Chapter 20 Su Yuntao and Sisi

Perhaps because they were leaving and because of Su Yuntao, a guest, dinner tonight was very lavish. Apart from a little food left for tomorrow morning, all the other food in the house was served.

Seeing the meat and eggs on the table, Su Yuntao asked curiously, "These..."

Seeing that Su Yuntao seemed hesitant to speak, Ling Xiao guessed his question and said, "I caught this rabbit (the silly rabbit that was knocked unconscious) before, and I took the eggs from the pheasant's nest this morning."

“How could you go out into the wild at such a young age? You should know that the wild is very dangerous, especially for a child like you,” Su Yuntao admonished.

“But if I don’t go hunting, what will my grandfather and I eat?” Ling Xiao countered.

Ling Xiao's words left Su Yuntao speechless. But upon reflection, it was indeed true. They couldn't have survived this long on the villagers' charity alone, since the villagers were far from wealthy.

What Su Yuntao didn't know was that in the past few days, because Ling Xiao had fused with the divine spark, his appetite had increased dramatically. If he hadn't gone hunting these past few days, he might have starved to death at home long ago, relying solely on the charity of the village elder, Tom.

"You brat, what are you saying! Master Su Yuntao, Ling Xiao is still young, don't take it to heart." The old man saw Su Yuntao's embarrassment and scolded Ling Xiao.

"It's alright, it's my fault. I spoke recklessly without understanding the truth of the matter, so please don't blame Ling Xiao, sir!" Su Yuntao quickly explained. You see, he still wanted to curry favor with Ling Xiao. After all, Ling Xiao's talent was so good. As long as he grew up smoothly, even if he was just a Soul Douluo, he would be someone Su Yuntao would look up to. So how could he blame (offend) Ling Xiao for such a small matter?

After that, the atmosphere between them returned to normal, and they continued eating at the dinner table.

Ling Xiao thought of Sisi, the female deacon that Su Yuntao fawned over in the original novel. In Ling Xiao's opinion, Su Yuntao was a pretty good person. He planned to take Su Yuntao under his wing and make him a believer of the Lord of Light. Naturally, Su Yuntao's strength would also be greatly improved.

As for the female butler named Sisi, Ling Xiao couldn't stand her at all. After all, it can be seen from the original work that Sisi was a bit of a snob, always wanting to marry a rich man and looking down on poor people. Ling Xiao didn't like this type of girl, so naturally Ling Xiao looked down on Sisi, this gold digger!

However, given Su Yuntao's fondness for Sisi and the fact that this is a real world, it's very likely that Sisi won't be as materialistic and snobbish as in the original story! To ascertain Sisi's character, Ling Xiao plans to first sound out Su Yuntao and see how far their relationship has progressed, gaining a better understanding of Sisi from Su Yuntao's perspective.

So Ling Xiao asked, "Uncle Su Yuntao, is there someone you've fallen for?"

"Yes, but I'm currently in a one-sided love situation..."

Afterwards, Su Yuntao went on and on about Sisi's good points, completely idealizing her. Ling Xiao was so impressed by Su Yuntao's sycophantic behavior that he was ready to give up on him. However, thinking about it, Su Yuntao was really good to Ling Xiao, although this was partly due to his own talent. So, in the end, Ling Xiao decided to help him and let Su Yuntao see Sisi's true colors.

"Uncle Su Yuntao, how about we make a bet? We'll bet on whether Sisi will stay with you through thick and thin after you win her over. If she does, then even if I lose, I'll owe you a favor. What do you think?" Ling Xiao asked.

"sure."

Su Yuntao was very tempted by Ling Xiao's favor, but he had confidence in Sisi, so he readily agreed.

"I don't know what to do?" Su Yuntao asked.

"If you recruit me, a genius, to the Spirit Hall, you should be able to get a pretty big reward. I think that way, you should be able to win over Sister Sisi. After that, I'll spread the news that I don't like you and send people to attack you. Let's see if Sister Sisi will still be loyal to you then."