Inside the main hall.
Everyone sat cross-legged.
No one spoke.
After all, the Great Protector was resting with his eyes closed, and if he didn't speak, no one could look impatient.
A moment later.
The Great Protector opened his eyes and said, "Li Ping'an, these are your Senior Sister and Senior Brothers."
"Although Jiang Ming has been removed from the Xianyan Sect, he is still your Fifth Senior Brother."
Li Ping'an cupped his fists and bowed, "Junior Brother greets all Senior Sisters and Senior Brothers."
Gu Tianxuan laughed, "No problem, no problem. I'm your Third Senior Brother, Gu Tianxuan."
"Next to me is your Fourth Senior Sister Chen Xi, and that cold, unapproachable one is our Great Senior Sister Nangong Qian, a typical cold-outside-warm-inside beauty."
"And this tall, burly fellow is our Second Senior Brother Chen Jianfei."
Everyone nodded slightly, indicating they had greeted him.
All in all, the Great Senior Sister was cold and beautiful, the Fourth Senior Sister looked very kind and smiled like a flower.
The Third Senior Brother was more talkative, and the Second Senior Brother was handsome and seemed to enjoy showing off a bit.
The Great Protector stood up and said, "You all take Ping'an to get familiar with this place and explain the rules. I'm going to the Enforcement Hall."
After he left.
Everyone became lively.
They all gathered around Li Ping'an, asking him questions, showing great enthusiasm.
"Little Junior Brother, let's go, your Senior Brothers will take you around." Gu Tianxuan ascended on his Flying Sword.
Nangong Qian, Chen Xi, and Chen Jianfei all ascended on their Flying Swords, each one exuding Immortal Qi.
Li Ping'an frowned, unmoved.
Chen Xi smiled faintly, "Little Junior Brother, come on!"
Li Ping'an scratched his head, "I can't fly, and I don't have any spiritual power Cultivation."
Hmm?
What's going on?
Is it real or fake?
He's faking it, he must be faking it!
Chen Jianfei and the others exchanged glances.
Nangong Qian, as the Great Senior Sister, came to Li Ping'an on her sword, grabbed him, and flew him into the sky.
"Thank you, Great Senior Sister." Li Ping'an thanked her. This Great Senior Sister was quite nice, not as aloof as she seemed.
"You're welcome." Nangong Qian smiled softly, then directly threw Li Ping'an out, "I want to see how good you are at faking it!"
"Holy crap~ I really can't fly!" Li Ping'an exclaimed, his body spinning as he rapidly fell, "Help!"
It was too high.
Even if he didn't die from the fall, he'd be bruised and battered!
"Could it be, he really can't fly?"
Chen Jianfei and the others exchanged glances.
Chen Xi reminded, "Great Senior Sister, quickly save him, don't play him to death."
"Whoosh~"
Nangong Qian swooped down on her sword, suddenly grabbing Li Ping'an's ankle.
"Phew~ That scared me to death, scared me to death." Li Ping'an let out a long breath, his face a bit pale.
Nangong Qian was a little embarrassed, her red lips pursed slightly, "If you can't fly, why didn't you say so earlier?"
Li Ping'an was speechless, "I, I clearly said it before."
Nangong Qian frowned, looking at everyone, "Did he say it?"
"No." Chen Jianfei shook his head.
"I didn't hear it." Gu Tianxuan also shook his head.
Chen Xi smiled adorably, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
Nangong Qian looked at Li Ping'an, who was hanging upside down, "See? They didn't hear it either."
Li Ping'an's mouth twitched violently, "Great Senior Sister, I remembered wrong, I didn't say anything before."
"Quickly pull me up, my head is getting too much blood..."
"Whoosh~"
Nangong Qian landed her Flying Sword.
Li Ping'an let out a long breath, finally feeling a sense of safety.
The few of them then gathered around Li Ping'an, curious, "Tell us, what are your strengths?"
"How are you different from others?"
"How could Master, such a shrewd person, accept you?"
"Come, let me see what grade Spiritual Root you have, and if your Physique is extraordinary..."
These few held onto Li Ping'an.
After a lively session, they came to a realization.
This guy had no Spiritual Root, no Cultivation, no extraordinary Physique, he was just a common Mortal!
Nangong Qian sighed softly, "Alas, I even thought Little Junior Brother was a master before, I was truly blind."
Chen Jianfei said in an old-fashioned tone, "Being a Mortal is good, Mortals don't need to Cultivate, no worries..."
During their conversation.
They took Li Ping'an to a few places and explained the rules of the Xianyan Sect.
Although they knew Li Ping'an was just an ordinary boy, and the reason he joined the Great Protector's lineage, these few didn't look down on him at all.
Instead, they all offered their blessings.
There were Medicinal Pills for extending life, high-grade offensive Spirit Talismans, and high-grade defensive Spirit Talismans. All in all, there was a lot of warmth here.
Half an hour later.
The Great Protector returned from the Enforcement Hall. He found Li Ping'an and said, "Xing Baichuan defended Lu Yijian to the death, and the Sect only punished him with three years of confinement."
"Through this matter, the Sect also knows that Jiang Ming was forced to kill before, so today they will grant him freedom."
"So, you don't need to worry too much about the people from Jian Ming Peak bothering you; they should be relatively peaceful for a short time..."
After a conversation.
Li Ping'an, accompanied by Nangong Qian and others, found Jiang Ming.
Gu Tianxuan laughed, "Fifth Junior Brother, congratulations on your freedom, and on gaining a Sixth Junior Brother."
"Sixth Junior Brother?" Jiang Ming frowned.
Li Ping'an pointed to his own chest, "Senior Brother Jiang, your Sixth Junior Brother is me."
Jiang Ming smiled, "Heh, you're quite lucky, kid..."
After a lively time.
Jiang Ming and Li Ping'an walked away side by side.
Nangong Qian, Chen Xi, Chen Jianfei, and Gu Tianxuan watched them leave with longing in their eyes.
"They are truly free, I envy, I'm jealous, I yearn for it."
"Let's go, if we're back late, we'll get whipped again..."
Jiang Family Village was already peaceful.
Seeing many people from Wang Family Village, Jiang Ming glared, "Still want to die?"
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding." Li Ping'an spoke, explaining what had happened earlier.
Wang Sanshi bowed and smiled, "Young Master Jiang, Young Master Li, since you two are back, I'll return to my village first."
"Tonight, I've prepared a humble feast, and I hope both Young Masters can grace us with your presence."
Li Ping'an nodded, "We'll be there on time."
This was the benefit of having a powerful backer, of having status and position.
Jiang Ming returned to the village.
Li Ping'an came to the wooden shed.
The three little ones had already fully recovered, each one either chattering or preparing to chatter.
After a brief rest, Li Ping'an went to Outer Gate Spirit City again and bought several spatial Jade Slips to store Ling Lake in them.
At dusk.
Li Ping'an took Heihei to Wang Family Village. He then went to call Jiang Ming, but Jiang Ming refused, as he didn't like such lively occasions.
Inside the house, the aroma of wine and food wafted.
Wang Sanshi was very good at handling things; he arranged a separate table for Heihei, which delighted Heihei immensely.
Wang Sanshi poured Li Ping'an a bowl of wine and said, "Young Master Li, I invited you here tonight because I want to hear your plans for Wang Family Village."
Li Ping'an took a sip of wine and smiled faintly, "Before, how much did others pay to draw water?"
Wang Sanshi said, "Each person paid one Spirit Stone for ten ding of water."
Then,
He took out a small ledger and handed it to Li Ping'an, "Before, I wasn't in charge, and all the income went to the Old Village Chief, almost all of it flowing into Lu Yijian's pocket."
"These are the Spirit Stone resources I've gradually collected since I took over as Village Chief, but Lu Yijian also took away more than half of them."
Li Ping'an casually flipped through the ledger.
After flipping through several pages, he was instantly shocked...