Among all the people that Ling Yun had come into contact with, other than Miao Xiao Miao, Xiao Meimei, and the deceased Xuan Jiu, the only one who could be considered a cultivator was the nine-tailed celestial fox, Xiao Bai.
However, be it Miao Xiao Miao, Xiao Meimei, or the deceased Xuan Jiu, they had not reached the level of a cultivator. Strictly speaking, they only knew martial arts. In other words, they could only be considered martial arts experts, but not cultivators.
Now that he heard Cao Shanshan say that there were cultivators in her family, and quite a few of them at that, it was no wonder that he was excited.
Looking at Ling Yun's stunned expression, Cao Shanshan's eyes shone like water. She smiled at him and thought to herself, I've finally shocked you for once.
Cao Shanshan thought for a while and carefully organized her words in her heart. Then, she smiled at Ling Yun, whose handsome face had the words "please enlighten me" written all over it.
"In Huaxia, there are many big clans that either appear or don't appear in the world. The families that don't appear in the world are usually known as the hidden clans. Almost all of the hidden clans are families that have inherited ancient martial arts in Huaxia. Almost all of the direct descendants of these ancient martial arts families practice ancient martial arts. If we were to compete in terms of martial arts, the families that appear in the world would not be able to compete with the hidden clans …"
"However, because most of the ancient martial arts clans live in seclusion, and the direct descendants of the clans are all obsessed with the cultivation of martial arts, even though there are many experts in their clans, the ancient martial arts clans can't compare to clans like us in the secular world in terms of power and wealth."
"Of course, the people in the ancient martial arts families don't care about the power and wealth of the world. They only pursue the path of martial arts and cultivation …"
Hearing this, Ling Yun nodded thoughtfully. This was because he was such a person. Other than continuously cultivating to make himself stronger, he really did not care about power and money from the bottom of his heart.
He casually asked, "What about the hidden clans?"
Cao Shanshan smiled brightly, "There are too many big families in China. As long as they have power, money, and power in the secular world, and can survive for three generations, they can be called a big family in the secular world."
"Even though they have power, money, and influence, they can only be considered an ordinary family in the secular world. They are far from being considered a real big family. A real family must have a foundation, and this foundation is determined by two factors. First, there must be someone in the family who holds an important position in the country. Second, there must be an ancient martial arts family or some hidden sects who recognize and support them!"
"These two factors are necessary to determine whether a family can become a great family in China. Neither of them can be missing!"
"There are seven families like this in Yan Jing. Our Cao family is one of the seven big families in Yan Jing. Therefore, we naturally have cultivators like you in our family …"
Cao Shanshan was indeed the daughter of one of the seven big families in Yan Jing. In just a few minutes, Ling Yun had more or less understood the situation of the top families in China.
Ling Yun quickly memorized and digested the information that Cao Shanshan told him. He quickly asked, "I see that you also know some martial arts. Did you learn it from those cultivators? What is the highest realm they have reached? "
Cao Shanshan smiled shyly, "My mediocre martial arts are nothing in your eyes. I was just interested in it, so I learned it from a Houtian Realm Level Two expert in my family for two years, that's all."
Ling Yun thought to himself, No wonder your martial arts are so bad. So you learned it from an expert like Xuan Jiu. It sounds like you've been practicing for a long time.
Cao Shanshan continued, "As for the specific realm, I only know that the experts are divided into the Houtian Realm and Xiantian Realm. I don't know anything above that. However, it is said that the experts who have reached the Xiantian Realm are really scary!"
"For the seven big families in Yan Jing, almost every family has at least one or two Xiantian experts. However, I heard from my grandfather that because of a huge incident that happened to the Ling Family eighteen years ago, one of the Xiantian experts in the family was angered and left. That incident caused them to offend two … and three very strong hidden sects. Therefore, the Ling Family is now the family that is in the most difficult position among the seven big families. If it wasn't for the fact that they have an expert at the pinnacle of Houtian Realm Level Nine supporting them bitterly, their family would have been pushed out of the seven big families long ago …"
"I heard from my grandfather that the incident caused a huge commotion at that time. Almost all the secluded sects, ancient martial arts clans, and large clans in China were shaken. If the Ling Clan didn't have the support of the strongest clan in Beijing, the Long Clan, they would definitely have been annihilated …"
At this point, Cao Shanshan didn't seem to have had enough and continued, "That year, our Hua Xia was really unstable. Because at the same time that the Ling family was in trouble, the biggest hidden family in Hua Xia, the Qin family, also encountered a huge incident. The commotion they caused was not any smaller than the Ling family!"
Cao Shanshan spoke with great relish, but Ling Yun's expression changed when he heard it!
Ling family? Qin family? Why did these two surnames sound so familiar!
Ling Yun's mind raced. Although he was shocked, he tried his best to maintain a calm expression. He asked Cao Shanshan, "Ling family? What Ling family? "
Cao Shanshan's words were suddenly interrupted by Ling Yun. She suddenly turned her head and looked at Ling Yun with a startled expression. Her pair of bright and beautiful eyes lit up!
Cao Shanshan stared at Ling Yun as if she had seen a ghost and said, "Aiya, I was so busy just now that I forgot that your surname is Ling too!"
However, Cao Shanshan thought about it and thought that there couldn't be such a coincidence in this world. She giggled and counted with her fingers, "Let me tell you, the seven big families in Yan Jing are the Long family, Ling family, Cao family, Chen family, Sun family, Ye family, and Li family …"
Ling Yun didn't have the time to listen to this. He waved his hand and interrupted Cao Shanshan's explanation. He then asked anxiously, "Then do you know what happened between the Ling and Qin families?"
Cao Shanshan was rudely interrupted by her lover. She looked at him coquettishly and said, "How would I know? Those are absolute secrets. Even my grandfather wouldn't tell me about them. If anyone were to speak of these things outside, they would be killed if they were lucky, or even killed if they were unlucky!" Cao Shanshan said with a smile.
Ling Yun had just heard the important part. Hearing Cao Shanshan say that she didn't know, he wanted to use some methods to pry some useful information out of her. However, Cao Shanshan's phone rang.
Cao Shanshan held the horizontal bar with one hand and took out her phone from the bag on her thighs with the other. Looking at the caller ID, she frowned and pressed the reject button.
Ling Yun asked curiously, "Why didn't you pick up? Did your family call you back? "
Cao Shanshan frowned and said, "It's my cousin. He has been calling me like a madman for the past month. It's so annoying!"
Ling Yun chuckled and said, "Cousin? Don't tell me he has fallen in love with you and wants to marry you? "
As the saying goes, a cousin can travel three thousand miles. It was really easy for a cousin to woo a cousin who was completely unrelated.
Cao Shanshan humphed shyly, but she couldn't find any words to refute him. She was now an 18 year old girl, and her mind was extremely intelligent. She didn't even need to think to know what her cousin was thinking.
Cao Shanshan looked deeply at Ling Yun and said shyly, "He is from the Chen family in Beijing. He went to America three years ago and hasn't been back since. I don't know why, but he has been calling me and harassing me for the past month …"
At this moment, Cao Shanshan's phone rang again. It was obvious that Mr. Chen who was in America still hadn't given up.
Cao Shanshan snorted in annoyance. Using her snow-white fingers, she fiercely pressed the answer button. Then, she coldly said, "How many times do I have to tell you to stop harassing me in the future? I'm busy taking my college entrance exams! "
It had been half an hour since school ended. It was nine o 'clock at night. Most of the lights in the classrooms had been switched off. Most of the students who had gone home for the holidays had also left. The field was dark and quiet.
Therefore, Ling Yun could hear every single word that came from Cao Shanshan's phone clearly.
Of course, with Ling Yun's current hearing ability, even if there were a hundred people banging the gong together, he would still be able to hear it clearly.
He heard a man say in an unusually feminine voice, "Shanshan, I'm about to board the plane back to China. I'm calling you first to let you know …"
There was a twelve hour time difference between China and America. It was currently around nine o 'clock in the morning in America.
Cao Shanshan was stunned. Then, she immediately frowned and said, "What does it have to do with me whether you return to China or not? Please don't call me anymore in the future, okay? If you continue like this, I'll change my number! "
Mr. Chen laughed softly and said, "Sister Shanshan, I came back to China because of you. How can you speak to your cousin like this? Besides, since I can find your phone number, I can also find your new phone number … "
Ling Yun immediately frowned. Even though this man's voice was very feminine, his tone was quite domineering. He seemed to be threatening Cao Shanshan.
Cao Shanshan's face turned slightly pale. She turned her head to look at Ling Yun. Then, she bit her lower lip and thought for a while. She replied coldly, "I've always spoken like this. I don't need to change my number. However, I'm busy preparing for my college entrance exams. Can you please stop harassing me before my college entrance exams?"
Cao Shanshan actually wanted to say that she already had a boyfriend. However, she changed her mind. Firstly, Ling Yun had not personally admitted that he was her boyfriend. Secondly, she was worried that Ling Yun would not be able to deal with her cousin. In the end, she chose not to say it.
The feminine Mr. Chen said, "That's good. After I return to China, I'll be busy for two months. I'll wait for your college entrance exams … Bye bye!"
Ling Yun looked at Cao Shanshan, who was still frowning after hanging up the phone. He chuckled and said, "Looks like this cousin of yours is quite impressive. He seems to have a card up his sleeve …"
Cao Shanshan was extremely frustrated. She rolled her eyes at Ling Yun and said coquettishly, "Hmph, it's all because of you …" If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for me at Qidian (). Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued.)
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