Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 147

[Chapter 147: Rapid Advancement]

On the streets of the royal capital, Lin Xiu was confused.

The Imperial Concubine and the Dog Emperor met at the steamed bun shop, but nothing happened. When they left, the Imperial Concubine seemed very happy, which made him a little confused.

If he were the Dog Emperor and Lingyin were the Imperial Concubine, it would definitely be a mess.

Maybe his legs would be broken.

The Imperial Concubine is famous for being petty, and she shouldn’t be so generous.

After leaving the steamed bun shop, the Imperial Concubine thought for a while and said to Lin Xiu: “Let’s go to the theater we went to last time. I like the songs sung by that girl. I haven’t heard them for a long time and I miss them.”

In fact, even if the Imperial Concubine didn’t say it, Lin Xiu was going to take her to see Caiyi.

If she wanted to dispel the sorrow in her heart, she couldn’t do without Caiyi.

Caiyi’s voice has a special power. It happened that she and the Imperial Concubine were both Jiangnan women. The resonance between them could not be replaced by others.

Lin Xiu took them and soon came to Lihuayuan.

The business of Lihuayuan is getting better day by day, but when they went there, Caiyi was just taking a break.

Caiyi now knows the identity of the imperial concubine, and she seems a little embarrassed compared to last time. The imperial concubine held her hand, patted it gently, and said, “Don’t be nervous, just treat me as a guest from your hometown.”

Lin Xiu also gave Caiyi a comforting look and said, “Don’t be afraid, the imperial concubine is very approachable.”

Today, Caiyi sang all Jiangnan folk songs, and the imperial concubine listened attentively, and Lin Xiu listened attentively as well.

This voice gave him a feeling like first love.

The imperial concubine closed her eyes and listened to this voice, as if she had returned to the water town of Jiangnan. After a few songs, her heart was peaceful, without the slightest sadness and worry.

This woman’s voice seemed to have a magical power. If she could hear it every day, she wouldn’t be so lonely, right?

She looked at Caiyi and asked, “Are you willing to enter the palace and stay with me?”

Caiyi stood there, a little at a loss.

Lin Xiu couldn’t sit still. Even if Caiyi was willing, he wouldn’t be willing.

She went to accompany the Imperial Concubine, what should he do?

Lin Xiu hurriedly looked at the Imperial Concubine and said awkwardly: “My Lady, this, this is not possible.”

The Imperial Concubine asked: “Why not?”

He walked into the Imperial Concubine’s ear and whispered a few words. The Imperial Concubine understood, looked at Lin Xiu with a meaningful look, and said: “My guess is right, how come there are girls like you everywhere.”

Lin Xiu said embarrassedly: “If the Queen likes Caiyi, you can ask His Majesty for a brand, and I will often bring Caiyi to the palace to see you in the future.”

The Imperial Concubine said: “In this case, I won’t separate you. It’s a bit boring here. Let’s go out, Caiyi will follow, your voice is nice, and I am happy to listen to it.”

Caiyi dared not refuse the Imperial Concubine’s order, so when she went out again, Lin Xiu’s side changed from three beauties to four beauties.

The imperial concubine really liked Caiyi. She talked to her all the way and gave her the hairpin she was wearing on her head. They spoke soft Jiangnan dialect, but Lin Xiu could understand it easily.

This seemed to be another manifestation of his ability to speak animal language.

Even if it was a language he had never heard before, he could understand it without any obstacles. If you think about it carefully, humans are also animals, just higher animals.

Caiyi mentioned that she could make several famous Jiangnan snacks, and the imperial concubine couldn’t help but want to try them. Caiyi said a little embarrassedly: “My place is too messy, I dare not ask you to condescend to me.”

At this time, the imperial concubine suddenly looked at Lin Xiu and said: “The wedding residence that His Majesty rewarded you is not quite big, why don’t we go to your house.”

Lin Xiu was still listening to them talking about some interesting things in their childhood, how come they talked about themselves?

Of course, he couldn’t go to the wedding residence. It was nominally Lin Xiu’s home, but he had only been there twice. Taking Caiyi to see Zhao Lingjun, wasn’t this a joke?

Lin Xiu thought for a moment and said, “My Lady, I have another house very close to here. Why don’t we go there…”

No wonder the old saying goes that a cunning rabbit has three burrows. It really doesn’t hurt to have one more house.

It will come in handy at the critical moment.

Fortunately, it is daytime now. Lingyin and Qin Wan are not here. Lin Xiu opened the door and took them in. The Imperial Concubine walked into the yard and looked around. She said, “This house is clean and tidy. There should be someone living here, right?”

Lin Xiu smiled and said, “I live here occasionally.”

The Imperial Concubine glanced at him. It didn’t look like someone lived here occasionally.

It was clear that someone was taking care of it every day.

Caiyi went to the kitchen to prepare cakes for the Imperial Concubine. Shuangshuang and Linglong accompanied the Imperial Concubine in the yard. The little guy flapped his wings and flew around in the yard. Dahuang was so scared that he tucked his tail between his legs and shrank in the corner, not daring to move.

These spiritual beasts have a bloodline suppression on poultry and livestock, and even on the beasts in the eyes of ordinary people.

What’s more, it looks like a kitten, but it’s actually a tiger.

Lin Xiu was comforting Da Huang when footsteps suddenly came from the door.

He turned his head and saw Qin Wan carrying a bag and walking in from outside.

It seemed that she didn’t expect there were so many people in the house. When she walked into the yard, she was attracted by the extremely beautiful and noble woman at first sight.

Although Lin Xiu was curious about why Qin Wan came here during the day, she still walked to her side and said, “This is the Imperial Concubine.”

Qin Wan looked slightly surprised and immediately saluted and said, “Hello, Imperial Concubine.”

The Imperial Concubine glanced at Lin Xiu and asked, “Who is this girl?”

Lin Xiu said, “Her name is Qin Wan. She is my friend. She lives here on weekdays and helps me take care of the house.”

The Imperial Concubine didn’t ask any more questions. It was true that she lived here, but it was not necessarily true that she was taking care of the house.

Lin Xiu noticed that Qin Wan was carrying a bag that was not small, and it seemed that she planned to live here completely.

After Qin Wan saluted the Imperial Concubine, she went back to her room to pack up.

Not long after, two more figures walked in from outside the door.

The one in white is Lingyin, and the one in red is Princess Minghe.

When Princess Minghe stepped into the yard, she was still complaining: “What can be more important than cultivation, he…”

Then she saw the imperial concubine standing in the yard.

Her face changed, and she immediately whispered to Zhao Lingyin: “That’s the imperial concubine.”

Princess Minghe and Zhao Lingyin walked forward, bowed politely to the Imperial Concubine, and then stood in the yard, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

Lin Xiu didn’t know what was wrong today.

If they didn’t come, then they wouldn’t come. He was alone in the whole house from morning to night. If

they wanted to come, then they would all come, Qin Wan, Lingyin, Minghe, and if Xue Ning’er came too, then the four beauties of the Yishu Academy would be together.

As this thought came to mind, brisk footsteps were heard at the door.

Xue Ning’er stepped into the mansion and saw so many people in the yard. She was stunned for a moment, thinking that she had walked in the wrong way, and subconsciously retreated.

After a while, she walked in again and stared at the figures in the yard in a daze.

Zhao Lingyin, Princess Minghe, Qin Wan, and two beautiful girls. She hadn’t been here for just a few days, so why were there so many people in the house?

Until she saw the Imperial Concubine, she walked over quickly and saluted, saying, “Ning’er greets the Imperial Concubine.”

The Imperial Concubine said, “This is not the palace, no need to be polite, why are you here too?”

Xue Ning’er’s pretty face was slightly red. She finally sneaked out just to talk to Lin Xiu, but she didn’t expect that the Imperial Concubine was also here, as well as Qin Wan and others.

She still didn’t know what happened.

The Imperial Concubine looked at Xue Ning’er’s slightly red face, then looked at Lin Xiu, and seemed to understand something, and said, “I’m a little sleepy, let’s take a rest first, you can do it yourself here…”

Lin Xiu took the Imperial Concubine to Lingyin’s room to rest first, Shuangshuang and Linglong stayed to take care of her. When Lin Xiu walked out of the room, there were only four figures in the yard.

The four beauties of the Yishu Academy standing together are really pleasing to the eye.

But the atmosphere is not very harmonious.

Xue Ning’er regards this house as a love nest between her and Lin Xiu.

They are a pair of miserable mandarin ducks. Miserable

mandarin ducks who love each other but cannot be together.

But now their love nest is full of other birds.

She looked at Zhao Lingyin and asked, “Why are you here?”

Zhao Lingyin glanced at her and asked, “Why can’t I be here?”

Xue Ning’er couldn’t refute it. Zhao Lingyin and Lin Xiu were already relatives. In theory, she could appear in any occasion where Lin Xiu appeared.

She looked at Princess Minghe again, and before she could speak, Princess Minghe said, “Don’t look at me, I’m passing by and will leave in a while.”

When Xue Ning’er looked at Qin Wan, Qin Wan only asked one question, “Did you buy this house?”

This sentence made Xue Ning’er speechless.

This house was not bought by her, but by Lin Xiu, and on the surface, she had nothing to do with Lin Xiu, so how could she be qualified to ask them such questions?

Lin Xiu stood in the distance eating melons. He didn’t intend to interfere in the affairs between women, but it was obvious that Ning’er was not their opponent. He could ignore others, but he had to coax his own woman.

He took Xue Ning’er to his room and closed the door.

Princess Minghe watched Lin Xiu bring Xue Ning’er back to the room in front of Zhao Lingyin, but Zhao Lingyin remained indifferent. She looked at Zhao Lingyin in surprise and asked, “Why don’t you take care of this?”

Zhao Lingyin gritted her teeth and said, “It has nothing to do with you.”

Of course she wanted to take care of it, but what right did she have to do so?

Even her sister agreed not to interfere in his life, so she had no right to do so.

She even regretted moving here.

Even if she saw it, she couldn’t do anything about it. Wouldn’t it make her feel uncomfortable in vain?

In the room, Lin Xiu explained to Xue Ning’er about the Imperial Concubine’s departure from the palace. Xue Ning’er said, “I know the Imperial Concubine, but why did they also…”

Lin Xiu said, “Lingyin came to protect me. She felt that it was unsafe for me to live here alone and was worried that I would encounter assassins. Princess Minghe came with her. As for Qin Wan, her reasons were more complicated, but our relationship was not what you thought. If there was any relationship, she should be considered my tenant…”

After Lin Xiu carefully explained the reason, Xue Ning’er leaned on Lin Xiu’s chest and said, “I can’t accompany you often, and I don’t think I can monopolize you. Grandfather said that he would personally guide me to practice in the future. I’m afraid I can’t come to you every day like before…” After the

old Duke Xue was promoted to the Heavenly Rank, the Xue family changed drastically from before.

This made Xue Ning’er more aware that it seemed impossible for her to marry Lin Xiu in a glamorous and upright manner.

This was not only about her, but also about the face of the Xue family.

What Zhao Lingjun had at her fingertips, she could not get even if she dreamed of it.

Lin Xiu felt her depressed mood and gently embraced her in his arms. The rise of the Xue family would indeed become a greater obstacle for them. After

all, he was still too weak now.

The weak could not get what they wanted, nor could they refuse what they wanted to refuse.

Not only for Li Baizhang’s dream of a harem, but also for Ning’er to be with him openly, he had to practice harder.

With the Imperial Concubine here, Lingyin, Qin Wan and Princess Minghe were all uncomfortable. When Lin Xiu and Xue Ning’er walked out of the room, they had already left.

Caiyi came out of the kitchen and looked at Xue Ning’er who was standing next to Lin Xiu, and then quickly looked away.

The Imperial Concubine woke up after sleeping for a while. She was quite interested in watching Caiyi make cakes in the kitchen, and even made a few pieces by herself. Today, she was like a yellow bird released from a cage, completely liberated from her nature, without the slightest appearance of an Imperial Concubine.

Lin Xiu saw something else in her.

When the imperial concubine was a girl, she should have been playful and lively. She was not born as a noble imperial concubine.

At that time, she should be similar to Princess Minghe.

It can be seen that she was very happy outside today. It was not until before dark that she left here with some reluctance under the urging of Li Zongguan.

Lin Xiu and Caiyi watched her leave. Lin Xiu stood at the door, holding Caiyi’s hand, and asked: “What did Ning’er say to you before leaving in the afternoon?”

Before Xue Ning’er left, she said a few words to Caiyi in the room. Lin Xiu didn’t know what they said.

Caiyi hugged Lin Xiu’s arm, rested her head on his shoulder, and said: “Miss Ning’er said that she asked me to accompany you more often in normal times. She really likes you…”

Caiyi and Ning’er seemed to be very harmonious when they met for the first time. They only knew each other’s existence before, but had never met.

Lin Xiu wanted to let Caiyi move here, but thought about it. There were Lingyin and Qin Wan here. Caiyi didn’t know them, and they were not from the same world. It would be awkward to live under the same roof.

Moreover, although she was an actress, in Lin Xiu’s heart, she was no different from other women. She

had no name or status, and she had no reason to move here.

Although Caiyi did not want a name, Lin Xiu still wanted her to stay by his side.

Lin Xiu wondered if he could find an opportunity to discuss with Zhao Lingjun and give Caiyi a name.

With the obstruction of the Xue family, Xue Ning’er really had no choice at the moment, so she could welcome Caiyi into the house as long as Zhao Lingjun agreed.

Although they had agreed not to disturb each other at the time, this matter did require her nod. The question was, would she nod?

Moreover, taking a concubine shortly after the wedding would tell the world that they were not in harmony, and Zhao Lingjun would probably not agree. The two had already drawn a clear line, and she had no reason to help him. After

sending Caiyi back to Lihuayuan, Lin Xiu stayed in her room for a while, and before it got dark, he flew out of the city to practice.

The weather was good during the day today, but at night, it suddenly became gloomy, and the sky outside the city was even more cloudy.

Lin Xiu hasn’t encountered thunderstorms for a long time.

The weather is dry in winter, and it is difficult to form thunderclouds. After the spring warms up, with the increase of warm and humid air, it is easy to accumulate into thunderclouds, so spring thunder occurs almost every year, and often lasts for several days.

Boom!

A white lightning streaked across the sky. It was about to rain. In Kyoto, street vendors quickly packed up their stalls, and the people who were still outside were also in a hurry, wanting to return home before the rain.

In a mansion, Qin Wan stood under the eaves, looking at the sky with lightning and thunder, and her heart was extremely peaceful.

She didn’t like thunder before, because thunder meant rain, and it was not good to be outside on rainy days, and it was difficult to find an eaves that would not be soaked by rain.

But now, she likes rainy days a little.

Because she has a room that can shelter from the wind and rain, on rainy days, she doesn’t have to do anything, whether reading or sleeping, no one will disturb her.

Under the eaves opposite, there was also a woman in white.

Zhao Lingyin looked at the sky that was about to darken, thinking, it’s going to rain soon, why hasn’t Lin Xiu come back yet, he didn’t seem to have an umbrella when he went out just now…

In another mansion.

Li Baizhang stood in the courtyard, and suddenly a thunderbolt struck down from the thundercloud in the sky.

The thunderbolt, as thick as a chopstick, sank into his body. Li Baizhang looked up at the thundercloud in the sky, puzzled, and murmured: “Why is the power of this thunderbolt so small today…”

At this time, outside the city, thousands of feet above the sky, in the dark thundercloud, silver-white arcs flashed from time to time.

The strange thing is that in the dark cloud, lightning snakes danced wildly, but no thunderbolt fell.

They seemed to be absorbed by something.

Not a thing, but a person.

If someone entered the center of the thundercloud at this moment, they would see a naked figure floating in the air. He was almost surrounded by dense thunderbolts, and thunderbolts entered his body from time to time.

His body seemed unable to withstand the energy of the thunderbolt, and his skin was torn, but it recovered in a short time.

Destroy, repair, destroy again, and repair again. His aura was also increasing significantly.

Lin Xiu was suspended in the thundercloud, absorbing the thunder while healing his injuries.

Unlike attracting thunder by himself, the thunder in this thundercloud is too powerful and too violent. Even though he has a strong immunity to thunder, he still can’t bear it. Fortunately, the endless thunder provides him with a constant supply of energy, so that he can heal his body continuously, forming a perfect cycle.

Among all the heavenly abilities, thunder is the most violent one. Even the way of cultivation is so rough and terrifying. For a life-threatening cultivation like Lin Xiu, he has to endure pain that ordinary people can’t bear.

Similarly, through this rough method, the efficiency of cultivation is much greater than other abilities. Often, one practice can be equivalent to ten days and a half months of cultivation of other abilities. Flying to the thundercloud to practice, the increase of energy is even more exaggerated.

When the thundercloud dissipated, Lin Xiu realized that the energy he had increased in his body was equivalent to more than one month of ordinary practice.

It was one month at six times his practice speed.

It is true that wealth and honor are sought in danger. The speed of cultivation in the thundercloud and the speed of attracting thunder into the body on the ground are not the same.

And this time, he not only increased his energy, but also his body.

After being tempered by thunder, his body was also strengthened a lot. The breakthrough of the body means the breakthrough of martial arts.

Because practicing martial arts is to cultivate the body, so that the body can accommodate more true qi. True qi will be produced continuously. How much true qi a warrior can use depends only on how much his body can accommodate.

After looking forward to the arrival of spring thunder for a whole winter, Lin Xiu has been waiting for it, and he finally waited for it.

And he found out from the astronomical calendar that in mid-spring every year, the rain in the royal capital will last for about half a month. In this half month, as long as there are more than half of thunderstorms, he can advance to the upper realm of the Xuan level in advance.

… There are few people on

the streets of the royal capital.

The children are jumping around in the puddles filled with mud and water on the roadside, having a lot of fun, but in the shops of all sizes on the roadside, there are many people with sad faces.

“It’s been half a month…”

“When will this rain stop?”

“It thunders and rains every day. People don’t even go out. There’s no business in the shops…”

“God, please, please clear up soon…”

The rainy weather in the capital has lasted for half a month. It is said that spring rain is as precious as oil, but it can’t rain every day, especially on rainy days. Not many people are willing to go out, and the business of many shops has been affected.

Of course, there are some shops that don’t affect the people queuing in front of their shops regardless of wind, frost, rain or snow.

For example, the shop selling “Shenxiansan”.

Another example is Hongniju and Ningxiangzhai.

Ningxiangzhai, back hall.

Li Baizhang sat on a chair, supporting his head with one hand, muttering: “Where is Lin Xiu, Xue Ning’er can’t see it either. What happened recently? Even the power of thunder has become smaller. I hope it will get better in the summer…”

Above the clouds.

A figure floated with his eyes closed, surrounded by thunder.

At a certain moment, his eyes suddenly opened.

Two real lightning bolts shot out from his eyes, piercing through two large trees in the forest below and igniting a raging fire.

Lin Xiu slowly landed on the ground, waved his hand to freeze the two burning trees, and looking at the charred trunks, even a warrior at the lower level of the Earth Rank would not feel good to bear this.

At this time, he has not yet reached the upper level of the Profound Rank.

Every bottleneck of ability awakening is not so easy to break through. If he wants to break through as soon as possible, he may have to rely on the fourth-level Yuan Crystal.

He finally paid off his debts and saved some money, but he is afraid that he will spend it all again.

(End of this chapter)