Chapter 133 Leaving
He stayed in Taohua Village for another day, and although Fan Yi was very reluctant, Li Mang still dragged him onto the car. He still had to cultivate, and even the Shan Hai Jing hadn't been practiced for a while, where did he have the idle energy to indulge in this corruption every day? This was simply decadence, wasting his life.
"Mengzi, come visit us often when you have time. Otherwise, we can't be calm." Ge Xuelin and others waved goodbye at the door.
"Alright, contact me by phone if there's anything." Li Mang replied.
Chen Zixuan had not left yet, standing by the side and looking at Li Mang inside the car, wanting to speak but hesitating.
At this moment of farewell, Li Meng didn't know what to say to her either, and only made a gesture of phone contact when the car started.
Chen Zixuan responded with the same gesture, smiling softly but also a little dazed. Although they were in the same city, due to Li Mang's special identity, it was unknown when they would meet again, two months? Half a year? Or maybe even longer. This time together with Li Mang, the two had a pretty happy time, playing together, strolling along the small stream by the country road, she felt an unprecedented sweetness.
However, as Li Mang left, Chen Zixuan also walked out of her reverie and into reality. Everything seemed like a dream that was not real. The gap between the two people, as well as Li Mang's unintentional estrangement, made her extremely perplexed.
Is it because I'm not good enough, not pretty enough?
It's not that Chen Zixuan is not pretty, she is beautiful, and Li Mang has also been moved by this beauty before. But now he only thinks about cultivating himself, only wants to pursue his own way, so sometimes instinctively rejects finding a partner, thinking the timing is not right. However, continuing like this is not a solution either, it will delay Miss Chen's youthful years.
"Perhaps she just had a crush on him because he once saved her, and once this feeling passes, she'll forget about it!" Li Mang thought to himself.
But he didn't know that Chen Zishan had always been a proud person, only having affection for men who were stronger than herself. For others, she would be cold and unyielding. It was precisely this way, once she recognized someone, she wouldn't easily give up.
"Li Meng, when are we coming back next time?" Fan Yi interrupted Li Meng's contemplation, with an expression of reluctance on his face. Zi Yue beside him was also looking at Li Meng expectantly.
"It's enough to play once every one and a half years, playing too much will make you tired of everything. Besides, you shouldn't ask me this question, but your old man." Li Mang said without turning his head, with some annoyance, Next time? Is there even a next time? Next time he'll just find an excuse to brush it off.
"...When he heard this, Fan suddenly lost his energy. Peach Village was so much fun. He didn't think he would get bored with it. The problem was that he could only come out once every six months at most. Most of the time, he was sitting in the Yellow Emperor's courtyard practicing meditation, which was a very boring thing, dry and tasteless."
He often regretted why he chose to cultivate the truth, greedy for leisure. Cultivating the truth requires enduring loneliness that ordinary people cannot bear, which is indeed a torture for him as a ten-year-old child.
"When you're in the big yard, you can go play with Zi Yue." Li Meng said, intentionally or unintentionally guiding.
"Really!" Fan Yi's spirit shook, and he patted Zhang Yue's shoulder heavily, saying in a majestic tone: "Little Yue, from now on you can come to the secret courtyard to play with me!"
"But I can't go in!" Zi Yue exclaimed, scratching his head.
"It's nothing, I said you can come in and you can come in. At worst, I'll let my dad take you as an apprentice!" Fan Yige's spoiled nature was revealed in an instant.
"I... I can also join the Tian Group?" Zi Yue's eyes widened in disbelief as he asked. The Tian Group, to the Yan Huang Academy, was an unattainable high mountain.
"Of course, joining a group at your age is no problem, but you must reach the 50-year cultivation level before the age of thirty, otherwise you will be kicked out." Fan Yige instructed solemnly.
"Haha……" Li Meng smiled to himself. Not listening anymore, the 9th and Heavenly Groups were simply worlds apart, and Zi Yue being able to join the 1st Group would have a much brighter future. The only thing that made Li Meng slightly worried was that currently, there was no treatment for Zi Yue's body, and he didn't know when they could find the spiritual medicine that could cure his body.
Under the noisy quarrel of the two bear kids in the back, the car slowly drove back to the Yan Huang courtyard.
"Li Mang, you've worked hard." Fan Gu Dao personally poured Li Mang a good cup of tea, treating him with great courtesy, which also showed his love and care for this son.
"Thank you, Master. I can also go out and relax a bit, not too tired." Li Mang hurriedly replied, taking the tea handed over by the other person and lightly sipping it, the fragrance instantly filling his mouth, surprisingly it was fragrant wine.
"Fan Yi's mischief is notorious, unless I give the order, otherwise your senior brothers in the yard are all respectful and distant." Fan Gu Dao smiled wryly and shook his head, but then became serious: "Before you were outside, I didn't tell you that when we were capturing Dai Junping on our way back, the helicopter was attacked, Dai Junping has already died in the explosion, and we also lost one person."
...The teacup was frozen at the edge of Li Mang's mouth, and he didn't react for a long time. Dai Junping is dead? This news came suddenly.
"Then... has Yu Jian investigated the four groups?" Li Mang asked.
"I've personally investigated, but there's no evidence to prove it was him." Fang Gu Dao said in a low voice, his palm subtly changing into the color of black armor, the golden dragon head on the chair being grasped and distorted. These people were making moves under his nose, which not only challenged Fang Gu Dao's authority, but also made him betray Li Mang's trust.
Moreover, although their target was Li Meng, they plotted against him through his son and even wanted to kill Fan Yi, which move had already stirred up his anger.
But now all the clues have been cut off, and although Fan Gu Dao has used his own energy, he has not achieved anything so far. It's really that the other party has erased the traces cleanly, unless the other party comes out by themselves, otherwise there is no way to investigate. This makes Fan Gu Dao angry but powerless.
"What a pity." Li Mang sighed, always having someone watching his back wasn't an enjoyable thing. Moreover, he suspected that the one who made a move on him this time was still that "inner hawk", lingering like a ghost.
"...Fan Gu Dao was speechless and did not mention this matter again. Instead, he asked: "Have you thoroughly read the Xuanwu True Classic?"
"Master, I've already begun my training." Li Mang was taken aback.
“……” Fan Gu Dao was stunned, somewhat disbelieving. These past few days, Li Meng had spent most of his time accompanying his son. Even if he didn't sleep at night, the time for cultivation wouldn't be much. Could it be that Li Meng's cultivation method was wrong? He immediately asked with concern: "Has he entered the gate?"
"It's... " Seeing the palm teacher like this, Li Meng suddenly became somewhat unconfident and even suspected that he had practiced wrongly. At this moment, he circulated his internal energy throughout his body and filled both fists with it.
The next moment, Li Meng's fist gradually turned into a faint black armor color, but it was still far inferior to Fan Gu Dao. However, this was reasonable, after all, Li Meng had just started practicing.
"He actually succeeded...!" Fang Gu stared in shock, and when he looked at Li Meng again, his gaze was somewhat strange, as if he was looking at a monster.