On Silver Sword Peak…
Two young ladies held hands as they took a stroll, admiring the scenery of Silver Sword Peak.
They were quite similar in appearance; both had fair skin and beautiful features. One seemed slightly a little older and taller, with a calm but significantly more guarded demeanor. The other was more lively. She was bouncing around in colorful clothes, looking innocent and carefree.
They were the koi fish sisters, Liu Xiaoyu and Liu Xiaoyu'er.
Following their long-awaited reunion, Xiaoyu'er stayed with her older sister in the water mansion on the riverbed for a while. Before Chu Liang left the river, he had invited Liu Xiaoyu to stay at Silver Sword Peak for a while.
Some time had passed since then, and Xiaoyu'er decided to take her older sister to see her home on Mount Shu. However, Liu Xiaoyu was still quite wary of going to a mountain where human cultivators gathered.
"It's just as well that they're away. I've seen enough anyway. There's nothing special about Mount Shu," Liu Xiaoyu said. "Why don't we go back to the river?"
"Hmm..." Xiaoyu'er frowned, looking troubled. "But it's lively and fun on Mount Shu. It's always wet and dark in the water. I don't feel very comfortable there."
Liu Xiaoyu looked at her sister in astonishment. "Do you know what you're saying? You're a fish, you know."
"Ah."Xiaoyu'er finally realized that unbeknownst to her, she had at some point come to prefer being on land over being in the water.
She hadn't studied biology before, so her little brain probably couldn't figure out that it was only natural that being on land was better than being in the water. Otherwise, the aquatic creatures wouldn't be the ones evolving and growing legs to go ashore. Instead, land creatures would be the ones evolving and growing fins to go into the water.
Nevertheless, Xiaoyu'er quickly lost interest in trying to figure that out.
Xiaoyu'er hugged her sister's arm and tried to persuade her. "Pleeeease, Big Sis. Just stay here for a while. Everyone on Silver Sword Peak is really nice, and I'm very comfortable here. I have a huge house. It's even a little bigger than Big Bro Chu Liang's.
"Peak Master Di Nufeng is a warm and friendly and cheerful elder sister. She's really nice to me. Big Bro Chu Liang is a gentle and kind elder brother. He saved me quite a few times in the past, and he gives me money to buy food every month. Oh, and there's the Golden-Furred Hou. It's a very simple-minded and well-behaved spirit beast. It's super cute!"
"Haaa..." Liu Xiaoyu sighed. "You say that every day."
"Hehe," Xiaoyu'er giggled. She was just about to say something else, but she suddenly froze and looked around for a while. Then she uttered, "Huh? Where's my house?"
When Xiaoyu'er first arrived on Silver Sword Peak, they built her a wooden house next to Di Nufeng's pavilion, and it became Xiaoyu'er's little happy place. However, when Di Nufeng made a breakthrough a few days ago, she had burned up half the mountain peak. So, when the disciples from the Hall of Construction went over to rebuild the houses, Chu Liang had them build Xiaoyu'er's house a bit farther from Di Nufeng.
Luckily, Xiaoyu'er hadn't been in the house at the time of Di Nufeng's breakthrough. If Xiaoyu'er were still staying beside Di Nufeng's pavilion the next time Di Nufeng had a breakthrough, Xiaoyu'er might end up as grilled fish… if she's lucky. If she's unlucky, she would get burned to ashes and scattered everywhere.
It wasn't just Xiaoyu'er's house that got moved. Chu Liang even had the Golden-Furred Hou's home moved several li[1] away. Di Nufeng now had a status on Silver Sword Peak of being disliked by humans and feared by the Hou.
However, no one had informed Xiaoyu'er about this, so she didn't know.
Seeing her younger sister in a daze, Liu Xiaoyu asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiaoyu'er stood there for a long time, feeling extremely sad and aggrieved.
In the end, she said, "My house was stolen..."
"How could that be? Did you remember the location wrongly?"
"No way!" Xiaoyu'er exclaimed with certainty. "I walk this path home from the fruit garden every day. I memorized it a long time ago."
All she did was leave the mountain for a bit, and when she returned, her home was gone. This left the little fish totally puzzled.
…
While the two sisters were at a loss as to what to do, they suddenly heard a rumbling sound from afar, and a ball of fire descended from the sky.
Boom—
Frightened by the sound, the sisters turned around to find a tall figure emerging from the dust and smoke. It was, of course, Di Nufeng. She had raced Wang Xuanling back to Mount Shu.
Di Nufeng's lips curled into a complacent smirk. "That old guy still wants to race me? He must have fallen behind by at least thirty li, right?"
Then she quickly caught sight of the figures ahead, and her eyes lit up. "Xiaoyu'er! You're back!"
"Big Sis Feng!" Xiaoyu'er called out warmly as she ran over, pulling her older sister along with her.
"Oh, I'm guessing this is your older sister? You really do look alike... hehe," Di Nufeng said, grinning even more brightly.
"Mm. This is my older sister, Xiaoyu," Xiaoyu'er introduced. Then she told her older sister, "This is the peak master I mentioned, Big Sis Feng."
"It's been so long. I've missed you sooo much!" Di Nufeng exclaimed happily.
She stepped forward to pat Xiaoyu'er's head, but she abruptly withdrew her hand.
"What's wrong?" Xiaoyu'er asked curiously.
"Earlier, I smashed someone into minced meat with my bare hands and steamed him until all the moisture evaporated. My hands still have a bit of a smell." Di Nufeng sniffed her palms. "I'll go wash up first, then I'll come back to play with you."
With that, she zipped back to her pavilion in a streak of fire.
The sisters were left standing there, their eyes wide with terror. They stood frozen in place for a long while before they finally came to their senses.
"Ah..." Liu Xiaoyu gasped.
She had been a demon king for a while now. Yet, even with the experience she'd accumulated and the mentality that she'd developed in the martial world, she could not withstand even a single blow from Di Nufeng. It wasn't even an intentional attack, but Liu Xiaoyu's mental defenses were completely shattered.
How could she so casually say something so terrifying?
What kind of psychotic homicidal maniac is she?
That wasn't just the process of killing someone; it's clearly a recipe for making fish paste!
Wait, fish paste?
Aren't we fish?!
Liu Xiaoyu gripped her younger sister's hand tightly.
With a trembling voice, Liu Xiaoyu said, "T-that's the warm and cheerful elder sister you talked about? She's super scary! We should probably run away quickly now. We may not be able to leave later. She's too powerful. Just one look from her, and I feel like I'm going to suffocate."
Xiaoyu'er felt a bit conflicted, not knowing what to say. "Big Sis Di Nufeng is really nice to me. She's just a bit fierce sometimes... Even if she did kill someone, it must have been a bad person."
What kind of good person kills people like that?
Liu Xiaoyu had initially suspected that her naive younger sister was being deceived. However, now she wasn't worried about that; she was worried that one day her younger sister would get fattened up, smashed into minced meat, and then steamed until dry...
The two sisters were still arguing when a swordlight fell from the distant sky. It was Chu Liang returning home.
As soon as he landed, he saw the two sisters.
Chu Liang was pleasantly surprised. "You came!"
"Big Bro Chu Liang is back!" Xiaoyu'er exclaimed. "Brother Chu Liang is even nicer to me. He gives me a lot of sword coins every month, and I can spend them however I like!"
Liu Xiaoyu gazed at Chu Liang suspiciously. "Is he really that nice?"
"Actually, that doesn't count," Chu Liang said with a smile. "Xiaoyu'er works at my Berry Wonderland, so she earned all of that money."
Xiaoyu'er chimed in, "That's right! Brother Chu Liang said that working is the most honorable and glorious thing to do! He gave me a chance to work and even pays me to do it![2] It's wonderful!"
Liu Xiaoyu: "...?"
She didn't have much experience in the human world, but her instincts told her something was off about what Xiaoyu'er just said.
Chu Liang hurriedly explained with a smile, "Xiaoyu'er is amazing. There are many people who come here just because they like her. During the time that she was away, business at the Berry Wonderland plummeted."
Xiaoyu'er chimed in again, "That's right, that's right. There are lots of people who like me."
Liu Xiaoyu keenly caught on to the issue."So, you've been working there all this time?"
If the fruit garden couldn't do without Xiaoyu'er, did that mean she never left?
"It's not like that. Big Bro Chu Liang told me to balance work and rest. He taught me something called 'big week, small week.' Work five days and rest two days, then work five days and rest one day. I get a total of six days off a month!"
Liu Xiaoyu: "..."
Chu Liang once again hurried to explain. "It's only because Berry Wonderland has just opened. Xiaoyu'er plays a very important role, so she couldn't leave. But once the other businesses are established, it won't be like this anymore. Additionally, Xiaoyu'er usually doesn't have much to do, so she spends her time working instead. If she has something else to do, she definitely doesn't have to work—just like how she recently spent some time with you. Everything was fine."
"Yes, yes!" Xiaoyu'er nodded. "Big Bro Chu Liang is very easygoing. He said I could stay for as long as I wanted as long as I adjusted my work schedule. However many days I take off, I'll just deduct from my future rest days. Big Sis, I can stay with you for as long as I want. I'll just work for a year or two straight to make up for it!"
Liu Xiaoyu: "...!"
Yet again, Chu Liang hurriedly explained, "No, no, Xiaoyu'er is part of our Silver Sword Peak family. That rule is just in name only..."
Liu Xiaoyu let out a cold laugh, "Hah. A gentle and kind older brother, sure..."
To her, the person who came up with that nonsense about big and small weeks and schedule adjustments... was even more hateful than that psychotic homicidal maniac. After all, that maniac had only harmed one person. Chu Liang, on the other hand, was harming who knows how many people... and how many fish.
Chu Liang covered his face with his hand and said, "Since we're only in the early stages of the business and Xiaoyu'er really likes going to the fruit garden to play with the visitors, I let her go more often. If she didn't like it, I would never force her to work."
That was indeed the truth. After all, it's not like he was a slave driver.
If Xiaoyu'er didn't like working there, he wouldn't force her to do it. However, Xiaoyu'er usually got bored on being by herself on the peak. When she went to the Berry Wonderland, she could meet many people who liked her, and that made her very happy.
Her job was pretty much just to go there and play. All she needed to do was throw the flying disc for Big Head and the Baize youngling to fetch, and the sight of that would attract a large crowd. Xiaoyu'er could earn money and walk about with Big Head; she saw no reason not to do this job.
On the contrary, Chu Liang often reminded Xiaoyu'er to rest and to focus more on her cultivation. As a demon, Xiaoyu'er had a long lifespan, so she didn't feel any urgency in that regard. However, considering she had obtained a True Dragon's cultivation legacy, it would be a waste if she did not cultivate seriously.
So, if she wanted to, she could take a break from work for as long as she liked. The problem was that she loved her job.
Xiaoyu'er added, "That's right. It's really lively there, and everyone likes me, so it's really fun."
Despite that, she noticed that her older sister's expression seemed to be getting darker.
Just then, heavy footsteps rang out in the distance. As soon as Xiaoyu'er heard them, she knew the Golden-Furred Hou was approaching.
She grabbed her older sister's hand and said, "Quick, let's go see the adorable Golden-Furred Hou! You'll definitely like it!"
Liu Xiaoyu ran with her younger sister to the hillside and saw...
This "simple-minded," "well-behaved," and "super cute" spirit beast was dashing bounding toward them with its two claws and two paws flying off the ground. Its golden fur was standing on end as it exuded an intense murderous aura!
Astonishingly, there were two legs sticking out from its huge mouth. They swung up and down helplessly, struggling as hard as they could against the Golden-Furred Hou's jaws. There were even muffled screams coming from inside.
The Golden-Furred Hou was holding a person in its mouth!
1. One li is around 500m, so I guess just take it as the home got moved a few kilometres away. ☜
2. Lmao, I can't remember which chapter it was, but there was a part when Chu Liang was talking about his Large-Headed Puppets and why should he still need to pay them when he was already fulfilling their need of a job… Seems like he's been teaching Xiaoyu'er that nonsense. XD ☜
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Translator: LD
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