The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 90: Sword of the Red Dust
The family banquet was held in Shanheyuan.

Ladies from various courtyards came to the scene to congratulate Li Tiangang.

There were many other concubines and illegitimate sons who had rushed over outside the courtyard, also clinging to the outside of the courtyard. They looked inside eagerly, wanting to see how talented the young man, who was the most gifted in the history of the Li family, was.

Li Hao's name spread throughout the Li Mansion. The servants and maids in each courtyard, including the cooks in the kitchens of each courtyard, were all talking about this magical and powerful young master of the Li family while chopping firewood and cooking.

He has been dormant for fourteen years, but in one day he shook the world.

The news not only spread within the Li Mansion, but also spread outside the high walls of this noble mansion, flew over the eaves of thousands of households, and floated to the intelligence departments of some major forces stationed in Qingzhou City.

Then, this information was transmitted secretly to various places at a rapid speed like threads on a spider web.

All the forces and people who were eyeing Qingzhou heard the news and were shocked.

The Li family's real dragon that fell fourteen years ago.

Now, fourteen years later, it seems to have resurrected with a new look and even more power!

At the moment when the reputation was spreading rapidly and a festive family banquet was being held in the courtyard, Li Hao, led by Zhao Bo, came to a cold house deep in the inner courtyard.

He pushed open the door and saw the scrolls neatly arranged inside.

Li Hao swept his divine sense over and counted, and found that there was nothing missing.

"Master, please don't be angry with me. Yu Xuan has followed me for many years and has been through life and death on the battlefield. In addition, he is an orphan, so I protect him so much. I am not really angry with you."

Zhao Bo stood behind Li Hao and spoke in a low voice with a sigh.

An orphan... Li Hao said to himself.

Although I have parents, am I not also like an orphan?

He sighed quietly in his heart and told himself not to think too much about it.

After all, he is the person I have waited for fourteen years, and he is my father in this life after all.

He didn't admit it.

But that's all.

"Master, now that you have shown your abilities, everyone in the world will know your name. From now on, no one will look down on you or underestimate you anymore."

Seeing that the atmosphere was dull, Zhao Bo turned to talk about today's happy event. Thinking of Li Hao's cultivation, his face couldn't help but show a little excitement and heat.

Li Hao smiled and said, "When I was born, wasn't my name known to the world?"

Zhao Bo was stunned for a moment, then he thought about it and realized that Li Hao was the one who was given the name by Emperor Yu himself when the true dragon of the Li family fell, and the name was announced to the world through the imperial decree.

"But after all, so many years have passed..." Zhao Bo smiled embarrassedly. Besides, he was just a baby at that time, so who would care? The world's attention was focused on the handsome and elegant Li Jiajiulang.

“So, everything will pass.”

"In this vast universe, even a saint is ultimately just a speck of dust in the universe."

Li Hao turned and walked out of the room, looking at the empty courtyard. The starlight and moonlight in the sky were falling, which was in sharp contrast with the bright lights in the front yard:

"Let's go, let's go and have some fun."

"Yes, Master."

Zhao Bo breathed a sigh of relief. He had come to persuade Li Hao to attend the family dinner.

……

At the family dinner, the atmosphere became even more lively with the arrival of Li Hao.

Li Wushuang's siblings and other relatives, as well as the Eighth Lady's children Li Jiangying, Li Rumeng and other three generations of direct descendants, sat at the same table.

Most of the children of the other ladies have not returned.

Their eyes immediately focused on Li Hao, with different expressions.

"Brother Hao is awesome!"

The most excited person was Li Yuanzhao. He knew Li Hao's strength in Cangyu City and had been looking forward to this scene. Seeing the shocked expressions on other people's faces, he felt like eating winter ice in the dog days of summer, so cool that his whole body was numb.

He looked disdainfully at Li Yun beside him, with a look of pride in his eyes.

But Li Yun and Li Zhining, brother and sister, had no time to pay attention to Li Yuanzhao, who was sitting at the same table with them. Their eyes were extremely complicated. This scene was so similar to when his eldest sister came back the day before, she was also treated like a star.

But today's scene is even more lively and shocking.

"Humph, isn't it just the Fifteen Mile Realm? What's so great about that? It's only when you become a Grandmaster that it's considered a real skill."

Elsewhere at the table, Li Rumeng suddenly snorted.

Li Yuanzhao was surprised. He didn't expect to hear such a discordant sound. He turned around and saw that it was Ba Niang's pair of treasures.

He had seen the brother and sister since he was a child when he went to pay his respects to his aunt in the morning, but they were not familiar with each other at all.

Because after the other party finished greeting, he didn't say a word to him, Li Yun and others, and his attitude was extremely arrogant.

He never came out to play with them on weekdays, nor did he chat with them much in the martial arts field. He was so distant from them as if he treated them as illegitimate children.

The brother and sister always eat and practice martial arts together. They almost have their own little world and never come into contact with outsiders.

Ba Niang doted on the pair of children and doted on them immensely. When Li Yuanzhao was a child, he saw a concubine's son accidentally scratch Li Jiangying during a sparring match in the martial arts arena.

It was originally just a small sword wound. With the Li family's precious medicine, it could be healed the next day by applying a little medicine powder.

As a result, Ba Niang rushed to the martial arts arena, ordered people to drag out the illegitimate son, and broke one of his arms.

I heard that the illegitimate son had quite good talent, but the result left a trauma and he soon withdrew from the martial arts arena.

His mother even went to Ba Niang's courtyard crying and begging for forgiveness.

This incident caused quite a stir at the time, and these little ones also watched the excitement for a while. I heard that it was only later that the aunt came out to appease the people and the matter was finally settled.

Ba Niang comes from a prominent family and her surname is Wang.

She married from far away, and her temper is the kind that is not easy to mess with among all the aunts.

However, hearing Li Rumeng's sarcastic words, Li Yuanzhao could no longer sit still and sneered:

"Nothing special? Then may I ask, you and your brother are 16 and 15 respectively, what is your cultivation level?"

Li Rumeng was jealous to begin with, and when she heard Li Yuanzhao's ridicule, she was stunned for a moment, and then became furious:
"We are not like him, pestering Second Master and the others all day long. He can cultivate so fast, it must be Second Master's favoritism!"

Li Yuanzhao became even angrier after hearing this and asked, "Then why doesn't the Second Master favor you?"

"Of course he is more cunning and better at sweet talk than us!" Li Rumeng sneered.

Li Yuanzhao was so angry that his face turned red and he glared at her.

Li Yun and his sister frowned and looked at Li Rumeng. They were distant from Li Hao, but they were wary and disliked Ba Niang's children and did not want to provoke them.

In order to avoid any conflicts later, Ba Niang went to talk to her mother.

"Humph, they are all children of the Li family. You have no ability but you are jealous of others. Shame on you!"

Li Wushuang snorted coldly. Li Yuanzhao looked at her in surprise. He didn't expect her to speak up for Brother Hao.

Brother Hao has beaten this cousin before...

"You, who are you saying is incompetent?!" Li Rumeng said angrily.

Li Wushuang looked at them coldly and said, "Whoever yells the loudest is the one I'm talking about! You guys have just achieved the soul succession, how dare you say that the fifteen miles is nothing special? What, is it that your soul succession realm is so special?"

"They have inherited souls?"

Li Yuanzhao and Li Yun, brother and sister, were both shocked.

They and their opponents were both training in the martial arts arena and had similar aptitudes, but the other party was actually one step ahead of them.

"It's nothing special." Li Jiangying saw his sister being bullied and said coldly:

"Li Wushuang, don't think that you can do anything just because you are in the Divine Wandering Realm. You still have a long time to live. People outside the Divine Wandering Realm are all ants. Wait until you can cross that threshold in the future!"

Li Wushuang's expression turned cold and fierce: "How dare you! You don't even call me cousin, but you dare to call me by my name? Is this what your mother taught you? As for that threshold, don't worry, I will definitely cross it before you. We can talk about it when you reach the Divine Wandering Realm!"

"But he just relies on having a famous teacher. We are too lazy to worship him!"

Li Rumeng said angrily.

Li Wushuang couldn't help but laugh out of anger. He wanted to say something but was stopped by Li Yun.

"Sister, don't bother with them. Be careful or they might bring mom into the picture." Li Yun said sarcastically.

"What do you mean?" Li Jiangying glared at Li Yun.

Li Yuanzhao said with a cold face: "Be quiet, this is Shanhe Courtyard, not your Mohe Courtyard. Even if your mother comes and sees Uncle Tiangang, she has to call him brother!"

Li Jiangying and his sister's faces changed slightly. Although they were willful and capricious, they were a little restrained in the face of the situation and did not dare to really quarrel or make a big fuss.

Seeing that the brother and sister had calmed down, Li Wushuang rolled his eyes at them and was too lazy to pay any more attention to them. He just felt secretly ridiculous in his heart. He didn't expect that the children raised by Ba Niang would be so barbaric and unreasonable.

At this time, Li Zhining saw Li Hao walking straight towards the aunt and the others, and couldn't help asking: "Why doesn't Brother Hao come here?"

Li Yuanzhao glanced at it and said with a smile:
"Brother Hao doesn't sit at the table with the kids when he eats."

……

On the other side, Li Tiangang was being "tortured" by the ladies.

Questioned him why he concealed Li Hao's cultivation, how Li Hao practiced, etc.

Li Tiangang felt a bit headache after being asked this question. He felt that the roar of thousands of soldiers and horses he had heard on the battlefield was not as noisy as the chattering of these seven or eight women.

But he still responded with a smile.

However, he originally thought that it was his second uncle who helped him, but later found out that it was not the case. Now when he was asked to explain, he couldn’t do it. He could only say that it was Li Hao’s talent.

Who else would believe this? Although no one said it, everyone had some guesses.

Li Hao was so close to the Second Master and the Fifth Master, yet he suddenly started to practice cultivation and became so evil, it was hard not to guess that they had changed Li Hao's fate.

When Li Hao came over, all the aunts immediately surrounded him and asked questions enthusiastically. Since they couldn't get any words out of the older ones, they started to ask the younger ones. As a result, Li Hao kept his mouth shut even more than Li Tiangang.

Liu Yuerong didn't ask anything. She was so angry that she gritted her teeth and hated the father and son so much.

……

……

Nine thousand miles from the south, to the sword pavilion.

"master!"

Three or four figures rushed into the thatched cottage and reported the news they had just received to the master who was reading the sword manual.

"Fifteen miles?"

Jian Wudao was stunned when he heard the news reported by his disciples.

Or is it Cher’s little fiancé?
Slowly, some dusty memories in his mind opened up and he vaguely remembered them.

Eight years ago, I went down the mountain and saw that child with a mature demeanor in that bustling human city, in that prosperous and empty courtyard.

Fourteen years old...only a few months older than Xueer.

As for Xue’er, it seemed like she had just entered the trance state last month.

A lead of a whole realm!
Jian Wudao's expression changed and became a little solemn.

With such talent, he is much stronger than he was in his past, even inferior to the previous true dragon of the Li family.

"The Li family is going to produce a real dragon again this time!"

“With such talent, if he becomes the next successor, the True Dragons of the other God General Palaces will probably be unable to sit still.”

"Over the past hundred years, the Li family has truly been blessed with great fortune and has been chosen by fate."

Several disciples were discussing and sighing. They all claimed to be geniuses, but when they first heard the news, they were so shocked that they were speechless.

"Master, I heard that you almost brought back this Li family Qilin son and accepted him as your disciple. We almost became fellow disciples with such a monster." said a young disciple.

Jian Wudao immediately thought of the day when he accepted a disciple. He shook his head slightly:

"At the time, it was widely rumored that this boy was a martial arts waste. Now it seems that either the Li family deliberately covered it up, or the old guys in the Li family took action to change his fate."

"However, even if he has extraordinary talent, he will not become my disciple."

"Master, why is this?"

The disciples heard this.

"He is not a swordsman. He is not on the same path as us." Jian Wudao said.

Everyone suddenly understood.

He is indeed a genius, but he is not a swordsman.

"What a pity! Otherwise, it might be inspiring to have a fellow apprentice like this monster." Someone laughed.

"Fourteen years old and already in the fifteen-mile realm, that's really scary." Someone nodded.

Jian Wudao glanced at a few people and said:
"Master always says that there is always someone better than you. Now you know that, don't you? Although you have good talents, you are still far from being able to suppress the future for a decade. You should all practice sword skills well!"

Several people immediately showed bitter smiles. There are countless heroes in the world, who can suppress the world for a whole sixty years?

"Xue'er has already gone down the mountain, right?"

Jian Wudao thought of something and asked again.

One of the handsome young men smiled and said, "After the junior sister broke through the spiritual journey, she immediately said that she wanted to go down the mountain and return home. She has already set off."

Jian Wudao frowned slightly, and finally sighed:
"After all, she has received favors from the Li family. I hope she can make a final decision this time. She can only choose one between the sword and the secular world."

(End of this chapter)