destiny eternal calamity

When Li Wei arrived at the entrance of Xiaoxiang Courtyard, where Long Xiaoxiao lived, the little girl was playing with a diabolo. When she saw him coming, her face fell.

Then, as if she had just thought of something, the girl revealed a sly look.

They stepped forward.

"Li Wei, do you want to be my brother-in-law? If you slack off for me, I'll help you pursue my older sister!"

Long Xiaoxiao thought she was very observant. These past few days, Li Wei had been staying at the princess's residence, and she often saw her sister taking walks with him.

The harmony between the two must be what the book describes as a perfect match.

However, it seems that Li Wei still hasn't won over his older sister, otherwise wouldn't he be the prince consort by now?

Li Wei was taken aback when he heard this, thinking to himself, "I don't just want to be your brother-in-law, I'm already one, okay?"

Your sister was still snuggling in my arms last night.

However, he soon realized that it was highly unlikely that his sister-in-law would know about this.

Unlike Aunt Ying, she doesn't follow him around every day.

Due to the complex external situation, Long Bilin has not made an official announcement.

Even the Third Madam Xiao, a cultivator with a destiny in the manor, dared not use her divine sense to scan the residences of Princesses Long Bilin and Long Xiaoxiao because of the rules, and thus were unaware of this matter.

Long Xiaoxiao, who has always been raised with traditional values, naturally believes that nothing will happen between men and women before marriage.

Since he and Long Bilin had not formally agreed to a marriage, in Long Xiaoxiao's view, it had not come to fruition.

She didn't even know that Li Wei was engaged to Lin Peiyao, which normally meant he couldn't marry a princess. That's why Long Bilin disregarded etiquette and took that step with him before marriage.

This girl knows too little; she's acting entirely based on my own assumptions.

With that in mind, Li Wei decided to cooperate with Long Xiaoxiao and see what kind of trouble she could cause him.

"This... isn't that a bit inappropriate? Teaching you to play the zither was a task personally assigned by Princess Yuzhen."

"It's okay, my sister won't notice if I skip a few days of studying. Think about it, if you can win her over, will you still be afraid of her?"

"Why would you help me? Just to skip a few days of piano lessons? Are you kidding me?" Li Wei asked, feigning hesitation.

"From what you're saying, you seem to have ideas... If you could become my brother-in-law, with your help, my sister wouldn't force me to learn this and that anymore. Besides, my sister is getting on in years and should have gotten married long ago. And I don't dislike you, so of course I support you pursuing my sister."

Li Wei chuckled to himself; this girl really was a good sister to Da Li.

I just don't know where she gets the confidence that she won't help Long Bilin raise her child like a tiger.

"What's so funny? Just tell me if you want to be my brother-in-law or not!"

"Okay, I agree. Do you have any specific plans?"

The Spirit Bridge has reached the level of a cultivator, unlike the previous realms which were simple and direct.

Li Wei's rapid progress in the first two realms was due to the system's illogical learning speed of the cultivation techniques.

As for the Qi Sea Realm, it's because his physical strength far surpasses that of ordinary martial artists, and the Myriad Laws Return to Nothingness Force accelerates the repair of his dantian. In addition, he has mastered seven perfect internal skills, which maximizes his true qi recovery speed and control, allowing him to quickly open his dantian and compress his true qi.

Once you reach the Spirit Bridge realm, you must wait for your divine sense to naturally strengthen in order to advance further.

Of course, the speed at which one's spiritual awareness increases is also related to the abundance of one's Qi and blood.

In comparison, Li Wei was already much faster than ordinary cultivators.

In addition, there is a kind of pill called the Nourishing Spirit Pill, which can also accelerate the speed of spiritual consciousness condensation, but it is too precious and even Long Bilin cannot obtain it.

So Li Wei had nothing to do these days and was so bored he was practically dying of boredom, so of course he wouldn't refuse this kind of fun.

I won't tell you.

Long Xiaoxiao said arrogantly.

She thought that if Li Wei knew the specific plan, it would definitely seem fake and wouldn't be able to impress her sister.

Moreover, she also wanted to see what kind of person Li Wei was. Although she was mischievous, she didn't want to harm her older sister in this kind of situation.

"Alright, then I'll wait for your good news."

Li Wei wanted to give Long Xiaoxiao time to improvise, so he let her review a few pieces before leaving Xiaoxiang Academy, which seemed very laid-back.

This made Long Xiaoxiao even more eager to bring the two together.

The next morning, Li Wei and Long Bilin took a walk together toward the Peony Courtyard—the small courtyard where he and Long Bilin first met.

During the day, Long Bilin mostly reads, cultivates, and works there.

Suddenly, a dark figure rushed down from above, its sword pointing directly at Long Bilin.

At the same time, a huge, semi-transparent black dharma image suddenly appeared and grabbed Long Bilin.

Although this Dharma form couldn't directly kill Long Bilin, who was at the Divine Realm, it could render her unable to move.

Seeing that Long Bilin could not dodge, Li Wei immediately rushed to her side using five steps of plum blossom stakes, and swung his sword to block the assassin.

The assassin pressed his advantage, imbuing his sword with a power surpassing even divine treasure, and slashed repeatedly, forcing Li Wei to retreat repeatedly.

Finally, seeing that the assassin was about to stab Long Bilin, who had no way to escape, Li Wei knew that it would be difficult to block even if he drew his sword, so he simply rushed forward and used his body to shield Long Bilin.

Li Wei dared to do this because he relied on his physical strength, which was comparable to that of a divine weapon, but neither Long Bilin in front of him nor Long Xiaoxiao in the shadows knew this.

The shadowy figure immediately stopped moving, lifted the black hood, and revealed Aunt Ying's pretty face.

"What's going on?" Li Wei and Long Bilin were both dumbfounded.

"Sister!" At this moment, Long Xiaoxiao ran in from the north side of the courtyard.

"Sister, the book says that you should repay a life-saving favor with your body," Long Xiaoxiao said with a smile.

"You brat, I'll settle the score with you later!" Long Bilin said angrily and stormed off.

Xiao Shuying also disappeared into thin air without saying a word.

Li Wei looked at Long Xiaoxiao in front of him and was speechless.

"Xiaoxiao, what are you up to?"

"Actually, I feel that my sister likes you too, but she's just a little shy about expressing her feelings, after all, there's a big age gap between you two."

Long Xiaoxiao spoke eloquently.

Li Wei chuckled inwardly, thinking, "Your sister's behavior is considered embarrassing?" But on the surface, he put on an expression of being flattered.

"Really? Princess Yuzhen also has romantic feelings for me?"

"Of course! I've never seen her let any other man into the inner quarters of the princess's residence before, let alone remove her veil. She's definitely interested in you!"

Long Xiaoxiao felt she was worrying herself sick over her older sister's marriage.

"The only thing missing between you is an opportunity for her to lower her pride."

Long Xiaoxiao said firmly.

"So I had Aunt Ying disguise herself as an assassin to kill my sister, and then you risked your life to protect her like you did just now. Isn't that a classic hero saving a damsel in distress? It's cliché, but it works."

"How did you get Aunt Ying to agree to your request?"

To carry out this, one would need to find a cultivator at the Dharma Aspect Realm or above; the few grandmother-level Heavenly Fate Realm cultivators in the manor wouldn't play along with her nonsense.

The only Dharma Aspect cultivator who could enter the inner palace of the princess's residence without alerting them was Aunt Ying.

"I just told Aunt Ying directly that I wanted to set you two up. I think Aunt Ying has always been very anxious about my sister's marriage."

"As for whether my sister will hold me and Aunt Ying accountable afterward, I think she won't once you two are married."

"After all, I helped her good sister!" Long Xiaoxiao said confidently.

At worst, you'll get a spanking, but you'll gain a brother-in-law who's on your side.

Li Wei thought about it and understood. Given Ying Yi's apparent position, she really couldn't refuse this matter.

After all, in Long Xiaoxiao's eyes, Aunt Ying was an elder who treated Li Wei very well.

However, what Long Xiaoxiao didn't know was that, given his relationship with Aunt Ying, Aunt Ying probably wouldn't test him on behalf of someone else.

This girl did something bad and wanted to hide it from him.

"Did you tell Aunt Ying that I knew about this plan?" Li Wei asked with an unfriendly expression.