The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 164 Qing'er Visits Her Parents

In the hall of the Zhong family, seeing everyone leaving, Qing'er said, "Brother-in-law, why are you so nice to them? It's their duty to serve the family~" Pan Chengfeng gave Qing'er a slap on the head. Qing'er cried out in painstaking manner, covering her forehead, thinking, "Brother-in-law has such a strong hand~" Pan Chengfeng said earnestly, "You are too narrow-minded. Fortunately, Qian'er is in charge of the family. Otherwise, if you come, it won't be long before the monkeys scatter! Serving the family is their duty, but can it be free? Who doesn't need resources to practice? Who doesn't want to go further and live longer? Or even enjoy life?" Qing'er said, "I give them a lot of salary every month. How can I ask for extra when it's time to do something!" Pan Chengfeng raised his hand and wanted to hit her. Qing'er hurriedly covered her head with her hand and said, "Brother-in-law, don't hit me. It hurts!"

Pan Chengfeng said, "That's the usual salary. Now they have to work day and night, how can we not give more? If this goes on, people's hearts will be scattered! Even I understand, but you don't know it." Qing'er said stubbornly, "Then there's no need to give them precious pills like Huaying Pill and Ningyuan Pill!" Pan Chengfeng said, "That's to give them motivation! Look, aren't they all like they've been injected with chicken blood now?" Qing'er asked in doubt, "Injected with chicken blood?" Pan Chengfeng explained, "It means excitement! When people are excited, they will go all out to achieve their goals!" Pan Chengfeng sighed, "I'm doing this all for you! This time, you and the Eighth Elder are each counting one family, and the Eighth Elder obviously wants to beat you. You are Qian'er's sister, and the Eighth Elder was born as Aunt Zhong's personal maid. One of you represents Aunt Zhong, and the other represents Qian'er. Don't embarrass your sister!"

Qing'er suddenly understood and thought to herself, "So there is another meaning behind this. I was wondering why the Eighth Elder is so enthusiastic this time!" Seeing Qing'er's expression, Pan Chengfeng shook his head and said, "All you do is practice and fight, and you don't understand the ways of the world. I think you should give up this job as soon as possible, practice hard, and quickly break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and then break through to the Spiritual Transformation stage!" Qing'er said, "I think so too. Who wants to take care of these trivial matters? It's so tiring and annoying! But sister doesn't have anyone she can trust now, so I can only help her share her worries." Pan Chengfeng asked, "Except for the fifth elder, is there no one else in your Li family that you sisters can trust?" Qing'er said, "There are two. They are both our nephews and nieces. When they were young, they often came to play with my sister and me. I remember when my sister got married, the two young men cried their hearts out. I don't know how they are doing now~ Alas." Pan Chengfeng said, "As long as they have broken through to the foundation building stage, they should still be alive. Go find them to help your sister. Don't let all of them be from the Zhong family. Do you understand what I mean?" Qing'er's face straightened and she nodded, "Qing'er understands."

After Pan Chengfeng helped Qing'er deal with that matter, there was nothing else to do, so he could only practice and wait for Chu Xuanji's news. Qing'er was busy running around. Finally, three months later, everything was on track, and Qing'er was relatively relaxed. Now she just had to wait for the results. Today, Qing'er dressed up specially and notified the Li family that she was going back to her parents' home today.

The next morning, Qing'er took four female Jindan cultivators to the Li family. The Li family was on a small hill west of Fancheng, and they started preparing in the middle of the night. Because of the Li family master's incident, the Li family had always been in a dark cloud, and everyone thought that the Li family was doomed. After all, the "young master" who offended the Zhong family was said to be the "little man" found by the Zhong family master, and the identity of this "little man" was not simple. He actually called Chu Xuanji a brother! Although he only had the foundation-building cultivation level, everyone was guessing that the background of this "little man" must be not simple! Otherwise, how could Chu Xuanji call him a brother?

The servants outside were preparing for the reception. In the main hall of the Li family, the atmosphere was a bit depressing. After all, no one knew whether Qing'er was coming to visit her relatives or to call for punishment. The message only said that she was coming back, but did not say why. Moreover, Qian'er and Qing'er had no direct relatives in the Li family. Therefore, many members of the Li family were not optimistic about the purpose of Qing'er's return. Finally, an old woman could not bear it any longer, and slammed the table and said, "You rebellious son! Why didn't you go to the Zhong family earlier to apologize! If you come to call for punishment this time, I wonder if you can live up to our ancestors!"

This person is none other than the mother of the Patriarch of the Li Family. She is at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul and is almost 5 years old this year. She is of the same generation as Zhong Wuyan, the ancestor of the Zhong Family. When I heard that she had become a spirit, I was so envious that I began to imagine myself becoming one. I heard that Zhong Wuyan is now as beautiful as a fairy, so I was even more envious. Unfortunately, even if she was given the Broken Mirror Pill, she might not be able to break through. After all, she is only at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul after 5 years.

It is not easy for a small family to survive, let alone cultivate a spirit? I dare not even dream about it. Qian'er's marriage with the Zhong family was arranged by Zhong Wuyan, who she went to find. Originally, she just wanted to earn more gifts for the family, but she didn't expect that she would make a perfect move. First, she became the head of the Zhong family, and now she has achieved a spirit. The whole family was happy, but that happened. And judging from Li Qian'er's attitude, it seems that she doesn't want to care about the Li family. Besides, the identity of that "little man" is not simple.

The head of the Li family, Li Haoyu, was pale. His wounds from being beaten by the Zhong family ancestor had not healed yet. After hearing what his mother said, he not only refused to admit his mistakes, but also said maliciously: "Li Qian'er and Li Qing'er, both of them are daughters of our Li family. Not only do they not help their own family, but they also want to add insult to injury! Have you lost your conscience?! The family has spent a lot of resources to train them..." Before he finished speaking, Qing'er's voice came from the air: "When you married us, you took a lot of betrothal gifts! Those betrothal gifts are enough to train a Yuanying cultivator! My sister and I don't owe the Li family anything!" After that, Qing'er and four Jindan cultivators appeared in the main hall of the Li family.

The ancestor of the Li family stood up in a hurry and said with a bow: "Li Mei of the Li family, together with everyone in the Li family, respectfully welcomes the seventh elder of the Zhong family." Qing'er looked at the old Li Mei and sighed: "Don't be polite, ancestor, please don't be polite." This old woman probably doesn't have many years to live, and now she has to deal with the affairs of her descendants, which is not easy. Qing'er didn't intend to embarrass them, and gave everyone a reassurance as soon as she opened her mouth: "I'm not here to blame, don't worry, after all, my sister doesn't want to see the Li family fall apart." A large group of people, more than 200 people, most of whom were at the foundation-building stage, all breathed a sigh of relief. Since they were not here to blame, they really came to visit their relatives.

Li Haoyu quickly put on a smiling face and said, "Qing'er, uncle knows that you sisters have always had your mother's family in your hearts. I just said..." Qing'er interrupted, "Li Haoyu, I don't intend to pursue the Li family, but I don't intend to forgive you. Come back with me and apologize to your brother-in-law. How your brother-in-law will deal with you depends on your luck. It's time for the Li family to change its head!" Li Haoyu blushed as if he heard a death declaration, and then cursed, "You two bitches! Why do you care about our Li family's affairs! Come on, kick her out! The Li family does not welcome you!"

Li Mei had been planning to sacrifice this son for the sake of the family, but this was the only son she had now, so she still wanted to save him and hurriedly said, "Qing'er, can't you show some mercy?" Qing'er said, "I'm sure you all know who my brother-in-law is. Since the Li family doesn't want to survive, Qing'er can do nothing to help." Li Mei gritted her teeth and sealed Li Haoyu's cultivation. She said with tears in her eyes, "Son, for the sake of the family, I can only sacrifice you. More than 3,000 people in the family will remember you. This is also the responsibility of the head of the family!" Li Haoyu looked at his mother in disbelief and wailed, "Mom! I'm your own son, and you actually attacked me! I'm the head of the family, why should I exchange for someone else's life! You should exchange for my life! You should die! You should..."

Qing'er couldn't stand it anymore and cast a silencing spell. Li Haoyu couldn't finish his unpleasant words. How could the family prosper with such a person as the head of the family? She threw him to the two Jindan monks and said, "Take him back and lock him up first. Wait until my sister comes out of seclusion. Maybe my sister can save your life." Hearing that Qian'er might be able to save him, Li Haoyu nodded desperately, but he couldn't say anything. Li Haoyu didn't dare to ask for anything else now, as long as he could survive. As soon as the two Jindan monks arrived, they took Li Haoyu back.

Qing'er walked to the seat of the head of the family and sat down directly. No one dared to object. Li Mei asked hurriedly: "Is what Qing'er said true? Can Yu'er still survive?" Qing'er said: "I'm not sure. This time I came back because of my sister's wish. She doesn't want the family to decline, but Li Haoyu is indeed not suitable to be the head of the family. The ancestor should choose another one. In addition, my sister doesn't like the Li family to use their children to exchange resources again. Such things should not happen again in the future." Li Mei opened her mouth, but did not say anything. Qing'er knew what she meant and said: "I will arrange a few shops in Qingxu Town, and the ancestor will arrange people to run them. If they are well managed, not to mention that the family has enough training resources, it is not impossible to make further progress."

Li Mei shuddered. Every shop in Qingxu Town was worth a fortune. What's more, every shop had its own store. They were all occupied by some families. You couldn't buy anything even if you wanted to! After saying that, Qing'er swept her consciousness through the crowd and asked with a frown, "Where are the brothers Li Chu and Li Jin?" Qing'er asked anxiously, "Did they die before they could break through the foundation?" Li Mei had a vague impression of the brothers, but couldn't remember who they were, so she asked, "Li Haotian, where are these two? Why didn't they come?" Li Haotian hesitated and couldn't say anything. Li Mei shouted, "Speak! Why are you hesitating!" Li Haotian then said, "Li Chu said that yesterday was his brother's death anniversary, so he went to the back mountain early yesterday morning and hasn't come back yet!"

Qing'er was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Jin'er is dead? What happened?" Li Haotian was also a little sad and said: "Li Jin's aptitude was not good. Seeing that he had no hope of building a foundation, he gave all the resources given to him by the family to his brother Li Chu. He himself was only at the 7th level of Qi training and had been dead for decades." Qing'er closed her eyes, and her mind was filled with the scenes of Li Chu and Li Jin coming to her house to play when they were young. Finally, she shed a tear. Seeing Qing'er so sad, everyone began to get scared again. This is the sadness of a small person. After a while, Qing'er adjusted her mood and said: "Go and call Chu'er, and tell him that Qing'er's aunt is looking for him."

After half an hour, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties rushed into the hall with tears on his face. He saw Qing'er at a glance and rushed up to her regardless of anything. He knelt down at Qing'er's feet and shouted heartbreakingly: "Aunt Qing'er, why did you come back earlier! Why didn't you come back earlier? My brother is dead, my brother is dead! I'm useless. It's all for me, all for me!" Qing'er got up, helped Li Chu up and said, "Aunt is sorry. I should have come to care about you earlier, but..." It was too late to say anything now. Fortunately, Li Chu was still there. As long as Li Chu was taken away, there would be nothing in the Li family for the two sisters to stay.

Under the envious eyes of the Li family, Qing'er took Li Chu away. It is not known whether it is good or bad for the Li family. Li Chu certainly has no good feelings towards this family, but after all, he is also a member of the Li family. For Li Chu personally, this is definitely a good thing. The current Zhong family is no longer the Zhong family of the past. With a spiritual cultivator in charge, as long as they do not act rashly, the family will surely prosper for thousands of years.