The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 92

Chapter 92: Awkward Feelings

Time rushed by like flowing water …

The one who was supposed to be in closed-door cultivation for ten days to half a month, You XiaoMo, under the hopeful watch of certain people, finally came out.

One must know that during these three months, Fang ChenYue came to his room off and on, and moaned and groaned for a bit outside his door. The few disciples next door would rush out at that time to come talk to him.

Fu ZiLin also came around. This Second Shixiong was more brusque and direct. He went right up to You XiaoMo’s door, glared at it, let out a burst of cold air and then left. It was said that the neighboring disciples stayed inside the whole day then.

Ling Xiao also came over , but he only came one time …

“Xiao Shidi, if all the disciples of the Tian Xin Sect are like you, the Tian Xin Sect wouldn’t need to worry about becoming stronger!” Ling Xiao smiled as he hugged the collapsing You XiaoMo, who was really warm and gentle like jade.

You XiaoMo looked jumpy, looking guiltily to the door that had been kicked open. Since a certain someone used too much force, one of the doors was sent flying, now lying pitifully all alone on the floor.

That was right, Ling Xiao’s ‘one time’ referred to this one time.

This fellow was even more direct than Fu ZiLin, lifting up his foot and kicking down the door that had been closed tightly for three months. A loud thud rang out, frightening the neighbors. But no one dared to come out , as each visitor was more frightening than the previous one, it would be strange if they dared to come out.

After Ling Xiao barged in, he saw You XiaoMo collapsing backwards, making him jump in fright. He ran over to catch him and found out that it was because he used up his soul force. Since he didn’t manage to drink spiritual water in time, he lost the strength to remain standing.

Ling Xiao was so angry that his teeth started to itch, dying to take a bite of his face.

“This time, this time it is not intentional. Actually … I also didn’t think it would be so long … ” You XiaoMo explained , somewhat lacking in confidence.

“Not intentional?” Ling Xiao raised his brows, “When was it ever intentional?”

“I … ” You XiaoMo wanted to disagree, this was the only time it was accidental , ok? But looking at Ling Xiao’s expression, he felt that it was better not to say it. If he made him angry, that would give Ling Xiao another hold on him, so he changed the topic. “How come you’re here? Have you sorted out the things regarding the auction?”

Speaking about matters regarding the auction, his eyes also lit up.

The corner of Ling Xiao’s eye twitched. He narrowed his eyes darkly, “You XiaoMo, could you have forgotten about the assessment in a few days ’ time?”

You XiaoMo’s face stiffened. He really did forget about it!

With one look at his face, Ling Xiao knew that he guessed correctly. He snorted and raised his chin saying, “If I didn’t kick down your door in time, you most probably would continue on cluelessly for one or two months. Tell me, how are you going to thank me?”

You XiaoMo wanted to pound on the ground. He tried to be on guard over here and over there , but now he still owed him a favor. But kicking down other people’s door yet speaking so boldly with justification, this was the first he came across someone like this.

In the end, You XiaoMo promised to fulfill a few conditions before Ling Xiao let him go.

Knowing that he probably had no clue about what happened outside these three months, Ling Xiao told him the major things that happened. The matter regarding Tang YunQi happened three months ago. Although very few people talk about it these days, Ling Xiao still told him the gist of it.

After listening to it all, You XiaoMo covered his cheeks thanking his lucky stars. Thankful that he himself didn’t mouth off at that time.

The other matter had to do with the demons.

Since Ling Xiao exposed the identity of the demon Luo Shan, the spies in the other sects were also rooted out. After the secret agents were killed, the demons suffered a huge loss. One of their commanders was shamed into anger. He put together a group that disguised themselves as humans and made a surprise attack on human mages. Although the move was very despicable, the number of human mages that died by their hand was really not just a few. Among them was an Elder from the ChongShan Sect.

ChongShan Sect’s size was not like the Tian Xin Sect and Qing Cheng Sect but their strength couldn’t be underestimated. The number of strong hands in that sect was already not like Qing Cheng Sect and the Tian Xin Sect. Now with one dead, their power was diminished, throwing the whole ChongShan Sect into chaos.

Qing Cheng Sect also had a blood feud with demons , making them enemies that couldn’t live under the same sky. So , the two sects decided to join forces against the demons. But before they moved against the demons, they were determined to pull the Tian Xin Sect along.

As the number one sect, the Tian Xin Sect couldn’t shirk this responsibility. Tang Fan discussed with the Elders and finally decided to send Ling Xiao over.

Ling Xiao was the Grand disciple of the Warrior Division. For one, his strength was outstanding. Two, he could use this opportunity to raise the prestige of the Tian Xin Sect. Most importantly, Tang Fan got the news that Qing Cheng Sect’s Luo ShuHe would personally show his face for this attack to wipe out the demons.

And so, this was the real reason why Ling Xiao did not come to find You XiaoMo these three months.

The attack wasn’t successful. The demon commander received news about it so he removed his subordinates in advance. So in the end, the combined three sects only managed to catch a few shrimp soldiers and crab generals. The rest all managed to get away.

Everyone set out in high spirits but returned disappointed. But because of this attack, all the big sects finally got to know Luo ShuHe’s strength. The one who outwitted the few shrimp soldiers and crab generals was him. If not for him, they probably wouldn’t even be able to get any shrimp soldiers and crab generals. This campaign formally confirmed Luo ShuHe’s standing as an outstanding talent.

As for Ling Xiao, during this campaign, his performance was so – so.

After coming back, Tang Fan actually called him over to talk for a day. The contents were unknown except to themselves.

You XiaoMo could guess why Ling Xiao didn’t go all out. Most probably it was because he didn’t want to expose himself. But it was also possible that he just didn’t feel like helping. For someone who could easily beat the strong Elder Jiang dead in one strike, he didn’t believe that he couldn’t catch a single demon.

“Ling-shixiong, is that Luo ShuHe really that powerful?” You XiaoMo asked full of curiosity.

Ling Xiao looked at him from the corner of his eye, “Why do you want to know?”

You XiaoMo quickly shook his head, “I’m only curious. According to what you said, he gained a lot of attention during that campaign. Everyone would definitely praise him. But, some narrow-minded people , ah , they would definitely compare you to him, belittling you to raise up Luo ShuHe. It’s usually like that.”

Ling Xiao laughed in amusement at his phrase ‘narrow-minded’.

“Xiao Shidi, if Luo ShuHe has to depend on belittling others to raise himself up and make a name for himself, then the people that boost him higher would only cause him to fall harder. In this world, people with such good hearts don’t exist. Even if they did, it wouldn’t be that group of fools.” Ling Xiao’s voice was very languid and somewhat hypnotizing. Neither hurried nor slow and neither cold nor warm. Gentle and indolent , yet making it hard for others to understand. He was clearly speaking words of condemnation yet he was speaking as if he was reciting poetry.

You XiaoMo pouted exaggeratedly. This person was actually condemning people in such an elegant way, “But your reputation was really harmed, was it not?”

Although he didn’t hear it with his own ears, he could imagine what those people said. It must have been some hurtful words.

“Me?” Ling Xiao smiled devilishly, beaming as he said, “Xiao Shidi, are you sure that it is my reputation that suffered?”

You XiaoMo’s mouth hung open and he was tongue-tied. Of course, this person was pretending to be Lin Xiao. Yet, he had never taken anything regarding Lin Xiao seriously. If it continued going this way, all that Lin Xiao worked for would be completely lost.

You XiaoMo mourned silently for Lin Xiao for three seconds.

“Alright, you should also prepare yourself. The assessment is in three days. At that time, it won’t just be Capital Peak disciples. The Heaven Peak and Flying Peak disciples who entered half a year ago will also be taking part. There will be quite a lot of people. You have to prepare yourself mentally to avoid making me lose face when the time comes.” Ling Xiao stood up and pat his shoulder while speaking earnestly.

You XiaoMo immediately glared at him. What do you mean let you lose face? Whether or not I lose face had nothing to do with you!

Of course, he only dared to roar these words in his heart.

After talking for over two hours, Ling Xiao conveniently took two bottles of magic pills with him as he left. They were all level two magic pills. In closed-door cultivation for three months, You XiaoMo refined a lot of magic pills. He refined an extra two bottles in addition to those for auction and there was still quite a lot left.

After he left, You XiaoMo picked up a few bottles of level one magic pills that he already refined , and headed to the Hall of Magic Herbs.

Before he went into closed-door cultivation, he frequently went to the Hall of Magic Herbs to pick up over a thousand level one magic herbs. Although he now had magic herbs from his dimension, if he didn’t go to pick up magic herbs from the Hall of Magic Herbs, it would easily raise the suspicions of others.

Just when he was about to enter the Hall of Magic Herbs, You XiaoMo ran into the one that always appeared and disappeared mysteriously, Fu ZiLin.

When he saw him, You XiaoMo remembered what the neighboring disciple told him. Supposedly this Second Shixiong came to look for him and let out a burst of cold air. Imagining that scene, he couldn’t bring himself to smile. Seeing him now, that feeling became even more intense.

“Second Shixiong. Is there something you need?” You XiaoMo blinked while looking at the expressionless Fu ZiLin walking up to him.

Fu ZiLin stared at him for a good while before saying, “I owe you one.”

He then left. You XiaoMo thought that this Second Shixiong was really awkward. But so adorably awkward!

Walking into the Hall of Magic Herbs, You XiaoMo immediately walked up to Zhao-shishu at the counter, “Zhao-shishu, here are two hundred magic pills. Give them a count. They are all here.”

Zhao-shishu took them and put them away without so much as a second look. He raised his pen and said, “Four hundred magic pills in three months. This number is rather little compared to what you refined before. Do you want to take more magic herbs?”

“Yes. But this time I want to take level two magic herbs.” You XiaoMo spoke with a little embarrassment. After all, he couldn’t say that he had his own magic herbs.

Zhao-shishu finally looked up in surprise.