Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi
Chapter 902 - 900 I Want to Practice Martial Arts!

Within the Reincarnation Realm.

Great Cang Country, Nanyun Province, Fuyun County.

Nested at the foot of the Floating Cloud Mountain Range is a village known as the Xiao Family Village. As it is near the Floating Cloud Mountain, the villagers of the Xiao Family Village earn their living by hunting and have cultivated a robust and sturdy local culture.

Among the neighboring villages within ten miles, it is considered one of the top.

On this day...

The village chief's home in the Xiao Family Village was bustling with excitement. The village chief, Xiao Yunlong, was pacing back and forth outside the door, his face filled with nervousness and anxiety, occasionally looking towards the room.

Approaching the door, he listened intently.

Inside, the painful screams of a woman could be heard.

This made Xiao Yunlong even more agitated, pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot pan. Several times he raised his hand intending to push open the door but ultimately stopped himself. He had lost count of the number of times he had come to the door and was just about to push it open when suddenly, a loud cry rang out from inside.

Waa...

Waa waa...

The crying was loud and ear-piercing.

The midwife pushed open the door, holding a swaddled baby and joyfully announced: "Congratulations to the village chief, hearty congratulations, you've been blessed with a son!"

"A son? I have a son? Quick, let daddy hold him..."

Xiao Yunlong was stunned for a moment but quickly took the baby and teased him for a bit, then anxiously asked the midwife, "How is my lady? Is she alright?"

"All is well, both mother and child are safe!" the midwife reassured repeatedly.

"That's good, that's very good!"

Xiao Yunlong breathed a sigh of relief, holding the baby as he entered the room. Seeing his wife Lin Ying's weakened face on the bed, Xiao Yunlong said with heartache, "My lady, it is all this little rascal's fault for tiring you out. If he grows up and isn't filial to you, I'll see if I don't break his dog legs!"

"You dare? If you lay a finger on my son, I'll break your legs first!"

Lin Ying glared back in response.

Xiao Yunlong: "..."

Lin Ying snorted and played with the baby in her arms, asking, "Husband, have you thought of a name for our son?"

"I've already thought of the name. If it's a daughter, we'd name her Xiao Piaoliang, if it's a son, we'll just casually name him Xiao Suiyi..." Before he finished, Xiao Yunlong was pinched hard by Lin Ying, which made him wince in pain.

Lin Ying gazed at the baby in her arms: "Xiao Suiyi sounds too casual... Suiyi Suiyi... I think Xiao Yi suits him better!"

"Xiao Yi?"

Xiao Yunlong grunted and murmured under his breath, "Xiao Suiyi sounds better though..."

......

Time flies like a shuttle.

In the blink of an eye, eight years have passed.

In the Xiao Family Village, on the training ground.

A group of youths is enduring tough training under the scorching sun, led by the former hunting team captain of the Xiao Family Village, Xiao Yunhu. He is also Xiao Yi's uncle, and a third-rate martial artist. Unfortunately, during one hunt, a demonic beast bit off one of his legs, rendering him unable to hunt in the mountains anymore.

Thus, Xiao Yunhu stayed in the village to teach the local children.

"The path of martial arts, from the unranked to the third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate martial artists, and then upwards to the legendary innate masters. Only by reaching the third-rate martial artist level can one be considered truly initiated, and those who achieve the second-rate level can walk sideways in Fuyun County without anyone daring to provoke them! First-rate martial artists, even in the capital of Great Cang Country, are treated as honored guests, and the legendary innate masters are supremely venerable figures! However..."

Xiao Yunhu's eyes swept over the crowd, "Without taking small steps, one cannot travel a thousand miles. To achieve success in the martial path, one must lay down a solid foundation from a young age. Now is the time for you to build that foundation, you must not slack, understood?"

"Understood!"

Dozens of children shouted back in response.

Xiao Yunhu nodded with satisfaction: "Continue training!"

Hah!

Ha!

The groups of children continued their arduous cultivation.

Xiao Yunhu's gaze, however, turned toward a spot not too far away—under the shade of the trees...

A young man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, exuding an imposing aura, was lazily sitting under the tree shade, holding a large chicken leg in his hand and nibbling away with grease all over his mouth.

This youth was Xiao Yi, situated within the Reincarnation Realm!

For these eight years...

Xiao Yi, being the sole son of the village head, was adored and spoiled like no one else in the Xiao Family Village.

No worries about food or clothes, he led a life of leisure and ease.

Xiao Yunhu frowned and walked under the shade of a tree: "Xiao Yi, you're not joining the training again?"

"Training? Why should I train?"

Xiao Yi looked at Xiao Yunhu with a puzzled face, "With father and you uncles around, I have nothing to worry about, why should I train as hard as you all? I neither want to be a renowned hero nor aim to dominate Fuyun County, I just want to live quietly as a rich second generation…"

"You…"

Xiao Yunhu felt a wave of helplessness wash over him; he was utterly powerless when it came to his nephew who only wished to live a lazy life.

He was about to say something persuasive when a commotion arose from the village entrance: "Something terrible has happened, the village head and the others have met with disaster…"

"The village head and his team encountered a monster attack in the mountains, the hunting party suffered heavy casualties…"

"The village… the village head was also killed by the monster…"

Buzz!

Xiao Yunhu's face changed dramatically, and with a leap, he dashed towards the village entrance like a tiger coming down the mountain, kicking up trails of dust.

Xiao Yi still held a chicken leg in his hand.

But his movement seemed as though it had frozen in place.

It wasn't until a gust of wind blew the dust stirred up by Xiao Yunhu into his face that he relaxed his grip, letting the chicken leg fall to the ground; he stared blankly in the direction of the village entrance: "Dad… Dad is dead?"

"It can't be, Dad can't be dead…"

Eight-year-old Xiao Yi was pale as he scrambled and rolled toward the village entrance.

When he got there,

most of the Xiao Family Village's residents were gathered, all with extremely grim expressions, the atmosphere was desperately oppressive. Among them, many women were wailing, including Xiao Yi's mother, Lin Ying.

In the crowd…

Xiao Yi saw bodies and blood.

These were bodies beyond recognition, as for his father Xiao Yunlong, only a head and half a torso remained, covered with a white cloth.

But the blood stained the white cloth and continued to drip down relentlessly.

Buzz!

Xiao Yi's mind went blank.

Memories with his father, the meticulous care and affection over eight years, and now, the man who protected and tolerated him like a mountain, lay dead before him.

Thump!

Thump!

The world seemed to have gone silent, with only the sound of his own heartbeat audible.

"Wuwuwu… The village head died protecting us, if not for him letting us escape, he wouldn't have been killed by the monster…"

"The village head met such a tragic death…"

"That monster was too fierce!"

Several hunters from the village, covered in blood, wept aloud.

Xiao Yunhu's face was grim, his fists clenched tightly, crunching in anger, he ground his teeth and said, "Why? Why am I so weak? If I were strong enough, I could fight side by side with my brother, fear no monster attacks, and protect everyone. My brother wouldn't have died, why…"

Weak?

Strong?

Protect everyone?

These words lingered in Xiao Yi's mind, seemingly turning into a seed deep within his heart, taking root and beginning to sprout…

This tragedy was like a dark cloud looming over the Xiao Family.

But grief would eventually pass.

Life still had to go on.

Half a month later…

The Xiao Family had once again returned to its usual peace, as if nothing had changed.

The only difference was in front of Xiao Yunhu, where Xiao Yi was no longer loafing around, but instead looked at him with determination: "Uncle, I want to train in martial arts, I want to become strong…"

PS: Today's update is over! The diligent Xiao Tian is back, hope everyone continues to support Xiao Tian! Going to sleep for a bit now, and will continue tomorrow…