Celestial Demon Starting from Attribute Points-Chapter 62: Return

Li Xuan stretched his legs, swung his arms, and ran swiftly.

Without a horse in the wilderness, he dared not enter the Hundred Flowers Mansion to buy one, so he could only rely on running.

He ran day and night, for two days and nights, until the soles of his boots were almost worn out, and finally he arrived at the west gate of Xiongshan County.

He scanned ahead with raised eyes.

The west gate, not closed!

No interrogation upon entry or exit!

Everything is as usual!

Li Xuan didn’t bother to stay any longer and ran towards the Li family.

The Li family has indeed been bustling these days, aptly described as "great calamities not leading to death, paving the way for future blessings."

After the flower thief’s havoc, the Ding family was wiped out, and the Li family and the Tian family split the Ding family’s assets.

Later, when the flower thief returned from a hiatus, he slaughtered the experts and upper management of the Tian family, scaring Madam Tian into selling her properties at a low price and fleeing swiftly, again benefiting the Li family. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Though there was still some fear within the Li family, worrying whether the flower thief might visit one day, at this moment... this sense of unifying Xiongshan County is truly exhilarating.

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At this moment, in the courtyard, piles of silk like small hills were placed on the table.

Master Li stood beside the table, happily tugging at a piece of silk embroidered with golden peonies, stroking his beard and praising: "Madam, look, look, this pattern, this silk, isn’t it truly beautiful?

That Tian family’s commercial house really amassed quite a few good things, no clue where they sourced these from... but no matter, that business channel will now be the Li family’s channel, hahaha!"

The second wife beside him praised: "Master indeed has a good eye."

But the main wife sat quietly, showing some traces of worry in her eyes.

Master Li, seeing her expression, said: "Madam, don’t worry, once Xuan’Er returns, the Li family is essentially allied with the Prefect, and then, with my in-laws serving as our shield, the Li family will truly sleep easy without worry."

Just as he spoke, a maid hurriedly ran from afar to report: "Master, the eldest young master is back."

Master Li, beaming with joy, put down the silk and said: "Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go greet Xuan’Er. After all, ever since Xuan’Er came into his own, the Li family has transformed misfortune into blessings, with good things happening consecutively."

As he was speaking, a disheveled young man ran in.

Master Li hesitated, about to ask "Where did this wandering vagrant come from," but then realized it was his own son.

Li Xuan disregarded everything else, gritted his teeth, and said word by word: "Father, a great epidemic is imminent in the prefecture city, assemble manpower, immediately blockade the Half-Sky Gorge!"

Half-Sky Gorge is the route to the west of Xiongshan County, flanked by the southern ridges of Red Flower Mountain on the north side and connected to Chaotic Crow Ridge on the south, with the official road in the middle. Travelers would require half a day to pass, hence the name.

The rationale for sealing Half-Sky Gorge instead of the city is due to material supply considerations.

It’s important to know that fields and such are located outside the city.

If you just seal the city, how would people access the fields?

Even if you don’t go, even if you manage to survive on leftover grain for a while, what do you do if this epidemic turns into a prolonged struggle?

That’s why Li Xuan decided from the start, the western route must be completely cut off.

Master Li, upon hearing this, was filled with confusion.

He was bewildered.

Who wouldn’t be bewildered by this?

Sitting around eating hotpot, singing songs, when suddenly you bring up an epidemic?

He blinked twice and said: "I mean, son, you...did you come from Hundred Flowers Mansion, did you meet Prefect Cao, do you know..."

Before he could finish, Li Xuan interrupted: "Father, immediately seal and make sure not to let anyone pass for any reason. Otherwise, the Li family might face complete ruin! This is no ordinary epidemic!"

His tone was exceedingly grave, his eyes bloodshot.

Fearing his father would ask meaningless questions and waste time, he directly said: "Quite a few may have already died at Cao Mansion, even the Prefect might not be alive!"

Upon hearing this, Master Li completely snapped awake, realizing the urgency, he shouted while running out: "Someone! Someone!!"

Li Xuan, gasping for breath, sank into a stone chair, while his mother and the second wife stared at him in shock, clearly yet to digest what happened.

Li Xuan couldn’t bother speaking to them, furrowing his brows with continued unease, he looked up to the sky and shouted left and right: "Yaohua! Yaohua!"

After a few calls, he heard "clatter, clatter" footsteps from a roof far away. Soon, a thin shadow floated down from the sky, landing before him.

Upon long absence, Wei Yao remained thin and fragile-looking. Her oval face showed a slight blush, eyes carried icy coolness, but inexplicably... the originally flat chest had a noticeable bulge, which Li Xuan knew from her past use of chest binders, seemingly now loosened.

Under the daylight, the girl dressed in white like snow, with an eight-holed jade xun at her waist, holding a wax-red tassel spear.

When Wei Yao appeared, initially aloof, seeing Li Xuan’s haggard state, the aloofness immediately melted away.

Hurriedly stepping forward, concern undisguisably filled her face: "What happened to you?"

Li Xuan said: "A great epidemic at Hundred Flowers Mansion, this is no ordinary epidemic."

Wei Yao understood immediately, knowing it involved demons. She quickly said: "Say as little as possible, don’t explain much to me, just tell me what you need me to do, then go rest... discuss the rest when you wake up."

Li Xuan had been seeking demons at Luoshi Sect, tracking Liu Yingyi, interwoven into the night, then marching day and night to run back to Xiongshan County. Despite his iron endurance, even now his eyes reddened, pupils bloodshot, looking distinctly unwell.

He said: "Go guard Half-Sky Gorge, do not let anyone pass! Do not get too close to them! This epidemic, anyone who comes in contact will surely die!"

Wei Yao saw he would speak further, quickly stopped him, saying: "Okay, okay, I’ll go. You quickly rest. I’ll call Rose, we... will go back to your courtyard, young master."

With those words, Wei Yao turned and left, disappearing on the rooftop after several jumps.

The main wife and second wife hearing Li Xuan’s words also turned pale.

Li Xuan now finally looked at his mother and said: "Mom... I’m hungry."

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Half an hour later, Li Xuan was full from food and wine, comfortably laying in a spacious bath barrel, his shoulders kneaded by Rose’s small hands.

While pressing and kneading, Rose casually mentioned some changes within the small courtyard.

Essentially, the inner courtyard belonged to Tian Yuan normally.

And the outer courtyard housed three maids: her, Wei Yao, and Tian Yuan’s personal maid, Qiao’Er.

Listening to her speak, Li Xuan felt a hard-to-describe comfort wash over him.

Yet... as her small hands continued kneading, suddenly they became somewhat unruly.

Li Xuan opened his eyes in surprise.

Rose’s face was flushed red.

Despite the blush, her hands didn’t slow down.

Suddenly, she pursed her soft red lips, leaned to Li Xuan’s ear, exhaled gently, and whispered: "Humblest apologies, young master, the Madam is very busy, she might not return until the hour of the rooster (between 5 pm and 7 pm)."

Then she added: "Young master, there are some places inside that Rose cannot reach, should Rose come in to massage those areas?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly sensed something, cried out in surprise, her face turning even redder.

Without waiting for Li Xuan’s response, she took off her outer garment, undergarments, and underpants, leaving only a light purple silk underclothing, then slipped into the bath barrel.

Li Xuan extended his arms, embracing this petite body, then closed his eyes to enjoy her servitude...