Ling Xiao was choked by the little girl's words and coughed again and again.
"Little girl, don't talk nonsense. I'm just checking your cousin's pulse to see if he can recover." Ling Xiao pretended to be a master and said seriously.
The girl was indeed intimidated by Ling Xiao and asked embarrassedly, "My lord, then … then can my cousin get better?"
"Of course not." Ling Xiao took away the hand that was checking the youth's pulse and patted his chest.
After the girl heard this, she was moved and bowed to Ling Xiao and said, "Thank you two lords for saving my life. Xiao Nan is willing to serve you two for the rest of my life."
The girl's words were sonorous and powerful. It could be seen that she had made up her mind. It could also be seen that her feelings for her cousin were really good.
Ling Xiao raised his hand and helped the girl up. He said, "We'll talk about this later. First, tell me where this place is and what's the nearest city?"
He carefully looked at the girl and muttered in his heart, "I'm not interested in little kids."
The girl looked pure and cute. She was slim and graceful and had the tendency to develop into a great beauty in the future.
However, Ling Xiao didn't have the mood to cultivate this kind of little beauty. He preferred more mature women.
The girl glanced at Ling Xiao and asked curiously, "Are the two lords from out of town?"
Ling Xiao nodded, "We're from out of town. Tell me where this place is."
"How about you two go to my house first and I'll tell you slowly?" The girl asked carefully.
She was also a little clever. She was afraid that Ling Xiao and Cruel Leopard would leave after asking clearly. At that time, who would treat her cousin's injury? Therefore, it was better to leave these two lords here. Moreover, she also felt that this kind big brother in front of her was a good person and wouldn't leave them alone.
Ling Xiao didn't know that he was accidentally given a "good person card" by a girl. If he knew, he would definitely go crazy and say viciously, "I've never been a good person. I'm a big bad person!"
Of course, Ling Xiao saw through the girl's thoughts, but he didn't expose her. He said to Savage Leopard, "Take him away!"
The Savage Leopard looked at the youth with disdain, but it still obediently carried him on its back.
Ling Xiao smiled at the girl and said, "Lead the way!"
The girl looked at Ling Xiao's handsome appearance and blushed. She bowed her head and led the way.
Half a day later, the girl finally brought Ling Xiao and the Cruel Leopard out of the forest.
So this was the edge of the Barbarian Desolation Region.
Seeing that the little girl was too slow, Ling Xiao could only summon the Golden Wolf King to lead the way.
When the girl saw the Golden Wolf King, she was so scared that her face turned pale. Fortunately, Ling Xiao was there, otherwise she would have fainted.
However, when the young lady sat on the wolf's back, she became extremely happy and cheerful.
Ling Xiao looked at her happy expression and felt very comfortable in his heart. At the same time, he thought, "Brother is really a good person!"
Unknowingly, Ling Xiao had received the "good person card" from the other party.
The little girl sat on the Golden Wolf King and led the way at a faster speed.
Two hours later, they arrived at a small town.
The population of this small town was not large, only a few hundred families.
When the people of the town saw the sudden appearance of the huge spirit beast, they were scared out of their wits and hid in their houses, not daring to come out.
Ling Xiao could only put it away. The little girl pouted and looked quite unhappy, as if she had lost something important.
Ling Xiao smiled bitterly, "This little girl is really addicted to sitting."
The little girl's house was not bad, and it could be considered quite big in town.
However, such a large courtyard was deserted, and there were not many servants.
After entering the courtyard, a stooped old granny walked out. After looking at the girl, she rubbed her eyes and said, "Yes … Little Nan, are you back?"
"Grandma, it's me!"
The young girl ran a few steps and threw herself into the old granny's arms, crying, as if she wanted to vent all the grievances from before.
"Good grandson, where did you run off to? You really scared grandma to death. That's right, where's your cousin?"
The old granny patted the young girl's back and said. Soon after, she saw that Ling Xiao was carrying a person and immediately shouted, "Who are you people? Quickly put my grandson down."
The old granny actually released the pressure of a Spirit Master and pounced towards Ling Xiao and the Savage Leopard.
However, how could her little bit of pressure pose a threat to Ling Xiao and the Savage Leopard?
"Grandma, don't worry, it was the two of them who saved us." The young girl quickly explained.
Only then did the old granny come to a realization. At the same time, she looked at Ling Xiao and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you two."
However, in her heart, she found it strange. Why would these two people save her granddaughter and grandson for no reason? Could it be that they came from that clan?
"It's fine, let's put him down first." Ling Xiao said indifferently.
He was very curious. There was clearly a Spirit Master here, but why were the young man and the young girl forced to escape into the Savage Desolate Region?
Ling Xiao's doubts were quickly solved.
It turned out that the young man and the young girl were playful and ran to the outskirts of the Savage Desolate Region to play. They wanted to find some kind of heaven-defying Spirit Grass, hoping that with the help of the Spirit Grass, the young man would be able to cultivate.
Unfortunately, as soon as they reached the entrance of the Savage Desolate Region, they were blocked by those mercenaries.
The reason was that the mercenary leader had taken a fancy to the young girl's beauty and wanted to possess her.
Ling Xiao also knew what happened after that.
At the same time, Ling Xiao also knew the names of the man and the woman.
The young man was called Xin Li, and he was actually a direct descendant of the Xin Clan, one of the four great clans of the Southern Domain.
Originally, he should have been a young master that everyone envied. However, because he couldn't cultivate since he was young, he was abandoned by the Xin Clan. His parents also went out to train and never returned. Therefore, there was no one in the Xin Clan to protect him. He could only choose to live the rest of his life with his grandmother.
The young girl was called Sun Xiaonan, and she was the daughter of Xin Li's uncle.
Originally, the Sun Clan had been living very well with the Xin Clan. Unfortunately, ever since Xin Li was sent here, everyone knew that the Sun Clan had lost power.
In the past few years, the Sun Clan had gradually declined.
Therefore, this was the reason why there was no one in the courtyard.
Ling Xiao also knew that the closest city to this place was the Xin Clan's headquarters, South Pill City.
The reason why it was called "South Pill" was because this was the Southern Domain. The Xin Clan, like the Tang Clan, focused on Alchemy for generations. Therefore, it was not an exaggeration to call it "Pill" City.
The Xin Clan once had a Sixth and Fifth Grade Alchemist. At one time, their strength was comparable to the Tang Clan. Unfortunately, the Xin Clan's talents had withered in recent times. Now, there were only three Fourth Grade Alchemists in the Xin Clan.
However, there was a rumor that the Old Master of the Xin Clan had reached the Fifth Grade Alchemist Realm not long ago. He didn't know whether this news was true or not.
After finding a city, and a big one at that, Ling Xiao could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Otherwise, it would take at least a few months to fly back to Gu City from here. How much time would that waste!?
That night, Ling Xiao and Cruel Leopard stayed at the Sun Clan.
There was no other reason than that Sun Xiaonan begged Ling Xiao to wake up her cousin Xin Li first.
Ling Xiao was also quite interested in Xin Li's pure wood attribute physique. He wanted to see if this young man wanted to worship him as his master after he woke up.
If he had no objections, then Ling Xiao would take him away. Anyway, the Xin Clan didn't care about this abandoned son.
After a quiet night, the east gradually brightened.
Ling Xiao was awakened by Sun Xiaonan's call.
He got up in a bad mood. He hadn't had such a good sleep for a long time. Now he couldn't even sleep in even if he wanted to.
"What's wrong?" Ling Xiao asked with a yawn.
Sun Xiaonan said with some embarrassment, "My … my cousin woke up."
"Well, he woke up. It's not a big deal," Ling Xiao replied lazily.
"But … but his body is still in pain!" Sun Xiaonan said hesitantly.
"Is it normal to not feel pain when injured?
Even if he takes a pill, he won't necessarily recover immediately. His physique is too poor, "Ling Xiao said as a matter of course.
"Oh, I know. My cousin wants to see you," Sun Xiaonan said again.
"Well, I still have something to do anyway. I'll see him," Ling Xiao replied indifferently.
Under Sun Xiaonan's lead, Ling Xiao arrived at a house.
Xin Li was leaning on the bed, staring blankly at the beam of the roof.
"Cousin, our benefactor is here," Sun Xiaonan called out to Xin Li as soon as she came in.
Xin Li came back to his senses and struggled to climb out of the bed.
Fortunately, Ling Xiao's eyes and hands were sharp, and he quickly pressed him back onto the bed.
"Your injury hasn't healed yet. You shouldn't move around," Ling Xiao said with concern.
Xin Li looked at Ling Xiao and said gratefully, "Thank … thank you, benefactor, for saving me and my cousin."
Xin Li's tone was still very weak, but it was very sincere.
"Well, I just happened to pass by," Ling Xiao replied softly. Then he took out a pill and handed it to Xin Li, saying, "Take it. You can get out of bed in a few days."
Xin Li carefully took the pill, but he didn't immediately take it. Instead, he put it in front of his nose and sniffed it a few times. His expression became astonished, "This … this is a top quality healing pill, a fourth-grade Reversal Pill!"
Ling Xiao looked at Xin Li with appreciation. He thought to himself, "As expected of an aristocratic family. A little disciple can also distinguish a fourth-grade pill."
"Benefactor, this … this is too precious!" Xin Li handed the pill back to Ling Xiao with extreme reluctance.
He was born into an alchemist family, so of course he knew how precious a fourth-grade pill was.
A fourth-grade pill could be auctioned for a very high price.
"Eat it, I have a lot of these pills," Ling Xiao said very casually.
He was a fifth-grade alchemist, so giving a fourth-grade pill to his future disciple was nothing.
"Cousin, hurry up and eat it." Sun Xiaonan was worried that Xin Li wouldn't want to eat it, so she tried to persuade him.
Xin Li very gratefully looked at Ling Xiao, and then took the pill.
The powerful medicinal power quickly smoothed out his injuries, making him feel much better. He believed that in a few days, he would be able to move.
If it was an ordinary Mystic Realm martial artist, after taking this pill and using Xuan Qi to heal, he would probably be able to get out of bed in less than a day.
The current Xin Li didn't practice martial arts, and didn't know any Xuan Qi. Most of the medicinal power was still unable to be absorbed.
"Many thanks to benefactor for bestowing the pill. Unfortunately, I … I, Xin Li, am unable to repay benefactor's great kindness!" Xin Li said gratefully and unwillingly.
He was just an ordinary person. How could he repay Ling Xiao's kindness?
What did he need a cripple like him for?
"If you want to repay the kindness, be my disciple!" Ling Xiao said very casually.