father’s treatment and also earn enough to pay for college.Ding Bao, although he was in the underworld, had always been kind to the villagers. However, he didn't actually run any companies; he just ow...Chapter 1425 Let Me Have a Bite First

"How could that be" Xia Tian seized the opportunity to search Minnie’s body when he noticed she wasn’t protesting this time, and denied it with a smile, "Wife Yi refused to let me out. I slipped away while she was sleeping. Wife Minnie, I don't want you to sleep alone outside, so I came here especially to keep you company."

"Then go back inside and keep Yi Xiaoyin company!" Minnie abruptly slapped Xia Tian’s hand that was feeling her body in a certain area away and said with an unpleasant tone.

“Wife Minnie, I am protecting you right now!” Xia Tian said with a grin. At this moment, he was truly providing close protection as he was tightly pressed against Minnie's body.

The hand that had been slapped away by Minnie reached for the peak that no one else could climb except him once again. He started to massage and caress through her leather jacket at first, but soon found this unsatisfactory, so he deftly unzipped the jacket with ease and his hand quickly slipped inside. Finally, there was no longer any obstruction between them.

Minnie’s soft, beautiful body trembled slightly and she suddenly struggled, but couldn’t break free.

"If you continue like this, I’ll leave!" Minnie said with some annoyance. Was this dead pervert taking his frustrations out on her because he hadn't been able to get Yi Xiaoyin's favor in the house

“Wife Minnie, you’re still so petty!” Xia Tian was a little dejected and had no choice but to withdraw his hand. Then, he turned Minnie around and sat down holding her waist.

Mieer's zipper hadn't been pulled up yet, and Mieer was also wearing nothing underneath. Now that they were sitting facing each other, Xia Tian could see the stunning view at her chest immediately. This made him feel a bit excited again, muttering to himself, "Wife Mieer, let me have one bite."

Before Mieer understood what Xia Tian was trying to say, she felt a tingling sensation coming from her chest that spread throughout her body instantly, causing her to shiver involuntarily. Then, she suddenly jumped up and left Xia Tian's embrace, quickly pulling the zipper up to protect her perfect assets. She didn't want this pervert wolf to eat her as his midnight snack.

"If you're going to be with me here, then behave yourself or go find Yixiaoyin!" Mieer said unhappily.

"Alright then, wife Mieer, I'll be very well-behaved," Xia Tian sighed helplessly. "I just want to hug you."

"No hugging allowed. It's your own fault for not behaving earlier," Mieer snorted lightly. This guy was getting too greedy; she needed to teach him a lesson.

Xia Tian immediately felt depressed—without being able to hug his wife, how could he sleep

"Forget it then, I won't be sleeping tonight." Xia Tian muttered, and then looked at Mieer. "Wife Mieer, shall I teach you a footwork technique that's even more exquisite than the Ethereal Steps"

“What kind of steps” Mieer asked.

"Well, there are two types of footwork techniques. One is called 'An Ocean Between Steps' and the other is called 'Shortening the Distance with a Step.'"

Summer had seen many times how intricate the 'An Ocean Between Steps' technique was, and he knew very clearly that when he killed Baiyun Mountain, it was done with great fortune. If at that time Baiyun Mountain hadn't clashed head-on with him but instead used such an ingenious footwork technique in conjunction with attack tactics, even if Summer had ingested the poison enhancing his power, he would have lost for sure. Even if he wanted to escape, it probably wouldn’t be easy.

The intricacy of the 'An Ocean Between Steps' technique was most vividly displayed on Ji Qingying's body. Previously, Nangong Yan’s cultivation level was at least one rank higher than Ji Qingying's, but she still couldn't do anything against her.

After returning to Greenpeak Mountain this time, Summer couldn’t convince Yehenuri Mei to help him, so he had no choice but to seek assistance from Sister Fairy. He wanted to ask if she knew the 'An Ocean Between Steps' technique, but Yue Qingya told him that in fact, there was an essential difference between the 'An Ocean Between Steps' and the elusive step techniques, and it wasn’t something one could learn just by wanting to.

Simply put, the elusive steps were essentially still a martial art. Even ordinary people might be able to learn them; however, if their cultivation base was too weak, there wouldn't be much power behind them. But the 'An Ocean Between Steps' technique was entirely different because it was fundamentally a method of magic from the Immortal Sects. Those who weren’t cultivators of immortality had no possibility of learning the 'An Ocean Between Steps.'

To learn the 'An Ocean Between Steps', one would need to be at least the Golden丹stage, but true cultivators of immortality capable of mastering such a technique were few and far between. This was because this type of footwork had special requirements for the body constitution of the cultivator of immortality themselves. In reality, it wasn't just this method; many techniques from Immortal Sects had different demands on the physical constitutions of those who learned them, which is why even Yue Qingya couldn’t learn the 'An Ocean Between Steps.'

However, what specific requirements for the constitution there were for cultivators to master the 'An Ocean Between Steps' technique was something even Yue Qingya wasn't clear about. According to her, most of the spells from Immortal Sects had a requirement for elemental attributes in the cultivation base of the practitioner, but some spells had unclear specific requirements that could only be figured out by chance. One would first have to study the spell formula and see if they could learn it; if not, it meant one didn't meet the criteria. The 'An Ocean Between Steps' technique was like this too—it all depended on luck.

Yue Qingya naturally understood the spell formula of the 'An Ocean Between Steps' technique, but unfortunately, Summer's good fortune until now came to an end when it came to learning the 'An Ocean Between Steps', and he simply couldn't learn that spell formula either.

But the summer's good fortune was not completely over, as Qing Qiyi told him that there was another step technique in the Immortal Sect that could rival the Heaven and Earth Within Reach Step, called Reduce the Ground to an Inch.

The Reduce the Ground to an Inch technique, like Heaven and Earth Within Reach, did not have clear requirements and relied on luck. However, this time fortune favored summer as he couldn't learn the Heaven and Earth Within Reach step but was able to study the Reduce the Ground to an Inch!

Actually, when Summer traveled from Qingfeng Mountain to the capital city, he had used the Reduce the Ground to an Inch technique. He practiced it while traveling and by the time he arrived in the capital city, he had basically mastered this step technique that could rival Heaven and Earth Within Reach. After mastering the Reduce the Ground to an Inch technique, he found that compared to it, the Ethereal Step was really not worth mentioning.

Speed has always been Mei Er's strong suit; she possessed a talent that allowed her to move faster than others. That’s why she was called Mei Er. Now, Summer wanted to fully utilize this talent of hers. If she could learn either the Heaven and Earth Within Reach or Reduce the Ground to an Inch step technique, then when facing a master like Nan Gong Yan, she would have more chances of escaping.

It wasn’t shameful for an apprentice cultivator who hadn't even reached mid-stage Gold Core to flee from a mid-stage Core Formation expert. In fact, being able to escape was already a kind of victory. So, Summer never expected Mei Er to resist Nan Gong Yan at this level; he just needed her to be able to safely escape.

"Mei Er wife, I'll tell you the incantations for both step techniques first, and then try them out yourself, see which one you can practice." Summer explained the origins of these two step techniques to Mei Er before saying this to her.

Mei Er nodded. She naturally wanted to learn such a magical step technique.

Summer then told Mei Er both incantations in full, and since there weren’t many words, she quickly memorized them. Then she said to Summer, "You go inside and sleep, I'll figure it out gradually."

"My dear Meiyu, I'll stay here and sleep with you." Xia Tian didn't leave but instead lay down on the small stone table in the pavilion in a rather bizarre position. Soon after, he closed his eyes as if really falling asleep.

Meiyu paid no attention to Xia Tian and started focusing on studying the incantation.

The next morning.

Yi Xiaoyin suddenly woke up and glanced at her side with relief, luckily she didn't end up sleeping alongside that rascal Xia Tian this time.

"Miss, don't be afraid. That scoundrel left in the middle of the night," came Jiujiu's comforting voice from beside her. "I kept my eyes on him all night long!"

"Jiujiu, did you not sleep at all then" Yi Xiaoyin frowned slightly and shook her head gently. "Actually, there was no need for you to keep an eye on him; it's useless anyway. If he really wants to force himself upon us, we won't be able to stop him."

"Miss, as long as I'm alive, I'll never let that scoundrel touch you again," Jiujiu said through gritted teeth.

"Jiujiu, go get some sleep. I'll take a look around outside." Yi Xiaoyin shook her head and didn't continue on this topic. She was well aware that if the nightmare came back, she would still be powerless to stop it.

Exiting the room, Yī Xiǎoyīn subconsciously glanced at the pavilion and showed a strange expression on her face. She instinctively quickened her pace and soon arrived beside the small pond, looking towards the pavilion in the middle. It was only then that she confirmed she hadn’t been mistaken; there really was someone lying on the stone table inside the pavilion. That bastard Xia Tian had actually fallen asleep there!

After a brief hesitation, Yī Xiǎoyīn still entered the pavilion. At this moment, she suddenly felt her body become light and found herself flying up into the air. In the next second, she landed in Xia Tian’s arms.

"Let go of me!" Yī Xiǎoyīn was initially stunned before struggling fiercely.

“Huh” Xia Tian leaped off the stone table with Yī Xiǎoyīn in his arms and gently sat on a stool. He finally opened his eyes and looked at her, appearing quite surprised: "Why is it you, Wife Ii I thought it was Wife Meir!"

“Let me go first!” Yī Xiǎoyīn gritted her teeth as she said this. She didn’t shout loudly because if Xia Tian wasn't willing to let her go, yelling wouldn’t make any difference.

Xia Tian cooperated this time and released Yī Xiǎoyīn before standing up. He glanced around with a slightly furrowed brow and a somewhat puzzled expression on his face.

“Where did Wife Meir go” Xia Tian muttered to himself, then shook his head: "No, Wife Meir is still here. But that doesn’t make sense; I clearly felt she should be here nearby. So why can't I pinpoint her location"then looked at Xia Tian: "Xia Tian, what do you want to drink""I'll have the same as you," Xia Tian said after thinking for a moment."Okay." Su Xiaocan nodded his head, and then he turned to the barte...