Chapter : 51 : Silver Arrow Party :
" Clap ! Clap ! Clap ! Clap ! "
Just as Xiao Ming defeated the magical beast a clapping sound came from behind .
This was immediately followed by sounds of multiple foot steps approaching his location .
When Xiao Ming looked back he saw a group of people around 10 in total coming towards him from all side .
These people looked rough with various kinds of battles scar on there faces and bodies .
The group was a mix of various people having various kinds of weapons from bows and arrows to battle axe .
However Xiao Ming did not seem disturbed or worried by this sudden change in the scenario.
On the contrary he stepped down from the fallen magical beast and slowly walk towards the centre of the group where a big and burly man who had a huge scar on his right hand was standing .
It seemed that this person was the leader of the group and held considerable power .
When he and Xiao Ming came face to face they stared at each other without saying anything for sometime .
Finally it was the huge and burly man who broke the silence but not with a threatening speech but with a laughter .
" Hahahah ! Hahaha ! Well ! Done young master Xiao Ming you did excellent while fighting that bear beast no wonder you are called one of the greatest genius of the Xiao clan's younger generation . "
The man spoke with much enthusiasm as he repeatedly patted Xiao Ming's shoulder's with a force that the ground beneath him shook .
' Are you trying to burry me under the ground . ' - Xiao Ming could only laugh awkwardly .
As Xiao Ming was facing a overly enthusiastic person the people around them also burst out in laughter and discussions.
" Did you see those water hands that he used to hold that
beast . "
" Yeah ! I couldn't do half as good as him when I was his age .
" Well duh ! What do you expect ? he is a genius from the Xiao clan So don't even compare yourself with him . "
" Hahaha ! Hahaha ! Boss man don't hit him too hard or he might just never grow tall . "
Many sucy comments and words were passed among them with the last one particularly catching Xiao Ming's attention .
And the half death glare that Xiao Ming gave to the man proved that he was no way happy that is height was brought in question .
However due to Xiao Ming's age and his somewhat cute face that glare felt more like a cute pouting face which made the people laugh even more loudly .
Well if you are confused as to what is going on exactly then let me explain a little what happened in the past few days .
After learning about his continuous defeats by the hands of magical beast in the life simulation Xiao Ming decided that he could not solve the situation by staying within the clan's safety .
So after taking the permission from the second elder he decided to come and train in the outer regions of the Heng Mao Forest to gain more practical battle experience that he could not get from the training in the clan .
But since he was a total beginner to all this things the clan simply couldn't allow a genius like him to go without protection .
At the same time if they strictly followed him in every area then it would be counter productive .
After all he needs to learn how to fight for himself in the future .
So the decided that first they would have Xiao Ming join a hunter group as a learning member .
A learning member is different from a regular member in the hunter's group .
Unlike the regular members of the group the learning members are not permanent .
And instead they are just temporary members who work with the group in order to gain experience and other on ground practical knowledge .
At the same time they also pay a monthly fees to the group for allowing him or her to stay with them.
And this big and burly man whose name is Lao Baixing , was actually the leader of the silver arrow group who were also one of the biggest hunter group in the region .
He is a 2 star Dou Practitioner stage cultivator with a earth type Dou Qi affinity .
The previous leader of this group or to be more precise Lao Baixing's uncle was an old associate of the second elder and even served under him during some missions against the dark cultivators in the past .
Moreover the Xiao clan's information network also indicated that the history of the group was quite favourable to them and say could be trusted .
So Xiao Ming was send to them as a learning member .
However Xiao Ming felt that something was off in this entire matter .
First of all he found it difficult to believe that a ordinary hunter would have connections with the second elder of the Xiao clan .
If it where a normal elder or perhaps a senior member of the clan then it would have been believable .
But a connection with Xiao Fu... now that is somewhat unbelievable .
After all while the Silver Arrow was one of the most famous hunter group in the area hunters by all means were considered far lower then cultivators .
For example the Zhau clan was considered one of the bottom feeder at the social hierarchy of the cultivation society .
But even them would be considered people of higher status in front of a top tier hunter group like the Silver Arrow group .
And there are various reasons for it .
The first reason was that the most of the hunters were generally a lot weaker then main line cultivators .
Strong hunters like Lao Baxing were quite rare and most hunters were not even cultivators .
Second of all they were not organised like the cultivator clans and sects .
They did not have strong presence or structure of the cultivator's as such were considered lower than cultivators .
But after thinking for a while Xiao Ming couldn't come to a conclusive decision as to what was wrong .
And after spending sometime with the group he came to really like them .
They were loud , messy and a little less refined .
But they had a good heart behind there tough exterior .
Unlike other groups of hunter's who treated the learning members as temporary weight the Silver arrow group however did not think like that .
The accepted Xiao Ming pretty quickly .
Well to be fair it was also because of Xiao Ming's mature and polite behaviour .
Specially they were shocked by his lack of attitude and ego that they thought would come with the Xiao clan name.
If he were a noble brat who had temper issues and somehow thought of himself better than them they would have taught him a lesson .
But Xiao Ming was exactly the opposite .
Overtime their bond became stronger .
As the time passed and they more and more opened up to each other the difference between the low born members and the status of the Xiao clan vanished entirely .
Even Xiao Ming came to care and respect for these individuals .
While it was still far From anything were he can call them like a family but still they certainly were friends .
And perhaps they were some of the few genuine friends he had made in this new world so far .
Although he did not like the fact when they called him out for his short height and cute face .
' What do they mean by cute face ? It should be handsome face . '
" Alright ! alright ! that's enough you guys stop messing with him . " - suddenly a sweet and confident female voice came from behind the group .
Hearing this voice Xiao Ming's eyes lit up in joy as he looked behind he saw a beautiful woman in armour and with a bow and arrow coming towards the group .
This was Yutong , Lao Baixing's fiancee and the second in command of the Silver Arrow group .
She was a 4 star Dou Disciple stage cultivator with the wind affinity .
She was praised as one of the most beautiful woman in the Glory City and many even said she shouldn't be with someone like Lao Baixing .
In past many noble men have tried to get to her and get her to become their concubine or even wife but she flatly refused .
For those who accepted her decision it was a little sad but for those who tried their luck even after her warnings ... Well let's say that even Lao Baixing hoped for their quick covery .
But Xiao Ming wasn't scared of her instead he called her big sister Yutong and was quite attached to her .
She was different from all these brutes in the group and felt like a real sister to him .
While the rest of the people in the group including Lao Baixing were his friends and seniors, big sister Yutong was similar to his family .
And at the same time Yutong also adored little Xiao Ming being the first person in the group to accept him not as a learning member but like a little brother figure .
" Big sister Yutong !!! " - Xiao Ming rushed towards her and hugged tightly around her .
" There ! there ! What happened ? " - Yutong gently comforted Xiao Ming while giving the members in the group a particular glare .
At this moment a good idea came to Xiao Ming's mind .
' Hehe ! Want to tease me about my height ! Now it's pay back time . ' - he thought with a devilish smile that was hidden from everyone's view .
He quickly looked up with small tears in his eyes that showed that he had been wronged .
" Sob ! Sob ! Big sister Yutong ! Big brother Lao Baixing and the others are being mean to me again about my height . " - Xiao Ming said with a pained expression that melted Yutong's heart .
' What is this acting ! Are you an acting devil . ' - the rest of the members in the group including Lao Baixing who were shocked by Xiao Ming's acting thought to themselves .
They had only teased him a little about his height .
' And isn't calling someone cute a good remark ? So why are you even mad at ! '
No matter what they couldn't figure out what this vengeful boy was thinking .
Sometimes he was more mature then most of them .
And now here he was complaining about being teased like a child .
But right now they had even more and greater trouble to deal with .
Because they were in a direct line of receiving a glare from the Queen of the group .
" Everyone ! I think we need to discuss something about treating the new member in our group better in the next team meeting we are having . " - Yutong said while looking at everyone in the group making it clear that there was no avoiding it .
" And where you think you are going honey ! " - suddenly she moved her head looking at a silently retreating figure of Lao Baixing .
" Today were going to have a long and deep talk before we go to sleep tonight . " - Yutong said with a smile that was both sweet and felt dangerous at the same time .
" Yes ma'am !!! " - Lao Baixing who was the end of this sentence quickly give her a affirmative answer although his voice showed clear signs of panic .
But inside he was thinking of various retreating plans for tonight .
When he looked back he saw Xiao Ming's grinning face looking back at him .
But just as he was about to call out the little brat quickly went back to his innocent looking childish face .
' This little brat ! ' - Lao Baixing was now having second thoughts as to why he took this little trouble as a learning member .
He really wanted to teach this little brat lesson right now .
But understanding well that doing it would be getting a far greater reaction from his fiance he wisely decided to leave the matter for now .
' Brat ! I will take care of you in our training session . ' - Lao Baixing thought to himself bitterly .
With that the situation in the area turned around to be a decisive victory for Xiao Ming .
And as for what he would have to face in the next training session .
Well that's future and we will see when it comes .
To Be Continued .