A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother-Chapter 112: Who’s Testing Who Here!?

Shencao Mountain.

There was a bridge named Hanging Sword Bridge.

Legend had it that a Dragon-Slaying Sword hung in the center of the bridge, to stop the flood caused by a Flood Dragon when it charged through.

This bridge had existed since ancient times.

The Dragon-Slaying Sword had a sword spirit within it.

Shencao Mountain was not without admirers.

On the contrary, there were plenty of people who had their eyes on Shencao Mountain and wanted to claim it.

But none of them had passed the trials set by the sword spirit.

The sword spirit drove them all away.

For tens of thousands of years, not a single one had been recognized.

The white-robed woman, the form taken by the sword spirit, sighed lightly by the riverside.

“This generation of human cultivators is the worst I’ve ever seen!”

And so, the years went by, one after another.

No one had managed to pass the sword spirit’s trial.

This year, a young man came to Shencao Mountain.

“.........”

The sword spirit looked at the young man holding various receipts and certificates.

In fact, the sword spirit had already noticed him before and had seen through his disguise.

But at that time, he hadn’t bought the mountain, so the sword spirit didn’t bother with him.

Now that he had bought the mountain, he’d have to face her trial.

Such a young age, and already buying a mountain—not something you saw every day.

“Come then, let this sword spirit see just how firm your Dao Heart is!”

The sword spirit waved her hand.

At once, the skies changed color, and Li Xuanxiao, walking in the midst of it, noticed nothing.

The sword spirit looked up at the sky.

She had shattered countless Dao Hearts here.

In this domain, the Dao Heart would manifest as a stone.

The more stable the Dao Heart, the harder and larger the stone it became.

And the harder it was to cut through.

But in all these tens of thousands of years, the sword spirit had never seen a Dao Heart she couldn’t cut.

This was the first trial.

To this day, no one had passed the first round.

The most common reason she saw for failure—trapped by emotions.

Seven emotions and six desires!

Even cultivators weren’t exempt.

Even those emotionless monks—so what?

At that moment, the sword spirit lazily stretched and wondered where she should wander around the mountain next.

She looked up and mumbled,

“Huh, where’s this guy’s Dao Heart?”

“Why can’t I see it?”

“Could it be... too small?”

“Heh~”

The sword spirit narrowed her eyes and couldn’t help but laugh.

But soon, her smile froze on her face.

Because she realized the sky was falling.

No, wait! It wasn’t the sky falling.

It was the massive stone formed from the man’s Dao Heart, blotting out the sun.

It was too big!!

That’s why it looked like the sky was collapsing.

Sword Spirit: ( ºωº )

Oh no.

The sword spirit quickly raised the sword in her hand.

The giant stone came crashing down.

“I slash!”

“BOOOOOM——!!”

“........”

A long time later.

The sword spirit crawled out of the domain, looking dusty and disheveled.

Cough cough cough “Good kid... such a big and hard... Dao Heart!”

She looked at her sword, now snapped in two, and then at the unscathed Dao Heart that had crushed her.

Her gaze toward the young man changed slightly—not bad at all.

But as for the second trial, well, who knew if he could pass that.

She waved her hand again.

Let’s see what you’ve got.

As Li Xuanxiao walked on the path, he felt something was off. But he couldn’t say exactly what it was.

The next second, he seemed to fall into some kind of domain space.

After landing inside, he lost all memory of himself.

“.......”

Where did I come from?

Who am I?

Why am I here?

Li Xuanxiao looked around, totally confused.

He wandered aimlessly.

Until he came across a little girl being chased by a pack of vicious wolves.

Come save me~

The little girl was none other than the sword spirit in disguise.

Little Sword Spirit ran while crying.

“Waaaah, help me... help...”

And all the while, she closely observed Li Xuanxiao’s behavior.

Li Xuanxiao saw the scene, drew in a sharp breath, and instinctively hid behind a rock, muttering,

“Are those wolves... Sky-Swallowing Demon Wolves?”

That’s terrifying.

“Wait, why would I think that?”

Li Xuanxiao was acting purely on instinct.

Seeing the little girl wasn’t in immediate danger, he began circling the area, testing things out.

Little Sword Spirit: (O_o)??

Are you saving me or not? If not, give the spot to someone who will!!

Eventually, Li Xuanxiao made his move.

In an instant, he wiped out several of the wolves.

Looking at the wolves’ corpses,

Li Xuanxiao raised his hand and summoned a ball of flame.

Little Sword Spirit let out a breath and smiled again.

She looked up and said in a small voice,

“Thank you, big brother...”

But before she could finish, she was scooped under his arm and carried off in a sprint.

Little Sword Spirit:.......

“Big brother, what are you doing?”

“There might be even stronger beasts nearby. We need to run—fast!”

This guy’s really cautious! How afraid of dying is he?

Little Sword Spirit rolled her eyes.

The two were both wandering souls, with no parents or family.

So they began traveling the martial world together.

Walking winding roads across mountains and rivers, crossing rivers and scaling peaks.

They stayed in rundown inns and roamed with galloping carriages.

Drank from rivers, trekked through thousands of miles of land and water.

Mountains stretched far, winds blew cold...

Li Xuanxiao felt the little sword spirit was too young to be adventuring with him.

So he started teaching her how to read.

“An iron Dao Heart is forged through blazing fire and biting cold. Only then can it be tough and fearless!!!”

“There may be wind and rain on the road of cultivation, but we can keep a ray of sunshine in our hearts.”

“The journey of cultivation isn’t about explosive bursts—it’s about persistence!

Most of the time, success comes from lasting just one more minute.

So even when you’re tired, don’t stop easily, because what you’re giving up isn’t just a goal—it’s a dream!”

Little Sword Spirit: (⊙o⊙)…

“Big brother, can we go fly kites instead?” she whispered. “Or maybe... teach me something else?”

This was getting kinda weird.

Smack~

Li Xuanxiao bonked her on the head with a book.

“Focus. Next, we’re learning How the Steel Dao Heart Was Forged to strengthen your Dao Heart.

Then we’ll study Don’t Bully the Poor Youth, Don’t Bully the Poor Middle-Aged, Don’t Bully the Poor Elderly—all lessons about how to treat others and avoid offending people.”

“What kind of books are those?”

“I made them up myself!”

Then Li Xuanxiao muttered to himself,

“Don’t know why, but writing this stuff just flows out of me.”

Little Sword Spirit: (╥﹏╥)

Who’s testing who here!?