The establishment of the Celestial Dynasty began with the bestowal of the title upon the River God.

Let's not even mention the dirty tricks Feng Jun had up his sleeve.

Li Yi knocked on the door of the east room while there was still some time before it got dark.

Aunt Qin and Qin Yue'er were sitting facing each other at the table, with a handwritten copy on it. When they saw Li Yi arrive, they were slightly surprised and quickly got up to greet him.

"It's the master..." Aunt Qin glanced at the gloomy sky outside the window, forced a smile, and said, "At this hour, what are your orders, sir?"

"It's not really an order," Li Yi waved his hand and looked at the table. "Is your wife teaching Yue'er to read? Could you teach my younger brother while you're at it?"

Aunt Qin immediately relaxed her shoulders. "There aren't many people in the institute willing to put in the effort when it comes to writing. My husband is the same; he gets a headache just thinking about it."

Li Yi smiled, sat down on one side of the table, looked at the handwritten copy, and read a few words haltingly.

The script of the Great Zhou Dynasty was similar to that of the Small Seal script. Li Yi had been studying it for over a year, and with Zhang Junyi as a foundation, he was able to guess a few correctly, which pleased Qin's wife.

He seemed to have the excitement of a lecturer discovering a promising talent, and it seemed he had been longing for Qin Yue'er for a long time.

The primer that Li Yi studied was written by the Ministry of Rites and was also called the "Thousand Character Classic". It not only taught him to read and write, but also helped him to understand a lot of history of the Wu Dynasty and famous stories, achieving two goals at once.

In order for Li Yi to quickly understand the meaning of the text, Aunt Qin first briefly recounted the story involved in the handwritten copy, which also served as a way to reinforce Qin Yue'er's understanding.

Li Yi listened intently, unaware that it was already dark.

He glanced at the sky, got up to take his leave, but when he turned around, he saw a person standing quietly at the door, and couldn't help but show his delight.

"Brother Qin, when did you arrive without saying a word?"

Qin Kaixian, however, remained serious. "Commander Liao praised Brother Li for his outstanding talent. I only thought that Brother Li's cultivation was going smoothly, but I never expected that you also have a literary heart. How many cultivators in this world claim to cultivate the Tao, but in reality they cultivate martial arts instead of virtue, and life instead of nature. No wonder there is a saying that 'virtue does not match one's position'."

He immediately sat down on the other side of the table, saying, "From now on, I will also diligently study writing and comprehend the principles in books."

Li Yi dug his toes into the ground, not thinking about anything else. He was just hoping to give Zhang Junyi a surprise when she came to teach him again.

That being said, cultivating one's nature and destiny is something I, Li Yi, truly cherish, so the praise is quite accurate.

The two men were deeply moved, while the Qin mother and daughter were filled with shock.

"Sir, who are you... speaking to?"

Qin Kaixian chuckled and immediately sent out earth energy to open the spiritual vision of the mother and daughter.

"Xin Xin, Yue'er, it's me."

Upon seeing Qin Kaixian's ghost, the mother and daughter were not afraid at all; instead, their hearts were suddenly filled with passion, and they rushed towards him.

Since Qin Kaixian had no yang body, he was caught off guard and could only support the mother and daughter with earth qi.

Qin realized that she had passed through her husband, remembered something, and immediately burst into tears.

Li Yi silently returned to the west room, then slept under the covers until dawn.

Taking advantage of the abundance of Qi and blood in his body, he sat by the window, breathing deeply to gather some wood Qi in his spiritual acupoints before getting up to call Old Wang to prepare breakfast.

As soon as he stepped out of the room, he saw Qin Kai sitting upright on the east side of the long table in the central hall, clearly waiting for him. So he sat down on the west side and said with a smile:

"Brother Qin, instead of showing off your divine abilities and accumulating offerings, how can you indulge in the pleasures of family life?"

If this laziness continues, we will have to use the authority of the highest officials to urge them on.

Unexpectedly, Qin Kaixian looked ashamed and pointed to an envelope on the table, saying:

"I was so busy comforting my wife and daughter last night that I forgot about the important matter."

Yesterday, I saw a courier heading towards Sanyi Village, so I went out to inquire and learned that there was a letter for Brother Li. I then took on the task, but then I saw you engrossed in reading and forgot about it.

Then he took out a wooden box from the spiritual cave, controlled it with earth energy, and placed it on the table.

"This is a package sent along with the letter."

Li Yi picked up the letter, opened the envelope with curiosity, and carefully examined it.

[To my beloved son, Li Yi.]

This is the first sentence.

Li Yi continued reading, but he didn't recognize many of the characters, so he had to bother Aunt Qin and ask her to dictate them.

Madam Qin picked up the letter, her tone gentle.

[To my dear son Li Yi]

Please forgive your parents for disturbing us; we are truly worried about Yi-ge's safety.

You've been down the mountain for several days now. Did you successfully enlist? Do you still have enough meat to sustain your cultivation?

If you have a lot of meat stored up at home, and the army's food supplies are insufficient, remember to send a letter home so that you can sell some food and send some money back to me.

Also, the tiger gallbladder and tiger kidney that you and your daughter-in-law left behind have been sent out by the post station. Have you received them?

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The letter was short, less than two hundred words in total. When Qin finished reading it, she felt a deep sense of emotion, put it down, and sighed:

"Yi-ge'er has a good family."

Li Yi looked ashamed, chuckled twice, and then hid back in the west room with the wooden box, leaving the Qin couple completely bewildered.

Li Yi opened the food box and sure enough, he saw tiger gall and tiger kidneys. To prevent the essence from being lost, they were placed in a pile of sauces. He didn't know if they would be of any use.

Yesterday I was so concerned about the tiger's gall and kidneys, but now I don't feel any pain at all.

"My adoptive parents treated me with genuine kindness. I have been down the mountain for many days, and I have never thought of sending a letter home."

Li Yi reflected on his recent activities and realized he had been too busy to have any free time. Only then did he feel a little relieved. He prepared to ask Aunt Qin to write a reply, but as soon as he took a step, he seemed to remember something and suddenly froze.

"I didn't reply to Junyi!"

When Li Yi stayed overnight at Zhang's residence, he was reluctant to ask a maid or Zhang's wife to write the document for him out of consideration for his reputation. He had been busy at the garrison for the past few days and had completely forgotten about it.

The young man was extremely anxious and could no longer care about being teased. He asked Qin to finish writing two letters and then asked Qin Kai to deliver them to the nearest post station.

Qin Kai first mastered the Earth Elemental Supernatural Power, the Earth Immortal, and could travel back and forth in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. He spent most of his time communicating with the post station workers.

He returned to the main hall and sat down on one side of the long table in the center, and as expected, made a couple of teasing remarks.

"So it turns out Brother Li already has someone he loves. The fairy from the household of the Registrar is truly a perfect match for him."

Seeing Li Yi's embarrassment, he chuckled, then said seriously:

"Besides consolidating my cultivation these past few days, I've been using my land authority to travel around the county town and have heard quite a bit of news. Brother Li, are you aware that grain prices in the county town have already increased by 50%?"

"Fifty percent?"

Li Yi exclaimed softly. If it were an inland prefecture of the Wu Dynasty, upon hearing of rising grain prices, most people would think of surrounding disasters or poor harvests.

However, in the border regions, things become quite intriguing.

Li Yi suddenly remembered that night a few days ago, when he was with Gongsun Ling at the government office.

At that time, Gongsun Ling said that there would be a war, and combined with the rising grain prices, it seemed to be very likely.

He already had an idea, and tentatively asked, "What does Brother Qin mean?"

Qin Kaixian subconsciously lowered his voice and said, "Both military camps in the county town are expanding their manpower, and some guards who live nearby have been recalled ahead of schedule..."

That's all I have to say; there's no need for further explanation.

Li Yi frowned. "I wonder if this will affect the garrisons."

"That depends on the court and Lord Xu's decision."

Qin Kai clasped his hands in greeting and said, "I have achieved my purpose for this trip. There are still many people in the county who need my care. Farewell."

Li Yi returned the greeting with clasped hands, his mind heavy with thoughts.

If there really is a war, it would be a good time for Qin Kai to collect offerings first.

Sanyizhuang is understaffed, but fortunately it only lacks ordinary soldiers. In wartime, they will still need to be taken care of, so it is easier to manage now.

Li Yi introspectively examined his gallbladder meridian, secretly calculating the remaining Blood Qi Pills. He estimated that if he wanted to make a breakthrough to the mid-stage cultivation level in one go, it wouldn't be enough.

"We need to gather resources as soon as possible so that we can reach the mid-stage of cultivation and have more capital."

With that thought in mind, Li Yi immediately went back into the house, picked up the wooden box, mounted his yellow horse, and rode straight towards the government office on North Street.