Underground of the Lee Mansion.

In a dark secret room.

Only a remnant lamp flickered gently, bringing a little light and warmth.

Li Qinzheng stood in the corner a little nervously, bowing his head slightly, not daring to look at Li Huayuan in the dark shadows.

For a long time, the two of them remained in such a state of silence, neither of them spoke to each other, and the atmosphere in the secret room was indescribably strange.

I don't know how long it took for Li Huayuan to finally open his mouth, and a hoarse and deep voice came from the darkness coldly: "What's going on in the house lately?"

"Back to the master's words, the second master took the elite of the clan to kill the Black Wind Village half a month ago, except for the bandit leader Hei Mazi who escaped by luck, the rest of the horse bandits were all killed, which can be described as a complete victory. The morale of the clan is now high, and everyone praises the second master for his good leadership, and is ready to elect him as the head of the family at the clan meeting. Li Qin said respectfully.

"This is expected, is there anything else?" Li Huayuan's tone was very flat, but from his simple words, he could hear the confidence and arrogance hidden in his bones, which was the prestige and confidence that only those who have been in high positions all year round.

"Hei Mazi suddenly appeared in Donglin City a few days ago and killed three clansmen in a row, and the meaning of revenge is obvious. But this matter was suppressed by the clan elders in time, so not many people knew about it, and it did not cause panic. Li Qin then spoke, only stating the facts, not expressing his personal opinion.

"What kind of cultivation is Hei Mazi?" Li Huayuan's voice was a little colder, and even the temperature in the secret room suddenly dropped a lot.

"The foundation is in the middle stage. Li Qin replied.

"Have the three people who died been checked?" Li Huayuan then asked.

"I've checked it, and they are all cronies of the head of the family before his death. Speaking of this, Li Qin paused for a moment, and then added: "When the head of the family had an accident, they were also there. ”

"That black pockmark is quite accurate, what do you think about this?" As he spoke, Li Huayuan opened his eyes and looked at Li Qin, his face was hidden in the darkness, he couldn't see clearly, but there was an indescribable majesty from it.

"I don't think it's necessarily related to black pockmarks. Noticing Li Huayuan's gaze, Li Qin only felt as if there was a sharp blade hanging above his head, and hurriedly lowered his head lower, and said: "Those three people died very strangely, judging from the traces left at the scene, it is more likely that an acquaintance committed the crime, perhaps...... It was they who knew something, and they were killed in the name of black pockmarks. ”

"Listen to what you mean, it's the second kid who started it. Li Huayuan said with a smile.

The air was even colder, Li Qin suddenly felt that a piercing chill was coming from the front, and he didn't dare to resist in the slightest, but hurriedly said: "The matter is still inconclusive, and the old slave doesn't dare to speculate." ”

"You can look into this matter next. Li Huayuan suddenly sneered, then withdrew his spiritual power, and said, "When necessary, reveal a little wind to the second child and see what his reaction is." ”

Seeing that the cold air lingering on his body dissipated, Li Qin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The old slave understands. ”

"By the way, did Da Lang pick it up?" Li Huayuan continued to ask.

"We met on the road three days ago and just returned home today. Li Qin replied truthfully.

"Is it still too peaceful on the road?"

"I heard from the eldest prince that he had been intercepted and killed twice before, and the same group of people were attacked, but their identities were unknown. Li Qin seemed to be a little nervous, subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and said, "However, the road has been quite peaceful these days. ”

Li Huayuan noticed Li Qin's strange appearance, and didn't say anything, but then asked, "What kind of cultivation is Da Lang now?"

Judging from the aura he inadvertently revealed, it should have been not long before he was promoted to the seventh layer of the Qi cultivation period. Seeing that Li Huayuan did not blame himself for his ineffective handling of Ye Kai's attack, Li Qin's expression eased slightly.

"In the absence of family resources inclined cultivation, there can still be such cultivation, it can be regarded as so-so, not really dizzy and wandering around. ”

Li Huayuan's tone was quite emotional, and then he didn't know what he remembered, and then he spoke: "I remember that I know that the kid seems to have reached the peak of the eighth layer of the Qi cultivation period half a year ago, how is it, has there been any breakthrough recently?"

"Young Master Ming started his retreat two months ago, and he has never stepped out of the secret room, and the old slave does not know. Seeing Li Huayuan comparing Ye Kai with Li Bahu's eldest son Li Zhiming, Li Qin replied thoughtfully.

"I'm still relieved about this child. Li Huayuan nodded with a smile and said, "Tomorrow, you go and talk to Shen Changqing, let him open the furnace to refine a wall-breaking pill, send it to Zhiming, and help him break through." ”

"Yes, sir. Li Qin said respectfully

"Those old guys in the clan have always had a lot of complaints about Da Lang, this time when he comes back, will they embarrass him?" Li Huayuan closed his eyes again at some point and said lightly.

"During the day, they led people to block the door of the ancestral hall, bringing back the incident that happened ten years ago, wanting to punish the eldest prince, and some even clamored for him to be expelled from the palace. Fortunately, the eldest prince was witty and put all the blame on Miss Han, which exempted him from responsibility. It's just that he was deprived of the position of the young master, and he went to the ancestral land to guard the tomb for three years, reflecting on his own ......"

Li Qin recounted what happened at the door of the ancestral hall from beginning to end, and as he spoke, he secretly glanced up at Li Huayuan, wanting to know what his reaction was.

But seeing that he had his eyes closed all the time and couldn't see his joy or anger, he hurriedly withdrew his gaze and waited aside, waiting for Li Huayuan's answer.

After a while, Li Huayuan smiled and said, "It's okay to let Da Lang go to guard the tomb, stay away from these rights and wrongs in the mansion, but it will be more conducive to his cultivation." When the time comes, you will also go to the ancestral land and report to me regularly on his situation.

One thing to remember, though, is that the kid doesn't know you're mine yet. You can hint at him, but you can't say it explicitly, lest he get him wrong and think otherwise. ”

"Don't worry, what to say and what not to say, the old slave understands it in his heart. ”

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After handing over the "Taishang Induction Heart Sutra" to Li Sanqi, Ye Kai returned to his room, took out the Qi Condensing Pill and began to cultivate.

His current cultivation is only at the seventh level of the Qi cultivation stage, which may be very high compared to other people of the same age, but in this crisis-ridden Li family, it is far from reaching the point of self-preservation.

Therefore, he had to seize all the time he could use to cultivate.

Soon, the sun was setting.

The moonlight entered the house and shone on Ye Kai's face, adding a bit of indescribable charm to his already handsome face.

After cultivating all afternoon, Ye Kai slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and opened his eyes.

Although cultivation is a race against time, he still has to eat three meals, after all, he has not yet built a foundation, and he can't do it.

After dinner, Ye Kai did not rush back to the room, but found Li Sanqi to inspect his cultivation.

Only after this question did I know that Li Sanqi couldn't read and write, which was a little embarrassing.

In desperation, Ye Kai had no choice but to teach Li Sanqi to read word by word, and personally demonstrated to him.

But I don't know if he didn't teach it well, or Li Sanqi's understanding was insufficient, but a few very simple actions made him barely understand.

Ye Xingxing was annoyed, so he knocked Li Sanqi's little head a few times with the book, and handed over the task of teaching him literacy to Chun Tao and Qiu Ju, who had a foundation in cultivation.

As for himself, he took advantage of the night, disguised himself as Qiu Ju, and quietly left the Li Mansion.

Just when he was teaching Li Sanqi to meditate, he suddenly thought that there were some basic alchemy methods appended at the back of the "Divine Pesticide Sutra", anyway, he couldn't build a foundation for a while now, so it was better to take advantage of this opportunity to go to the ancestral tomb of the Li family to study alchemy well.

At night, the east side of the city is exceptionally lively.

The streets are lit up like daylight, pedestrians are endless, and the cries of all kinds of vendors are heard one after another.

After all, Ye Kai is a rural boy, where has he seen such a scene, he couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and had the idea that it would be good to stay in Donglin City.

However, when he thought of Li Bahu who hid a knife in his smile, and the scathing faces of those clan elders, as soon as this thought appeared, he completely extinguished it without hesitation.

He didn't have nothing to do when he was full, and he came to Donglin City to find excitement.

If it weren't for the foundation building, even if he was killed, he would never wade into the troubled waters of the Li family.

Although the market is bustling, it is not interesting to walk for a long time, so Ye Kai just walked for a while, and then went to a pawnshop called "Yong'an Dang" under the inquiry of passers-by.

He went out this time to buy alchemy pills and some basic medicinal materials, and the expenses were definitely not small, so he planned to sell the useless magic weapons on his body first and exchange them for some spirit stones to use.

Before the people arrived, Ye Kai heard the sound of a quarrel.

The voice came from the door of the store, and Ye Kai followed the prestige only to find that it was a middle-aged man and another young man arguing.

The middle-aged man is the boss of Yong'an, named Li Gaoshou, and he is the peak of the eighth layer of cultivation during the Qi training period.

As for the young man, he was a casual cultivator, around thirty years old, and his cultivation was at the beginning of the fifth level of the Qi cultivation period.

Ye Kai stood by and listened for a while, and then he understood the cause of the matter.

It turned out that this young man named Chen Dashan picked up a piece of cold iron ore in good condition in the ancient tombs in the suburbs, and it was useless to keep it for himself, so he took it to Yong'an and wanted to sell it for a high price.

Who knows, when he came to Li Gaoshou, he was said to be worthless, and he only bought it at the price of five spirit stones.

Chen Dashan felt that Li Gaoshou was a big bully in the store, and he was not convinced, so he pulled a few passers-by to comment on him, and the two argued endlessly at the door of the store.

And at this moment, the piece of cold iron ore the size of an adult's fist was being held in Chen Dashan's hand and shown to passers-by.

Ye Kai was also a little curious, so he looked up, but unexpectedly, at this time, the prompt sound of the system suddenly sounded in his mind:

【Cold Iron Marble: Three-Grade Spiritual Material】

[Features: Light and clear texture, rich in spiritual power and not easy to leak]

[Function: Mostly used for refining magic weapons, especially containers such as medicine tripods, when the jade slip of transmission in ancient times had not yet appeared, it was often used by monks to imprint martial arts, hidden in it, and left for future generations]

[Warm reminder: After system testing, this cold iron marble is very old, and there is a probability that more than ninety percent of it contains martial arts, and the estimated price is 200 spirit stones]

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