To Rise Again In The Apocalypse

"Where is your brother?" Xue Jun asked. "Wasn't he with you?"

Li Xinwen just smiled at Xue Jun before he pointed at the room opposite of theirs. It was the room where Sun Xiao and Min Shaotian currently is. "Can't you sense him?" Li Xinwen asked back.

Xue Jun narrowed his eyes while Min Xiaoyu had a confused look on his face. They both turned their attention to the room where Li Xinwen pointed at before and sent out their spiritual sense. Soon enough, both of them widened their eyes in surprise.

"You really did ask master to open his meridian gates?!" Xue Jun asked. "Do you know how dangerous that is?! If it failed, he might end up being a cripple!" Xue Jun seems to be angry at Li Xinwen, thinking that he's irresponsible.

"Why are you so worried? Are you not confident of your own master's ability?" Li Xinwen asked with a raised eyebrow.

"It's not about my master... What if he couldn't handle the pain of having his meridian gates opened? Then no matter how good my master is, it will all go to waste," Xue Jun replied.

"But the reality is, Ah 'Xiao was able to handle the pain and now, he is already on his first step in cultivating," Li Xinwen smirked, but the shine in his eyes clearly shows how proud he is for Sun Xiao.

"Mr Li, pardon me but... the person you're talking about is that boy in your house from before?" Min Xiaoyu asked.

Li Xinwen nods his head before he finished his food. " Ah 'Xiao has a pure Zhuo Yang body type. With a good guidance and cultivation method, he will be able to raise his strength faster. Maybe in a few years, he may even surpass you two," Li Xinwen said in a joking tone, though in his heart he believed that will happen.

"Then, will you let him study under grandfather?" Min Xiaoyu asked curiously.

"No."

Li Xinwen's short reply actually shocked Min Xiaoyu. He was confident about his grandfather, and always thought of him as the best. But Li Xinwen actually dismissed the thought of having his brother study under his grandfather in a careless manner. "Why?" Min Xiaoyu can't help asking.

"Because Chen Jingguo is around," Li Xinwen replied.

"What's wrong with brother Chen?"

Hearing Min Xiaoyu's question, Li Xinwen eyed him carefully. Seeing that he truly is confused as to why Li Xinwen named him, Li Xinwen understood that Min Shaotian didn't tell Min Xiaoyu about Chen Jingguo identity. "Nothing. Earlier when we arrive, he just offended me. So I taught him a little bit of lessons... that is until your grandfather arrived to stop us," Li Xinwen waved his hand as he said this. He acts as if he didn't want to talk about it anymore so Min Xiaoyu didn't bother to ask again.

Half an hour later, Li Xinwen grabbed the water bottle from his duffel bag and stood up. He had paid attention to the surrounding area near Sun Xiao and just now, he felt that the spiritual energy around Sun Xiao has calmed down. He walked towards the room and waited for Sun Xiao to come out. Behind him, Xue Jun and Min Xiaoyu also stood there waiting, curious on how strong Sun Xiao would become after building his foundation.

The door slid open, and Min Shaotian was the first to come out. He was at first surprised to see Li Xinwen standing in front of the door, but when he saw Min Xiaoyu, his expression turned cheerful. "Yuyu! You're finally out! Come, show grandfather how strong you've become!" Min Shaotian said as he went over to Min Xiaoyu's side.

'Wait... was Min Shaotian hopped over to his grandson?' Li Xinwen was sure that he didn't see it wrongly.

"Xin- gege ?"

Li Xinwen heard Sun Xiao calling out to him and when he turned back to the room, he saw Sun Xiao standing by the doorway. His clothes were stained with dark coloured liquids, which was the impurities that were removed from his body. Other than that, there is nothing that seems off. Li Xinwen stared into Sun Xiao's eyes next. His eyes are now clearer compared to before he had his meridian gates open.

"En. Ah 'Xiao has done well. Here, have a drink," Li Xinwen gave Sun Xiao the bottle of water which contains the spiritual water from the lake in his dimension.

Sun Xiao took the water and quickly drank its content. The moment the water entered his system, Sun Xiao's eyes widened in surprise. After being told that he had established his foundation, he felt refreshed but it still feels like something was lacking. But after drinking the water given by Li Xinwen, Sun Xiao felt his energy increases and even the spiritual energy inside him suddenly felt different.

After finishing his drink, Sun Xiao turned to Li Xinwen and was about to ask him what he had just drunk when he saw Li Xinwen raise up a finger to his lips. Understanding what Li Xinwen meant, he closed his lips and nods his head. 'If Xin-gege doesn't want to tell, then I won't ask!' he thought.

"By the way, Xin- gege , where is big brother Rui?" Sun Xiao asked when he noticed that Xue Rui is missing.

"He has something to do. He will return later. Ah 'Xiao, let's first change out of your clothes. It must be uncomfortable wearing those," Li Xinwen said as he took the water bottle from Sun Xiao and then grabbed his brother's hand.

"Ah! You can let Sun Xiao take a bath. There is a natural hot spring just behind this courtyard. I think it'll be better. Let Yuyu bring you there," Min Shaotian suddenly said before he turned to Xue Jun. "Jun, you come with me. I want to know how you've grown these past few years."

Xue Jun followed Min Shaotian, while Li Xinwen and Sun Xiao followed Min Xiaoyu to the hot spring. When they arrived, Sun Xiao suddenly showed an uncomfortable expression before he turned to Min Xiaoyu. "Big brother Min... it's an open hot spring?"

Li Xinwen also stared at the hot spring which only has a thin wall surrounding it. To him, these kinds of thing were normal but from what he understood about this world, the people seemed to be a bit conservative.

"Usually, only my grandfather use this place and he doesn't mind... prancing around n.a.k.e.d," Min Xiaoyu answered. "Don't worry, no one will come so you don't have to be worried about being seen."

Li Xinwen turned to Sun Xiao who seemed to be reluctant to bath in the hot spring. "Shy?" Li Xinwen asked with a smile.

"En..." Sun Xiao nods his head, his face instantly flamed up all the way to his ears.