txolops Chapter 4 Li Family's Xuanzhen Pavilion
Chapter 4 Li Family's Xuanzhen Pavilion
The Li family mansion in Yuanguang City.
With a stern face and eyes flashing with cold light, Li Cangshan slammed his palm on the table.
With a muffled "whoosh," the table in the council chamber exploded, shattering teacups all over the floor.
"What did you say? You didn't find that little beast?"
The people below were all kneeling on the ground, trembling.
"Brother, it's obvious that Xiu Yuan entered the rank overnight because of the cultivation technique left behind by Shangguan Xiuhong."
Xiu Yuan is now at the ninth rank; if he wanted to hide in the vast Cangyun Mountains, it would be truly difficult to find him!
The speaker was a refined-looking man who resembled a scholar.
It was Li Cangyun, the second son of the Li family.
Upon hearing Li Cangyun's words, Li Cangshan slowly sat down.
As he spoke, Li Cangyun waved to the Li family disciples kneeling on the ground.
Those people immediately left the council chamber as if they had been granted a pardon.
The Li family members quickly moved to a different table and brewed fresh tea.
"Who could have imagined things would turn out this way? If that little beast Li Xiuyuan escapes Cangyun Mountain, it will be difficult to catch him again."
Lin Shao was invited away by the city lord early this morning. If he returns and is blamed for this matter, how can my Li family bear the consequences?
Damn it… It's all that idiot fourth brother's fault! He inexplicably brought such a huge disaster upon the Li family.
The thought of the many people the Li family lost last night, including his sister Li Yun and several other family members who died tragically on Cangyun Mountain, filled Li Cangshan with uncontrollable rage!
"Brother, please calm down."
Actually, it's nothing. My Li family didn't know about this beforehand, and we had already discussed it with Young Master Lin.
We joined forces to kill the fourth brother and sent Li family disciples to hunt down Li Xiuyuan, which already shows our stance.
I believe that Young Master Lin would never blame the Li family.
Moreover, now that the City Lord's Mansion knows about this, Shen Jiyue will surely take action. Unless Li Xiuyuan stays in Cangyun Mountain forever, he will be doomed once he shows his face!
Li Cangshan nodded.
"That's true. If we can take this opportunity to befriend the Lin family, perhaps our Li family could even compete for the position of city lord of Yuanguang City in the future."
"But now that the fourth brother is dead, only that little beast Li Xiuyuan knows about the mysterious cultivation technique left behind by Shangguan Xiuhong. I can tell that Lin Shuang's trip to annul the engagement was just a pretext; her main purpose was to obtain that cultivation technique."
Li Cangyun said angrily:
"I never imagined that the fourth brother had kept this secret for so many years; otherwise, how could my Li family be in such a passive position..."
Upon hearing Li Cangyun's words, Li Cangshan's eyes flashed with anger, followed by a complex sigh.
"Alas, it's too late to say all this now... Send more men into Cangyun Mountain, and send others to Cangshan City. Once Li Xiuyuan escapes into Cangshan City, capture that little beast and bring him back!"
"Understood, brother, I'll arrange it right away..."
Just as the Li family was sending more people to search for Li Xiuyuan throughout Cangyun Mountain.
At this time, in Cangshan City.
Having changed his clothes, holding a long sword, and with a pale, sickly face, the young man stood in front of a large shop called "Li's Xuanzhen Pavilion".
As a member of the Li family.
Li Xiuyuan naturally knew that the "Li Family Xuanzhen Pavilion" was a business owned by the Li family of Cangcheng.
Headquartered in the Li family of Cangcheng, it also has branches in surrounding areas such as Cangshan City, Jinshan City, and even further away in Yunzhou City, the largest city in Yunzhou.
According to his memory, all of this was done by Li Cangshan of the Li family, who was also his nominal "second uncle".
It must be said that Li Cangshan does have some business acumen.
But Li Xiuyuan knew that his second uncle was full of scheming and was no good person.
Right now, Li Xiuyuan doesn't care about anything else; he's already lost his family and is being relentlessly hunted down.
Since last night, Li Xiuyuan has not only not eaten a single thing, but he is also covered in injuries. If it weren't for his max-level Iron Shirt skill, he would have been a corpse long ago.
Looking at the sparse flow of customers at the entrance, he strode into the shop.
"You... Li Xiuyuan!"
"Li Xiuyuan... what are you doing here instead of in Cangcheng?"
Just as Li Xiuyuan entered the shop, a portly middle-aged man standing in front of the counter pointed at Li Xiuyuan and shouted.
Ok?
Looking up, he saw a middle-aged man who looked like a shopkeeper speaking to him with a mocking expression.
He recognized her immediately.
Li Xiuyuan couldn't quite recall his second uncle Li Cangshan's lineage yet, but that wasn't important.
After all, Li Xiuyuan had no time to waste at this moment.
"What did you call me?"
Li Xiuyuan slowly stepped forward, his hand already resting on the hilt of his sword.
His tone was also slightly mocking as he spoke.
"Haha... Li Xiuyuan, although I don't know how you ended up in Cangshan City all this time, but..."
"Back in the Li family, you addressed me by my given name without my permission, and I let it slide. But here, for you to do so is tantamount to insubordination!"
As he spoke, Li Xiuyuan flicked his finger, and a sharp sword light flashed past.
Before the pot-bellied shopkeeper could finish speaking, his enormous head was severed by the sword.
It rolled on the counter and landed at Li Xiuyuan's feet.
His eyes still held that arrogant and disdainful expression.
The shopkeeper probably never imagined that this young master, who had no status in the Li family, would dare to kill someone with a sword!
Suddenly, a thick stream of blood spread out...
Turning around, the people browsing in the shops were all stunned to see the young man with his face stained with scarlet blood.
"Ah, murder..."
"Hurry, hurry..."
As soon as one of them realized what was happening, he shouted, and the others immediately turned around and ran out of the shop.
They were terrified that if they ran too slow, they would die under that blood-stained longsword along with the shopkeeper.
Li Xiuyuan ignored the people who had run out of the shops and instead walked to the side to pack up the pills and herbs.
After exchanging sword blows with Lin Shuang and realizing he was no match for her, Li Xiuyuan knew he had to do something extraordinary.
As a transmigrator, Li Xiuyuan felt only hatred and no affection towards the Li family.
The few people who were kind to him in his memory are almost all dead.
Li Xiuyuan had planned to head towards Cangshan City long ago.
Iron Shirt is a genuine eighth-rank martial art. After reaching the maximum level, Li Xiuyuan was qualified to break through to the eighth rank.
The only thing missing is a large amount of tonics to transform the physical body and enhance internal strength. Once you cultivate your Qi and blood, you will naturally advance to the eighth rank.
The resources required to rapidly improve one's physical body, expand one's meridians, and strengthen one's bones in a short period of time are astronomical.
Because of severe blockages in his meridians since childhood, he was ostracized by his family. Although he was allocated some cultivation resources, they were all of very poor quality.
It is precisely because of this that after more than ten years of cultivation, he has only honed his physical body to an average level, and his skills have only included two ordinary sword techniques.
As one ages, the blockage of meridians becomes more severe, cultivation resources fail to keep up, and it becomes increasingly difficult to advance to the next level.
If it weren't for the system, Li Xiuyuan probably would never have been able to reach the rank of a high-level cultivator in his entire life!
So when he realized that he couldn't succeed, Li Xiuyuan turned around and headed straight for Cangshan City.
The goal was very clear: to seize the Li family's shops, then break through to the eighth rank, and then go back to kill Lin Shuang with a single sword strike.
Just as Li Xiuyuan finished packing up the row of pill bottles, four people rushed out from the inner courtyard.
Upon seeing this scene, the four immediately stepped forward.
"Pfft..."
Li Xiuyuan had been fleeing all the way to Cangshan City, and he was already holding his breath.
Although he killed a shopkeeper, he was still extremely angry.
At this moment, he would show no mercy to anyone who tried to stop him from taking these cultivation resources.
Moreover, Li Xiuyuan knew that this matter would soon be known to the city guards of Cangshan City, so he had to act quickly.
Ah!
The Sudden Rain Sword Technique was unleashed instantly, and in the blink of an eye, three of the four were dead.
The remaining person was a ninth-rank official who blocked Li Xiuyuan's sword with a long saber.
But his face was already deathly pale. He took a few steps back, staring in astonishment at Li Xiuyuan before him, and angrily said:
"Li Xiuyuan, what... what do you want to do...?"
Li Xiuyuan naturally wouldn't answer him. With a leap, his sword swiftly pierced the chest of the ninth-rank martial artist.
The sword is drawn.
With a "sizzle," a line of bright red blood appeared, staining Li Xiuyuan's clothes, but Li Xiuyuan didn't even glance at the shocked Li family guard who had fallen to the ground.
He turned around and continued packing the pills and herbs beside him.
After quickly packing everything up, he flashed into the inner courtyard.
Li Xiuyuan had never been here before, but at this moment, his body was tense and his attention was highly focused, so he keenly noticed that there was someone in the central room.
He immediately rushed forward and kicked open the door.
Upon closer inspection, a woman dressed in fine clothes, appearing to be in her early twenties, suddenly stood up.
"Who?"
Upon recognizing the person who had broken down the door, the woman in brocade robes' eyes turned cold:
"It's you... Li Xiuyuan, what brings you to Cangshan City? What do you want?"
Li Xiuyuan, who also clearly saw the person in front of him, let out a cold laugh.
"What am I doing? Killing you!"