Chapter 45

Lu Tao and the other two quickly discussed how to teach Lin Yiming a lesson.

However, Lin Yiming did not take the three of them seriously at all and returned to the village.

Soon, the night grew darker, and the people from the various sects who had come to the village to recruit disciples had all left. The village returned to its usual tranquility.

"Yiming, you're back." Lin Yiming was sitting in the courtyard of his home when he finally saw his sister, who had been busy all day and only returned after all the sects had left.

Lin Ning moved gracefully to a stone bench opposite Lin Yiming and sat down, her eyes fixed on him as she suddenly spoke, "Brother, I've already heard that you can no longer join Shuiyao Sect. Brother, what are your plans now?"

Lin Yiming shook his head lightly. Although his sister did not say it outright, it was clear that she already knew about the destruction of Shuiyao Sect. She did not say it outright because she understood his feelings for Shuiyao Sect.

As for his future plans, although he had initially thought of entering the Prince Qi Academy after hearing about the destruction of Shuiyao Sect, he did not know where the Prince Qi Academy was. During the days he spent looking for the Prince Qi Academy or traveling to it, what would happen to the village?

If he left the village and could no longer protect it, and his sister was forced into marriage by Liu Yuliang again, what would he do?

Lin Ning looked at her brother, who had grown into a somewhat mature young man, and her face showed deep guilt. Her brother's appearance was originally very youthful, even looking younger than his peers.

However, since her brother returned to the village, his appearance had not changed, but his face had become more mature. This was because too many things had happened in recent days, making her brother grow up so much. Now, the village relied on her young brother to support it, and she, as his sister, had not been able to help him at all.

Thinking about her brother's future, Lin Ning clenched her teeth and her face showed a determined look. "Brother, if you haven't decided yet, listen to your sister this time. Go to the town, go out, and take the entrance exams for other academies. I know that with your current talent, you can definitely enter many academies, even the legendary Prince Qi Academy, you might be able to enter!"

Lin Yiming's body on the wooden bench trembled at her words, which were completely unexpected. Looking up at his sister's determined face, Lin Yiming shook his head again, "No need, sister. I don't need to go to other sects. I can become a strong person by practicing on my own. Besides, I need to stay at home and watch over the village and you. What if someone bullies you again if I leave?"

Hearing her brother's words, Lin Ning's heart was instantly filled with happiness. Her brother always thought of her and the village first, and then himself. Although she had no parents, having this brother was the greatest blessing from heaven.

Because of this, she could not delay her brother any longer.

Lin Ning's face showed a resolute look, and she looked straight at Lin Yiming, speaking slowly, "Yiming, no, you have to leave. You are different from your sister and the villagers. You are a genius with a bright future. Your sister and the village cannot delay you. In the past, I held you back, but now, I cannot hold you back anymore. You cannot stay in the village because of your sister and the village."

Saying this, Lin Ning saw Lin Yiming open his mouth as if he wanted to say something, and quickly waved her hand to interrupt him, "Don't say anything more. I know you're afraid that your sister and the village will be bullied if you leave. But the village is not so easy to be bullied now. Besides, today, so many children from our village were selected by that sect. That sect will take care of the village, so you can leave with peace of mind."

Lin Ning paused deliberately, then said solemnly, "Brother, if you don't agree, then I will leave tomorrow. I will not hold back my brother anymore!"

Hearing his sister say she would leave, Lin Yiming was instantly frightened. He knew his sister very well; she was not one to say things lightly. Since she had said it, if he did not leave, she would really leave.

Feeling the determination in his sister's eyes and her love for him, Lin Yiming finally nodded.

"Sister, I promise. Since you said I am a genius, I will take the entrance exam for the best Prince Qi Academy. But, I can't leave now. I've been walking all day, and I'm really hungry!" Lin Yiming smiled and rubbed his stomach.

After eating dinner at home and discussing what they needed to buy, Lin Yiming smiled and said goodbye to his sister and the others before leaving the village.

Not long after he left the village, a slender figure quietly left the village.

"Hmph, leaving Guoguo alone again, you're such a big bad guy."

Little Guoguo pouted and followed Lin Yiming without him noticing.

The night was already dim, and outside the village, on the green-shaded path, the sounds of insects seemed like a farewell band, constantly ringing out.

Lin Yiming walked on the country path, greedily taking several deep breaths. The environment here was much better than in his previous life. In his previous life, he had never encountered such good air. Even after being reborn here for many years, he still greedily breathed in several times.

The air was good, and there was almost no pollution in the sky. The sky was clear today, and the moonlight shone brightly on the ground.

Walking on such a path did not affect his walking speed at all.

As he walked, the insect sounds on both sides of the road gradually weakened, and Lin Yiming stopped.

"Something's wrong, why did the insect sounds suddenly decrease?" Lin Yiming stood still, frowning and looking around.

On one side, the dense green trees in the forest clearly swayed, and three figures quickly appeared in front of him.

"Lu Tao, it's you." Lin Yiming's forehead creased into two frowns. He did not want to deal with them, but they were persistent.

"That's right, it's us." Lu Tao and the other two swaggered out of the forest and stood loosely in front of Lin Yiming.

"Lin Yiming, I think you're stupid. We called you a genius to mock you, and you actually took it seriously. Do you really think you're still a genius?" Lu Tao's face was cold as he pointed at Lin Yiming and shouted angrily, "You, a waste, dared to insult us in front of so many people. Do you think we will let you off so easily?"

"I insulted you?" Lin Yiming shook his head disdainfully, "I have no interest in insulting you. I was just stating the facts. Do you even have any self-respect or shame?"

"Whether you have self-respect or not is not up to you to decide. You, a waste, can't even see it!" Lu Tao's somewhat handsome face showed deep mockery, "But, I can see that you, a waste, have a problem with your brain. Do you think this is still Shuiyao Sect? Do you think that old man can still protect you? Daring to speak to us like this, do you know the consequences?"

With the last word, Lu Tao's body suddenly sank, and his legs heavily stepped on the ground, emitting a strong aura of spiritual energy.

Lu Tao fully unleashed his Lock Spirit stage strength and slowly walked towards Lin Yiming.

"How about it? Do you see the difference? This is the strength of the middle Lock Spirit stage. Are you trembling now? Believe it or not, one punch from me can burst your head like a watermelon!" Lu Tao said, suddenly raising his fist and punching the air in front of him.

The powerful punch even created a slight breeze in the air, causing the leaves on a nearby tree to sway slightly.

Satisfied with the effect of his punch, Lu Tao looked up at Lin Yiming's face, which showed no change in expression, and became even more smug, "What? No reaction? Scared, huh? Fool, you can't be like this now. You need to beg for mercy, do you understand? Get down on your knees, beg for mercy, beg us to spare you, crawl under my legs, and bark like a dog. If you do it well, maybe I'll spare your life!"

"Ha ha ha..."

Lu Tao's words made Zhu Feng and Wang Lei laugh out loud, their voices piercing the quiet night.

"Is it that funny?" Lin Yiming finally opened his mouth, looking at the three in front of him and shaking his head in disappointment, "It seems I was wrong. You don't just lack a sense of shame; you have no bottom limit at all."

"You're asking for death!" The hot-tempered Zhu Feng, upon hearing Lin Yiming's words, exploded like ignited gunpowder, "I'll show you the consequences of being mouthy. If I don't beat you to death, I won't be a Zhu!"

Zhu Feng suddenly rushed to Lin Yiming, raised his hand, and slapped Lin Yiming's face. On the other side, Wang Lei, who had not spoken, quickly rushed up from the other side of Lin Yiming, lifting his leg and kicking out.

"Clowns. If the Sect Master saw your performance today, he would personally end your lives. Although I am no longer a member of Shuiyao Sect, if the Sect Master knew, he would definitely approve of me cleaning up the sect. Today, I will clean up the sect for him."

Lin Yiming waited until the two were in front of him, then raised his hands, and a spiritual energy wave several times stronger than Lu Tao's suddenly erupted from his body, forming a small whirlwind around him.

"Go to the underworld and repent to the Sect Master!"

Lin Yiming roared, and in an instant, the Martial Dao Spirit Heart sank into his sea of qi, then suddenly jumped, and both arms struck out simultaneously, like a tidal wave, a surging and continuous spiritual energy erupted.

"Martial Dao Spirit Heart!"

Feeling the fierce wind and the raging spiritual energy, Zhu Feng and Wang Lei were instantly terrified. This was the spiritual energy that only a Martial Dao Spirit Heart practitioner could possess.

How could Lin Yiming be so strong? Wasn't he already a waste? How could he become a Martial Dao Spirit Heart practitioner? This is impossible, impossible!

In the next moment, Lin Yiming's fists heavily struck the two men's heads. Because they had previously insulted his master, Lin Yiming struck out in anger, holding nothing back, and the violent and surging power instantly shattered their skulls!

"Bang, bang!"

Two loud sounds suddenly echoed in the night sky, and almost simultaneously, the two men's heads exploded, the blood, darker than usual in the night, shooting into the sky like fireworks, suddenly bursting in the air.

"Hmph, you wanted to burst my head like a watermelon, but now, the ones with burst heads are you two."

Lin Yiming snorted and turned to look at the remaining Lu Tao, who suddenly rushed over and knelt on the ground.

"Senior Brother Yiming, I was wrong, I was wrong, Senior Brother Yiming!" Before Lin Yiming could react, Lu Tao was already prostrate in front of him, bowing his head and banging his head on the ground.

He really did not expect Lin Yiming to become so strong. He had not yet become a Martial Dao Spirit Heart practitioner, but Lin Yiming had already achieved it.

Today, the words they had used to mock Lin Yiming had all come true; he was indeed a Martial Dao Spirit Heart practitioner.

He did not know how Lin Yiming had become a Martial Dao Spirit Heart practitioner, but his eyes did not lie. The two junior brothers were already dead, and if he did not beg for mercy now, he would be killed by Lin Yiming.

Lu Tao's head hit the ground with a dull thud, and after a few bangs, his forehead was already bleeding, but he seemed not to notice, continuing to bang his head and beg for mercy.

"Senior Brother Yiming, I was blinded by greed. We were in the same sect before, so please spare me. I had my own difficulties..."

Hearing Lu Tao's words, Lin Yiming sighed inwardly. Did Lu Tao still consider him a fellow disciple? He did not expect this to happen...

For a moment, Lin Yiming was distracted.

Suddenly, at that moment, a figure quickly darted from the side. Lin Yiming, hearing the abnormal wind, was instantly startled, realizing it was bad, but in the next moment, his eyes widened.

The figure that darted past did not attack him but flew to the kneeling Lu Tao and kicked out with a small, delicate embroidered shoe, lightly stepping on Lu Tao's head.

It looked like a light kick, but the kick was so powerful that Lu Tao's head burst open, even more violently than when Zhu Feng and Wang Lei's heads had burst.

As Lu Tao's head burst, a crisp sound rang out, and a dagger with a strange pale blue glow in the moonlight fell to the ground.

"Blue dagger, a poisoned dagger!"

Lin Yiming was greatly alarmed. He had been careless and did not even notice Lu Tao's attempt to sneak attack. If someone had not intervened, he might have been hit.

Damn, he was a穿越者 (穿越者 means "穿越者" in Chinese, which translates to "穿越者" in English, but in this context, it means "a person who has traveled through time or dimensions"). He had seen many people on TV who, when they thought they had the upper hand, were careless and were killed by a sneak attack.

He should not have made such a big mistake!

In the future, if such a situation arose again, he would have to directly deal with the trouble and not be so careless!

Fortunately, someone had intervened this time, but the person who helped.

Lin Yiming looked at the cute little Guoguo in front of him, almost unable to believe his eyes. How did little Guoguo suddenly appear? And how did she end up by his side? What was even more surprising was how ruthless this little girl could be.

He had seen her in action before, and she had never been so ruthless.

After a long while, Lin Yiming finally came to his senses and looked at the little girl, who was yawning and showing no signs of having just killed someone. He swallowed dryly and asked, somewhat awkwardly and confused, "Guoguo, why are you here? And why did you kill someone?"

"Guoguo followed you." Guoguo's delicate face, which made one want to touch and caress it, wrinkled her small nose, and her upturned little mouth expressed deep dissatisfaction, "Guoguo has been in the village for a long time, but you never played with me. I was bored, so I followed you out. That person was a bad guy who wanted to kill you, so Guoguo killed him."

Little Guoguo yawned again, "I'm so sleepy, Guoguo wants to sleep."

As soon as she said this, little Guoguo suddenly fell to one side.

Lin Yiming quickly reached out and caught her, looking at the little girl who fell asleep as soon as she said she was sleepy, feeling helpless. This little girl dared to say that she had been in the village, but all she did was sleep and eat, and she blamed him?

However, this little girl could really sleep and eat a lot. He had never seen anyone who could sleep and eat so much. Moreover, she had followed him all the way, and he had not noticed. Fortunately, Guoguo had no ill intentions towards him; otherwise, if it had been an enemy, he would have been in real danger.

The strangest thing was that this little girl could fall asleep so easily. What was he supposed to do now?

Lin Yiming looked back at the village and then at the road ahead, and finally decided to carry little Guoguo and continue walking!