Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 44: In prison, the engagement is broken off (please read!)

Qingxiu Peak.

"Disciple thanks the elder for his kindness. Without the elder's guarantee, I would not have been able to escape this time!"

Li Ye was sincere and bowed deeply to Elder Ji.

Although his past arrangements had allowed him to distance himself from Cai Shiwei to the greatest extent possible, in this situation, the actions of the sect were merely a way to vent their anger over the attack on the Jindan Patriarch.

No matter whether you are innocent or not, as long as you have had some connection with him, it will be difficult for you to get away safely.

Without Elder Ji's guarantee, even if Li Ye could finally walk out of the Law Enforcement Hall, he would probably have to suffer some torture.

It will never be as easy as it is now!
Just based on this one thing, Ji Qing has already been very kind to Li Ye!
"It's just a matter of convenience!"

Ji Qing waved his hands, but his face showed no expression.
"I have already checked you out. If you really had a problem, I would have arrested you before I went to the main hall to discuss matters. There would be no need for those people from the Law Enforcement Hall to come looking for you."

"But you have to be careful these days. If it's not necessary, just stay at the mountain gate..."

"Disciple, please keep this in mind. I will stay in the spiritual field and take care of the spiritual plants these days. I will not go out!"

Li Ye said this from the heart.

The situation is uncertain now.

Even after the sect had arrested a large number of people and lifted the martial law, the sect's formation had returned to normal.

Many disciples can move freely again.

But he knew that the days ahead would probably be the most torturous.

Even if there are no problems within the sect, as long as the dark forces that carried out the undercover attack do not surface, the entire sect must always be careful to guard against large-scale attacks that may occur at any time.

However, it is said that there is a thief who steals for a thousand days, but you cannot guard against thieves for a thousand days!

How could the Zixuan Sect let this go after suffering such a huge loss?
Almost immediately after Ji Qing returned, this behemoth of the Huan Kingdom's cultivation world began to move.

Many foundation-building elders personally took action, leading teams of cultivators to advance from all directions.

At the same time, all the forces of the Huan State, big and small, were summoned, and a large-scale manhunt for Cai Shiwei was launched jointly.

The purpose of such a big fuss could not be just to hunt down a Foundation Establishment cultivator who escaped from the attack.

Its greater purpose is probably to intimidate many forces, suppress their various thoughts in the most direct way during this special period, and see if it can find some clues to find out the forces behind this matter!

"I hope the Purple Profound Sect can hold on a bit longer. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't have such a stable environment for me to farm peacefully in the future..."

After leaving the hall, Li Ye sighed secretly, thanked the boy again, turned around and went to the spiritual field.

We must hurry up and earn experience points!
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The ancestral home of the Li family.

"Zong Yin is the one in our clan who has the best chance of advancing to the foundation-building stage. He is the chance for our family to make further progress in the future. How can we just give up on him like that?!"

"Ancestor! Please give it some more thought!"

In the hall, the head of the third house was crying and sobbing, no longer showing any of the dignity he had when he was having meetings at home.

He shouted as he knelt down towards the old man who was sitting high up and had white hair and a youthful face.

When everyone in the hall saw this scene, their expressions varied: some were sneering, some were gloating, some were shaking their heads helplessly, and some were quite sad.

But no one was willing to stand up and plead for the third head of the family.

Even if Li Zongyin can succeed in building his foundation, the third branch will benefit the most, and their interests may be greatly squeezed.

In the past, the Third House used Li Zongyin's qualifications and potential to suppress them. It was already a good thing that they did not add insult to injury today.

They still want them to persuade the ancestor to use the family's interests to help their third branch at this time, which is absolutely impossible!
The old ancestor who had established his foundation only moved his eyes slightly, and finally just glanced at the old patriarch of the third house, who was the father of the middle-aged man who was kneeling below and begging for mercy.

He shook his head slowly.

"Grandpa, is there really no turning point in this matter?"

Unexpectedly, the Third House Patriarch also couldn't help asking, "From the news we received, Li Ye escaped safely without any punishment. It doesn't make sense for Zong Yin to be brought to justice when he knew nothing about Cai Shiwei's plot..."

"Perhaps you could try contacting the elders of the Zixuan Sect you're familiar with? We'll prepare a generous gift, and they might be tempted!"

The third family head who was kneeling on the ground raised his head with hope in his eyes.

"Idiot!"

The Li family's ancestor sighed, and the air of old age became heavier.
"I have no ties of affection with the Purple Profound Sect. Even if I have some friendship with one or two elders, they would never risk angering the Golden Core Ancestor and intercede for Li Zongyin at this time..."

"My Li family is fortunate not to be implicated by such an unfilial son!"

"If there is a war in the future, we must actively respond to the call of the Purple Profound Sect to show our loyalty... As for Li Zongyin, we can only pretend that he does not exist in the Li family!"

He said it bluntly, and directly defined the matter, leaving no room for maneuver.

Then the Li family ancestor did not even look at the changing expressions of his grandchildren, and said,

"As for Li Ye, since he has won the favor of the elders and is personally protected, it shows that he has some good skills... You should give him some support!"

"At this time, having such a clansman in the Purple Profound Sect is of great use to our Li family. We must not take him lightly!"

The ancestor actually mentioned Li Ye and even asked for their support. The expressions of the people below were as exciting as if a dyeing factory had been opened.

Everyone wanted to refute, but didn't even dare to open their mouths.

At this moment, the butler came to report outside.
"Greetings to the ancestor... The head of the Zhang family, I have come to visit with my daughter Zhang Jingjing."

Upon hearing this, the head of the third house's eyes immediately lit up, but he also had a bad feeling.

"It's probably not a good thing for you to come here at this time. You youngsters can meet him on your own!"

The Li family's ancestor snorted coldly, and disappeared from the hall in a flash of inspiration.

The head of the third family quickly got up from the ground, straightened his appearance, and sat back next to his father and said,

"The daughter of the Zhang family is engaged to Zong Yin. If we can unite them, perhaps there will be a chance of a turnaround..."

The old man looked worried, "I'm afraid this person might be malicious!"

Soon, the plump and wealthy head of the Zhang family and the haggard Zhang Jingjing walked into the hall under the guidance of the housekeeper.

Seeing that all the heads of the Li family were in the hall, he was stunned.

The head of the third family forced a smile and walked forward to greet him.

"You've come at the perfect time, my dear. We were just discussing how to rescue Zong Yin..."

But the head of the Zhang family showed guilt on his face and took half a step back to avoid the hand extended by the head of the third branch.

"Brother Li, let's not talk about this in-law thing anymore..."

He looked sad and helpless.

"My daughter was implicated by Li Zongyin before she even got married. She suffered a lot of torture in the Law Enforcement Hall. After much difficulty, she was cleared of suspicion and released. I hurried back home..."

"My Zhang family is but a small family. We simply cannot withstand the wrath of the Purple Profound Sect!"

The meaning of this statement was clear enough. The face of the third family head changed, as if he had been stabbed in the face. The expressions of the other family heads were also not very good.

But the Zhang family's Patriarch continued to speak as if he hadn't seen it.

"My Zhang family is sorry for this matter, Li family..."

"I brought my daughter here today to cancel our engagement. From now on, the Zhang and Li families will not interfere with each other... I hope Brother Li will agree to this!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they were so loud and clear that everyone in the Li family looked extremely ugly.

Even this relative came to distance himself from them immediately after Li Zongyin got into trouble!
Could it be that... their Li family can only rely on Li Ye in the Zixuan Sect now?

This is simply ridiculous!
　Thanks to zyhe for the 100-point reward, thank you for your support!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)