The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 239 Slowly Wearing You Down and Moving to a New House

As Li Jingxiao felt his anger growing, he suddenly noticed that the little devil's gaze would occasionally fall on the barrier's aura.

After watching it several times, the female ghost even glared at the little ghost.

With such an obvious anomaly, Li Jingxiao couldn't help but notice it.

After shifting my attention, I calmed down.

After a moment's thought, could it be that they wanted to take advantage of the moment when I entered the light circle, which might create a brief gap in the active defense mechanism of the Demon Locking Tower?

Are these two evil spirits, mother and child, trying to break through this barrier and escape?

Think about it carefully, the moment you held the token in your hand and passed through the barrier's light.

The active defense of the Demon-Sealing Tower might actually have bugs.

Either the active defensive attacks of the Demon-Sealing Tower with both lightning and fire attributes will fail in this situation.

To avoid hurting yourself.

Or it might attack itself as well.

Thinking of this, Li Jingxiao couldn't help but think that this was something he really had to be wary of.

However, the solution is quite simple.

The same way we dealt with the Crimson Serpent Demon on the fourth floor, we'll deal with this mother and son now.

He turned to the two ghost messengers and bowed, saying, "Thank you for the reminder. Please feel free to come to me if you need anything in the future."

The two ghost messengers then smiled. As for the mother and child, they no longer needed to worry about them.

Moreover, it seems that even if the two brothers wanted to manage it, they didn't have the ability to do so.

Li Jingxiao casually gave the two men two jars of Monkey Spirit Wine, and watched them disappear back to the underworld in a flash.

His gaze returned to the two evil spirits, and he took out a handful of gold beans from his inventory.

The lightning within his body also began to circulate.

Pure gold cannot absorb lightning, but after infusing it with true energy and performing the "scattering beans to create soldiers" technique, it can absorb it.

The golden bean in his hand absorbed a large amount of lightning power, and Li Jingxiao reached out and passed through the barrier's light circle.

The two evil spirits indeed tensed up, and a hint of anticipation flashed in their eyes.

But Li Jingxiao only managed to pass through the barrier with one hand, and his body stopped moving forward.

Under the astonished gazes of the two evil spirits, he opened his hand.

Dozens of gold beans fell automatically to the floor, scattering in all directions with a 'clang clang clang' sound.

They transformed into golden-armored warriors whose bodies gleamed with lightning.

Moreover, these strongmen, each wielding a sword, charged towards the two evil spirits.

With their fearlessness in the face of death and their sheer numbers, even powerful demons had to give way to the Yellow Turban Warriors.

However, when facing strange or eerie things, the warriors that Li Jingxiao summoned at this time could not yet use magic, so their fists and swords were not very effective.

However, Li Jingxiao infused the golden bean with the power of thunder.

Therefore, the swords and blades in the hands of these dozens of golden-armored warriors, as well as their bodies, were all crackling with lightning.

Its destructive power against the bizarre suddenly increased many times over.

The mother and son's expressions changed drastically as they realized that resisting would definitely be disadvantageous to them.

That's why you see lightning flashing on the golden-armored warrior.

They actually concealed themselves and hid without hesitation.

Dozens of golden-armored warriors and Li Jingxiao searched carefully several times, but they couldn't find where the mother and child were hiding.

Li Jingxiao, growing impatient, simply ordered several golden-armored warriors to unleash the full power of the lightning within their bodies.

The explosion sent bolts of lightning flying in all directions through the five-story building, blasting the two evil spirits out. Li Jingxiao was immediately startled.

The mother and son were actually lying in ambush right next to the barrier.

I was definitely ambushed the moment I stepped inside.

Or perhaps they have already broken through the restrictions and escaped.

The other Yellow Turban warriors roared and charged forward, but before they could get close, the two evil spirits vanished again.

Li Jingxiao then truly frowned.

After thinking it over, I could only continue to let the Yellow Turban Warriors unleash the thunder within their bodies.

Once he was sure the two evil spirits weren't near the protective aura, Li Jingxiao chuckled.

He took out the purple-gold-green gourd and released the poisonous mist inside.

I refuse to believe that even if I wait a day or two, or even ten days or eight, I can still poison these two evil spirits to death.
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After finishing all this, Li Jingxiao took out his pocket watch and looked at it; it was already past midnight.

He then went downstairs and flew back to Jinling.

The two evil spirits on the fifth floor of the Demon-Sealing Tower were in distress.

Even with the highest level of resistance to poison, it's impossible to completely ignore the damage from the toxic fog.

When Li Jingxiao returned home, he saw that his two wives had brought people and had already packed all the luggage.

With a wave of his hand, he put it into his inventory and moved to his new home with his two wives.

The new house doesn't need Li Jingxiao's family to clean or manage it.

Xue Pan, Xue Ke, and Wang Ren had already led the servants and women of the Xue and Wang families to purchase many everyday items.

In the past few days, the entire Zhan Garden has been renovated again, inside and out.

Now all you need to do is bring your bags and move in.

So, although it's called moving, it's really just moving from the Rongguo Mansion in Jinling to the Zhan Garden.

No, it has now been renamed 'Li Garden'.

Li Jingxiao also placed the jade table carved from green jade obtained from the Dongting Dragon Palace in the courtyard outside the study on the west side of the third courtyard.

When Wang Boteng, Wang Ren, Xue Pan, and Xue Ke saw the enormous jade table and stool carved from a single piece of green jade, their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

According to Wang Ren, a single jade stool would cost at least fifty or sixty thousand yuan.

It's a pity it was made into a jade stool. If it had been made into a statue of the God of Longevity or a Bodhisattva, someone might have been willing to buy it for 100,000 taels of silver.

Wang Boteng was so angry that he almost sent his precious son, Wang Ren, home.

They don't pay attention to the occasion when they speak.

When Li Jingxiao said that this was the reward he had obtained from the Dragon King of Dongting, they were surprised to hear him say that this was the reward he had received.

The envy and surprise in their hearts grew even stronger.

However, Wang Boteng and his companions had no doubt about the claim that the treasure was from the Dragon Palace.

Such a large piece of Tianshan jade is truly unheard of.

Not to mention the exquisite craftsmanship and the fact that it's a complete set, its value is even greater.

Sitting on a jade stool, he drank Biluochun tea that Li Jingxiao had obtained from the Dragon Palace of Dongting.

Even the teapot and teacups used for brewing tea were white jade teapots and teacups that were looted from the Dragon Palace of Tianchi.

When tea is poured into a cup, the cup will change from white to reddish-brown as the temperature changes.

Then it gradually fades from crimson to light, eventually turning back into white jade.

The father and son Wang Boteng and Wang Ren, along with the brothers Xue Pan and Xue Ke, were amazed by what they saw.

Seeing this, Li Jingxiao thought to himself that although the jade pot was a good item in the Heavenly Pool Dragon Palace, there were many pots and cups that were even better.

So, considering that Wang Boteng was willing to give his daughter Wang Xifeng to him as a concubine, he decided to give up his position.

Without much hesitation, Li Jingxiao said to Wang Boteng, "If father-in-law likes it, I'll give it to you."

Moreover, this item is a treasure of the Heavenly Pool Dragon Palace, and this is the first time I've brought it out to entertain guests.

Wang Boteng was overjoyed, and even asked twice more in disbelief before he was certain that Li Jingxiao had truly given it to him.

They were extremely satisfied with Li Jingxiao.

Li Jingxiao then took out three pieces of Dragon Palace jewelry and handed them to the Wang family father and son, who then passed them on to Wang Xifeng.

Among them was a pearl the size of a pigeon's egg. Even though the Wang and Xue families were extremely wealthy, they had never seen such a large, perfectly round pearl.

Even Wang Boteng and his son Wang Ren were somewhat envious of Wang Xifeng. Xue Pan, on the other hand, was thoroughly disgusted and filled with deep regret.

If I had told Li Jingxiao about taking a concubine earlier, not only would my sister be Li Jingxiao's new wife.

The precious jade pot and cup, along with the jewelry in front of me, will belong to me and my sister Baochai.

Wang Boteng had no intention of staying for dinner at that moment. In the middle of the afternoon, he took the jade teapot and jewelry, called Wang Ren, and hurriedly went home.

Once home, they inevitably take it out and show it off.

The dozen or so heads of the Wang family's branches in Jinling saw that the jade teapot and cups could indeed turn crimson after hot tea was poured into them.

Even the tea soup shimmered with a luminous glow in the afterglow of the setting sun, eliciting gasps of amazement from everyone present.

Looking at Wang Boteng and his son Wang Ren, I was filled with envy.

When they saw the enormous pearl and two other pieces of jewelry said to be from the Dragon Palace, they felt even more envious.

Within a few days, someone offered 50,000 taels of silver to buy the jade pot from Wang Boteng.

Unfortunately, Wang Boteng ignored that person completely.

It's difficult to say that such a rare treasure is priceless.

But in Li Jingxiao's mind, at least, that's roughly the price of 50,000 taels of silver.

However, Li Jingxiao was not born into a wealthy or powerful family.

They had no idea that in the eyes of the wealthy, 50,000 taels was nothing more than the price of buying a theatrical troupe.

Even that pearl might be worth thirty to fifty thousand taels of silver.

Having received the jewelry and pearls, Wang Xifeng's resentment towards marrying Li Jingxiao as a concubine dissipated considerably.

She began to dream about her life after marrying into the Li family.

This woman is extremely greedy, loves to manipulate power, and is also very jealous.

It has a lot of problems.

But Li Jingxiao is not Jia Lian, and Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun are not You Erjie.

It's good enough if they don't bully Wang Xifeng; if Wang Xifeng wants to cause trouble, it's going to be extremely difficult.

Moreover, Wang Xifeng liked money, as did Qin Keqing and Jia Yuanchun.

The two women would occasionally team up, single-mindedly trying to steal Li Jingxiao's secret stash of money.

He took it out of his pocket and hid it in his storeroom.

She had only been married for two years, yet she already had two or three hundred thousand taels of silver in her hands.
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After seeing Xue Pan and his group off, Li Jingxiao took his wife, concubine, three sisters, and brother-in-law to stroll around his own garden.

After nearly two hundred years of construction, expansion and renovation, the western part of this garden is a landscape garden covering about 20 acres.

To the east is a five-courtyard mansion covering 10 acres.

When he strolled through the garden with a group of women, it was a cacophony of chatter and laughter.

Jingrong was naturally the one who made the most noise.

When he saw koi in the small lake in the garden, he kept saying he wanted to catch some and stew them for dinner.

Jingxi was so angry that he almost grabbed the little girl's ear and gave her another scolding.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao had reminded Jingxi beforehand that he should no longer pull Jingrong's ears.

People in this era have no idea that if you use too much force, you could very likely damage a child's hearing.

After taking a walk around, we also made arrangements for our respective rooms.

Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun lived in the courtyard to the left and right of the main hall in the third courtyard.

The three Jingxi sisters lived in the fourth courtyard.

Qin Zhong lived in the second courtyard, while Li Jingxiao naturally lived in the main hall of the third courtyard, which had five large rooms.

The main hall is in the center, with two adjacent bedrooms on the left.

The study is on the right.

Li Jingxiao could usually stay in the courtyards of his two wives, or have his two wives take turns serving him and helping him rest in the main hall.

Maids, old women, cooks, and servants were temporarily selected from the servants born into the Jia, Xue, and Wang families.

In the future, whether it is Qin Keqing or Yuan Chun, a group of people will be selected from the capital to come here.

The servants of the Jia, Wang, and Xue families who were able to remain would soon accept their new identities within a few years.

They even felt more prestigious than staying at their previous owner's house.

After all, Li Jingxiao was a genuine hereditary duke.

That evening, probably because they were moving to a new house, Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun were both a little uncomfortable and wanted Li Jingxiao to stay with them.

According to the rules, Qin Keqing had to stay at Yuan Chun's place tonight, so she could only sleep with Baozhu and Ruizhu.

Unexpectedly, after midnight, Li Jingxiao, having dealt with Yuan Chun and Baoqin, went to the east courtyard to find Qin Keqing.

Seeing three women sleeping together, Li Jingxiao naturally wouldn't be polite.

After a good night's sleep, Li Jingxiao did his usual half-hour morning exercise the next morning.

When Jingxi and her two sisters and Qin Zhong came to the open space in the backyard to look for him.

However, they did not see Qin Keqing and the other two, who should have gotten up early.

Jingxi asked with some concern, "Big brother, did sister-in-law get sick from moving too much yesterday?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhong immediately became nervous.

Li Jingxiao waved his hand with a smile: "It's okay. She didn't sleep well after moving into the new house, so I'll let your sister-in-law sleep a little longer."

He also had Baozhu and Ruizhu accompany them.

Qin Zhong and the three Jingxi sisters were finally relieved.

Afterwards, Jingxi and Qin Zhong practiced boxing, Jingyue practiced swordsmanship, and the little Jingrong practiced palm lightning.

This girl is indeed talented in lightning magic. In less than a month, she has already mastered the Lightning Thunder Fist.

When her little fists moved, her body made a faint squeaking sound, and if you looked closely, you could see that her little fists could shoot out a faint lightning bolt.

Jingxi, Jingyue, and Qinzhong were all filled with envy.

However, Jingxi is skilled at drawing talismans, and he has made considerable progress these days.

Needless to say, Jing Yue's talent in swordsmanship is no less than Jing Rong's talent in lightning magic.

It's just that Li Jingxiao never taught her sword control techniques, which is why Jingrong stole all the limelight.

However, Li Jingxiao has recently been thinking about teaching Jingyue the Dugu Nine Swords or Tai Chi Sword.

Jingyue was obedient and did whatever she was told to learn or practice.

Qin Zhong was not outstanding in any aspect; even when memorizing medical books, his progress was not as fast as Jing Xi's.

Of course, Jingxi is 13 now, and will be 14 during the Lunar New Year. He is indeed much more mature than Qin Zhong in terms of intellectual development.

Jing Rong was so pleased with Li Jingxiao's praise that she practically beamed with joy.

She then practiced light-body skills on her own and even asked Li Jingxiao to chase after her.

However, no matter how good the little guy's lightness skill was, it was completely no match for Li Jingxiao.

No matter how hard the little guy tries to escape, Li Jingxiao will catch up with him in no time.

He grabbed the back of her collar and lifted her up.

Before each time he gets caught, the little guy screams in terror, yet he never tires of this game.

With this playful attitude, it's no wonder that little Jing Rong has mastered the best lightness skill.

Only Jing Yue can still catch this little thing now. Jing Xi and Qin Zhong have long been surpassed by Jing Rong in terms of lightness skills.

Moreover, Jingyue's attitude towards disciplining her third sister is just as strict as Jingxi's, the eldest sister.

Whenever the little one gets into trouble, he'll chase after her with a wooden sword and beat her up.

Whenever Jingrong was beaten and hurt, he would run to Qin Keqing and Yuanchun to complain.

As for finding Li Jingxiao, his older brother, Li Jingxiao has always been on Jingxi and Jingyue's side in this matter.

Otherwise, without someone to keep an eye on her, the little one might really become unruly in the future.
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(End of this chapter)