Chapter 125: Your Li Family Is A Bit Extreme (Third Update)

Li Fengyao, having stepped out from the Qian Mirror, first cupped his hands toward the crowd in the hall, then took a yellowed sheet of paper from his bosom.

"This junior was fortunate enough to resonate with the Book Spirit and retrieved the paper on which the High Ancestor Emperor originally made his grand vow."

The aura of time flowing from that paper drew everyone's gaze.

Li Fengyao respectfully held it above his head, knelt toward the Empress, and said in a clear voice:

"With His Majesty absent, this son is willing to present it to the Empress."

Empress Zhao curled the corners of her mouth and looked back triumphantly at Imperial Concubine Ran, only to find her happily teasing a fox.

"Hmph!"

While the Empress and the Imperial Concubine were locked in a battle of wits, Li Fengyao, who had presented the treasure, felt a wave of confusion inside.

"Strange, I clearly summoned it step by step without a single error... Why is there no specific information about the grand vow on this Book Spirit?"

"And why did this Book Spirit enter so quickly? Wasn't it said that it would take a long time to sense?"

It actually felt a bit impatient?

……

Inside the Qian Mirror, unlike the puzzled Li Fengyao, Ren Yidao understood what had happened.

At the same time Li Fengyao left the Qian Mirror, a rough voice appeared in his mind.

"The world is in chaos, the people are suffering, treacherous sycophants are in power, I, Li Linba, vow to... Tsk, damn it, talking like this is so tiring!"

"In short, I, your father, am going to rebel!"

The rough voice muttered indignantly:

"Damn it, I was a law-abiding citizen."

"I, Li Laoba, have no other wish in this life than to take a wife and have a few children."

"But they won't give me that chance. Didn't that corrupt official just lose a son? Why does he have to kill my whole family?"

"Fine, then I'll kill you first!"

"That old man Ran doesn't look like a good person, hiding in the corner staring at me all day, but he has money and is willing to spend it on me."

"It's a pity he didn't have a daughter, otherwise I would definitely have made his daughter bear me children, a dozen or so!"

After a pause, the voice suddenly became low.

"This world doesn't let people live, forcing them into a dead end, so then nobody should live."

"Kill!"

A thick, bloody stench erupted, and his voice was cold and violent, growling:

"Kill them all!"

"Kill until the world is bright and clear!"

"Kill until there is eternal peace!"

"Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill!"

At this point, the voice in Ren Yidao's ears completely dissipated, leaving only the heaven-shaking murderous intent lingering in his mind, continuously stimulating his spirit.

"Hoo..."

Exhaling a long breath, Ren Yidao raised an eyebrow and turned to ask:

"Did you hear that?"

Not yet recovered from the impact of Ren Yidao's nearly one hundred grand vows, Li Qiushui replied subconsciously:

"Hear what?"

"Oh, never mind if you didn't... However, I do know where you Li Family members get your murderous nature from now."

Li Qiushui:?

With an ancestor who was a born killer, it is really hard for the descendants to be kind-hearted people.

This guy had such a heavy murderous nature before he even started his career; I'm afraid he has the same personality as Zhu Laoba.

Killing a million soldiers in Jiangnan, the Sword at his waist still reeks of blood.

I'm afraid this poem is his favorite...

Sure enough, our Junior Sister Lingling is a rare good child!

You must never learn to be bad from a bad woman like Li Qiushui!

The study before his eyes gradually dissipated. Before leaving, Ren Yidao suddenly thought of a point he had previously overlooked and asked in a low voice:

"What was the grand vow you made back then?"

Li Qiushui instinctively wanted to refuse to answer, but thinking of the grand vows he had written earlier, she suddenly felt that there was nothing to hide about her words from back then.

"Compared to your grand vows, it doesn't count as a big one."

After hesitating for a moment, she said frankly:

"To kill all the heartless and unfaithful people in the world."

Huh?

"Uh, have you been hurt by someone?"

Shaking her head, Li Qiushui also felt a bit amused by her naive self back then, and said casually:

"No, it's just that I read a few romance novels with Shi Xue back then, and it was a momentary impulse."

"Oh—"

With a drawn-out "oh," Ren Yidao silently moved a little further away from Li Qiushui.

Sure enough, you Li Family members are all killers to the bone...

The scene before her eyes changed, and Li Qiushui watched helplessly as the wall full of grand vows dissipated, sighing with some regret:

"Why didn't you write those grand vows on paper?"

This way, it can actually be preserved...

Ren Yidao does not feel there is anything to regret; as long as he wishes, these verses can be recalled at any time.

He smiles and asks the Ninth Princess in return:

"Then let me ask you in turn, why must it be written on paper?"

Li Qiushui's brows knit together, not understanding what this means.

Why?

"Regarding 'vows,' I understand more than you do."

Ren Yidao puts his hands behind his back, the corners of his mouth curling into a faint smile.

"Although making a vow and taking an oath is important, what is more important is the process of fulfilling the oath."

"No matter how much is said, if one does not act, it is completely meaningless."

"Otherwise, what difference is there between making this oath and not making it?"

The Li Family ancestor made an oath, but in truth, he did not write it on paper; he merely cursed at the paper.

He did not write it down either, so does that count as him taking an oath?

Of course it counts!

Not only does it count, but he actually achieved it, fighting his way to a bright and clear world and establishing the Li Family Dynasty.

"Miss Li, a grand vow actually does not need to be known by outsiders; it only restricts your own heart."

"When a mortal kneels and prays before a Divine Statue, what exactly are they worshipping? Is it a deity?"

"It is not."

His smile carries a hint of playfulness, but more so a profound meaning that Li Qiushui cannot understand.

"What they are worshipping is, in fact, their own desires."

As an Incense Path Cultivator who has been worshipped by others for many years, these words of his are quite persuasive.

Li Qiushui: "..."

Seeming to understand something, Li Qiushui silently digests this brand-new insight.

And after Ren Yidao finishes playing the mystic, the illusion before them finishes changing.

A massive arena appears in the center of the crowd.

"The second trial, the Martial Trial."

Su Peiqing's voice descends from the sky:

"In our Beigan, the entire populace values martial arts; without martial strength, one cannot command respect. The Prime Minister must also be a top-tier martial artist of the world!"

"Falling off the arena means disqualification; the last one remaining on the arena is the winner of the Martial Trial!"

Compared to the Literary Trial that still required making a vow, the rules of this Martial Trial are simple and crude.

It fits Ren Yidao's stereotype of pure martial artists perfectly.

They don't understand anything too complex.

Ren Yidao was originally considering whether to hide his skills in this trial, and then he saw Li Long over there with an eager expression.

Fine, why hide his skills anymore?

"Alright, the referee has finished warming up and is preparing to beat up some kids."

Taking a step back, Ren Yidao shields Li Qiushui behind him and whispers in her ear:

"I consumed too much energy while making my vow just now and need to rest for a while; I'm afraid this trial will have to rely on you."

Li Qiushui does not doubt him and nods gently.

"Mm, you rest well; I've got this trial."

This little sister, stop saying "I've got this" here.

This trial isn't just about you.

It also has your dad!

Help, help, help, help, there is a crisis with new subscriptions; the average daily subscriptions have started to drop for two consecutive days, danger.

I also don't know when I'll get a recommendation... sigh, it's melancholy.

I don't understand the push mechanism of Qidian anymore; I update 6,000 characters every day and get 200 follows, but when I update 4,000 characters for a day, the next few days of 6,000-character updates only bring in 30 or 40 follows... doing it this way is very discouraging, I don't get it.