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Zicomo and he had been in contact through letters. A few days ago, Li Xuanjian's junior brother came to Chinatown and took over the task of guarding Chinatown.

Li Xuanjian visited today for two reasons. First, he wanted to introduce his junior brother to Zicomo and ask Zicomo to look after his fellow disciple. Second, he wanted to discuss matters related to returning to China.

Zicomo had mentioned to Li Xuanjian last year that he wanted to travel back to his country.

While ostensibly a tourist trip, Zicomo had another purpose: he wanted to go back and catch a few phoenixes.

His collecting obsession wouldn't allow him to be without such a beautiful creature as the phoenix.

During this semester at school, Zicomo's "Zen Garden" has expanded considerably, so he captured some magical creatures in the Hogwarts Forbidden Forest to enrich the biodiversity of the "Zen Garden".

Of course, most of them are fairly normal magical creatures; things like Cornish elves are definitely not within Zicomo's consideration.

Li Xuanjian led his junior brother into the room, where they exchanged pleasantries.

"Long time no see, Xiao Qi! You've grown taller than your uncle. Come, let me introduce you, this is my junior brother, Lin Luo."

As he spoke, Li Xuanjian patted the young man beside him.

The young man, Lin Luo, nodded to Qi Kemo without saying a word.

Zicomo could see a hint of arrogance in Lin Luo's eyes; he clearly hadn't been through the harsh realities of life. His edges hadn't been smoothed out yet.

Indeed, this was true; Lin Luo, fresh out of his master's school, was naturally full of vigor and ambition.

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In addition, after Li Xuanjian introduced him to the general situation in England, and after learning that most wizards here were just so-so, he became even more arrogant.

Although his senior brother had told him before he came to Zikomo's house that Zikomo was a gifted and powerful wizard.

But when Lin Luo heard that Zikomo was only fourteen or fifteen years old, he felt that no matter how strong Zikomo was, he was at most at the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation realm.

Lin Luo, on the other hand, was an absolute genius. He joined the Shu Mountain sect at the age of eight, reached the stage of refining essence into qi in less than a year, and broke through to the stage of refining qi into spirit at the age of twelve.

He should have gone down the mountain to train at that time, but Lin Luo's master doted on him and delayed his training until Lin Luo came of age, citing his young age.

He recently came of age and it was time for him to go down the mountain to gain experience, so he was assigned to take over Li Xuanjian's mission.

Lin Luo had already touched the threshold of refining spirit and returning to emptiness. In his opinion, even his senior brother might not be his match, so he didn't take Qi Kemo seriously.

Seeing Lin Luo's indifferent attitude, Li Xuanjian also discerned his thoughts.

Li Xuanjian shook his head inwardly. His junior brother was probably spoiled by his master and was not tactful at all in dealing with people.

We live in a peaceful era now, but the era of fighting and killing in the cultivation world has been brought back to mind. Now, we value human relationships and social graces.

Li Xuanjian was genuinely worried that his junior brother's personality would lead to a great loss. He brought Lin Luo to see Qi Kemo today, partly to become familiar with Qi Kemo and to ask Qi Kemo to take care of Lin Luo.

On the other hand, there was also the idea of ​​using Zicomo to enlighten Lin Luo, to let him know that there is always someone better, and that there are even more talented people in the world than him.

Li Xuanjian laughed and said, "Hahaha! Little Qi, I told my junior brother that you're very capable, but he doesn't seem to believe me. Why don't you show him a few tricks?"

After saying that, Li Xuanjian winked at Qi Kemo.

Qi Kemo understood; Li Xuanjian wanted him to give Lin Luo his first beating as he entered society.

Thinking of this, Zicomo glanced at Lin Luoyi with pity.

Chapter 174 The Novice Shu Mountain Junior Brother's Blows from Society

Zicomo glanced at Lin Luo with pity.

The poor child has no idea what he is about to face.

Zicomo would naturally not refuse Li Xuanjian's request; rather, he would insist that he do so. He particularly enjoyed letting young people experience the harsh realities of life.

However, since this was Zikomo's own home, it wasn't convenient to use magic with too much power, so Zikomo simply released his divine aura.

Instantly, Lin Luo, who had just been indifferent, could no longer maintain his expression, and his face changed drastically, turning into one of terror.

Lin Luo swore that he had never felt such a terrifying aura in his life, not even the aura of his master who had one foot in the Refining Void and Merging Dao realm.

It was as if the entire Mount Shu had pressed down on him, making it difficult for him to even breathe.

Li Xuanjian was sitting next to Lin Luo and unfortunately was slightly affected by the residual force.

He had considered that this younger brother, with whom he got along so well, was a master. After all, if he wasn't a master, it would be impossible for someone so young to be able to block the traces set up by the Ministry of Magic.

But Li Xuanjian never imagined that Zicomo could be this tall.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Xiao Qi, that's enough, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Zicomo withdrew his divine aura.

Before he could say anything, two figures Apparated and appeared in front of Zicomo, namely Snape and Hermione.

Snape is alright. Ever since the last time, when Zicomo went so far as to alter the heavens to help Hermione achieve the Animagus feat, Snape has become quite indifferent to any major moves Zicomo might make now.

So he calmly Apparated over.

Hermione, however, was different. She was reading in her room when she sensed Zicomo's aura erupting. Thinking he had encountered an enemy, she didn't bother going up the stairs and Apparated down immediately.

After coming down, Hermione didn't check the situation. Holding her wand, she immediately unleashed her full power.

Just as Lin Luo was recovering from Zicomo's imposing aura, she was overwhelmed by Hermione's.

Feeling the aura that was even stronger than his own, and seeing Hermione's obviously immature face, Lin Luo's heart suffered a huge blow.

Zicomo was one thing, but his senior had reminded him, and he himself was blind and didn't take it to heart.

But why is this foreign girl, who looks quite young, better than him?

Lin Luo was so provoked that he almost lost his Dao heart, and at one point doubted whether his senior brother had lied to him about the weakness of the British wizarding world.

It's just that Lani is currently in the "Zen Garden" and hasn't come out yet. Otherwise, if she had given Lin Luo another wave of divine pressure, Lin Luo's Dao heart would probably have been shattered, and he would have been unable to make any progress in this lifetime.

"What's going on?" Snape asked.

As Zicomo told Hermione to withdraw her aura, he explained, "It's nothing, this guy just wants to experience my strength."

Zicomo pointed at Lin Luo.

Upon hearing this, Snape glanced at Lin Luo in surprise. Just how could this child be so foolish as to have such an idea?

By this time, Lin Luo had come to his senses. He stood up, faced Zicomo, clasped his hands together, and bowed deeply to Zicomo.

"I apologize for any disrespect I may have shown earlier," Lin Luo said.

Li Xuanjian watched from the side and nodded in satisfaction.

It seems that although Lin Luo's master dotes on him, he has still taught him basic manners and etiquette, at least he hasn't spoiled him into becoming an unruly person.

Zicomo waved his hand and said, "There's no need for that. You haven't offended me, so there's no need for such a grand gesture. Besides, you're a few years older than me."

Although he is now 180cm tall, and his body has been worn out for countless years, as long as he hasn't entered fourth grade, he is still 14 years old. Therefore, there is absolutely no problem that Lin Luo is older than Zikomo.

"Those who achieve success come first, but etiquette must not be abandoned."

After saying those eight words, Lin Luo respectfully sat back down beside Li Xuanjian. It was clear he was a quiet and reserved person, not one for words.

Seeing this, Zicomo let him be. He then introduced them to Snape, saying, "These two are disciples from the ancient Eastern kingdom of Shu Mountain. I will be going back to my country with this elder in a few days. Please take care of things at home."

Before Snape could reply, Hermione jumped out and said, "I want to go too!"

Zicomo ruffled Hermione's hair and said, "Don't worry, I'll take you with me."

Hermione nodded happily upon hearing this and obediently sat down next to Zicomo.

"Why didn't you say so sooner?" Snape asked, frowning.

"What's wrong?" Zicomo asked.

“Leah told me she wanted to go to the Quidditch World Cup, and I was thinking of inviting your family along,” Snape said.

Although he didn't want Leia, a Muggle, to be in the wizarding world, he would respect her wishes. Since Leia rarely made a request of him, Snape didn't want to spoil her fun.

Bringing Zicomo along was partly because he was worried the match would be boring and he wanted someone to chat with. Another reason was that having Zicomo around would provide support.

Zicomo raised an eyebrow and said, "You... want to watch Quidditch?"

Seeing Zicomo's strange expression, Snape asked, somewhat puzzled, "Is there a problem?"

Is there a problem? There are huge problems.

If Zicomo remembers correctly, one team at this year's Quidditch World Cup brought in a whole team of Veela as their mascots. Those are magical creatures that can bewitch men and drive them mad.

If Veela's appearance hadn't been so brief, I estimate that 90% of the men in the audience would have been so captivated that they would have jumped off their seats.

And after that, there were attacks by Death Eaters.

Zicomo nodded and said, "There might be some unexpected events at this year's Quidditch World Cup, so I don't really recommend you bring Lydia. If you insist on going, remember to bring this with you."

As he spoke, Zicomo took out a box of grayish-black powder and handed it to Snape.

"What is this?" Snape asked, taking the powder.

“I created a teleportation powder modeled after Floo Powder. When sprinkled on a person, they will be teleported to a predetermined location. This box is located right here.” Zicomo pointed to the open space in the center of the living room.

In reality, it was an improved version of the "trap-style teleportation fog" created by Zicomo based on the crafting notes he had previously taken from Patch.

Zicomo condensed the mist into powder, making it more convenient to carry and store.

Although it looks similar to Floo Powder, it doesn't require a Floo Network connection or a fireplace, making it much more convenient than Floo Powder.

Snape stared at the teleportation dust in his hand, lost in thought. For Zicomo to give him such a getaway item, it must be something serious that happened at the Quidditch World Cup.