Chapter 296: Chapter 125: Five Sources and Nine Ancestors True Self, Four Lotus Family Innate Blood

A short while later…

Gu Xuejian opened her eyes, with a continuous sparkle in them, looking at the little boy as if he were a treasure.

“He really has the innate Shadow Blood of our Divine Wood Palace. This… how is this possible?”

Li Yuan also said, “Could there be a mistake?”

He already knew the result, but was unwilling to believe it.

However, on second thought, something suddenly came to his mind.

When he had the boss lady give birth, the Shadow Blood of his Willow Return Technique was floating in the form of bubbles within him.

This coexistence of Shadow Blood is inherently contrary to common sense.

So, is it inherited?

Xiaozhao inherited his ability to “manipulate birds.”

And Xiao Ping’an inherited his Willow Return Technique’s Shadow Blood?

“It can’t be wrong.” Gu Xuejian was very happy, and then said, “Mr. Li, I want to take Ping’an directly to the Divine Wood Palace to be my direct disciple.”

Li Yuan was somewhat hesitant.

Firstly, he originally wanted his son to learn his cultivation skills, but now his son was going to be taken away by someone else.

Secondly, even though he knew quite a bit about Gu Xuejian and understood that this woman was not a bad person, and her mention of “innate Shadow Blood” matched his own understanding and deduction, this was ultimately his son. How could he let his son go without any more conclusive information?

Thirdly, the Divine Wood Palace was too far away. If he let his son go, who knows how long it would be before they could see each other again?

Having lived a long life, Gu Xuejian naturally saw things clearly and said, “Mr. Li, why not move your entire family to my Divine Wood Palace?

If you wish, I can recommend you as a tributor.

If not, you can settle in the inner city outside my Divine Wood Palace.”

“Tributor? Senior Gu, who are you exactly?” Li Yuan had not forgotten the amount of information he had received.

Gu Xuejian, holding Xiao Ping’an’s hand, smiled at him and said, “I am the Vice Hall Master of the Divine Wood Palace, Gu Xuejian, holding the third seat. If you bring your whole family, I should be able to look after you.”

Li Yuan stood up abruptly and bowed in greeting, “Junior greets Lady Hall Master Gu.”

Then he added, “Junior is grateful for Lady Hall Master’s misplaced love, but… relocating the entire family is a major decision. May I think it over?”

Gu Xuejian said, “The borderlands are not a place of refuge… never mind, take your time to think it over.

In half a month, I’ll be leaving, and if you are willing, you can come with me.”

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Li Yuan thought it over carefully and discussed it with the boss lady and Lady Yan.

He decided not to leave.

Lady Yan’s Black Market Ghost Realm was fixed and could not be moved…

Unless, it was to merge with a Ghost Realm nearby the Divine Wood Palace, this could only be done through a “battle.”

However, since Gu Xuejian offered a way out, Li Yuan wouldn’t foolishly block it.

So, he persuaded Yan Mu to take a large part of the Hengwu Restaurant, Baihua Winery, Ningyu Commerce Association’s people to leave for the Mianzhou Path Garden Celestial Mansion where the Divine Wood Palace is located.

These people were going to open branches, to explore, and also… to serve as a retreat for Li Yuan.

Half a month quickly passed.

Gu Xuejian intended to take Li Ping’an away.

Li Yuan and Yan Mu talked to this Vice Hall Master for a long time, and both parties reached an agreement: to extend the time to three months, and six months later, Gu Xuejian would send someone, or even come personally, to fetch him.

Whether or not Li Yuan decides to leave, she would take Li Ping’an away.

Gu Xuejian rode off on horseback, and Li Yuan accompanied her to Antelope Pass.

Gu Xuejian suddenly said, “Mr. Li, I know your thoughts, and I understand you wish to live in peace in one corner, but… the winds and clouds may change, and the border areas are not as safe as you think.

However, in this half-year period there should be no issues, because they are waiting for something…”

She paused slightly.

Gu Xuejian continued with the purpose of persuasion, “They are waiting for a flower to bloom, the Black Lotus Flower.”

She closed her beautiful eyes slightly and said, “There are some things that even Yan Mu does not know, but I do.

Our Divine Wood Palace and the Profound Gold Temple, Holy Fire Palace, Mirror Flower Water Moon Tower, Mountain Hall, are connected as one branch.

While the Red Lotus Sect, also has three associated forces, those three forces have been recuperating, hiding very deep, and now seem ready to emerge.

Once they come out, the borderlands will be the first place they want to occupy because they need expansive land…

Do you truly think the Red Lotus Sect’s uprising has no shadows of the other three behind it?”

“The three?”

Li Yuan frowned.

Gu Xuejian said, “Black Lotus, White Lotus, Cyan Lotus, plus the Red Lotus… the four lotuses are one family.

The destruction of the Red Lotus, the poison of the Black Lotus, the killing aura of the Cyan Lotus, the allure of the White Lotus… all are terrifying.”

Li Yuan said, “But I heard that the Red Lotus Sect allied with Xinghai, shouldn’t they be defending the Jade Capital?”

Gu Xuejian said, “Mr. Li still doesn’t know, right?

The Emperor has relocated the capital, and before doing so… he poisoned all his siblings…

He’s gone mad.

A madman can do anything.”

Li Yuan’s pupils contracted, and he said, “Why did it come to this?”

Gu Xuejian said, “He feared someone would support his siblings and replace him as the new Emperor.”

Li Yuan said, “The prefecture, do they still listen to him?”

Gu Xuejian said, “This land has been under the Ji family for so many years… Changing people, they won’t comply.

Moreover, though the Royal Family has declined, it was once a formidable force.

Many generals and martial artists practiced the Royal Family’s cultivation skill.

And this cultivation skill is in the Emperor’s hands.”

Li Yuan said, “Can’t they just kill him and take it?”

Gu Xuejian said, “The political relationships within the court are deeply rooted and extremely complicated. Also, the Emperor has not yet weakened to that extent.”

The two fell silent for a moment.

Li Yuan said, “Understood.

Thank you, Lady Hall Master Gu, I will make a decision soon.”

At the end of winter, Gu Xuejian, with a sword, rode out of Antelope Pass.

Li Yuan didn’t dare use birds to follow her and turned away.

Compared to the Central Plains, he leaned more towards the south.

But further south from Shanbao County, it’s desolate, deep mountains, the Sunset Rain Plain, a paradise for demon beasts.

There… can it be a retreat?

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