Chapter 13

Ling Xiao had long been on guard against someone making a move against him.

These narrow-minded people could do anything.

So when a pebble flew towards him, just about to hit his face, he suddenly punched out.

He used the seventh move of the Meteor Fist —— Falling Stars and Rain.

The stone was hit and flew back in the direction it came from.

"Ah—!"

A scream was heard, but Ling Xiao had no time to look. At this moment, he was already very close to the fruit, and he needed to pick it first.

However, because of the effort to deflect the pebble, he no longer had the strength to remain airborne.

At the critical moment, Ling Xiao did not give up. Using the remaining true qi, he suddenly punched the ground.

The eighth move of the Meteor Fist —— Heaven Fire Assault!

This punch was extremely powerful, and the counterattack generated just enough thrust to let his foot reach the fruit.

Whether by hand or foot, picking the fruit meant winning.

The fruit was kicked by his foot and fell. He smoothly grabbed it, and then his body began to fall.

Just as he was about to collide with the ground at high speed, his body suddenly paused about a meter above the ground.

The Breath Recovery Technique worked, and he managed to avoid embarrassment at the last moment, and his movements were not awkward.

"Who said they would bark around the tree like a dog?"

Ling Xiao sneered and pinched the fruit in his hand, asking.

Those who had been shouting just now suddenly became mute, each lowering their head and refusing to speak.

Ling Xiao knew these guys were cowards, and he sneered without further pressing, instead waving to the doctor and walking into the courtyard.

In his view, the matter should be over by now.

After all, he wasn't a match for so many people, and it was exciting to show off and then leave!

But he didn't expect that after taking a few steps, someone shouted again.

"Brat, stand still! You hit someone and want to run?"

Ling Xiao turned around, and the one shouting was Ling Fei.

Ling Fei's face was ashen, his eyes blazing with anger, like a combative rooster.

However, the aura formed by his Third Stage Martial Vein strength still exerted enormous pressure on the surrounding people.

"Hit someone? When did I hit someone?"

Ling Xiao asked in confusion.

Although Ling Fei was stronger, he didn't need to be a coward just because the other party was overbearing.

"Still pretending to be innocent!"

Ling Fei snorted, "Wasn't it you who broke his forehead? The blood is flowing so much, and you still deny it?"

When these words were spoken, some of the onlookers felt embarrassed, but most were as shameless as Ling Fei.

"That's right, an outsider, daring to hit our Ling family's disciple, what nerve!"

"Brother Ling, teach him a lesson!"

"Beat this little beggar! What right does he have to practice martial arts with us Ling family's children!"

"Right, he's not qualified!"

The crowd was clearly agitated.

Ling Xiao knew that the Ling family's disciples looked down on them outsiders, but he didn't expect them to be so shameless.

He laughed in anger: "When I was picking the fruit, someone tried to hit me with a pebble. I deflected it. If he got hurt, he deserved it!"

A person needs a face, and a tree needs bark.

When he hadn't awakened the Mountain and River Martial Spirit, he wasn't afraid of anyone. Now that he had awakened it, was he going to be a coward in front of these people?

Moreover, the other party was clearly looking for trouble. Even if he were a coward, he would still be beaten up.

Rather than that, he might as well fight!

"Good brat, you still dare to talk back, Brother Ling, what do you think?"

The onlookers, except for a few who felt embarrassed and quietly retreated to the side, all surrounded Ling Xiao.

Clearly, they were going to gang up on him because of the loss of face!

...

"Sister is back!"

Someone shouted, and the crowd, which had been staring at Ling Xiao like hungry hyenas, suddenly looked in the same direction.

It was a girl in white!

She looked like a snow fairy from a fairyland.

Her bright eyes and fair skin, though just walking, made everyone lose their minds.

"How can there be such a perfect woman? She is simply a goddess created by heaven and earth!"

A young man almost knelt as he said this, his eyes no longer on Ling Xiao but completely occupied by the white-clad girl.

"Ling Yixue, age sixteen, the third-ranked female disciple in the Elite Hall, rumored to have cultivated to the peak of the Third Stage Martial Vein, just one step away from the Fourth Stage!"

Ling Xiao also looked at Ling Yixue, as she was also the perfect woman in his heart.

But his reaction was much better than the others.

His admiration for Ling Yixue was not just because of her beauty, but also because of her strength!

Ling Yixue, like him, entered the Ling family as an outer disciple through the major exam, but their situations were vastly different.

This girl reached the peak of the Third Stage Martial Vein in just one year, defeating Elite Hall disciples one after another, and smoothly advanced to the third rank in the Elite Hall.

Her resources were all obtained through her own efforts, unlike Ling Feng, the tenth-ranked disciple in the Elite Hall, who relied on the family's advantages.

Genius probably refers to such people.

Ling Xiao's goal used to be Ling Yixue.

Because he believed his talent was no less than hers.

In fact, this was proven. If it weren't for cultivating that incomplete technique, his progress might have been faster, and he wouldn't have been much worse than Ling Yixue.

But it was a blessing in disguise. Losing many things, he gained the Mountain and River Martial Spirit, which was a stroke of luck.

Before this, he really didn't dare to look at Ling Yixue, feeling inferior. When they first entered the Ling family, both were highly regarded, but their situations were now as different as winter and summer.

But today, he didn't care much.

Ling Yixue was a genius, but he would catch up soon.

When Ling Yixue approached, the Ling family's disciples, led by Ling Fei, went up to greet her, being very attentive and enthusiastic.

Seeing this, Ling Xiao understood even more that this world truly respected the strong.

If his strength were strong enough, Ling Fei wouldn't dare to bother him and would respect him greatly.

At that time, no one would dare to call him a little beggar in front of him, at most a few whispers behind his back.

Through the crowd, he admired Ling Yixue's beauty.

And the Mountain and River Martial Spirit began to operate, analyzing Ling Yixue's condition thoroughly.

"Indeed, the true qi has started to change, part of it has condensed into a force. When this quantitative change turns into a qualitative change, it will be the time for Ling Yixue to break through to the force stage and enter the Fourth Stage Martial Vein."

Ling Xiao felt a bit of pressure.

But pressure is also motivation, and he needed to work harder.

"Just now, I saw you surrounding him, what was it about?"

To Ling Xiao's surprise, Ling Yixue actually remembered him.