Chapter 158: Yuanqing Generation

"In August, the Tangjin Sect went south again, slaughtering Li Xia County. The people of the county were either wiped out by the household or lost their entire clan. The city was full of corpses, and no one was left to bury them. There were no people on the roads, and the four borders were foul. The remaining pulse of the Wan family was also in the city, and they died."

Li Jingtian picked up her pen and finished writing. In a few dozen words, she wrote out the tragedy of thousands of families lightly. She dipped her pen in ink and continued to write:

"Young Master Feng's wife and child were both slaughtered. His eyes were splitting with anger. He drove the wind eastward, saw the Tangjin Sect people from afar, and shot and killed them."

"Aunt!"

Li Xuanling's son and daughter entered the courtyard laughing and playing. Li Qinghong was the eldest sister. Girls grow fast, and now she had reached Li Jingtian's waist. She tied her long hair and had a lively personality. She laughed and broke into the courtyard.

The second son, Li Yuanyun, was much quieter, carefully following behind his sister. When he saw Li Jingtian, he bowed respectfully. Li Qinghong had already sat at the table, staring at her clothes.

Li Jingtian put down her pen, covered the unfinished book silk on the table, and hugged Li Qinghong with a smile. Only then did a sound of footsteps come from the door, and a soft voice sounded.

"Yuanjiao pays respects to Aunt."

A boy in black walked in from the door, his long hair tied up, a sword tied to his waist, his two eyes bright and spirited. He looked at Li Jingtian. When Li Yuanjiao went up the mountain, he remembered his mother Mu Yalu's instructions and often visited Li Jingtian to take some books from her to read.

"Come and sit."

Li Jingtian responded with a smile. Seeing that the three children were quite harmonious, she felt settled and said to Li Yuanjiao:

"Where is your father?"

Speaking of Li Xuanxuan, Li Yuanjiao lowered his eyelids and replied dully:

"If he is not handling affairs down the mountain, he is in closed-door cultivation. He only goes to these two places. Where else can he go?"

Li Jingtian was stunned, hurriedly rubbed his head, and replied:

"Your father manages such a large family, so naturally it is difficult to take care of you and your mother often... Don't be angry with him."

"Jiao'er wouldn't dare."

Li Yuanjiao nodded hurriedly and didn't speak, but thought to himself:

Eldest brother Li Yuanxiu was quiet and gentle, and Li Yuanjiao had a very good relationship with him. This complaint made him feel very uncomfortable, so he pursed his lips and didn't speak. Li Jingtian saw it in her eyes and wanted to persuade him, but two knocks came from outside the door.

Li Tongya shook his robes and stepped into the room. Behind him followed Li Xuanling in leather armor and Li Xuanxuan in a long robe. The children in the room were suddenly frightened, standing up one after another, speaking in a jumble:

"Second Uncle! / Grandfather!"

"Hmm."

Li Tongya responded with a smile. He had a whim a few months ago and broke through to the eighth layer of Qi Refining, which was truly an unexpected joy, making him very happy for the past two months. Seeing the children's happy appearance, his face, which had always been calm, was also full of joy.

"Hasn't Xuanfeng come out of closed-door cultivation yet?"

"Not yet."

Li Xuanfeng buried his wife and honestly went up the mountain for closed-door cultivation. He didn't run out anymore and cultivated much more actively than before. He had already been in closed-door cultivation for more than two years.

Li Tongya stroked his beard, feeling quite gratified by the child's change. As an elder in the family, one always has to look further.

"If it weren't for losing a child in the county, this lesson would be considered a good thing... Tell this child to calm down and cultivate with peace of mind."

Looking at the restrained children, Li Tongya calculated the time and said to Li Xuanxuan:

"Call Yuanxiu up the mountain... It's time. If we drag it on, I'm afraid it will delay the child."

The two brothers looked at each other, naturally understanding what Li Tongya was talking about. Li Xuanxuan nodded, and immediately clan soldiers went down the mountain to call Li Yuanxiu. This child was now fourteen years old and was helping to handle some affairs down the mountain.

Li Tongya drank tea slowly at the head, staring at the children below. His eyes stopped on Li Yuanjiao in black, thinking to himself:

"The children are all clever. Ling'er has only one male descendant, Yuanyun, below him, but Xuanxuan has many descendants... There are also four or five born of concubines. I can choose one to adopt to Jing'er's line to inherit the lineage. It's best if it's a spiritual aperture child, then it must be Yuanjiao."

"However, this matter is significant, so I should first look at the child's talent and temperament."

After thinking for a while, Li Yuanxiu had already walked quickly to the front of the room. The young man's eyebrows were quite delicate. He was wearing a white goose-feather cloak, quiet and polite, smiling gently, holding a green long sword in his hand, quite a demeanor.

"Greetings to all elders!"

Li Yuanxiu's voice was sonorous and powerful. Li Yuanjiao and the other children stood up when they saw him, looking at him expectantly, wishing they could rush up and hug him.

Li Tongya nodded slightly, and Li Xuanxuan smiled even more, very satisfied with this eldest brother of the fourth generation. Li Yuanxiu was excellent in demeanor, appearance, conduct, and talent, and was loved by his brothers and sisters. He was someone who could shoulder the heavy burden.

Everyone sat down. The children stood in the middle of the courtyard, restrained, hiding behind Li Yuanxiu one after another. Li Xuanxuan looked at his brothers and sisters beside him and said gently to the children below:

"It's rare for everyone to gather today, and Second Uncle has also come out of closed-door cultivation. You children don't be restrained, all come forward."

Li Tongya took a look, looked at the long sword at Li Yuanxiu's waist, and said gently:

"How is the sword formula cultivation going? Have you read through the 'Profound Water Sword Formula'?"

"Reporting to Second Uncle, Yuanxiu started learning the sword at seven. It has been six years now. The 'Profound Water Sword Formula' is in my heart, and I have already learned the sword light."

"Not bad."

Li Tongya nodded and replied:

"Tomorrow you will go to the Meichi Mountain cave dwelling, and I will teach you sword techniques."

Li Xuanxuan on the side was overjoyed. Everyone in Wangyue Lake knew that Li Tongya's sword techniques were superb, and it would be great to learn his sword techniques. Li Yuanxiu nodded repeatedly, and the Yuanqing generation looked over with envy. Li Tongya looked at the children with a smile and explained:

"You are the same. Whoever cultivates sword light before the age of fifteen will come to the Meichi Mountain cave dwelling to find me."

After speaking, he nodded to Li Xuanxuan, got up, and went out. Li Jingtian followed to say goodbye. Li Xuanling and Li Xuanxuan looked at each other, and Li Xuanling said softly:

"Let's take the children to the backyard now, Yuanxiu, Yuanjiao, Yuanyun... As for Qinghong..."

"Go together."

Li Xuanxuan thought for a moment. Li Jingtian's face suddenly appeared in his mind, and he remembered the confused and helpless look in her eyes when he asked her if she wanted to marry Chen Donghe years ago. His heart tightened, and he gritted his teeth and said in a low voice:

"Go together! If Clan Uncle asks, I will explain."

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