Chapter 10

Li Mutian walked with his hands behind his back to the front of the Tian family courtyard. Tian Yun, who was squatting and picking vegetables while humming a song in the courtyard, had already looked up. Seeing it was Li Mutian, she smiled shyly and said:

"Li Shu!"

She put down the vegetables in her hand, hurriedly stood up, and shouted into the house:

"Dad! Uncle Mutian is here."

"It's me."

Li Mutian responded with a smile and looked at Tian Yun up and down.

This girl had grown up to be water-spirited in the past three years, with a figure that was protruding in front and behind, exquisite and well-proportioned. Although she couldn't be called handsome, her features were decent, and she had a unique charm when she smiled.

"Not bad, not bad." Li Mutian's hand behind his back lifted, and it was a wild goose.

"Li Shu is too polite."

Tian Yun was stunned to see Li Mutian bringing something. After looking closely, she was shocked:

"Is this a goose?"

The "Book of Rites: Marriage Rites of Scholars" says: "Marriage rites, reach the bottom, accept the betrothal. Use a goose."

In the Yue Kingdom, if a man wants to marry a woman, he will bring a wild goose to the door. This rite is called "accepting the betrothal."

Farming families are small and don't accept too complicated rules. In Lijing Village, ordinary people, let alone geese, often come to propose empty-handed. Tian Yun was seeing someone accept the betrothal for the first time, so she reacted.

"Do you like my Xiangping?"

Li Mutian laughed and had the intention to tease her.

Tian Yun had long since turned red from her earlobes to her neck. Out of restraint and shyness, she stuttered and wanted to cover it up, but was afraid Li Mutian would take it seriously, so she had to say:

"I like him!"

Tian Shoushui, who was in the house, just came out of the front door. Hearing this, he let out a big sigh of relief, and the stone that had been pressing on his heart for a long time fell to the ground.

How could a father not see that his daughter's heart had long been hung on that Li Xiangping!

"Brother!" Tian Shoushui called out with a laugh.

Tian Shoushui had followed Li Mutian since he was five years old, and at twelve, he even joined the army with that Ren Ping'an. The three of them huddled together for survival in the army, not brothers but better than brothers.

Later, they returned to the village, killed the wealthy man Yuan family, washed their hands of the gold, and took up farming. Li Mutian even took care of him everywhere, divided the land, and acted as a matchmaker for him to marry a wife.

He, Tian Shoushui, was already sharing weal and woe with the Li family, and even Li Changhu was brought up by his own hands, looking at him more affectionately than his own children.

How could his daughter suffer if she could marry into his family?

Tian Yun didn't know how many turns her father had made in his heart. Seeing her father come out, she retreated as if running away, which made Li Mutian laugh again.

"Brother, besides this marriage, there is also an important matter." Tian Shoushui shook his head helplessly and said solemnly.

"What matter?"

Li Mutian raised his head with some doubt.

"Are there still unkilled clansmen of the Yuan family?" Li Mutian raised his eyebrows and said gloomily.

"I think there are just relatives who dare to worship secretly."

Tian Shoushui was uneasy in his heart and hurriedly comforted himself.

"Not bad, what you said makes sense." Li Mutian gradually relaxed and nodded to Tian Shoushui: "It was indeed asked back then, the five members of the Yuan family, there were no omissions."

Stepping out of the Tian family courtyard, Li Mutian walked on the dirt road with a calm face, looking at Great Lishan thoughtfully.

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After discussing the marriage, Li Mutian hummed and returned to the courtyard. Crossing the front courtyard, only the three brothers were chatting in front of the wooden table.

In the courtyard, Li Xiangping was flipping through the "Reception Method" over and over. The book cloth was full of creases, and the ink had spread quite a bit.

"Third brother, take it easy." Li Tongya scolded with a smile, but his knife and brush didn't stop, silently carving on the wooden slip.

Eldest brother Li Changhu was calculating accounts carefully against the land deed on the side. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows and said:

"He's been tossing it all morning."

Li Mutian crossed the stone steps, took the clear tea on the wooden table, and sat on the steps, saying casually:

"I went to the Tian family to propose marriage."

Hearing this, Li Xiangping jumped up from his chair, staring at his father with an anxious face.

"What did the Tian family say?"

"Tian Yun said she likes you." Li Mutian drank a sip of tea slowly and sighed comfortably.

"Good, good, very good." Li Xiangping nodded excitedly.

"Hahahahaha..." The two older brothers couldn't help but laugh.

"Listen to me." Li Mutian, however, was thinking about other things. He put down the teacup and became serious:

"Although the immortal path is magical, who knows what kind of terror and crisis are lurking? Our Li family has few people. If something happens to you, who will inherit this Li family?"

Watching the young men become serious, Li Mutian waved his hand and said:

"This magic mirror is my family's opportunity, but it will also be my family's disaster."

"I hurriedly set a marriage for Changhu and held the wedding, hoping he would give birth to an heir quickly, just because I was afraid that if something happened, my Li family would still have a glimmer of life."

"You are the same." Li Mutian pointed at Li Xiangping, then looked at Li Tongya and sighed helplessly.

"As for Tongya, I'm old and can't move you, but you must also leave some heirs..."

Li Tongya nodded silently, and it took several breaths before he spoke:

"Don't worry, Dad, I have a sense of proportion."

"That would be best."

Li Mutian wiped the white hair on his temples, feeling extremely worried in his heart.

He was almost sixty years old. Although he was physically strong and had no worries about food and clothing, things in the world were impermanent, so he should arrange the family affairs earlier!

"Father!"

A crisp call interrupted the somewhat oppressive atmosphere in the courtyard. Li Chijing rushed out of the house and stood in front of his brothers.

"I'm about to refine eighty-one wisps of moonlight and condense the Mysterious Scene Wheel!" Li Chijing raised his head proudly.

"My family's Jing'er is amazing."

Li Mutian had long been listening to his youngest son chattering about this Fetal Breathing Gate Mysterious Scene Wheel, and couldn't help but hug him happily, looking at the child and laughing heartily.

Several brothers were also infected by the joyful atmosphere and smiled one after another. Li Changhu even pinched Li Chijing's face until the child called out for mercy before letting go.

"The next time we request the talisman seed will be until the summer solstice."

Li Tongya looked at the happy courtyard and smiled, thinking:

"The path of immortal cultivation, Li Tongya is coming."

He carved the "Reception Method" silently on the wooden slip, but his heart was surging with excitement.