Six years later…
In a small courtyard, a little boy who seemed to be only five or six years old sat cross-legged on a smooth granite rock with his eyes closed. A faint fog surrounded him, and from time to time, he emitted a strong aura. Bean-sized beads of sweat appeared on his fair forehead, and his clothes were completely drenched. His delicate face was filled with pain, and it was obvious that he was enduring something.
"Ha! Break!"
After the time for half an incense stick to burn, the little boy let out a loud shout. The aura on his body suddenly skyrocketed, and streams of air swirled around the little boy's body, moving up in a spiral shape until they stopped above the little boy's head.
As the airflow above his head gathered more and more, the fog surrounding the little boy also decreased until it dissipated. As the fog dissipated, the airflow above the little boy's head slowly moved, gradually forming a vortex shape, pouring into the little boy's head in a counterclockwise direction. It didn't take long for the airflow to enter the little boy's body.
Following that, the little boy's tightly shut eyes slowly opened. His expression was very excited as he thought to himself,"I've finally reached the peak of Spirit Concentration. I'm only one step away from breaking through to Spirit Gatherer!”At the same time, his eyes looked somewhere in the courtyard, and a glint flashed across his eyes. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he said,
"Stop hiding, come out."
"Humph! It's not fun at all. Brother Aoran is really bad. He doesn't give me any leeway. Every time I hide, you can always find me.”A child-like voice rang out.
A pretty little girl jumped out from behind a rockery. She looked like she was only four or five years old. She was wearing a flowery long dress and had two high braids on her head. She looked like a porcelain doll. Her big watery eyes and pouting mouth looked so cute.
The little boy was Ling Aoran of the Ling family. Although he was only six years old, his thinking was more mature than his peers. Moreover, his spiritual talent was extremely high, and his affinity with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was extremely close. He was simply a living monster.
He had started cultivating when he was three years old and had successfully refined his bones. However, at the age of six this year, he had just broken through to the peak of Spirit Focus. If those geniuses on the continent knew about this, who knew what they would think. In Watershed Town, and even in the entire Divine Continent, one would start cultivating their bones at the age of six. Those who were more talented would usually only be able to break through to the Spirit Focus Realm at the age of fifteen or sixteen. Those who were not talented would never be able to successfully focus their minds for their entire lives, and would remain in the Bone Refining Realm for the rest of their lives.
However, Ling Aoran was only six years old, but he had already skipped the ninth level of Bone Refinement, the initial success, and the great success. How could this heaven-defying phenomenon not shock the world?
The little girl was a baby girl that Ling Batian had picked up in a forest five years ago. He had brought her back to the Ling family and made her his wife, Li Xinlian, his goddaughter. Although she was not his biological daughter, Li Xinlian loved this cute and mischievous little girl to the extreme. She doted on her like her own daughter. Ling Aoran was also very protective of her. No matter what happened, he would stand in front of this little girl at the first moment and use his small body to cover her up.
Ling Aoran slowly stood up and walked in front of Ling Wan 'er. He used his chubby little hand to pat Ling Wan' er's little head and giggled,""Wan 'er, you're not good. You came to disturb brother Aoran when he's cultivating. Be careful that brother spank your little butt! Look at your pouting mouth. You can hang a few bottles on it. You're really naughty.”Ling Aoran reached out and pinched Ling Wan 'er's cute little nose, his face full of affection.
Ling Wan 'er slapped away Ling Aoran's hand and said,""I told you not to pinch her nose. She will be flattened by you. Humph! I'll ignore you in the future, but you only know how to bully me. I'm going to tell Godmother that you bullied me.”As she spoke, Ling Wan 'er turned around and raised her chin like a proud peacock. She raised her adorable head and looked extremely arrogant.
Seeing Ling Wan 'er's adorable appearance, Ling Aoran held her little hand lovingly and said fawningly,""Alright, Wan 'er, be good. Brother Aoran will take you to the streets to play. Don't be angry, okay? The streets are very fun.”
Hearing this, Ling Wan 'er's interest was piqued. She turned around and asked Ling Aoran excitedly,""Really? But Godma won't let us go out. Godma even said that there are many bad people outside and they will take us away.”Ling Wan 'er blinked her big eyes as she looked at Ling Aoran. It was obvious that she was looking forward to going out.
"Don't be afraid. We'll secretly run out. Even if there are bad people, there's no need to be afraid. Brother Aoran will protect Wan 'er.”Ling Aoran patted his small chest and waved his small fist as he spoke to Ling Wan 'er proudly.
"Wow! Really? Then would Brother Aoran become Wan 'er's knight? In the story Godmother told me, there was a brave knight protecting a beautiful princess!”Ling Wan 'er looked at Ling Aoran with her big eyes that were filled with stars. Her expression was filled with admiration, and she yearned for the plot of the story.
Ling Aoran patted Ling Wan 'er's head and said seriously,""Of course! I will always be your brave knight, my beautiful princess!”
"Yes! I knew Brother Aoran was the best.”Ling Wan 'er smiled sweetly and said to Ling Aoran obediently.
"Alright, Wan 'er, let's sneak out from the back door.”As he spoke, Ling Aoran held Ling Wan 'er's hand and ran towards the back door. After a while, two small figures disappeared from the courtyard.
"Wow, so many people here! I haven't come out for a long time." On the crowded street, Ling Aoran and Ling Wan 'er held hands as they happily shuttled through the pedestrians, appearing extremely excited.
"Brother Aoran…Brother Aoran, look over there. That granny over there seems to be pinching something. Let's go and take a look, okay?”Ling Aoran looked in the direction Ling Wan 'er was pointing at and saw an old woman in her fifties standing at a stall. She was holding something in her hand. Out of curiosity, Ling Aoran pulled Ling Wan 'er towards that direction.
Walking to the front of the stall, Ling Wan 'er looked around curiously, but she couldn't see what it was. She tilted her head and bit her finger as she asked the old woman,""Hello, Grandma. What are you doing?”
The old lady, who was concentrating on her work, heard a childish voice and couldn't help but look up. She saw two cute children standing in front of her stall. From their clothes, they should be rich kids. Then, he put down his work and asked kindly,"Little girl, are you asking me?”
Ling Wan 'er nodded seriously and smiled sweetly.""Yeah, Grandma, what are you doing? It looks fun.”
The old woman smiled and said," You mean this? This is called a clay figurine. It's a small person made of mud. Look."”As he spoke, he took out a clay figurine from his stall and handed it to Ling Wan 'er.
Ling Wan 'er curiously took the clay figurine and looked at it carefully. "Wow! It's true. Brother Aoran, look. This clay figurine is really made of mud.”
Ling Wan 'er passed the clay figurine in her hand to Ling Aoran and said excitedly, her expression very fond of it. Ling Aoran took the clay figurine and looked at it. He nodded in satisfaction and then handed the clay figurine back to the old woman. Ling Wan 'er bit her lip as she watched Ling Aoran return the clay figurine. Her eyes were filled with reluctance. However, she knew that she could not take something that was not hers, so she did not say anything.
"Grandma, you go ahead. We'll be leaving first.”After returning the clay figurine, Ling Aoran was about to pull Ling Wan 'er away.
The old woman saw the little girl's reluctant eyes staring at the clay figurine in her hand and knew that she liked it very much. She opened her mouth to ask her to stay,"Wait a minute. I don't have anything to do anyway. Why don't I help the two of you make a clay figurine each?”
"Really?" Ling Wan 'er said in surprise.
Ling Aoran also knew that Ling Wan 'er liked clay figurines, but still said,""Thank you, Grandma, but we don't have money.”
Hearing Ling Aoran's words, Ling Wan 'er's happy expression immediately became dejected. Although she was unwilling, she still said,"Grandma, we don't want it anymore. Brother Aoran said that we don't have money.”
The old woman looked at the innocent golden boy and jade girl in front of her and smiled kindly."Grandma doesn't want your money. Grandma pinched it to give it to you.”
"That's great! Brother Aoran, we're going to have our own clay figurine.”Hearing the old woman's words, Ling Wan 'er clapped her hands and shouted happily. Ling Aoran also nodded happily.
"Come, sit here. I'll help you make clay figurines.”As she spoke, the old woman moved a long bench out of nowhere for Ling Aoran and the other woman to sit on.
" Alright." The two nodded and walked over.
Two hours later…
"Alright, I've finished making your clay figurines.”As she spoke, the old woman handed the two clay figurines in her hands to Lin Aoran and the other two. Ling Wan 'er took the clay figurine excitedly. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. She couldn't put it down and played with it.
"Wow! Brother Aoran, look, doesn't this clay man look like you? There was more! Doesn't this look like me too?" Ling Aoran smiled and nodded. Just as he was about to keep a clay figurine in his arms, Ling Wan 'er snatched it away.
"Brother Aoran, this clay figurine that looks like you is for Wan 'er, and this one that looks like Wan' er is for you.”Ling Wan 'er handed the other clay figurine to Ling Aoran and pouted.
Ling Aoran looked at Ling Wan 'er helplessly and could only accept the clay figurine. He then said to the old woman,""Grandma, thank you. We like it very much. Wan 'er, thank the old lady." Ling Wan 'er nodded obediently and said sweetly to the old woman,""Thank you, Grandma. We will definitely collect it well.”
The old woman nodded in satisfaction and laughed,""It's good that you like it, it's good that you like it.! Well, there was no business today anyway. It was getting late and Grandma should go home. Goodbye!”After saying that, he packed up his stall and turned to leave.
"Goodbye, Grandma!" Waving their hands at the old woman, Ling Aoran and Ling Lan looked at the old woman as she left and said at the same time. Ling Aoran watched the old woman leave until she disappeared. He then turned to Ling Wan 'er and said,""Wan 'er, it's getting late. Let's go home.”
"Okay, Brother Aoran." After saying that, Ling Aoran held Ling Wan 'er's hand and walked home.
"Third Brother, look! Aren't they the two brats of the Ling family? They usually don't go out. I didn't expect to meet them today. Hehe…and they don't seem to have any guards from the Ling family with them. We're rich now!”An extremely wretched looking little rascal said to the burly man beside him.
"Haha! Not bad, I, Bai San, have finally made my mark. Hehe…as long as I capture these two little things of the Ling family and bring them back to the family head, the family head will definitely be very happy. At that time…hehe!" As he spoke, the burly man revealed an extremely lewd smile.
"That's right, third brother, when you get the benefits, don't forget about me.”The scoundrel said obsequiously.
"That's right. We're brothers. As long as the matter is done, you won't be spared. Let's go and catch up with them. Let's go to a place with fewer people and bring them back.”
"Alright, Third Brother!" As they spoke, the two of them carefully followed behind Ling Aoran.
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