Ling Xiao's achievements in the battle on the south street of the city instantly spread like a plague.
He was once a rare genius in Meteor City, he once rose like a golden sun!
He had once become a useless piece of trash in a single night. He had once fallen like a comet in an instant!
No matter if he was once famous because of glory, or now forgotten because of shame, he once again became the focus of Meteor City.
Li Guangyin was kneeling in front of his father, not daring to raise his arrogant head.
The middle-aged man in front of the main hall was his father, Li Yuanhua. He had the strength of a mid-level Mystic Disciple and was the second son of the head of the Li family. The young man sitting on the right side of the main hall looked somewhat similar to Li Guangyin. He was Li Guangyin's half-brother, Li Guanghan. He had the strength of a high-level Xuan practitioner and could be considered an outstanding talent among his peers. He believed that in less than a year or two, he could release his Xuan energy and break through to the Mystic Disciple level.
Li Yuanhua asked lightly, "Are you sure that the person who hit you today was Ling Xiao from the Ling family?
The Ling Xiao who was called the 'useless father and son' together with his father Ling Zhan who can no longer practice martial arts? "
Li Guangyin kept nodding and said, "Father, what I said is true. That was definitely Ling Xiao. Xiao Guizi and the others can testify for me."
Li Yuanhua turned to his eldest son and said, "Guanghan, what do you think?"
Li Guanghan said, "I think what Second Brother said should be true."
"Could it be that the Ling Family is taking a step back in order to advance, purposely spreading rumors that Ling Xiao can no longer practice martial arts, purposely numbing everyone so that we will give up our wariness of Ling Xiao so that Ling Xiao can cultivate in peace?" Li Yuan Hua guessed.
Li Guanghan pondered for a moment before saying, "I don't think so. Although this will make everyone ignore Ling Xiao's existence, it will hurt the Ling family's reputation. This is not worth it."
Li Yuanhua waved his hand and said, "The tallest tree in the forest will be cut down by the wind. If we can let Ling Xiao, this rare genius, continue to cultivate, then even if we lose a bit of face, it doesn't matter. Just in case, just in case Ling Xiao breaks through to the Spirit Master level, at that time, how many people in Meteorite City can stop him? This way, the Ling Clan will have gained a great help."
"Why don't we let the child try it?" Li Guanghan asked.
"I'll discuss this with your grandfather before making a decision," Li Yuanhua muttered to himself. He then scolded Li Guangyin, "Trash, you've completely lost the face of the Li family. Go to the back of the mountain and reflect on your mistakes. You're not allowed to step out for a month."
Li Guangyin heaved a sigh of relief and said with a downcast face, "Yes, Father."
Ling Rui's residence.
Ma Zi, who had a white cloth wrapped around the bridge of his nose, was telling Ling Rui what had happened today.
After listening, Ling Rui furrowed his brows and fell into deep thought. After a while, he waved his hand for Ma Zi to leave and then walked out of the room.
He came to the east side of the room and knocked on the door.
"Come in …" A faint voice came from inside the room.
Inside the room sat a middle-aged man wearing a green robe. His forehead was slightly protruding, his face was thin, and his pair of eagle eyes made people feel cold. In his hand was a scroll, and his expression was indifferent.
"Father," Ling Rui bowed and greeted.
The middle-aged man in front of him was Ling Rui's father, Ling Chong. He was at the peak of the middle Mystic level, and only needed one more year of cultivation to break through to the high level Mystic level.
"Rui 'er, what's the matter?" Ling Chong asked, still reading the book.
"I have something to report," Ling Rui said.
"Let's hear it," Ling Chong put down the book and looked at Ling Rui.
Then, Ling Rui reported the incident of Ling Xiao hitting Ma Zi and Dog Nose, as well as the incident of Ling Xiao beating up Li Guangyin and the others at the market.
After listening to his son's report, Ling Chong frowned, then waved his hand and said, "Alright, I got it. You can go out first, and don't find trouble with Ling Xiao before the family test."
Ling Rui responded respectfully and then left the room.
Not long after, Ling Chong walked out of the room, and in a flash, he headed towards the inner courtyard of the family.
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With regards to other people's reactions, Ling Xiao was completely unaware. When he returned home, he greeted his parents and went back into his room.
Then, he began to study the "Catalogue of Spirit Herbs". As long as he mastered the "Catalogue of Spirit Herbs" and found a way to get some spirit herbs, not only could he improve his physique and increase his strength, he could also silently make a fortune. This simple life would definitely be very comfortable.
For the next three days, Ling Xiao would spend two hours reading every day, and the rest of the time would be used to cultivate Xuan Qi, striving to break through the twelve main meridians as soon as possible.
In these three days, Ling Xiao had once again broken through another meridian, and had already opened up seven meridians. If this continued, in less than half a month, he would definitely be able to open up all twelve meridians and regain the body of a martial artist. At that time, he would be able to absorb Xuan Qi into his dantian and cultivate the first level of the Three Parts Returning to Origin Qi.
With his current talent, it would definitely not be a problem for him to cultivate to the seventh level, and as for the eighth and ninth level, it should not be a problem either.
Thinking of this, Ling Xiao was particularly excited. In this continent where martial arts were respected and where martial arts were king, he could gallop north and south of the river, laugh proudly in the martial arts world, and do whatever he wanted. He would no longer be restricted by the rules and regulations of the world like in his previous life. He had the greatest dream of all men: "When awake, control the world, when drunk, lie on the knees of beautiful women". He believed that it was definitely not a dream here!
That morning, Ling Xiao finally finished reading the "Catalogue of Spirit Herbs". He did not expect that his memory would become so abnormal after his time travel. This book was seven or eight centimeters thick, but he could remember seventy percent of it after reading it once. After reading it for the second time, the contents of the book were all imprinted in his mind, and he could not erase them no matter what.
The "Catalogue of Spirit Herbs" was useless now, so Ling Xiao threw it on the bedside and was about to start meditating.
There was a knock on the door, followed by his mother's voice, "Xiao 'er, someone is looking for you outside."
Ling Xiao was very puzzled, so he walked out of the room and asked, "Mother, who is looking for me?"
He searched his memory, and it turned out that he was a cultivation maniac with no friends, so he could not figure out who would be looking for him.
Meng Xiyun looked at her son, who was gradually becoming more robust, and smiled with satisfaction, then said, "There is a little girl outside, saying that she is looking for you."
"Little girl?"
Ling Xiao was stunned for a moment, then a pretty face appeared in his mind, and he was puzzled, "Could it be her?"
Ling Xiao and Meng Xiyun walked together to the door.
They saw a girl dressed in simple and plain clothes, standing in front of the door with both hands tightly holding a bag.
Wasn't she the girl that Ling Xiao saved in the market a few days ago?
Now, she simply tied up her hair that was as black as a waterfall. Her beautiful face was like a lotus that had just emerged from the water, revealing a bit of a bright red, making her look extremely lively and beautiful. Her eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, fine nose, and red lips were all perfectly matched. Her bulging chest was like a flower bud that was about to bloom, ready to bloom at any time. Her slender waist, perky and round buttocks, and long and slender legs, made her look even more slender and elegant, attracting people's liking.
When the girl saw Ling Xiao, she immediately knelt down and respectfully said, "This servant greets Young Master."
Ling Xiao and Meng Xiyun were both startled.
Ling Xiao quickly went forward to help the girl up, but at the last moment, he asked Meng Xiyun for help.
Meng Xiyun went forward to help the girl up and said, "Little girl, get up and talk."
The girl was still kneeling on the ground, not willing to get up.
"If you have something to say, get up and talk. It's not proper for you to kneel like this." Ling Xiao unhappily said.
He was completely confused and couldn't understand what was going on with this girl.
The girl was very obedient to Ling Xiao and replied, "Yes, Young Master." Then she slowly stood up.
"Come, if you have anything to say, let's talk inside." Meng Xiyun sized up the youth with a bright smile. It was enough to prove that she was very satisfied with this girl. She didn't feel that her son was wronged even as a daughter-in-law.
Back in the hall, Meng Xiyun and Ling Xiao sat down, but the girl refused to sit down and just stood next to Ling Xiao.
At this time, Ling Xiao said, "You can sit."
"This servant doesn't dare." The girl slightly nodded.
Ling Xiao was speechless. It turned out that this woman really thought of him as her maid.
"What's your name?" Ling Xiao asked.
"This servant's name is Bai Yuxi."
"Yuxi, Xiao Yu makes people feel pity for you. Not a bad name, it suits you very well." Ling Xiao smiled and praised her. After a pause, he said, "Yuxi … Miss Yuxi, that day, I just couldn't stand Li Guangyin's evil actions, so I taught him a lesson. I didn't mean to save you, so you don't need to take it to heart. Let's forget about that day's matter, you don't need to be my maid. Furthermore, the money isn't mine. If you really want to repay me, then we'll be good friends in the future.
What do you say? "Ling Xiao had just finished speaking when Bai Yuxi knelt down again and sobbed," Yuxi already made a heavy vow that whoever helps me bury my mother, I'll be their maid. If Young Master doesn't want this servant, then … then this servant can only repay Young Master's kindness with death. "
"Woman, what kind of bullshit vow is this? Isn't it good that I don't want you to be my maid?
We can be friends, on equal footing, we can talk about everything, discuss people … discuss martial arts. "Ling Xiao was speechless at this girl's stubbornness. He had to explain himself. He even wanted to say" discuss life ", but fortunately, he changed his words in time.
Bai Yuxi listened to Ling Xiao's words, but she didn't say anything. She just kept sobbing.
Ling Xiao had to ask his mother for help again.
"Xiao 'er, what exactly is going on? Tell your mother." Meng Xiyun didn't understand the relationship between the two of them and was completely confused.
So Ling Xiao simply explained the situation.
He only said that he had casually helped Bai Yuxi, and now Bai Yuxi wanted to fulfill her vow to be his maid.
Ling Xiao couldn't help but think to himself, "Could it be that my luck is so good that a random beauty can fall for me?"
Meng Xiyun finally understood, so she said to Bai Yuxi, "Little girl, do you really want to follow Xiao 'er for the rest of your life?"
Bai Yuxi firmly nodded and said, "Yes, Madam. Yuxi is willing to be Young Master's maid for the rest of my life. I won't go back on my word."
"Alright, I'll accept you in place of Xiao 'er. From now on, you're a member of the Ling Clan. But you're not a maid, you're my goddaughter. Are you willing?" Meng Xiyun held Bai Yuxi's hand and spoke kindly.
"Goddaughter?" Ling Xiao and Bai Yuxi were both stunned.