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"The ring in my hand? Are you talking about this storage ring?"
Hearing her father-in-law mention it, Yang Xiyue looked down at the storage ring worn on her right index finger with a face full of confusion.
"Exactly!"
Xiao Lin nodded with certainty.
"Father, is there something special about the ring in Yue'er's hand?"
At this moment, Xiao Zhan, who was standing nearby, also leaned over with a curious expression.
As for Yang Xiyue, she had already taken the storage ring off her right index finger. Subsequently, the husband and wife pair began to observe the ring together. However, no matter how the two of them looked at it, they simply couldn't see anything out of the ordinary.
Following this, they turned their puzzled gazes toward Xiao Lin.
Xiao Lin, however, had no intention of explaining things clearly at this moment. After all, no matter how much he explained, it wouldn't be as effective as letting Yang Xiyue experience it for herself.
"Xiyue, why don't you try cultivating for a moment right now?"
Xiao Lin suddenly spoke.
"Father, right now? Right here?"
A look of astonishment flashed across Yang Xiyue's face.
"Yes!"
Xiao Lin's answer was quite concise and to the point.
Hearing her father-in-law say this, although Yang Xiyue was full of doubts, she still chose to do as she was told. She cultivated for only a brief minute or two before Xiao Lin called out for her to stop.
"Now take off that storage ring and try cultivating again."
Xiao Lin spoke once more.
Regarding her father-in-law suddenly saying these mysterious and inexplicable things, Yang Xiyue first exchanged a glance with her husband. Then, without harboring any further doubts, she took off the storage ring from her hand and began to cultivate again.
Similarly, after she had only cultivated for a minute or two, Xiao Lin woke her up.
"How was it? Did you feel any difference?"
Xiao Lin asked with a mysterious expression.
"A difference?"
At first, Yang Xiyue slightly furrowed her brows, but after just a moment, they smoothed out.
"It seems that after I took off the storage ring, my cultivation speed became... a little bit faster?"
Yang Xiyue spoke with some uncertainty.
Because the difference in cultivation speed was truly only a tiny bit, Yang Xiyue wasn't entirely sure. However, since such a doubt had arisen in her heart, Yang Xiyue naturally wanted to get to the bottom of it.
Additionally, her father-in-law's mysterious words today made her realize that there might really be a problem with this storage ring!
Therefore, Yang Xiyue proceeded to try cultivating several more times, alternating between wearing and taking off the ring. Because she already had suspicions in her heart, she paid special attention to that specific point this time.
Upon this observation, she was finally able to confirm it!
"Father, after putting on this storage ring, my cultivation speed indeed slows down a little bit! Although it's less than one percent, it definitely becomes slower!"
"Because the decrease in cultivation speed wasn't obvious, I didn't discover it earlier. Now that you mentioned it today, Father, I finally felt that something was wrong!"
This time, Yang Xiyue's tone was incredibly certain!
"What? Wearing this storage ring reduces cultivation speed? Yue'er, are you alright?"
Before Xiao Lin could say anything, Xiao Zhan was already incredibly nervous.
If it were just a slight decrease in cultivation speed, that would be one thing, but what he feared now was that something was wrong with his wife's body!
Seeing her husband about to start fussing over her right in front of her father-in-law, Yang Xiyue's face instantly turned red.
"I'm fine, stop moving around, Father is still right here!"
Slapping away her husband's hand as he attempted to fuss over her body, Yang Xiyue couldn't help but let out a soft "bah."
"Father, is what Yue'er said true?"
However, even though his hand had been slapped away by his wife, Xiao Zhan remained uneasy and turned to question his old man.
"Xiyue's body is fine. Just as she said, wearing this storage ring will only slow down the cultivation speed a tiny bit; there are no other side effects."
Xiao Lin looked at his wife-doting maniac of a son with a touch of helplessness.
"Phew~, as long as she's fine."
Having received confirmation from his father, Xiao Zhan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Only, Xiao Lin might have been intentionally trying to stir up trouble.
Just as Xiao Zhan relaxed, he spoke again.
"Right now, it is indeed just a simple impact on cultivation speed, but it's hard to say what will happen as time goes on. There is a very high possibility that it will eventually affect Xiyue's physical health."
"What?"
The moment Xiao Lin's voice fell, Xiao Zhan's eyes bulged, and he let out a startled cry.
Swoosh
Clap
In the next second, Xiao Zhan snatched the storage ring that originally belonged to his wife and threw it away with a flick of his wrist.
However, Xiao Lin was quick-eyed and deft-handed, snatching it back mid-air.
"Father, this storage ring is so dangerous, why did you bring it back? Could it be that you want to give it to an enemy?"
Seeing his old man's actions, Xiao Zhan protected his wife with one arm while asking in bewilderment.
However, these words caused a row of black lines to appear on Xiao Lin's forehead.
Bang
"Ouch, that hurts!"
Endure no more, there was no need to endure; punching the brat was the only solution!
Withdrawing his fist, Xiao Lin couldn't help but glare at his foolish son once more.
"Stupid brat, is that the kind of person your father is in your eyes?"
Xiao Lin asked, sounding a bit frustrated by his son's lack of improvement.
"It's hard to say..."
Xiao Zhan's mutter was extremely low, so low that even Yang Xiyue by his side couldn't hear it clearly.
But who was Xiao Lin?
A Three-Star Dou Zun with mid-stage Heaven Realm soul power; he could hear the hum of a mosquito flying past, let alone the mutterings of his foolish son.
In the end, Xiao Lin clenched his fist and restrained himself several times before finally suppressing the urge to punch his foolish son again. The boy already seemed none too bright; if he punched him twice more, Xiao Lin was worried he might actually turn him into an idiot.
However, the truth was that as father and son, how could Xiao Zhan not understand his own father? Of course, this only referred to understanding his personality.
To be fair, Xiao Lin actually was that kind of person!
If this storage ring really had the effect Xiao Zhan imagined, Xiao Lin might actually do exactly that. Throw it to an enemy and let them fend for themselves—that feeling would be far too satisfying!
Unfortunately, the effect of this storage ring was not what Xiao Zhan thought.
All of this was because of the remnant soul belonging to Yao Lao hidden within it. Xiao Lin didn't want to throw this storage ring to an enemy, only to have Yao Lao help train a foe for the Xiao Clan in the future.
"Father, then this storage ring..."
Yang Xiyue paid no mind to her husband's antics.
At this moment, she looked toward her father-in-law with a somewhat solemn expression and asked. After her father-in-law said that this storage ring might affect her body, she was actually quite frightened in hindsight.
Fortunately, the abnormality of this ring was discovered early by her father-in-law.
Otherwise, she truly found it difficult to imagine the consequences. However, seeing her father-in-law's attitude toward the storage ring, Yang Xiyue also vaguely guessed that there might be more to this story!
It had to be said, Yang Xiyue was quite a clever girl!
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