Chapter 274 - 280: Contact

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"Uncle Shiling?!" The squad leader couldn't help exclaiming in surprise, evidently thinking of something, his attitude becoming even more respectful, he said, "Please wait a moment, senior!" He then sent another clan member back to inform the Clan Leader and Li Zhirui himself. "Good." Jiang Fengwu was already imagining the surprised expression on Li Zhirui's face when they met. — The family's main hall, which had been expanded and renovated, should now be called the grand hall, where Clan Leader Li Chengmo was hunched over, dealing with various family affairs. He was troubled over the scale of hospitality to offer a Golden Core cultivator when a rush of hurried footsteps interrupted his thoughts. "Clan Leader, a mysterious Golden Core female cultivator has come to visit!" Li Chengmo lifted his head from the desk covered with documents, "A mysterious Golden Core female cultivator? Do you know her purpose?" "We don't know; as soon as we found her, we immediately came back to report." After pondering for a moment, Li Chengmo said, "In that case, I'll go meet her first and see if she's friend or foe. You go inform the elders about this." But just as the two walked out of the grand hall, another guard team member hurried over and said, "The senior mentioned she is a friend of Uncle Shiling and has come specially to visit." "A friend of Uncle Shiling? Is she perhaps an old flame?" Li Chengmo thought to himself, eager to have Li Zhirui informed. Li Zhirui, who was diligently working on improving the quality of Vitality Pills, thought of Jiang Fengwu the moment he heard that a Golden Core female cultivator was looking for him. "Haven't seen her for over a dozen years, has she really broken through to the Golden Core?" What surprised him even more was that, after so many years, she still hadn't forgotten him and had even fulfilled her past promise. On his way to greet Jiang Fengwu, he ran into his two elders, Li Shiqing and Li Shilian. "Zhirui, is this a romantic debt you incurred outside?" Li Shiqing asked with a gossipy expression. Li Shilian also teased, "If that's the case, why not just marry her and bring her home? A Golden Core female cultivator is more than a match for you." "Uncle, what are you talking about!" Li Zhirui said with a mixture of laughter and exasperation, "My relationship with Taoist Jiang is completely innocent; it's not some romantic debt!" "Then how did you two meet?" "One time, during a training exercise, I was seriously injured and even being pursued by a Demon Cultivator. Then I encountered Taoist Jiang's squad, and they saved me. To repay the karma, I agreed to help them make Spirit Pills, and in the process, we got to know each other a bit," Li Zhirui thought for a moment and added, "Just friends." Li Shilian bluntly asked, "Then why would she travel such a long distance to find you on Wanxian Island?" Li Zhirui didn't know what to say; he surely couldn't imply that she was interested in him? What if she had come this time merely to honor her previous promise and had long since lost any interest in him? Wouldn't that be awkward? Fortunately, they weren't far from Jiang Fengwu at that moment, which spared Li Zhirui the ordeal. "Taoist Li, it's been so long!" Jiang Fengwu said with a bright and generous smile, then greeted Li Shiqing and Li Shilian as well. "Taoist Jiang, it's been a long time!" Li Zhirui couldn't help but show a trace of a smile. Seeing this, Li Shiqing's interest was piqued, and he interrupted, "Taoist Jiang, please come inside. Whatever it is, let's sit down and talk it over slowly." Actually, there wasn't much to talk about, considering two of us were strangers, and the one person I did know, I wasn't very close to. After some awkward small talk, Jiang Fengwu moved on to the main topic and asked bluntly, "What do you think of me?" "You're good, but we haven't had much contact and don't know each other very well; there's no need to rush this." Li Zhirui took relationships very seriously; he wanted to find a partner he could be with forever. Therefore, they needed to understand and connect with each other deeply; otherwise, over the long years, they would inevitably go their separate ways. "You're right, I've thought the same over the years," Jiang Fengwu said with a smile, not at all annoyed, "The reason why I was smitten with you at first, I can't clearly say now. But later, it turned into a bit of stubbornness after you rejected me." "And the reason I came to you is not only because of the promise from the past, but also because I want to understand you!" Jiang Fengwu stated candidly: "I've thought about all the male cultivators I know and realized that you were the only one who stirred my heart." "Okay!" This time, Li Zhirui didn't refuse. Perhaps it was because she had made her Golden Core breakthrough, or maybe it was her initiative, or perhaps there was something he himself hadn't noticed; his heartbeat suddenly slowed down a beat when Jiang Fengwu spoke. "However, I regret to say that I'll be quite busy for the next while and probably won't have much time to spend with you." Jiang Fengwu shook her head, indifferent, and said, "It's fine; I can stay at Yunqing Marketplace." "There's no need to go that far; the Li family has established a marketplace on Wanxian Island," said Li Zhirui. "I'll take you there!" As if no one else was present, the two of them left the hall, leaving Li Shiqing and the others staring at each other in bewilderment. "Hahahaha, it looks like it won't be long before my Li family will be celebrating a grand joyous event!" Li Shiqing laughed heartily. The prospect of a Golden Core female cultivator marrying into the Li family excited him even more. Meanwhile, Li Zhirui and Jiang Fengwu were chatting happily as they flew on the clouds. "In about a month, the family will host a Pill Appraisal Conference, and I hope Taoist Jiang will honor us with your presence." Jiang Fengwu, suddenly realizing, said, "You're busy with this event, aren't you? I didn't expect you to already be a third-order Alchemy Master." "Haven't you learned any particular skills?" Li Zhirui asked curiously. Although she was a Loose Cultivator, with her status and position, she had the resources to learn cultivation skills. Jiang Fengwu shook her head, a flicker of melancholy in her eyes, "Back then, I was too busy hunting Demon Cultivators, earning Merit Points, and improving my cultivation to learn." Besides, without a mentor's guidance or ancestors' legacies, Loose Cultivators had to learn on their own, which was no small feat. If one had talent, it would be possible to find the doorframe and then slowly open the door wide enough to see a crack of light. Those without talent could spend a lot of money and still end up learning nothing. "Now you can explore various cultivation skills, but..." Li Zhirui frowned thoughtfully and said, "With your current Golden Core Realm cultivation, you should be able to craft many lower-level Spiritual Objects." But this was not a matter of talent; rather, it was because one's level was so high that they were in a position to succeed in such crafts. "Thank you for the reminder, I will be mindful of that," Jiang Fengwu nodded, then said, "The marketplace is not far from here, right? I can go on my own, you should head back." Li Zhirui, caught between laughter and tears, replied, "It's fine, I won't miss out on much by spending a little more time."

Chapter 274 - 280: Contact

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