The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 92: Fight for the True Dragon [Second Update]

"Hao'er."

Seeing Li Hao, Li Tiangang smiled and said, "Let's go with your father to the ancestral temple to pay respect to our ancestors."

"Okay." Li Hao nodded.

After leaving Shanheyuan, the two of them flew in the air, one in front and one behind, and headed to the deepest part of the Divine General's Mansion.

In front of the ancestral hall on the hillside, Li Tiangang and Li Hao in white clothes flew over, landed on the square outside the ancestral hall, and then walked towards the magnificent ancestral hall that carried the Li family's glory for a thousand years.

"Fifth Master!"

Li Hao saw Fifth Master Li Qingzheng standing at the gate of the ancestral hall and immediately called out.

Hearing Li Hao's call, Li Tiangang, who had a solemn expression, changed his face slightly and frowned immediately. He glanced at Li Hao, who had already taken a step ahead of him and jogged towards his fifth uncle in the ancestral hall.

"It's Hao'er."

When Li Qingzheng heard Li Hao's call, his eyes lit up slightly and he turned around with joy:
"Why did you think of coming to see me?"

Then he noticed the tall man behind Li Hao: "Well, Tian Gang is back too."

"Master Wu, with this chess situation, the black pieces are going to lose again." Li Hao glanced at the chessboard in front of Master Wu and immediately laughed.

Wu Ye bared his teeth slightly: "Stop talking nonsense, the winner hasn't been decided yet."

At this time, Li Tiangang came over, his face solemn and respectful, and he bowed slightly:

"Uncle Wu, how are you these days?"

Li Qingzheng no longer paid attention to Li Hao, the annoying boy who was talking too much while watching chess. He looked up at Li Tiangang and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for more than ten years. You have grown a lot stronger. Why do you have a stubble now? How are you doing in Yanbei? Is it hard?"

"pretty good."

Li Tiangang smiled and said, "It's just some dust and sand. I'm used to it. I often go to war outside the Great Wall and don't have time to clean it up, so I'm used to leaving it there."

Upon hearing this, Li Hao looked up at him. As expected, compared to the vague figure in his memory, his father had changed from a tall and handsome young man to a middle-aged man with a beard.

He suddenly felt that he seemed to lack some care for his father.

"You have grown up, and you are not as naughty as you were before."

Li Qingzheng said with a smile, with some emotion in his eyes.

The young men have grown up, and they have also grown old.

Although they can live for a long time at their level, the difference between humans and demons is that the demons' way of longevity is a way of living similar to hibernation, and they mostly fight only for hunting and filling their stomachs.

Most people only live two words in their life:
Favor.

Where there is emotion, there is desire, so human beings go to war everywhere, act as heroes, and compete for fame, which results in injuries all over the body. Some old injuries are not healed and new injuries are added, so the lifespan will be shortened accordingly.

If you want to live a long life, it is not difficult. Just live in the country, enjoy wealth and prosperity, don't touch weapons and swords, and be a living Bodhisattva. Then you can live freely for hundreds of years or even a thousand years.

However, in this vortex of martial arts in the city, it might be extremely difficult to stand firm for hundreds of years without having any murderous intentions.

For example, a neighbor you have been with for a long time often gives you some eggs and vegetables, but one day he is bullied by a bad person. If you can't stand it, you will get involved.

If you continue to read, perhaps your faith in the Tao will be damaged, and you will feel unhappy.

Hundreds of years seem so long.

"After all, he is already a father."

Li Tiangang smiled, with a hint of reminiscence in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

The vicissitudes of time will constantly polish that young and soft heart until it grows calluses, becoming harder and more restrained.

"Fifth Uncle, I brought Hao'er here to pay respect to the ancestors and ask for their advice on the true dragon of this generation."

Li Tiangang didn't reminisce about the past anymore and got back to the main topic.

Li Qingzheng also guessed the purpose of his coming here, nodded slightly, and his eyes fell on Li Hao beside him.

His eyes also became gentle and smiling, and he said: "Hao'er is extremely talented, surpassing your ninth brother. He is the fastest person in our Li family to reach the fifteen-mile realm in thousands of years. It can be said that he has broken the record."

"Jun Ye became the true dragon of your generation, but unfortunately he died young. You are now in charge temporarily."

"But Hao'er's generation is really far ahead of the others. They are so far ahead that no one can catch up with them."

Hearing his fifth uncle's praise, Li Tiangang smiled.

Indeed, in terms of talent, his son is extremely outstanding!
This also made him feel proud and proud in his heart.

"Go."

Li Qingzheng said with a smile.

Li Tiangang nodded, bowed slightly to him, then turned around and led Li Hao to the cushion in the ancestral hall.

"Li Tiangang, the 107th generation descendant of the Li family, comes to pay respect to our ancestors!"

"Li Hao, the 108th generation descendant of the Li family, comes to pay respect to our ancestors!"

A father and a son knelt down and kowtowed together.

In the ancestral hall, many tablets suddenly trembled and glowed slightly, and spirits appeared on them.

Li Hao raised his head after worshipping. He didn't look closely last time, but this time he saw that although there were many heroic souls of ancestors enshrined here, there were also many tablets that were dim and no heroic souls appeared on them.

Among them, on the closest tablet, there was a familiar name engraved:

The throne of Li Junye, the 107th generation heir of the Li family.

On the left side of the tablet is the title: Marquis of Zhenguo.

On the right is the military rank: General of Heaven's Mandate

This is the tablet of Uncle Jiu, but no heroic spirit appears on it.

Like other ancestors, the tablets on both sides are filled with titles and military positions, or merits. Only a few of them, who only had titles but did not serve in the army, had a hymn written on the other side.

If it is a tablet in an ordinary person's home, it is even simpler. On the tablet is written "the tablet of ancestors of all generations", which directly summarizes all the ancestors and can be worshipped at once.

After all, most people are occasionally displaced, and over time, their family tree is lost. This is the only way.

Only those families that can be called "aristocratic families" have relatively complete genealogies and heritage preserved, with all their ancestors written down and recorded clearly.

"Tian Gang, I heard that you were fighting in Yanbei. How many monsters did you kill?"

A light laugh was heard.

Li Tiangang looked up and saw that it was his third uncle Li Xuanyin.

His heroic spirit was still in the prime of his youth. He was only about thirty years old, with a handsome face and a graceful figure.

Li Tiangang's eyes fluctuated slightly. When he was a teenager, his third uncle loved him the most, but unfortunately his third uncle died young.

There were six brothers in my father's generation, but three of them died in the war, leaving only my second uncle, fifth uncle, and fourth uncle who had been away for many years.

My father and my third and sixth uncles have all passed away.

The heroic spirits of my father and sixth uncle have not returned yet and are trapped in the River of the Dead, unable to escape.

In the past hundred years, demon disasters have occurred frequently, and they have suffered heavy casualties guarding the border, so they are unable to rescue them. Moreover, even if they have the spare power, it is difficult to do so, because it is a Youdu-level dead river, and if they want to rescue it, they must open the dead river.

This is something that is difficult to accomplish even for the Four Li Realms, and it is only possible if several other people work together.

"Nephew has met Uncle San."

Li Tiangang bowed before saying, "Almost all those who crossed Yanzhou have been killed."

"it is good!"

Li Xuanyin laughed loudly. He hated monsters the most in his life because the person he loved died at the hands of monsters, so he hated them deeply.

"Where is Qingqing? Why didn't you bring her here?" Li Xuanyin asked.

Li Tiangang's face changed slightly, and he whispered, "She's gone."

Gone... Li Xuanyin was slightly startled. Just as he was about to ask, he suddenly noticed Li Hao next to him and stopped immediately. Then his energy floated and he transmitted his voice:
"Did he leave?"

Li Tiangang's expression remained unchanged, and he replied, "Yeah."

Li Xuanyin couldn't help showing a bit of regret on his face. He was quite satisfied with his niece's wife. Moreover, the other party's status was not bad. He was the first one to jump out and say yes back then.

"You little brat, you're never going to stop reminiscing about the past. Isn't he here to talk business?"

At this moment, a scolding came from above Li Xuanyin's head.

Li Xuanyin shrank his neck, turned his head and saw that it was his father. He couldn't help but smile and said:
"Dad, Tian Gang is still here, and so is his son. Can you please give me some face?"

"I think you deserve a beating. We will consume some energy every time we wake up. If you want to waste your energy, that's your business. If you want to make our ancestors waste their energy, I want to kick you!"

"Dad..." Li Xuanyin immediately lowered his head, feeling a little aggrieved.

Li Hao was stunned.

The Third Master, who just looked like an elder, steady and elegant, was scolded like a grandson in the blink of an eye.

Oh, I should say son.

But having said that, this great-grandfather had a bad temper.

"Why are you yelling? Xuan Yin just said a few words. What's wrong with catching up? It's just a few points of energy. If you can't afford it, get out of here first!"

At this moment, above the head of Li Xuanyin's great-grandfather, a shadow of an old man with white hair and beard shouted angrily.

The great-grandfather, who had been in a bad temper just now, shuddered suddenly and turned his head helplessly and said, "Dad, this kid deserves to be punished..."

"I think you deserve to be punished." Great-grandfather snorted coldly.

"You little brats, what are you yelling about? Do you act like elders? Come on and get down to business. I'm going to bed after you're done." Another voice spoke.

The great-grandfather's face changed slightly, and he nodded quickly, while glaring at his son.

The great-grandfather felt helpless and turned around to glare at Li Xuanyin.

Li Xuanyin looked embarrassed. He forced a smile at Li Tiangang and dared not speak any more.

Li Hao couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene and almost laughed out loud.

It's really lively when hundreds of generations of ancestors get together.

The ancestors of the Li family followed the previous emperor in making great achievements and established a thousand-year-old family. And the thousand-year-old family does not mean only a thousand years old, but more than three thousand years ago. It is one of the two oldest of the five divine generals' palaces.

The Dayu Dynasty has a history of more than 3,500 years, so it is only now entering its old age.

It's a pity that it takes energy to awaken these heroic spirits of ancestors, otherwise I would make a mahjong game for them to play one day... Li Hao thought to himself.

Just thinking about that scene made him feel happy.

"Sun thief, how dare you bully your grandfather?"

"Tian Hu? You dare to draw your ancestors' cards by yourself? I can't beat you to death!"

"Touch me? Someone, come and take care of whose son this is..."

Thinking of this, Li Hao found it difficult to suppress the smile.

"Okay, let's get down to business."

An ancestor's heroic spirit spoke from above.

Li Tiangang nodded respectfully and said solemnly: "Tiangang came here today to ask the ancestors to decide the number of true dragons."

"Tell me about the situation of this generation first." said an ancestor's heroic spirit.

Li Tiangang nodded, and then explained what he had learned from his sister-in-law in the past two days.

"In that case, there aren't many qualified heirs in this generation, but your son's talent is too extraordinary. He is stronger than us when we were young. He can be worth several people at once."

"If there is no suspense, there is really no need to dawdle. Besides, we have already started practicing."

"But we can't just give it to them straight away. We also need to see their character and convince others. The selection will go on as usual, but the time can be moved up a bit, let's say two months from now, to give others some time to prepare."

The ancestors quickly discussed it and made a decision.

Li Tiangang nodded and kowtowed respectfully again.

Seeing this, Li Hao followed suit and kowtowed.

“Boy, take good care of your son and don’t let him become the next Jun Ye.” An ancestor from dozens of generations ago warned before leaving the ancestral hall.

Li Tiangang nodded quickly.

The rest of the ancestral spirits also gradually became silent.

"Let's go."

Li Tiangang wants to take Li Hao away.

Li Hao looked at Master Wu and said, "Can I play with Master Wu here for a while?"

Li Tiangang was slightly stunned, frowned and said: "Fifth Master is not free to play with you. The real dragon will be decided in two months. You still have a lot to prepare. Although you are the first in talent, you can't be too inferior in other aspects, so as to avoid people's private gossip."

Li Qingzheng smiled and said, "Who dares to argue about Hao'er's talent? Tiangang, don't think too much. But I, an old man, won't delay Hao'er. You just came back, so you and your son can spend more time together."

Li Tiangang nodded and bowed to him to say goodbye.

Seeing this, Li Hao had no choice but to wave to Wu Ye and said, "Then Wu Ye, I will come to accompany you next time."

"Go ahead." Li Qingzheng waved with a smile.

Then he watched the father and son walk away.

In the ancestral hall that had returned to silence, there were only countless silent tablets, the lonely chessboard in front of Li Qingzheng, and himself sitting alone.

After an unknown amount of time, he slowly withdrew his gaze and looked at the chessboard in front of him. After thinking for a while, he raised his hand, picked up a white piece and dropped it, whispering:

"it's your turn."

After a moment, he reached out and grabbed a black piece from another chess box, then put it down gently while thinking.

(End of this chapter)