At the time, Xia Tian and the others were resting at their campsite. Four people flew in circles over the deepest part of Star-Moon Forest, they continued to search for their children corpses. But they couldn't find them, even though they had been looking for them for so long.
"Sigh. Do you think their corpses were eaten by those beasts, Ding Yuan?"
Ding Yuan nodded. "That's most likely the case, Gao Lan. Otherwise, we would have found their corpses by now."
"Damn it! I really want to slaughter those damn beasts!" Duan Yong said furiously, even his expression looked murderous, and killing intent leaked from his body.
"There's no point in you doing that, Duan Yong." Gao Lan said with a shake of her head. Although she was saddened by the death of her son, but she also didn't want to do something pointless. "Anyway, don't you guys find Xia Tian weird?"
"Hmm?" The other three people turned to her.
"Although we can't detect his cultivation, but based on his bones age, I believe his cultivation should still be below the Soul Condensation Realm, yet he was able to stop Ling Xin's attack without any effort." Gao Lan explained her analysis to them.
They nodded in agreement with her opinion, they also thought that Xia Tian was indeed weird, but they didn't know what was odd about him. Meng Yao then said. "To be honest, I've tried to recruit Xia Tian before, but he turned down my offer to join our sect, and he chose to join the Star Moon Sect."
"Hmm? How come you never told me about this, Elder Meng?" Ding Yuan asked with a frown, and he suddenly remembered something. "Does this condition of your body have anything to do with Xia Tian?"
Meng Yao smiled bitterly at his question, and she nodded to him. "About half a month ago, Xia Tian managed to win the Xia family competition, and at that time his cultivation was still in the 5th Stage Core Formation Realm. He-"
"Are you joking with us, Elder Meng?" The three people asked in shock and frowned. If it was true that half a month ago his cultivation was still at that stage, they thought that his current cultivation shouldn't be much different, but he could render Ling Xin powerless.
"I'm telling you the truth." Meng Yao replied with a low sigh, and she then continued. "After that, I met a strange little girl, although she looks like a 10-year-old little girl, but I can't detect her cultivation. In addition, that little girl is the alchemy master of Xia Tian and Ying'er. Because I am too arrogant towards her, she challenged me to check her pill. However, I couldn't find out all the ingredients she used to concoct the pill, and she asked me to try it. The result, as you can see now, my body became small like this because of the pill's effect."
Ding Yuan, Duan Yong, and Gao Lan gasped in shock after they listened to Meng Yao's explanation, they were shocked that she couldn't detect the 10-year-old little girl's cultivation. Moreover, the little girl was also a better alchemist than her, even though Meng Yao was the best alchemist in the southern continent.
"I've tried various ways to restore my body, but all my efforts were in vain, and I still couldn't reverse the pill's effect." After saying that, Meng Yao sighed heavily.
They then fell silent for a while, and they seemed to be deep in thought about Meng Yao's story. Moments later, Ding Yuan sighed softly. "It's a pity that a talent like him chose to join the Star Moon Sect; if he had joined our sect, then we would be able to win the intercontinental competition in a year."
"En, that's right." Gao Lan nodded in agreement. "But alas, we can't force him to join our sect. Otherwise, Empress Yuhe and King Bai will be furious with us."
The other three nodded in agreement with her words, they then left the forest and rushed back to their sect.
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Vemilion Capital Palace
"What happened to him, Old Xiao? How did he get this badly injured?" Xia Ling asked as he observed Ling Xin, who was being treated by several physicians and alchemists. Moreover, he could see his arms drooping limply on the bed, and both his legs were so badly injured by the multiple stabs of the sword, and he couldn't even recognize his face.
Ling Xiao looked at his best friend with a complicated look, he then sighed heavily and explained it to him.
Xia Ling's face darkened after he listened to his explanation, he then said. "Please forgive Little Tian, Old Xiao.
"Sigh! Although I feel disappointed by this incident, I honestly don't blame Little Tian for it, Old Ling." Ling Xiao then turned to his son again. "Everything is Xin'er's fault, and Little Tian is doing this for Chen'er's sake, because Xin'er is trying to hurt her."
"Chen'er?" Xia Ling looked at him with raised eyebrows. "You mean Little Tian is doing this for the sake of your second granddaughter, Old Xiao?"
Ling Xiao nodded to him. "Judging from Little Tian's reaction earlier, I believe that he has a special relationship with Chen'er. I have wronged her a lot in the past, but if they do have a special relationship, then I am really happy for her."
Xia Ling was stunned to hear that, but in his heart, he also felt happy if Xia Tian did have a special relationship with Ling Chen, because she had suffered too much in the past, and he was sure that his second grandson could make her happier in the future. "Well, if Chen'er does become one of Little Tian's women, then I'm sure she will be happy, Old Xiao."
"En." Ling Xiao nodded in agreement, but then he sighed heavily. "But I still have guilt towards her, Old Ling. If only I hadn't banished her and my daughter, then they wouldn't have suffered like that, and my daughter might still be alive right now."
"It's useless for you to regret it now, Old Xiao. Everything has happened, and you can't change the past." Xia Ling said with a shake of his head, he was silent for a while before he sternly warned his best friend. "There's only one thing you can do now, Old Xiao. Since Little Tian said he would help and protect Chen'er, you must never let Xin'er interfere with her life again. Otherwise, your family's fate will be like the Luo Main family's."
- To Be Continued -
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