Chapter 266: Love is arbitrary
In the distance, a figure whizzes towards me, it is Li Tiangang.
Li Hao's angry roar earlier shook the whole city, and he naturally heard it. When he focused his attention to observe, he saw a series of battles behind him.
The sacrificial array he was setting up naturally stopped. After all, all the demons had been killed, and there was no need to invite the ancestors anymore.
When his soul was in the sky, he saw Li Hao protecting Li Muchiu in front of the two demon leaders, and heard the calls of He Jianlan and the others, he felt his heart trembling, that boy was really his child who fell into the abyss. ?
At this moment, he was so excited that he came flying at full speed under the light of fire.
In front of Li Hao, after listening to Li Hao's words, Ji Qingqing felt that every word was like a needle, as if it was about to pierce her heart. She couldn't help but said: "It was my fault, but haven't you come back now?" What do you want me to do before you forgive me?"
Li Hao's eyes were originally calm, but suddenly two rays of cold light shot out, saying: "I am back, but your children have died in the abyss forever. I came back by my own ability. Yes, I rely on myself, not you or you!"
Ji Qingqing was stunned, looking at the young man who was calm just now but now looked cold. She realized that she had said the wrong thing, and tears slowly flowed down:
"But you were born to me, can't you give your mother another chance to make amends?"
Hearing these choked words, Li Hao glanced at her and said: "Making up the opportunity? Did I go to Ji's house to seek death? Did I go to Qingtian Island to explore the abyss?"
The two rhetorical questions hit Ji Qingqing's heart like a heavy hammer. She felt that all the warmth in her body seemed to be taken away, and she felt as if she was so cold that she shivered. Yes, that child had gone through so much hardship to make it to the big world alone. Huang Tian, isn’t it just to see her?
She suddenly realized that she was not worthy of saying such words. Can she make up for it? The letting go more than ten years ago and the letting go more than ten years later put his children in danger twice. Can he still make up for it?
Her tears were like bursting from a dam, and she felt so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe.
"Qingqing!"
Li Tiangang flew over and landed outside. When Li Wushuang and others saw the head of the family, they couldn't help but step aside.
Li Tiangang walked forward quickly and looked at Li Hao's cold eyes. Looking at his wife who had cried until she couldn't make a sound, his heart felt like a knife.
"You can't talk to your mother like that!"
Li Tiangang's eyes were slightly red, and he said to Li Hao: "It was my fault in the past. I was too harsh on you. I was stubborn and made you suffer injustice without careful investigation. You can treat me however you want, but you can't Treat your mother like this, she worked very hard to give birth to you."
Li Hao frowned, and his originally peaceful heart now felt unspeakable boredom and weariness.
He said indifferently: "Don't be a mother anymore, and you don't have to admit my mistakes. I will let the past go. From the moment I stepped out of the Divine General's Mansion, I have nothing to do with you anymore. I will repay everything I spent on food and clothing during those years." Qing, I’ve returned double the demon blood you sent back to you in Yanbei. I have nothing to do with you now. Don’t you feel that I no longer have your blood in me?”
While speaking, Li Hao did not deliberately hide his aura, and the Vientiane attribute had already been temporarily removed.
Hearing Li Hao's words, Li Tiangang was stunned and looked at him in shock. Ji Qingqing was also stunned, not caring about crying anymore, and hurriedly probed for Li Hao's breath.
He Jianlan and others next to him were all stunned. Li Hao's aura was too strong and they didn't notice it. But at this moment, Li Hao's words made them hurriedly release their aura and explore Li Hao's body.
"Hao'er!"
Next to him, Li Muchiu, who was healing on the back of the Candle God, suddenly sat up and coughed out a mouthful of blood. One of his arms had healed. At this moment, his old face full of wrinkles looked at Li Hao in panic.
He knew that Li Hao would not lie easily, so he did not care about offending him at this moment. He quickly probed the area, but found that he could not detect the blood of the Li family in Li Hao's body.
His body seemed like a candle in the wind, swaying precariously and feeling a little lost.
As for Li Xiaoran and Li Qingzheng, their expressions suddenly changed and they hurriedly investigated. Then they were stunned and just stared at the young man blankly.
The many heroes and souls of the ancestors of the Li family around them frowned, as if they realized what was happening. They were the souls of deceased heroes, and they had a natural sense of the blood of the Li family. They had already seen that Li Hao had no trace of the Li family in his body.
But listening to what these people said, it seemed that the stunning and unparalleled talent in front of them came from their Li family and was a bloodline of their Li family!
But what is going on?
"Child, were you once a member of my Li family?" One of the ancestors couldn't help but ask, with doubts in his soft eyes.
Li Hao glanced at the other party with a calm and indifferent expression and said:
"I am me. Your Li family once had a child similar to me, but that child is already dead."
Hearing Li Hao's words, Li Tiangang's breath fluctuated violently, and he roared: "Impossible, I don't believe it! You are definitely not him, who are you?!"
"Tiangang!"
Li Muchiu, whose face was as white as a piece of paper, roared violently, and the power of the Tao realm vibrated, making Li Tiangang's head seem to explode and he was stunned.
"How wrong do you want to be?!"
Li Muchiu's eyes seemed to be bloodshot, staring at him.
Li Tiangang froze on the spot, then slowly raised his head to look at Li Hao. His eyes were full of sadness: "You cut off the bloodline with the Li family. How can you be so heartless?"
Li Hao raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, but facing that sad face, he felt speechless and wanted to laugh.
He was too lazy to say more and said: "Be ruthless if you are ruthless. No matter what, we will have nothing to do with each other in the future, and you should not offend me again. You can forgive me in the past, but you may not be guilty in the future!"
After saying that, he turned to look at Li Muchiu. When he saw the other person looking at him with sadness and broken eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty and said: "Old man, although I am no longer a member of the Li family, if If you are in need of fishing friends in the future, just call me and I will be with you at any time.”
Li Muxiu looked at Li Hao's eyes and knew that this child had completely cut off the past. He couldn't help feeling pain and regret in his heart. He had already cut off his bloodline, but he still came here. Is it just because of the past friendship?
The sword that can cut off thousands of demons cannot cut off this child's love.
But only for his parents, he has lost love!
What kind of disappointment would that be?
Obviously such an outstanding and impeccable child was completely lost by the Li family.
Li Muxiu was filled with sadness, but in the end, it turned into a low and earnest laugh, which seemed painful and ridiculous at the same time. But after laughing for a while, his eyes slowly became condensed and gentle.
"That's what you said. Then I want to see if your fishing skills are rusty."
At this moment, in the intertwined pain and sadness, Li Muxiu figured out that leaving the Li family would have no impact on the child.
They are the only ones who are hurt and in pain.
But at least the kid won't get hurt again.
In this case, why is it bad?
The Li family lost this glory, but it had no impact on the entire Dynasty of Dayu.
Even though he was not a member of the Li family, this child still came. Even if he did not have the blood of the Li family flowing in his body, he still saved Liangzhou and now Qingzhou City.
He is still himself, and he has never felt that he should bear anything just because he was born in a general's palace.
He just has a sincere heart, and as a human race, he does his best to preserve the world.
Thinking of this, Li Muxiu shed more tears, not only because of Li Hao's relieved laughter, but also because of the pain and irony that Li Tiangang felt when he once questioned Li Hao's righteous remarks.
"Um."
Seeing Li Muchiu's eyes, Li Hao felt a little relieved. He quickly glanced at He Jianlan and then looked at the armor-clad lady:
"If there is a chance in the future, let Madam try my craftsmanship."
When He Jianlan heard Li Hao's name, the sadness she held in her heart burst into tears. She felt that this child came to Qingzhou to say goodbye and say goodbye to his past identity in front of them.
She is no longer his aunt...
"My child, is it true that you can't go back?" He Jianlan asked, holding back her sadness.
Li Hao shook his head slightly: "I can't go back to my identity, but if I don't dislike it, my heart will still be there."
He Jianlan felt even more sad, but she held back her tears and didn't ask for her to stay. She knew that Li Hao had a right mind since he was a child, and it was difficult to change his decision.
What's more, the Li family may be a burden to him now. Maybe Li Hao can live a good life on his own, and that's enough.
Li Hao glanced at Li Xiaoran, Li Qingzheng and others again, with gentle eyes: "Two old men, thank you for taking care of me in the past. If you don't dislike me in the future, I am also in need of chess friends."
"child……"
Li Qingzheng's lips trembled slightly, but he said nothing more. He knew that the matter was a done deal.
Just like a chess piece leaving your hand, you have no regrets when you make a move.
Li Xiaoran clenched his fists. What he was thinking about at the moment was his elder brother, what he had told him before he lost his mind, but they failed to do it.
There was a surge of sadness in his heart, and he clenched the knife in his hand tightly, with veins bulging on the back of his hand. When his eyes glanced at Li Tiangang and Ji Qingqing, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, but in the end, he restrained himself, leaving only Feeling sad.
Li Hao glanced around and said immediately: "Since it is rare to come to Qingzhou, I will host a banquet at Yunxia Tower in the city in the evening, and then I will gather with you slowly."
After that, he looked at Li Yuanzhao's absent-minded look, smiled and patted him on the shoulder:
"Don't be in a daze. Go back to Yunxia Tower and tell the proprietress for me to prepare all the specialty dishes in advance."
Li Yuanzhao's body was shaken by the photo, as if his soul had been knocked back into his body, and his eyes became moist.
Li Hao smiled, and then looked at Song Yufeng and other Tan Palace disciples in the distance, as well as the transformed azure figure.
"You can't leave!"
Li Tiangang seemed to have come to his senses, and suddenly stood in front of Li Hao, with anger on his face: "Even if I am..."
"Even what?"
Li Hao paused slightly and looked quietly at Li Tiangang who was standing in front of him. Just a glance with his calm eyes suddenly made all the blood and arrogance in Li Tiangang's body seem to be extinguished, like cold water showering on his head.
He froze in place and suddenly realized that it was not two years ago.
At first, he could tie Li Hao back even if he was crippled and tied up, but now he can't.
He was slightly absent-minded, but he quickly came to his senses and gritted his teeth and said: "I am now asking you as a duke not to leave, you must stay in Qingzhou City!"
Li Hao glanced at him indifferently and said: "Speaking of which, you have reminded me. If I remember correctly, when I quelled the chaos in Liangzhou, Your Majesty also seemed to have made me a duke. You are a duke, and I am also a duke. You are the second class and I am the third class. Although I am lower than you, we are both Dukes. You have no right to order me."
"In addition, please return your majesty's awards and letters to the Li family. I will report them to your majesty later. From now on, I have nothing to do with the Li family. If there are any more awards or edicts, they can be sent directly to my territory."
When he was guarding Cangyu City at the age of fourteen, he was crowned an earl and was given a fiefdom. However, he had never gone to see it, but it didn't matter, the fiefdom was always there.
Hearing Li Hao's words, Li Tiangang's body trembled even more violently. The Duke who was less than sixteen years old was the only one in the entire Yu Dynasty. He was a little confused. What did he do wrong? Why has it reached this point today?
As Li Hao said this, he walked straight past Li Tiangang and came to Song Yufeng and others to reminisce about old times.
Song Yufeng heard all this from the side, but secretly sighed and regretted in his heart, and avoided it when reminiscing with Li Hao.
After a brief chat, we agreed to meet again in the evening.
Li Hao looked at Song Qiumo. This woman stood in the air like autumn water, clear and high, with an unapproachable chill, but her eyes were like the softest water, staring at Li Hao.
The two looked at each other, and it seemed like many words were contained in this one look.
Each other smiled.
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Returning to Qingzhou City, when the Li family ordered the soldiers to clean up the demon corpses on the city wall, Li Hao and Song Qiumo walked in the city together.
Behind them, the young man in the form of the candle god followed silently.
And Xi Yan has returned to Li Hao's wrist. After Mr. Li Muchiu's injury stabilizes, he can slowly heal himself with the Li family's magic medicine, and there is no need for her to continue treatment.
"I see……"
Song Qiumo and Li Hao chatted while walking. When he accompanied Li Hao to visit this old place again, he naturally asked about Li Hao's death.
Only then did Li Hao know that the Li family had held a funeral for him, and everyone thought he was dead.
He smiled slightly and felt that this was very good. The child was indeed dead and buried in the abyss forever. The funeral was not in vain.
And Song Qiumo learned that Li Hao narrowly escaped death from the demon saint. Although Li Hao did not elaborate, she understood that Li Hao had encountered dangers beyond imagination. It was no wonder that the Li family believed that Li Hao was dead.
She sighed secretly, unable to imagine what Li Hao had gone through during this time.
"You are much stronger than me now."
Song Qiumo said with a smile.
Li Hao also smiled: "As for practice, it is only useful when killing monsters. Instead of praising my practice, I would like you to praise my paintings."
Song Qiumo blinked slightly and couldn't help laughing.
This young man is still as weird and different as before. "Uncle Liu!"
Li Hao suddenly called out and waved to a small shop on the street.
The shop opened a small door and peeked out, as if he was still unsure whether the demon had been completely eliminated.
Hearing Li Hao's call, the middle-aged couple inside the door froze for a moment and looked at Li Hao doubtfully.
"Make me two cotton jade crisps." Li Hao said with a smile.
The middle-aged couple were stunned and looked at Li Hao with some uncertainty, but after thinking about the news coming from the Li family, they still did not dare to ask. Except for the young master, the boys and girls nearby who came to eat their food also called him this way.
"I won't go out today."
The middle-aged man said.
Li Hao was a little disappointed when he heard this: "Okay then."
Song Qiumo's eyes flashed slightly but said nothing.
But the middle-aged couple seemed to hear something suddenly. Their whole bodies tensed up, their eyes became a little panicked, and they looked at Li Hao, feeling a little timid.
"That's not impossible. Just wait."
The middle-aged man Liu Shu said quickly, and then quickly retreated home.
His wife smiled apologetically at Li Hao and said, "That's right, it can be done right away. It'll be ready right away."
Seeing this, Li Hao smiled and nodded: "Thank you very much."
The couple immediately retreated into the house and got busy. They had not thought about setting up the stall today, nor had they made the noodles in advance. They had to make everything new.
Li Hao looked at Song Qiumo beside him and sighed: "Uncle Liu is a very nice person, don't scare them."
Song Qiumo looked innocent: "What?"
Seeing her like this, Li Hao also smiled helplessly. Although the fluctuations in the other party's voice transmission were obscure, it could not be hidden from him now.
Immediately, the two stood at the door of the small shop, waiting quietly.
Not long after, several portions of cotton jade crispy cakes were ready.
Li Hao took it and handed one to Song Qiumo, one to the Candle God, and one to Xiyan:
"Try it too, this is a delicacy in the world."
Xiyan was curious, rolled up her red beard, got into the crispy oil paper and started eating.
"Well, it's so crispy and fragrant. Is this what you humans eat?"
Xi Yan immediately made a sound of joy and comfort, as well as the sound of eating again and again.
"If you like it, eat more."
Li Hao smiled and said to Uncle Liu, "Can I have a few more?"
The middle-aged couple nodded quickly and continued.
After carrying a bag with four or five servings in it, Li Hao followed Song Qiumo and continued to stroll slowly along the old streets of Jiudi, eating as he walked.
"This tastes really good."
"That's right. It was because we couldn't buy Qingzhi and Uncle Liu's stall moved to the foot of Tan Gong Academy. I just went there and went to school."
"...You are really good at it."
Song Qiumo was also speechless. Who would have thought that Tan Gong Academy could receive such a peerless disciple because of the charm of an ordinary peddler.
When he arrived at Yunxia Tower, Li Hao was familiar with the road and booked a private room on the top floor with the proprietress.
Later, he asked Yunxialou to send invitations in his name to various places.
As night fell, there were mountains of monster corpses piled up outside the city, but soldiers were cleaning up, and notices were posted inside the city. There were soldiers from the Li family reporting on the carriages and horses along the way that all the monsters outside the city had been eliminated, and Qingzhou City was safe. !
This announcement lasted from afternoon to evening. At night, thousands of lights were lit in the city.
There were also many brave people wandering around on the streets, attracting more people to come out of their homes, and the streets gradually became busier again.
Various restaurants, teahouses and other places soon opened for business again, and those who had a little money went to these lively places to gather together to chat and explore.
Those who had no money would enjoy the company of others in the shade in alleys, yards and other places, chatting in small groups about what they had heard today, and slapping the banana leaf fan in their hands from time to time to drive away biting mosquitoes.
And what everyone was talking about was the call that shook the whole city, the size of this demon, and the names that came out when they killed those demon kings.
"Have you heard that the demon calls Haotian directly? Do you know who Haotian is? Yes, he is the one from Liangzhou, the general who single-handedly put an end to the entire Liangzhou demon disaster!"
"God really blessed me Dayu. The star descended to earth and appeared in the sky. It's a pity that I never saw his true appearance."
"I must be sixteen now. I have been granted the title of Duke and the title of General. Tsk, tsk, this reputation has been well-known for thousands of years and no one should be able to surpass it!"
"Is General Haotian the one from the Li family?"
"General Haotian is General Haotian. Isn't the one from the Li family dead?"
"Yes, the Li family held a funeral not long ago. Although it was a low-key affair, I saw with my own eyes that the Li family had an IOU when I passed by."
"Really? It seems that I remembered it wrong. It's a pity that the genius of the Li family is also a dragon and a phoenix among people."
"Aren't they the same person, but the Li family made a mistake?"
"Are you kidding me, could the Divine General's Mansion make a mistake?"
"But I've never heard of General Haotian's background..."
There are discussions in the streets and taverns everywhere. Some old people can still remember some things clearly, but more juniors know these celebrities intermittently. They have their own hard work to do on weekdays, so how can they have the time to pay attention to them every day, so many of them have their own hard work to do. The messages were mixed, and gradually, when they talked about General Haotian, they also talked about Liangzhou.
As for the Li family, they gradually mentioned less and less.
In Yunxia Tower, Li Hao was sitting here waiting for the old friend who had received the invitation to arrive. He had an amazing hearing and naturally heard many comments around him, but nowadays, many people seemed to have really forgotten his former surname.
The river of time seems to bury everything and smooth everything.
Li Hao poured himself a drink and looked out the window at the lights of thousands of houses. The night was beautiful.
At the same time, invitations were sent to the various courtyards of Tan Gong Academy and Shen Jiang Mansion. He Jianlan and others received the invitations. In addition to sighing slightly in their hearts, they had already calmed down a lot and took the invitations. Then rushed to the dinner party.
As the people in each courtyard gradually emptied and disappeared, finally only the Shanhe courtyard was brightly lit.
At the dinner table, Li Tiangang and Ji Qingqing looked at the dishes on the table, but seemed to have lost their appetite.
Both of them were in trance.
When they heard the movement outside the courtyard, their senses spread out, only to find that carriages were galloping out of the General's Mansion.
The auras inside those carriages were none other than He Jianlan and other ladies from various courtyards.
Li Tiangang and Ji Qingqing looked a little ugly. They looked at the door of the courtyard from time to time, but no one came in or informed them.
Except for Wang Xiangru of Feiyun Academy, all other academies have received invitations, but now, they are the only ones who have not received them yet.
The kid obviously didn't intend to invite him.
At the door, Butler Zhao was hunched over, looking at the eyes in the hall that were frequently looking outside, but his eyes were sad, and he sighed deeply in his heart.
If he had known this, why did he do it in the first place... He lowered his head and just looked at his toes, feeling that his shoes were a little worn.
The cold moonlight shifted, and the night became quieter.
The movement of cars and horses outside the courtyard also disappeared. Obviously, everyone who should be invited has been invited, and the dinner party may have started long ago.
Li Tiangang's face turned ugly. He picked up the chopsticks on the table, vigorously plucked the food in front of him, and said:
"Eat, don't wait, no one else is here. After eating, you go and see how the demons are being dealt with outside the city. I'm going to visit my ancestors, and I also have to deal with the situation in other cities. We can't fall!"
Ji Qingqing, however, stared at the food blankly, as if she was in a daze, not moving at all.
Li Tiangang took two bites, but couldn't eat anymore. He placed the bowls and chopsticks heavily on the table, gritted his teeth and said:
"He cut off his bloodline, but little did he know that without the changes caused by the collision of our bloodlines, his talent would be greatly reduced. Although he is very strong now, because of this decision, he will never be able to hear the Tao again for the rest of his life, even if he is lucky enough to hear the Tao , also reached the top!”
"He originally had the appearance of asking for a saint, which is the path to the saint's realm, and will last forever. He has ruined his own excellent talent. He doesn't love himself!"
Ji Qingqing's eyes trembled slightly, but she said sadly: "Even so, he is good enough, and it is because of us that he..."
Li Tiangang's face twitched when he heard this. How could he not know this?
I just feel sad and angry with nowhere to vent.
"What he did is incredible, he will regret it sooner or later!"
He clenched his fists and said, then stood up and left the hall.
Night falls quietly on the treetops.
The moon is full.
In Yunxia Tower, Li Hao drank with everyone, and laughter continued during the banquet.
When He Jianlan, Li Muchiu and others arrived here, they had given up their plan to persuade Li Hao and just ate and drank together.
When the conversation was very lively and passionate, he still wanted to say a few words of persuasion, but as soon as the words started, he was interrupted by Li Hao with a smile.
Obviously, it will take some time for everyone to adapt to the fact that Li Hao has completely severed ties with the Divine General Mansion.
During the banquet, the disciples from Tan Gong Academy also came to Li Hao and took turns toasting and thanking them. Li Hao saw that the two princes were no longer inside. When he asked, he found out that they had completed their further studies and had been taken back to the imperial capital.
Obviously, the two princes came to Tan Gong Academy just as everyone guessed, just to make connections and accumulate capital.
Li Hao still remembered the prince who liked to send poems to him at the end, and felt a little regretful that he didn't see him this time.
We drank and talked and laughed until late at night.
Li Hao also found an inn to take a rest.
The next day.
It was rare to have a good and comfortable sleep, and Li Hao became full of energy. During the dinner last night, he heard Li Muchiu say that the Li family had sent someone to bring his battle flag and the heads of the demon kings, and the elite Qingqi Carrying them, they went to various cities in Qingzhou for reinforcements.
The rest of the army rushed afterward.
Without the pressure of demons outside Qingzhou City, the large number of troops retreating in Qingzhou City can now attack with all their strength and head to the battlefield.
And those of the Li family's blood who had returned through the blood of the Li family's ancestors also rushed to various battlefields to follow the Li family's army in the expedition to regain the lost territory of Qingzhou.
Li Hao shook his head. He drank too much last night and didn't purify the alcohol with his body. He felt slightly dizzy.
But he soon regained consciousness.
As he becomes stronger, he doesn't seem to get drunk so easily.
Unless it's some special wine.
(End of chapter)