Chapter 251: The First Step to Defeating the Older Sister

"Brother-in-law, have I grown taller?"

"......"

How is this girl so persistent?

Chen Shu pursed his lips tightly and carefully sized up this girl he had watched grow up.

A height of one meter sixty really could not be considered tall.

Because Yiguo developed very early, it is common knowledge that once the citizens' protein intake caught up, the average height shot up rapidly; it is quite normal for a ten-something-year-old child to be one meter seventy or eighty. Xiaoxiao was probably that tall at fourteen, and she is still that tall now.

Not only that, her appearance also seemed not to have changed at all.

Chen Shu thought about it seriously: "Growing this tall is enough, it's quite good too."

"...... Thank you, brother-in-law."

"You're welcome."

Ning Qing walked behind them, her expression faint.

Ten minutes later.

Chen Shu brought the few of them back home.

Today is the weekend.

Everything in the house seemed to have not changed.

Outside the window, the blue sky and white clouds were still pure, the Bai Bridge under the sunlight was still dazzling, a pot of pothos was still half-dead, the interior of the house was still cool, and even the furnishings in the living room seemed to be the same as when he left last year.

Chen Jiaoshou was still looking at his Mobile Phone.

Wei Lvshi was still not talkative, only smiling to welcome them when facing Qingqing, Xiaoxiao, and Zhang Suannai.

Facing Wei Lvshi's inquiry, Chen Shu still used the same set of excuses as before, and enriched them slightly. As soon as he opened his mouth, he said: "It's all Chen Banxia's fault! Qingqing and I were originally having a good time over there and planned to come back before school started, but she insisted on asking Zhang Suannai to stop by and find us while passing through, saying she wanted to drag us back to celebrate her birthday. You've seen it, Zhang Suannai is naturally pretty, which easily attracts others. In a place where we were unfamiliar with the land and the language, it was easy to trigger conflicts, and her temper is explosive. As a result, on the first day she arrived, she got into a fight with someone and ended up being locked up for a year."

After listening, Wei Lvshi didn't say anything, just glanced at Chen Banxia.

Chen Banxia:?

Chen Shu continued: "We had no choice but to stay there too, running around to help her so she could get out sooner, otherwise she would have had to stay until next year."

Wei Lvshi couldn't help but glance at Zhang Suannai again.

This time it was out of pity.

Zhang Suannai:......

Chen Shu went on: "Xiaoxiao told Chen Banxia about this too, didn't Xiaoxiao tell you, and didn't Chen Banxia tell you?"

Chen Banxia:?

Xiaoxiao:......

Zhang Suannai's expression was already numb.

In the end, she chose to accept it.

From the side, Chen Jiaoshou's voice drifted over leisurely: "It's good that you're fine; having some different experiences is also an enrichment of life."

Zhang Suannai couldn't help but sneak a glance at him.

Actually, earlier when she heard that Chen Shu's father was a well-known history professor, she had searched online. There was an entry and an official photo of Chen Jiaoshou on the encyclopedia. Although the Chen Jiaoshou before her eyes was slightly different from the photo on the encyclopedia, it was clearly identifiable that they were the same person.

As expected of an intellectual, the way he speaks is so refined.

As someone lacking culture, Zhang Suannai couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for a knowledge expert, along with a tiny bit of awe.

Like a brute like her, she is most afraid of cultured people, especially since she is a student and Chen Jiaoshou is a teacher.

Trash student, top-tier teacher.

Zhang Suannai couldn't help but adjust her sitting posture, sitting more upright, and began to feel a little sorry for Chen Shu in her heart.

Being born into a professor's family must be very restrictive.

Zhang Suannai glanced at Chen Shu out of the corner of her eye.

She saw Chen Shu almost lying back against the sofa, his legs spread wide, his head tilted back, one hand holding his Mobile Phone and the other hand gnawing on an apple, every bite making a crunching sound, yet everyone in the room turned a blind eye.

Chen Shu: Arrived home safely, thank you, Big Boss.

Deacon He: Safe is good.

Deacon He: Welcome home.

Deacon He: Spend a few days with your family properly. When things calm down and you are free, you can come back to the sect to take a look.

Chen Shu: That's what I was thinking too.

Chen Shu: I'll trouble you again then.

Deacon He: No trouble.

Chen Shu grinned, took another bite of the apple, and while chewing, clicked into his Moments.

As expected—

His own posts from the past six months had been deleted clean.

Chen Shu shook his head secretly, then selected a few of his favorite photos from all the ones taken over the past six months, from Duqin to the desert island, and added a photo of a cruise ship taken at the pier to make a nine-grid layout, with the caption: "Finally back, Bai City is open for meetups!".

"Emmm......"

Deleted one; he just didn't want to make it nine.

Clicked post.

Previewed it, very satisfied.

Chen Shu opened the Ancient Cultivation Group again.

Zhang Suannai had already been making a scene in there.

Chen Shu scrolled to the very top to look at the chat history.

Grandma Always Says: Grandma is back! Did the little ones miss Grandma? @All Members

Haoran: Where did you go?

Gate of All Wonders: Didn't you return to the country at the beginning of the year? Why have you been completely silent? I heard from the group owner that you weren't there for the Sword Master's birthday either, and you even stood him up. We were even speculating in the group that you might have had an accident and stayed in Duqin; we almost crowdfunded a tombstone for you.

Grandma Always Says: How is that possible?

Grandma Always Says: Have you ever seen a protagonist of an era get killed halfway through? Even if I fell off a cliff, I would still find a treasure.

Green Lamp Ancient Buddha: Amitabha, it has been such a long time since Grandma and Qingcai Caike were here; this group has lost its flavor.

Beauty with Eight-Pack Abs: +1

Just Call Me Luo Huaian: +1

Grandma Always Says: It's a long story.

Grandma Always Says: My ship had an accident, and I lived as a savage on a deserted island for a long time; only now have I returned to civilized society.

Grandma Always Says: Little Daoist, have you returned?

Gate of All Wonders: I'm returning to the country at the end of the month.

Grandma Always Says: Any gains?

Gate of All Wonders: Not insignificant gains.

Gate of All Wonders: The human world is complex and magnificent, beyond what I could have imagined; it has truly opened my eyes.

Grandma Always Says: What about Nameless Sand Sculpture?

Gate of All Wonders: Like you and Qingcai, completely silent.

Green Lamp Ancient Buddha: Amitabha, perhaps the path Nameless needs to walk is a bit more difficult; he hasn't reached the end yet.

Grandma Always Says: I haven't reached the end yet either.

Grandma Always Says: I am still on the flying car right now.

Grandma Always Says: Quickly tell me about the situation on the day of my master's birthday, and focus on describing the expressions of my master and those senior brothers and sisters of mine @Haoran @Green Lamp Ancient Buddha

……

Chen Shu read through them one by one.

The last message was from over half an hour ago, just after getting off the flying car.

Chen Shu thought for a moment and also sent one.

Qingcai Keke: I am back too.

Qingcai Keke: Everyone, long time no see.

Gate of All Wonders: Long time no see.

Haoran: Long time no see.

Green Lamp Ancient Buddha: Long time no see.

Just Call Me Luo Huaian: Long time no see.

Beauty with Eight-Pack Abs: Long time no see, Senior Brother.

Qingcai Keke: /Hahaha

Gate of All Wonders: How did you two come back together?

Green Lamp Ancient Buddha: Amitabha……

Gate of All Wonders: /Eating melon seeds

Chen Shu was just about to reply when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Zhang Suannai beside him already pulling out her Mobile Phone, so he couldn't be bothered to type anymore and let her explain instead.

He then opened a short video app and searched for Duqin; he intended to look at the news from this period.

Duqin Fangti attracts mysterious Ninth Stage powerhouse;

Lanya sends troops into Duqin;

Lanya establishes a spiritual poison laboratory in Duqin to research a destructive spiritual poison and conducts human experiments; its crimes are hair-raising;

Lanya has fallen into the quagmire of the Duqin war;

Lanya actually publicly criticizes our country's stance on the Duqin war;

A cruise ship traveling from Dan to Aoxila Qundao unfortunately suffers a shipwreck and sinks in the Great Zhou Ocean……

……

Chen Shu finished reading carefully.

Qingqing sat beside him, also tilting her head to watch.

At this moment, he accidentally pressed back—

Quickly @ the sister with the best figure around you to dance this dance……

"Emmm……"

Chen Shu pondered for a few seconds, his peripheral vision aiming to the side.

Qingqing was eyeing his Mobile Phone screen, her face calm.

"This has nothing to do with me."

This is all the fault of big data!

Chen Shu calmly skipped it; the next two were a beauty fencing and a beauty playing badminton, until the third one returned to normal. He pretended to be very casual as he finished watching that one before closing the app and saying to Qingqing, "Haven't scrolled in a long time; this silly app doesn't even know my preferences anymore."

Ning Qing did not speak, nor did she have any expression.

……

The evening in Bai City was extremely beautiful; there was neither the scorching sun of the afternoon nor the stuffiness of other cities, but rather always a cool breeze and magnificent sunset clouds.

After eating a meal of mushrooms outside, Chen Shu sent the three of them back to Ning Qing's house.

After the little girl was full, she regained her energy and asked Chen Shu while walking, "Brother-in-law, have you noticed that I am already a First Tier Cultivator?"

"Is that so?"

"Mm!"

The little girl nodded heavily, clenching her fist as she said, "I opened my Spirit Sea not long after the start of last semester. I saw online that if you start cultivation at a very young age, it will help your body grow taller."

"That's fake; only practicing martial arts can help you grow taller," Zhang Suannai said with a chuckle, waving her hand. "You believe what's on the internet?"

"..."

The little girl's brows furrowed tightly.

Zhang Suannai's smile stiffened, and she changed her tune: "But it's still very possible."

The little girl's brows finally smoothed out, and she continued walking beside her brother-in-law, saying, "I'm already at the peak of the First Tier and will reach the Second Tier very soon. My Spirit Power is already very strong; in a couple of days, I'm going to Mom's martial arts gym to start practicing martial arts."

Ning Qing, walking on Chen Shu's other side, pursed her lips and spoke again: "Give it up, it's impossible for you to grow any taller in this lifetime."

"!"

The little girl turned her head to look at her sister, her brows furrowing even tighter than before:

"You're lying!"

"How old are you?"

"Seventeen."

"How are you still the same as when you were twelve?"

"You..."

The little girl was about to die of anger; she pointed a finger at her sister, just about to scold her, but took two deep breaths and swallowed it back—she was a Cultivator now, with very strong Spirit Power inside her body, and she was no longer completely powerless against her sister.

"Brother-in-law, I also learned a Spell."

"What Spell?"

"A very powerful Spell, watch."

As she spoke, the little girl swapped positions with her brother-in-law, came to her sister's side, secretly circulated her Spirit Power, and struck out with both palms:

"Ha!"

The thick Spirit Power struck her sister's body.

Like a drop of water falling into the ocean.

The little girl raised her head and looked at her sister seriously.

Her sister remained standing in place, her expression as cold as ever, but a trace of an indescribable smile appeared at the corners of her eyes and mouth.

Chen Shu couldn't help but turn his head away.

He couldn't bear to watch.

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