Meeting Other Cultivators II

As she slowly approached them, Mu Qingge raised her eyebrows because she recognized something about Tang Xiao. 'Who is that man? Why does he need to use a disguise technique to work as a chauffeur?'

"Cough!" Mu Yan pretended to cough when she saw Tang Xiao staring at her mother, but he didn't seem to hear her, and his eyes were fixed on Mu Qingge's figure. So she then stood beside him and pulled his ear closer, and she asked in a whisper. "Is my mother beautiful?"

"En." Tang Xiao nodded without taking his eyes off Mu Qingge. "Your mother is truly beautiful and graceful, and she is a goddess who came down from the sky."

After all, Mu Qingge's cultivation has reached the peak king level, and she can certainly hear Tang Xiao's answer, despite the distance between them. His praise made her heart skip a beat, especially since no one had ever praised her for so long, but her expression didn't show the slightest change. Moreover, she could see there was no lust in his gaze, and he was just staring at her out of admiration.

As she glanced towards her mother with a mischievous smile, Mu Yan whispered in Tang Xiao's ear again. "Are you interested in my mother?"

"Yan'er." Mu Qingge called out to her, as she didn't expect Mu Yan to ask such a thing of a stranger, and she felt that her daughter was trying to sell her off.

'Not only are her face and appearance stunning, but she also has such a melodious voice.' Tang Xiao inwardly muttered in admiration before answering Mu Yan's question. "Which man wouldn't be attracted to a woman like your mother? She is an immaculate goddess, and everything about her is flawless."

Mu Yan giggled at Tang Xiao's answer, but she was not surprised if he was attracted to her mother, especially since Mu Qingge was simply too beautiful. On Earth II, there were too many men who coveted her, but she always rejected them, and she always gave the excuse of wanting to focus on raising her.

"If my mother is a goddess! That means I'm a little goddess." Mu Yan said this while puffing out her chest, as she always believed that her beauty was not inferior to her mother's.

Hearing that, Tang Xiao then turned and looked at Mu Yan with an amused smile, but he did not deny that her beauty was no less than that of Mu Qingge.

On the other hand, Mu Qingge, who heard her daughter's words, could only shake her head helplessly, especially since Mu Yan was indeed too mischievous.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Am I not as beautiful as my mother?" Mu Yan asked in annoyance because of Tang Xiao's amused look.

Tang Xiao subconsciously pinched Mu Yan's cheeks and answered her. "You're no less beautiful than your mother, but you are too tomboyish, so you don't look like a little goddess at all."

Mu Yan blushed at Tang Xiao's actions, especially since no man had ever touched her except for her grandfather, but she brushed his hand away and pouted her lips. She then looked down at her clothes before looking at her mother's clothes, and she showed a rejected expression. 'Sigh! He was right; my mother was more beautiful than me. Do I have to dress like her so I look more beautiful? But her clothes are too old-fashioned, and I don't like such clothes!'

They smiled in amusement at Mu Yan's behavior, but Mu Qingge was also happy to see her daughter. For the first time, she saw that her daughter was not bothered by the presence of a man, but it was her fault because of her past experiences, which made her daughter never like the presence of men. Moreover, she didn't sense any bad intentions from Tang Xiao, and her daughter also seemed calm beside him, so she was quite happy to see the two of them communicating with each other.

Mu Yan then turned to Tang Xiao and asked. "What's your name anyway? My name is Mu Yan, and she is my mother, Mu Qingge."

"You and your mother both have nice names." Tang Xiao said as he rubbed Mu Yan's head. "My name is Feng Xiao, but you can call me Xiao."

For some reason, Mu Yan didn't try to shake Tang Xiao's hand away like before, and she seemed to be enjoying his caress instead.

Seeing that, Mu Qingge looked at her daughter in astonishment, especially since they had just met for the first time, but they seemed to be close to each other. "Did you just start cultivating, Xiao? How old are you now?"

"I've only been cultivating for about a week, so my cultivation is still too low when compared to the two of you." Tang Xiao answered truthfully. "Anyway, I'm 24 now."

"Hehe! In that case, I must address you as Big Brother Xiao!" Mu Yan said that as she giggled, and Tang Xiao just nodded at her as he continued to rub her head.

"I see." Mu Qingge nodded in understanding. "You being able to reach the middle beginner realm in about a week is already quite good; even Yan'er needed three weeks to reach it back then. Do you already have a master? Can you tell me your element?"

"I had a master, and he taught me how to cultivate. However, I don't know his name, because he never told me his name, and he left in a hurry after I became a cultivator." Although Tang Xiao felt that the two had no evil intentions towards him, he didn't know them, so he chose to be more careful, and he deliberately made up that story. After he thought about it, he stretched out his hand and opened his palm, and a purple qi appeared on his palm. "This is my element."

"Lightning elements!" Mu Qingge and Mu Yan exclaimed in unison, and their eyes stared at the purple Qi in Tang Xiao's hands with wide eyes.

Their response amused Tang Xiao, especially considering that he had only displayed his lightning Qi, which had already surprised them. Imagine what would happen if he released all of his elements. However, he certainly wouldn't do something so stupid as to show off his elements, especially since a cultivator with multiple elements was truly unnatural, and he would only provoke the jealousy of strong cultivators, so he had to act with extreme caution.

Suddenly, Mu Yan jumped up and hugged Tang Xiao while shouting. "You are amazing, Big Brother! You have the strongest element! The lightning element!"

Tang Xiao was completely confused by their reactions, and he looked at Mu Qingge questioningly, especially since he still didn't understand much about cultivation and the like.

"Yan'er is right, Xiao." Mu Qingge said to him as he nodded. "Without minimizing other elements, the lightning element can indeed be said to be the strongest element."

"Could you please explain it to me?" Even though he had read many things imparted by Xiao Ai into his mind, Tang Xiao felt there was no harm in hearing from Mu Qingge, who was more experienced than him.

"En." Mu Qingge nodded and started to explain. "If you categorize by destructive power, then the order is lightning, fire, ice/water, wind, and earth. In fact, the fire element also has a powerful destructive power if you use a single target, but it's not that strong if you use area attacks. As for the lightning element, its destructive power is strong in both single and area attacks, especially if it has reached its peak level. Ice and water are more balanced between attack and defense, and both can also be used to trap enemies. The wind element is closely related to speed, and the user's movements are truly unpredictable, but its destructive power is not that strong. As for the earth element, the user focuses more on defense, and some of them have impenetrable defense. Even so, they can also use it as an attack and trap, but it's still inferior to lightning or fire in destructive power. Besides, each element has its own weaknesses, so you have to understand which elements are stronger and which elements are weaker when you fight with your enemy."

"Like fire is weak against water, but lightning is stronger than water, right?"

"Yes." Mu Qingge nodded to him. "However, there are several elements that can strengthen each other, such as fire and wind, water and ice."

"I see." Tang Xiao then asked again. "What about light, darkness, wood, and void?"

"Light is related to healing, and its users usually work as healers. Darkness is the opposite of light, and it is related to curses and the like, so its users are usually considered heretical cultivators." Mu Qingge explained slowly, but she was satisfied because Tang Xiao listened to her seriously. "I don't know much about the void element, but I've read from several scrolls that users of this element can enter and exit voids freely, and there is not a single barrier in this world that can stop the user, so the user can almost be said to be unstoppable. The wood element is a fairly rare element, but it's not as rare as the void element, and the users of this element are quite special, especially since they can control the growth and development of herbs and several other things."

Although Mu Qingge's explanation was no different from what he already knew, Tang Xiao was still grateful that he was willing to tell him all that.

"What about Earth II? I heard that earth cultivators live in that dimensional pocket." Tang Xiao deliberately asked that because he had checked Xiao Ai's database, but there wasn't a single piece of information about that place, and she told him that her old master created her when he was already in the upper realms.

Mu Qingge looked at Tang Xiao in surprise. "You know about Earth II?"

"I know that Earth II does exist, but I don't know anything about that place." Tang Xiao replied with a nod. "Actually, I plan to go there in the future, and I want to prepare myself better before going there, so I want to know details about that place."

"If you go to Earth II, I will take you to play there, Big Brother." Mu Yan said this as she kept clinging to Tang Xiao.

However, Mu Qingge rebuked her daughter harshly. "You're always thinking about playing around, Yan'er. You should focus on your cultivation, or you'll be left behind with your peers. Anyway, I've prepared a schedule for your training, so you won't leave our clan before you finish everything."

"No! Mom!" Mu Yan exclaims loudly as she puts on a sullen look. Actually, she is not interested in cultivation, and instead she enjoys the modern world more, but her grandfather and mother always forced her to cultivate. She then shook Tang Xiao's hand and sulked like a spoiled girl. "Big brother, you have to help me persuade my mother! I don't like to cultivate continuously like an old hermit!"

Mu Qingge raised an eyebrow at that, especially since her daughter had never behaved like that before. However, she suddenly acted like that after meeting Tang Xiao, which confused her.

Instead, Tang Xiao smiled and supported Mu Qingge's words. "Yan'er, your mother's words are correct, and you must be serious in your cultivation."

"But I don't like it, Big Brother." Mu Yan said it with her face down, and she was disappointed that Tang Xiao supported her mother.

Mu Qingge wanted to say something to Mu Yan, but Tang Xiao stopped her, and he lifted her chin while patiently advising her. "Listen to me, Yan'er. You are a cultivator, so your main task is to cultivate to become strong. We can only achieve our dreams if we have strength, and we can protect ourselves and those closest to us."

Mu Qingge only watched Tang Xiao, who was advising Mu Yan, and she was quite amazed by the way he handled her daughter, especially since he looked so gentle and patient.

"If we don't have power, people will oppress, insult, ridicule, and look down on us. Even though I haven't been a cultivator for long, I really know what it's like to be treated like that, so you have to follow the words of your mother, or do you want to be treated like that by them?" Mu Yan shook her head hard because no one wants to be treated like that, and Tang Xiao smiled at her response before speaking again. "If you don't want to be treated like that, then you must cultivate diligently to become strong and achieve your dreams, and you can use your strength to protect yourself as well as those close to you. Do you understand?"

Mu Yan hugged Tang Xiao and replied with a repeated nod. "En, I understand what you mean, Big Brother."

"Good! So you have to follow your mother's words, got it?" Tang Xiao rubbed Mu Yan's back gently, but he still felt strange about the feeling of closeness with her. 'Perhaps this feeling is because I am the last child, so I feel comfortable with her.'

- To Be Continued -