Chapter 146: First Meeting with An Jingming

Li Tongya handled the Lu family members on Huaqian Mountain. Knowing that time was tight, he did not dare to neglect, immediately rode the wind, and hurried toward the Lu family's lair, Tiaoyun Mountain, in the east.

"The Lu family's inheritance should not be limited to these three. Back then, the Ji family wiped out the Wan family. Although Wan Xiaohua destroyed the Wan family's formation inheritance before he died, he also obtained many formation insights. Later, the Lu family broke through the Ji family's Huashan Mountain and must have obtained these things. It's just that breaking through Huaqian Mountain wasted a lot of time. I don't know how things are in the east now."

After flying for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, passing through layers of dense forests, Li Tongya saw Tiaoyun Mountain about to appear before his eyes, but a young man met him in front.

The young man was wearing golden armor, holding a jade-shining axe in his hand, covered by a red-shining true essence energy shield. His cultivation was also at the third level of Qi Refining. He raised his head to reveal a pair of agile eyes. He was only fourteen or fifteen years old, staring quietly at Li Tongya, looking as if he had been waiting for a long time.

"May I ask..."

"I am An Jingming of the An family! I greet Senior Tongya! I have been waiting here for a long time."

The young man's voice was clear, and he shouted respectfully. He looked at Li Tongya, his gaze sharp, secretly thinking:

"This person is Li Tongya. He looks upright and steady. I don't know if the sword in his hand is worthy of the rumors."

Li Tongya looked carefully for a while, seeing his youthful face, and felt some shock in his heart, secretly thinking:

"This is the legendary An family genius An Jingming. His face is youthful, only fourteen or fifteen years old, but he has the cultivation of the third level of Qi Refining. Truly amazing!"

You know, by the time this winter passes, Li Xuanfeng will be twenty years old, but he is only at the third level of Qi Refining. This is still with the help of the cultivation increase brought by the talisman conferment.

Moreover, the Li family's "Taiyin Qi Refining Nourishing Wheel Scripture" is far superior to other families. If not for this, Li Xuanfeng would have to wait another three to five years to achieve Qi Refining. A fifteen-year-old at the third level of Qi Refining, I'm afraid Jing'er couldn't even compare back then.

Li Tongya was silent for a few breaths, but An Jingming had already opened his mouth, saying politely:

"It made Senior Tongya run for nothing. My elders have already taken Tiaoyun Mountain with the Ding family on Xunlin Plain. The Wan family's remaining pulse is in your clan, and Huaqian Mountain naturally belongs to the Li family. The An family dare not interfere, but this Tiaoyun Mountain has already been promised to the Ding family."

Li Tongya felt a bit unhappy in his heart and did not take his words, smiling:

"Fellow Daoist is truly young and promising, and An Jiyan is not afraid that you will rush out of the mountain and be harmed by the Yu family."

"Naturally, I am afraid! It is precisely because I am afraid that I led the Ding family into Wangyue Lake."

An Jingming sighed low, a bit of dejection that did not match his age appearing on his youthful face, and said respectfully:

"This matter was done unkindly by my An family. The junior is willing to offer the An family's share of the Qingwu mineral vein as an apology. I ask Senior Tongya to forgive me."

Li Tongya stared at him and smiled. Knowing that Tiaoyun Mountain was no longer available, he secretly thought:

"This pulse-seeking technique is still in the hands of the An family. If there is no share, the An family will withdraw all their manpower. Wouldn't they have to go and invite him again? At that time, it would be manipulated by others! The little rabbit is so cunning."

But he did not fall for his trick. Li Tongya waved his hand and smiled:

"Our two families live next to each other, so there is no need to go to such an extent. The An family can keep a twenty percent share. Let's all make money together."

An Jingming smiled and nodded slightly. A person flew over from the west like lightning, the pitch-black longbow behind him seeming to melt into the night. It was Li Xuanfeng.

Li Xuanfeng had just steadied his figure when his gaze collided with An Jingming's. The two gazes collided in the air for a while. An Jingming quickly lowered his head with a smile, while Li Xuanfeng was eager to try. The arrows in the arrow quiver at his waist trembled one by one, making a clanging sound.

"Then it's settled, Jingming says goodbye!"

An Jingming was afraid of being kept here by Li Xuanfeng and Li Tongya, so he hurriedly bid farewell and turned to the north.

"This person is so young, but his strength is not weak!"

Li Xuanfeng praised. Li Tongya also nodded and said warmly:

"This An Jingming is much harder to deal with than An Jiyan. He is by no means an easy person. Families like the Lu family that have no successors are rare after all. Both the An family and the Yu family have signs of family revival."

Li Xuanfeng nodded slightly, but looked down on that Yu Mugao, only keeping An Jingming in his heart, silently flying back west with Li Tongya, and smiled:

"An Jingming is a good opponent, but Yu Mugao may not be! This person is extremely boring, smiling and hypocritical."

Li Tongya turned his head to look at him and said solemnly:

"Don't be careless! Yu Mugao is deep and vicious, not easy to deal with. Dealing with Yu Mugao is not as good as dealing with An Jingming."

The two chatted for a while and landed on Huaqian Mountain. Li Xuanling had just climbed up the steps, the green blade at his waist still dripping with blood, flowing all over the ground. Behind him followed Lu Anyu, who was flattering and calling out:

"Son-in-law! Son-in-law! There are a few more warehouses here."

"Father, Brother Feng!"

Li Xuanling did not answer him, signaled to the two, and explained:

"The Lu family has a few more warehouses, and there are still some loyal servants guarding them. Xuanling handled them all cleanly. Excluding the secular gold and silver found, there are thirty-one spirit stones and eight hundred catties of spirit rice."

"Not bad."

Li Tongya nodded. Li Xuansuan allocated the manpower to guard Huaqian Mountain, and several people returned to Lijing Mountain together.

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Lu Wan Yuan waited in the courtyard for a whole night, and then heard the bustling sound from outside the courtyard. She called the maid to go out and look, and saw the maid enter the door full of joy, saying in a low voice:

"Madam, it's our Lu family! They managed to save their lives."

"Don't talk nonsense. There won't even be a Lu clan in the future. If you don't remember, not only will you lose your life, but you will also implicate me."

Lu Wan Yuan sighed shallowly, her sorrow eased a bit, and she said hatefully:

"I only hate that my cousin is as stupid as a pig. Originally, this matter could have been settled decently by both families. The Lu family was destined to be disintegrated by the various families. As long as they offered the mountain and left before the Li family took action, it would not only preserve the Li family's face but also preserve the Lu family's substance, not making the Li family feel embarrassed."

"Now it's good! Not only was the clan exterminated, but it also made the Li family and me embarrassed... hateful, truly hateful."

The maid on the side was speechless, but saw Lu Wan Yuan raise her head suddenly and say in a low voice:

"Husband."

The door and window opened with a creak. Li Xuanling walked in lightly, waved away the clan soldiers on both sides, and smiled:

"There is no Lu family anymore. Those who are willing to stay will submit to our family, and those who are not willing, we will let them go east."

"Congratulations, husband."

Lu Wan Yuan congratulated in a low voice, frowned, and asked tentatively:

"Did you really let them go?"

Li Xuanling touched her head, picked her up, and smiled:

"Fake, but they think it's true."

Lu Wan Yuan paused and said helplessly:

"Forget it, forget it."

Li Xuanling looked at her for a while, but thought of other things in his heart, secretly thinking:

"Brother Xuan's eldest son Yuanyuan is now five years old, and there are only two talisman seeds left in the family. Father wants to pass one to Uncle Ji, so there are more places to use the talisman seeds. In this way, where is the Yuan generation enough? Moreover, if the eldest son has no spiritual aperture, should we wait until a spiritual aperture child is born to receive the talisman seed, or is the eldest son prioritized?"

"Don't worry about scarcity, worry about inequality. This matter is tricky and complex. If it is not handled well, it will inevitably bury the root of brothers fighting each other... Must think deeply and act cautiously!"

So he had no mood to celebrate, smiled at Lu Wan Yuan, and said softly:

Seeing Lu Wan Yuan nod blankly, Li Xuanling went out. After walking a few steps, he stopped, turned his head, and said in a low voice:

"I remember you had a clan brother who came to report the news earlier and is still staying in the Li family. How is this person?"

"Just a mortal."

Lu Wan Yuan knew who Li Xuanling was referring to and hurriedly responded. Li Xuanling felt relieved, went out of the courtyard, and muttered:

"Mortals cannot be underestimated either. I should remind Brother Xuan."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 147 =====