While the two were enjoying their time at Peach Blossom Island, Lin Xianshu's grandfather, the Lin Family head, Lin Zhiyuan, called and said that Li Taiyi and two elders from Mount Hua Sword Sect had arrived at the Lin Family, demanding to see Lin Xianshu, or else they would make trouble for the Lin Family.

After receiving the message, Lin Xianshu's beautiful face changed, the expected had finally happened.

"Little Qiang, the Mount Hua Sword Sect is causing trouble... What should we do?"

"What should we do?... Go and deal with them!"

"Hmm," Lin Xianshu nodded but then hesitated, "I'm just afraid that if the Mount Hua Sword Sect's experts all come out, we won't be able to handle them..."

"For a female disciple, they wouldn't make such a big fuss," Wang Xiaoqiang analyzed, "Moreover, if that were the case, I think Taiyi Sect wouldn't just stand by... I belong to Taiyi Sect, they won't neglect their disciples, and besides, I am the champion of this sect competition..."

"Hmm, makes sense. Then we shouldn't delay, let's hurry back..."

"Okay."

Having decided on their plan, the two flew back to the Lin Family together.

In a rather secluded villa of the Lin Family, inside a large room similar to a council hall, Li Taiyi arrogantly sat on a sofa, his leg propped on the coffee table, shaking continuously, his eyes tightly watching Lin Zhiyuan, the head of the Lin Family, acting as if he had the Lin Family under his thumb. Beside him sat Elder Ding and Elder Ge, both wearing indifferent and solemn expressions, their brows carrying a hint of authority.

Lin Zhiyuan and Lin Xianshu's father, Lin Yuanshan, were attentively serving them, offering tea, handing over water, and providing cigarettes, taking care of them meticulously, fearing that these three god-like beings might unleash slaughter on the Lin Family in a fit of anger.

"Old man, where exactly did your granddaughter run off to? We've been waiting for ten minutes. I'll give you five more hours, if she doesn't show up in front of me in half an hour, I won't be nice anymore..." Li Taiyi was becoming impatient. He was already fuming, and to his surprise, upon arriving at the Lin Family, he couldn't see Lin Xianshu, which only added fuel to his anger.

"Young Master Li, I've already called Xianshu, don't worry, she'll be back soon..." Lin Zhiyuan replied nervously.

"Call again, tell Lin Xianshu what I just said," Li Taiyi said coldly.

"Yes, yes. I'll call her right now." Lin Zhiyuan obeyed submissively and then took out his phone and stepped outside the villa to call Lin Xianshu with Li Taiyi's message.

Lin Xianshu received the call during their flight, telling Lin Zhiyuan to steady Li Taiyi while she and Wang Xiaoqiang quickened their flight.

Wang Xiaoqiang released all six hundred Spirit Springs from his body, forming a huge Flying Boat which, despite its size, was faster than before. Finally, within five minutes, they arrived at the Lin Family villa's council room.

By this time, Li Taiyi was already very impatient and burst out at Lin Zhiyuan, "Old fool, your granddaughter really puts on airs, if it weren't for our Mount Hua Sword Sect, she would be nothing, and she still acts all high and mighty before me. Let me tell you, it was her good fortune that this young master took a fancy to her, and she still dares to think so highly of herself... Damn it!"

Just then, Wang Xiaoqiang and Lin Xianshu walked into the council room.

Seeing the two, Lin Zhiyuan, grasping at straws, immediately greeted them, "Mr. Wang, Xianshu, you're back..."

Upon seeing Lin Xianshu return, but with a young man beside her, a young man who clearly possessed a cultivation base at the Foundation Establishment Mid Stage, jealousy surged in Li Taiyi's heart. Seeing the flushed, more-grown-up face of Lin Xianshu, who seemed newly wedded, Li Taiyi, who wasn't unfamiliar with the secret maneuvers with female disciples in Mount Hua Sword Sect and was quite skilled in matters of men and women due to his study of hidden love arts, could naturally discern the changes in Lin Xianshu's expression. He felt a mix of frustration and anger, suspecting Lin Xianshu had been taken by this young man.

"Lin Xianshu, who is this pretty boy?" Li Taiyi, unable to keep his emotions in check, immediately pointed at Wang Xiaoqiang and questioned when he noticed the unusual relationship between Lin Xianshu and the young man before him.

"This is my boyfriend. His name is Wang Xiaoqiang," Lin Xianshu said, hooking her arm in Wang Xiaoqiang's and leaning her rosy cheek on his shoulder, showing off their love.

"Wow, you scoundrel, you defy your master's orders and don't return to the sect, just to be with this pretty boy? That's truly disgraceful..."

Li Taiyi's eyes reddened with anger, almost wishing he could devour the couple.

Wang Xiaoqiang wrapped an arm around Lin Xianshu's slender waist and gently caressed her, laughing heartily, "That's right, you guessed it. We were just traveling, touring while practicing Dual Cultivation, haha, lad, envious? Jealous? Resentful? Haha..."

Wang Xiaoqiang spoke in a way that could infuriate anyone to death.

Lin Xianshu's face turned slightly red, and Lin Zhiyuan and Lin Yuanshan, seeing that the conversation was turning into a quarrel that only worsened over time, realized that the situation had become irreversible. Thus, they quietly exited the council hall to avoid being injured in case a fight broke out.

"You little rascal, you dare to touch my woman..." Seeing his suspicions confirmed, Li Taiyi was filled with regret. Had he known earlier, he would have taken Lin Xianshu by force. Now it was too late, and in his fury, he pointed at Wang Xiaoqiang, his eyes filled with rage, his body trembling uncontrollably, and a surge of blood rushed to his throat but he forcibly swallowed it back down.

No wonder he reacted this way. As the son of Li Gufeng from the Mount Hua Sword Sect, Li Taiyi had always had it too easy. In the Mount Hua Sword Sect, he was treated almost like an emperor, with wealth, magic treasures, cultivation technique manuals, women—whatever he wanted, he had. But Lin Xianshu was the one exception, and now, to make things worse, she had been taken by Wang Xiaoqiang, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, who flaunted their love right in front of him and outright insulted him. This was an unbearable humiliation for him. Overwhelmed by his emotions, blood surged out, but being concerned about his pride, he swallowed it back down.

"How can you call her your woman? Do you have a marriage certificate?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked with a smile.

Li Taiyi was too presumptuous, thinking any woman he desired should be his, regardless if he could actually have her or not, thus he always referred to them as his own.

"You, I'm going to slap you to death..." Overwhelmed by shame and fury, Li Taiyi gathered Spiritual Power in his palm, hoping to send Wang Xiaoqiang, still at Foundation Establishment Stage, flying with a slap. However, before he could strike, Elder Ding and Elder Ge had already intervened. "Taiyi, don't—this is Wang Xiaoqiang..."

Wang Xiaoqiang???

Only then did Li Taiyi realize; even he had heard of the champion of this year's sect competition, Wang Xiaoqiang, who was said to be at the Transformation Realm. But the young man in front of him was clearly only at the Mid Foundation Establishment Stage. Li Taiyi laughed wildly, "Wang Xiaoqiang, haha? He's Wang Xiaoqiang? This Foundation Establishment fellow, an imposter, no doubt..."

Li Taiyi had never met Wang Xiaoqiang and refused to believe it when he saw he was only at Middle Stage Foundation Establishment.

Little did he know, Wang Xiaoqiang had just arrived in a hurry and hadn't absorbed the Spiritual Spring dispersed from the Flying Boat. Hence, he only had 212 Spiritual Springs in his body, appearing as if he was at the Mid Foundation Establishment Stage.

Elder Ding and Elder Ge, experienced Nascent Soul old monsters, although seeing Wang Xiaoqiang at just Mid Foundation Establishment, did not take chances and refrained from attacking immediately. Elder Ding tentatively said, "Wang Xiaoqiang, Lin Xianshu is a disciple of our Mount Hua Sword Sect. She has defied the sect, and we are taking her back. We hope you will not interfere, or even Taiyi Sect might not look after you..."

Wang Xiaoqiang replied, "Lin Xianshu is my girlfriend. Although we aren't married yet, we are practically husband and wife. So her matters are my matters too. If you want to take her away, you'll have to get past me... As for the Taiyi Sect, I don't think they would help outsiders bully their own disciples..."

"You imposter, daring to pretend to be Wang Xiaoqiang and attempting to damage the reputation of Wang Xiaoqiang and Taiyi Sect, aren't you afraid that Wang Xiaoqiang and the Taiyi Sect will deal with you..." Elder Ge also tested the waters, still cautious about acting before verifying Wang Xiaoqiang's true identity—as his current cultivation at the Transformation Realm was not something they could contend with, and there was also the protective True Person of Taiyi to consider.

Wang Xiaoqiang could clearly see through the intentions of these two old cunning folks and sternly said, "Believe it or not, that's up to you, I can't be bothered to argue with you. You have one minute to get out of the Lin Family, or else, I'll make you leave horizontally..."

"Imposter, such audacity, believe it or not, I'll slap you dead!" Li Taiyi said as he raised his hand, the Spiritual Power condensing.

This time, Elder Ding and Elder Ge did not stop him; to truly verify this Wang Xiaoqiang's identity, it seemed they really had to engage him. And these two slick old schemers would certainly not risk themselves.

Let this foolish second-generation Li Taiyi be the one to provoke the tiger!

Seeing that the elders did not stop him this time, Li Taiyi exerted his full strength, aiming a slap at Wang Xiaoqiang, attempting to crush him into pulp with a display of Shenwei.

With his Mid Golden Core Stage cultivation, if Wang Xiaoqiang really was just at Mid Foundation Establishment, under such a substantial gap, he could indeed crush Wang Xiaoqiang into a pulp with one slap.

But unfortunately for him, Wang Xiaoqiang was not.

As the slap approached Wang Xiaoqiang, Lin Xianshu quickly stepped in front of him, gathering Spiritual Power in her palm, countering the attacking palm.

Boom...

A loud noise echoed through the villa, shattering all the windows around.

Knocked back by the shock, Li Taiyi collapsed onto the couch and finally spewed the blood he had been suppressing in his throat.

The rebounding force also forced Lin Xianshu back three steps before she could stabilize herself.(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welcome you to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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