Chapter 6 First Fight
The big-bellied merchant’s sweat poured like rain as he begged for mercy. Unfortunately, Li Guang Yin did not even look at him, but stared at the body of the girl kneeling on the ground.
The servants standing behind Li Guang Yin had long become accustomed to their young master’s temperament. Once he gives to order to beat someone, he rarely shows mercy. So the four men continued to beat the big-bellied merchant despite his incessant screams.
“Kacha.”
“Ah.” One of the big-bellied merchant’s legs was broken by one of the servants. After letting out a scream, the pain overwhelmed him and he fainted on the spot.
The crowd at the scene have scattered into the distance long ago for fear of becoming implicated themselves.
Li Guang Yin instructed, “Take him away. His presence is an eyesore.” The servants complied and carried away the big-bellied merchants.
“Little sister, quickly lift up your head and let this brother have a look.” Li Guang Yin said with an impatient expression.
The girl timidly raised her head, once again brushing aside her hair to reveal that stunning face.
“Wow! Very obedient.” Li Guang Yin revealed a depraved light, rubbing his hands together as saliva drooled out.
“If…if the young master is willing to pay for the burial of my mother, I am willing to serve as whatever you want me to be.” The girl lay on the ground to plead, her sobbing voice really pulling at people’s heartstrings.
“That’s bad luck. Your mother is already dead. f.u.c.k burying her. Come. Quickly follow young master. As long as you serve me well, I’ll buy you new clothes, jewelry and accessories.” Li Guang Yin said while reaching out to pull the girl.
The girl remained stubbornly devoted to her mother, evading Li Guang Yin and said, “If Young Master is not paying for my mother, then I will not leave with you.”
“Humph! You dare to defy me? Don’t you know that my temperament is not good? Obediently go back with me and maybe I’ll let you be my servant girl. If you dare resist, don’t blame me for being ruthless.” Ling Guang Yin put his hands on his hips and said somewhat out of sorts.
The girl no longer replied and stood up, but maybe she had been kneeling too long and the blood circulation was poor, she staggered back onto the ground.
“Yes, that’s more like it.” Li Guang Yin said proudly.
Unexpectedly, the girl turned around to leave without saying anything further.
“Little b.i.t.c.h want to run? Stop her.” Li Guang Yin shouted loudly. For the young master of the Li Family to be so casually disregarded by some n.o.body, it made him extremely angry. He must press this woman down until she can’t get back up.
Several of the servants stopped the girl from running away.
Li Guang Yin took two steps forward, raised his hand, and striked at the girl.
The girl closed her eyes, seeminly having accepted her fate to be beaten.
At this moment, a white hand grabbed Li Guang Yin’s arm, stopping his strike mid-swing.
“For the Li Family’s young master to bully a defenseless girl, the Li Family’s really lost face.” Ling Xiao said as he smiled disdainfully at Lin Guang Yin. He had been watching from the sidelines for a long time. If the girl was purchased by the merchant, he would not have come out to interfere. Both sides mutually consented after all. No laws were broken and it wasn’t any of his business. He didn’t particularly care enough to help change someone’s destiny.
However, the one thing Ling Xiao could not tolerate is men abusing women, whether it was this life or the last. If Li Guang Yin was willing to pay the mother’s funeral costs, he would have let things go. But the guy had unexpectedly refused to pay and tried to take people away by force, so he couldn’t help but loathe Li Guang Yin and decided to put a stop to all this nonsense.
Having been blocked, Li Guang Yin became infuriated, turned his head to look and was startled for a moment, before laughing out loud. “I was guessing who it might be. It turns out to be none other than our Falling Stone City’s most powerful “genius.” What? Does “Genius” Ling want to fight over this woman with me?”
At the age of fifteen, Ling Xiao brok through the ranks of xuan pract.i.tioner and became a low-ranked xuan warrior. He was once hailed as a rare genius in Falling Stone City, but it was not long before he was plotted against and fell into ruin. Everyone in Falling Stone City knows of his well-regarded past achievement.
Ling Xiao continued with a disapproving tone. “Someone had offered two hundred gold coins to purchase this girl earlier. If Young Master Li wants this girl, it’s probably sensible that you should offer atleast five hundred gold coins, so as not to make your Li Family lose face.”
Li Guang Ying shrugged off Ling Xiao’s hand and said, “Cripple Ling, did your head accidentally get kicked by a donkey? If Ling Rui was here, I’d be willing to give him some face, but you want to waste my time as a cripple that can’t even compare to a martial apprentice? If you don’t get lost, don’t blame me for being rude.”
“So you’ve decided not to pay up?” A severe light flashed across Ling Xiao’s eyes.
“d.a.m.n it. I’m going to kill her right now and see just what you plan to do to me.” Li Guang Yin cursed while preparing to strike at the girl.
Although Li Guang Yin’s talent is mediocre, not very good at martial arts, and the weakest of the Three Big Young Thugs, he’s still a rank eight martial apprentice. He certainly looks down on the cripple Ling Xiao, not to mention the many servants at his side, each on a rank three or four martial apprentice.
“Remember, you wanted this. Don’t blame me.” Ling Xiao snorted, activated “Phantom Cloud Step” under his feet and flashed behind Li Guang Yin.
“Flowing Water Element Cloud.” A palm struck the back of Li Guang Yin’s head.
Li Guang Yin reacted fast enough and dodged the sneak attack at the last second. However, his shoulder beared the brunt of Ling Xiao’s palm strike, causing him to stagger forward several steps. The excruciating pain from his shoulder was difficult to bear.
“You court death!” Li Guang Yin turned his body around and launched a punch towards Ling Xiao’s face. He was moving so fast that he momentarily appeared in front of Ling Xiao.
But the current Ling Xiao is not the original Ling Xiao. He already has a Half Martial Physique which is comparable with a rank six martial apprentice in strength. With the movement technique “Phantom Cloud Step,” his speed more than doubles that of Li Guang Yin.
Ling Xiao has acc.u.mulated a wealth of fighting experience in his previous life, so he decided to use a soft technique to deal with this blunt force attack.
He moved his head to the side and reached out with one hand to grab Li Guang Yin’s arm. He then took advantage of his body’s momentum and pulled, leading Li Guang Yin to stumble past him. At this time, he performed a sweeping kick at Li Guang Yin’s calves.
“Plop.” Li Guang Yin stumbled forward into a pile of dog s.h.i.t.
“Young Master.” A servant immediately exclaimed, running over to help out.
Ling Xiao’s fighting spirit ignited; it just so happens that he need to practice this body’s reaction time. Using “Phantom Cloud Step” underfoot, he struck toward the closest servant with both palms.
“Flowing Water Element Cloud.”
The servant reacted too late and Ling Xiao’s palm directly exploded on his face, causing his body to fall back a number of steps before going down.
At this time, two servants already closed in to attack Ling Xiao—one person swinging his fist and the other person high up in the sky kicking down. The two men attacked Ling Xiao from above and below with the intention of leaving him no time to react.
Ling Xiao showed no fear, but revealed a trace of a smile instead. His movement technique repeatedly fluctuated, winding up behind one of the men and executing Sky Frost Fist’s first form, “Frost Wind Face Strike.” He immediately followed up by somersaulting in the air, repeatedly kicking to create countless afterimages. This is Wind G.o.d Kick’s first form, “Chasing Wind and Clutching Shadows.”
In a flash, the two servants were defeated by Ling Xiao.
At this point, the last three servants’ attack has arrived. Full of fighting spirit, Ling Xiao turned into a blur before the three men could attack—always strike down enemies when least expected.
Not far away, Li Guang Yin stared at the awe-inspiring Ling Xiao, and his body could not help shivering. “Don’t…don’t tell me…this cripple can cultivate xuan strength?”
When Ling Xiao took down the last man, Li Guang Yin no longer hesitated and turned to flee.
“Want to run? Not a chance.” Ling Xiao snorted. His body was like a swallow as he gave chase, heavily kicking Li Guang Yin in the back.
Li Guang Yin screamed out loud as he plowed into the dog s.h.i.t once again.
Ling Xiao slammed his foot on Li Guang Yin’s face and said, “Young Master Li, why aren’t you running away?” Ling Xiao really likes this feeling of stepping on someone and silently vowed that he must promote his strength as quickly as possible. As long as he has strength, he can stand on top of the world once again.
“Ling…Younger Master Ling. Please be high-minded and let me off. I…I don’t want the woman anymore.” Li Guang Yin’s face was almost touching the ground as he begged pitifully. He really did not expect that he was beating up the big-bellied man earlier and now he’s the one being sorted out. Really is karma!
“Humph! I’m not as disgraceful as you, Young Master Li. Take out five hundred gold coins, and I’ll let you go.” Ling Xiao said coldly.
“d.a.m.n it, Xiao Gui Zi. Did you die? If you haven’t, then hurry up and follow Young Master Ling’s request. Take out five hundred gold coins and give it to Young Master Ling.” Li Guang Yin cursed loudly.
The small servant boy quickly climbed up holding a heavy bag of coins. He brought it to Ling Xiao and respectfully handed it over.
Ling Xiao weighed it in his hand for a moment and then kicked Li Guang Yin and said, “Scram. If I ever see you abusing another woman again, I’ll not spare you.”
“Yes, yes.” Li Guang Yin crawled back up, continuously nodding before ignoring the plea of him servants, and ran away by himself.
Ling Xiao ignores Li Guang Yin and his men, turns around and sees the girl still standing frozen at the scene, apparently still in shock from the turn of events.
Ling Xiao went over to her and placed the gold coins in front of the woman and said, “Take it. Give your mother a proper burial and the remaining gold coins are enough for you to start some small business.”
Ling Xiao naturally has tender, protective feelings for the fairer s.e.x. He had also seen the girl’s face earlier and even he couldn’t help but marvel at this woman’s complexion. As long as she dress up a bit, she would definitely be more beautiful than any celebrities from his previous life. However, the woman is so pitiful that dirty thoughts never even crossed his mind; he genuinely only wants to help her.
The woman stretched out her delicate little hand and sheepishly took the gold coins before kowtowing on the ground. “Thank you, young master…thank you, young master…”
When the girl looked up, she discovered that Ling Xiao was already long gone.
“Benefactor, I will certainly find you. I already belong to you.”