Reversing the Milky Way

After hearing Bai Cheng's words, Yu Qing'an looked at Bai Cheng with annoyance, "Do you think no one else can see it?"

Bai Cheng's heart tightened upon hearing this. "What did you see?"

Yu Qing'an stepped forward, patted Bai Cheng on the shoulder, then leaned close to Bai Cheng's ear and whispered, "It's about you defeating Zhao Bo with your spiritual power."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng couldn't help but tense up, his body trembling slightly. "Strange, how did Uncle Yu figure it out? Was it because the clothes were too small? Or is there some other method? Xuan Taiming did the same thing; he seemed to notice something was wrong with me at a glance."

Yu Qing'an looked at Bai Cheng, who was having a brainstorming session, and said, "Hey... anyone who has cultivated spiritual energy can feel the changes in your body."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng suddenly realized what was going on.

Then he murmured, "So that's how it is. It seems I was oversimplifying things."

Yue Ling, who was standing to the side, naturally did not hear what Yu Qing'an had just said. From her perspective, she only saw her father whisper something in Bai Cheng's ear, and then Bai Cheng was so frightened that he shuddered.

Seeing this, Yueling stepped forward and said, "Oh dear, Father, please stop scaring Brother Bai Cheng."

"You silly girl, I'm doing this for his own good."

Upon hearing her father's words, Yue Ling immediately replied, "Oh, Father, it's been a long time since we've arm wrestled. Let's have a match today."

After listening, Yu Qing'an raised an eyebrow: "Hmm? Little girl, do you think you're capable again?"

"How will you know if you don't try?" After saying that, Yue Ling raised her wrist and gestured.

Seeing this, Yu Qing'an replied, "Alright then."

Then, Bai Cheng saw Yue Ling and Yu Qing'an sitting opposite him. They both extended their right hands and clasped them together.

Bai Cheng was intrigued by this scene. Although the two were a realm apart, this was the first time he had seen late-stage Body Refinement Realm and Great Perfection Realm cultivators compete in front of him, which made Bai Cheng look forward to it.

The two men were now in position, their upper arms resting flat on the table, their hands gripping each other's wrists tightly. Their expressions were serious, their eyes sharp, and even Uncle Yu, who was usually jovial, was now completely focused.

At this moment, Yue Ling spoke up, "Brother Bai Cheng, you can call 'start' in a bit."

After hearing this, Bai Cheng replied, "Hmm? Oh."

"You should step back a little."

After hearing Yue Ling's words, Bai Cheng was also somewhat puzzled: "Huh? It's just a wrist flick, is it really necessary?"

At this moment, Yu Qing'an, who was standing to the side, also said, "Bai Cheng, you should stay away for now."

Upon hearing that Uncle Yu had said so, Bai Cheng stood up and moved three meters away from the stone table.

"Are you ready?"

After Bai Cheng finished speaking, the two responded simultaneously: "Ready."

"start!"

As Bai Cheng finished speaking, the two of them instantly began to exert their strength. Their tightly clenched wrists began to tremble incessantly. At this moment, Yue Ling and Yu Qing'an had no eyes for each other. As they continued to exert their strength, the stone table supporting them gradually began to tremble.

The atmosphere grew tense, as if an invisible energy clashed between the two. As the stone table in front of them trembled more violently, Yu Qing'an and Yue Ling's gazes towards each other sharpened. To Bai Cheng, the current atmosphere felt like two ferocious beasts locked in a battle before his very eyes.

"This... Logically speaking, Uncle Yu's realm is at the Great Perfection of Body Refinement, while Ling'er's realm is only at the Late Stage of Body Refinement. There shouldn't be such an evenly matched situation. I heard Uncle Yu mention before that Ling'er's physique is somewhat special. Could it be referring to her physical strength?" Thinking of this, a series of crisp cracking sounds entered Bai Cheng's ears.

Only then did Bai Cheng notice that cracks were beginning to appear on the surface of the stone table beneath their arms. As the table trembled more violently, the cracks rapidly spread from the center towards the edges. However, the two competitors seemed unaffected by this phenomenon. Bai Cheng was quite surprised to see this; he hadn't expected that the two of them could shatter the stone table in front of them simply by using their supporting strength.

The stone table, unable to bear the weight any longer, shattered with a loud thud. Seeing this, Bai Cheng hurriedly raised his hand to block, scattering fragments of the stone table throughout the courtyard. With the table's collapse, the duel between the two came to an end. Yu Qing'an's arm was now pressed against Yue Ling's side; he had won.

At this moment, Yue Ling also withdrew her hand and said, "Father, I lost again." Yu Qing'an also withdrew his hand and shook it, saying, "Sigh... Ling'er, in a while, you'll probably surpass your father. There's nothing to be angry about."

At this moment, Bai Cheng noticed the deep affection in Yu Qing'an's eyes as he looked at Yue Ling, a father's profound love for his daughter. However, Bai Cheng was oblivious to the change in Yu Qing'an's gaze.

Bai Cheng stepped forward and asked, "If I remember correctly, Ling'er is already in the late stage of Body Refinement Realm, right? Could it be that she's about to break through again?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing'an narrowed his eyes and gazed at the sky. Just then, a refreshing breeze blew by, and he murmured, "Is it already... late autumn?"

Bai Cheng was clearly confused by Yu Qing'an's words. He looked at Yu Qing'an, who was pretending to be deep in thought, and said, "Uncle Yu, did you just say it's late autumn?" At this moment, Yu Qing'an also came to his senses and said, "About two months later."

Bai Cheng asked, somewhat puzzled, "What do you mean, two months later?"

Yu Qing'an said unhurriedly, "Two months later, Ling'er will reach the Great Perfection of the Body Refinement Realm."

Bai Cheng was a little confused when he heard this. So, one could improve their cultivation level whenever they wanted? Thinking of this, Bai Cheng glanced at Yue Ling standing to the side. He saw that Yue Ling was rubbing her wrists, her little mouth pouting. For a moment, Bai Cheng felt that Yue Ling was quite cute and charming. If you only looked at her appearance, you would never guess that she had already reached the late stage of the Body Refinement Realm.

"Alright, Bai Cheng, tidy up the yard. I'll go get a new stone table later." Bai Cheng's face darkened after hearing Yu Qing'an's words, but he didn't say anything more and started tidying up.

Soon, the time came to the next day.

Bai Cheng was still taking care of the family affairs as usual. He was a little excited at the moment. After all, he had been working for more than a year since graduating from university. Now he was going to enter the school in this world again. He had an indescribable feeling.

At this moment, Bai Cheng had already finished breakfast and was preparing to leave. Yu Qing'an came to Bai Cheng's side, reached out and patted Bai Cheng's shoulder twice heavily, and then said, "From today onwards, you really will be going to and from school with Ling'er."

Hearing this, Bai Cheng nodded. At this moment, Ling'er added, "Don't worry, Father, I will protect him." Bai Cheng and Yu Qing'an smiled awkwardly upon hearing this.

The two quickly set off for the school in Wuling Town, and after a while, they arrived at the north gate of Wuling Town. At this time, a man wearing a uniform with the words "Supervisor" printed on it stood at the bulletin board at the north gate of Wuling Town. He was posting wanted posters one by one on the bulletin board, and then he shouted loudly: "This month's wanted posters have been posted! Anyone interested can go to the Supervisor's Office to pick them up at any time!" As soon as he finished speaking, it attracted the attention of the surrounding people.

After Bai Cheng and Yue Ling entered Wuling Town, they also saw this scene, which immediately piqued Bai Cheng's interest. He had noticed the notice board earlier, but since he was still an ordinary person at the time, he hadn't gone to look at it. He quickly squeezed into the crowd and reached the front, where he saw that the notice board was covered with wanted posters with bounties.

A bounty was prominently displayed: "Wu Yong: Great Perfection of Body Refinement Realm, 300 silver coins reward. Frequently appears on the roads between Yu Family Village and Wuling Town, usually hidden in the woods on either side, with many subordinates." Bai Cheng was somewhat surprised upon seeing this and murmured, "A Great Perfection of Body Refinement Realm cultivator is only worth 300 silver coins? Why bother catching spirit beasts? It would be much better to just catch people."

At this moment, someone next to Bai Cheng heard his voice and said, "Do you think it's so easy to catch someone at the Great Perfection of Body Refinement? This is just their leader. Don't forget about his gang of underlings. Besides, these people have been hiding in the jungle for a long time. Even if you go looking for them, you might not be able to find them."

After listening to the person next to him, Bai Cheng continued reading the notice board, which displayed the following text: "All those listed on the wanted poster will be rewarded according to their cultivation level: Great Perfection of Body Refinement Realm: 300 silver coins; Late Stage of Body Refinement Realm: 100 silver coins; Mid Stage of Body Refinement Realm: 50 silver coins; Early Stage of Body Refinement Realm: 10 silver coins." Seeing this, Bai Cheng couldn't help but think of Zhao Bo. Fifty silver coins for Mid Stage of Body Refinement Realm? Then he thought about his own spoils—ten Body Tempering Pills…hmm, indeed worth fifty silver coins. Just then, Yue Ling emerged from the crowd.

Then she came to Bai Cheng's side and asked, "Brother Bai Cheng, what are you doing? Let's go, it's almost time." Bai Cheng came back to his senses after hearing Yueling's words. At this moment, the person who posted the notice also looked at Bai Cheng after hearing someone call out Bai Cheng's name.

"Hey! Bai Cheng!"

After hearing someone call his name again, Bai Cheng turned around and saw that the person who posted the wanted poster was none other than Song Zhentian, the guard captain of the North Gate.

Bai Cheng then responded, "Isn't this Captain Song?"

"Bai Cheng, I haven't seen you for a month since that incident. I thought you were really seriously injured."

After hearing this, Bai Cheng also said, "How could that be, Captain Song? I was..."

After listening, Song Zhentian understood and said, "Hey, of course I know that. I remember you said you would challenge Zhao Bo in a month. If you think about it carefully, a month has passed. What happened then? Since nothing happened to you, you must have dodged it."

After hearing this, Bai Cheng lowered his head and pondered. "It seems that the news of my defeating Zhao Bo yesterday has only spread in the village and has not yet reached the town. But that's good, so as not to cause me trouble as Uncle Yu said."

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng said, "I've already resolved this matter." Upon hearing Bai Cheng's reply, Song Zhentian didn't think much of it, assuming that Bai Cheng had compromised. He then said, "That's right. I knew you were just making threats on impulse, but thinking about it carefully, you'd only end up hurting yourself, so it wasn't worth getting angry about."

Hearing this, Bai Cheng smiled knowingly. "Then I'll take my leave." He and Yue Ling then departed. A while later, Bai Cheng and Yue Ling arrived at the entrance of Renhui Academy. Yue Ling took out a plaque from her clothes, bearing the name of Renhui Academy and Yue Ling's name below it, and showed it to the guard at the gate. Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng immediately produced the plaque he had used yesterday.

After being checked by the guards, I entered the school.

Upon entering, after passing through the entrance corridor, a refined and elegant atmosphere immediately greeted the eye. The first thing to see was the large tree in the schoolyard; although not as tall as the one at Mirror Moon Lake, it was still four or five hundred meters high. The schoolyard was entirely paved with smooth stone slabs, without any bumps. Surrounding the vast courtyard was a structure similar to a traditional courtyard house, consisting of many large rooms connected in a row. The students training in the physical training area were different from the regular students like Ling'er; they were taught separately, but the content was mostly the same on both sides. However, besides the most basic courses, everyone could choose to study other subjects.

This pattern felt somewhat familiar to Bai Cheng. Just then, a familiar face walked towards him. Lü Liang, holding a folding fan, strode towards Bai Cheng.

"Oh my, isn't this Brother Bai Cheng? What, you've also entered Renhui Academy?"

Upon seeing that the visitor was Lü Liang, Bai Cheng immediately replied, "Brother Lü Liang, I am unfamiliar with this place, so it would be better for me to learn a bit. After all, there are many things here that I have never seen before, and even the herbs are different from those back home."

Upon hearing this, Lü Liang nodded and said, "So that's how it is. I remember Brother Bai Cheng mentioning that he came from a place called Dragon Kingdom. I've been asking around lately, but I've never heard of such a country."

After hearing this, Bai Cheng felt somewhat embarrassed: "Well... just pretend I don't remember."

Lü Liang responded, seemingly understanding but not quite, "Oh, I see. Well, I heard that a month ago, some people from Wuling Academy caused trouble at the gate of our academy. After inquiring, I found out that the one being bullied was indeed Brother Bai Cheng. That made me unhappy. Then I inquired further and found out that they were from your Yu Family Village. That's interesting. Since they are from your village, there's no need to make such a fuss, is there?"

At this moment, Yue Ling said, "I'll go in first." After saying that, she walked to the right.

At this moment, Lü Liang stared at Yue Ling's departing figure and said, "Speaking of which, I remember it was the two of you who got into a fight over a woman. Could it be her?"