"Xiaxia, congratulations on saving so many cubs again." The system spirit nestled in Song Xia's arms, rolling around happily.

Song Xia reached out and stroked its head. Speaking of which, Xiao Ye was really smart. She didn't have to do anything, but the many foundations she later established to help children in need were all thanks to Xiao Ye's help.

She was genuinely happy to see Xiao Ye so happy, and that he and Bai Xinyi were a perfect match. The two of them were on the same page, and their two children were raised to be very outstanding. She was finally free from her entanglement with Su Ge.

Thinking of Su Ge, Song Xia couldn't help but think of Xiao Mo, and then the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily.

She didn't know if the two were truly in love or if they were just forced to stay together for the sake of appearances. In any case, they didn't seem like a normal couple. Even in their old age, they seemed to have never clearly expressed their feelings for each other, still resorting to tactics like running away from home and using rivals to make each other jealous, torturing each other their entire lives.

Their poor child, because of his crazy parents, was also a bit crazy from a young age, and was in a state of being able to go crazy at any time. If it weren't for the Xiao family's background, probably no one of his peers would be willing to get close to him.

Ironically, this child eventually fell in love with Ji Ye and Bai Xinyi's youngest daughter. In order to fulfill her son's wishes, Su Ge, who was already middle-aged at the time, even went crazy in front of the two of them, saying things that made people angry for no reason.

Fortunately, Ji Ye and Bai Xinyi's daughter had no interest in Su Ge and Xiao Mo's son at all, and on Ji Ye's advice, she and Song Xia went on a global trip early on, making it impossible for that little madman to find them, thus avoiding trouble.

Later, in order for his daughter to return to City A safely, Ji Ye, who could no longer tolerate it, finally took action against the Xiao family and made Xiao Mo suffer a great loss, which finally calmed the mother and son down.

Recalling these events, Song Xia smiled helplessly.

Just then, a small ball floated by, inside which were three little buns practicing swordsmanship earnestly. Their meticulous and serious manner amused her, and she pointed at it with her finger.

"Junior sister, I'm entrusting Shi Huai to your care from now on!"

"Hmm." Song Xia rested her forehead on her hand, and the familiar name unlocked the memories in her mind.

This is a martial arts world. The current dynasty is ruled by a weak and incompetent emperor and corrupt officials, which has led to widespread suffering among the people. Everyone learns martial arts to protect themselves. Various forces are divided into two factions, the righteous and the evil, due to their different styles of doing things. In the past twenty years, the two factions have been fighting each other, causing many casualties. Ordinary people are terrified of the martial arts world.

The Linghe Valley, where she lived her entire life, was one of the righteous forces. The current Valley Master was her husband, Ouyang Zhen, who inherited the position from her father.

Thinking about this, Song Xia felt uncomfortable. It was clearly her family's property, but they would rather hand it over to their son-in-law than to their daughter. What kind of rule was this?

Legend has it that the first master of Linghe Valley was inspired by cranes to create a set of crane-walking light footwork and a set of crane-walking sword techniques. The combination of these two techniques is the pinnacle of martial arts in the martial world.

Because of these two top-notch martial arts techniques, Linghe Valley holds a prominent position in the martial arts world. Relying on Linghe Valley's extraordinary status, there is also a city managed by their sect outside Linghe Valley, called Linghe City. Tens of thousands of people live in the city and are basically not under the control of the imperial court. Although there are imperial officials in the city, they are just for show. If anything happens, it is still the disciples of Linghe Valley who will handle it.

There are many cities like Linghe City that are controlled by martial arts forces, including both righteous and evil factions. Due to the instability of the imperial court, there is constant friction between them.

Recently, rumors have circulated among the righteous factions that they want to establish a leader of the martial arts world. Everyone knows that whoever becomes the leader of the martial arts world will eventually unify the martial arts world and have the potential to eliminate evil cults and point their swords at the imperial court. Therefore, all factions are eager to make their move.

The child Ouyang Zhen brought back this time, Yin Shihuai, comes from a family that has been victims of these disputes.

A month ago, news spread from an unknown source that the Yin family possessed a treasure map belonging to the former regent of the dynasty. As a result, the Yin family suffered a devastating blow. When Ouyang Zhen arrived, he only found the youngest son of the Yin family, Yin Shihuai, who had been hidden at the bottom of a well by the Yin family's old servant.

The Yin family and Linghe Valley had a past relationship, which is why Ouyang Zhen risked bringing the person back.

As it turns out, the forces behind the scenes searched the Yin family's entire estate but found no treasure map. It was just someone deliberately using the Yin family to create chaos. This time it was the Yin family, but next time, who knows whose family it will be!

Even if these rumors are baseless, there are always people who hold the mentality of "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free," which has led to widespread panic in the martial arts world.

Song Xia followed the servant to the side room, where a delicate-looking but pale-faced little boy was lying on the bed. He was sleeping very restlessly, his hands tightly gripping the sheets.

Has the doctor come to see you?

"I've seen him. He said he was frightened, and then he prescribed some calming soup."

"Um."

Song Xia gently covered him with a blanket. He was a pitiful child who not only had his entire family wiped out overnight, but also went astray for various reasons, leading to his tragic death.

"Master's wife." A short while later, a man and a woman walked in from outside the door. The man looked to be in his early teens and the girl looked to be eight or nine years old. They were her husband's two disciples.

She and Ouyang Zhen had no biological children, so when she adopted them, she raised them not only as disciples but also as her own children. The eldest disciple was named Ouyang Feng, and the youngest disciple was named Ouyang Wan.

The eldest disciple is calm and composed, extremely talented, and hardworking. At a young age, he has already mastered half of the two mental cultivation techniques of Linghe Valley. In the martial arts world, he would be considered a third-rate master.

As for the youngest disciple, Ouyang Wan, she was clever, lively, playful, and mischievous, so she only learned the basics of both martial arts techniques and barely scratched the surface.

"Master's wife, Master said that he will be our junior brother from now on, right?"

"Yes, he has just experienced excruciating pain and may not be able to recover for a while. You need to take good care of him."

Ouyang Feng nodded solemnly: "This disciple will definitely do it."

Ouyang Wanze smiled innocently and said, "Then I'm not the junior sister anymore, I'm the second senior sister, and he's the junior brother."

“Although he is older than you, he started learning martial arts later, so this ranking is not wrong. However, Wan’er, now that you are the second senior sister, you can’t be as lazy as before when you practice martial arts. If you can’t even compare to the junior brother…” Song Xia looked at her with amusement, and sure enough, Ouyang Wan pouted dejectedly.

Song Xia patted her head: "Don't blame your master's wife for being strict. The martial world is not peaceful right now. If you slack off, how can your master's wife feel at ease when you travel the martial world in the future?"

Ouyang Wan held her arm dependently and said in a sweet voice, "Master's wife, I understand."

Song Xia looked at her with deep emotion. How could such an innocent and lovely child have gone to such extremes in her past life and ended up like that?