Chapter 138 - 138: Lin Xin

The old city lord, Huan Bei, galloped his horse through the battlefield witnessing the brutal scene befell the weak bandits. He wondered how these poor souls were able to survive the onslaught of the unknown forces who attacked them, but there's one thing to keep preoccupy in his mind.

Where are the forces who attacked them?

Are they lying in wait for his forces to enter before attacking them as well? If those bandits were decimated and what could mere dozens of them could do?

Huan Bei kept his guard up as he galloped his horse followed by the law enforcers he gathered as they too had a similar expression on their faces. His attention was still focused on Wen Chai, who was again begging for his life to the young man on top of the piling bodies. He continued to observe the young man on top of the piling bodies and remembered the statement made by the fat bandit before.

Is this the kid that he mentioned before?

Is this the kid that knocked him out this morning?

Or is this the kid who destroyed him and his comrades in a span of a few incenses of time?

More importantly, the kid that answers his questions looked like a demon lord who sat on top of the bodies it killed caused all the soldiers along with the city lord to swallow a mouthful of saliva. They refused to believe that this kid was able to destroy a battalion of bandits in a short amount of time. All one hundred plus bandits were defeated entirely. Not even one of them was spared.

"Please…Great lord…spare me…" The fat bandit still hit his head on the ground repeatedly despite signs of blood starting to spurt on top of his head. The young man minded his own business until he was bored by the constant talking of the fat bandit. He suddenly jumped to the bottom of the pile before squatting next to him.

"Sigh, I told you to settle this another day, but you refused to listen. Now it's too late." The young man squats down before pulling Wen Chai's long hair and faces him straight in the eye with a demonic visage causing the fat bandit and the rest of the onlooking soldiers to shiver. "Is it essential to heed someone else's warning?

"Please…please…. I won't bother anyone anymore…. please... please…" He was still trying to beg for his life, but the young man turned a deaf ear on him as if he was a lowly existence. With a bored expression, he simply spoke: "Shut up."

"GUARKKK!!" The bandit's plea was immediately silenced as the young man slammed his head to the ground causing a large hole underneath it to appear.

The young man wipes his hands repeatedly, releasing a breath of relief. Then, he instantly saw the soldiers along with the city lord eyed him with a hint of fear, but he just returned it with a smile.

"Sorry about that, are you going to arrest him? Feel free to do so. I'm done." The young man spoke before he turned around towards the small house behind him. The old city lord darted his eyes between the young man, the decimated bandits as well as the sorry fat bandit on the ground. He refused to believe this single young man decimated all of them. He swallowed another mouthful of saliva before he tries to get his attention. "Wait…."

"Can I help you with something?" The young man turned his head, but everyone could see he was looking at the city lord with the corner of his eyes. Huan Bei kept his composure before choosing his next words carefully. He didn't want to end up like the poor fatso just. He spoke with utmost courtesy to the young man. "Are you the one who destroyed all these bandits?"

"Not really… I did it along with a few companions…." The young man replied while shrugging his shoulders.

The city lord was quite shocked when he heard the young man's statement. He and a few companions decimated an army of bandits all on their own? How in the world did that happen? Moreover, he remembered the two heavenly beauties that walked past them just now. Then, if all observation leads to that, this young man and the beauties are the ones who knocked the fat bandit out this morning and destroyed their whole army. This means this young man could kill them in a blink of an eye. The city lord swallowed a mouthful of saliva again before he managed to spout out a few words. "Young man, who are you?"

This time, the young man turned around before bowing his head like a gentleman. "This one name is Yun Che. A doctor is trying to save a sleeping mother. I am sorry if I caused trouble in this city."

The city lord tried to register his answer but at the same time remembering a woman who shares the same with this 'sleeping mother'. "Sleeping mother? You…. you can save miss Lin?"

"Miss Lin?" Yun Che expressed his curiosity. This is the first time he heard the mother's real name. Yun Che did forget to ask Xueli before they came here as it slipped past his mind. Huan Bei dismounts his horse before he replied "She's little Xueli's mother. She's been sleeping inside that house for a year now. I am surprised someone offered to save her when no one else can…"

Yun Che nodded his head in understanding. "Can I know her mother's full name? As I recalled Xueli's name had the surname Huan on it."

"She took her father's surname while her mother's surname is Lin. Her name is Lin Xin. Her husband died a year in a half ago, and she fell into a coma ever since." The city lord replied.

Yun Che took a moment to think before he asked Jasmine if any of the divine cultivators she knew had that surname. Inside the inner world, Jasmine sat near the Divine Lake, accompanied by the little dragon coiling around her neck. She racked her memories to find a family with that kind of surname. There are lots of divine cultivators, and even the weakest ones could become a realm king in this star. She could be anyone from a high-ranking family or a lower-class family. There are also lots of people named with a surname Lin from up there, and she might try to rack her memories if she might find clues whether she's from one of the high-ranking star realms. She put on her thinking cap, but no matter how hard she tried, the name seems to slip past her mind. "Lin….Lin…. The name rings a bell…. Let me search for my memories, and I'll see if I managed to come up with a lead."

"I am counting on you." Yun Che spoke internally as he let Jasmine conduct research. She's from up there, and she probably knew any families of a sect that carries the surname Lin. Usually, despite having their memories and cultivation sealed, the victim still remembers their name just like what happened to Qingyue's mother.

Yun Che and the old city lord were getting along just fine if he doesn't do anything reckless. He caused enough trouble already and wanted to wake Xueli's mother for now. Huan Bei ordered his men to clean up the bodies and bring them all to prison. Despite the brutality they faced, these men were still spared in the end. He must prepare as soon as possible as hundreds of bandits are still within the mountain area, and the fall of their leader doesn't stop there. In the end, he is still grateful that none of his men had to fight the elite bandits. He followed Yun Che to Xueli's little house and found her seat next to her mother's straw bed. As for the little girl herself, Xueli was still watching her sleeping mother without caring what happened outside but when she saw another man entered her house and she immediately recognized him. "Grandpa Bei!!!"

Huan Bei was shocked entirely as little Xueli never spoke after her father died, and her condition worsens the moment her mother fell sick. To think that this very day he heard her voice as clear as day. "Xueli? You can talk?"

"Hnnnn, big brother healed me. He's a wonderful doctor." She pointed towards the doctor. As for him, Yun Che petted her head, causing her to purr and smile earnestly. The city lord hasn't seen her smile since her father died, and her mother fell asleep. To think that this young man was able to bring a big smile from her as well as healed her damaged voice.

"Xueli, you overpraised me. Now let's wake your mother up." Yun Che patted her head once more. To think that this girl took a liking to him in just a single day. He sat near Xueli's mother while both she and the city lord eyed him. He hovered his hand over the mother's head before a notification pops on top of it.

[Ding….. Removed the God Sealing Formation from her body?]

[Yes] [No]

Yun Che observed the floating notification and wondered whether he should remove the memory sealing formation in Lin Xin's body. If he did so, it'd be a matter of time that she will leave Xueli here to keep her safe. When that happens, Xueli will be the next Xia Qingyue. A cold and heartless beauty who trains just to achieve her goals. One Xia Qingyue is annoying enough for him to handle. He experienced it once and decided to not let it happen again. Even if he wanted to know her side of the story, he wanted Xueli to smile until she's old enough to experience hardship. Moreover, having her leave as soon as she wakes up doesn't seem to add just right. She can leave this realm once Xueli achieved the age of cultivation, so the girl had the motivation to train when it happens.

He pulled a deep breath before he pressed the buŧŧon that allows Xueli to live a happy childhood life until she's older. It is the best decision and when she's in this separate realm. She's safe.

[No]

He knew one day the formation will disappear naturally, but he won't let that day fell on this very day. Then, he hovered his hand above Lin Xin's head before he mutters….

"Status Recovery"

Suddenly, Lin Xin's body was covered in bright lights, and everyone around her covered their eyes. As for Yun Che, he activated his Eagle Vision within his Sharingan to counter the glowing light effect. The Status Recovery skill healed all types of external and internal wounds as well as restore a crippled person to full power however it will not remove any godly de-buff as the ability was still in a mortal stage. He was afraid that the Status Recovery would remove any de-buffs on her body, including the formation itself, but he thanked whoever cast the formation as it was a divine stage formation. It wasn't that he did not want to remove the effect, but he felt that he wasn't ready to remove it.

The light lasts for several minutes before several notifications pop in front of him.

[Health and Stamina recovery initiated.]

[Life force restored]

[Profound Core restored]

[Ding… the host Lin Xin is still under the God Sealing Formation, and the de-buff will not be removed by the system. However, she is now 100% healed.]

In an instant, the bright lights suddenly dimmed, and the mother's body was visible once more but this time….

"Hnnn" Her eyes show signs of waking up and she suddenly and finally makes a sound after staying petrified for almost a year. The city lord was quite shocked as he never witnesses such witchcraft or sorcery before, but this young man was able to heal Lin Xin's comatose body. As for Xueli, the moment her mother made sounds was the one that caused her to flood her eyes. She waited for a long time for her to wake up, and this is that every day she finally opened her eyes.

Despite being in a comatose state for a long time, colours were slowly covered the mother's figure as her beauty was restoring itself. Her beautiful eyelids are slowly opening as if she finally awakens from a long slumber. She suddenly rose and using her arms as support before gradually observe her surroundings. This house is exactly like the way she left it. She felt like she slept the entire night before she fell into this state, but one thing puzzled her for sure.

She was healthy as a horse. Her body was no longer weak or easily fatigued like she used to. It's been a long time she felt healthy and full of energy. Then, her eyes turned towards three people sat beside her, and the first thing she saw was Xueli's lovely and saddened face.

"MAMA!!!" She suddenly burst into tears as she threw herself into her bosom and cried her hearts out. The mother was also suddenly tearing up. She remembered the last time she fell asleep and had to leave her daughter behind. She immediately hugged her daughter as tight as she could as if she will never let her go.

"Xueli….my daughter…. I am sorry… I am sorry…. Please…. Please forgive mama for leaving you behind…I will never leave you again. Mama will never let Xueli be alone again." The woman named Lin Xin was bursting into tears as she hugged her daughter's body. For a long time, she's in a comatose state, and she could hear everything. She could listen to Xueli's crying in her sleep every night and wishing for her to wake up. The things she has done up until now only to break her heart as she was still waiting for her to wake up. If she passed out for another year, Xueli would still be waiting, and that thought alone shatters her heart. This is how the dead feels. They can hear everything, but they couldn't respond to the living. She could listen to how the attendants taking care of her talking about how Xueli fend for herself while she's under a coma. Refusing to live a life of luxury offered to her in exchange, she could stay with her mother. For one whole year, she followed her instructions not to use her voice, but when she could hear her voice in her sleep. She was shocked and happy as her daughter was finally healed and regained her voice.

Yun Che simply kept quiet as he watches both mother and daughter weeping in each other's arms. Xueli's long wish finally fulfilled. No more going to the forest to find herbs or fend for herself. Even though it was only for a year, she's in that state, but no longer she had to suffer because of it. She lost her father, and she will not lose her mother. Huan Bei, who stood behind him, was shocked and relieved at the same time. The beautiful miss Lin regained her consciousness, and he was no longer worried for her and her daughter. Whatever that Yun Che did to her was no longer pique his curiosity. The beautiful mother finally awakened after a year of being in a comatose state. He remembered seeing her becoming so weak as Xueli grows older. Even walking became a hard task for her. She had to plead to him for help, and it was the promise of him and her father that returned that favour. Now, he hoped this boy could heal her completely.

Then, after a while. The mother slowly stopped tearing as she was no longer had to hear her daughter's voice, but she still hugged her daughter as tight as she could. She was here…. It's all that matters.

She noticed that her daughter fell asleep in her arms after tearing up for so long. Probably her fatigue hit her like a landslide when she hugged her mother's awaken body. When she observed her sleeping expression, her worries were over. She could still remember how worried she became when she heard her daughter had to fend for herself. She lost her husband and if she lost her as well, then being dead is the best option rather than stay as a living corpse.

She turned her eyes towards the young man who healed her and her daughter and owed him her very life. Black onyx eyes, raven styled hair as well as fair skin, it was amazing. This is the first time she saw a man this astonishing. Moreover, this is the first time she saw a man who doesn't look at her with lecherous eyes. He reminds her of her husband the more she looked at this man. Moreover, this man had an attractive figure and a warm expression. Makes her blush as she saw him close and suddenly remembered the feelings she lost when her husband died. Where did he come from? Why did he help Xueli? But, she discards such thoughts from her mind and focused on this very young man.

She slowly bowed her head despite her ragged appearance before she spoke with a heavenly voice.

"Benefactor, I owe my life and gratitude to you for saving my daughter and me. This debt, I will honour it as long as I live. Once again…. Thank you…. Thank you so much for saving my life." She spoke as she shed some tears of gratitude to him. Awake, alive as well as healed, was her long wish.

Yun Che simply smiled seeing her reunited with her daughter. He went to the nearby table before pouring a cup of warm tea Retsu had prepared before she went to the city to shop for supplies. Then, the young man handed the cup to the woman. She must be thirsty after passing out for a year but knowing her body's quality. He was worried about nothing. Then again, she's currently believed she's an ordinary mortal.

"Oh..uhhh… I require no such thing. I was passing by, and she needed help. I just did what is right." He spoke with a small grin earning a smile from her. He used a miraculous art to heal her without taking any advantage. Probably she heard women voices before and wondered where did they disappear to?

The woman bowed her head again while supporting her sleeping daughter. "May I know my saviour's name? I wish to express my gratitude to the Lord, who saved me."

"You are overpraising me, miss. There's no need for 'lord' as I am not one myself. This one's name is Yun Che…. A doctor. Nice to meet you as well. Little Xueli here brought me to this city, and it is the least I could do to repay her kindness." Yun Che bowed his head as well.

Lin Xin calms her mind down as she was still unable to register what just happened to her. Then again, she wondered how this man mastered such mystic arts to heal her condition as well as waking her up. Then, the mother suddenly blushed as she turned her eyes to her own body. She thought that her appearance might cause him to feel slightly uncomfortable as she looked like a beggar. It can't be helped. She might have a heavenly beauty, but she was still the lowest class of people in the city.

"My..... lord Yun, if you considered saving this old widow like a small matter. Then, you have my eternal gratitude. I owe this matter to my daughter for bringing you to me. This one is Lin Xin… I apologized for my current ragged appearance. I am sure lord Yun finds my sight is unappealing."

Yun Che raised his hands to reassure her that it was not a problem seeing someone ragged as he was one during his previous lifetime. "No…no… It's okay. Miss Lin…. If it is okay for me to check your body for any side effects? I was kind of worried if the thing I did before might harm you."

"It will be an honour, my benefactor… and please call me Xin'er." As she spoke, Yun Che scanned her body for anomalies, and she allowed it without any doubts. It seems that this woman trusted him for saving her life, including her daughter, and he's not the guy who took advantage of women, especially someone in need. Moreover, Jasmine might smack him if the lecher even tried anything. As he deduced, her body was 100% healed and the only thing blocking her from her full power was the God Sealing Formation. If she were brought back, she could destroy this star realm with only a snap of her fingers. It is wise to keep her like this for now. Moreover, she's beautiful, and she even allows him to call her by an affectionate name. Is it okay for her to do that to a man she just met?

As she was slowly healing, her eyes turned to another man who stood gawking on the doorway. Looks like he was unable to believe that Lin Xin's condition was removed entirely. Lin Xin's eyes turned warm as this is also the man whom she owes a lot of favour before she fell asleep. She bowed her head again in gratitude to him." City lord Huan Bei…. I am sorry for troubling you with my condition. You helped me so much, and I repaid you with so little. I hope you forgive this old widow for bothering you."

"Miss Lin, it is a promise I made your late husband keep you safe. I am sorry also for keeping you in this small hut. It is the only way to avoid prying eyes from you. It looks like the effort was paid off. I could only send servants to serve your daughter as well as nursing you."

"Yes, I thank you, and you have my gratitude as well. If there's anything, I can do. Please….tell me…" Lin Xin bows her head again.

"Miss Lin…. You and Xueli being alive is the only thing I could hope for. I did not disappoint your late husband. Lord Yun, this one is in your debt for getting rid of the bandits and saving these two."

Yun Che, who was still examining her condition, spoke without even batting an eye. "It is nothing…. If the mother and daughter are safe. Then, you can rest ȧssured."

Then, two voices entered their ears as they were in the middle of a treatment. The city lord flinches a little as the voices were the same as those two ladies he met before. "Danna-Sama…..Yuu-Kun… we're back…"

Yun Che got up as he was done examining her before he turned his head towards the two women who entered the house. "Welcome back. I ȧssume you got what you're looking for…?"

The girl with the buŧŧerfly clip spoke happily while pointing towards her companion. "Hai… we got lots and lots. By the way, a lot of guys tried to hit on us, but Retsu scared them off."

"I hope you didn't traumatize them …" Knowing them, Retsu probably shows her wicked smile even to guys tried hitting on her and vice versa if it happens to Yun Che. Retsu only allows his flock to get near him and scares the rest of them away but if Mio is with her... He might consider double trauma on those guys. He'll send them his condolences. The two girls turned their heads away while pouting their lips as if they tried to lie but couldn't even hide it. Well, they're bad liars. That's a good thing.

"Ahhh..it's you two…." Huan Bei turned his old eyes towards the source, and he was shocked yet again. It's the ladies he met on the road before. The two heavenly beauties who walked past him when he brought his men here. To think that they were acquainted with the young man. Then, are they the ones who helped them annihilate those bandits.

The ladies bow their heads towards the city lord before Yun Che nodded his head. "I see you are acquainted…. Anyway… ladies… this is Lin Xin…. Xueli's mother….Xin'er, this is Retsu and Mio…. My companions…."

Lin Xin bows her head to both Mio and Retsu. She heard them before, but she was unable to understand their spoken language. Nevertheless, they're the ones who save her daughter, and a friend of her Benefactor is a friend to her as well. "It is an honour to meet friends of the Benefactor. I owe my benefactors my eternal gratitude for saving my daughter."

Mio bowed her head as well before she spoke "It is an honour as well, Lin-san…. Xueli is like a little sister to us. Saving her was not a problem…."

"The honour is mine as well. Lin-san….Yuu-Kun, since she's up. This calls for a feast and celebration. We bought enough for everyone here." Retsu spoke with excitement. Looks like she looked forward to cooking for everyone. When Retsu said for everyone, she meant for everyone. Probably enough to feed 20 people but knowing their appetite. She wondered whether it is enough for everyone."

"Lin-san?" Lin Xin wondered why they called her with that name, but Yun Che sudden explanation answered her question.

"Hahaha, It's okay. We used honorifics from where we come from, and -san is used for honouring someone with the highest regard." The young man spoke.

"Ahhh…I see.." Lin Xin blushed a little when she heard they see someone like her with honour. To think that there are people who hold her in high regard as her memories in this city didn't serve her that well.

He nodded his head before he whispered something to Retsu's ear. "You're right about the celebration part…but can you take Xin'er to the waterfall below to freshen up later after Xueli woke up? I have a little surprise for her once you get back."

"Surprise?" Retsu widens her eyes.

"Hehe…. you'll see. I'll let you two get to know her, and I'll be outside." He continued.

"Haiii…." Retsu nodded her head before she pulls Mio's hand towards Lin Xin. As the ladies converse with each other along with the city lord, they slowly became friends earning a smile from Yun Che. He slowly excused himself to the outside and called out his hidden companion.

"Yo…Kon… you're there…?"

The thing he was referring to was none other than Kon, who ejected the body he possessed during the one-sided battle and hid somewhere on the roof. He jumped to the ground before jumped onto Yun Che's shoulder. "What do you want?"

"I need your help later….. The mother woke up well, and she is as healthy as a horse. I'll let Retsu and Mio get to know her better. By the way, I need your help renovating this place later."

"Renovating…?"

"Yeah… Xueli will be surprised when she saw her new house later."

.......

Xueli woke up after she fell into a happy nap when her mother woke up, and she immediately felt fear as she was afraid that her mother waking up is just a good dream. Then again, she woke up in her arms, burst her into tears again. She was happy that her mother finally regained her consciousness and she had lots and lots of things to tell her, especially with her voice.

Huan Bei decided to let the ladies get to know each other, and he too excused himself. He did have a bandit to torture for information. He's been dying to that, and an opportunity just came into his yard.

As planned, Retsu and Mio became friends with Lin Xin quite fast, and they were slowly guiding her into waking up from her slumber. At first, she had trouble walking, but she was tearing up as she walks normally compared to her suffering before she fell asleep. She never felt healthier compared to her worse condition than before. She told them that sometimes, she felt full of energy for a few hours before she collapsed because of fatigue. Her condition worsen once Xueli achieved eight years old as she slowly became so weak that lifting her hands became a hard task. Let alone walking.

Retsu offered some of her kimono as her robes were ragged enough, making her look like a homeless person. Lin Xin was quite curious such exquisite outfits exist, and she never tried wearing them. Despite the gifts, the mother attempted refusing them as those outfits were too elegant for someone lowly as her but due to Retsu and Mio's insistence against her humility. She reluctantly gives up against their offers. Mio also offered her yukatas for casual wear, and she didn't forget to give some outfit for little Xueli. It turns out, Shirayuki and Kuroyuki made Japanese kimono for kids as well makes the others wonder why they made such things. When Retsu asked them about it, they simply replied that they are preparing for the future. One day, they will have kids of their own, and it'll be perfect, but it creates a kind of embarrassing situation for Retsu and the others. Not to mentioned among the spirit women as well. As for the man himself, he simply shrugged his shoulders and laughed it off. It will happen one day, and there's nothing to be embarrassed.

Retsu brought her to the waterfall below using her flight technique, and it was a shocking situation for Lin Xin. It wasn't surprising for Mio and Retsu since she lost her memories and living her life as a mortal. However, for little Xueli, she was having fun in the air. Lin Xin also quite curious about the sleeping woman named Cang Yue and wondered whether she was in the same situation as her. Since Retsu carried her while Mio carried both Lin Xin and Xueli, she explained that Cang Yue was in a temporary sleep state for a while. Technically, almost the same as Lin Xin herself. She suddenly pitied her eyes for her after knowing that Cang Yue also suffered the same situation, but she doesn't know the whole story.

While the girls freshen up, Yun Che and Kon began their operation. After the people from the city as well as the city lord left with his soldiers. They immediately renovated the place. They destroyed the small hut before using the system blueprint mode to build their ideal house for Lin Xin and Xueli. According to the city lord, he reserved this plot of land mainly for Xueli and her family after her father died. Moreover, it was purchased by her father secretly using his hard-earned money, so he decided to use every acre of it.

This was when he discovered that the blueprint also has a complete building function. He selected a Japanese manor design from his previous world before displaying them in his system's build feature. Aside from armour, clothes, and weapons, he can use this feature to build houses as long as he had blueprints for them. After he chose a design, for a cost of course….. the system shows them a set of materials they need to build a perfect manner. That includes woods, rocks, metal, soft soil for agriculture as well as freshwater for ponds or small lake. The system displays specific weight or type of material as well as the numbers of those materials he needs to complete his building which of course he and Kon began their material hunting in the forest.

Both of them were fast to gather the materials needed for the manor in under an hour. They had to chop down several trees and use the leaves to build roofs. Since Japanese type manors had big walls around it, a river like a lake, a bridge, courtyard, warehouse, gate, a small garage, and a small farm, he had to make the materials are enough. He also didn't forget to build a tiny house near the edge of the island for a beautiful view of the waterfall below. Xueli's father probably had a dream to create a beautiful home for both Lin Xin and Xueli, but he met his end before he could accomplish such a goal.

Both wondered why the system didn't just build a massive manor house just like inside the inner world. Then, Yun Che found out that the system uses his spiritual energy to create things in his inner world. He is a god in his inner world, but in the real world, he had to expend materials just to build even a sword.

It took them for almost an hour to find the required materials. Not to mention he needed a specific amount of weight for each material before the Construction could be initiated. He did instruct the girls to take as much time as they need to freshen up. He knew those girls an hour or two, probably the least time they need.

"Haaaa…. Kon-sama is tired. Are you sure we got them all?" Kon spoke as he rests his head on the grass.

"Yup, you and me both, man. System, display the set of materials required." Yun Che sat on the grass next to him as he started fiddling with the system's interface.

[Ding….. Materials needed to initiate the Japanese Manor Blueprint Construction…..]

1. Wood (10 tons)

2. Plastic (10 tons)

3. Glass (10 tons)

4. Metal (10 tons)

5. Cement (10 tons)

6. Bricks and Blocks (10 tons)

7. Concrete (10 tons)

8. Freshwater (10 tons)

9. Rocks (10 tons)

[The next phase of the construction is done. Initiate the next stage?]

They went all out on this one. Especially finding ways to make concrete, plastic, cement, bricks as well as glass. The good thing about the system is that he only needed to build one sample and have the system analyzed it. Then, it is available for purchase to him. He spends almost 200SP purchasing those materials and met the required weight. He had metal from the Moon Empress's tomb, rocks, and wood from the forest, and water from the waterfall below.

He pressed the buŧŧon [yes] on the interface before another notification pops in.

[Construction complete]

[Select building area]

Then, the system interface suddenly shows this massive plot of land as well as the illusory image of the complete manor. This way, he can position the estate correctly without any errors along the way. Kon was amazed as this is the first time, he saw the system's interface method as he didn't saw the interface directly when Yun Che built the inner world's Kuchiki manor, the divine lake, and the hot spring.

"To think that building houses is this easy with the system." He had a thought that one day, he might build his own dream house in this world, but that might take a long time due to their nature as cultivators. It is not impossible if he wanted to build them for his future family.

When the position of the manor was perfect, he pressed the illusory manor image onto the plot of land. In an instant, the estate suddenly arises itself as if it was built through clusters of data inside a virtual world or a modern technology in his previous world where a robotic core unpacks into a structure. He was amazed seeing such wonders just like in his last world. He missed the feeling of seeing structures instantly build itself, but with the system, anything is possible.

As for the manor, he builds walls, surrounded it and covers almost all the massive plot of land. Inside it, the gate was surrounded with twin Japanese style one-story house combined with the manor's entrance. The estate itself had three-story floors and almost as big as a small castle. The second floor was built with a veranda and served a viewing zone. On the right side, he designed a lake complete with a small pavilion in the middle and a bridge connection from the lake's edge to the pavilion. On the left side, he made a little garden complete with bushes as well as some trees covering the whole manor. He might teach Lin Xin later to develop a natural green thumb in gardening. Behind the estate, he designed a large courtyard complete with a small house so Xueli could train once she's ready. On the edge of the island, he created a small resort like a Japanese style house as well as concrete railings to view the waterfall from the side of the island.

"Wow….." Kon was instantly mesmerized by the building that took them a whole hour to gather materials. Seeing this kind of structure, he was glad that this manor would belong to that beautiful woman and her daughter. Furthermore, it wasn't that hard to gather materials for this house. Then, he turned his head towards Yun Che and spoke: "You know…..this manor isn't as big as ours in the inner world, but I wonder why are you going all outbuilding all of this?"

"I don't know Kon. It's a bad habit from my previous world. Well, if you can build a house with the system, why don't built something bigger? Guess my gaming and modding sense kicked in when I designed this house."

"Gaming sense? Modding?" Kon had some confusion in his words.

"You won't get it." He wasn't going to explain what those terms came from his original world. Guess, he still can't shake off his habit of using modern world terminology. As he ponders with the system, a notification suddenly pops, and he immediately sweats dropped.

[Ding…. Congratulation to the host for achieving 'Bob the Builder' achievement. Condition: Build your own house in the outside world. XP: 10000 SP:5000]

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"I wonder whether I am supposed to laugh or make a remark." He sighs as the system likes to play pranks by giving him these absurd achievements. Then again, he kind of enjoys doing something normal for once rather than killing, fighting, and levelling up. Well, he sometimes enjoys a game from a different perspective. He shakes his head off as he looked at his impressive design. This is the first time he builds something in the outside world. He makes a mental note to make a home for his Little Aunt and grandfather instead of letting them stay in that shitty Xiao Clan. If it weren't for them, that clan would be annihilated by now.

There's no use crying about it. All he needs to do now is to lay the surprise.

As for Retsu, Mio, Lin Xin, and Xueli, all of them had a wonderful time. Retsu and Mio helped Lin Xin cleaned herself. Whether they helped her wash her back or playing in the water with Xueli. Of course, they didn't forget to cast barriers to avoid any peeping toms. What makes Lin Xin teared up once more is seeing her daughter regained her laughter and smiles after a few years missing them. It was because of her and her new friends that made this possible. She also took this time to get to know Retsu, Mio as well as Cang Yue.

She was surprised that all three of them are the fiancées of that young man who saved her life. To think that he had these spectacular ladies followed him. Both Retsu and Mio admitted that they are cultivators. People from the outside world where the strong devour the weak and strength is compulsory for survival. When she heard it, she was kind of glad that she lived in this barrier, but the same can be said for the people within this realm. The only thing that differentiates them from those cultivators is just they're mortals compare to those cultivators. The rest was the same.

She was also surprised that Retsu, Mio, and Cang Yue had spectacular beauties. However, they told her that both she and Xueli possessed almost the same qualities as them. She always wondered why a lot of men pry on her and even shamelessly wanted her to become their wives even when she just lost her husband. That's when she couldn't stand the men living in this city. She sometimes wonders whether her beauty was a blessing or a curse. However, her heart suddenly warms when the young man from before didn't even look at her with those eyes. Is it because he had these spectacular women following him or her beauty didn't also interest him?

Retsu and Mio flew again while varying both Xueli and Lin Xin as well as sleeping, Cang Yue. They took almost three hours to freshen up and restore Lin Xin's appearance to her full glory. They helped her cut her extra-long hair, changed her clothes, and appearance entirely. As someone who was used to ragged appearance, she almost didn't believe her current self as the once super beauty. She told them that she was just a stranger found by her husband in the forest. She did not remember how she got there, but she was rescued and nursed back to health by him. It was kind of sweet for her to fall in love with him as well as had Xueli as her child.

When they arrived at her home or was her home, all of them were entirely shocked. Her small hut was wholly changed into a big manor and wondered whether they arrived at the right place. Before they could speculate, they saw the young doctor sat on one of the big rocks waiting for them. When Yun Che turned his eyes towards Lin Xin, he widens his eyes entirely as she looked just like Kozuki Toki entirely. Along with makeup, shorten hair as well as wearing a kimono. She looked stunning and different from her ragged appearance before. She was almost comparable almost to Retsu and Mio who stood beside her. Well, she's had a cultivator's beauty but what those two do to changed her entirely?

Then, he suddenly jolted from his 'gaga' session by little Xueli's voice who wore a small kimono set provided from Shirayuki and Kuroyuki. "Big brother…. What happened to our house right here…?"

"Oh that, I built a new house for little Xueli here…. A big house worthy of a princess…." As he explained, Xueli's childlike mind instantly registered it. Her big brother here is a cultivator. He can pull out things from the air, and he probably pulled out a big house as well.

"Built?" The rest of them were gawking. Renovated? This is more like changing the whole thing and renovating or decorating or even making over isn't even begun to cover it. It turned entirely from a small hut into a big manor in just three hours.

"Lord Yun….. Are we in the right place? it's impossible…. For someone to build a massive…house in just three hours…"

"Hahaha…. It's not impossible for cultivators….Yeah…. I changed your house entirely. Take it a gift from me." He laughed that this kind of task is a small matter from the system.

Then, Lin Xin suddenly slumped down to the floor causing Yun Che to appear and get hold of her entirely Her eyes immediately flooded with tears as she witnesses the miracles Yun Che and his companions had brought. She was resurrected from her slumber. Healed from her illness as well as had her daughter cured. She got beautiful clothes and an overall makeover. Now, a new home. Better than her husband had a dream for them. She suddenly burst into tears while holding her hand into her mouth as she fell into sadness once more. "But…lord Yun …why…? I am just a lowly person. A beggar…. A person is just troubling you and the people of this city. An unneeded existence…. a widow…. why…. why…. why? Why are you and these girls being so kind to me? I can't even offer you something valuable…."

"Mama…" Xueli had tears in her eyes, seeing her mother crying like this before looking at Yun Che. She wanted to console her, but she doesn't know how to.

Retsu and Mio turned their heads towards Yun Che and nodded their heads. As for him, he did this not because of Lin Xin's beauty. Part of it that she was an ascended human who suffered in her life within the mortal realm. Moreover, she had a wonderful strong-willed daughter. Initially, he met Xueli and wanted to heal her mother as gratitude but Xueli, as well as Lin Xin's identity, proved to be even more astonishing. They proved to be valuable people one day. When they left to freshen up three hours ago, the city lord came to him and relaid him the whole story about Lin Xin's life since Yun Che was the man he could entrust their lives to.

It turns out, Lin Xin's husband was one of the sons of a wealthy family in the city. The surname Huan can only be carried by one of the founding families from the era of the Moon Empress.

However, his life changed when he rescued her in the forest, and because of her beauty, he ditched that life to be with her. He was ultimately disowned by the family for choosing a woman without riches into the family. A beauty of not, if she had no wealth, she was worst than the lowest class of people in the city. His life became miserable, but he still supported her. Despite living in poverty, they were happy, and she bore him a daughter named Xueli. To Yun Che, who had experienced two lives, he was immediately disgusted with the riches' hierarchy. The same can be said from his world as well. It was destroyed, but those mindsets still exist.

Some of the higher-class people scoffed at Lin Xin for destroying the rich son's life with her beauty. She was branded as a sŀut who seduced a man for his riches, but when the deed didn't end well, she destroyed his life. It wasn't even her intention. She fell in love with her saviour and wanted a healthy life, but her life worsened when she was cast into the mortal world without memories or strength. She was happy with him, and the same thing goes for the husband. She was sometimes threatened to leave the city, but due to the city lord's relationship with her husband, she could live outside the city and work as a priestess on the founder's temple—the only place where people did not scoff her for her existence.

Despite living together in sheer happiness, she felt like she was troubling her husband and even more when her body condition worsens. She slowly fell ill when Xueli started siphoning her energy after she was born. She couldn't also do her job correctly, so she quit her career as a priestess and spend her time in their small house. The rest of the story, he can guess it already. The worse thing is that even when her husband died, some people also wanted her as a wife, but she knew they wanted her beauty and body. She wasn't willing to give herself to be a breeding cattle to anyone despite the benefit, but because of the city lord, they let her live in peace. This is also the reason why she lives on the edge of the island.

Originally, Yun Che wanted to reinforce the house so it should withstand anything, but when the city lord gave him a piece of paper about Lin Xin, he changed his decision immediately. That is why he built this manor for her. Plus…. It is kind of cheap for him and triggers his gaming memories.

Which is fun...

He pulls a deep breath before slowly supporting her. He pulls a small handkerchief from his inventory and wiped her tears. "I didn't do this because I want your gratitude or anything. I did this to honour the memory of your husband. The city lord wanted me to pass this to you." He reached for his robes and pulled out a piece of paper given to him by the Huan Bei.

"It was a final gift from your husband." As she heard about it, Lin Xin's eyes were slowly tearing up as her husband was still watching her from above despite leaving them for two years now. The heavens haven't forsaken them yet.

Both Mio and Retsu also pique their interest, and they also widen their eyes. The piece of paper was this area in which the manor now stood belong entirely to her, given by her husband through his hard-earned money. Also, he left her with a massive amount of money which equivalent to 50 purple coins in Yun Che's eyes but Lin Xin, it was too much. Now, with Yun Che's manor… it was a gift the heavens had saved for them.

As she read the deed, she burst into tears again as she read the last words written for her by her husband.

It read…..

For my wife and Xueli….. I am sorry, I left you two all alone in this world… Xin'er… I saved some money for you…. it wasn't much but use it to raise our beautiful daughter. I thank you for letting me marry the most beautiful woman in the world and bore me a wonderful daughter. I might go now from this world but please find your happiness with Xueli. May, the man you chose as my replacement can make you happy as I was…..

It was short, but it was enough to make Lin Xin burst into tears as she reached for the nearest source of comfort. She dives straight into Yun Che's ċhėst while gripping the piece of paper. He sighs again. As right now, it was the mother's turn to cry her heart's out in his ċhėst. He also gets a wry look as well as a look of sympathy from both Retsu and Mio, but they knew it wasn't his intention to do so. Lin Xin needed someone to shoulder her sadness, and he was the one closest.

They knew that he loved both of them as well as Cang Yue, just like the husband's love for Lin Xin and her daughter. His heart was big enough for all of them. Yun Che simply ċȧrėsses the mother's head as she cried to the heavens expressing her sadness that she kept within her heart. Almost two years, her husband left her in this world, and she fell asleep a few months after it happened. It might be a long time for Xueli, but to her, it was like he died yesterday.

Seeing her mother's tears, Xueli also dives into his ċhėst and join the weeping session along with her mother. Despite being young, she understood that her father still watching them and left them with all his properties. As if he knew his time was almost up and saved all of it for her and her mother.

Seeing this situation, he wondered how his current self-foster mother feel when she died of depression after his foster father died saving his parents. It was too much for her to bear. Losing her husband and her son was the worst fate the mother could handle. He will never let Lin Xin here experience the same future. If Xueli died before he arrived in this realm, her mother might die in her sleep, but if the mother died, she might turn into the next Xia Qingyue. He might stay for a while in this world, but he'll let them experience the joy of being alive.

It took a while for the mother to calm down before she realized that she's been hugging Yun Che's body. She realized how vulnerable she is when she poured her heart out, but he was caring to her. He didn't take advantage but ċȧrėss her head softly. She never knew it felt….nice.

"Lord Yun….I… Please forgive me… It was appropriate for me to use you like that."

"It's okay…. I understand your sadness. My foster mother died of depression after my foster father died. I know it was unbearable, but we have to keep living. For them and us…"

"Lord Yun…I didn't know…"

"Xin'er… It's just Yun Che….. I am no lord… I am just a wandering cultivator and a doctor." He spoke while showing his grin to her causing her to blush. Then, she turned her eyes towards the manor he built for her. He hardly knew her, but he made all of this just for them. She turned her head towards him before she slowly kneels in front of him and hit her forehead to the ground.

Yun Che was quite shocked as he sees her kneeling and immediately encourage her to stand up, followed by Retsu and Mio. Someone like her should not bow to them. If she had her memories as a cultivator, kneeling like this is consider absolute humiliation for her.

"Lin-san…. Please stand up…. Don't bow your head like this…." Mio kneels next to her and encourages her to stand up, but she won't budge no matter how hard she tried. Before Xueli could kneel as well, Mio hugged her from behind to prevent her from doing the same.

Seeing this situation, Retsu turned to her fiancée for a solution. "Yuu-Kun…"

Yun Che tried encouraging Lin Xin to stand up, but she won't budge no matter how much he tried forcing her. Then, she suddenly spoke….

"Lord Yun….my ladies… I promised to pay this debt as long as I live. I owe you my very life. I didn't know what I have done to receive this kindness from my benefactors, but I do know one thing. You changed my life, healed me…. As well as cured my daughter…. I cannot offer you any valuables…. Please…. Accept this gratitude of mine.."

"Xin'er, please…. Stop lowering yourself…. We saved you because we wanted to…. Please just stop kneeling like this…." Yun Che still encourages her to stand up, but the moment he saw her posture, he realized something. Her kneeling was not clumsy. It looks like she was used to it for a long time… Then, how long she had been kneeling like this? Gritting his teeth, he immediately pulls her shoulder gently, encouraging her to stand up helped by Retsu and Mio. No mother should bow her head like this…. She's a powerful cultivator, and her child is an Isu Hybrid. For them lowering themselves to the people in this city makes him sick.

Yun Che shows his serious side once more before he looked straight into her beautiful eyes. "Xin'er, if you wanted to repay this debt. I only wanted one thing from you." As she heard those words, she immediately ȧssumed, just like all men in the city wanted from her. She might bow her head like that, but she will never disgrace herself by offering her body, but this person saved her life and gave her everything she wished for. Even if she became their slave, she had to do it.

"Please….you don't have to lower yourself anymore��. You are not alone anymore. From now on, stop kneeling to show your gratitude or beg forgiveness. To us, lowering ourselves like this will humiliate us even more. We will protect you and Xueli when we're in this realm. Consider us your new family from now on." As he spoke, Lin Xin tearing up again before nodding her head. For too long, she suffered humiliation because of her existence in this world. She had to bow for forgiveness every time people stare at her with eyes of contempt. She never wanted this, and now, she will never do it anymore. No longer she had to suffer being bullied and humiliated.

"If it's my benefactors wish. I shall do my best honouring it." She spoke with tears as she will no longer lowering herself anymore. Her life changed, and her daughter is now cured. She had everything she wanted, and now she got herself people who cared for her despite being a lowly existence in this city. Yun Che then escorts her and Xueli to her new home. He felt quite bad destroying their old house, but it was for the best if they discard their former lives.

Lin Xin and Xueli couldn't stop saying thank as they saw they knew home. She could only watch in envy as people lived in big homes in the city and now, she had one of her own.

Retsu and Mio felt like the house was empty without any furniture in it. However, both had a glittering expression when Yun Che told them that the manor could use their woman's touch. They always wanted to decorate a home like this, especially after learning so much about Japanese culture through the system. Since they will stay here for a while, they might take some time to develop little Xueli into an ideal Japanese girl as well as teaching Lin Xin about their culture. It's about time this world knew of their existence.

As for the manor, he decided to let the ladies do their job in decorating the estate using their sense of beauty. He did his role in making the manor with the system, and now it was their turn. For the next few days, he might be able to relax for once. When Cang Yue woke up, it will be the time to go back to training as in the next two months will be the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament.