Shen Ling waited in the giant wood forest for an hour. Jiuzun came out and said with a smile: "It seems that you didn't embarrass your teacher in the competition, and now you have the Li family scouts to follow." ”

Shen Ling was not polite after hearing this: "Hehe, that's natural." Your apprentice is so talented and intelligent, the first thing is to catch it!" Jiuzun was disgusted by Shen Ling's cheekiness again...

"Hehe, in fact, thanks to the master's teaching, otherwise Shen Ling would still be a fool who only knows how to practice blindly. Master, rest assured, the apprentice will definitely find an elixir for you that can completely heal your injuries. Shen Ling stopped joking and said to Jiuzun seriously.

Jiuzun was just about to knock Shen Ling, but when he heard this, he was actually a little moved, and stretched out his hand to pat Shen Ling's shoulder. "Good apprentice, the master has been in a hurry to repair his injuries recently, and he hasn't gone to see the clan. Is there anything interesting?" asked Jiuzun.

Shen Ling hurriedly talked to Jiuzun about today's clan comparison, the battle between himself and Li Lixuan, and the reward Li Yuanqing gave him in the end, and his refusal to give him a surname. Jiuzun listened quite seriously, but he didn't expect a small Li clan to have twists and turns.

Finally, when he heard that Shen Ling refused to give the surname under the pressure of the patriarch of the Li clan, he nodded with satisfaction. "Xiao Ling, what you did is right, the eldest husband was born in heaven and earth, and he does not want to be martial in the world, but he wants to be worthy of his heart. This time, it was for the sake of the teacher's carelessness, and it almost made you bullied, but if the Li clan dared to touch you, there would be no need for you to exist at all. ”

Shen Ling asked Jiuzun movingly. "Master, didn't you say that there is no strength in the hundredth now, so what realm are you in now?" Jiuzun straightened his chest and said: "The emaciated beast is also bigger than the spirit beast, and the teacher should be stronger than that Li Yuanqing now, but the teacher is now trying to keep a low profile, in case it is discovered by the enemy, even a look can kill me... ”

Shen Ling couldn't help but choke speechlessly when he heard the master say this, the master is now seriously injured but he is still stronger than the extremely powerful patriarch in his eyes, it seems that the master must have stood at the top of this continent in his heyday, but now it is really a tiger falling in Pingyang.

"By the way, master, I estimate that we will be able to live in a big house in a few days, and it is estimated that Li Tong's house should not be small. Jiuzun said to Shen Ling: "It's not promising, if you want to be a teacher back then, the Jiuzun Palace is extremely luxurious, and you definitely can't even think of it。。。 But I've really recuperated enough in this forest, and it's not bad to change places. ”

Shen Ling was also very happy, he could finally let his master teach day and night. "Okay, Xiao Ling, it's not early, let's go back quickly. If you have something to do these days, you don't need to come over. It just so happened that the teacher felt that the meridians seemed to be able to repair a little bit recently, and he was also preparing to retreat for a few days. ”

Shen Ling thought about it, he shouldn't be idle in the past few days, so it's okay, so he said to Jiuzun: "Xiao Ling retires, I wish the master a successful retreat." ”

After saying that, he rushed back home.

Shen Ling returned to the dilapidated house, but saw his grandfather burst into tears, rushed to his grandfather's side, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, grandpa, what's wrong?" Grandpa smiled when he saw Shen Ling come back and wiped away his tears with his hands.

"Xiao Ling is back, grandpa is so excited that he can't help crying. Grandpa still can't believe the events of the day, his rough hand touched Shen Ling's cheek, my Xiaoling is really promising. You don't know that the patriarch canceled our servant status and made the neighbors envious. Haha, there are two families who actually want to marry their daughters. Grandpa naturally can't agree, how can they be worthy of Xiaoling, but according to grandpa, the second miss is good. Grandpa said with relief.

Shen Ling looked at his grandfather, who seemed to be ten years younger all of a sudden, and he also relaxed all of a sudden, but he was embarrassed by his grandfather's words afterwards. "Okay, grandpa, you can enjoy your happiness in the future, Xiao Ling will definitely get stronger and stronger, and protect you for a lifetime." Sleep, I guess we will move in a few days," Shen Ling interrupted his grandfather.

Grandpa lay on the bed, but there was no trace of sleep, he didn't expect that he could get rid of his status as a servant in his life, and he tossed and turned excitedly. Looking at Shen Ling, who was sleeping soundly, he also felt distressed: Xiao Ling is working too hard today. Cover the quilt that Shen Ling kicked aside.

Early the next morning, not long after Shen Ling got up, Li Rou's girl came to Shen Ling's house. "Brother Shen Ling, my father asked you and your grandfather to go to my house for dinner. Thank you very much by the way. As he spoke, he took Shen Ling's hand and walked home, and didn't forget to shout into the house, Grandpa, come over quickly, Brother Xiaoling and I will go first.

Shen Ling hadn't been to Li Rou's house for a long time, after all, as a servant, he was very tired during the day, and he still had to cultivate, so he didn't have much spare time, so he just said hello and chatted a few words on weekdays. Looking at the furnishings in the house, there is basically no change. I can't help but think back to the last time I was here.

But before he could think of it, he was warmly greeted by Li Gang. "Xiao Ling is here, sit down quickly. ”

"Why didn't you see Aunt Cui?" asked Shen Ling as he sat on a stool and looked around. "Your Aunt Cui is making you something to eat, I shouldn't have invited you to dinner in the morning, but Xiao Ling, you are now famous in the Li family. I don't know when I've been busy in the last two days. I had to call you in the morning. Li Gang explained.

Shen Ling immediately smiled, "Then thank you Uncle Li Gang." ”

Li Gang replied: "Don't say that, Uncle Li still has to thank you." If there is no Xiao Ling, you ask the patriarch. On my own, I didn't know that Ma Yue in the Year of the Monkey would be able to become a foreign protector of the Li family!"

When Shen Ling heard this, he asked with a little puzzlement: "Uncle Li Gang, what is the difference between this foreign clan and the inner family, aren't they all Li clans." ”

Li Gang laughed. "Xiao Ling, you're wrong, the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard sound similar, but in fact they are quite different! This Li clan foreign courtyard is responsible for guarding the Li clan's side and periphery. The number of people is also quite large, at least hundreds. The strength ranges from the fourth level of the refining body to the eighth level of the refining body. The Inner Clan Nursing Courtyard is the direct line of the Li Clan who is responsible for guarding the center of the Li Clan, and it is said that the Inner Clan Nursing Courtyard is a master of Qi Cultivation Realm. If any of them can break through the Qi Cultivation Realm and step into the Zhou Tian Realm, then they will have the opportunity to be promoted to a deacon!"

Hearing Li Gang say this, Shen Ling was also secretly frightened, he didn't expect that this Li clan had such a deep heritage, and he didn't even have the qualifications to be promoted to the inner clan nursing home.

While the two were talking, Grandpa Shen Ling also came to Li Gang's house, and there was another greeting. As soon as Grandpa sat down, Shen Ling saw Li Rou and Aunt Xiao put down the table and brought up a dish that could only be eaten during the Chinese New Year. Looking at the table of delicacies, Shen Ling couldn't help but swallow his saliva, Li Gang glanced at Shen Ling and said with a smile: "Come on, you're welcome, sit down and eat." ”

This meal cost Li Gang two months' salary, and it would be painful to change it on weekdays. But now I don't feel distressed at all. Li Gang even poured the cup he had saved for many years for his grandfather and Shen Ling. Shen Ling didn't want to drink, but he was embarrassed to refuse when he saw Uncle Li Gang's warm hospitality.

"This time, Xiao Ling shined in the Li Clan's big competition, and he was even more favored by the patriarch. The future is limitless, this first cup Uncle Li respects you. With that, he raised his head and drank it. Shen Ling saw that Li Gang was so bold, so he drank it too. I only felt a fire slowly flowing down my throat and down my trachea, so it wasn't uncomfortable, and my chest was even more on fire. Then there was a surge of alcohol, which made Shen Ling cough.

Li Gang looked at Shen Ling, who was coughing, and said with a smile: "This second cup of Uncle Li is to thank you for helping Uncle Li's family cancel the servant body in front of the patriarch, and even made me a Li family protector." This kindness is hard to repay. Uncle Li respects you!" he said, and took another drink.

Shen Ling was not ambiguous, holding the cup in both hands and drinking it all in one go. "Eat the vegetables, eat the vegetables. Uncle Shen, you have a good grandson. Li Gang said enviously. Shen Weisong's face was also flushed, and his expression was radiant. Humility said: "This kid is lucky, lucky." After speaking, he drank with Li Gang.

After more than an hour, Shen Ling and his grandfather were full of wine and food before saying goodbye to Li Tong's family. walked out of Li Gang's house, and not long after returning home, the two walked in. These two people were the two people who came to inform Shen Ling to go to the martial arts competition the day before yesterday, but at this time, they were not the same faces as the day before yesterday, and said with a smile and a little flattery: "Shen Ling, the two of us summoned you to meet the patriarch on the order of the patriarch. ”