Volume 2 Chapter 15 / Chapter 102: The Li Father and Daughter
After walking along the street for a while, Xiao Yunluo and Feng Yudie quickly arrived at the Lord's Mansion of Du Chun City. After showing their identity cards and stating their purpose, the Lord of Du Chun City promptly sent someone to the Chi Dragon Mansion.
The two sat in the Lord's Mansion for a while, and several Chi Dragon Mansion guards in armor came on flying swords, leading them up the mountain.
As the flying sword pierced through the clouds of Chi Dragon Mountain, Feng Yudie couldn't help but widen her eyes when she saw the immortal mansion on the mountaintop, a look of astonishment on her face.
Unlike the immortal mansions she had in mind, this Chi Dragon Mansion seemed to have moved an entire city to the mountain, devoid of the ethereal and transcendent feeling she expected. Instead, it exuded a sense of dignity and solemnity.
In summary, it was like moving the imperial palace of the mortal capital to the mountain.
Surrounded by high walls of a hundred feet, with glazed tile double-eaved roofs, vermilion gates, and a common architectural style unrelated to cultivators, all of these were present. Inside the mansion, there were markets, pavilions, and lofts, all of which were several times more luxurious than the Du Chun City below the mountain.
"Chi Dragon Mansion is built... a bit too much," Feng Yudie couldn't help but said. The guard leading the way beside her didn't blame her for the comment but instead explained:
"Chi Dragon Mansion is surrounded by many mortal villages and towns, so when the ancestor built it, he hired mortal craftsmen for construction. They just replaced the materials with spiritual ones. The defensive array around is still set up by the Moon Dan Master personally."
Upon hearing her mother's name, Xiao Yunluo also slightly widened her eyes, hearing it for the first time.
"Oh? Is that so?"
"Yes, Young Mistress Xiao."
The guard nodded, bowed, and continued to introduce, "The ancestor once followed the Moon Dan Master to confront seven demonic cultivation sects, including the Demon Sect and the Poison Gu Sect. Eventually, they drove all those demonic cultivators east of the Yunbai Mountains. It was since then that the term 'Eastern Region' came to be within the Zhou Star Region."
"Afterward, Moon Dan Master gave the ancestor a Mountain-Suppressing Profound Stone. After pondering for more than a year, the ancestor chose to establish the Chi Dragon Mansion here, suppressing the extremely hot spiritual veins. This is also the reason why the mountains and rivers of the Western Region are spared from the scorching heat during the summer."
"...I see."
Xiao Yunluo didn't expect that the relationship between Immortal Master Li and her mother was so good in the past. However, thinking about it, she suddenly realized that she knew very little about her mother. What friends did she have? What significant events did she experience? Her mother had never told her anything. The only things she knew were that her mother was powerful, knew many people, and that demonic cultivators were afraid of her mother.
Feng Yudie hesitated for a moment and asked, "So, there's an extremely hot spiritual vein below? Is that why it's so hot here now? The climate is challenging for us cultivators."
The guard paused, smiled, and replied, "Actually, the summers in previous years weren't this hot. I don't know what happened this year; indeed, there's a lot more fiery spiritual energy."
"Hmm..." Feng Yudie spoke bluntly, asking, "Did the array suppressing the spiritual veins have a problem?"
"This..." The guard didn't know how to answer for a moment, looking embarrassed. Fortunately, Xiao Yunluo quickly pinched her waist.
"You idiot!! Can you really ask such a question?"
"Ouch! That hurts!"
Feng Yudie almost fell off the flying sword, hastily rubbed her waist, and blew a few breaths.
"I was just asking— What if there was negligence?"
"What negligence? Immortal Master Li has been suppressing the spiritual veins here for hundreds of years. How could there be negligence in such matters?"
"..."
Feng Yudie knew she was in the wrong and quickly closed her mouth, but at this moment, Xiaotian emerged from her spiritual realm.
It sat on Feng Yudie's shoulder, glanced at the Chi Dragon Mansion below, and said, 『Yudie, you're not wrong. The array suppressing the veins may indeed have some issues. It's probably a problem with the Five-Phase Spiritual Qi』
"Hmm..." Feng Yudie gestured with her eyes for it to continue.
『Perhaps a new array was set up, but it conflicts with the original one suppressing the spiritual veins, causing the disturbance in the Five-Phase Spiritual Qi. So, the effect of the original array has been significantly reduced』 Xiaotian explained, 『These large-scale sealing arrays are very demanding on Feng Shui and Five-Phase Spiritual Qi. Once established, it's challenging to modify. It's not a big issue, though』
Listening to Xiaotian, Feng Yudie nodded in understanding. She was about to repeat Xiaotian's words, but before she could speak, she closed her mouth again. Anyway, when she meets Li Feng later, she can tell him directly.
After about a quarter of an hour on the flying sword, the guards led the two to a courtyard in the rear of the Chi Dragon Mansion.
The leading guard approached a maid and said something. The maid then took over from the guard and led them through the crescent-shaped gate into the courtyard.
Inside was a garden with many rare and precious ornamental spirit plants. In the center, there was a small pond with colorful koi swimming around.
Following the maid through three stone-paved paths, the two arrived at a stone pavilion.
Inside the pavilion was a middle-aged man in Daoist robes. He seemed to have mobility issues, sitting in a wooden wheelchair. There was also an ethereal-looking girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old, standing with closed eyes beside the man.
Feng Yudie could tell at a glance that the middle-aged man was probably Li Feng. However, the girl beside him, dressed not like a servant but more like a young lady, puzzled her. She wondered why the girl kept her eyes closed.
Xiao Yunluo approached the pavilion and immediately bowed, "Junior Xiao Yunluo pays respects to Senior Li."
"Ah– Junior Feng Yudie pays respects to Senior Li."
Li Feng looked at the two, waved his hand, and smiled, "Xiao girl, don't be so formal. I have an old friendship with your mother. If we talk about seniority, I'm your senior brother. Just call me Senior Brother Li."
Xiao Yunluo hesitated for a moment but still respectfully bowed, "Thank you, Senior Brother Li."
Feng Yudie, somewhat bewildered, also followed, "Thank you, Senior Brother Li."
Xiao Yunluo gave the silver haired girl a stern look. Could she really address him as Senior Brother?
"Ah—"
Feng Yudie was stunned, realizing she had been staring at the girl next to Li Feng all this time. She quickly smiled and changed her words, "Ahem– Thank you, Senior Li, I was just curious about the girl next to Senior. She always keeps her eyes closed."
"Well…"
Li Feng looked half helpless and half proud and explained, "This is Li Qianjin, my daughter. She is blind."
"Ah, I'm sorry. I misspoke." Feng Yudie quickly apologized respectfully.
"No problem."
Li Feng chuckled, stroking his beard, and then invited the two to sit in the pavilion.
"Yes..."
Then, Li Feng looked at the two and said: "You two, please enjoy your stay."
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