The days that followed were very peaceful. Li Mu was not in a hurry to look for Emperor Chi. Instead, he planned to spend some time with his parents. Since he came back, his parents had started practicing before the family had even been together for a few days. Now they were both at the peak of the tribulation stage and there was no need for them to continue practicing. It was a rare opportunity for them to have some free time.
At Chen Xiuhua's suggestion, they planned to live in the old house on Qingshui Street for a few days. The family of three walked on Qingshui Street, reminiscing about the past. Originally, this area of Qingshui Street should have been demolished long ago. At that time, it was Zhao Gan's Zhao Group that was doing this project. However, because of Li Mu, Zhao Gan preserved Qingshui Street.
"After so many years, I didn't expect to return to this street again. The scene of you, Mu'er, playing with those kids on this street when you were a child is still vivid in my mind!" Chen Xiuhua said with emotion.
"Haha, for me, that was a long, long time ago!" Li Mu laughed. He had lived in the fairy world for nearly 80,000 years, and it took him another 90,000 years to create the universe. Strictly speaking, he is now 170,000 years old. However, age no longer has much meaning to him, and his lifespan is basically infinite.
"It's been quite a while for us. It feels like a lifetime ago that we're back here again!" Li Mingxuan also sighed. After all, they had been practicing in the Heaven-Swallowing Tower for three thousand years.
Li Mu nodded. The life span of a cultivator in the Tribulation Period would not exceed 10,000 years, and before that it would be even shorter. During their retreat in the Heaven-Swallowing Tower, Li Mu also asked Li Yunqing to always pay attention to everyone's physical condition to avoid the situation where their life span was exhausted without improving their cultivation.
Soon, the three of them arrived at their old house. After the liar used this house to deceive Chen Siqi last time, Li Mu set up a formation around the house so that no one else could get close.
After entering the house, it was already covered with dust. The few people did not use any magic, but just cleaned the house like ordinary people.
Afterwards, they went to the vegetable market together to buy vegetables. Standing outside the vegetable market, Chen Xiuhua was a little dazed. Before Li Mu came back, she was an ordinary housewife who went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables every day. Now everything has changed. The vegetable market has also been renovated and no longer has the messy environment it used to have.
"Hey, isn't this Sister Chen? You haven't been to our market for almost 4 years, right?" The owner of a meat stall recognized Chen Xiuhua at a glance.
"Haha, yes, we moved. Lao Zhang, give me two pounds of pork ribs." Chen Xiuhua said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll pick out a good piece for you." The butcher responded readily.
"Xiuhua, Lao Li, is it really you? How did you two stay so well-maintained? How do you look so young?" An old lady heard the meat stall owner Lao Zhang say this and only then did she dare to run up and say hello.
"Hehe~ Sister Liu, you don't know this, right? A while ago, Jishige in Miancheng came out with an upgraded version of Dingyan Pills, Dingyan Dan. It is said that after taking it, not only can people instantly rejuvenate and return to their twenties! But it can also increase their lifespan by 100 years!" the meat stall owner said mysteriously.
"This...how come I haven't heard of it? If I had known this, I would have gone to buy one. No, I'll go now!" Sister Liu lost her patience and didn't even have the mood to buy groceries.
"Sister Liu, please save some money. Do you know how much that pill costs?" Lao Zhang stopped her.
"How much?" Sister Liu felt something was wrong.
Lao Zhang stretched out a finger.
"100,000?" Sister Liu asked uncertainly.
"What are you thinking about? One Dingyuan Pill costs 20,000 yuan!" Lao Zhang said unhappily.
"Does it cost 1 million? That's indeed a bit expensive. But if it really has such an effect and can increase life expectancy, I can still afford it if I grit my teeth. At worst, I can just sell the house I received as compensation for the demolition!" Sister Liu gritted her teeth and said.
"One billion! And not everyone is eligible to buy it. Otherwise, even if it's 10 billion per piece, people would probably fight over it!" Old Zhang sighed.
"Xiuhua, this...is this true?" Sister Liu asked in surprise.
"Haha, I don't know either. My son gave it to us." Chen Xiuhua said with a wry smile.
"Li Mu, you have become successful now!" Sister Liu looked at Li Mu and said with emotion.
"It's just an honorary position in Jishige." Li Mu said with a smile.
"Oh, you are really capable. Although you have been missing for 5 years, you have become successful after coming back. Not only has your family moved into a big villa, but you also become a senior executive of Jishige." Sister Liu sighed.
"Is Ji Ming okay? I haven't seen him for a long time!" Chen Xiuhua asked. Ji Ming is Sister Liu's son.
"Oh~" Sister Liu sighed heavily. He continued, "Three years ago, Ji Ming came back from working outside. No one knew what happened to him. He seemed like a different person. He didn't want his previous job anymore and just did odd jobs to get by!"
"Wasn't Ji Ming a very ambitious person in the past?" Chen Xiuhua frowned. Ji Ming used to be about the same age as Li Mu, and they got along very well. He often came to their house to play. After Li Mu disappeared, Ji Ming often visited the couple during the holidays.
"Oh, it's a long story." Sister Liu sighed.
"Aunt Liu, I haven't seen Ji Ming for a long time. Let's go to your house tomorrow. Is it convenient for me to visit him?" Li Mu said to Sister Zhang.
"Okay, welcome, welcome. Please help me persuade him!" Sister Liu said happily.
"By the way, Xiuhua, doesn't your family live in Dongyunxuan now? It's quite far from here. Why do you come here to buy vegetables?" an old lady asked puzzledly.
Chen Xiuhua glanced at the person. Everyone called her Sister Zhao. She always liked to gossip about others behind their backs. Therefore, Chen Xiuhua didn't like her very much and rarely interacted with her. However, she still answered her question: "We haven't lived in the house of Dongyunxuan for a long time. We live with my parents now. Recently, when we have something to do, we move back to the old house on Qingshui Street for a few days!"
When Sister Zhao heard what Chen Xiuhua said, her face looked strange, her eyes kept rolling, and she didn't know what she was thinking. She said, "Haha, very good, very good."
After leaving the meat stall, the three of them walked around the vegetable market, met many acquaintances, and then went home to cook. Just like an ordinary family.
After dinner, a few people pulled out chairs and sat on the street outside the door to enjoy the cool air as usual. It was so comfortable.
Looking at the deserted street, Chen Xiuhua sighed: "After not seeing it for a few years, everything has changed. Fortunately, Qingshui Street is still the same as before, but it is just too deserted!"
In fact, this street is more than deserted now. Apart from their family of three, there is no one else here. There is not even a street light. Ordinary people may not dare to come to this street at night.
"Society is progressing and the times are developing. Stop dwelling on the past all day long! Don't you allow others to pursue a better life?" Li Mingxuan said unhappily.
Chen Xiuhua rolled her eyes at him and said, "Isn't this just a few words of emotion? Do you really have to put such a big hat on me?"
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