Chapter Twenty-Four Back to the Ling Family

  "Miss Ling Wusuo!" As soon as Ling Wusuo stepped into the main gate of the Ling family, several servants standing respectfully by the gate became excited and speechless, their spirits suddenly lifted, and their waists straightened a few more degrees.

  The peerless lady has been away for several months and finally returned today.

  Ling Wushuang stepped into the Ling family's grand entrance, feeling quite good, and flashed a faint smile at several people. Before she could ask, the guards came forward and said: "The patriarch and the elders are discussing matters in the conference hall."

  "Hmm" Ling Wu Xiang nodded thoughtfully and walked towards the direction of the conference hall.

  The main residence of the Ling family occupies a very large area, and after half a year of expansion, it is now roughly the size of a small palace. The conference hall is about half a mile away from the main gate of the Ling family.

  Ling Wushuang was not in a hurry, and he strolled leisurely, passing by several long corridors, along several small lakes, thinking about things while slowly walking towards the conference hall.

  Four major family forces, developing rapidly. Logically speaking, the Holy Temple should not have taken no action at all, but in the past six months, there has been no movement whatsoever. Is the Sacred City Congress really that important to the Holy Temple?

  The Holy City Conference is approaching, and people from all over the world are gathering in the Holy City. It's a great opportunity for the Holy Temple to recruit talented disciples, as well as for various national powers to curry favor with the Holy Temple.

  "Ah... Ah, Miss Ling Wusuo!" A rather childish voice, filled with uncertainty and delight, interrupted Ling Wusuo's train of thought.

  Ling Wu's eyebrows slightly furrowed, she raised her head and looked up, the young and tender face of the youth entered her eyes, making her slightly taken aback. "You are...?"

  After seeing her clearly, the young man was extremely excited, it's really the peerless miss!

  "I, I'm Ling Yun!" The young man's hands unconsciously clenched into fists, excited to the point of being slightly incoherent. "It was that day, outside the city, you saved me and my uncle, and gave me the Flame Cleansing Pill, have you forgotten?"

  Lingyun's eyes were fixed intently on Ling Wushuang, his gaze appearing anxious and fearful, as if the person in front of him had already forgotten about him.

  "Ah, it's you!" Ling Wu Xiang suddenly smiled, finally remembering why the person in front of her looked so familiar. It was because she had saved them outside the city that day, an uncle and his nephew.

  Jian Ling Wushuang seemed to remember something, and a satisfied smile appeared on Ling Yun's face. The tightly clenched hand also gradually relaxed, but his expression was still somewhat tense.

  It's been a long time since I came to the Lin family, but this is the first time I've seen someone I've admired for so long. I'm both excited and flustered, so tense that my hands and feet don't know where to go, let alone what to say.

  Ling Wushuang looked up and down at the person in front of him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. "You've actually reached the sixth rank of Tianxuan already."

  A few months ago, when she saved him, Lingyun was just a high-ranking Earth Xuan. Unexpectedly, in just a few short months, he has already reached the middle rank of Tianxuan, and soon will be able to break through the 'gate' of high-ranking Tianxuan. This talent is truly astonishing, and it's likely that even compared to Ji Yunyang, it's only higher, not lower.

  "Heh heh" earned Ling Wusuo a word of praise, and Ling Yun's heart was filled with joy, feeling a bit embarrassed as she reached out to touch her head, laughing until her face flushed with two red clouds.

  Lingyun used to be able to rise to the level of High-Grade Xuan under such harsh conditions, and now that he has arrived at the Ling family, with his own efforts, he can obtain assistance that he didn't even dare to think about before, without any worries or concerns, it's as if he's a fish in water, and his shocking talent is thoroughly unearthed.

  Ling Wushuang's lips curved slightly as she flipped over and retrieved an energy stone, handing it to the somewhat shy-looking youth before her. "Take this, it will be of help to your advancement; you can directly refine and absorb it."

  For disciples who are both talented and hardworking, she would never be stingy.

  "Th...". Lingyun was stunned on the spot.

  With Lingyun's current understanding, he still doesn't know what the Energy Stone is, but the 'jade' in Lingwu's hand, just by getting close to it, can feel a comfortable aura coming over, letting him know that it must be no ordinary item!

  Facing Ling Wusuo's shallow smile and clear eyes, Lingyun only hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take it, holding it tightly in his hand. His tender voice was filled with determination and excitement, "Thank you, Miss Wusuo."

  "Unparalleled!"

  Ling Wushuang smiled and was about to leave when a familiar deep voice called out beside her ear.

  Not far away, Old Man Ling and Ling Moqiu were excitedly flushed in the face, with a large crowd of people behind them, rushing over. The disciples of the four major families passing by also gathered around when they saw the commotion.

  Ling Wushuang's forehead silently slid down a black line, what a big fuss?

  "Grandfather, Fourth Uncle," after a low cough, Ling Wushuang also walked slowly towards the group of people.

  The clan leader, Ling Yun, who was following behind Ling Wushuang, walked towards Ling Qingtian, who had stepped forward, and bowed slightly.

  With a majestic sweep of his sleeve, he stood still for a moment, one hand grasping the hilt of his sword behind him. He stretched out the other hand, tugging at his whiskers as he gazed at the precious little 'daughter' before him, feigning anger: "You little scamp, you've finally deigned to return!"

  Grandpa Ling Wushuang touched his nose and chuckled twice.

  Ling Moqiu was also somewhat 'excited', and patted Ling Wushuang's shoulder with his hand. At this time, a faint dark light flashed quickly in his eyes. When Wushuang left, he could still barely sense her breath, but now the person in front of him was like a blank sheet of paper, making it impossible for him to 'feel' or 'see through'.

  Ling Mo's heart was filled with joy, he is now a second-grade title Saint, to appear in such a situation, the strength must be at least one level higher, could it be that Wu Shuang broke through the middle-grade Saint?

  "Invincible, his strength has increased even further!" Ling Moqiu couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

  Ling Wushuang curved her lips slightly and said calmly: "Improved a bit"

  "Being able to upgrade is good" Ling Moqiu nodded, at the Holy Stage, the increase in strength was extremely slow, even if it was just a slight improvement, it was still good, this matter couldn't be rushed.

  "Who are these people?" After exchanging a few words with his grandfather, uncle and cousin, Ling Wu suddenly noticed the people behind Ling Qingtian, as well as those beside them, were all unfamiliar faces, definitely not from the four major families.

  Old Man Ling's face was stern, and he pointed at the several people one by one to introduce them to Ling Wushuang, "This is the commander of the Iron Flag Mercenary Group, this is the master of the Lu family, this is..."

  The people in front of him were all those who wanted to join the Ling family's guest team or become the master of a family affiliated with the Ling family.

  After a brief introduction by Old Man Ling, Ling Wushuang quickly understood their power and the reason for their coming, and he also had an estimate in his mind.

  "I have long admired the reputation of your family's genius, and today I see that it is indeed well-deserved." The host of the Lu family stepped forward, speaking first, exchanging pleasantries as was customary when meeting, all of which were favorable, and moreover, they also wanted to join the four great families.

  The commander of the "Iron Chess" mercenary group, who had long admired Ling Wusuo, nodded towards him. He was a ninth-grade Tianxuan, but he really couldn't see through Ling Wusuo's strength. What surprised him was that the rumored Ling Wusuo turned out to be such a slender little girl.

  "A few family heads became serious" Ling Wu's calm face floated with a faint smile, standing beside Ling Jing Tian with his hands behind his back, looking at the several people, his eyes slightly sinking. "The four major families welcome your joining, as the master of the four major families, the courtesy gift must be given."

  In the slightly astonished eyes of a few people, Ling Wushuang flipped over and took out several stones, all about the size of "chicken" eggs, with five colors and six colors, which looked exceptionally good in her white palm.

  "This is the Sacred Energy Stone!"

  It only took a moment for someone to recognize what Ling Wusuo was holding in his hand, and they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

  Ordinary energy stones are already extremely precious, and it's not an exaggeration to say that they're priceless. What more can be said about the pinnacle of energy stones, the Sacred Energy Stone?!

  The Holy Step absorbs, and directly enhances the strength of at least one product. The Tianxuan absorbs, if the luck is good, can directly break through the holy, and more precious is that the energy contained in the Sacred Energy Stone is gentle, with no side effects!

  "Commander Tie, good eyesight." As for them recognizing the Saint's Energy Stone, Ling Wushuang didn't find it strange at all.

  When one's abilities and age reach a certain level, their insight naturally improves as well. The people in front of him, even the white-bearded old men, would know quite a bit.

  Several people were shocked and quickly reflected on what had happened, remembering Ling Wusong's previous words. They were somewhat uncertain and tentatively asked: "Master's intention, is this for us?"

  Something so precious, even with the current strength of the four major families, should be treasured as a valuable item. Yet, it's being given to them, and among them, there are still some people who have not yet decided whether to join the four major families, they just came to probe today.

  Lingyun beside him saw the shocked and yearning eyes of several leaders, and grasped the thing in his hand even tighter.

  Ling Lao Ye Zi and Ling Mo Qiu exchanged a glance, although it was somewhat "heart-wrenching", but neither of them said anything. Wú Shuāng did this, naturally she had her own thoughts.

  "A few seniors, meeting each other is a fate, just a small gift for the occasion." Ling Wu Xiang handed over the Sacred Energy Stones to several leaders, saying some elegant words, and was actually afraid of slipping his own tongue.

  However, those words 'a small gift for meeting', made several people almost fall over, yet they were about to send out a few Saint Energy Stones with just a wave of their hand. Is this still considered a small gesture?!

  "The host is indeed courteous" The commander of the Iron Flag Mercenary Corps laughed loudly, thought for a moment, and then said in a loud, clear voice with enthusiasm, "In that case, let's not beat around the bush."

  Good things, no one doesn't want them, but if the thing is too valuable, then it's not a question of whether or not you want it, but rather whether or not you dare to have it.

  "Then we won't be polite." Seeing that someone had already accepted it, several leaders also took it over.

  Ling Tian stretched out his hand to stroke his whiskers, nodded almost imperceptibly, and then spoke up: "What I said earlier, you can consider it again before giving a reply. If you join the four major families, we will definitely treat you as equals."

  Baby Sun 'girl' is back, Old Man Ling can't wait for everyone in front of him to disappear immediately, so he can have a good chat with Sun 'girl'.

  Several leaders each held their own things, and after exchanging a few glances with each other, they seemed to have made up their minds. Their attitudes also became slightly more respectful, and they smiled, saying: "In that case, we won't disturb you."

  "See you off" Ling Moqiu smiled and waved his hand.

  As several people were about to leave, the host of the Lu family suddenly turned around and looked at Ling Wushuang. After a slight hesitation, he still asked the question that had been stuck in his heart for a long time: "Excuse my rudeness, Miss Wushuang, what level has your current strength reached?"

  He was the ninth-grade Tian Xuan, but he couldn't feel Ling Wu's aura at all. It was said that the genius lady of the Ling family had reached the holy realm and even killed the elder of the Holy Temple with the strength of a low-ranking saint. However, rumors were just rumors, and so far, he still had a skeptical attitude.

  Most surprisingly, when he met him today, he didn't feel any pressure from Ling Wushuang at all, and he was really curious.

  Several leaders also turned their heads upon hearing this and were apparently very interested in this question.

  Ling Wu's eyebrows slightly raised, seemingly smiling yet not quite, as she stared at the group of people in front of her. Several of them felt a chill run down their spines under her faint gaze.

  The host of the Lu family's eyes narrowed, just as he was about to explain, when Ling Wushuang let out a soft laugh without saying a word, her entire aura suddenly rose!

  The surrounding space seemed to freeze for an instant, and even Old Man Ling felt a little unbearable, with a flash of shock in his eyes.

  "Nine-Peak Saint!" Ling Moqiu's eyes widened in shock, as if he had seen a ghost. The several leaders were also stunned and stood still on the spot.

  Ling Wushuang smiled lightly, his breathing slowly calming down, like a treasured sword being sheathed, not a single drop of water spilling out. He then spoke at a moderate pace: "What do you leaders think? Is this fake?"

  She now has the strength to protect herself and doesn't need to worry about anything. It's just the right opportunity to take advantage of the situation and make a bold move!

  "The Ninth Rank Saint, this...this!" Several leaders exchanged a glance, all of them finding it somewhat hard to believe.

  Isn't Ling Wu Xuan just a first-rate Saint? A ninth-grade Saint who is less than twenty years old, it's simply shocking to hear about. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it even if they were beaten to death!

  "We were too bold, I hope you won't mind" Shocked afterwards, it was a wave of fear.

  Reached the peak of the 9th rank, Saint, this position is on par with Lord Tianye's level. When facing her, one must be extremely cautious in their words. Their previous doubts were a great disrespect. If it were the Elders of the Sacred Hall, they could have easily annihilated them like an ant, without needing any reason or excuse.

  This is a world where martial arts reign supreme, this is a world where strength decides everything.

  "A few leaders were serious" Ling Wu's calm and clear face floated with a shallow smile, her whole body's aura was restrained, and the cold gaze that shot out from those clear eyes was ignored. She looked like an innocent and harmless little girl.

  Jing Ling Wusuo seemed to have no intention of blaming them. The few people exchanged a glance, and their voices became extremely respectful, "We will withdraw."

  Ling Wushuang gazed at the departing figure, a faint smile playing on her lips.

  Ling Wushuang was deep in thought when a pair of hands suddenly slapped her shoulders, the force of which made her stumble. At the same time, a thunderous voice shook her eardrums, making them buzz with sound, "Wushuang, you little rabbit, actually reached the rank of 9th-grade Saint!"

  Ling's face turned bright red with excitement as he gazed at his beloved granddaughter, his eyes seeming to devour her whole.

  Ling Wushuang helplessly rubbed her shoulders, straightened up and complained: "Grandfather, do you want to tear me apart?"

  This sudden and unexpected event will eventually be used by the old man to torment her to death.

  "Cough——" Seeing the baby's toothy grin, Ling Jian Tian quickly withdrew his hand, clenched his fist and coughed, looking up at the baby with a flattering smile on his old face, "I'm not too excited, am I?"

  Wuduan went out for a stroll and came back as a Ninth-Rank Saint. How could he not be thrilled?

  Ling Mo Autumn shook her head, and regarding Ling Old Master's temper that was like a fierce cow, she had nothing to say. Then, she raised her eyes to look at Ling Wu Xiang, with an expression of being both amused and annoyed, "Wu Xiang, is this what you meant by 'improving a little bit'?"

  Just as Wudong said this, he wanted to comfort her not to worry, after all, the promotion of Shengjie was not so easy. Some people were stuck at the first product for a lifetime, but unexpectedly, this little girl directly jumped to the peak level.

  Ling Mo's autumn sighs are endless, Wu Shuang is able to upgrade this time, it must be a great opportunity.

  Ling Wusuo smiled as if nothing had happened, "Got something good, just lucky."

  Ling Moqiu couldn't help but laugh and gave her a helpless look, why didn't others have such good luck?

  Ling Wushuang stretched out his hand and rubbed his nose, "Grandfather, Fourth Uncle, let's go to the study room to talk. I also have some things to give you."

  She stood for half a day and didn't even get a sip of tea.

  "Good, good!" Old Master Ling stroked his beard and burst out laughing. What he wanted didn't matter; as long as Wú Shuāng was fine, he was happy.

  Three people, the grandfather, uncle and nephew, were chatting happily about recent events as they walked towards the study. As soon as they left, the disciples of the four major families around them could no longer hold back their excitement and burst out in a loud "Wow!" of surprise and shouting.

  "Unparalleled Miss has actually reached the peak of 9th rank Saint, is this real? I'm about to faint!" Such shocking news is really hard for people to accept.

  "The Ninth-Ranked Saint is a being of the Saint Lord level"

  ……

  Like many of his fellow disciples, Lingyun clenched the energy stone in his hand, making a silent vow to himself that he would work hard to train and increase his strength, so that he could contribute to the four major families and to Ling Wudao.

  Ling Wushuang has returned, and he has already broken through to the Ninth-Order Saint Realm. This thrilling news spread like a stormy rain, sweeping across all four major families in less than half an hour.

  At this time, three generations of grandfather, grandson and uncle were drinking tea and chatting in the study room, chatting about recent events, stealing a leisurely half-day.

  "Ji Yunyang that little guy, half a month ago took a broken yuan dan and closed his doors, this time he will definitely successfully break through the holy stage, truly awe-inspiring!" Old Man Ling sighed in admiration.

  Ling Wushuang couldn't help but laugh dryly upon hearing Old Man Ling's words of emotion, thinking to himself that if Ji Yunyang was able to swallow the entire bottle of Dan medicine, then with such determination, what was there to worry about?

  "Unmatched, how on earth did you manage to persuade the leader of the Flowing Wandering Tribe's War Team?" What Ling Moqiu was most curious about was this matter.

  The "Vagabond" tribe has been entrenched in the Forest of Sunset, like a local tyrant. This force is notoriously difficult to deal with, causing headaches for the royal families of all four nations. They want to win them over, but the Vagabond tribe remains unmoved. Wanting to eliminate them and avoid future worries, yet no one dares to make a move. Unexpectedly, Wú Shuāng has quietly taken care of this matter.

  Ling Wushuang smiled slightly and simply replied with four words: "Indulge in one's desires"

  "Indulge in her interests?" Ling Moqiu put down the teacup in his hand and gave her a look that said "go on".

  Ling Wushuang smiled lightly and explained simply, "Actually, the many forest hunters of the 'Rover' tribe are straightforward and easy to get along with, better than many people. I was prepared beforehand, and the conditions I put forward were tempting, so it was naturally easy to succeed."

  The conditions she set out were simple for her, but for other forces, even the Holy Temple, they were as difficult to achieve as climbing to the sky.

  Another point that Ling Wu Xiang didn't mention is that, under a coincidence of fate, she really got along with the people from the "Vagabond" tribe. Trust between people is crucial; perhaps this was the most important reason for War Qi and War Xi to agree.

  "You little girl, it's really nothing that can get to you" Ling Moqiu smiled and shook his head, the matter of the "Vagrant" tribe had already been resolved, and he didn't ask any further questions about it.

  "But I saw that little rascal Zhan Xiu, whenever he mentions you, he seems to be very happy." Old Man Ling stroked his beard, narrowed his eyes and gazed at Ling Wu Shuang, his white eyebrows were scrunched up like a steamed bun.

  "War Big Brother?" Ling Wu Xuan was somewhat surprised, but directly ignored the old man's sinister expression.

  Ling Moqiu nodded, taking over the old man's words. "Half a month ago, Zhan Xiu came as a representative of the 'Vagabond' tribe, visiting our home and staying for a few days. He didn't wait for you and left in a hurry."

  Looking at Zhan Xiu's appearance, it seems like he is quite familiar with Wu Shuang.

  "It was like this after all." Ling Wu Xuan nodded slightly with some regret.

  "Don't think that old man I can't see, Zhan Xiu that kid, obviously has a crush on Wu Shuang" Ling Lao Ye's words, which took half a day to come out, made Ling Wu Shuang suddenly swallow the tea in his mouth, and his throat hurt.

  "War Big Brother... me? Grandfather, where are you getting at?" Ling Wu Shuang put down the tea in his hand, helplessly rubbed his forehead, and silently shook his head, speechless towards the old man.

  Ling Lao Yezi hummed angrily and said somewhat awkwardly: "I, the old man, have not yet become senile."

  Zhan Xiu, that kid, after some pleasantries, the first thing he asked was if Wú Shuāng had returned to the Líng family? During his stay at the Líng's, the most frequently asked question was also about Wú Shuāng. However, his precious granddaughter already has a man!

  That's right, the old man thought so in his heart. He was a thousand or ten thousand times satisfied with Lou Junyan. Except for him, no one else could covet his precious granddaughter. Just thinking about it was not allowed!

  "Grandpa......" Looking at Old Man Ling's serious expression, Ling Wushuang couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. What was this old man thinking?

  "Ah-choo!" The warlock thousands of miles away mysteriously let out a sneeze, and his back felt a chill, making him frown uncomfortably. He then raised his hand to command the line of people behind him to hasten their pace.

  Ling Moqiu raised his hand to drink tea, with a hint of a smile still lingering at the corner of his lips.

  Really can't deal with this old man, Ling Wushuang had no choice but to interrupt: "Right, I brought some things back this time"

  "You've brought some things back with you again?" Ling Moqiu put down the teacup in his hand, his eyes seeming to smile but not quite smiling as he stared at Ling Wusuo. He was mentally prepared, and it was always like this - a tone that seemed careless, but every time Wusuo casually brought something back, it was never simple.

  Ling Mo's autumn eyes sparkled with a hint of mockery, and Ling Wushuang's mouth corners twitched slightly.