Ling Xiao pulled Yuxi along and walked for a while. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Aren't you tired after following me for so long?
Still not coming out? "
Hu Liu and Hu Qi were instantly on guard. They didn't feel anything wrong along the way, but their young master said this. They were used to seeing their young master's abnormal ability, so they were very convinced of his words.
Sure enough, in a hidden corner, Lone Eagle jumped out.
At this time, Hu Liu and Hu Qi were about to make a move. They thought that Lone Eagle definitely wanted to harm their young master.
"Don't attack, Young Master Ling, I came to rely on you." Lone Eagle took a step back, waved his hand, and called out to Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao looked at Lone Eagle with interest and said, "Rely on me?
What qualifications do you have? "
Ling Xiao wasn't the kind of hot-headed young master who thought that his character would explode and casually take in a person of unknown origin.
Solitary Eagle seemed to have been prepared for this. He took out a brocade box and handed it over, saying, "Young Master Ling, this is a strange spiritual herb that I obtained by chance in the Desolate Mountains. I hope that Young Master Ling will like it."
Ling Xiao gave Hu Qi a look, and Hu Qi went over and took the brocade box from Lone Eagle's hands. Then, Hu Qi opened it and handed it to Ling Xiao.
"This is?"
Ling Xiao looked at the spirit herb in the brocade box that was emitting a gray halo. Its stem was very thin, its leaves were very large, and there were gray flowers blooming on it. For a moment, Ling Xiao couldn't remember what kind of spirit herb it was.
In fact, Lone Eagle himself didn't know what this spirit herb was called, nor did he know what rank it was. He just snatched it from a few adventurers and originally planned to buy it from the Spirit Herb Hall. However, in order to curry favor with Ling Xiao, he had no choice but to give it up. In any case, he didn't know if it was really a high-grade spirit herb, and he didn't lose anything.
Ling Xiao closed the rust box, then faintly said to Lone Eagle, "You want to follow me?"
Lone Eagle hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, Young Master Ling."
"With your strength, I believe that you can join any family and become a deacon. Why did you choose to follow me?" Ling Xiao questioned.
"Uh … I believe in my feelings. Young Master is a dragon among men. As long as I follow Young Master, I believe that one day, my name will spread throughout Meteor City," Solitary Eagle replied after a moment of hesitation.
Ling Xiao smiled noncommittally and said, "You can follow me, but you have to be sincere enough."
Lone Eagle glanced at Ling Xiao and knelt down without hesitation, "Young Master, please accept me as your servant."
"Haha, then from today on, you can be my servant. When you satisfy me, I won't mistreat you." Ling Xiao accepted the brocade box with a smile.
"Thank you, Young Master," Solitary Eagle replied.
…
North of the city, in a courtyard of the Li family.
"Bastard, who the hell killed my daughter?" A loud voice roared.
An old man in his fifties stood in the hall. His face was full of anger, and his eyes were red as he looked at his daughter's corpse on the ground. He was Li Qingqing's father, Li Yuanlong.
Beside him stood a woman who was constantly crying. It was Li Qingqing's mother, Zhao Shi.
Zhao Shi grabbed Li Yuanlong's hand and cried, "Yuanlong, you must dismember the bastard who killed my daughter and destroy his entire family. Let him die in peace."
Zhao Shi's words were very vicious and terrifying. Li Qingqing had inherited her mother's personality.
"Li Jun, what do you think happened?" Li Yuanlong patted his wife's shoulder and asked Li Jun in a low voice.
"This … was done by the Ling family." Li Jun hesitated for a moment and didn't dare to hide anything.
"Ling family!"
Li Yuanlong was shocked at first, but the anger on his face didn't diminish. He waved his hand and a thousand year old redwood chair was instantly shattered.
"Pa!"
"You've gone too far! Don't think that our Li family is easy to bully!" Li Yuanlong roared angrily.
Of the three great families, the Ling and Li families had always been at odds with each other. Only the Luo family didn't offend either side and stayed in the middle. The younger generation of the Ling and Li families occasionally had friction, but no one dared to kill them because the two families didn't want to start a war. That would only benefit the Luo family.
Now that Li Yuanlong's daughter had been killed by Ling Xiao, Li Yuanlong, as the eldest son of the current family leader and the successor of the next family leader, couldn't take this lying down. He had to make the Ling family hand over the murderer, or else …
Meteor City, Lan family!
The Lan family had only been established for less than two hundred years, but they were developing faster than some of the older families. This was because every generation of the Lan family was ambitious and wanted to squeeze into the ranks of the great families as soon as possible.
In addition to consolidating their own strength, they also constantly carried out marriage alliances with other small and medium-sized families. Their goal was to establish a good relationship with the Lan family in Meteor City so that they could meet with fate.
Of course, this wasn't the true reason for the Lan family's rapid development.
The main reason was that every generation of the Lan family leader had unfathomable strength. In order to become the Lan family leader, the first requirement was to have the strength of a Spirit Master. Only then would one have the qualifications to lead the family.
Therefore, every generation of the Lan family had geniuses. The main reason was because of the fierce competition. Everyone believed that if one didn't break through to the Mystic Realm before the age of twenty-five, they would never have the chance to fight for the position of family leader. Even the position of an elder would be difficult to obtain.
Lan Kuangsheng was one of the best in the Lan family. Other than his own hard work and Tenbin, he was the grandson of the current Lan family leader. Since young, he had received much more training resources than the average disciple of the Lan family. This allowed him to break through to the Mystic Realm before the age of twenty-five and become a Mystic Realm expert.
Unfortunately, he died before he could enjoy the pleasure of becoming a Mystic Realm expert.
It was already afternoon when the Lan family received the news of Lan Kuangsheng's death.
"Pa!"
When the current Lan family leader heard the news of his grandson's death, he was so angry that he smashed the tea table in front of him into pieces.
"The Ling family has gone too far!" The Lan family leader squinted his eyes and gritted his teeth. His eyes were filled with a strong killing intent.
"Father, your son can't die in vain!"
A middle aged man with a face full of sorrow pleaded. He was Lan Kuangsheng's father, Lan Dingshan.
Lan Dingshan only had a son and a daughter. He was extremely fond of his son and had been strict with him since he was young. He had decided to groom his son into the successor of the next generation's family leader. Who would have thought that his son would die before him? His heart was filled with grief and indignation. He made up his mind to kill the Ling family's Ling Xiao to avenge his son.
Hatred had already clouded his rationality. He didn't know that his actions would only bring about the destruction of his family.
The Lan family leader sighed heavily. After walking back and forth with his hands behind his back, he asked Lan Dingshan, "What's the reaction from the Li family?"
"The Li family leader requests for father to go and interrogate Ling Cang," Lan Dingshan replied.
"Hmph, what's the use of that? If Ling Xiao was still that trash, then Ling Cang might even put righteousness before family. Now that Ling Xiao has been accepted as the successor of the Ling family's elder, the Ling family will definitely not hand over Ling Xiao." The Lan family leader coldly snorted. He paused for a moment before continuing, "But this time, I must go. Otherwise, they will think that our Lan and Li families are afraid of the Ling family."
… …
The news of Ling Xiao's battle in the Intoxicated Fragrance Pavilion spread throughout Meteorite City the next day. Everyone knew that the genius of Meteorite City had returned. With the strength of a mid-level Profound Practitioner, he had killed two mid-level and two high level Profound Practitioners from the Li family. The Lan family's new generation expert, Lan Kuangsheng, had even been cut in half. The Lone Wolf, Murong Gu, had also been killed, and a young miss from the Li family had been executed in front of two of the Li family's attendants.
In a short period of time, Ling Xiao's prestige had shaken Meteorite City. Not just anyone would dare to offend two great families in a fit of anger for a beauty.
At this point, Ling Xiao had been given the title of "Laughing Overlord" in Meteorite City.
Today, Ling Xiao's home welcomed a guest, the Luo family's Luo Qingshuang.
Luo Qingshuang's red satin dress accentuated her graceful figure to the fullest. Her curvaceous body would make any man's beastly desires explode. However, the thin sword wrapped around her waist was like a venomous snake, causing men to shrink back.
Luo Qingshuang's temperament was clearly more beautiful than before. Her long hair was tied with a beautiful red butterfly cloth, making her look extremely alluring. Her clear eyes occasionally emitted a bright light. Needless to say, her profound strength cultivation must have greatly improved.
Sitting in the hall of Ling Xiao's house was Ling Xiao's mother, Meng Xiyun. She looked at the slender and elegant Luo Qingshuang and said with a satisfied smile on her face, "Miss Luo, you came to find my Xiao 'er?"
Luo Qingshuang was stared at by Meng Xiyun, so she nodded her head in embarrassment and said, "I … I heard that he … Something happened to him yesterday, so I came to see him."
Meng Xiyun was stunned for a moment, then asked nervously, "My … Something happened to my son?"
After Ling Xiao saved Bai Yuxi, he did not return home. Instead, he went to the back of the mountain to train and did not mention anything about Bai Yuxi's accident to his mother. After Bai Yuxi returned, she did not dare to mention this matter to Meng Xiyun either. After all, it was not a good thing, and saying it would only make Meng Xiyun worry.
Luo Qingshuang said in astonishment, "Auntie, don't you know what Ling Xiao did yesterday?"
Meng Xiyun shook her head, her face full of worry. Then, she ordered the servant beside her to call Bai Yuxi over.
When Bai Yuxi heard the call, she quickly ran over. When she saw Luo Qingshuang sitting in the hall, she did not know why she felt very uncomfortable. She then said to Meng Xiyun, "Godmother, are you looking for me?"
Meng Xiyun went straight to the point and asked, "Yuxi, tell me honestly, what did Young Master do yesterday?"
Seeing Meng Xiyun's serious expression, Bai Yuxi lowered her head and hesitated for a moment before telling her what had happened.
"Godmother, don't blame Young Master. Young Master killed to save me." The more Bai Yuxi spoke, the more emotional she became. Tears flowed from her beautiful eyes as she begged Meng Xiyun. She was afraid that Meng Xiyun would blame Ling Xiao.
After Meng Xiyun heard this, she knew that Ling Xiao was fine. Only then did she heave a sigh of relief. She quickly pulled Bai Yuxi's hand and said lovingly, "Good daughter, don't cry. Xiao 'er did nothing wrong, how could I blame him? I'm just worried that something might have happened to him. In the future, don't go out by yourself, okay?"
Bai Yuxi stopped crying and nodded repeatedly.
"Auntie, can I see Ling Xiao?" Luo Qingshuang asked with a slightly red face.
Meng Xiyun immediately said, "Of course you can. I'll call someone to call him back. I haven't seen him for more than half a month."
"Big brother, sister-in-law, are you there?" At this time, an urgent greeting came from outside the house.
"Third brother, you're here. Why are you so flustered?" Meng Xiyun quickly went out and asked.