Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 178 - 167: The Meeting of Dragon and Tiger_1

Chapter 178: Chapter 167: The Meeting of Dragon and Tiger_1

When leaving the Wenxin House, Quan Dingtian and two Siye of the Guozi Bureau personally escorted Li Xuan, helping him to bypass the crowd and leading him to the entrance of the Guozi Bureau.

At the moment of parting, one of the Siye suddenly asked, "Protector, I wonder if you would be willing to join the philosophical school and become my disciple? With my guidance, I can assure you that within ten years, you will master Confucianism."

At this moment, his righteousness was stirring, sweeping across several miles — he was a master of Confucianism with a cultivation at the tenth house level.

His two colleagues, however, changed their expressions slightly, looking somewhat displeased at him.

Luckily, after some contemplation, Li Xuan shook his head vigorously: "I will read by myself in my leisure time and study the essence of Confucianism. But joining the philosophical school is not for me, as my aspirations lie elsewhere."

He had already spent nine years in compulsory education, three years in high school, and four in college, and was weary of studying. He could tolerate leisurely recreational study, but if he had to spend another ten years poring over various quotations and devoting painstaking efforts, he couldn’t stand it.

Quan Dingtian sighed privately, thinking that the timing was not yet right.

As Li Xuan walked towards the city wall under the gaze of the three Confucian scholars, Jiang Yunqi came over.

"Nephew, I must apologize to you about this matter. I didn’t anticipate the problem with the Heart-Asking Bell-" Jiang Yunqi started saying, but seeing that Li Xuan was indifferent and walking faster, he anxiously called out, "Hey, hey, walk slower, nephew! The city wall is right ahead. I have something to discuss with you."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan gave a cold smile and his steps slowed down slightly: "I am in a hurry to go home. If Uncle Jiang has something to say, please say it."

His attitude was cold and distant.

Jiang Yunqi was sweating, and he glanced at the top of the city wall: "Er... Nephew, when you see your Auntie Jiang, could you perhaps... cover up and make some excuses about today’s incident?"

"Cover up? Make excuses?" Li Xuan frowned, saying earnestly: "Uncle, are you suggesting that I should lie in front of auntie? In my life, I’ve always been honest and frank, and I’ve never lied to anyone, let alone Auntie Jiang. Please don’t bring up this topic again."

Jiang Yunqi was somewhat convinced and his face changed slightly.

He thought to himself that anyone capable of passing the Six Passes of Wenxin would certainly be a man of integrity. His request was indeed excessive.

However, he then saw that Li Xuan’s right hand, which was held behind his back, was making a strange movement. It looked as if he was counting money with his fingers.

Jiang Yunqi blinked, wondering if he had seen it wrong, or misinterpreted the meaning?

After thinking for a moment, he decided to test the waters: "Within a month, I will personally refine five Spirit Pills for you. Within a year, I’ll get two 300-year-old Golden Abalones for you. Also, I’ll cover your medicinal meals until you get to the third house level."

"Uncle, are you trying to bribe me?" Li Xuan’s expression became even colder, but his pace did slow a bit.

"How could it be bribery? This is my apology to you." Seeing that Li Xuan was interested, Jiang Yunqi perked up: "Eight Spirit Pills! Ten! No more than that, because I only have so many materials. Besides, I can help you get some 500-year-old Golden Abalones and kill a few White Tigers for you. They are all delicious food and can enhance your physique! Nephew, you have to help your uncle. Your aunt can be very stubborn. Once she makes up her mind, she might not speak to me for two or three years."

Li Xuan thought to himself that these were the words he had been waiting for. He stopped in his tracks, looking hesitant: "Auntie is that temperamental? All right, I will reluctantly agree to help this once. But doing such things against my nature will tarnish my purity eventually."

Jiang Yunqi was overjoyed, but then he felt a sense of déjà vu. He remembered that he had heard these words not too long ago.

Then he recalled that Li Xuan had said the same thing in front of his old friend, Quan Dingtian.

Jiang Yunqi couldn’t help but chuckle as he wondered how this nephew of his had passed the Pass of Greed.

When the two of them arrived at the top of the city wall, Lady Jiang was glaring at Jiang Yunqi like a knife.

Li Xuan greeted Lady Jiang with a fist and palm salute: "Auntie, you should not blame Uncle. The visit to Wenxin House this time was actually out of my own curiosity. I wanted to try it out, so I asked Uncle for help."

Lady Jiang thought that only a fool would believe that. But since Li Xuan said these words, it was clear that her husband had already received Li Xuan’s forgiveness.

She silently praised Li Xuan’s kindness. He was too kind-hearted to forgive Jiang Yunqi for his actions. If it were anyone else, this would have led to a grudge.

She thought for a while and her gaze softened when she looked at Jiang Yunqi: "For your sake, I will let you off this time."

At this moment, under the introduction of Xue Yunrou, Li Xuan paid his respects to Vice Master Zhang.

This was a major figure, a guest Qing invited by Zhuque Hall, so Li Xuan was extra courteous and respectful.

"This young man is really impressive!"

Vice Master Zhang looked Li Xuan up and down, thinking that no wonder his niece was smitten with this young man.

He’s handsome, talented, and has a good character. If he were a girl, he would have liked him too.

"Li, are you married? My Yunrou is of the same age as you and still unbetrothed. How about I play the matchmaker and wed you two?"

Xue Yunrou’s cheeks turned slightly red at the words, and she looked shyly away, but her ears perked up.

Lady Jiang furrowed her brows, turning to look at her sister-in-law, Madam Xue.

What surprised her was that the latter showed no intention of intervening. She stood with her back to them, gazing intently at the night view in the direction of Yuhuatai, oblivious to the gazes cast her way.

Lady Jiang’s face grew slightly pale and she let out a cold laugh: "Vice Master Zhang, your idea is bad indeed. I remember more than a month ago, Yunrou told me that she didn’t like Li Xuan."

Xue Yunrou couldn’t help but bite her lip. She had indeed said that, but she didn’t understand Li Xuan back then.

At this point, Li Xuan was drenched in cold sweat, thinking that it was quite difficult for him to escape from the Heart Asking Bell, was he going to have to face a Shuraba again?

Just as Vice Master Zhang wanted to say something more, Jiang Yunqi slapped him on the shoulder, laughing heartily: "Li Xuan has been busy from dawn to dusk today, solving a major theft case in the Imperial Palace during the day and challenging the Wenxin House at night. He just wants to go home now. Whatever Zhang brother has to say can wait for another day. As for us, old friends meeting again, we should have a drink. Let’s go to the Sanweiju."

Vice Master Zhang was not convinced, thinking that he could have said everything briefly.

But he was a spell cultivator, completely unable to oppose Jiang Yunqi’s force. He was dragged dozens of yards away before he had even snapped back to reality.

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By the time Li Xuan returned to the Earl’s residence, it had already passed midnight.

His attendant, Li Dalu, was waiting for him at the entrance: "I asked around, it seems nothing happened. Although there was a disturbance at the beginning, it subsided afterward."

Li Xuan felt greatly relieved and she confidently headed toward his own room.

His original plan was to sleep in his office at the Zhuque Hall. But recently, due to the large number of demons being suppressed by the Zhenyao Tower, access was strictly controlled after midnight, which was very troublesome.

Luckily, the war in the Earl’s residence had ceased. Otherwise, he would have been homeless tonight.

However, when Li Xuan just entered the outer courtyard, the sight before him left him slightly taken aback.

The lights in the outer hall were still on, and his father Li Chengji and brother Li Yan were sitting across from each other, heavily drunk.

Li Xuan was thoughtful for a moment, then went over: "Father, big brother, what are you doing? Why drink so much? It’s so late, why don’t you go back to your rooms and rest?"

Especially Li Yan, his wife had finally returned, but he left her alone in their room.

Li Yan looked at Li Xuan through hazy, drunken eyes and let out a bitter smile: "I’m miserable, truly miserable! Pouring my troubles away!"

Li Chengji also looked at him, and with a pat on Li Xuan’s arm, he said slowly: "Xuan, in the future, you may be the only one in the Li family who can revive the manly spirit of the Li men. Be sure not to follow in your father and brother’s footsteps."

Li Xuan suddenly felt a sense of ’great responsibilities had been thrust upon him’. Yet, he ended up going back to his room, still perplexed.

Although it was already past the best time for cultivation and Li Xuan was very tired, he still took a Liudao Renyuan Elixir and started to circulate the Hunyuan Celestial Scripture, operating the circulation of Qi in his body.

The reason was that he had recently acquired a considerable amount of elixirs. Li Xuan felt that he had some resources to squander.

The key point was that his lifespan was now only a dozen days, this sense of crisis made him feel like a fishbone was stuck in his throat, he could barely sleep or eat. He had to extend his lifespan to a month before he could rest easy.

However, the ’Four-turns Dahuan Elixir’ that his sister-in-law Su Zhaojun gave him couldn’t be used at this moment.

This elixir was a catalyst for a rapid breakthrough to the fourth house level, and shouldn’t be used recklessly.

But when Li Xuan, following his method of visualization, just started to circulate his Zhenyuan, a hint of astonishment appeared in his eyes.

Li Xuan only felt his body’s energy flow suddenly unimpeded, his body making crackling noises with countless Qi of Sheng Yuan emerging from his bones. Then, his Zhenyuan started to move towards his Dantian and began to coalesce into the shape of an elixir.

Li Xuan’s heart surged, he knew this phenomenon was a sign of the second door, the ’Dan Gate’, opening.

But he was completely puzzled, wondering what was happening?

Logically speaking, his accumulation of Zhenyuan was far from the requisite and the Golden Abalone Soup that he had at Jiang’s mansion was far from enough.

Could it be because of the Heart Asking Bell?

Meanwhile, the father and son who were drinking in the living room outside all stopped their actions simultaneously. They looked in the direction of Li Xuan’s room, their eyes full of astonishment and joy.

"The union of the dragon and the tiger, the elixir has formed, Xuan has entered the second door!"

Li Yan blinked, extremely surprised: "So fast, he only entered the Third Tier not long ago, and already broke through?"