Chapter 156: One hundred fifty-six, demonstrate strength Chapter 156: One hundred fifty-six, demonstrate strength “Why is there no chance? Could that place simply disappear?” Yang Lisheng looked at Song Yan Ning, speechless. He knew she wanted to go there, but this reason was rather far-fetched.
“Grandpa, please agree! Please! Just let me go,” Song Yan Ning didn’t want to explain too much to Yang Lisheng and could only resort to her trump card, acting spoiled. Children had this advantage—they could act spoiled anytime, anywhere, whenever they wanted.
“You girl, you always use this tactic.” Yang Lisheng reached out and gently tapped Song Yan Ning’s nose, his face full of helplessness.
“Grandpa, have you agreed?” Song Yan Ning blinked her watery eyes, looking at Yang Lisheng expectantly.
Yang Lisheng shook his head, “Didn’t you just say Xiang is very powerful? Show me what Xiang can do, otherwise, I won’t agree to this no matter what.” If Liu Qingshan had not been seriously injured, he might have agreed, but he knew full well that Liu Qingshan couldn’t even protect himself, so how could he let Xiao Ning follow Liu Qingshan on an adventure?
“Alright.” Song Yan Ning nodded reluctantly and called out to the outside, “Xiang, come in, please.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the figure of Xiang had already appeared in the room.
Yang Lisheng and Li Meixiang were stunned for a moment. They hadn’t seen clearly how Xiang had appeared in the room.
“What are your orders?” Xiang walked up to Song Yan Ning and looked at her respectfully.
Yang Lisheng and Li Meixiang heard Xiang’s words and looked at Song Yan Ning in surprise. Why was Xiang so respectful to Xiao Ning? Xiang usually didn’t like to talk much, and she wouldn’t respond when they spoke to her. Over the past few days, they had become accustomed to it. If it weren’t for hearing her speak before, they would have thought she was mute.
“Show me your strength,” Song Yan Ning commanded.
Xiang nodded and in a flash, she vanished from the spot.
Before Yang Lisheng and Li Meixiang could react, they saw Xiang reappear in front of them, holding a stone. They were familiar with that stone; it was one they had used under the chicken coop in their yard—a very hard stone, carried down from the mountain.
Song Yan Ning nodded at Xiang.
With a slight exertion of force, Xiang crushed the stone in her hand with a “crack,” and the shards fell to the ground.
“How is that possible? That’s a mountain rock,” Yang Lisheng couldn’t believe his eyes as he looked at the shattered stone on the ground.
Thinking it over, Yang Lisheng stepped forward, squatted down, picked up a piece of the shattered stone, and squeezed hard. His hand hurt from squeezing, but the stone remained intact.
“Xiang, you’re too strong!” Yang Lisheng looked at Xiang in astonishment. When he saw Xiang crushing the stone so easily, he had doubted whether the stone was real. Now, he was sure it was indeed a rock. But Xiang was clearly a feeble woman. How could she possess such great strength?
“Grandpa, do you believe now that Xiang is powerful?” Song Yan Ning looked at Yang Lisheng with a smile.
Yang Lisheng nodded, “Is Xiang also from an Ancient Martial Sect?” Ordinary people couldn’t have such strength.
“Mhm,” Song Yan Ning nodded. It was better to let grandpa think that way, so he would be a bit more at ease.
“Is she really stronger than Liu Qingshan?” Yang Lisheng had never seen Liu Qingshan in action, so he couldn’t be certain. If Xiang was indeed stronger than Liu Qingshan and would be accompanying Xiao Ning, he could be more at ease.
“Definitely stronger than Uncle Liu. Would I lie to you?” Song Yan Ning looked at Yang Lisheng and smiled, “Can grandpa be at ease now?”
“You may go, but you must not leave Xiang’s sight, and you must call us every day to report your safety,” Yang Lisheng laid out his conditions.
“No problem!” Song Yan Ning playfully stuck her tongue out at Yang Lisheng.
Yang Lisheng smiled helplessly. He really couldn’t do anything about this girl.
“Xiao Ning, is it really okay for you to take such a long leave from school?” Li Meixiang asked, concerned. Xiao Ning had said she had already asked for leave, but this wasn’t just for a day or two. Would the school really agree?
“It’s fine. I’ve already talked to Teacher Tong about it. She has approved,” Song Yan Ning planned to call Tong Qi later to tell her that her leave would be extended. If Teacher Tong didn’t agree, then she would simply have to drop out for the time being. After all, she was determined to go to that place. Perhaps once she got there, she could achieve Foundation Establishment and break the Seal inside her body. Then she could return to the Demon World.
“That’s good then,” Yang Lisheng and Li Meixiang nodded, reassured.
“Grandpa, grandma, you’re leaving early tomorrow morning. Call me when you get to Beijing.” Grandpa and grandma had the Protective Jade Pendant she had crafted. As long as they didn’t encounter any Cultivators, ordinary people wouldn’t be able to harm them. Moreover, she would instruct Xiang to secretly protect them. Beijing wasn’t as secluded as this place, so if someone wanted to make a move, they would have to think twice, especially since Qin Yushen was also in Beijing. She was aware of his capabilities. With him around, grandpa and grandma would definitely be safe.
“Okay,” Yang Lisheng and Li Meixiang nodded. They had agreed, but deep down, they couldn’t stop worrying about Xiao Ning. They also knew her temperament, and once she set her mind on something, nothing they said would make a difference. It was a good thing that Xiang would be accompanying Xiao Ning this time.
After seeing off Yang Lisheng and Li Meixiang, Song Yan Ning set out for the location marked on the map with Liu Qingshan.
Liu Qingshan’s injuries seemed severe, but under the treatment of Song Yan Ning’s elixir, he was mostly healed after just one day.
“What medicine did you give me? How did it work so fast?” Liu Qingshan touched his chest, where he had been most seriously injured, and felt only a faint pain now. He had never seen such an effective healing medicine.
“I crafted the medicine myself,” Song Yan Ning glanced at the few people following behind them. With Liu Qingshan not fully recovered, they couldn’t move too fast. They planned to lose the people sent by the Song Family by tomorrow; naturally, she wouldn’t let them follow to that place.
“You crafted it yourself? Are you really only seven years old?” Liu Qingshan looked at Song Yan Ning in amazement. The more he interacted with her, the more mysterious she seemed. She didn’t seem like a normal seven-year-old child at all. Moreover, she had killed the black-clothed man who was after him, which meant her strength had to be above his.
“Otherwise?” Song Yan Ning smiled, remembering she hadn’t sent a message to Qin Yu. She took out her cell phone and sent Qin Yu a message.
Qin Yu heard his phone buzzing and quickly reached for it. This phone number was only known to Xiao Ning, and she was the only one who would send him messages.