Reversing the Milky Way

Xuan Taiming naturally wouldn't dare to do that. After all, so many people were fighting tooth and nail to get into the Censorate, and he couldn't do something that would ruin his future.

“Miss Yueling, there’s no need to worry. How could our Surveillance Bureau do such a despicable thing?” After saying that, he used his spiritual power to examine Bai Cheng’s lower body, but still found nothing. Then, he summoned a flying sword from his storage bag at his waist, stepped on it, and flew away. The surrounding villagers, after witnessing this scene, gradually dispersed, some eager to spread the news.

After witnessing this scene, Zhao Haiming and his wife found two village guards to carry Zhao Bo away, looking dejected.

At this moment, many people Bai Cheng knew came forward to congratulate him. Yu Qing'an also put his hand on Bai Cheng's shoulder and said, "Well done. I'm going to Renhui Academy and will be back this afternoon."

Bai Cheng looked at Yu Qing'an and replied, "Don't worry, Uncle Yu." After saying that, Yu Qing'an turned and left. By this time, most of the villagers on the island had already dispersed, with only a few scattered villagers still observing Bai Cheng.

Villager #1: "I really didn't expect that Zhao Bo would actually lose?"

Villager No. 2: "We must report this matter to the head of the He family immediately."

Villager No. 1: "Hmm."

After saying that, the two villagers quickly left.

Bai Cheng successfully obtained the bottle containing ten Body Tempering Pills. He was about to open the bottle to see what the pills looked like when Yue Ling snatched it away from him.

Yue Ling said playfully, "I'll keep this for you, so you won't misuse it."

Bai Cheng's face darkened: "This...this is my prize, right?"

"Hey, don't you even know what it means to be thrifty and manage a household well?!" With that, he put away the Body Tempering Pill.

Bai Cheng looked completely bewildered: "Huh?"

As Bai Cheng was asking the question, he saw Yue Ling running and jumping towards the village, and he followed her.

Just then, a voice called out to him.

"Bai Cheng".

Bai Cheng stopped when he heard someone calling him.

Yu Qing then stepped forward and said, "Bai Cheng, I never imagined you had such talent."

After hearing this, Bai Cheng humbly replied, "Not at all, it was just luck."

"Alright, others may not know, but do you think I don't? After all, you were just an ordinary person that day. To be honest, I find it unbelievable that you were able to defeat Zhao Bo, who was in the mid-stage of the Body Refinement Realm, a month later. Even in the entire Wuling Town, I'm afraid there's no one with higher talent than you."

After speaking, Yu Qing paused, pondering something, and then continued with a solemn expression: "No, even in Baifeng City, your talent has probably already surpassed those so-called geniuses from aristocratic families."

Bai Cheng looked puzzled: "A genius from a prestigious family?"

Yu Qing then explained, "That's a long story, let's talk about it as we walk."

Then, Bai Cheng and Yu Qing chatted as they returned to the village...

On the other side...

"Ugh! That damn Bai Cheng!" Zhao Haiming yelled as he knocked the teacups and porcelain bottles off the table to the ground.

Meanwhile, Yu Qingwan, who was inside the house, immediately found a doctor, who was currently taking Zhao Bo's pulse in the inner room.

Zhao Bo had already woken up and was lying in bed, crying out in pain.

The doctor's expression turned slightly serious: "Hmm... Your son is fine, he just has a few broken ribs. He only needs to take one Rejuvenation Pill every day, and he will be fully recovered in ten days."

Yu Qingwan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the doctor's words, then walked out of the inner room and into the main hall. At this moment, Zhao Haiming was throwing a tantrum in the main hall, with broken pieces of furniture scattered all over the floor.

Upon seeing this, Yu Qingwan stepped forward to dissuade him: "Master, please calm down, our son is still..."

Zhao Haiming shouted angrily, "What do you know? How am I supposed to run for village chief in two months?!"

Then, he sat down in a chair with an angry expression and said, "I originally wanted Bo'er to defeat Yu Qing in public at the Wuling Town competition two months later, but now Bai Cheng has ruined it."

After saying this, Zhao Haiming's eyes widened in anger, and he slammed his palm on the wooden table beside him. The table shattered into tiny fragments upon impact. Yu Qingwan, who was standing nearby, was too frightened to utter a sound upon witnessing this.

Then Zhao Haiming said in a vicious tone, "It seems that Bai Cheng is not a good kid to be kept alive. I was thinking of sparing his life, but it seems he didn't cherish it." Then his eyes flashed with a fierce light as he stared at the front, and countless killing intent burst from his eyes.

Meanwhile, Bai Cheng had already returned home. It was noon, and Yue Ling was sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard. When she saw Bai Cheng return, she urged, "Why are you so slow? Hurry up and cook."

"Yes...yes...yes..."

After saying that, Bai Cheng plunged into the kitchen, and soon a table of delicious food was served.

Seeing this, Yue Ling also started eating without any hesitation.

Bai Cheng then remembered Yu Qing'an and asked, "Hmm? Aren't we going to wait for Uncle Yu?"

Yueling, completely unconcerned, said, "Oh dear, Father won't be back until the afternoon, don't worry about him."

"oh.."

Bai Cheng then picked up his bowl and chopsticks and began to eat.

Yueling then asked curiously, "Brother Bai Cheng, can you tell me how you cultivate?"

Then, Yue Ling also widened her eyes and looked at Bai Cheng.

Bai Cheng also stopped eating, carefully recalling the changes his body had undergone in the cave. "Hmm... should I tell Ling'er about this...? After all, I haven't figured out what's going on yet. Right now, I only know that there's a fragment inside me that can absorb spiritual energy and transform. Forget it, I'll wait until I understand it before telling him."

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng raised his head and looked at Yue Ling's big, watery eyes, and said: "Well, actually Zhao Bo was already exhausted at the time, and I was only able to defeat him by chance. As for how I cultivated, well, I just cultivated like that."

After hearing this, Yue Ling looked slightly disappointed: "Ah?...I see. I thought you, Brother Bai Cheng, had become stronger than the mid-stage of Body Refinement Realm."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng immediately replied, "How is that possible? I'm only at the early stage of Body Refinement, how could I be stronger than someone in the middle stage?"

Clearly not getting a satisfactory answer, Yueling resumed eating. Seeing this, Bai Cheng also picked up his chopsticks. However, before Bai Cheng had even taken two bites, Yueling looked up again and said, "After we finish eating, would you like to spar with me?"

"Pfft..." Bai Cheng was clearly taken aback by Yue Ling's words. He had to exert so much effort to fight a mid-stage Body Refinement Realm cultivator. If he were to fight a late-stage cultivator, wouldn't that be the death of him?

I used to think that the protagonists in those novels could easily defeat all kinds of villains by leaping several minor realms, but after personally experiencing the transmigration, I realized that those were just stories written in novels. It was so difficult for me to leap even one minor realm, and that was only done with the help of a spiritual object inside my body.

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng shook his head and said, "Ling'er, actually, I've already exhausted a lot of my strength in that battle this morning. I'm afraid it will take me two or three days to recover."

Hearing this, Yue Ling lowered her head in disappointment and continued eating.

Seeing this, Bai Cheng felt a little guilty, after all, he had been staying here for over a month, and this person was also his savior. Thinking of this, Bai Cheng said again, "After we finish eating later... how about we practice a little?"

"Great!" Upon hearing this, Yue Ling immediately perked up, and the disappointment on her face disappeared.

Bai Cheng then added, "But I'm telling you beforehand, you'd better go easy on me."

Upon hearing this, Yue Ling stared at Bai Cheng and said, "Don't worry, Brother Bai Cheng, I'll let you have a river later."

Bai Cheng's face darkened: "Uh, hehe..."

On the other side...

At Renhui School in Wuling Town, since there were no classes today, the school was only occupied by temporary teachers and the principal.

At this moment, in a room of the school...

At this moment, Yu Qing'an was sitting cross-legged in front of a chessboard: "Oh dear, I lost again, I won't play anymore."

"Hehehe, Brother Qing'an, it's been so long since we last met, and your chess skills don't seem to have improved much." The speaker was wearing a long blue robe and looked older than Yu Qing'an. This person was Su Boran, the principal of Renhui Academy.

At this moment, Yu Qing'an, who was opposite him, said, "I didn't come here to play chess with you."

Su Boran remained calm: "Oh? You usually pick up and drop off Ling'er outside the school. I thought you came here to play chess with me since you rarely come in today."

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing'an quickly replied, "No, I came here this time to add another person to accompany me in my studies."

Su Boran was taken aback upon hearing this: "Huh? I remember your family only has one daughter, Ling'er?"

“Alas… life is unpredictable. I have a distant relative who fled to my home. Although he is over twenty-one years old, he is ignorant of the ways of the world. So I want to arrange for him to accompany Ling’er as a student in physical training.”

After listening to Yu Qing'an's words, Su Boran nodded slightly and then said, "Over twenty-one? I wonder what realm you've reached?"

After listening, Yu Qing'an replied, "I just reached the early stage of Body Refinement a few days ago."

Upon hearing this, Su Boran frowned slightly: "Reaching the early stage of Body Refinement at this age? Not bad. The tuition for a Body Refinement companion is still two silver coins per month." Su Boran said this because, generally speaking, one starts Body Tempering at eighteen and reaches the early stage of Body Refinement at twenty-one. Even with low aptitude, there's still hope of reaching the Great Perfection of Body Refinement by forty. However, Su Boran didn't know that Bai Cheng only started Body Tempering within a month and reached the early stage of Body Refinement within that month.

Su Boran then asked, "By the way, what's his name?"

After listening, Yu Qing'an replied, "His name is Bai Cheng, and he can report for duty tomorrow."

"Bai Cheng?" Upon hearing this name, Su Boran closed his eyes and pondered for a moment. He suddenly recalled the incident that occurred a month ago at the school gate. He had heard that a man named Zhao Bo from Wuling Academy had caused trouble at the gate and even kicked this man named Bai Cheng away. However, he later heard that Bai Cheng was unharmed. Could it be him? If it really was him, then with his early-stage Body Refinement Realm cultivation, it wouldn't be impossible for him to withstand Zhao Bo's attack with all his might.

Thinking of this, he asked Yu Qing'an, and after confirming that it was indeed the person named Bai Cheng, he agreed that Bai Cheng could report for duty tomorrow.

After that, Yu Qing'an bid farewell to Su Boran and left Wuling Town.

As soon as I got home, I saw Bai Cheng and Yue Ling sitting opposite each other at the stone table in the courtyard. At this moment, I saw that Bai Cheng's right hand was tightly gripping Yue Ling's right hand, and he looked very strained. Sweat was dripping from his forehead, and his slightly trembling arm showed that Bai Cheng was using all his strength.

Sitting opposite Bai Cheng, Yue Ling appeared completely relaxed, showing no sign of panic. Her slender, graceful hand gripped Bai Cheng's right hand tightly. No matter how hard Bai Cheng tried, her arm remained firmly in place.

Upon seeing this, Yu Qing'an asked, "What...are you doing?"

Upon hearing that her father had returned, Yueling's eyes sharpened, and she swiftly exerted her strength. Bai Cheng felt Yueling's arm, like a tiger's, forcefully press his arm down onto the table, leaving him utterly powerless to resist. Yueling's force was so great that even the stone table surface emitted a dull thud.

At this moment, Yue Ling said to Bai Cheng, "Brother Bai Cheng, it seems I have won."

Bai Cheng stared at Yue Ling opposite him and said, "Ling'er, didn't we agree to release water into the river?"

After hearing this, Yue Ling replied with a smile, "Ah... I forgot about that in my excitement."

At this moment, Yu Qing'an also walked over.

He looked at Bai Cheng, who was lying on the stone table, and then at Yue Ling beside him, and said, "So you two were arm wrestling. How was it, Bai Cheng? Could you beat my Ling'er?"

At this moment, Bai Cheng slowly raised his head and said, "Uncle Yu, you're really joking. Don't you know what level Ling'er is at?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing'an laughed as well: "Ha...ha...ha...that's true."

Then he added, "I've already spoken with the principal of Renhui Academy, and you can go to the academy tomorrow." After saying that, he tossed a sign with Renhui Academy engraved on it to Bai Cheng. Bai Cheng picked it up and saw that his name was printed on it, and below his name was written, "Class 137."

Bai Cheng frowned slightly: "So fast? Does that mean I won't have time to cultivate?"

After listening to Bai Cheng's words, Yu Qing'an pondered for a while before saying, "This is not a bad thing for you. As for your cultivation, there is no need to rush. You should know that you have already reached the early stage of Body Refinement Realm from an ordinary person in a month, and the news of your defeat of Zhao Bo today will probably be spread by many people."

After listening, Bai Cheng asked with some doubt, "Is there... something wrong with this?"

Yu Qing'an replied earnestly, "Bai Cheng, this world is not as simple as you think. Do you know that most geniuses die young?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng couldn't help but feel a sense of lingering fear. According to Uncle Yu, if others found out that he could use spiritual power at the early stage of Body Refinement, who knows what might happen.

Bai Cheng seemed to understand something, and then said, "So that's why you had Ling'er hide herself?"

Yu Qing'an nodded and said, "That's right. Unless you have a powerful force behind you, no matter how talented you are, you are nothing before you grow up. Facing a high-level cultivator, you won't even have a chance to fight back in one move."

Bai Cheng was also terrified upon hearing this, and then swallowed hard and asked, "I'm only at the early stage of Body Refinement Realm, would I also be targeted by others?"