Douluo: Soul Shadow King.

Chapter 167 Visiting Relatives
After breakfast, Cheng Xiao prepared his next plan. After discussing some things after the academy with Dugu Bo, he prepared to leave the academy directly. After being away for so long, it was time for him to go back and see his grandfather.

"You are quite filial." After learning about Cheng Xiao's plan, Dugu Bo looked at him with appreciation, then took out a green pill from his arms and said calmly, "This is the pill I made recently. Give it to your grandfather when you go back. It can extend his life by at least five years."

"You can also refine this?" Cheng Xiao asked puzzledly after taking the pill from Dugu Bo.

"Humph, I know more than you think." Dugu Bo snorted and said, "This pill is only effective for ordinary people, but it is much less effective for spirit masters."

"Okay, aren't you going back to visit your relatives? Let's go now."

After saying this, Dugu Bo waved at Cheng Xiao with a hint of impatience on his face.

"Thanks, old poison." After putting the pill into the soul guide, Cheng Xiao smiled and then turned and left.

Looking at Cheng Xiao leaving, Dugu Bo no longer had the previous impatience, but rubbed his chin with his palm and laughed: "I won't tell you, this is specially refined by me.

Originally, Dugu Bo didn't know Cheng Xiao's background, but at the beginning of their contact, in order to prevent Cheng Xiao from framing him, he asked someone to help investigate. Only then did he know that the other party had a grandfather in the countryside.

So, after having been in contact with Cheng Xiao for a long time, Dugu Bo took the time to refine this pill. Today, when he learned that Cheng Xiao was going home to visit his relatives, he gave Cheng Xiao the pill that he had already refined but not taken out.

Before stepping out of the gate of Seven Star Academy, Cheng Xiao saw Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan who had been waiting for a long time. Slightly surprised, Cheng Xiao stepped forward and asked, "Sister Yanzi, Lingling, what are you doing?"

"We are here to see you off." Dugu Yan rolled her eyes at Cheng Xiao and said unhappily, "What a fool you are! Even if you are going home to visit your relatives, you can't just leave without saying anything, right? You really don't consider us as your friends."

"Don't talk nonsense." Cheng Xiao waved his hand and said, "The competition will start in half a year. Isn't this because I want you to practice well? That's why I didn't tell you."

“Don’t give me that!” Dugu Yan put her hands on her waist and snorted, “Let Lingling go with you. Although you are quite strong, just in case, let her accompany you.”

Hearing this, Cheng Xiao said helplessly: "I don't care, but does Lingling really want to go with me? My hometown is very..."

"Go." Before Cheng Xiao finished speaking, Ye Lingling beside him suddenly said, "I can go."

"Well... okay." Seeing this, Cheng Xiao hesitated for two seconds and nodded in agreement.

"That's more like it." Dugu Yan said with a smile.

"Then we'll go first." Cheng Xiao summoned the shadow soldier dragon Nash. Tiandou City is still very far away from Chengjia Village. If they take a carriage, it will probably take a lot of time. It would be better to let the dragon Nash recover its original form and fly over.

"Oh... Damn it!" Looking at the giant dragon Nash that was countless times bigger than herself, Dugu Yan was almost scared to sit on the ground. It was not that she was timid, but the giant dragon Nash was simply too big.

When Dugu Bo released his martial spirit's true form, it was only over twenty meters long, while the giant dragon Nash was much larger than the over twenty meter Green Phosphorus Snake King. A Green Phosphorus Snake King was only the length of one arm of the giant dragon Nash.

Taking Ye Lingling up with him, Cheng Xiao stood on the head of the giant dragon Nash. Then, the giant dragon Nash waved its huge dragon wings, and a violent airflow rose up and rushed straight into the sky. Taking out a complete map of Douluo Continent from the soul guide, Cheng Xiao began to direct the direction of the giant dragon Nash's flight according to the route on it.

According to the route on the map, it would take about three days by carriage, but the dragon Nash doesn't need that.

When the sun was about to set, a giant dragon that was big enough to block the sun landed on a hillside not far from Chengjia Village. In order not to scare his grandfather, Cheng Xiao did not let the giant dragon Nash go directly home. After all, even soul masters could not handle such a big creature, let alone ordinary people.

"Thank you for your help, Nash." After taking off the dragon head, Cheng Xiao stood on the top of the mountain, looking at this very familiar place with some memories in his eyes. When he was young, his grandfather would always catch all kinds of wild game for him, so that he would not lack nutrition. Obviously, he was just an old man.

"Is this the king's home?" The giant dragon Nash did not return to the shadow immediately. He silently looked at the not-so-big village. While feeling a little surprised, he couldn't help but sigh how difficult it was for the king to rise.

Compared to the Dragon Emperor who was born with powerful strength, the king in front of him seemed to have a harder time.

The road to becoming stronger is always tortuous. Some people died on the road, but others walked out from the thorny places. Perhaps this is the reason why the Dragon Emperor lost.

"Cheng Xiao, can you take me to see it?" Just when Cheng Xiao was immersed in his memories, Ye Lingling on the side looked at him with gentle eyes and said softly.

"If you don't mind." Cheng Xiao smiled.

Chengjia Village, to some extent, is much poorer than Shenghun Village, but as the saying goes, live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the sea, eat by the sea. Although Chengjia Village is poor, there are many game to be hunted nearby. What's more, there are no soul beasts here, so ordinary people like them who have no soul power can still survive.

Several thoughts flashed through his mind, and Cheng Xiao took Ye Lingling's hand, intending to return home as quickly as possible. However, such a bold move made the latter's pretty face blush, but she did not let go, but instead held Cheng Xiao's hand tightly.

"Let's go." Cheng Xiao said with a smile.

The next moment, Cheng Xiao moved, black smoke filled the air under his feet, and he took Ye Lingling with him and rushed towards the village at the foot of the mountain.

At his current speed, he arrived at the entrance of Chengjia Village in just a few breaths.

Looking at the shabby plaque at the entrance of the village, Cheng Xiao shook his head helplessly. After so many years, Chengjia Village really hasn't changed at all. He vaguely remembered that when he was a child, the plaque hanging at the entrance of the village seemed to be like this?
"I don't know what's wrong with the old man. I hope he won't get too excited." Cheng Xiao said with a smile.

"Isn't it good to be excited?" Ye Lingling smiled and said, "Maybe he is looking forward to your coming back to see him. After all, before you left, you were still a little soul warrior."

"Yeah." Cheng Xiao smiled and nodded. Indeed, after being away for so long, he did feel that things and people had changed a lot.

At this moment, dusk enveloped the entire mountain village. From time to time, wisps of smoke floated out, and the children on the street were playing and fighting, looking very happy.

"Let's go. If we go home now, we can still eat the food cooked by the old man." Glancing at the fighting children, Cheng Xiao chuckled, and then walked slowly towards the village with Ye Lingling.

(End of this chapter)