My Endless Life.

Chapter 307 Returning to Beijing
"Capital?"

Li Qi looked a little strange when he learned from Li Qiao the final whereabouts of the Li family.

If Li Qi didn't know what the emperor looked like, he might have thought that the capital was a nice place.

But knowing that the emperor was the source of the golden elixir and understanding the real reason why good and evil were fighting, Li Qicai did not quite agree with the Li family moving to the capital.

But now everyone is on the way to the capital, and apart from the capital, there are not many assets in other places, so it is not easy for Li Qi to directly persuade the Li family to evacuate.

"Is there something wrong with the capital?"

Noticing that Li Qi looked strange, Li Qiao asked in confusion.

Li Qi sighed softly: "It's nothing, Grandpa's choice is right, at least at this stage, the capital is still relatively safe."

As long as you don't reveal your identity as a warrior, there will be no problem in living in the capital.

Besides, given Li Xueren’s cautious character, he definitely did not go to the capital without any plans.

Thinking about the power of the Li family in the court, Li Qi said no more and turned to Li Qiao:
“I am still overseas, but I have helpers around me so I don’t have to worry about being stranded at sea.

"I will probably go back at the beginning of the year, and I will be able to go back in time to celebrate the New Year early."

With a Grandmaster who is close to the second rank protecting him, and himself being a third rank Grandmaster, Li Qi does not have to worry about running into trouble at sea.

As long as you are careful, there will be absolutely no problem returning to Central Plains and rushing to the capital to meet up with the Li family before the New Year.

After telling Li Qiao that he was safe, Li Qi cut off his dream connection with her.

After waking up, Li Qi left the cabin and looked towards the deck.

This small boat now has two more passengers.

One is Yanjia Tianhai who met Hu Xiaoer, and the other is Yin Xia, the master of Xihua Palace who had a one-night stand with Li Qi.

After practicing dual cultivation with Li Qi, this woman became obsessed with him.

The look she gave Li Qi was so seductive that it was unbearable.

But the more she did this, the more wary Li Qi became of her.

There is no such thing as love without reason in this world, and Yin Xia is a second-rank grandmaster who has lived for many years. It is absolutely impossible for her to be attracted to a child who is two years younger than her.

Li Qi knew that she was attracted by certain qualities in him.

For example, the martial arts techniques, or one’s own physique.

So it’s okay to play with her, but you must never think that she really likes you, that’s just an illusion.

Seeing Li Qi walking out of the cabin, Yin Xia, who was leaning on the railing at the edge of the deck, looked over.

She was wearing a fox mask on her face, and her eyes, which seemed to be able to charm people, turned to Li Qi through the gap in the mask.

"Is the young master awake?"

"I'm going to meet someone from the Six Gates soon. Are you sure you want to follow me?"

Li Qi glanced at Yin Xia, confirming that her fox tail had been hidden by her, and then continued:
"Zhuifeng of the Six Gates has a very sharp intuition. Don't let him see through your tricks."

After returning to the heartland of the Central Plains, Li Qi always had to find someone to pick him up.

Now everyone in the Righteous Alliance is in danger and can't rely on anyone, while the official power of Da Qi has not suffered much loss and is still in full condition. Li Qi's best choice is to contact Zhuifeng from the Six Gates, with whom he has some friendship.

Zhuifeng answered very straightforwardly.

When he learned that Li Qi was preparing to return from overseas, he sent a special message to tell Li Qi that he would wait for him at the border checkpoint of Da Qi.

Zhuifeng was only one step away from becoming a Grandmaster before, and now he has probably broken through to the Grandmaster level.

Zhuifeng is best at tracking clues, and his intuition is also ridiculously good. If he sees through Yin Xia's identity, Li Qi will have a hard time explaining it.

Yin Xia smiled and said:
"Don't worry, the art of disguise is also what I am best at. I will never let that kid see the flaw."

"Better so."

Li Qi withdrew his gaze from her.

Yin Xia came close to Li Qi, propped up her chin with one hand, tilted her head and looked at Li Qi, and asked:
"I'm actually very curious, do you trust Zhuifeng so much? I should have said before that the one who traded the golden elixir with me was from the Six Gates, and Zhuifeng was one of the Four Famous Detectives.

"So you really think that Zhuifeng is so clean?"

"I don't believe in chasing the wind." Li Qi said calmly, "I just believe in my own vision."

After five lifetimes, Li Qi felt that he should have a good eye for identifying people.

At least he can distinguish between good and evil, and who is good to him and who is not.

Li Qi could not sense any malice towards Zhuifeng. This person was sincere to everyone and had the so-called "innocent heart". This was also the reason why Li Qi was willing to get along with Zhuifeng.

"Really? So what do you think of me?"

Yin Xia moved closer to Li Qi and asked with a smile.

Li Qi glanced at her and didn't answer.

Seeing that Li Qi didn't seem to want to pay attention to her, Yin Xia shrugged in boredom.

The two stopped communicating and the deck suddenly became quiet.

This silence lasted until everyone reached the shore and saw Zhuifeng.

"Brother Li! Hahaha, long time no see. I thought something happened to you. I didn't expect that you went overseas to play by yourself." As soon as he met Li Qi, Zhuifeng laughed heartily and walked towards Li Qi.

Li Qi observed the protective energy on Zhui Feng's body and knew that he had broken through to the Grandmaster level. He smiled and said:
"Congratulations to Brother Zhuifeng for reaching Grandmaster level."

"Hahaha, this time I really made a breakthrough! I will accept Brother Li's thanks."

Zhuifeng did not hide his breakthrough and laughed even more proudly.

He is only forty years old this year, but he has already broken through to the Grandmaster level. Unless there are no accidents in the future, he will definitely become a second-grade Grandmaster. Of course, he is qualified to be proud.

Zhuifeng smiled complacently. Yin Xia glanced at Li Qi, and the face under the fox mask also showed a funny expression.

It is indeed amazing that Zhuifeng broke through to the Grandmaster level at the age of less than 40, but what about the little guy next to him who broke through to the Grandmaster level at the age of only 17?
It was only after Yin Xia practiced dual cultivation with Li Qi that she discovered that this seemingly young boy actually had already reached the Grandmaster level.

At this rate, Li Qi will definitely become a Martial Saint in the future.

The evil path has produced a Martial Saint, and the righteous path may produce another Martial Saint in the future. Judging from this, the future may be an era of prosperity for martial arts. The era of ancient times when masters were everywhere and martial saints emerged in large numbers is probably about to reappear.

After Zhuifeng and Li Qi exchanged greetings, Zhuifeng turned his attention to other people.

He first glanced at Yin Xia who was beside Li Qi, and asked curiously:

"Brother Li Qi, this is..."

"I picked them up from the Demonic Path. These two are my disciples."

Li Qi said this casually and introduced Hu Xiaoer and Wang Niuniu.

Hu Xiaoer's parents died in a shipwreck in his early years, and he is now alone. Wang Niuniu's parents once joined the Shengxian Sect, but later both died, leaving only a grandmother to take care of her.

Grandma passed away two years ago, so the two of them were alone and could go anywhere, so Li Qi took them with him.

Zhuifeng didn't ask any more questions after hearing this.

Considering Li Qi's level of cultivation, it is normal for him to accept two disciples.

Some elders and heads of small sects are only at the peak of the innate level. A sixth-grade innate person can become an elder of a sect and have countless disciples.

Li Qi's cultivation is also innate, so it is more than enough for him to accept a few disciples.

Zhuifeng didn't know that Li Qi had already broken through to the Grandmaster level, and Li Qi didn't plan to tell anyone else about it.

Yin Xia knew that there was nothing she could do about it, and she had no intention of telling anyone about it, so Li Qi didn't bother to care about her.

As for Tianhai, the last one left, Zhuifeng didn't even ask.

With his master's eyesight, he could of course see that Tianhai was only wearing a set of Yan armor, just like the Yan armor that Li Qi had worn before in Longwu Pavilion. So in Zhuifeng's view, there were only four living people and one Yan armor present, and no one else.

After introducing each other, Zhuifeng took Li Qi to the border.

Because the Li family's Qiqiao Villa has been completely relocated, Li Qi also needs a new identity. Zhuifeng then corrected Li Qi's identity as "Li Zhen" of the Six Gates. If Li Qi wants to develop in the capital in the future, he can call himself Li Zhen and act as the Six Gates' patrol envoy.

Entering the border, they were completely out of the range of the Demonic Path. Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief and asked Zhuifeng:
"Brother Zhuifeng, the Demon Dao Liu Xuan has achieved a breakthrough to become a Martial Saint. I wonder how Da Qi is responding?"

This is also what Li Qi is worried about.

If we follow the level classification in novels about cultivation, the Grandmaster is equivalent to the Golden Elixir, the Grandmaster is equivalent to the Nascent Soul, and the Martial Saint is equivalent to the Divine Transformation.

Of course, this is a world of martial arts after all, and the actual gap is definitely not that huge, but it can also illustrate the power of the Martial Saint from the side.

For a force, having a Martial Saint and not having a Martial Saint are two different concepts.

There are many masters in Da Qi, and the military also has special military formations, so it should be no problem for them to deal with a few second-grade masters.

But to deal with the Martial Saint...it's still a little bit lacking.

Li Qi was very worried that as soon as he ran to the capital, Liu Xuan would arrive in the capital the next moment.

Then in the end he would have to run away with Li Xueren and his family, which would be too tragic.

Hearing Li Qi ask this question, Zhuifeng also knew what he was worried about, and immediately explained with a smile:
"Don't worry, the Six Gates and His Majesty have already made preparations. Liu Xuan doesn't dare to come to the capital."

"Oh? The Daqi royal family has a way to protect itself?"

Li Qi asked in surprise.

Zhuifeng said meaningfully:

"Brother Li Qi, have you ever thought about why the major sects in all dynasties have never thought of taking action against the royal family?"

In the world of martial arts, martial arts is respected.

The overall strength of the six major sects is stronger than that of the imperial court. Logically speaking, the imperial court's influence on the martial arts world and the people should be weaker than that of the six major sects.

At least in the local area, the six major sects are the absolute local bosses, and even people from the imperial court have to look at the faces of the six major sects.

But in fact, the court has its own influence in every place and state, and the six major factions do not dare to take action against people in the court.

This is very strange.

Therefore, either the imperial court has reached some agreement with the six major sects, or the imperial court itself has a unique power that prevents other sects from targeting the imperial court without authorization.

Judging from Zhuifeng’s current words, the situation should be the latter.

The imperial court really does have the means to deal with powerful warriors.

(End of this chapter)