99: Brother-in-law, a new home.

The drums beat, signaling the army to retreat.

Liu Yang embraced the beautiful woman and gently asked, "You don't regret it?"

Guan Ningxiu didn't answer; instead, she said to herself, "My younger sister said you like me, and I like you, so that's enough."

Liu Yang was startled, thinking, 'I never said that!'

Of course, even though he hadn't said it, it didn't mean he hadn't thought it.

"Yes, as long as we like each other, that's enough."

Then Liu Yang asked again, "I'm just curious, I don't even know what it is about me that attracted you."

"Have you forgotten?" Guan Ningxiu looked up, recalling, "It was in that temple, when you were fighting an unseen entity, when you were cutting yourself bloody without even a frown—that's when I felt you were a real man, and I was captivated by you."

"I can't feel any 'man' in that; I just feel really embarrassed."

In the time that followed, the two talked a lot.

They didn't fall asleep in each other's arms until very late.

The next morning.

Liu Yang and Guan Ningxiu woke up together.

After washing up, the two went downstairs together.

"Brother-in-law, Second Sister, congratulations, congratulations."

As soon as they reached the first floor, they heard Guan Ningyan say this.

This immediately made both of them extremely awkward.

It felt as if they had been caught in the act.

"Well, hahaha."

Liu Yang scratched his head, unsure how to respond.

"Alright, hurry up and eat breakfast."

Just then, Guan Ning霜 spoke up to relieve the tension.

Liu Yang looked at her, about to express his gratitude, but he was met with a cold expression.

"..."

Well, since he had 'eaten' her sister, it was normal for her not to have a good expression.

But how did they know?

Could it be?

Liu Yang thought carefully, and an idea formed in his mind.

"No way? Can the Heart-to-Heart Fruit work like this? Then in the future..."

After breakfast, Guan Ning霜 called Liu Yang aside.

"Since what happened between you and Ning Xiu has already occurred, I won't say much more."

"In this situation, no one can say for sure what the future holds."

"But there's one thing: no matter what the future brings, please don't hurt her."

"Even if it means deceiving her, even if it means letting her live in a lie, I don't want her to be unhappy."

"Can you do that?"

Looking at Guan Ning霜's eyes, filled with a pleading gaze, Liu Yang nodded heavily.

"Don't worry, although I can't guarantee 100%, I will do my best to make her happy."

"Good, I believe you."

Guan Ning霜 finished speaking and left directly.

After the dishes were cleaned up, the few of them sat together again and chatted happily.

As time passed, until the time for parting was near, the group of four finally walked out of the Home.

With the breakthrough in his relationship with Guan Ningxiu, Liu Yang no longer hid anything.

"Yesterday, the Three-Bodied Peach Tree Spirit dropped a space crystal, and with that, the materials for my Home's upgrade are finally complete."

"Do you want to see what the spatial Home looks like after another upgrade?"

"Yes." x3

"Alright, then you all step back a bit."

Thinking of the commotion from last time, to be safe, Liu Yang asked the three sisters to move away.

Then, he summoned the Home and nervously clicked 'Upgrade'.

[Home upgrade program started. Iron block - 1000, Stone Material - 1000, wood - 2000, copper block - 100, gold spirit stone - 50, wood spirit stone - 50, water spirit stone - 50, fire spirit stone - 50, earth spirit stone - 50, empty spirit stone - 10, space crystal - 1.]

As the prompt sounded, Liu Yang immediately retreated.

The previous encounter was still vivid in his memory.

When he retreated to the three sisters' side, a tornado rose in the field.

Countless materials were swallowed by the tornado and then disappeared into its eye.

The entire process was very short, lasting about a minute before returning to calm.

"Emmmmmm."

"It seems I was a bit too cautious."

Seeing this, Liu Yang spread his hands and chuckled awkwardly.

"Better safe than sorry, right? Let's hurry up and take a look inside?"

Guan Ningyan asked excitedly, full of anticipation.

"What are we waiting for? Let's hurry!"

Arriving at the scene, the former round crystal ball was gone, replaced by a peanut-sized rhomboid crystal suspended in mid-air.

[Crude Conical World (+): Built with a space crystal as the main body, supplemented by five-element spirit stones and numerous materials. It can no longer be called a Home; it has taken on the conical form of a world.]

[Next upgrade conditions: Iron block x10000, Stone Material x10000, wood x10000, copper block x10000, gold spirit stone x1000, wood spirit stone x1000, water spirit stone x1000, fire spirit stone x1000, earth spirit stone x1000, wind spirit stone x1000, electric spirit stone x1000, thunder spirit stone x1000, yu ling stone x1000, empty spirit stone x100, space crystal x10, Spirit God wood x1.]

"Holy moly, has it evolved? Even the name has changed."

Liu Yang was stunned on the spot.

"Hahaha, Brother-in-law is so amazing! I can't wait to see what changes there are inside."

Thinking that the girls would be leaving soon, Liu Yang didn't delay any further.

With a wave of his hand, a vortex appeared.

Liu Yang held Guan Ningxiu's hand and was the first to jump into the vortex.

Guan Ningyan and Guan Ning霜 followed closely behind.

"Wow!!!" x3

As the four landed, several exclamations rang out.

When they clearly saw the environment inside the new Home, they were nothing but shocked.

Aside from anything else, the entire space was more than a hundred times larger than before.

There were small mountains, rivers, and grasslands—everything imaginable.

Of course, the most important thing was the residential building.

The former three-story small villa was gone.

What stood before the four now was a magnificent castle.

This castle was tall and slender, with huge stained-glass windows depicting various exquisite patterns.

The pointed ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and slender clustered columns gave the overall style a Gothic architectural feel.

"It's just... so beautiful."

"Come on, let's go inside and take a look."

With Liu Yang's call, the four eagerly ran forward.

The entrance plaza to the castle wasn't far, less than a hundred meters away.

When they pushed open the door and walked in, seeing the enormous space inside, they suddenly didn't know where to go.

"Don't look at me, I don't know either."

"Anyway, there's no danger, let's just explore freely."

"Mhm, I'll go to the right."

Guan Ningyan nodded and immediately ran to the right.

"Then I'll go to the left."

Compared to Guan Ningyan, Guan Ning霜 was much calmer.

"What about you?"

Liu Yang asked with a smile, looking at Guan Ningxiu beside him.

"I'll go with you."

"Alright, then let's go too."

Liu Yang took Guan Ningxiu's hand, and the two walked towards the staircase.

Corridors, lounges, living rooms, master suites, guest suites, garden rooms, indoor pools, wine cellars, bathrooms, kitchens, dining rooms...

The layout of the many facilities made the two dizzy.

Along the way, Guan Ningxiu's laughter was like a blooming flower, showing that she really loved it here.

However, for Liu Yang, his heart was filled with only "Holy f***."

"Such a huge place, it's so inconvenient."

"It takes several minutes to walk from the master bedroom to the kitchen."

"And if I live alone, won't it be haunted?"

"Also, will there be dust in the house? How do I clean it when it gets dirty?"

All sorts of messy questions kept surfacing in Liu Yang's mind.

Thinking of the downsides, his mouth twitched.

"Sigh, since it's already upgraded, I guess I'll just have to make do with living here."

"I really miss the old small villa!"