Chapter 168 Zhuge Jiangnans Evaluation of Xiao Bing (1/2)
Xiao Bing hugged Ye Xiaoxi as they stood at the riverside. The cool wind on the riverside caressed them gently and Ye Xiaoxi's hair fluttered with the breeze.
”Brother Bing, do you have any dreams?”
”Dream?” Xiao Bing thought for a moment. Suddenly, he saw a wooden board. It was so small that could only allow one person to step on it. He ran over and picked it up. He noticed that Ye Xiaoxi was stunned. Xiao Bing smiled. He suddenly threw the wooden board into the river.
The wooden board floated on the river surface. Xiao Bing jumped high. He jumped five or six meters. His feet landed on the wooden board. With a bang, the board sank slightly. Xiao Bing used this force to jump back to Ye Xiaoxi's side. He embraced Ye Xiaoxi.
Ye Xiaoxi clapped excitedly and asked, ”Is this qinggong?”
Xiao Bing smiled and shook his head. He said, ”No. Did you see that? I could barely use its force when I had my two feet on the wooden board. The wooden board sank slightly and floated up again. If I kept standing on the wooden board all the time, both the board and I would sink into the river together.”
”Hmm?” Ye Xiaoxi looked at Xiao Bing and asked, ”What does this have to do with your dreams?”
Xiao Bing pointed at the vast river and smiled. He said, ”My dream is to cross the river with a small wooden board while hugging you!”
Ye Xiaoxi was surprised.
”Isn't it incredible? The legendary Dharma master didn't take the boat when he was preparing to cross the Yangtze River. Instead, he took a reed on the shore and stepped on the reed to cross the Yangtze River. This is the famous story of crossing the river with a reed. Ordinary people couldn't do this. He could be considered as a God.”
”The so-called god need not exist in another world. They might not soar through the skies with their colorful clouds, as described by those mythological stories. Those are just mythological stories. It's impossible to command the wind and rain in a split second. Literatus from the past made it up. However, it is possible to use surrounding objects to create such a phenomenon. Aren't you the same as God when you can do the impossible even though you are just a mere human?”
Ye Xiaoxi asked, ”So, your dream is to become a legendary figure?”
Xiao Bing said smilingly, ”I want to reach the highest realm of martial arts all my life. After Peiya's death, this thought has become even stronger. Now that I have you, I can't let the tragedy repeat itself again. I want to protect the people around me. How? To become the strongest.”
Xiao Bing tightened his fist. He could break the seal in less than four months. After which, Xiao Bing could regain his former strength. As he had gained new insights, he would be stronger than before after the seal broke.
”Brother Bing, carry me and fly.”
”OK. Let's fly.”
Xiao Bing smiled. He hugged Ye Xiaoxi as they entered the woods. His legs stepped against the trees continuously. He used the force to move forward. As most of his strength was sealed, Xiao Bing made some breakthroughs in his thoughts and strategies even though his current strength was a tenth of his strength during his peak.
It was as though a powerful warrior possessing a five- or six-year-old child. Even if he had extraordinary martial arts skills, his strength was less than a tenth of an adult's strength. If the child encountered these adults, the child would be beaten up. Xiao Bing currently was in such a state.
Although he could still use his power and skill to move by stepping on the trees in the forest now, he wasn't as relaxed as before. His breathing became heavy.
After Xiao Bing carried Ye Xiaoxi and flew away in the night, a skinny old man who was almost bald was sitting in a black car. A young man in black, who was sitting next to him asked, ”Mr. Zhuge, they are gone. Are we heading back?”
The old man seemed to be in his eighties. He was holding onto a walking stick. His body was trembling. His gaze seemed somewhat strange. He said, ”Is he Xiao Bing? Don't underestimate...”
The young man looked in the direction of Xiao Bing. He seemed somewhat dissatisfied. However, when he looked at the old man, he seemed respectful as he knew that even his foster father, Lord Long respected this feeble old man a lot. Lord Long even said that his other three brothers were his weapons and Zhuge Jiangnan was his brain. One represented the greatest force and the other represented the best knowledge. Both were indispensable.
This young man was adopted by Lord Long many years ago. He was named Long Xiaofei by Lord Long. He shared the same middle name as Second Master Long's son, Long Xiaoyun. It could be seen that Lord Long had high hopes for him.
Long Xiaoyun's death was beneficial to Long Xiaofei. In terms of ability, Long Xiaofei was better than Long Xiaoyun. However, he wasn't the descendant of Long Family. So, he had a lower status than Long Xiaoyun. Long Xiaoyun didn't even look him in the eye. To Long Xiaoyun, Long Xiaofei was just a servant in Long Family.