Chapter 25: Second failure penalty, warming the bed for Senior Brother

Ji Yanling was very unconvinced by the system's comparison result. She could admit that her Senior Brother was very strong, but she didn't think she would be worse than him.

"System, no matter what, you must give this Empress an explanation today!"

【Ding! Please don't be stubborn, host. This comparison result is not wrong!】

The system was still that mechanical sound, but one could hear the firmness in its tone.

"I'm stubborn? You say I'm stubborn? Hehe, System, you watch carefully. This Empress will let you know who is stubborn!"

Ji Yanling scolded in her heart, and there was a hint of anger in her eyes.

Han Yu, although half-drunk and half-awake, also noticed that his Junior Sister's mood was not quite right.

"What's wrong, Junior Sister? Who made you angry?"

Ji Yanling immediately shook her head and revealed a sweet smile.

"It's nothing. That, Senior Brother, since you are almost at the Condensing Dan Realm, why don't you spar with Junior Sister? Just spar with Qi Refining cultivation, how about it?"

Ji Yanling was determined to make the system lose convincingly and had to prove her correctness on the spot.

Han Yu, however, revealed a tangled look upon hearing this.

"Junior Sister, is that not very good?"

With Han Yu's current strength, even if he only used Qi Refining cultivation, he could beat a hundred Ji Yanlings.

However, if he beat Ji Yanling and she lost her self-confidence and motivation to cultivate, it would be a huge loss for Han Yu!

Seeing Han Yu's expression, Ji Yanling couldn't help but guess in her heart.

"Could it be that Senior Brother is afraid that he won't be able to save face if he loses to me?"

"Hmm, men are more concerned about face. It's normal for him to have this concern."

Thinking of this, she immediately leaned into Han Yu's ear and whispered.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother. It's just the two of us here. Let's just spar casually. No one will see, and I won't talk nonsense to others."

"Ah?"

Seeing Ji Yanling's understanding look, Han Yu knew she had misunderstood and secretly thought in his heart.

"Junior Sister has a proud personality. If she really loses, she will definitely be frustrated. Since that's the case, I'll control my strength and try to tie with her."

After thinking it through, Han Yu agreed to Ji Yanling's sparring request, and the two condensed Qi into swords one after another, performed various spirit techniques, and fought fiercely in the peach blossom forest.

They didn't know until they fought. After fighting, Ji Yanling found that this Senior Brother of hers really had some skills.

"Senior Brother, although you look very lacking in combat experience, your foundation is very solid. The power of the spirit techniques you perform is actually a step above mine!"

The two fought back and forth, strands of sword energy crisscrossing, cutting peach blossoms flying everywhere.

The spirit techniques Ji Yanling practiced were all related to the sword path, and the various types of spirit techniques were perfectly matched, and her control over the timing of the battle was far superior to Han Yu's.

There was no way; after all, she was a reincarnated Empress with previous life combat experience. Han Yu was naturally inferior.

However, Han Yu possessed the Wine Sword Immortal Body and had extraordinary comprehension of the sword path. During the battle, he learned many sword path techniques from Ji Yanling and grew very rapidly.

Ji Yanling noticed this, and her beautiful eyes were full of surprise.

"Something is wrong. How can Senior Brother's combat skills grow so fast? Could it be that he is a one-in-a-million sword path genius?"

"Impossible, right? I have seen many sword path geniuses in my previous life, and none of them had such a growth speed."

"I think Senior Brother must have had this strength long ago, but he has been hiding it, and now he is forced by me and has no choice but to reveal his strength bit by bit!"

"Yes, it must be like this. Otherwise, he has been silent for so many years, why did he suddenly rise up after I came? It's impossible for such a strange thing to happen in the world!"

Ji Yanling's thoughts flew, and the more she thought, the more transparent she became.

"Senior Brother, oh Senior Brother, it turns out you have hidden yourself so deeply that even Junior Sister was almost deceived by you!"

"No wonder this broken system chose you as the comparison target. It seems you are that kind of peerless genius. It's a pity, you fooled others, but you didn't fool my system!"

"But the higher your talent, the harder it is for me to win the comparison, which makes it very difficult for me!"

Ji Yanling's heart was mixed with five flavors, and then all turned into a touch of determination.

"Senior Brother is such a good person, and he is so handsome. He deserves the title of peerless genius."

"With such a Senior Brother by my side, he is the role model on my growth path. I shouldn't have other emotions, I should work hard on my cultivation and strive to surpass Senior Brother one day!"

Ji Yanling and Han Yu fought for a long time, seemingly evenly matched.

But Ji Yanling could see that her Senior Brother was letting her win.

"My Senior Brother is clearly very strong, yet he is so considerate and takes care of me. He is really a good person!"

【Ding! Ji Yanling's favorability +1%】

Ji Yanling looked at Han Yu's cautious appearance, and a warm current surged in her heart. She took a step back, withdrew her spiritual power, and revealed a smile.

"Senior Brother, stop fighting!"

Han Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead, let out a long sigh of relief, lay on the ground, and smiled.

"Junior Sister, you are really amazing. I guess if we fought for a while longer, Senior Brother wouldn't be able to hold on."

Han Yu praised sincerely.

He didn't lie. Controlling his cultivation so cautiously was really tiring.

Han Yu wasn't just letting her win; he was letting her win by a sea.

But in order not to be too obvious, Han Yu had to create the feeling that both sides were evenly matched, which tired him out. If he continued for a while longer, he really wouldn't be able to hold on.

Ji Yanling looked at Han Yu, who was acting, and the corners of her mouth curled into a smile.

"This Senior Brother, does he think I'm stupid? Can't I see you're letting me win!"

She didn't expose him and accepted Han Yu's kindness.

Just at this moment, the system sent a reminder.

【Ding! Please complete the failure penalty task as soon as possible! Task requirement: Warm the bed for the comparison target. Task reward: 100 jin of Spirit Cleansing Marrow!】

Hearing the words Spirit Cleansing Marrow, Ji Yanling's eyes shone.

This was a heavenly material and earthly treasure that Condensing Dan Realm cultivators dreamed of, a treasure that couldn't be bought with money, which could help cultivators purge impurities from their inner Dan and make it more perfect.

"This Spirit Cleansing Marrow is too useful for me, I must get it!"

"However, according to the experience last time, I can't agree too easily. Maybe the system will choose to increase the reward!"

Thinking of this, Ji Yanling whispered to the system: "Hey, System, it's not that I'm saying, although this Empress admits that my Senior Brother is a little bit stronger than me."

"But your comparison process was me being killed instantly by Senior Brother, which is a bit not rigorous."

"How about this, I don't want your ten thousand times compensation, just give me a thousand or eight hundred times, how about it?"

The mechanical sound in her brain paused for a moment, and then sounded again.

【Ding! Please recognize reality, host. The system did not make any mistakes!】

Seeing the system so firm, Ji Yanling was very dissatisfied.

"If you didn't make a mistake, then how could Senior Brother fight with me for so long without winning, and finally it was a tie?"

【Ding! This is because the comparison target did not use his full strength. Please recognize reality, host!】

"Good, then prove it. Prove that my Senior Brother didn't use his full strength?"

【Ding! Please don't make things difficult for the system, host. Accept this comparison result!】

"If you prove it, I'll accept the result. If you can't, then admit your mistake!"

【Ding! The system is not wrong! The system is not wrong! The system is not wrong!...】

"Good, good, good, don't be anxious, I'll count it as you not being wrong, okay?"

【Ding! What do you mean by 'count it as', the system was never wrong to begin with!】

Ji Yanling argued with the system for a long time, almost making the system smoke, and finally, it compromised and agreed to increase the task reward.

And Ji Yanling also admitted that the system was not wrong, and the system was satisfied and fell into silence.

After fighting with the system in her brain for a long time, Ji Yanling finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that wanting to fleece this system is not an easy thing!"

Ji Yanling looked at Han Yu on the side. At some point, this guy was sleeping soundly on the ground again, holding a wine gourd in his arms and not letting go.

At this moment, the sun was setting, and the night had already fallen.

Ji Yanling lifted her Senior Brother up and flew toward the house on her sword.

"Senior Brother, let's sleep inside, it's cold on the ground."

Placing Han Yu on the bed, Ji Yanling couldn't help but blush, hesitated for a moment, and still crawled into the quilt.

"Anyway, Senior Brother is sleeping very soundly now. As long as I leave before he wakes up, he shouldn't know, and I can complete the task!"

Ji Yanling thought this way in her heart.

"Even if Senior Brother finds out, it's nothing. It's just warming the bed. We're both wearing clothes, so it's no big deal!"

Ji Yanling built psychological construction for herself, and just at this moment, the system issued a prompt.

【Ding! According to the host's current state, the task completion rate will not exceed 20%!】

"Hmm? What do you mean? How can I increase the task completion rate?"

【Ding! Please explore it yourself, host!】

"You broken system!"

Ji Yanling's mouth twitched, remembering the last task, her breathing stagnated, and she swallowed a mouthful of saliva, secretly thinking in her heart.

"Damn system, you wouldn't be asking me to take off my clothes to warm the bed for Senior Brother, would you?"