Chapter 22

After finishing the meeting with his parents, Yang Xiaotian went to the bank to meet Tang Bao. He found out that his bank balance actually increased by a lot. Profits coming from all the investments put his account at nearly 30 million purple banknotes.

Tang Bao also informed him of the latest intelligence report, it seems like the Yan kingdom is indeed colluding with the Feng kingdom, they have already massacred the Yang family branch in their kingdom, not even the newly born children were left alive.

To retaliate, Assassins of Kings killed key members of the Yan imperial family. The whole kingdom is now a mess, several influential families are now vying for power. Remnant of the Yan imperial family is now taking shelter under the banner of the Feng kingdom but the pressure on them is rising.

The imperial court has been neutered, the public is outraged, several neutral factions such as the Five Kingdom Merchant Bank and Mercenary Alliance are pulling out from the kingdom. The situation is really tense there and Assassins of Kings are making sure that it stays that way so that the Yun kingdom does not completely become Feng kingdom's subordinate state.

After meeting Tang Bao, Yang Xiaotian went to meet Qin Ming and Qin Feiér. Currently, Qin Ming is the one running doctor Sun's medicine shop. She was already very skilled and after learning advanced techniques given by Yang Xiaotian, she has become even more proficient. After entering the shop, Yang Xiaotian saw that Qin Ming and some other assistants are treating a patient.

There are a lot fewer patients here now and it is not because doctor Sun is no longer seeing patients here, it is mainly because more than 60% of patients here were children and since now there is a free children's hospital, people are going there.

As he moved closer, Yang Xiaotian observed in shock that Qin Ming is actually using soul power to sense the internal situation of patients. She is using the acupuncture technique Yang Xiaotian gave and merging soul power with the needles to sense accurate situations.

Yang Xiaotian shook his head as he again began wondering why these women are so fast in cultivating soul power. He doesn't understand that women are filled with imagination, they are more imaginative and creative than men. It gives them a huge advantage when cultivating the mental portion of Tai Ji, they can easily make the Tai Ji symbol take many shapes and control those shapes with great concentration.

It is natural that Yang Xiaotian doesn't understand and it has nothing to with his age, even men who live with their wives all their life, don't understand much about their wives' mentality. It is very hard to understand the depth of a woman's thoughts.

Soon after, Qin Ming is done with her round and greeted Yang Xiaotian. Qin Feiér ran over and hugged Yang Xiaotian. The three of them spent quality time together before Yang Xiaotian left for home. In these months, his soul cultivation increased a lot. He is also using soul power and Chí together to refine his eyes and at the same time, trying to build his soul space.

If he just used Deva energy to build his soul space, he would have already succeeded but he is taking the harder route to make sure he is not completely dependent on Deva energy for his soul cultivation. He wants Deva energy to be his supplement, not his driving force.

Another month passed by, in this month his routine continued along with his almost daily meeting with Rouér. Rouér has become even more intimate with him. Almost all the time touching his hair or face or holding hands with him. Every day, he wants to see more of her and he always waits patiently for her arrival. He feels very relaxed and refreshed just talking to Rouér and it seems there is never a shortage of topics to talk about between them.

Soon enough, it is time for Mu Meiér and her parents to arrive. All the preparations have been made, rooms for Mu Meiér and her parents have been set up lavishly. On a sunny morning, Mu family's luxurious carriage entered the city. The entire city became shocked, they have never seen such a large luxurious carriage enter this city before. There are many horses around the carriage, ridden by cultivators who have been hired to protect the carriage. The entourage slowly approached the Yang family house.

The gate of the Yang family house is already wide open to welcome them. Yang Cheng and his wives are standing a bit inside the gate to welcome the guests with their servants. They are not wearing very luxurious clothes but they are not wearing very common clothes either, they are wearing festive enough clothes for the occasion. However, Yang Xiaotian can not be seen

The carriage finally arrived at the gate. The horses moved aside, the door of the carriage slowly opened. The first one to step out is Mu Meiér's father, then his wife. Finally, Mu Meiér began stepping down. She is wearing a luxurious dress, along with her makeup, her beauty has been magnified to the extreme, she looks like she is a princess of some great kingdom. Many of the servants opened their eyes wide, their mouths agape looking at the scene. However, Yang Cheng, Zhu Lian and Zhu Qing only have a light amiable smile on their faces.

"Brother Mu, madam Mu, welcome to our humble home! We have already prepared your rooms. Please come in and freshen up, then we will have a little banquet." Yang Cheng said in a loud voice.

The way he addressed Mu Meiér's parents caused them to be startled. However, they quickly get back to their senses.

"Meiér, quickly greet your.." Mr. Mu could not finish his words when Mu Meiér began talking.

"Mu family's Mu Meiér greets hus..."

"Ahhh big sister Meiér, it is you! Long time no see! I missed you so much!" a loud and pleasing voice of a male suddenly entered everyone's ears.

The voice shocked Mu Meiér, she is familiar with the voice but the voice sounds more mature and more charming. She looked towards the direction of the voice and her eyes opened wide, her beautiful small mouth opened up in an expression of shock. Her parents are also utterly shocked, they are both wondering if this is the same child they saw just about a year ago.

He is supposed to be 11 this year yet he is already as tall as them. Moreover, his face and body look very mature, although he still has some boyish features, the maturity is undeniable. It so happens that some boys grow taller fast when reaching puberty but this is not at all that, this is pure maturity. On top of that, he has become very handsome and charming.

Mu Meiér is in the worst situation, she can't get out of her shock. Her mouth is wide open as she kept looking at Yang Xiaotian while he kept walking towards them. Yang Cheng and his wives have really pleased smiles on their faces looking at their guests' expressions.

"Hello uncle Mu, hello aunt! Welcome to our home. It is not as grand as Mu mansion but we promise that you will be safe and fulfilled here." Yang Xiaotian very politely greeted Mu Meiér's parents. The two of them are still looking at him in a daze.

"You... are you Xiaotian?" Mu Meiér finally opened her mouth.

"Of course I am! Can't you tell?" Yang Xiaotian said with a gentle smile.

"Are you really Xiaotian?" Mu Meiér asked again. The last time she met him, he was tall up to her breasts and now he is taller than her and not to mention his enhanced features. She is completely unable to take her eyes off of him.

"Hahaha... my son is indeed very handsome, just like me! Brother Mu, madam mu, don't you think so?" Yang Cheng said with a loud laugh.

"Yes, yes indeed. Xiaotian is indeed very handsome." madam Mu said with a smile.

"Brother Mu, sister Mu, we have prepared a room for you. We will lead you there and these servants will help you and look after your need." Zhu Qing said.

"Tian-er, lead little Meiér to her room and bring these two maids along, they will help little Meiér freshen up and change." Zhu Lian said.

"Big sister Meiér, please." Yang Xiaotian extended his hand towards Mu Meiér.

Mu Meiér unknowingly took his hand as she kept staring at his face. Yang Xiaotian slowly began leading her to the room prepared for her. Two maids followed behind.

"Brother Mu, please." Yang Cheng said with a smile and began leading Mu Meiér's parents towards the room prepared for them. A few maids followed along.

While walking slowly towards their destination, Yang Xiaotian looked at Mu Meiér and said teasingly: "Am I really that handsome?"

Mu Meiér blushed and lowered her head but she still nodded, causing Yang Xiaotian to laugh gently.

"Big sister Meiér, this last year I wanted to see you every day. I still remember the first time I saw you, my heart beat like crazy just looking at you. Back then you were wearing a very normal dress and you had no makeup. To me, that was the most beautiful you! I felt like I had seen a fairy from the legends!" Yang Xiaotian said in a very emotional voice. And this time, it is Mu Meiér's heart that is beating like crazy.

"A year passed by since then and I can finally meet you again, I am really so happy and I never want to be apart from you again. But alas..." Yang Xiaotian sighed, his eyes showed a tinge of sadness. However. this look caused Mu Meiér's heart to beat even faster, so fast that she can hear every beat!

"Alright, we are here. You two, help big sister Meiér properly, do not disrespect her and cause discomfort to her. If you do well, I will add an extra payment to your monthly salary!" Yang Xiaotian said to the maids.

"We will not fail you young master!" the two maids politely bowed to Yang Xiaotian.

"Big sister Meiér, we will see each other soon at the dining room!" Yang Xiaotian said with smile and let go of Mu Meiér's hand. Mu Meiér felt greatly reluctant to let go but she still obediently nodded and went inside the room. The two maids followed her inside.

"Haiiii... it is really breathtaking just staying near young master! I feel suffocated!" one of the maids said in whispers.

"Just be happy that our young master is not like those other families' young masters! Our young master is a saint!" the other one spoke in whispers.

"What do your young master usually do? How did he become so mature so fast?" Mu Meiér asked.

The two maids began telling her about Yang Xiaotian's many deeds, his daily routine, his 'magical Kung Fu' training that made him taller and more handsome and even mentioned that he is the hot conversation topic among many young women in the city.

One of them even blurted out that a mysterious woman comes to meet him at night from time to time and that woman is a heavenly beauty. Naturally, they are just embellishing facts, they don't even know that a heavenly beautiful woman indeed comes to meet Yang Xiaotian at night from time to time. They are just trying to butter up Mu Meiér, trying their best to make her understand how amazing their young master is.

Hearing about this heavenly beauty visiting Yang Xiaotian, Mu Meiér felt somewhat distressed. She suddenly began thinking about whether or not she is any match for that woman when it comes to beauty and will she be able to compete with this mysterious woman. She felt quite a bit jealous but then suddenly she recalled that she is engaged to Yang Xiaotian's father and the 'mission' Mu Chi has given her. She immediately felt sad and helpless.

The two maids saw her distressed look as they kept helping her take off her troublesome luxurious clothes. One of them said: "Miss, don't be sad! Young master has you in his heart! He is very fond of you! A man like our young master is bound to have several beautiful wives! Look at our housemaster and our madams! Don't be discouraged, you will always be loved and doted by our young master!"

Mu Meiér felt extremely happy but she also feels very confused. She doesn't understand why these servants are acting as if she is here as Yang Xiaotian's future wife and why Yang Cheng and his wives are also treating her as such. As she continued changing her attire, she recalled what Yang Xiaotian said about their first meeting. She decided to completely remove all makeup and just wear a simple dress.

After she is done preparing, the two maids led her to the dining room. It is much smaller than her Mu mansion's dining hall but it has a very homey feeling as if it makes people feel close to each other.

"Big sister Meiér, come sit with me!" as soon as he saw Mu Meiér, Yang Xiaotian stood up and pulled back the chair beside him so that Mu Meiér can sit.

Mu Meiér looked around the table and saw Yang Cheng and his wives are looking at her and Yang Xiaotian with approving smiles. So she stopped hesitating and sat down beside Yang Xiaotian.

"Brother He, you must stay a few days! You know about the clear spring resort right? We have a bank VIP pass and we can reserve a vacation spot there for us any time! We can also take the air carriage and arrive there within 12 hours!" Yang Cheng said with smile. Brother He is Mu Meiér's father, his full name is Mu He.

Air carriages are small carriages that can hold a few people and are carried by large flying beasts. It is quite expensive but for Yang Xiaotian, it is nothing. And of course, the bank VIP pass is his and not his father's.

"Exactly! Sister Fang, you should stay a few days. We will have a lot of fun activities and get to know each other better." Zhu Lian said as Zhu Qing chimed in. This sister Fang is naturally Mu Meiér's mother, her full name is Mu Fang and she is from a branch of the Mu family.

Mu He really felt helpless. He can see that Yang Cheng and his wives as well as Yang Xiaotian are genuinely nice and caring towards them. But their hands are tied, despite the 'mission' Mu Chi gave them, he only allowed them to stay in Yang family home for one day.

It is truly a dead-end for them because it doesn't seem like Mu Meiér will be able to complete the 'mission'. However, since Yang Xiaotian is showing unrestrained love towards Mu Meiér, maybe the 'mission' can at least be completed somewhat.

Mu He somewhat helplessly said: "I really wish we could but the patriarch said that we can only stay in this city for one day. Currently, the spirit stone market has become very volatile in Yun kingdom. It is imperative that we return and add 15000 spirit stones in our stock as soon as possible!"

At this time Yang Xiaotian said: "Actually we will be handing over 30000 grade 1 spirit stones!"

"Ohh I see. Ok, that works too." Mu He suddenly realized that he made a mistake. He should have been surprised hearing the number instead he acted as if he already knew. He became distressed.

"Uncle, no need to worry! We will be sending the spirit stones through the bank's express delivery system! After all, we have a bank VIP pass!" Yang Xiaotian said again.

"Nnnn.. no no that won't be necessary! We can't let you pay the extra cost!" Mu He said in a panic.

"Actually uncle, they are already on their way to Mu family! As uncle said, the spirit stone market is very volatile now, we can not take any risk. Who knows whether or not some evil people would plot to rob you on your way back? So I have already used the bank's express delivery system. Don't worry uncle, when you return, they will be waiting for you at home!" Yang Xiaotian said.

"That's right brother He, just relax and enjoy the vacation." Yang Cheng said with smile.

Mu He's expression became somewhat odd. One of Mu Chi's plans was to rob their own carriage and frame Yang Cheng for it. However, none of them knows that their plans have already been leaked, or more precisely, dug out by the Assassins of Kings and Yang Xiaotian naturally knows about it. So he has taken all kinds of precautions.

"Since you can't stay for long, we will hold a bonfire in our front yard, we will chat and enjoy roasted meat and fish. We have ordered some very fine quality beast meat and some high-quality fish. I hope sister Fang and brother He has no problem?" Zhu Lian asked.

"Not at all, it has been a long time since we sat around a bonfire and roasted meat. It will be refreshing." Mu Fang said.

"Ohh that's right. Tian-er, you should take little Meiér to visit your friends and associates. She should get to know this city better too." Zhu Qing said.

"If it is alright with uncle, aunt and big sister Meiér." Yang Xiaotian said.

"No no, we have no problem." Mu He said.

"I also want to travel around the city, it has been so long since I have gone out of the home." Mu Meiér said in a low voice.

"Alright, it's settled. After we are done with breakfast, we will go visit the town. I want big sister Meiér to meet some important people in the city." Yang Xiaotian said.