I will eventually become a divine being through accumulating constantly

Xue Jing carefully examined the woman who claimed to be 'Yu Ga Shenle.'

Compared to the state of Otogirusu, she was about ten centimeters shorter, around one meter sixty-five, with skin whiter and tenderer than before, an overall slender figure, yet the places where flesh should be were quite full. Even under the loose clothing, the outline of her pert buttocks and the strength of an Asian Cup champion were clearly visible.

The most noticeable change was in her face.

The face, which was already enchanting and beautiful in her male state, now had none of the masculine features, leaving only pure feminine softness, more enchanting than before by more than ten times, the allure beyond measure.

Under a deliberate act of cuteness, that perfectly cultivated smile and the neat, fine, white teeth, made even Xue Jing, who was immune to beauties, somewhat dazed.

"Lu Sang, we're all brothers here, no need to be embarrassed. I saw everything from start to finish and witnessed you turn into a woman; there's really no need to pretend anymore," Xue Jing spoke with a light tone.

"Eh~ Brother Jing, what are you talking about, I don't understand~" Yu Ga Shenle made an innocent, cute expression, her voice as soft as a little girlfriend cooing to her boyfriend.

"Shenle-chan's brain isn't as good as Brother Linglu's, I'm really bad with Chinese~"

"Brother Jing, could you teach me more? Please~"

Yu Ga Shenle clasped her hands together, her face full of expectation.

Xue Jing stroked his chin and thoughtfully muttered, "I see... pretending to be another person to escape the embarrassment of being discovered, and you even have the persona of being bad at Chinese. With that, your defense is pretty much invincible. When in trouble, just pretend not to understand. That's very clever of you, Lu Sang."

Upon hearing this, Yu Ga Shenle's face flushed red, but then she nonchalantly said, "You're speaking complex Chinese that I don't understand again, Brother Jing, really."

Xue Jing saw her pretending again and couldn't help but laugh without saying a word.

Well, if she wants to role play, let's play along.

"Stretch out your hand."

Xue Jing said.

"Huh?" Yu Ga Shenle tilted her head, not knowing what Xue Jing was going to do, but instinctively followed his command and stretched out her right hand, palm up, her slender and attractive fingers tinged with a slight pink hue.

With a thought, Xue Jing caused an invisible rift to open by his side, and a black root wriggled out from the void, gently touching Yu Ga Shenle's palm.

The Dragon Sakura's property of continuing life force activated, absorbing his life force and transferring it into the young girl in front of him.

The deep bone-visible wound on her thigh began to writhe and heal rapidly, and Yu Ga Shenle blinked, her gaze softening.

She could feel the dense and pure life force being infused into her, carrying the 'scent' of Xue Jing.

He was sharing his life force with her to heal her injuries.

"... It's just a superficial wound, it'll heal on its own in two days at most, there's no need for this," Yu Ga Shenle said, unable to hold back her advice.

Xue Jing waved his hand and said, "It's just a convenience, don't mind it."

Yu Ga Shenle gently smiled and softly said, "Thank you, Brother Jing."

Brother Jing...

Xue Jing paused and glanced at her.

The nicknames were becoming more intimate; the sakura girl really takes an inch and wants a mile.

Feeling like a few more calls from her and he might have to go defend Xiangyang.

Yet, being called by that voice was surprisingly refreshing... even though he couldn't stand it when she was Suzuka.

Brother, you're kind of charming.

The key, of course, was what lay beneath her hips; without the Ascending Dragon Sword, the threat was much reduced, and there would be no worry about being 'super combined' from behind anymore.

"I should be thanking you, Shenle," Xue Jing quietly said.

Hearing him go along with calling her 'Shenle', Yu Ga Shenle couldn't help but smile with a hint of glee, then she asked in confusion:

"Thank me? Why?"

Using Suzumaru to save her and sharing his life force to heal her—it was all something she should thank Xue Jun for, wasn't it?

"It's nothing much."

Xue Jing didn't explain much, as it would be troublesome and there were quite a few parts that couldn't be revealed.

He waved his hand and retracted the Dragon Sakura Root, the gap in space closed, and Yu Ga Shenle's leg injury was completely healed without leaving any scars on her fair, slender, and slightly fleshy thigh.

"Xue... Brother Jing, I heard from Brother Linglu that you had returned to Qingcheng, why are you here?" Yu Ga Shenle asked.

"It's complicated, I'll tell you later... By the way, isn't Mr. Taiping with you?" Xue Jing asked in return.

"Mr. Taiping?" Yu Ga Shenle was slightly startled, then realizing who Xue Jing was referring to, she couldn't help but laugh.

"It's Taiping, Ruo Gong Taiping... I told him to go to the lower levels to rescue the affected citizens, and I headed up; we split forces."

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow and said, "Split forces... do you really want to stick to the 'bad at Chinese' persona? You're even using idioms now."

Yu Ga Shenle's face turned a shade redder, "That's something Brother Linglu taught me, just a coincidence."

Xue Jing waved his hand and said, "Alright, it's very dangerous here, go find Mr. Taiping and leave this place as soon as you can."

Yu Ga Shenle took hold of Xue Jing's sleeve, shook her head, and said:

"Let me stay with you, I'm... not in a good state to be seen by others right now."

Seeing that she seemed troubled, Xue Jing nodded and said, "Okay then, just be careful on your own, I might not be able to look after you."