Chapter 21

Huang Xiaolong was pulled out of the courtyard by Li Lu, his brows furrowed as he said, "Little girl, don't pull me like that. People might misunderstand."

Li Lu was taken aback for a moment, then she giggled, revealing two dimples on her face, "What if they misunderstand? I am your wife. It's normal for a wife to hold her husband's hand! I'm not afraid of any misunderstandings! And, don't call me little girl anymore, I'm already grown up!" As she said this, she puffed out her small chest.

A black line appeared on Huang Xiaolong's forehead.

Wife?!

Grown up?! He glanced at Li Lu's chest, which hadn't even started developing, and inwardly smiled bitterly, it was still a plain.

Seeing Huang Xiaolong staring at her chest, Li Lu's face turned red, and her voice lowered, "You, looking at me like that makes me feel embarrassed, and there are so many people around."

Huang Xiaolong was speechless, so he closed his mouth and pulled his hand away, turning to leave the Li residence and head towards the main street. It was indeed his first time in Canglan County, and he wanted to take a good look around.

"Xiaolong, wait for me," Li Lu pouted when Huang Xiaolong pulled his hand away, then quickly followed him. This time, she didn't hold his hand but instead linked her arm with his, looking like a devoted little wife. A faint, not-quite-womanly scent wafted into Huang Xiaolong's nose.

Huang Xiaolong moved his body away and said, "You go back first, I can wander around by myself."

Li Lu pouted, her eyes suddenly turning red, "Fine, I'll go back and tell my grandfather that you bullied me!"

Huang Xiaolong reached out to stop her, feeling a headache, "Alright, let's go, but you have to promise not to pull me around."

Li Lu's tears stopped, her eyes twinkling as she nodded, "Alright then."

Seeing Li Lu nod, Huang Xiaolong felt a sigh of relief and turned to continue his stroll. Li Lu followed on his right side, very obediently, her round eyes occasionally glancing at Huang Xiaolong's right cheek.

Huang Xiaolong ignored her and continued his walk.

On the way, the two didn't say much. After a round of sightseeing, just as Huang Xiaolong and Li Lu were about to return to the Li residence, they suddenly saw a crowd of people gathered on the street, pointing and discussing something.

Huang Xiaolong, curious, walked up with Li Lu and entered the crowd. He saw a middle-aged man lying on the ground, his hair disheveled, face dirty, and clothes tattered, clearly unconscious. There were a few spots of blood on the ground next to him, indicating he had been injured.

Huang Xiaolong stared at the middle-aged man for a moment, hesitated, then stepped forward and lifted him up. He had recently broken through to the fourth stage, so lifting an adult was not difficult for him.

Seeing Huang Xiaolong lift the injured man, Li Lu was taken aback.

"Let's go," Huang Xiaolong said as he carried the man past Li Lu, who was still standing there. She snapped back to reality and followed, unable to resist asking, "Xiaolong, why are you carrying this person back?"

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you," Huang Xiaolong said without turning his head.

Even if I told you? Li Lu pouted but wisely didn't ask again.

On the way, Huang Xiaolong asked Li Lu about the back door of the Li residence, then carried the man in through the back door and placed him in a secluded room.

Looking at the man on the bed, Huang Xiaolong gathered his inner strength, raised his hand, and pointed at the man's chest, then continued down, pressing several points in quick succession. After finishing, Huang Xiaolong was panting, sweat dripping from his forehead.

Li Lu stood behind Huang Xiaolong, watching him press points on the man's body, her eyes filled with confusion.

"Have someone bring some clothes and help him wash and change," Huang Xiaolong said after resting for a moment.

"Okay," Li Lu nodded, coming back to her senses.

After a while, a servant from the Li residence brought clothes and helped the man wash and change, but the man remained unconscious.

"You can go back now," Huang Xiaolong said to Li Lu, seeing that the man was still not awake.

Li Lu was about to say she would stay to accompany Huang Xiaolong, but seeing his determined look, she nodded, "Alright."

Not long after Li Lu left, the man on the bed slowly opened his eyes and woke up. He propped himself up, looked around, and finally his gaze fell on Huang Xiaolong, his eyes filled with confusion, "Young brother, did you save me?"

"Yes," Huang Xiaolong nodded.

"Where am I?"

"Here, in the Li residence in Canglan County."

Fei Hou struggled to get out of bed, his brows furrowed, "Canglan County?" He didn't remember where Canglan County was.

"Thank you, young brother, for saving me. I have something to do and need to leave," Fei Hou said, about to leave the room, but suddenly felt intense pain inside his body, spitting out a mouthful of blood and collapsing to the ground.

Huang Xiaolong quickly caught him, helping him sit back on the bed, "Your injuries are severe, your internal meridians are broken. I temporarily stabilized your condition with the Soul Reviving Finger. If you move around recklessly..." Huang Xiaolong paused, the meaning clear.

"Soul Reviving Finger? Acupoints?" Fei Hou looked at Huang Xiaolong.

Huang Xiaolong didn't explain, changing the subject, "Are you a disciple of the Asura Sect?" On the street, Huang Xiaolong had seen the Asura Ghost Head tattoo on Fei Hou's left arm, the mark of an Asura Sect disciple, which was why he brought him back.

"What?! Who are you? How do you know I'm a disciple of the Asura Sect?!" Fei Hou was greatly surprised, looking at Huang Xiaolong with caution.

Huang Xiaolong didn't answer. Under Fei Hou's gaze, he raised his left hand, and a dark black ring appeared on his left ring finger.

"As, As, Asura Ring!" Fei Hou stared at the dark black ring, his expression first stunned, then shocked and excited, unable to believe it.

Huang Xiaolong observed Fei Hou's reaction. According to the blueprint, the Asura Ring was the symbol of the Asura Sect's leader, and any disciple of the Asura Sect would bow in respect upon seeing it.

After being shocked and excited, Fei Hou came to his senses and quickly knelt before Huang Xiaolong, bowing, "Asura Sect disciple Fei Hou pays respects to the leader, the leader is invincible!"

Seeing this, Huang Xiaolong felt a sigh of relief. If Fei Hou's reaction had been different, his Asura Blade would have cut Fei Hou's throat without hesitation. With his broken meridians and severe injuries, Fei Hou wouldn't have been able to avoid it.

"Fei Hou? You can stand up," Huang Xiaolong nodded.

"Yes, thank you, leader!" Fei Hou stood up, his demeanor extremely respectful. Huang Xiaolong could tell that Fei Hou's respect was genuine, not just an act.

"How did you get injured?" Huang Xiaolong thought for a moment and asked.

"Reporting to the leader, I entered the Silver Moon Forest, intending to hunt a tenth-stage Ghost Eye Demon Spider to use its demon core for alchemy, but unexpectedly, the Ghost Eye Demon Spider was a pair, so..." Fei Hou said, looking a bit embarrassed.

So he was ambushed? Huang Xiaolong thought. But for Fei Hou to survive an ambush by two tenth-stage demon beasts, he must be very strong, at least stronger than his grandfather, Huang Qide!

(Well, let's temporarily arrange for Huang Xiaolong to have a powerful companion!)

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