"Why?" Liu Xian'er and Zhang Hong had no idea why Li Muzhi was making such a fuss. Zhang Hong asked in surprise, "Dad, don't tell me you're planning to go yourselves?"
"That's right! Dad, Mom, your injuries haven't healed yet. Just leave it to us!" Liu Xian'er urged beside her.
"Hey! Who said we were going?" Li Muzhi glared and said gravely, patting the leg wrapped in a secret technique, "With this leg, I couldn't go even if I wanted to!"
"..." Everyone exchanged bewildered looks, still unsure what Li Muzhi meant.
"Er! What I mean is, the Demon Realm has set traps specifically targeting our Li Family's cultivators. Our cultivators had better venture out less often! Let Senior Brother Qianshan and the others deal with this!" After hesitating, Li Muzhi finally spoke his mind.
"Oh! So that's it...!" Liu Xian'er hesitated at his words. The Human Realm was in peril. As one of its foremost cultivators, hiding in her cave abode was simply not in her nature. But Li Muzhi was her father-in-law, so she could hardly openly contradict him.
"Honestly! What are you saying?" Just then, Mother Li gave Li Muzhi a swat and scolded him, "Is this a time for Spirit Communion Stage cultivators like us to hide in our cave abodes?"
Li Muzhi hurried to defend himself. "Hey! That's not what I meant!"
"What did you mean, then?" Mother Li demanded angrily. Li Muzhi immediately fell silent. Then she turned to Liu Xian'er and Zhang Hong and explained, "Actually, that isn't what your father meant!"
"Huh?" Now it was Li Muzhi's turn to feel exasperated. He looked at Mother Li in confusion, while Zhang Hong and Liu Xian'er watched her with amusement. Mother Li hastily continued, "What your father and I really mean is that whenever