Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

After Yu Luoning was led into the inner courtyard, she discovered that Li Yunyu had several maids serving him.

She scratched her head, thinking to herself: I've only been in the cultivation world for a few days, how come it feels like I've already infiltrated the inner courtyard of an ancient imperial household?

The maids were all beautiful.

Their waists were slender, and they walked as if riding the wind, their clothes fluttering lightly, which was extremely beautiful.

Yu Luoning was very envious.

When she first arrived, she wanted to behave herself and get along well with her colleagues.

But she soon realized that they didn't like her at all.

These men wouldn't even let her touch the tea or water, as if they were afraid she'd make a mess.

She didn't even catch a glimpse of Li Yunyu all day.

As night fell and the courtyard was dimly lit, Yu Luoning huddled in the house, seething with frustration.

What she feared most was the Feng family.

The thought of Feng Qiguang's determined-to-kill expression sent chills down her spine.

She has not yet developed spiritual power and cannot use the teleportation technique. If she is truly confronted, she will have no way to escape.

Footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

Yu Luoning was startled and quickly blew out the light, then shrank to the side of the bed and pretended to be asleep.

People outside assumed she was asleep and started chatting without any restraint.

"We sisters toiled in the outer courtyard for so many years before being transferred here to serve the young master and have the opportunity to come into contact with the immortals... but she went straight to the inner courtyard as soon as she arrived."

"I heard that the young master brought it back personally."

Another voice, lowered and tinged with sarcasm, said, "Young Master... you wouldn't like someone plump, would you?"

"Plump?"

Someone scoffed, "Is that what you call plump? She's as fat as a pig. No matter how strange the young master's taste is, it can't be this strange, can it? I don't know what that fat woman did that made the young master look at her with new eyes and show her such special favor."

The sound gradually faded into the distance.

The room was pitch black, but Yu Luoning laughed in anger.

She glanced down at her own figure.

Okay, I am a bit chubby.

But she's already very satisfied, okay?

The transformation from a dark-skinned fat man to a fair-skinned fat man is a qualitative change.

The system said that as long as she cultivates with the other person, she will become more and more beautiful.

Even if all else fails, she can still lose weight through her own efforts.

That time with Feng Qiguang was out of necessity... In the end, she gained the skill.

But Li Yunyu is different.

Men are visual creatures.

With her current figure, would Li Yunyu even be interested in her?

Yu Luoning thought it was impossible.

She sighed deeply and buried her face in the blankets:

"Sigh... It seems the path of skill replication is still a long one."

/

Early in the morning, Feng Qiguang led a group of people to visit and apologize on behalf of the Feng family.

The main hall of the Li family was packed with people.

The clan chief, several elders, the head of the clan, and the managers were all present.

Li Yunyu sat quietly below the clan leader, his head bowed and motionless, as if his soul were wandering elsewhere.

The hall was as quiet as a pin drop, the atmosphere heavy.

Feng Qiguang has always been fearless, but this is the territory of the Li family of Nanchuan.

The saying goes, "Even a mighty dragon can't suppress a local snake."

They traveled all the way to someone else's territory and started a fight; they're in the wrong no matter what they say.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, his tone stiff, but it was a form of humility:

"We have offended you greatly that day. The Feng family is willing to compensate for the damaged spiritual fields."

At the head of the table, Li Qingcheng picked up his teacup, his voice neither hurried nor slow:

"Your Highness, you flatter me."

The words were polite, but the look in their eyes was anything but.

Li Qingcheng put down his teacup and said, "But my Li family has a rule."

"In Nanchuan, outsiders resort to violence, and there must be an explanation. If everyone uses the excuse of finding someone, today it's looking for someone, tomorrow for something, the day after for revenge... wouldn't Nanchuan descend into complete chaos?"

There was silence in the hall.

The Feng family members' expressions changed slightly.

Feng Qiguang's brow twitched, and he cursed inwardly.

That old fox, he's all talk and no action, but he's got a sharp tongue.

Li Qingcheng raised his eyes and looked at Feng Qiguang: "Since Young Master Feng says he is looking for someone, then he should explain clearly."

"Whom are you looking for?"

"What is your identity?"

"What crime have you committed that warrants the Feng family traveling thousands of miles to take action on my Li family's sacred land?"

Three questions in a row left Feng Qiguang speechless.

What should he say?

Could it be that he was defiled by an ugly woman, and that woman also knew the Feng family's secret techniques and escaped right under his nose?

Feng Qiguang's face turned pale and then red, his lips moved but he couldn't utter a single word.

He simply cut to the chase and said coldly:

"This is an internal matter for the Feng family; it has nothing to do with you, does it?"

The air in the hall froze for a moment.

Li Qingcheng was not angry, but slowly glanced at the apology brought by Feng Qiguang.

The spirit stone, the elixir box, and the jade box are all extraordinary items.

The person who made the arrest must be someone of great importance.

Li Qingcheng: "Irrelevant?"

"If you want me to post arrest notices on the Li clan's territory, you should at least make things clear."

"How can I apply it if you don't explain clearly?"

"What if that person didn't do anything wrong? Why should my Li family act as executioners for your Feng family?"

He paused, then smiled politely and said:

"Prince Feng".

"You need to explain clearly who the person is, what the crime is, whether they were captured alive or killed."

"Otherwise, my Li family would feel uneasy accepting this gift. And I'm afraid my Li family is unable to help with this matter, even if we are willing."

The people in the hall exchanged glances.

At this moment, the Li family steward, who had fought with the Feng family members and was standing to the side, suddenly stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said:

"Chief, may I humbly add something?"

Li Qingcheng nodded: "Speak."

The steward said, "I witnessed the commotion at the spirit field that day. The woman that Prince Feng was chasing... kept calling out 'Prince Feng'..."

"My husband."

"And they even said that a night of marriage brings a hundred days of grace, but she's probably carrying the blood of the Feng family."

As soon as the words were spoken, the main hall of the Li family erupted in chaos.

The elders' ears perked up.

Even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman.

The long journey to capture someone turned out to be a pursuit of his wife?

Unlike others, when he heard this, Li Yunyu only slightly raised his eyes, his gaze flickering as if he was pondering something.

Li Qingcheng's lips curled into a half-smile. He looked at Feng Qiguang and asked:

"Young Master Feng, how dare you meddle in my Li family's territory with your Feng family's internal affairs? Do you think that's appropriate?"

Feng Qiguang: "..."

His fists clenched so tightly in his sleeves that they cracked.

He wished he could grab that fatso right then and there and stuff him back into the cave.

After a long while, Feng Qiguang took a deep breath, clearly quite angry.

He forced himself to say:

"...This is a misunderstanding."

The steward of the Li family said, "Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, I dare not speak presumptuously."

"But if Prince Feng wants to find someone, he'd better make things clear first. After all, my Li family's spiritual field is not a place for your Feng family to indulge in romance."

The Feng family members behind Feng Qiguang leaned closer, lowered their voices, and said in a tone that only the two of them could hear:

"Your Highness, the matter at hand is of utmost importance. We must find her as soon as possible."

Feng Qiguang certainly understood.

He wasn't looking for a woman.

Rather, it is the face of the Feng family, the root of the Feng family, and the lifeblood of the Feng family's unique skills.

The Feng family will not be able to eat or sleep in peace until they find out why the Feng family's secret techniques were leaked.

If that fat woman were to spread the art of flying through the air...

What will the Feng family rely on to establish itself in Beichuan, a place teeming with powerful families?

What can I use to outdo my peers in the face of their exceptional talents?

Feng Qiguang clenched his fists tightly inside his sleeve, his knuckles turning white.

The technique of crossing space may sound like just a way to escape, but in the cultivation world, this ability to tear through space is a trump card.

A basic teleportation technique is enough to give a Feng family disciple an extra life in a life-or-death situation.

If someone could comprehend a higher level of aerial flight technique based on this, it would be a divine skill on the battlefield, a trump card for their clan.

This must never be leaked.

Feng Qiguang took a deep breath, his teeth almost grinding to powder.

I've never felt so frustrated in my entire life.

It felt like there was a dead fly stuck in my throat, and I had no choice but to swallow it.

"She is... my fiancée."

As soon as he finished speaking, the hall fell silent.

The next moment, the expressions of the Li family elders became very subtle.

Li Qingcheng: "Fiancée?"

Feng Qiguang found it difficult to speak: "She has a wicked nature, ran away on her own, and committed an unforgivable mistake."

"My Feng family only seeks to capture people, not to kill them."

"...And the ancestor has already planted a tracking mark on her. But the mark lost its effect as soon as it entered the Li family ancestral home."

Feng Qiguang raised his eyes, his gaze fixed on Li Qingcheng, his tone heavy:

"She...is hiding within your Li family's territory."