Mochizuki Lake.
The lake is green, the spring rain is continuous, a breeze blows along the lake shore, the small courtyard on the island is silent, the two kumquat trees in front of the door are slightly swaying, shaded by the eaves, losing the sunlight, even if the spring breeze blows, it looks sluggish.
Li Xinghan wore a sword at his waist and stood in the yard.
As a direct descendant of the Li family, she will go to the mountains to take pills for retreat in the late stages of qi training, and I heard that there are several pills to swallow, and they can soon impact the foundation.
Hearing the movement, my mother greeted me with a smile from the courtyard, while my father sat on the threshold with his head tilted.
Since the last time his uncle Chi Tiao Zong was promoted to an official, his brother's request for an official position broke up with his father and brother, Li Xinghan rarely came to his house, more often to send a letter.
Obviously, her uncle Chi Diaozong opened his mouth and her Li Xinghan opened his mouth to say that one heaven and one earth, although her brother has now become an official, it is not a good position, I don't know which remote place to go, my brother and sister-in-law still moved out, leaving only two old people to live in the courtyard.
Li Xinghan looked complicated and said a few kind words, her father was obviously still angry with her, and answered a few words with a straight face, maybe the pain of separating flesh and blood was also counted on her head.
Li Xinghan couldn't stand it anymore, and told the news that he was going to build the foundation, after all, it was a matter of death if it didn't work, his mother was stunned for a moment, and her eyes turned red.
The father also put his legs down and opened his mouth, still with a cold face, Li Xinghan sighed and replied:
"The head of the family still has something to look for me... I have already been to my uncle's place, so I came to say goodbye to my parents."
She looked at her father, who was much older, and her words softened a lot, and she replied:
"Father... My brother is not a capable person, even if he is in charge of the mineral veins, he is still confused, so he had to listen to his uncle's words and did not dare to take other people's money, so Qing Du did not arrest him."
"Now that Jiang Qian is in charge of the family, his eyes are sharp, how can he not see his brother's affairs, at the moment it is the second son Li Jianglong who is in charge of the east bank, he is showing favor to me, these news can often reach my ears, it is for the sake of my face to tolerate him......"
"If I fail to break through and the news of death comes, I should ask my brother to resign early.
She didn't know if her father listened, turned around and left, Li's father didn't move as usual, watching her leave, Li's mother sent her all the way out of the yard, and soon came back, squatting aside to wipe her tears.
Father Li stood up and listened to his wife's whisper:
"Look at you, you promised someone again... Do you want to inherit for Zhou Tui? The adult's mantle said a good word, but why did he become dumb again... It's not easy to explain to others..."
Father Li closed his eyes, shook his head and said:
"Come on, your daughter is stubborn and noble, since she is going to build a foundation, how can she listen to this, I am afraid it will affect her mood, Li Zhoutui is dead or alive... Not to mention the mantle, just tell him to die farther away and not touch my family."
He sighed and replied:
"Aren't there a few immortal temples on the east bank? Tomorrow... Come with me to say goodbye."
"I heard that the Temple of Mercy by the river is more spiritual."
The wife replied, and Li's father shook his head and said:
"You are also confused, surnamed Li bows to pity? Aren't you afraid of being smashed to death by a falling beam in the Temple of Mercy? Come on... Just go to the East Bank!"
……
Li Xinghan rode the wind and went all the way down the hall, raised his eyebrows and saw a qi training monk standing near the palace door, looking pointed-mouthed and monkey-cheeked, surprisingly ugly, his brother Li Zhoufang talked to the man in embarrassment, and when he saw Li Xinghan, he was like being pardoned, and said closely:
"This is the fifth young master."
It turns out that this man is Li Jiangnian, considering his age, this young man is only about eighteen years old, his talent is good, but he doesn't look like an eighteen-year-old at all.
His eyes drooped, not daring to look at Li Xinghan, this was not aimed at Li Xinghan, on this way of cultivating immortality where everyone was rich and handsome, his ugliness stood out, making him shrink his head and whisper:
"I've seen my aunt."
Li Jiangnian's voice was ordinary, at least much better than that face, obviously, his mind was far inferior to that of his brothers, at least he didn't have the courage to look directly at others.
Li Xinghan sighed in his heart, said a polite word, and entered from the side, Li Jiangliang's seat on the other side was empty, this fourth young master should follow Cui Jueyin to the river.
The two sisters of the Jiang Que generation were both in the Purple Smoke Gate, and only her brothers Li Xinghan and Li Zhoufang could enter this hall.
"Two lords!"
Li Minggong smiled and nodded, pointing to the side, but standing with a square-faced young man, who looked in his twenties and had bright eyes, this Li Xinghan was familiar with him, he was Li Zhoufang's precious son, Li Jiangzong, who had just practiced qi, was now following Li Minggong.
Li Jiangzong was very familiar with her, just saluted, Li Xinghan returned to Li Zhouwei and sat down, this young man in red actually changed his bad habit of being late, and really came early, sitting in an orderly manner, which made Li Xinghan smile slightly.
"Wow!"
Li Zhouwei opened the fan, covered his speech, and said in a low voice:
"I said sister... I've been short on money lately, and everything has been taken away by the fish, so I was only allowed to give her a hairpin... But there are one or two spiritual iron materials, I will use them to take care of the feelings of one or two other people..."
Li Xinghan laughed and replied:
"You are really courageous, can you find spiritual iron? Uncle... If I don't take power, I don't care, where do so many things come from?"
But he heard Li Jiangqian in the palace say softly:
"All the clansmen are here, let's talk about it? Uncle's business."
As soon as he said this, all the clansmen were quiet, and Li Jiangqian continued:
"This matter should have been settled, but it is always difficult for the brothers to come together if they are either outside or in retreat, and now Aunt Xinghan is going to break through in seclusion, and this matter has just been settled."
Li Cheng? After so many years, the oldest and most talented Li Zhouda is even in the middle of qi training, seeing that he will meet the age of foundation building in a few years, Li Zhouda personally went to pay his respects to Li Xuanxuan, hoping to put this matter on the agenda.
After all, breaking through the foundation building is a matter of life and death, and Li Cheng needs it the most? The period left behind from the experience of techniques to the provisions of magic weapons, and even his direct inheritance and status, if it is not determined at this moment, there will be nothing to decide in the future, not only will it lose its greatest value, but it will also make people feel uncomfortable.
And the [Six Thunder Mysterious Punishment Order] that made everyone think about it, said to be something of the clan, and was not included in the remaining Taoist system, but almost everyone knew that whoever got the Taoist system first and cultivated the foundation of thunder would end up in the hands of whoever would fall.
In addition, there is a more critical thing, Li Cheng? 's father, Li Xiye, passed away a few days ago.
Although Li Xi'e is a mortal, is the old man Li Cheng? 's father! If he doesn't say anything on weekdays, he must be biased towards his closest junior Li Zhoutui to inherit it.
Of course, even though several high-level executives thought so in their hearts, what they kept saying to the outside world was that when a few elders returned, they would naturally have to talk about the scene.
Li Jiangqian paused for a moment, and Li Xuanxuan said in a loud voice:
"There are three candidates, Zhou Da, Zhou Tui, Zhou Xun, Zhou Da has the highest talent and the strongest personality, which is very in line with the way of thunder, but this temperament also has difficulties..."
"Zhou Tui's bloodline is closer, but he is the same as Zhou Xun, and his talent is a little worse..."
In fact, everyone knows the three candidates in their hearts, Li Zhoutui is the closest blood and the most suitable, if he hadn't cried impatiently and noisily, it would have been him at that time, and there would be no toss today.
But the elders in the family didn't know how to restrain themselves, and this cry almost ruined all the good feelings of a few foundation-building people for him.
As for Li Zhouxun, his talent is acceptable, his family was poor back then, and he was inherited by Li? If you take in the mansion, you will also get some inheritance rights, but Li Cheng? Maybe he was just investigating, and he didn't mention a single word, and he couldn't decide that it was him at the beginning.
But he later took the initiative to give up and went to the continent to take care of the spiritual field, if there was no Li Zhouda in front of him, his hopes were actually very high, but now that he is compared, it is already dim.
After Li Xuanxuan said this, he looked around, and several of them all lowered their heads thoughtfully, but no one stood up to speak, knowing that there was no objection, so they said:
"Let Zhou Da come up and take a look!"
Soon, a man in leather armor came in from the side, with a strong physique, a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and there were some similarities with Li Wen, but Li Wen's temperament was stupid, this man was obviously bloody often, a lot of brutality, and his eyes were bright.
He quickly walked to the front of the court, without any fear, and bowed:
"I've seen all the elders and brothers!"
Li Xuanxuan nodded and spoke:
"This is Li Zhouda, who is now serving in the Jade Court, doing some errands to subdue demons and eliminate demons."
The old man looked around again, only Li Zhoufang hesitated for a while, and glanced at Li Xinghan, but Li Xinghan had a good impression of Li Zhouda and said softly:
"I stayed by the lake for a while, and this brother is dedicated and responsible, and he is considered a very hard-working member of the clan."
As soon as Li Xinghan expressed his position, Li Zhoefang was silent, both sides were his own people, he would definitely not rush at his promising sister in order to help Li Zhou retire speak, the old man saw it in his eyes, nodded and said:
"All the elders are optimistic about you, but you have to restrain yourself."
"The juniors are taught!"
Li Zhouda smiled and bowed one by one, Li Minggong stood up and said:
"I will take you to Qingdu, and many rituals on the mountain should be ready."
A group of clansmen moved to Qingdu with Li Minggong, leaving only Li Xinghan and a few others, Li Xuanxuan sighed:
"It's good, it's good, but there are a few people who take care of the overall situation at the moment, and I don't just count on him in the future, so I dare to choose, I don't need him to be in charge of Qingdu, and I can still suppress a few peaks."
Li Zhouda is good in everything, but he is too upright, has a violent temper, and is not good at words, and he upholds justice in the clan from time to time.
Li Jiangqian has been waiting for this matter to be settled, his eyes are a little deep, he sipped tea and replied:
"This matter spreads, Zhou Xun is alone, and he is quite good, but I am afraid there are some complaints in Zhou Tui's lineage."
"This is one thing, the second thing... Uncle Zhou Da has a bad temper and can't hear others say gossip... What the junior means is that as soon as the etiquette is over, let someone go to retreat immediately, so that he doesn't listen to it, and wait for a few years to come out, this matter will fade away, and there will be much less disputes."
Li Xuanxuan was the most afraid of these troubles, just sighing, in fact, several people understood that in the current situation, Li Zhouda could no longer be chosen, and Li Zhoutui was probably just a qi practice in the end.
The old man glanced at Li Xinghan and said in a harmonious voice:
"Your Suiyuan Pill, I sent people to inquire about it two years ago, and later I got a Suiyuan Pill refined by Yuzhen in Jianmen, and exchanged it for my own."
"There are also a few elixirs at home for breakthrough, I will go to the cave with you in a moment to teach you how to take them one after another, and prepare for the impact and foundation building."
After all, the Li family has a pill, which can break through a layer without sequelae, and cannot reveal the elixir, the Li family has learned a lot of methods over the years, Li Jiangqian is now using various elixirs to cooperate, and the pill is mixed into it with layers of pill skin, and when it finally breaks through, it will only feel that the effect is abnormally good.
Li Xinghan bowed gratefully, and then withdrew from the palace, Li Jiangqian waved his hand and drove the people on both sides down, seeing Li Xuanxuan's sad face, he smiled:
"Don't worry too much, old man, he is grumpy and likes to fight bravely, but he is not stupid, you see he fights every day, vents his anger for his clansmen, and even more so when he gets rid of demons, isn't he raising hope? At that time, he could fight, sacrifice his life, and have a high cultivation level. … It is very interesting to prescribe the right medicine."
Li Xuanxuan stroked his beard, and Li Jiangqian whispered:
"I got the news that Li Quantao was already stationed in Xianhu, and his son also went to Baijiangxi.
"Lord [Tiange Xia] has been transferred to the east to guard the East China Sea for Qingchi, and has obtained a larger island, from [Qingsong Island] all the way to [Tai'e Island] on the shore of the reef, with full authority assigned by the lord, and now his status... It is comparable to the sect master Tantai."
He smiled and replied:
"There is another news, Fei Qingyi and Qin Xian made their debut after getting married, saying that they should go to the East China Sea to guard, or they should go under the hands of adults.
"This guy is a good-eyed character..."
Li Xuanxuan shook his head and replied:
"When the Si family was in its heyday, she avoided suspicion and didn't even contact her own family, but she didn't forget to always show courtesy to my family. Whether it's saying her life is good or saying she's clever, she finally spread her wings and flew higher and higher from the broken ship of the Fei family."
Li Jiangqian paused for a moment, stepped forward from the main seat, pushed the door out, and looked to the north as if he had something to see:
"[Heart and Mystery], beneficial to the immortal path, beneficial to retreat, and can clear the twelve qi."
"Just breaking through when the true king came to the world... There is also a hint of suspicion.'
The heavy snow on the north bank fell one after another, condensing into a snow-white patch in the distance, spring snow was not too surprising, but Li Jiangqian observed the scope of the heavy snow and said with a smile:
"Speaking of which, it's coming... The Fei family has been building their own foundation for so many years... It's just that this Fei Qingyi... Maybe I'm going to have a headache again."