Chapter 55: Chapter 55

Situ Yanyu and Situ Kong left the room.

Li Xiaobai sat up from the bed, touched the human skin mask on his face, and found it to be quite realistic.

He was able to move his body slightly now but was still very weak.

However, there was no helping it. As long as the Blood Demon Corrosion State within him wasn’t completely resolved, he would continue to look sickly.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

He needed to find a way to quickly increase his Attribute Points.

Being beaten up was the fastest method, but with his current condition, finding weaker cultivators would yield trivial Attribute Points, and sparing with stronger ones would simply be suicide. With the Blood Demon Corrosion not fully resolved, Li Xiaobai did not want to invite further trouble.

After much consideration, only Tangneng First-class bathhouse could address his urgent needs.

He needed to get himself a bathhouse to soak in!

He rubbed the furry lump on his chest, “Dog brother, do you have a name?”

“Woof woof woof!”

The shabby dog wriggled out from inside the cloth on Li Xiaobai’s chest, looking somewhat puzzled.

“Shall I give you one?”

“Woof woof woof!”

“Then from now on, you’ll be called Nicholas Ergouzi. How’s that, cool and gutsy, right?”

“Woof woof woof!”

The shabby dog stood on its hind legs and gestured a unique hand sign, completely disregarding the name Li Xiaobai had given it.

However, Li Xiaobai clearly didn’t grasp the dog’s gesture.

“Good, since you also think so, that’ll be your name from now on, Ergouzi!”

Li Xiaobai patted the shabby dog’s back, feeling that the little dog was quite sensible.

Ignoring the shabby dog’s displeased expression, Li Xiaobai got up, preparing to go out for a walk; he needed to find a suitable place to build a bathhouse for soaking.

But at that moment, loud quarreling noises came from outside the room.

“Wang Ergou, you can give up that thought. I, Situ Yanyu, would rather die here today and be buried alive than marry into the Xia Family!”

“Indeed, my granddaughter is intelligent and cultivates swiftly. Given time, she’s destined to stand out among others. How can we tolerate your harassment?!”

“Heh, old man, do you really think your precious granddaughter’s cultivation level came from nowhere?”

Outside, a frivolous voice of an unfamiliar man reached inside. Li Xiaobai paused, wanting to assess the situation first.

But the shabby dog couldn’t wait, and without a thought, it squeezed through the crack of the door and went out.

The Situ Family was being bullied, and the culprit shared the name Ergou; that was something it couldn’t stand for.

Although it didn’t like the name, Li Xiaobai had forcibly given it to the dog.

If it couldn’t resist, then it had to accept it.

In this world, there could only be one Ergouzi!

Outside, in the courtyard.

A few young men had cornered Situ Yanyu and Situ Kong in a corner, their expressions somewhat ferocious.

The conversation they had just now was very unpleasant.

“What do you mean by those words just now? My granddaughter’s cultivation level is the result of her hard work!” Situ Kong seemed somewhat furious.

“You’re overestimating yourselves. If it weren’t for the operations of our young master, how could a little girl from the poor district obtain a cultivation technique that would allow her to reach the Golden Core Stage?”

“Don’t say that Wang Ergou didn’t warn you. Our young master taking fancy to Miss Yan Yu is a privilege you should appreciate, don’t reject a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!”

The leading young man spoke sinisterly, not putting the Situ Family in his eyes at all.

His followers also looked on with mocking eyes at everything happening in the courtyard. In this city, having power and influence was everything.

Without a doubt, they were the ones with power and influence.

“This is a threat, shameless!”

Situ Yanyu’s face was filled with aggrieved anger, highly indignant.

“Yes, it is a threat. What can you do about it? My young master has already given you time to think. Today, you must come back with me to the Xia Family. You should know that there are at least a hundred, if not a thousand, ladies in Ancient Moon City who dream of marrying into the Xia Family to reach the sky in one step. Don’t be ungrateful.”

Wang Ergou’s face bore a smug look, quite arrogant.

“Woof woof woof!”

The barking of a dog rang out as the scrappy little mutt could no longer stand by idly; it leaped forward and furiously bit at Wang Ergou.

Not only did this person share its name, but he also dared to be so arrogant. The scrappy little mutt’s mind was made up. Today, either it or this Wang Ergou must die!

“Where did this stray dog come from? Scram!”

Taken aback by the pain, Wang Ergou became furious and kicked the scrappy little dog, sending it flying.

“Woof woof woof!”

The scrappy little dog was enraged. Suppressing its urge to rush forward and tear its assailant apart, it instead barked insistently towards the room, seeking Li Xiaobai’s help for revenge.

“Hmm? Is there someone else inside?”

A jolt of alarm passed through Wang Ergou’s heart, and the others became wary as well.

The Situ Household had always consisted of just the grandfather and granddaughter, without any outsiders. Today, there was unexpectedly someone else hidden in the house, and they hadn’t even noticed.

“No one’s here, no one!”

Situ Yanyu blurted in a bit of a panic, stepping in front of Wang Ergou.

But at that moment, the door opened with a “creak.”

“In broad daylight, under the bright heavens, to see you molesting a respectable young lady, I, as a paragon of virtue, simply cannot stand by.”

Li Xiaobai stood with his hands clasped behind his back, speaking dispassionately.

“A man, your household is actually hiding a man!”

“No wonder you refused my young master’s demand. You already had a pretty boy stashed away. Well then, today I, Wang Ergou, will shatter your hopes once and for all!”

Wang Ergou shrieked in shock, drawing the longsword at his waist, his eyes filled with a ferocious gleam, “What are you waiting for? Get him, kill this pretty boy!”

“Kid, you’ve got guts, daring to compete with my young master for a woman!”

A few of them sneered menacingly as they rushed toward Li Xiaobai.

“Young master, be careful!”

Situ Yanyu involuntarily called out, but then remembered something and clamped her mouth shut, realizing these servants, mere Foundation Establishment stage lackeys from the Xia Family, stood no chance against the young master.

“Heh heh, such nutritive offerings right at my doorstep. I’m really not fond of killing, so how about I absorb half from each? Blood Demon Transcendental Venerable!”

Li Xiaobai chuckled lightly, and behind him, a blood-red shadow emerged suddenly, with tentacle-like appendages piercing into the bodies of the lackeys and beginning to frenziedly absorb their energy.

This energy was not just Spiritual Energy but also the strength of their physical body, Blood Qi, and extracting it could provide a good boost to Attribute Points.

[Attribute Point +50…]

[Attribute Point +50…]

All points to defense!

[Defensive Power: Indestructible Golden Body Fifth Stage (7000/50000).]

However, due to the low cultivation level of these lackeys, not too many Attribute Points could be added. After draining them to a point near death, the blood shadow dissipated, and the lackeys fell to the ground, slipping into a deep unconsciousness.

Li Xiaobai waved his hand: “Bear Paw Shock.”

This was a skill he had acquired in the Divine Beast Mountain Range, its effectiveness was mediocre, but it was enough to deal with a few henchmen.

An invisible wave of impact surged, the ground fractured inch by inch, and the troublesome lackeys were blown away.

“Young master, won’t this cause a problem?”