Matchmaking Settings

"Blowong Wind Down Two Chicks!"

Simultaneously dodging his opponent's spear strike, Meng Hao immediately countered the attack using two swift thrust attacks and managed to injure his opponent even though it wasn't serious.

Xu Yuan furrowed his brow, he could see Meng Hao's concentration was slightly broken because even in the fight he was still coughing. If only Meng Hao had fought during the day, perhaps this battle would have been over with Meng Hao coming out victorious considering his opponent had underestimated him quite a bit and showed some weaknesses.

Xu Yuan's attention then turned to Xiao Qi, the red-haired man's fight with two high-ranking martial artists destroyed part of this inn.

"This Xiao Qi is still hiding his full strength or there is a condition that makes him unable to use his full strength." Xu Yuan thought as he watched the battle, seeing Xiao Qi's fighting ability made him realize that Xiao Qi was on par if not greater than him when he was at the peak of his abilities as a Sword Saint.

Being able to keep up with Xu Yuan, who had studied the Eternal Heaven Scripture for more than ten years, showed that Xiao Qi was not an ordinary martial artist, strangely enough he really couldn't remember the figure of Xiao Qi from his previous life.

"First brother, Second brother, we are no match for him! We'd better back off now!" one of the three vicious centipede generals shouted quite loudly.

"I told you I wouldn't let you get away." Xiao Qi poured energy into his sword then aimed it at the person who had just shouted loudly, "Flower Fairy Conquering Demon!"

Xiao Qi's attack was so fast and the power contained in the attack made it such a deadly attack. One of the vicious centipede generals was again killed by his sword.

Xu Yuan's eyes widened when he saw the move Xiao Qi unleashed, not because it was able to finish off a high martial artist in one hit but because he recognized the sword move Xiao Qi was using.

"Flower Fairy Swordsmanship?!" Xu Yuan knew full well that this sword technique could only be learned by someone from Pine Tree Mountain, one of the strongest righteous sects today.

"Third brother!" One other person who was dealing with Xiao Qi as well as the man with the spear who was fighting Meng Hao became furious to see one of them killed like that.

Even though they were burning with anger, they both realized that they would lose their lives if they continued to fight like this, especially since Xiao Qi was assisted by a martial artist whose ability was not inferior to the two, namely Meng Hao.

"We will remember this!" Cried one of the two before moving backwards from the inn.

Xiao Qi actually didn't want to let the two off the hook but he could also feel the foundation of this inn building had reached its limit. Even if he could finish off both of them, it's likely that this inn would be in ruins.

Xiao Qi could sense that almost all of the guests of this inn were ordinary people, they had already noticed the commotion on the ground floor but chose to stay in their room because they didn't want to get involved. If this inn really collapsed, Xiao Qi wasn't sure he could save them all.

"Thanks for the help of you two, Otherwise I'll be in trouble." Xiao Qi sheathed his sword again before approaching Meng Hao and Xu Yuan with a cheerful face.

"No need to hesitate Senior, it's my honor to be able to help you." Meng Hao paid his respects.

Xiao Qi called the innkeeper and gave him some gold pieces to compensate for the damage he had caused. The money should have been more than enough to cover all the losses the inn had suffered.

"Oh, if it wasn't for the fact that I've been running for seven days and seven nights non-stop, I wouldn't have had any trouble facing the three of their class…" Xiao Qi sighed, still regretting not succeeding in killing the two remaining people earlier.

Meng Hao smiled awkwardly, while Xu Yuan coughed softly.

Now that Xu Yuan understood the reason Xiao Qi looked unable to use his full potential, it was because he was in a bad state.

Xiao Qi again carried the little baby who looked calmer now, his gaze filled with emotion, "Lin'er is really poor, she was almost in danger if she didn't because of the help of the two of you."

Xiao Qi explains that the baby in his arms is his granddaughter form his eldest daughter who married into a merchant family.

Even though it was not approved, his daughter chose to leave home and start a family with the man she loved. A few days ago Xiao Qi heard that his daughter's family was in danger so she ran non-stop to help his daughter.

Unfortunately, Xiao Qi came too late. When he arrived, his daughter had been killed along with her husband by one of the generals of the vicious centipede group. Xiao Qi can only save the grandson and intends to bring this tiny baby back to his sect.

Xu Yuan's body shook, he was no stranger to this story. Now the gaze is on the baby in Xiao Qi's arms. Hearing him call the baby Lin'er, Xu Yuan was sure his guess was not wrong.

"Little Yuan, you may not know but Lin'er is a girl. You saved him today and your ages aren't that much different. What if I matchmaking you off to her?" Xiao Qi smiled widely.

Meng Hao's eyes widened and looked at Xiao Qi in disbelief, Xu Yuan was just as shocked. Xiao Qi then said the baby's name was Lin Lin.

Hearing Lin Lin's name spoken from Xiao Qi's mouth made Xu Yuan feel like he was struck by lightning.

Now that he realized Xiao Qi's true identity, Xiao Qi was none other than the Red Tiger of Pine Tree Mountain. One of the five strongest martial artists of the Pine Tree Mountain and the grandfather of the martial genius throughout the history of the Pine Tree Mountain, Lin Lin, nicknamed the Pine Tree Goddess.

Even though he looked to be in his 30s, Xiao Qi should be almost 50 by now.

Xu Yuan heard that during the great battle that led to the destruction of the Pine Tree Mountain, Xiao Qi was of little help as it turned out to have serious internal injuries. Now Xu Yuan knew the internal wound had been obtained from today's battle.

Not many know the name Xiao Qi because people know him as the Red Tiger, and he also rarely leaves the Mountain and spends most of his time educating his beloved grandson.

Xu Yuan could only look at Meng Hao as it was clearly inappropriate for a child of his age to answer Xiao Qi's offer.

"Senior Xiao… This…"

Meng Hoa was speechless, he must have been happy when Xiao Qi looked up to Xu Yuan and wanted to matchmaking with his granddaughter but Meng Hao felt it all happened so fast.

Even though Fang An was Xu Yuan's Master but they had only known each other for a few days and no martial arts had been passed on to Xu Yuan.

Meng Hao felt that it was not appropriate to arrange Xu Yuan's matchmaking.

"Hmm? Do you think my granddaughter is not good enough for little Yuan?" Xiao Qi's expression slightly changed, it could be seen that he was very fond of his grandson and was sensitive to everything related to Lin Lin.

"Ehem… It's not like that Senior Xiao…" Meng Hao couldn't help but scratch his cheeks, finding it hard to explain the situation.

Xu Yuan felt it was unfair for his Master to face a situation like this, "Uncle Xiao, It's not little sister who isn't good enough but maybe I'm not worthy of little sister Lin…" Xu Yuan then explained his orphaned background and had only met Meng Hao a few days.

Hearing this explanation made Xiao Qi's face soften, as well as more admiration for Xu Yuan. Xiao Qi did not expect that Xu Yuan had such a tragic background and had not officially become a disciple of the Fallen Sword Sect.

Xiao Qi had thought about taking Xu Yuan to Pine Tree Mountain but felt it was inappropriate to do that to Meng Hao who had helped him.

Xu Yuan even continued that he might not have the martial talent capable of keeping up with Lin Lin.

Xiao Qi stroked his chin, considering Xu Yuan's words.

Actually according to Xiao Qi by seeing Xu Yuan's mature temperament for his age as well as his intelligence and temperament, he was sure that Xu Yuan would become a respected figure but it all came back to his martial talent.

"Senior Xiao, these two are still so young, isn't it too soon to talk about matchmaking? Let them grow up and Lin Lin understand the situation first, introduce the two of them. If the two are really interested in each other, it's not too late to matchmaking them." Meng Hao finally finished composing the sentence he wanted to convey.

Xiao Qi didn't answer right away but looked back at Xu Yuan up and down, he rarely felt so attracted to someone and Xu Yuan was so successful in making him want to make him a partner for his grandson or at least make him a disciple.

"I hope that you can provide Chen'er with sufficient resources so that her martial arts can develop well." Xiao Qi then took out something from his clothes, a small wooden box, "Since I can't matchmaking my granddaughter yet, At least I have to repay your kindness."

Meng Hao accepted Xiao Qi's gift then checked the contents, he found that inside were three pink pills.

"Senior Xiao, this…" Meng Hao immediately recognized the pill and understood its value.

"Don't refuse, if it wasn't for little Yuan I would have been in trouble." Xiao Qi asked Meng Hao to keep the pill and give it to Xu Yuan at the right time.

Xu Yuan also recognized the gift from Xiao Qi as the Lotus Flower Pill. These three pills had powerful healing properties and each pill was capable of inner power in one to two circles.

In martial arts, the inner power has a unit called a circle because the inner power trained by the martial artist will form a small circle within him. If one practices with ordinary breathing techniques then one will be able to form an inner power circle of energy by practicing diligently for two years while the gifted will be able to form one circle every year.

When one practiced using a high level of inner power science, they could earn two to three circles each year and those with talent could form five to six circles.

The Eternal Heaven Scripture which was judged to be the most excellent inner power science alone allowed those who practiced with it to be able to make at most sixty inner power circle every year.

Xu Yuan was not talented and was only able to make ten to twelve circles every year despite practicing with the same scripture.

Of course, obtaining high-level of inner powe science is not easy in the martial world, that's why most silat fighters look for medicine, plants and magic items that can increase internal energy, but the price of each of these items is also very high.

The three pills Xiao Qi gave him were worth the value of a mansion in a big city, which was why Meng Hao was a little hesitant to accept them but these were also part of Xu Yuan's fortune.

If Xu Yuan had taken these pills, he would at least have better internal strength than a similarly talented kid his age.

Meng Hao also planned to look for ways to obtain items like this to help Xu Yuan's development in the future.

Xu Yuan instead thought of gifting this to Meng Hao, as the three pills could help Xu Yuan suppress his old illness for a while.

To him, those three pills could indeed give three to six inner power circles but him who had the Eternal Heaven Scripture in his head, it wasn't very tempting.

That night Xiao Qi invited Meng Hao and Xu Yuan to talk all night after asking one of the innkeepers to put Lin Lin to sleep.

Naturally after knowing Xiao Qi's abilities, no one dared to refute him.

Many times Lin Fan praised Xu Yuan's intelligence in their conversation. Xiao Qi even reminded him to visit Pine Tree Mountain when he had the chance.

Meng Hao also got some valuable clues that really helped his martial arts progress, and the opportunity to talk to someone like Xiao Qi, let alone to share knowledge, was so rare.

"Little Yuan, Don't forget to meet Lin Lin in a few more years!"

When morning came, Xiao Qi intended to continue his journey. After telling Xu Yuan, Xiao Qi who was carrying Lin Lin left the inn. Xu Yuan couldn't help but chuckle in admiration seeing Xiao Qi's abilty to lighten his tall body.

Meng Hao also reminded that the martial world was vast and above the sky there was still a sky so Xu Yuan had to keep his attitude and not look for unnecessary trouble.

Xu Yuan nodded slowly at Meng Hao's statement, the two choosing to rest until noon before continuing their journey towards the Fallen Sword Sect.