Li Jing Had Some Regrets

Li Jing and Yin Shiniang were both at the Immortal realm. Neither had reached the True Immortal realm.

But when it came to actual combat, even though Yin Shiniang had spent all these years tending to her husband and children, the sheer strength of her immortal power far surpassed Li Jing's once they truly came to blows.

Even in the variety of their moves and their ability to fight to the death, Li Jing fell far short of her.

In fewer than twenty exchanges, Yin Shiniang found an opening and sent him flying with a vicious kick.

Before Li Jing could react, Yin Shiniang pressed the tip of her spear against his throat.

"If this were a battlefield, you would already be dead, Li Jing."

"For the sake of our centuries as husband and wife, I'll spare your life this time. Let's part on good terms."

"Stay here as the garrison commander of Chentang Pass and pamper that fox spirit concubine of yours. But from now on, you have nothing to do with me, Yin Shiniang."

"If you overstep again, Li Jing, I won't mind killing you."

"Let's go!"

With that, Yin Shiniang withdrew her spear and strode out of the Li Residence without looking back even once.

It was obvious.

Yin Shiniang had now completely given up on Li Jing.

He would go to any lengths to kill even his own flesh and blood. There had to be a hole in his head!

Meanwhile, Nezha and Wuyun Xian exchanged a glance without saying a word. They could not even be bothered to look at Li Jing and simply left the Li Residence without the slightest hesitation.

If not for Yin Shiniang, Nezha would have left this wretched place years ago.

Things were pretty good now!

Once he stepped out of the Li Residence, Nezha could not help bursting into laughter.

He certainly had every right to be happy.

Because from this day onward, he truly had the boundless sky for a bird to soar through and the vast sea for a fish to leap in.

At last, he could kick aside Li Jing, who had held him back for more than twenty years.

After the three left Chentang Pass and reached a deserted spot, Wuyun Xian swept his broad sleeve, carrying the other two up onto a cloud and heading straight for Golden Ao Island in the East Sea.

Neither Yin Shiniang nor Nezha said anything about it.

After all, Golden Ao Island was far too distant from Yin Shang. Without Wuyun Xian carrying them, if they had to rely on their own two legs, they could forget about reaching Golden Ao Island even after the Investiture Calamity ended and hundreds of years passed.

The lands of the Primordial World were simply too vast.

The three were happy now, but Tongtian, who remained on Golden Ao Island, was also delighted.

He had finally broken Nezha's destined fate.

What Nezha and Yin Shiniang had done genuinely made him happy from the bottom of his heart.

Back when he watched that show, Tongtian had felt so aggrieved on their behalf. What the hell was wrong with that family?

As the saying went, even a vicious tiger would not devour its cubs, but Li Jing was a freak exception.

Around outsiders, he was generally meek and submissive, not daring to offend anyone.

Yet once he came home and faced his wife and children, he somehow found fault with every damn thing they did.

A classic case of a man who only threw his weight around at home!

Tongtian utterly despised people like that. There was something damn well wrong with them.

Being able to bring Yin Shiniang and Nezha willingly to Golden Ao Island this time truly let him breathe a sigh of relief.

What a satisfying feeling!

Tongtian had actually witnessed everything that happened at Chentang Pass.

Because of the Investiture of the Gods, Tongtian certainly could not make the first move before the other sages acted. He could not give anyone an excuse to strike.

But in truth, Tongtian had been watching the matter from beginning to end.

At the very least, he could ensure that if Yuanshi acted, he would rush over in the shortest possible time.

Even though Yuanshi did not act, he still intervened to muddle the workings of heaven.

Otherwise, why would the Chan Sect have shown no reaction when Yin Shiniang and the other two left that day?

If the Chan Sect had truly known about this, they would never have allowed the three to leave so easily. An ambush along the way would have been certain.

But because Tongtian was watching over them, the Chan Sect naturally lost its best opportunity.

And that was precisely what happened.

Once Yin Shiniang and the other two reached Golden Ao Island and paid their respects to him, Tongtian had Nezha and his mother settle on the island to live and cultivate alongside Wuyun Xian.

Tongtian even introduced Nezha to a good playmate: Yang Jian.

He was now curious to see who would be stronger in this lifetime: Nezha, whose fortune remained intact, or Yang Jian, who had originally been the Chan Sect's finest fighter.

He had to admit that Yang Jian and Nezha really did hit it off.

They had lived there for less than a month before Nezha began calling Yang Jian his second brother. The two got along wonderfully.

Yang Jian was also quite fond of his little brother.

They cultivated together and grew together. Golden Ao Island, far removed from the Investiture Calamity, truly could be called a paradise beyond the mortal world.

By contrast, Li Jing's residence in Chentang Pass had not become more harmonious after Yin Shiniang and Nezha left. Instead, all manner of chaos began erupting, with chickens flying and dogs jumping.

Li Jing felt empty inside.

When Yin Shiniang and Nezha had been around, he had always found Yin Shiniang irritating. His so-called son was a monster, so naturally, he had looked down on him in every way.

But now that Yin Shiniang had left, he suddenly felt that the entire Li Residence no longer resembled a home at all.

Though the Pipa Fox Spirit was beautiful, she did not behave in the least like the mistress of a household.

Being with her was pleasurable, but there was none of the warmth of a home.

Li Jing also began to notice that the Pipa Fox Spirit seemingly had not approached him because she thought he was particularly remarkable. She had done so purely for his position as the garrison commander of Chentang Pass.

In just one short month, more than twenty maids and servants in the household had been beaten to death with rods.

Everyone throughout the Li Residence lived in fear.

Although Li Jing wanted to say something about the situation, in the end, he could not get a single word out.

Unlike Yin Shiniang, the Pipa Fox Spirit did not treat him so well and would never sincerely listen to him.

On the surface, she agreed readily enough, but the moment he left, her true colors showed. She even behaved more viciously than before.

In truth, Li Jing was nothing but a blockhead.

Every day, he called his son a monster and looked down on him in every possible way.

Then he turned right around and fucking married a fox spirit. It left people at a loss for how to judge him.

There was something wrong with him!

Faced with the state of his household, Li Jing had no idea what to do.

Before, Yin Shiniang had managed everything at home, and he had never needed to worry. Only now that she had left did he suddenly realize how good she had been to him.

Over the course of that month, he also began to reflect carefully on the past.

It seemed Yin Shiniang had not lied. He really had obtained his position as the garrison commander of Chentang Pass thanks to her.

At that thought, a bitter smile tugged at Li Jing's lips.

For that very reason, Li Jing suffered a severe blow during this period and spent practically every day drinking himself into a stupor.

If Yin Shiniang had still been there to see him like that, she might have made him ginger soup, cleaned him up, and helped him to bed.

Only...

Now that the Pipa Fox Spirit had taken her place, she could not be bothered to do any of that.

Several times, Li Jing woke only to discover that he had spent the entire night sleeping on the floor.