Chapter 170

The stone slab road on Mount Mount Lijing has been laid for decades, and it is already covered with pale green patterns. Li Li Qinghong heard that it was established when Third Clan Uncle Li Li Xiangping was in charge of the family. There are not many craftsmen who laid this road left in the world.

Li Li Qinghong stepped on this stone slab road and went up the mountain, looked around, and hadn't seen her younger brother Li Li Yuanyun for several days. After searching around the mountain, she finally found Li Li Yuanyun in the side courtyard of her aunt Li Li Jingtian.

The boy was sitting upright in the courtyard, holding a wooden slip and reading it carefully. Li Li Qinghong entered the courtyard, looked at him, and felt a bit uneasy.

"Yun brother..."

"Sister is here."

Li Li Yuanyun's eyes lit up, he put down the wooden slip in his hand, and laughed:

Li Li Qinghong smiled sweetly, glanced at the wooden slip he put on the table, and saw it written "Two Hundred Years of Scenery in Linghai Prefecture. Annotated by Li Li Jingtian". She felt a bit curious and laughed:

Li Li Yuanyun laughed and explained:

"I cannot cultivate, and I feel that I am far inferior to Brother Xiu in governing the family, so I can only look for some things I can do, come to Aunt's place to read, and perhaps I can help her in the future."

These words seemed to pounce on Li Li Qinghong aggressively, biting her, making her eyes dodge and retreat a few steps. She hurriedly changed the subject and forced a smile:

"You read this book, what harvest did you have?"

Li Li Yuanyun sighed lightly, picked up the wooden slip, and said childishly:

"After reading it, I only feel... afraid."

"Afraid? What is there to be afraid of?"

Li Li Qinghong adjusted her emotions and asked with some confusion.

"The clan is harmonious, the East Shanyue have long since submitted, and the parents are loving. I have never heard of any cruel things. I originally thought it was a stable and peaceful world."

Li Li Yuanyun gripped the wooden slip, his expression somewhat terrified, and gritted his teeth:

"It wasn't until I read this book that I realized the four borders are actually places of turmoil and blood. Conspiracies and tricks emerge one after another, coming and going, and every move is about destroying families and sects... My Li family looks stable now, but who knows how many conspiracies and calculations are hidden in the dark. This world really makes people feel dirty."

"Sister, although I live in luxury in the Li family, even if I am a mortal without spiritual apertures, I can enjoy life for a lifetime, but I am truly afraid. I am afraid that one night I will wake up and the family array will have been broken, and a flashing immortal sword will fall from the sky, and I will die in my sleep without knowing why."

Li Li Qinghong was speechless for a while, silent for a few breaths, staring at Li Li Yuanyun's slightly red eyes, and said in a low voice:

"Father once said that the rules of this world were set by immortals. Do you think immortals will care about the morality of mortals? Naturally, they will use any means necessary..."

"Sister."

Li Li Yuanyun raised his head to stare at her and said in a low voice:

"I read the clan history. Mount Wan Huaqian was grabbed by our family from the Lu family, and the Lu family was also Mother's maiden family, and now it has perished... I have seen Mother weeping secretly, perhaps because of this."

Li Li Qinghong was silent for a long time before saying:

"If my Li family didn't occupy it, it would have been occupied by the An family the next night. The Li family did nothing wrong, and the Lu family did nothing wrong. Things have come to this point, which is the only way out. If the Lu family head had been sensible, this matter could have ended decently. If there is any fault, it can only be his."

"Sister is right."

Li Li Yuanyun put down the wooden slip, his expression much more relaxed, and laughed:

"It's a pity I can't see that far, otherwise I must write a 'Two Hundred Years of Scenery in Wangyue Lake', and the twists and turns in it would probably not lose to this Linghai Prefecture."

Li Li Qinghong smiled softly, nodded, and was about to speak when the courtyard gate creaked, and a woman of twenty-five or twenty-six walked in, her waterfall-like long hair tied behind her head. She put down the paper umbrella in her hand and smiled:

"Li Qinghong is here."

"Aunt."

Li Li Qinghong laughed, hurriedly greeted her, hugged Li Li Jingtian, but didn't expect a middle-aged man to follow her into the courtyard, with quite a demeanor. He greeted her politely, and Li Li Qinghong said repeatedly:

"Aunt's husband is also here."

Chen Donghe nodded slightly. The two children followed him back to the courtyard, feeling uneasy, and didn't see this Foundation Establishment aunt's husband often. They felt serious and unfamiliar, so they hurriedly found an excuse to say goodbye.

Li Li Jingtian nodded, sent the two away with a smile, and then returned to the courtyard, watching Chen Donghe staring at the rows of wooden slips on the case, and said softly:

"What are you looking at."

Chen Donghe touched his chin and exclaimed:

"The Li family's bloodline is truly unusual. Li Qinghong and Li Yuanjiao's speed in breaking through the Profound Scene is simply astonishing. Li Xuanxuan and Li Xuanling were also unusual back then. It seems they are bloodlines born to enter the Dao."

Li Li Jingtian lowered her eyebrows, hiding the strange color in her eyes, turned her head away, and laughed:

"After all, it is the bloodline of a Foundation Establishment immortal cultivator."

Chen Donghe nodded, didn't think much about it, his spiritual sense swept, and determined that there were no figures around, and then said in a low voice:

"What's wrong?"

Li Li Jingtian sat down at the table, and saw Chen Donghe righteously say:

"There are dozens of outer-surname cultivators in the family now. Although most of them are small cultivators at the first or second level of Tai Xi, they cannot be underestimated. These people are assigned to cultivate spirit fields in various places, or serve as guards in various towns, responsible for eliminating monsters and treating illnesses."

"These people represent the voices of various forces outside the Li family, with factions standing in great numbers, headed by three or four cultivators at the fourth or fifth level of Tai Xi. There are many frictions, and the Clan Justice Court in the clan doesn't manage them much. I'm afraid that after a long time, problems will arise..."

Li Li Jingtian pondered for a few breaths, her fair and slender hands picked up the wooden slips on the table, arranged them neatly one by one, and then said softly:

"The eyes and ears of the Clan Justice Court are all over the place. Do you think the things you said would be completely unaware? I'm afraid they have long been placed on Xiu'er's case, and perhaps they have already been sent to the Mount Meichi Peak cave dwelling. The clan has been slow to deal with it, and I'm afraid there are other considerations."

"These people don't just represent themselves, but also represent the interests of the collateral branches and small clans that have married into the family... Struggle is inevitable, perhaps..."

Seeing Chen Donghe raise his head to look at her, Li Li Jingtian leaned closer, stuck to his ear, her red lips parted slightly, and she said softly and gently:

"The one who let them fight is probably our Xiu'er."

Three chapters~ so it's a bit late. The three chapters were written too hastily, so I feel the quality will be worse.

(End of chapter)