Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 119 - 116: This is Not About Money (Asking for monthly tickets and subscriptions)_1

Chapter 119: Chapter 116: This is Not About Money (Asking for monthly tickets and subscriptions)_1

After Li Xuan opened his eyes, he glared fiercely at Li Yan, attempting to convey his anger and sorrow with his gaze!

Cooking beans to make soup, straining the beans for juice.

The beans are burned underneath the pot, while their fellow beans are crying in the pot.

They were born from the same root, why is the hurry to fry each other?

Why the rush to destroy each other!

Li Yan, however, just coldly laughed, responding with a look of complete indifference. "The grudge of losing ten thousand taels of patterned silver, how can an elder brother not seek revenge?"

Li Xuan was gnashing his teeth in hatred when he felt intense pain in his ear. It was Mrs. Liu, who had fully comprehended the situation, her face filled with rage as she pulled his ear.

"Fine, you dare to deceive your mother! You’ve really grown up, haven’t you?"

On that night, Li Xuan was more miserable than his father Li Chengji, not only was he scolded by Mrs. Liu until he was covered in spit, his ears also got painfully tugged until they turned red.

A good half an hour later, Mrs. Liu, her mouth dry and tongue parched, finally stopped, accepting a bowl of tea soup from Leng Yurou to moisten her throat: "There is one more thing, five days from now, the elder lady of the eastern town Hou family is having a big birthday, you will accompany me to visit."

Li Xuan immediately frowned, detecting Mrs. Liu’s intentions: "I won’t go! I need to recover from my injuries."

"A thousand taels of patterned silver, you just have to stay there for a day." Mrs. Liu calmly sipped her tea, looking unfazed.

She knew how to persuade her second son, but this time Li Xuan’s response startled her.

"I am not going!"

Li Xuan seemed very determined, he now had enough money, ever since he won the ten thousand taels of patterned silver off Li Yan, his purse was once again bulging.

He was loath to go to such a boring place for the sake of a mere thousand taels.

"Mother, listen to me, I have made great strides in my cultivation. My future prospects in the Liudao Division are bright, you really don’t need to worry about my marriage like this."

Mrs. Liu’s eyebrows knitted slightly, and she looked at Li Xuan thoughtfully: "I’ll give you two thousand taels, I can’t give more than that!"

Having been seriously at risk twice in less than a month of serving at the Liudao Division, if this boy continues in his position, he might not survive another two to three months!

Wouldn’t it be better to find him a wife who’s not only beautiful and rich, but who also commands power and has strong combat capabilities, so that he can live a peaceful and prosperous life at home?

Upon hearing this, Li Yan couldn’t hide his disappointment. Here he was, living hand-to-mouth, having to spend one tael of silver like two taels. Yet there was his brother, with their mother desperate enough to give him money just so he would agree to a marriage meeting.

This was blatant favoritism; he certainly wasn’t treated like this before.

Li Xuan was somewhat moved for a moment, but after a round of thoughtful consideration, he firmly shook his head: "Mother, it’s not a question of money."

Li Xuan thought to himself: he was a promising youth, from a newly emerging society, how could he bow down he was for the sake of this ’five pecks of rice’?

He sighed, continuing in his earnest persuasion: "Mother, please don’t waste your energy, I can guess what you’re thinking, but I don’t want to cling to power and wealth, and rely on a woman. In short, I’m not going. No matter how much money you give me, it won’t make a difference."

But then Li Xuan felt a surge of unease in his heart, realizing Mrs. Liu was looking at him with a lion-like gaze.

"I’m not discussing this with you, Li Xuan are you going or not?"

Mrs. Liu’s voice suddenly rose eight octaves, at the same time, she fiercely slammed her teacup on the tea table, creating a loud ’bang’.

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then swallowed audibly: "I’ll go!"

After taking a few breaths, he tried to bargain, weakly asking: "What about the two thousand taels of silver you mentioned?"

Mrs. Liu had already brought a new tea cup and gave him a cold, yet smug smile.

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After Mrs. Liu left, Li Xuan continued to look silently at Li Yan, his eyes filled with an accusing look.

"I did sell you out, what can you do about it?" Li Yan wasn’t afraid at all, he fixed Li Xuan with a mockingly playful stare: "If you’re not happy, after you recover from your injuries, you can fight it out with me at the drill ground."

Li Xuan indeed didn’t have any other options, he just mentally noted his grudge with Li Yan. He thought to himself: big brother, you’re choosing a dangerous path.

If I don’t avenge this, I’ll never be able to calm the resentment in my heart.

Thinking of the ’Hanjiaojue’ pendant, which Li Yan treasured noticeably, he speculated perhaps he could investigate its origin when he had the time.

After that, Li Xuan learned from Li Yan that four days had already passed since the Ghost Festival. He had been unconscious for so long since leaving the temple in Duchenghuang.

He then asked about the subsequent events. Although the tomb of Han dynasty was suppressed that night by the power of the Duchenghuang, there were still stray ghostly soldiers and evil spirits that managed to escape. They caused several spiritual disasters around Jinling, resulting in more than 500 casualties.

Not to mention the heavy casualties of the entire garrison at Dasheng Pass, with deaths reaching a thousand.

This incident caused a huge uproar in Nanjing.

Li Changshan, Sitian Bureau’s Shaojiaozheng, several officials from the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, including Yuanwai Zhuang Zhicheng, and Han Long, the Zongbing of Dasheng Pass, were arrested by the imperial edict on that day.

The Five Armies Dudu’s mansion also did not fare well. It was said that the emperor was extremely furious at the Five Armies Dudu’s mansion’s indifference and not only denounced Duke Xuguo and others but also stripped them of their posts.

Thus, these military heavyweights of south Zhili are now temporarily holding the Zhisi while bearing the guilt.

"What about our family?" Li Xuan asked with anticipation, "Has Father’s accusation been removed? There should be some merit rewarded, right?"

Because it concerned the whole family, Li Xuan couldn’t not take this matter to heart.

"Our family?" Li Yan sneered and said helplessly, "Don’t expect too much. The Dasheng Pass and tomb of Han dynasty were not Father’s responsibility, and he was already suspended pending investigation. This is a case of a dog chasing a mouse - meddling in others’ business. It’s lucky that he wasn’t punished this time, let alone expecting merit. Laughably, he dealt with six ghostly generals who had opened the fourth gate singlehandedly for the unsealing of the tomb of the Han dynasty, and he was seriously injured with a long cut on his chest. He didn’t dare to tell Mother about this and could only secretly take medicine to heal."

Li Xuan frowned and said, "But I seem to recall that you mentioned Father was injured many days ago?"

That was right after the Lanyue House case when this father and son first returned home.

"That was his old injury back then, so I originally thought that this suspension would be a good thing for him. He could take a break and heal his injuries. Who would have thought that the incident at Dasheng Pass would happen just after a short while."

After sighing, Li Yan’s tone changed, "But Father’s health is much better than before. And I heard that many Qingliu in the court have a good impression of him. Several Jishizhong from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, as well as several Imperial Censors from the Inspectorate, have all submitted defenses for him. Shaobao Yu also personally stated in the court that Father is devoted and dutiful, a rare competent officer in the court. The court should rely on his abilities and not condemn him for minor errors."

Only after hearing this did Li Xuan feel relieved. As long as not everyone in the court was against them, his family wouldn’t have to worry about their entire mansion being confiscated and executed.

Especially Shaobao Yu, who was close to the level of a Saint and had been instrumental in rescuing the state of Jin from danger over a decade ago.

He now has control over the Ministry of War and is in charge of the entire northern frontier’s defense. His power and influence in the court were immense.

"Oh, right!" Li Yan remembered something else, "Zhuque Hall sent Peng Fulai with a message for you, asking you to go to Zhuque Hall as soon as you wake up. I guess they want to award you for your merits. During this period, our Uncle Qiu also came over and visited you several times. He seemed very fond of you. Heh, looking at him, I think he’d love to have you as his son. You have done great deeds and have allies, so I guess your rewards won’t be small."

Li Xuan was greatly encouraged, and he was very excited about what gains he might achieve at Zhuque Hall.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Liu had issued a no leaving order for him. He was not allowed to step out of the mansion until his injury was completely healed. She even forbade Li Xuan from touching any weapons and asked Li Dalu to keep an eye on him all the time.

Thus, Li Xuan could only do his daily cultivation and comprehend Wuyi.

That night when Li Xuan started his cultivation, he understood what Tingtian Ao meant when he said that his ’cultivation of Thunder Style would yield twice the result with half the effort.’

Now, without using any elixirs, he could enhance the voltage of Shenxiao Juemie Thunder to 22,000 volts during visualization. Besides, Li Xuan’s internal organs, his bones and marrow, all had excellent adaptability to Thunder Style Zhenyuan and could blend together.

This resulted in more Yuan Qi being included as he circulated Zhenyuan within his body.

As we all know, Li Xuan’s cultivation method is unique, where the visualization of Thunder and Ice mutually supplemented and enhanced each other.

With the enhancement of Thunder Style visualization, his Ice Style visualization has increased nearly twice as much.

The key point is, the next day when Li Xuan woke up, he found green spots on his chest had not expanded at all. There might be a slight contraction, but Li Xuan couldn’t discern it for now.

-- It was one of the rare days since ghost possession, when the speed of his cultivation exceeded the speed of Yinsha’s invasion.

Li Xuan was overjoyed, confirming that Tingtian Ao didn’t lie to him. The intensity of Yinsha’s attack on him, indeed dropped to less than a tenth of what it was before!

Li Xuan had planned to gather a few more excellent elixirs in the near future and replenish his energy.

Just the thought of having less than twenty days left to live made him feel restless. It was too risky. He needed to extend it to two or three months to be considered safe.

Otherwise, if something unexpected happened in the future that prevented him from cultivating daily, wouldn’t he die instantly?

However, after the joy, Li Xuan looked around and felt a sense of loneliness inexplicably.

Last night, he had introspected his consciousness according to the method Tingtian Ao provided. The volume of "The Song of Integrity" was floating alone, and the red-eyed girl was nowhere to be found.

Now, even if he unleashed the Qilinbi, there was no object to visualize. After all, his ability hadn’t reached the state of voidness.

Li Xuan sat on the bed for a while, then cursed himself for being sick, really sick. Then he hurriedly got dressed and went towards the training ground.