Chapter 54: Xiao Tian Falls into a Deep Sleep
It didn't take much time to suddenly understand the truth, just over ten minutes. However, after suddenly understanding the truth, I didn't immediately wake up, but instead continued to familiarize myself with and understand the new truth that had been suddenly understood, which is the principle of striking while the iron is hot.
As the gathering came to an end, Tianba and Hongfa quietly left, although they had countless questions for us. Having cultivated to their level and lived for tens of thousands of years, they were masters of both strategy and human emotions. Of course, they took Rose and the others with them when they left, so it was a night of mutual unfamiliarity; I reckon they'll need to digest tonight's gains when they get back.
Big Brother and Little Sky felt the atmosphere coming from the sky disappear, only then did they truly let out a sigh of relief. As soon as their tense nerves relaxed, Little Sky split into two soft and fluffy pieces that fell from mid-air, Big Brother reacted quickly and caught them before they hit the ground.
Xiao Tian weakly said: "Gao Qiang brother, let me rest in the cave for a while."
"You rascal, all you know is to show off, clearly you're already hurt but still trying so hard. If your brother were to find out that you're not taking care of yourselves like this, he would definitely be angry."
Big brother said with a tone of sympathy and some blame, he knew that Xiao Tian was speaking lightly in order not to let us worry. According to Xiao Tian's current injuries, it would take at least three to five years for him to recover, and this is under the good conditions of being in the cave mansion, plus the fact that Xiao Tian had swallowed the heavenly object, the Mother Pearl.
My brother's words pierced my heart, and Xiao Tian immediately disavowed:
"It's not as serious as brother said, I just need to rest for a while and I'll be fine. The conditions in the cave are so good, can't brother understand the strength of the Dragon Clan better than me?"
This sounds impressive but is actually empty talk.
"You little scamp, with tricks like yours, don't try to swindle me. You've got to choose the right target when you're trying to deceive someone. Who am I? I'm your clever brother's brother! If you keep this up, I'll tell your clever brother about it later and see how you fare when you try to cheat him. I'm really looking forward to it."
Recently, my brother has discovered Xiao Tian's weakness, which is that Xiao Tian is very concerned about his younger brother's feelings, just like how the younger brother cares about the older brother's feelings. So now when he talks, it's all about "great brother".
"Don't tell Ge Ming brother no matter what, wu wu, I hope he's happy and doesn't worry about me, so he can focus on his cultivation and grow quickly."
Xiao Tian's true nature was exposed, so he had no choice but to pull out his trump card and pretend to be pitiful in order to gain sympathy.
Brother just fell for it, the killer move: tried and tested! So, brother surrendered and said: "Alright, alright, I know you're also well-intentioned, so I won't tell you about my cleverness. But next time, don't be so foolish, or else I won't forgive you!"
Although it was a threat, it was said very gently.
"I knew Brother Gao wasn't a heartless person, hehe, definitely won't tell Brother Gao Ming!"
Xiao Tian had a sly smile on his face, originally at a disadvantage and in a passive position. He thought to himself: "Brother Gao is indeed a clever brother, truly intelligent and experienced. It's no wonder I, a young and inexperienced kid, can't compare to him." However, my final killer move finally achieved its purpose, what joy! Is this considered praise? Why does it sound so strange? Brother thought to himself.
The snake sisters watched all this, and their hearts were once again touched by the feelings of Little Tian and his two brothers: it turns out that our masters are so loving to their pets. They can get the selfless sacrifice of their pet partners, when will we also get this love? It seems that in the future, they need to behave well.
Big brother looked at the little sky in his hand, then looked at his younger brother who seemed to still be in a state of enlightenment, and was momentarily at a loss: should he put Little Sky into the cave for rest or stay here to protect his defenseless younger brother?
All of this actually only took a few minutes. Just as her brother was hesitating, the snake sisters saw an opportunity and spoke up:
"Let's guard Older Brother Gaoming together, sisters."
My brother no longer hesitated and said a sentence: "Then trouble you to guard well for a while, I'll be out soon." He flashed into the cave.
The two sisters of Treasure Snake were indeed carefully monitoring their surroundings when they suddenly heard, "You two sisters are doing a great job, hehe."
The snake sisters turned around in shock, only to see a short-haired young man wearing an orange-red magnificent attire standing quietly somewhere, and that person was none other than me.
"Brother Gaoming, so you've been awake all along?"
The treasure snake asked tentatively.
"Yes, indeed, Xiao Tian is a silly child, alas!"
"Now that you're awake, why didn't you get up earlier?"
"Since Xiao Tian didn't want me to know what he did for me, I'll just go along with his wishes."
"Oh, then we sisters will keep a secret for you, hehe."
"Good boy!"
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After a while, my brother settled Xiao Tian down and came out with a heavy heart. Xiao Tian is now deeply asleep, who knows when he will recover? Although my brother seems strict to Xiao Tian usually, it's actually a kind of love, which can be said that this love is not inferior to mine for Xiao Tian at all. It's just temporarily not understood by Xiao Tian, or maybe he already understands now, but kids always have a rebellious mentality, so Xiao Tian is closer to me.
Seeing my brother like this, I deliberately pretended to wake up and said vaguely, "Time flies so fast, it's already evening!" Then I intentionally looked around and said:
"Hmm, seems like I've gained something, but unfortunately my power level hasn't increased at all. What a pity, it would have been even more wonderful if it had!"
"You're not satisfied, are you? Opportunities that others can only dream of have become so cheap in your mouth. If someone else heard this, they'd have to beat you up, it's too infuriating!"
My brother was so speechless from what I just said that he added, "How did I end up with such a weird little brother? Sigh..."
"Really? Let me take another look, hmm. I actually gained something, it seems to be a new skill." Knowing that my brother is worried about Xiao Tian's affairs, in order to shift his attention, I had no choice but to continue pretending to be foolish and seeking guidance.
As expected, his brother's attention was gradually directed onto the right track, and he explained, "It's not just a skill, it's a way!"
"Way? I seem to be somewhat confused."
"Good grief, I have no idea what's wrong with you. You've clearly entered a state of enlightenment, yet you're still so muddled."
"Attain enlightenment? No way! I've actually attained enlightenment!!!"
“...……”
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My brother was thoroughly speechless, completely defeated by my ignorance. However, although he had an angry expression on his face, in his heart he was delighted to be able to enlighten this silly genius of a younger brother. And so, he carefully gave me a lesson about enlightenment.
"Now you understand, quickly tell me what you've realized!" My brother thought he had explained it clearly, and I also felt that the purpose of pretending to be confused had been achieved. So, one by one, I said:
The way I've come to understand this time is a refined process of a big mixture, which I have named the Pioneer Divine Merit.
The main function of Kaito's divine power is to transform decay into the miraculous. On one hand, there are many mysterious things that I can't grasp at the moment and need to slowly explore; on the other hand, my current mental realm has already opened up a space of its own, just the right size as the entire New Life Mountain, but for now it's completely empty, and I don't know what new changes will occur as my cultivation level increases. I'm also looking forward to it.
(You'd better update more frequently and on time, if it weren't for the poor internet connection, you wouldn't be delayed by a few minutes)

