nyslfriends Chapter 193: Revealing One's True Feelings
Chapter 193: Revealing One's True Feelings
"Let's go!" Yang Jiuli patted Huang Cheng on the shoulder, then summoned a top-grade first-tier Qingyuan Sword and flew towards the main hall of Black Wind City. Today, the Li family of Black Wind City would hold a banquet for him to advance to the second-tier alchemist.
Three days ago, Yang Jiuli informed Li that he had successfully refined a second-tier pill called "Great Blood Qi Pill".
They also handed over two inferior pills.
Even though it's a low-quality product, if two pills can be refined from one batch, then one can still be considered a second-tier alchemist.
Li was overjoyed and prepared a banquet to celebrate Yang Jiuli's promotion.
Blackwind City Great Hall.
Seated in the main seat was Li Feiyu.
After Li Hongtai successfully formed his core, Li Xun returned to the Azure Flame Immortal Sect.
The Li family of Yunmeng Lake sent Li Feiyu to Black Wind City to take charge.
When Yang Jiuli, Huang Cheng, and Liu Hu flew in on their swords and stepped into the main hall, Li Feiyu rode the wind to personally greet them.
"Ninth Brother..." Li Feiyu walked up to Yang Jiuli with a face full of enthusiasm. "Congratulations on your forty-ninth birthday and your successful advancement to the second-tier alchemist. I wish you a prosperous and immortal life! This is a token of my appreciation."
As he spoke, Li Feiyu flipped his hand, and a jade box appeared in his palm.
The jade box was sealed with talismans, making it appear quite precious.
"I will accept your kindness, Brother Yu!" Yang Jiuli accepted the jade box without hesitation.
Beside them, Huang Cheng and Liu Hu also offered their congratulations and presented gifts.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Yang, on your advancement to the second-tier alchemist. May your path to immortality be everlasting, and may all your wishes and desires be fulfilled." At this moment, a beautiful woman stepped forward from the main hall to congratulate Yang Jiuli and present him with a gift.
It was Li Yourong.
Today, Li Yourong wore a long dress with wide sleeves, her long hair was tied up, she wore a jade hairpin, and she also applied a little makeup.
She looked radiant and beautiful.
When she looked at Yang Jiuli, her eyes were full of affection.
Li Feiyu and Huang Cheng unconsciously moved aside to give the two of them space.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Li!" Yang Jiuli accepted the gift.
It was a jade box about the size of a palm.
"I also wish Fellow Daoist Li a long and prosperous path to immortality, and that he may establish a solid foundation for immortality," Yang Jiuli said.
Li Yourong smiled gently, as if a thousand words were contained within her.
Then, Yang Jiuli walked side by side with him into the hall.
There were also members of the Li family there to welcome them.
Such as Li Guanhe and others.
They also congratulated Yang Jiuli and presented him with gifts.
……
After the banquet.
Li Feiyu and Li Yourong, however, came to Yang Jiuli's villa for a private get-together.
Yang Jiuli poured wine for the two of them.
"When do you plan to leave?" Li Feiyu asked.
Li Yourong stared wide-eyed at Yang Jiuli.
At this moment, her thoughts were extremely complicated.
She vaguely remembered that her uncle, Li Wannian, had once said that Master Yang could marry her after he became a second-level alchemist.
However, Yang Jiuli has now chosen to advance to the second tier only when his contract with the Li family of Yunmeng Lake is about to expire.
The timing was too coincidental, which made Li Yourong somewhat suspicious.
Perhaps the man in front of him did this on purpose.
In fact, he had already advanced to become a second-tier alchemist.
If that's really the case...
"Perhaps, he doesn't want to become my Daoist partner!" Li Yourong pursed her lips, her heart filled with bitterness, and her beautiful eyes were misty.
Even so, she still tried to calm her thoughts and looked at Yang Jiuli.
I wanted to hear an unexpected answer from him.
"I will leave after I have refined a few more batches of pills for the Li family!" Yang Jiuli said.
"Leave... or should I leave?" Li Yourong clenched her fists, pondering to herself.
The two words Yang Jiuli uttered kept echoing in his mind.
She pursed her lips, a thousand words swirling in her heart, wanting to tell the man before her.
Yet I still kept it in my heart.
"Hehe, Ninth Brother is quite an honest man!" Li Feiyu smiled upon hearing this.
"The Li family has helped me refine elixirs for many years, and I, your foolish brother, will never forget it!" Yang Jiuli said.
"After leaving the Li family, have you decided where you'll go?" Li Feiyu asked. "When you're away from home, you need to think things through carefully."
"I want to go to Nanling to take a look..." Yang Jiuli said.
"Nanling..." Li Feiyu put down his wine cup and looked at Yang Jiuli.
Li Yourong also looked at Yang Jiuli.
"It's said that it's a gathering place for independent cultivators, and there are many opportunities there! It's quite comfortable!" Yang Jiuli said, taking a sip of wine.
"Nanling is indeed a gathering place for rogue cultivators... However, my Li family has relatively little contact with that place... If you go there, remember to mention Fairy Qin's name, so that you can avoid a lot of trouble!" Li Feiyu pondered for a moment before suggesting.
"Before I set off, I will definitely find a safe place to stay!" Yang Jiuli said.
"Alright, Ninth Brother, you're cautious. I trust you!" Li Feiyu said. "Tomorrow, I'll have Li Shi also organize the intelligence on the seventy-two peaks of Nanling. That way, you can also make the optimal decision!"
"In that case, I'll have to trouble you, Brother Yu!" Yang Jiuli raised his cup in acknowledgment, then drank it all in one gulp.
"Ninth Brother once saved my life, and now that I am able to do my part for you, Feiyu will do my best!" Li Feiyu said with a smile.
He drank it all in one gulp.
I was in a very good mood.
In a hazy memory, I recalled the day 25 years ago when Ninth Brother entered the Li family of Yunmeng Lake.
At that time, Yang Jiuli, who was only at the first level of Qi Refining, decisively attacked and killed two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.
To resolve the crisis for Li Feiyu.
Otherwise, Li Feiyu could hardly imagine how he could survive the attack of those three when his magic power was exhausted.
Therefore, he was always grateful to Yang Jiuli and regarded him as his savior.
Even after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, he never forgot this kindness.
"Life is fleeting, and time flies by in the blink of an eye... The past can never be retrieved... I only wish that in the future, our paths to immortality will be smooth and that we will each be well!" Yang Jiuli raised his glass, cherishing Li Feiyu's kindness in his heart as a mark on his life.
"May our path to immortality be smooth..." Li Feiyu raised his cup and drank heartily.
Li Yourong stood beside them, pouring wine for the two of them.
……
As night deepened.
Li Feiyu left, slightly drunk.
Yang Jiuli personally watched him ride the wind away.
In front of the villa, Li Yourong watched Li Feiyu leave. She turned her head to look at Yang Jiuli beside her, her red lips slightly parted.
She had something to say.
Li Yourong knew that if she didn't speak her mind today, she might never have the chance to say it again.
"Fellow Daoist Li, would you mind staying for a chat?" Before Li Yourong could speak, Yang Jiuli withdrew his gaze, looked at Li Yourong, and cupped his hands in greeting. He had a smile on his lips, and his eyes were clear. He was not drunk. His gentle and refined manner made Li Yourong's heart flutter.
"Stay for a chat..." Li Yourong's mind was racing. "Could it be that he has something to say to me?"
She was overjoyed.
My heart is pounding.
"What did you say?"
Li Yourong looked up at Yang Jiuli, her cheeks flushed, like a shy young girl of sixteen or eighteen, with a touch of innocence.
Seeing the woman's appearance, Yang Jiuli couldn't help but take a deep breath.
In his previous life, he had seen all the beauties in the world.
But Li Yourong's current demeanor still stirred a slight ripple in his heart.
"I...I can!" Li Yourong said, smoothing her hair from her forehead and bowing her head.
"Please!" Yang Jiuli said with a gentle smile, gesturing for Li Yourong to enter the hall for a chat.
Li Yourong stepped forward and walked over.
At this moment, her mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts, yet her brain was completely blank, and she didn't even know how she had ended up sitting in the living room in the courtyard.
She just stared at Yang Jiuli, wondering what the man in front of her would say, and whether it was the kind of thing she wanted to hear.
If not, what should I do?
Countless thoughts raced through my mind.
This caused her mind to become a complete mess.
The two sat side by side.
A coffee table was placed between them.
"I was fortunate to receive guidance from Fellow Daoist Li in the past, which enabled me to make some progress in the Dao of Alchemy. Now that we have parted, I don't know when we will meet again." Yang Jiuli poured a cup of tea for Li Yourong, pushed it onto the table in front of her, and poured a cup for himself, taking a sip as he spoke leisurely.
"I wonder when we'll be able to meet again?" Upon hearing this, Li Yourong's mind buzzed as she thought to herself, "Isn't he going to confess his feelings to me?"
Thinking about this, she felt a chill inexplicably in her heart, her whole body felt weak, as if she had lost her soul, and she was about to collapse into the chair.
"Back then, the Jiuli even implicated Fellow Daoist Li, causing him to lose his qualification to compete for the Foundation Establishment Pill."
"For this, Jiuli has always felt apologetic. Now, I have finally become a second-level alchemist. I have two pills to give to you, fellow Daoist, as a token of my goodwill. I hope you will not refuse..." After saying this, Yang Jiuli waved his hand.
Two pill bottles emerged from the storage bag.
He held the elixir bottle and handed it to Li Yourong.
"Ah!" Upon hearing this, Li Yourong's calm heart was suddenly lifted up, and she stared wide-eyed at Yang Jiuli.
He looked at the elixir bottle in front of him.
But there was a note stuck on the elixir bottle.
One is the "Great Blood Qi Pill".
One is the "Dragon Ginseng Soul-Strengthening Pill".
"Great Blood Qi Pill, Dragon Ginseng Soul Strengthening Pill..." Upon seeing these two names, Li Yourong's heart stirred.
Especially the "Great Blood Qi Pill".
Yang Jiuli then refined two inferior "Great Blood Qi Pills" for the Li family.
Li Yourong has already applied to exchange for this pill.
With her contribution points, she can successfully redeem them.
Logically speaking, Yang Jiuli should also know about this matter.
Therefore, he had no need to send the pill again.
But he still gave it to me!
In a flash, Li Yourong took the elixir bottle, glanced at Yang Jiuli, and didn't care whether it was abrupt or not.
She opened the bottle and took out the pills inside.
The elixir has two cloud-like patterns, a rich medicinal fragrance, and a crystal-clear color.
It is clearly a top-grade "Great Blood Qi Pill".
On this pill, she could sense Yang Jiuli's unique spiritual aura.
"You...I..." Li Yourong turned her gaze away from the pills. She looked at Yang Jiuli, then at the other 'Dragon Ginseng Soul Strengthening Pill'. As an alchemist, she naturally knew the effects and functions of the 'Dragon Ginseng Soul Strengthening Pill'.
She suddenly realized that the two pills before her were a gift from the man to her for her future foundation building.
turn out to be;
This man had been quietly caring for her all along.
"He...has me in his heart!" All the thoughts in Li Yourong's mind vanished, leaving only that one sentence.
When she looked at Yang Jiuli, she could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face.
My past forty-eight years came to mind.
In her youth, she was found to have a mid-grade spiritual root and was hailed as a prodigy, a seed for Foundation Establishment.
She also worked very hard, hoping to contribute to the revitalization of the clan.
To this end, she trained alchemists for the family and escorted caravans for the family.
He has always been diligent and conscientious.
Who would have thought that a single suggestion would disqualify her from competing for the Foundation Establishment Pill?
That experience made her realize that family relationships weren't always harmonious.
There are many conflicts of interest.