Chapter 36: Why Bother

Liu Miaotu had been wandering in the mountains for a day and a night. Not to mention immortal treasures, he hadn't even seen a hair. He was so angry that he sat on a large blue stone and cursed the idlers in the village:

"A bunch of plague-stricken idlers, saying there are good treasures on the mountain, all of them are farting!"

Seeing the mist rising in the mountains, Liu Miaotu shivered and thought to himself:

"Although the wolves, tigers, and leopards on this mountain were driven out a few years ago, who knows if there are any fish that slipped through the net! This mist is evil, better go down the mountain first..."

Liu Miaotu got up and walked along the mountain road for nearly an hour, but it was all white mist, and he couldn't see the exit.

"It's really evil! Why haven't I gone down the mountain yet!"

Looking at the large blue stone in front of him again, Liu Miaotu felt a chill down his spine and blurted out:

"Impossible!"

This was clearly the large blue stone he, Liu Miaotu, had been sitting on before. He had walked along the mountain road for an hour; how could he still be in the same place!

Liu Miaotu was so frightened that he panicked, turned around, and ran. He ran for a distance while screaming before stopping to catch his breath. The large blue stone was in front of him again.

"Damn it... I can't get out."

Night had fallen. Liu Miaotu was thinly dressed, and after being blown by the cold wind while his mood was agitated, he fainted just like that.

At dawn, Liu Miaotu woke up, his whole body burning. He faintly heard shouting. Looking up, he saw a figure sitting not far away. Just as he climbed up, he heard a loud shout:

"Who!"

Liu Miaotu was already confused. His knees went soft, his feet slipped, and he rolled all the way to that person.

Liu Linfeng looked at the person's face and saw it was a street loafer from his own Liu family. Suddenly, he understood everything. In an instant, a wave of anger rushed from his spleen to his crown. His face turned red, and he shouted loudly:

"Why the hell are you here?!"

Liu Miaotu was awakened by this shout and replied timidly:

"Up... up the mountain to cut firewood."

"Bullshit!"

Liu Linfeng cursed, pointed at Liu Miaotu's nose, and continued to curse:

"Why didn't you tell the master of the house when you came up this mountain? Is this a place you can come to?"

After these two sentences, Liu Linfeng was also awakened. A chill crawled from his spine to the back of his head, and he thought to himself:

"How did my Liu family produce such a piece of trash? Now I'm in big trouble. My nephew is fierce and suspicious; how can he spare his life? Just don't implicate my Liu family!"

Looking at Liu Miaotu, who was kowtowing like garlic, he had a plan in his heart. Liu Linfeng's face changed suddenly, and he said coldly:

"Follow me, at least save your little life!"

Liu Miaotu hurriedly followed him into the courtyard, and saw Liu Linfeng take out a thick hemp rope, tie Liu Miaotu's hands behind his back, grab his hands, and start binding him.

"Patriarch, you... you are..."

Liu Miaotu had no bottom in his heart and asked timidly.

"Take you to plead guilty, that's the only way to show sincerity."

Liu Linfeng waved his hand, quietly hung a knife on his waist, and said coldly:

"Go!"

"Yes, yes, yes, thank you, Patriarch!"

Before long, the two arrived in front of the courtyard. Liu Linfeng pointed to the mud on the side of the road and said:

"Kneel there."

After speaking, he went to invite Li Tongya and Li Xiangping. Entering the courtyard, he knelt down in front of the two people above and said bitterly:

"The Liu family failed to discipline strictly, please forgive us, Master!"

This kneeling scared the two to jump up on the spot, and they hurriedly came to help. Li Tongya said in a deep voice:

"Absolutely not, why go to such lengths!"

Liu Linfeng told the story of Liu Miaotu's bastard deeds with a wry smile. Li Xiangping just said lightly:

"Handle it yourself, no need for such grand formalities."

"Please follow me."

Liu Linfeng shook his head and replied, leading the two to the door, pointing to Liu Miaotu kneeling in front of him.

Liu Miaotu cried out when he saw the three of them. Unexpectedly, Liu Linfeng stepped forward, bowed, raised his arm, and slashed at Liu Miaotu's throat. Liu Miaotu only squeaked twice, and blood shot out from his neck like water. He coughed violently for a while, spat out a dozen blood bubbles, and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Uncle is still careful."

Li Xiangping clapped his hands, watched Liu Miaotu fall, and smiled at Li Tongya:

"Picked a piece of mud so as not to dirty our stone steps."

Li Tongya just sighed and looked at Liu Linfeng:

"Trouble Uncle to handle it."

"This is natural."

Liu Linfeng replied hurriedly and dragged the corpse into the forest.

The two then turned and entered the courtyard. Li Tongya always frowned, but Li Xiangping patted him on the shoulder and said in a deep voice:

"He asked for it."

Li Tongya gave a wry smile, looked at his brother's eyes, and explained:

"I don't pity him, I'm just feeling emotional. It's because the Li family has you to manage things that Father is willing to let go and not care. We are ultimately not fierce enough."

Li Xiangping shook his head with a smile and replied:

"You, Li Tongya, would also kill, but you would want the villagers to witness it, count his eight major crimes, and cut off his head openly, so that you can feel better in your heart."

"It's all killing, why bother so much!"

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Li Tongya stood in front of the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain, Li Xiangping's words appearing in his mind, and he felt deeply emotional:

"If I don't kill him, my Li family will become the next Wan family, infiltrated into a sieve inside and out."

Shaking his head and throwing this small episode out of his mind, Li Tongya gently pushed open the courtyard gate and saw Liu Rouxuan sitting cross-legged and cultivating, breathing spiritual energy.

"This Qingyuan Wheel-Nourishing Method relies purely on breathing spiritual energy to condense the Profound Mirror Wheel, and the efficiency of refining and breathing is extremely low. No wonder Rouxuan has been a mortal for nearly two years. It is said that Li Qiuyang, relying on the power of the Snake-Dragon Fruit, has made rapid progress and is about to condense the Profound Mirror Wheel."

Liu Rouxuan always smiled when she saw him all day long, and it was rare to see her cultivating seriously. Li Tongya couldn't help but take a few more looks. Seeing her eyelashes move slightly and her nostrils twitch, as if she was about to wake up from meditation, he hurriedly moved his gaze away.

"Brother Ya!"

Liu Rouxuan was pleasantly surprised when she saw Li Tongya as soon as she opened her eyes.

"Hmm."

Li Tongya lowered his eyebrows and responded softly, feeling a bit guilty like a thief.

Liu Rouxuan looked at his side face quietly and suddenly said in a low, dejected voice:

"I'm already seventeen. My friends in the village are probably already married and have children, but I don't even have a companion."

Li Tongya couldn't help but shake his head upon hearing this and said softly:

"Since you have entered the path of immortality, you don't need to think about these things. You are different from them. Cultivate well; cultivating to the Profound Mirror Wheel is the top priority."

"I'm very serious, I cultivate for eight hours a day!"

Liu Rouxuan pouted and argued in a low voice, then looked up at Li Tongya:

"Is Brother Ya also alone because of cultivation?"

Seeing Li Tongya nod gently, Liu Rouxuan's face flushed slightly, and she said in a low voice with some rapid breathing:

"Brother Tongya... do you still... like me?" ===== CHAPTER 37 =====