A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 150 What I Saw Was Like a Dream...

At the intersection of West Market Street, a chaotic battle ensued.

This was the first time Li Weizhou had fought like a man, without using firearms, and with his fists.

The Ten Thousand Buddhas Revolving Fist is both a fist technique and a martial art.

Leaving aside the cultivation techniques, the body on Earth is like a hodgepodge, capable of absorbing spiritual energy of any attribute and opening up acupoints.

However, this was not possible in the Great Qian Dynasty, because there were too many powerful beings in the Spirit Realm, and Li Weizhou dared not take the risk lest he reveal his presence.

However, the experience of practicing martial arts can be shared between the two sides.

Although the cultivation process on Earth is more violent, once you've mastered it, you've mastered it.

After practicing twice, Li Weizhou's boxing skills went from being clumsy to becoming proficient, and then gradually became powerful and vigorous, making him feel great all over!
He didn't defend at all; every punch was a trade of injury for injury, a life for a life, unleashing the overwhelming ferocity of a wrathful Vajra Buddha.

Just as Zhou Zhixian had predicted, the Lotus Gang members were driven to madness by the killings, especially Li Changning, a rising star in the Imperial Execution Division, who slaughtered people relentlessly, treating them as if they were not human.

Four Martial Grandmaster-level Eight-Bag Elders surrounded and killed him, but he managed to break through the encirclement single-handedly. At this time, news came that his brother and his master, who was also his sister-in-law, had joined forces to destroy Jinghong Valley and Tiannan Royal Mansion, and even destroyed half of the Demonic Sect's headquarters. The Lotus Gang was completely unable to hold on.

Logically, these people should have run far away, preferably out of Daqian. However, there was a very clever elder in the gang who insisted that the most dangerous place was the safest place. He persuaded the gang leader to lead about twenty core members to hide in the place where the Li family rose to power.

And sure enough, things were peaceful for a while, until the son of the Lotus Gang leader decided to use his wisdom to commit some acts of revenge...

"The first turn of the Falun!"

"King Kong's angry eyes!"

"Compassionate salvation!"

"Pure Land of Crystal!"

"A thousand-petaled lotus!"

He unleashed move after move of ancient Buddhist boxing, completely unfazed by the fists, palms, sticks, and knives of the Lotus Gang masters, each strike a suicidal attack.

This kind of frenzied fighting style has absolutely no Buddhist flavor to it. If it weren't for his loud shouts, people would just think he was a bastard of a demonic sect...

The key is that it's annoying to hear. If you want to hit me, then hit me. What are you going to do about it?
"Shut up!!"

One of the eight elders, with a violent temper, was probably so annoyed by the noise that his head was about to explode. He roared and, even if it meant taking a punch, he would still smash that lousy mouth with his dog-beating stick.

Li Weizhou was not alarmed but delighted. He let the stick strike him, but instead delivered a powerful punch to the expert's chest, secretly unleashing his lightning magic while letting out another angry roar:
"Eight Heavenly Dragons!!"

Whether the filthy old man opposite was beaten to death or angered to death, he spat out a mouthful of black blood mixed with some pieces of internal organs, flew backward, and fell to the ground dead.

"Enforcement Elder!!"

Lotus Gang Leader Xiao Zhengtian looked quite imposing. When he saw that his trusted elder had been killed by a young man with a single punch, he was filled with disbelief, shock, and anger.

Given the Elder's exceptional martial arts skills and extensive experience in the martial world, he should not have been so easily defeated by an unknown junior.

The Lotus Gang now only had two Martial Grandmaster level experts left, plus himself, a Martial Saint, and everyone was injured. Seeing another Martial Grandmaster elder desperately protecting his son Xiao Wangbo, Xiao Zhengtian was filled with grief and asked Situ Qingyue, who was about to strike with her sword, "Lord Situ, must you kill them all?! Can't this world tolerate a bunch of beggars?"

Situ Qingyue didn't speak, but narrowed her eyes and looked at Li Weizhou.

She had no idea what had happened...

Li Weizhou took out a tissue from his sleeve and wiped away a bit of blood that had splashed onto his hand. He looked at Xiao Zhengtian and said, "The Grand Justice once spoke up for you because you did do some good deeds; at least you had some good intentions. However, you are not worthy of your position. Your initial kindness has turned into filthy ambition, which is why the Lotus Gang is full of corruption. In many places, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a living hell."

Scamming, cheating, and robbing are minor matters; but to harvest and mutilate animals is an act of evil. Anyone with a shred of humanity would not commit such a heinous act.

You are worse than animals!

Not to mention, you even forced my cook to poison my sister!

"Xiao Zhengtian, don't even mention using the poor as a moral shield. Even if the Grand Justice himself came to plead for you today, you and your bastard son would still be dead without a doubt!"

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone on the street seemed to see a bright moon rise: the moon rises, the moon sets.

A single, elegant moon slash, seemingly unparalleled in its beauty, carries a murderous intent that inspires despair.

Li Weizhou watched in admiration. In such a short time, Situ Qingyue's swordsmanship no longer showed any trace of the sword intent he had transmitted to her through the illusory image of the small sword; only her own sword shadow remained.

This only shows that Situ Qingyue has fully understood and absorbed the sword intent she comprehended that day, and transformed it into her own swordsmanship.

Such talent is truly remarkable.

How could Xiao Zhengtian possibly withstand such swordsmanship when he met it with his iron palm?

Moreover, he stopped at the last step, completely giving up resistance...

Because that's not human swordsmanship at all.

A huge human head flew out.

Seeing that Zhou Zhixian had also smashed the head of another Lotus Gang Martial Sect Elder with a single punch, Situ Qingyue and Li Weizhou exchanged a glance, then flashed away and went back to their seclusion.

She is currently in a state of profound enlightenment and must seize the opportunity to continuously become stronger, as the spirit world is not a blessed place.

Li Weizhou was too lazy to collect the body in front of everyone. He said to Zhou Zhixian, "Father-in-law, drag that kid to the fortified village and find out who else is involved. Confiscate their property and punish them. Qingzhou City is my Li family's Qingzhou City. Those who rebel are unforgivable."

……

After the matter was resolved, the group walked inside, talking about what had happened that day.

"Li Lang, you are not practicing compassion in Qingzhou City..."

Li Weizhou's words just now have likely implicated countless powerful families in Qingzhou, leading to their destruction and death.

Ordinary families can't possibly hide more than twenty Lotus Gang masters; it would be too conspicuous.

They must have been scattered, and these people had indeed come from all directions upon hearing the news...

Li Weizhou scoffed and said, "I'll act tyrannically. It's not too late to show mercy and forgiveness when my uncles and the others come back."

He had no interest in feigning friendship with those powerful figures; by cleaning them up, the Li family would be more secure in Qingzhou City.

Actually, it wasn't just for his uncle's family. Qingzhou City was his base in the mortal world. The mortal world had the resources of an entire world and also hid countless unseen treasures like the Stone Mirror and the Small Sword. Li Weizhou would most likely have to return through the Blood Eye Phantom to search and explore it in the future.

Clean up the base camp thoroughly; it will make things easier in the future.

Feng Biwu said, "That cook almost committed suicide, begging us to spare her son and grandson. The Lotus Gang gave her three days, and today is the third day. She has shown her true colors the most, but she still hasn't been able to bring herself to poison them."

Li Weizhou asked in surprise, "No one said they were going to kill her. Did she scare herself?"

Feng Biwu nodded and said, "More or less. You're not going to kill her?"

Li Weizhou shook his head and said, "She definitely can't stay in the manor. She should go to the estate. If you or I were her, we wouldn't really have any other choice. Since she's been hesitant to take action, I suppose she still has some conscience left..."

Qi Erniang said, "Then they should be severely punished, right? Otherwise, others will follow suit..."

Li Weizhou laughed, "Who would learn that? If she had put poison in the pot, she certainly wouldn't have survived. Since she didn't, there's no need to take her family's lives. Actually, she was just an unlucky knife, not the main cause. If we really want to settle accounts, we should go after the Grand Master. If it weren't for his protection, the Lotus Gang would have been wiped out countless times. Can we go and kill the Grand Master?"

Qi Erniang: "..."

Li Weizhou said, "See? Since we don't dare to settle accounts with that secondary culprit, there's no need to kill an unlucky knife. This kind of killing won't scare bad guys, because they won't pay any price for it. Let's go back and continue eating, drinking, and having fun."

"Giggle!"

Feng Biwu was truly enamored with this man who was so clear about right and wrong.

Qi Erniang glared at her and followed her inside.

……

At a sloping street intersection.

A person wearing a straw hat and dressed in black stood in the darkness, his eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.

Li Weizhou couldn't even be said to be ignorant of swordsmanship; he was completely clueless about combat, had no fighting spirit whatsoever, and fought like a mad dog.

He didn't believe that such a person would receive the favor of the Shangqing Palace.

Within the fortuitous opportunities inherited from Shangqing Palace, the sword intent is so exquisite, how could it be such a reckless act?
The swordsmanship of that Situ Sili was indeed beyond his imagination, but it was not the sword intent of Shangqing Palace...

How could this be?
Could it be that Qi Zhenkun lied to him again?

It must be. Qi Zhenkun swore that Li Weizhou was behind it, but that beast is clearly clueless and can't see any swordsmanship in him.

Could it be that Qi Zhenkun is trying to use someone else to do his dirty work again?
That beast, a leopard can't change its spots!
Once the thought arose, it could no longer be suppressed, and the man in black turned and left.

He would never admit in his heart that he was intimidated by the Li family's growing power...

……

Ten months.

The weather seemed to be getting hotter, but it was very comfortable inside the spirit circle.

Two chairs were placed in a valley, surrounded by flowers, a lake, and rock formations...

Li Weizhou and a black cat lay on a chair, munching on ice cream and chatting.

He asked in surprise, "Does the spirit world even have farming?"

The black cat demon, wearing sunglasses, looked at the sun and found it amusing, but found Li Weizhou's question uninteresting. It meowed and said, "If you humans don't farm, what will you eat?"

Li Weizhou thought for a moment and asked, "Does every sect have to plant it? What are the difficulties?"

Unfortunately, the black cat shook its head and said, "I don't plant them, so I don't know."

Li Weizhou felt a slight regret, then thought for a moment and said, "So, even if we don't consider ordinary people in the Spirit Realm, even in the cultivation world, people still need to eat, drink, and relieve themselves, and they don't all wear spiritual artifacts. People at the third level of the Profound Gate Realm are only fit to be tools for cultivating spiritual fields and mining spiritual ores. The tools they use will contain some spiritual ore, and they won't even be considered low-grade spiritual artifacts. This is because only those who enter the Spirit Transformation Stage can use spiritual artifacts. Only those at the fourth level of the Spirit Transformation Stage can manipulate objects..."

This is all that the black cat knows about the human cultivation world.

It's remarkable that someone of its noble birth would even remember such trivial matters...

The black cat tilted its head and looked at him, asking, "Why aren't you absorbing the spiritual energy here?"

Li Weizhou retorted confidently, "You didn't tell me to smoke it!"

"Meow?"

The black cat seemed a little surprised, then waved its little paw, as if to say: Do as you please.

How generous!

Li Weizhou smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Forget it, if you really want to invite me, I'd like to find someone else to come and absorb some... just stay on the periphery. My father-in-law has been injured for many years, and many famous doctors have been consulted but to no avail. If there's a chance to come and try, let him come. We'll be going to the Spirit Realm in two years, and I'm a little worried about him being alone in the mortal world with his injuries."

"father in law?"

The black cat probably doesn't understand this word yet. Li Weizhou thinks it's not very old. Tsk, why do I feel a bit guilty...

Li Weizhou explained, "He is my wife's father."

The black cat asked curiously, "That's not your father either."

"..."

Li Weizhou smiled wryly and said, "In humans, a wife's father is also considered a father."

The black cat's whiskers twitched, probably finding it strange, and it asked, "Where's your father? Don't you want him anymore?"

Li Weizhou scratched his head and said, "They've been dead for many years, as has my mother. My wife was arranged for me when they were alive. But I don't go around claiming fathers everywhere, but my wife is family, so I hope she can rest assured."

The black cat seemed to understand and looked at Li Weizhou, asking, "Family, is it important?"

Li Weizhou nodded and said, "Of course, not only family, but friends are also important. I think, if there are no such sincere feelings in life, then even if you live to be ten thousand years old, become an immortal or an ancestor, what's the point of being all alone?"

After pondering for a while, the black cat asked, "Are we friends too?"

Li Weizhou smiled and said, "Of course."

The black cat gently shook its head and said, "I did it for fun."

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "Do you think this is a desecration of friendship?"

After understanding the meaning of the sentence for a while, the black cat nodded.

Li Weizhou comforted him, "Did you hurt me while doing this for fun?"

The black cat decisively shook its head this time, because every time before it could even hurt the cat, Li Weizhou would immediately give it all the fun toys...

Li Weizhou smiled and said, "The greatest friendship in this world is the kind that brings joy to each other. In human terms, what is true friendship? It's when you need me, and I happen to need you, and this need is long-lasting. That's true friendship. Everything else is hypocrisy and doesn't last. Look, didn't I ask you for the corpse of a spirit beast before?"

The black cat thought for a moment, and it seemed to make sense. Wearing sunglasses, it tilted its head and asked, "And now?"

Li Weizhou chuckled, "Right now you want to get my father-in-law to the edge of the spirit realm to heal his wounds? In the future, you might even want to let my wives come in and try it out. When they get to the spirit realm and are oppressed by powerful beings, you'll bring up your name and tell them I have a friend, the Cat Venerable, a real big shot. You bunch of old bastards better watch out!"

"Meow meow~"

The black cat actually meowed excitedly twice, adjusted its slightly crooked sunglasses with its paw, and said very seriously, "Then you have to tell them that my name is Xuan Meng, and I am the true big boss of the Nine-Tailed Spirit Cat Clan, one of the thirteen ancient clans of the Demon Realm!"

His speech became much smoother. Li Weizhou smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, yes, I've got it. Xuanmeng, Mengmeng?"

"Meow~"

The black cat's meows suddenly became much softer...

……

The next day, Li Weizhou, along with his wife Zhou Yueniang and father-in-law Zhou Zhixian, went to the Lingquan territory, to a cat-shaped circle drawn with a cat's paw.

He instructed, "Father-in-law, you only have about a month left. This area is richest in wood spirit energy, so you must take the time to recuperate. After a month, this circle will fade away, and you will be hunted down by spirit beasts. You must not be careless."

Zhou Zhixian became excited and nodded emphatically, looking at Li Weizhou with a hint of gratitude in his eyes, saying, "Weizhou, thanks to you."

Li Weizhou waved his hand and said, "We're family, so let's not talk like outsiders. Father-in-law, don't waste time. Every moment is more precious than gold."

Zhou Zhixian stopped rambling and sat down cross-legged. He began to use his Xuan Guan acupoint to capture the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him, cleansing his heart and lungs from the strange spiritual energy that was constantly destroying his body's vitality like a bone-deep sore.

Li Weizhou invited Zhou Yueniang, saying, "Let's go further in; the spiritual energy outside is still quite weak..."

Zhou Zhixian's heavy body trembled slightly.

Zhou Yueniang knew that her husband was teasing her father again. After giving him a sidelong glance, the two of them walked hand in hand into the forbidden area of ​​this world.

Along the way, terrifying cries of spirit beasts could be heard from time to time, and even dark shadows would appear intermittently. Zhou Yueniang held Li Weizhou's hand tightly, and fear inevitably appeared in her eyes.

Li Weizhou tied a sachet around her neck and said, "This sachet is made from the spirit fur on the Cat Venerable's tail. It will ensure our safety in the Forbidden Forest. You must not lose it. You can come here by yourself in the future."

Zhou Yueniang clutched the brocade pouch in front of her and asked, "And what about you?"

Li Weizhou said, "This forbidden area has its own rules. Originally, people from the mortal realm were not allowed to come here to exploit others. The Cat Venerable opened a back door for us, allowing only two people to cultivate here at a time. Don't be nervous, just treat it like a friend. I'll come and check on it from time to time... Don't focus solely on cultivation; just use the spiritual energy here to cleanse your ancestral aperture. Although we've never absorbed spiritual energy outside, we still picked up some when opening the Xuan Guan aperture. Spend two years cleaning off these remnants, and you'll ascend to a state of purity."

The Cat Venerable said, "Those of us who ascend from the lower realms enjoy a baptism in the Spirit Transformation Pool during our ascension, a blessing bestowed by Heaven. Those with exceptional talent can advance to the third realm of the Profound Gate in one go, or even directly enter the Spirit Transformation Realm. Therefore, you should spend more time playing around, chatting, and learning about what the Spirit Realm is really like."

Zhou Yueniang smiled and nodded, then asked Li Weizhou, "Wow, it's so fast! It feels like it's just around the corner. I wonder what the future holds."

Li Weizhou smiled and said, "It is precisely because it is unknown that the future is more exciting. Let's go."

"Ah."

……

A month later.

Outside the spiritual circle, Li Weizhou looked at his father-in-law, who was laughing heartily with his head thrown back, and was somewhat speechless.

Why are you all so easily carried away with your success?
"Father-in-law, are you all better?"

Li Weizhou asked with concern.

Zhou Zhixian looked much younger, his tiger-like eyes now gleaming with a sharp light, his expression one of dominance, as if the world were beneath his fists. He looked at Li Weizhou and slowly nodded, saying, "Although there are still some lingering ailments, they are no longer of great importance. You will recover in ten days at most. Not only that, your cultivation level, honed over twenty years, will surely reach a new level! Hahaha! Weizhou, accumulating strength and then unleashing it is ultimately the true path to victory! There are no shortcuts."

Li Weizhou couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Then father-in-law, you keep up the good work. I'll be going now."

Having said that, he leaped into the deep forest.

Zhou Zhixian didn't care. He clenched his fists and couldn't stop smiling... Suddenly, his smile froze. He slowly turned around and saw a black and white ball-shaped panda not far away, looking at him strangely.

Zhou Zhixian felt a chill run down his spine. He looked down at the cat-shaped circle that should have been at his feet, only to find that it had vanished without a trace...

His pupils suddenly contracted, realizing what this meant. He didn't dare to look back, and stomped his feet hard, rushing towards the edge of the ridge. However, he was too late. He felt a sharp claw graze his buttocks with a "snap".

"what!"

His inner strength shattered instantly, like paper. A sharp pain shot through him as his buttocks were torn open. Zhou Zhixian, with his seasoned experience in the martial world, used the immense force to leap out of the mountain ridge one last time.

Although he landed in a disheveled state, his back almost soaked with cold sweat, he still managed to escape. He looked up and laughed again.

Throughout history, how many people have had such good fortune as him!

How many people can escape alive from the spirit circle?!
Only he, the Great Wheel King Zhou Zhixian!

"Roar!"

A deep, angry roar came from behind him. Zhou Zhixian trembled and turned around, only to be startled again. A row of spirit beasts had appeared on the inner side of the mountain ridge, each staring at him with eerie eyes...

There were tigers, leopards, jackals, wolves, tigers, and wild boars, all of them looking down at him like giant gods.

Zhou Zhixian felt a chill in his heart and dared not linger any longer. He used his movement technique and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Forget it, let's keep a low profile first...

……

Three months later, the first snow fell.

The aura within the spiritual circle grew increasingly fresh, as if the barrier between the upper and lower realms had thinned further, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth poured down.

Li Weizhou didn't absorb much; his ancestral aperture was perfectly clear, waiting only to ascend to the Spirit Realm and receive the baptism of the Spirit Pool before he could enjoy a truly exhilarating experience...

"Meow~~"

The black cat's meows grew sweeter and sweeter. As Li Weizhou approached, he saw it pointing at five black pieces connected in a line on the chessboard, its whiskers waving.

Li Weizhou gave a thumbs up and said, "Awesome, you won again!"

Zhou Yueniang and Situ Qingyue, who was sitting cross-legged next to her, both laughed. Zhou Yueniang asked him, "What are you doing here?"

Li Weizhou said, "I'm going to the grasslands to keep a promise I made a year ago. I'll be back as soon as possible."

Zhou Yueniang nodded, and Situ Qingyue reminded her, "Be careful of the Great Shaman. He's also a peerless figure who wants to forcefully open the Heavenly Gate."

The black cat seemed to purse its lips and meowed, showing its disdain for this "peerless figure".

Zhou Yueniang said, "Go quickly... Oh, and set up the pot. It's the first snow today, we're going to have hot pot. Also, prepare two jars of old wine..."

Li Weizhou was startled and said, "Don't get drunk again. Last time you almost roasted and ate the Iron-Eating Beast."

"Meow!"

The black cat was unhappy; it loved drinking strong liquor the most.

Li Weizhou chuckled, said no more, set up a hot pot for the three young ladies, took out two jars of Langjiu brewed on the banks of the Chishui River, and then left.

……

Three thousand miles to the east, through white snowstorms and extreme cold, Li Weizhou finally arrived at Qingqiu, where the Green Fox King's tent was located.

On the day we arrived, the sun was shining brightly.

Coincidentally, a nobleman from the Green Fox tribe was having a wedding ceremony, raising a toast and holding a fire-worshiping ritual.

As the king of the Green Fox tribe, Tuoba Yun, who had grown considerably taller in the past year, attended the event in full regalia. He flicked his breasts towards the fire pit, the sky, and the newlyweds before accepting their kneeling obeisance...

It seems that the new family holds a high position in the Green Fox Clan, as not only Tuoba Yun attended, but Tuoba Tuya was also present.

He wore a sable cloak with silvery-gray tips, and the collar and cuffs were trimmed with black fox tail fur.

She wore a crimson brocade robe with gold embroidery underneath, featuring a gyrfalcon with outstretched wings embroidered in a subtle pattern.

A three-finger-wide leather belt was wrapped around his waist, adorned with wolf teeth, copper bells, and turquoise.

On her feet were high riding boots, the uppers of which were embroidered with argali patterns in scarlet silk thread, and a section of black leggings were visible at the top of the boots.

A hairpin made of eagle bone was tucked into her temple, with a pigeon blood ruby ​​inlaid on the head, which should be one of the eight rubies he gave her last year.

Her slightly pursed lips still conveyed that same cold and aloof beauty, reminiscent of the rugged grasslands.

A year has passed, and it seems that some things have changed, but at the same time, nothing has changed.

However, Tuoba Tuya's martial arts skills had obviously improved a lot, or perhaps no one in the Green Fox Tribe would stare at her so brazenly, so soon, Tuoba Tuya frowned slightly and looked over.

When she saw that figure at the very back of the crowd, even her clear, cold gaze faltered slightly, as if she were in a dream...

Until that person smiled and nodded slightly in greeting...

Tuoba Tuya watched him quietly, noticing that he was draped in a silver-gray fox fur cloak, as if covered in a layer of fine snow. Underneath, he wore a dark cotton robe, the collar embroidered with delicate pine needle patterns. His hair was bound with a jade hairpin, the tip of which was speckled with snowflakes. When he looked up, the jade hairpin reflected the sunlight, and the curve of his eyebrows and eyes revealed a refined and elegant air, more so than in the previous winter, that of a scholar from the Central Plains…

The wedding ceremony was now complete. She stood up, accepted the thanks from the newlyweds' families, and then walked step by step down from the altar. The subjects and warriors of the Qinghu tribe made way for her, until they saw a strange man from the Central Plains...

"Li Weizhou!!"

Bored to the extreme, Tuoba Yun finally saw Li Weizhou's figure. He jumped up excitedly and leaped off the altar, attracting the attention of many people in the Qinghu tribe.

Tuoba Tuya stopped five steps away from Li Weizhou. After the two looked at each other for a moment, she turned to look at her younger brother.

Tuoba Yun rushed over, laughing heartily as he ran to Li Weizhou and gave him a big hug: "Li Weizhou, my friend, you actually came!!"

Li Weizhou said with a smile, "A man should keep his word. It's been a year since we last met, and you, Lion King, are even more beloved by your people."

Tuoba Yun quickly straightened his face, raised his head and puffed out his chest, and said: "I have become the true king!"

Li Weizhou chuckled and looked at Tuoba Tuya, asking, "Is the princess well?"

Tuoba Tuya nodded, a pair of wolf-head earrings dangling from her ears, swaying gently with her movements. She said softly, "Let's go back to the royal tent."

Tuoba Yun, clearly having endured a long period of gloom, beamed and said, "Very well, let's return to the royal tent! Li Weizhou, this time I will certainly treat you to a good meal!!"

Li Weizhou took two jars of wine from a white bag on a sled not far behind him and said to Tuoba Yun, "Give these to the newlyweds for me, and wish them a long and happy life together."

What Tuoba Yun liked most was Li Weizhou's sense of propriety; not only did Li Weizhou gain face, but he also gained dignity.

After accepting the two jars of wine and presenting them to the newlyweds' family, he chattered on and on.

No one knew exactly what he said, but all the Donghu people looked on with respect, and the newlyweds and their families even bowed to Li Weizhou.

After Li Weizhou returned the greeting with a smile and a cupped-hand salute, a royal guard led over a fine horse, and Li Weizhou returned to the royal tent with the Tuoba siblings.

……

Several bundles of immortal herbs, various spices, an exquisite and luxurious bone china set, several sets of rouge and face powder, several bolts of silk and satin, and a pair of wind-up mechanical music boxes...

After displaying the gifts, Li Weizhou shook out the empty cloth bag and said to Tuoba Yun, "These are all gifts for your sister."

Tuoba Yun: "..."

He withdrew his hand from the music box and blinked at Li Weizhou.

Li Weizhou smiled and said, "Two hundred li to the southeast, there is an estuary. When the autumn chill sets in, I arranged for the staff of Baibaolou to find a spacious cave there and store five thousand shi of grain inside. This is a map of the cave's location. Take a look and see if you recognize where this is?"

These words not only made the Tuoba siblings' faces solemn, but also left the servants in the tent dumbfounded.

Tuoba Yun stared blankly at the blueprints Li Weizhou had taken out. Tuoba Tuya also looked over and said softly, "I recognize this place, really?"

Logically, she shouldn't have believed it.

But seeing Li Weizhou pull so many things out of a small pocket, what reason did she have not to believe it?

Many messages from the Great Qian Dynasty can also be transmitted over, such as his relationship with Situ Qingyue...

Li Weizhou smiled and said, "We'll know once we send someone to take a look."

Whether it was to cause trouble for the Donghu royal court or for the sake of Shi Jing, who had been of great help to him, he was willing to lend a hand.

It might not solve a major problem, but as long as it can prevent fewer people from starving to death in the Green Fox tribe, it would be a small token of his appreciation.

Tuoba Tuya went to check on the grain himself. If this batch of grain is real, it would be a lifeline for many people in the Qinghu tribe, a chance to escape from a desperate situation.

The suppression of the Qinghu tribe by the Donghu royal court was far more brutal than Li Weizhou had imagined.

The entire Green Fox Tribe is supported by Tuoba Tuya, but she is only one person, and only a Martial Grandmaster...

The Donghu king’s most beloved youngest prince died tragically at last year’s horse market. Taking advantage of this, the Donghu king doubled the “Aleba”, or tribute, that each tribe should pay to the royal court this year.

The royal court members dared not speak out in anger, for this great shaman came from the royal court...

However, after paying the full amount of "Aleba", the Green Fox tribe will inevitably have to endure another year of famine.

While five thousand shi of grain could not sustain the Green Fox tribe for long, if consumed sparingly, it could help many people get through the most difficult period of extreme cold.

"Li Weizhou, if we really have five thousand shi of grain, then from this day forward, you will be my 'Agan'!"

After Tuoba Tuya left, Tuoba Yun looked at Li Weizhou, his eyes reddening, and said loudly.

In the Donghu language, "Agan" means elder brother or brother-in-law...

Li Weizhou laughed heartily and chatted with Tuoba Yun about the events of the past year.

……

(End of this chapter)