I planted the spiritual roots for my people, and they bestowed upon me a body inscribed with incense

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingfeng said no more. Since Ouyang Suiguan had given such a guarantee, Li Yuan and the Luo family must be safe and sound. Thinking that everything about the Li family and the Luo family would be transferred to the Ouyang family, Xu Qingfeng's anger dissipated considerably.

Just then, a golden light flashed from Ouyang Suiguan's communication jade tablet. Ouyang Suiguan glanced at it, his expression froze, and then turned extremely ugly.

Looking at Ouyang Suiguan's appearance, Xu Qingfeng knew that the matter had probably failed, and that Li Yuan and Luo Tong were likely still alive.

Soon, a message also came from Xu Qingfeng's communication jade tablet. When Xu Qingfeng saw it, his expression also turned ugly.

"Li Yuan actually returned to Qingshan County with Luo Tong a few days ago. What are those two doing?"

As for Ouyang Suiguan, he slowly spoke with a gloomy expression:

"Well done! The two of them actually disobeyed the orders of my Ouyang family. They returned to the Li family after only a few days in Daheng Mountain. Well done."

After speaking, Ouyang Suiguan looked at Xu Qingfeng.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, come with me to the Li family immediately. I want to see why the Li family dares to disobey the orders of my Ouyang family."

As they were talking, Ouyang Suiguan was already heading towards Zhushan, where the Li family lived.

Seeing this, Xu Qingfeng quickly followed Ouyang Suiguan's figure and headed towards Qingshan County.

Half a day later, as Li Yuan was leisurely resting on the bamboo mountain, a sound imbued with magical power came from the sky.

Where is Li Yuan, the head of the Li family?

Upon hearing the voice, Li Yuan immediately recognized it as Ouyang Suiguan. Unperturbed, Li Yuan got up and appeared outside the small fishing village.

"What wind blew Lord Ouyang here?" Li Yuan then glanced at Xu Qingfeng beside him and slowly said:

"Oh, right, and Brother Xu too. May I ask if you two have come to my Li family's territory on some business?"

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Suiguan stared sharply at Li Yuan and slowly said:

"Patriarch Li, how impressive! We are here on the orders of the royal family to help you exterminate the Foundation Establishment demonic beasts in Daheng Mountain. Why are you hiding in the Li family? Do you not take the Ouyang Clan of Daqing seriously?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan quickly waved his hand.

"Special Envoy Ouyang, you're too kind. It's just that Brother Luo and I encountered a powerful Shadow Leopard as soon as we entered Daheng Mountain. It was only through our joint efforts that we managed to kill the Shadow Leopard, which is why we were seriously injured."

"My injuries haven't fully healed yet."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Suiguan's eyes remained fierce.

"Nonsense! You've only been in these Daheng Mountains for two days, without even venturing deeper. Besides, you claim to have killed a Shadow Leopard—where is that Shadow Leopard?"

Li Yuan waved his hand dismissively at Ouyang Suiguan, who was clearly looking for trouble, and then slowly said:

"Lord Ouyang is joking. I have already fed the demon core of this Shadow Leopard to the family's spirit beasts, so naturally I cannot produce it. However, if Special Envoy Ouyang really wants to see it, you can go to Fellow Daoist Luo's house. The Shadow Leopard's pelt may still be there."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Suiguan snorted coldly.

"If you still dare to fabricate lies, and you do not admit your mistake today, I, Ouyang Suiguan, will definitely report what your Li family has done to the royal family."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan stopped pretending and slowly said:

"Fine, go ahead and report it. I, Li Yuan, act with integrity and honesty. Do you think I'm afraid of being threatened by you, Ouyang Suiguan?"

However, since Special Envoy Ouyang is going to report the matter, it would be best to also report the swarm of bloodthirsty bees in Daheng Mountain, otherwise the imperial court will certainly not allow us to come and wipe out the monsters in Daheng Mountain.

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Suiguan's expression changed, and he couldn't help but think to himself:

"Could it be that this kid really escaped from that swarm of bloodthirsty bees? How could a country bumpkin cultivator have such strength?"

However, seeing that Li Yuan dared to defy him, Ouyang Suiguan could not swallow this insult. He looked at Li Yuan and slowly said:

"Since Fellow Daoist Li has been there, he must have escaped from the swarm of bloodthirsty bees. In that case, I'd like to see if you, Li Yuan, really have the strength to do so."

As he spoke, Ouyang Suiguan soared into the air, and countless golden talismans appeared around him, shooting rapidly toward Li Yuan.

Seeing that Ouyang Suiguan still wanted to make a move, Li Yuan's expression froze for a moment. Then, his magic power surged out from his dantian, and countless spells attacked Ouyang Suiguan. Seeing the two start fighting, Xu Qingfeng's lips curled into a smile.

Then he shouted loudly:

"Gentlemen, we are all the foundation of Daqing, we must not make a move." Although he said this, he still activated his magic and attacked Li Yuan.

Seeing that the pretense had been broken, Li Yuan stopped pretending and looked at Xu Qingfeng slowly, saying:

"So what if there are two of them? My Li family is not afraid at all." As he spoke, Li Yuan's aura intensified, and he flashed to meet the two attacks.

Feeling his mana being depleted at an extremely rapid pace, Li Yuan could only think about Luo Tong arriving quickly. After a while, under the combined attack of the two, Li Yuan gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

Fortunately, they held on for a while longer before Luo Tong arrived. As soon as he appeared, he addressed the three of them:

"The three of us are the cornerstones of Daqing. We must not kill each other." As he spoke, he flew directly toward Xu Qingfeng.

Seeing that Luo Tong's sword light had arrived, Xu Qingfeng dared not be negligent and turned his attack to meet Luo Tong head-on.

Just as the four of them were meditating, two figures appeared not far from Qingshan County. One of them was Ouyang Lan from the Ouyang family, and the other was a white-bearded cultivator who seemed to be even more noble than Ouyang Lan. Ouyang Lan was also very respectful to this person.

Not long after the two arrived, they noticed the commotion in the small fishing village. After exchanging a glance, the white-haired old man slowly said:

"There's fighting ahead? Let's go take a look, and then head into the Great Heng Mountain to subdue this bloodthirsty bee swarm."

Ouyang Lan nodded in agreement and then took on the role of a guide.

Soon, the two appeared in the territory of the small fishing village. Upon seeing that one of them was Ouyang Suiguan, Ouyang Lan immediately lost her composure and shouted loudly.

"Who dares to lay a hand on a cultivator from my Ouyang family?"

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Suiguan glanced at the person who had arrived and quickly spoke:

"Elder Lan, help me capture these two. I will explain to you later."

Seeing that more people were coming, Luo Tong's expression changed. Then, the long sword in his hand became even sharper. His aura rose, and with one sword, he cut Xu Qingfeng and Ouyang Suiguan back.

He then gave Li Yuan a meaningful glance, and Li Yuan immediately understood, stopping what he was doing and saying:

"Elder Lan, we have always heard that you are fair and just. As a family power under the imperial dynasty, we urge you to handle this matter fairly."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Lan, who was about to make a move, paused for a moment, and then slowly said:

"Since you know you are a subordinate force of the Imperial Dynasty, why did you attack my Imperial Dynasty cultivators?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan quickly spoke up:

"It's not that I want to take action, but this Special Envoy Ouyang has already come to our door, and we have no choice but to fight back."