The establishment of the Celestial Dynasty began with the bestowal of the title upon the River God.

Li Yi entered the main hall and saw Qin Shi leaning against the door looking out. He comforted her, saying:

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, they're just a few petty scoundrels. However, things might not be peaceful in the garrison area these days. Brother Qin asked me to find you and your daughter a house in the city, and I'll take care of it today."

Madam Qin smiled and shook her head. "When Yi-ge went out yesterday, someone from the Fengshen Division came by and said that they had already found a house, a two-courtyard house with a waterside pavilion."

Li Yi was overjoyed. "That's wonderful! I'll escort my sister-in-law and Yue'er on their way."

Madam Qin shook her head again, "I still need to teach Yi-ge'er to read."

Qin Yue'er peeked her little head out from the doorway, staring hopefully at Li Yi.

Li Yi scratched his head and said, "I'll just hire a fortune teller. My sister-in-law is a member of the local earth god's family. How can she always stay here as a guest? It would damage the earth god's reputation if people heard that."

Madam Qin snorted lightly, "Who dares to gossip... My husband and I have lived in this house for many years. As long as Yi-ge doesn't mind, my daughter and I still consider this place our home."

Having come this far, Li Yi couldn't refuse and suggested that Qin Kai discuss it with his family first.

By having Aunt Qin stay, we can avoid the expense of hiring a tutor.

She probably didn't want to teach only Qin Yue'er, a fool, and the girl didn't want to bear the brunt of the criticism alone, so she was happy to have Li Yi as a classmate. Because of his age, Qin's wife couldn't use him as a reason.

Li Yi chuckled to himself. After returning to his room, he thought that it was almost lunchtime and there were still 300 catties of pork stored in the warehouse. So he instructed Lao Wang to make more cured meat and braised meat and send them to Erhu and the others later.

Then, I calmed my mind and absorbed the Qi, and before I knew it, another day had passed.

Li Yi reviewed yesterday's events, thinking about Xiao Yan'er's request, and thought to himself that he had already given him one chance. If Feng Jun made any further moves, he would not let him off easily.

After much deliberation, he sighed.

Since this is someone Da Xiaoyan cares about, to prevent him from overthinking, it's best to make a trip.

Li Yi gathered his Qi to fill his spiritual acupoints, waiting for a large wave of incense offerings from Li Family Village to emerge from the Investiture of the Gods. He hurriedly practiced standing meditation to strengthen his body. Only after digesting the large amount of incense offerings did he feel relieved. He then rode his yellow horse in the courtyard and left Sanyi Village.

Unfortunately, the incense offerings at Qin Kaixian's place are unpredictable, coming and going intermittently from morning till night. He'll have to get used to the pain of body shaping...

Since the Fengshen Division set up a local temple in the prefecture a few days ago, Li Yi has hardly had a good day. Fortunately, the border prefecture has a curfew, otherwise he would not be able to sleep peacefully.

Li Yi, riding alone, arrived outside the official residence of the Second or Third Village. Upon seeing Liu Zhongliang, he did not linger and spoke directly:

"Brother Liu, as you know, I have some disagreements with Feng Jun. After much thought, I thought I would ask Commander Feng to speak to me kindly, hoping to avert this grudge."

Liu Zhongliang immediately understood and praised, "Brother Li has a magnanimous heart; he is capable of accomplishing great things."

He pointed eastward, "The area under General Feng's jurisdiction is next to our Hundred Household Office, and the official residence is in Sanjiuzhuang."

Thank you.

Li Yi clasped his hands in greeting, mounted his horse, and, not wanting to gallop too far along the narrow paths between the fields, spent about half an hour arriving at the gate of Sanjiu Village. He knocked on the door and said:

"I am Li Yi, a junior officer from Sanyizhuang, and I have come to pay my respects to Commander Feng."

A moment later, a male servant opened the door, stepped aside, and raised his hand, saying, "The captain invites you in."

Li Yi followed the others into the main hall, where a man sat upright on a hexagonal chair. Judging from his appearance, he was no more than thirty years old.

Feng Dachuan raised his hand and pointed to the seats below, saying calmly, "What brings Li Xiaoqi here?"

Seeing his demeanor, Li Yi knew that things were unlikely to work out, but he still went along with it, sat down below, bowed slightly, and explained the cause and effect of his relationship with Feng Jun.

Feng Dachuan listened patiently, took a sip of tea, and asked:

"It's just a few military household quotas, why is Li Xiaoqi making such a big deal out of it? Why not be kind and build good relationships?"

At this moment, Li Yi was not too angry, but only sighed at his own stupidity.

How could Feng Jun, a mere minor officer, know the support officer of the Trapped Camp, who was at least on par with the general? It must have been Feng Dachuan who asked someone to do it for him.

Upon closer examination, it's possible that the military household quota wasn't necessarily what Feng Jun wanted; it might have been at the behest of his father, Feng Dachuan.

It's truly a case of like father, like son.

The purity or turbidity of a source or stream is of utmost importance.

Li Yi understood the situation, stopped pretending, immediately stood up, thought for a moment, and said:

"I have an agreement with Gongsun Sheng that if Feng Jun commits another offense, I will forgive him once. Now that I have given him that chance, it is up to you whether you are willing to let this go."

Upon hearing this, Feng Dachuan's expression changed. He slammed his fist on the table, stood up, and pointed at Li Yi, saying, "Kid, what do you mean?!"

Li Yi said no more, went straight out of the official residence, mounted his yellow horse, and returned to Sanyi Village.

Before they even got close to the official residence, they could hear someone shouting in the distance.

Li Yi reined in his horse and stopped. Sure enough, he saw Li Erhu pulling Guan Tian along as they ran towards him from afar. When they arrived, Li Erhu was panting heavily and said:

"Yi-ge'er, you've caught a cold in the area outside the Great Wall!"

"real?!"

Li Yi was overjoyed and immediately jumped off the jujube horse, asking, "Which auspicious site is it?"

Guan Tian scratched his head, his face showing barely concealed excitement, yet also a hint of shyness.

He took a step forward, pointing his index finger to the area below his groin, between the time for defecation and urination. "I don't know what acupoint it is, but it's here."

Li Yi frowned slightly, then suddenly realized, "Huiyin is the starting point of the Ren meridian."

He told Old Wang to tie up the yellow horse, and as he entered the courtyard, he explained to the two of them:

"The perineum is where the Qi of the Yin meridians converges. It is not only a vital acupoint of the Ren meridian, but also the meeting point of the Ren, Du, and Chong meridians—Xiao Guan, when you had an external infection, did it open up your vital acupoint?"

Seeing Guan Tian shake his head, Li Yi suddenly realized something.

Is it possible that the process of sensing Qi and opening acupoints is not achieved in one step?

This glass-like body seems much stronger than I imagined; no wonder Liao Qingming has been so attentive to it.

Li Yi invited the two into the courtyard, where they sat down.

"Xiao Guan's most urgent task is to open his perineum and officially enter the ranks of cultivators—Old Wang, is there enough meat?"

Old Wang nodded repeatedly, "The braised meat might not be flavorful enough, but it's all cooked."

Li Yi smiled and instructed Guan Tian:

"Xiao Guan, you've been practicing breathing exercises for over five days now, and you've already developed an external ailment so quickly. Your talent is truly remarkable."

Li Erhu chuckled and echoed, "If we become rich and powerful, let's not forget each other!"

He appeared joyful, but deep in his eyes lay a profound sense of loneliness.

Seeing this, Li Yi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be discouraged. There's still more than half a month until the tall guy and the others mentioned. The centurion also said that under her command, there is no one who is not capable of absorbing Qi."

Li Erhu nodded seriously, but after a couple of seconds he grinned and said, "Brother Yi, the best decision I ever made in my life was following you."

"Get the hell out of here."

Li Yi pushed the person away, raised his hand and placed it on Guan Tian's waist, sending out a small stream of wood energy.

"I will guide you to become familiar with the feeling of Qi. Xiao Guan, carefully comprehend it and accumulate the Qi of the Five Elements to a certain degree, then go for it in one go."

Guan Tian nodded silently. Since he had developed an external infection, opening his acupoints was only a matter of time. With Li Yi assisting him, the efficiency would be even higher.

Old Wang quietly set up a small table, not daring to disturb them any further; Li Yi also quietly disconnected the wood qi guidance, cultivating qi while keeping an eye on the movements in the courtyard.

In early winter, although there was no wind, the air was still biting.

Guan Tian sat alone in the courtyard, completely oblivious to his surroundings.

Suddenly, a surge of spiritual energy burst forth from the perineum, and spiritual energy appeared in every meridian of Guan Tian's body, flowing into the Ren meridian and finally being stored in the perineum acupoint.

Guan Tian recalled Li Yi's teachings: the five elements of spiritual energy each have their own characteristics; wood energy is green, fire energy is red...

However, when he looked inward at his own spiritual energy, he found it to be colorless and formless, roaming freely within his body, which was quite pleasant.