Old Monster, Red-Clothed Child

Just as Wei Zhong was waiting for news from the Li Family, the women around him immediately swarmed around him:

"Master, master, come and have a taste. Sister Flower's cooking is amazing. The aroma of this grilled Spirit Fish is driving us sisters crazy.

But Sister Flower stopped us, insisting that the master take the first bite."

After spending a day together, these maids understood that Senior Wei Zhong didn't have the airs of a Foundation Establishment cultivator and was very gentle with the people around him, occasionally cracking jokes with everyone.

Therefore, they were quite bold.

One of them pushed Sister Flower into Wei Zhong's arms. Wei Zhong embraced the warm and fragrant woman, not refusing, and generously held her waist.

Now that the Li Family had probably decided to send them over after Li Haowen's persuasion, there would be no harm in accepting this group of maids.

Looking at the woman in his arms, a beautiful maiden of sixteen, with fair skin and a pretty face, she was called "Sister" by these maids not because of her age, but because she had the highest cultivation.

She was the only one at the third level of Qi Refining among them and had the most prestige. Her name also contained the character "Flower," so she was called "Sister Flower" by the others.

Wei Zhong guessed that she shouldn't be too old. To maintain such a youthful appearance, she must have started cultivating long ago. Now, her cultivation was stuck, probably due to limited talent and resources.

Wei Zhong rubbed the soft jade on her belly and opened his mouth. She immediately understood and fed the grilled Spirit Fish into Wei Zhong's mouth.

Wei Zhong tasted it and found that this grilled Spirit Fish really had some skill to it.

He smiled and said:

"Not bad, worthy of a reward!"

After saying this, he took out a High-Grade Qi Nourishing Pill and stuffed it into her chest.

This generous act immediately caused the surrounding maids to scream:

"Ah, master, master, I want one too..."

The "Sister Flower" in Wei Zhong's arms looked at Wei Zhong with even more tenderness in her eyes.

He took out some Spirit Stones to appease the others, and then Wei Zhong asked the woman in his arms for her real name.

Her name was Xie Linghua, not a member of the Li Family, but from a small cultivation family. Her family had declined, and by chance, she was taken in by a Li Family old woman.

Now that the old woman had passed away, she had no support and was sent to Black Lake Island to please Wei Zhong, this Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Ling'er seems to know some spirit cooking skills?"

Wei Zhong didn't know how many rounds older he was than her, so he naturally wouldn't call her "Sister Flower," but instead gave her the nickname "Ling'er."

"When the family was still around, I learned a few skills from my father, but I only know a little bit. I am ashamed to receive such praise from Senior and to receive this reward. Ling'er is not talented, but I have some experience in managing a family and am willing to stay by Senior's side for the rest of my life to serve you."

Wei Zhong nodded. There were not many smart women who were so sensible and knew how to seize opportunities to climb up. Wei Zhong was not stingy in giving her a chance. But if her ability was insufficient, he would replace her with someone else.

Stroking the green hair on her forehead, Wei Zhong said gently:

"Okay, I'll leave this Black Lake Island to you to manage from now on."

As soon as these words came out, a trace of disbelief flashed across Xie Linghua's face, and then she reacted and was about to kowtow to thank him.

Wei Zhong smiled and helped her up:

"Instead of kowtowing, why not feed this old man a few more bites of Spirit Fish."

Only then did she excitedly wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, revealing a radiant smile, and with even deeper tenderness, she fed Wei Zhong the Spirit Fish.

The surrounding people, seeing Xie Linghua gain such a high position in front of this Foundation Establishment senior with just a few words, immediately regretted it immensely, hating that the person who had leaned forward just now wasn't them.

But seeing the senior's happy appearance, they didn't dare to complain aloud.

Being amiable was one thing, but after all, he was a Foundation Establishment expert, far above the Qi Refining serving girls. These serving girls were still clear-headed. Some people were already thinking about how to leave a good impression on Sister Flower later, and whether they had ever neglected Sister Flower in the past...

Just as Wei Zhong was enjoying himself, Li Haowen returned.

Seeing Wei Zhong, he immediately bowed:

"Sorry to disturb Senior's elegant leisure."

Wei Zhong put Xie Linghua down, and she immediately led everyone to step aside.

Indeed, a clever person.

"Speak, have your family members agreed to my request?"

Li Haowen said respectfully:

"My Li Family will naturally comply with Senior's wishes. Moreover, Senior Chu's killing of that Candle Daoren is a great favor to the Li Family and to me."

"Oh?"

"Senior doesn't know, when that villain arrived that day, he wanted to seize my Li Family's territory. My father, as the family head, refused to submit even in death and was cruelly killed by him.

After losing the pillar of support, my lineage also fell to a branch family because of this. In the final analysis, Senior is Li Haowen's benefactor."

Speaking to this point, Li Haowen kowtowed and bowed.

Wei Zhong didn't expect that there was such a hidden reason, and seeing that he still wanted to give himself a few loud kowtows, a stream of spiritual energy lifted him up.

"Alright, all of this is fate, you don't need to perform such a great ceremony."

The latter then stood up and handed the spirit contract to Wei Zhong.

On it was Wei Zhong's mark, and the Li Family's family seal.

He nodded and put it into his Storage Bag.

Seeing Li Haowen still standing in place, he asked:

"Is there anything else?"

The latter said frankly: "My Li Family wants to invite Senior to become a guest elder of my Li Family, and also asks Senior to support the current Li Family."

Wei Zhong sighed softly, the Li Family's move was not unexpected.

Initially, after the Li Family Old Ancestor passed away, the suddenly visiting Candle Daoren prevented the Li Family from being divided up. Now that Candle Daoren was dead, the Li Family would naturally turn to him.

"That's fine, but let's make it clear. Your Li Family should use my Chu Zhong's name carefully, don't ruin my reputation. If any Foundation Establishment with ulterior motives is detrimental to your Li Family, I will also take action appropriately."

Li Haowen was overjoyed and bowed:

"Thank you, Senior. The family head once said, if Senior needs anything, please feel free to ask."

Wei Zhong smiled and pointed to the group of warbling swallows, saying:

"Then let's leave this group of maids here for now. It's quite lonely for this old man to live alone on such a large Black Lake Island."

These words were not spoken discreetly, and the maids immediately erupted in cheers.

"Also, find some Spirit Farmers to help me manage this Black Lake Island properly."

"Yes, Senior."

Wei Zhong waved his hand, and Li Haowen wisely took his leave.

Wei Zhong stretched lazily, finally settling the matter of the spirit land.

He was no longer a Spirit Farmer living under someone else's roof, but a Foundation Establishment cultivator with his own spirit island.

Just as Wei Zhong was sighing with emotion, a child's voice suddenly entered his ears:

"You're someone who knows how to enjoy life."

Wei Zhong was shocked and turned to see a Red-Clothed Child standing beside him.

Who is this? How did they get so close without me noticing?

The child reached out his right hand and grabbed Wei Zhong's arm with lightning speed.

Wei Zhong didn't even have time to resist and was even more terrified. Just as Wei Zhong was struggling to break free, he heard the child say:

"A Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator over a hundred years old, what a twisted melon and cracked date."

Wei Zhong was surprised; this person didn't seem to be hostile.