txolops Chapter 68 Pick One
Chapter 68 Pick One
Silent all night.
When Li Xiuyuan slowly opened his eyes, it was already the morning of the next day.
After six hours of meditation, Li Xiuyuan could clearly sense that his spiritual power seemed to be much stronger than before.
However, after glancing at the progress of "Soul Capture Technique" to the maximum level, I found that I was still more than five hours short of the required meditation time.
This must be accomplished through meditation, and another condition is to control more than thirty people using soul-capturing techniques, although only one person has been successfully controlled so far.
But this condition was easy for Li Xiuyuan, since he was quite confident in his ability to control some eighth or ninth-rank martial artists.
Even if you encounter someone with strong willpower, you can simply use a draining technique to absorb their power and then control them.
When Shen Yan saw Li Xiuyuan open his eyes, she immediately stood up.
It was already broad daylight, and Shen Yan, who had looked pale and sickly last night, was now completely transformed, as if she were a different person.
The bloodstains at the corner of her mouth had long since been washed away, and her pale face had regained its rosy hue.
Her delicate oval face caught Li Xiuyuan's eye; he had to admit that Shen Yan was indeed a stunning beauty.
However, he was still wearing that all-black outfit, which looked somewhat uncomfortable.
"Young Master, Shen Lin and the others have prepared breakfast."
Li Xiuyuan nodded.
He stood up and walked to the door.
"What are you standing there for? Open the door... Don't know how to be a good maid? Would you like me to teach you step by step?"
Shen Yan immediately frowned, quickly walked to the door, and opened it.
Li Xiuyuan looked at Shen Yan, whose face was very pale, but ignored her.
After all, Shen Yan is a young lady from the main branch of the Shen family and has a certain status in the Shadow Pavilion. How could she possibly know how to serve people?
However, Li Xiuyuan didn't care. He only kept Shen Yan around to get some information he wanted from her.
As for Shen Yan's attitude, if she doesn't like you or doesn't listen to you, just beat or scold her.
Who told Shen Yan to get involved in my affairs with the Shangguan family? This is the price she has to pay.
Shen Lin was already waiting in the room, along with several female members of the Shen family.
Upon seeing Li Xiuyuan walk in, they all quickly put on unnatural smiles.
"Young Master Xiuyuan, please take a seat."
As Li Xiuyuan walked to his seat, he looked at the large table of food and wine in front of him.
Chicken, duck, pork, fish, and various vegetarian dishes—it was an extremely abundant feast.
At this moment, Shen Yan also walked in, but just as Shen Yan was about to sit down next to Li Xiuyuan...
"What are you doing? Do you know your place? Go change your clothes before you come back and pour me a drink!"
"I... am, young master!"
Shen Yan kept her mouth shut, her face full of grievance, and she looked like she was about to cry.
But Li Xiuyuan didn't care about her. Although it was morning, he had been disturbed during his meal last night and had been cultivating all night, so he had a good appetite.
Start immediately.
Shen Yan, standing to the side, looked at Li Xiuyuan with some resentment before following a woman to change her clothes.
After Li Xiuyuan had finished eating, Shen Yan changed her clothes and came to his side.
Looking up, Li Xiuyuan saw that Shen Yan looked even more beautiful than before.
She took off her black clothes and put on a set of short, narrow-sleeved, cross-collared brocade made of dark green and indigo brocade with dark blue patterns. A leather belt cinched her waist, and she wore a light, short, pale blue cloak over it. In addition, her black hair was tied up in a neat single bun and secured with a jade hairpin.
Looking at her, Li Xiuyuan felt refreshed and capable. If it weren't for the aggrieved and tearful expression on her delicate, fair face, which spoiled the view, she would definitely be a very pleasing sight.
"Young master..."
Almost the instant Shen Yan opened her mouth, Li Xiuyuan immediately snorted coldly.
"Are you feeling aggrieved? Don't give me that look. If you're unwilling to serve me, I can give you a second option."
"No, young master, I am willing, but I am still a little unaccustomed to it. Please give me some time."
Upon hearing Li Xiuyuan's words, Shen Yan immediately knelt on the ground, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.
It was clear that the fear Li Xiuyuan instilled in her last night made her unwilling to recall it.
As for death?
If you can live, who would want to die?
Moreover, this applies to a martial artist of Shen Yan's status and position.
"You absolutely mustn't wrong yourself!"
Shen Yan quickly shook her head, then wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, walked to the other side of Li Xiuyuan, picked up the wine pot and poured a cup of wine for Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan looked at Shen Yan in front of him and nodded in satisfaction.
He then got up.
"Eat something, then come to your room."
After saying that, Li Xiuyuan ignored Shen Yan and the others' reactions and quickly returned to the room he had just left.
Looking at the remaining healing pills on the table, Li Xiuyuan naturally put them away carefully.
Then I remembered that I had killed Shangguan Hongtao in the inn last night, and I figured the Shangguan family must be furious.
However, Li Xiuyuan also learned from Shen Yan last night the real reason why his engagement with the Lin family was exposed.
Dugu Yue.
Li Xiuyuan only learned this name last night; this person was his mother Shangguan Xiuhong's best friend in Yunzhou City.
Moreover, according to Shen Yan, this Dugu Yue actually has a complicated background and is not actually from the Great Li Dynasty.
It was during her travels in the Great Li Dynasty that she fell in love with Lin Qianqiu and later stayed with the Lin family.
Not long ago, Dugu Yue passed away due to illness. Before her death, she told her husband, Lin Qianqiu, about Lin Wanqing's engagement to Li Xiuyuan.
It was precisely because of this that Lin Shuang from the Lin family came to the Li family in Yuanguang City to break off the engagement and seize the "Absorption Technique".
It can be said that Li Xiuyuan's subsequent fate was directly related to this person.
However, based on the information Li Xiuyuan obtained from Shen Yan, Dugu Yue and his mother were truly best friends, and over the years she had done a lot to cover up his and his father's presence.
Otherwise, with the keen senses of the Shangguan family and others, they would have already found him by following the clues.
Because of that "Absorption Technique," not only would he not have lived to adulthood, but the Li family might have been wiped out more than a decade ago.
"Sigh, being love-struck really does ruin things!"
Although Li Xiuyuan only heard the gist of it from Shen Yan, he already knew why his mother and Dugu Yue had become best friends!
Lin Qianqiu is truly a complete hypocrite.
Dugu Yue is quite a pitiful and tragic figure!
However, Li Xiuyuan had already decided to go to the Shangguan family to settle accounts first, since Shangguan Qingyun, the most promising prodigy of the Shangguan family, would be arriving in Yunzhou City today.
But this Lin family...
Immediately, Li Xiuyuan grabbed the back of the chair next to him and used his Eagle Claw Kung Fu to tear off a piece of the chair back.
He transformed his true energy into a sword, and with each slash, three small cubes appeared in his hand.
Li Xiuyuan quickly traced a few lines on the three small squares with his fingers.
Then place it face up, without any writing on it, in front of you.
Just then, Shen Yan entered the room and quickly walked up to Li Xiuyuan.
Although her face still looks a little unnatural, it's much better than before.
"Young master..."
"You've come at the right time! Help me choose one of these three!"
Ok?
Shen Yan looked at the three identical small square pieces of wood in front of her and asked, puzzled:
"Young master, what is this?"
"Pick one first, then I'll tell you!"
Shen Yan nodded, reached out and picked one up at random, then turned it over to look at it.
The character "林" (Lin) was clearly written on it.
"What does this forest represent?"
"Lin, alright then, let's get ready and head to the Lin family!"
Hearing Li Xiuyuan's words, Shen Yan became even more puzzled.
"To the Lin family?"
Just as Shen Yan's eyes were still filled with doubt, Li Xiuyuan stood up, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
"Yes, let's go to the Lin family and settle my score with them!"