My Arrogant Young Lady

The man appeared before us in a flash. He grabbed my throat and glanced quickly at King Snake with lingering fear. "Kid, tell that monster to disappear right now, or I'll crush your throat!"

"Let him go!" Seeing that the man had actually captured me, Xi'er immediately drew her sword and slashed fiercely at him.

"Heh heh!" Seeing a cold glint of light hurtling towards him, the man simply stretched out two fingers and firmly clamped down on Xi'er's sword. Then, with a gentle twist, he pointed another finger at Xi'er's snow-white throat. "Boy, make your monster disappear!"

"Wang She, stop!" Seeing that even Xi'er was being restrained by the man, I immediately stopped Wang She, who was about to rush forward. Then, I looked at Wang She deeply and said, "Wang She, this man is a master above the gods, and stronger than ordinary masters above the gods. We are no match for him, so don't fight him for now. But, if Xi'er and I are harmed by this man, you must avenge me, even if it costs you your life!"

Hearing my words, the king cobra became extremely angry. It raised its body high, opened its blood-red maw, and spat a mouthful of foul stench at the man before darting into the ground. It hid beneath our feet, waiting for its chance to strike and kill the man when he was off guard.

Seeing that I had finally gotten rid of the King Serpent, the man breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked at his right foot and discovered that it had been petrified by the King Serpent.

My face turned red with anger, and the man gripped my neck tighter, saying, "Give me your antidote now."

“I don’t have the antidote…” I said, frowning.

"This snake is your pet, how could you not have an antidote?!" the man roared.

"This is my brother, not my pet. It ate the poison spit out by a thousand-year-old zombie, how could I possibly have the antidote?" I glared at the man angrily.

"Alright, alright, don't go. Wait until I force this monster's petrifying poison out of you, then I'll deal with you properly!" Seeing that I really didn't have the antidote, the man immediately sat down on the ground and began to use his internal energy to remove the poison.

And I, just watching a master above the gods sit before me, was terrified. This man was two realms higher than me; if he wanted to kill me, it would be as easy as killing a chicken.

Thinking of this, I immediately gave Xi'er a wink. My meaning was simple: I wanted Xi'er to kill him with her sword while he was healing.

But Xi'er was too well-mannered; she refused to use despicable means to kill. Instead, she frowned and gently shook her head at me, "Brother Xi, we can't take advantage of someone in distress. If we want to kill him, it's not too late to kill him after his petrification poison wears off."

"Heh, as expected of a girl from the Ye family, she's a thousand times, a hundred times better than this kid." The middle-aged man closed his eyes and sneered after hearing our words.

“Senior, don’t talk nonsense. Brother Xi comes from a good family. Do you know who he is? He is…” Seeing the middle-aged man looking down on me, Xi’er couldn’t help but tell him my identity.

"Don't tell anyone, be careful, he might be Wang Yuebai." Seeing that Xi'er was about to reveal my identity, I quickly bit Xi'er's ear and whispered.

"What? He's from your Wang family..." Upon hearing my words, Xi'er's face turned slightly pale.

"Yes, very likely." I nodded slightly.

Unexpectedly, this middle-aged man was none other than Wang Yuebai, a powerful minister of the Wang family. Xi'er frowned and quietly scrutinized him for a long time. After more than ten minutes, seeing that the middle-aged man had expelled some of the snake venom, Xi'er immediately pointed her sword at him and said, "Who exactly are you? Are you Wang Yuebai, a powerful minister of the Wang family? My mother doesn't know you at all, so why do you know my mother?"

"Me? A powerful minister? Wang Yuebai?" The man was slightly taken aback upon hearing Xi'er's words.

"That's right, who exactly are you?!" Xi'er asked, frowning.

"Heh heh, my name is Cheng Kun, the Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hand!" The man glanced at me coldly and stood up abruptly.

Chapter 272 Take Me to Show Off and Fly

"Xi'er, this man is a complete liar. He made up a fake name to deceive us. I think he has ulterior motives for capturing us and may want to use us to threaten the Ye and Wang families. Why don't I shoot him while he's sleeping and his foot injury hasn't healed yet?" Thinking of this, I secretly took out my pistol from my pocket.

After we were defeated by this man, he actually took us to his inn. In our small town, there were only inns, no hotels, but this man's inn was much better than the one Xi'er and I had stayed in.

Dawn was approaching; the annual Northwest's Top Martial Arts Tournament was tonight. Thinking about how I hadn't had a chance to kill him during his battle with King Snake, now that he was asleep, my pistol would finally have its use.

No matter how skilled you are, one shot from me can take your life.

"Brother Xi, let's not do that. Attacking someone while they're sleeping is not the behavior of someone from a prestigious family like us. Besides, this man doesn't seem to have any ill intentions towards us; he just wants to keep us by his side. And killing is wrong too; let's not try to assassinate him." Xi'er gently grabbed my pistol, looking at me with dissuading eyes.

“Xi’er, he meant you no harm. But he was very hostile towards me. Didn’t you see? He was about to beat me up just now. How about I break his leg instead of killing him, and then we run away?” I thought for a moment and said to Xi’er.

"Brother Xi, let's not hurt him. Let's wait a little longer. If he really tries to harm you, I will protect you even if it costs me my life," Xi'er urged me again.

"Hey. Why are you just like Wang You and Liuli, so open and aboveboard?" Seeing that Xi'er kept preventing me from plotting against him, I helplessly put away the pistol in my pocket.

Since Xi'er forbids me from plotting against him, then I won't. I still have this pistol as a trump card; I can deal with him when he really comes after me.

But this man's identity was really strange; he kept saying he was Wang Yuebai one minute and Cheng Kun the next. I was completely confused by him.

He thought to himself that he might as well not sleep, so as to avoid harming Xi'er.

Thinking of this, I simply closed my eyes and began practicing the internal energy cultivation techniques that Leng Yan had taught me.

On the other side, Xi'er also had no desire to sleep, and like me, she closed her eyes and practiced the Qi cultivation method that Leng Yan had taught us.

The man was fast asleep, and before he knew it, it was two in the afternoon. He opened his eyes and was surprised to see that neither Xi'er nor I were asleep, but rather diligently practicing our internal energy. He lit a cigarette, looked at us quietly for a moment, and said, "Are you two both top-tier martial arts masters?"

"Reporting to senior, we are top-tier martial arts masters." Xi'er, a well-mannered young lady from a wealthy family, remained unperturbed even after being captured by this man. Hearing his questions, she opened her eyes and answered politely.

"Not bad, how long have you been stuck at the intermediate level of martial arts masters?" the man asked with a smile.

“Since the middle of last year, Xi’er has felt the presence of true energy within her body. She realized that this was a sign of being a high-level martial arts master, and that she might soon become a god. Since then, she has been consolidating her foundation, and more than half a year has passed in the blink of an eye,” Xi’er said politely.

"It's been over half a year, and your foundation is solid enough. Your talent is also high; you're already a top-tier martial arts master at such a young age. If I'm not mistaken, the internal energy you're practicing is a superior martial art. This is a unique internal energy cultivation method of the Leng Yan sect in Xiangxi, focusing on cultivating the mind and spirit. This is a foundational method for learning formations. As long as you continue to practice, you will definitely become a god-level master within half a month," the man said, taking a deep drag on his cigarette.

"Really?" Xi'er looked at him in surprise.

"Actually, you could have become a god-level expert long ago, but you've always cultivated the Ye family's Qi cultivation method. The Ye family's Qi cultivation method emphasizes nourishing the elixir with Qi, and you must have used up some of your internal Qi to refine the elixir, right? Although it's a pity that you wasted your internal Qi, it has become purer because of nourishing the elixir with Qi. Your Qi cultivation method is very stable, and your foundation is very solid. Right now, you're hovering between the realm of a mid-level expert and a god-level expert. When your internal Qi becomes more stable, you'll naturally become a god-level expert. Not bad, you're about to become a god-level expert." The man's eyes remained fixed on Xi'er, his gaze gentle.

"Thank you for your guidance, senior." Xi'er nodded gently after hearing the man's words.

"Hehe, the Ye family kids are so polite. Even after I caught them, they're still so polite," the man smiled.

“Senior, you are a master above all gods, and our skills are naturally inferior to yours. If you want to capture us, there is nothing we can do. Rather than arguing with you and making a scene, which would be ungentlemanly, we would rather surrender. But if you rely on your superior martial arts to bully us and force us to do things we don’t want to do, we will definitely not submit obediently,” Xi’er said.

"Hehe, you're still a child. How could I, at my age, possibly bully you? I'm just protecting you, preventing you from being taken advantage of by some bad boys." He stubbed out his cigarette with his fingers and lay back on the bed, smiling as he spoke.

"Heh..." Hearing the man's words, I couldn't help but open my eyes. It was obvious he was talking to me. I fucking thought this man was crazy. What business was it of his if I took advantage of his wife...?

In that instant, the man's previously gentle gaze changed upon seeing me. It turned cold, and at the same time, somewhat arrogant. He gave me a lewd look, and as if deliberately trying to provoke me, he said to Xi'er, "Xi'er, do you want to become a god-level expert right away?"

"Right away?" Xi'er looked at him in surprise.

"That's right, you should know about cultivating immortality, right? Cultivating immortality is the ultimate goal that all of us in the martial arts world ultimately reach. This is something my friend Li Xiaoyao realized. He understood it in just over ten years. Of course, there can't be any real immortals in this world, but it's still possible for powerful individuals to reach the highest level of martial arts."

“The cultivation of immortality can be roughly divided into the following stages: Foundation Building, Qi Refining, Fusion, Heart Movement, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Out-of-Body, Body Integration, Void Penetration, Mahayana, and Tribulation Crossing.”

"The Nascent Soul stage after the Golden Core stage is considered immortality. Even Master Zhang of the Wudang Sect only reached the Golden Core stage at most. Therefore, all Nascent Soul stages after the Golden Core stage are discarded. There have never been immortals in this world, and we cultivators have never aspired to become immortals. I can only say that what we now call martial arts masters are at the Foundation Establishment stage. After becoming a top-tier martial arts master, one will have Qi within their body, which is the symbol of becoming a god-level master. The realm of a god-level master can also be called Qi Refining."

"As for the realm above the gods, that was something we made up years ago, a bunch of us including Li Xiaoyao, Leng Yan, and Han Xin. The realm above the gods is actually called Fusion. And after Fusion, there are two other realms: Heartbeat and Golden Core. I'm already considered one of the top experts in the world, and so far I haven't seen a Golden Core cultivator. I've only heard that Li Xiaoyao's master has reached the Heartbeat realm. As for me, I'm a top expert in Fusion, and I'm about to become a Heartbeat expert." With that, the man lit another cigarette.

"Senior, do you mean that the experts above the gods are actually the same as the Fusion level experts in cultivation?" Xi'er asked.

“That’s right, we are all cultivating immortality.” The man nodded slightly.

“I see. No wonder my mother felt her body’s energy was merging for a while. This is what merging means,” Xi’er said.

"Haha, your mother is only a Fusion level expert?" the man asked.

"Yes." Xi'er nodded gently.

"Not bad. I thought she'd become a Heart-Stirring level expert by refining pills every day, but it turns out she's only just touched the threshold of Fusion and hasn't figured out her next step yet. Hahaha, if that's the case, then I'm afraid I'll far surpass her. The next time I see her, she won't be my match either!" The man seemed very interested when talking about Xi'er's mother. Then, he couldn't help but laugh heartily.

"Aren't you just a Fusion-level expert? And you were almost defeated by my grand formation?" I was annoyed to see that this man was interested in my mother-in-law, so I gave him a cold look and said disdainfully.

I disliked the man, and he disliked me too. He glared at me fiercely. The man immediately said to Xi'er, "Xi'er, I will immediately use my true energy to help you, making you a god-level expert in no time!"

"This……"

While Xi'er was still hesitating, the man had already sat down behind her. He then placed his large hand on her back, and his entire body immediately emitted billowing black energy.

She felt a powerful surge of energy pierce through her body. Xi'er initially considered refusing, but then accepted. From the moment she saw him, the man showed no ill intent; he seemed genuinely trying to help her. Although he didn't appear to be a good person, that was likely just a facade.

In this world, there are many people who appear to be good, but are actually wicked at heart. On the other hand, there are people who are ugly, but have very kind hearts.

It's easy to draw a person, but hard to draw their bones; you can know a person's face, but not their heart. If this man is truly a good person, perhaps he can help Wang Xi clear things up if there's any misunderstanding between them.

Thinking of this, Xi'er immediately gathered her true energy and began cultivating. And that man was almost a master of the Heartbeat Realm; helping a martial arts expert like Xi'er become a god-level master was a piece of cake for him.

As the billowing black energy emanating from his body flowed into Xi'er's body, she opened her eyes in less than half an hour. Quietly sensing the new changes within her body, Xi'er looked at the man with delight. "So, this is the realm of a god-level expert."

"Although you were almost a god-level master before, there was still a long way to go before you were a god-level master. Now that you have officially stepped into the threshold of god-level master, beating those lowly martial arts masters is as easy as beating up children." The man curled his lips, clearly trying to impress me by helping Xi'er become a god-level master.

"You old bastard, what did you say?!" Seeing Xi'er suddenly become a god-level expert, I was naturally incredibly envious. And he was deliberately trying to provoke me, cursing at me, and acting so close to Xi'er. Looking at the middle-aged man's lewd behavior, my anger flared up.

"African, watch your mouth. Don't think you're so great just because you have a lousy snake. Your lousy snake is far from being a master above the gods. It's no match for me right now. I only pitied that snake because it took hundreds of years to grow, otherwise I could have broken its vital spot with one palm last night!" The man had a very bad impression of me and immediately started to argue with me.

"You're bragging!" I immediately shouted.

"Try calling it out and see if I can kill it," the man said dismissively.

"Alright, you two stop arguing." Seeing that the man and I were arguing again, Xi'er quickly tried to calm us down. By now, Xi'er believed that this man wasn't a bad person. Then, she frowned and glanced at the man, thought for a moment, and said, "Senior, could you help me turn him into a god-level expert as well?"

"Help him?" Upon hearing Xi'er's words, the man immediately widened his eyes and looked at me. Then he pursed his lips and said, "I don't like him. I don't want to help him. Besides, he has no foundation at all. He only practices some exquisite movement techniques and some low-level external skills. He has only just started practicing some real Qi cultivation methods, and he has only been practicing them for a few days. If he hadn't become a mid-level martial arts master by taking drugs, he wouldn't even be a dog."

"You son of a bitch, aren't you? I don't need your help, and I don't want to be some god-level expert. At my current level, I can kill you just as easily!" I get angry whenever I see this middle-aged man showing off, so I don't hold back at all when I talk to him.

"You ill-mannered brat, don't you have parents?" the middle-aged man said coldly.

"Old man, you have no right to mention my parents." I glared at the middle-aged man with hatred. What I hate most is when others mention my parents.

"Heh. With your lack of manners, I doubt your parents are any better." The middle-aged man's eyes immediately revealed contempt.

"Please, all of you, stop arguing..." Seeing that we were arguing again, Xi'er seemed a little helpless.

She looked at me pleadingly and clasped her hands together in a gesture of respect. Then, she looked helplessly at the middle-aged man and said, "Senior, is it really impossible for Brother Xi to become a god-level master? But I clearly heard that he might become a god-level master in the next two months."

"He's been taking drugs, of course his progress is fast. This kid stole your family's Innate Qi-Boosting Pills, didn't he? This medicine is made from hundreds of precious medicinal herbs and the noble true qi of the Yehenara clan. Ordinary people who take it will become strong and healthy and free from all diseases, while martial arts masters can advance two levels after taking it. He still has residual medicinal power in his body. If a Fusion-level master were to lend him a hand, it could certainly help him become a god-level master. But his foundation is too weak. Even if he becomes a god-level master, it will be useless except for showing off. He doesn't understand fighting techniques at all. Apart from being faster in movement and more resistant to blows, it's practically useless." The middle-aged man looked at me with disdain.

"Senior, please help Xi'er. Wang Xi really longs to become a god-level expert," Xi'er pleaded, frowning.

"Heh, if you want to become a god-level expert, go practice yourself. What kind of skill is it to rely on your family connections? Don't beg, it's useless. Even if it were my own son begging me, I wouldn't help..." The middle-aged man seemed very smug when he saw Xi'er pleading with him like this. However, after muttering a few words to himself, his face suddenly turned pale.

"Xi'er, what did you just say his name was?" The middle-aged man stared at me with wide eyes as if he had been electrocuted.

“His name is Wang Xi.” Xi’er couldn’t help but frown slightly, realizing that she had let something slip.

"Wang Xi... Wang Xi..." As the middle-aged man stared at me with wide eyes, his own eyes involuntarily reddened slightly. Suddenly, he grabbed my hand and said, "You little beast, you've been cursing me for ages. I've decided to teach you a lesson, instantly turning you into a god-level expert, shattering your foundation. I'll also teach you a flute technique and point you to a treasure, so you'll be tempted to show off to others, and even after you've done so, you won't get beaten up!"

Chapter 273 The Competition Begins

Before I could say anything, the middle-aged man grabbed my hand and pulled me forcefully, then forced me to sit on the ground. Next, he pressed his thumb against the top of my head and his middle finger against my temples, pressing down hard. Then, while still pressing his middle finger against the top of my head, he ran his thumb down my cheek and pressed it firmly against my jaw.

In an instant, thick black energy erupted from the middle-aged man's body. He then quickly released me and pressed two acupoints on the back of my neck with his large hands.

This middle-aged man actually knew acupressure. Wherever he pressed acupoints on my body, I felt a cool breeze, and my whole body became indescribably comfortable. Then, he began to press other important acupoints on my body. Then, he let out a loud shout and instantly injected a thick stream of black energy into my body.

When his powerful internal energy surged into my body, my weak internal energy immediately repelled it, rushing towards it and clashing fiercely with it.

Sensing something unusual within me, the middle-aged man's face lit up with joy. "Little one, you're actually a born emperor, just like me. You possess the aura of a true dragon. I'm relieved to entrust the Wang family's empire to you!"

As the middle-aged man continuously poured his true energy into my body, my entire body suddenly shone with golden light. His true energy was so strong that I couldn't help but feel my muscles swell due to the energy he poured into me.

I felt a sharp pain in my body, and I couldn't help but open my eyes and roar. At that moment, a dazzling golden light emanated from my eyes.

"Hehe, everyone is born with an air of refinement. You truly deserve to be a prince of my Wang family. If I am merely a black dragon rising from humble beginnings, then you are already a golden dragon beyond compare. Indeed, from this day forward, my Wang family is a true royal family!" He smiled. The black energy the middle-aged man injected into my body gradually softened. He allowed the golden true energy within me to devour his black energy, and my inner strength increased little by little at that moment.