9oo62[o]1327 Chapter 245 Li Yun Wants to Plant Repair
"Stop fooling around!" Li Yunwan had a sweet dream. She dreamt that that hateful family member had finally come to find her. This dream brought a long-lost sweet smile to her lips.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Li Yun blinked her eyelashes and finally opened her eyes. She hadn't slept so comfortably in months. Her gaze suddenly froze, then she adorably rubbed her eyes, looking at the person smiling at her from beside the bed.
"It's definitely fake! A hallucination!" Li Yun reached out and pinched it. It was plump and bouncy; she pinched it hard!
"Ouch, why did you pinch me?" A cry of pain startled Li Yun, who froze in shock. Was the Zhang Guodong in front of her really real? Zhang Guodong had been planning to admire Li Yun's adorable sleeping posture for a while longer. He hadn't expected that this girl wouldn't show any surprise upon waking. Instead, she pinched him. The pinch was a bit too strong, causing him to hiss in pain and clutch his arm. Good heavens, it seems he needs to be mindful of the occasion when wearing pajamas in the future.
"Ah, it's not a dream?" Li Yun finally widened her eyes. She rubbed her eyes hard. Zhang Guodong hadn't disappeared; he was grimacing and rubbing his arm.
"Nonsense, why don't you pinch yourself if it's fake?" Zhang Guodong tapped her on the head, amused. "Girl, I really am back! No need for surprise or tears. I'm here to pick you up, so we won't be separated anymore!"
Li Yun was both shocked and overjoyed. She was about to shed tears to express her feelings, but upon hearing this, she burst out laughing.
"Show-off! Who's going to cry? Let me pinch you again, and again!" Li Yun yelled, insisting on confirming it one more time. Zhang Guodong quickly dodged. A woman's pinching and twisting skills are quite formidable. Even with his strong physical strength, he couldn't defend against this "damage."
"No way, you're too rough! Look, Tongcai's all bruised!" Zhang Guodong suppressed a laugh and quickly refused. "Get up quickly, I've made breakfast. After we eat, I have a very important topic to discuss with you."
Zhang Guodong was worried that the girl would be unhappy from then on, but now it seems that her optimistic nature is a good thing. Li Yun wasn't devastated by the blow. As long as she has time to recover, she'll be the same carefree Li Yun again.
This is the Li Yun that Zhang Guodong most wants to see.
"Mmm!" Li Yun jumped out of bed. Zhang Guodong was speechless. She was so weak, yet she was playing so wildly? He was about to follow her to the bathroom, but Li Yun blushed and pushed Zhang Guodong out. "You get out!"
"Still shy!" Zhang Guodong muttered.
Li Yun didn't come out for about half an hour. Zhang Guodong sighed; women usually spend a lot of time washing up and putting on makeup. The breakfast was already cold. Zhang Guodong had no choice but to go to the kitchen and reheat it: congee with preserved egg and lean pork, plus pickled vegetables—a small amount would be helpful for recovery.
Seeing how ladylike Li Yun ate, taking small bites, Zhang Guodong smiled smugly and said, "How is it? My cooking is pretty good, isn't it?"
"It's so-so!" Li Yun wrinkled her nose and said.
"Hehe!" Zhang Guodong chuckled. His cooking skills were passable; the main thing was that the ingredients were good, so the taste of the dishes he made wasn't too far off.
Li Yun said she was just so-so, but she finished the bowl of porridge completely. The way she licked the spoon with her little tongue made Zhang Guodong's heart flutter.
"Ugh, I want more!" After finishing breakfast, Li Yun snuggled up to Zhang Guodong, clinging to his arm and pouting as she spoke. She probably hadn't been eating much lately, and now that Zhang Guodong was back, Li Yun's appetite had returned.
However, Zhang Guodong didn't give her much to eat, which made Li Yun whine and say he was stingy. Zhang Guodong looked at her with incredibly gentle eyes, and the two snuggled together on the sofa in the living room.
Zhang Guodong paused for a moment, then said, "Tell me about your family situation. I heard from Sister Xiang that your grandfather is also forcing you to marry that Qi Hui."
When this matter was mentioned, Li Yun became as angry as a little lioness, very fierce.
"Dream on!" Li Yun pouted. "You want me to marry that bastard? Keep dreaming!"
"Grandpa has changed. He's actually forcing me to marry that boy. Humph, my second aunt's husband said you're dead, but I don't believe it, so I ran away. I don't dare go to the beauty salon anymore!"
Zhang Guodong frowned as he watched Li Yun's agitated state. The Li family was utterly despicable! Wang Chengzhou probably told everyone he was dead, but the old man couldn't possibly be unaware that he was alive and well. For the sake of their so-called family, they were willing to sacrifice the happiness of their own daughter and granddaughter!
Zhang Guodong had initially held a sliver of goodwill towards Old Master Li, but that sliver had now vanished. Faced with Qi Hui and himself, the Li family had chosen the far more powerful Qi Hui! The seventh elder's eldest disciple, who had been unable to hold his head high in Fengdu City of the Plant Cultivation Realm, had suddenly become incredibly powerful upon arriving in modern society.
“Yes, let that bastard dream on!” Zhang Guodong nodded in agreement, as if encouraging the girl. “However, Li Yun, you can’t keep the beauty salon running now, otherwise the Li family would definitely find out where Sister Xiang lives sooner or later.”
"What should we do?" Li Yun suddenly became anxious. She clearly hadn't thought much about it; she hadn't even contacted Lin Yue, the "Extinction Master," recently. Everyone in her family knew that Lin Yue was her best confidante. And this was Xiang Chunyan's private place; now that Zhang Guodong had reminded her, it didn't seem safe.
In fact, Lin Yue, now the deputy director of the district bureau, had indeed been questioned by the Li family. Although Lin Yue knew that Li Yun might have gone to Sister Xiang's place, she didn't say anything. The Li family waited for half a month but didn't see Li Yun appear at Lin Yue's place, which made them somewhat helpless. This time, the family pressured them too much, and Li Yun seemed to have realized that Lin Yue's place wasn't safe this time? So it's very likely that she won't contact Lin Yue.
Zhang Guodong didn't answer. He made a decision and continued, "Do you know why Qi Hui could make your master disregard his promise and let you marry him?"
Li Yun shook her head blankly. The moment Qi Hui arrived at the Li family and felt the respect shown to everyone there, he changed completely. Long-term ostracism and suppression from his fellow disciples had transformed him like a dragon freed from its cage, causing a significant shift in his mindset.
Qi Hui caught a glimpse of Li Yun by chance and was instantly captivated by her beauty. He then proposed a marriage alliance to the Li family, a request relayed by Wang Chengzhou with embellishments. Outsiders didn't know the specifics of their discussion, but the next day, Old Master Li agreed almost without hesitation. However, this proposal was opposed by some of the younger generation, especially Li Yun's twin siblings who disliked Qi Hui. They felt their sister's happiness couldn't be ruined. But how much power did they have?
Wang Chengzhou said, "Although Qi Hui is the eldest disciple of the late Li family patriarch, the seventh patriarch is no longer alive. To maintain their relationship, the only way is through marriage, which would firmly bind Qi Hui to the Li family!"
Qi Hui was overjoyed to receive the reply and agreed to implant the soul into Old Master Li's body, and to protect the Li family as their grandson-in-law. This made the Li family go through with no hesitation in facilitating the marriage.
Implanting a soul seed is not something everyone can do; generally, only fourth-generation inner disciples can achieve it. This is closely related to one's cultivation level. It affects the degree of fusion with the demon seed and thus influences future cultivation speed!
Li Limin had a lightning vine demon seed given to him by the Grand Elder, which he handed over to his grandfather as soon as he returned.
This was condensed by the First Elder with the help of the Seventh Elder before his death. It is a King-grade demon seed, the Lightning Demon Vine, and it was specifically meant for Old Master Li.
The King-grade Demon Vine is an incredibly precious demon species, even in the world of plant cultivation! It has caused countless people to fight tooth and nail for it.
If Qi Hui hadn't already possessed a spirit-grade natal demon vine and cultivated it to level twenty-seven, he would undoubtedly have been envious and perhaps even tried to snatch it. But now, even if he were envious, it would be pointless. To have one's natal demon vine reclaimed would severely damage one's soul, something only a master like the Grand Elder could accomplish.
Since that's the case, we might as well do Old Master Li a favor. Given the concentration of spiritual energy in the outside world, even a King-grade demon vine would need at least a hundred years to cultivate to level thirty.
It could be said that Qi Hui also had his own selfish motives. With the elders no longer in the outside world, they had far fewer concerns now.
“Because Qi Hui is no ordinary person!” Zhang Guodong said after organizing his thoughts. “This time, it wasn’t just the Li family who went to explore Shennongjia; people from the Lin, Xiao, Zheng, and Xu families also went. But most of them died, and only a few returned.”
"Ah, so many people died? What kind of place is so dangerous? Grandpa actually let you go too!" Li Yun grabbed Zhang Guodong's hand nervously, saying with dissatisfaction. "Zhang Guodong said seriously. Strictly speaking, the Plant Cultivation Realm is indeed not on Earth. Its area is much larger than Earth's."
Li Yun's mind went completely blank. Not on Earth? These mortals couldn't even imagine the power of a plant cultivator, so when Zhang Guodong mentioned it, she was utterly bewildered and couldn't comprehend it.
“That place is called the Plant Cultivation Realm. It’s much larger than Earth. As for how big it is, two-thirds of its area has never been explored. There are many ancient cities there. It’s incredibly vast. Ordinary people can live to be over a hundred or two hundred years old, and plant cultivators live even longer. Ordinary people and plant cultivators live together in the ancient cities. Those plant cultivators are so powerful that they can fly through the air and destroy a mountain with a wave of their hand!” Zhang Guodong said.
Li Yun exclaimed in surprise. She hadn't expected Qi Hui to be so powerful! She subconsciously assumed that Qi Hui was just as powerful. After all, the difference between mortals and plant cultivators was indeed vast. In the eyes of plant cultivators, perhaps mortals with short lifespans were like ants.
"So Qi Hui is the plant cultivator who came out of there?" Li Yun asked, realizing what was happening.
Zhang Guodong nodded and said, "Yes. Qi Hui is a level 27 plant cultivator! He was the eldest disciple of a deceased elder. We're returning with seven other plant cultivators from there, all of whom are the eldest disciples of various elders!"
Even the most carefree Li Yun knew how tricky things were, and looked at Zhang Guodong with some anxiety: "Guodong, what should we do now?"
She was somewhat panicked.
Now, Zhang Guodong is letting Li Yun make the choice!
"Don't rush me. I want to ask you something now: can you give up that beauty salon and leave the Li family's life?" Zhang Guodong said.
But to Zhang Guodong's surprise, Li Yun was very determined this time. Although there was still reluctance in her eyes, she probably didn't want to part with her younger siblings. Zhang Guodong had met the two little ones when he first visited the Li family and they had left a very good impression on him.
"I'm closing the beauty salon, but you can't leave me!" Li Yun said firmly, her eyes reddening. "I'm not going home. If I go back, they'll force me to marry that bastard! But I just can't bear to leave my younger siblings."
Zhang Guodong breathed a sigh of relief and put his arm around her. He comforted her, "It's not that serious, it's just that we won't be going back for now. We can still see our younger siblings later. As for the beauty salon, we can just sell it!"
"Really?" Li Yun smiled through her tears. Her eyes lit up.
"It couldn't be more real!" Zhang Guodong chuckled, tapping her delicate nose.
"Your nose is going to collapse, it won't look good if you shave it again!" Li Yun complained, wanting to take a bite.
“Since you’ve made up your mind not to go back, there are some things I need to tell you. Actually, I’m also a plant cultivator!” Zhang Guodong said.
This was clearly beyond Li Yun's imagination. In her mind, plant cultivators should be as powerful as immortals, and Zhang Guodong was actually a plant cultivator!
ox!
Her eyes shone with an unprecedented brilliance, making Zhang Guodong feel uneasy.
"Me too! Me too!" Li Yun suddenly pounced on Zhang Guodong, exclaiming. "Guodong, I want to become a powerful plant cultivator too!" Knowing Li Yun would be very interested, Zhang Guodong smiled slightly and said, "Don't rush. Since I've told you all this, I've been planning to as well. However, becoming a plant cultivator isn't easy; I'll need someone's help!"
With his current strength, he's simply incapable of implanting a soul. He'll have to ask Xuan Qingji for help. Li Yun couldn't wait any longer and urged Zhang Guodong to go find "Senior Sister" quickly.
He possessed demon seeds—more than a dozen ordinary demon seeds—all reserved for his closest relatives. He was the only independent cultivator outside the five major clans, and no one paid him any attention; conveniently, fewer people were focusing on him.
However, Zhang Guodong dared not bring Li Yun home at this moment. If Zheng Le and Li Yun met, wouldn't that cause an earthquake? Women, too many of them can be a headache. But what man doesn't experience both pain and pleasure?
He asked Li Yun to deal with the beauty salon first, which would take a few days. Li Yun's beauty salon was doing very well, so it should be relatively easy to sell it.
When Zhang Guodong left Xiang Chunyan's residence, he had already had dinner with Xiang Chunyan and Li Yun. The temperature was quite low that evening, so he tightened his coat. Zhang Guodong suddenly felt like walking, the still-snowy patches crunching under his feet. He thought for a moment. What should he do with Xuanqingban and Qingzhu?
Taking Li Yun directly to the provincial government villa is out of the question! Zhang Guodong doesn't dare let Zheng Le and Li Yun meet yet. Especially since Zheng Le gave birth to his son and daughter, he can't let Zheng Le suffer.
Otherwise, if my parents find out, I'll probably be in serious trouble, if not dead.
"Guodong, are you coming back tonight?" On the way, Zhang Guodong received a call from Zheng Le. Her voice was somewhat mournful, which made his heart tremble.
"I'm coming back, I'm on my way!" Zhang Guodong said immediately. He suddenly realized that he might have been overthinking things. He needed to talk to his senior sister first to see if the soul-planting process would be easy.
Note: The first update is here, the second update will be later.
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