Outside the manor, three powerful auras appeared, demanding his attention!
Li Yaowen, before him, had a face full of smiles.
"Now," she asked, "can we have a proper conversation?"
As her words fell, two voices came from outside the manor.
"Lord Feng, this is Daoist Jiuyou, here with the new Sect Master to pay you a visit!"
Feng Qingyang recognized the voice.
It was Daoist Jiuyou, the Grand Elder of the Skyveil Sect. He could even identify Daoist Jiuyou's Nascent Soul aura!
And then...
"Hahaha! Old dog Jiuyou, your new Sect Master is quite unimpressive. Look at his gloomy face!"
"Lord Feng, this is Daoist Tiangui. Old dog Jiuyou has a matter to discuss and has invited me to join. This Daoist is quite interested. I wonder if we could meet?"
Daoist Tiangui!
If it were just Daoist Jiuyou of the Skyveil Sect, he could understand. During the battle outside the Skyveil Sect that day, Daoist Jiuyou had cowered.
Later, he even found out that the new Sect Master of the Skyveil Sect was the eldest son of the Li family's third generation, the heir apparent.
But...
Black Tortoise Sect?
Although he knew that the long-standing feud between the two sects had vanished after the war years ago, he couldn't understand how the Li family could have persuaded the Grand Elder of the Black Tortoise Sect, Tiangui, to come!
But he understood that the arrival of these two factions was the "explanation" Li Yaowen had mentioned.
This meant...
That the Skyveil Sect and Black Tortoise Sect, likely due to Li Yaowen's secret maneuvering, might join his grand plan!
This also meant that the Li family truly understood why he hadn't killed Li Kuangren on the spot. Furthermore, they had already begun, in secret, to rally the forces they could utilize, siding with him and becoming his blade, ready to completely reshuffle the power structure of the Azure Cloud region.
But...
He had wanted to control the Li family, to make them serve him.
The arrival of the two Grand Elders from the sects, however, deviated from his plans.
It seemed the Li family's influence was beyond his imagination.
He suddenly fixed his gaze on Li Yaowen with a serious expression.
He understood everything Li Yaowen had just said.
Li Yaowen was telling him that he should cooperate with the Li family in training their three children, and he should also accept the marriage between Li Kuangren and Feng Mi, because...
The Li family was not isolated and alone. They could rally the two major sects, and they secretly held sway over other forces. And there was also Li Yaowen herself!
They were qualified to be equals with the Jun Prince's Mansion, not to be used by them, and certainly not to be their subordinates.
Li Yaowen was telling him, that he wasn't qualified to control the Li family!
Moreover, he only had two choices: to coexist with the Li family as in-laws or try his best to hide his daughter and grandson and become enemies with the formidable Li family.
It seemed that the current Li family wouldn't be significantly affected by adding the Jun Prince's Mansion to their list of enemies.
"Sigh."
Feng Qingyang let out a long sigh, then fixed Li Yaowen with an icy and mocking gaze. He burst into a hearty laugh. "Hahaha, it's just two measly sects!"
...
An hour later.
In the backyard of the Jun Prince's Mansion, the three Li children finally emerged from the melting ice sculptures.
They immediately rolled their eyes. They didn't need to look to know that this was the work of their family elders. The elders' favorite pastime was to knock them unconscious or freeze them, then mysteriously take them to strange places for cultivation. They were already prepared for another round of intense training.
Li Kuangren started to speak, based on his initial impression before being frozen. "Fourth Great-grandaunt," he said casually, "we know we need to cultivate, but there's no need to... Hm???"
The three of them gradually became bewildered.
Before their eyes, Fourth Great-grandaunt sat in her wheelchair, smiling warmly at them.
Figures appeared before them.
Two old men, and a young man with a gloomy expression, staring at Fourth Great-grandaunt with apparent annoyance.
And...
"Mi'er!"
A girl with a round face and a sweet, well-behaved appearance was holding the hand of a five-year-old child. The child looked just like Li Kuangren!
Even though Feng Mi had grown up a lot, Li Kuangren immediately recognized the girl who had haunted his dreams. Feng Mi, her eyes filled with tears of joy, was holding the hand of a child dressed in fine clothes, who was curiously staring at him. He knew this was the child born from his past transgression.
Beside Mi'er and the child stood Feng Qingyang, the person he feared the most.
But Li Kuangren still moved forward. In the past, if he had seen Feng Qingyang, he would have desperately wanted to flee immediately.
Looking at Mi'er and the child, all his fear vanished in an instant. With firm steps, he walked towards his beloved and his child.
He was even prepared to be beaten half to death by Feng Qingyang.
His body was trembling.
Then...
As expected, Feng Qingyang placed his hand on his shoulder. Li Kuangren gritted his teeth. "You can't stop me from being with Mi'er and our child..."
Li Kuangren was ready to die.
But before he could finish his sentence, he stared in bewilderment at Feng Qingyang's hand resting on his shoulder. The instant death he had imagined didn't happen.
Feng Qingyang's grip was strong, his fingers digging into Li Kuangren's shoulder as he patted it fiercely.
Then, with his eyes filled with killing intent, he gave a smile that was uglier than crying.
"Li Kuangren," he said, "from the moment I saw you last time, I knew you were a fine young man!"
"Hmm."
The words "fine young man" were squeezed out through gritted teeth.
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