My Endless Life.

Chapter 268 Young Talents from Various Sects

After staying at Li Xuan's place until very late, Li Qi returned to his residence at Qiqiao Villa.

As soon as he came back, Li Xueren came up to him and asked:
"I just went to buy some materials, why did it take so long?"

"Something happened, but the materials are in hand."

Li Qi gave a brief explanation and did not tell Li Xueren about the bet he had made with the elders of Longwu Pavilion.

This bet was a private one, and neither Li Qi nor Elder Qi had any intention of publicizing it.

For Li Qi, he didn't want others to know that he had the technology to make innate-level Yanjia. After all, once this thing was used well, it might be used in war.

Li Qi doesn't want this world to fall into war like the magical world.

As for Elder Qi, family disgrace should not be made public. Although the fact that Li Xuan likes Yanjia is known to everyone in the entire Longwu Pavilion, in the final analysis, only people in the Longwu Pavilion know about it.

Now, the six sects are having a martial arts competition, and more than a dozen sects, large and small, have gathered on Longwu Pavilion Mountain.

If these people really knew that Elder Qi was a bad parent, then she and Li Xuancai would be brought disgrace upon the world.

Therefore, the parties involved in the bet tacitly kept the matter secret, and Li Qi would not talk nonsense about it.

Li Xueren didn't ask much. Seeing that Li Qi was holding the materials bought from the Ministry of Works, he changed the subject and asked him to go for dinner.

Li Qi nodded in agreement, quickly finished his dinner, and returned to his room.

Not long after returning, there was a knock on the door, and then Li Qiao pushed the door open.

"Where have you been? You've been walking all day."

Li Qiao asked Li Qi after coming in.

Li Qi, who was dismantling his own thread and updating it, then replied:
"I went to the Mechanical Hall to buy some materials... What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?"

The closer Li Qi was to Li Qiao, the more he could feel Li Qiao's current mood.

The other person is in a very bad mood now, as if she is holding back a fire in her heart, and she doesn't know who has provoked her.

Facing her own brother, Li Qiao did not hide anything. She sat opposite Li Qi in a gloomy mood and said:

"If you were forced to go out with those so-called 'geniuses', would you be happy?"

"Oh, it seems that these so-called 'geniuses' have annoyed you."

Li Qi smiled.

Li Qiao was even more helpless. She lay on the table and said:
“I don’t know what Grandpa is thinking. Most of the young talents he has recruited are in the Xiantian realm. Although they are just entering the Xiantian realm, I am only in the Acquired realm. Wouldn’t that be a humiliation for myself?”

"You shouldn't be the only one in the acquired realm."

Li Qi asked back.

No matter what, Li Qiao was born in Qiqiao Villa, which is a first-rate force in the martial arts world. Even if he really met the top talents from other forces, except for the six major sects, Li Qiao still had the advantage.

Therefore, the geniuses in the innate realm that she met were a minority, and those in the acquired realm were the majority.

Li Qi originally thought so, until Li Qiao raised his head and looked at him with dead intent:

"…Do you know who the 'peers' grandpa found for me are?"

"Who?"

"Several disciples from the Snow Cloud Sword Sect, several Xiantian Realm disciples from the Dragon Martial Pavilion, and several young sect masters and young clan masters from first-rate forces..."

"..."

"It's so obvious that Grandpa wants to marry me off... I hate him!"

At the end, Li Qiao buried her head in her arms and spoke in a muffled voice.

“…It’s a bit urgent.”

Li Qi stopped what he was doing and looked at Li Qiao, then said, "I'll talk to Grandpa tomorrow. You just need to stay in the yard tomorrow."

"It's great to be a boy... Grandpa cares for me so much. If I were a boy, would Grandpa take care of me like he takes care of you?"

Li Qiao muttered to herself.

She was not angry because she was no match for those disciples of the sect, but because her grandfather treated her and Li Qi differently.

It is obvious that when facing Li Qi, Li Xueren would allow whatever Li Qi did. Even if Li Qi talked back to Li Xueren in person, Li Xueren would smile and not get angry at all.

On the contrary, although Li Xueren cared for Li Qiao, he regarded her more as a tool for marriage.

This made Li Qiao very unhappy.

However, Li Qiao only complained to himself for a while and said no more.

She was just complaining in front of Li Qi. After all, for Li Qiao, the only person she could rely on in the world besides her parents was Li Qi.

Even in Li Qiao's heart, Li Qi is more important than her parents, so no matter what happens, Li Qiao will talk to Li Qi.

She didn't care whether Li Qi could solve the problem or not, she just wanted someone to listen to her and complain.

So after complaining, Li Qiao turned to talk about other things:
"By the way, I met Hua Wubai from Xihua Palace today."

"Oh? How about it?"

Speaking of the most beautiful woman in the world, Li Qi also became somewhat interested.

Li Qiao held up her chin and said, "How should I put it... Should I say she is worthy of being the most beautiful woman in the world? She is indeed beautiful, with a kind of beauty that does not belong to this world."

"Why, you're attracted to him?"

Li Qi asked half-jokingly.

"I do want to, but unfortunately, he doesn't seem to like me." Li Qiao said, and suddenly laughed and said, "Do you know who he is looking for in me?"

Feeling the evil taste in Li Qiao's heart, Li Qi suddenly had a bad premonition and asked back:
"…I?"

"Yes, he wants to see you, so he told me to tell you that we will meet at the waterfall in the mountain behind Longwu Pavilion tomorrow afternoon."

Li Qiao conveyed Hua Wubai's words truthfully.

Hua Wubai is looking for him?
why?
I don’t think I have ever had any contact with Hua Wubai?

After hearing what Li Qiao said, Li Qi was filled with confusion. …

The waterfall at the back mountain of Longwu Pavilion is also the source of the entire Longwu Pavilion waterwheel system.

On a high platform not far from the waterfall, there is a pavilion for people to rest. People usually come here to sit and drink and enjoy the scenery. It is one of the "famous attractions" of Longwu Pavilion.

However, at this moment, there was no one from Longwu Pavilion in this scenic spot, only three disciples from other sects.

The identities of the three people are easy to distinguish.

One of them had a bald head with scars from monks’ precepts, and was wearing a light yellow cassock, looking like a high-level monk.

But his face is very young and handsome, and he doesn't look very old.

He is a Buddhist disciple of the Thousand Buddha Temple, and his original intention is delusion.

One person was wearing the disciple uniform of Xueyun Sword Sect, but unlike the traditional white uniform of Xueyun Sword Sect, this person's clothes were black and were a skirt.

Looking at her appearance again, her cold face has a bit of coquettishness, and her eyes are embellished with pink eye shadow, making her look even more charming.

But she exudes a cold and unapproachable temperament, and is full of contradictions. It is this sense of contradiction that is particularly eye-catching and makes people can't help but look at her a few more times.

She is Mo Qingxian from the Xueyun Sword Sect.

The last person, although a man, was dressed in red.

Her long hair was not tied up, but just hung down to her waist, with some hair falling on both sides of her temples, revealing the sides of her cheeks.

Her facial features are delicate and beautiful, and her forehead is dotted with pink lines like lotus petals. Although her face is not decorated with rouge, it is white and rosy, giving her a unique charm.

This person is just standing there, and just looking at his back can arouse people's endless imagination. If you look at his profile from the side, you can't help but be fascinated by it.

If you look at it from the front, it is even more difficult to tell the gender.

If it weren't for the flat chest and the knot in the throat, people would probably mistake him for a woman.

This androgynous beauty is Hua Wubai, the current chief of Xihua Palace, who is known as the most beautiful woman in the world.

It was he who brought all of them together.

"Donor Hua, may I ask why you called me and Donor Mo here together?"

Several people gathered together, and soon the young monk Benwang asked.

He is the one with the lowest cultivation level among the three. Due to his young age and the fact that he has been studying Buddhism, his cultivation level is only at the late fifth level.

Although Hua Wubai's ranking on the Earth List is not high, he has the cultivation base of the late fourth rank. Not to mention Mo Qingxian next to him, who is second on the Earth List and at the peak of the fourth rank, with the same cultivation base as Jiang Anyan of Shushan Dao.

However, although he had the lowest cultivation level, Benwang did not retreat at all when facing the other two people, and questioned Hua Wubai without changing his expression.

Hua Wubai got a folding fan from somewhere, opened it and shook it, saying:

"Don't worry, everyone is not here yet."

"Who else?"

Mo Qingxian asked.

Her voice was cold, completely different from her face which was a mixture of coldness and charm. Judging from her voice alone, it was easy for people to mistake her for a high-class flower.

Hua Wubai turned around and looked at the woman who was second only to him on the beauty list, and said with a smile:
"Qiqiao Villa, Li Qi."

"Oh? Is it Li Qi, the donor Li, who was promoted three levels in a row?"

I became interested and asked in surprise.

Mo Qingxian frowned and asked:
"What did you ask him to do?"

Mo Qingxian had never met Li Qi, but she knew about the grievances between her master Zhong Yunxin and the current owner of Qiqiao Villa, so she was quite familiar with Li Qi.

At least she knew Li Qi.

Hua Wubai waved his fan and said with a smile:
"Because he has a special body just like us."

"Hmph, I don't know what this means. I'm going back."

Mo Qingxian snorted coldly when he heard this, and stood up to leave.

Hua Wubai stopped her directly and said, "Don't you want to defeat Jiang Anyan?"

"..."

This sentence made Mo Qingxian stop in her tracks. She turned to Hua Wubai and asked:

"Do you have a way for me to defeat Jiang Anyan?"

"It's simple. Can't you just break through to the Grandmaster level before him?"

"Tsk, it's as good as not saying anything."

Mo Qingxian sneered, ignored Hua Wubai and left.

If it were really that easy to break through to the Grandmaster level, there wouldn't be so few people throughout history who have been promoted to the Grandmaster level.

The number of masters in the world is definitely not just a few hundred. This includes all the forces near the Central Plains, including the forces on the Demon Island.

Who does he think he is, Hua Wubai? Can he make someone break through just by saying so?
Mo Qingxian didn't think Hua Wubai could do this, so he didn't want to hear him continue.

But soon she heard Hua Wubai say:
"Don't leave in such a hurry. I certainly can't help you advance to the Grandmaster level quickly, but there are people who can."

Mo Qingxian didn't say anything and just walked on his own. Hua Wubai said loudly:
"Li Qi is a man of great talent. It is said that people with this kind of physique can learn any technique in one go and know how to break through at a glance. If he is with you, it will only be a matter of time before you are promoted to the Grandmaster level."

After Hua Wubai finished speaking, Mo Qingxian stopped again.

Mo Qingxian stopped at this moment, on the one hand because of what Hua Wubai said, and on the other hand because a young man in a dark brown gown was standing right in front of him.

"Brother Hua actually thinks so highly of me, which makes me feel a little flattered. But how come I don't know what kind of delicate heart I have?"

The young man stood in front of Mo Qingxian, but his eyes did not stay on Mo Qingxian, but on Hua Wubai.

At this moment everyone recognized his identity.

It was Li Qi, the young master of Qiqiao Villa who had a delicate heart as mentioned by Hua Wubai.

(End of this chapter)