Chapter 775

"Kong Kong Guxi and others are high-spirited, returning to the wilderness, leaving only two people to reorganize the forces, and the rest are coming to the lake with Kong Kong Guxi to congratulate and thank, waiting outside the continent."

"Good!"

Li Li Zhouluo stood up happily, Chen Yang bowed, and also smiled. The appearance of the two was really somewhat similar. Chen Yang just took out the jade box and replied:

"Reporting to family head, both magic tools are in it, now returned to the clan."

He sent the jade box up first, and took out a dark bead from his arms, respectfully:

"Reporting to family head, a few days ago, demon cultivators came to plunder. I ambushed with the Kong family members and Protector Ding. Although the demon cultivators escaped by luck, there was an unexpected joy."

"This is the magic tool left by the demon cultivator to break the rear. It was originally a magic tool used for self-detonation. I didn't expect that Sect Master Kong sacrificed a spirit mountain and barely suppressed it, surviving..."

He knelt honestly and respectfully, raised his two hands, put the black bead in his palm, and replied: "This object is called 【Nie Water Bead】, which is made of extremely pure Nie Water Cold Iron. Although the material is not powerful, the refining method is extremely high, and it is a magic tool of Cold Qi."

This is also extremely rare good news. Li Li Zhouluo nodded happily. The Li family has strict rules. Li Li Zhouluo cannot check the things offered immediately. He just let Di Di Liguang pick up the bead and examine it. Li Li Zhouluo asked here:

"I often hear that these demon cultivators are in groups of three or five. I didn't expect that Protector Ding's move would let them run away. It seems that these demon cultivators are not simple characters. Is there any discovery?"

Chen Yang nodded repeatedly and replied:

"Family head, you are wise. I and Protector Ding took action together, but found that these people were full of demonic energy on the surface, but their cultivation was pure. I am afraid they are not simple demon cultivators, but disguised by other orthodoxies. Afraid of causing trouble, although there was a chance to encircle and kill, I only forced out his magic tool and let him go."

"These people are very powerful, and they didn't use their full strength in the previous plunders, but I can't see which orthodoxy they are. Protector Ding and I pondered, most likely overseas cultivators."

Li Li Zhouluo nodded slightly, looked at Di Di Liguang on the side, and the East Shanyue teenager replied: "Reporting to family head, this magic tool is indeed extremely pure, and there is no trace of blood energy refining."

Li Li Zhouluo then said:

"The clan will have a ruling on this matter later, and the credit will be recorded for you. As for the retreat of the Dou Immortal Path, it should be that several Early Zifu cultivators have calculated it, discussing the release of Mount Shanjie County... You have worked hard for this period, Protector. Several elders are going to see you, let the Kong family come up first."

Chen Yang bowed and retreated. Li Li Zhouluo waited for a while, and Kong Kong Guxi rushed in from outside the hall, holding his robes.

"See the family head!"

Kong Kong Guxi's eyebrows are now very high, his two eyes are bright, and the wrinkles on his face are stretched, his old face seems to be the weather forecast of Xuanyue's fate, now showing an excited and high-spirited brightness, knelt firmly on the ground, respectfully: "Dou Immortal has retreated! Congratulations to the family head!"

Kong Kong Guxi is a person who dares not to want his face. As a dignified late Foundation Establishment, he kneels as soon as he sees Li Li Zhouluo. This makes Kong Kong Qiuyan behind him have to kneel. This woman had always lowered her head when she saw the Li family before, her eyes almost closed, but now she raised her head, finally revealing gratitude.

On the other side, Fuyuezi knelt like a stone statue, his eyes very calm, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

Li Li Zhouluo helped this sect master up and smiled: "This is also a happy event for the sect master. All the Xuanyue buildings in the wilderness are now returned to the sect master's management. The agreement between the two families remains the same, and the lakeside will not occupy half of the Xuanyue territory."

Kong Kong Guxi responded submissively, but the Li family doesn't want to manage this mess at all now. Li Li Zhouluo said warmly:

"The sect master doesn't have to be polite. The wilderness is chaotic, and it is full of mess. It is really impossible to disperse people's hearts anymore! The signboard of Xuanyue still needs to be established as soon as possible... The sect master should divide the territory as soon as possible, recruit a new batch of disciples, and rebuild Xuanyue!"

After these words were finished, Kong Kong Qiuyan behind Kong Kong Guxi was simply unbelievable. There has never been a free lunch in the world. The family has received such a great favor, and it is not necessarily possible to get rid of Wangyue's vassalage even if all the Taoist treasures are left and all the guest protectors are sent away.

She originally thought that her family didn't know how much price they had to pay to get freedom, but it was placed in front of her like this, making her somewhat confused, and even somewhat shocked, looking towards the other side.

Fuyuezi had actions for the first time, and the face under the golden mask seemed to have a smile.

Only Kong Kong Guxi knelt blankly in place, and for a time did not answer.

These words fell into the ears of the two as great news, but they fell into Kong Kong Guxi's ears with a completely different meaning: 'The agreement between your ancestor and my family's True Person, my family has done its best, helping here is enough. Now that my family's True Person is missing, how can I take care of so much? Leaving the wilderness to you to rebuild the sect quickly, it will be your Xuanyue's business in the future!'

At the moment, the Xuanyue mountain gate matter is unclear, the Dou Immortal Path is eyeing, the Kong family has only one Fuyuezi who is good at fighting, what can he do in the wilderness? Establishing a sect at the moment is undoubtedly an extremely dangerous thing...

And from another angle, the Xuanyue Sect has nothing that the Li family can squeeze. The mountain gate was lost completely, the Early Zifu magic tool and resources were offered to the Li family, and the Early Zifu array was also lost. The remaining 'Foolish Moving Mountain' orthodoxy, a little Foundation Establishment treasure medicine, magic tools, and resources, the Li family may not necessarily want.

He could only bow: "The wilderness is chaotic, full of mess, still need to think carefully about rebuilding the mountain gate."

Although Li Li Zhouluo was also waiting for the news of Mount Shanjie County, his attitude was still firm, and he replied: "The sect master doesn't have to be polite. The wilderness territory will be handed over to your sect, and the resources deposited in the mountain will also be returned to your sect by the Mount Yuting Guard without missing a single point. Subsequent arrangements are all left to your sect."

Kong Kong Guxi's face was embarrassed, his expression uneasy, stubbornly unable to stand up, and said very shamefully:

"Please give the family head some time..."

Li Li Zhouluo nodded, and said in a low voice: "Sect master, don't worry, tidy up the wilderness well, with the three great mountains moved from Mount Shanjie County, Xuanyue's foundation still exists."

Kong Kong Guxi listened to the words before and after, estimating that the Li family didn't want to force him to establish a sect immediately, breathed a sigh of relief, Li Li Zhouluo didn't talk much with Kong Kong Guxi, arranged things well, and politely persuaded him to retreat. The two behind were in a good mood and followed behind out of the hall.

Li Li Zhouluo ordered people to inquire about Mount Shanjie County. The Dou Immortal Path pressing on his head had left, and the Xuanyue that was stuck on his hand was also sent away immediately. At the moment, his mood was overflowing, and he smiled:

"I heard that Aunt Xinghan just came back from the west, there is good news to inform her, hurry up and let her come up!"

Di Di Liguang went down immediately. Not long after, Li Aunt Xinghan entered the hall with a sword on her back, covered in dust, and bowed: "See the family head!"

"Sister, hurry up!"

Li Aunt Xinghan really just came back from the desert, and also heard the news of the Dou Immortal Path's retreat, her heart was happy, congratulated Li Li Zhouluo, and saw this brother, saying: "How is the desert?"

Li Aunt Xinghan knew that this brother probably already knew the situation, but still had to listen to the clan member who participated in person, so she sighed: "There are many demon cultivators. I heard from Protector An that the desert didn't have so many demon cultivators in the past, but there are more and more in recent years. We drove away the demon cultivators, that section of the city wall has collapsed completely, and can no longer collect energy."

"Pity."

Most of the Mingyang cultivation methods of the Li family rely on that ancient city wall to collect energy. Now that the Early Zifu is missing, the source of collecting energy is cut off, which is really a troublesome thing. Li Li Zhouluo regretted:

"I also received the report, saying that the stronghold in the desert is separated by a Mount Xiping Mountain, and it was already difficult to maintain. The family regarded it as a bitter errand, and the direct descendants didn't like to go. Now that the city wall has collapsed, everyone says to let it go."

Li Aunt Xinghan frowned when she heard this, and persuaded:

"Family head, because of the entanglement with the Dou Immortal Path, the family's market has been delayed for a long time. It has been built to 90% and left in the jungle. Although it is not suitable to open at the moment, it will be opened sooner or later. If the stronghold in the desert can be guarded, there will be more exchanges, which will be very beneficial to the market."

"The family's words are just words of heartache for the descendants, no need to pay attention."

Li Li Zhouluo laughed, and asked:

"I heard that you brought something for the fifth brother, is it true?"

Li Aunt Xinghan was not surprised. She took 【Bai Bai Sunjin】 uprightly. It was exchanged by supplementing the clan with her own resources. Li Li Zhouluo naturally knew, so he replied: "Not bad, I got seven taels of 【Bai Bai Sunjin】 in the desert this time, brought it for the fifth brother, and sent it over long ago."

Li Li Zhouluo shook his head and replied: "You send it over today, maybe in a month or two it will become a hairpin on some beauty's head... You are not familiar with his character. He has asked me for various gold objects several times in previous years... He is not good at anything else, but he is quite good at burning hairpins."

Hearing this, Li Aunt Xinghan sighed and replied:

"I also guessed these uses, but it was the first time he opened his mouth to me, and it was not good to leave him hanging. Anyway, it's not an important thing, just let him practice his craft."

Li Li Zhouluo has been in a good mood recently, shook his head with a smile, took out a black-bottomed silver-edged scroll from the desk, and replied: "Not to mention this, I have a top-notch news to tell you."

He smiled: "A few days ago, several clan elders in the family chatted and mentioned you again. The old master picked a topic for your magic tool, and the True Person is not in the clan now, and the sword casting requirements are very high, so he thought about letting you take over a sword in the family to use."

Li Aunt Xinghan is a person who loves sword Tao, and she was excited when she heard this, and asked:

"Heaven... I don't know which one it is?!"

Li Li Zhouluo unfolded the scroll in his hand slowly, and smiled: "Three feet nine inches three points long, weighing ninety-two catties twelve taels, bright as flowing water, clean as white frost..."

'【Hanlin】!'

Li Aunt Xinghan knew the size of the family's magic sword by heart. Li Li Zhouluo read the length and she guessed it, both surprised and happy, and mistakenly said:

"How is it 【Hanlin】..."

There are many people in the family who practice swords. 【Hanlin】 is known as the sword that is colder than winter snow and the age of autumn, and is highly respected. Because the former master was Li Li Xijun of the governing family, it added a bit of majesty. Li Li Xijun had no descendants, so it has been left in the library...

The weight of this sword is unique among the family's swords. Except for the 【Jiaopan Ying】 on Li Li Zhouluo's desk, which has more symbolic significance than the sword itself, 【Hanlin】 is only second to 【Mount Qingchi】.

Li Aunt Xinghan had thought about Li Li Zhouluo getting a new sword and letting 【Xushi】 to her, or Li Li Chenghuai changing 【Dark Sea Snake】 to her, never coveting 【Hanlin】 at all, and was stunned in place.

Li Li Zhouluo sighed long and replied:

"Li Li Xijun, the uncle, fell, and this sword was collected by the old master. People of the Ji lineage are not qualified to take the sword, so the old master resisted all opinions and handed it to you first."

Li Aunt Xinghan took the scroll with both hands and nodded heavily. This kind of valuable object cannot be transferred, and she has to take the scroll to take it herself. Li Aunt Xinghan's eyes were red, and she replied: "I want to thank the old master personally."

Li Aunt Xinghan is a person of the Bo lineage. If any Bo lineage elder came out, it would be a controversial thing to point 【Hanlin】 to Li Aunt Xinghan. Only the old master Li Li Xuanxuan could be upright and impeccable.

Li Li Zhouluo nodded, watched her go out, and handled affairs in the hall for most of the day. He was in a good mood, and finally was willing to go out for a stroll.

Just after going out of the hall, he saw several uncles and brothers waiting in front of the hall from afar, with bitter expressions. He stopped immediately and frowned: "What's the matter?"

Di Di Liguang shook his head.

Li Li Zhouluo has learned the power of these clan members in these years. Asking for resources and positions is one more shameless than the other, but they are all elders. At the moment, seeing them gathered together, there must be no good things, and he said colorfully: "Go to the side hall, don't see them."

He just turned around, and happened to see Li Wen walking up steadily, bowed in front of the hall, respectfully:

"Reporting to family head, the Mount Yuting Guard got the news that a group of cultivators climbed the mountain to report on Mount Qingdu Mountain, wrote a blood letter together, saying that the four mansions on the west bank were colluding, bullying the top and suppressing the bottom, and asked Mount Qingdu to preside over justice."

Li Li Zhouluo felt a choke in his heart. The joy on his face faded away, full of disbelief, and replied:

"What?!... The four mansions on the west bank?!"

He froze in place, and said in a low voice: "Where are the people now?"

Li Wen replied:

"All in Mount Qingdu, several elders have left the customs, and even Master Uncle Chengchi has been invited up, and the matter is very big."

Li Uncle Chengchi is a mortal, but he is also the son of the Early Zifu. Li Wen is loyal, and he calls him master as well. Li Li Zhouluo felt a cold sweat suddenly. The names of the sixteen mansions, two peaks and one mountain of the Li family are all in Li Li Zhouluo's heart. He immediately emerged: "An Xuanxin, Ren Ting, Li Li Chengpan, Li Hun... going to Mount Qingdu instead of Mount Yuting... that is Li Li Chengpan and Li Hun, these two guys are making trouble..."

The west bank is a small family and small clan left by He Jiumen, scattered, and has never had its own voice in the Li family. In various factions, they are not close to their father or mother, but they produce spirit mines. The mansion peak has always been divided by various factions...

"An Xuanxin is the representative of the Huayu Sect, Ren Ting's Ren family is a person of the Mount Lijing faction, Li Li Chengpan is a direct descendant moved into the continent, Li Hun is a branch... good... all here!"

He closed his eyes and asked:

"I will go to Mount Qingdu... I heard this, is it true?"

Li Wen respectfully said: "Eight or nine out of ten."

"Mount Qingdu, Mount Yuting are all blind..."

Li Li Zhouluo only felt that this news was like a bolt from the blue, rushed over, heard Li Wen's honest answer:

"Master, the matter is complicated, I don't understand, please go to the peak to describe in detail."

Li Wen is an honest and loyal one, and it is this honesty that makes Li Li Zhouluo embarrassed. There is no chance to slow down on the road or prepare in advance. He can only bite the bullet and fly, and after a while, he landed on the top of Mount Qingdu Mountain. Sure enough, there were people everywhere.

"The family head is here!"

For a time, the sound of calling rose all over the peak. The hall at the highest place was already full of people. The old man Chen Donghe stood on the side, the white-clothed An Siwei stood with his head down, and the others sitting were all old people, some with cultivation, some without, and some old enough to be unrecognizable, all sitting at the top.

Li Li Zhouluo scanned it at a glance, and the obvious ones were just those few.

The first on the left is the direct son of the True Person, the old man Li Uncle Chengchi, who looked paralyzed in the chair, looking very weak, and the one standing on the side, painted with fat and powder, is his fifth brother Li Zhouming.

Down is the old man Li Cheng, who is the uncle of his eldest brother and second brother Li Li Zhoufang. He has just broken through Qi practice and has a certain status in the family. He is in his prime, his hair is only gray, and he is staring at him.

The other side has a higher generation, is the elder Li Xiet, who is dressed in gray and has a serious face. This person is Li Cheng's father. Now he has a high status in the clan. A little lower is the round and white Li Li Xixuan, who is the father of his aunt Li Li Minggong...

'This matter is big...'

Among the elders of the older generation, these four are the only ones who can speak. Li Li Zhouluo sighed secretly, fortunately, Li Li Xuanxuan's expression was as usual, which gave him a reassurance. Under the welcome of the crowd, he entered the main seat, only then did he find a person kneeling on the ground.

This person seems to be a small family head on the west bank, surnamed He, who is related to He Jiumen of the year, and should be the one who led the head, but there is no room for him to speak here, Chen Donghe has already sent the book silk up.

The first article in the entry accuses Li Li Chengpan and others of taking bribes privately when collecting spirit rice and spirit mines, as high as 30%.

This matter is not strange. Every mansion peak has such things. The Mount Yuting Guard is distributed throughout the Lake State, monitoring the collection at the end of each year at most. After being caught a few times, these people steal and collect on weekdays. At most, it is 10% or 5%, not as arrogant as Li Li Chengpan.

"It's also because the west bank has no background... have to be slaughtered."

Li Li Zhouluo skipped it at a glance, and the next article was much more serious. It was the He family accusing Ren Ting of bullying men and women, abusing power, etc., and making the He family woman a concubine.

The last article is that the various mineral veins on the west bank are intertwined and mixed, which is very difficult to check clearly. There are often new changes in the branches, which change frequently in a month, and these An Xuanxin and others colluded up and down, and missed some minerals... These things were dug by people from the east bank, and were recorded by interested people.

He finished reading, put down the letter in his hand, and had no bottom in his heart:

'These four people... the entanglement is too deep...'

He hadn't opened his mouth yet, and the round and white Li Li Xixuan said in a low voice: "Family head! The matter of Ren Ting has been investigated by Mount Yuting. The He family sister was sent by herself. Now she is biting back... those marriage contracts and letters have been taken over, and this person's flattering face is still on it, you can take it out to confront!"

Li Li Zhouluo looked at the stack of letters sent up, was silent for a breath, Ren family is a figure of the Mount Lijing faction, and also a person of the Bo lineage. Li Li Xixuan's wife, Li Li Minggong's mother, is surnamed Ren, and this Ren Ting is Li Li Minggong's own uncle...

The rest of the people didn't speak, clearly all had their own grasp, waiting for him to finish dealing with this letter. Li Li Zhouluo could only bite the bullet and ask the He family head kneeling at the bottom. This old man only wailed: "The top is immortal and official, and a look comes down, if you don't flatter, where is there any other way?"

Li Li Zhouluo was blocked by this sentence, and Li Uncle Chengchi on the side hesitated twice, and the fifth brother Li Zhouming smiled:

"Family head, the mineral vein matter of An Xuanxin also has mysteries. All the records have been taken from Mount Yuting, and these minerals have been sent to the continent."

Li Li Zhouluo was finally able to insert his mouth, frowned and said:

"Why not go to the continent?"

Li Zhouming hurriedly said: "It was fighting with the Dou Immortal Path at that time, and there was no answer from the continent for several days. The mineral vein was about to disappear immediately. An Xuanxin was afraid of wasting this thing. After mining, there were also other letters, and the family also reviewed it at that time."

Li Li Zhouluo did review these things, but such reports are every year, and there is no way to verify how many are reported in the branches that appear in the records. He hadn't answered yet, and the unhappy Li Cheng opened his mouth and said: "Li Li Chengpan was brought out by me personally! Who in the family doesn't know his character? It's impossible to do these things!"

This is the uncle of his eldest brother and second brother Li Li Zhoufang. Li Li Zhouluo is already a bit numb at the moment, and replied: "Everything has evidence, how can it be concluded by an impossible?"

Among the crowd, only Li Cheng's father, the elder Li Xiet dressed in gray, didn't speak.

At the moment, several brothers finished speaking, and they all looked at the old man's face. Li Xiet coughed and said in a low voice:

"Please family head to be wise."

"..."

This group of clan elders all looked over, Li Li Zhouluo held the letter and closed his eyes, feeling angry in his heart:

'Father has already closed his door, otherwise he would take out the talisman pen to let these people verify it!'

Li Uncle Chengchi and Li Zhouming are Early Zifu bloodlines, naturally they cannot be verified, Li Xiet is estimated to be enough, but there is no need to verify them, Li Li Zhouluo also doesn't have to struggle with the words of these few clan elders, just ordered:

"Bring the four up."

A sound of 'yes' came from far away at the bottom, and the four people entered the hall one by one, kneeling one by one. Li Li Chengpan knelt at the very front. This is Li Li Zhouluo's clan uncle, his appearance is upright, and he lowered his head without saying a word.

Among the three behind, the most noble is An Xuanxin. This young man responded very fluently. In his mouth, it seems that every mineral vein has been reported, and he can even be precise about which day.

Li Li Zhouluo asked two sentences, and these four people either were silent or bit their teeth and didn't let go. The atmosphere here finally became awkward. Several elders were silent, listening carefully to Li Li Zhouluo's investigation.

Li Xiet, who was sitting and not moving, looked at the end, and clearly had a grasp. Li Li Zhouluo was silent, and the pressure was all on Li Li Zhouluo. He hadn't opened his mouth yet, and heard a loud shout:

"Master, didn't you hear the family head's meaning!"

This loud shout in the hall shocked everyone, and they all raised their heads to look, but it was beyond everyone's expectation. It was a young man in red fluttering, full of anger.