Chapter 127: Knowledge Changes Destiny (Second Update, Seeking Everything)

"Big brother, what treasure is it?" The little girl opened her large eyes and looked at Li Changsheng, her eyes full of childlike innocence.

The little girl followed her mother's surname and was named Lin Ling.

"Burrowing Mouse, it's time to show your art!" Li Changsheng did not explain, but instead released the Burrowing Mouse.

His Burrowing Mouse could be called versatile; it not only loved setting traps but also had quite a bit of research into carving.

The next moment, the Burrowing Mouse burrowed into the ground. When it emerged again, it had a white stone the size of a human head in its hands. Its paw pads each extended four sharp claws, and it began to carefully carve the stone.

Stone dust flew continuously, attracting Lin Ling's gaze and making her temporarily ignore the screams coming from the back hall of the Tudi Miao. Her eyes were motionless, filled with a focused expression.

With a flurry of movements as fierce as a tiger, in just a few minutes, the Burrowing Mouse completed the work and, at Li Changsheng's signal, handed the work to Lin Ling.

This was a lifelike cat statue, opening two large beige eyes, looking naive and adorable, very lovable.

"Wow, so amazing, thank you!" Lin Ling clapped her small hands vigorously and carefully took the cat statue with both hands. Her movements were very gentle, afraid of breaking the cat statue.

She had grown up to this age, and this was the first time she had received a gift; this held great symbolic significance for her.

Until this moment, the screams in the back hall stopped abruptly. Li Changsheng did not want Lin Ling to see the bloody scene, so he did not take her in again and let the Burrowing Mouse accompany her.

Soon, Lin Wan walked out. Her body was stained with blood. After her great revenge was fulfilled, her expression was obviously much more relaxed, but the long-term mental tension, once relaxed, also made her feel very exhausted.

After coming out, Lin Wan endured her exhaustion and respectfully handed the items on Chang Wei's body to Li Changsheng, including a gemstone ring, a jade thumb ring, and a gold necklace.

Li Changsheng did not refuse and put them into his space necklace.

"Young Master, great kindness cannot be thanked with words! But I still beg you to take us in. No matter how bitter or tiring the work is, I can do it, I only ask for a bite to eat for us!"

Lin Wan knelt on the ground again, her expression serious and earnest. She and her daughter had long been homeless, especially since they were both women and children. Even if they were free now, they might not necessarily live better than they did now, and there was even the possibility of falling into the hands of human traffickers.

That they were able to survive these past few years was not unrelated to luck; otherwise, given their conditions, a simple cold or tetanus could have taken their little lives.

Rather than that, it would be better to follow Li Changsheng. The other party was a student of Yuanling Academy, which in her eyes was an incomparably thick thigh to cling to.

Even if she had to work like an ox or a horse, at the very least she could manage a bite to eat. If she did well, perhaps her daughter could receive a good education.

Knowledge changes destiny!

This sentence, no matter in which world, is deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Seeing her mother like this, Lin Ling also knelt on the ground in ignorance.

Li Changsheng looked down at Lin Wan and asked, "Including killing and arson?"

Lin Wan's breathing stalled slightly, her chest heaving, but after glancing at her daughter, she answered with a firm expression: "Including! You are our benefactor. As long as you say the word, even if I have to go through fire and water, I will not hesitate!"

Lin Wan's meaning was very clear; she could do anything, but that did not include her daughter.

Li Changsheng revealed a smile. He naturally understood her meaning and nodded, saying: "Very good, I happen to be lacking some manpower. From now on, you will follow me. I guarantee you will be fed and clothed, but I will say the ugly words first: if you betray me, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Abilities can be learned slowly, but what I value most is loyalty. Lin Wan, in the future, I will entrust you with important matters, and I hope you can keep them secret!"

"If you perform well, your daughter will not only be able to receive a good education, but she will also have the opportunity to become a Monster Tamer. If you perform a great service, I will let her join the Academy to study, and she may even obtain a quota for the Yuanling Academy assessment!"

After obtaining a special ability, Li Changsheng had long had a plan, but he did not have subordinates he could trust, causing this plan to be shelved and never put into practice.

Lin Wan was his best candidate at present. Li Changsheng had, after all, saved the lives of her and her daughter, and even gave her the opportunity to take revenge personally, especially since she had acted as a 'fool' for five years; her mental fortitude was far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

Besides this, Lin Ling was Lin Wan's lifeblood; Li Changsheng could feel this. As long as Lin Ling's safety was guaranteed, she was fed and clothed, and eventually cultivated, there was almost no possibility of Lin Wan rebelling.

Upon hearing Li Changsheng's requirements, Lin Wan's expression did not change much. Li Changsheng's requirements were not difficult to say, but they were not easy either. However, for Lin Wan, whether it was loyalty or keeping secrets, she believed she could do it.

The most important thing was the reward, which was an unimaginable temptation for Lin Wan. As long as she performed well, her daughter would not only be able to receive a good education, but would also have the opportunity to become a Monster Tamer. If she could perform a great service, her daughter would have the opportunity to join Yuanling Academy.

This was one of the Four Great Academies of the Langya Kingdom. As long as one became a student of Yuanling Academy, one would surely be able to stand out in the future.

Regardless of whether it could be realized, hope and longing appeared in Lin Wan's eyes. These past few years, she had pinned all her thoughts on her daughter. Once she thought about her daughter having the opportunity to become a student of Yuanling Academy in the future, her heart was filled with motivation.

"Yes, Master!" After making the decision, Lin Wan addressed Li Changsheng as Master.

Li Changsheng had no intention of changing the address. After all, it was just a title; did he have to force Lin Wan to call him Young Master...

"You follow me into the Academy District, but before that, I must tidy you up first!"

Soon, Li Changsheng brought Lin Wan and her daughter into the village and began to prepare clothing for them. Although they were very dirty and even emitted a foul odor, as long as it was something money could solve, everything was naturally not a problem.

In addition to preparing clothing, Li Changsheng also hired people to scrub them, changing the water several times before barely removing the strange odor from their bodies.

While Lin Wan and her daughter were washing, Li Changsheng did not wait; he rode Aixi to the place where Lin Wan had found the cats.

This was a dead tree near the village. Near the roots, there was a tree hole; this was where the mother cat and the two kittens originally lived.

Meow~ Meow~

At this time, the two kittens in Li Changsheng's arms poked their heads out. Their eyes were full of attachment because they originally had a warm home.

Unfortunately, everything was destroyed by a wild dog.

"Aixi, I'll leave it to you from here!"

Under Li Changsheng's command, Aixi lowered its head and sniffed hard. Due to the heavy rain, the scent that had remained here had almost dissipated, but Aixi was, after all, a keen-scented Savage Sword-Toothed Tiger, and it soon caught a scent.

Roar~

Aixi let out a low roar and chased in the direction of this scent.

Soon, Li Changsheng saw a messy patch of ground, on which lay a piece of tattered cat skin and a cat head that had been gnawed on.

The cat's head had its eyes wide open, filled with pain, attachment, and reluctance.

This was the mother cat's head!

"Don't look!"

At the first moment, Li Changsheng pressed the heads of the two kittens, not wanting them to see such a cruel scene, to avoid their weak hearts being hurt.

Just at this moment, a trembling figure suddenly darted out from the grass not far away. It looked at Aixi fearfully and was about to flee in the direction of the village.

This was a wild dog. Judging from the bloodstains and cat fur at the corners of its mouth, it was the culprit who killed the mother cat.

Under Aixi's Pressure, ordinary Spirit Beasts rarely had the thought of rising to resist; they usually only tucked their tails and ran away.

"Don't let it run!"

Following Li Changsheng's order, Aixi was like an arrow released from a bow, fiercely pouncing toward the wild dog.

Aixi's speed was extremely fast. In the time of two or three breaths, it appeared in front of the wild dog. Under the wild dog's fearful gaze, it slapped it to the ground with one paw, causing it to directly lose its ability to fight.

Almost subconsciously, Li Zhangsheng projected his Mental Power, encompassing this entire area.

In this area, apart from his Demon Pet, there was only one bright speck of light; this speck of light was naturally the wild dog.

"Medium Grade quality!" Li Zhangsheng frowned slightly; he had not expected that the wild dog which killed the mother cat would be a High Quality Fairy.

Even a High Quality Fairy of the lowest species is worth at least double-digit Low-grade Soul Crystals, which is not a small amount of resources for Li Zhangsheng.

However, Li Zhangsheng never had the intention of contracting the wild dog from the very beginning; he could not let the wild dog that killed the mother cat go.

"Aixi, kill it!"

Under the wild dog's terrified gaze, Aixi bit down hard. Crack! The wild dog's head tilted to the side, its body shuddered violently a few times, and then it ceased to breathe.

After dealing with the wild dog, Li Zhangsheng buried the mother cat's body, specifically piling up a small grave for it.

"Time to go back!"

Near dusk, Lin Wan and her daughter finally finished; compared to before, they seemed like different people.

Several years of pretending to be crazy and acting foolish, not getting enough to eat or wear, made Lin Wan look exceptionally thin, to the point where she could only be described as skin and bones; her skin was dark, her hands and feet were rough, and she looked somewhat aged, but her eyes were exceptionally bright and filled with hope.

As long as she recuperates for a period of time, she will surely be able to recover a great deal.

Lin Ling was also very thin, but not to the point of being skin and bones; however, she was not tall, being more than ten centimeters shorter than girls of her age. She had an oval face, two short pigtails tied on her head, and wide, dark, shiny eyes filled with an innocent look.

As for the changes in Lin Wan and her daughter, it would be a lie to say the villagers were not envious; after all, the person they were following was a student of Yuanling Academy, which was definitely a big shot to them.

The Academy District is very large; besides the various academies, there are restaurants, inns, schools, grocery stores, and so on—it can be said that everything one needs is there.

Li Zhangsheng specifically purchased a small courtyard; besides being used to house the two of them, this place would also become the location for him to implement his plan.

After settling the two of them in, the sky had turned completely dark, and Li Zhangsheng began to return to Yuanling Academy.

"Eh, is there a fire? That location, oh no!"

Before even reaching the courtyard, Li Zhangsheng saw a bright red fire cloud on the earthen slope. When he saw the general location of the fire cloud, his expression changed drastically, and he hurried toward his courtyard.

(End of chapter)