Druid Fairy

Chapter 65 Slap
The Weiyuan Escort Agency's convoy returned safely.

After ten days of outdoor training, the boys washed away their restlessness, chatting and laughing, but their eyes were always paying attention to the movements around them.

Having experience and not having experience are two different things. In the past, even if I knew to be vigilant, I didn't know how to handle the details. But now I can control this subtle observation skill with ease.

"Let's go, let's go to a restaurant and relax."

"The braised chicken feet in Pantao Town are especially delicious."

"Let's go, let's go have a drink!"

Zhang Hua hooked his arm around the shoulder of the sixth brother, Yan Yu, while Fei Xie Xiaodao shoved the seventh brother, Miao Kai.

"No, I need to go home."

Li Pingfu refused, saying that it was an unwritten family rule in the Li family that if you could come home for a meal, you had to come home for a meal. This was the rule on ordinary days, let alone after a long trip.

"And what about you?" Xie Xiaodao looked at Li Yuan, sensing that something was off about his brother's mood.

Li Yuan secretly gripped a dirty jade pendant, his expression dazed.

He found this jade pendant by chance three days ago. It was a piece of jade that he had personally chosen to give to his younger sister, Li Qian, so he naturally remembered it vividly.

He remembered the joyful expression on Li Qian's face when she received it, and knew she couldn't possibly throw it away casually.

The lost jade pendant, the White Lady's divination, combined with the unanswered family letter... a wave of unease washed over me.

He had been in a daze these days. When he heard Xie Xiaodao's words, he didn't know how to respond. He had no energy to go out to eat and drink, nor did he want to go home to face his father's interrogation.

Li Yuan finally evaded the question by saying, "I'll go home with Pingfu to visit Uncle Li."

"Okay," Li Pingfu replied.

"Gah!" Little Black circled around in the air, surveying Peach Blossom Village, becoming Li Pingcan's second pair of eyes.

Li Pingcan sighed slightly, "Brother Li Yuan, you can't escape now, your father is in our house."

However, he did not offer any words of advice.

In a few years, the people of Pantao Town will eventually realize what happened to Li Qian. The wealthy families provided Li Fangshu with silver and land deeds so that Li Qian would support them after becoming an immortal. If Li Qian doesn't return soon, the wealthy families won't see any benefits, and the day their discontent erupts will be the day Li Fangshu's entire clan is wiped out.

Rather than that, it would be better to let Li Yuan become independent, prepare for future disasters, and at least ensure the safety of the family.

This is something that Li Yuange has to face.

What's meant to be will be, and the first hurdle will be your own father!

…………

Li family.

"Dad, Mom, we are back!"

Li Pingfu laughed and shouted, and Li Pingcan also felt a little relieved. When he returned home, even the bewilderment and sorrow of Li Qian's violent death seemed to have dissipated.

Hearing the commotion, Qin, who was sitting in the living room, rushed out the door. Seeing that Li Pingcan had gotten a bit darker, she immediately felt sorry for him and said, "How come you've lost weight after going out? It's not like we can't afford to feed you. Why did you have to endure the hardships of escorting goods?"

Li Pingfu glanced at the robust Li Pingcan and remained silent. "Mother, my brother has a great appetite. He can eat a whole salted chicken leg and three bowls of white rice every day, and he also takes his precious medicine. How could he be thin?"

“Mother, didn’t you complain the other day that I stayed at home and wouldn’t go out?” Li Pingcan asked, looking up.

"You ungrateful brat, I feel sorry for you, but is it wrong of me to feel sorry for you?"

Qin gently tapped her son's forehead, and Li Pingcan grinned as he took out a gift—a beautiful hair ornament made of a water chestnut. "I know Mother loves me dearly, this is for you. Isn't it pretty?"

"It looks beautiful." Madam Qin smiled and put it on, which added to her charm.

"And yours too, Yuanyuan."

A pair of small, shimmering glass earlobes. "Thank you, Brother Can." Xie Yuan smiled and happily accepted them, then whispered in her ear, "Are you hungry? There's some freshly braised pork knuckle in the pot."

Li Pingcan shook his head. His [Earth Vein Sensing] allowed him to hear very hurried footsteps. He saw Li Fang stomping heavily on the threshold, and upon seeing Li Yuan, he roared, "You brat, if you dare to run away, you'll never be able to come home again!"

"father……"

Li Yuan didn't want to run away. When he learned that Li Qian might have met with misfortune, he felt weak all over and couldn't tell his father his suspicions.

Li Fang assumed he was feigning death and coldly said, "You must come home with me today. I have already chosen an auspicious day for your wedding."

Li Yuan was stunned. Was now the time to think about getting married?

Why insist on him "breeding"? He's not a stud pig!

Frustration and sorrow erupted like a volcano; in his grief and rage, he cried out, "You sold Ernizi, and now you want to sell me too!"

"What do you mean, 'selling'? Erni is now a lady, enjoying her life!"

"Enjoying happiness? What happiness! That young master Zhou has been chasing after women for over a month, leaving Ernizi a widow! They're not even in a good match, what is this if not selling her off? Does the Zhou family have their eye on our family? They're after Li Qian's destiny with the immortals!"

Li Fang was both ashamed and angry when his son tore off his cloak of shame in public. He raised his hand and slapped Li Yuan across the face, leaving five clear red finger marks.

Li Yuan retorted, "I won't get married. Go ahead and kill me if you dare!"

"I'll beat you to death today, you unfilial son!" Li Fang was furious and was about to slap him again.

"Li Fang, stop!"

Li Rongzhou suddenly grabbed Li Fang's wrist and said coldly, "This is my home. If you want to hit your child, go back to your own home!"

The martial artist's aura locked on him, and a heavy pressure rushed over him. Li Fang felt a jolt in his back and suddenly froze. All the wealth and extravagance that adorned his appearance seemed to burst like a punctured balloon at this moment. He seemed to have returned to the honest and humble body he had been five years ago.

Mental suppression from Big Brother!

Li Fang was momentarily stunned before he stammered, "Brother Rongzhou, I know, I know, please let me go."

Li Rongzhou slowly released his grip, smiled, and sighed, "There's no such thing as a father and son holding a grudge overnight. Let's have a good talk, and he'll definitely understand our good intentions as parents."

Hearing the agreement, Li Fang's tense mood immediately eased: "Yes, yes, how could parents harm their children?" For some reason, he was still a little intimidated by Li Rongzhou.

Seeing that Uncle Li was making the decision for him, Li Yuan ignored the burning pain on his face and said, "We can get married, but I want to marry the one I like. You can't stop me from practicing martial arts, and you have to support my qi and blood medicine."

He realized that to succeed, one must be strong oneself; he had to practice martial arts, hone his skills, and make a name for himself. Even if his sister suffered misfortune, he could stand up and protect his family.

Li Fang raised his eyebrows, ready to curse, but Li Rongzhou glanced at him, and Li Fang subconsciously shrank back, reluctantly saying, "Fine."

Those daughters of wealthy families are all elegant and charming, so they don't need to worry about their sons not liking them.

As for practicing martial arts, just consider it as a way to exercise!
Sigh, my son has grown up and is independent now, there's nothing I can do about it.

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"Husband, what happened to Li Fang? He looks like this."

That night, Qin tossed and turned in bed, thinking about the grateful expression on Li Fangfa's wife's face as she wiped away her tears, and felt a pang of sadness.

Li Fang, an honest and simple man, suddenly became rich overnight and became unrecognizable.

“That’s just human nature,” Li Rongzhou said with a touch of melancholy. “He was too smug, so smug that he’d forgotten where he came from.”

Qin was both dissatisfied and puzzled. She buried her face in her husband's broad and warm chest and said in a muffled voice, "I hope our family will be alright."

"Will be fine."

Thinking of what his youngest son had told him about Li Qian earlier that evening, Li Rongzhou's eyes deepened: "Everything will be alright."

(End of this chapter)