Family Cultivation: I Become a Mirror-Chapter 143 - 134: Keeping an Appointment
"Writing it down isn't a problem," Li Xuanfeng nodded thoughtfully for a moment before responding, "But for ordinary people to cultivate this archery technique is truly not easy. If one does not possess a Spirit Aperture, even years of practice might hardly be enough to master it, and even if they do, the power would be greatly reduced without the Gang Qi."
"The most formidable aspect of this archery technique lies in the Gang Qi. If the arrows shot lack this Gang Qi, I fear their power would be diminished by ninety percent, greatly disappointing others."
"Is it really so..."
Li Tongya furrowed his brows slightly and could only helplessly shake his head as he replied, "Then, if you have time, write it down, if only to leave a foundation for our family."
"Yes!"
The two landed on Lijing Peak and checked the hour. There was still more than a day before the meeting time agreed with the Yu Family. Li Tongya took out bear paws from his Storage Bag and placed them on the ground, instructing, "Take these goods to the county for sale, check on the news of the young people in the county, and then report back to me."
"Yes!"
Li Xuanfeng's face brightened as he took the Storage Bag from Li Tongya's hand, bowed, then cheerfully rode the wind toward the east, leaving Li Tongya standing in place, unable to suppress a chuckle. He hummed softly and laughed, "This child."
As he watched Li Xuanfeng's figure disappear into the horizon, Li Tongya pondered silently for a few moments, murmuring, "Yet Jing'er has no descendants. I must watch which of the children bears a Spiritual Aperture Seed to be adopted under Jing'er to continue the lineage, lest this branch of the family die out..."
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Li Xuanfeng followed the ancient Lidao for a while and, with his past experience, flew directly over the city wall and landed within the town. Although his heart clawed with eagerness to see that young woman, he still prioritized family matters first and entered the drugstore owned by the Li Family.
A young man was dozing off in the store, drooling as he nodded off on the counter. After recognizing him as a descendant of his clan uncle Li Yesheng, who had been sent by Li Xuanxuan to watch over the store in the county, Li Xuanfeng grunted to wake him. The man groggily lifted his head, rubbed his eyes, and exclaimed in surprise, "Xuanfeng! You... how…"
Although Li Xuanfeng was young, he was once considered a bully among the children, his archery chasing the older kids around in panic. Naturally, the man recognized him, and even though he was older, he respectfully called him "Brother Xuanfeng."
Li Xuanfeng waved his hand and said in a low voice, "Call Wan Tianchou out!"
The man promptly went to the yard and summoned Wan Tianchou.
Wan Tianchou emerged hurriedly in grey clothes, his face having grown rounder and reflecting his youthful features. His cultivation level had also reached the Third Layer of Fetal Breathing. He respectfully said, "What can I do for you, young master?"
Since Li Tongya destroyed the Ji Family, leaving Ji Dengqi's head in front of him, Wan Tianchou had mixed feelings of laughter and tears, and from then on had no further aspirations. He took a wife and married into the Li Family, but his cultivation made no progress.
With a fierce wife at home, Wan Tianchou eagerly accepted this task in the county to avoid her wrath, enjoying his time there. He hadn't expected to run into Li Xuanfeng.
"Fortunately, I didn't go out today. Otherwise, missing this master would have lowered my standing at home. If word gets back, I might get scolded to death by my wife."
As Wan Tianchou's mind raced, he suddenly heard Li Xuanfeng ask, "When will the market at Guanyun Peak next open?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Li Xuanfeng was relatively polite to Wan Tianchou, quietly posing the question. Wan Tianchou promptly replied, "In one month, young master."
"Understood."
Li Xuanfeng nodded, took a look at Wan Tianchou, and quietly said, "Is the family's business going smoothly in the county? Has anyone given you trouble?"
"No, not at all! Those county powers all retreated once they heard it was the Li Family's business, and with the support from the People of the Xiao Family, everything is very smooth!"
After listening to Wan Tianchou relate the major events of the past days, Li Xuanfeng nodded in satisfaction and floated away from the two.
Leaving the drugstore, Li Xuanfeng walked briskly to the front of a small courtyard. He knocked on the door with a beaming smile, and soon the voice of Jiang the Fishergirl came from behind the door, delicate and cunning, "Who is it?"
"Me."
Li Xuanfeng answered, when suddenly he heard the hurried footsteps of someone rushing over. The gate creaked open, revealing a round-faced girl, standing charmingly by the door with a proud, large goose by her feet, staring at him with wide eyes.
"Young master!"
"This..."
Li Xuanfeng caught the bouncing young woman in his arms but kept staring at the goose, smiling blankly as he bit her lip and kissed it, laughing as he said,
"Why not eat it?"
"Being alone is too dull. The goose broke its wings and flutters about all day, unable to fly. I raised geese at home when I was little, so I decided to keep it like a goose."
The girl smiled faintly and replied softly. Li Xuanfeng held her and walked over to the couch, then started to take off their clothes and continued,
"Didn't I tell you to hire a few servants?"
"I looked into it! They're really expensive. I'm used to doing chores like washing and cooking. I'm not meant to be a lady who needs servants around."
The fisherman girl breathed rapidly, besottedly replying. Li Xuanfeng kicked away the goose that was flapping its wings and pecking at him with a fierce look on its face. He casually used a bit of mana to immobilize the creature on the ground, chuckling as he said,
"This beast sure holds a grudge."
After pleasurably enjoying the fisherman girl's body, Li Xuanfeng wiped her sweat away, speaking with a bright smile,
"How have these days been for you?"
"Quite good."
The fisherman girl tied up her hair, with a few drops of sweat rolling down her fair neck. She wrapped her arms around Li Xuanfeng's neck and sat on him, her cute, round face and apricot eyes staring straight into his, as she heard Li Xuanfeng say,
"I'm here in the county to take care of some matters. Once they're concluded, I too must enter seclusion to practice cultivation. I've been in the first layer of Qi cultivation for two years, it's time for a breakthrough."
"How long will it take?"
The fisherman girl asked, her mood dampening, only to see Li Xuanfeng comforting her,
"A few months at the shortest, a year at the longest."
The fisherman girl pursed her lips, touched his eyebrows and eyes which hadn't changed at all over the year, and became even more ardent in her affections, saying desolately,
"You are an Immortal. Once you start practising, it could be years. Wait for several years and I'll have grown old, while you will still look like a young man. It's truly unfair. After twelve years, when I'm twenty-eight, you'll give me some money and tell me to live out the rest of my life..."
"What are you thinking about!"
Li Xuanfeng picked her up, looking at her fair and delicate body, and said softly,
"After a few years, we should have a child. Then I'll take you home, so you won't be looked down upon by others."
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Li Tongya activated the River Qi Decision, expelling a wisp of light white breath before standing up. The sun had just risen in the sky. He calculated the hour, shouldered Green Peak, and met Li Xuanxuan as he walked out.
"Uncle!"
Li Xuanxuan had grown a beard, looking quite mature. He had managed the family's big and small affairs in an orderly fashion for nearly ten years. He greeted Li Tongya with a clasped hand and nod, to which Li Tongya replied,
"I'm going to Lake Zhongzhou. Keep a close watch and do not activate the Sunbeam Profound Light Formation unless it's our own people."
"I understand, Uncle."
After instructing Li Xuanxuan, Li Tongya soared northward with the wind, leaping over the crystal-clear lake water to arrive above Lake Zhongzhou.
The island on Lake Zhongzhou was bustling. A big brown boat quietly floated on the lake, followed by a dozen smaller boats, all filled with ordinary people tied up with ropes, their ragged and dirty appearances staring blankly at the sky, not daring to utter a word.
"Number twenty-one!"
Someone on the big boat called out. About ten Fetal Breathing Cultivators emerged at the stern, pushing mana with their hands, causing one of the small boats at the rear to float up gently. People on board cried and screamed, a piercing mix of women's weeping and children's wailing, with continuous curses and shouts of anger.
Yet the cultivators were already accustomed to this, watching indifferently as the boat drifted above Lake Zhongzhou. As the boat tilted, the ordinary people began to fall, stirring ripples upon the intermittently visible Forbidden Technique array below. Thunder and flames erupted instantly, exploding bunches of spell light.
The crowd's screams vanished in an instant, blood and limbs soaring high before raining down, staining the surrounding waters of Lake Zhongzhou a deep red. Crocodiles and crabs swarmed in frenzy, madly feasting on the flesh below.
"This is the no-cost business Lu Sisi spoke of!"
