Chapter 1535: Sleep, Don’t Talk

I was beet red by the time the kissing session was finally over. What should I do now? Should I continue holding her like this? Or should I let go?

She seemed to find my expression amusing because she suddenly punched me on the shoulder. "Why do you look like that, big bro?"

I asked, "This is a one-time thing, right Beiming?"

"Mn. I promise I won’t make such an improper request anymore…" Beiming Xue said with cheeks as rosy as mine. "I’ll be your younger sister even after I become a granny, okay?"

"Not okay, actually. You need to find someone for yourself in the future…"

Beiming Xue immediately humphed angrily. "Hmph! You’re worried that I’ll keep hounding you like a nuisance, don’t you?"

I curled my lips. "Of course not. I just… don’t want you to sink deeper than you already are."

Beiming Xue shot me a long look, bending down and kissing me beside the lips once more. She let out a giggle and said, "Don’t worry, big bro. Beiming will leave if you truly don’t want her around[1]."

"You promised that that was the last time we kissed like that, Beiming..." I stared at her.

She simply shot me a cheeky smile and said, "No I didn’t. I said I won’t make such an improper request anymore, and I didn’t, did I? So, will you make me leave, big bro?"

I sighed on the inside as I watched her beautiful face. I couldn’t possibly do that, could I?

……

"I want to sleep with you tonight, big bro. Please?[2]" Beiming asked suddenly.

I shivered for an instant before turning her down decisively. "Absolutely not!"

"But why, big bro?"

I teared up. "Do you really need to ask? I feel like I’m becoming a bolster as of late; having to sleep with all these beautiful girls but not getting to do anything about it. No way, nuh uh! I will not be reminded that I’m still a virgin to this day…"

Beiming Xue: "..."

I thought that was the end of it, but I should’ve known better. Beiming Xue was obviously not a good girl.

It was past 2 am in the night when my sleep was disturbed.

I dreamed that a plate of pickled hot and sour fish, poached fish, steamed fish head with preserved chili and a bowl of white rice was placed in front of me. I was just wondering where I should start when I was startled awake by someone pulling up a corner of my blanket. The next thing I knew, a warm body had invaded my bed and squeezed itself against my chest.

"Dammit, I knew this would happen[3]…"

I grabbed my phone from the bedhead and turned on the display. I used it to illuminate the "invader" who was shooting me a cute smile from inside my blanket. It was none other than Beiming Xue.

"It’s really cold tonight, big bro!"

While holding me tightly, she said, "Your bed is the warmest, big bro…"

I said exasperatedly, "Beiming, you promised me you wouldn’t do this. It’s bad enough that we kissed, but sleeping together on the same bed? Don’t you care about your reputation?"

She blinked. "I don’t!"

"I care about my reputation though. What if I lose control and eat you up?"

"I’m sure it’ll be fine. You’re a gentleman, I’m sure you won’t go overboard…"

"Fuck!"

……

I began chanting the Three Character Classic to repel my evil thoughts: Men at their birth are naturally good; their natures are much the same, their habits become widely different; the desire for food and sex is part of human nature, and so it’s natural that the beast will occasionally unleash itself… Wait a second… fuck! I never stopped struggling against the beautiful temptation that was Beiming Xue, but I couldn’t deny that her presence on a cold, lonely night like this was very comforting.

I could hear her heavy breathing and see that her face was beet red despite the poor lighting. She blinked beneath the moonlight and asked, "I can’t sleep, big bro. What should I do? How about you tell me a bedtime story?"

"Once upon a time, there was a little girl who couldn’t sleep at night. She was then kidnapped and eaten by the wolves. The end."

"You’re terrible, big bro!"

We fell silent once more as Beiming Xue dug deeper into my arms.

I continued chanting the Three Character Classic with my eyes closed. If I shut off my visual sense and filled my head with noise, I should be able to survive the night just fine. You’re just sleeping with your sister, I told myself. You’ll be lesser than human if you can't endure even this level of temptation, so persevere!

For a short time, Beiming Xue too closed her eyes in an attempt to accumulate sleepiness. However, she soon opened them again and looked at me, asking, "Are you asleep, big bro?"

"Yep."

"Nonsense! How did you answer me if you’re asleep?"

"..."

"Am I really that unattractive, big bro? You don’t seem to be tempted at all. My classmates told me that men are all the same; that they can’t possibly control themselves if they are hugging a beautiful woman on the bed."

I rolled my eyes. "You should choose better classmates, Beiming. Anyway, you’re my sister, and I want to remain a gentleman. I will never be tempted by my younger sister…"

Beiming Xue fell silent for a couple seconds. Shen then said, "You say that, but I can feel that you’re hard, big bro…"

I flipped her around so that her back was facing me before saying, "Alright, more sleeping, no talking!"

Beiming Xue: "..."

……

Surprisingly, I was able to catch a good night’s sleep despite the unexpected interruption. When I woke up in the early morning, I opened my sleepy eyes just in time to see Beiming Xue curled up inside the blanket and putting on a pair of skin-colored stockings. After she was done, she turned toward me and flashed me her miniskirt, saying, "Do I look good, big bro?"

Considering the fact that I nearly experienced a nosebleed, I replied, "Yes…"

Beiming Xue hugged me for a second and pecked me once on the cheek. Finally, she said, "Alright, I’m going back to my room now. It will be bad if Sister Eve or Sister Lin Yixin find out about this…"

"You just realized that?"

Beiming Xue stuck out her tongue at me and said, "Yes. Bye, big bro!"

"Mn!"

I let out a sigh of relief after she put on her shoes and left. I looked at the morning sun outside the window and felt very happy. How much longer will this happiness last, I wonder…?

……

Du du du…

My phone rang a while later. It was Li Chengfeng who called me.

"What’s the matter, Chengfeng? It’s quite early in the morning."

"Not anymore, brother! The Nation War is about to begin!"

That jolted the sleep out of my brain completely. "What’s the situation?"

He chuckled. "The Northern Alliance has rallied about ten million players outside Fortress of the Iron Halberd and looks like they will declare war on us at any moment. That’s why Zhang Chun asked me to inform you to come online right away. You are the only one who is fit to command us in this war."

I gritted my teeth. "Er, I’m not out of bed yet, and I need to eat breakfast with Xinran later. I’ll log in as soon as I can, but if I’m late don’t bother waiting for me, okay? Also, tell Uncle Zhang Chun to order the guild leaders to head to their main cities and declare war on the Northern Alliance, Japan and India right away!"

"But why?"

"Once we’ve declared war on the enemy, any enemy we kill on the continent won’t be able to log into the game anymore. Our numbers are far inferior to the enemy’s, so we have to fight smart and diminish their effective strength as much as possible!"

"Understood. How long do you think you’ll need before you log in?"

"Half an hour!"

"Got it. See you later!"

"Mn!"

……

After I crawled out of bed with some difficulty, I put on my clothes, went through my cleaning routines and exited my room.

He Yi was walking toward the living hall with a tray of breakfast in her hand when she saw me. She said, "Good, you’re here. Let’s finish breakfast quickly. You need to become the MVP of the Nation War if you wish to hit Level 275 as soon as possible. Ideally, we want you to become the first player to hit the level cap, so…"

I smiled knowingly. "But of course. First thing we do after we log into the game is wreck the Japanese!"

"Yeah!"

Beiming Xue and Lian Xin also entered the living hall not long after. Murong Mingyue came out with Xinran because she had been helping the girl with bathing. She complained, "Heavens, I never knew how hard and tiring it was to help someone take a bath… Still, Xinran’s body is impossibly good. How do you keep your skin as soft as a baby’s, girl? I’m so envious. I doubt there’s any guy in this world who wouldn’t like a girl with skin like yours…"

Suddenly, Murong Mingyue shot me a wary look and asked me, "Be honest, Lu Chen. Have you ever thought of Xinran that way?"

I trembled at the sudden attack but declared without any hesitation, "Are you joking? There are only two people in the world whom I think of that way, and they are Eve and Yiyi! There won’t be a third, now or forever!"

Lin Yixin was walking out with a tray of fruits when she heard this. She let out a chuckle and praised me, "Not bad! You’re getting better at smooth-talking!"

Beiming Xue said, "That’s because he’s scared that you and Sister Eve will punish him…"

I stared at Beiming Xue with a look of betrayal. "Et tu, Beiming?"

Calm and looking like nothing had happened at all last night, Beiming Xue simply pulled my hand and said, "Let’s finish breakfast quickly, big bro. Fortress of the Iron Halberd needs us…"

I was confused. "Wait, Fortress of the Iron Halberd? Who said we’re guarding the Fortress of the Iron Halberd?"

"Uncle Zhang Chun, of course!"

"Oh? Why is that?"

"He said that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls is the strongest guild in the China server, so he wants us and Blazing Hot Lips to defend Fortress of the Iron Halberd. Everyone else such as Warsky Alliance, Candle Dragon, Purple Lily and more will be attacking Swallow Ear Canton. As you mentioned earlier, they’ll aim to flatten Swallow Ear Canton in 24 hours!"

Lian Xin looked at me and asked for confirmation, "Do you disagree with Zhang Chun’s plans, big bro?"

I sat down and shook my head. "No, no, I agree wholeheartedly. I too think that we should both defend our server and attack the enemy at the same time. We need to catch the Northern Alliance and Swallow Ear Canton off-guard, or Fortress of the Iron Halberd may have to endure an inhuman amount of pressure. Plus, the fortress has always had a lot of defenders, so Vienna’s Sorrow may not necessarily focus his main forces there. This is our chance to earn a great amount of contribution points!"

"Mn mn!"

……

After we finished breakfast, I held Xinran’s hand and said in a gentle voice, "Xinran, will you busy yourselves with the Violet Empire for the next couple days? I won’t be able to keep you company for long because I’ll be busy fighting a Nation War."

Xinran stared at me with her bright, big eyes and asked, "Are you going to kill some bad people, big brother?"

I smiled. "They’re not really bad people. They just don’t stand on the same side as us, that’s all. I may be a hero from your perspective, but my enemies may think of me as the most evil bastard they’ve ever encountered. In the end though, we are all people who are giving it our all for the sake of our homeland."

Xinran clenched her fists and said, "I’ll help you, big brother!"

"No, you cannot kill a player, remember? It’ll be breaking the rules, and the western servers will file a complaint…"

"Okay. I’ll listen to you, big brother. You must log out and keep me company for a bit everyday though…"

"Of course. Don’t worry!"

"Mn!"

……

After I sent Xinran back to her room and helped her put on her gaming equipment, I returned to my room and drank half a glass of water. A new war was on the horizon, and our greatest enemies were clearly confident in their chances of winning. It was yet going to be another difficult war!

Swhoosh!

After I appeared in Sky City, I checked my status and went through the usual motions. I repaired my equipment and restocked my Health Potions, Magic Consumables, cards and more. I also grabbed a stack of Magic Repair Oils. Finally, I picked up three high-level food and tossed them into my bag. Now that I was a god, three high-level consumables were enough to last me for at least half a month. Nation Wars lasted 3 days only, so Satiety wouldn’t be a problem.

When everything was ready, I teleported to Dark Moon City!

1. E/N: Do her a freaking favor, save her freaking life and tell her to piss off before you scar her for life, dude. ☜

2. T/N: this DEFINITELY counts as an improper request, girl ☜

3. T/N: why didn’t you lock the door then? ☜