"It's fine, I won't kick you out. Eat as much as you want. It's just a bit of food, mere trifles!" Jiang Li noticed Lin Xue'er's hint of fear and worry, then smiled.
Jiang Li lacked nothing more than resources. No matter how much she ate, could she eat him broke?
"Empress Cultivation Game, nobody stop me..." Jiang Li thought to himself.
"Really, Brother Jiang Li, sob, you really won't kick me out?" Lin Xue'er asked weakly, looking extremely pitiful and moving.
Jiang Li nodded, dotingly stroked Lin Xue'er's soft hair, and said firmly, "No! I won't kick you out!"
Lin Xue'er cozily came to Jiang Li's side and gently hugged his arm.
"Brother Jiang Li, can I tell you something very important?" After a while, Lin Xue'er whispered to Jiang Li beside her.
"What is it? Tell me, I'm listening!" Jiang Li smiled.
At this moment, Lin Xue'er's favorability towards Jiang Li skyrocketed, and it was already close to 40.
"Ummm, Brother Jiang Li, I'm hungry again..." Lin Xue'er said with a blush on her cheeks.
Jiang Li: ...
...
At this time, Tianyuan City was suddenly under full city lockdown.
The City Lord's Mansion issued an order, sealing off all exits.
At the same time, patrols were conducted on various streets, seemingly searching for something.
After Lin Xue'er finished another ten-thousand-year-old spirit herb, she was finally not hungry and was resting in an inn.
While the two were resting, Shen Qingshan sent a message. His matter was settled, and they could head to the Shimo Sect.
Jiang Li then took Lin Xue'er and met up with Shen Qingshan.
Beside the bustling street.
Shen Qingshan was bidding farewell to Lin Jingyang.
"Eighth Prince, here is your token!" Jiang Li returned the token Lin Jingyang had given him.
Lin Jingyang paused, then took the token.
"Saint Son Jiang, is this your sister? She's very cute!" Lin Jingyang said, looking at Lin Xue'er beside Jiang Li.
"That's right, she is my sister!" Jiang Li nodded, without offering further explanation.
Lin Jingyang looked at the exquisite girl before him, finding her extremely spirited, naturally evoking a lot of goodwill.
"Saint Son Jiang, if you ever come to Tianyuan City in the future, you are always welcome. I dare not claim much authority in the Heavenly Yuan Divine Dynasty, but in Tianyuan City, I still have some say!" Lin Jingyang suppressed his chaotic thoughts and said to Jiang Li.
At the same time, Lin Jingyang took out another token for Jiang Li, which Jiang Li did not refuse.
It might come in handy someday.
After a few more pleasantries, the group parted ways.
Jiang Li and Lin Xue'er followed Shen Qingshan, slowly walking towards the city gate exit.
...
"Your Highness, the eighteenth Saint Son of the Shimo Sect is just from the Eastern Desolation. Do we need to be so deferential to him?" a guard beside the Eighth Prince asked in confusion after Jiang Li left.
Although the Heavenly Yuan Divine Dynasty's power was not comparable to the Shimo Sect, the Eighth Prince was, after all, a descendant of Emperor Zhun Lin Xuan. His status was not any less noble than that of the Saint Sons of the Holy Lands.
Moreover, Jiang Li came from a place like the Eastern Desolation.
Without the support of top-tier backing, even with some talent, it would be very difficult to succeed in the Shimo Sect.
"To stand out from the Eastern Desolation and be selected as a Saint Son of the Shimo Sect through special consideration, he must have extraordinary qualities. Regardless, building good connections will never be wrong!"
"Furthermore, this fellow is not simple. If you truly treat him as a clueless simpleton, you might suffer a great loss!"
The Eighth Prince smiled and said slowly.
The guards beside him looked extremely surprised.
This was the first time they had heard the Eighth Prince praise someone so highly.
As a prince of the Heavenly Yuan Divine Dynasty, the Eighth Prince had met countless prodigies with top-tier talent and strength.
However, this was the first time someone had received such an evaluation from the Eighth Prince.
"Alright, let's not talk about him for now. You said you had something important to report!" The Eighth Prince seemed to recall something and spoke.
Immediately, the guards beside him recounted the matter of Chen Lingyue to the Eighth Prince.
"I knew it, it's that girl again!" The Eighth Prince shook his head slightly and said.
"A young man who abducted a little girl, impossibly handsome!" Lin Jingyang seemed to recall something and looked in the direction Jiang Li had left.
It should just be... just... a coincidence, Lin Jingyang muttered to himself.
...
At the city gate.
Numerous guards were conducting checks at the checkpoint.
Every person leaving the city was questioned.
Jiang Li frowned as he looked at the scene before him. Through the surrounding discussions, he already knew what had happened.
"It's that saintly bitch, that crazy girl. Is it worth it to blockade the entire city for this?"
Shen Qingshan beside him also seemed to realize something and looked at Jiang Li with a strange expression.
"Jiang Li, they're not looking for you, are they?" Shen Qingshan said, looking at Jiang Li and Lin Xue'er beside him.
At this moment, Lin Xue'er was happily eating a candied hawthorn.
Jiang Li shrugged and said faintly, "It's all a misunderstanding!"
"Leave it to me, don't worry!" Jiang Li took a deep breath and said.
After speaking, Jiang Li took out the token Lin Jingyang had just given him, went directly to the city gate, and demanded to leave.
The guards at the city gate saw the jade pendant in Jiang Li's hand, and their expressions changed greatly. They respectfully saw Jiang Li and his group leave Tianyuan City.
"Brother Ying, that guy is the person Miss Chen wants to find. Should we..." After they left, the guards at the city gate whispered in surprise.
The leading guard snorted, "Do you know what that young man is holding? Stop him? I still want to live a few more years!"
"What about Miss Chen..." the guard beside him hesitated.
"Miss Chen is kind-hearted. At most, we'll get a beating..." the leading guard said faintly.
"..."
Danghun Mountain.
The sun was setting, and the blazing sun in the sky had already descended.
The faint afterglow scattered from the horizon, making the entire Danghun Mountain exceptionally beautiful.
The spiritual energy around carried a gentle aura.
"Damn it, why hasn't that new Saint Son arrived yet? I've been waiting since morning, my legs are numb..."
"I should have gone to the Hehuan Sect to play with the young ladies..."
"Who told you to wait? You have too much free time and insisted on joining the fun..."
"Could it be that he was lost in the prosperity of Tianyuan City? After all, he's from a small place and probably hasn't seen such a grand occasion..."
"Do you think everyone is like you?..."
...
The disciples around were chattering, extremely restless.
Many disciples were already considering leaving.
Not far from Danghun Mountain, the Heavenly Poison Girl sat cross-legged at the entrance, waiting quietly without any hint of impatience.
"Rustle rustle!!!"
Soon, the leaves around rustled.
The wind was rising.
...