41: My sister had ulterior motives towards me

Shen Guyan looked closely and saw that the person crying like a pear blossom in the rain before him was none other than his gentle and virtuous elder sister, Shen Yue.

"Little brother, it's all my fault for not protecting you well and letting you suffer..." Shen Yue hugged Shen Guyan tightly, clearly still feeling some lingering fear.

Shen Guyan's small face turned red, and he could only gently pat Shen Yue's back. "Alright, alright, Sister, I'm fine. I don't even have any physical injuries."

"Really?" Shen Yue released her arms and looked her younger brother up and down, still worried.

"Wow, Little Brother is back safe and sound!"

In the next moment, another delicate body pounced from behind in a pincer attack. Her emotions seemed much more excited; it was clearly his lighthearted second sister, Shen Xing.

"I told you, our little brother is blessed with great fortune and would be fine!" Shen Xing laughed through her tears, pressing heavily onto Shen Guyan's back.

Shen Guyan seemed accustomed to such scenes, remaining unmoved by the beauty and indifferent to the 'four peaks'... Thus, at the strong insistence of his two sisters, Shen Guyan was forced to lose his freedom to practice that night. He was hugged in the middle, one sister on each side, nearly suffocating—

It wasn't until midnight that Shen Guyan slowly opened his eyes.

Looking at the beautiful sleeping faces on his left and right, Shen Guyan was somewhat amused yet helpless. However, he didn't resist; after all, this was Family affection, where blood is thicker than water.

Shen Guyan thought for a moment, then raised his hand to summon his Second Martial Soul from the Void Realm.

To prove his hypothesis, he decided to conduct an experiment—

Taking a deep breath, Shen Guyan took advantage of the quiet night to gently place the azure dragon mask in his hand onto his sister Shen Yue's face.

Azure light flickered, and Shen Guyan's vision instantly went black. When he opened his eyes again, just like that night, he had entered the spiritual World of the mask wearer.

Is this the ability of his Second Martial Soul? The surroundings were filled with somewhat cluttered images, but Shen Guyan had seen most of the scenes before. They were likely Shen Yue's memories, but with his current Mental Energy Realm, he didn't seem able to glean anything specific from them.

Shen Guyan looked around and finally fixed his gaze on the largest image in the center.

The image was somewhat hazy and the scene was very dreamlike, just like everyone's dreams.

This... couldn't be the dream Shen Yue is currently having, could it? Out of curiosity, Shen Guyan took a casual glance.

It would have been better if he hadn't looked; one look and he froze on the spot.

In this image, the young man being tightly embraced by Shen Yue... seemed a bit like him?

Shen Guyan's expression became very strange as he couldn't help but keep watching... He finally confirmed that it was roughly what he would look like when he grew up.

In his sister's dream, he had actually grown up? Shen Guyan felt it was a bit funny and subconsciously continued watching.

The scene changed, moving to a pink room where the atmosphere seemed very ambiguous... "No way..."

Shen Guyan fled Shen Yue's spiritual space and returned to his own body, gasping for breath.

Perhaps because the gap in their Soul Power cultivation wasn't as large as it was with Leng Yaozhu, Shen Guyan didn't end up completely exhausted like last time. However, a certain bright red substance still disappointingly trickled from his nose.

Good grief, his own sister has ill intentions toward him?

Trembling with fear, Shen Guyan shifted toward Shen Xing's side, almost touching her face.

"Little brother... hold me tight..."

Shen Yue murmured in her sleep, her subconscious reaching out to pull Shen Guyan back forcefully.

Sigh, I'm not a body pillow... Shen Guyan wanted to cry but had no tears. No matter what, he couldn't let them sleep while holding him tomorrow... Better get back to business... Shen Guyan injected his remaining Soul Power into the azure dragon mask and entered that dark ocean once again.

As if confirming Shen Guyan's hypothesis, there was not only Leng Yaozhu's Heavenly Phoenix Mark here, but another mark in the shape of a long sword had appeared above the ocean. Its shape was exactly that of his sister Shen Yue's Spirit—the Moon Gaze Sword.

Shen Guyan had an even stronger feeling that if he wanted to, he could exert a certain influence on that person through this mark... This ability was very much like when he used to put bronze masks on those people to make them his body doubles... "Perhaps this is Karma?" Shen Guyan laughed in spite of himself. Everything about his arrival in this other World seemed to have a profound connection with his past life.

In that case, in this life, he might as well become the Azure Dragon Society Leader who shakes the Martial Forest once again!

As Shen Guyan thought this, fatigue washed over his consciousness, and he had to withdraw from this special spiritual space.

After leaving Shen Yue's mark, Shen Guyan's Mental Energy was also significantly drained. Before long, he fell into a deep sleep amidst the gentle surroundings... —

"You're saying that this time the Azure Dragon projection didn't appear in the form of a Beast Spirit?" A silver-haired silhouette stood in the dim room, gazing at the bright moonlight outside the window.

"Yes, My Lord." Di Tian, dressed in a black robe, knelt on one knee. "Furthermore, I saw that night that he possessed another Limit Douluo with that Spirit."

"You mean, a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?" The silver-haired woman's body trembled slightly, her purple eyes flickering in the darkness.

Di Tian nodded. "That Limit Douluo's Spirit belongs to the Phoenix lineage, and as a result, a Dragon-Phoenix form was born."

"What did you say?" The silver-haired woman's voice suddenly rose several decibels.

A Dragon-Phoenix was a special existence not recognized by either the Dragon Clan or the Phoenix clan. One must know that the Dragon God and the Phoenix God once had a battle to the death; it was fundamentally impossible for the two races to set aside their hatred and come together... "I understand. Leave that side to my other half to continue observing. I still need time to figure out the situation with the Golden Dragon King." A look of contemplation appeared in the silver-haired girl's beautiful eyes as she waved her hand at Di Tian, signaling him to withdraw.

"Right, My Lord, regarding Tianqing and Tai Tan..." Di Tian paused, then added, "They have agreed to cooperate with us, but they seem to hope we can negotiate through Shrek and the Tang Sect..."

"Absurd!" The silver-haired girl slapped the table. "Haven't we been deceived enough by humans?"

"But..." Di Tian hesitated.

"Since they aren't cooperating actively, let them stay in that Small World for now. Once our affairs are nearly finished, it won't matter even if they stand on the humans' side."

"Yes, My Lord."

...After recuperating and preparing at the Shen Family for a full half-month, Shen Guyan finally decided to return to the Elementary Department for classes.

After experiencing so many things, Old Master Shen had suggested hiring a private tutor for his grandson and having Shen Guyan stay within the Family to avoid any more accidents.

However, this proposal was immediately rejected by Shen Guyan. Was he joking? How boring would it be for the dignified Azure Dragon Society Leader to stay in a greenhouse all day?

Moreover, Shen Guyan had already learned from Hong Ying that the girl named Gu Yue seemed to still be studying at the academy...