
Gu Xiqiao stayed at Yin Manor for two days after he returned to N City, where Tang Yanling practically filled him with tonics and healthy food after seeing that he had become thinner.
“Qiao Qiao, see my calligraphy.” Grandfather Yin called out to Gu Xiqiao while putting down her brush. After his arm healed, he started trying many different life paths that he had never tried before, greatly surprising the other family members in the process.
Gu Xiqiao poured him a cup of tea and walked towards him, looking at the words he wrote as he did. “Strong and bold writing, but also graceful at the same time. Good job, Grandpa, you're old but gold! “
Grandfather Yin chuckled, before sighing softly. “Tua, I'm really old. I heard Shaoyuan say that you are quite good at calligraphy? What if you showed this old bag of bones how to do it? “
Gu Xiqiao took a pen and thought for a moment, before writing the four words on the xuan paper.
‘ ⁇ ’ (Beautiful Flower, Round Month)
These words were not as strong and bold as the words written by the elder but were like the product of an immortal, liquid, and excited in his own style, he said, and only from a glance did Grandpa Yin's eyes sparkle. Very excited writing!
He was born a farm boy, so he greatly appreciated the education of the younger generation. Sadly, her son was not so smart, while her grandson used his intelligence in less than satisfactory places, so this goddaughter Tang Yanling had taken was very happy for her. Gu Xiqiao was smart, courteous, beautiful, and even had great calligraphy skills, why couldn't she be his biological granddaughter?
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In other words, Grandfather Yin actually had quite a grudge over this matter.
“Betulkah? Lately I've been taking so many tonics that I feel they're affecting my head. ” Gu Xiqiao felt his words getting uglier as he looked at it. He would definitely have to practice when he entered the virtual room later.
It is true that hard work is the root of all success, and he cannot stop for even a second. Anything could only be stacked after weeks and months of practice, and frankly, he would not know what he would do if he lost his daily activities.
Grandfather Yin realized that the girl was actually very unhappy with her own writing, so she tried to convince him, “Qiao Qiao, don't be too rude to yourself. Writing something like this at your age is already an incredible achievement. Although not at the same level as those masters, you are already far ahead of everyone in your generation, and all you need is time. ”
“I understand.” Gu Xiqiao nodded, knowing that Grandpa Yin was worried about him, but he was different from everyone else. As the host of the system, he could extend one day into one year, and as the saying goes, with great power came great responsibility, so he could not discipline himself properly according to the standards of his age group.
Seeing that his words had not yet reached his mind, he only sighed, knowing that this child had gone through a lot even though she was only a young girl. He just wants her to live and enjoy the same misery and happiness as people his age, and not make his days filled with stress.
As he thought so, he wrote the words ‘ ⁇ ⁇ ’ (carpe diem) on the paper. “Son, I know that I will not be able to convince you, but you must remember that you may let yourself go and laze sometimes when you are tired, you have the support of …” Grandpa Yin swallowed Jiang Shuxuan's name before she continued, “The Yin Family, so you can sometimes be capricious.”
Gu Xiqiao waited for his words to dry up a little before he picked up the paper to frame.
He looked back at the old man who already had snow-white hair as he let his heart be warmed by his words. The luckiest thing that happened to him in this life was that he found a group of people who really cared about him.
She had already stayed in the Yin Manor for two days and was about to leave, and while Tang Yanling was reluctant to leave, she did not force her to stay, she did not force her to, just sent out a lot of tonics and precious unfinished food to Jiang Shuxuan's villa. Afterwards, she called Madam Zhang on the phone for hours, and the two set meal plans for Gu Xiqiao every day thereafter.
Gu Xiqiao: don't talk about me as if I'm not here!
After she hung up the phone, Tang Yanling thought for a moment before asking the butler to send out a bunch of new clothes as well, and after she finished everything and stopped nagging, she pinched Gu Xiqiao's pliable cheeks. “You finally get the color on your cheeks after a few days..Look at you, being so weak after such a short time, how could I calm down while you were away in the Imperial Capital?”
Tang Yanling knew that Gu Xiqiao had entered University A, and while she was still unwilling to let go, she still found a silver lining in the clouds. “Thank God, you are studying at University A and not abroad, or I will only meet you in a few years!”
After two hours of Tang Yanling fussing over him, Gu Xiqiao finally stepped through the door of the Yin Manor. He drives his pink Lamborghini to the southern part of the city, which is the Wu family territory.
It had been a long time, and he thought it was time to see if anything came from his sudden desire to make them learn ancient martial arts.
He was actually very hopeful about that.
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They practiced ancient martial arts at a location left behind on the day when the Wu family investigated the hordes and triads, and although it was still small, it was still guarded by subordinates from the Wu family.
Gu Xiqiao got out of the car and walked over to tell them what she was there for, and when the bodyguards saw her, her first reaction was to be amazed by her beauty, she said, and when he heard that he was here to look for Wu Hongwen, he nodded as if it was natural before taking out his phone and smiled politely at Gu Xiqiao. “Please wait here, Miss, I'll let you in after confirmation.”
Upon hearing that a girl with the surname Gu was there to meet him, Wu Hongwen was shocked and excited. “I'm coming now!”
His tone was so excited that the young man standing guard looked at Gu Xiqiao again with renewed curiosity, before glancing at the expensive-looking car. Is he the heir of an influential family? Jesus, is he his mistress?
As he thought about this, he became more respectful towards the girl in front of him, no wonder his young master would come out to pick him up personally.
Not a minute later, Wu Hongwen dashed out, his eyes getting brighter as he looked at Gu Xiqiao. “Er Qiao, this!”
Gu Xiqiao narrowed his eyes as he looked at him from afar, noticing that his footsteps were light, his eyes were bright and he had a thin chi sheath around him, and even though it was not enough to be a Beginner, it was not enough, it was only a matter of time before he became an ancient martial artist.
When he walked towards her, he suddenly attacked in an act that greatly shocked Wu Hongwen, and when he reacted, he could not dodge his attack in time. With a single blow, he was thrown to the floor.
All subordinates: Sorry Young Master, we will act like we did not see him!
Young bodyguard: F* ck, the future boss woman is a cruel woman!
“How do you not improve after so long?” Gu Xiqiao walked in with Wu Hongwen, his tone insulting.
Wu Hongwen laughed before he replied, “Don't underestimate me, I have won against Xiao Yun all this time!”
Although none of them possessed a natural talent like Yao Jiamu, Wu Hongwen was already athletic enough, and under the influence of the pills Gu Xiqiao had given him, their progress was actually quite good.
Wu Hongwen brought Gu Xiqiao into the open martial arts hall, and there was only a girl practicing spear in the middle.
“Yao Jiamu is not here, the boy ..” After mentioning Yao Jiamu, Wu Hongwen could not help feeling jealous. “We all started at the same time, but he left us as if he was riding a rocket! I would be fine with that if he worked hard like us, but he only came here to train just a few hours a day, sometimes an hour, he said, while he spent the other time outside doing nothing! ”
Such a lazy person could defeat him and Xiao Yun at the same time, and this was the second person that made him question his talent after Gu Xiqiao.
“I don't want to admit it, but natural talent means a lot.” Gu Xiqiao sighed. “Don't be disappointed with yourself, you can already be counted as a decent person in the ancient martial arts world.”
With Yao Jiamu's talent, he might be able to enter the heritage headquarters with the lowest requirements, right? When he discovered that Yao Jiamu had successfully entered the Beginner, he and the system only guessed that Yao Jiamu was a hard worker, but the truth was the opposite! No wonder Wu Hongwen was so swollen from it.
“Er Qiao, does the ancient martial arts world really exist? Why does that sound like something out of an online novel about a secret society? ” Wu Hongwen was still in disbelief, and even when he could sense Chi, it still felt like a dream.
Upon seeing Gu Xiqiao, Xiao Yun wiped his sweat and walked over.
Gu Xiqiao greeted him before he spoke again, “Not only ancient martial arts, but people with supernatural abilities also exist, but it would be better for the general public not to know everything. Can you imagine the panic it caused? “
Wu Hongwen thought for a moment before nodding, knowing how things would be broken if people knew that such a group of people existed.
“I can finally feel the flow of chi ..” said Xiao Yun, but his tone did not sound too happy.
“Hah, really!” Wu Hongwen laughed and nudged. “Congratulations!”
Xiao Yun's seductive tone was quite clear, and the cold exterior of Xiao Yun cracked for all but a second as he kicked ferociously towards him. “Go there!”
Wu Hongwen's reflexes were a league bigger than before, of course, and although he could not defeat Gu Xiqiao, it was still easy for him to dodge Xiao Yun's attacks.
After a few minutes of fighting on his second party, the three sat down and started asking Gu Xiqiao questions about cultivation, especially Xiao Yun who did not really understand about the book Gu Xiqiao had given him.
Gu Xiqiao had improved greatly in his ancient martial arts, and relatively speaking, he could already be counted as a master level character when compared to Xiao Yun and Wu Hongwen. With a single glance, he knew how to solve their problems, but he could only push them in the right direction. Cultivation depended heavily on one's comprehension.
“Yao Jiamu will probably be here any minute.” Wu Hongwen looked at the clock indicating that the time showed four o'clock. “He always gets here around this hour, and goes at six.”
“He's as busy as that?” Gu Xiqiao asked in surprise.
Xiao Yun opened the bottle of mineral water and drank a full mouthful. “I saw him near school last time, he helped me fight some criminals. Rumor has it that the triads in this area have been falling apart, recently. I wanted to guess that he was trying to get them all into his own group.
“Oh, she is involved in the underworld?” Wu Hongwen rubbed his chin with interest. “How could he not invite me to play with him? What kind of friend is he? ”
“You? The mafia? ” Xiao Yun grunts. “Tell me that when you stop taking your financial business textbook everywhere like a family heirloom.”
Wu Hongwen was sometimes not serious, but he would never give up once he decided on something. After he decided to inherit the big business of the Wu family, he did not give up no matter what trials and tribulations he faced.
Every day after he trained, he learned from the seniors in the company, and under Yin Shaoyuan's advice, he started to make his own sales to equip himself with the tools of the trade.
Even though Xiao Yun teased him about it, it was, but he actually had a lot of respect for him after he gave up on his choice to go to the sport and used all his time and energy to study things he did not like passionately.
They said that Yao Jiamu was busy with trouble the entire time, but were they more lazy than him? One tried his hardest to learn and inherit the family, while the other followed the talent course after the talent course.
Brother Xiao Yun could take care of their family business so he had more freedom in terms of choosing a career he was interested in, but it wasn't that easy to become an actor either.
Under each bright, shining exterior hides day after week of blood, sweat, and tears, and both learn this very well in just a few days.
They had thought that Gu Xiqiao was just a pure genius who was good at everything he touched, but it was now clear that he was also working hard. No one knows how to do all the things he can at birth, and there is no such thing as a free lunch.
They did not know how much effort Gu Xiqiao devoted exactly, but all they knew was that they were filled with the courage and strength to continue when things became the most difficult.