157: This is a reward for you!

"Huh?"

Chen Qingxuan's scalp tightened.

Facing those resentful eyes, he forced a smile and said, "Xiao Ling, we're all family. In a family, it's inevitable to have bumps and clashes... If you take it too seriously, you lose."

"I surrender!"

Xuan Ling spread her hands; if you're not convinced, then fight.

Before Chen Qingxuan could react, he felt himself being lifted by the collar. "Not Xiao Ling... what are you doing... Madam is watching from the heavens!"

Smack—

Smack smack—

Xuan Ling was not good with words, but she was somewhat strong.

Holding Chen Qingxuan with one hand, she pulled over a nearby stone table with the other. After placing Chen Qingxuan on the table, she raised her jade hand and went straight for his butt.

"Ow, damn... you're serious?"

"Humph, you used to hit me like this back then, and now I'm returning the favor!"

Xuan Ling snorted lightly.

After finishing the beating, she felt refreshed and invigorated, skipping away cheerfully, "La la la~~~"

"?"

Left alone, Chen Qingxuan lay on the table rubbing his butt, questioning his life choices. "Have I offended this many women...? I don't remember ever hitting her."

No time to reminisce about the past;

After pulling up his pants, Chen Qingxuan first opened his space ring to check the items stored inside. Everything was still neatly arranged, just as before.

It was clear that during the journey back, Xuan Ling had not taken the liberty to look inside.

Hiss—

Just as Chen Qingxuan was about to take out the <divine phoenix sword>, suddenly, a sharp burst of Sword Qi erupted.

"Tsk!"

Chen Qingxuan gasped in pain;

Although he quickly withdrew his hand, he was still a step too late. His thumb was severed by the sharp Qi blade, and blood gushed out.

"Damn, I forgot to refine it to Divine Artifact Rank. With my current Physical Body, I can't suppress its sharpness." Chen Qingxuan looked at his severed finger, his heart pounding.

In just a moment, the gushing blood stopped flowing, and the wound began to heal at a visible rate.

The lotus of life could allow a remnant soul to reshape a Physical Body, so naturally, a minor injury like a severed finger was nothing.

"I don't need the divine phoenix sword right now anyway. Should I let Qian You or Susu use it for now..."

Chen Qingxuan pondered.

And so,

He knocked on Huang Qingxue's door.

"Quick, close the door."

Seeing Chen Qingxuan actually take the initiative to come, Huang Qingxue was overjoyed.

At that moment, her phoenix eyes looking at Chen Qingxue were filled with deep affection—saying no with your mouth, but your body is honest, isn't it!

Bang—

Not only did Chen Qingxuan not close the door, he instead smashed it to pieces with a punch, then walked over calmly and said, "I have something to show you."

Huang Qingxue's smile froze instantly. "Qingxuan, what are you doing?"

Chen Qingxuan continued on his own, "When you extracted my memories, you should have known about the existence of the divine phoenix sword, right?"

Huang Qingxue shook her head;

Although she had extracted Chen Qingxuan's memories, she wasn't someone who liked prying into privacy. The main reason was... Chen Qingxuan's privacy was too embarrassing;

Watching it made her body, which already had lingering effects from the love powder, unable to bear it.

After confirming that Chen Qingxuan wasn't an evil cultivator... she stopped extracting further.

As for extracting Luo Yin's memories, it was purely to investigate the Three Thousand Divine Provinces. Moreover, Luo Yin was upright and aboveboard. Aside from suffering a few losses at Chen Qingxuan's hands... she didn't have any shameful secrets on stage.

"You don't know about its existence? It's in the ring right now... take it out."

Chen Qingxuan handed over the space ring.

As Huang Qingxue drew out the divine phoenix sword, he seized the opportunity to recount the sword's origins—the Huang Family!

Including how he went to the Huang Family back then and killed the clansmen who had murdered her parents.

Hearing this for the first time, Huang Qingxue, for once, returned to normal. However, the look in her eyes when she gazed at Chen Qingxuan... held an unexpected touch of emotion.

Back then, she had thought Chen Qingxuan destroyed the Huang Family to retaliate for her escape. Only now did she learn it was to avenge her parents' blood feud.

Thinking of this, Huang Qingxue said from the bottom of her heart, "Qingxuan, tonight I'll coax you to sleep."

"No need, no need." Chen Qingxue waved his hands repeatedly, a black line appearing on his forehead. "I'm here to show you the sword, not to talk about the past with you."

"Oh!"

Huang Qingxue snapped back to reality.

The moment she pulled out the <divine phoenix sword>, her delicate body trembled, and she couldn't help but show a look of shock.

Chen Qingxuan, meanwhile, smiled and said, "You're not mistaken. After my careful nurturing and patient feeding, it's now a genuine Divine Artifact sword. However, with the sword-grade materials currently available on the Cangyun Continent, it can't be improved any further. Otherwise, it could reach even higher levels. It's a growth-type weapon with no upper limit."

Huang Qingxue felt a slight chill in her heart. "So you already had a Divine Artifact in your hands back then... I thought you were afraid of the Heavenly Dao Alliance... Why didn't you come earlier to clear up my misunderstanding of you?"

"Would you have listened if I explained?" Chen Qingxuan grew anxious upon hearing this. "Just like how many times have I said it now... if you want to raise a child, go give birth to one yourself. What's the point of tormenting a Grown Man?"

"Don't get so worked up!" Huang Qingxue revealed a gentle smile and said, "What do you mean by showing me this Divine Artifact?"

"..."

Chen Qingxuan took a deep breath.

Facing Huang Qingxue's puzzled gaze, the next moment, he suddenly said, "Tell me, do you want this sword? Of course, it's only for you to use temporarily."

"For me to use?"

Huang Qingxue widened her beautiful eyes in disbelief.

Then she heard Chen Qingxuan add, "But I'm not giving it to you for free. I have a condition."

"What condition?"

"Very simple."

Chen Qingxuan took a deep breath and said solemnly, "I really can't stand this attitude of yours anymore. Please, act normal from now on... You can even keep calling me an evil cultivator, but don't fucking call me Qingxuan... I'm really not your Qingxuan... If you agree, you can use this sword first. Can you agree?"

"Yes!"

"Yes?"

Chen Qingxuan blinked his starry eyes. "Why are you so straightforward?"

"Of course." Holding the divine phoenix sword, Huang Qingxue showed a heartfelt smile. "This is the first gift you've ever given your Mother... I'll agree to any condition."

"No... wait a minute." Chen Qingxuan immediately perked up his ears, afraid he had misheard. "You agreed to my request just now?"

"I agreed."

"Then... what should you call me?"

"Qingxuan, of course!"

"..."

Chen Qingxuan's expression shifted;

The next moment, he pointed at the space ring. "Put the sword back first."

"I won't!"

Huang Qingxue shook her head in refusal;

The next moment, she directly put the sword away in her own possession, her eyes filled with happiness as she said, "This is the first gift you've given your Mother. Mother will cherish it... When you have enough strength to use it, I'll return it to you."

"Are you messing with me?"

Chen Qingxuan was completely dumbfounded.

At that moment, he felt a sense of throwing good meat to a dog—gone forever.

Right then, he saw Huang Qingxue suddenly bend down and lower her head. One jade hand held his chin. Before Chen Qingxuan could react, a soft whisper reached his ear,

"This is your reward!"

Huang Qingxue raised her cherry-like lips and unhesitatingly planted them on Chen Qingxuan's face.

White-haired Girl~~~