Yang Feilong did not speak, he was calming his churning blood. He had just broken through during the battle and defeated Xiao Tengfei. Since he had no time to stabilize his cultivation, his blood was now surging quite intensely!
"Prepare a cultivation room for Feilong," Xiao Xuhong said, noticing Yang Feilong's condition.
"Yes, Grandpa," Xiao Tengfei replied with a nod.
"Thank you," Yang Feilong said gratefully with a smile. He indeed needed time to stabilize his cultivation.
Afterward, Yang Feilong left with Xiao Tengfei, and Xiao Jingwen, like a little shadow, followed along. No one stopped her.
At this moment, she only wanted to stay by Yang Feilong's side.
In the cultivation room, Yang Feilong sat cross-legged and began to stabilize his cultivation. In a daze, several hours passed.
Yang Feilong opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air.
His cultivation of Qi Refining Level Seven was now stable. Only after breaking through did he feel the immense gap between the peak of Qi Refining Level Six and Qi Refining Level Seven!
"If I were in this state against Uncle, I could probably defeat him with ease in two or three moves!" Yang Feilong thought to himself. Of course, he was referring to the fusion of his true qi and his water-fire abilities. Previously, his water-fire abilities were not comparable to his true qi, and his true qi was slightly weaker.
It was known that before, Yang Feilong primarily used true qi, with water-fire abilities as a supplement. True qi was like the master, and water-fire abilities were like the servant. If the master was weak and the servant strong, the servant could easily rebel. Only when the master was strong and the servant weak would everything proceed smoothly!
When he first broke through, his true qi was a bit too wild and unstable. Although it had returned to being the dominant force, the master was unstable!
Now, he had returned to that stable state.
"In the future, I still need to break through to the Qi Refining stage first, and I can't let my water-fire abilities surpass my true qi again," Yang Feilong mused.
The next moment, Yang Feilong flipped his hand, and the spiritual artifact jade pendant appeared in his palm.
Yang Feilong wanted to refine the spiritual artifact jade pendant. After a slight refinement, he felt that it would likely take several hours to refine it. This was significantly shorter than before his breakthrough.
However, considering that people outside had been waiting for several hours, he temporarily put away the spiritual artifact jade pendant. It wouldn't be too late to refine it tonight.
...
When Yang Feilong emerged, he saw Xiao Jingwen waiting.
"Husband!" Xiao Jingwen happily threw herself into Yang Feilong's arms. She paid no attention to the gazes of others, as at this moment, her eyes were only on Yang Feilong. Yes, this was her man.
Yang Feilong hugged Xiao Jingwen, stopping her impulse to kiss him forcefully, as so many people were watching.
Furthermore, earlier in the morning, he had just kissed his sister Yang Qingqing. To kiss someone else passionately only a few hours later seemed a bit inappropriate.
He felt like a scumbag. Of course, he had done such things before, but after traveling hundreds of miles today, it felt a bit strange, as if it were all for this one kiss. Most importantly, there were so many people watching him.
"Cough cough!" Seeing his uninhibited daughter, Xiao Tengfei was also quite helpless. "Feilong, how about we go to the conference room to talk?"
"En," Yang Feilong nodded.
He could roughly guess what they would want to discuss in the conference room.
However, he had come here to solve problems. Now, only part of the problem had been solved, not entirely, because the Yang family, that behemoth, still stood in the way.
Xiao Jingwen only then snapped back to reality, her face flushing with embarrassment. Her earlier behavior seemed a bit too bold and unreserved.
The group proceeded to the conference room.
The people present in the conference room were all important figures of the Xiao family, or key talents being cultivated, such as Xiao Jingwen's elder brother, Xiao Jinghui.
In the main seat of the conference room sat the ancestor, Xiao Xuhong. Normally, Xiao Xuhong would not attend family meetings, but when it concerned the survival of the family, he naturally had to preside. After all, in addition to his extensive knowledge, he was also the foremost figure of the Xiao family.
After everyone was seated, Xiao Xuhong looked at Yang Feilong and said apologetically, "Feilong, regarding the unpleasantness that arose before and the decisions our Xiao family made, we hope you can understand."
"Although I was angry, I understand the decisions you made before," Yang Feilong replied, shaking his head. From his perspective, he was definitely furious. His own woman was being used for a marriage alliance by her family's people. How could he not be angry? Of course, despite his anger, he also understood the Xiao family's reasoning. Compared to the Xiao family, the Yang family, which had produced a congenital realm expert, was indeed an unconquerable behemoth.
"It's good that you understand," Xiao Xuhong said, relieved. Then, his expression became serious. "Now, we have decided to reject the Yang family's proposal. As a result, the Yang family might make things difficult for you openly!"
"Make things difficult for me?" Yang Feilong's eyes flickered slightly.
"Tomorrow, you will need to accompany us to the Yang family," Xiao Xuhong sighed. "Since we have chosen you, we must give the Yang family a reasonable explanation. Perhaps you will need to show your skills then."
Yang Feilong nodded, indicating his understanding.
"Their young generation has that Yang Qingyun. If I defeat him, that should be enough," Yang Feilong said casually.
These words sounded too casual, but upon slight consideration, Yang Qingyun wouldn't even last a single move against Yang Feilong. After all, this person was in the Venerable Martial realm, or at least his combat power had reached that level, as everyone had seen.
"When we are out and about, be careful. When you defeat Yang Qingyun, don't be too harsh. Give them some face!" Xiao Xuhong said after some thought.
The phrase felt a bit too boastful.
"I will be mindful," Yang Feilong nodded after considering.
"As long as you have a sense of proportion," Xiao Xuhong nodded, then said with some helplessness, "This is out of necessity. After all, the Yang family has a congenital realm expert, and we cannot compare. Otherwise, you wouldn't have to step in."
"Actually, why haven't you, Grandfather, broken through to the congenital realm?" Yang Feilong asked Xiao Xuhong.
"Congenital? It's not that easy! I have an old injury. Every time I try to break through to the congenital realm, this old injury flares up, causing me immense suffering," Xiao Xuhong said with a helpless expression.
"What if you didn't have the old injury?" Yang Feilong asked.
"If I didn't have the old injury, I would have succeeded in breaking through tonight. I have already touched the bottleneck of the congenital realm multiple times, but due to the influence of the old injury, I fail every time. Instead, the old injury has worsened from repeated attempts. I fear I have no hope in this lifetime!" Xiao Xuhong said with a bitter smile. "It's a pity that I've sought many so-called divine physicians for this old injury, but they have all been helpless. To say those divine physicians are not famous is inaccurate, they are indeed very skilled, but they can't do anything about my old injury."
"Grandfather, why didn't you tell me earlier about your old injury!" Xiao Jingwen said indignantly.
"What use would it be telling you?" Xiao Xuhong replied helplessly.
"How could it be useless telling me? My boyfriend's medical skills are divine!" Xiao Jingwen said proudly. "I guarantee he can cure you!"
"Your boyfriend can cure it? Who is your boyfriend? Wait... your boyfriend isn't Feilong, is he?" The next moment, Xiao Xuhong stared at Yang Feilong, dumbfounded, his eyes filled with surprise and apprehension. "Can you cure my old injury?"
Everyone's gaze suddenly turned to Yang Feilong.
"I should be able to cure it!" Yang Feilong said after some thought.
The phrase "should be able to cure it" made everyone in the conference room almost jump up. What was this like? Searching for him a thousand times in the crowd, and suddenly, he was there when one turned back at the lamps' dim light.