C176 Wu Prefecture City
C176 Wu Prefecture City
"Little Peach, how is it?"
The woman walked over after putting on her clothes. She was wearing a blue robe and had an exquisite figure. Her footsteps were light and graceful, but there was a trace of anxiousness on her face.
Even so, one could still see that the woman was gentle and generous, and she possessed an extraordinary beauty.
"There's no reaction, only a weak aura."
Xiaotao shook her head. She had used all of her methods but still couldn't wake Ling Tianyu up.
"Miss, I think we should forget about it. He was obviously heavily injured and dropped down. If we save him, it might bring disaster to the Li family."
"Moreover, the war between the two of them has reached the point where they can no longer tolerate each other. If he is a spy sent by the Wang family, then our Li family will suffer unimaginable consequences."
Little Peach chattered on.
"How could that be? Even if the Wang family sent spies, they wouldn't let him die. Besides, have you ever seen such a handsome spy?"
The lady retorted. She squatted down and sent a surge of zhenqi into Ling Tianyu's body to examine his injuries.
However, after busying themselves for a long time, he was still unable to find out the reason.
She frowned and said to herself, "How can this be? There is no sign of injury. Why is he unconscious?"
The lady did not know that Ling Tianyu was exhausted of his Dan Sea, so he would naturally wake up if he rested for two to three days.
"Little Peach, let's take him back." The woman suddenly said.
"What, miss, have you got a fever?" Xiaotao's eyes widened as she reached out her hand to touch the girl's forehead.
"If the old master finds out that you brought back an unfamiliar man, he'll be furious."
"Then won't we save him?" The woman tilted her head, curled her lips, and said: "Saving a life is better than creating a seventh level pagoda, I can't possibly leave him here."
The woman ignored Little Peach's persuasion and carried Ling Tianyu on her back.
She was a martial artist, so she naturally wouldn't have to go through so much effort.
Seeing that their young miss was adamant, Xiaotao could only agree.
"Miss, let me carry you. If anyone sees you, I will be punished."
The woman nodded her head. The two of them passed through the forest and entered a secluded area. They then headed towards the Li Residence.
Hengzhou City was a remote city in the Southern Prefecture. The martial artists here weren't very strong, and at most, they were only at the peak of the Gui Yuan Realm. It was rare for a Life and Death Realm expert to appear here.
However, in the southern part of the city, there was a West Cloud Mountain, on top of which sat a martial arts sect known as the Qi Yun Sect.
It was said that a year ago, the sect head of the Qi Yun Sect had broken through life and death and entered the Life and Death Realm.
There were two great aristocratic clans in the city. One was the Wang Clan, while the other was the Li Clan. Both of them had similar strengths and wanted to annex the other.
However, they'd fought openly and secretly for more than ten years, yet they were unable to do anything to each other.
This time, it was rumored that a direct descendant of the Wang family had returned from the Qi Yun Sect. The battle between the two families was immediately broken.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the Li family meeting hall was extremely tense. The Li family's Patriarch, Li Tianhao, had a tense expression and his expression was extremely downcast.
Below, the few Elders had bitter looks on their faces, not saying a word.
"Father …"
Suddenly, a woman's voice could be heard.
"Yiru, where did you go? Now that the Wang family is in the limelight, I was worried that you would have been taken away by them."
Li Tianhao had a face full of worry. His heart was finally relieved when he saw his beloved daughter return.
This girl was Li Yiru, the woman who had brought Ling Tianyu back. She and Xiaotao had taken a long time to return to the Li Residence in order to avoid the crowd.
Right after settling Ling Tianyu down, she heard that her father had already sent many people to look for her, so she rushed over.
"Dad, I'm fine. How could I be caught?" Li Yiran smiled gently.
However, everyone in the meeting hall remained silent. According to her father's words, Li Yiran seemed to have noticed something.
She asked, "Father, what's wrong with you two? I'm not back, why are you guys still showing such a bitter face? "
"As if she doesn't know, Wang Teng of the Wang family has returned." An elder said. He was also Li Yiru's elder.
Wang Teng, the Wang Clan's most talented direct descendant, had already broken through to the Clasping Yuan Realm at the age of sixteen, and was later accepted as a disciple by the Qi Tian Sect. Now that he had returned from five years of martial cultivation, he had actually reached the peak of the Qi Resisting Realm.
Such a talent was practically a legend in the Xuan Continent, and to the Qi Tian Sect, he was also considered as the number one genius, thus he was highly regarded by the sect.
"Wang Teng?" Li Yiran silently recited the name as if it was very familiar to her.
She recalled that when they were young, they had played together, and their relationship had been quite good. Wang Teng had also once said that he would marry her when he grew up.
However, ever since the battle started, the two of them had never met again. Even if Wang Teng went to the Qi Tian Sect to learn martial arts, Li Yiru only listened to her parents.
"He's returned. Could it be that it can affect the rise and fall of our Li Clan?" Li Yiran revealed a puzzled expression.
"Sigh, he's fine with it, but he brought back a grade-4 apothecary!" Li Tianhao sighed.
When Wang Teng returned, he would definitely interfere in the struggle for supremacy between the two clans. If it was him alone, it would be much easier to deal with a Peak Qi Resisting Stage martial artist, but the problem was that he also brought back a tier 4 alchemist.
It was rumored that this Tier 4 pill refiner was of great origins and was hired by the Sect Leader of the Heaven's Expanse School at a high price. As for where he came from, no one knew.
Although the Wu Zhou City couldn't be compared to the seven countries of the Eastern Region, their martial arts were still mediocre. Even the patriarchs of the two clans were only at the early stage of the Gui Yuan Realm, so there weren't any Tier 4 pill refiners around.
Furthermore, even a Life and Death Realm expert had to be courteous to a Tier 4 pill refiner. With such a person here, how could the Li family not be worried?
"Tier 4 pill refiner?" Even Li Yiran couldn't believe it; everyone knew the capabilities of a Grade Four Alchemist Grandmaster.
If that Tier 4 pill refiner were to make a move, the Li family would disappear into thin air with a wave of his hand.
"Patriarch, the Wang Clan has sent someone to deliver a letter."
The sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the meeting hall. A servant holding a letter hurriedly walked in.
Taking the envelope, Li Tianhao started to read through it while the other elders all revealed nervous expressions.
As for Li Tianhao, his expression darkened as he watched from above.
"Patriarch, what did the letter say?" The Elder below asked.
Li Tianhao raised the letter in his hand and said weakly, "You guys can see for yourselves."
The few of them hurriedly gathered together, and after they finished looking, their gazes simultaneously turned towards Li Yiran.
"Dad, what's going on?" Li Yiru was confused.
Li Tian Hao looked at his daughter helplessly and said: "Wang Teng proposed to marry you in three days' time. He wanted us to submit to the Wang family so that we could have a chance at survival in the Li family."
"What?"
Li Yiran's delicate body trembled as she directly snatched the letter away.