Chapter 274: Five Years

Li Xuanfeng was transferred to the southern border, and Li Tongya's wife, Liu Rouxuan, only lasted a few months before dying on the mountain. Li Tongya accompanied her by the couch the whole time. Before the old woman died, she stuttered a sentence with tears in her eyes:

"Husband still has two hundred years of life, hope you will remarry. After I die, don't favor the Liu family, just fear that kindness will lead to disaster."

Li Tongya sat quietly by the couch, said a few gentle words, and Liu Rouxuan had no life. Her son Li Xuanling cried bitterly by the couch. Li Yuanyun in East Shanyue and Li Qinghong guarding Yuting Mountain also rushed back to the mountain, weeping silently under the couch.

Liu Rouxuan's appearance was no longer the beautiful and gentle look when she asked Li Tongya "Do you cherish me?" in the small courtyard back then. Before she died, her eyes were godless, her mouth was stiff, and her face was covered with deep wrinkles. Only those withered hands always held Li Tongya's hands, and never let go until she died.

The entire Lijing Li family was mourning, with white gauze everywhere. The Liu family was even more terrified. The Liu family had not produced any talent for decades, and the large courtyard was full of spendthrifts, whose minds were all on how to enjoy themselves.

Now that Liu Rouxuan was dead, the entire Liu family was surprised and frightened, shouting everywhere "Grandmother is gone", "Grandmother is gone", until Liu Rouxuan's last words were passed down the mountain, and everyone was jumping with anxiety, and even had resentment.

Li Tongya buried Liu Rouxuan, looked at the Li family disciples who rushed back to the mountain, untied the 【Jiao Pan Ying】 with flowing magic light from his waist, and said gently:

"I will go into seclusion to practice from now on, and I will not be able to leave for several years or even decades. This magic sword is just gathering dust in my hands, so it's better to hand it to you."

"Yuanyuan!"

Li Yuanjiao raised his head hurriedly when he heard this, stepped forward, and took the magic sword with both hands. Li Tongya said gently:

"You are the one with the highest sword talent among the disciples, you take this magic sword first."

Li Yuanjiao never thought that Li Tongya would not give this sword to his own son Li Xuanling but to him, and was very moved. He wanted to open his mouth to decline, but Li Tongya just waved his hand, pushed him back to the bottom, and continued:

"Now you are the eldest brother, take good care of your younger brothers and sisters, don't let me down."

So he turned his head to look at Li Xuansuan, pondered for a while, untied a storage bag from his waist, threw it into his hand, and opened his mouth:

"I have also seen the tribute that the family has to pay. It is far from what the Li family can afford now. The tribute for these five years will be paid next year. Here are some magic tools and spiritual items I have collected over the years. You take them to the workshop to sell and fill this hole."

Li Xuansuan responded respectfully, and Li Tongya said again:

"This is not a way after all. I once played a leisure move in the Guanyun Peak workshop, and there is a small shop that wants to rely on my Li family. You go immediately, organize the affairs here, and open a way for my family to earn spirit stones."

"You have practiced so many talismans over the years, sell them together. Since you have no intention of practicing, just sit in that place and draw talismans to practice from now on, and leave the family to the juniors."

Li Xuansuan had no dissatisfaction, only nodded in response. Li Tongya then instructed Li Xuanling:

"In addition to practicing, help your brother more."

Watching the people below nod in response one by one, Li Tongya stood up straight and said gently:

"Practice hard and take good care of the clan members."

"Yes!"

The people below responded in unison. Before the words fell, Li Tongya's figure had disappeared. Li Xuanling wiped his tears and looked at Li Xuansuan. The two did not delay, and immediately drove the wind to Guanyun Peak.

Several people of the Yuan-Qing generation gathered together, encouraged each other, and went down the mountain. The lights on Lijing Mountain flickered, and the brilliant morning sun rose from the horizon, crossing the various things in the Li family territory. The curling cooking smoke rose from the houses at the foot of the mountain, and a new day arrived on time.

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East Shanyue.

East Shanyue has many mountains and ridges, and few fields. It is not a good place to raise people, but there are many small mountains and veins. Li Yuanjiao hovered here for several months, exploring the spiritual energy of the veins one by one from west to east, and finally found a good small mountain.

"Wutu Mountain."

Li Yuanjiao drove the wind, drew a circle on the map in his hand, calculated the distance, looked at the veins and spiritual energy, nodded slowly, and fell back to the foot of the mountain.

A woman stood at the foot of the mountain, graceful and luxurious, her phoenix eyes glowing, her skirt beautiful, holding a boy in her hand, looking five or six years old, looking clever and good-looking, poking her head to look around. Li Yuanjiao just landed, and the boy immediately jumped and opened his mouth:

"Father! This mountain looks like a bird!"

This boy was Li Yuanjiao's direct son, named Li Xizhi, now four years old, clever and cute, and very loved by Li Yuanjiao and his wife.

"Hahahaha."

Li Yuanjiao laughed loudly, and Xiao Guiluan on the side said gently:

"How?"

"The spiritual energy of the veins is sufficient, not worse than Lijing Mountain, and it is one of the best in East Shanyue."

Li Yuanjiao responded, and then opened his mouth:

"According to the book of exploring spiritual fields back then, the spiritual fields on Wutu Mountain are fertile and complete, and there is no better territory in East Shanyue."

"Then it's here..."

Xiao Guiluan had faint worries between her eyebrows and said in a low voice:

"The tribute of the family is too heavy, and the family loses money every year, but it can't be delayed any longer."

Li Yuanjiao was silent for a while, nodded and said:

"Not bad."

Five years passed in a flash. The lake was still calm in these five years. The Yu family opened up the tribute and management of the families on the east bank, and went back to Milin Prefecture without any movement. The Li family silently digested Huazhong Mountain and Yuting Mountain, and it was quiet for a while.

In these five years, Li Qinghong and Li Yuanjiao broke through to Qi Refining one after another, and most of the Yuan generation had offspring. The offspring of Li Yuanjiao's several concubine-born brothers were all seven years old, and their talent was unsatisfactory. Even if they possessed spiritual apertures, they had no talent, which made Li Yuanjiao shake his head.

Li Xuansuan had been in the workshop for years and had not returned. Li Yuanjiao, even if he was unwilling, could only take over the family affairs and act as the family head.

Xiao Guiluan held Li Xizhi, Li Yuanjiao drove the wind, the two looked at each other, Xiao Guiluan replied:

"There is one thing to tell the husband. I asked the people of Yushan, they want to build magic tools, and they should be able to use my family's Qingwu ore. If it can be fully paid, a premium of 10% to 20% is no problem."

Li Yuanjiao's eyes lit up, and he said happily:

"Good! If this matter is successful, we will add another share, and we can use less of the clan treasury to fill the quota."

Since the Yu family declined on the lake, the lake presented a tripartite situation. The Li family's biggest trouble became the tribute of the Qingchi Sect. The tribute of the family was more than ten times that of Qi Refining, which was much higher than the Li family's income at that time.

Seeing Xiao Guiluan smiling without saying a word, Li Yuanjiao paused suddenly, the corners of his mouth hooked, and he smiled:

"That Xiao Xian, is the person from the Yushan lineage of the Xiao family!"

"Heh."

Xiao Guiluan also helped Li Yuanjiao govern the family for five years. The two were in harmony. At this moment, she smiled lightly, her phoenix eyes blinked slightly, and she said gently:

"The drunkard's heart is not in the wine! That Xiao Xian runs to my Lijing Town every month, just to find a reason to see Qingxiao. Now the Yushan lineage sent him to contact this matter, which made this kid happy."

Everyone reacted that the plot was too slow and too sharp. I won't write these trivial matters in detail. I will skip the timeline later.

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