Father and Son Meet

"Fifteen Li Realm?!"

Li Wushuang's pupils contracted, she was utterly horrified, her mind buzzing, and she was somewhat dazed.

She was completely immobilized, bound tightly by an invisible force, unable even to turn over.

This is a complete crushing defeat in terms of skill level.

She cried out in shock and anger, "You bastard, let me go!"

"That's what your brother called you too."

Yesterday, Li Wushuang was holding back her anger, little did she know that Li Hao was not a good-tempered person either. When he saw her still speaking rudely, he slapped her hard more than a dozen times in a row.

If it weren't for the other side using the power of Object Manipulation to support it, the force of those dozen or so palm strikes would have been enough to crack the ground.

Of course, Li Wushuang, who was in the Spirit Wandering Realm, could withstand it, but he still bit his lip tightly and his eyes turned red from the pain.

"You, you let me go!"

She struggled desperately, her Divine Soul flying out to try and shake off Li Hao, but Li Hao's Divine Soul directly pressed her back into her body, killing her completely.

"Still not convinced?"

You bastard!

Li Hao slapped him repeatedly.

Suddenly, I heard sobs and choked cries coming from beneath my hands.

Li Hao was slightly taken aback. He looked down and saw that the pampered young lady who had returned to the manor yesterday had red eyes and pearly tears streaming down her face. She had actually been beaten and was crying.

The elegant, aloof air she once exuded, now completely vanished. She was like Fairy who had gracefully emerged from the mist, only to suddenly stumble and fall to the mortal realm.

Seeing this, Li Hao didn't raise his palm again, and said calmly, "Qi Ingestion now?"

Li Wushuang lay sprawled on the horse's back, biting her lip, stubbornly remaining silent, though a few more tears fell.

Li Hao wasn't having any of it and sneered, "Cousin, if you're still not convinced, believe me, I'll strip you naked, seal your powers, and hang you on this tree branch."

"!!"

Li Wushuang suddenly raised her head and looked at Li Hao in shock.

Is this something a human being could say?

I'm your cousin!!

Beside him, Li Yuanzhao was taken aback, and then his eyes lit up slightly.

(((O(*▽*)o)))

Li Hao naturally had no ulterior motives towards Li Wushuang; it was purely a threat. He sneered, "I'll count to three!"

"You, you dare!" Li Wushuang's face turned pale, filled with anxiety, anger, and fear.

"Two!"

"You..."

"One!"

"I, I submit!" Li Wushuang hurriedly said. She wasn't familiar with this cousin and really couldn't figure out his personality, so she was a little afraid.

Li Hao had expected this long ago. He smiled coldly. No matter how outstanding her Heavenly Talent was, she was still a sixteen-year-old girl. This trick was quite convenient and effective.

With a casual flick of his wrist, Li Hao tossed her away.

He did not use his Object Manipulation powers to restrain her again.

Li Wushuang realized that she had regained her mobility, so she flipped over and landed gracefully, wiping away the tears on her face in mid-air. As soon as she landed, she turned and glared angrily at Li Hao.

"Cousin, you'd better not try to tell on me."

Li Hao, straddling his Crimson Blood Horse, looked down at her and said casually, "Don't provoke me again. If you cause any more trouble, I mean it next time."

Li Wushuang gritted her teeth. Even after becoming a disciple of the Thousand Machines Sect, she had never suffered such humiliation, nor had she ever suffered such a great loss.

However, what was even harder for her to accept was that her cousin, who was two years younger than her, had actually reached the Fifteen Li Realm?

How is it possible that someone's cultivation level is a whole realm higher than mine?!

Didn't my younger brother say that he was Martial Dao Wasteland Physique before, and only became proficient in it when he was eight or nine years old?

From eight or nine years old until now, it's only been a few years!

Li Wushuang's mind was in a mess; what had happened today was as unbelievable as seeing a ghost.

"Cousin, Hao Ge is right. Li Yun provoked Hao Ge in the first place. You were in the wrong, and you can't beat Hao Ge anyway."

Li Yuanzhao, standing to the side, tried to persuade her, but seeing Li Wushuang's slightly hunched body, seemingly unable to straighten her back, he felt a pang of pity.

Before yesterday, he had high hopes for his cousin, having heard since childhood about her studying under Famed Master and so on, and he held her in high esteem.

Li Wushuang gritted his teeth, glared fiercely at the chubby boy, and said, "Stop talking nonsense!"

Li Yuanzhao was speechless. He had True Heart offered advice, so how had it been interpreted as sarcastic remarks?

However, the other party was clearly angry; even tree branches on the roadside would get slapped if they bumped into her, so he didn't provoke her any further.

"So you've been hiding it all along. Did your Second Grandpa personally teach you?"

Li Wushuang glared at Li Hao, her face full of shame and indignation. Blood ties were there for all to see, so she naturally didn't have any other thoughts; she simply felt ashamed of being beaten.

"None of your business?"

Li Hao sneered, "If it were me today, but someone as brainless as you, would be dead already!"

Li Wushuang gritted her teeth in anger. She had returned with the intention of seizing the True Dragon Position.

I subtly touched upon my Second Madam at the family banquet yesterday. After all, among the three generations, the most promising contenders are none other than her and Li Qianfeng.

She had already made up her mind to follow the example of an ancestor, never marry, and take charge of the Li Family.

Unexpectedly, he was soundly beaten by Li Hao today.

"Stop bothering me, I don't have time for you."

Li Hao glanced at her, then gently pulled on the reins, and the Crimson Blood Horse trotted past her.

"You!"

Li Wushuang trembled with anger, wanting to attack, but she held back. She still had many Cultivation Method and the Ultimate Technique the Thousand Machines Sect, but... the gap between the Spirit Wandering Realm and the Fifteen Li Realm was simply too great.

The mere power of Object Manipulation rendered her immobile; no amount of other Ultimate Technique would have helped.

Only when she also reaches the Fifteen Li Realm will she be qualified to compete fairly with Li Hao at the same realm and win back some ground.

Watching the two young figures riding away, Li Wushuang felt a burning rage in her heart, but suddenly, she thought of something.

The other party is only fourteen years old, but is already within the Fifteen Li Realm.

This... seems to have broken Ninth Uncle's record!

Her pupils contracted slightly, as if a bolt of lightning had suddenly struck her mind.

That invincible figure she had looked up to since childhood... had actually been surpassed?

Shortly after she was stunned into thought, a burning pain in her buttocks brought her back to her senses. She instinctively covered her buttocks with her hand and noticed a slight trickle of blood seeping out from under her skirt.

She bit her lower lip slightly, feeling inexplicably wronged, and her eyes reddened again.

"Hao Ge, didn't you hit him too hard?"

After walking a distance, Li Yuanzhao asked Li Hao with concern.

Although his eyes were small, he caught a glimpse of a faint red as he rode past on horseback.

"It's just a minor skin injury; some medicine will heal it in a couple of days."

Li Hao said calmly, "Being hit hard is for her own good. Didn't you see what kind of person she was at the family dinner last night? Early fame isn't necessarily a good thing. Surrounded by flattery, even a pig would get cocky and wouldn't be able to see its own shortcomings."

"Although she learned skills from the Thousand Machines Sect, she was also pampered for too long. She can still correct her ways while she's still young. If she continues with this personality in the future, she'll suffer greatly outside sooner or later!"

Li Yuanzhao was taken aback; he hadn't thought that far ahead as Li Hao.

However, after thinking about it carefully, he realized that what Li Hao said was indeed true.

He couldn't help but admire Li Hao even more.

"Hao Ge, I've noticed that you always seem to side with my parents' generation when you talk and act," Li Yuanzhao said.

Li Hao glanced at him. Having lived two lives, his inner age was indeed similar to that of his fifth uncle. Therefore, his actions just now had a sense of an elder teaching a younger generation.

From beginning to end, he never considered these three generations as his own.

This isn't arrogance on his part; it's simply his mindset.

While Li Hao and Li Yuanzhao to study at the Tan Palace Academy, the Divine General Residence suddenly became noisy.

Li Wushuang had just quietly returned to the mansion, secretly changed into a new set of clothes, and then found the medicinal powder used when she was six or seven years old to treat her muscles and bones during martial arts training. She applied the powder to herself and wrapped herself in a soft cloth.

Throughout the process, her resentment towards Li Hao deepened, but when she thought about his cultivation level, her feelings became complicated.

She also realized that she seemed to be in the wrong.

After she changed her bandages and put on new clothes, she heard a commotion outside. Surprised, she immediately thought of Li Hao. Could it be that her mother and the others had already discovered his cultivation level?

But she hasn't had a chance to tell anyone yet.

When she walked out of the side courtyard and asked a servant, she learned that it was not Li Hao, but the Marquis Xingwu of Xingwu, who was guarding Northern Yan, who had returned.

The news of Marquis Xingwu's return has caused a sensation throughout Qing Prefecture!

In this land of Qing Prefecture, the Li Family is undoubtedly a king on par with the kings. The Li Family's great achievements throughout the ages are known to everyone in Qingzhou City. There are Sculpture of the Li Family everywhere, and four Martial Temple have been built.

The people in other cities may not have such a deep understanding of the Divine General Residence, but in Qing Prefecture, it is deeply ingrained in their hearts. The common people all know how difficult and great the Li Family has been.

The fact that six out of Nine Sons died in battle is far more complex than a simple statement.

This time, Marquis Xingwu has been fighting in Northern Yan for fourteen years, slaying countless demons. His list of demon-slaying achievements alone fills three thick volumes!

When the triumphant team returned to the Official Road thirty miles Qingzhou City, someone relayed the news back to the city and to the Li Family.

The people of the entire city were thrilled upon hearing the news, and many spontaneously went to greet them.

Some vendors who were selling goods at the morning market also packed up their stalls or handed over their business to family members who could take over, while they themselves brought food and drink from home to welcome the famous demon-slaying general.

Along the thirty-mile-long Official Road, people gradually arrived, and eventually, more and more people arrived.

Some people misheard the message and went to the wrong city gate.

Outside the East Gate, a dense crowd of people stood on both sides of the Official Road, gazing into the distance.

Soon, as that Battle Flag fluttered fiercely in the wind at the edge of the view of the Green Cypress Official Road, it was discovered that...

Countless people who had stopped to wait cheered excitedly, loudly calling out that name that would be known All Under Heaven:

"Marquis Xingwu returns in triumph!!"

"Divine General Residence be forever safe and sound!!"

"Marquis Xingwu returns in triumph!!"

"Divine General Residence enjoy eternal peace!!!"

The shouts rose and fell like waves, demonstrating the prestige of the Li Family. This made some passing knights and merchants from outside Qingzhou City secretly gasp in amazement.

Only after some conversation and inquiry did they learn the reason: during these fourteen years of peace and prosperity, in the land of Northern Yan, someone fought a bloody battle and slew countless demons.

The triumphant procession was not long; it consisted of the Fa Character Battalion's Personal Guards that Marquis Xingwu had led when he went on his expedition.

However, the formidable 500-man force they brought fourteen years ago...

Now, however, there are fewer than a hundred people left.

Some had missing arms, others had bandages wrapped around their heads; they were a wounded army.

But only that Battle Flag still flutters wildly, its domineering aura Unparalleled!

Some civilians, upon seeing the wounded soldiers, immediately had tears in their eyes and stepped forward to give the returning soldiers eggs from their baskets and cured meat from their hands.

The Li Family loved the people like their own children and had an excellent reputation in Qingzhou City, so the people were not afraid.

The people outside the city were dumbfounded by this scene.

Although they had seen victorious armies returning from battle, they only dared to gaze at them from afar; the chilling aura they exuded made them afraid to approach.

However, the Li Family lived in perfect harmony with the people, like fish and water.

At the same time, Li Hao, who had just arrived at the Sandalwood Palace, received news that Shen Yunqing had come running up, panting, and found Li Hao:

"What are you doing here? Your father, Marquis Xingwu, has returned in triumph!"

Shen Yunqing's voice couldn't help but carry a hint of excitement; in Qingzhou City, it was hard not to be influenced by the Li Family.

Li Hao was taken aback.

Parents... are they back?

Fragments of memories suddenly surfaced in his mind, but it had been too long—fourteen years, enough time for him to grow from an infant into a teenager.

So much time has passed that there are many things I can hardly remember anymore.

He was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses, thanked Shen Yunqing, and then flew Sky Traversal rapidly.

Seeing the speed at which Li Hao flew away, Shen Yunqing's eyes widened slightly, then he stroked his beard and sighed:

"The True Dragon of this generation in the Li Family is even more outrageous than the previous generation..."

Li Hao rushed out of the Tan Palace Academy and down the mountain.

He kicked open the stable door, Li Hao onto the Crimson Blood Horse he had ridden there that morning, and rode off with a whip.

On the streets of the city, the sound of horses' hooves rang out as the young man whipped his horse and galloped away, causing passersby to make way.

When the frightened passersby saw the Crimson Blood Horse clearly, they showed expressions of relief.

Finally.

When Li Hao arrived at the Official Road outside the city at top speed on his Crimson Blood Horse, he saw a majestic figure riding on the back of Flood Dragon Lion slowly approaching from the end of the Official Road, with flags fluttering in the wind.

He quickly pulled on the reins, and the horse neighed loudly, its hooves lightly landing after hovering in the air.

A dragon and a horse, a father and a son.

At that moment, their eyes met.