THE LING TIAN LEGEND
episode 69

Ling Xiao snorted and gasped for breath; as he lowered his head by chance, he saw his palm had a faint red gleam that was actually blood! He could not help but accept the shock, inwardly scolding himself for giving such a heavy hand to his son.

Both Chu Ting’er and Ling Ran had tear-filled eyes, and pounced forward at this moment, holding Ling Tian on their chests. This lover of theirs shouted, and seeing how Ling Tian's butt was mixed with blood, the two women couldn't help but start crying. They simultaneously focused their gazes on Ling Xiao.

Ling Ran did not even care about manners, and immediately started to berate maki, “Brother, you are unreasonable! Tian’er was just a child, was there a need to hit him so hard? What can a child of his age know? The top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be bent.[1] Even if he makes a mistake, why should you vent your frustration on him? ” When he thought about how he finally got the chance to visit his parents, he hurriedly ran to play with his long-missed nephew. Who knew that this would cause Ling Tian to be severely beaten!

Hearing such words, Chu Ting’er looked flushed in embarrassment. He immediately carried his son and ran into the room, ordering the servants to bring ointments and clean bandages.

Ling Xiao turned around in embarrassment. Even though his heart was full of regret, he still did not want to humble himself to admit his mistake. Furthermore, what infuriated Ling Xiao was actually not about the failure created by Ling Tian. For such a small child, even if he became a clown, what about that? What could really happen? What really surprised Ling Xiao was that with so many people seeing his son acting so badly, it was impossible for him to hide it.

Ling Xiao could imagine that this matter would spread throughout the capital and the province in the next few days, and it was likely that he would become a laughingstock throughout the entire imperial palace. Young Noble Ling who was clad in silk would definitely reverberate throughout!

Ling Kong and his son, rejoicing in misfortune, only offered a few phrases of atonement to Ling Xiao before leaving in a joyful mood. Right now, it was no longer suitable for them to continue staying any longer.

Ling Xiao turned around, carrying a black face, and faced off against a group of Iron Blood Warriors who were giggling. Because they often hang out with them, they have long been brothers in arms. Looking at their drenched appearance, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and ask, “What are you all doing? Why do you all look so tired?”

The crowd in question fell silent, no one forgot the harsh words Ling Tian had spoken that day: “No one should think of revealing my problem to others!”

After a while, Ling Xiao's face grew increasingly black, and his eyes looked like a storm was brewing. “To think even his subordinates didn't bother answering his question?”

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Feng Mo scratched his head and said: “Ooh.... this..errr....

Ling Xiao exploded once more. “What is this and what is it! Spit quickly! ”

Feng Mo could only recite a prayer in his heart as he spoke: “Young Nobles made us run.” Inside him, he thought: “This should not be considered as revealing his secret, right?”

“Running?” Ling Xiao expresses suspicion, “Run for what?”

“This ..” Feng Mo scratched his scalp in embarrassment. “... The Young Noble said that running was a lot of fun..” After pondering about it for half a day, Feng Mo this honest and honest man finally came out with his first lie, he said, it makes him red with shame.

“SOOTHING?!” Ling Xiao leaped out of his skin once more, furiously jumping to his feet and growling, “This father here is working very hard to train the Iron Blood Warrior, he said, to create a country warrior who would win a hundred battles and more, to create a hero on the battlefield!  this actually dares to ask you to leave for fun??! What ... what's ad bag** che! ”

Looking at the group of Iron Blood Warriors, Ling Xiao spoke with embarrassment, “Friends, I am the one who caused this to you. Because of me, you must suffer the torment of this little one and his antics. Rest assured, brothers, I will think of a method to return you back to the military! ”

The crowd looked at each other anxiously, all wisely choosing to remain silent.

While they were touched by Ling Xiao's brotherhood, the crowd couldn't help but worry — if Ling Xiao really got what he wanted, they would all be called back to the camp! In this half a month, the thirty-six of them could clearly sense that be it in energy or physical, all of them were experiencing growth once again, and even to the point where it's unbelievable. It's only in half a month! The Young Noble even said, that this feeling was only the beginning, and only a test. The real method to increase strength was far from this!

With a golden opportunity and a good master before them, who would choose to return to that dark and hopeless future of the army camp? Except, the man's head has been kicked by a donkey! Immediately, everyone's head turned towards Feng Mo; if two simple sentences would make everyone miss this opportunity, then they would definitely want to peel his skin alive!

Being subjected to a sharp gaze, Feng Mo's head started sweating profusely and he forced a smile to say, “General need not worry, we little ones are also quite happy to stay here now.”

Ling Xiao let out a long sigh, the edge of his eyes wet with tears. He patted Feng Mo on the shoulder, lowly saying, “Brother, I know you all want to keep me out of trouble. All of you don't need to talk much, all of you brothers can wait for my good news. ” As he finished, Ling Xiao turned around and left, his expression serious and his steps heavy.

Everyone behind him was dumbfounded! As they looked at the back of Ling Xiao who had disappeared, they all walked towards Feng Mo with gritted teeth. Everyone started clenching their hands, ‘Kaka’ sounds unceasingly.

Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Feng Mo hurriedly retreated while laughing out loud, “Brothers, let's sit down and talk about it, hahaha, I am also forced into a corner ..”

“Hit him!” No one knew who had first shouted, but soon, a flood of black-clothed people covered Feng Mo in an instant. Feng Mo turned around to run, but it was too late. A sad wailing sound rang out, even worse than what Ling Tian had given him earlier.

Inside the room, Ling Tian who was regulating his inner Qi while listening to the conversation of the crowd, let out an expression of satisfaction. He now knew that this group of Iron Blood Warriors had actually started leaning towards his side.

A small shadow dashed out from the Ling Tian residence, this was precisely Ling Jian. As Ling Jian returned to the residence and heard that Ling Tian had been punished, he panicked and rushed in without even cleaning his face.

Seeing Ling Jian come out, all the Iron Blood Warriors gathered around him to listen to the latest news, leaving Feng Mo on the verge of death….

“Hei hey, Ling Jian ah, how is Young Noble now?”

“Yes yes, Jianjian, what did the Young Nobles say?”

“…”

Ling Jian looked towards all of them with a hint of pity in his eyes that disappeared in an instant. He had a strange expression on his face, half laughing and crying. For a long time, he stared at them without speaking which caused them to panic and suddenly have the urge to rush forward to grab onto that slender neck to force every word out of it.

“Cough ... Cough ..” Ling Jian cleared his throat as if he was going to speak. The audience suddenly held their breaths as they sharpened their ears.

However, no one thought that after he finished coughing, he shook his shoulder and frowned, saying: “My shoulder hurts!”

“Hey hey, does it hurt? Let me massage it for you!” An Iron Blood Warrior that seemed to have flames gushing out from his eyes rushed forward.

“Cough cough .. thigh pain.”

“I'll massage you!”

“Cough cough cough .. The whole arm also hurts, actually both arms hurt.”

“I'll massage you!”

“I'll massage you!”

Finally, Ling Jian twisted his neck once in satisfaction before saying: “Young Nobles took the chance, while Madam and Concubine Ling Ran are not around, to give me some instructions for you guys!”

They were all tense, eyes focused without blinking into Ling Jian's mouth, as if they were afraid to miss a single word.

Ling Jian further coughed once, before saying: “Young Noble's original words were ..” Then he smiled at them and completely stopped talking.

The group's anger soared into the sky, all starting to clench their hands as if they wanted to teach him a lesson.

Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Ling Jian scrunched his neck and mimicked Ling Tian's voice to say, “Mmm, actually you all should have passed. But seeing how you witnessed this young noble being beaten up today, without any of you trying to intervene, and even bragging about my misfortune! So this young noble has decided that you are not ready to graduate!” Ling Jian blinked his eyes and smiled.

The group let out a long sigh, as if they were exhausting all the air inside.

Ling Jian suddenly continued: “Quiet, I have not finished.”

Suddenly, everyone was on guard once again.

“However, I've thought about it, and decided to give you all one more chance!”

“Wahahaha…. Live Young Nobles!” Come a series of exhilarating choirs.

Ling Jian coldly looked at the group of idiots while thinking, “Do you think Young Noble is so good? How can you hope to reap the benefits without suffering first? That would be ridiculous!” Then unhurriedly speak, “So, for tomorrow's test, only those who pass are allowed to stay.”

“Hahaha, tomorrow is the last test, easy, it will be easy!” The group was very happy.

Ling Jian coldly announced, “Tes tomorrow consists of every person carrying azurite stones, to walk two rounds from the entrance of the Ling house to the Ling Family Courtyard. The journey is about 160 miles and you have to complete 2 laps before lunch to pass!” Azurite stones in this era weighed at least 10 catties, and were thick and wide.

“AAHH?!” A desperate scream sounded. At the same time, the thirty-six of them seemed to have collapsed completely. The bitterness on their faces was as if it could be squeezed to form a juice….

One of them saw a complacent expression on Ling Jian's face, and inevitably fought him, saying: “We can't sustain this kind of thing, don't tell me you Little Jian can? Hehehe, hurry and ask for leniency from our young noble!”

Everyone thought the same way, and started shouting.

However Ling Jian giggled, saying: “Sorry to tell you, but I have already tried to beg for leniency, and the Young Noble is good enough to release me for the exam tomorrow! Ha ha ha..”

The crowd felt like they had just suffered a crushing defeat!

[1] If a leader sets a bad example, subordinates tend to follow suit.