Chapter 8: If You Don't Endure, You'll Die!

  Li Xiao's eyes turned cold, his father was here today, he didn't want to take action.

  But not wanting to doesn't mean being able to suppress one's anger, lightly putting Old Yuan on the ground, Li Xiao looked around. The physical hunger made Li Xiao a bit weak, but under the support of his willpower, his strength not only didn't weaken in the slightest, but instead showed a kind of gushing explosion!

  The two burly goalkeepers exchanged a glance, clearly seeing the fear in each other's eyes. Li Xiao's current state was far from normal, and once he got into a fight, he would be a complete madman!

  "King Wang, these two beggars are at the gate of my palace. If we drive them away, it's fine. But if we continue to force them, not only will it tarnish the reputation of my palace, but also sully the place. Let's just let them leave quickly."

  The burly man who was startled by Li Xiao earlier spoke up, and his companion also echoed him:

  "That's right, let them go quickly and don't bother them anymore."

  These two guards may be sturdy men, but they are not fools.

  That old Yuan is also a middle-aged man, and after drinking the Year Beast's blood, he looks even younger. Although not as strong as the two gatekeepers, he must be heavier than Li Xiao's body.

  But Li Xiao easily carried Old Yuan on his back, just like carrying a sack of cloth, and walked with straight legs and powerful strides, clearly a seasoned practitioner. Once they clashed, even if our side had the numerical advantage, it was not necessarily possible to gain the upper hand.

  Moreover, if this matter were to spread to the palace, it would shock those masters and cause even more trouble. Even if they knew that Li Xiao's skills were extraordinary, in the end, they themselves wouldn't have a good outcome, so it's better not to stir up this muddy water.

  "Hey, what's wrong with you two today? You're actually willing to let those two beggars off the hook? This guy has bullied my brother before, and you're just going to stand by and do nothing?"

  Wang Fan was really angry. Normally, when drinking and eating, the two brothers were always together, but as soon as something happened, they both became turtles hiding in their shells!

  The two burly goalkeepers really didn't want to make a move, but they forgot that there was still one person on the field.

  "That's enough! You're the ones who beat my father into this state, and today none of you will get away!"

  Li Xiao's eyes turned bright red, as if he was about to swallow the two strong men whole. The two men secretly resented him. If Wang Fan hadn't appeared, this troublesome beggar would have left long ago, and how could these troubles have arisen?

  "This little beggar is really asking for it, those two brothers, teach him a good lesson..."

  The king had not finished speaking when he suddenly felt a gust of wind, and his neck was gripped by a terrifying force, his voice stopped abruptly!

  "You really disgust me, shut up!"

  Li Xiao used his left hand to lift Wang Fan's body, and in the gaze of extreme terror, he fiercely threw him towards the wall of the Wang mansion. After a painful scream and a dull thud, Wang Fan fell to the ground by the wall and fainted.

  Li Xiao felt that the anger in his chest was really hard to calm down, and with a step forward, he rushed towards the two sturdy men several meters away.

  Although these two men were shocked by Li Xiao's recklessness, they had learned some martial arts after all, and raised the sturdy wooden sticks in their hands to block Li Xiao's path.

  "Kill me!"

  Li Xiao's right fist exerted force, bursting out with all his might, and surprisingly, he actually struck that thick wooden rod into two!

  The terrifying power left the gatekeeper stunned, Li Xiao seemed to have not seen the bloodstains on his right fist from smashing against the hard wooden stick, and threw a punch straight at the gatekeeper!

  "Bang——"

  The crisp and heavy whip sound carried an incredibly terrifying power, causing Li Xiao's body to involuntarily retreat several steps.

  A robust and majestic Han man walked out of the gate, and the two rescued guards hastily lowered their heads and said cautiously:

  Yang Wushi

  "What a couple of good-for-nothings! Can't even handle something as small as this!"

  A familiar voice, once again fell into Li Xiao's ears. This was the leader who had come to Li Xiao's house half a year ago to collect taxes and almost beat Li Xiao and Old Yuan to death!

  When enemies meet, their eyes become red with rage.

  Li Xiao's old and new hatred burst out all at once, his body like a fierce tiger, speeding to the extreme, and he pounced on Yang Wu Shi!

  "Kid, you're too naive."

  Only to see Yang Wushi's whip shadow turn into a flash of lightning, sending Li Xiao flying out again. Fresh blood flowed down his neck, the scorching pain making Li Xiao's foundation somewhat unstable, and he barely managed to get up again.

  Perhaps it was too much for him, but the old Yuan who had fainted came to again.

  "Second Dog, how did you get into town? Didn't I tell you to stay at home?"

  Lao Yuan was shocked and angry, but seeing the fresh blood on Li Xiao's neck, he felt a pang of heartache.

  "Spare our Er Gou, Master Yang Wu, I beg of you... I'll be your servant, do anything for you, just please..."

  Lao Yuan's voice was indeed somewhat weak, but those pleading words made Li Xiao's anger rise to another level. He had originally thought that with his increased strength, he would be able to defeat the enemy of the Wang Manor, Yang Wu Shi, the dog legged subordinate.

  But he never thought that he was still vulnerable to attack and couldn't even touch his opponent's body. Thinking of this, Li Xiao felt a deep sense of self-blame in his heart!

  It's a matter of ability, or rather, a lack of it; otherwise, how could one just stand by and watch their father do such a thing?

  "Dad, let's go back, we don't need to beg these devils!"

  Li Xiao covered his wound and ran in front of Old Yuan, staring at Yang Wu Shi.

  "Haha, I remember now, aren't you the old father and son duo whose house I demolished at the end of last year? I didn't expect you to be so lucky and still not dead. To eradicate weeds, one must pull out the roots, this is something that I, Yang, understand. Since that's the case, then go die!"

  Yang Wushi's eyes turned cold, and this time he didn't use his whip. Instead, his left hand transformed into a claw, swiping at Li Xiao and his son!

  "Dad, be careful!"

  Li Xiao reacted, clenching his fists with all his strength concentrated in his right fist, barely blocking Yang Wushi's attack. However, as Yang Wushi withdrew his claws, he ripped off a piece of flesh from Li Xiao's hand, causing excruciating pain that made him break out in cold sweat!

  "Second Dog, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"

  Lao Yuan hastily hugged Er Gou and was heartbroken to the point of tears.

  "It's nothing, Dad, just a minor injury, it doesn't matter."

  Li Xiao took a deep breath and forced himself to speak through the pain.

  "Haha, as expected, you're quite capable. In that case, I'll make sure you don't leave this place alive."

  Yang Wushi revealed a cold smile, but at this moment, a young man with elegant clothes and an arrogant expression walked out of the gate, looking coldly at the scene in front of him.

  Yang Wushi and the two burly gatekeepers all changed their expressions and respectfully bowed:

  "Have seen young master."

  "Never mind, what's going on here?"

  Behind the young master stood an old man with white hair and a youthful face, wearing a Taoist robe, who was obviously the immortal teacher in the eyes of the villagers.

  Yang Wushi was unclear about the whole thing, so he had a strong fellow there explain it.

  "It's like this, young master."

  The two sturdy men finished speaking in a cautious tone and lowered their heads, not daring to look straight at the young man.

  "So that's how it is. This little beggar still has some skills, next month follow me to the Imperial Academy to sign up, I don't mind having another servant."

  The young man's expression was cold and handsome, seemingly indifferent to all of this.

  "Yes, your humble servant obeys."

  Several people bowed at the same time until the young nobleman left again, and only then did the three of them dare to stand up straight.

  "You two can get out of here. You're from the Old Yuan family, aren't you? What good luck to have met a magnanimous young master like him. Be sure to report on time next month and follow the rules of the manor properly, or else..."

  Yang Wushi didn't conceal the murderous intent in his eyes, and if he hadn't been deterred by the young man's orders, there was no doubt that he would have struck to kill, taking Li Xiao's life on the spot!

  For Yang Wu's gaze full of murderous intent, and the careless expression on his face when he called him "young master", Li Xiao remembered it clearly today. He told himself fiercely in his heart that he must cultivate and have the power to break through all this, so that he can protect himself and his loved ones.

  No dispute, Li Xiao and Old Yuan left here.

  He was very clear that as long as he opened his mouth and said a word, Yang Wu would be able to find 10,000 excuses to kill him and his father here, without showing any mercy!

  So Li Xiao had no choice but to endure silently.

  The two of them spent several hours, until the sky was completely dark, before returning home. Hunger and injuries made Li Xiao and Old Yuan too tired, they barely chewed on a couple of dry food, then fell asleep soundly.

  The weather was extremely hot in the summer, Old Yuan was busy with farming, originally Li Xiao was going to help, but was pulled back by Old Yuan, reminding him to find Mr. Mo to get familiar with words, so that when he arrived at Guo Xueyuan, he would not even recognize a single character.

  Li Xiao's reputation as a master of past life memories was not unfounded. In just ten short days, he learned all the ways of writing from Mr. Mo, and the only difference was that he had yet to fully grasp them.

  Squatting at the entrance of his home, Li Xiao couldn't find any paper or pen, so he used a stick as a pen and the ground as paper, thinking about the "Journey to the West" from his past life, and translated it into the script of this world.

  At first, in order to test his memory, Li Xiao really moved the four great masterpieces into his own mind, and from then on, he never forgot again.

  "In the beginning, heaven and earth were in chaos, vast and void, with no one in sight. Since Pangu broke through the primordial darkness, the clear and murky have been distinguished from then on. The heavens loaded with all living things, looking up to benevolence, and all things are made good. If you want to know the ultimate achievement of creation, you must read the Journey to the West."

  The first sentence of Journey to the West, Li Xiao doesn't know how many brain cells he killed in order to translate this sentence.

  "I have heard that the numbers of heaven and earth, 129,600 years make up one eon. Dividing this eon into twelve periods, we get the twelve branches: zi, chou, yin, mao, chen, si, wu, wei, shen, you, xu, and hai... On that mountain, at the very top, there is a divine stone. The stone is 36 feet 5 inches high and has a circumference of 24 feet. The height of 36 feet 5 inches corresponds to the 365 degrees of the celestial sphere; the circumference of 24 feet corresponds to the 24 solar terms... Since the beginning of creation, it has been absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, the sun's energy and the moon's beauty. After a long time, it developed a divine consciousness. Inside, it nurtured a divine embryo, which one day burst forth and produced a stone egg, about the size of a ball. As soon as it saw the wind, it transformed into a stone monkey, complete with limbs and organs. It learned to climb and walk, and bowed in all directions. Its eyes shone with golden light, illuminating the celestial palace... Startling the Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Lord of the High Primordial Realm..."

  Li Xiao wrote down the first chapter of Journey to the West, "The Birth of the Monkey King", slowly according to his memory. However, he didn't notice that behind him, a gaze had appeared at some point, watching every word he wrote.