The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 248 Addicted to Playing
Upon returning to the capital, Li Jingxiao waved his hand and took nearly two hundred boxes out of his inventory.

Instantly, the entire backyard of the Duke of Xingguo's mansion was filled with them.

The maids and old women who stayed at the Duke's mansion saw so many boxes.

Everyone was completely bewildered.

The maids and old women thought to themselves, if they remembered correctly...

When the master, mistress, concubine, three daughters, and uncles went to Jinling.

It was just a dozen or so boxes that I packed.

After living in Nanjing for two months, he returned to find that there were nearly two hundred people.

First, surprise appeared in his eyes, then envy.

They couldn't help but feel a deep envy as they looked at Qin Keqing and the others.

While Qin Keqing and the others felt smug, they couldn't help but chuckle to themselves.

Although there were many boxes, most of them contained gifts from the Dongting Dragon Palace, the Jieshou Lake Dragon Palace, as well as gifts from the Wang, Xue, and Zhen families.

However, thirty of them were part of Wang Xifeng's dowry when she married into the family.

Although Wang Xifeng married Li Jingxiao as a concubine, she was still the legitimate daughter of the main branch of the Wang family.

From a young age, she was raised according to the standards of a well-bred lady, and her dowry was prepared very early on.

Although the ceremony for entering Li Garden was not extravagant.

Li Jingxiao personally went to pick them up, and then a sedan chair was carried into the Li family home.

However, after the marriage, she was given a portion of the prepared dowry.

After Wang Boteng was appointed as a fifth-rank 'Cavalry Commandant' and then as the Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.

The Wang family gave her all the remaining dowry they hadn't yet given her.

They even had extra good things prepared and sent to Li Garden.

This certainly gave Wang Xifeng a lot of face.

Even so, it meant that Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun had only been in Jinling for two months.

I still bought a full forty or fifty boxes of stuff.

If Li Jingxiao weren't completely indifferent to money right now, he really wouldn't be able to support a family of women.
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Li Jingxiao saw his wives directing the maids and old women to pack their luggage.

He then led his men to move the gold, silver, jewelry, and other valuables to the storeroom.

Just as he was about to go to the study, Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun stopped him.

It was said that before returning to Beijing, he had already promised Aunt Xue that he would do it after the New Year and the Lantern Festival.

I want to ride a flying sword to Jinling on a cruise ship to see the lantern festival on the Qinhuai River.

Li Jingxiao immediately guessed that going to see the lantern festival was just an excuse.

My main reason for wanting to experience the feeling of flying on a sword is to try it out.

He nodded with a smile, which made Qin Keqing, Yuan Chun, Wang Xifeng, and Baozhu almost cheer with joy.

Previously in Jinling, after saying goodbye to many people who came to see their family off.

With a wave of his hand, Li Jingxiao summoned the Demon-Suppressing Sword.

It transformed into a giant flying sword that hovered in the air.

He used his inner energy to envelop his family on a flying sword, then concealed himself and soared into the sky.

With a whoosh, it flew several miles in the blink of an eye.

Having ridden on a flying sword before, Qin Keqing, Yuan Chun, and others naturally had no fear.

Wang Xifeng and Ping'er were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they almost screamed.

Fortunately, after a short while, I didn't feel cold at all, and there was no bumping around.

The master and servant gradually relaxed and began chatting idly with the others around them.

As we were chatting, we suddenly saw a huge city in the distance, many times larger than the towns we had passed along the way.

Wang Xifeng exclaimed instinctively, "How did we get here so quickly? That's over two thousand li!"

The others nodded in agreement, all turning their gazes to Li Jingxiao.

Li Jingxiao could tell at a glance that he definitely didn't want to go home so soon.

He simply used his mind to control the flying sword and continued flying north.

Moreover, the speed was reduced considerably this time, and soon the Great Wall, grasslands, and cattle and sheep came into view.

After flying hundreds of miles beyond the Great Wall, Li Jingxiao thought for a moment and decided to change direction and fly east for safety reasons.

The further north you go, the colder it gets, but many powerful demons like to stay there and cultivate in the icy and snowy land.

Many of them were actually driven out of the Central Plains.

If you encounter such a monster, it might launch a sneak attack.

Upon entering Liaodong, I saw the familiar Zhenjiang Fort.

Li Jingxiao also opened a third eye, using his clairvoyance to look at the 11 villages near his home in Zhenjiangbao.

However, in the dead of winter, there's really nothing to see.

The farmers all stayed at home to spend the winter.

Even the Tatars, Jurchens, Uriyangkhai Mongols, and Koreans tried to minimize going out.

After passing Zhenjiang Fort, Li Jingxiao led everyone into Goryeo.

However, Goryeo was too small, so even if the flight was not fast, it only took about thirty minutes to cross the entire Goryeo from north to south.

Lee Kyung-hyo also made a special trip to Jangheung Castle in the West Sea Province of Goryeo.

After finding Kwon Ji-ri, they noticed she looked quite well.

Moreover, he was wearing full armor and standing on the command platform, watching two or three thousand soldiers drill.

So I stopped paying attention to it.

Then they flew southeast, but as they crossed the Bohai Sea, Li Jingxiao subconsciously increased the altitude.

Bringing a group of women out for fun could lead to trouble if they encounter powerful sea monsters.

However, Li Jingxiao, standing in the sky, could still easily see everything on the sea surface clearly through his clairvoyance.

Moreover, the southernmost part of Goryeo is actually very close to Japan, and Lee Kyung-hyo could easily see a group of evil spirits occupying the mountains in Japan.

They even built cities in the mountains, and monsters and humans lived together.

Looking at the hundreds and thousands of demons, Li Jingxiao felt a little envious.

This is all based on experience.

Furthermore, he promised the Dragon King of Dongting Lake that he would capture the Heavenly Lake Dragon King, who was hiding in Japan, and bring him back to Dongting Lake.

Although Li Jingxiao plans to level up to 90 before doing this, he should also gather some information.

We need to at least know exactly where the old dragon is hiding in Japan.

Thinking of this, Li Jingxiao used his clairvoyance to look towards the Saikaido region of Japan.

They quickly found the old mudskipper, who was hiding in the mountains of Kyushu, Japan.

Seeing that the old mudfish was now living in a mountain stream, Li Jingxiao couldn't help but smile slightly.

He used to live in Tianchi, which wasn't actually that big in Li Jingxiao's eyes.

But at least the Tianchi Dragon Palace is not only deep, but its construction is also not much worse than that of the Dongting Dragon Palace.

But now, the mighty Dragon King of Tianchi is forced to shrink into a mountain stream that is only a few hundred square meters in size.

Given the size and length of that old loach, its entire body couldn't stretch out.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao estimated that the water depth was at most only a dozen meters.

He was like a dragon stranded in shallow waters, his fate as utterly miserable as could be.

However, his granddaughter has already joined him.

On the mountainside not far from the mountain stream, a Japanese-style courtyard of a considerable size was built.

Not only were the dog demon and Granny Toad present, but there were also dozens of other demons serving them.

There are more than a dozen villages at the foot of the mountain. It seems he's become a local tyrant in Japan.

Li Jingxiao didn't have any ill intentions towards the dragon girl.

However, given his personality, if he were to actually capture the old mudskipper of Tianchi Lake, he would almost certainly capture the dragon girl as well and bring her back to the Dongting Dragon Palace.

They might even secretly eliminate them to prevent future troubles.

Having located the old mudskipper, Li Jingxiao then rode his two flying swords eastward with his family.

Because the flight wasn't very fast, it took half an hour to cross the Bohai Sea.

But once they saw the land, it was only a few minutes to get to the capital.

This time, the group of women obediently returned to their homes in the capital.

When it landed in the courtyard of the house, it gave the servants a big fright.

Upon recognizing Li Jingxiao and his wives, the maids and servants greeted them with smiles on their faces.

Although the host wasn't home, there weren't as many restrictions.

However, Li Jingxiao and his entourage stayed in Jinling for more than two months.

The servants in the capital also began to worry that their masters would be living in Jinling for a long time to come.

Then the status of these servants in the capital would drop several levels immediately.

Especially the personal maids, young maids, and old women around the three sisters Qin Keqing, Yuanchun, and Jingxi.

Lately, I've been eagerly anticipating the arrival of my masters in Beijing for the Chinese New Year.

Qin Keqing, Yuan Chun, and others were quite comfortable living in the Li Garden in Jinling.

But in their hearts, the two courtyards in the capital were their true home.

In particular, when the two women married into the family, they both held their wedding ceremonies and consummated their marriages here.

That sense of belonging is even stronger.
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Because Qin Keqing's house was in the east courtyard, Jingxi and the others lived in the back courtyard.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao arranged for Wang Xifeng to be in the west courtyard, the backyard of the four-courtyard house where Yuan Chun lived.

When Wang Xifeng learned that the backyard and the martial arts training ground were very close, she nodded eagerly.

Happily, she took Ping'er and, led by several stewardesses and maids who had accompanied Yuan Chun as part of her dowry, went to see the courtyard and to help with its preparations.

The other women also had no time to chat. One by one, they had their maids and servants find their own boxes from the two hundred boxes and carry them back to their rooms to pack.

However, Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun stared at the sixty-odd boxes filled with gold and silver jewelry, watching them being carried into the storeroom one by one.

They also took inventory of the previously sealed warehouse to confirm the time they had been away from home.

They were relieved to find that nothing was missing or any money was lost.

They then offered incense to the Yellow Turban warriors guarding the storeroom, but the two were about to bow when...

The Yellow Turban warriors were so frightened that they quickly changed from their statue state back to their golden-armored general forms.

Not only did he hide to the side, but he also hurriedly bowed and said "I dare not."

Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun also realized that these golden-armored warriors were actually their husbands' attendants.

To put it nicely, they are Taoist guardian deities who are at your beck and call.

To put it bluntly, they were like servants doing odd jobs in a fairy's grotto.

Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun then stopped bowing and expressing their gratitude.

However, he also ordered people to bring out a lot of tribute items and incense to be lit.

The Yellow Turban warriors guarding the storeroom and the east and west courtyards immediately developed a much better impression of the two mistresses.

The servants and old women all watched as the golden-armored deity in the sky treated the two ladies with utmost respect.

She didn't even dare to accept the two ladies' greetings, and immediately realized that her master was definitely in heaven, already dead.

Perhaps he has already secured an official position in heaven.

Otherwise, how could these golden-armored deities be so respectful to the lady?
While secretly delighted, they also realized that it was no wonder their masters were reluctant to attend court or manage affairs.

Then, remembering that Li Jingxiao was often not at home in the morning, they immediately mistakenly assumed that Li Jingxiao was working in the Heavenly Court every day.

They naturally paid no attention to the imperial court in the human world.

This idea not only found a market, but also quickly spread beyond the Duke of Xingguo.

Even the emperor and his son, the retired emperor, were secretly wondering if it was true.
However, if it were true, the father and son would be even less able to force Li Jingxiao to admit it or confess.

If you anger him, he might as well go and become an official in heaven.

If it's fake, asking Li Jingxiao over will only invite his ridicule.

However, Li Jingxiao's decision to bring his family back to the capital for the New Year did indeed bring a great sense of relief to the emperor and his son.

They were actually afraid that Li Jingxiao would stay in Jinling and not come back.

I used to worry that Li Jingxiao might have ulterior motives.

Although reason tells the father and son that this possibility is extremely low.

But emperors are all prone to paranoia.

But Li Jingxiao only went to Jinling for two months, and the father and son began to worry again that some demons might appear in the capital while he was away.

Or it could be a catastrophe like the Bloodthirsty Gu of the past.

Therefore, the more peacefully Li Jingxiao stayed in Jinling, the more uneasy the emperor and his son became.

Sometimes I can't even sleep peacefully.

Upon hearing Xia Shouzhong and Dai Quan's report that Li Jingxiao had returned with his wives, the Emperor and the Retired Emperor were immediately delighted.

Two personal eunuchs were sent to visit the Duke of Xingguo's residence with some gifts.

By the way, I'd like to ask Li Jingxiao if he will continue to stay in Jinling after the New Year.

The two old eunuchs naturally dared not neglect their duties, especially since both emperors had said they would bring some rewards upon their arrival.

Of course, I'll pick all the best ones.

The two of them had quite a few more dealings with Li Jingxiao.

I know that Li Jingxiao has always been reasonable.

The better and more valuable the gifts given to him, the more rewards Li Jingxiao would give.

In a short time, more than a dozen treasures and fine silks were selected from the imperial palace's inner storeroom and the Daming Palace's inner storeroom, packed into boxes, and sent to the Duke of Xingguo's mansion.

Li Jingxiao had nothing to do in the afternoon, so his wives were all busy tidying up or taking stock of the household's belongings.

Qin Zhong was even sent back to Qin Ye's side by his older sister, Qin Keqing.

So, Lee Kyung-hyo, who was fine, had lunch.

After chatting with Erfu and the other guards for a while, I noticed it was already past two o'clock. I had originally planned to go to Zhenwu Temple.

Before they could even set off, they were blocked at home by two old eunuchs.

They were all old friends, and Li Jingxiao did not neglect them even though his cultivation had become more profound and his strength more powerful.

Even disregarding past relationships, these two were still high-ranking eunuchs in the palace, representing the emperor and his son.

They can disregard the emperor, but they despise imperial power and rules. If they were to ascend to the immortal realm in the future...

To gain a foothold in the Heavenly Court, one cannot be someone who doesn't understand the rules.

Even if he doesn't hold a position in the Heavenly Court, he can still enjoy a carefree life in the mortal world of cultivation.

We shouldn't look down on our old friends just because we've become successful.

So Li Jingxiao changed his level 80 purple Taoist robe with the Eight Trigrams into a python robe and an official hat.

Not only did he personally greet them, but upon meeting them, he also secretly delivered two large pearls to the two old eunuchs.

It was said to be a gift for the two of them to play with.

The two chief eunuchs had seen many good things, but a perfectly round pearl the size of a longan was indeed very rare.

But for Li Jingxiao, the Dongting Dragon Palace would send him a box of hundreds of these things at a time.

No matter what it is, once the quantity is large enough, no matter how expensive it is sold outside, it is just a trinket.

The two old eunuchs glanced at it secretly a few times, and their faces immediately lit up with joy.

(End of this chapter)