Chapter 24: with translation of chapter title

Lu Xun, I heard you were attacked by the Shadow Clan?

Yes, Martial Uncle.

Tell me honestly, were the Shadow Clan really the only ones who attacked you this time?

Just after returning to school, Lu Xun encountered the anxiously waiting Martial Teacher at the school gate.

Martial Teacher, why are you asking like that?

Lu Xun was puzzled.

How did Martial Teacher know Lu Xun had lied to the people of the Martial Manor and not revealed that darknet assassin?

I have a friend at the Martial Manor who told me about this and said that, judging from the scene, there were some oddities; the assassin might not have been alone.

Martial Teacher explained.

I see.

Martial Uncle, indeed it wasn't just the Shadow Clan.

Lu Xun pulled Martial Teacher to a secluded spot and roughly explained the situation.

I knew this would happen; sigh, it's all my fault for not warning you earlier.

Martial Teacher felt somewhat regretful.

He was so preoccupied with worry that he had no time to think about how Lu Xun could have counter-killed that Second Realm assassin.

This letter, it's time to give it to you.

He took out a letter and handed it to Lu Xun.

Lu Xun took it and saw that the letter was well preserved; the envelope's material was special, likely made of Mystic Concealment Paper.

If it were ordinary paper, a powerful martial artist or Immortal Cultivator could see through the envelope at a glance and read the contents inside.

Mystic Concealment Paper does not allow that; below the Fifth Realm it is hard to see through it.

Martial Uncle, what kind of letter is this?

Lu Xun did not rush to open it.

This is a letter from your parents; I don't know exactly what it says inside, but they entrusted it to me before they died, telling me to give it to you after you reach the Third Realm; if you cannot reach the Third Realm, then I will never give it to you.

Martial Teacher said.

I see.

Lu Xun silently opened the letter.

Martial Teacher glanced away, with no intention of peeking.

Two minutes later, Lu Xun finished reading the letter.

Martial Uncle, can I borrow a flame?

Here you go.

The letter paper ignited and turned to ash.

Martial Teacher watched all this without speaking; Lu Xun doing this must have been the letter's instruction.

Martial Uncle, how is Li Sheng doing now?

Lu Xun asked.

Li Sheng, the very person who, three years ago, seized all of Lu Xun's property with a promissory note.

Upon hearing the name 'Li Sheng', Martial Teacher's eyes flashed with killing intent: 'He should be about to break through the True Intent Realm.'

True Intent Realm!

That is, a Martial Dao Master of the Fourth Realm.

Chu Youqing's maternal grandfather, Murong Wan's father Murong Zhan, is such a Fourth Realm Master.

Little Xun, regardless of whether this was his doing, don't think about revenge for now; go to Qingbei, cultivate diligently, your growth will surely be many times faster than his; when you have grown, settling the score later will not be too late.

Martial Teacher sighed and advised.

He also wished he could kill Li Sheng.

But now his meridians are damaged, his strength is regressing rather than advancing; what can he do?

I know that, Martial Uncle.

Lu Xun stepped on it, crushing the completely burned letter into ash.

Martial Teacher left.

Meow.

The cat jumped into his arms, rubbing its little head against Lu Xun.

Little guy, you're not simple.

Lu Xun lowered his gaze to look at it, his fingertips lightly scratching its chin, though a hint of inquiry flickered in his eyes.

During the attack, this little guy gave two warnings, possibly even interfering with the Shadow Clan's shadow-shifting ability—the tooth marks on its calf are unlikely to be coincidental.

Could it really be an ordinary cat?

Now Lu Xun especially suspects that this cat is an exotic species from the Starry Sky Ancient Road.

Lu Xun harbored suspicion in his heart but showed nothing on his face, still gently stroking it.

Even if it truly is an exotic species from the Starry Sky Ancient Road, since it relies on me, I will first observe it for a while before deciding.

Meow~ meow meow~

The cat rolled over in his palm, exposing its soft belly.

Xiao Bai, don't move around, it's bath time.

In the bathroom, Lu Xun held down the struggling cat with one hand and held the showerhead with the other, forcibly giving it a bath.

Well, he gave the cat a nickname, Xiao Bai.

After finishing his bath, Lu Xun sat on the bed, took out the Dark Energy, and prepared to recover a bit.

Lu Xun was forbidden by the system to cultivate, but he could still recover.

Today's two battles had consumed a lot, and Lu Xun wanted to test his recovery speed.

"My meridians really do recover quickly."

After an hour, Lu Xun opened his eyes, satisfiedly moving his muscles and bones.

His recovery speed was indeed astonishingly fast.

The true qi in his qi sea had been so depleted that it recovered in just over half an hour.

If he could cultivate on his own... forget it, cultivation is too tiring.

Sitting still for over half an hour, endlessly doing the heavenly circuit, Lu Xun found it boring.

If he had to sit for a day or two, or do closed-door cultivation for a year or two, wouldn't that bore him to death?

Better to just lie back and relax.

Lu Xun lazily leaned back, one hand stroking the cat, the other scrolling phone videos, half-closing his eyes in contentment.

The sky gradually darkened.

Lu Xun's fingers slowly slipped, and the phone snapped onto the bed.

In his arms, the plush cat curled up into a ball, its tail lightly resting on his wrist.

One person and one cat drifted into dreamland.

Time passed bit by bit.

Until midnight arrived, three moons rose in the sky.

One was Lan Xing's original moon, and the two red ones were planets of this binary star system.

Because of Lan Xing's appearance, they continually drifted closer to Lan Xing, thereby bringing a series of gravitational changes to Lan Xing.

If this had happened when the high martial arts era first descended, it would have become a disaster causing many deaths.

Nowadays, however, it no longer has much effect on Lan Xing.

Suddenly.

Lu Xun's plush cat in his arms opened its eyes.

In the darkness, its pupils glowed with an eerie light; if someone met its gaze, they would feel they were seeing a person, not a cat.

Immediately afterward, for some unknown reason, the plush cat's eyes instantly filled with rage.

"Too much!"

"How dare they make this princess take a mandarin duck bath with him!"

"And they gave this princess such a vulgar name!"

"You're the one called Xiao Bai, your whole family is called Xiao Bai!"

"I'm going to kill you!"

The indignant plush cat raised its paw, about to swipe down, but a large hand suddenly grabbed it.

"You really do have a problem." Lu Xun, who had somehow already awakened, eyes sharp as a blade, said, "Speak up—are you an alien species from the Star Ancient Road?"

The plush cat froze, then its fur stood on end: "You're the alien species! Your whole family are alien species!"

The cute yet fierce girlish voice rang out especially clearly in the night.