Chapter 244: Long Journey and Accident

"Now there are no outsiders here, so wife, please tell the truth! I can also consider it from within, so as not to have any oversights?" Li Li Huayuan said with a solemn expression.

Upon hearing this, the young woman looked at Han Li, seeing him scratching his head with a bitter smile, and finally said:

"I accidentally heard some rumors about this matter two years ago, not knowing if they were true or false. People said that this female disciple of Elder Hong Fu doesn't seem to be very proper in matters between men and women. When she was in the Qi Refining stage, she was entangled with several male disciples, and some even fought privately for her, almost causing stupid incidents of fellow disciples harming each other. As a result, after Elder Hong Fu found out, she was furious and confined her in her cave, strictly supervising her, and only let her out after she reached Foundation Establishment. But not long after, there were rumors that she had gotten involved with the Feng family boy again, with the intention of dual cultivation. But Elder Hong Fu has always hated the people of the Feng family the most, so she naturally wouldn't agree to this matter and confined her again. In the two years since, no news has come out. Because there was no solid evidence for these things, I have never been interested in them, so when Elder Hong Fu brought her disciple to visit today, I didn't think of this matter. Now seeing Han Li looking very unwilling, I felt it was strange, and suddenly remembered it."

The young woman's apologetic words left both Han Li and Li Li Huayuan dumbfounded.

It was just that Li Li Huayuan never expected that the Dong girl's reputation would be so notorious, yet he had rashly agreed to Elder Hong Fu's request. What should he do now! As for Han Li, he didn't expect that this young lady was not only entangled with "Senior Martial Brother Lu" but also had so many unknown lovers. This truly left him speechless again.

"Wife, are you telling the truth? Elder Hong Fu's disciple's reputation is actually so unbearable?" Li Li Huayuan couldn't sit still anymore and couldn't help but stand up, still saying in disbelief, then paced back and forth in the hall anxiously.

This wasn't just a matter of whether Han Li was willing to dual cultivate or not. If he really let his disciple take such a woman, his, Li Li Huayuan's, reputation would definitely become unpleasant.

"I don't know, because these things were all said casually by others. I'm afraid even the person telling them doesn't know if they are true or false!" The young woman sighed and said helplessly.

Han Li rolled his eyes after hearing this, secretly shouting: "What do you mean you don't know if it's true or false? At the very least, this girl definitely had an unclear relationship with that 'Senior Martial Brother Lu', otherwise how could that 'Senior Martial Brother Lu' easily commit the act of killing his former female companion."

Of course, Han Li wouldn't say these words out loud, just standing in place with an awkward expression, pretending to be "Master's wife, it's good that you know about this." This made Li Li Huayuan feel a headache after seeing it.

Now that such a thing had happened, Li Li Huayuan naturally couldn't force Han Li to agree to this matter anymore, and he also had the intention to go back on his word. However, this Senior Martial Sister Hong Fu of his wasn't someone who could easily break a promise, and the reason for going back on his word wasn't easy to say on the table. How could this not make him extremely troubled.

After Li Li Huayuan paced back and forth in the hall several times, he still had no solution for a while. After glancing sideways, he found Han Li still standing on the side, waiting for his master's reply, and couldn't help but feel even more depressed, saying irritably:

"You go back first, and after I discuss it with your master's wife, I will notify you how to handle this matter?"

Han Li was also extremely terrified while waiting on the side, fearing that the other party would force him to agree to the dual cultivation matter regardless of anything. But after hearing Li Li Huayuan's instruction, his heart immediately relaxed, knowing that this matter was ten to nine likely blown!

He happily agreed and slipped out.

Then, under the surprised gazes of Song Meng and Wu Xuan, who were waiting outside the hall, Han Li hurriedly flew away from the cave.

Han Li, who flew back to his residence with his magic tool in one breath, finally received Li Li Huayuan's sound transmission talisman three days later, feeling restless. After hearing the result of the negotiation between his master and Elder Hong Fu, Han Li couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh!

Half a month later, in front of the waterfall of Green Wave Cave, Li Li Huayuan and his wife, as well as Immortal Hong Fu, were there to see two people off. These two people who were about to go on a long journey had somewhat stiff expressions, only nodding and agreeing incessantly, without any excitement that people going on a long journey should have.

This man and woman were Han Li and that disciple of Immortal Hong Fu, Dong Xuan'er.

"Han Li, you two must support each other on this journey and be careful! I heard that the recent cultivation world doesn't seem very peaceful. Cultivators have been disappearing one after another. At first, it was Qi Refining stage cultivators, but recently even Foundation Establishment stage cultivators have had accidents!" Before the two left, although Li Li Huayuan only gave Han Li a few simple instructions, it still made Han Li feel quite moved.

But the parting words of that Elder Hong Fu to the young lady opened Han Li's eyes.

"On this journey, you must listen to your Senior Martial Brother Han more and follow the rules. If you cause any more trouble, don't blame me for not talking about the relationship between master and disciple." This Elder Hong Fu's unceremonious words made the young lady's face turn pale, nodding repeatedly without speaking, looking pitiful.

Just like this, Han Li and Dong Xuan'er flew up with their magic tools and flew toward the south, disappearing into the horizon.

Li Li Huayuan watched the two disappearing specks of light and suddenly asked Immortal Hong Fu with some worry:

"Is Senior Martial Sister really at ease letting the two of them represent you and me to participate in the Yan family's Treasure-Snatching Assembly? You must know that both of them have only just reached Foundation Establishment and have absolutely no hope!"

"Why, does Junior Martial Brother Li feel that not sending capable disciples is afraid of damaging your reputation, or are you regretting the 'Universe Pagoda' talisman treasure that the Yan family brought out?" Immortal Hong Fu glanced at Li Li Huayuan sideways, leaving him smiling bitterly.

"Husband naturally doesn't mean that, just feels why doesn't Elder Hong Fu send the strongest disciple under her sect? Compared to those true Foundation Establishment stage experts, Han Li and Miss Dong will definitely be defeated in one blow. Does Senior Martial Sister still want to take this opportunity to promote a pair of them?" After the young woman smiled gently, she softly defended Li Li Huayuan.

"Junior Martial Brother Li, this wife of yours is truly a virtuous helper! Actually, it's not that I don't have such an intention. If she and this disciple under your sect can really develop feelings along the way and achieve a good thing, that would naturally be the best! But this is not my original intention. I mainly want to let this girl experience more setbacks through the Yan family trip and kill her arrogance. Because I heard that the Yan family's Heavenly Spirit Root girl will also return to participate in this Treasure-Snatching Assembly. In this way, she can understand the gap between her and a true genius, and not think that she is very remarkable among female cultivators after Foundation Establishment, acting lawlessly all day long."

"In the past, because she was the only descendant of my late elder brother, I doted on her too much! Making her dare to do some things that damage the customs, and being entangled with some male disciples, what kind of decorum is that? It has completely ruined a girl's reputation! If I hadn't checked her body several times and she was indeed still pure, I would have slapped her to death long ago! To save everyone from thinking that our Dong family produced a shameless woman."

The red-clad woman said coldly, but in the end, her words seemed to have a target. This made Li Li Huayuan and his wife, who understood the meaning of her words, look at each other, both showing awkward expressions!

That day, Li Li Huayuan and his wife bit the bullet and went to talk to this Senior Martial Sister Hong Fu about the matter of their disciple going back on his word. The result was far beyond his expectations; this Senior Martial Sister, who usually didn't have a very good temper, sighed lightly and agreed. This made the two overjoyed!

However, Hong Fu still put forward a condition, hoping that Han Li could accompany Dong Xuan'er on a trip to participate in the "Treasure-Snatching Assembly" recently held by the Yan family.

This "Treasure-Snatching Assembly" was an assembly held by the Yan family, the number one family in the Yue Kingdom's cultivation world, inviting disciples under the Core Formation stage experts of nearby countries to gather together. The purpose was to establish good relations with many Core Formation stage cultivators, which would be beneficial to the future development of the Yan family. Therefore, they brought out the legendary talisman treasure "Universe Pagoda" as the top prize for this assembly. Of course, there were also many other rare treasures, magic tools, and spirit pills.

Therefore, many Core Formation stage cultivators who received invitations really sent their strongest disciples to participate in this assembly. After all, that "Universe Pagoda" talisman treasure was something even Core Formation stage cultivators coveted!

Of course, because of the distance, the probability of Core Formation stage cultivators outside the Yue Kingdom sending people to participate definitely wouldn't be very high, and it would still be mainly based on cultivators from their own country.

At that time, after Li Li Huayuan heard the other party's condition, although he felt that letting Han Li, whose cultivation was too weak, participate in this assembly was truly too wasteful!

But after a second thought, the strongest second disciple under his sect happened to be out on business and couldn't catch up with this assembly. If he sent other disciples, there would definitely be no hope of taking the top spot. If they took other rankings and got some magic tools and the like, he wouldn't look down on them at all! So he agreed.

Li Li Huayuan and his wife originally thought that this matter was over and wanted to say goodbye and leave at that time. But who knew that Immortal Hong Fu suddenly wanted to keep the young woman for a while, saying that she had some things to talk to her about alone. So she drove Li Li Huayuan, who was full of doubts, out.

As a result, half a day later, after the young woman returned from Hong Fu's cave, she told Li Li Huayuan a matter that left him dumbfounded.

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