109: Chapter 109 Easily Handled

["Boom! Boom! Boom!"]

[Dull rumbles echoed continuously as the originally elegant courtyard was rendered unrecognizable.]

[Two figures blurred and crossed in the courtyard. Wherever that slender figure passed, both exquisite rockeries and rare spiritual trees were utterly crushed by overwhelming force.]

[Chi Chuan had several visible bruises on his body, especially the clear fist print at the corner of his mouth.]

["Hmph!"]

[Being suppressed and beaten like this, true anger flared in him.]

["Out!"]

[In the next instant, a small cyan stele flew out from his palm and hovered above his head. Cyan light cascaded down like a waterfall, completely shrouding his entire body.]

["Bang!"]

[You slammed a fist into the light barrier, stirring up layers of ripples, but the barrier remained completely motionless, solid as a rock.]

["A top-grade defensive spiritual tool?"]

[A flash of surprise glinted in your eyes.]

[The tiers of spiritual tools were the same as dharma treasures, divided into low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and top-grade.]

[Given Chi Chuan's status, it was not surprising that he could pull out a top-grade spiritual tool.]

[However, spiritual tools differed from dharma treasures. Dharma treasures were mainly driven by one's own spiritual power, so controlling one beyond one's realm wasn't difficult.]

[To flexibly maneuver a top-grade spiritual tool, one needed at least a Peak Foundation Establishment cultivation level, because spiritual sense strength also needed to reach a certain threshold.]

[It seemed his spiritual sense far surpassed cultivators of the same realm as well. But this way...]

["Doesn't this count as cheating?"]

[You stood three zhang away from Chi Chuan with arms crossed and brow raised slightly, looking down on him with utter disdain.]

[Flustered under your gaze, Chi Chuan flushed red to his neck and shouted obstinately:]

["How can a matter between cultivators be called cheating? Besides, I didn't use spiritual cultivation beyond the Early Foundation Establishment stage."]

[The more Chi Chuan spoke, the more reasonable he felt he was, ending with a provocative look at you.]

["Very well!"]

[Instead of getting angry, you smiled. Your figure turned into a red streak once more, fist shadows falling like rain as you pounded endlessly on the light barrier.]

[You truly lacked the offensive means to break a top-grade defensive spiritual tool, but so what? With an Early Foundation Establishment spiritual energy reserve, how long could he sustain this barrier?]

["Hiding in your shell like a turtle!"]

["Coward! You don't even dare to face a woman like me in a direct duel!"]

["Tsk tsk~ What a waste of all that height."]

[While launching physical attacks, you continuously hurled psychological damage as well.]

[Chi Chuan's face flushed bright red, veins bulging on his forehead.]

[At the same time, he felt extremely aggrieved. In a fair match against anyone in the same realm, he feared no one, but the methods of the woman before him were utterly infuriating and difficult to handle.]

[She could shatter dharma treasures effortlessly, her footwork was eerily unpredictable, and she gave him no breathing room at all—let alone the chance to cast powerful spells.]

[Now trapped inside the light barrier with her ceaseless barrage, his mind couldn't focus, leaving him no time to gather power and cast spells.]

[Realizing this, Chi Chuan patted his storage bag again, and a purple bell slowly flew out.]

["Ding~"]

[A crisp bell sound covered the entire courtyard. You felt your soul shake slightly, and the scene before you suddenly blurred. But in the next instant, the long-dormant Dao Seed inside your inner world trembled gently, and your soul instantly regained crystal clarity.]

["You dare play dirty against me?"]

[You sneered, closed your fingers, and firmly caught the rapidly flying purple bell in your palm.]

[No matter how it hummed and vibrated, it couldn't break free from your grip.]

["My Soul-Shaking Bell!"]

[Chi Chuan's expression changed dramatically.]

["How can you be completely unaffected?"]

[Without a word, you grabbed the Soul-Shaking Bell and slammed it toward the light barrier again.]

["Buzz~"]

[This time, the vibrations of the light barrier were noticeably stronger.]

[Chi Chuan gritted his teeth and pulled out a scarlet dagger flashing with cold light. After a moment of hesitation, however, he slowly put it back into his storage bag.]

["Wait!"]

[Seeing you raise the bell to smash it down again, he hurriedly raised his hand and shouted.]

[You took the cue to stop. When that dagger appeared just now, your pores screamed in alarm—with your current strength, you definitely couldn't block that thing!]

[Besides, he was someone set to become your good brother; you couldn't actually break him.]

["What now?"]

[Even if you were outmatched, you wouldn't lose your composure—especially when he was clearly the one losing face. Naturally, you had to hold your posture firm.]

["I... I admit defeat."]

[Chi Chuan's face twisted for a moment before he articulated the words clearly.]

[He knew how to take a loss. You nodded secretly, though a timely look of disdain surfaced on your face.]

["Hmph! You can't even beat me, yet you go around all day challenging this person and that person. Aren't you embarrassed?"]

["You!"]

["Hmm? What should you call me?"]

[Your eyes glared, and an overwhelming aura pressed down from your body, causing that 1.9-meter-tall burly figure opposite you to involuntarily retreat two steps.]

["Gulp~"]

[Chi Chuan swallowed hard. At this moment, he seemed to faintly understand why his father was so afraid of his mother.]

["Hmm?"]

["W... Wife..."]

["Mm."]

[Only then did you nod in satisfaction.]

[With him addressing you as wife, your position was thoroughly solidified. In the future, if you wanted to fleece some benefits from the Yucha Sect, at least you'd have a rightful justification.]

["Why are you standing so far away? Come over here!"]

[...]

[A while later, Mother Bai rushed over after receiving the news. The moment she reached the courtyard gate, she saw a scene that left her slightly stunned.]

[Her silly son, who shouted every day about being "unrivaled in the same realm," was actually crouching obediently to the side, carefully peeling fruit shells for his wife while flashing frequent sycophantic smiles, extraordinarily attentive.]

["Has he... finally seen the light?"]

[When Lady Bai's gaze swept over your appearance, understanding immediately dawned in her heart.]

[She knew there was nothing wrong with her son; he just hadn't met a woman who made his heart flutter.]

[With that thought, Lady Bai smiled warmly and turned around to leave without disturbing you, though her footsteps were noticeably lighter than when she arrived.]

[At the same time, you quietly let out a sigh of relief in your heart.]

[You had been afraid Lady Bai wouldn't tolerate you "disciplining" her son like this—that would have made things troublesome.]

[Dealing with these second-generation immortals whose heads were filled only with cultivation was easy, but if you had to face the ruler of a large sect directly, your petty tricks wouldn't even be presentable.]

[Watching Chi Chuan still dutifully peeling shells while trying to coax out your body-tempering art, you glanced at the sky and suddenly leaned in, whispering into his ear:]

["Husband, it's getting dark~"]

["Oh."]

[Chi Chuan scratched his itchy ear and said earnestly:]

["Then can Wife teach me that body-tempering art now?"]

["..."]

[Since you were already married to him, certain things were unavoidable, and you had decided he would be your choice for this simulation.]

[After all, you didn't dislike his silly persona, but was this kid truly thick-headed or just pretending?]

[Your eyes flickered, and you spoke lazily:]

["I'm tired. Carry me to the bedroom to rest, Husband. In a moment, I'll teach you properly!"]

[Chi Chuan was just about to ask: 'Can't you teach me here?']

[But seeing your suddenly fierce gaze, he quickly scooped you up princess-style and sprinted toward the bedroom.]

["Heehee, the young master has grown up."]

[Three little maidservants sweeping the courtyard huddled together, displaying doting motherly smiles.]

[A moment later.]

["Wife, does one really need to do this to cultivate?"]

["Wife, where is the cultivation chant?"]

["Wife, this..."]

["Hmph~! Shut up!"]

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