"But compared to you, I still feel like I don't know anything."
Hearing Ning Beichen praise her aptitude, Liu Yilin's heart warmed, making her blush as she spoke.
"You can't compare like that. I've been exposed to these things since childhood and come through all sorts of bloody storms, so I know more than you. You've only been at it for a little over a month, and besides, everyone has different areas of expertise. For instance, I know absolutely nothing about the things you research, so wouldn't that make me even more foolish?" Ning Beichen said with a smile.
"But I still feel like you're just trying to cheer me up. If my aptitude were truly that good, why can't I even block one of your moves?" Liu Yilin said, her joy quickly fading as she shook her head.
Ning Beichen was speechless. He had cultivated for so long, and if she could surpass him so easily, he might as well smash his head against a wall. Furthermore, what he cultivated was different from her. Even if she cultivated the Yin Xing Jue to its peak, she still wouldn't be his match. This wasn't about aptitude, but about cultivation levels. Of course, Ning Beichen wouldn't say these things to discourage her right now.
Fortunately, Liu Yilin didn't dwell on this issue and instead asked, "By the way, Beichen, when do you think Ma Liang will come for revenge?"
"People like Ma Liang are always arrogant. Revenge wouldn't wait overnight. I'm afraid he'll come back for revenge very soon," Ning Beichen said without hesitation.
"Will he call the police then?" Although Liu Yilin had entered the world of cultivators, she was still quite unfamiliar with it.
"No," Ning Beichen said with absolute certainty.
"Why not?" Liu Yilin asked curiously.
"He'd be too embarrassed," Ning Beichen said with a confident smile, his tone absolute.
"Then if he comes again, how will you deal with him? Will you beat him up again?" Thinking of Ma Liang's unfortunate state, Liu Yilin couldn't help but laugh along, her laughter like melting ice and snow, stunning Ning Beichen. After a long while, he shivered and forcibly averted his gaze from her. He didn't know why, but lately, he had been thinking of her often, which was not a good sign for a man who longed for a vast forest.
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"You mean Ma Liang was beaten by that Ning Beichen?" Some news simply couldn't be kept hidden. The news of Ma Liang being beaten and heading out for revenge easily reached Chen Mingyue's ears.
A young man who looked like a rich scion was excitedly telling Chen Mingyue about it. "It's absolutely true! Ma Liang has found over a dozen people and is planning to go trouble that Ning Beichen. He's even made threats, saying he'll make sure Ning Beichen never leaves Su Hang." Zhao Ze was very excited. He was Chen Mingyue's cousin and also close to Ma Liang, which was how he got this top-secret information. He immediately turned around and told his cousin, Chen Mingyue.
A bunch of rich young masters talking about friendship as deep as the sea was all nonsense. They were all young masters, so why should one be the boss and another the subordinate?
"Let's go take a look." Chen Mingyue didn't share Zhao Ze's excitement. Instead, her expression was worried. Ma Liang, although a rich young master, was one with actual capability, not just a useless spendthrift. More importantly, Ning Beichen had come to visit the Chen family, but the Chen family had snubbed him and refused to see him. If Ning Beichen were just an insignificant ordinary person, it would be fine, but the fact that he could defeat Ma Liang made things complicated.
Meanwhile, Ma Liang was leading dozens of people towards Ning Beichen's residence. "Young Master Ma, rest assured, this time we will definitely break the legs of that fellow who offended you and leave him for you to deal with," a group of people fawned over Ma Liang. Ma Liang's face was extremely grim. To this day, he couldn't understand how he had lost. Logically, he was already an expert in internal arts, and ordinary martial artists couldn't be his opponents. Yet, both times he attacked Ning Beichen, he was inexplicably sent flying, and he hadn't even seen how Ning Beichen made his moves.
"Shut up! That guy knows martial arts and is quite strong. Don't underestimate him," Ma Liang snapped, causing the others to stop their flattery.
"Ning Beichen, get out here!" Ma Liang arrived in front of the house and shouted loudly.
Inside the house, Liu Yilin made a helpless gesture to Ning Beichen and said, "Beichen, you guessed right. This guy really is seeking revenge before nightfall."
"Just a bunch of clowns. I'll go out and meet them. Do you want to come watch the fun?" Ning Beichen asked Liu Yilin.
"Alright. I'm a cultivator now, and these things will happen sooner or later. It's good to go out and broaden my horizons." Liu Yilin replied.
"Then let's go." Ning Beichen got up and walked out.
The moment Ma Liang saw Ning Beichen, he remembered the humiliation of being thrown into the lake twice. His eyes were filled with hatred as he glared at Ning Beichen. If looks could kill, Ning Beichen would have been dismembered a hundred times over.
"Young Master Ma, what exactly do you want?" Ning Beichen walked out and asked.
"What do I want?"
"I've come for your dog life!" Ma Liang said fiercely.
"Young Master Ma, you know the right and wrong of this matter yourself. Do you really have to do this?" Ning Beichen glanced at him and said lightly.
"Hahaha... In Su Hang, you're the first person to talk to me about right and wrong," Ma Liang laughed loudly and unrestrainedly.
"Idiot, in Su Hang, our Young Master Ma's word is right, even if it's wrong, it's right. Only a fool like you dares to oppose Young Master Ma."
Ning Beichen looked at them speechlessly and said, "Alright, if you like it that way, then what do you want?"
"I want her, and I want your two legs. Either we'll break them for you, or you break them yourself," Ma Liang said fiercely.
"You don't have the ability," Ning Beichen shook his head. He didn't even look at Ma Liang, but turned to look at Liu Yilin behind him and shrugged, as if to say, "See?"
"Alright, Beichen, stop playing with children. Let them go home. We have other things to do later." Liu Yilin's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, instantly igniting the anger of Ma Liang and his group.
"Break his legs! I'll take responsibility if he dies!" Ma Liang was truly infuriated this time. If these words had come from Ning Beichen, he wouldn't have been so angry, but they were spoken by Liu Yilin, who merely treated him like a child.
"Kill him!" Ma Liang's men all took out baseball bats from their bodies and charged towards Ning Beichen in a swarm. Ning Beichen didn't move at all. He stood with both feet planted on the ground. As these people approached, they saw a dazzling afterimage suddenly appear around Ning Beichen's feet.