"amazing."
Upon entering Chaoge City, Li Daoyi couldn't help but praise it.
Yin Shou also raised the corners of his mouth slightly with a hint of pride.
The city is magnificent and imposing, like a long dragon lying at the foot of the mountain; the city walls are tall, and from a distance, they look like a long dragon rolling over the hills; the entire city is covered with arrow towers, watchtowers, and beacon towers.
Upon entering the city gate, a main road twenty zhang wide leads straight to the inner city. On both sides of the road are rows of buildings with a very unique architectural style, which is very different from later generations. The buildings exude a ruggedness and give people a very grand impression.
The group walked forward for a while, then turned left at a fork in the road, and soon saw a luxurious mansion. The guards at the gate quickly stepped forward and bowed.
"Welcome back to your residence, young master."
Yin Shou nodded, jumped off his horse, and then walked towards Li Daoyi.
“Immortal, this is my residence.”
"Hmm, not bad." Li Dao nodded. The gate was very grand, with two bronze lions standing at the entrance.
"please."
Yin Shou said.
Li Daoyi and his group then entered through the main gate, while the other knights naturally had to enter through the back gate.
"This is the mansion that my father bestowed upon me after I came of age. Apart from the guards just now, there is hardly anyone else in the entire mansion. Immortals, please feel at ease to stay here."
"You're not married yet?"
Just then, Li Daoyi suddenly asked a question.
Upon hearing this, Yin Shou was taken aback at first, and then said somewhat embarrassedly.
"To be honest, I am already married. I am the daughter of Jiang Huanchu, the Marquis of Dongbo. We were betrothed when we were young and just got married two years ago."
"I see." Li Dao nodded. He didn't know much about King Zhou's youth before he ascended the throne, but he remembered that King Zhou already had a queen and a son during the Investiture of the Gods period.
Sure enough, as soon as the group entered the hall, a woman emerged, supported by a maid. The woman wore a pale yellow dress, had delicate features, and exuded elegance and poise. With her pregnant belly, it wasn't hard to guess her identity; she was undoubtedly the future Queen Jiang.
"Oh dear, why are you out here? Please sit down." Yin Shou quickly stepped forward to help him up.
"Didn't you say you were going on a hunting trip for several days? It's only been two days, why are you back already? And who are these people?"
"Rou'er, let me introduce you. This is the immortal Li Daoyi, and this is Miss Dongfang, Miss Long, and Mengmeng."
"Immortal, this is my wife, Jiang Rou."
"Immortal..." Jiang Rou was immediately startled. She first gave Yin Shou a meaningful look, then slowly stood up and gave a curtsy.
"Greetings, Immortal Master."
Li Dao nodded. He could tell that Jiang Rou didn't like them. It seemed that Yin Shou had brought quite a few Qi cultivators into the manor before.
"You two chat, I'll go and have the servants prepare some food," Jiang Rou said.
"Oh, and have someone process the game I hunted while you're at it, including your favorite pheasant," Yin Shou said with a smile.
“You…” Jiang Rou glared at Yin Shou, then left the living room.
"Well, Rou'er kept bothering me to bring those people back to the manor, but she didn't mean any harm," Yin Shou then said.
“It’s alright, she’s a good wife,” Li Daoyi said with a smile.
Yin Shou nodded with a happy expression.
And so, Li Daoyi and his companions settled in Yin Shou's residence. Yin Shou was extremely attentive, seemingly trusting Li Daoyi greatly, and spent almost all his time in the courtyard where they lived, which surprised Jiang Rou. In the past, Yin Shou had brought so-called immortals back to his residence, but none of them had been as attentive as this.
“Alas, every time I leave Chaoge to go hunting, I want to never come back, but Rou’er is already pregnant.”
"You hate this place?" Li Daoyi asked.
Yin Shou shook his head, then nodded.
“My father is old and can’t distinguish right from wrong. My eldest and second brothers are always on guard against me. I once asked my father for some tasks, but I didn’t get them done. I know that the two of them are behind this.”
"Immortal Master, you are a person beyond the mundane world, with great abilities. Can you tell me how to do it? I don't want to live my life in a daze." Yin Shou looked at Li Daoyi with expectant eyes.
“Then let me ask you a question first,” Li Daoyi said.
"Speaking."
What is your biggest wish?
Yin Shou was taken aback upon hearing this, and then fell into deep thought.
Li Daoyi slowly stood up and patted Yin Shou on the shoulder.
"Think slowly, don't rush to answer. It's good that someone wants to do great things, but they must have a macro goal. This will give them direction when they do things, and they will achieve twice the result with half the effort. You must follow your heart."
"bite…"
"Scan complete."
"The information for this world has been confirmed."
A system notification tone sounded.
Immediately afterwards, Li Daoyi's mind was filled with a lot of information about this world.
"Investiture of the Gods World (Advanced Primordial Mythological World), with the upper limit of strength being a Heavenly Saint."
"There are still fifteen years before the Investiture of the Gods storyline begins."
"An advanced prehistoric world?" Li Daoyi asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Yes, host, this world is not the most powerful world. Above it are the top-level primordial worlds."
"Damn, you've already reached the Heavenly Dao Saint level, and you're only at the advanced level? I'm speechless. I'm only at the True Immortal stage, boss." Li Daoyi retorted.
"Fifteen years? That's a bit fast. I really didn't expect to come into this world." Li Daoyi frowned.
"The host can choose to re-select a random world," the system prompted.
Upon hearing this, Li Daoyi glanced at Yin Shou, who was sitting to the side deep in thought, and then shook his head.
"No need, I'm not one to back down from trouble. It's just the Conferment of Gods, there are still fifteen years left, right? I'll make them pay." Li Daoyi's fighting spirit ignited. Having traveled through so many worlds, he had never really found much enjoyment in it, but now he seemed to have found something to have fun with.
Yin Shou sat there for the entire day, until the morning of the next day.
"Heave-ho..."
"Smack, smack..."
Beside the stone table in front of Yin Shou, Mengmeng was eating a large pile of snacks while looking at Yin Shou, and occasionally licking her lips.
"Mengmeng?" Yin Shou finally came to his senses and felt a little tired.
"Hey...you've been sitting here all night, what are you thinking about? Do you want some?" The little guy handed over the snacks in his hand.
"No, where is the Immortal Master?" Yin Shou asked.
"Brother went fishing in the back," Mengmeng said.
Upon hearing this, Yin Shou immediately got up and walked towards the small lake in the mansion.
"I'm going too!" Mengmeng shouted quickly, then skipped and hopped after him.
Soon the two arrived at the small lake in the backyard, where they saw Li Daoyi floating in mid-air with his eyes closed, holding a fishing rod in his hand, the fishing line sinking into the water, while in the pavilion on the shore, Dongfang Bubai, Xiaolongnu, and Jiang Rou were chatting.
"Splash..."
A splash appeared in the lake, and a large red carp leaped out.
Li Daoyi opened his eyes, raised his hand, and the fishing line brought the big carp to him.
"Wow, a big fish! I want to eat it!" Mengmeng's eyes lit up immediately.
Li Daoyi lightly flicked the fishing line.
The carp instantly escaped the hook and fell back into the lake.
"Oh no, it got away."
As Mengmeng spoke, she rolled up her sleeves and prepared to go into the water.
"Alright, stop thinking about food. I'm just fishing to pass the time. It's not easy for this carp to grow this big," Li Daoyi said.
"Alright! Let it go this time." The little guy nodded.
"Hehe, I'm here." Immediately afterward, Mengmeng's attention was drawn to the snacks in front of Dongfang and the others, and she pounced on them.
"Immortal Master, I've made up my mind." At this moment, Yin Shou stepped forward and said with his hands clasped.
"Eeya?" Just as Yin Shou was about to speak about his dream, Mengmeng seemed to have seen something, jumped out of the pavilion, flew to Li Daoyi, and sat directly on his shoulder.
"Brother, someone's coming up here," Mengmeng whispered in Li Daoyi's ear, pointing her little finger to the sky.
The two from the East also sensed something and came out of the pavilion.
"Uh... what's wrong?" Yin Shou asked, looking puzzled.
"Sigh, sure enough, he's here." Li Daoyi sighed helplessly.
"Who is it?" Mengmeng asked, blinking her big eyes.
Li Daoyi reached out and lifted the little girl off his shoulder.
"How dare you ask?"
Mengmeng looked at Li Daoyi with an innocent expression.
"Sir, you've been watching for so long, why don't you come down and have a chat?" Li Daoyi then said to the sky.
As soon as he finished speaking, a phantom figure fell from the sky and landed on the lake. Then the figure gradually solidified, revealing a young Taoist with a few long wisps of beard on his face and a sword on his back. He looked very peculiar, as if his presence could not be sensed, yet he was right in front of them.
"Yin Shou." Jiang Rou saw a stranger appear in the pavilion and, feeling somewhat worried, went to Yin Shou's side.
"Don't be afraid, it's alright." Yin Shou was also puzzled at this moment, but looking at Li Daoyi's back, he felt relieved.
"I didn't expect you to actually discover me," the Taoist priest said with a hint of surprise.
"I discovered it first!" Mengmeng quickly raised her little hand with a proud look on her face.
“Interesting, truly interesting! I haven’t felt this amusing in years,” the Taoist priest suddenly laughed.
"please…"
Li Daoyi spoke to the Taoist priest, then carried Mengmeng and slowly flew towards the pavilion where the others had just been.
The Taoist smiled and stepped out of the lake.
Li Daoyi looked at the table, which had just been made a mess by Mengmeng.
With a wave of his hand, everything disappeared. With another wave, a plate of peaches, a plate of peanuts, two pairs of chopsticks, a pot of wine, and two cups appeared on the table.
"Please sit down," Li Daoyi said, gesturing to a chair.
The Taoist priest also arrived at the pavilion at this time. He looked around and his eyes flickered when he saw the peaches. Then he sat down.
Yin Shou and the others also came in and stood behind Li Daoyi, looking curiously at the mysterious Taoist in front of them.
"Aren't you going to ask me where I come from?" the Taoist priest asked.
"What's there to ask? I already expected you to show up," Li Daoyi said, filling both glasses with wine.
The Taoist priest nodded.
"Although that aura was fleeting, I still sensed it. However, I have some doubts in my mind. I wonder if you could enlighten me?" The Taoist narrowed his eyes and looked deeply at Li Daoyi.
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