Chapter Fifteen: Rivals in Love

  "What?" Yang Yu Xi doubted she had heard it wrong, her face full of disbelief.

  Yang San smiled faintly and said: "You didn't hear wrong. If I reach the upper level of Ling Qi within a month, I won't punish you."

  Yang Yu Xi had an expression as if she had her toy snatched away: "Dad, didn't you say that cultivation can't be rushed?"

  Yang San nodded and said: "It can't be rushed, so I gave you a month's time!"

  A moment later, Yang Yu Xi walked out of the study with his head bowed and his arms hanging down, like a defeated rooster.

  He went back to his room and lay down on the bed in a "big" shape without washing up. The wounds on his body didn't hurt much anymore. He stared at the ceiling, wondering what he was thinking about, perhaps because he was too tired, and soon fell asleep.

  The next morning, Yang Yu Xi was still dreaming of a secret meeting with Xiao Yan Er when he was suddenly awakened by a kick from Yang Lin.

  "Ah, grandpa, what are you doing?! You ruined my good dream! Just a little bit more, just a little bit!!" Yang Yu Xi protested discontentedly.

  Yang Lin was puzzled: "What's missing?"

  Yang Yu Xi glared at Yang Lin, took a few deep breaths and then suddenly shouted: "I was just about to undo Xiao Yan's clothes! Just that little bit!! It's all your fault!!"

  Yang Lin: "......" secretly wiped sweat in his heart: Is this what an eight-year-old child would say?

  Training ground.

  Yang Lin personally instructed Yang Yu Xi, one punch and one kick, one move and one style, never compromising with Yang Yu Xi in terms of quality.

  Therefore, Yang Yu Xi complained constantly, and was disheveled every day, but the effect was also very obvious. In just five days, he had already completely stabilized his cultivation base in Ling Qi's intermediate realm.

  That morning, before Yang Lin came to call Yang Yu Xi, Yang Yu Xi quietly got out of bed and slipped out the back door.

  "Finally escaped, every day practicing I'm going to collapse!" Yang Yu Xi looked at the castle lord's mansion behind her, which was getting more and more blurred in the morning fog, and felt a sense of relief in her heart.

  "Hmm, I think Niitaka and the others will be out soon. I'll go play on the grass for a bit first."

  Yang Yu Xi jumped and leaped, after several days of training his speed had also increased greatly, when he ran the wind whistled past his ears, as if he had already left the wind behind him.

  He spread his arms and ran freely, his mood becoming lighter as he ran. He had an illusion that if he kept running like this, he would see the mother he longed for at the finish line.

  "Mother..."

  Yang Yu Xi stopped on the lawn, muttering to herself.

  The autumn wind is blowing gently, and the grass on the lawn has withered and turned yellow. Some of the grass has fallen down in the autumn wind and will not stand up again. The scene before my eyes is desolate.

  Yang Yu Xi fell to the ground with a thud, the withered yellow grass made it look very fluffy, and falling on it was like falling onto a layer of cotton, soft and comfortable.

  He put his hands under his head and stared blankly at the sky.

  Since he was a child, he had the habit of lying down on the grass and staring blankly at the blue sky without thinking about anything.

  Sometimes, a few agile flying birds flash across the sky, and his gaze wanders with them until they disappear from view.

  Sometimes the sky will suddenly darken and pour down a torrent of rain, and he would get drenched like a drowned rat, but still laughing all the way back home.

  Of course, more often than not, he would stare at the sky motionless, occasionally a few white clouds drifting by to catch his eye, and with the ever-changing shapes of the white clouds, he would wish that they would turn into his mother's appearance.

  But in fact, he himself did not know what his mother looked like, so how could he know if Baiyun had become his mother's appearance?

  Whenever he looked at the empty sky, his mood also became extremely calm, and his mind was as clean as the sky.

  As he watched, he fell asleep, and had a very ordinary yet beautiful dream.

  "Wow wow!"

  In a daze, Yang Yuxi felt someone pushing him. He opened his sleepy eyes to find it was Chen Hu pushing him.

  Yang Yu Xi rubbed her eyes and propped herself up with her hands, saying lazily: "What's the matter?"

  Chen Hu's expression was somewhat agitated as he said, "Yu Xi, there are two people at the city gate. Are you going to go take a look?"

  Yang Yu Xi didn't understand what was so great about two people and asked: "What's so great about two people?"

  Chen Hu said: "Originally there was nothing good to look at, but among them there is a person who is as old as us, and just now he knocked down San Gouzi!"

  "Hmm?" Yang Yu Xi raised an eyebrow, finally standing up, but still said with some disdain, "San Gouzi is just a low-level Ling Qi, beating him isn't a big deal."

  Chen Hu shook his head, with a serious expression, saying: "I think he's very formidable, I reckon I'm no match for him."

  Yang Yu Xi's eyebrows furrowed upon hearing this: "So formidable?" Chen Hu's strength was clearer to him than anyone, although he wasn't yet his match, but beating him would still require some effort.

  Chen Hu nodded slowly, then suddenly nudged Yang Yuxi with his shoulder and said with a sly smile: "In my opinion, you've met your match this time. Not just in terms of strength, but also in the romance department..."

  Yang Yu Xi's heart skipped a beat, his face turned slightly gloomy, and he said, "What do you mean?"

  Chen Hu took a few steps forward, exaggeratedly shaking his head and waving his hand, saying: "Xiao Yan'er must have rushed over just now, and I reckon she's already infatuated with that little brat!"

  "Whoosh"

  Chen Hu only heard a gust of wind behind him, but there was no response. He hastily turned around and shouted at Yang Yu Xi's rapidly retreating back: "Hey hey hey, wait for me!!"

  A few minutes later, Yang Yuxi appeared on the top of the Xiyang Building, and the morning wind blew his clothes rustling. From here, you can see everything that happened at the city gate.

  As expected, a crowd of people had gathered at the city gate, with three men in the center. One of them was San Gouzi, whose real name was Li Buzhou, and he was the son of Li Dafu from the Li family's pharmacy.

  At this time, Li Buzou was sitting on the ground rubbing his chest, and Yang Yuxi saw it very clearly. There was a very clear footprint on the clothes of his chest.

  "Where's Xiao Yan'er?" Yang Yu Xi muttered to herself, then spotted Lan Yu Yan in the crowd, looking like her injuries had healed, with a rosy complexion.

  Yang Yu Xi secretly let out a sigh of relief, but immediately his heart tightened, his face suddenly turned red, and his eyes seemed to be about to spew fire.

  As expected, Chen Hu guessed correctly. The Blue Rain Yan in the field was already attracted by that unknown boy, her eyes staring at him without blinking, and she didn't notice Li Buqiu's injury at all.

  "Hmph……" Yang Yu Xi clenched his fists tightly, remembering how he had just defeated Li Bu Gou and Chen Hu to establish his position as the "Child King", when Lan Yu Heng was staring at him with a face full of anger, looking at Chen Hu with concern.

  But now, everything seems to be reenacted, only the boy who won has changed, and Lan Yu's attitude and behavior have also changed.

  Yang Yu Xi's anger soared to the sky, suppressing the flames of rage in her heart, her gaze began to shift towards the two newcomers.

  A wicked old man, a complete beggar-like appearance, nothing good-looking about him.

  There is also a little beggar, just a beggar after all...

  However, when Yang Yu Xi's gaze concentrated on his face, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

  This little beggar, no, should say this boy although wearing a beggar's outfit, but all over his body is very clean, the face that has not yet defined edges can already see that in the future he will be extremely handsome, and paired with that one face of rejecting people from afar with a cold expression, really has a lot of style, even the beggar's outfit is worn with a unique flavor.

  "Little white face......!" Yang Yu Xi squeezed out this very derogatory term from between her teeth, but forgot that she herself seemed to be a "little white face".

  In the field, Li Bu Gou was panting heavily, his face filled with anger as he stared at the beggar boy in front of him. His right hand covered his chest, while his left hand trembled as he pointed at him: "You... you..."

  The crowd was abuzz with discussion, but no adults stepped forward. This was a manifestation of the city's emphasis on martial arts, where children's fights were generally not interfered with by adults as long as they didn't get too out of hand.

  As for that old rascal, his eyes were not even in the room, he looked around, as if sensing something.

  The beggar boy's face was apathetic, coldly staring at Li Buqiu, his gaze devoid of disdain or apology, but rather completely emotionless.

  Li Buzou's face turned red with rage, unsure whether it was from being beaten or being despised.

  Li Buqiu panted and said: "You, you just wait until Yu Xue arrives, then you'll be in for it!"

  When she heard the two words "Yu Xi", Lan Yu's face also changed, and she secretly glanced around, but did not find Yang Yu Xi. Then she was shocked to discover that she had secretly let out a sigh of relief.

  Her face turned red and she patted her own chest for no reason.

  But she didn't know that all of this was seen by Yang Yu Xi on the rooftop. Under the influence of jealousy, Yang Yu Xi's guessing ability took a big leap forward. From Blue Rain's slight movements, he correctly guessed her mental state. As a result, the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed. He was very displeased with this newcomer who didn't know the rules and vowed to teach him a lesson, letting him know whose territory this was.

  At this time, Chen Hu also appeared in the field. Li Bu saw him and asked hurriedly: "Second Tiger Son, where is Yu Xi?"

  Chen Hu scratched his head in confusion: "He arrived earlier than me, I thought he was already here!"

  "What's he doing?! Lee Bu-gou was somewhat indignant."

  Lan Yu's heart skipped a beat in the crowd, could it be that Yu Xi was nearby? Hadn't her actions just now been seen? What to do, what to do...

  She began to get nervous and fidgety, lightly tapping her feet restlessly.

  The beggar boy heard the conversation between the two and guessed something. He raised his head, his cold eyes scanning around, but didn't find anyone hiding anywhere, and slightly furrowed his brow.

  "Wow, so cool..."

  Lan Yu Yan saw his frowning face and suddenly became infatuated again, completely forgetting that Yang Yu Xi was still nearby.

  "Three Dogs, let's go up together!" Chen Hu said fiercely as he helped Li Buqiu get up.

  "Ah, okay!" Li Bugu took a few deep breaths and nodded heavily.

  The beggar boy's gaze returned to the two of them, without any ripples, his body slightly tilted, his head slanted and staring at the two.

  "How dare you look down on people! What can be tolerated and what cannot!" Chen Hu roared, about to charge forward.

  But suddenly, a figure dropped from the sky and blocked their path.

  "Let me."