Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
After finishing his cultivation, Xiao Ling formed the ending hand seal.
Feeling a sense of hunger in his stomach, he planned to go to the family canteen to eat some food.
He left the small wooden cabin and headed toward the canteen.
On the way, he heard some children chatting.
It seemed a distinguished guest had arrived in the family.
Xiao Ling couldn’t help but think, “Has someone from the Gu clan come to deliver Xiao Xun’er?” So, he joined the children and soon gathered some news.
“This morning, I saw the Clan Leader and several elders welcoming guests in the hall!”
“The Clan Leader and elders are all Great Battle Master level experts.
Just how strong must the arriving guest be?”
“Probably a Battle Spirit expert.
I haven’t seen a Battle Spirit expert yet.
I heard Battle Spirit experts can glide briefly.
I’m so envious!”
“I heard Xiao Ning say it’s to send a girl from the family who was away back to the clan.
He also said she is exceptionally beautiful.”
“Really?
Then let’s go find her and play together!”
Children were still too naive, quickly shifting the conversation to playing.
The topic soon drifted off.
After hearing the information he wanted, Xiao Ling headed to the canteen, wondering if he could meet Xiao Xun’er first to see how cute the female lead of Doupo was as a child.
After eating breakfast, Xiao Ling wandered around the family, hoping for a chance encounter with Xiao Xun’er.
While weaving through the unique buildings, he indeed made a discovery.
In front of the Battle Technique Hall not far away, he saw Xiao Yan talking to a young girl with an air as elegant as a lotus and a cold expression.
Xiao Ling looked closer.
She was a girl even younger than Xiao Yan and Xiao Ling.
The girl had smooth hair, and the wind blew a few strands against her slightly chubby cheeks.
Her skin was white with a hint of red, her eyebrows were slightly arched, and her face, not yet fully developed, already showed the shadow of a future beauty.
Her eyes were somewhat cold, as if she didn’t care much about her surroundings.
“This is our family’s Battle Qi Pavilion.
It contains many techniques and battle skills.
Our family’s strongest technique is the Wind-attribute Mysterious-level Middle-grade Battle Skill: Raging Lion’s Roar.
My father practices this technique.
There are countless Yellow-level battle skills inside, and the skill-transmitting elders will occasionally teach methods for using them.” Xiao Yan talked incessantly to Xiao Xun’er, looking very proud.
“Sister Xun’er, would you like to go in and take a look together?”
Xiao Xun’er remained very calm, only nodding slightly without saying much, which made Xiao Yan quite frustrated.
His father had told him that a distinguished guest would visit today and he needed to build a good relationship with the younger generation.
Seeing it was a cute little girl today, Xiao Yan was quite happy.
With his mature methods, he thought he could easily handle a little girl, but after interacting today, he found her extremely cold and hard to approach.
As a young master, Xiao Yan felt a bit displeased and wanted to end it and leave.
But remembering his father said this cousin’s status was unusual and must not be neglected, his eyes suddenly lit up.
His gaze toward Xiao Xun’er became a bit odd as a plan formed in his mind.
Xiao Ling, watching from not far away, noticed the change in Xiao Yan’s expression and thought to himself.
“It seems this kid Xiao Yan plans to sneak into the little girl’s room tonight for some improper business.
I’ll have to keep watch for the next few nights.
Xiao Yan, oh Xiao Yan, I’ll take the Gu clan’s trouble for you.
Having cultivated one stage of Battle Qi gives me another extraction chance.
I hope I can pull a helpful item.”
Walking toward his wooden cabin, Xiao Ling rubbed his chin, thinking of a way to make things go more smoothly.
Shaking his head, he realized it was still too early.
He decided to extract an item first.
“System, use the extraction chance for me.”
“Ding!
System extracting…
Congratulations to the host for extracting the Qi Gathering Powder from the storage ring of the Misty Cloud Sect’s Guest Elder, the Tier 6 Alchemist Gu He.”
Xiao Ling focused his attention on the system warehouse and indeed found a white jade porcelain bottle.
With a thought, the bottle fell into his hand.
Opening the stopper, it was indeed a pill of Qi Gathering Powder.
Qi Gathering Powder could allow a practitioner at the 9th stage of Battle Qi to 100% successfully condense a Battle Qi Vortex.
One could break through to Battle Practitioner directly upon reaching the 9th stage.
Good luck—he had drawn something useful for the future.
Storing the Qi Gathering Powder in the system space, Xiao Ling formed a hand seal and began practicing.
The moon was high in the sky, and stars were scattered.
Xiao Ling formed the ending seal, feeling the Battle Qi in his body was a bit more abundant than three days ago.
He felt quite satisfied and called out in his heart.
“System, open my personal panel.”
“Ding!
Host’s personal panel is opening automatically.”
Host: Xiao Ling Gender: Male Cultivation: Battle Qi 1st Stage Age: 4 Technique: None Battle Skill: None Items: Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlit Night, Qi Gathering Powder Extraction Chances: 0
Walking out of the cabin, Xiao Ling looked at the moon.
It was already time to sleep.
Xiao Yan should be making his move soon.
Walking under the silver moonlight, he headed toward the back courtyard.
The back courtyard was the residence for some family higher-ups and their descendants.
The houses were noticeably more exquisite, with many independent courtyards.
After his mother died, Xiao Yan had an independent courtyard in the back with a butler and maids to care for him.
Xiao Ling walked slowly without making a sound.
Passing through complex paths, he reached the vicinity of Xiao Yan’s small courtyard.
Finding an inconspicuous corner, Xiao Ling hid his aura to avoid being discovered.
“The light in the room is still on.
This kid Xiao Yan shouldn’t have come out yet.
I don’t know what time it is; I hope he moves quickly.”
Sure enough, after a while, Xiao Yan, wearing loose clothes, walked out of the room.
He looked around for a bit and, seeing no one noticed him, headed toward Xiao Xun’er’s courtyard.
Seeing Xiao Yan about to move, Xiao Ling followed behind him.
Before long, they reached the entrance of Xiao Xun’er’s courtyard.
Xiao Yan looked around a few times and, seeing no one, planned to climb the wall and enter.
Seeing the opportunity, Xiao Ling immediately took out a stone and flicked it at Xiao Yan’s hand.
Xiao Yan lost his grip, failed to control his center of gravity, and fell from the wall.
He landed on his buttocks, letting out a muffled groan.
Seeing this, Xiao Ling continued to hide behind the tree, only peeking with one eye.
He saw Xiao Yan clutching his buttocks and squatting on the ground, looking around nervously.
At this moment, ten thousand ‘grass-mud horses’ flashed through Xiao Yan’s heart.
He was wondering if it was an accident or if he had been discovered, and whether he should continue inside.
Seeing Xiao Yan still hesitating, Xiao Ling waited until Xiao Yan wasn’t looking in his direction and flicked another stone directly at his ‘lower half’, hitting the bullseye.
As Xiao Yan looked around, he suddenly felt a wave of ‘sourness and refreshment’ in his crotch.
He gasped immediately, clutching himself with both hands, and fled without a second thought.
He thought, “Who is it?
Who dares to ambush this young master?
That kid Xiao Ning looked at me very oddly today; it must be him!
Just wait until tomorrow!”
Seeing Xiao Yan had run far away, Xiao Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed there would be no more interruptions.
He probed the surroundings with his soul power and found no one watching.
According to the original story, the Gu clan’s strongest Battle King, Ling Ying, should be out looking for the Ancient Jade.
Since it was the first day, it was normal to be a bit impatient.
Even if he were caught, it would just be a beating.
“Don’t be a coward!
Wealth and honor are right in front of me.
Let’s go!”
Xiao Ling calmed his restless heart, tiptoed to the courtyard entrance, performed a swallow flip, landed lightly, and slowly walked toward the small room in the center of the courtyard.
In the Xiao family’s treasure vault, Ling Ying suddenly felt an itch in his nose and sneezed.
He scratched his head and thought, “I’ve practiced for so many years; I can’t even remember the last time I sneezed.”
(END CHAPTER)