The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 798 - 767: Meeting at Midnight

Chapter 798: Chapter 767: Meeting at Midnight

The three of them saw that Huang Jingli was in good condition, so they were no longer worried.

"If you need help, just say it," Qin Li said, "I can’t help with big things, but I can with the small ones."

Qin Li’s uncle had some connections at the local police station and could get Huang Jingli out of trouble.

"Yeah, I will, thank you guys," Huang Jingli said, "Having friends is really nice. When you encounter difficulties, there are people who can help."

Back in Qijia Village, although the people around her were decent, she didn’t have the courage to seek help, and the situation was different from now; she could only be threatened by Lin Xiaoru.

But now things were different. She, Huang Jingli, had survived the most difficult times and was finally not afraid of Huang Jingli’s threats anymore. Now she could live a good life.

Someone as vicious and cunning as Lin Xiaoru, with such twisted thoughts, was doomed to not have a good life.

Just watch as Lin Xiaoru takes one wrong step after another, heading toward the abyss...

After eating, He Tiantian gave the gift to Cui Ying in private, chatted with everyone, but as it was getting late, Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian bid farewell and left.

The other two couples also said their goodbyes.

After He Tiantian left, Cui Ying took out the gifts from the three of them and opened them one by one.

Huang Jingli gave a set of fine tableware, eight bowls, eight plates, two soup bowls, and two oval-shaped plates for serving fish.

Qin Li’s gift was a radio, which at the time was somewhat large and didn’t pick up many stations, but it was still quite clear.

When Cui Ying opened the small box given by He Tiantian, her eyes lit up and she said, "Senior brother, the gift Tiantian gave us is quite valuable, a pair of men’s and women’s watches."

"Ah, it is quite valuable. When we get the chance later, we should go up the mountain and pick a fine ginseng to give her," Huashan said, observing the practice of reciprocity—it wouldn’t do just to accept gifts without giving anything in return.

Although He Tiantian might not care about these things, they couldn’t be indifferent.

"Right, let’s do that," Cui Ying replied, "Also, let’s go ask father and uncle what exactly they have found out, if anything?"

"Let’s go ask," Huashan said, feeling that Huo Yingjie was very mysterious.

This feeling definitely wasn’t something that a normal person could emit.

Cui Ying and Huashan went inside the house.

Cui Yong and Cui Heng were speaking in low voices, with serious expressions.

"Father, uncle, what is going on?" Cui Ying asked, "I don’t want to become enemies with Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian. They are the rare friends I’ve made since joining the outside world."

Cui Yong looked at his daughter with an expression that was a mix of laughter and tears.

Cui Heng smiled, waved them over, and told Cui Ying and Huashan to sit down and talk properly.

"Don’t be anxious, let’s talk it over slowly," Cui Heng said, having observed Huo Yingjie closely today and discovered some clues.

Cui Ying and Huashan sat down.

With a grave and earnest tone, Cui Yong said, "You’ve done well to become friends with Huo Yingjie. I hope you can also be friends with them in the future, and avoid doing anything that would harm the interests of Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian."

"Ah?" Cui Ying was taken aback. "Father, I hope so too, but can you tell me the reason for yours and uncle’s change of heart?"

"Ah!" Cui Yong sighed, "Despite not wanting to admit it, I can feel that Huo Yingjie is absolutely not someone we can afford to provoke, not just because of his mortal identity, but also because of the Divine Sense within him. We can sense it, but dare not touch it; he is an existence far above us in countless ways."

The prevalence of Daoist arts has dwindled, even to the point of vanishing.

The number of people in the world who practice cultivation is also decreasing.

In the entire Huaxia Country, there are barely a few hundred left.

Some seclude themselves away from the world, while others who do integrate into society act as supporters for proxies, opening martial art schools and traditional Chinese medicine clinics.

"Oh!" Cui Ying nodded, "I’ll remember that, I originally intended to get along well with them."

"Big brother, can we speak to Huo Yingjie alone, to learn from him and seek his guidance?" Cui Heng asked, having spent years searching for techniques and methods of cultivation to no avail.

The Unfettered Sect suffered greatly in a prideful clash with another sect, the Kunlun Hall, which led to a mutual devastation, squandering much of the sect’s manpower and resources.

But that was a long time ago, a matter of sixty years past.

Since the elder brother became the sect leader, he has lived in seclusion, unconcerned with worldly affairs. Even for the sake of training, they wouldn’t overly involve themselves in mortal matters, which is why their Unfettered Sect has been able to slowly recover.

Here, ’recovery’ merely means that there are twelve people in the Unfettered Sect engaging in true cultivation.

The elder brother became the sect leader at a young age because his predecessor and senior brothers had all died in battle. With no disciples of the previous sect leader, the elder brother, even with his mediocre talent, could become the leader.

Gaining the position of sect leader does not mean mastery of everything; one still needs to strive hard in cultivation.

Although the elder brother worked hard, the lack of a master’s instruction and the loss of unique secret techniques with the death of the previous leader made progress difficult.

In Qijia Village, they found Spiritual Energy conducive to cultivation, but because of their insufficient strength, they were preempted and robbed by others.

This encounter with Huo Yingjie, Cui Heng felt, was an opportunity.

Cui Yong nodded and said, "Huo Yingjie told me to find him at the stroke of midnight."

"Ah?" Cui Heng was startled, "Elder brother, when did Huo Yingjie arrange this with you? I’ve been sitting right beside you the whole time, how did I not notice?"

Cui Yong gave a wry smile, "He communicated with me directly using his Divine Sense, which is why you didn’t hear it."

"Why would he send a message to you?" Cui Heng asked anxiously, "Does he intend to harm us?"

Cui Yong smiled bitterly, shaking his head, "This is the first time I’ve met Huo Yingjie, I can’t be sure what he’s really thinking."

Cui Ying shared a knowing glance with Huashan, as if they had seen something.

Cui Ying spoke softly, "Father, uncle, I don’t think Huo Yingjie intends to harm us."

"Why do you think that?" Cui Yong asked, his daughter had known Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian for a long time and might have a more profound insight.

Cui Heng also looked at Cui Ying, "Please, explain."

"Since father said that Huo Yingjie is a very powerful existence, far above our level, if he wanted to kill us, it would be as easy as turning his hand over, just as if we could easily kill ordinary people," Cui Ying explained. "That he has not done so probably means he does not want to become our enemy. This might be related to his identity before he entered the world; he wouldn’t want others to disturb his current life. Moreover, we and Tiantian have no ill intentions toward Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian, so they have no reason to kill us."

Cui Yong and Cui Heng listened to Cui Ying’s words with gleaming eyes.

Indeed, they had no feud between them; there was no need to fight to the death!

Furthermore, although Huo Yingjie is a highly skilled individual, he now has a family and is living in the mundane world, simply wishing to lead a life as an ordinary person.