The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 131

Chapter 131 : Tragic ‘Life Story’

After hearing this, You XiaoMo’s first reaction was to sigh loudly. It was unexpected that just one case of theft was actually a result of such a complicated matter.

Although it had been a long time, You XiaoMo still had an impression of this Pu Chan because he was the first one to antagonize Ling Xiao ever since he first met Ling Xiao. Furthermore, he was very aggressive. But, when he was at WuShuang mountain, he heard that Pu Chan-shishu’s relationship with the Grand Master was as close as brothers.

“Xiao Shidi, not everything is as it seems on the surface.” One look, and Ling Xiao could tell what he was thinking, which made him laugh out loud.

“What kind of deep seated hatred do they have between them?” You XiaoMo asked curiously. He felt that Ling Xiao appeared to know everything so he couldn’t help asking.

“How would I know?” Ling Xiao shrugged and reclined slightly on the bedpost. He narrowed his eyes, adopting a languid posture. He was not a know it all. Also he had no interest in the grudges between Tang Fan and Pu Chan so he didn’t bother to investigate.

For now, the matter with the traitor was settled but the stolen magic pill recipe couldn’t be retrieved immediately.

The Tian Xin Sect couldn’t drag Pu Chan out to accuse Luo ChengYuan. Firstly, they couldn’t wash their dirty laundry in public. Secondly, Luo ChengYuan, that wily old fox, also wouldn’t admit it. He might even turn the tables on them, claiming that they were putting on a show, trying to frame the Qing Cheng Sect. Furthermore, the Tian Xin Sect never made it public that they had the magic pill recipe so this put them at a disadvantage.

But the magic pill recipe must be retrieved. Otherwise, if the Qing Cheng Sect managed to refine the level nine magic pill from that magic pill recipe, the Tian Xin Sect would really become the Qing Cheng Sect’s stepping stone and sacrificial victim.

Luckily it was not easy to find the magic herbs required for level nine magic pills. Even if the Qing Cheng Sect had the magic pill recipe, they couldn’t immediately refine a magic pill. But the Paradise Realm was about to open, and there were countless magic herbs inside. The Qing Cheng Sect would definitely send people inside to look and maybe they would find them.

So Tang Fan and the Elders decided that they would take advantage of this trip to the Paradise Realm to not only cut off all chances of them getting level nine magic herbs, but also to deliver a huge blow to the Qing Cheng Sect.

But because the people that were allowed to enter the Paradise Realm were restricted by their power, Tang Fan decided to take advantage of these remaining three months to let Ling Xiao and Zhou Peng increase their power as fast as possible. When the time came he would give them an assignment.

“Ling-shixiong, that assignment couldn’t be to kill off Qing Cheng disciples, right?”

When You XiaoMo heard of the assignment, he couldn’t stop his expression from changing slightly. He felt that this was most probably the case.

Ling Xiao said indifferently, “That is part of it. The most important purpose is to not let them cobble together the few important magic herbs for that magic pill recipe.”

You XiaoMo raised his eyebrows as he said, “You mean once we enter the Paradise Realm we have to follow them all the time?”

Hearing his words, Ling Xiao couldn’t help but burst out laughing. He looked at him teasingly and said, “Xiao Shidi, you couldn’t really think that I will actually do what Tang Fan says, do you?”

“Uh…” He really forgot that Ling Xiao was not a disciple of the Tian Xin Sect. This fellow was just an impostor, “But, if you don’t carry out his orders, won’t he find out later?”

He felt that since Tang Fan was so shrewd, he would definitely take defensive measures. Like sticking in a trusted aide among them who could then report all that happened in the Paradise Realm.

“You think that it is so easy to find level nine magic herbs? Let’s not talk about whether they can manage to find the magic herbs they want in the Paradise Realm, it’s still not easy to deal with the demon beasts guarding the magic herbs.” Ling Xiao spoke languidly, not the least bit worried about his difficult situation.

You XiaoMo pondered over it for a bit. The demon beast guarding a level nine magic herb would be at least a level nine demon beast which was equivalent to an Imperial level fighter. No matter how one looked at it, it seemed like an impossible task unless the Grand Master of the Qing Cheng Sect himself did it. But because there was a strength level restriction, Luo ChengYuan had no way of entering the Paradise Realm.

Ling Xiao stared at You XiaoMo’s pensive face and suddenly thought of something, saying, “Xiao Shidi. You are also a mage. Are you interested in that magic pill recipe?”

You XiaoMo jumped in fright. Hearing his words, he knew what he was planning because the Heavenly Soul Scripture that he was practicing now was also something that he mentioned on the spur of the moment, resulting in its miraculous appearance.

“You couldn’t be thinking of going to steal it from the Qing Cheng Sect, right? You can’t! You can’t!” You XiaoMo shook his head again and again.

“Why not?” Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes as he questioned him in reply.

“Now I’m only a level three mage, a long way from that. Furthermore, my innate talent is below average so I won’t be able to reach that stage in the future. And also that Luo ChengYuan is an Imperial level practitioner. If it is discovered, what would happen? No. It’s too dangerous!”

You XiaoMo believed that Ling Xiao’s strength was Spiritual level or at most Imperial level. So if he were to face Luo ChengYuan, his chance of success must be very low. With such a risky action, he definitely wouldn’t agree.

A slight smile appeared on Ling Xiao’s lips. Although his words seemed to underestimate his ability, he still could tell that he was concerned about him. But hearing him belittle himself in front of him, he couldn’t help but frown.

Below average innate talent?

Ling Xiao raised his eyebrows as he looked him up and down. Looking at the speed of his improvement, becoming a level three mage in under a year, although he didn’t know what kind of speed others has, but from what he could tell according to Lin Xiao’s memory, this speed was certainly defying the laws of heaven.

He knew that most of it could be attributed to the Heavenly Soul Scripture. But if his innate talent was that poor, how could he have grasped the Heavenly Soul Scripture so quickly, actually breaking through the first level in under three months?

But looking at his earnest expression, it didn’t look as if he was lying. Also there was no need for him to lie. But from his seemingly zero failure rate when refining magic pills and his performance when practicing the soul training manual, it was totally out of line with below average innate talent.

Ling Xiao suddenly felt that there was something very fishy with You XiaoMo’s innate talent. Of course, he never imagined that the You XiaoMo standing in front of him had a completely changed soul under that shell.

You XiaoMo himself was also not very clear about the exact evaluation process. On top of that, he encountered a whole series of terrifying events after that so he simply forgot about this matter, thoroughly believing that his aura was green.

“Xiao Shidi, during the aura evaluation, did your soul really show a green color?” Ling Xiao fixed his gaze on him as he asked.

“Ha?” You XiaoMo was somewhat slow to understand what he was getting at. It took a moment before he realized what he was saying, making him feel guilty all of a sudden.

Only heaven knew what color his aura was. By the time he crossed over, the evaluation of the soul was already over. Furthermore, the genuine You XiaoMo must have been a boy with an extremely fragile heart. Otherwise, how could he have had the opportunity to take over his body?

But these were words he must never tell Ling Xiao. There was only this secret left on his person. If he really told him, he wouldn’t have any secrets left.

But after being reminded by him, he finally started to think about this issue. If the innate quality of a mage was related to the soul, wouldn’t it mean that the him who had been changed on the inside would no longer be the same?

“Xiao Shidi?” Seeing that he was suddenly in a daze, Ling Xiao stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his face.

You XiaoMo reacted with a start, laughing while saying, “Of … of course it’s green. If you don’t believe me, you can ask the people that underwent the evaluation with me at that time.”

Ling Xiao stared at the guilty look on his face, and laughed suddenly, saying sweetly, “Xiao Shidi, do you think I will believe your words?”

“…no.” The fake smile on You XiaoMo’s face crumbled in an instant as he spoke in a disheartened tone. One look at the expression on Ling Xiao’s face and the tone of his voice, he knew that he would definitely not believe his words.

Ling Xiao beamed as he gripped his shoulder and rubbed his head gently while saying in a soft voice, “Xiao Shidi is very obedient. Now is the time for truthful words. You must have heard of the saying ‘leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist’. Don’t make me use my special ways.”

The word ‘special’ was said with added emphasis.

You XiaoMo was dripping with sweat on the inside. Not only had he heard these words before, they were words that were extremely familiar to him. In his past life, they were uttered by his older and younger brothers. In this life, they were from Ling Xiao. Indeed there was no escaping this fate even after changing worlds.

So, his very last secret must be revealed?

No. As a member of the younger generation of the 21st century, he inherited an ‘exemplary’ trait, that was telling lies!

What was the ultimate art of lying? Slipping in one false word among nine truthful words. Although this was a worn out trick in the 21st century, known by almost everyone, but don’t forget, this was the Long Xiang Continent, a different world, and a totally unscientific world at that!

So, You XiaoMo weaved an extremely tragic ‘life story’. He turned himself into ‘You XiaoMo’s’ twin brother whose body died before birth. In the end, he ended up sharing the same body as his twin brother. His brother didn’t know of his existence but he was aware of his brother’s existence. But because his brother was the main host, he, as the weaker one was unable to manifest himself. Right up to the time when his brother received a huge blow, causing him to drop dead. Only then did he manage to assume control of his brother’s body.

That was pretty much the story he weaved. In fact, every single word was a lie.