Chapter 016: Ling's Inner Courtyard

Chapter 016

In the past, Nie Feng, the god of wind, used his supreme legs of the god of wind to shake the rivers and lakes and become a myth for a generation.

Now Ling Xiao has already infiltrated the essence of Fengshen's legs, as long as his profound strength increases, he will reproduce the majestic power of Fengshen in the past.

With all the profound energy in his body poured into his feet, he stepped on the two guards who couldn't react in time.

The two guards were insufficiently defended, their noses were broken on the spot, they vomited blood, and fell far away.

Ling Xiao landed gracefully, his face was slightly pale, he took a deep breath, and said lightly to Ling Tao, "Third Uncle, let's go, I believe these two dogs will not dare to bite people again."

Ling Tao looked at the guards who fell on the ground on both sides, and then he took a complicated look at Ling Xiao, and then walked into the inner courtyard side by side with Ling Xiao.

As soon as he walked into it, Ling Xiao couldn't help being enlightened. This was the first time he set foot in Ling's inner courtyard.

A straight avenue leads directly to the front, surrounded by flowers blooming with a refreshing fragrance, the rockery is strange, like a galloping spirit beast, the small bridge is surrounded by flowing water, making a clear sound of trickling, and there are pavilions dotted among them, this combination is like a palace The inner courtyard is generally very beautiful and quiet.

Walking past the end of the avenue, there is a large martial arts arena with nearly a thousand square meters. There is a raised platform in the middle of the martial arts arena. This is obviously the Ling family's competition arena, and it is also the place where the family tests every year.

And directly in front of the avenue is a majestic and extraordinary attic. This attic is as high as seven stories. It is made of thousand-year-old red cedar trees. Atmospheric splendor.

If there is a formation master here, you can definitely see that formations are arranged around this attic.

Ling Xiao couldn't help sighing in his heart, "The Ling family deserves to be the head of the three great families, yet the inner courtyard is built so uniquely and magnificently."

In the martial arts training ground, there are quite a few teenagers between the ages of ten and sixteen who are practicing martial arts under the guidance of the deacon.

Many older teenagers recognized Ling Xiao, because Ling Xiao was the idol they were chasing two years ago, but now the idol dream is broken, and some are just useless talents who are ridiculed by others.

"Isn't that a disgrace to our family?"

"Yeah, how could he come into the inner court? This kind of useless talent is not qualified to set foot in the inner court."

"Isn't it? This simply stains the reputation of our family. Our family does not need such useless talent."

"Don't talk about brother Ling Xiao like that, he is my idol, although he can't cultivate profound strength, but I believe he will stand up again."

"It's a joke, the Supreme Elder has already concluded that he can no longer cultivate profound strength, and he is doomed to be useless for the rest of his life."

On the training stage, most of the teenagers pointed and pointed at Ling Xiao, and many of them even sneered at Ling Xiao. Only a little girl in pink supported Ling Xiao.

This little girl is Ling Xiao's cousin Ling Ling, the youngest daughter of his uncle Ling Jue. She is only eight years old, and her tender little face is extremely cute.

The tall and strong young man next to Ling Ling is Ling Zhi, one of the grandsons of the second elder Ling Mo. At the age of fifteen, he is already at the peak of a low-level profound practitioner. In half a year, he can break through a small rank and become a middle-level profound practitioner. Talent can be regarded as a top-notch talent in Meteorite City, much better than Ling Rui, who is already eighteen years old and still a low-level profound practitioner.

"I don't allow you to say brother Ling Xiao, he is stronger than you all." Ling Ling raised her fist and shouted calmly. She is now a third-level martial artist, and the small fists she clenches are somewhat powerful.

"Hmph, little girl, look after me, let's see how I teach you brother Ling Xiao." Ling Zhi was shirtless, looked at Ling Ling with disdain, and then walked towards Ling Xiao with big strides.

Although he is Ling Mo's grandson, he is still young, and he will not let him know about everything about the Ling family. He only knows that Ling Xiao was seriously injured yesterday, and he has no idea that Ling Xiao can rebuild his profound strength. And his strength has increased by one point compared to yesterday. If he knew this, he probably wouldn't come out to look for it.

"Hey, useless talent, you are not qualified to enter our family's inner courtyard, get out of here quickly, or I will make you look good." Ling Zhi has a domineering personality, and he doesn't take Ling Tao seriously at all, and shouts at Ling directly with a smile.

Because there is an unwritten rule in the family that people of the same generation can meet and learn from each other. As long as they don't kill people, the previous generation can't interfere. That's why Ling Zhi dared to show disrespect to Ling Xiao in front of Ling Tao, just like Ling Rui, he ignored Ling Tao directly.

Ling Tao had already seen Ling Xiao's strength, so he didn't say much about Ling Zhi's provocation, he just wanted to watch the show from the sidelines.

Ling Xiao looked at him playfully and said, "Are you talking about me?".

Ling Zhi put his hands on his waist and said, "In our Ling family, besides you, who else is a waste talent. Your father is a waste talent just like you. It really embarrasses our Ling family. If you hit your head against the wall and die, forget it."

Ling Tao's brows were frowned upon hearing Ling Zhi's harsh words, and the young people from the family who were not far away gathered together to watch the play, as if they had seen the tragic situation of Ling Xiao being taught by Ling Zhi.

Only Ling Ling clenched his fists tightly and shouted, "Brother Ling Xiao is not a waste, brother Ling Xiao, you beat Ling Zhi, he is so annoying."

Ling Xiao smiled at Ling Ling, "Xiao Linger, you are right, it is really annoying to see him look as stupid as a cow."

"Hehe, Lexus is just a cow." Ling Ling was innocent and cute, and immediately responded to Ling Xiao's words with a smile.

"How courageous, you trash dare to insult me, I'll make you look good" Ling Zhi shouted, and rushed towards Ling Xiao, his fists condensed eight points of strength, and smashed towards Ling Xiao.

"I said you are a cow or a cow, and I didn't specify the surname, but I also took the right number. It's really stupid." Ling Xiao looked at Ling Zhi's two punches with disdain. With strength against strength, Ling Xiao is definitely no match for a Xuan However, his speed is unmatched by high-level profound practitioners, and only profound practitioners can threaten him.

After Ling Xiao said, his footsteps staggered, and there was only one ruin left in place.

Ling Zhi slammed in with both fists, and immediately smashed the wreckage, and he yelled "No!".

Unfortunately, it was too late, Ling Xiao had already clapped behind his back.

"Flowing Water and Clouds"

"Snapped"

Ling Xiao slapped Ling Zhi directly on the back of the head, and sent him flying a few meters before being stunned.

Suddenly, all the teenagers in the training ground looked at Ling Xiao incredulously. Before they knew what happened, they saw Ling Zhi was shot flying, and Ling Zhi didn't seem to be able to get up again.

This, is this really a useless talent that cannot be cultivated?

They all had doubts in their hearts. The final answer is no. Not only is Ling Xiao not a useless talent, but he is also stronger than them. If Ling Zhi, a low-level peak profound practitioner, is defeated with one palm, even a beginner-level profound practitioner may not necessarily have this strength. !

Only the deacon who taught the child martial arts and Ling Tao saw some doubts present, and both of them were wondering, "This kid's footwork is very weird!".

"Wow, Brother Ling Xiao, you are so awesome!" Ling Ling jumped up happily on the spot and shouted.

Ling Xiao stepped forward, hugged this cute little girl in his arms, kissed Ling Ling's forehead and said, "It's not as good as my little Linger, she is already a third-level martial artist at such a young age." , work harder and soon you can become a profound practitioner."

Ling Ling blushed and said, "Brother Ling Xiao, you are so bad! You actually took her first kiss, what if I can't get married in the future?".

Xiao Lingling's words immediately made Ling Xiao and Ling Tao burst into laughter, and they couldn't help sighing secretly that this little girl was so precocious.

"Okay, let's go, don't make the family wait for a long time." Ling Tao touched Ling Ling's head and smiled at Ling.

Putting down little Lingling, Ling Xiao and Ling Tao finally stepped into the attic of the inner courtyard.

In the attic, nine old men seemed to have been waiting.

Sitting at the top was Ling Xiao's grandfather, Ling Cang, the patriarch of the Ling family. He was wearing a dark golden robe, with long hair tied up with strands of gray mixed in, and his thin old face was lightly pale. His wrinkles looked very kind, but there was an inexplicable prestige between those old eyes, which made people dare not look directly at them.

On his lower right is the second elder Ling Mo, with a very rigid expression, one hand resting on the armrest, his fingers kept tapping on the wooden chair, making a light and crisp sound of "da... da...".

On the lower left is the third elder, Ling Yuan, with a fat body like a ball, and his entire face is squeezed so that it is difficult to see the facial features, only the two sharp lights between the two eyes are looking at Ling Xiao.

Under Ling Mo and Ling Yuan, they are the Fourth Elder and the Fifth Elder...

Ling Tao bowed to Ling Cang, who was sitting on a high seat, and said, "Patriarch, Ling Xiao has arrived." After all, he retreated to the bottom corner and stood expressionlessly.

Although Ling Tao is the son of Ling Cang, the Ling family has a strict hierarchy. Before he became an elder, there would never be a place for him to sit in the attic of the inner courtyard.

Ling Xiao also bowed like Ling Tao and said, "I have met the patriarch and all the elders."

"Huh..." At this moment, the Fifth Elder Ling Yan snorted inappropriately, and a great coercion pressed towards Ling Xiao.

Ling Cang, who was sitting on top, frowned, and then relaxed it again, not stopping Ling Yan's actions.

Suddenly, Ling Xiao felt an inexplicable force coming from all directions, making his breathing short and difficult, as if his body was being oppressed by a boulder, as long as he loosened it a little, he would kneel on the ground.

A wave of anger rose in Ling Xiao's heart. Damn, from outside all the way until now, he has been repeatedly rejected and provoked by inexplicable things. It's really unbearable.

Ling Xiao gritted his teeth, his eyes were red with anger, the skin of his mouth had been bitten open, and traces of blood flowed out, his body was bent and bent, but he still persisted, with one hand on the dragon sword behind him, It seems that he is about to draw his sword and fight to the death.

"That's enough." Ling Mo, the second elder who was above the fifth elder, waved away the pressure of the fifth elder Ling Yan with one hand.

When the coercion was gone, Ling Xiao felt his body and mind relax, and a mouthful of blood wanted to gush out from his stomach, but he was directly suppressed by his stubborn heart.

Ling Xiao sneered at the Fifth Elder and said, "You hit the young and the old, Fifth Elder, are you going to bully the young with the big?".

Ling Yan didn't know that Ling Rui was humiliated by Ling Xiao, so he immediately said in displeasure, "What do you mean by that, I'm just following the wishes of the elders, to see if you can really cultivate profound strength."

"Oh, that's how it is. I blamed the fifth elder by mistake." Ling Xiao bowed slightly, and then said, "I thought it was the fifth elder who stood up for your grandson, but I think the fifth elder is very private, so I believe he will not be calm." Is it right to shield anyone who disrespects the patriarch?".

Ling Yan didn't listen carefully, and immediately nodded and said, "That's natural."

Ling Xiao said with a smile, "That's good", then he raised his head and said loudly to the elders sitting there, "Just now someone insulted me in public at the door, originally it wasn't a big deal, but I, Ling Xiao, have been numb for the past two years. I don’t care about anything with others, but I want to boldly ask all the elders, what crime should a Ling family’s son be guilty of if he speaks disrespectfully to the patriarch?”.

Ling Xiao made some solemn speeches, causing all the elders sitting there to cast inexplicable gazes.

In the end, Ling Wei, the fourth elder who was in charge of the punishment, said, "If a child of the Ling family disrespects the patriarch, he should have his profound strength abolished and be expelled from the Ling family."