Volume 2 Chapter 38 / Chapter 125: Chi Dragon Mansion, Final Act Begins
As the sun set, the sky darkened. In the rear hall of the Chi Dragon Mansion, Li Feng sat cross-legged at the center of the bright candles, staring intently at the remaining hundred-plus candles.
Suddenly, a cold wind blew.
Poof, poof two candles were extinguished, turning into wisps of blue smoke.
A sense of foreboding arose in Li Feng's heart. His brows furrowed, and at the same time, he heard three light knocks from the door behind him.
"Qianjin, come in."
Creak—
"Yes, father."
Li Qianjin pushed open the palace door, looking at Li Feng's back, her brows furrowed slightly, and she bit her lip lightly.
Standing outside the door, she took a deep breath several times before gathering the courage to step over the threshold, enter the hall, and close the door behind her.
After taking ten steps forward, Li Qianjin lifted her skirt slightly and knelt down with a thud.
Hearing this thud, Li Feng felt slightly surprised, turning his head to look behind him. Seeing her kneeling behind him, he asked, "Qianjin, what are you doing?"
"Father." Li Qianjin lowered her head and remained silent for a moment before asking, "Was Wu Yue arranged by you to be by my side?"
"…."
Li Feng had no idea about this matter. He had been secluded for the past few days, completely oblivious to the outside world, focusing on his cultivation.
But upon hearing Li Qianjin mention Wu Yue's name and seeing her kneeling behind him, even if he was foolish, Li Feng could imagine that Li Qianjin probably knew the whole story. Perhaps she didn't have evidence, but...
Poof, poof, poof—three more bright candles suddenly extinguished.
Li Feng closed his eyes, clenched his teeth, but soon loosened them again.
"…."
Li Qianjin waited for her father's response without saying anything further. She just kept waiting, until the twilight outside the window completely disappeared, leaving only the light of the bright candles in the palace.
"Father, she holds the jade token you gave her, she is your trusted subordinate, but she is a demonic cultivator."
"…."
"Father, don't you want to say something to me?"
"Qianjin, what do you want to hear?"
Li Qianjin, unexpectedly met with a counter-question, sniffled softly. What she wanted to hear was her father's rebuttal, or even if he scolded her, she could accept it. But with her father's current response, it was undoubtedly an admission of everything.
"Phew—" Li Qianjin took a deep breath. "Why? I want to know why?"
"For you."
"…."
Poof, poof, poof—more bright candles extinguished in rapid succession, but now Li Feng felt indifferent about it.
"Qianjin, you have been blind since childhood, and I have tried countless methods over the past decade but still couldn't cure your blindness. My lifespan will end in a month, and then you will no longer have me to rely on."
Li Qianjin looked shocked. She had no idea about Li Feng's lifespan.
"...So, you joined forces with the demonic cultivator..."
"I had no choice." Li Feng stated quietly, "I am a cultivator with four spiritual root. Among the immortal cultivators who can achieve the Core Formation stage with four spiritual roots, I can count them with one hand. If I want to continue living, I can only use the methods of demonic cultivators, forcibly breaking through with blood sacrifices."
"Blood sacrifice?"
"This Chi Dragon Conference was convened to gather sacrifices. I used the Heaven Splitter Sword as bait to lure the young masters and elders of various sects in the Western Regions. They will all become sacrifices," Li Feng stated.
Li Qianjin pursed her lips, mustering the courage to interrupt, "Father, please stop! Have you forgotten about the time when you followed Moon Dan Master to drive away the demonic cultivators to the Eastern Region? My mother, she—"
Li Feng's brows lightly furrowed as he immediately cut her off, "And then wait to die? Wait until after I die, leaving you all alone? You're only at the Foundation Establishment stage, blind, how can you manage the Chi Dragon Mansion by yourself? Can you survive alone?"
"I—" Li Qianjin faltered.
"Right now, I'm supporting you, but after I die, how will those immortal sects treat a blind person like you? Do you think everyone in the immortal sects are saints, willing to lend you a helping hand? Do you think that old hag from the Profound Star Sect will take care of you out of friendship with me? She won't!"
"..." Li Qianjin fell silent.
"That old hag has lived for thousands of years, she's long become indifferent to life and death. My lifespan is about to end, she isn't even willing to come see me one last time."
"Father, you—" Li Qianjin's brows furrowed deeply, feeling like her father had become a different person.
Li Feng interrupted once again, "Qianjin, until you reach the Core Formation stage, until we find a way to cure your blindness, Dad will protect you, even if it means going to the Eastern Region."
As he spoke, Li Feng flicked his fingers like a sword.
Several strands of spiritual energy flew out from his sleeve, surrounding Li Qianjin, eventually forming a barrier around her, trapping her in the center.
Though Li Qianjin couldn't see, she could still feel the spiritual energy. Fear filled her face as she asked, "Father, what are you doing?"
"For the next seven days, you will stay here. Only here won't be affected by the formations," Li Feng declared.
With that, he stood up, glanced at the remaining less than a hundred candles, and walked past Li Qianjin towards the palace gate.
Upon hearing Li Feng's footsteps, Li Qianjin hastily reached out to grab him, but her hand encountered the edge of the barrier, getting repelled back.
"Ah—"
"..."
Li Feng glanced back at her from the doorway, furrowing his brows in hesitation for a moment before pushing open the palace gate and walking out.
Li Feng walked out onto the corridor outside the palace gate and came face to face with a maid from the Chi Dragon Mansion who was waiting a short distance away. The maid hurried forward to bow respectfully.
"Mountain Lord," she greeted.
Li Feng looked at her, pondered for a moment, and said, "Stay with Qianjin and keep her company. I've restricted her movement for seven days."
"What? Restricted?" The maid looked puzzled. "Why? Did Miss Qianjin do something wrong?"
"Do you have the right to ask?" Li Feng questioned.
The maid immediately shrank back, swallowing nervously, and cautiously raised her head to glance at Li Feng's expression. It was the first time in the decades she had served in the Chi Dragon Mansion that she had seen such a serious expression on Li Feng's face, even to the point of being terrifying.
Swallowing hard, she quickly lowered her head and responded, "Yes— I understand, my lord."
Li Feng glanced at her before bypassing her and walking out.
Exiting the corridor, he entered a garden. Striding forward, he walked into the moon-shaped gate of the garden. However, as soon as he stepped through the gate, he felt someone watching him. He immediately turned his head in the direction of the perceived gaze.
A silver-haired girl was hiding behind a nearby tree, using two ginkgo leaves as a disguise. Upon being noticed, she quickly withdrew her head behind the tree.
Li Feng narrowed his eyes and instantly appeared behind her. Looking up at her, he said, "Feng Yudie?"
"Ah—" Feng Yudie hadn't realized that she had been spotted. Feeling caught off guard, she stiffly turned her head and laughed awkwardly, "Ahaha... Master Li, I came to play with Young Mistress Li."
Upon hearing this, Li Feng sneered and said, "With your and Xiao Yunluo's cultivation levels, you're not capable of changing anything. I advise you to leave the Chi Dragon Mansion immediately with her and return to your Profound Star Sect. This is your final warning."
Feng Yudie shrunk her head back, blinked rapidly in confusion, and said, "Master Li, what are you talking about?"
"Hmph—" Li Feng coldly snorted and turned to walk deeper into the garden.
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