"Yes, of course," Coach Mo nodded eagerly, addressing the girl resting under the tree, "Baili Xiao, come here quickly, someone is looking for you."
The girl seemed timid, looking towards the boy beside her; it was only under the encouragement reflected in his eyes that she slowly stepped forward.
"Baili Xiao, with a compound surname Baili, sister, you really can't forget that man," Xiao Yuexuan murmured in a low voice.
"The resemblance is striking," she said, looking at the girl who walked in front of her, asking with concern, "Is your mother called Xiao Qingya?"
"Are you Aunt Yuexuan?" after pondering for a moment, Baili Xiao suddenly asked.
"You know me? Did your mother mention me to you before she passed away?" Xiao Yuexuan nodded rapidly, asking excitedly.
"Mother often talked about you before she passed away, saying that she missed you very much," Baili Xiao nodded, replying in a soft voice.
"Your mother and I were orphaned at a young age, reliant only on each other for survival. However, at that time, I was single-mindedly focused on the martial path and always wanted to join the True Martial Holy Sect.
I stubbornly left Qingyang Village and lost contact with her," Xiao Yuexuan's eyes moistened slightly as she looked at the coarse linen the girl wore, stating firmly, "Now that your aunt has achieved success in her cultivation and is the Sixth Elder of the True Martial Holy Sect, I can protect you. Would you be willing to go to the True Martial Holy Sect with me?"
Baili Xiao hesitated, her gaze shifting to the boy next to her, her eyes full of struggle.
"What are you hesitating for? Say yes quickly," Coach Mo urged anxiously from the side.
These young boys and girls were still too young to understand what the True Martial Holy Sect meant.
But he understood, it was a great opportunity that was nothing short of ascending to the heavens!
The True Martial Holy Sect was the absolute dominator of the Extreme West Region, ruling over thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and even on the Yuan Central Continent it was one of the top powers.
Moreover, her position within the True Martial Holy Sect seemed quite high.
"It's fine, Xiao'er," Chu Yang's face was somewhat pale, but he still encouraged her with a forced smile, "Once you get to the True Martial Holy Sect, you must cultivate diligently. I will come to find you when I have time."
"Brother Chu Yang, you must come find me," the girl's voice carried a sobbing tone, even a hint of pleading.
"Don't worry, I definitely will," the boy's voice was firm, giving off an irresistible confidence.
Baili Xiao nodded firmly and then turned to Xiao Yuexuan, saying, "Aunt, I am willing to go with you."
"Good," Xiao Yuexuan smiled with satisfaction and, looking at the boy next to her, she asked with interest, "Your name is Chu Yang?"
"Yes, senior," Chu Yang nodded, replying somewhat nervously.
"Take this bottle of pills," Xiao Yuexuan said as she took a small bottle of pills out of her Storage Ring and handed it to Chu Yang.
Inside this bottle were three pills, all crystal clear and of particularly good appearance.
"What do you mean by this, senior?" Chu Yang didn't take the pills but instead frowned and asked.
He was somewhat repelled by such an act inside his heart; what was this, charity?
"Don't think too much of it. I'm not belittling you or looking down on anything, I'm just stating a fact objectively," Xiao Yuexuan spoke softly, "Xiao'er is leaving Qingyang Village and will follow me back to the True Martial Holy Sect.
It is a world beyond your imagination. To put it bluntly, from now on, you will not be from the same world.
I can see she has feelings for you. If you wish to find her at the True Martial Holy Sect, you will need some resources.
This pill can perform Marrow Cleansing and Body Tempering; consider it a meeting gift from an elder.
If you indeed achieve something in the future and come to find her at the True Martial Holy Sect, I won't oppose it."
Hearing Xiao Yuexuan's words, Chu Yang fell silent for a moment.
He knew her words sounded polite, but it was just an attempt not to hurt his pride.
In the end, he simply looked down upon himself, believing he would never be worthy of Xiao'er.
At that moment, Chu Yang really wanted to shout at the other person, "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, do not bully the poor just because they're young."
But ultimately, he remained silent, he didn't shout. The reason was simple, why should he?
What right did he have to utter such a phrase? He wasn't the protagonist of this world, nor did he have a grandfather or any magical aids.
He was just an orphan who had lost both parents, just a very ordinary young man in this average little mountain village.
When he shouted those words in such a status, others wouldn't look at him with new respect. Instead, they would think him naive, immature, or even ridiculous.
"Brother Chu Yang, just take it," Baili Xiao persuaded him from the side.
She knew that Chu Yang had been weak since childhood, and these few pills might be able to completely transform him.
"Alright," Chu Yang eventually lifted his head, squeezing out a smile at the girl, and slowly accepted the pills.
Xiao Yuexuan smiled satisfactorily. She wasn't actually interested in the young man before her.
The reason she did this was simply to leave a good impression on Baili Xiao, since they had never met before, and such a sudden encounter would always feel a bit awkward.
As for this young man named Chu Yang, she didn't take him to heart at all. Once Baili Xiao went to the True Martial Holy Sect,
and saw that broader world, met more outstanding young talents, she would understand that the things she was insisting on now were utterly meaningless.
......…
Outstanding people always end up with other outstanding individuals. "People change," Xiao Yuexuan firmly believed in this saying.
She glanced at Coach Mo nearby, waved her right hand, and a pile of pills and books appeared on the ground.
"These cultivation techniques, Vein Skills, and pills are my way of expressing thanks to Qingyang Village," said Xiao Yuexuan indifferently.
"Thank you, thank you," Coach Mo excitedly rushed to give his thanks.
He looked at the pile of pills on the ground with excitement, knowing that with his current ninth level of the Spirit Vein Realm, the Condensing Vein Realm was within reach.
Although he hadn't looked at the pills yet, Coach Mo understood that with her status, she definitely wouldn't give just some ordinary pills.
......…
Xiao Yuexuan grabbed Baili Xiao's arm, soared into the sky, and headed off toward the True Martial Holy Sect, their robes fluttering.
"Brother Chu Yang, I will wait for you," the girl's shouting voice echoed in mid-air.
Chu Yang only felt a hollowness in his heart, as if something precious had been lost.
He stood stupefied, watching the girl's receding figure, his mind filled with images of her past smiles.
.........
Rain began to drizzle from the sky, and Chu Yang looked up, regarding the suddenly overcast heavens, and trudged home in a daze.
That dilapidated little wooden house, whenever it rained, would leak everywhere.
And so, he just sat blankly on the bed in his room, seemingly lost in thought.
......
"Eternal and invincible," an old voice suddenly rang in his ears.
"Who? Who's there?" Chu Yang was startled and quickly scanned around the room.