My gorgeous wife-Chapter 1702 - 1673: Born for Battle

You could see that Li Xinsheng and Li Youling seemed to be doing quite well these past few years, as they both greeted Li Chen with smiles on their faces.

However, upon hearing Li Chen address him as ’Captain,’ Li Xinsheng couldn’t help but smile wryly.

"You’re still calling me that? I’ve forgotten those things." Li Xinsheng looked at Li Chen, shook his head, and couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional.

Even he hadn’t expected to run into Li Chen here once again.

From the moment he first saw Li Chen, he knew this man was not simple. This was why, back then, even as the captain of their team, although he was already at the Mid-Heaven Realm, he got along quite well with Li Chen, who was just at the Earth Level.

Li Xinsheng was very good at judging people, and in the current environment of the Heaven Realm, he was indeed quite a decent person.

If it were someone else encountering someone like Li Chen, someone still at the Earth Level, they probably wouldn’t even bother to acknowledge him and would have just left with the prisoner at the time.

But he accepted someone who was considered a burden by others.

This is also the reason Li Chen had a good impression of Li Xinsheng.

"Just a habit." Li Chen shrugged at Li Xinsheng and couldn’t help but smile, "Otherwise, what would you have me call you?"

"You can call me Brother Li... alright." Li Xinsheng said, then couldn’t help but be taken aback, followed by a chuckle, "I forgot, we do share the same surname. Fine, you can just call me Xinsheng, the title of Captain feels somewhat awkward now."

"Alright then." Li Chen nodded, understanding what Li Xinsheng meant by awkward.

The team that once supported each other now only had the siblings left. How could Li Xinsheng, who was that captain back then, feel good about it?

"Looks like you two have been doing quite well these past few years." Li Chen glanced at the two and then said with a smile.

"It’s all thanks to those spiritual medicinal materials we found in the Enchanted World back then, which sold for a good price after coming to Ciran City." Li Xinsheng said somewhat emotionally, "Now, my sister and I finally have a place to stay in Ciran City. I’ve even opened a small shop to do some small business, no longer needing to desperately fight like before."

Li Chen nodded but made no comment.

As of today, he and Li Xinsheng’s siblings belonged to completely different worlds.

He could see that although Li Xinsheng’s cultivation had improved, he was still only at the Mid-Heaven Realm Late Stage, not even reaching the Envy Heaven Realm. Li Youling was similar to her brother. Meanwhile, Li Chen had become a Heavenly King.

"Big Brother Li Chen, where have you been all this time? Why did you suddenly come to Ciran City?" At that moment, Li Youling also spoke up.

"Me... I went to a very distant place and just recently came back." Li Chen pondered for a moment, then shook his head and smiled.

"Boss, who are they?" At that moment, Bai Shi ran over holding a string of sugar-coated hawthorn, looking in astonishment at the two individuals in front of Li Chen.

How did the boss know such weak people?

"Li Chen, who is this?" Li Xinsheng couldn’t help but ask, looking puzzled at the sudden appearance of the young man by Li Chen’s side.

"I’m Bai Shi!" Bai Shi thumped his chest and said loudly, "I’m the boss’s number one little brother and bodyguard!"

The two of them were taken aback once more.

"Are you friends with the boss?" Bai Shi asked, a bit conspiratorially, after speaking.

Li Xinsheng glanced at Li Chen and then nodded, unsure about the origins of this young person named Bai Shi. In the Heaven Realm, appearances were often deceiving.

Many children who appeared young might actually be ancient monsters who had cultivated for countless years. Li Xinsheng instinctively tried to gauge Bai Shi’s level of cultivation, but he found he could discern nothing.

He turned to look at Li Chen; it was frustrating for Li Xinsheng that he couldn’t even discern any cultivation level from Li Chen.

Li Chen stood before him like a completely unremarkable ordinary person, calm as an ancient well, yet it felt as if facing a vast ocean, with a calm surface but always on the verge of violent waves.

"Since you’re friends with the boss, you’re my friends too. Haha, if you have any issues, feel free to come to Old Bai, and let me tell you, Old Bai I..."

"Smack!" Li Chen slapped Bai Shi on the head. When would this dull guy stop speaking without thinking?

Turning, Li Chen smiled at Li Xinsheng and his sister, "Don’t mind him, he’s always been this way."

Meanwhile, Bai Shi rubbed his head, a bit aggrieved, and finally kept silent, moving aside to continue munching on his sugar-coated hawthorn.

Later, Li Chen followed Li Xinsheng and his sister to a small shop selling miscellaneous items needed for cultivation, which was their current place of residence.

They even hired two workers whose cultivation was at the Early Stage of the Envy Heaven Realm.

This was no surprise to Li Chen; Martial Artists also need to live and require cultivation resources, so it wasn’t a big deal that Li Xinsheng and his sister, being only Mid-Heaven Realm, hired two at the Envy Heaven Realm. After all, within the city, the rules were different; one could not act recklessly based solely on high cultivation.

"Li Chen, come in and sit." It was clear that Li Xinsheng had lost much of his former sharpness and gained some smoothness, possibly indicating he never particularly liked fighting, and perhaps this lifestyle was what he preferred.

And Li Chen...

Li Chen pondered privately, if he hadn’t been tied down by so much, would he still work so hard on cultivating and fighting?

The answer Li Chen arrived at was a bit exasperating, even to himself.

Yes!

He was born a warrior! Born to fight!

Compared to the comfortable environment on Earth, perhaps his life now, though fraught with danger and often accompanied by pain, was what he had most longed for as a child.

While Li Chen was still deep in thought, a streak of light suddenly flashed across the sky, leaving the entire city in astonishment.

What was even more shocking was that a figure came pursuing from behind after that streak of light.

Who dared to fly in the city? Were they completely disregarding the city lord and City Guards of Ciran City?

Just as some City Guards were about to board a flying boat to intercept, the figure in the sky suddenly let out a cold shout.

"Extreme Wing Sect is chasing a fugitive, unrelated persons, do not obstruct! Otherwise, don’t blame Extreme Wing Sect for being impolite!"

"Ciran City Lord, I have no intention to offend, but should the City Lord assist in capturing this fugitive who killed a disciple of Extreme Wing Sect, we will reward you handsomely!"

Extreme Wing Sect!

"If I’m not mistaken, Houmeng and Daai Yan, those master and disciple, are members of the Extreme Wing Sect." Li Chen’s eyes slightly narrowed.