Seeing this young girl, Yang Tian frowned slightly.
From her, he clearly felt a wave of Spiritual Breath.
"Xiaoyu, are you on holiday? How come you're back today?"
Lin Qing said with a smile.
"Grandma, I missed you..."
The girl threw herself into Lin Qing's arms.
"Who is this?"
Yang Tian leaned against Wang Ying and asked quietly.
"My sister, Wang Xiaoyu."
Wang Ying replied.
"You have another sister? Didn't you say you only had Wang Yue as a sister?"
Yang Tian was taken aback.
"Xiaoyu is Master Wu's disciple and also Grandma's adopted daughter."
Wang Ying said.
"Oh?"
Yang Tian nodded, now understanding why there was an Ancient Martial Artist aura on her.
If this girl was Master Wu's disciple, that made sense.
"Xiaoyu, we have guests today; let me introduce you!" Lin Qing pulled the girl towards Yang Tian: "This is your brother-in-law, Yang Tian."
"He's also your master's Young Master!"
Master Wu smiled beside them.
"Wow!" Wang Xiaoyu looked Yang Tian up and down with fiery eyes: "So should I call you brother-in-law or Young Master?"
Yang Tian couldn't help but chuckle at that: this Wang Xiaoyu was quite cute.
He said, "No need, just call me Yang Tian!"
"If I call you brother-in-law, grandma will be happy; if I call you Young Master, my master will be happy; but if I call you Yang Tian, my sister won't be happy..."
Wang Xiaoyu laughed.
Hearing Wang Xiaoyu's words, Yang Tian smiled knowingly and shrugged, "Then it's up to you!"
"Yang Tian, Xiaoyu is Master Wu's disciple, she's been with him for many years. I found her adorable and she's an orphan, so I adopted her as my daughter."
Lin Qing introduced briefly, then chatted warmly with Wang Xiaoyu, her demeanor showing kindness and affection.
Meanwhile, Master Wu solemnly asked, "Xiaoyu, tomorrow is your eighteenth birthday. After today, you'll be officially an adult. From now on, you'll have to rely on yourself for cultivation. Have you made any progress recently?"
Wang Xiaoyu hastily replied, "Master, I've been cultivating every day and I'm about to reach the mid-stage of the Body Tempering Realm!"
Hearing this, Yang Tian used his Divine Sense to probe Wang Xiaoyu.
Indeed, Wang Xiaoyu was at the bottleneck of the early stage of the Body Tempering Realm, just a step away from the mid-stage.
"Master Wu, tomorrow's Xiaoyu's birthday; why not give her a day off?" Lin Qing pulled Wang Xiaoyu over and asked with a smile, "Xiaoyu, what birthday gift would you like? Let Grandma prepare something nice for you."
"Birthday gift?"
Wang Xiaoyu was stunned.
"Xiaoyu, tomorrow's your birthday. As your sister, I have to give you a big birthday present too!"
Wang Ying also smiled.
"But I..."
Wang Xiaoyu's eyes welled up with tears; she felt warmth here.
"Xiaoyu, just tell us what kind of birthday gift you'd like?"
Lin Qing smiled.
"Any birthday gift is fine..." Wang Xiaoyu said earnestly, "Something simple will do."
"That's no good; tomorrow's your coming-of-age birthday. It's significant, and the gift must be special!"
Wang Ying hurried to explain.
"Alright then, let me think about it and tell you tomorrow..."
Wang Xiaoyu smiled.
"Xiaoyu, since you call me Grandma, of course, I'll treat you well. No matter what kind of gift, Grandma will get it for you!"
Lin Qing promised.
Yang Tian observed everything silently. Although Wang Xiaoyu was an outsider, it was evident that Lin Qing doted on her greatly.
Even Wang Yue sitting beside them pouted, putting her chopsticks down and pulling on Yang Tian: "Brother-in-law, let's go cultivate! You promised to teach me."
Yang Tian and Wang Yue went to the Back Courtyard to cultivate.
Of course, since Wang Yue was an ordinary person, Yang Tian could only channel some Spiritual Breath into her to familiarize her with the Ancient Martial Artist's aura.
Whether Wang Yue could become an Ancient Martial Artist still depended on her.
"Xiaoyueyue, stay here and absorb the Spiritual Breath slowly!"
Yang Tian instructed, then returned to his room.
He needed to rest early, for tomorrow morning he'd head to the Dark Land to find Wang Lingzhan.
The Wang Family Mansion was like a castle, with winding paths and grandeur, even the bedrooms were presidential-style.
Yang Tian took a quick shower and then went to bed.
He didn't know how long he slept, but suddenly he smelled a fragrance. In the darkness, he opened his eyes and was startled to see a woman standing in front of him.
Almost instinctively, Yang Tian flipped his left hand, sending a blade strike forward.
"Yang, don't kill me; it's Xiaoyu..."
A clear voice rang out.
"Xiaoyu? What are you doing here?"
Yang Tian quickly withdrew his hand and looked closely, raising an eyebrow.
He saw Wang Xiaoyu standing there, wearing only a thin nightgown.
He frowned, "Xiaoyu, what are you doing?"
"Yang, don't speak..."
Wang Xiaoyu whispered softly, moving closer.
Yang Tian's heart skipped a beat, his gaze examining Wang Xiaoyu's body, until his eyes stopped on her arm.
There, he saw a tattoo of a flower.
Indeed, on Wang Xiaoyu's arm, he clearly saw a carved flower.
But the flower was odd—it looked like a flower but also like three moons together.
"What are you looking at? It's my birthmark..."
Wang Xiaoyu chuckled.
"Birthmark?"
Hearing this, Yang Tian furrowed his brows. For some reason, he felt like he'd seen such a birthmark before.
But he couldn't recall where from at the moment.
This realization snapped him back to his senses: what was Wang Xiaoyu, Master Wu's disciple and Lin Qing's adopted daughter, doing here?
"Yang, hold me tight..."
Wang Xiaoyu reached out to hug him.
Yang Tian grabbed her hand with a smack, "Xiaoyu, why are you here?"
"I like you!"
Wang Xiaoyu pressed her entire body against him, as if ready to cling to him.
Yang Tian's expression turned cold: "Wang Xiaoyu, you better explain!"
"Don't be so cold to me..." Wang Xiaoyu pouted, "Alright, my sister sent me to test you. She has high standards and never liked any man, but she's marrying you, so I came to test you."
Hearing this, Yang Tian broke out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, he hadn't done anything rash earlier, or Wang Ying would have had leverage against him.
"Then go back and tell your sister that I truly care for her and won't betray her!"
Yang Tian pushed Wang Xiaoyu away.
"Hehe... don't regret it later..." Wang Xiaoyu giggled seductively as she walked away.
Once the door closed, Yang Tian regretted, "Damn, a beautiful woman comes to me and I waste it?"
After this incident with Wang Xiaoyu, Yang Tian couldn't sleep anymore and sat up to cultivate.
Soon, it was dawn.
Early in the morning, Lin Qing instructed the kitchen to prepare a lavish breakfast.
Yang Tian, Wang Ying, and Ling Ying arrived first in the dining room. Just as they sat down, Wang Xiaoyu, dressed in energetic attire, walked in and plopped down between Wang Ying and Yang Tian, laughing playfully, "Sister, you've found a good man!"
"Xiaoyu, stop talking nonsense!"
Wang Ying glared at Wang Xiaoyu.
Wang Xiaoyu giggled, her eyes glancing at Yang Tian.
Instantly, Yang Tian grew tense.
"Xiaoyu, you're awake? Today is your birthday; Grandma made you two red eggs!" Lin Qing came in, smiling, "Have you decided what you want as a birthday gift?"
"Grandma, is it true you'll give me any gift I ask for?"
Wang Xiaoyu suddenly asked.
"Of course, whatever birthday gift you want, Grandma will get it for you!"
Lin Qing nodded.
Wang Xiaoyu turned to Wang Ying, "And you, sister?"
"Xiaoyu, just say what gift you want. No matter what it is, I'll get it for you!"
Wang Ying said seriously.
"Then I'll say it..." Wang Xiaoyu glanced at Yang Tian, then said with joy, "My birthday gift is Yang; I want to be his concubine and serve him with my sister! Because I've fallen for Yang..."
"What?"
Everyone was stunned by Wang Xiaoyu's words...