“Why don’t you stay away from me?” Li Ling protested. Instead of backed off, Ye Yingyuan stepped forward and said, “It should be you who stay away from me! Why are you even in the front of my house?”

He clearly knew why but still asked anyway. And as expected, Ye Yingyuan’s guess was right on the spot! Even Manstein felt like this chains of event would be dragged along him and that was unavoidable.

“I just sightseeing, nothing more.” Answered Li Ling. Those guards had seen them but only one of them that dare to walked closer.

‘Majority of the people in the city were normal, without anything related to cultivation. And as for the influental person or someone with position, they had some connection to the world of cultivation but I think that was because of some major power in the nearby territory.’

Manstein really wanted to gain power to return to his place, at least strong enough to did that. So he had done every possible ways to gather information and many more.

“Young Master, Miss Li, please calm yourself first. I know that you have a private business but please consider the situation right now!” this person came straight and his face was full of cold sweat.

Ye Yingyuan stopped and looked at him and so did Li Ling. Both of them were like enemies whose fight were ditrupted by the third party. And that particular third party became their target!

“Give me one reason to cease my action or else, I will force you to stand aside!” Ye Yingyuan could not ignore this obstacles called Li Ling and asked that guard to give him a reason.

‘I think what he said this time really came from his heart.’ Manstein was unaware of this affair and he looked at them all like in the cinema in his world.

“A guest, there is a guest that came here when Young Master was away. It looked like this person is a friend that visited his friend.” This person only gave the most important information.

He also added, “This guest’s power is above what I have seen in my life! That’s why Young Master must not make a commotion here or everyone inside will act according to the situation.”

Hearing this, Ye Yingyuan retreated. As for Li Ling, her eyes was sparkling and somehow a faint smile could be seen on her face. Manstein did not miss that! He observed this girl and his first evaluation of her was somehow in positive.

‘She has that intelligent in her eyes but she somehow let this brat Ye Yingyuan speak and even purposely hit him. What a plan.’ Even Manstein himself coud not help but smiled.

“Don’t you hear that? It’s better not to do anything foolish right now. Just enter your house and we can forget this matter.” After achieving her purpose to came there, Li Ling then said those words.

Manstein did not tell Ye Yingyuan about the purpose of her coming to the front of Ye Residence. Instead, he just let things flow and also about the plan to search the expert at alchemy ended up fail.

“Damn! Next time, don’t let me see you or else...” Ye Yingyuan just found an opportunity to test his strength and to let this girl knew that he was not someone who can easliy meet but when he heard that information, he decided to stop.

Ye Yingyuan just walked past Li Ling without looking back at her. Actually, Ye Yingyuan did not hate her but rather displeased by her appearance. It wa because a certain event in the past that he had wished that unless a calamity involved the entire city, he would not care about meeting her.

A sad expression could be looked on Li Ling’s face. She still remembers that particular day.

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Three years ago...

There was an important event that took place in the city. Yes, it was the small competition to unearth some talented youth in the Xuan City.

At the center of the city, a large stage was placed there to everyone to see. The stage itself was square and the side length was twenty meters. Other than that, there were chair and special seat that was placed at the most strategic side of the stage.

“Looks like this youth meeting will be produced some talented individual. That is what we really wish, right?”

“Of course! But other than that I also want to see the youngest son from Ye Family. At this time, his age should be around eight years old and in addition to that, he also a talented individual in cultivation.”

“The youngest son from one of the pillars in Ye family, Ye Canghai surely is talented! His cultvation reached the fourth level in Qi Condensation stage at eight. “

The event was famous because this was the most ancient tradition in the city. A crowd suddenly appeared because the seat for audience was already full!

This was the normal and then the fight began. There were some youth from commoner that suitable for cultivation. Some of them even had been recognized by a disciple from a sect!

“Look at me, mother! I had been accepted as a disciple from a sect!” a young boy happily shouted with a man followed him.

This was the majority sight and at that time, even Ye Canghai felt happy.

“So many of them was accepted as a disciple by some sect member. This is good seedling this year. After those fight against each other, now should be the time where my youngest son go to the arena.” At that time, Ye Canghai was seated at the most strategic place.

That place was seated by the public figure and important person!

Other that he, Ye Family’s patriarch Ye Shui also came to witness this annual event as well. And besides Ye Shui, a middle-aged man also sat there.

“What do you think about our young generation?” asked that middle aged man. He wore leather clothes and his face showed his interest and expectation.

This was the mayor of Xuan City, Li Dian. He came here to watched his daughter in her first attempt at the annual event.

“This year, there are many talented young appear and of course I’m also happy. Why are you asking this?” Ye Shui answered with a look that translated as ‘Are you really out of topics?’

“Only asking, don’t be too serious. Look, your son is going to fight against my daughter!” As Li Dian pointed out his finger to the stage, two people appeared.

A boy that moved to the stage wore grey clothes and a two-edged sword was in his hands. He had a cute face because of his age but his eyes showed a strong determination!

At the opposite side, a girl also walked at the same time. She held a saber in her hand and wore a training outfit. She looked like your adorable child but to held a saber in her hands that was inapropiate.

Both of them then stood there, motionless. Even the cheers that could be heard previously was now stopped.

“Now, we will begin the final match!” with the signal was given, the contestant now could attack each other.

The rules were simple, those who out of the stage is lose. If one of the contestant is knocked out, the victor is determined and the match must stop. Actually it was so simple that everyone imprinted this rule in their bones, already prepared some countermeasures.

After that, the boy and the girl brandished their weapons!

Sounds of metal hitting each other could be heard throughout the stage. Even the energy that used in their exchanged right now were felt by all the people in their place.

“Isn’t she the daugther of the mayor? Why is she participate in this event?” someone saw her and asked. “She is Li Ling. Yes, she is the mayor’s most trasured daughter and her cultivation also not lose to Ye Yingyuan.”

Ye Yingyuan slashed again with his sword, this time using some movement that caused the air to flow with the sword’s movement. While Li Ling kept suppressing the air flow by cutting through them in their weak point!

The sword drew an arch and so the saber. They dealt blows like dancing in the middle of the stage.

‘Woa, she is really great! My Airflow Curtain was suppressed by her movement. Is that also a special movement?’ thought Ye Yingyuan.

But he clearly saw something. Li Ling’s face showed impatience and looked like she was about to release her anger to him!

‘Why is he so strong? I should be the one that can defeat him!’ this was the first time Li Ling had interaction with Ye Yingyuan. She still believed that everything in her sight must be something that exist for her purpose.

‘My technique, Cutter Offensive was not strong enough!’ added her in her mind.

Even Ye Yingyuan’s Airflow Curtain was suppressed but actually also reached the limit because his cultivation was not strong enough! But he could maximize its effect to the apex.

At Li Ling’s side, she already used the strongest technique she had but failed to annihilated Ye Yingyuan’s Airflow Curtain. This made her helpless and then a thought appeared inside her head.

The most important factor why Li Ling could use the Cutter Offensive was because of her intellect.

“Look! That’s the technique I teach her several weeks ago and she almost reached complete mastery.” Li Dian showed his sincere pride.

“What!?” this made even Ye Canghai and Ye Shui exclaimed in shock. ‘Even Yuan’er needs more week to utilized Airflow Curtain to the apex but this girl almost reached the peak in the technique she executed earlier.’ Ye Canghai only nodded.

‘I want to know what else does this girl have.’ Ye Canghai only saw without doing anything other than surveillance.

Li Ling then said something that was unimaginable to anyone present there. It was because what she said actually a catalyst to someone else.

“You know, when someone strike they must use strong attack to land a good blow at the enemies even the enemies will reflexively react. But you only used the softness of the wind to attack me. I wanted to asked you who taught you that movement?”

Li Ling asked with an arrogant look and tone but Ye Yingyuan answered calmly, “This Airflow technique was taught by my father to me. And I think any attack that works is a good strike.”

This reply made Li Ling pissed off for some reason. Because of that, she said that particular line that affected even until three years later.

“Is that so? Then the only thing I can say is your movement technique is a garbage! Even the one who taught it as well. Do you only know that particular movement only?”

After unleashed her fury, Li Ling felt her heart was lifted from a burden. But to Ye Yingyuan and the other Ye family members, this was definitely an insult!

Luckily, she was still a child and usually, people only thought that such an answer was due to the blabbering.

“Are you....really said that?” with his sound lowered, Ye Yingyuan asked. Even his hands trembled when he asked. Ye Canghai raised his eyebrows and his face turned sour.

“Of course I said that!” with a satisfied expression after seeing Ye Yingyuan like that, Li Ling answered quite honestly.

Ye Yingyuan felt hurt in his heart. ‘What is this feeling? Why I feel like my heart is stabbed by dozens of weapons?’

His face turned redder because of anger. His swords started to vibrated and his Qi in his body also started to increase.

Suddenly, Ye Yingyuan’s energy raised to a new degree. But at the same time, his eyes showed the vicious gaze!

“He, he broke through to the level five! Ye Yingyuan broke through to the next level!” Ye Shui was surprised. Everyone was astonished. Who could have thought that?

But his energies were like a big fountain, massive and spread out like a tide! His eyes showed his fury and his sword in his hands glowed with a faint light. Now even Ye Canghai could feel his sons fury!