Hide in the Banished Palace and Level Up To A Big Boss

From the Xia Family’s house, Li Mu led Tingting towards the Forbidden Grounds.

With the fog, it was difficult to see the path in front of them.

Tingting hugged on to Li Mu’s arm tightly, afraid that she would get lost.

After they passed through the fog, the scenery in front of them suddenly changed.

They were surrounded by tall trees and colorful flowers.

It looked very majestic.

“It’s so beautiful!” Tingting couldn’t help but remark as she let go of Li Mu’s arm.

“Since it’s so beautiful, why don’t we stay here in this valley?” Li Mu asked.

He had liked this place since he was here the previous time.

It was quiet and full of prenatal qi.

Back then, he was afraid that he might alarm the person who was almost a master in the virtual world, so he didn’t dare enter.

Now, he himself was a master in the virtual world.

He didn’t need to worry about the prohibitions or any trouble from the ancestors of the Xia Family.

In this part of the world, the only thing that mattered was power.

“Okay!” Tingting said excitedly.

Li Mu headed towards a cliff in the valley and used his sword to carve out a cavern with two rooms for them to live in.

From the system, he took out an Ice Jade Bed and placed it in Tingting’s room.

Then, he placed a Stone Bed in his own room.

The Ice Jade Bed was a reward from checking it at the Demon Locking Well.

Lying on the bed to cultivate would speed things up by ten years.

Ice Jade was full of Yin energy and sitting on it for a long time could purify one’s heart and prevent one from going crazy.

“Tinging, are you afraid of being lonely here?”

“No.”

Li Mu smiled.

At her age, she was still exploring how to communicate properly.

How could she possibly sit still?

For the first half month, Tingting was fascinated by everything in the Forbidden Grounds.

The branches, the flowers, the birds, the bugs.

Everyday was filled with fun and laughter.

Within two months, Tingting had become familiar with her surroundings.

Other than cultivating, she would talk to the ants and bugs everyday.

After another two months, Tingting started to become bored. She started to smile less frequently and became more depressed.

That day, Li Mu awakened from his cultivation.

He had reached the supreme level in the virtual world and his cultivation foundation had improved yet again.

By then, he had already used up all the rewards he had gained from checking in.

“Tingting, let’s leave the valley today,” Li Mu said.

As a young and energetic child, it must have been difficult for her to stay in the valley for almost five months.

In these five months, Tingting’s own cultivation level had improved tremendously. She was only one step away from entering the Spirit Manipulation Realm.

There weren’t many ten-year-olds who were at a Higher Heaven Realm and of a Supreme Level in Zhongzhou.

Those youths who were in the Spirit Manipulation Realm were all from powerful families and had to use many resources to reach that stage.

“Okay!” Hearing that Li Mu wanted to go out for a walk, Tingting excitedly agreed.

Skipping around happily, she went to bid goodbye to her “friends” in the valley.

After that, Li Mu led Tingting out of the Forbidden Grounds.

As they left the Forbidden Grounds, they met a little girl waiting outside.

When she saw Li Mu, her face lit up with surprise.

“Are you my ancestor?” She asked, looking at Tingting with eyes full of admiration.

“No.”

“Ancestor, I… Wait, you’re not?” The girl paused.

How could he not be?

Didn’t he just come out from the Forbidden Grounds?

She had already waited by the Forbidden Grounds for half a month. Now, he said he wasn’t her ancestor?

“Yes! I’m really not.” Li Mu said plainly.

His appearance as an old man was just a disguise.

“Ancestor, don’t joke around. I need your help!”

“Don’t you know how your ancestor looks like?”

“I don’t know! My ancestor hasn’t left the Forbidden Grounds in over fifty years now.” The girl shook her head.

“I’m really not your ancestor. I’m leaving now.”

“Don’t leave! I really need your help!” The girl stood in front of Li Mu and blocked his way.

She no longer cared if he was her ancestor or not.

Since they had walked out of the Xia Family’s Forbidden Grounds, they must be related to the Xia Family somehow.

Liu Huaiting glanced at Li Mu, then looked at the girl again.

Her mind spun with confusion.

“Grandpa, she is a descendant of the Xia Family.” Liu Huaiting tugged at Li Mu’s arm and said softly.

“Oh. A descendant of the Xia Family?” Li Mu paused for a moment.

No wonder she called him her ancestor when she saw him walking out of the Forbidden Grounds.

Scanning the girl up and down, he saw the word “Xia” embroidered on the girl’s sleeves.

Back then, Liu Yu’s friend Xia Wuji also had this word sewn on his sleeves.

Several decades had passed.

He didn’t know how Liu Yu’s friends were doing now.

If they were still alive, they must be at least sixty!

“Yes, ancestor!” The girl said respectfully.

“I’m not your ancestor. Stop calling me that.” Li Mu waved his hands. Seeming to recall something, he continued on, “Can I ask you something?”

“Sure!”

“Do you know the Ninth Prince of the State of Great Xia, Liu Yu?” Li Mu asked.

Worried that the name Liu Yu was very common, he added that he was the Ninth Prince of the State of Great Xia.

“Yes!” The girl’s eyes flashed as she nodded.

“Then do you know Liu Yu’s mother?”

“Yes!” She nodded again.

“Where is she?”

In the middle of a small yard in the Xia Family’s house, a white-haired woman was lying down.

Other than her white hair revealing her age, the lady had very few wrinkles and was still very charming.

“Mother! I’m back!” A girl’s voice drifted over from the door.

“Shiyin! Have you seen Yu? Has he come out yet?” The lady slowly rose from the chair.

“Not yet!”

“It has been so many years already. Is Yu really alright?”

“Mother, don’t worry. There’s someone here to see you!”

“Who is it?”

“Oh! I don’t know either. He says he is your old friend. But he doesn’t look like it!” Xia Shiyin pouted.

How did her ancestor know her mother?

“You brought him here?”

Concubine Jing looked behind her with curiosity and with suspicion.

Who could it be?

Since when did the Xia Family have an old friend?

Li Mu walked in from the yard. When he saw Concubine Jing, he smiled.

Concubine Jing frowned as she thought hard.

After a long time, Concubine Jing suddenly recognized him and her eyes filled with tears.

“You… you are Little Li?” She said hoarsely, choking on her words slightly.

Li Mu waved his hands at Xia Shiyin, signaling her to leave.

They hadn’t met for a long time and there was much to discuss.

Reluctantly, Xia Shiyin walked out to the yard.

“Little Li? What does that mean?”

Was that his nickname?

How strange!

She was very curious, but she didn’t dare to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Looking at the yard, she caught sight of Liu Huaiting squatting by the wall and playing with the ants.

Xia Shiyin’s footsteps quickened.

“Little girl, what is your name?”

“My name is Liu Huaiting. Everyone calls me Tinging. I’m ten years old this year. What about you?” Tingting said. She hadn’t talked to anyone in a very long time.

“Oh! My name is Xia Shiyin! I am…” Xia Shiyin touched her cheek.

She was almost sixty, but this was very young for a Saint-level cultivator.

These few years, she had worked very hard to maintain her youthful appearance.

“Oh! You’re at a Higher Heaven Realm and of the Supreme Level!” Suddenly, Xia Shiyin’s eyes widened as she realized that.

“Tingting, you’re really ten years old?”

“Of course!”

Looking at her stare, Tingting started to retreat backward.

Why did she suddenly seem so intimidating?

“Haha!” Xia Shiyin laughed.

After that, she felt like crying.

She was already at a Higher Heaven Realm and of a Supreme Level at just ten years old.

What had she been doing when she was ten?

She felt pathetic!

Just then, her expression changed and her eyes filled with hope.

It must have been her ancestor who helped a ten-year-old reach the Higher Heaven Realm and Supreme Level.

“Tingting, how did you meet that… that old man?”