A month quickly passed.
Each member of the Li family had held Li Changyao, vying with each other to take care of the child.
Li Wei recalled when the fourth generation of Li family children were born, Xu Cuihua and Bai Rourou avoided them like the plague. Now, they enjoyed taking care of the baby. As they put it, "Taking care of one is life; taking care of a group is a sin."
Li Changsheng stood where he was, watching the elders take Li Changyao from his arms.
The elders also took the opportunity to scold him a few times.
It was nothing more than the usual: "We don't know what you're doing all day," and "Why haven't you found a nice girl yet?"
"We're all born from the same mother, can't you treat us equally? All day long, it's 'get married, get married'! Are we just breeding stock?"
Li Changsheng rolled his eyes, muttered a complaint, and leaped onto the top of the Primordial Blood Tree.
His body shimmered with golden light as he fell asleep, his spiritual energy slowly increasing.
Li Wei was also watching this scene.
That boy Li Changsheng, hmm... he doesn't like to show off, he's indifferent to fame and fortune, and he gets scolded all the time. But a single drop of "Human Emperor's Blood" is enough to ensure he's never inferior to his little sister.
And on this day, The Li family was also festively decorated, celebrating the birth of their family genius.
The entire town of Green Valley once again held a grand banquet, inviting the whole town and all their subordinate forces to dine.
However, today, the Li family's forces were somewhat reduced. Most of the people from the Thunderfire Demon Cave and the Demon Subduing Alliance had already returned, and many from Dawn were also out on missions.
It was a time of great chaos.
In the midst of the banquet, The Li family members' expressions changed as a phantom image appeared in the sky.
This person was clad in animal hide, with colorful paint on their face, holding a scepter aloft. They were a muscular and imposing barbarian.
[High Priest of the Spirit Jade Division (Phantom)]
Li Wei clicked on the phantom image, and information appeared.
The Giant Rock Spirit Jade Tribe had already been destroyed at the hands of the Li family. It was said that the Spirit Jade Division then turned around and completely annexed the remaining members of the Giant Rock Spirit Jade Tribe.
"I have heard that the Li family has given birth to a daughter, Li Changyao, with extraordinary talent. You people of Azure Cloud region have a custom called 'full moon' (baby's one-month celebration)."
Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, the High Priest of the Spirit Jade Division smiled and said, "To express our respect, I, Guan Tian, on behalf of the Spirit Jade Division, have brought a full moon gift!"
Hearing this, The Li family members, initially wary, began to calm down. Li Dalong projected his voice with his spiritual power, addressing the guests in the town, "Everyone, it's just a phantom. Let's continue eating and drinking."
Then, his expression turned cold as he looked at the ten-meter-tall phantom in the sky and snorted, "If you truly understand our customs, you wouldn't engage in such mystical displays. Don't make such a spectacle and disturb our joyful celebration today. Come down!"
"It seems I, Guan Ming, have been impolite."
The High Priest of the Spirit Jade Division didn't mind. The phantom image transformed into a human form and presented a brocade box. Who knows from which city the Wu Clan had plundered this thing?
The Li family members simply frowned, as if they hadn't noticed him, and carried on with their feast, chatting and laughing.
Although they were enemies, as long as it wasn't a life-or-death situation, even if Guan Tian himself were to come, the Li family would still welcome him. This was basic courtesy. As long as the other party behaved respectfully, there would be no accidents.
"Guan Tian, is it?" Li Dalong said. "I've heard of you, High Priest of the Spirit Jade Division. I hear you've been plotting to annex the city surrounding our Li family into your Spirit Jade Division territory."
Li Dalong didn't even glance at Guan Tian.
He ripped off a chunk of meat from the beast leg with his teeth and swallowed it with gusto. Only then did he use his spiritual power to clean his hands. "We Li family members come from a farming background," he said. " We like to be direct in our words and actions. There's no need for formalities with you Wu Clan people. If you have something to say, just say it."
"Very well, then."
Guan Tian continued with a faint smile. "We have witnessed the strength and influence of the Li family," he said. "You destroyed an important tribe of our Spirit Jade Division, but it didn't anger me. On the contrary, I admire your Li family quite a bit."
"See? More nonsense."
Li Dalong viciously tossed the bone aside and picked up another beast leg to gnaw on.
A flicker of anger crossed Guan Tian's face, but he continued, "We have also investigated the Li family's deeds over the past two years. It's no exaggeration to say that if the Li family were willing to step forward, all the forces in the Azure Cloud region would be willing to follow their lead."
"You are an intelligent person," he said. "You should understand the current situation. Our Wu Clan is powerful. Just our three divisions alone are enough to overwhelm the many forces in Azure Cloud. Even the Prince's Mansion is avoiding confrontation."
"Actually..."
Guan Tian chuckled softly. "We don't have to fight to the death," he said. "We can sit together like this and have a friendly discussion, can't we?"
"The Li family will receive tremendous benefits, power, and glory."
Li Dalong's hand froze.
Then, his face lit up with overwhelming joy, and he looked at Guan Tian in disbelief. "Do you mean to say," he asked, "that your Spirit Jade division wants to be our Li family's dogs?"
"You..."
Guan Tian slammed his hand on the table in anger!
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