Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 5 Vision
Li Fan ignored the Taoist priest. He and Huang Yan walked to the lakeside, which was already full of people.

"Can I sit here?" Li Fan looked at a middle-aged man with a little girl sitting next to him. They should be father and daughter.

"Please take a seat if you don't mind, young man." said the middle-aged man.

After sitting down, Li Fan looked at the girl next to him. She was thin, with dark skin, and was wearing simple but clean clothes. She was holding a chicken leg in her little hand, and her mouth and hands were greasy.

Seeing Li Fan looking at her, the girl also looked at him curiously and asked in a childish voice: "Do you want to eat too?"

Li Fan blinked his eyes. The girl looked down at the remaining chicken leg in front of her, wiped her body with her left hand, then picked up the chicken leg and handed it to Li Fan.

Huang Yan looked at the girl with some disdain and thought to herself that it was no wonder that no one was sitting here.

The Chen family convened a demon-slaying conference, and quite a few people showed up to fill in the numbers.

Seeing the little girl's hand raised in the air, Li Fan reached out to take it and said, "Thank you."

"Brother, are you here to eat delicious food too?" the girl asked quietly.

The girl's father looked at Li Fan and Huang Yan awkwardly, and said, "I am Yang Kui, and this is my daughter Ah Qi. She is young and ignorant, please don't blame me."

"Li Fan." Li Fan looked at the girl and smiled, "Yes, I'm here to eat delicious food too."

As he spoke, he also started to gnaw on the chicken leg. Looking at the girl, he thought of his childhood. If he had not been adopted by his master and senior sisters, he would have no idea where he would be wandering now.

Seeing that Li Fan looked like her, the girl giggled and said, "Brother and sister are really good-looking."

"You are cute too." Li Fan reached out and rubbed the girl's head, but Huang Yan ignored her.

"This chicken leg is not so delicious." At this time, the old Taoist sitting next to him interrupted.

"Old sir, what do you mean by this?" Yang Kui asked.

"But it doesn't matter. If someone eats her chicken leg, it will naturally help her get rid of the bad luck." The old Taoist looked at Li Fan and smiled.

"To eliminate disasters?" Yang Kui was puzzled, as the old Taoist had also said before that they would suffer a bloody disaster.

"Master." At this time, someone sitting next to him looked over here. It was a middle-aged man in a green shirt. He asked the old Taoist, "I am Lin He. Master, you mentioned the word 'disaster' just now. The Chen family is a prominent family in Lin'an County. In addition to those of us who practice martial arts, there are also many Qigong practitioners in the inner courtyard of the Chen Mansion. How could there be a disaster?"

The sloppy Taoist smiled and replied, "The demon chaos in Lin'an County this time is not simple."

"The old Taoist priest is exaggerating. The Chen family has the support of the Chuzhou aristocratic family. The head of the Chen family, Chen Yuan, is a top-grade master and half a step away from the innate realm. The eldest son of the Chen family, Chen Luoyun, is an innate Dharma-phase Qigong practitioner and has entered the realm of spirit refining. He is such a genius, how could he be afraid of monsters?" someone replied.

"It's just like sitting in a well and looking at the sky." The Taoist responded with a smile, seeming unfathomable.

"What do you think, Taoist priest?" Lin He asked.

"Although the Chen family is a famous and prominent family in Lin'an County, it is nothing compared to Dali. As for Chen Luoyun, he is still far from being a true genius." The sloppy Taoist talked freely.

"You are such an old Taoist, you are so shameless."

"Let's not talk about the Chen family for now. Chen Luoyun possesses an innate Dharma image. He is considered a genius no matter where he is." The people around refuted one after another, and their attention was attracted to this sloppy Taoist.

Huang Yan looked at the old Taoist with a mocking look and said, "You stinky Taoist, do you know how to practice?"

"Why don't you understand?" The sloppy Taoist said, "There are humans, demons, ghosts and gods in the world, and each has its own way of cultivation. Among them, human practitioners are the strongest. Some can borrow the power of the sun, moon and stars, and some can borrow the power of mountains, rivers and lakes. There are Confucian monks who read books and observe the world, there are Buddhist monks who use the power of sentient beings to practice, and there are also sword geniuses who plant sword seeds. This world is very big."

"The stinky Taoist priest does have some knowledge. No wonder he can cheat people outside." Huang Yan responded indifferently. She naturally knew all these, but those rumors were too far away from her. Ordinary Qigong practitioners mostly absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, or used treasures to practice.

In Lin'an County, Chen Luoyun from the Chen family and Li Hongyi from the Li family are undoubtedly geniuses.

"Although what the Taoist said makes sense, it is too far-fetched for us." Lin He said beside him.

"Not far, not far." The Taoist said with a smile: "The rumors outside are that this demon chaos is related to Lishan. You may have a chance to see it."

People around were talking about it; they had also heard these rumors.

"Leave the mountain?" Li Fan listened to the discussions around him and seemed to be thinking about something.

Why is the demon rebellion related to Lishan?
Senior sister asked him to go out and slay the demon, but she didn't mention it. Could it be that there is some other meaning behind what she did?

"Don't you know how to leave the mountain?" Huang Yan looked at Li Fan.

"I know a little bit." Li Fan said.

Huang Yan was a little disappointed. Although Li Fan was a martial artist, he didn't even know about Li Shan. He was quite narrow-minded.

The people around them started chatting again, and did not pick up the topic of the old Taoist. The mountain was too far away from them. Most of the people here were warriors who had no talent for practicing Qi. They came to the Chen family to make a living. If they could enter the Chen family, they would at least have a place to make a living. If they could get the resources for practicing, it would be even better. Maybe they would have the opportunity to become a master in the future. "Dad, I also want to practice." On the stone table, the girl looked at her father Yang Kui and said naively.

Yang Kui looked somewhat ashamed. Not to mention whether the girl had the talent for cultivation, even if she did, with his status, he did not have the ability to allow his daughter to obtain resources for cultivation.

"Oh, why do you want to practice?" the old Taoist asked the girl.

“This way Daddy won’t have to work so hard.” The girl said naively.

Yang Kui hugged the girl, his eyes were a little red.

Huang Yan snorted coldly. A country girl also wants to practice cultivation?
Glancing at Li Fan beside her, she felt that he was a little boring. Although he had a good-looking appearance, he was still a warrior after all.

Birds of a feather flock together.

"Everyone." At this moment, a figure came from not far away, and a group of figures were seen walking towards this side. The person in the lead was wearing purple clothes and was handsome. He was Chen Li, the second son of the Chen family.

Behind him followed a group of young men, each with an extraordinary temperament, and they were all Qigong practitioners.

"Second Young Master." The people here stood up and saluted.

"The Chen family is holding a demon-slaying conference. You have all come from far away, so please forgive us for the poor hospitality. If you have any requests, please feel free to ask the housekeeper. Right now, demons are rampant in Lin'an County, and a lot of things have happened outside. You should not travel alone at night." Chen Li bowed to everyone.

"Thank you for the reminder, Second Young Master."

"Second Young Master, have you found any trace of the demon? We can't wait any longer." Everyone walked forward, wanting to show off.

"We already have some clues. If there is any definite news, I will inform you all immediately and we can kill the monster together." Chen Li said.

Li Fan sat there quietly. Yang Kui looked over there and saw the crowd surging. He looked a little disappointed. The sloppy old Taoist shook his head and said, "People come here for profit. It's not so easy to get close to aristocratic families."

"That's quite insightful." Huang Yan said, and then she stood up and walked over there. She walked in front of Chen Li and bowed with a sweet smile: "I'm Huang Yan from the Upper Xuan Sect and I'm here to participate in the Demon Slaying Conference. I'd like to meet Master Chen."

"I have heard of the name of Shang Xuanzong for a long time. Miss Huang came without informing the housekeeper. Please follow me to the inner courtyard and I will arrange a place for Miss Huang to live." Chen Li said.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Huang Yan said happily, and walked to Chen Li's side. Then she looked in the direction of Li Fan and saw that Li Fan had his back to her. He was probably a young man who was too arrogant and didn't know how to seize the opportunity.

But, I was just bored.

Although Li Fan has extraordinary looks, he is still young and has a narrow vision. It's okay to tease him, but they are not of the same kind after all.

The Chen family took Huang Yan away, and everyone knew that Huang Yan was a Qigong practitioner.

Many people looked at Li Fan with sympathy, and some even talked about him in a low voice. Even the old Taoist priest and Yang Kui beside him looked at him with strange expressions.

???

Seeing Li Fan looking up, the old Taoist smiled ambiguously, while Yang Kui lowered his head to ease the embarrassment.

This made Li Fan a little depressed, and he whispered: "If I say that she has been following me, would you believe it?"

"I believe it." Yang Kui looked at Li Fan and nodded, saying, "Brother Xiaofan is definitely not the kind of person who would flatter others. It's Miss Huang... who is a bit snobbish."

"I cling to her?"

"Brother Xiaofan, I didn't mean that." Yang Kui hurriedly explained: "I mean that Brother Xiaofan is not a person who curries favor with the powerful... No..."

Yang Kui hesitated, not knowing how to explain it clearly.

Seeing his anxious look, Li Fan smiled and shook his head, not wanting to say more, and said, "Brother Yang, there is no need to explain."

Yang Kui was stunned, looked at Li Fan and said, "I am of humble origins. Brother Xiaofan, you are calling me Big Brother Yang, which is too high a price to pay."

"Brother Yang, are you here to kill demons at the Chen family?" Li Fan asked.

Yang Kui shook his head: "My cultivation is only the first level of body refining, still at the level of flesh and blood. I can't kill monsters. I came to the Chen family with a thick face just to make a living. If I'm lucky, I can stay in the Chen family and find a place for Ah Qi to stay."

As he said this, he glanced at the girl, who also leaned in his arms, looking at her father with eyes full of love.

The old Taoist stood up after hearing Yang Kui's words, shook his head and sighed, "Poor man."

This meal was not so easy to eat, so he stood up and left.

(End of this chapter)