Chapter 5: Family School (Part 2)

The courtyard was quickly changed, without Xiao Bei needing to search for it.

As Xiao Bei was staring at the young maid Xiaoman, Xiaoman, feeling very uncomfortable under Xiao Bei's gaze, recounted these events. Meanwhile, Xiao Bei's mother, Zhang Lan, had already started tidying up the room.

This room, where she and Xiao Bei had lived for nearly seventeen years, was the place where she had raised the Xiao Bei, whom others saw as a good-for-nothing, amidst their ridicule.

Now, Xiao Bei could finally cultivate, had a fortuitous encounter, and could even enter the Xiao family's martial hall... Thinking of these details, Zhang Lan's tears could not be held back.

"Mother, what's wrong? Has someone bullied you again?"

Seeing his mother Zhang Lan cry again, Xiao Bei's heart tightened, and he said with a darkened face.

"No, no, Mother is just feeling a bit reluctant to leave this room."

Hearing Zhang Lan say this, Xiao Bei's expression eased.

Standing up, Xiao Bei walked to Zhang Lan's side and said, "Mother, we must look forward. The old must go for the new to come. I promise you, our days will only get better. The past will not repeat itself!"

"Good, good, Mother knows. My son, if you don't fly, you will soar to the sky."

Zhang Lan looked at Xiao Bei with doting eyes, her face beaming with a smile.

On the other side, after Xiaoman had told Xiao Bei about the matter, she quickly helped Zhang Lan tidy up the room.

Although it was called tidying up, there weren't many usable items in the room. The new courtyard, as Xiaoman described, was one of the most magnificent in the entire Xiao residence, and it lacked nothing.

Therefore, under Xiao Bei's insistence, Zhang Lan carefully picked for a long time, and in the end, only took a few items that she was used to using.

...

The new courtyard assigned to Xiao Bei and his mother was in the southern part of the Xiao residence, and it was close to the eastern side, not far from the eastern courtyard.

Xiao Zhan, Xiao Bei's grandfather, lived in the eastern courtyard.

Thus, this courtyard could only be inhabited by someone with a certain status in the Xiao residence.

Xiao's steward was very capable and did not disappoint Xiao Bei. When Xiao Bei and his mother Zhang Lan, led by Xiaoman, arrived at the new courtyard, they found a young maid and an elderly steward already waiting to welcome them.

The layout of the entire courtyard was quite good. Besides the spacious and long courtyard, there were three excellent houses: one for Xiao Bei, one for Zhang Lan, and one for the servants, including Xiaoman.

"This time, they did invest a bit for me. Looking at this courtyard, it seems only someone like my father Xiao Feng, whom I've rarely seen, would have the qualifications to live here. The strength I've shown is just that of a Third Rank Later Heaven martial artist. There must be many young experts like this in the Xiao family. Is it worth it? Perhaps they want to push me to the forefront."

Deep into the night, Xiao Bei stood in his new room, gazing at the full moon outside the window, which was similar to that on Earth, standing quietly.

"The previous Xiao Bei was preoccupied with how to cultivate, knowing very little about this continent. He didn't know if there were even more powerful beings here. However, judging from the strength of the beasts on this continent, the path of martial arts does not end at the Imperial Rank. There must be even more powerful cultivators. I cannot be confined by my vision; I must look forward. I must not be like a frog at the bottom of a well."

"In the annotated classics of the Xiao family's ancestors, there should be descriptions of this. I will treat it as a library and thoroughly study this continent."

Xiao Bei's eyes narrowed, his heart filled with passion and excitement.

In Xiao Bei's heart, the pursuit of martial arts, which he had never given up on Earth, continued here. He would constantly surpass himself and see if there was an ultimate point!

...

The next morning, as the sky was just beginning to lighten, Xiao Bei got out of bed.

Today was his first day at the Xiao family's martial hall.

After practicing the Star Body Fist for a while in the courtyard, Xiao Bei calmed his mind and had breakfast with his mother Zhang Lan, who had called him to eat.

Then, encouraged by his mother Zhang Lan's words, Xiao Bei went to the family martial hall.

On the way to the family martial hall, Xiao Bei also thought carefully about this place that the previous Xiao Bei had envied so much.

The family martial hall was actually a well-planned training ground. The entire training ground was about one thousand square meters, with many training devices, which, according to Xiao Bei's knowledge, were quite ancient but very effective for physical training.

There were also several platforms on the training ground for the family's young to spar, making it a good place for competition and continuous improvement.

The reason the family martial hall brought glory to each family member was that every young person who entered the martial hall was at least a young martial artist with a Third Rank Later Heaven realm. More importantly, after entering the martial hall, every day, a Xiao family expert who had reached the先天 realm would teach the family's young about martial arts knowledge they didn't understand.

Furthermore, every month, the family would uniformly distribute a fundamental-strengthening pill to each young person training there, to enhance their physical constitution and strength.

Pills were the most precious things on this continent. As Xiao Bei had lied to Xiao Zhan, if you could really obtain a pill of the transcendent level, your strength might directly increase, surpassing the achievements of many geniuses over several months or even years.

Of course, this had a prerequisite: your body must be able to withstand the stimulation of the pill without exploding.

The resource of teachers was also a fixed asset of large families. It was rare to receive explanations from a martial artist at the先天 realm. Their explanations would save you a lot of time that would otherwise be wasted on taking detours...

...

Xiao Bei arrived early, but he found that someone had already come before him.

That person was none other than the one who had struck the previous Xiao Bei unconscious, causing his soul to scatter, thus giving the Earth-based master-level genius Xiao Bei the opportunity to possess this body.

Xiao Bei's father, Xiao Feng's legitimate son, nineteen years old, who should logically be called his elder brother, Xiao Yun!

Strength: Fifth Rank Later Heaven Realm martial artist.

Behind Xiao Yun were several Xiao family young people of varying ages.

When Xiao Yun saw Xiao Bei enter the training ground through the only entrance, he clearly already knew about this and stared at Xiao Bei with a vicious look, a sinister smile on his lips.

Xiao Bei walked past Xiao Yun without a word, heading straight to a place with wooden stakes and practicing the basic boxing techniques taught in the Xiao family's foundational martial arts.

...

"Hey, isn't that Xiao Bei? The family's waste? When did he have the qualifications to enter the family martial hall?"

"Right, I remember the family martial hall only allows Third Rank Later Heaven martial artists to enter. What qualifications does a waste have to come here?"

"He was still overestimating himself when he challenged our Young Master Yun a few days ago and was knocked out with one palm. Today, he looks like nothing happened. Indeed, a fool has a fool's luck. Being knocked out for a few days and still being fine, what a happy waste."

Before Xiao Yun could speak, the group of Xiao family young people behind him began to mock and ridicule.