Zhao Zhipeng and the disciples of the Nine Infants Lineage saw the little fat boy making such a fool of himself, and their faces flushed crimson like pig's liver.
Li Miaoxin, on the other hand, was no longer as gloomy as before. She raised her face with delight and said, "Xiaolu, since the junior brother of the Nine Infants Lineage has conceded, let him go. Our Star-Picking Lineage is not the kind to be overbearing when in the right."
Lin Xiaolu was relatively obedient to Li Miaoxin. He then loosened his grip on the porcelain piece and got up, and the little fat boy hurriedly scurried over to Zhao Zhipeng and the others.
He was thoroughly terrified. His chubby face was as pale as death. After all, he was still a ten-year-old child and had never encountered such a ruthless person. Even after running back to Zhao Zhipeng, he still couldn't stop crying and trembled, not daring to look at Lin Xiaolu.
Lin Xiaolu, however, stuck his hands into his pockets smugly, his small face full of disdain.
So much for the earth spirit body. It was nothing special. He was simply a coward. He and his sister had lost their parents since childhood. They had known since then that to make a mark in this world, one needed a certain bravado and courage. When it came to fighting, one had to be ruthless. Either don't make a move, or make sure the opponent has no chance to fight back. In comparison, this little fat boy was far inferior.
"Well, Senior Brother Zhao? Remember to publicize when you go back. The fact that your new disciple of the Nine Infants Lineage was scared to pee his pants by my junior brother." Li Miaoxin taunted with a triumphant air.
Hearing Li Miaoxin's words, Zhao Zhipeng's face was as ugly as if he had eaten a fly. He glared at the maiden and snorted coldly, "My junior brother has a natural earth spirit body. In a few years, he will become a mainstay of our Nine Infants Lineage. At that time, we will come and have a real contest with you."
After that, he gave Lin Xiaolu a deep look and flicked his sleeve robe and left.
Once he left, the other disciples of the Nine Infants Lineage also left with gloomy faces. They had no face to stay any longer.
The little fat boy named Dongfang Dan, covering his still-bleeding head, gave Lin Xiaolu a fearful look and scurried away with his big buttocks wiggling.
Seeing these people leave, Li Miaoxin immediately cheered.
"Wow! Little junior brother, you are so cool!" She affectionately rubbed Lin Xiaolu's head, her beautiful eyes full of joy. "Today you really avenged senior sister."
Lin Xiaolu's head was being rubbed back and forth by the maiden like a glutinous rice ball. He muttered with dissatisfaction, "Senior sister, stop rubbing my head, okay? I'm going to be a big boss in the future."
"A big boss?" Li Miaoxin was taken aback upon hearing this, a brief expression of cute befuddlement on her face.
"My brother's dream is to be a gang boss, collect protection fees, and eat candied haws in the market without paying." Xiaoyuer explained in a clear and crisp voice.
Li Miaoxin didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. She stretched out her delicate finger and pinched Lin Xiaolu's ear, scolding with a smile, "You're so young. How can you want to be a big boss like that?"
Lin Xiaolu's ear was being pinched so hard that he almost rose into the air. It hurt terribly. He endured the pain, tilted his head, and glared at Li Miaoxin with a sidelong glance.
"Woman, I advise you to let go of me. Otherwise, I'll make you regret being born in this world!"
Li Miaoxin burst out laughing and patted him without anger.
"Call me senior sister. You impolite little brat."
While Li Miaoxin was playing around with Lin Xiaolu, Xiaoyuer suddenly asked curiously, "Senior sister, that bad cultivator just said that our Star-Picking Lineage hasn't recruited new disciples for twenty years. Is that true or false?"
"Of course it's true." Li Miaoxin said with a smile. "What's the matter, little junior sister?"
"But senior sister doesn't look like an adult of twenty years old." Xiaoyuer sucked her finger and voiced her doubt.
Lin Xiaolu also realized it at this moment and asked in confusion, "Yeah, senior sister, you're sixteen this year. It doesn't match twenty years."
Li Miaoxin heard this and scraped Lin Xiaolu's nose. She gave the siblings a mysterious smile and said, "Senior sister was seriously injured when I was very young. Master saved me and then sealed me in a thousand-year-old ice. It was only after five years that master used a magic weapon to wake me up. During those five years, senior sister's growth was suspended."
The siblings were both gaping in disbelief.
Li Miaoxin couldn't help but laugh out loud when she saw their stunned expressions.
After the three of them played and chatted for a while, Monkey San'er walked in with the spiritual food.
"Senior sister Miaoxin, Junior sister Xiaoyuer, Junior brother Xiaolu, the spiritual food is ready."
Li Miaoxin, who was teasing Lin Xiaolu, nodded with a smile. "Thank you, Monkey San'er."
"Hehe, senior sister, you don't need to be polite with me. Enjoy your meal." Monkey San'er smiled and placed the spiritual food on the table and then left the chamber.
At the table, Lin Xiaolu and Xiaoyuer, who were already hungry, couldn't wait to look at the table as soon as the food was served.
And at this sight, they were both greatly disappointed.
There was a dinner plate on the table, and on the plate were three small bowls of rice. There was nothing else.
The siblings were both dumbfounded. Was this the highly praised spiritual food?
Never mind the lack of meat. There wasn't even any vegetable. And the amount of rice was pitifully small. It seemed that there were only a few dozen grains. It would probably be gone in one bite.
The seven-year-old Lin Xiaolu sighed in his heart. He never expected that the immortal cultivation sect could be so poor. The food here was even worse than what he and Xiaoyuer had in the village.
This time, he really fell for Li Mingru's trick. If he had known it would be like this, he shouldn't have come with his sister.
Li Miaoxin saw the bitter expressions on the faces of the siblings when they looked at the spiritual food in the plate and immediately knew what they were thinking. She introduced with a smile, "Junior brother and sister, this is spiritual food. It is made from spiritual rice. Although it looks ordinary, the taste is extremely delicious. It can also expel impurities from the body and is of great benefit to cultivation."
Lin Xiaolu gave her a sidelong glance and pursed his lips without speaking. Xiaoyuer, who was extremely hungry, couldn't care less. Since she didn't know how to use chopsticks yet, she directly grabbed a small rice ball with her hand and threw it into her pink mouth.
"Oh, little junior sister, if you don't know how to use chopsticks, senior sister can feed you." Li Miaoxin wanted to stop her from using her hand but it was too late.
At this moment, Xiaoyuer chewed the small rice ball a few times and savored it. Then her eyes lit up and her cute little face was filled with astonishment.
"Brother, this is so delicious."
Lin Xiaolu was taken aback upon hearing this and looked at Xiaoyuer's face in amazement.
Because they had been wandering in the village, having irregular meals, their bodies were not in good condition and their skin had always been an unhealthy sallow color. But at this moment, his sister's skin was visibly becoming fair and rosy!
This thing was really so miraculous?
He no longer hesitated and directly threw the rice into his mouth and tasted it carefully. And at this taste, he was stunned.
The rice almost instantly turned into a stream of heat and slid into his mouth. An endless fragrance immediately spread throughout his entire oral cavity. His body also felt warm and cozy. And the original hunger in his stomach disappeared.
"Well? Delicious, right?" Li Miaoxin asked with a smile beside him.
Lin Xiaolu nodded repeatedly. It was extremely delicious!
Li Miaoxin smiled even more happily. Her two eyes curved into two small crescent moons. She pushed her portion of spiritual food in front of the siblings. "Here, senior sister's portion is also for you."
Lin Xiaolu looked at the crystal-clear rice in front of him and asked in doubt, "Senior sister, aren't you going to eat?"
Li Miaoxin shook her head while resting her fair chin. "Senior sister has been in a state of fasting for a long time. And I've been eating this every day. I'm already tired of it."
Lin Xiaolu nodded, thanked her, and then gave most of the rice grains to his sister and left a small portion for himself.
"Xiaoyuer, say thank you." Lin Xiaolu said to his sister.
Xiaoyuer smiled sweetly at Li Miaoxin. "Thank you, senior sister."
Li Miaoxin affectionately stroked Xiaoyuer's head, her eyes full of affection.
"By the way, senior sister, why did that Senior Brother Zhao and the other disciples of the Nine Infants Lineage pick on us?" Lin Xiaolu asked curiously.
Xiaoyuer, who was eating the spiritual food, also chimed in angrily, "Yeah, they looked really bad."
Li Miaoxin smiled bitterly upon hearing this.
"Our Star-Picking Lineage has had a long-standing feud with the Nine Infants Lineage. You don't need to worry about this. Just focus on your cultivation in the future." She didn't explain too much, not wanting to put pressure on the junior disciples.
"Then, senior sister, what is the Nine Infants Lineage? And what is our Star-Picking Lineage?"
Lin Xiaolu asked the question that had been on his mind for a long time. Up until now, he only knew that this place was called Mount Emei and that he belonged to the Star-Picking Lineage of Mount Emei. But he had no idea what Star-Picking meant.