The Cycle of Reincarnation in the Four-Courtyard House: A Journey Through the Heavens

Fortunately, Li Jizu's sons were quite capable. The eldest son passed the palace examination and became the second-place scholar, while the second and third sons also passed the imperial examination and became Jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations).

In this way, the Li family took root in Jiangnan. For more than a hundred years, almost every generation of the Li family has had members who have passed the imperial examinations and become officials.

Therefore, the Li family has always considered itself a scholarly family in the Jiangnan region. Li Xiao is the first member of this family since the ancestor Li Jizu to prefer martial arts to literature.

Fortunately, his elder brother Li Su was intelligent and studious from a young age. He obtained the status of "Gongshi" at the age of twenty two years ago, which qualified him to go to the capital for the palace examination the following year.

His older brother, whom he had taken for granted, was proficient in all the classics, history, philosophy, poetry, and prose. He was also gentle and refined with an excellent character. Therefore, not only did his father, Li Shen, adore his eldest brother, but Li Xiao also respected him greatly.

After digesting the memories implanted by the system, the system's voice rang in his mind: "Host, your mission in this world is to seize every opportunity and prevent the Jingkang Incident from happening!"

After hearing this, Li Xiao was immediately invigorated.

It seems I'll be staying in this world for quite some time.

According to the system's memory, this is the year 1090 AD, the fifth year of the Yuan You era of the Northern Song Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Zhezong of Song, Zhao Xu.

The Jingkang Incident occurred in 1127, which is 37 years ago.

Li Xiao opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them.

He clenched his fist, a happy smile curving his lips. He flipped his right hand, and a small mirror appeared in his palm.

When Li Xiao saw clearly that his face in the mirror was still incredibly handsome, he became even more satisfied with the system's arrangement.

According to Li Xiao's judgment, although he has transmigrated this time, the physical strength of his current body is in no way inferior to the body he had in the world of "Full House of Love" after it was modified by gene enhancement drugs.

With this, he possessed a physique ten times stronger than an ordinary person, and coupled with the martial arts he had learned from his master, he was able to protect himself in this world.

As long as you don't run into those superhuman monsters!

Thinking of this, Li Xiao ran directly towards the location of the shouts of battle ahead.

After he saw the source of the sound, he realized that two groups were fighting each other.

He carefully examined the surrounding environment and thought about the plot in the original novel "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils". He basically determined that he was in Wuliang Mountain in Dali.

The two groups currently engaged in a fierce battle must be the Wuliang Sword Sect and the Shennong Gang.

According to the original work, the Shennong Gang and the Wuliang Sword Sect originally did not interfere with each other.

Later, the gang members wanted to collect the Tongtian Grass from the back of Wuliang Mountain—this grass could relieve the pain caused by the Life and Death Talisman of Lingjiu Palace—but they were blocked by the Wuliang Sword Sect.

Previously, when four leaders of the Shennong Gang were stealing Tongtian Grass, two of them were killed by Rong Ziju of the Wuliang Sword Sect. The conflict between the two sides on the banks of the Lancang River resulted in another death, which completely escalated the feud between the two factions.

This time, the Shennong Gang attacked the Wuliang Sword Sect on orders from the Lingjiu Palace to seize the Sword Lake Palace in Wuliang Mountain.

Li Xiao looked around and spotted a young man and woman who seemed to be preparing to stop the fight.

Li Xiao appeared directly: "You two, where are you headed?"

Upon hearing the sound, both of them turned around and looked at Li Xiao with some surprise.

Only then did Li Xiao get a clear look at the faces of the two people in front of him.

The girl was about sixteen or seventeen years old. She had a round face and a small dimple at the corner of her mouth. She was very beautiful and had a pure and ethereal charm, like a lotus emerging from water.

The woman was dressed in a light blue dress and a pair of light green shoes with small yellow flowers embroidered on the edges, making her look extremely charming and lively.

At this moment, the woman was also holding a small, fluffy, grayish-white mink in her arms.

Li Xiao immediately recognized the woman in front of him as Zhong Ling, and the ferret in her arms as Lightning Ferret.

The young man beside him was dressed in a blue robe, with a face as white as jade, and looked like a scholar with a refined and elegant air. This should be Duan Yu, one of the male protagonists.

Upon seeing Li Xiao, Duan Yu felt a sense of goodwill towards this handsome and refined young man.

He clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to Li Xiao, saying, "Greetings, sir. I am Duan Yu from Dali, and this lady beside me is Miss Zhong Ling, whom I just met."

"I came here today with a friend to witness the sect competition, but our enemy gang found us. I couldn't bear to see such heavy casualties, so I wanted to step forward and mediate!"

Li Xiao clasped his hands in greeting to the two men and said, "Greetings, gentlemen. I am Li Xiao from Pingjiang Prefecture!"

"Brother Duan, do you know martial arts?"

Duan Yu was taken aback, then smiled and shook his head, saying, "I've never liked martial arts since I was a child!"

"Aren't you afraid that the other person might accidentally hurt you if you just walk over like that?"

Duan Yu immediately puffed out his chest and said, "I went there to mediate between the two sides, to ask them to stop fighting. The other side shouldn't be able to harm me, right?"

Li Xiao was speechless. Duan Yu really was just like the legendary bookworm!

Duan Yu turned to look at the horrific scene on the battlefield, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Li Xiao, and then ran over.

"Why......"

Zhong Ling originally wanted to catch Duan Yu, but who knew that this guy was running quite fast and had already run past him in a flash.

"Miss Zhong, I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now!"

"Take care, Young Master Li!"

Li Xiao clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhong Ling, then quickly left the area.

At this time, the Wuliang Sword Sect was fighting with the Shennong Gang, so he could go to the Langhuan Paradise under the cliff behind the mountain to retrieve the secret manuals left there by Wuyazi and Li Qiushui.

After searching for a while, he easily descended to the bottom of the cliff using a climbing rope.

After searching for a while, they finally found a cave in a relatively secluded place.

"Haha, finally found it!"

At this moment, Li Xiao was extremely excited. This was a martial arts world where all kinds of magical internal skills and light-body skills that allowed one to fly and escape into the ground existed.

If I can cultivate myself into a peerless master here, it would fulfill a childhood dream of mine.

As Li Xiao stepped into the grotto, he caught a faint scent of sandalwood.

Deep within the grotto, a white jade statue stands quietly.

The statue was about life-size and sculpted with remarkable realism. After careful examination, Li Xiao discovered that the jade statue bore a striking resemblance to Liu Qianqian, with about 70-80% similarity in appearance.

The woman was dressed in a plain dress, with exquisite features and an ethereal, otherworldly air about her, like a fairy from the moon descending to earth.

This jade statue holds a sword in its right hand and makes a sword gesture with its left hand, exuding the demeanor of a female knight-errant.

The jade statue has smooth, lustrous skin and flowing robes, as if it were about to ride the wind away at any moment. Upon closer inspection, even the lines of the hair are clearly discernible, demonstrating the exquisite craftsmanship.

Li Xiao knew very well that this was Li Canghai, the white moonlight in Wu Yazi's heart.