Free Web Novel“Hah, what could I teach? That kid just made a name for himself.”
“When he was little, he was frail, so we thought of sending him to Qingyuan Sect to strengthen his body. Who knew? Accidentally, he became a Qianlong, much more impressive than his Old Li.”
Surrounded by relatives like stars holding the moon, Li Dalong feigned modesty, waving his hands repeatedly, but the wrinkles on his face bloomed like flowers.
Actually, Old Li was a bit guilty.
After all, he didn't even know his son and Ying Bing were on the Qianlong Ranking until the county magistrate personally led his horse the next morning and he inquired.
Truly impressive.
Old Li was in high spirits when suddenly the surroundings quieted down, and his waist was pinched.
He looked up:
“Oh, son, you’re back.”
“Our Old Li family’s Dragon and Phoenix has returned! Quick, quick, sit.”
“With such great contributions in Southern Border, Your Majesty will surely bestow rewards, right? How much money will that be?”
“Enough to be granted a marquisate!”
The whole family laughed and praised him, seeming a little different, yet also not so different.
Anyway, last year when the family gathered, he was still sickly, and his uncles and aunts were also full of smiles and praise, only the content of the praise had changed a bit.
Even though Xiao Li had become Little Overlord Li, he was still someone who had seen big scenes.
But facing the praise from relatives and friends, his toes still curled in the same way.
Li Mo and Ying Bing took their seats, one beside Li Dalong and the other next to Gu Xueqin.
In front of relatives and friends, the two became much more reserved, seemingly reverting to their distant, indifferent selves from before entering Qingyuan Sect.
After all, so many people were watching.
He lowered his voice and asked, “Father, it’s not even New Year yet? Why are Aunt, Uncle, and the others all here?”
“They’re here to test the waters,” Li Dalong whispered subtly.
Li Mo was confused. Test what waters?
“Don’t you know your own nickname on the Qianlong Ranking?”
“Divine Hammer Xiao... Wang Qi Dou Hun?”
“You know, yet you still ask.” Li Dalong picked up his wine cup and drank with his grand-uncle.
“......”
Li Mo’s fists were clenched tight.
Who said Qingyuan Sect’s best male protagonist had no opposing forces? Huh?
Yantian Sect! Just you wait, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river!
As soon as he and Ying Bing took their seats, the atmosphere became even more lively. And since Ying Bing had been an Ice Cube since childhood, cool and aloof, no one dared to provoke her.
All the fire was directed at Xiao Li.
Aunt saw the two sitting together, very properly, and remembered they once had a conflict. They didn't look like anything was going on, so she narrowed her eyes and smiled, asking:
“Xiao Mo is this old now, and he still hasn’t found a match?”
Marriage at sixteen was common in Great Yu Dynasty.
Creak—
Hmm?
Aunt looked to the side in confusion right after asking. What was making such a deafening sound?
“My parents were deeply in love, so I also advocate for free love and don’t believe in arranged marriages.”
Li Mo sat up straight, his face serious.
Second Uncle Li Xiaolong cleared his throat and said,
“Free love is good. If you ever feel like it, just tell your Second Uncle. My colleagues have several daughters who are very pretty. As concubines or something, they’re still presentable.”
Creak!
“...I haven't even married a wife yet, what concubine or not concubine?”
Li Mo's expression changed slightly, and he waved his hands repeatedly.
It was still Grand-uncle who was sharp-eyed, narrowing his eyes at the training clothes on both of them:
“Let’s not worry about the youngsters. Xiao Mo and Ying Bing, these two children, must be wholeheartedly devoted to the Dao of Martial Arts. They’re going to compete for the top spot on the Qianlong Ranking in the future. Do they need us to arrange anything?”
Li Mo nodded, indicating that Grand-uncle was right.
He, Li Mo, was devoted to the Dao of Martial Arts.
Tonight, he even planned to ask Ice Cube for an all-night lesson on how to project the Jinwu Projection. His desire for the Dao was self-evident.
Who would have thought that Grand-uncle, after another cup of wine, stroked his beard and said:
“But then again.”
“You two youngsters being on the Qianlong Ranking and getting together is good. Working together, progressing together, it’s quite a beautiful story.”
“......”
Li Mo’s eyelid twitched.
Damn, I forgot to change when I came back.
“Heh, yes, your clothes actually match quite well,” Li Dalong said, beaming.
“Training clothes. These are training clothes custom-made for Ying Bing and me by the Sect.”
“How can standardized clothes be one black and one white, and even different styles?”
Faced with the Soul-searching question, Xiao Li was momentarily speechless.
“I’m going to rest first.”
Ying Bing glanced at Li Mo, then stood up and turned to return to her room.
“Son, what happened in Southern Border?”
Gu Xueqin changed the subject. She had indeed worried for a long time, and now seeing her son return completely unharmed, she still felt a sense of relief from surviving a disaster.
Li Mo sighed in relief and then recounted some of his experiences in Southern Border that he could share.
After three rounds of drinks, he excused himself and left the table.
He instinctively walked towards the wing room, then stopped and corrected his route, walking towards his own bedroom.
Ice Cube naturally didn't share a room with him at home.
They could only temporarily 'go their separate ways.'
The relatives and friends watched the two return to their respective rooms, looking at each other. It was hard to imagine these two ending up together.
Mainly because Ying Bing, that child, was beautiful, but too cold. When she was brought home as a child, they even thought she was a mute who couldn't speak.
But when her eyes looked at you, it made one feel that the soup Lady Meng Po fed her must have been watered down.
“Aren’t these two little adversaries?” Aunt asked, a bit strangely.
Grand-uncle watched Li Mo return to his room, his eyebrow raised:
“Heh heh, aren’t adversaries good? You all should worry less about the little ones’ affairs from now on.”
With Ying Bing’s personality, who would get close to someone she didn’t approve of?
If they couldn’t even talk, how could they become adversaries?
What was special was that word 'only.'
Aunt, Second Uncle, and the other relatives and friends indeed felt that these two didn't seem to have anything going on, but since Grand-uncle had spoken, they nodded.
For example, Second Uncle was there because his superior had brought up the matter repeatedly, so he came to convey it.
The relatives and friends gradually said their goodbyes, and the hall became quiet again.
Li Dalong watched the two youngsters go to different rooms, clucked his tongue, and finally felt a weight lifted from his heart.
He and Gu Xueqin were both a little worried.
Although Ying Bing still looked cool and aloof, there was an intangible difference about her. Other relatives and friends couldn't detect it, but the couple had watched her grow up and coincidentally had a sixth sense about it.
This feeling was even stronger this time she returned.
Fortunately, the two hadn't reached the point of sleeping in the same room. frёewebηovel.cѳm
They weren't even married yet, what if they caused a human life...
Old Li and his wife exchanged glances, feeling relieved, yet also a little empty inside.
“Wife, where are the dictionary and reading glasses? Bring them to me.”
“What for?”
“I’ll find a good character in advance, so it’ll be easier when it’s time to name them...”
“Oh, give it a rest.”
Gu Xueqin rolled her eyes at him.
Xiao Mo was fine, just a bit mischievous. When the private tutor sent him home, he even said that this child was smart, but he couldn't control him.
Li Dalong?
This was a person whom the teacher taught eight times, yet he could still recite 'Man has his own principles' as 'Man controls everyone.'
Oh, right, the father and son had the same private tutor.
