The four guards approached Su Qi from a higher position.
Su Qi tilted his head, pondered for a moment, and said, "Biquan Town is neither big nor small, but it might be enough to spread the word to my mother."
"Uncle, let's not fight. We can just use some powdered medicine to make them faint! Once they're knocked out, my mother will definitely find out," Xiao Yingying suggested.
"Qi'er, you'll be in trouble if your sister finds out," Nalan Yi said nervously.
Su Qi smiled at the four guards.
"Gentlemen, please don't come any closer. I'm really scared!" Su Qi pretended to be frightened, but there was no trace of fear in his eyes.
The four men looked at Su Qi in confusion, but their confusion was only momentary. As people who were used to being domineering, they didn't even pay attention to a child like Su Qi.
Xiao Yingying's eyes revealed a smug smile from the carriage, squinting her already small eyes.
Su Qi smirked cunningly. Just as the four men were about to make a move on him, he threw the powdered medicine he had prepared onto their faces and into their eyes. Instantly, a piercing pain struck them, and they couldn't control their screams.
Seizing the opportunity, Su Qi pulled Nalan Yi aside. At the same time, he hurled a small stone at Xiao Yingying on the carriage.
Xiao Yingying's plump body couldn't dodge in time, and she fell heavily from the carriage.
This sudden turn of events left everyone dumbfounded. They had assumed that Su Qi would be the one injured, but to their surprise, the four guards fell to the ground in pain before even touching Su Qi.
"Miss!" The coachman quickly got off to help Xiao Yingying and glared back at Su Qi and Nalan Yi.
He angrily said, "Such wickedness at such a young age, resorting to poisoning people."
A sinister smile flickered in Xiao Yingying's eyes, brimming with malice.
The pain in her buttocks, combined with the heavy fall just now, overwhelmed her. She couldn't help but pout her lips and burst into tears.
It was the first time that everyone saw Xiao Yingying cry in public, but it was a satisfying sight. She had always been the one bullying others, and today, she was the one being bullied by a child. None of them felt any sympathy for her.
"You brat, always picking on others."
A roar! Su Qi instinctively shrank his neck.
How unlucky to be caught by his mother at this moment.
Nalan Yi gritted her teeth and dared not look back.
Su Zimo and Su Zimo walked up to them.
Only then did everyone notice Su Zimo and Su Zimo. When they saw the stunning appearance of the two, surprise filled their eyes.
What a perfect couple they were, like a match made in heaven. Their arrival and exceptional looks made them the center of attention.
"Mother, Father, you're back." Su Qi wore a flattering smile on his face, but he felt a chill in his heart. He had been caught again.
"If I didn't come back, what kind of trouble would you have caused?" Su Zimo's voice was smiling, but her eyes were cold.
Sometimes, she really didn't know what to do with this mischievous son of hers. No matter where he went, he managed to stir up a bunch of trouble.
"Mother, it's a misunderstanding! I didn't bully them. They were the ones bullying me," Su Qi hurriedly explained, his big, lively eyes pleading for help from Mu Yunxuan.
But Mu Yunxuan looked helpless, leaving Su Qi to conclude that his father was afraid of his mother.
"Sister, it really wasn't Qi'er's fault. They were too domineering. They were driving the carriage recklessly on this busy street and almost collided with Yi'er and Qi'er," Nalan Yi also spoke up to defend Su Qi. She wasn't afraid of her elder sister, but rather respectful. However, looking at her sister's serious expression made her feel a sense of awe.
"This lady, it really wasn't the young master's fault. We can all testify to that," an old woman who had spoken earlier stepped forward to support Su Qi's defense.
Su Zimo blushed for a moment. She instantly became a mother who couldn't distinguish right from wrong.
"Go back."
Su Zimo's voice turned cold.
Under her penetrating gaze, Su Qi pursed his lips and walked to Su Zimo's side, feeling the immense profound energy within her. Su Qi probed it slightly and was surprised. He looked at Su Zimo with a surprised expression. He hadn't mistaken his mother. After being away for just a while, she had returned as a Saint Profound Stage first-rank expert. It was a miraculous advancement! Su Qi couldn't help but admire her mother's extraordinary progress.
"Mother...!"
"Go back." Su Zimo knew what her son wanted to say. Her gaze turned cold again.
Su Qi wisely remained silent and led them in the direction of the inn.
Xiao Yingying couldn't bear to let Su Qi go like this and was about to speak up, but the coachman quickly stopped her.
"Miss, we can't afford to provoke these people for now. It's better if we return home and inform the town mayor and Madam. Let the mayor personally seek justice for you, so that no one will dare to bully you again."
The coachman also had his own considerations. A true hero wouldn't suffer unnecessary losses, and he didn't want to risk his life for the sake of being a hero. Moreover, he could sense that both the woman and the man possessed high cultivation levels that he couldn't detect.
"Then you should hurry up and take this young lady back!" Xiao Yingying stared darkly at Su Qi's figure. She wanted to see how that little brat would meet his end.
Su Qi, Nalan Yi, along with Mu Yunxuan and Su Zimo, returned to the inn where Nalan Wenhao was staying.
After dinner, it was already completely dark outside. The woman named Cai'er had woken up and was clamoring to go back.
Mu Yunxuan instructed Qing Feng to escort Cai'er back to Yulong Village.
Thanks to Cai'er's incident, Su Qi managed to escape unscathed.
At this moment, Su Qi happily nestled in the room, reading a book, not daring to disturb Su Li, who was cultivating on the side.
However, the posture he had while reading was quite amusing. It was said that a person whose buttocks were on fire could never sit still for the duration of an incense stick. Su Qi was one of them. In just half an hour, he had already tried every possible position to sit, and he couldn't bear it anymore.
"Smack!" Su Qi threw the medical book under the bed.
Then he looked at Su Li, who was still cultivating on the bed.
"Brother, did you hear what I just said? Mother is really strange! Normally, it takes several months for her to advance a rank, but in just a few hours, she has become a first-rank expert in the Saint Profound Stage. Isn't that too strange? Could it be that someone is impersonating our mother?"
Su Qi sat with his legs crossed, appearing somewhat carefree. He regretted not bringing Li Xiaonuan along. Sometimes, it was quite fun to bully Li Xiaonuan.
Su Li suddenly opened his clear eyes slightly, and a halo of advancement hung over his head.
Su Qi widened his eyes and quickly sat up.
"Brother, you're advancing again. You guys are going against the natural order."
Su Li didn't have time to respond to his brother's words. He quickly concentrated, merging his consciousness and intent, preparing for advancement.
"Seventh rank of the Divine Profound Stage?" Su Qi suddenly fell backward. Since his last advancement, he hadn't made any progress. It had been half a month, and he had been stuck at the second rank of the Divine Profound Stage.
His brother's advancement this time had surpassed him by five ranks. It would take him half a year to a year of cultivation to catch up, even if he trained diligently every day. Not to mention, he hadn't been focused on cultivation lately, let alone catching up to his brother. Su Qi instantly felt that his future was filled with darkness, and his life was full of tragedy.
After Su Zimo casually recounted the events that happened in Yulong Village to Nalan Wenhao and Situ Ruoyan, Su Zimo and Mu Yunxuan returned to their room to rest.
Su Zimo had been preoccupied with the events in Yulong Village, and she didn't have the energy to scold Su Qi.
In fact, Su Zimo was confused about the situation in Yulong Village. She didn't know how to interpret the whole incident.
"Momo, are you still troubled by what happened in Yulong Village?"
Mu Yunxuan handed her a cup of tea, watching the distressed expression on her face, feeling a pang of pain in his heart.
"This matter is very puzzling. When I went to the Demon Beast Continent, I saw the life of Jian Mo. But I can be sure that I am not Jian Mo. As for whether I am Su Zimo, I myself am not sure anymore."
Suddenly, a deep perplexity arose in Mu Yunxuan's profound eyes as he looked at Su Zimo, puzzled.
"Momo, I don't quite understand what you mean."
"I'm just called Su Zimo, but I'm not the real Su Zimo." Su Zimo tilted her head and looked at Mu Yunxuan, deciding to reveal the truth. Otherwise, the truth would never be unraveled. How could she survive falling from the cliff of the Sealed Summit, and why did her Master and Senior Brother happen to appear where she fell?
"Actually, six years ago..."
"Mother." Su Li's voice came from outside the door, interrupting Su Zimo's intention to continue speaking.
Su Zimo got up to open the door.
Mu Yunxuan, however, looked at her back with a face full of surprise.
"Li'er, you've advanced again?" Su Zimo happily looked at Su Li. Li'er was diligent, cultivating every day. His cultivation level was entirely achieved through his own perseverance, unlike her, who had only advanced due to fortuitous encounters.
"Mother, Li'er has only advanced one rank. According to Qi'er, after you came back, you advanced to the first rank of the Saint Profound Stage. After Li'er finished advancing, he came to see you."
Su Zimo smiled softly, picking up Su Li and returning to the room. "Li'er, it's all thanks to luck."
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