Chapter 19: Glazed Sword Heart

Wu Ran lowered her head and took the jade bottle from the little girl’s hand.

“What is this?”

“A Heaven-Repairing Pill. It’s just right for your condition, Sister Wu Ran. You have to take it!”

Staring at the Heaven-Repairing Pill in her hand, Wu Ran was stunned.

Ever since the injury to her dantian, she had already given up hope, because pills like the Heaven-Repairing Pill were incredibly rare. Even a Nascent Soul True Lord from the Ten Thousand Pill Sect might not be able to refine one.

To obtain a single pill was practically a fairy tale—someone like her, a mere minor cultivator, wasn’t even worthy of the chance.

And now, the tiny little girl in front of her had simply handed one over?

“Is this the sect leader’s life-saving gift for you? I—”

Jiang Wan spread her small hands and shook her head.

“No, I found it on the road. Sister Wu Ran, please take it quickly. I’ll watch you eat it.”

Wu Ran said, “I’ll send you back first, then I’ll take it.”

But Jiang Wan, still waiting for the system’s reward, urged her eagerly.

“I’m not going back. I want to go play somewhere else. I’ll watch you take it.”

Wu Ran uncorked the pill bottle and swallowed the pill.

“I’m going to seclude myself now.”

“Go ahead, go ahead! I’m going to play now,” Jiang Wan said.

[Good Deed of the Day 3/3: Help a weak cultivator repair their dantian. Task reward: Poison-Repelling Pearl.]

Wearing the Poison-Repelling Pearl, any poison attempting to approach you will be automatically deflected back.

Jiang Wan thought the pearl’s repelling ability was incredible.

Though she might not need it now, she still wore it—life was precious.

She put the pearl around her neck and went off to do more good deeds. Usually, other disciples didn’t need her help. Cradling the chubby tiger in her arms—the cat had grown noticeably rounder since a few days ago—she went on her way.

“Little junior sister, found you! Junior Brother Dong Chen from the Ten Thousand Sword Sect is here to challenge you. He’s waiting in your courtyard.”

[Dong Chen Sword Sovereign’s resurgence. This time, he is determined to kill you in one strike. Defeat him, spare him, and use your actions to reform him. Let him know that although you are the supreme Heavenly Demon, you do not kill indiscriminately.

Task difficulty: Extremely high.

Task reward: Glazed Sword Heart.]

Glazed Sword Heart sounded promising. Dong Chen was stubborn and unafraid of getting beaten. Now she had a secret weapon to win.

Returning to the courtyard, she saw the young Dong Chen standing there with his hair tied in two buns, dressed in tight sleeves, and carrying a sword taller than himself on his back.

Poor kid, carrying such a huge sword every day—he certainly wasn’t afraid it would stunt his growth. A short disciple of the Sword Sect wouldn’t look good at all!

“Senior Brother Dong Chen.”

When Dong Chen saw Jiang Wan with her two buns, wearing a light purple dress, her double eyelids and crescent-moon smile, his young eyes lit up, and a smile involuntarily spread across his lips.

Jiang Wan ran over with her short legs. Little sword cultivator, you brought this on yourself!

“Senior Brother Dong Chen, did you come to challenge me?

Come, let’s go inside.”

Dong Chen had been punished by his master today and wanted to run away from home, so he came to find her.

Jiang Wan was about to make her move on him but was stunned by his words.

“You want to run away from home, you…”

The future great disciple of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, the future Dong Chen Sword Sovereign, wanted to run away in his childhood? Ha ha ha ha ha!

Jiang Wan wanted to laugh, but she was a good listener. Even though her brain capacity had shrunk since transmigrating into a three-year-old, she couldn’t laugh—unless she really couldn’t help it.

“Why would you think that?

Is training with the sword too exhausting?”

Dong Chen nodded, then shook his head.

“I miss my mother.”

Jiang Wan sighed like a little adult, sitting cross-legged opposite him, spreading her hands.

“If you miss her, just go back to see her.

But you’re still too young and weak; you don’t even know how to fly on your sword. How would you get back to see your mother?

You can’t even defeat me. What if an evil cultivator tries to kidnap you?”

Her words hit several sensitive spots, and Dong Chen focused on the part about not being able to beat Jiang Wan.

“Who says I can’t beat you? I’m already at the third level of Qi Refinement.”

Jiang Wan looked at him in surprise. Could he get that strong so fast? She was only at the second level, and he was already at the third? Was he trying to make her feel balanced?

“So what if you’re at the third level? Let me give you a good beating.”

Jiang Wan, proud and carefree, said what she was thinking, then pounced on Dong Chen.

This time, she skipped the preliminaries and went straight to the point, pinning him beneath her and reaching for the most vulnerable and ticklish spot under his armpit to start tickling.

At first, Dong Chen tried to flip and take control, but Jiang Wan was strengthened by the essence of the Earth God Ape; trying to match her strength was futile.

Her short legs straddled him, holding him firmly down.

Realizing escape was impossible, Dong Chen held back for two seconds and then burst into laughter. Once he started laughing, it became uncontrollable.

Jiang Wan thought: That’s right, obedient kids usually have ticklish spots.

“Give up, or I won’t stop.”

Dong Chen stifled his laughter for a second after hearing her, then laughed again.

“Do you give up?”

“Ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha… I give up, I give up, ha ha ha ha.”

Jiang Wan laughed triumphantly. So what if his cultivation was higher? She still made him surrender.

“I’ll let you off this time. If you’re unhappy next time, come find me for a fight. I promise you’ll be happy.”

[Defeat Dong Chen Sword Sovereign again and spare him. He truly senses that you do not kill indiscriminately and shows the first smile in five hundred years.

Task completed.

Reward: Glazed Sword Heart.]

Fairy Xue Yun stood outside early in the morning, holding back from entering to stop her daughter. Forget it—children were pure and innocent like blank paper.

“Senior Sister Zixiang, I heard my senior brother came.”

Jiang Yao heard that Dong Chen Sword Sovereign came to see Jiang Wan and accidentally dropped a tea cup while at home.

Who was really his junior sister? Why didn’t he come to find her at the Ten Thousand Rune Sect but came to Jiang Wan instead?

It was worth noting that the four Ten Thousand-character sects were not far apart; the Ten Thousand Rune Sect and Ten Thousand Sword Sect were closest, followed by the Ten Thousand Pill Sect.

Zixiang glanced at the two children playing inside, then looked at Jiang Yao and nodded.

“He’s here, playing with the little junior sister inside.”

Jiang Yao hurried in, seeing the two children sitting on the floor with their clothes in disarray. She glared at Jiang Wan, then grabbed Dong Chen and said,

“Senior Brother, I’m your junior sister. If there’s anything about cultivation you don’t understand, come teach me.”

Dong Chen, just getting up from the floor, was pulled outside by Jiang Yao. The relaxed expression on his face instantly tightened, his brows furrowed.

After a few steps, he shook off her hand.

“I want to play with Junior Sister Wanwan. If you don’t know, go ask Master to teach you. I don’t know either.”

Seeing Dong Chen shake her off and return to Jiang Wan’s side, Jiang Yao was frustrated. She couldn’t remember that in her previous life, when they were so young, their relationship had been this good.