TBIP: Chapter 8

“This is the wind chasing black eagle, a flying demon beast tamed by the He family. It can travel thousands of miles a day.” Housekeeper Lou noticed his movements and explained in a low voice.

“A flying demon beast?” Lou Xingyao repeated in a low voice. A sense of foreboding suddenly crossed his mind. He was following Mrs. He to Canglan City. Did this mean he would ride this wind chasing black eagle?

“Yes, Fifth Young Master will be carried by this black eagle when you leave with Mrs. He this time.” Housekeeper Lou’s tone was filled with envy.

He seemed to know the wind chasing black eagle like the back of his hand, but the one in front of him had already reached the level of a third level monster. This was equivalent to the foundation building cultivation of a human.

How could a monster of his level be supported by a family like the Lou family, which lived in Pingyang County? It was only because of Mrs. He that they could see it, let alone ride it.

“Is there no other way to travel?” The conjecture in his heart was confirmed. Lou Xingyao looked at the black eagle, at himself, and then at the black eagle again. His expression instantly became ugly.

This demon beast wasn’t like a human cultivator, who would deliberately control his breath.

At this moment, the pressure from the wind chasing black eagle was even greater than when Lou Shaohui pressured him yesterday. If it wasn’t for the unexpected addition of the star power in his body today, he would probably have difficulty breathing.

Even so, Lou Xingyao couldn’t get close to the wind chasing black eagle, let alone ride it.

“Fifth Young Master, this black eagle belongs to the He family…” Lou Shi originally thought that Lou Xingyao was dissatisfied with the wind chasing black eagle. Then when he turned around, he found that the facts were different from what he imagined.

The fifth young master of their family had turned extremely pale at some point, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead. It was obvious from his appearance that he was under great pressure.

Lou Shi suddenly realized that Lou Xingyao was just a mortal who hadn’t drawn qi into his body. He looked Lou Xingyao up and down. The moment his eyes touched Lou Xingyao’s empty waist, a trace of surprise and understanding flashed in his eyes.

“Just now, the head of the family asked me to give this jade pendant to the Fifth Young Master. I was negligent for a moment. I hope you won’t blame me.”

Lou Shi said this and took out a jade pendant around half the size of a palm from the storage bag and handed it to Lou Xingyao.

At a glance, Lou Xingyao saw the origin of this jade pendant. It was a magic weapon called the soaring dragon pendant. It could block the pressure of the aura below the foundation building realm.

In the Lou family, the level of this soaring dragon pendant wasn’t rare. Almost every young master and lady who was slightly favored in the family would have one.

Lou Xiaowu once had one, which was a relic left to him by Lou Yiyi. However, it was stolen a few years ago. He didn’t expect to get another one under such circumstances.

Lou Xingyao also knew that Lou Shaohui wouldn’t be able to explain such a small matter, but he didn’t expose it.

“Housekeeper, you are too kind. Can you please thank the head of the family on my behalf? Thank you for your kindness.”

Lou Xingyao reached out to take the soaring dragon pendant and immediately felt relieved. Looking at the wind chasing black eagle, he felt that it was ferocious and wasn’t as afraid to approach it as before.

The moment Lou Xingyao tied the soaring dragon pendant around his waist, he saw Lou Shaohui and Mrs He’s group slowly walking over from not far away.

Mrs. He was just like yesterday. She had a calm face and no expression. Meanwhile, his cheap uncle’s lips were almost curved up towards the sky. It was so bright that it could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the sun.

Once the group of people approached, Lou Xingyao finally heard clearly what his uncle was saying.

“Don’t worry, Mrs. He. I have said everything I should say to my nephew. However, he is going to Canglan City this time and I’m afraid we will never see each other again. As his uncle, I want to say a few more words to him.”

“Please, Master Lou.” Mrs. He didn’t care about these trivial matters. She took two steps forward, leaving enough space for Lou Shaohui.

“I greet my uncle.” Looking at Lou Shaohui, who had already walked in front of him, Lou Xingyao could no longer pretend not to see him.

Lou Shaohui sighed softly and said with emotion, “I didn’t expect that in the blink of an eye, Xingyao has reached the age to get married.”

Lou Xingyao lowered his eyes and didn’t respond. He couldn’t respond to this.

The earliest marriage age for men in Tianming Continent was 16 years old. He had just turned 15. How could he reach the age to get married?

Lou Shaohui also knew this very well. He didn’t mean to let Lou Xingyao answer but just talked to himself.

On the one hand, he said that it was Lou Xingyao’s blessing to marry into the Zhou family. On the other hand, he said that the Zhou family was deeply rooted in Canglan City and had great power. The Lou family was unable to cope with it. Therefore, after he arrived at the Lou family, he should put his husband’s family first and be careful with his words and actions.

The intimate appearance would make those who didn’t know anything think that Lou Shaohui was reluctant to let him go.

Listening carefully, Lou Shaohui’s rambling words could be summed up with one core idea.

A daughter who was married off was like spilled water. Even if he wasn’t a woman, this son who was married off was also like spilled water.

Lou Xingyao should behave with his tail between his legs when he went to the He family and Zhou family. Even if he caused trouble, he could only carry it alone. Don’t implicate the Lou family. The Lou family couldn’t support him.

Lou Xiaowu would be heartbroken if he heard such ruthless words. Unfortunately, it was him, Lou Xingyao, who heard the words. He didn’t feel sad at all and even felt that Lou Shaohui’s attitude was exactly what he wanted.

If the Lou family hadn’t been ruthless in the first place, how could he stand on the moral high ground and point fingers at the Lou family in the future?

From the moment he got Lou Xiaowu’s memory, Lou Xingyao was full of dissatisfaction with the entire Lou family. It wasn’t only with the bullies who did those things to Lou Xiaowu, but also the elders of the Lou family.

If the elders stopped the bullies when they started, things wouldn’t have gotten out of control.

Lou Xiaowu didn’t have any resentment towards the Lou family, including those bullies, when he dissipated. This could only show that Lou XIaowu was generous.

But he, Lou Xingyao, had been a stingy and vengeful person since he was a child. IF it wasn’t for the substitute marriage, he would’ve made those who bullied Lou Xiaowu unhappy now.

Originally, Lou Xingyao thought that he would leave the Lou family directly if he had the chance. It would be best to completely cut off the cause and effect. After all, if he had a chance in the future then he would definitely find those bullies to settle accounts. At this time, it wouldn’t be good to strengthen his thunder tribulation if the Heavenly Dao mistakenly thought he had harmed his brothers and sisters.

However, in Tianming Continent, family blood relations were just like the ancient Chinese clans. There was deep involvement, and the difficulty of severing cause and effect was no simpler than starting one’s own family. Lou Xingyao originally thought it would take some effort. Who would’ve known that there was now a new hope?

A son who was married off was like spilled water. After he married Zhou Hanshan, he would naturally sever the cause and effect with the Lou family. This saved him a lot of planning.

For a while, Lou Xingyao’s resistance to this inexplicable marriage was reduced a lot.

Lou Xingyao thought of this and lowered his head quickly. He was afraid that if he raised his head, he would reveal the uncontrollable smile on his face.

“Don’t blame your uncle for being ruthless. The He family is a big family with a great business, and they are backed by a golden core cultivator. Uncle is powerless. But Xingyao, don’t worry, Uncle is still the son-in-law of the He family. I have some face in the He family. Mrs. He has promised me that she won’t treat you too badly.”

However, Lou Xingyao’s actions were seen as a sad expression in Lou Shaohui’s eyes. Lou Shaohui’s nagging tone stagnated. After a moment of silence, he sighed.

“Uncle can only do this much for you.”

Lou XIngyao might’ve been deceived by this hypocritical appearance if he hadn’t seen the transaction between Lou Shaohui and Mrs. He with his own eyes.

However, Lou Xingyao saw through the essence of it almost at once. Lou Shaohui’s words clearly meant that he was going to complete the marriage contract for He Wanqing. All matters related to the wedding, including his dowry, would be the responsibility of Mrs. He.

Even Lou Xingyao was a bit speechless about Lou Shaohui’s behavior at this time.

He had seen stingy people, but he had never seen someone as stingy as Lou Shaohui. He could really say anything in order to give less dowry.

Fortunately, he originally planned to cut off the cause and effect with the Lou family. Now, the less involvement there was with the Lou family, the better. Lou Shaohui’s stingy behavior could be regarded as an unexpected success.

Lou Xingyao raised his head and looked at Lou Shaohui with grateful eyes. “Thank you, Uncle.”

Lou Xingyao originally had a pair of slightly round deer eyes. Even if he was expressionless, his eyes were innocent. This innocence increased to 80% when combined with Lou Xingyao’s acting skills that were comparable to an actor.

Lou Shaohui might be cold-blooded and ruthless, but he actually felt absurdly guilty about deceiving a child when stared at by such eyes. The words he had prepared were also choked on his lips. It wasn’t right to say it, and it was also not right to not say it.

Just as Lou Shaohui was feeling embarrassment, Mrs. He’s maid came over as if she noticed his embarrassment. “Master Lou, it is getting late. The madam sent me to ask when the fifth young master could set off.”

“It’s okay now. Thank you for waiting.” The maid’s urging was like heavenly music to Lou Shaohui at this moment. He immediately waved his hand and sent Lou Xingyao to the maid.

Lou Shaohui stopped talking, and Lou Xingyao also sighed with relief in his heart.

It was a tiring thing to be hypocritical with someone like Lou Shaohui, especially since he now needed to imitate Lou Xiaowu’s temperament in his words and deeds. He was really afraid that Lou Shaohui would see through him if he spoke a few more words.

“Please follow me, Fifth Young Master.” The little maid got the agreement, and her expression became much better.

Mrs. He’s little maid didn’t have much respect for Lou Xingyao, but she wasn’t as contemptuous as the maid of the Lou family. The little maid’s performance was more like the attitude she would have when facing a stranger.

Just from the performance of this little girl, Lou Xingyao knew that this journey shouldn’t be too difficult.

This was indeed the case. On the way to Canglan City, Mrs. He directly ignored Lou Xingyao.

Perhaps it was due to the influence of the higher ups, but the maids and guards brought by Mrs. He tacitly ignored his existence.

If it was an ordinary 15 year old boy, he would probably feel uncomfortable in such a situation. However, Lou Xingyao was a mature man of 30 years old in the shell of a 15 year old. Such a situation was just a small scene for him.

In addition, Lou Xingyao was happy and comfortable. At the very least, he didn’t have to wear a mask all the time like he did when facing Lou Shaohui.

In contrast, it was the current high-intensity state of rushing that made him feel more difficult.

Along the way, except for stopping to rest for a night when the wind chasing black eagle felt tired, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that they traveled day and night at other times.

Even though the comfort of the wind chasing black eagle was comparable to the first-class cabin of the plane that Lou Xingyao took in his previous life, he couldn’t withstand such a month-long flight.

As time went by, Lou Xingyao gradually started to be in a trance like he didn’t know what year it was. Later, he could only make a rough judgment of time through the continuous consumption of the fasting pill.

Just when Lou Xingyao was about to have the illusion that this road would never end, he heard the surprised voices of the little maids.

“We are finally almost there. I am almost sick of flying in the sky all the time.”

“Who says it isn’t? But the Zhou family is urging us. There is nothing the madam can do.”

“That’s right. Fortunately, the madam said she would arrange a month’s vacation for us after we returned home. We can have a good rest then.”

“That’s right. Let’s go shopping after we have a good rest. I just saw…”

……

As the little maids talked, the wind chasing black eagle also started to gradually dive down. Soon, a towering city wall appeared in Lou Xingyao’s sight.

The ten-foot-wide city wall stretched endlessly on the ground like a sleeping dragon. Even at an altitude of ten thousand meters, the end couldn’t be seen clearly. The city surrounded by the city wall was even more vast and boundless.

As the wind chasing black eagle gradually descended, a majestic city gate appeared in front of Lou Xingyao. On the gate, large and imposing characters were engraved like they were carved with a knife or an axe.

Canglan City!