My Demon Queen

Chapter 37 Sparring

Xiaorou raised her head and looked at Ye An, pursed her lips and said nothing, but her eyes seemed to have a thousand words to say.

Ye An sighed helplessly, "Can you tell me why you like me?"

When Xiaorou heard Ye An express his thoughts so bluntly, her pretty face blushed and she lowered her head like a little apple, but her hands were still tightly grasping Ye An's clothes.

"Because no one has ever stood up for me, and no one has ever protected me behind their back." Xiaorou's voice was as soft as a mosquito.

Ye An heard it anyway, and looked up at the night sky helplessly: What kind of a deal is this? Because I spoke ill of the female devil behind her back and implicated Xiao Rou, I should be punished for it. I didn't want to implicate Xiao Rou, but ended up becoming the only light in Xiao Rou's heart at that time.

"Xiao Rou, why don't you think about it? It was actually my fault. I almost got you implicated. I just couldn't bear to let you suffer any unnecessary disaster." Ye An said calmly.

"I……"

"Didn't you exclude me for my sake? You are very kind, and I am very relieved. I really took care of you like a sister, because I have never had a sister. Or rather, I have always been alone, without a family. It was you (and the female devil) who gave me a different home. I promise you that I will always be with you, but I can only treat you as a sister, watching you grow up, watching you move towards the future step by step. If there is danger, I will also appear and take the risk for you."

Ye An lowered his head and stroked Xiao Rou's little head. His tone was gentle and he looked at Xiao Rou's delicate little face with a smile as warm as spring breeze.

"..." Xiao Rou didn't say anything, just looked at Ye An. No one knew what she was thinking. It seemed that the thousands of words in her eyes were gone, leaving only a hint of sadness.

Seeing Xiao Rou like this, Ye An had to rub Xiao Rou's small mouth with both hands and lift it up. "Smile, your brother will be worried if you do this, be good and smile. Xiao Rou looks so pretty when she smiles."

Xiao Rou quietly felt the tenderness of Ye An's palm. After a moment, she forced a smile and said, "If possible, I really want to be your sister... But we have to make a promise that you will always stay by my side."

Seeing Xiao Rou like this, Ye An finally breathed a sigh of relief: I really should learn how to coax people. The Internet was so developed in my previous life, why didn’t I learn more? What am I watching all day long? Now, I don’t know if this little girl really listened to me.

"Well, I promise you, so, this time I will bring you an excellent demon pill, which will make you the most dazzling existence among the demons, humans, and monsters, and make you an even more powerful empress than that female demon."

Ye An patted his chest and said confidently.

"Pfft~" Xiao Rou was also amused by Ye An's words, and there was no forced smile on her face.

"Okay, be good and go back to rest. During this time, you can be a good sparring partner for me, your brother." Ye An rubbed Xiaorou's little face.

"Okay." Xiaorou let go of Ye An's hand, smiled and left.

Ye An stared blankly at Xiao Rou who turned and left. He always felt that Xiao Rou seemed like a different person. Without thinking much, he also walked towards his room. Before leaving, he looked in the direction of Mo Qingcheng again, then turned and went into the house.

During the remaining three months, Xiaorou and Ye An practiced against each other every day. Xiaorou became more and more accurate in the first level of Li Shui Jue, and her attack power became stronger and stronger. On the other hand, Ye An could only draw the diagram in despair while trying his best to maintain the formation. Later, he was almost unable to maintain it, because drawing the formation diagram was extremely mentally exhausting, and each formation had to be meticulous and even a little bit off, so it became more and more difficult for him later on.

On the last day of the three months, Mo Qingcheng stopped the two of them and said, "Today is the last test. Ye An, you don't need to draw pictures or use defensive formations. Switch to offensive ones. Xiao Rou, today you will be officially practicing. You must be careful today. You must not only use offensive means, but also defensive means."

Ye An looked at Xiao Rou and smiled.

Xiaorou also looked at Ye An and gave him a sweet smile.

"Xiao Rou, I will not show mercy today!"

"Humph, who is afraid of whom?"

Then the two of them stood opposite each other in the distance, with Mo Qingcheng standing between them, like a referee, saying "Start!"

With the start, the two of them moved instantly. Ye An was the first to make a gesture with his fingers, chanting softly, "Ice covers thousands of miles, imprisonment is endless, ice formation, rise!"

After Ye An finished reciting the words, he made a gesture with his fingers and pointed forward. Immediately, a formation appeared under Xiao Rou's feet. In an instant, the temperature around Xiao Rou dropped sharply. Ice pillars immediately appeared from the ground, surrounding Xiao Rou.

Xiaorou was not to be outdone, she changed the gestures with both hands, and pursed her lips slightly, "Use softness to overcome hardness, condense ice into water, and the water falls."

Water columns appeared around Xiaorou, which wrapped around the icicles and caused them to begin to melt.

Mo Qingcheng nodded slightly: Well, that's good. After knowing that Xiaorou was practicing water, he used ice array to control Xiaorou. Xiaorou was also very good. He used the flexibility of water to melt the icicles. Well, that's good.

Ye An took a look, then chuckled, "Xiao Rou, be careful!"

Xiaorou immediately became alert upon hearing this, and saw the ice pillar disappear directly. The ice formation immediately turned into a fire formation, evaporating Xiaorou's water column.

Xiao Rou immediately changed her finger gestures when she saw it, and quickly made finger gestures with both hands. Then the water column spread out and turned into a large amount of falling water, extinguishing the flame formation.

But before Xiaorou could catch her breath, she felt her spiritual power disappear. Xiaorou looked at Ye An in surprise as he walked towards her. The surprise in her eyes then faded, replaced by happiness.

"I won, so you better think about what delicious food to cook for me."

"Humph, I won't. There's no rule that the loser has to cook."

Xiaorou turned her face away and snorted in dissatisfaction, but the smile on her face could not be erased.

Mo Qingcheng walked forward slowly and said, "They are all very good. If Xiaorou was at the same level as you, you wouldn't have won so easily. Xiaorou's current strength is far beyond that of her peers. Xiaorou, prepare to break through to the foundation building stage."

"Yes, master."

Xiaorou bowed obediently.

"You should get ready too. You will go to Tianlin Mountains tomorrow." Mo Qingcheng looked at Ye An.

Ye An also looked at Mo Qingcheng and asked puzzledly.

"Are you in such a hurry?"

"How long do you want to stay? Okay, I'll prepare something for you, you can choose." Mo Qingcheng spoke coldly, interrupting Ye An's question.

Ye An and Xiao Rou were both stunned. They didn't expect Mo Qingcheng to prepare gifts for them.

Mo Qingcheng clapped her hands, and saw many demon servants appear at the gate of the courtyard, each holding a tray in their hands. Upon closer inspection, most of them contained weapons and some clothing.