Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 214 - 193 - Which one do you like? (Added for the invitation event to urge more updates)_1

Chapter 214: Chapter 193 - Which one do you like? (Added for the invitation event to urge more updates)_1

Li Xuan and Li Chengji waited at the medical institute for an entire day before Jiang Yunqi finally emerged from the quiet room where Li Yan’s parents were lying down.

"They’re alright now, their internal organs have been reset, and their Qi channels are all restored. From now on, they just need to stay at home and recuperate, and I’ll have my two disciples take turns to come and check on them. There’s also the option of using top-tier healing elixirs, if you don’t have any, we can provide them."

Naturally, Li Xuan and his son were endlessly grateful. They put the parents of Yan into the carriage, before each mounting an Earth Dragon. Charl Chengji smirked, asking, "So, Xuan, how are you getting on with Xiaowei Jiang? Are things looking promising?"

Li Xuan glanced at Earl Chengyi and thought to himself that the old man really had no sense of propriety. He pretended not to understand, "Jiang and Xiaowei are doing well, what do you mean ’are things looking promising?’"

"Won’t you be honest with your father? You’ve been to her place, so don’t play dumb."

Earl Chengyi stroked his beard and scoffed coldly, "So there are already several girls connected to you? The Heavenly Master Twins and Yue Qianqian, they’re all pretty close to you. I didn’t expect you, my boy, to be quite the playboy without even going to the brothel, just traipsing about and picking flowers. So tell me, which of these girls do you actually like?"

Li Xuan kept his eyes straight ahead, thinking to himself, I don’t want any of them. I’m barely surviving right now; I don’t have time to think about women!

Chengyi chuckled to himself, saying unbothered, "I estimate your mother will like Xue Yunrou, while your sister-in-law will like Jiang Hanyun. As for me, any of these three girls would make a fine daughter-in-law, they’re all good girls. However, if, Xuan, you plan on being an exemplary husband in the future and not following in my and your elder brother’s footsteps, Jiang Hanyun and Yue Qianqian would be more suitable."

Can’t help but be curious, Li Xuan said, "Qianqian I can understand, but if I marry Jiang Hanyun, how could I uphold any conjugal authority?"

If he ever dared to rebel, he’d surely be beaten to death by Jiang Hanyun. At least Xue Yunrou was softer than Xiaowei.

Chengyi then laughed, "Xue Yunrou is a person who’s weak on the outside but tough on the inside. Don’t be swayed by how she’s kind to you now. As for your mother, that girl can definitely fool her into being thrilled. But with her methods, she might just ruin your mother’s health without showing any animation. She truly is your mother’s bane."

Li Xuan was dumbfounded, then looked at Chengyi with new respect, realizing that he really was a shrewd one with a keen eye for people.

"As for Jiang Hanyun, she might seem like Zhaojun on the surface, but she’s actually quite different from your sister-in-law."

Seeing Li Xuan’s admiring gaze, Chengyi couldn’t hide his satisfaction as he stroked his beard, "Your sister-in-law also says exactly what she means, but she’s sharp, extremely bright. She can see right through many things, yet she doesn’t bother to waste her time. Her ways, however, are somewhat too tough. Jiang Hanyun, on the other hand, is genuinely simple-minded, and probably a little confused most of the time. As for you, my son, you’re full of tricks and inherently cunning. At first, I’m guessing you will struggle a bit under Jiang Hanyun, but in the long run, you should be able to control her. Of course - "

He paused, "Different strokes for different folks. Jiang Hanyun is a simple girl, but she probably won’t learn to be as tender and considerate as Xue Yunrou in her whole life. It’s all down to which one you like."

Li Xuan side-eyed him, "By your tone, it sounds as if you’ll prefer a match with the Jiang Family?"

"I didn’t say that." Earl Chengyi burst into laughter, then sighed and tapped his waist, "But our family, I’m afraid we won’t be able to avoid injuries and illnesses in the future. Having a national medical expert as a relative would indeed provide some peace of mind."

Li Xuan scoffed before deciding to change the subject. He straightforwardly handed over the ’Xuanhan Ice Jade,’ given to him by the princess, "Father, do you know a skilled spellcaster? Could you arrange for this object to be made into a magical tool as quickly as possible? Ideally within three to five days."

He could ask Yue Qianqian or Xue Yunrou to help him, which would probably not cost him much. But Li Xuan believes that if his own family can handle it properly, then there’s no need to owe others favors.

"Three to five days for a high-grade magic instrument? My son, are you dreaming? The quality of this ’Xuanhan Ice Jade’ is pretty good, but to refine a high-grade magical instrument, it will take at least three to five months!"

Earl Chengyi gave Li Xuan a sidelong glance before thinking to himself, "Although it isn’t impossible, it would just cost a lot more. Fine, I will handle it. Three to five days is out of the question but I will try to complete it within ten days at most. So, what do you want it made into? How about a jade pendant? You should return the ’Hanjiaojue’ necklace to your elder brother. It’s not good for you to hold onto it since it was given to him by his first love."

Believing his younger son risked danger for Yanthis time and made considerable contributions by preventing a war that could have affected millions across Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Chengyi thought it was only right he spent a bit of money for him.

The key point here is Chengyi is certain that he will be reinstated soon. At that time, there won’t be a lack of gold and silver at home, making gaining favors quite lucrative.

Li Xuan squinted his eyes, thinking, so it was a token from a first love.

He had asked Li Dalu to investigate it everywhere but got no results. He didn’t expect that the truth would come from his father.

Ha-ha! Elder brother, elder brother, your family jewels are now in my hands.

A pot of beans cooks into a soup, pulp is sieved to make it a paste.

Beneath a pot, peas burn, whimpering in despair.

From the same root we were born, why then are we so hasty to destroy one another– but I am in a hurry!

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When they returned to the Earl Chengyi’s mansion, Mrs. Liu, who had been waiting at the door of the inner courtyard, threw herself onto the stretcher carrying Li Yan and his wife, weeping bitterly with teary eyes.

Li Xuan noticed something was amiss, as there was a murderous look in his mother’s eyes when she glanced at him and Li Chengji. So after escorting Li Yan and his wife back to their room, he cleverly excused himself to report back to Zhuque Hall, fleeing the Earl Chengyi’s mansion like a bird.

But he did indeed want to report his accomplishments to Zhuque Hall. He wondered if this big event would lead the Zhuque Hall to reward him with thirty or fifty large merits and offer him some high-quality magical instruments and elixirs.

However, the situation turned out better than he thought, the Chief of Jigong Tower, on seeing him, looked troubled: "The problem is that you’ve already been rewarded so much. The top have agreed to give you another thirty grand merits, adding up to forty-five in total. But it’s really a headache to figure out what else to give you. Vice Lord Qiu suggests we reward you with a supreme magical implement directly."

Li Xuan thought Uncle Qiu was really supportive. It was indeed great to have a powerful backer.

But then he heard the Chief of Jigong Tower’s tone change: "Normally speaking, rewarding you with a supreme magical implement for the Battle of Beigu Mountain is not at all excessive. However, with your current cultivation level, even if you were given a supreme magical implement, you would not be able to use it. Moreover, we don’t have any such implement in stock in the Six Paths Bureau at present. But if we were to break down a supreme magical implement into several top-grade ones, I guess you wouldn’t like that either, would you?"

Li Xuan shook his head vehemently, who would want top-grade magical implements when they could have a supreme one?

Top-grade magical implements were rare enough, let alone supreme ones. Even their centuries-old Chengyi family only had one, and that was for a fighter like his father who was at the half-heavenly level.

Even if he couldn’t use it, wouldn’t it be great to give it to his father?

"How about this? I’ll give you three top-grade magical artifacts, and a slightly larger Qiankun bag. This one is of a very high grade and has an internal space of ten square feet..."

The chief of Jigong Tower’s voice stuttered to a stop in surprise as he saw Li Xuan waving his Sumi Ring-adorned hand in front of him.

"I already have a space artifact," said Li Xuan, a hint of pride in his eyes. "As for the inner space, as long as it’s enough, it’s fine."

As far as Li Xuan was concerned, space artifacts were only a matter of availability. He didn’t have many possessions that could fill out even one-third of his little Sumi Ring.

"This is tricky then." The Chief of Jigong Tower pondered for a moment, "How about this? We can’t provide a supreme magical implement at the moment, can we hold it for you for now? We’ll start collecting materials for you. In the future, once you’ve reached the Third Door level, you could apply at the Artifact Refining Pavilion for a custom-made one. This privilege can be inherited. If one day you are killed, your family can also redeem it."

Li Xuan thought to himself, ’You’re the one who’s going to be killed, your whole family will be!’.

He thought the plan was acceptable. However, he was somewhat skilled at bargaining, and immediately furrowed his brow, "How long will this take? As you can see, I’ve been having quite a bit of bad luck recently, with trouble brewing. I’m afraid that I might accidentally lose my life, so I desperately need something that can enhance my combat power."

Upon hearing this, the Chief of Jigong Tower fell deep into thought, "Your safety is indeed an issue. The remnant forces of Lin Ziyang, and people from Maitreya Teaching, might possibly target you. Especially since the Chief Administrator has decided to break with convention and promote you to a 6th rank Six Paths Bureau Colonel, planning to establish a new banner in Mingyou City under your command. If you don’t have a bit of force to show for it, it indeed won’t do.

If you want to rapidly enhance your combat power, you have to options: Descendence Technique and Mechanical Techniques. You can disregard the Descendence Technique. If it’s not practiced by a proficient Taoist, calling upon a spirit will only leave numerous problems. The only option is Mechanical Techniques. Coincidentally, we have an Organ Puppet created by the younger Master Luban in the Mechanical Techniques Tower. Although it’s of the sixth house level, it has almost the combat power of the seventh house level, which is quite impressive. Are you interested?"

"Okay!"

Li Xuan thought this was pretty good. He knew that the Luban spoken of by the Chief of Jigong Tower was not the Luban from the Spring and Autumn Period, but an honorary title in the Mohist School, ranking just below the Mohist Giants.

The masters who could earn this title were not to be underestimated in their Mechanical Techniques.

And most of the Mohist School’s Organ Puppets were durable and could take a lot of damage.

"Then it’s settled, " said the Chief of Jigong Tower, smiling. "We’ll put aside the supreme magical implement for you for now. I’ll give you a voucher. Take it to claim a medium-grade magical implement. This will be your reward this time. You should know, these are just rewards from us here at the Six Paths Bureau. The bulk of them are actually from the Court."

Li Xuan looked forward to the Court’s rewards, but he was more concerned about the present. "A medium-grade magical implement? Another one to enhance Great Rectitude Martial Intention?"

"Of course!" The Chief of Jigong Tower gave him a strange look. "With your current situation, the more the Great Rectitude Martial Intention, the better, the heavier and wider it is, the more powerful."

Li Xuan supposed that was fine. He already had a whole ’Sacrifice’ set, so he didn’t mind having an extra piece.