Bark like a dog and get food
"Wow! Who are they?" a monk exclaimed.
The person next to him suddenly covered his mouth, his face pale. "Shh! Are you looking for death?! Those are the Xuanjia Guards of the Linghu and Shangguan families! They are at the middle stage of the Golden Core stage! Why are they here? Could it be..."
Four guards in black armor came riding on beasts, and one of them had a golden knife on his waist reflecting the cold light of the Baihong sword.
“Swish!”
The next second, the four of them knelt on one knee at the same time, the sound like a loud bell.
"Congratulations, Miss, for winning third place!"
"Congratulations, Young Master, for winning third place!"
The whole place was silent. Ye Luo blinked and pointed at himself blankly, "...Ah? So I am... the eldest daughter of the Linghu family, Linghu Luoxi?"
Shangguan Yi was startled at first, then he slowly raised the corner of his lips, looked at the monks lying on the ground with ill intent, and said softly, "Interesting."
"Impossible! This is impossible!"
The purple-robed monk turned pale as he stumbled back, hissing, "They're clearly beggars! Trash! How could they possibly be from the Linghu family?!"
The younger brother beside him was already terrified. He fell to his knees and kowtowed frantically: "Gentlemen! This must be a mistake! How...how can they be worthy?"
“Clang!”
The long sword was unsheathed, the blade pressed against the purple monk's throat, forcing him to raise his head. The guard holding the sword said coldly, "Kneel down."
The monk slammed his knees against the ground, shaking like a sieve, cold sweat soaking his back. He kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Miss! Master! I was blind! Please show mercy!"
"Yeah, yeah, spare us!"
"Now you know how to beg for mercy?" Linghu Luoxi chuckled and walked forward slowly. "Didn't you just say, 'No matter how powerful a woman is, she has to be obedient'?"
The monks kowtowed louder and louder, and everyone was very happy.
"Serves him right! This bastard usually relies on his family background to bully men and women, and today he finally hits the wall."
"You dare to mess with the Linghu and Shangguan families? You're courting death!"
The monk's face turned pale as he kowtowed frantically, blood dripping from his forehead. "I was wrong! I was really wrong! I'm not worthy of the girl! I'm worse than pigs and dogs."
The guard immediately grabbed the man by the collar and dragged him out like a dead dog. The purple-robed monk struggled and cried out in a shrill voice, "Miss! Spare me! I won't dare to do it again!"
Linghu Luoxi looked down at her and chuckled, "Remember to open your eyes in your next life! And you are wrong! You are not worthy of this girl!"
Shangguan Yi's lips curled up into a smile, "That's right! I've seen shameless people before, but this is the first time I've seen such a shameless person!" He turned around and muttered softly, "You know what, this is a pretty good starting identity. But... Chi, why don't you go to my house?"
"Get lost! I'm going to Luo's house! Men and women shouldn't touch each other." Chi An said speechlessly.
Shangguan Yi's laughter instantly stopped when he heard this, while Linghu Luoxi continued to mock him mercilessly. The next second, Shangguan Yi's servant took out a flying machine inlaid with high-grade spirit stones, and Shangguan Yi himself was almost blinded by the spirit stones.
"Master, please."
"Ahem, that...'Luo', I'll be leaving first." Shangguan Yi said awkwardly.
"Yeah, get out of here!"
After seeing Shangguan Yi leave, Linghu Luoxi and Chi An and the others rode back on the magical beast, the Flamebird. Those below were filled with envy and sadness, but only the sons of nobles knew that controlling a magical beast was harder than killing it, and that many resources and talents were essential.
Nangong Wanqing stared at the direction where Chi An left, turned around and left. This miscalculation made Nangong Wanqing panic. After returning, he had to copy the 3,000 family rules twice.
Shangguan Yi was very nervous after he returned, and when he saw his parents, he didn't know what to say.
After the air was quiet for a few seconds, Shangguan Wutian suddenly pulled out his whip and chased Shangguan Yi around the Treasure Pavilion.
Shangguan Yi saw this and ran away, and Shangguan Wutian chased after him. Then a ridiculous drama ensued: you run and he chases, and you can't escape even if you have wings. Shangguan Yi's mother saw such a warm and harmonious scene and smiled, "How heartwarming!"
"You little bastard! You didn't call out to your parents when you saw them. Are you itching for trouble?"
"I'm not feeling well today." Shangguan Yi explained while dodging. In his heart, he was complaining: Why is my father so hot-tempered? Luo, ah Luo, I'm not done with you.
"Did you go to the disciple-recruiting ceremony today?" Shangguan Wutian calmed down a little, and asked after the whip suddenly stopped.
Just as he finished speaking, the servant beside him, Yu Yun, replied respectfully, "Master, calm down! The eldest young master went to the disciple-taking ceremony today! And he won third place!"
Shangguan Wutian's furious expression instantly turned into a beaming smile: "Hahaha! You're worthy of being my son! Throw in a feast! Bring out all the thousand-year-old Immortal Drunkenness Wine stored away in the cellar!"
Looking at his father, whose expression changed faster than turning the pages of a book, Shangguan Yi curled his lips in silence, "We only got third place in the first round. Is it really necessary to throw a banquet?"
At the same time, as Linghu Luoxi stepped into the mansion, she was greeted by a gust of care.
"Dad, Mom! I'm back!"
"Hey! Xier is back! Are you doing well there? Has anyone bullied you? Have you been wronged? Look at you, you've lost weight since attending the disciple-taking ceremony!"
"Oh, don't worry about me! No one bullies me!" Linghu Luoxi said as he leaned back with a smile.
"That's good, that's good!"
"Madam~" Linghu Qianchi embraced his wife from behind and chuckled, "It's good enough that our Xi'er doesn't bully others."
Madam Linghu's ears turned red and she hit him lightly, "The child is still here!"
Linghu Luoxi's mouth twitched, "Okay, okay, I'm leaving, I'm leaving." He grabbed Chi An and turned around and ran away, with "unbearable to look at" written all over his back.
Linghu Luoxi first took Chi An to a back mountain, where there was a hot spring.
"What for?" Chi An stared at Linghu Luoxi suspiciously and asked.
"Temper your physique."
Immediately afterwards, Linghu Luoxi took out a jade bottle made of white jade from somewhere, which contained the solution for tempering the body.
"This is it. Don't ask me why I know this. The only thing I know is that I'm the author!"
The hot spring water is crystal clear and is surrounded by green mountains and clear water. The hot spring water is steaming, as if it is the breath of the earth.
As they talked, they gently dropped a drop of liquid into the water. The drop of liquid spread out on the water, forming circles of beautiful ripples.
Afterwards, the two of them stepped into the hot spring together. The warm water immediately enveloped their bodies, bringing a sense of comfort. Linghu Luoxi closed her eyes, quietly enjoying the tranquility and relaxation of this moment.
The environment around the hot spring is very beautiful, with a light floral scent in the air and a gentle breeze rustling the leaves.
Linghu Luoxi closed her eyes to clear her meridians. Chi An was curious about the ingredient list and was about to pick it up, but he accidentally slipped and dropped the whole bottle into the pool. Chi An's expression tightened.
Suddenly, Chi An felt that his meridians were disordered and flowing backwards, while Linghu Luoxi, who was in the third level of Qi Refining, felt that his body was about to explode. Chi An hurriedly closed his eyes and concentrated on using his spiritual power to clear his meridians. Although Linghu Luoxi could also use spiritual power, it still depended on luck.
After a while, Chi An felt his body lighter after clearing the blockage, while Linghu Luoxi was glad to have saved his life. Then he changed to a new pool of spring water.
"Ah~ How come one drop takes half of my life?" Linghu Luoxi complained weakly.
"Uh... just think of it as training for yourself. Look, you've reached the fourth level of Qi Refining in no time!" Chi An looked away guiltily.
Linghu Luoxi didn't pursue the matter. When she and Chi An finished their bath and were about to go to dinner, they unexpectedly received an invitation from the Shangguan family. Chi An and Shangguan Yi cleaned up their appearance and headed for the banquet. When they arrived at the banquet, Linghu Luoxi, Chi An, and Shangguan Yi stared at each other in amazement.
"Geese, geese, geese...your father threw such a big banquet just for the third place?!" Linghu Luoxi sneered mercilessly.
"Oh, stop talking, it's so embarrassing!" Shangguan Yi covered his face and said embarrassedly.
Chi An looked at them expressionlessly. "Haha! Destroy it! Don't live anymore, let's start over!" Shangguan Yi said in a state of collapse.
Chi An and the other two said in unison, speechless, "Don't drag us into the reopening!"
"Get out of here! Get out of the way!"
The noisy sound attracted Linghu Luoxi's attention, and then she excitedly pulled Chi An and the other two to watch the show.
"Where are you going?"
"Eat melon, of course! Let's go, let's go!"
The three of them squeezed into the crowd and saw a ragged young man curled up on the ground, being beaten by several servants. People around him pointed and said that this beggar was refusing to leave and was an eyesore to the guests.
Linghu Luoxi raised his eyebrows and shouted, "Stop!"
When the servants saw that it was her, they immediately withdrew their hands and stepped back. The onlookers were suddenly in an uproar, and some people thought she was saving him.
"Is the young lady from the Linghu family here to save that beggar?"
"Tsk! Everyone knows what the eldest daughter of the Linghu family has done!"
"What if? Maybe she's not as bad as the rumors say."
Linghu Luoxi turned a deaf ear to him and looked down at the young man on the ground, "Hey, why don't you get out of here?"
The young man remained silent, staring at the delicacies on the banquet not far away, his Adam's apple rolling.
"Hey, is he mute?" Shangguan Yi leaned close to Chi An and whispered.
Chi An rolled her eyes, not wanting to answer such a stupid question. Shangguan Yi didn't get angry when she ignored him, but just watched the show from the side. Everyone stood there, discussing Linghu Luoxi's words and actions.
"I told you! A dog will always eat shit! How could the eldest daughter of the Linghu family possibly be kind-hearted?"
"That's too much! Beggars are human beings too. Why are you humiliating them like this?!"
Those onlookers sympathized with Ye Lingyou and criticized Linghu Luoxi verbally. Rumors stabbed Linghu Luoxi like sharp swords, but Linghu Luoxi seemed to be deaf to them and didn't care at all.
"If you just lie on the ground and bark like a dog, I will give you the food on the table. How about that?" Linghu Luoxi raised her eyebrows and said.
Those onlookers felt that Linghu Luoxi was so insulting. Ye Lingyou, who was curled up on the ground, slowly raised his head. The girl stood against the light, and the spirit stone tassels on her cat-ear-like bun reflected a dazzling light. Just at the moment when his lips moved slightly.
"Miss Linghu."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Nangong Wanqing walking out gracefully, his brows slightly furrowed. His demeanor was dignified but with a hint of displeasure. "He's just a poor man, why are you so aggressive? Aren't you afraid..."
What are you afraid of? Shangguan Yi opened his folding fan with a swish, his smile gracing his face like a spring breeze, but every word he said was laced with poison. "This is my family's banquet, my family members, we can have fun however we want - who are you to point fingers at?"
Nangong Wanqing's face froze, and before he could refute, he suddenly heard a loud and unbelievable voice.
“Wangwangwang!”
Ye Lingyou's voice was loud and clear, even a hint of impatience. Nangong Wanqing's pupils suddenly shrank, and he looked at the boy in disbelief.
"Why is this beggar so spineless?!"
"The eldest daughter of the Linghu family is simply not a human being! Look at Miss Nangong, so gentle and elegant."
"This beggar is such a coward! He doesn't even want the help he gets from people trying to save his reputation!"
Linghu Luoxi chuckled, raised his hand and snapped his fingers, "Give him a table and make sure he's full." He turned around and left to chat with Chi An.
Nangong Wanqing stood there, gazing in the direction the three men had left, his eyes growing darker. Meanwhile, Ye Lingyou buried his head in his food, wolfing it down, the corner of his lips, hidden beneath his messy hair, curled up slightly.
"Haha, you are awesome! By the way, I remember you said before that we would die after a dozen episodes in the original novel, so how did we die? Who killed us?" Shangguan Yi asked.
Shangguan Yi was really curious about who killed him and why, and whether there was some grudge or resentment.
"Uh... I just wrote an outline, so... I don't know..." Linghu Luoxi looked away guiltily.
Chi An said nothing, but just rolled his eyes silently.
"By the way! I have a question."
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