Chapter 929: Inheriting the Opportunity (4400 Supplement)

In the bedroom.

Aaron sat cross-legged.

"Divination Heaven Gu!"

"Method: Plum Blossom Yi Numerology!"

Aaron's fingers danced continuously, operating a method of deduction he had created by gathering the strengths of many schools and combining them with the Great Expansion Divine Art.

Not only that, but in an instant, he burned away several hundred years of his lifespan.

"There are no other results... Is this matter just going to pass like this?"

Then, with a single official document, they all sued each other in the government office, holding court and bickering day after day, which actually gave Aaron and the other onlookers one good show after another.

Thinking this, Aaron arrived at another household.

If that Xia Wang Emperor were still alive, perhaps he could have become a Presented Scholar.

Naturally, what caused an even greater stir in the city than the Li Family's affairs was the Zhao Family of Yuanjia City; the Zhao Family perished overnight, and then one could not tell how many illegitimate children and distant relatives popped up... all wanting to come and get a share of the spoils.

At this time, all matters were settled, and he was added to the Li Family genealogy, changing his name to 'Li Rubi'! He officially entered and took charge of the Li Family.

"For those who cultivate the Tao, is the secular world really such a dismissible thing? Or is the information too blocked, and they basically never come to the mortal world, that they haven't even heard of such a tragedy in a small town?"

Aaron mused that if a cultivator of the Orthodox Xuan Sect heard of such a tragedy, they would surely hunt down the Bat Duke to accumulate external merit.

Instead, Li Qi continued, saying: "I am heartbroken because I lament that the Li Family has lost its inheritance; my father and mother will have their incense cut off in the future..."

Just as he was deep in thought, a book suddenly descended from the sky and smashed right into the center of his forehead!

Li Rubi hurriedly looked around, only to find that let alone a person, there wasn't even a ghost in sight!

He let out a long breath and looked at the book in his hand, discovering it was a volume of mental cultivation techniques, named—"Hundred Yang Illustrated Record"!

Zhang Rubi was still somewhat reluctant, but his father's eyes lit up, and he called out: "Everything shall be decided by Mother."

At this time, inside the Zhang Family.

But when people leave, the tea goes cold; after the Xia Wang Emperor died, the new Emperor was muddled and did not care much for old sentiments, so the Zhang Family's Cultivated Talent remained a Cultivated Talent his whole life, and he passed away from illness a few years ago.

Li Qi, already with a head full of silver hair, called her youngest grandson in.

Little did she know, the Zhang father was thinking that it was just a change of surname, and he had several other sons; if he was willing to part with one, there would be a vast fortune, so this business was indeed worth doing.

Zhang Rubi coaxed her for a long time before he finally calmed his grandmother down. He was also a meticulous person and asked: "Is Grandmother heartbroken for the Li Family? Why not go and pay respects again another day? The monks at Hanji Temple have quite a bit of Dharma Power, and we can invite them to chant sutras for the Li Family to pray for peace and soothe their souls."

The inheritance of this branch of Li Yao ultimately fell into the hands of Li Qi's lineage.

"Grandmother, be at peace..."

This family lived in Qinglong Town and was a scholarly family; their ancestors had produced Presented Scholars, but the later descendants were not ambitious in their studies, lingering only between Cultivated Talent and Provincial Graduate.

Clearly, he ultimately gained nothing.

Zhang Rubi—no, Li Rubi—looked at the empty Li Family Mansion and could not help but feel quite emotional.

"The Li Family still has a glimmer of survival... and if I take the initiative to become the tribulation of the Bat Duke, will everyone under his sect suffer a calamity?"

In the current Zhang Family, it was Li Qi who had become the Head of the Family.

This grandson of hers was named 'Zhang Rubi', and he truly looked as if he were carved from jade; he was very handsome, possessed a refined literary talent, and learned the family's martial arts as soon as he practiced them, becoming proficient instantly.

This was exactly what Li Qi was obsessed with. Besides this, she only ordered one thing: to move the grave of that bitch Zhao Feifeng away from the side of Li Yao's grave, and to record her as a concubine in the genealogy, erasing the record of her later being elevated to a legal wife.

"Pah!"

Zhang Rubi did not know why his grandmother had called him over, but he was not timid and bowed to pay his respects in a poised and graceful manner.

Li Qi nodded and said to Zhang Rubi: "My Li Family is not populous, and there are no other branches to fight over the property, so you will be the Head of the Family once you go... there is no need to bicker with the government officials. Those idiots in the Zhao Family don't even understand that once a word enters the government office, nine oxen cannot pull it back; they deserve to lose all their wealth!"

The more Li Qi looked at him, the more satisfied she became, and suddenly her eyes turned red and she began to cry.

Previously, a Head of the Family had become a Provincial Graduate at a young age, which could be called a moment of refined brilliance, and then he married the daughter of Li Yao.

And almost without needing to divine, Aaron knew the result: "The character for 'official' has two mouths... they eat the upper family and then the lower family. In the end, perhaps these people will all end up with nothing; the Zhao Family's wealth will be completely carved up by the government officials and clerks..."

Aaron shook his head, thought again of the Li Family's glimmer of survival, and could not help but sigh: "Cause and effect are cyclical, and retribution is never late... I should also get involved; consider it building a good connection..."

If there was no news for a long time, then... they really hadn't heard of it.

This crying truly turned the Zhang Family upside down.

After all, Li Qi's husband had died early, and everyone else in the residence was her junior; since the Old Matriarch was heartbroken, the juniors could only coax her.

Not far away, Aaron stood with his hands behind his back, secretly musing: "I helped the Li Family before, which in fact had already repaid the karma. Now, gifting a book can be considered the Li Family owing me..."

Thinking of the Li Qi from back then, who was now already a grandmother, or even a great-grandmother, Aaron could not help but feel emotional about how time flies.

Li Rubi was clever and was not blinded by the vast fortune; instead, he carried a bit of worry and began to search carefully through the Li Family.

"Both the Li Family and the Zhao Family were wiped out, and the outside world says it was the work of monsters. I wonder what it was for?"

Li Qi scolded: "The Li Family is all dead, and there are no living parents for you to serve; instead, there are fields and a large mansion, all of which can belong to you. You don't know how much of a bargain this is, and you're still unwilling?"

Zhang Rubi's mouth opened slightly; he had not expected his own father to sell him out just like that...

Zhang Rubi rubbed his nose and stopped talking.

Besides, if this son went over, it wasn't necessarily a loss... he wasn't a child, and no one would come to 'ripen' him; either way, the meat would rot in their own pot.

At this moment, Li Qi's son, who was also Zhang Rubi's father, stood to the side and suddenly felt that something was wrong. He looked at his old mother but could not bring himself to speak.

"I don't want anything from you, I just want your Li Family to produce more people who seek immortality in the future, to explore the path for me first..."

One month later.

Thinking of this, Aaron could not help but sigh and withdrew his magic.

Sure enough, Li Qi continued: "Good grandson, I want to have you adopted into the Li Family and change your surname to Li, to inherit the incense. What do you think?"

'The information in this Immortal Cultivation World is simply too blocked...'

Although the Li Family was destroyed, their fields, houses, and family assets remained, naturally attracting the covetous eyes of countless people.

Zhang Rubi was extremely reluctant; although the name Li Rubi sounded much better, once adopted, he would have to acknowledge others as his parents, and the reputation would not be good either.

"Very good."

Unexpectedly, Li Qi cursed, "Those two younger brothers of mine were both born to that slut. She drove my mother to death back then, and now that her whole family is dead, I will only be happy..."

Aaron still did not understand much about this Immortal Cultivation World, so he thought about finding a few stepping stones first.

If someone from the Li Family truly succeeded in seeking immortality, then he could use his identity as a descendant of the Fang Family to establish a connection and be led onto the path of Taoism, which would be a logical progression.

(End of this chapter)