Thinking of all the words, he started making him feel prouder and prouder, but something inside him was telling him that he shouldn't be too proud of himself now, because it may blind him from looking forward.

He didn't know why he feels like this, it makes him kind of lonely but also makes him relieved. Yeah, relieved… It's like some of his burdens has been lifted by a little bit. It makes him more cheerful than before even though he feels that he's cheerful enough.

Still, the declaration from before makes Yin Yu sleepy, and then he slept like a log and waked up more refreshed than before.

After learning about qi existence, there are not many differences in his life. His mother told him that people could only train body tempering when they're at least four years old but most people temper their body at five or six years old. Even his mother wants him to start body tempering when he's at least five years old because his mother thinks he'll not be able to withstand the pain that comes from it.

Hearing that, Yin Yu beg his mother to teach him body tempering method when he turns four years old which in turn ignored by his mother.

Thinking that it won't do asking his mother, he start to change his target into his father which makes his father faces turn blue at first but after his father ponder a little while looking at Yin Yu, he gives him a yes for the answer which makes Yin Yu mother berate her husband and claim to divorce him,

Yin Yu father face turn paler when he heard that and started begging for mercy, but even so, he's still firm on teaching Yin Yu body tempering because it's Yin Yu first request ever since he was born.

Yin Yu mother consent it soon because his mother still has soft spot her husband and Yin Yu which makes Yin Yu happy, but she's also worried that he can't withstand the training. Hearing that word makes Yin Yu feels scornful.

'What can't I stand in this world, if I can become stronger and cooler  than everyone else then a little pain wouldn't stop me from this, if I stopped my this mere step of body tempering then I should just grovel like an ant for the rest of my life!.'

Even so when Yin Yu turned 3, his father asks him the question he asked before when he, his wife, and Yin Yu finish dinner, but his attitude has become much more serious and stern than before. Which makes Yin Yu unconsciously put on a serious face too.

"Son, do you want to go through body tempering when you're 4?"

"Yes!"

"You should know that it's painful, more painful than you think and harsher than everything you experience until now. I don't know what makes you so motivated but...."

"Do you have the resolve to improve yourself and become the best of all?"

"Yes!"

"Good, tomorrow come to my training room at morning before the sunrise, if you come late, then I'll never teach you body tempering before you're five! Is that clear?"

"Yes!"

***

"Why does dad needs me to come to his training room?"

It needs to be said that his father training room is one of the room that Yin Yu can't visit before, that's why there's some feeling of excitement inside him.

'Did dad want to test me? Train me? or etc.'

 Yin Yu start to think of a lot of things that may happen which makes him unable to sleep at all.

"Since I can't sleep, I'll go to the training room ahead of time."

Deciding that, he goes out of his room and goes to the training room, but he didn't expect that his father and mother already there in the room meditating. Hearing that he has arrived, Yin Yu father open his eyes in surprise and say.

"Looks like I lost the bet."

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"Fufu, he's our son after all…"

"Haha, you're right about that."

Hearing that makes confused look appear on Yin Yu face.

'Bet? what bet? do dad and mom call me here only for the bet!?.'

Looking at his confused look, his father laughs again and say.

"Why do you need to come so early son?, just a little longer and I will win"

"Don't forget about your promises dear."

"Hahaha, don't worry, even if I win, I will give it anyway. But still, why do you come so early son, I bet you haven't got any sleep at all."

"It's because I'm so excited that I come to this room, thinking that I should just wait here since I can't sleep....."

"He's just like you dear."

"Of course, but he's like you too."

Yin Yu parent starts to flirt with each other again which makes Yin Yu feels kind of lonely.

'C'mon if you guys want to flirt, go and get a room, don't you realize that flirting is bad for a cute little boy like me?.'

It seems that they finally remember that Yin Yu is here and without looking embarrassed his mother asks him to come to her and look closely into his face.

"Look, our son is beautiful like me right?, if he's not my son, I may mistake him for a girl."

"Ah, it's true. Sometimes I wonder if I have a daughter instead of a son."

'Both of you stop it, even if I look like this, I'm still your son you know!. Although I have seen my face on the mirror and I do look like a girl with this face, but still, I'm a boy now it must be because I've not grown yet which makes my genderless noticeable.'

'Even though I didn't object to having a girly face, thinking that one day a boy might confess to me. No ! I'm a boy now! No Yaoi! I never interested in the boy before anyway, so it's all good. But girly face may attract girls too, and if girls confessed to me too, although it's normal and even I prefer girls than a boy, there's still a girl in my soul so No Yuri too!.

'Then do I need to learn virgin forever technique from my previous world which is taught by that Slime Sage?. I remember that he says if someone stays virgin until 30 they will get endless power and become a sage. A technique that makes me cultivate into a sage only by protecting my virginity. Peerless yet lonely with an aloof face that seems unattached to worldly affairs..., that's cool!'

Thinking about it makes him think of his future where he will act like an OP character in the future, travelling alone in this whole world while looking cool in front of every people that see him, Virgin forever technique must be amazing! As expected of the Slime Sage.

Soon he realizes that his thoughts have drifted too far and soon he starts looking at his father and mother which is talking right now and say.

"Dad, mom so, why do you call me here?"

He asks that question while putting a solemn and serious mask on my face, seeing his serious face his parents also stop flirting and look into his eyes while asking him again.

"Son, do you dare to say that you will not regret learning body tempering earlier than the others?"

"Yes!, I'll never regret anything that I choose in this world because regret will not do anything!. Even if I regret it, I will press on no matter what because it's what I choose. It's what I Yin Yu choose in this life. Hence I'll not regret it! Because it's my choice."  

Yin Yu express that it's his choice in every word to tell his determination to his parents which comes to their delight, and his word unknowingly make them decide they will not hold back in his training anymore, which will be the beginning of his despair in the future, but as for now he become delighted by their understanding and express his gratitude to both of them.