Chapter 24: Heading to the Ruyi Region!

 

Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu first rented two spirited horses from Uncle Fu and bought a map.

 

Otherwise, how to get to the Ruyi Region would have been a problem for them.

 

The spirited horses were similar to the ones they rode when they first came to Qingzhu Mountain.

 

As for the map, it was from Jiang Country.

 

The territory of Jiang Country was vast, consisting of nine provinces.

 

Each province governs nine counties, each county governs nine prefectures, and each prefecture has many villages.

 

Even though a spiritually blessed place like Qingzhu Mountain was not under the jurisdiction of Jiang Country, it was still considered within the territory of Jiang Country.

 

The Ruyi Region that Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu were going to was a large county under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou.

 

Lu Changsheng’s hometown was also in the Ruyi Region.

 

But it was just a small mountain village under Qinghe County, Nanyu Prefecture, Ruyi Region.

 

After checking the general route on the map, the two set off on their spirited horses.

 

“Time flies, it’s been three years.”

 

After leaving Qingzhu Mountain, Li Feiyu couldn’t help but feel sentimental about how he had gone from being a heroic figure in the secular world, a young master, to a son-in-law practising cultivation.

 

“Yes, three years have passed. I wonder how Hong Yi, Han Lin and the others are doing.”

 

Lu Changsheng also felt some emotion.

 

He thought back to three years ago, when he awakened his memories from the Immortal Sect’s examination and then became the Lu family’s son-in-law.

 

All in all, Lu Changsheng was quite satisfied with his development over the past three years.

 

“Hong Yi, who was born in the Ruyi Marquis Mansion, already possessed the strength of the third level of Qi Refinement. By now, he should have broken through to Qi Refining Level Four.”

 

“As for Han Lin and Zhao Qingqing, they are practising at the Blue Cloud Sect. They have probably reached Qi Refining Level Three or Four as well.”

 

“As for Xiao Xiyue, with her Four Spirit Roots, I wonder how far she has progressed in these three years?”

 

Li Feiyu looked at the azure sky and spoke.

 

Originally, among the six of them, Hong Yi had been exposed to cultivation early due to his background in the Ruyi Marquis Mansion, and had the strength of Qi Refining Level Three. 

 

However, with only eight Spirit Roots, even though he had returned to the Ruyi Marquis Mansion and had resources, they weren’t abundant, so his improvement in three years couldn’t be too significant.

 

As for Han Lin and Zhao Qingqing, one had a Seven Spirit Root and the other had a Six Spirit Root. Even if they were practising in a cultivation sect like the Blue Cloud Sect, it wouldn’t be easy for them to get too far ahead in such a short time.

 

Only Xiao Xiyue’s four Spirit Roots made their progress unpredictable.

 

After speaking, Li Feiyu thought about Lu Changsheng’s breakthrough to Qi Refining Level Three. Among the six, he had the lowest cultivation, only at Qi Refining Level Two, which made him feel a little discouraged.

 

“It should be about the same. It’s only three years, the gap shouldn’t be too big,” Lu Changsheng nodded.

 

He felt that Han Lin and Zhao Qingqing were probably at the third level of Qi Refinement. 

 

After all, they only had Seventh Spirit Root and Sixth Spirit Root respectively. 

 

If they were to break through to Qi Refining Level Four in three years, the conditions of the Immortal Sect would be much better than he imagined.

 

Seeing Li Feiyu suddenly fall silent after speaking with a somewhat melancholy expression, Lu Changsheng paused and guessed the reason.

 

Li Feiyu had once seemed easygoing and friendly, but he knew that deep down, he was still quite proud.

 

That’s normal. As the former deputy leader of the Crimson Whale Gang, Li Feiyu was a first-rate expert in the martial arts world at a young age. To say that he was promising would not be an exaggeration.

 

But now that three years have passed, he seems to be the worst of the six who have embarked on the cultivation path together.

 

On top of that, he still owes forty-eight children to the Lu family, which was quite a burden.

 

“Feiyu, don’t worry too much about the Leu Family’s affairs for now.”

 

“The issue of having children, let’s wait a few more years. As soon as my skills as a talisman master improve, I’ll try to negotiate with the patriarch to relieve you of your duty.”

 

Lu Changsheng spoke.

 

With his Many Children, Many Blessings system, let alone fifty, he would be willing to have one hundred, two hundred, or even a thousand children.

 

But Li Feiyu didn’t have a system, so having fifty children was indeed a bit too much.

 

Not only would it affect his cultivation, but in the future, when he left the Lu Family, the children wouldn’t be his own, which was hard to accept.

 

As a friend, as a good brother, if he could help in any way, he would naturally do so.

 

However, he was only a first-tier, low-grade talisman master at the moment, so his influence was limited.

 

He planned to wait for another year or so to prove himself as a first-tier medium-grade talisman master, increase his influence, and try to help Li Feiyu resolve this matter.

 

“It’s okay, it’s embarrassing to bother you with something like this, besides…”

 

Li Feiyu was silent for a moment, shaking his head.

 

During this time, Lu Changsheng had already helped him a lot.

 

Every time he came over, he would bring him some gifts, so Li Feiyu felt bad that he was bothering Lu Changsheng all the time.

 

Besides, in his opinion, this kind of thing was annoying for Lu Changsheng as well.

 

But before he could finish, Lu Changsheng waved his hand directly and said, “Our relationship, when you mention it, it sounds distant.”

 

“Besides, I also need your help with something.”

 

“What is it?”

 

Li Feiyu nodded with some emotion and asked.

 

“I’m going back to visit my family this time, but it’s impossible to bring them with me.”

 

“So I would like to ask you to let the Crimson Whale Gang take care of my family in the future.”

 

Lu Changsheng said.

 

He knew that he would have to leave the Lu family eventually; he couldn’t stay under someone else’s roof forever, and of course he couldn’t bring his family to Qingzhu Mountain. 

 

Not only was it inconvenient, but he didn’t want to do it. 

 

As for taking care of his family, he couldn’t do that either. 

 

But he couldn’t ignore them either. 

 

So he thought of the Crimson Whale Gang in Li Feiyu’s house, who had considerable influence in the secular world, and thought of asking for help in taking care of them. 

 

He wasn’t asking for much, just to ensure that his family could live comfortably and prosperously for the rest of their lives. 

 

“This is a trivial matter, live it to me,” Li Feiyu said directly when he heard this. 

 

After all, he was the deputy leader of the Crimson Whale Gang. 

 

Even though he had been away from home for many years, and his position as deputy leader might have been lost, his father was still the leader, and he was confident that this matter would not be a problem. 

 

“Besides, I have so many children, not all of them can cultivate,” Lu Changsheng continued. 

 

“So I thought, for those who cannot cultivate in the future, I will ask you to teach them martial arts.” 

 

Although it would take a while for the children to grow up and start practising martial arts, since they were talking about it, Lu Changsheng decided to bring it up directly and ask if there were any points to consider in this regard. 

 

After all, Li Feiyu had grown up practising martial arts since childhood and was very familiar with such things. 

 

“Martial arts?” 

 

“That’s not a problem, of course, but martial arts training is quite hard. Are you willing?” Li Feiyu said as if he remembered something and shook his head. 

 

He could tell that Lu Changsheng was usually very fond of his children and didn’t seem like someone who would let his children endure hardship. 

 

“I will respect their own decisions when the time comes.” 

 

“Besides, what’s a little hardship?” Lu Changsheng chuckled.

 

Of course, he had no qualms about such things. 

 

Although he will not force his children to do anything, he will not pamper them, and he will not let them avoid the hardships and let them be pampered.

 

Moreover, these first children were the foundation of his future family.

 

Of course, he’d make more of an effort to make sure they didn’t go astray and would strive for their success.

 

So the two of them talked as they travelled.

 

At night, they took turns keeping watch to avoid any unexpected incidents.