Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 43 - 35: The World’s Most Loving Father-in-Law

Chapter 43: Chapter 35: The World’s Most Loving Father-in-Law

Wang Jiu had long anticipated a meeting with Li Tianya.

The Guardian Spirit of Shen Yue’e informed him that the historical fragments of the Primordial Era were now only in the hands of the leaders of the Seven Great Noble Families, and Li Fengyun, the leader of the LiFamily, showed little interest in history. The real key should still be in the hands of the former Patriarch, Li Tianya.

However, since Li Tianya passed the position of Patriarch to Li Fengyun 15 years ago, he has lived a secluded life, rarely making public appearances. Even the people in the Li Family Mansion seldom see him, only knowing that although the old man is over 100, due to his profound cultivation, he remains strong and vigorous, appearing even younger than Li Fengyun, not like a frail elder.

Previously, due to Shen Qingming’s weakness and inability, her status in the family was also low, with her influence index dropping to a level similar to the second steward of the mansion. Naturally, Wang Jiu found it difficult to use her connections to meet Li Tianya.

But now, the current Patriarch couple gave him this opportunity.

Upon hearing Wang Jiu’s request, both Li Fengyun and Lu Xin were astonished.

"May I ask the reason?"

Wang Jiu wrote: "I wish to inquire about the Primordial Era and the Dark Era."

Lu Xin suddenly realized: "I see." But then quickly frowned, "However, he is probably not in a position to see outside visitors now."

Li Fengyun laughed: "Sword Spirit senior is certainly not an outsider." He had not finished speaking before he was stomped hard.

Lu Xin pressed with force while maintaining a smile: "Of course, since the senior requests, there is no reason to outright refuse, but... I must warn you in advance, even if you see Father, you may not get the desired outcome."

Wang Jiu pondered: "Are you suggesting that, in your opinion, your father-in-law, Li Tianya, is a harsh and greedy person who would outright reject my simple request?"

"How did you come to such a conclusion?!" Lu Xin was almost enraged, "Forget it, I kindly remind you, and you don’t appreciate it, come on, I’ll take you to see him."

—

This was Wang Jiu’s first time at the Li Family Mansion.

As the headquarters of a family located in the Central District of QingCyan Cloud yun City, the Li Family Mansion naturally used the Immortal Technique of space modification to greatly expand the internal space to accommodate the daily lives of thousands of people, and the establishment of various functional facilities such as the Martial Arts Arena and Alchemy Room. However, even so, the Li Family Mansion still occupied an extensive area in the precious land of the Central District.

Being one of the Seven Great Noble Families in Xiangzhou, the status of the Li Family as the foremost family in QingCyan Cloud yun City was evident.

Lu Xin carried Wang Jiu with the Golden Crow Wings, flying over the Guardian Barrier of the Li Family Mansion, and after experiencing a distorted change of scenery, they suddenly landed in a bamboo forest.

This bamboo forest seemed to appear out of nowhere, surrounded by mountains and a Cloud Sea that did not belong to the Li Family Mansion. A small path split the bamboo forest into two sides, leading to a bamboo fence, a small courtyard, and a thatched cottage at the end.

Lu Xin said, "If the senior is interested, I can have Li Ping show you around the mansion later, but today we have important matters at hand, so let’s directly pay respects to Father."

Wang Jiu nodded in agreement, then followed Lu Xin along the path.

As they approached the bamboo fence, suddenly the door of the thatched cottage opened, and out stepped a tall cultivator in white robes, whose features were quite similar to Li Fengyun. Unlike the messy beard and graying hair of Li Fengyun, this person had only a streak of white hair at each temple, with the rest being jet black and glossy. The person had two neat whiskers at the corners of the mouth, and aside from a hint of age at the eyes, the rest of the face was full and supple, genuinely appearing younger than Li Fengyun.

This person’s True Essence was solid and consolidated, yet contained hidden fluctuations, resembling the calm before a storm. Judging by the realm, they were even half a notch higher than Li Fengyun, likely having surpassed the Mountain-Overturning Realm, with one foot stepping into the Sea Overturning Realm, making them a top-tier expert in present-day Xiangzhou.

As Li Fengyun’s father, having such strength was not unexpected at all.

Upon seeing the old man, Lu Xin was visibly tense, and while she was about to respectfully greet him, she saw Li Tianya frown sharply. The next moment, the white figure suddenly appeared in front of Wang Jiu and Lu Xin like a ghost.

"Who are you?! What are you doing here?!"

Li Tianya’s gaze locked onto Wang Jiu, and as he spoke, his face kept approaching as if he wanted to stick to Wang Jiu, resembling a beast seeking prey. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Lu Xin, watching from the side, was startled and quickly tried to explain: "Father, he..."

"Ah, I understand!"

Suddenly, Li Tianya relaxed his brows, switched to a smile, and clapped his hands: "I know who you are! Your Sword Qi is pure to the utmost, visibly reaching the pinnacle of the Sword Dao. Handsome and elegant in appearance, with a tall and athletic build, possessing such extraordinary traits, there is no second person in the world, you must be the Li Tianya of QingCyan Cloud yun City!"

"Huh?" At that moment, both Wang Jiu and Lu Xin were stunned by this decisive assertion.

Li Tianya smugly laughed: "Hahaha, I knew my insight was clear as day! Wait!"

As he spoke, Li Tianya’s laughter abruptly stopped, and then his gaze turned to Lu Xin.

"And who is this woman following Li Tianya? Li Tianya’s partner should be Lin Yu, and Lin Yu was taller than her by the age of 10!"

As Li Tianya began to ponder aloud, Wang Jiu wrote on a piece of paper: "What is going on with this person?!"

Lu Xin communicated in secret: "Senior, when Father attempted to break through the Sea Overturning Realm ten years ago, practicing Inch and Mile, Boundless Time and Space, he accidentally injured his Primordial Spirit, so he’s a bit... not fully functional mentally."

"..."

"That’s why I said even if you meet him, you might not get the answers you want. He might not even be able to retrieve what’s in his own mind."

"What the heck!" At this moment, even Wang Jiu couldn’t help but curse in his heart.

After finally meeting someone who might know about the dark history, it turns out the other person became an idiot through immortal cultivation?!

Just as Lu Xin was speaking, Li Tianya suddenly clapped his hands: "I know! You’re that Li Qingming girl! Haha, I didn’t expect you to have grown so much in just a few years."

Lu Xin’s eyes widened, her mouth agape in disbelief.

Li Tianya started rambling: "The last time I saw you, you were probably 3 years old, a tiny little thing, but your stubborn gaze was just like your mother’s. Ah, poor Yue’e, everything was fine except she was too stubborn, and beauty is often ill-fated, meeting with such troubles. Ah... Fengyun, that guy, isn’t any good either, just obsessed with practicing swordsmanship all day long. Though his swordsmanship became exceptionally pure and surpassed mine, he couldn’t even protect the woman he loved. What’s the point of such practice!"

The old man rambled on like a river flowing endlessly, leaving Lu Xin feeling extremely awkward listening beside him.

"Senior Sword Spirit, perhaps we should come back another day?"

Wang Jiu found it amusing and of course refused, writing: "Did you notice something? Li Tianya has talked for a while, including main figures like Li Fengyun, Shen Yue’e, and Li Kongcheng, Li Jing—Li Fengyun’s peers, even mentioning juniors like Li Wanqing and Shen Qingming, but he hasn’t mentioned you at all."

Lu Xin was thunderstruck and could no longer care about visiting another day, focusing intently on the old man’s ramblings.

By now, Li Tianya had moved on to stories of his younger days, carrying a sword through the martial world and meeting his lover Lin Yu, moving even farther away from Lu Xin. Growing anxious, Lu Xin couldn’t help but ask: "What about Lu Xin?"

Interrupted, Li Tianya didn’t get angry, just scratched his head in confusion: "Lu Xin? Who’s Lu Xin?"

Lu Xin felt like she’d been struck by another round of divine lightning, her face turning ashen, swaying unsteadily as she struggled to find words.

Wang Jiu, observing her tearing up, feeling utterly defeated, curiously asked: "What are you waiting for?"

Lu Xin glanced at the note, merely shaking her head sorrowfully, unwilling to speak.

Wang Jiu couldn’t stand it: "Are you going to miss this chance? Fine, let me help you."

Although he hadn’t known Lu Xin long, he was quite fond of Shen Qingming’s stepmother. Even if her cultivation aptitude was terrible, she was still the descendant of that Yin Yang Pupils old friend.

When it’s time to help, it’s time to help.

As he thought this, Wang Jiu quickly scribbled a note and handed it to Li Tianya.

The old man instinctively took the note, reading aloud: "Lu Xin is Li Fengyun’s beloved wife, stunningly beautiful, gentle as water, possessing a rare top-tier bloodline passed down from the Primordial Era, making her one of the rare virtuous wives and good mothers in the world. You should cherish her like your own daughter, giving her a hundred thousand spirit stones as pocket money annually, assisting her cultivation by infusing her with True Essence..."

After finishing, Li Tianya appeared somewhat confused, then looked at Wang Jiu, asking: "Really?"

Wang Jiu wrote: "Do you think, with my identity, I would deceive you?"

Li Tianya nodded immediately: "Right, QingCyan Cloud Li Tianya is trustworthy and never deceives, meaning Lu Xin is Li Fengyun’s beloved wife, stunningly beautiful... I should give her a hundred thousand spirit stones annually and infuse her with True Essence."

As he spoke, Li Tianya sank into a daze, holding the note, gradually losing awareness of himself and his surroundings.

Lu Xin was left dumbfounded listening beside him.

"You, how could you..."

Wang Jiu explained: "Back then, Shang Lanfei and Zhao Yuming often treated Zhu Junsen this way—every time after his Primordial Spirit divination, he would be dazed for a while, believing whatever others said. I’ve seen it often, and learned from it."

Speaking of this, Li Tianya finally snapped out of his daze, glanced at Lu Xin, grinned: "Hey, isn’t this Qingming girl? Long time no see, have you grown this much? Here, take a little gift, hurry up and keep it safe!"

Smiling, he fished out a handful of miscellaneous items from his pocket, including several high-quality spirit talismans, several talisman stones infused with powerful magic, a few high-denomination spirit stone exchange coupons, and half a dilapidated sword manual. He tossed them all to Lu Xin.

Lu Xin hastily grabbed onto them.

"Oh right, some spirit stones need to be given to your mother, help me pass them to her." Li Tianya fiddled with another pocket, producing a mustard seed bag, "A total of a hundred thousand, then have her come see me when she has time, for me to infuse her with some True Essence."

Lu Xin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

After Li Tianya finished, suddenly something came to mind. He looked at Wang Jiu: "Wait a minute, I just remembered something, if you’re Li Tianya, then who am I?"

Wang Jiu replied: "You’re certainly Li Tianya."

"...How can there be two Li Tianya!?"

"Why can’t there be two Li Tianya?"

Holding the note, Li Tianya quivered: "Why can’t there be two Li Tianya... Good question! Why can’t there be? Perhaps there really are two Li Tianya..."

Wang Jiu was preparing to write a few more notes but was caught by Lu Xin, pulling him away.

"Stop playing around!"