Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 44 Leaving the Mountain
The Dali Dynasty had a vast territory, where humans, demons, ghosts and gods coexisted.

Humans are in the city, monsters are in the wild.

There are only a few humans, living in villages outside the city, but they try to stay as close to the county town as possible to avoid the harm of demons.

Thousands of miles away from Lin'an County, in the vast wilderness, there is a mountain where few people go.

At this time, two horses were galloping in the mountains.

"drive."

The horse is galloping, and there is a young man riding in front, whipping the horse, eager to go home.

The person riding behind him was an enchanting woman with charming eyes and a hot body. Her towering parts rose and fell as she galloped.

"Hurry up." The young man turned his head and saw the magnificent scene, and he couldn't help but look back.

This snake demon is ferocious.

The two people were Li Fan and Liu Ji.

"Why are you in a hurry?" Liu Ji said lazily. After that day, she seemed to have returned to her old self and kept her worries to herself.

Looking at the figure in front of her, Liu Ji was a little confused. There were many twists and turns along the way, and she encountered many monsters.

So, how did Li Fan arrive in Lin'an County alone before?
Or is there someone secretly escorting you?
There are many rumors about Lishan in the world, but not many people truly understand Lishan. All they know is that Lishan's practitioners are very powerful, and Lishan's swordsmen are famous all over the world.

The demon riots more than ten years ago were caused by the sword cultivator Li Shan coming out of the mountains and shocking the world with his sword.

Perhaps, those top sects and families know more about Lishan and the imperial court.

However, this time she went there to see what Lishan was like, the place that had imprisoned her master for more than ten years and forced him to be sacrificed.

Also, what is Li Fan’s identity in Lishan, and why is he the one chosen for sacrifice?
Judging from the master’s last words, he should be very satisfied with Li Fan.

The horse galloped in the mountain canyon. Although Li Fan had not been away for long, he was eager to return home.

He misses his senior sister.

The two men crossed the canyon and a fog appeared in front of them. Li Fan continued to whip the horse and rushed directly into the fog of the canyon. Liu Ji followed.

After rushing out of the misty canyon, the two men reined in their horses. Liu Ji looked ahead and was stunned. She saw smoke rising up ahead and many houses scattered around. It turned out to be a huge village.

Looking further ahead, you will see fairy mountains surrounding it, like a place otherworldly.

"We're here." Li Fan said.

"Is this Lishan?" Liu Ji looked into the distance and felt particularly small among the mountains.

Li Fan continued to move forward, galloping his horse and heading towards the village ahead.

"Lishan Village is ahead. Don't talk nonsense when you get to the village. Follow me closely, otherwise I'm afraid something will happen to you." Li Fan said. He heard from his senior sister that the village is the gateway to Lishan and it has existed for thousands of years. It was on this land that Lishan was born.

Liu Ji curled her lips.

Entering Lishan Village, the smell of life becomes stronger.

The rooms in the mountain village are not connected together, but are built randomly and scattered among the mountains.

Li Fan dismounted when he reached the entrance of the village and said to Liu Ji, "Get down."

Liu Ji glanced at him, but still got off the horse.

Leading the horse into the village, Liu Ji looked around the village in front of her. It was somewhat different from the villages outside. The villages here seemed to be full of vitality.

"Are all the people in the village disciples from Lishan?" Liu Ji asked.

"No." Li Fan shook his head and replied, "Most of them are just ordinary villagers."

Liu Ji nodded. It seemed that the villagers should all be ordinary people, and the real mountain-leaving practitioners should be in the mountains ahead.

The two passed by a house and saw a shirtless man outside the door chopping meat with a big knife. Blood was splattered all over his body. Liu Ji led the horse farther away for fear of getting splashed with blood.

Li Fan smiled and called out, "Uncle Lu."

The shirtless man looked up, and when he saw Li Fan, he grinned and shouted, "Hey, son-in-law is back, come quickly."

As he said that, he shouted to the room, "Xiaoya, your man is back."

"Tsk." Liu Ji looked at Li Fan and smiled. What about his fiancée?
You have a fiancée but you’re still having affairs out there?

The girl in red was reluctant to leave.

Li Fan smiled awkwardly and said, "Uncle Lu, I'm still young..."

"Brother Xiaofan." A crisp voice came from the house, and then a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old walked out. Liu Ji was stunned when she saw her.

This girl has a sweet voice, but her figure is really... too fat.

"Xiao Ya." Li Fan called out weakly.

"Pfft..."

Liu Ji next to her couldn't help laughing. She covered her mouth with her hands, but still couldn't help it.

"Who are you?" The girl noticed Liu Ji only after she saw her laugh. The smile on her face disappeared instantly, and she looked at Liu Ji with hostility in her eyes: "What are you laughing at?"

"Where did this witch come from to seduce my son-in-law?" The shirtless man also glared at Liu Ji.

Liu Ji didn't know how to understand the word "fairy".

Liu Ji was silent, looked at Li Fan, and remembered his words. Although it was a village, it was at the foot of the mountain after all, and she didn't want to cause trouble.

Besides, she didn't want to get into trouble with the villagers.

"My daughter asks you, what are you laughing at?" the shirtless man continued.

Liu Ji frowned. How could a country boy like him be so arrogant?

"What I'm laughing at has nothing to do with you?" Liu Ji was already in a bad mood, so how could she stand being offended?

The shirtless man thrust the knife fiercely into the chopping board and said to the girl next to him, "Xiao Ya, go and boil some water. Make the fire stronger and boil more water."

"Yeah." The girl next to her glared at Liu Ji and nodded.

"Uncle Lu..." Li Fan wanted to say something, but the shirtless man said earnestly: "Son-in-law, the fairies outside cannot be trusted. Only my Xiaoya treats you sincerely. You grew up eating Uncle Lu's meat. Uncle will not lie to you."

Li Fan did grow up eating meat from Uncle Lu's family. When he was a child, he had a disease that could take his life. Uncle Lu went into the mountains to hunt game every day, and he could eat a lot of meat at that time.

Xiaoya followed him and then...she became fat.

So, of course Li Fan knew that Uncle Lu was good to him.

But when it comes to son-in-law...that is absolutely not possible.

Marriage is a serious matter and should not be taken lightly!
The shirtless man strode towards Liu Ji, who frowned and said to Li Fan, "I didn't cause any trouble."

As he spoke, his eyes turned cold and he stared at the shirtless man approaching.

This butcher is really arrogant.

The shirtless man strode up to Liu Ji and raised his hand to grab her.

Liu Ji snorted coldly, and the demonic energy flowed on her arms and gathered in her fist, which she smashed towards the shirtless man. She did not use her full strength, but teaching the other party a lesson was enough.

Li Fan turned his eyes away, unable to bear to look.

The shirtless man did not try to block Liu Ji's fist. The punch hit the shirtless man hard, but the other party did not move at all. The big hand with calluses on the back continued to grab her and went straight to her throat.

Liu Ji realized something was wrong and punched hard, but it was too late. A big hand grabbed her throat and lifted her up in the air with one hand.

Liu Ji stretched out her legs, and the shirtless man exerted force. She suddenly lost all strength and felt like she was going to die.

"When you kill a snake, you have to hit it at its most vulnerable part." The shirtless man said, "Son-in-law, stay at my house for dinner today. I'll make snake soup, which is very nourishing."

Liu Ji: “…………”

So, this is what the other party meant when he asked his daughter to boil water?
The shirtless man carried Liu Ji towards the house. Liu Ji took a look at the meat he was chopping on the chopping board.

Could that be... goblin meat? ?

"Uncle Lu, please show mercy." Li Fan shouted weakly.

"What? You can't bear to let go of this enchantress who reeks of snakes?" The shirtless man looked at Li Fan.

"Uncle Lu misunderstood. This demon was captured by my junior brother and he asked her to escort me." Li Fan said.

"That's what Mr. Wen meant."

The shirtless man seemed to have some respect for Wen Ruyu, so he let go of her hand and glared at Liu Ji: "Don't seduce my son-in-law, or I'll chop you off."

"Cough cough..." Liu Ji bent over and coughed violently. When she recovered, she looked up at the shirtless man, only to see him holding a knife and looking at her with a murderous aura.

Liu Ji immediately turned her eyes away, not daring to look at him. She looked at Li Fan again with innocent eyes.

Normal, Villager???

She has never suffered such injustice.

"Xiaoya, this snake soup is no longer drinkable. Don't boil water." The shirtless man said, "Son-in-law, there is other meat here. Stay and eat."

"No, Uncle Lu, I have something else to ask my senior sister." Li Fan didn't dare to stay, fearing that Uncle Lu would really kill Liu Ji if they didn't agree with him...

"Okay, come over when you have time. Xiaoya always talks about you." said the shirtless big man.

"Okay." Li Fan nodded and said to the girl next to him: "Xiaoya, I'll come to see you another day."

"Yeah." The girl nodded and looked at Li Fan's back with some reluctance.

After Li Fan left, the shirtless man said, "Xiao Ya, why don't we change a man? This guy is getting more and more handsome as he grows up. I'm afraid he's a playboy."

"I just like Brother Xiaofan." The girl was unhappy.

"Okay, okay..." The shirtless man nodded: "Next time he comes, he will be ready for it."

Li Fan hadn't walked far yet, but he felt a little unsteady when he heard his words.

"You call these ordinary villagers?" Liu Ji looked at Li Fan with resentment in her eyes.

"I don't know either." Li Fan said innocently.

When he was a child, he grew up in a village and everyone in the village took care of him. They were indeed ordinary villagers. At that time, everyone was better than him, so he was not surprised.

But go out for a while and come back to look at the village again.

Seems a little different? ?

(End of this chapter)