Chapter 603: Is he pretending, or is he really stupid?

Li Qingluo gave a cold snort: "What kind of father is he?"

But, it really is him—Li Chao Jing!

Li Qingluo had just seen his face.

Back then, Grandmother left MiaoJiang in a hurry, saying something big had happened, but it was actually because of him.

Li Qingluo has always been clear about it in her heart.

Moreover, she is very jealous.

But the mother-son entanglement between Li Chao Jing and Grandmother is also a knot in Grandmother's heart, so even though Li Qingluo feels unhappy, she has never interfered.

Back then, I found a path to survival for Li Chao Jing, wasn't it just to help Grandmother make up for her regret?

So she had long known that Grandmother would definitely go to the frontier and bring Li Chao Jing with her.

Otherwise, such an idiot reduced to those stone quarries—how could he have a way to live?

But they never spoke these words openly between grandmother and granddaughter.

Because Pei Lao Furen also knows that Li Qingluo greatly dislikes her own father, to the point of hating him.

It seems Pei Lao Furen also doesn't want Li Chao Jing to run out and disturb Li Qingluo's mood, so she locked him in this courtyard.

She pretended not to know and continued feeding the fish.

After the two grannies, sweating profusely, finally managed to hold down Li Chao Jing, then came out to pay respects to Li Qingluo, Li Qingluo still pretended not to know what had happened.

"Is there someone inside? Who lives there?"

"What's wrong with him?"

The two grannies gave a dry laugh and explained: "Miss, you needn't worry; it's just Old Master Luo's patient, staying here for treatment."

"They thought they'd better shut him in so as not to disturb you, Miss."

"Miss, you must not go over; this person has a madness."

Li Qingluo nodded: "Okay, I know."

After the two grannies left, she lightly leapt and climbed over the wall.

Li Qingluo looked at the courtyard; there was a swing and a wooden horse.

They look newly made.

Beside it there is also a weapon rack, with bows and arrows and wooden swords.

Li Qingluo walked over and touched it, but was shouted at: "Let go!"

"Don't touch the things my mother made for me!"

Li Qingluo turned her head to look.

She saw Li Chao Jing, covered in ropes, rush out.

It looks like he had just broken free of the rope's end and hadn't even had time to loosen himself before he ran out.

Li Chao Jing ran over emotionally, excitedly hugging a pile of wood, then with red nose and tear-filled eyes glared at Li Qingluo: "You're a bad person!"

"Get out! Don't touch my treasures!"

Li Qingluo's face showed an indescribable expression.

The night Li Kechuan broke his leg, Li Chao Jing's hair turned half-white overnight.

Afterwards, suffering successive blows and accidents, Li Chao Jing looked even older.

Now, if he stood beside Divine Doctor Luo, he would look even more like a decrepit old man.

Old Master Luo is handsome and clean.

And he is disheveled and weathered.

Such a person, yet he is also a foolish child, making extremely childish actions and expressions; his words are so discordant they make Li Qingluo feel sick to the point of almost vomiting.

"Are you pretending, or are you really stupid?"

Li Qingluo stepped step by step toward Li Chao Jing.

Li Chao Jing seemed to sense her killing intent, his face full of fear as he fell backward onto the rack.

"What... what are you going to do?"

"M-mother, I want mother——"

Li Qingluo reached out and grabbed his throat.

"I warn you!"

"Whether you are truly mad or pretending!"

"If you're going to pretend, you'd better keep pretending."

"Otherwise, you know what fate awaits you deep down!"

Seeing before him his sister, who clearly has a beautiful face like flowers and moon, yet looks ferocious like a ghost, Li Chao Jing was instantly frightened into wailing "wawa".

"Mother, someone's killing——"

"Mother——wu wu wu."

Li Qingluo gave an irritated low shout: "Shut up!"

"If you keep making noise, I'll really choke you to death!"

Li Chao Jing instantly choked.

He really didn't dare to keep howling.

Li Qingluo snorted: "Grandmother has suffered enough at the hands of us Lis in this lifetime!"

"If you truly love your mother, then you must love what she loves—did you hear that?"

"If I find out you've done anything else to harm Grandmother, I will definitely not be polite!"

"Even if you are my biological father……"

After saying that, Li Qingluo didn't look at him again.

Seeing the wooden horse on the ground, she kicked it angrily, then strode away.

Li Chao Jing was so angry his eyes turned red.

Holding the wooden horse, she sat on the ground and sobbed indignantly: "This sister is so hateful… hateful, sniffle."

After Li Qingluo came out, she only felt a breath stuck in her chest the whole time.

Just as she was about to go find her grandmother to keep her company, she ran into the arriving Luofan.

"Luoge, come quickly."

Luofan took out a small jade token from his person and shoved it into Li Qingluo's hand.

"This is the emblem of our Medicine King Valley; from now on, if you encounter any disciples of the Medicine King Valley, everyone will treat you as an honored guest and unconditionally offer assistance."

"Grandfather Lu has no silver, nor any other treasure; only this can be given to Luoge as a tea offering."

"Please don't disdain it."

Li Qingluo held this treasure; how could she dare to disdain it?

Moreover, the Medicine King Valley is the number one medical sect under heaven; Grandfather Lu actually belongs to the Medicine King Valley?

"Grandfather, this treasure is more precious than gold and silver; Luoge, upon hearing this, is delighted—how could she disdain it?"

"Then Luoge shall obey rather than merely show respect; she accepts it!"

She openly slipped the small jade token into her bosom, not noticing that Luofan's eyes were red with excitement.

"Luoge, what did you just call me?"

Li Qingluo smiled: "Grandfather."

"Now that you are married to grandmother, you are Luoge's grandfather."

"Grandfather above, please accept Luoge's bow!"

Saying that, Li Qingluo gave Luofan another solid kowtow.

Luofan, flattered and startled, hurried to help her up.

"Luoge, you absolutely must not!"

"You are the Princess Consort of Prince Su, and still the Princess Consort of Yue of the Great Chu; Lord Lu cannot bear your bow!"

"Good child, Lord Lu already overstepped by drinking a cup of your tea this morning; he's already content. Please get up."

Li Qingluo: "You still call yourself Lord Lu? Look, your surname is Lu, and my name contains the character Luo—isn't this a fate ordained by heaven?"

"Wait!"

"Luoge's name was given by grandmother; could it be that grandmother deliberately took your name to give me this name?"

"No, I must go ask grandmother!"

Li Qingluo said that and then ran off.

Luofan hurriedly chased after her from behind: "Luoge, be careful, don't run too fast—watch out so you don't fall—"

"This child, my constitution isn't all that sturdy these days!"

However, he knew Li Qingluo was deliberately teasing him for fun, so he wasn't really anxious.

Pei Lao Furen's descendants can be described as quite few.

Li Jingchuan is also a sickly weakling.

If it weren't for her exhausting all her strength, this child would have been gone long ago.

Therefore, he usually hardly moves; occasionally accompanying Luofan in a game of chess is already his greatest activity.

Suddenly, the lively Li Qingluo returned, like a spring breeze blowing through the entire Pei mansion, putting joyful smiles on everyone's faces.

It was also like a summer rain, letting Luofan feel what familial joy and surprise are.

This child is so thoughtful.

How could Luofan not like her?

She sincerely regarded her grandmother as the most important person in her heart.

Luofan naturally also ought to regard her as his most precious granddaughter!

At night, Li Qingluo lay on a bed with her grandmother, speaking of how Luofan had given her the jade token that afternoon in the courtyard; only then did Pei Lao Furen smile.

"I don't even have that jade token."

"It seems he truly regards you as his own granddaughter."

"In this world, only you have received such a thing from him."

Li Qingluo was very happy.

"Of course, Luoge is so likable; how could Grandfather not dote on her?"

"As soon as he opens his eyes and sees such a big granddaughter, wow, it's grandmother who sent her to him, so he will love grandmother all the more in his heart."

Pei Lao Furen laughed, poking her forehead: "You, hahaha……

"Now it's settled. My Luoge has never had a grandfather, and Luofan this lifetime has had no offspring, let alone a granddaughter—so you two can be seen as making up for each other's lacks in life."

Li Qingluo rolled into Pei Lao Furen's embrace, leaning against her like a child.

"Shouldn't we thank grandmother for making this happen? Hehe."

"But grandmother, with Grandfather being such an elder of the Medicine King Valley, you don't need that trivial jade token."

"He is essentially a walking, great jade token of humanity, and also your personal physician, ensuring grandmother stays healthy every day and lives to a ripe old age!"

These words naturally made Pei Lao Furen burst into hearty laughter again.

Li Qingluo also only then learned that Luofan had formerly been the sect leader of the Medicine King Valley.

But he simply couldn't bear to part with Pei Lao Furen, so he wasn't willing to stay in the Medicine King Valley year-round.

Later, after his own master passed away, he hastily handed the sect leadership to his junior fellow disciple, and he then began accompanying his beloved to wander the jianghu, or else reside in a Daoist temple.

As an elder, one only needs to return and stay for two or three months each year to preside over the Medicine King Valley.

As soon as the time to leave comes, they won't stay even an extra night; in the blink of an eye they're off again.

The people of Medicine King Valley now dare not press him; they only hope he remains affiliated with the Medicine King Valley.

"Grandmother, I heard from Grandfather that he came as a son-in-law to be your husband?"

Pei Lao Furen: "Of course!"

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed to marry him?"

Li Qingluo greatly admired: "Grandmother, you truly are a role model for Luo'er!"

"Grandfather is fine too; tonight Luo'er took his place, he had not a single complaint, and even urged us to rest early, not to harm our bodies."

Saying this, Li Qingluo couldn't help but laugh.

"Actually, Your Highness has also been Luo'er's son-in-law for over half a year, Grandmother, would you like to hear?"

The grandmother and grandchild naturally chatted softly for most of the night.

Until Li Qingluo could barely keep her eyes open, Pei Lao Furen gently rose and covered her exposed belly.

"Even though you're married, you're still like a child."

"But my Luo'er will always be a little doll in Grandmother's arms."

Pei Lao Furen's face broke into a happy, satisfied smile; lying aside, she then fell asleep.

The next morning, Li Qingluo and her party packed their luggage and prepared to set out.