Chapter 503 "It's me! I'm Li Wangtian!"
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Before coming to Lijiatun, Li Wangtian had imagined what Lijiatun would be like. He thought it would be similar to his hometown, except that the winters in Andong were longer and colder.
But as Li Wangtian followed the caravan that came to Lijiatun all the way from the prefectural city, he truly witnessed just how big Daheishan Mountain was.
Those mountains, stretching as far as the eye can see, are much taller and larger than the mountains in their hometown in Henan.
Li Wangtian had assumed that the further into the countryside one went, the fewer people there would be.
To everyone's surprise, the closer they got to Lijiatun, the more carriages and horses appeared on the official road.
When they arrived at the intersection where Lijiatun meets the official road, there was still a long queue despite the distance!
Li Wangtian sat on the carriage shaft, listening to the driver chatting idly.
Through conversations with those around him along the way, Li Wangtian finally realized just how capable Li Shiyue really was!
Li Shiyue was the only female general in Andong!
It's a general!
A fifth-rank official!
He's an official!
Li Wangtian looked like an outsider searching for relatives the whole way, and indeed he did come to Lijiatun to find his relatives.
Although he had already learned about Li Shiyue's abilities from Manager Jin, seeing is believing.
After queuing for a long time, we finally arrived at the entrance of Lijiatun village.
Looking at the tall watchtower in front of him, even though Li Wangtian's eyesight was poor, he could still barely make out that there was a person standing on the top of the tall watchtower!
"This isn't a village; it's practically a fortified village that blends seamlessly into the mountains!"
Following the caravan, Li Wangtian entered one of the two large inns at the entrance of Lijiatun Village. As soon as he entered, he felt a wave of heat hit him.
Looking at the two charcoal braziers placed around the entrance, Li Wangtian couldn't help but gasp. He really hadn't expected Lijiatun to be so wealthy!
That's charcoal!
Li Wangtian walked towards the counter, where he saw the person standing behind it, holding a calligraphy brush and writing and drawing on a notebook.
"Third brother? You dog Third Brother! You're the dog Third Brother!"
Li Shiliang hadn't heard anyone call him by that nickname for many years. At least after Li Shiyue established her position in Lijiatun, she called him "Third Brother," and no one else dared to call him "Dog Third Brother" anymore.
At least, they wouldn't dare do it openly!
So, Li Shiliang looked up in surprise and saw a dusty old man with a head of white hair in front of the counter.
Looking at the familiar face before him, Li Wangtian was momentarily speechless.
Li Shiliang genuinely couldn't recognize the old man in front of him; he thought he had just misheard.
So he ignored Li Wangtian and looked behind him, wanting to confirm whether he had really been hallucinating.
Suddenly, Li Wangtian strode forward, leaned against the high counter, and, as if in a frenzy, stretched out his hands and shouted at Li Shiliang, "Third brother, it's me! It's your Uncle Wangtian!"
"Third brother! It's me! It's Li Wangtian!"
Li Shiliang was shocked!
He was completely stunned!
The inn's lobby was bustling with people, and Li Wangtian's manic behavior naturally attracted everyone's attention.
"Uncle Wangtian?"
You are Li Wangtian!
"Looking forward to Uncle Tian!"
Standing behind the counter, Li Shiliang looked at the old man's face, weathered beyond recognition by time, and compared it to the image of the man in his memory. Then, he shouted the same thing to Li Wangtian.
Two quarters of an hour later, everyone in the Li clan of Lijiatun knew that Li Wangtian had actually come looking for them alive!
Li Shiliang led Li Wangtian directly to the council hall next to the inn.
The council hall is so large that it could accommodate the entire village.
Li Wangtian was sitting in a chair, surrounded by people, from Li Wangshui and Li Wangjin, who belonged to the Wang generation, to Li Shiliang and several others from the Shi generation.
Just as Li Wangshui and Li Wangtian were talking about the news that Li Youfu and his eighth uncle had passed away this year, Zheng Meiniang and Li Xiatian ran in from outside, each carrying a child in their arms.
Back in Lijiatun, Li Wangtian and Li Wangzheng had the best relationship.
Moreover, Li Wangtian was arrested and sent to serve his sentence along with Li Wangzheng!
Now that Li Wangtian has found Lijiatun, he must know about Li Wangzheng!
At the outermost edge of the crowd surrounding Li Wangtian, some people saw Zheng Meiniang and her daughter approaching and quickly made way for them.
So, when Zheng Meiniang, carrying Pingping, approached him, she looked at Li Wangtian's white hair and his thin frame despite wearing a thick coat, and couldn't utter a single word.
"sister in law!"
It was Li Wangtian who spoke first to Zheng Meiniang.
Uncle Tian!
My father, my father, how is he?
Impatient Li Xiatian peeked out from behind Zheng Meiniang and loudly questioned the unfamiliar Li Wangtian.
As soon as Li Xiatian spoke, the members of the Li clan surrounding him all opened their mouths and asked Li Wangtian how their men were doing now.
But he's still alive?
In just a few breaths, the council hall was in an uproar.
The noise was so loud that Li Wangtian, who was sitting in the chair, couldn't hear a single word; all he could hear was a constant buzzing sound.
"Looking towards the fields, looking towards the fields, is my fourth son still alive?"
"Looking towards the fields, my eldest son..."
Hearing the commotion, Li Wangtian suddenly felt a blackout before his eyes and fell to the ground from his chair right in front of everyone!
Li Shiliang was standing right next to him. He quickly caught Li Wangtian and then heard Li Wangshui shout loudly, "Shut up, all of you!"
Now, everyone get out!
"Lamb, where's the lamb? Quickly go and fetch your master!"
Li Shiliang reached out to check Li Wangtian's breathing. He found that Li Wangtian was still breathing, which reassured him. He then touched Li Wangtian's forehead.
It's piping hot!
Li Wangtian had been recuperating from a cold for more than half a month in Sanshan Port, but it hadn't gotten much better. Anxious, he went to find Manager Jin. After hearing what Manager Jin said, he rushed to the prefectural city to find Qin Tao and the others.
After suffering great grievances and being treated coldly by Qin Tao, Li Shigui, and Li Chunli, Li Wangtian's condition worsened within just two or three days due to the extreme emotional fluctuations.
Without stopping, he found another caravan and traveled all the way to Lijiatun.
Upon arriving at Lijiatun and meeting many members of the Li clan, Li Wangtian's frail body could no longer withstand the strain and he fainted.
Since everyone was unconscious, they knew that if they wanted to know anything about their loved ones, they would have to wait until Li Wangtian woke up.
Therefore, everyone reluctantly left the council hall, and then saw Jin Daping being helped into a side hall by Yangzai and Li Yueniang.
"Sigh, Wang Tian actually came all the way from Youzhou!"
"Let's not even talk about Youzhou. Wangtian is two years younger than me. How come he looks so old in just a few years?"
"that is!
Why is all your hair white?
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