There was nothing to do after dinner, so everyone chatted around the bonfire for a while, then started meditating and doing breathing exercises on their own. Wei Xiaozhuang could already stand up and walk around, but he still could not control his Spiritual Qi at will. It might take two more days for him to recover fully.
Su Emei volunteered to stay up, needing to be alert for wild beasts or bandits around and add more firewood if the fire went out. Li Ye did not think too much about it, and was happy to save the effort of setting up defence barriers. He believed the most important rule of survival in the Jianghu was to stay low-profile and hide one's true strength, just like how one should not show off one's wealth in public.
Li Ye did not need to do any breathing exercise, he was only taking the time to contemplate the situation in Qing Prefecture while sitting still.
As the center of Pinglu and the commissioner's crucial prefecture, Qing
At about 50 meters above the ground, she could even see the light from a village very far away. The scenery in the wilderness at night was not as mesmerizing as the cities because there was much less light around. It also was not beautiful, but one would still be captured by its unique serenity. Su Emei could not help feeling her heart beating much faster. She turned around in shock and almost knocked into someone's face. Since the two of them were extremely close, she could even see his long eyelashes clearly. Feeling taken aback, she pulled her face away and saw a face that was as fair as a scholar's. It was Li Ye's face! His face was calm and collected, just like a deep lake without any waves on the surface. The cold moonlight splashed onto his face like a thin layer of frost, making him look grimmer than usual. Su Emei almost could not believe what she was seeing. "His
As someone who could never stay idle, Wei Xiaozhuang could not stop talking once he started a conversation. Looking troubled and upset, he sighed like a wise old man and said, "Why are there so many conflicts in this world? Trouble already found us before we even made any enemies! In fact, neither of us wanted to leave the mountain, there's just no fun in going on this trip. It's great for me to just train on the mountain without any distractions, and we always have hunters visiting us with half bottles of wine from time to time. We would just sit around one table to enjoy some simple dishes and a couple of shots while listening to the hunters' brave stories of fighting against wild beasts—Um, actually that's just what our master told us. He's even more talkative than me, and he likes to brag all the time. We are both bored of listening to his so-called true stories of experiencing the Jianghu with great ease. He always mentions that he only met one worthy opponent in the entire wor
"This is Qing City? Those fences are really tall!" Wei Xiaozhuang exclaimed as he saw the city walls almost reaching up to the sky. His voice was filled with awe and disbelief. Li Ye laughed and said, "This is called the city wall." "Of course, that's what I meant. My master told me about it." Wei Xiaozhuang answered in all seriousness, acting as if he had only made a slip-up. He continued, "But it's not as tall as he once claimed it to be. He said there's a city wall as tall as a mountain, but I say he was definitely making that up." Li Ye smiled at his reply. As one of the prefectures in Pinglu, Qing Prefecture had very tall city walls. However, it still could not compare to Chang'an, so Li Ye did not feel so amazed. When the three of them entered the city with the carriage, the sergeant guarding the city gate carried out a thorough search of the carriage. It was not because the security in Qing Prefecture was tight these day
When Li Ye heard that there had been someone providing financial aid to the temple on Boji Mountain, he thought the person would be so well-to-do that he could easily ensure sufficient food and clothing supply in the temple. He did not believe that the old master would have to wear his only Taoist robe full of patches. Having seen Cui Keli's own living conditions, however, Li Ye realized for someone who had been living a secluded life on his own, it was already impressive that he was able to aid the temple aside from being able to afford his own needs. Li Ye left the desk and sat down on a chair. Cui Keli sat down as well. He first asked Su Emei and Wei Xiaozhuang about their master and the temple, then Su Emei brought up the reason for their visit. Cui Keli said, "I'm truly sorry that I had to ask for your help. Just a few days ago, the Penglai sect sent out invitations to many powers in Pinglu to visit Penglai Island. It was said that the
"Xiaoman, come here." Li Ye waved at the big dog in the yard, yet it simply looked at him and turned back indifferently. Li Ye felt a little awkward. Just as he was about to chase after it, Xiaoman already started running away as fast as a leopard. "Xiaoman, come here." Xiaoman was already outside the fence barking at Li Ye fiercely until that sweet and clear voice attracted its attention. It barked cheerfully and ran into Su Emei's arms immediately, shaking its tail and sticking out its tongue, acting rather friendly. Su Emei squatted down and patted Xiaoman on its head. She smiled gleefully as her beautiful eyes curved into a crescent. Li Ye was rather jealous upon seeing this, so he said to Xiaoman, "You're a female, too. How can you be more interested in a beautiful girl rather than me?" He reached out his hand to pat Xiaoman as he said that, yet he was forced to keep his hand away as Xiaoman tur
Li Ye didn't expect that Cui Keli would have such deep affection for him. But now he understood that if he could help Cui Keli to win the position of the Master of the Cui family, Cui Keli would lead the Cui family to support him to control Pinglu as long as there wouldn't be any big mistakes on this trip to Penglai. In this case, at least one of the four major families of Pinglu would stand by him, which would be much more convenient for Li Ye to subdue the entire Pinglu. After all, the first step was the hardest. Rooting in Qing Prefecture, the Cui family was very familiar with Pinglu and was the absolute local boss. They could help Li Ye a lot in all aspects. With this in mind, Li Ye was more determined to help Cui Keli. When Li Ye and Cui Keli were talking, Su Emei had made the meal ready with the help of Wei Xiaozhuang. The two of them put the dishes on the table and greeted Li Ye and Cui Keli to eat. Su Emei was born beau
After grabbing Li Ye's arm for quite a while, Su Emei was suddenly aware of her impoliteness, so she flushed with embarrassment and retracted her hands immediately. But she was a little slow on the reaction. Li Ye looked at her amusingly and thought that she was sensitive but a little bit inarticulate. She grabbed his arm for quite a while but said nothing. However, it was fine because he didn't like the eloquent women. When she noticed that Li Ye had been staring at her, Su Emei ducked her head much lower and wished to bury it in her breasts, which was really possible because her breasts were very plump. The atmosphere was very embarrassing. When Li Ye tried to break the ice, three people came over the bamboo bridge across the river. A childe in splendid clothes was holding a folding fan, his face full of arrogance and hostility. A servant was bending over. And the last person lifted his chin slightly with his sw
"Father, why have you come out?" After the salute, Cui Keli was worried. Cui Shulin was old. These years, he didn't go out and had been living in seclusion because he didn't want to waste his vitality. For him, every use of the cultivation power meant the consumption of vitality and the reduction of the already few lifetimes. If not, the family affairs wouldn't be handed over to Cui Hucheng to handle. Cui Shulin landed in front of the courtyard and took a glance at everyone. His gaze stopped at Li Ye for a second, and then he withdrew his eyes. This was a kindly old man of vicissitudes. He sighed and said, "I know the cause and effect of today's matter. That's it. Leave now." "Father!" Cui Hucheng's expression changed. "Well?" Cui Shulin looked at Cui Hucheng with majesty. "What else do you think?" "I dare not!" Making contact with Cui Shulin's eyes, Cui Hucheng trembled and immediately ducked his head. Although h