NOVPUBWenren Tianming felt a slight sting at his neck.
He gently touched it with his hand and a bit of fresh blood trickled down.
There was a very small wound on his neck.
"Is this a warning," he said with a solemn expression as he looked at Xu Zimei.
The grace of that sword just now was still flashing through his mind.
Xu Zimei was right, if he hadn’t shown mercy, now it wouldn’t be just this small wound.
"Who exactly are you?" Wenren Tianming asked, looking at Xu Zimei.
"Don’t you know?" Xu Zimei said with a faint smile.
"Perhaps if I say the current Saint Heir of the True Martial Holy Sect, will you be able to accept that a bit more."
Wenren Tianming became somewhat silent, originally he was very confident in his own talent.
Even the peerless geniuses of the Central Continent were merely at the Emperor Pulse Realm.
He was confident that, compared to those geniuses, he had the qualifications to vie for this life’s Destiny.
However, just now, that mere ordinary sword had shattered all his pride.
He found that he didn’t even have the ability to resist.
It was as if the gap between the two men was a chasm that could not be crossed.
"I will keep my promise," Wenren Tianming took a deep breath and replied.
Xu Zimei nodded and did not speak further, leaving the lakeside and slowly continued to stroll around the Wenren Residence.
......
At dusk, sunset painted half the sky.
The afterglow reflected on the edge of the horizon, and clumps of Fire Refining Cloud floated in midair.
In the distance, on the branches of trees, several lone birds shook off leaves and took flight towards the faraway lands.
Xu Zimei originally planned to return to the courtyard.
Halfway there, a little girl with two white jade braids came towards him.
The girl held a candied hawthorn in her hand and wore a light blue long dress.
She looked very cute with some baby fat.
Her eyes were lively and bright.
As they brushed past each other, Xu Zimei had only glanced at the girl out of curiosity.
Unexpectedly, the little girl suddenly turned her head and said fiercely, "What are you looking at?
Don’t believe I will gouge out your eyes?"
"At such a young age, you have such a fierce nature?" Xu Zimei said with a light laugh.
"Do you know who I am?" The little girl sized up Xu Zimei and said.
"You must be a new servant, right?"
"That’s not your concern," Xu Zimei replied with a smile.
"You dare to talk to me like that?" The little girl snorted coldly, then said with a smirk of triumph.
"My name is Wenren Ya, my father is Wenren Yao, now you know to be afraid, don’t you!"
Xu Zimei was startled; Wenren Yao was his uncle, which meant that this little girl whom he had never met before was actually his cousin.
He observed her haughty demeanor and shook his head slightly.
He quickly snatched the candied hawthorn from her hand and ate it in one go.
Then, he put the remaining stick back into the little girl’s hand and strode away.
The little girl hadn’t reacted for a moment. She looked at the bare stick in her hand and then at Xu Zimei’s retreating figure.
Instantly, she cried out with a "waah" filled with grievance.
Returning to the courtyard, the sky had already grown dark.
Cousin Wenren Su sat listlessly in the pavilion of the courtyard.
"What’s wrong?" Xu Zimei approached and asked curiously.
"Can’t find the Dragon Tail Grass," Wenren Su said, "I’m afraid I’ll have to break the promise I made to Miss Xian’er."
"Although Dragon Tail Grass is only Cosmos Tier Mysterious Medicine, due to its rarity,
it’s not something that can be easily found," Xu Zimei shook his head slightly.
The conditions for Dragon Tail Grass to be born were somewhat too harsh, and this also led to its scarcity.
Only with the fresh blood of a True Dragon could Dragon Tail Grass grow.
And ever since the early Era of Emperors when the Heavenly Curtain War God slaughtered the Dragon Clan,
this race had almost gone extinct, so where would one find the blood of a True Dragon to cultivate Dragon Tail Grass?
Of course, those Divine Dragons within the Divine Continent under Xu Zimei’s control were not included.
"I think you should stop thinking about these matters," Xu Zimei said with a smile.
"I want to ask you about something, do you know Wenren Ya?"
"What’s with that girl?" Wenren Su nodded and asked.
"She’s my elder uncle’s daughter, she’s been pampered since she was little, and now she’s completely turned into a spoiled princess.
Can’t talk back to her, can’t scold her."
"Looking at you with such deep resentment, it seems you can’t stand anyone," Xu Zimei said with a laugh.
"Sigh, in this family, your cousin has no status to speak of," Wenren Su shook his head and said.
"In the past, I could still bully the side branch disciples, but now even some of the side branch disciples are stepping on my head."
Xu Zimei laughed, knowing that the other party was referring to Wenren Tianming.
However, he still reminded, "You’d better not provoke him if you can help it in the future, you’re no match for him."
...
Xu Zimei stayed at Wenren Residence for seven days with Wenren Su, and during those days Xu Zimei was alright, immersed in cultivation.
However, Wenren Su, bored all day, kept talking about his Miss Xian’er.
Today was his grandfather’s big birthday celebration.
Xu Zimei got up early with Wenren Su and headed to the main courtyard.
Dawn was beginning to break, and the pale light in the sky gradually turned into a purple sun.
Rising majestically in the east.
At this moment, the Wenren Family was decorated and lit up, all the clan members gathered happily together.
Xu Zimei and the other juniors were called together to stand inside the main hall of the main courtyard.
A man in a red robe stood at the very front, briefing everyone on the matters to pay attention to today.
This man was known to Xu Zimei; he was his eldest maternal uncle, Wenren Yao.
"Today, all the prestigious and powerful figures of the entire Phoenix Perching Empire will attend, so whatever you do, restrain yourselves a bit," Wenren Yao said with a grave tone.
"It’s your grandfather’s grand birthday; we cannot afford any mistakes.
If anyone makes a mistake, there will be no leniency.
Did everyone understand?"
"Understood," the youngsters below replied energetically.
Xu Zimei glanced around and saw that there were about a dozen direct descendants in Wenren Family’s current generation. 𝓃𝓸𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
All of them were the sons and daughters of his eldest, second, and youngest maternal uncles, as well as his maternal aunt.
His own mother was the youngest in this generation of the Wenren Family.
And she had only him as a child.
As Wenren Yao finished droning on about all the precautions and everyone was about to disperse,
Wenren Ya suddenly noticed Xu Zimei in the crowd.
She quickly ran to Wenren Yao’s side, pouted with grievance, and complained, "Daddy, it was him who snatched my candied haw yesterday.
You must stand up for me."
Xu Zimei immediately noticed this from not far away.
Wenren Yao shook his head with a smile and softly called out, "Zimo."
Xu Zimei felt a bit awkward, but still briskly walked over.
When he approached, he greeted, "Uncle."
Before Wenren Yao could speak, he affectionately patted Wenren Ya’s head,
smiling and asking, "Cousin Ya, did you have fun at the West City market I took you to yesterday?
Was the candied haw I bought for you tasty?"
