In the courtyard of Li Mansion.
Zhong Yan raised his eyes to look at the floating clouds in the sky, and scenes from the past flashed through his mind.
He is about to have a Heavenly Spiritual Root.
But he found that he was not happy at all.
If possible, he would rather exchange it for Li Henian.
How many like-minded friends can you make in your life? Can you hand over a comrade who can shield your back from a knife?
Now, he has one less person.
The one with whom we have the deepest and most intimate connection.
"Monk...immortality..."
Zhong Yan murmured, a hint of boredom suddenly rose in his heart, and he felt a little tired.
Even if you have the system, there is no guarantee that you will survive until the foundation is established. After the foundation is established, there is the golden elixir, and after the golden elixir there is Nascent Soul... Every step is extremely difficult.
If only I could keep going.
What about the loved ones around you?
I will watch each of my wives, concubines, and heirs slowly grow old, turn into white bones, and turn into loess.
Zhong Yan stood motionless, watching the clouds roll in and relax, until the sun set in the west and the lanterns began to light up.
On the corridor not far away, Li Yang and Li Shangwu looked at each other and stepped forward.
Li Shangwu bowed and called softly: "Father, please express my condolences."
Zhong Yan closed his eyes and opened them again, turned around and nodded slightly, "You will be in charge of your father's funeral affairs."
"Yes, foster father!"
Li Yang handed over three storage bags, "Uncle, these are left by the master, and I told you to handle them."
Zhong Yan took it in his hand and scanned it with his spiritual consciousness. Basically, there were fresh herbs, spiritual fruits, and the corpses of hunted monsters. There were a lot of them.
Five magic weapons, fifty-seven spiritual stones, no talismans and elixirs.
Fifty of the spiritual stones should have been sent by the Wangfang family last time.
"Business first, come to me if you need anything."
"Congratulations uncle!"
"Congratulations to your adoptive father!"
After sending Zhong Yan out of the house, Li Yang chatted with her son for a while and then asked him to go about his business while he summoned all the sisters to a room.
"The master is gone, we have to rely on ourselves from now on."
Li Yang's eyes swept across the pretty faces.
"Eight sisters and nine sisters, you will pack your things and go to the Zhong Mansion to find sister Ping'er in a while. Although my uncle has not explicitly agreed, he will not refuse if he thinks about it. If you lower your profile and be smarter, can you win the favor and become a concubine? It depends on your own destiny, it all depends on uncle’s idea.”
Bafang hesitated for a moment and said: "Sister, the master's funeral..."
Li Yang said: "You two have only met the master a few times. When you first entered the mansion, you only went through a formality. You usually live in a low profile and keep a low profile. Not many people know about it. Do you still have to wait until everyone knows before going to the Zhong Mansion? It's just a matter of fact. Reduce your capital?"
The two looked at each other and said, "Yes, thank you, eldest sister."
"Third sister, after the master's funeral is over and Jingqiu has completed her mourning, she will choose an auspicious day to marry into the Zhong Mansion. The master and uncle have agreed on this matter..."
Li Yang was walking around a few people while talking, and suddenly two daggers slipped out of his sleeves, and they were thrust into the backs of the fifth and seventh rooms at the same time.
The sudden turn of events frightened the remaining four people, their expressions changed drastically, and they all retreated.
"The master is alone and asked Fifth Sister and Seventh Sister to go down and accompany him!" Li Yang looked around and said calmly, but she was also a ruthless person.
The fifth and seventh houses have not been in the house for a long time, and they cannot have deep feelings. She is not allowed to reveal some shady things.
As for whether there are other small thoughts, outsiders have no way of knowing.
Zhou Yunning clenched her pink fists in her sleeves, feeling awe-inspiring in her heart. She knew that if she and Bafang were not still intact, they would not be despised and could still be used, but they would probably be assassinated and murdered.
But now she is not afraid. She is the most powerful in the Li family and no one can do anything about her.
Bafang lowered her head and her body could not stop shaking. She was also a smart person and could figure out the key, but she was not a warrior and had no power to resist.
Both the second and third bedrooms have bargaining chips. The former's son Li Shangwen is appreciated by his uncle, and the latter has a daughter who can marry into the Zhong Mansion.
If someone is going to die again, it will definitely be her.
His brain was spinning rapidly, Bafang raised his head slightly and said hurriedly: "Sister! Xuening will only obey you from now on, and I will obey your arrangements and instructions in everything!"
Li Yang glanced at her and said, "You are wrong, you will be uncle's from now on, and whatever uncle says will be yours!"
"Yes, eldest sister!"
Li Yang looked at Zhou Yunning and smiled, "Sister Yunning, I see that your uncle looks at you differently, and he must like you a little bit in his heart. You have innate strength, so you should take care of your uncle's worries."
"Yes, eldest sister."
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the other side.
When Zhong Yan returned home, he summoned Jiang Ping and Yan Sandao.
"Ping'er, Yu Qingyao, hurry up."
"Sandao, tomorrow you go to the Marriage Pavilion and ask for two more, and then go to North Street to pick out some homeless slave women."
Yan Sandao asked: "Husband, are refugee women working as maids?"
Zhong Yan: "The same goes for maids. I want to take one or two as concubines. Anyway, you should find more."
Jiang Ping reminded: "Husband, very few of those slaves are literate and practice martial arts, and it is difficult to choose one with outstanding appearance and figure."
"It doesn't matter."
The two of them immediately understood that the husband had another purpose in taking a concubine.
"Go and do your work, husband is a little tired."
Zhong Yan dismissed the two of them with a wave of his hand and stayed in the study room for a while, then went to the training room to refine the elixir to dispel the dull mood.
In the corridor, Yan Sandao pursed his lips and said, "I feel uncomfortable seeing my husband like this."
Jiang Ping nodded slightly, "Yes, my husband has a deep relationship with Brother Li. Now that I think about it, when my husband left the Fire Cloud Sect and chose Qingyang, it probably had a lot to do with Brother Li. Now, hey~"
The two were quiet for a while.
Jiang Ping called the maids nearby, "Go and tell each room not to disturb the master these days. Let Xiaoqing inform the whole house that it is not suitable for entertainment in the near future and keep a low profile..."
"Yes, ma'am!"
Jiang and Yan had a conversation and went to the front yard of No. 9 together. They happened to see the maid bringing in the eighth and ninth rooms of the Li Mansion, and they were suddenly surprised.
"I've met Madam, Second Madam!"
Zhou Yunning and Xiao Xuening bowed down and bowed down.
Jiang Ping and Yan Sandao looked at each other and saw that they were both dressed simply, pretending to be women who had not left the palace, and they were still carrying luggage.
Immediate realization.
Jiang Ping stepped forward to help the two of them up, and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, from now on we are a family, we are all sisters."
Zhou Yunning and Xiao Xuening were immediately grateful. They had been thinking about how to speak when they arrived. They did not expect that Mrs. Zhongfu was as kind as usual, with a wise mind and did not make any difficulties.
That has to be noticed.
As early as when there were rumors that Li Henian would not come back, Jiang Ping had expected that there was a high possibility that at least the eighth and ninth bedrooms of the Li Mansion would move into the Zhong Mansion.
Moreover, the two of them came to the house many times, how could she not count them all? Naturally, she could see that her husband was interested in Zhou Yunning in front of her, and he was also a Xiantian realm warrior, so he was a good helper.
"Xiaoqin, go and clean up the rooms for Madam Ten and Madam Eleven."
…
It dazzled for more than three months.
It’s the end of another year.
The heavy snow came as expected, and it fell one after another.
The Zhongfu was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and it was a joyous occasion.
Except for going out to attend Li Henian's funeral, Zhong Yan has been staying in the training room to practice in seclusion, putting both cultivation on hold for the time being, as a way of respecting his friend and sending him off in a different way.
This morning.
Zhong Yan left the training room and stood under the eaves, reaching out to catch the flying snowflakes.
The momentum is restrained and the eyes are bright.
After this period of retreat and adjustment, he regained his fighting spirit.
The road is blocked and long, but the road is coming.
Just choose to accept what you can't change and try your best to let more people live forever together.
"master!"
"You're out of seclusion!"
At the arched doorway, Jiang Huan peeked his head in, smiled broadly, ran over quickly, knelt down in the snow, "Slave, please pay my respects to the master!"
Li Jingqiu, who was behind him, also bowed down, his pretty face flushed, and he didn't know what to call him, "Jingqiu has met... uncle!"
Her mother and aunt have already made arrangements with the eldest lady of the Zhong Mansion and are not planning to make any big deal. They are now considered members of the Zhong Mansion and are just waiting for Zhong Yan to nod.
"Get up!"
Zhong Yan nodded. After not seeing him for several months, Jiang Huan became more and more charming. He was wearing a white robe with a waist that was breathtakingly beautiful.
Li Jingqiu also grew up to be a slim little beauty. Her appearance was very similar to that of her mother. Standing next to each other, they might be recognized as sisters.
"Will you make any progress if you wake up so early to practice?"
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