Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family

Chapter 1079: 239: Can’t cure Bi Lake Mountain, can’t I cure you? (2)

Lu Xingchen shook his head and said, he had spared no effort to heal the other during these past days.

After speaking, he glanced at the roasting turkey crackling with oil, sprinkled some powder on it, tore off a drumstick, and handed it to her: ”You’ve been gravely wounded and unconscious for such a long time. You must be hungry, right? Here.”

Wang Yanjing stared at the golden, oil-dripping drumstick before her, slightly stunned.

Her ordinary pale face quickly revealed a moving smile as she said, ”Thank you.”

”Daoist friend, your injuries seem severe. You must have used some kind of secret technique prior to this, am I correct?”

Lu Xingchen tore off another drumstick for himself and casually asked.

Though he wasn’t young, he had never ventured far from home and remained curious about many things in the cultivation world.

During the healing process, he had noticed that the other person was no ordinary individual.

Curiosity drove him to inquire further, to confirm his judgment.

Of course, he also wanted to subtly probe her situation, to determine whether it was good or bad.
Upon hearing these words, Wang Yanjing’s heart skipped a beat as she realized he was probing her circumstances.

Reflecting on the past few days, she assumed he had already deduced most of her situation. In a weak and low voice, she replied, ”Yes, I was originally a Foundation Establishment cultivator. But shortly after breaking through, I used a secret technique, which caused my cultivation level to fall to this state.”

”Foundation Establishment!?”

Lu Xingchen was quite surprised, suddenly understanding why her physical body differed from that of an Energy Refining cultivator.

He refrained from asking too much all at once.

As the two of them interacted over time, their relationship grew much closer, and Lu Xingchen came to understand her identity and circumstances.

Her name was Li Jingyi, and she hailed from a Foundation Establishment family, serving as the family’s Foundation Establishment seedling.

Six months ago, shortly after breaking through to Foundation Establishment, she was ambushed by an archenemy. The enemy had hired two Foundation Establishment great cultivators for reinforcements, and her family stood no chance against them.

Protected by her elders who fought to the death and through the use of a secret technique, she narrowly escaped with her life and fled to this location.

Her cultivation level had fallen from Foundation Establishment back to the seventh level of Energy Refinement, and her meridians and dantian were in disarray.

Relying on a treasure-hunting and medicine-collecting technique she cultivated in her youth, she came here searching for spiritual medicine, only to be attacked by a pack of Green Wind Wolves, including a Mutant Wolf King, which caused her injuries to erupt.

As a clan cultivator and a Foundation Establishment seedling of the Lu Family at Bi Lake Mountain, Lu Xingchen found her experiences quite touching.

Several days later.

”Miss Li, if you have no place to go for now, I can escort you to my family’s marketplace for temporary shelter.”

Through their days of interaction, Lu Xingchen felt that she was quite decent and was willing to offer a helping hand.

Considering her talent, should she recover her Foundation Establishment in the future, this could form a beneficial connection.

As for her family feud, Lu Xingchen was undaunted.

First, her family was not in the Qingyun Domain but in the Luoxia Region, which was far away.

Second, both families were Foundation Establishment families with only two Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding them, posing little threat.

”If that’s the case, thank you, Lu Daoist.”

Wang Yanjing had now shed her boyish appearance and assumed her true form as a twenty-year-old young woman. Though her looks were unremarkable, her round and jade-like demeanor exuded the elegance of a prominent family.

Through their interactions over the past few days, she realized that Lu Xingchen, despite his Foundation Establishment cultivation level, had little worldly experience. His character remained straightforward and honest, kind-hearted and generous.

Knowing her injuries would take time to heal, she thought it best to find shelter in the marketplace and plan her next steps.

”Alright.”

Lu Xingchen smiled warmly, his face gentle and scholarly.

His offer to take her to his family’s marketplace was spurred by his urgency to return home.

He felt he had been delayed too long due to her circumstances.

If delayed any longer, his family would worry about his well-being.

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Qingyun Sect.

On this day, Sima Qiuhua and the Great Elder of the Sima Family arrived at the Enforcement Hall of Qingyun Sect.

Their delay in coming to the Enforcement Hall to ransom Sima Tong was not intentional.

Twenty thousand Spirit Stones was no small figure.

Even though the Sima Family was a False Core family, gathering such a sum required some maneuvering.

Plus, there was a spirit land and ten shops to consider.

Although the Qingyun Sect had made its demands clear, they dared not act rashly.

Yet they couldn’t leave the spirit land’s crops or shop assets behind and needed time to handle everything.

The speed at which they resolved these matters was already impressive.

Upon arriving at the Enforcement Hall, they expressed their intentions.

The elder at the Enforcement Hall did not deliberately make things difficult for them.

After inspecting the Spirit Stones within their storage bag and verifying the property deeds for the spirit land and shops, he escorted them to see Sima Tong.

”Second Uncle!”

”Ancestor!”

The Great Elder of the Sima Family and Sima Qiuhua called out in trembling voices upon seeing the pale-faced and severely weakened Sima Tong.

Sima Tong had not suffered any mistreatment or abuse during his captivity.

However, the injuries he sustained battling Lu Ping’an, including the self-detonation of his magical treasure, had only been superficially treated, leaving him debilitated.

”Wenyuan, Qiuhua.”

Sima Tong’s voice was hoarse and his appearance greatly aged as he responded weakly.

Though he didn’t know the finer details of what had transpired during these days, he had a general understanding, and his heart burned with frustration and anger.

”Second Uncle, you’ve suffered. We’ll take you back home now.”

Sima Wenyuan stepped forward to help Sima Tong out of the Enforcement Hall.

The elder from the Enforcement Hall observed and said a few obligatory words, emphasizing how the Sima Family of Xuanwu Ridge and the Lu Family of Bi Lake Mountain were both families under Qingyun’s rule and how they should conduct themselves properly.

After all, the matter was concluded with the judgment that the Sima Family of Xuanwu Ridge had initiated provocation and blatantly ambushed the Lu Family of Bi Lake Mountain, stirring conflict between the two.

”Elder Xu, we understand.”

Sima Wenyuan hurriedly cupped his hands in respect, offering a superior-grade Spirit Stone from his storage bag.

”Hmm.”

Elder Xu nodded slightly upon receiving the Spirit Stone and refrained from saying more.

After giving several instructions to the disciples of the Enforcement Hall, he personally set off for Bi Lake Mountain to deliver the Spirit Stones and property deeds.