Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

It went far too smoothly.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't pinpoint what it was.

In short, Liu Jinhu has now developed a very strong interest in Li Ping'an!

No!

We need to investigate this guy thoroughly later; he definitely has a secret.

Liu Jinhu muttered to himself, having already made up his mind.

We need to study Li Ping'an properly.

Meanwhile, inside the abandoned hall, a group of disciples were cheering and jumping for joy around Li Ping'an.

"Uncle Li, you're finally back!"

Grandpa Li has finally returned, and not only that, he has also killed Xu Yan, whom they hate to the bone!

At this moment, everyone looked at Li Ping'an with eyes full of adoration and fervor.

It was as if he were their savior who had rescued them from their suffering.

Li Pingan waved his hand and said,

"Don't mention it, I almost didn't make it back this time!"

Then Li Pingan recounted the events of the past month to everyone.

He described in particular the process of Steward Wang chasing after him with a knife in great detail.

Upon hearing these bizarre stories, everyone was stunned and exclaimed in astonishment.

"Uncle Li, it would be great if you could be our manager!"

"Yes! It would be great if you, sir, were our manager!"

"You have no idea how we've been while you were gone!"

The disciples sighed, recalling the past month that Xu Yan had been with them; they felt like they were living a life worse than death.

But now everything is alright. Li Ping'an is back and has even killed Xu Yan.

But who knows what kind of person the next manager will be?

What if he's even more ruthless than Xu Yan?

Li Ping'an couldn't possibly kill one by one, or two at a time, could he?

Upon hearing this, Li Ping'an also fell into deep thought.

This is indeed a problem.

Instead of constantly sending stewards from above, I might as well take charge of this abandoned hall myself.

Only in this way can I better control all the resources of the abandoned hall.

He transformed all of it into his own cultivation.

But becoming a manager doesn't seem to be that easy.

Besides having ability, you also need connections, background, and power.

Otherwise, who will pay attention to you?

When the topic of relationships came up, Li Ping'an's expression suddenly lit up.

Qingyue!

This guy has such a high status in the inner sect, if she's willing to make a move, there's definitely a chance!

I wonder how Qingyue is doing now that I've been away?

Just then, I heard a shout from outside the door.

"Little brother, I heard you're back!"

This shout was filled with joy.

A short while later, a beautiful figure was seen rushing into the abandoned hall.

It was Qingyue again. This time, Hongling didn't come with her; only Qingyue came.

When she saw Li Ping'an in the courtyard, her beautiful eyes lit up, and she said...

"Little brother, it's you back! You have no idea how worried I was while you were gone for a month! I thought something terrible had happened to you!"

Li Pingan scratched his head and said.

"It's nothing, I'm back safe and sound, aren't I?"

Qingyue clenched her fist and gritted her teeth as she spoke.

"That guy surnamed Wang actually tried to kill you and beat you badly. It's a good thing he's dead, otherwise I would have taught him a lesson! Humph!"

As she spoke, she clenched her fists, looking indignant.

Li Pingan couldn't help but chuckle.

It has to be said that his senior sister is quite protective of him.

"How's it going? Is Senior Sister going to refine pills today?"

Upon hearing this, Qingyue grinned and said,

"No need for that today. I came here specifically to see you. Do you think I only call you here for alchemy? You're my little brother; shouldn't I protect you and take care of you?"

As she spoke, Qingyue took out a porcelain bottle and said...

"These are all high-grade healing pills; take them and use them."

Li Ping'an took the porcelain bottle and was slightly surprised.

They were all second-tier healing pills.

These elixirs would fetch a high price if sold on the market.

Qingyue is being far too generous.

"Thank you, Senior Sister! But may I make another request? Could you help me with that?"

Upon hearing this, Qingyue said,

"I'm in a good mood today, so go ahead and tell me. As long as it's within my ability, I'll definitely help you."

Li Ping'an hesitated slightly before continuing.

"You've heard about what happened to me. That bastard Xu Yan tricked me into coming down the mountain, and then sent Steward Wang to kill me. Luckily, he didn't succeed."

Qingyue nodded and said,

"I know he still wanted to kill you, and you even managed to kill him. Little brother, your improvement in strength is quite obvious."

Hearing this, Li Ping'an was slightly surprised.

Qingyue's information spread too fast; she knows everything in the blink of an eye.

He even found out about how he killed Xu Yan in self-defense.

That's right.

Li Pingan said.

"Look at me, my strength is quite good now; I've already reached the Qi Refining stage. I've been in this abandoned hall for so long. Rather than sending a new manager, why not let me inherit the position? That way, I can focus more on helping you refine pills, right?"

Upon hearing this, Qingyue's eyes lit up and she said,

"You're right! That's true! But I can't make a decision on this matter. I need to ask the deacon's office what their arrangements are."

Li Ping'an flattered him.

"If Senior Sister Qingyue were to go and ask, wouldn't it be a piece of cake?"

"You found out."

Qingyue stuck out her tongue.

Then he patted Li Ping'an on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, this is nothing to your senior sister, just a tiny speck of dust. I'll go talk to the Hall of Deacons right now and make sure you become the new deacon of the abandoned hall, or else I'll make them pay!"

"So arrogant?"

Li Ping'an was slightly surprised upon hearing this.

He knew that Qingyue's status in the sect was definitely not low.

But I didn't expect them to be so arrogant, able to just casually assign a butler?

Does he really have such great power?

Seeing that things were starting to look promising, Li Ping'an was in a great mood.

She said, "Then thank you very much, Senior Sister!"

"This is such a trivial matter between us, it's nothing to worry about!"

"Young man, just wait for the notification when it comes, and you'll be promoted to manager of this hall."

Hearing Qingyue's confident assurance, Li Ping'an couldn't help but believe her, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

If he really became the manager of this abandoned hall, he would have more convenience and freedom in handling matters within it.

More importantly, without the constraints of those above, they can be even more unscrupulous in inhaling exhaust fumes.

Thinking about all this, Li Ping'an was filled with excitement and awaited good news.

The next morning, someone from the management office came over.

The newcomer was a middle-aged man dressed in the attire of a steward, clearly holding a high position in the steward's office.

As soon as he entered the abandoned hall, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

All the disciples of the abandoned hall looked at him expectantly, their eyes filled with hope.