Chapter 11: A Decisive Move!

  Li Xiao had no choice but to bribe, it seems that bribery is effective in any era.

  Yang Wusheng led Li Xiao away from here, apparently intentionally leading the way, walking forward, and gradually guiding Li Xiao to a secluded corner where there was no one.

  Finally, Yang Wushi stopped in his tracks, the smile at the corner of his mouth that was full of murderous intent no longer needed to be concealed, and Li Xiao had already known what this meant.

  "Yang Wushi, if there's anything I've offended you with before our duel, please forgive me."

  At this moment, Li Xiao suddenly came up with a sentence, which made Yang Wushi somewhat stunned.

  "I also know that I come from a poor background, and entering the Wang family is already a great blessing. This time, I've made the young master unhappy again, and in the future, I'll be treated even worse. Actually, I have a secret to tell the young master, so as to make some arrangements for my future prospects. However, the young master is not someone that people like us can easily meet with, so I haven't had the chance to inform him yet."

  Li Xiao's words sparked some interest in Yang Wushi, who thought Li Xiao had opened up. Thinking about it, a country bumpkin who has been planting crops for generations, what could he possibly understand?

  "Those secrets of yours, young master doesn't need."

  Yang Wushang shook his head, blaming Li Xiao for being too late to realize it. The young master had already given the order, and Yang Wushang would absolutely not show mercy.

  "No, no..."

  Li Xiao shook his head and looked around cautiously before speaking:

  "This is what I accidentally discovered, it seems to be the tomb of a certain cultivator, there is an extremely terrifying aura there, and I don't dare to approach..."

  Li Xiao made up a nonsense story, but Yang Wu thought that Li Xiao, this country bumpkin, wouldn't dare to lie, and muttered to himself:

  "The grave of a powerful warrior, an aura of terror... The unexplored tomb of the strong, it seems only that legendary person..."

  Suddenly, Yang Wushi's eyes lit up, as if he had really discovered the strong man's tomb. It would be a great achievement, and even if Young Master didn't get into National Academy because of this, it wouldn't be as important as this matter!

  "Haha, those were all misunderstandings in the past! Since we're both slaves in the Wang Manor, there's no need to dwell on so much. How about this: you tell me the location of that grave, and I'll help you inform Young Master, your reward will definitely not be less!"

  Yang Wushi's face changed instantly, and he burst out laughing, as if he were a brother who had known Li Xiao for many years.

  Li Xiao seemed to hesitate for a moment, gritted his teeth:

  "Alright, I'm just a newly arrived servant, it's indeed not suitable for me to befriend you, Yang Wu. Come closer and I'll whisper something to you, but please keep it a secret for me."

  "Haha, of course, Brother Li San, rest assured!"

  Yang Wushi's face showed a sincere smile, but in his heart he was coldly sneering:

  "As soon as you reveal the secret, the next moment will be your death! Don't blame me for being ruthless, who made Master tell me to eradicate the roots?"

  Yang Wushi had ulterior motives and leaned in closer.

  Li Xiao leaned in close to Yang Wu's ear and said:

  "The location of that grave is about five miles behind the mountain at the back of my house..."

  Li Xiao fabricated a nonsense, his left hand seemed to want to cover his mouth, he slowly raised four fingers and moved them towards his mouth.

  Yang Wushi was carefully remembering, never thinking that the four fingers that originally seemed to be stuck to his mouth suddenly turned into two fingers, fiercely piercing Yang Wushi's eyes!

  Yang Wushi also reacted extremely quickly, clenching his fist and violently slamming Li Xiao's body out!

  "Ah——"

  Yang Wushi's eyes bled and he let out a painful roar!

  "You damned thing, how dare you cheat me? I'll kill you!"

  He never thought that Li Xiao would be so cunning and decisive. According to normal reasoning, Li Xiao should not have known their plan and had no defense at all, but the situation he showed in an instant was extremely ruthless and seasoned, completely unlike a newcomer from the countryside.

  In fact, Li Xiao in his previous life had long been accustomed to the cruelty of reality in society, where swindlers were rampant and it was a place where people would swallow even bones whole, naturally cultivating Li Xiao's hard-hearted will.

  He took a punch from Yang Wu Shi and Li Xiao almost coughed up a mouthful of blood. His strength was still far inferior to Yang Wu Shi, if not for the sneak attack that blinded his eyes, in a real one-on-one fight, he would have definitely escaped death.

  Even if Yang Wu's eyes are now blind, the kung fu in his hands has not been affected. If Li Xiao goes up to fight him, he will probably end up defeated and dead.

  "You and Young Master are plotting against me, it must be related to another person in the inn?"

  Li Xiao coldly smiled, but it startled Yang Wushi, whose violently trembling body suddenly calmed down.

  "How did you know?"

  "If you want to keep it a secret, don't do it yourself! You think you can secretly kill someone and frame them, using the old trick of 'killing one person to warn a hundred', this plan might fool some ignorant commoners, but how could it deceive me?"

  Li Xiao and Yang Wu Shi were just making small talk, only to thoroughly verify the painful thoughts in their hearts.

  "I didn't expect that you, a small village resident, would have such a mind! Not bad, the young master is indeed using you, but do you know who the person preparing to sacrifice you is? He's someone even the royal family has to be careful around. You'd best hand over the spot and maybe you'll manage to escape with your life!"

  Li Xiao had already obtained the information he wanted, and his body suddenly moved. A residual shadow appeared in the position where he was standing just now, which was Yang Wu Shi with blood-stained eyes.

  "Ah - Li San, I must kill you!"

  He missed again, which further enraged Master Yang Wu. However, Li Xiao did not intend to entangle with him and instead rushed directly to the Imperial Academy, as he was not prepared to give up on this unique opportunity.

  At the entrance of Guo Xueyuan, there are fewer people in line, but in the long queue, there are still many examinees who come one after another.

  Li Xiao entered from a side door on the other side. The guards who had seen Li Xiao's appearance before knew that he had just been inspected, so they let him in directly.

  "Little one, Brother Wang's medicine has arrived, right? He should be at the assessment point by now. If we go from this side, it'll be faster."

  The man guarding the gate seemed to be the leader and pointed a direction for Li Xiao.

  Li Xiao hurried over after saying thank you, and walked through a long corridor. He turned several corners along the way and saw a spacious great hall.

  There were many warriors taking the assessment, and it was a queue system. Seeing this, Li Xiao, who had done business with the Bank of Previous Life, went forward to take a number, and finally took a look at what he got in his hand - 886th.

  "886, byebye, this number doesn't seem very auspicious."

  Li Xiao furrowed his brow, but didn't pursue the matter further. He never believed in using numbers to predict good or bad fortune, whether it was in his past life or this one.

  Those who were not called waited outside the main hall, and Li Xiao was no exception.

  The assessment situation inside the main hall was completely invisible to Li Xiao, and he wasn't even clear what they were assessing.

  After waiting for about half a time, a voice finally came from inside the main hall:

  "Number 886, Li Xiao."

  Li Xiao hastily jumped up upon hearing the sound and quickly stepped into the grand hall.

  The grand hall was very spacious, with many people gathered in the front. From a distance, there were those who looked disappointed, others who looked excited, and still others who were furious nobles.

  Li Xiao was behind the first few numbers, and didn't know what was going on ahead.

  Curious, he stretched his neck to take a look and found that some people with earlier numbers were worshiping something, seemingly praying before the exam. Li Xiao was not interested in such things at all, but just then, Li Xiao's figure was discovered by someone:

  "Li San, come here!"

  A voice filled with anger reached Li Xiao's ears, and when he turned to look, he saw that in the distance on the stone platform, Young Master Wang Qi of the Wang family and two martial artists were all staring at him coldly.

  A cold smile in his heart, Li Xiao didn't bother with them.

  But the next moment, Wang Qi's cold voice came again:

  "You'd better get over here, you slave! If not, I'll have you kneel down before me right now. Otherwise, I'll send someone back to your hometown and wipe out your family!"

  This sound enraged Li Xiao. With a soft whistle, Li Xiao left the queue of people, stepped over the stone stage, and arrived in front of Wang Qi in two steps.

  This grand hall is vast and unparalleled, with a stone platform in the center where many disciples are currently being assessed. Li Xiao and others who have not yet been assessed all entered from the front door, while Wang Qi and others who have already completed their assessment stand at the back door, facing Li Xiao across the platform.

  The martial artist's hearing was extremely good, and his internal energy was also full. Despite the great distance, Wang Qi's voice was clearly audible to Li Xiao. In a fit of rage, he finally arrived in front of Wang Qi and looked at this young master of the Wang family.

  "You scoundrel, tell me how you got here?"

  Wang Qi's face was filled with anger, and the two martial artists exchanged a knowing look, immediately blocking Li Xiao in front and behind.

  "Hum, Yang Wu actually wanted to kill me, has been blinded by me, self-destruct! Didn't expect Young Master to be so vicious, planning to send me to my death, using the 'Li Daitao' method! Such an evil master is not worthy of my respect!"

  Li Xiao's loud shout was extremely loud, and many students who wanted to enter the National Academy were attracted over. Even the several instructors on the high platform looked this way.

  "Alright, alright! Then I'll see how you fail. You two come over here, don't make any rash moves. This is the National Academy, there are countless experts here. Let's wait until this kid finishes his assessment, then we'll settle the score all at once."

  Wang Qi put his hands behind his back, and the anger on his face was replaced with a smile as he nodded to the surrounding students who were paying attention, and then turned around and walked back to the rear door with the two martial artists.

  Li Xiao had a faint sense of apprehension in his heart, not expecting that Wang Qi would have such a strong city, and after everything was under his control, he could still be calm and composed, making Li Xiao unable to guard against him.

  He returned to the front, his time for prayer had passed, and he hastily apologized to the two in front of him before inserting himself into the queue.

  It was soon Li Xiao's turn to be assessed. First, he was asked to lie flat on a jade bed, and the instructor said that this was to test the spiritual strength of the academy. The stronger one's spirit, the more rapid their progress in cultivation would be, with almost no obstacles. On the other hand, those with weak spirits would find it extremely difficult to make breakthroughs, every step forward being a huge challenge.

  Even some people, due to limited mental strength, permanently stay at a certain level and can no longer make progress, which is the manifestation of potential.

  Just as he lay down, Li Xiao felt a kind of stimulating power coming from the jade bed, causing his mind to be in extreme pain for a moment, almost collapsing!