The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 168
Chapter 168: Infighting
“There’s the Blue-Blooded Wolf!” Just after landing, one of them exclaimed excitedly.
Everyone turned to look at the direction he pointed at. Sure enough, they saw a Blue-Blooded Wolf bathed in blood. But, at the same time, the two-people standing next to the Blue-Blooded Wolf couldn’t be ignored as they entered their field of vision.
The one with the strongest reaction was Tang YunQi.
The moment she saw Ling Xiao, her whole face lit up. She quickly overlooked You XiaoMo at Ling Xiao’s side and ran over excitedly while exclaiming, “Xiao-ge, how come you’re here?”
Before entering the Paradise realm, Tang YunQi wanted to move around together with Ling Xiao. But for some reason, her father grouped her with Lei Ju and two other Elders. Later they didn’t allow her to wait for Xiao-ge. She had thought that she wouldn’t be able to see Xiao-ge for a while, but unexpectedly, just a few days into the month, God let her meet up with Xiao-ge.
However, when she got there, she discovered that the horrid You XiaoMo was again standing next to Xiao-ge.
If it were before, Tang YunQi would not hesitate to show her disgust, but she had learned from experience. The moment she’d show any disgust towards You XiaoMo, it would only make Xiao-ge go further and further from her.
“You-shidi, I knew you would be together with Xiao-ge. I’m very happy to see the both of you.” She smiled happily as she gave You XiaoMo a glance.
You XiaoMo seemed to find it hard to believe and blinked twice. This young lady saying she was happy to see them was the same Tang YunQi who always stared at him with hatred? Furthermore, the one she was happy to see was not him, but her Da shixiong, right?
Although Tang YunQi’s disgust towards him was not as blatant as before, this type of transformation only made him more horrified. This fellow had problems!
On the other hand, Lei Ju was not this ‘happy’ to see Ling Xiao.
With a face so dark, as if smeared with a layer of charcoal, glaring daggers at Ling Xiao again and again. Only after some time did he smile superficially while saying, “Lin Xiao, what are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be…”
“Be where?” Ling Xiao asked in return.
Lei Ju seemed to choke for a bit, no longer continuing what he was going to say.
He suddenly realized that only a few people knew that Ling Xiao would be sent to the North. He entered the Paradise Realm before Ling Xiao. Later, he didn’t see him again and, in the meantime, he also didn’t see any other disciples from the Tian Xin Sect. If he said it out, Ling Xiao would be suspicious.
Thinking like this, he paused for a while before saying, “Why is it just the two of you? Where are the other disciples?”
Ling Xiao looked at him expressionlessly and said calmly, “We got separated in a moment of inattentiveness, ah. Midway, we came across a very strong demon beast. We couldn’t defeat it, so we could only run. Who would have guessed that we would become separated? You-shidi and I also don’t have a map of the Paradise Realm, so we ended up running here in the end.”
The East was next to the North, so he was not worried that they would doubt him. Even if they did doubt him, there was nothing they could do about it.
“Is that so!” The corner of Lei Ju’s mouth twitched. He really wished that the demon beast had killed Ling Xiao.
“Oh right, why are you all here? I remember you all were headed to the Southwest. Could it be that you all got lost just like us?” Ling Xiao smiled as he asked in return, eyes fixed on Lei Ju.
Lei Ju was flustered by his gaze and failed to answer his question in a timely manner.
At this time Elder Wang who was standing quietly at the side suddenly opened his mouth to explain, “Lin-shizi, we’re here because we were chasing a demon beast. But that demon beast was too cunning, leading us all over the place. Unexpectedly we ran all the way here, but…”
After speaking for a while, Elder Wang suddenly came to a turning point. His shrewd gaze fell on the PiQiu in front of You XiaoMo. “If this demon beast didn’t get in the way, we would have caught that demon beast a long time ago.”
His words immediately caught everyone’s attention.
Only then did everyone realize that the Blue-Blooded Wolf they were chasing was lying down quietly in front of You XiaoMo. Furthermore, it was not resisting at all, as You XiaoMo was cleaning its wound.
Tang YunQi glanced at You XiaoMo and then looked at Ling Xiao. She suddenly said sweetly, “Xiao-ge, this Blue-Blooded Wolf is very beautiful. Has it already acknowledged you as its master? Can you give it to Little Qi? Little Qi likes it very much.”
Everyone immediately turned to look at Ling Xiao.
They had thought the Blue-Blooded Wolf did not have a master. It was possible that when they were chasing it, it was tamed by Ling Xiao. Although time was short, they believed it was because they tired the Blue-Blooded Wolf. That was the reason why Ling Xiao was able to successfully subdue it. Therefore, it was only right that this Blue-Blooded Wolf belonged to them. Giving it to Shimei was not unreasonable.
“That won’t do.” The corner of Ling Xiao’s lips rise slightly as he rejected it without the slightest hesitation.
Tang YunQi was stunned. She recovered quickly and forced herself to ask in a calm voice, “Why not? Xiao-ge, don’t tell me you have already bonded this Blue-Blooded Wolf?”
Ling Xiao shook his head. The corner of his lips curved up as he smiles while saying, “Your guess is right. But the one who bonded with the Blue-Blooded Wolf is not me.”
With that, everyone shifted their gaze onto You XiaoMo. If it was not Ling Xiao, it could only be You XiaoMo. Among the group, there was one person struggling to control his envy, glaring at You XiaoMo surreptitiously from the corner of his eye.
Lei Ju was immediately displeased, cutting in before Tang YunQi to say, “Lin Xiao, you’re too much. We found this Blue-Blooded Wolf first. What makes you think you can give it to You XiaoMo? If we didn’t injure it seriously first, do you think you would have been able to capture it?”
Before, the Blue-Blooded Wolf was of level five strength. But that was before it came across Lei Ju and company. It succeeded rising to become a level six demon beast while fighting, a Star level cultivation.
Lin Xiao was also of Star level cultivation; the strength of the Blue-Blooded Wolf must be much lower than his for it to submit to bonding. Therefore, they felt that it must be due to their efforts.
As soon as Lei Ju finished talking, the others chimed in their agreement. The two Elders also nodded their heads while looking at Ling Xiao reproachfully.
Ling Xiao raised his hands as he said in a helpless tone, although he was clearly smirking in amusement while saying, “When did I say that You-shidi bonded with the Blue-Blooded Wolf only after you all came across it?”
Lei Ju was stunned but then scoffed coldly while saying, “What are you trying to say? Are you trying to say that the both of you bonded this Blue-Blooded Wolf earlier? Don’t joke. If you really bonded this Blue-Blooded Wolf, why would you let it go? Furthermore, do you have any proof that you bonded with it before we saw it?”
Ling Xiao had guessed that he would ask, so he wasn’t anxious as he looked at them while speaking leisurely, “Why do I need proof? Anyone with a brain would know that it’s impossible to bond a level six demon beast in such a short time, even if it is weakened. Bonding takes time. But if you all still can’t accept it, you can go ahead and ask the Blue-Blooded Wolf.”
The faces of Lei Ju and Elder Wang who was mocked by Ling Xiao as being brainless were quite the sight.
Even though they knew that he was right, they were still unwilling to give up a level eight Blue-Blooded Wolf. Furthermore, this Blue-Blooded Wolf was currently only at level six, making it even rarer.
But, as everyone’s gaze moved to You XiaoMo and the Blue-Blooded Wolf, there was really no need to ask as they already knew the answer. Looking at how the Blue-Blooded Wolf was interacting with You XiaoMo, no matter how one looked at it, it didn’t seem as if they just formed a master-servant relationship.
Since the Blue-Blooded Wolf was injured, You XiaoMo was worried that it would get worse, so he let it lie on the ground. The Blue-Blooded Wolf was very obedient. Not only did it lie down, it exposed its belly while looking woefully at You XiaoMo. After being glared at, it even whimpered miserably, as if it were acting spoiled.
But You XiaoMo did not give in. If it weren’t already injured, he’d really want to give it a thorough beating. Even if it was good at fighting, it didn’t mean it had to end up in such a condition. Furthermore, out of all the people out there, it just had to run into these people of utmost quality and bring them here on top of that. Really, poor upbringing!
Luckily, he had a healing magic pill. Otherwise, it really would be difficult to manage.
But there was no way he could take out the healing magic pill he refined because those were all high-quality magic pills. Tang YunQi was a mage. One look and she would be able to tell what quality the magic pills were. He could only use the ones he got from the spoils of war before. Although the quality was not as good, at least it had some healing effect.
You XiaoMo poured out a handful of magic pills and stuffed them right into PiQiu’s mouth. He then crumbled a few pills and sprinkled them on the wound. Although it would take a while to heal, at least it was no longer bleeding. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.
If one were to say that their master and servant bond started less than fifteen minutes ago, there was no doubt that no one would believe it.
Where could anyone find a pair of master and servant with such a rapidly developed tacit understanding? Where could anyone find a demon beast that would act spoiled towards a master it had acknowledged less than fifteen minutes ago? All sorts of signs were pointing that the reality was very likely what Ling Xiao was saying. This Blue-Blooded Wolf was a demon beast that they bonded with a long time ago.
Lei Ju was still unwilling, an uncertain expression on his face.
At this moment, someone suddenly squeezed to the front. That person was Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu was currently the favorite pupil of the Master of Heaven peak. To guarantee his safety, Tang Fan placed him in Lei Ju’s group. Among the five people, he and Tang YunQi were mages. Their status was not low.
Furthermore, the other three practitioners all had strengths of Star level and above. For example, Lei Ju was one-star Star level. Speaking about Elder Wang and the other one, one was a seven-star Star level, while the other was a four-star Star level. This kind of group could be considered invincible in the Paradise Realm. Tang Fan’s intention was plain to see.
Jiang Liu did not speak before this, and because he was standing near the back, You XiaoMo didn’t really notice him. Now that he had stepped up, it seemed as if everyone’s attention was focused on him.
Jiang Liu seemed a little bashful as if he were very uncomfortable with everyone’s eyes on him. He looked at Ling Xiao and said, “I feel that since this Blue-Blooded Wolf had already bonded with You-shixiong, then its master can only be You-shixiong and no one else. No matter how we disagree, the result can’t be changed. How about we each take a step backwards? We still have time. There are so many demon beasts in the Paradise Realm. We will have more chances. What do you say, Lin-shixiong?”
You XiaoMo pondered for a moment and suddenly felt that these words from Jiang Liu were quite skillful.
If it were like before, he wouldn’t analyze his words. But ever since he decided to draw a clear line between them in his heart, he had become much more careful when it came to Jiang Liu. For example, with his words now.
He intentionally did not mention that he had already bonded PiQiu before this, as if he were implying that You XiaoMo took advantage of the situation to bond with PiQiu, causing this whole situation. He seemed to be silently accusing him of snatching their demon beast. How was it that he never realized before just how cunning this fellow villager of his’ was?
Fine, seemed like he had been too kind-hearted!
Ling Xiao smiled, but did not speak.
Tang YunQi, who was standing at the side immediately agreed, “What Jiang-shidi said is right. Now is the time for us to work together with one heart. It’s just one demon beast. Everyone can look for another and that would do. Such a large Paradise Realm, it can’t be that we’re worried we won’t be able to find others. What do you say, Elder Wang?”
“What Young Miss said is right.” Elder Wang immediately nodded.
Lei Ju saw that three out of the five have agreed, so even though he was unwilling, he could only come to terms with it.
“Since you all want to look for demon beasts, then we shall go our separate ways.” Ling Xiao walked to You XiaoMo’s side and then turned to say this to them. His words and manner clearly showed that he wanted them to part ways right there.
Several people were stunned, especially Tang YunQi. Her pretty face suddenly revealed a trace of anxiousness as she quickly said, “Xiao-ge, isn’t it better if we go together? Furthermore, there were only two of you. What would happen if you meet with danger? A few more people mutually looking after each other is preferable, is it not?”
“You-shidi and I want to look for magic herbs. You all want to look for demon beasts. I’m afraid it won’t be too convenient…”
Before Ling Xiao could finish speaking, Tang YunQi immediately interrupted, “It won’t be inconvenient. We can also follow Xiao-ge to look for magic herbs, ah. Furthermore, there is usually demon beasts guarding the magic herbs. Just nice, we can catch demon beasts while the both of you dig up magic herbs. Two birds with one stone!”
“Alright then.” Ling Xiao considered for a moment and agreed.
You XiaoMo wanted to say that he had yet to speak!
