Yun Ming didn't want to be a step-dad.
How could he not tell that the older sister was teasing him?
He wanted to smack his two Apprentices on their bottoms, but then he remembered what happened last night, so he only hit Yi Xuan.
"Little lazybones, time to get up."
"Ugh~ Master, gently, I'll just sleep a little longer..."
"You wake your sister up first..."
She was lying on her side, but now she rolled over, her bottom sticking up quite cooperatively.
"..."
"Dinner is served!"
"What, dinner is served? What are we eating today?"
Yi Xuan sat up, and even though her eyes were still closed, her body had already started moving on its own.
Yun Ming couldn't bear to watch, and he sighed deeply.
The sect is unfortunate, so embarrassing... "Little Yi Xuan is so cute."
Yagami Satsuki watched with joy, hoping that little Ya would also be this silly when she grew up.
"Little Ya is also very cute~"
"No way, no way, alright, our little Ya is indeed very cute, but..."
The two began to exchange compliments.
Yagami Satsuki was shocked that Yun Ming had so much experience with children, and Yun Ming also found that Madam Hoshimi was very trendy and fashionable, with a wide range of interests... even though she was the former eldest daughter of the Yeshen Family.
However, she was quite urban; setting aside her identity as a mother, her personality was very lively, and she was also very curious about cultivators.
In short, they had a lot of common topics.
They chatted like this for a whole day, that's right... a whole day.
Yagami Satsuki's task was to take care of her child, although she seemed to know many things, whether it was business or art.
But none of those things were useful.
Occasionally, she would meet guests; the rest of the time, she stayed in the Xingjian Clan Territory with little Ya, teaching her zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, reading, and writing.
When Yun Ming arrived... she had an additional task: accompanying the Young Sect Leader of Yun Kui Mountain, and as little Ya's Master, the Young Sect Leader naturally had to take extra care of his little Apprentice these past few days.
It wasn't about teaching techniques all day.
However, just for leisure and entertainment, he would use various spells to tease the little fox, which also served as practice for his Image Condensation Art, making the little fox with snow-white fur increasingly lifelike.
They chased and played in the snowy wilderness... or they would ride their swords up to the Nine Heavens, with three little ones hanging on him; little Ya really liked the feeling of exhilarating acceleration.
Yi Xuan was both timid and loved to play.
Yi Jiang, on the other hand, said nothing, just 'Master, hug me...' Yun Ming suspected the little one was doing it on purpose, but he had no proof; a hug is a hug, thinking too much would only make him seem petty.
Hmm.
He also let Yagami Satsuki experience it.
Otherwise, there was always a feeling of being too lonely; she just stood by and watched, occasionally chatting with the Junior Martial Uncle.
But Bai Xian was immersed in her Sea of Consciousness, saying that Yun Ming's improved method still had room for further improvement, so she buried herself in research.
Therefore, the woman was a bit awkward alone.
However, perhaps she had long been accustomed to this kind of life.
"Sister, do you want to play for a while?"
"Me? You guys just play..."
Yun Ming didn't care; he pulled the somewhat lonely older sister onto the Qing Ming Sword, which wasn't very large.
But with the spiritual energy solidified, the sword body became much wider.
There was more than enough room for two adults to stand on it.
The sword rose, and the wind began to blow.
The little fox and the two little white-furred ones looked up from below,
"Mommy is flying too~"
Yagami Satsuki subconsciously clutched the hem of her kimono, then belatedly realized it wasn't necessary... Her face flushed slightly.
She looked at Yun Ming with a bit of embarrassment.
"Sister, there's no need to be so restrained; just treat me as an ordinary little brother."
"Then little brother, please go slower later; it's my first time riding a flying sword~"
There was a hint of playfulness in her words.
It made one feel that this was how a woman just over twenty should be, lively and real.
No matter how old a woman is,
There's always an eighteen-year-old girl living in her heart... So, I just turned eighteen this year.
It wasn't entirely a lie.
Who wouldn't want to be pampered like a little princess?
"Alright, I'll control the sword, Sister, don't worry."
Yun Ming responded, but... slow? How could he go slow?
He glimpsed the excitement in the woman's eyes, so this kind of thing is evident from a daughter.
Hoshimi's elder brother, that old fox, clearly doesn't like excitement; after all, cunning people only like to trick others.
They like to make others excited.
They don't like to be greatly surprised or overjoyed themselves... So if she's not like her father, who could she be like?
"Hold on tight, next stop, the Nine Heavens Palace!"
The sword shot up with unprecedented speed; this was quite a test of skill. The 'King of Effort,' Yun Ming, was even honing his sword-riding techniques while accompanying his Apprentices and their mother.
He could still carry people at three seconds per hundred meters.
Not to mention using it as a weapon, a single sword thrust to the heart.
Yagami Satsuki indeed became excited, gently grasping Yun Ming's shoulder and leaning closer.
She liked standing hundreds of meters high.
The view there was incredibly vast; she could clearly see Ailidu in the distance, as well as the mountains and rivers below.
"You cultivators are truly unrestrained."
Riding the wind, it was enviable.
"Not entirely; a while ago, the mountain was so poor we could barely make ends meet; cultivators also need to eat~"
"Do you want Sister to help?"
"Sister, I don't eat soft rice... but Sister's can be an exception; please shower me with money!"
Yagami Satsuki's hand somehow slipped to Yun Ming's waist and gave a sharp twist, softly chiding, "Are you flirting with me?"
"Does that last sentence count too?"
Yun Ming blinked, realizing he had been a bit presumptuous.
After all, she was Madam Hoshimi; he had completely treated her as an ordinary female friend. So, he said directly,
"Madam, I was wrong!"