while kneading her tender belly.
Just when Xiao Jiu thought her chances were slim, Bai Feng suddenly changed the subject.
“But, since you successfully broke through to the Refinement Stage, I think you deserve a reward.”
“Mm-hmm!” Xiao Jiu nodded eagerly.
“So, you can choose one from these rewards.” Bai Feng’s lips curved into a smile. “One is halving your training time—that means, if you d*e in the game again, only one extra hour of training is added.”
Seeing Xiao Jiu as if she wanted to speak, he cut her off with a wave.
“Hold on, listen to the second one first.”
“Okay, tell me!”
“The second is that if you train for five consecutive days, I’ll give you two days off. Plus, on important holidays, you might get extra days off.”
“Hmm…”
Xiao Jiu instantly fell into a dilemma. Rationally, the first choice makes more sense—cutting your training in half means less time spent training. But… it would s*ck to miss out on all the fun. The second option? She could spend an entire day gaming during her break. Just thinking about it made her ecstatic.
d*mn it, can’t I pick both?!
Seeing her conflicted expression, Bai Feng chuckled and added, “Once you reach a small breakthrough, you can pick another reward. The effects will stack.”
“Then I choose the second one!”
Xiao Jiu didn’t hesitate much. Rationally, the first was better, but she just couldn’t resist the temptation of a whole day of gaming—and she could always pick more rewards later. Maybe there was an even better one waiting.
Bai Feng nodded. “Alright, since you chose that, you’ve got your holiday. Today’s day one—after five days, you can go wild with games for a whole day.”
“Alright! I’m off to train!”
After saying that, Xiao Jiu prepared to roll over and jump off Bai Feng’s lap, but Bai Feng caught her back with a firm hold.
“Don’t rush. Let me hold you for a bit longer.”
That soft, squishy feeling on her belly felt so good; he didn’t want to let her go just yet.
“You little…” Xiao Jiu wanted to curse as usual, but then a sudden bright idea struck her. She put on a serious face and asked, “But I need to train. If you don’t let me go, how are you going to count the time I lose from not training?”
“Is it okay to count it as part of your training time?” Bai Feng looked a bit helpless. How did she get so clever all of a sudden?
“Hmph, that’s more like it.”
Xiao Jiu happily hummed and then laid back on his lap to rest.
Even though she couldn’t play games, sleeping in was one of her hobbies. Lazy faking was pretty rare, after all!
She didn’t seem to realize that exposing her belly and letting Bai Feng touch it was… well, at least in her past, she’d never accept that.
……
A gentle lute melody drifted from the courtyard. When the music ended, Bai Feng clapped appropriately.
“Very nice, very nice. You’ve got quite the talent for music,” he said with a smile to Chu Chu, who was playing. “How do you feel? Anything uncomfortable?”
“No, I’ve almost recovered,” Chu Chu shook her head. “Thanks to you and Yu Mo for all the help these days.”
“No need to be so formal. It’s making our relationship awkward.” Bai Feng waved his hand. “By the way, during our sparring earlier, I noticed you seemed to be restraining your Celestial Eye. Still unable to fully control it?”
Chu Chu nodded lightly. “Yeah, I’m a bit unsteady. You know my eye’s ability is quite special…”
Her Celestial Eye could influence others’ emotions. If mishandled, it could go wrong—so she rarely used her power.
And she also dared not use it during virtual training. Not only might that affect reality when she used her eye, but also, the ability to dispel illusions and break out of virtual traps could disrupt the system or even eject her completely.
“But leaving it unused isn’t practical. The sooner you master it, the better,” Bai Feng pondered for a few seconds. “Here’s the plan—I’ll set up a formation to weaken your Celestial Eye’s power. Then you practice on me standing in the formation. That way, you shouldn’t have to worry about losing control.”
“Thank you.”
