Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 601-Chapter 700)

“Very pretty.”


Li Qingshan looked down and replied in an unconcerned manner. This woman was indeed very pretty. She even possessed the Aspect of Exquisite and Smooth Beauty. Probably only Hua Chenglu out of everyone present was more beautiful than her.

“Then why haven’t you looked at me at all?” Afterwards, she stifled her voice and whispered in his ear, “Don’t tell me commander Hua is jealous?” Her breath tickled his ears as she gently touched the rim of his ear with the tip of her tongue.

“Aren’t you afraid of being eaten by me because your cultivation is insufficient?”

“I’ll never be afraid.” Linglong stuck out her tongue, but sure enough, she sat up properly.

Li Qingshan shook his head. She had been such a bashful child back then, but after a year of special treatment, she had become bold enough to tease him in public.

“Sir, sect master, there’s a man called Li Long who wishes to see you. He’s currently waiting in the warming house,” a female attendant reported.

“Oh, he’s back.” Li Qingshan stood up and made his way downstairs to the warming house. “You’ve come back so soon! Let’s have a drink together! Huh? This child is…”

“A few things happened…” Li Long thought about how he would phrase it as he explained everything that had happened. Pebble already knew the person he was seeing was his legendary, extremely-powerful uncle. Under Li Qingshan’s gaze, his tiny face became bright red, and he stood as tall as he could.

Li Qingshan shut his eyes before opening them again. “I’ve already severed my ties with the Li family. This child has nothing to do with me. You shouldn’t have brought him to Clear River city!”

Pebble deflated like a balloon. He felt both wronged and furious. He raised his head to say something, but when he met Li Qingshan’s eyes, he could not say anything at all. He lowered his eyes, and his eyes reddened as tears began to flow.

“I understand. However, I want to accept him as my disciple.”

Li Long sighed. He had purposefully avoided cleaning up Pebble so that he could see a little more pitiful. If he could gain Li Qingshan’s recognition, then he would be on a meteoric rise, but it still did not work out in the end!

“The name, Li Qingshi, is unsuitable. You better change it!”



Li Long’s eyes lit up again. “Then, what should he be called?”

“Call him Li Xiaoyao!” Li Qingshan answered without even thinking before changing the topic. “You’re close to Foundation Establishment too. Here are three True Spirit pills. Qi Practitioners have no right to serve as people’s masters.”





Chapter 686: Trying to Forget | Legend of the Great Sage




Li Long gazed at the three True Spirit pills, and his heart stirred violently. The value of True Spirit pills to Qi Practitioners went without saying. With these three True Spirit pills, he would definitely be able to establish a foundation successfully and thus inherit the position of the leader of the school of Agriculture. However, he sucked in a breath and did not accept it.

“Benefits do not come without merit.”

“You helped me kill an enemy. That’s the merit. Stop being so fussy! If I tell you to take it, just take it!” Li Qingshan shoved the True Spirit pills into Li Long’s hand.

“I will take good care of this child.”

Li Qingshan smiled. “That’s your problem.”

Li Long clasped his hands and took his leave. Arriving outside the Parlour of Clouds and Rain, he crouched down and said to Pebble, “From today onwards, you’ll be called Li Xiaoyao. It’s a very good name.”

“I don’t want to! It’s not like he knows me, so why can he change my name?”

“Sigh, you’re still young, but you’ll understand certain things in the future. Oh right, don’t mention your relationship with him to anyone in the future.”

“He doesn’t know me. I don’t know him either! Uncle Li, you’ve been nice to me, so I’ll listen to you. If you want me to be called Li Xiaoyao, then I’ll be called Li Xiaoyao!”

“You’ll have to call me master instead in the future.” Li Long rubbed his head with a smile. “C’mon, let’s go grab some food and then give you a shower.”

“Yes, master!”

The two figures, one big and one small, merged with the flow of people. “Xiaoyao, do you like agriculture?” “What’s agriculture?” “It’s farmwork.” “I don’t like it!” “Alright, then what do you like?” “I like taking the ox out to graze, but Old Yellow is dead, so he can’t graze anymore. I also like to play around with swords, but my sword is gone too. I can’t play around with it anymore.”

“I better buy you a sword then!”

……

In the warming house, Li Qinghshan stood around for a little longer and sighed gently. Although he had never lacked resolve, he was not heartless. The gentle sound of steps rang out from behind, and a warm, soft body pressed against his back, wrapping around his waist. “You’re already done talking, so why are you still here?”

Li Qingshan asked, “Linglong, do you think it was a blessing or a curse that you got to know me?”

“It’s obviously a huge blessing! If it weren’t for you, sir, I’d still be a regular disciple. Perhaps I might even be forced into prostitution.”

A year ago, Li Qingshan formally took over the Parlour of Clouds and Rain in order to give the Cloudwisp association another source of wealth. All of the disciples of the Sect of Clouds and Rain presented themselves to him. He obviously had no time to manage the Parlour of Clouds and Rain, so he needed someone else for that.

As a result, he picked someone from all the disciples, who happened to be Linglong. Her cultivation was nothing special, only a sixth layer Qi Practitioner back then. The reason why he picked her was actually relatively simple. When the other female disciples stood with their heads held and did all that they could to demonstrate their charm, only she lowered her head bashfully under his gaze. That moment of charm was rather enchanting.

Linglong could still clearly remember what had happened back then. He had asked with a smile, “What’s your name?”

“Linglong.”

“From today onwards, you are the master of the Sect of Clouds and Rain.”

“Huh!?”

As a result, her fate changed in an overwhelming manner, and the greatest change was she now had a man. From the moment he chose her as the sect master, she had already become his in everyone’s eyes. Even she believed that too.



She was the sect master with the lowest cultivation in the Sect of Clouds and Rain’s history, but no one dared to defy her. Her senior brothers and sister who had been so proud in the past all became docile. Even powerful Foundation Establishment cultivators would treat her politely in the Parlour of Clouds and Rain. With her Aspect of Exquisite and Smooth Beauty, she became accustomed to this new identity very soon, keeping the Sect of Clouds and Rain in perfect order.

Li Qingshan pulled her over and pinched her cheek. He smiled. “Isn’t it no different right now?”

“I’m most willing, so how is it no different?”

“Let’s hope you don’t regret it in the future!”

Li Qingshan’s words made Linglong stiffen up, but she soon brushed it aside. Li Qingshan was as prominent as the midday sun right now. Let alone the Clear River prefecture, he was even renowned throughout the Ruyi commandery. He also had one of the three great sects of the Green province, the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, as his backing. Just who could still do anything to him?”

“I’ll never regret it.”

“C’mon, let’s go back. Let’s take a look at how young master Hua is going with his drinking and if he’s happy or not.” Li Qingshan smiled and said no more.