Chapter 269: Dao Mark

The journey was bumpy, and they finally arrived at Lijing Town. Xiao Xian was awakened by the suona in a daze. He took out the wooden box and looked at it. He only ate those few pieces when he got on the carriage, and the rest were neatly arranged, not a single one moved.

"Qingxiao, Qingxiao."

Xiao Xian hurriedly woke the girl up. Li Qingxiao was sleepy and stumbled down from the soft seat. The sharp, joyful sound of the suona came from below, and a pair of big hands lifted the curtain, letting in the sunlight.

"Xiao'er."

"Father!"

This person was steady and solemn. It turned out to be Chen Donghe, who missed his daughter and had been waiting in the town early. He operated his magic power to relieve Li Qingxiao's discomfort. Xiao Xian hurriedly called out:

"Li Xia Xiao family, Yushan Xiao Xian, greetings to the senior."

"Hmm."

Chen Donghe only responded politely and said gently:

"The courtyard for guests is in front. Someone will lead the distinguished guests, please wait a moment."

After speaking, he put down the curtain, hugged Li Qingxiao, and left, leaving Xiao Xian waiting silently in the carriage. There was no one he knew around him, and he only felt lonely and awkward, unable to express it.

"Hey!"

The curtain was pulled open again with a swish. Li Qingxiao poked her head in with a face full of golden sunlight. She looked exhausted, but her small face was smiling, and she called out:

"I'm on the mountain! Come find me when you have time."

After speaking, she did not forget to pick up the wooden box that held the pastries, stuffed two pieces into Xiao Xian's hand, and bounced away down the carriage.

Xiao Xian held the two pieces of pastries in a daze, stood for more than ten breaths, then gently picked up the pastries and put them into his sleeve. There was a pocket sewn in the sleeve, so there was naturally no problem with holding a pastry. He carefully packed the pastries and sat obediently on the seat waiting.

Chen Donghe took Li Qingxiao up the mountain. Li Qingxiao was exhausted, so Chen Donghe sent his daughter to the courtyard to rest first. Li Jingtian was organizing wooden slips in the courtyard. Chen Donghe stepped forward and hugged his wife into his arms. Seeing her expression was dazed, he said gently:

Li Jingtian paused, held the wooden slips on the desk with her slender hand, and only replied:

"The affairs of decades have also been recorded. Yuanyun has taken over, and he will record the history. I have emptied a lot of time, and I don't know what to do."

Chen Donghe was silent. Li Jingtian put down the things in her hand and said in a low voice:

"Unknowingly, Yuanjiao is also married. Most of my life has passed, but I have been confined to these mountains, only feeling sad... Not to mention riding the wind and controlling Qi, I haven't even stepped out of the small Lijing Mountain a few times."

She raised her head, and the traces left by time on her face were very light, still having the beautiful appearance of the past. Li Jingtian was slightly anxious and said softly:

"My affairs in the mountains are over. I am thinking that when Qingxiao gets married, I will beg the elders, and you and I will go to the north, and see different scenery for the rest of our lives."

Chen Donghe loved his wife the most. Being stared at by Li Jingtian with such anxious eyes, how could he resist? He could only nod his heart and reply:

"In a few years, when Qingxiao marries out and there are more Qi Refining cultivators in the family, I will go and beg."

The couple looked at each other, Li Jingtian nodded with a smile, leaned on Chen Donghe's chest, and replied:

"It should be so... It should be so. You and I have been ordered by the family for more than ten years. When the clan is stable and the four borders are peaceful, we can think about ourselves."

She paused for a moment and replied again:

"I have seen the secret history of all things. Several families are not friendly and united when they rise, and they are torn apart when they gain power. The road ahead is probably not easy to walk."

Li Jingtian had read many history books after all and had seen many things. She had worries in her heart. Chen Donghe kissed her forehead and replied:

"One generation does one generation's things. Only a figure like Old Man Li can plan for five generations. You and I don't need to worry about this matter. Just look at Yuanjiao and Qinghong."

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"Xiao family marriage, Early Zifu immortal clan personally marrying off a daughter... What is Xiao Chuting thinking!"

Yu Mugao stood in the sky stepping on the wind, his face ugly. A group of people stood behind him, all watching the motorcade below under the cover of clouds and mist. Yu Mugao watched for a long time, still unable to believe it, and only said:

"Li Chijing has had no news for decades, the Xiao family... is so sure that the Li family can succeed?!"

Everyone remained silent. Yu Mugao gritted his teeth, not knowing how many Foundation Establishment cultivators were watching below in this motorcade. Even if he had a thousand calculations, he could only hold them in his heart, staring blankly at the motorcade without saying a word.

"Xiao Chuting is a person of deep foresight. Being able to marry a woman here, I think Li Chijing not only didn't have an accident, but is also not far from the Early Zifu. The calculations between a lake are not as good as a light sentence from the Early Zifu in the end."

"What calculations, what fights, my Yu family is just unlucky, not something manpower can make up for. Even if I have calculated for many years and exhausted my heart's blood, what is the use? The luck is broken, and no matter how much I calculate, it is just lingering on. It just wasted my thirty years of calculations and ended up in a dead end."

The people behind him were shocked by his words. Several people stepped forward to comfort him, but Yu Mugao remained silent. After a long time, he said:

"What is there to say? It is best to move the whole clan to the north, cross mountains and ridges, hide in Xu State and Qi State, and never come back. There is still a glimmer of life. In this appearance now, it is just waiting for death."

"Mugao... We occupy the east bank, and Muxian is in the sect. Even if it is the worst, we can linger on for hundreds of years. We will always wait for the Li family's momentum to pass. Why be so sad..."

The clansmen below were moved by his words and stepped forward to persuade him, but Yu Mugao only shook his head and sighed, replying:

"You all can't see the situation clearly."

"Li Tongya is a dragon snake, slippery, insidious and cunning. When he was still a Qi Refining cultivator, we couldn't do anything about him. Now that I hear he is already Foundation Establishment, what can we do to him?"

"Li Yuanjiao and Li Qinghong are gifted. It looks like they will become Qi Refining in their twenties. Once the latter grows up, how can we be the Li family's opponent? Li Yuanshu is even more thoughtful and has an extraordinary posture. If it weren't for us harming them, how could you and I stand here safely? I'm afraid we would be overwhelmed and in a dilemma."

Yu Mugao looked exhausted, carrying his hands and looking into the distance, continuing:

"I have finally understood. The appearance of the Li family now is the result of the Li family's bad luck and our desperate suppression... If Gani Xi had gone north, Yu Muyuan had hesitated, and Li Chijing had returned home back then... none of them would be comparable to the Li family today."

The group of people was panicked, accompanied Yu Mugao for a while, and a Yu family cultivator flew from afar, hurriedly landed in front of Yu Mugao, and said happily:

The Yu family members suddenly had joy, and they celebrated repeatedly. Yu Mugao's face looked much better, and he only replied:

"Finally there is good news. Let's see what the immortal master says. Muxian is full of confidence, maybe there is some news."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 270 =====