The closest city to the Purple Sky Sect was Burning Ground City. Between the two cities, it would only take three to five days to reach by riding a fast horse.
Burning Ground City could be considered one of the wealthier cities in the northwest. It had a large population and martial arts were prevalent there.
The biggest family in Burning Ground City was the famous Lao family.
Apart from being rich and overbearing, the Lao Clan also had two King Rank experts holding down the fort.
In the northwest, King Rank experts were the most supreme existences, and they belonged to the category of gods.
It was rare for a King Rank powerhouse to appear in many cities in a hundred years, but the Lao Clan had two King Rank powerhouses. This was enough to show how strong the Lao Clan was.
If it weren't for the existence of the Purple Heaven Sect, I'm afraid that they would also be the overlords of a region.
The Lao family was considered one of the most prosperous families in the northwest. There were also the Bing family of Ice City, the Sen family of Qi City, the Yu family of Shuangyue City, and the Wu family of Wuming City …
These clans were famous in the northwest, and each of them had at least one or two King Rank martial artists holding down the fort.
The person who hit the little girl outside the restaurant just now was Lao Fanqing of the younger generation of the Lao family. He was a 25-year-old middle-stage Mystic cultivator.
In fact, with his aptitude, he was not qualified to participate in the Purple Sky Sect's outer sect disciple election. However, the Lao Family was close to the Purple Sky City, and every year, they would pay a lot of good things to the Purple Sky Sect. Therefore, the Lao Family could guarantee one more place to participate in the outer sect disciple election, and Lao Fanqing was the candidate for the Lao Family's recommendation.
Why did he become the lucky one of the Lao family? It was naturally because he was the direct descendant of the Lao family's head.
He had been in the Purple Heaven City for a few days. Today, when he went out to stroll in the market, the jade pendant hanging on his waist disappeared. This jade pendant was the symbol of his status in the Lao family and had a special meaning.
Just as he was anxiously looking around, he saw a little girl who looked like a beggar bring his jade pendant over.
Seeing such a dirty and messy little girl, Lao Fanqing thought that this little girl was a thief, so he beat the little girl up without saying anything.
If not for Ling Xiao's appearance, the little girl would have died.
This little girl was Xia Xuanxuan.
The Burning Ground City and the Purple Sky Sect were close neighbors. As a direct descendant of the Lao Family, Lao Fanqing naturally had guards following him.
Now that Lao Fanqing had been beaten up, he had to get back at him. Otherwise, the Lao family would lose face.
"Brother, do you really want to kill me?" Ling Xiao stared at Lao Fan and asked faintly.
"Nonsense. When have I, Lao Fanqing, ever been beaten to such a state? Why don't you ask around just how famous my Lao family is? As expected, if you dare touch me, you're just looking to die," shouted Lao Fanqing angrily.
"How about this, let's go out and settle this." Ling Xiao didn't want to cause trouble in the restaurant. More importantly, he didn't want to disturb the little girl inside. Moreover, he was afraid of the old man. He was at least a Spirit Master.
"Haha, do you think I'm a three-year-old? Do you think I'm telling you to run? Attack!" Lao Fanqing laughed sinisterly.
At this moment, the two high-level Mystic cultivators beside him were about to attack Ling Xiao.
"If things get out of hand, it won't be good for you, right?
You have a Spirit Master and two guards with you. Are you afraid that I, a small Middle Stage Mystic Cultivator, will escape? "Ling Xiao glanced at the old man and said.
The old man raised his eyes, and a light shot out from his eyes. He immediately nodded at Lao Fanqing who was beside him.
"Okay, we won't cause trouble in the restaurant. I'll kill you on the streets, you blind bastard!" Lao Fanqing spat and walked out of the restaurant.
Ling Xiao also slowly followed behind him. The two high-level Mystic cultivators watched Ling Xiao from behind to prevent him from escaping.
When they walked to the main hall of the restaurant, most of the people looked at Ling Xiao with eyes that rejoiced at his misfortune.
"Boss!" Hua Xiaogui also saw Ling Xiao in the crowd and couldn't help but exclaim.
Ling Xiao looked at him and nodded slightly.
The youths that were led by Ren Huafu and Mo Ke to the Purple Sky Sect all knew that Ling Xiao had probably gotten into trouble.
However, on the way here, Ling Xiao had deliberately kept a low profile. Other than Hua Xiaojia and Wu Sixue, he didn't have any relations with the others. Therefore, he didn't think that any of these people would stand up for him.
"Big brother, don't go with them!" Xia Xuanxuan chased from behind and called out to Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao looked at the little girl and comforted her, "Xuanxuan, quickly go to the room. Big brother will be back soon. At that time, I'll teach you how to kick people, okay?"
Xia Xuanxuan threw herself in front of Ling Xiao and cried, "Big brother is a good person. Xuanxuan didn't steal anything from him. He dropped it. I just picked it up and returned it to him, sob sob …"
"Damn, you little girl, you dare to argue? I'm going to throw you to the dogs!" Lao Fanqing scolded angrily.
When he got the jade pendant back, he naturally knew that he was the one who lost it. He just didn't want to admit it, so he didn't kill Xia Xuanxuan at first. He just wanted to beat her up to vent his anger, but who knew that he would get himself into trouble.
Ling Xiao threw a cold look at Lao Fanqing, and Lao Fanqing was so scared that he took a step back.
"Go, kill them. Let's see who doesn't give face to our Lao family in the future!" Lao Fanqing said to the guards beside him.
"Whoever dares to touch my boss, I'll fight with him!" Hua Xiaogui shouted and actually stood beside Ling Xiao.
Although this guy's body was thin and weak, he had a heart that valued friendship and righteousness.
Xiahou Shi, who was not far away, seemed to know about the Lao family's reputation. He sneered and thought in his heart, "You deserve your bad luck. You actually dared to have ideas about Xue 'er. Now, I don't even need to do anything. You're going to die."
Who knew that just as he was feeling proud, he would be stunned in the next moment.
Wu Sixue walked out from behind him and stood beside Ling Xiao. She said to him firmly, "Ling Xiao, I … I'll stand by your side."
After saying that, her face turned red. She thought about the confession that Ling Xiao had made to her when they entered the city. It had opened her heart that had been sealed for many years. She didn't want anything to happen to this humorous and handsome man.
After struggling for a while, she still chose to stand by Ling Xiao's side.
"Haha, not bad, not bad. You actually have a helper. Uncle Ning, go and cripple each of their hands. That woman … Tsk tsk, she'll stay with me." Lao Fanqing's gaze fell on Wu Sixue and he laughed lewdly.
"All of you stand to the side. I'll take care of my own business," Ling Xiao said indifferently as he protected them behind him. He then shouted at Lao Fanqing, "I'll stand here and let you attack me for five times. If I don't die, then we'll forget about this matter. How about it?"
He had just come out from Meteor City. Ling Xiao really didn't want to make things bigger. Moreover, since the other party could come with guards, it seemed that they should be a powerful force. If he could avoid offending them, he would try his best not to offend them.
If they really didn't give in, then don't blame him for being ruthless.
When Ling Xiao said this, everyone had a surprised expression on their faces.
Although Lao Fanqing was a little old, he still had the strength of a middle-level Mystic Realm cultivator. This guy actually dared to take five moves from him. Wasn't that courting death?
"Hehe, are you serious?" Lao Fanqing asked with a sinister smile.
"Of course. As long as you let go of me and my little sister, I'll stand still and take five moves from you. I won't blame you even if you beat me until I'm crippled. But after five moves, I'm lucky to not die. How about that?" Ling Xiao said faintly.
"Boss, you …" Hua Xiaogui said worriedly.
"It's nothing," Ling Xiao replied. He immediately shouted at Lao Fanqing again, "Do you dare?!"
"Alright, I'll cripple you today, you arrogant bastard!" Lao Fanqing replied. He immediately threw a golden fist with 80% of his strength towards Ling Xiao.
"Big brother (Ling Xiao)!" Xia Xuanxuan and Wu Siming couldn't help but exclaim.
Bang!
Ling Xiao's body flew backward, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
After retreating a few meters, he barely managed to stop himself. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Lao Fanqing. "One move. Four more moves."
"Scoundrel … Scoundrel, don't … don't hit big brother!" Xia Xuanxuan wanted to rush out to stop Lao Fanqing, but Wu Siming held her back and didn't allow her to go out.
Wu Siming also wanted to go out and help. Although she was simple-minded, she wasn't a brainless woman. Since Ling Xiao dared to accept his opponent's attack, it proved that he had the confidence to take it.
"Good, good, you can still stand up. Second move!" Lao Fanqing replied. He was extremely pleased. There was actually someone so stupid that he didn't fight back and allowed him to hit him like a wooden pole. It was just the right time for him to show off his might.
In the second move, a golden light shot out from Lao Fanqing's hand and roared towards Ling Xiao.
"It looks like he's already used 100% of his strength in this move. That kid will probably be crippled even if he doesn't die."
"I really don't understand. He's actually going against the Lao family for a lowly commoner. Isn't that just asking for trouble?"
"Maybe this guy is just a lowly wretch."
"That's good too. There's one less person in the election, so we have a better chance."
…
The youths who were watching from the side were discussing in low voices.
The second move directly hit Ling Xiao's chest. The clothes on his body were torn apart, and he was sent flying again.
"Heh, this is the consequence of offending me." Lao Fanqing looked at Ling Xiao who was lying on the ground and laughed. He thought that Ling Xiao would definitely die from this move. After all, he had already used 100% of his strength. Even a high-level Mystic cultivator would be seriously injured after taking this move.
"Again … again!" Ling Xiao staggered as he crawled up.
"Big brother …" Xia Xuanxuan's lively eyes kept flowing with tears. Finally, she bit the back of Wu Sixue's hand and struggled out of her grip. She ran to Ling Xiao's side.
Hua Xiaogui took out a few elixirs and handed them over. "Boss … you have to hold on!"
Ling Xiao rejected Hua Xiaogui's elixirs and said weakly, "Pull … pull Xuanxuan away. I can still hold on."
Hua Xiaogui looked at Ling Xiao's determined eyes and sighed. She carried Xia Xuanxuan and walked to the side.
"I didn't expect you to be so tough. But this is interesting," Lao Fanqing said with a cruel expression. In fact, he was actually shocked. "Could it be that this guy is wearing a defensive armor? He actually took a full blow from me and didn't die."
Then, the third and fourth moves were aimed at Ling Xiao's vital parts.
Boom boom!
Ling Xiao flew far away like a cannonball.
"Haha, damn bastard, you're dead now!" Lao Fanqing laughed proudly.
Who would have thought that his laughter would only get halfway through before he was forcefully swallowed back down.
Ling Xiao was like an undying cockroach again, walking miraculously.
"There … there's still one more move. Come on," Ling Xiao said with difficulty.