Chapter 32
“And your grandparents too,” Jiang Mo’s mother, Liu Yue, said. “We’ll go together.”
"Actually, this plan was decided a long time ago. Tomorrow we will all go to Lingju Temple to see where the immortals live," said Grandpa Jiang. "Lingju Temple is under renovation. We happen to have a batch of high-quality jade. We'll send it over and see if we can use it."
Jiang Mo nodded: "That's fine, but Lingju Temple is a bit dilapidated and there's nowhere to stay. You should be prepared. I'm currently staying in a temporary building, which is very basic."
Old Mrs. Jiang said, "Child, how can the place where immortals live be called dilapidated? It's called being integrated into nature and receiving the energy of heaven and earth!"
“Grandma, you know all this? But you’ll see how dilapidated it is when you get there. Luckily, they’ve already started repairing it, otherwise the wind would blow through when it rains.” Jiang Mo said with a touch of sadness, “My master has lived there since he was a child. It’s really not easy for him. Our family only gave 100 million yuan to cure Grandpa’s illness. Our family gave too little.”
"You only gave him 100 million, and now you're saying this? Back then, who was it that said their master was a fraud and refused to become his disciple?" Old Mrs. Jiang thought back to the day when Jiang Mo got angry and was very stubborn. He only agreed to become her disciple after she subdued him.
Jiang Mo remembered the ceiling fan incident and whispered, "Grandma, don't expose my embarrassing moments in front of Xue'er!"
Li Xueer listened from the side and smiled. The atmosphere in Jiang Mo's family was very warm. As a wealthy family, the family affection was very strong, which was rare.
"Xue'er, come to our house more often in the future. This is your home." Old Mrs. Jiang held Li Xue'er's hand. Her grandson had already told them that Li Xue'er had been protecting him desperately in the Li family. From now on, Li Xue'er would be the granddaughter-in-law recognized by the Jiang family.
"Grandpa, how is the Li family doing? How is the person who took over?" Jiang Mo asked.
Grandpa Jiang: "This Li Jianhai, I don't know where he came from, we can't find out anything about his background. Xue'er, do you know this person in the Li family?"
Li Xueer shook her head: "I hadn't heard of it before. Recently, my brother told me that Li Jianhai was sent abroad after he was born and has never come back."
Jiang Junrong: "This is even stranger. How can someone who has lived abroad since childhood and has never returned to China control those complicated collateral branches from thousands of miles away, and still make those people wholeheartedly support him to rise to power? This person is too mysterious and unusual!"
"Either someone in the country has been paving the way for him all along; or he is just a pawn of some power, and there is someone above him who is very powerful and can easily put him in power."
“Grandpa is right. I also think it’s more likely that he has someone backing him up. It must be the person behind him who erased all his information abroad,” Jiang Mo said. “Anyway, this person is not simple.”
Grandpa Jiang: "Mo'er is right. I also tend to believe the second possibility. I just don't know what this person's purpose is in hiding behind the scenes."
“Grandpa, actually, no matter who’s behind this, as long as this Li Jianhai isn’t as wicked and vicious as the previous Li Nao, it’s fine,” Jiang Mo said. “Besides, I heard that this Li Jianhai just threw the two siblings, Li Yan and Li Man, back to their old mountain village. They’re being watched by the people they used to bully, and they have endless chores to do every day, and they have to endure being scolded for a bite to eat. It’s really satisfying, this is retribution!”
"Yes, Mo'er is right." Old Master Jiang smiled.
"Then Xue'er can stay at home tonight and come with us to Lingju Temple tomorrow," said Old Madam Jiang, who liked Li Xue'er very much, as she held Li Xue'er's hand.
Li Xue'er was a little embarrassed. Jiang Mo patted Li Xue'er's hand and said, "Grandma, I'm afraid this won't work. Xue'er has work to do today. Xue'er will soon be the spokesperson for Mingyan Jewelry's next new product. She needs to go there to sign the contract."
Madam Jiang: "Mingyan Jewelry? Isn't that..."
Li Xueer quickly waved her hand: "Not yet, the contract hasn't been signed yet."
“Although Mingyan Jewelry is our rival, they are a worthy opponent. Being their spokesperson is a good choice,” Liu Yue said, noticing Li Xueer’s nervousness.
Grandpa Jiang: "Yes, Mingyan Jewelry has only been around for a few years, but it has achieved such success in such a short time. Its strength should not be underestimated. Moreover, its jewelry is a worthy competitor in terms of both design and quality. This also serves as a reminder to the Jiang family not to slack off and to push the Jiang family to continue to improve!"
"Right? I told you before, my family would definitely approve of you going to make money off the rivals." Jiang Mo helped Li Xue'er stand up. "It's getting late, I'll go see Xue'er off."
Madam Jiang stood up: "This child, if you're going to leave, you should at least have dinner."
"Okay, I'll take her out to eat." Li Xue'er said, and Jiang Mo pulled her away.
Lingju Temple
When Luo Hengzhi and Luo Yi arrived at the gate of Lingju Temple, Luo Hengzhi jumped off Luo Yi's dilapidated tricycle. The tricycle made a loud "clunk" sound, and it looked like it was about to fall apart in a second.
Luo Hengzhi glanced back at the still relatively intact broken tricycle. He admired Luo Yi's ability to find such a good deal, given how badly it was still running.
"Brother Luo Yi, your tricycle is so cool! It makes a creaking sound the whole way, and it even makes a 'clunking' sound when you get off. Doesn't that use up a lot of electricity?" It was the first time Long Bao had ever seen a tricycle. He thought the creaking sound it made while driving was its unique bell, and he found it very special and eye-opening!
"It's alright, it's alright!" Luo Yi said modestly, but he didn't forget to secretly glance at his boss Luo Hengzhi. In order to show his boss that he was determined to defend his boss's pretense of being poor, he specially invited his boss to ride in his tricycle. Unexpectedly, his boss actually rode in it and did not refuse!
I wonder how my eldest child's first experience riding in a tricycle was, and whether he found it novel!
Luo Yi: "This car is valuable because it's environmentally friendly and pedal-powered. It not only doesn't use much electricity, but it also has the effect of body training."
"Wow! It can even be used for body tempering!" Long Bao's eyes lit up as he looked at Luo Yi with admiration. "Brother Luo Yi's tricycle is so amazing! Master, you should buy Long Bao a magical mount like Brother Luo Yi's too."
Luo Hengzhi was exasperated by the idiot Long Bao's nagging. How could he be so foolish as to agree to ride in Luo Yi's dilapidated tricycle up the mountain? He was in soreness all over the way up.
"Master, congratulations on advancing to the Golden Core stage." Luo looked up and saw Ye Zi walking out of Lingju Temple. She picked up Long Bao and ran over to greet her.
Ye Zi spotted Luo Hengzhi at a glance, and Luo Hengzhi looked up and met Ye Zi's eyes. Their eyes locked, and neither of them looked away.
But no one spoke!
"I have important business to attend to and need to go find my junior uncles first. Longbao, hurry up, the junior uncles are waiting for snacks." Seeing this, Luo Yi wisely picked up Longbao and slipped away first.
Luo Hengzhi and Ye Zi were left alone, both remaining silent.
At that moment, even the wind stopped, leaving only the sound of their heartbeats!
Ye Zi was cultivating in the back mountain when she suddenly sensed that Luo Hengzhi had returned. She teleported to the front door and saw Luo Hengzhi there.
When Ye Zi saw Luo Hengzhi's gaze, her heart ached slightly; those usually clear and aloof eyes had somehow become moist.
Luo Hengzhi, I thought you would never come back.
When Luo Hengzhi saw Ye Zi, her instinct was to avoid her, but when she saw the tears welling up in Ye Zi's eyes, Luo Hengzhi's feet became immobile.
Then, Luo Hengzhi heard Ye Zi's slightly choked voice, and her heart tightened, a feeling of bitterness she had never experienced before washed over her!
At that moment, Luo Hengzhi suddenly felt an inexplicable urge to rush forward, pull Ye Zi into his arms, and say, "Don't cry!"
But Luo Hengzhi endured it, only unconsciously clenching his fists behind his back as he stood still!
Down the mountain, Luo Hengzhi had figured some things out, but he hadn't fully understood them yet. So, before he could completely understand them, he couldn't suddenly give Ye Zi any response.
Congratulations on advancing to the next level!
Congratulations on advancing to the next level!
Ye Zi and Luo Hengzhi congratulated each other on their advancement at the same time!
Ye Zi opened her mouth and looked at Luo Hengzhi: "You go first."
"I'm coming back to return the book," Luo Hengzhi said calmly, suppressing all her emotions.
The mist in Ye Zi's eyes had dissipated, and she returned to her usual aloof and distant demeanor as the senior disciple of Lingju Temple: "Yes, I understand."
Ye Zi's eyes never left Luo Hengzhi, so she could naturally tell that the moment Luo Hengzhi saw her, he wanted to avoid her.
As for why Luo Hengzhi was avoiding her, Ye Zi didn't know. Ye Zi always felt that ever since that training ground, the atmosphere between the two of them had been strange, as if there was a layer of membrane between them.
She couldn't break through or penetrate that membrane!
Ye Zi inwardly mocked herself for becoming so sentimental, and smiled softly, but the smile carried a silent bitterness.
Ye Zi said those words again: "It's good that you're back. You can come back whenever you want!"
Ye Zi wanted to say that there was no need to hide from her.
"Tomorrow, my master and I will be leaving Lingju Temple for a while. Now that you have reached the Foundation Establishment stage, you can ride the wind and move on qi, which will make it easier for you to go up the mountain. So we hope you can come up the mountain more often when you have time and visit your junior brothers."
When Luo Hengzhi was at Lingju Temple, Ye Zi and Master Yunqing would always have one of them stay on the mountain to look after their junior brother. Even if the two of them went down the mountain together, they would rush back as soon as possible.
However, Ye Zi is now saying that she and Master Yunqing will be leaving Lingju Temple, but it will still be some time.
Luo Heng asked, "Where are you going?"
Ye Zi glanced in the direction of the temporary housing and mumbled, "South, let's go to the south."
Luo Hengzhi could tell that Ye Zi was reluctant to say it outright, so she didn't ask any further questions. Instead, she readily agreed, "While you and Master are away, I will stay on the mountain and help take care of the junior brothers."
"Thank you!" Ye Zi said, stepping aside to make way. "Let's go... to the Scripture Pavilion."
Luo Hengzhi walked forward, passing by Ye Zi. Suddenly, Ye Zi grabbed Luo Hengzhi's hand and used telepathy to say, "Be careful of Yu Yun."
"Hmm?" Luo Hengzhi looked at Ye Zi without speaking. He initially thought it was Ye Zi's inner thoughts, but upon seeing their hands clasped together, Luo Hengzhi immediately realized it wasn't. This was a telepathic communication technique from a Daoist couple's contract that he had seen before.
This technique requires physical contact between the partners to be activated. No matter how powerful a cultivator is, they cannot hear each other's voices.
"Go." After confirming that Luo Hengzhi had heard her, Ye Zi released Luo Hengzhi and flew off on her sword to the mountains to help the fire phoenix find food.
Luo Hengzhi watched Ye Zi's disappearing figure and thought, "Be careful of Yu Yun. Who is Yu Yun? Why did Ye Zi specifically tell him to be careful of this person?"
Unable to understand, Luo Hengzhi stopped thinking about it and went directly to see Master Yunqing.
Luo Hengzhi: "Master."
"Hengzhi is back." Master Yunqing walked out of the room.
Master Yunqing: "Come, let your master take another look at your physique."
Luo Hengzhi only now realized that she had already drawn Qi into her body and even reached the Foundation Establishment stage, but she still did not know what her constitution was.
Master Yunqing raised his hand and touched Luo Hengzhi's brow. Before his fingers even touched Luo Hengzhi, a beam of light suddenly shot out from between Luo Hengzhi's eyebrows and attacked Master Yunqing.
Master Yunqing abruptly stopped, but it was too late; blood flowed from his fingertips and dripped onto the ground.
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