Chapter 730: The Tasseled Ning of the Past
”Three fellow Daoists have come at the right time, I have just received news that a group of Farseers have already breached the Tiantai Valley that Fellow Daoist Bu is defending, and are killing their way this way. At best, in another small half day’s time, the Tiantai Valley’s routed fellow Daoists will arrive here, and this will also require the three Fellow Daoists to go and receive them before they can do so.” The bald-browed big man was not polite, and after a little explanation, he made a request.
”That’s fine, but it’s a small matter, just leave it to me alone, there’s no need for Fellow Daoist Han and Brother Gu to step in!” The old man with the surname Ma had a disinterested look on his face, and wrapped it up with his mouth full.
This caused both Han Li and Gu Shuangpu to glance at him with some surprise.
”Don’t be surprised, two fellow Daoists, it’s not that Mister Ma wants to be in the limelight, but rather, he newly obtained an exotic treasure some time ago, and is looking forward to trying out the size of its power. The two of you won’t compete with me, right?” The old man twirled his beard and said with a mysterious look on his face.
”Hehehe! If Daolord Ma is so sure, of course Gu will not be redundant.” Gu Shuangpu snorted and said indifferently. Han Li, on the other hand, was also just smiling from the sidelines.
”Good, let Fellow Daoist Han and Brother Gu take a rest first, and I’ll be grateful to Fellow Daoist Ma. However, I’ll have Brother Murong accompany Fellow Daoist to walk up together, the lightning spells that the two of them cultivate are quite powerful.” The bald-browed big man nodded his head in agreement after just a little bit of thought, and asked the pair of fellow brothers to go forward together.
The old man had no intention of objecting this time, after all, when one first arrives here, it’s good to be accompanied by someone.
So next, the old man from the Haoran Pavilion and the Murong brothers set off immediately, going to receive the defeated Nine Kingdoms Alliance cultivators. And Han Li and Valley Shuang Pu is in the Li woman and Chong Xu Zi lead, out of the hall, to the two of them to arrange a rest place.
Halfway there, Han Li and the hatchet-faced old man separated, and with the petite female cultivator leading the way, Han Li arrived in front of a small, elegant and secluded building.
”Senior Han, this place is usually strictly forbidden for low level disciples to come here, it should be the best place to meditate, senior will rest in this building.” After this pretty and petite female cultivator pointed at the attic in front of her, she sidestepped to the side and said.
”Not bad indeed.” Han Li nodded, a trace of satisfaction showing on his face.
”Senior, is Fellow Daoist Nie Ying really alright? I haven’t seen Senior Sister Nie for a long time either.” The woman didn’t leave immediately, but instead asked after hesitating for a moment.
”What? You’re also familiar with Miss Nie?” Han Li was a bit surprised and asked without moving as he carefully sized up this woman for a couple of moments.
It was only then that Han Li realized that although this woman was the first time he had seen her, there was actually something familiar between her beautiful eyebrows and bright eyes, giving him a feeling of goodwill. Han Li gazed at the move, but let this woman surnamed Li some apprehension, although the heart secretly annoyed, but the face is still scarlet.
”My youngest daughter was able to worship under the door of the Harmonized Blade Dock, back then thanks to the introduction of Senior Sister Nie, how could the late generation not be familiar with it?” The petite female cultivator slightly lowered her head and hung her head to explain.
”Yingning! Li Yingning?” Han Li couldn’t help the expression of surprise that appeared on his face when he heard these words.
”Why, has senior heard of my name before?” Hearing the dissimilarity in Han Li’s mouth, Li Yingning couldn’t help but raise his head anew and ask in a somewhat stunned manner.
”What is your mother’s name? What country was it from before?” Han Li did not reply back to this woman, instead taking a deep breath before asking in return.
”My mother, Mo Yuzhu, was born in the country of Yue, why does senior have this question?” This woman hesitated for a while, feeling that there was really nothing to hide, and vaguely remembering something, before stuttering back.
”That psychic jade pendant, is it still on your body?” Han Li was silent for a moment, and spoke words that made the petite woman’s heart jump, and she was instantly somewhat dazed in her mind.
”In, my juniors have been keeping it close to me since I was a child.” This woman immediately returned, then turned away with a blush on her face under Han Li’s gaze.
After groping within her bosom for a while, she pulled out a white jade pendant and turned back around with both hands holding it. Han Li took a look at it and reached out, the jade pendant flew over as if it had wings and arrived in his hand. Stroking the smooth surface of the jade pendant with two fingers, Han Li let out a long sigh, a hint of frustration appearing on his face.
Only after a long time did he speak again, “I think you should also know who I am, how did your mother tell you back then?”
Han Li surveyed the female cultivator in front of him once more, and this time, because he had something in mind, he finally found a few moments of Mo Yuzhu’s shadow from her face. This woman’s face was slightly less beautiful than the voluptuous beauty of her mother’s youth, but after a closer look, she had another kind of valiant and heroic beauty.
”Back then, my mother didn’t say much, she just said that it was a congratulatory gift sent to me by one of her Immortal Cultivation buddies, and didn’t say much else. I entered the Immortal Cultivation World all these years, and I also looked for someone to identify the jade pendant a few times, but I didn’t get any useful news. Unexpectedly, it turns out that this jade pendant was actually sent by senior, and senior is actually a cultivator of the Falling Cloud Sect.” Li Yingning muttered, his face clouded over as if he was at a loss for words.
”It was only in recent years that I joined the Falling Clouds Sect, but in the past, I was likewise not practicing in places like Yue, so it’s only normal that you haven’t heard from me. However, how did you come to join the Transformation Blade Dock? Logically speaking, I’m not surprised that you appeared in the Royal Spirit Sect.” Han Li rubbed his nose and said with a bitter smile.
”Why would it not be strange for a latecomer to join the Royal Spirit Sect.” Li Yingning froze up when he heard this.
”You don’t know anything about your father’s affairs?” Han Li was a bit stunned when he heard this.
”It’s true that the late generation doesn’t know much about my father’s affairs. I just remembered a short while ago, my entire family had an accident, my grandfather and father both had accidents and died early, and only my mother left the Yue Country with me, drifting for a long time before settling down in the Nine Kingdoms Alliance.” This woman’s complexion dimmed down and said with a forced smile.
”I see! It seems that most of them are involved in the internal struggle of the Devil’s Way, and your parents suffered the plague of the pond fish. After all, it’s not the Royal Spirit Sect that’s ruling the Yue Kingdom now, but the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators.” Han Li nodded as if he somewhat understood and said.
”Devil Dao infighting?” The woman on the opposite side, however, was filled with a perplexed look and a somewhat puzzled appearance.
Seeing this, Han Li did not intend to explain, and after handing the jade pendant in his hand back to the woman, he smiled faintly, “This Tongling Jade has been with you for so many years, so naturally, I won’t take it back. Back then in the secular world, before entering the Immortal Cultivation world, I was considered half of your mother’s senior brother, you can call me Uncle Han in the future.”
”Elder Han!” Li Yingning was a bit hesitant at the words, and after her large eyes flashed a few times, she still called out in a small voice, her face slightly reddening. But out of nowhere, there was an additional YuanYing stage elder, and after some embarrassment from this woman, she was naturally happy to do so, and even had a point of stealing joy if nothing else.
”Since you called me elder, I can’t show nothing, here are two bottles of pills that happen to be useful for JieDan stage cultivators to break through their bottlenecks, just take them.” Han Li revealed a trace of a gracious smile, and with a flip of his palm, two jade bottles appeared in the center of his hand, which he gave to this woman with a smile on his face. To Han Li, he wouldn’t be petty if he could help out a deceased person afterward.
”Many thanks, Senior.” The woman received the medicine bottles, her face filled with surprise, and the cry was sincere and clear.
”What magic treasure are you using now, could it be the flying dagger that you imperialized out? What material was used to refine it?” Han Li asked again after thinking about it.
”Not bad, it is this magic treasure. The flying dagger was refined with Flame Iron plus Xuan Ying Crystal, and its power is quite good.” Li Yingning froze for a moment and returned with a bit of puzzlement.
”If it were normal times, that flying dagger would be enough, but now that we’re about to fight with a Fa Shi, I’m afraid it’s a bit dangerous to rely on this treasure alone.” Han Li shook his head and said.
”But right now, even if Senior Uncle gives me a new magic treasure, I won’t have the time to refine it.” Li Yingning said helplessly.
Han Li sniffed and sulked down with a thoughtful expression on his face, but a moment later, he slapped a certain Spirit Beast Pouch at his waist, and a large swarm of tricolored Gold Devouring Insects swarmed out of the pouch and transformed into a zhang-something-sized cloud of insects that floated above Han Li’s head amidst a burst of buzzing sounds.
Han Li eyes in a flash of light, with a finger punch insect cloud point, a small piece of insect cloud detached from the single flew out, and then the hand raised, a green magic trick hit on it. The small group of Gold Devouring Insects coalesced together under the flashes of green light, and in the blink of an eye, transformed into a fist-sized tri-colored orb with brilliant light, and slowly fell into Han Li’s hands.
”Keep this item safe, this is the transformation of my carefully cultivated Spirit Insect. As long as you encounter an enemy that is difficult to deal with, after throwing the orb out, it should be able to save your life.” Han Li tossed the orb to this woman and said with a solemn expression on his face.
”Thank you, Master Han, for your generosity!” Li Yingning had long since looked dumbfounded, and now that she heard Han Li say so, she was greatly grateful and thanked him repeatedly before receiving the three-colored orb.
The last bit of doubt in this woman’s heart also disappeared without a trace in Han Li’s gift of treasure. At this point, she truly believed that Han Li’s earlier words were true, or else who would have gifted such a valuable thing without the slightest relationship.
”Alright, you go down first, I’m going to meditate for a bit.” After doing so, Han Li re-harvested the remaining Bug Cloud and said with a wave of his hand at this woman.
After such a long time of traveling through the night, his mana wasn’t really full anymore and he had to recover a bit.
”Senior Han, rest well. If the Farseer army comes, Yingning will inform Senior Uncle by herself.” Nowadays, Li Yingning’s words were already permeated with a sense of closeness if nothing else.