Chapter 23

Suddenly, Cheng Qi fell into Li Tianyan’s arms. Reflexively, he stretched out his arms around the other person’s neck. It took a while for him to react, and his face suddenly turned red. “Are we leaving just like this?”

“Well, there’s nothing interesting to see,” Li Tianyan said with a solemn face, suddenly thinking that it would not be good for the little shuanger to see such a scene.

Not long after Li Tianyan and the shuanger left, a scream came from Li Kun’s room, alerting everyone else living in the courtyard. For a while, the second master’s courtyard was brightly lit and very lively.

Li Tianyan could still hear Madam Lin’s voice from a distance, and he slightly twitched his lips in a good mood.

Cheng Qi’s hearing was not as good as Li Tianyan’s, so he couldn’t hear the sounds in the Li Kun’s courtyard. But he could catch the smallest sounds nearby. “Young master, there seems to be someone?”

Li Tianyan stopped when he heard it. Sure enough, he also noticed the subtle footsteps. He hugged Cheng Qi and hid in the corner next to them. It wasn’t until the person passed by them that they quietly poked their heads out to check.

They saw a man wearing a black robe walking alone at night. His steps were steady and almost silent. At first glance, it was beyond the capabilities of ordinary warriors. No wonder he didn’t notice the other person’s presence immediately.

When the man passed by just now, Li Tianyan sensed an air pressure from his body that only an innate warrior could have. He could see the other person’s figure clearly and was even more sure that this man was his father, Li Pei.

Li Tianyan discovered he had not seen this man since he woke up. He didn’t know if it was a coincidence or if the man was deliberately avoiding him. However, looking at the direction Li Pei was walking in, it seemed he was not going to a concubine’s yard, but rather to the old madam’s Taiqing Courtyard. He didn’t know the reason for him to go so late.

Thinking of Old Madam Li’s abnormal attitude today, Li Tianyan made a silent gesture to Cheng Qi, picked him up, and followed Li Pei from a distance. Even though innate warriors were ordinary people who had not gone through the marrow cleansing process, Li Tianyan knew it was not something he could provoke now. In order not to be discovered, he followed carefully all the way.

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In the end, Li Pei’s figure was indeed seen entering Taiqing Courtyard, but Li Tianyan stopped outside Taiqing Courtyard. During the day, he had noticed that although the place where Old Madam Li lived was not guarded by high-level warriors, the protective formation set up in the courtyard was comparable to Hong Man’s. It was difficult for ordinary people to enter without alerting the owner.

This advanced formation, highly sought after in the mortal world, was just a wild formation that couldn’t even be regarded as an entry-level formation in his eyes. Li Tianyan took out an old compass from the Qiankun Realm and began to study the formation of Taiqing Courtyard.@@novelbin@@

This wasn’t the first time Cheng Qi saw Li Tianyan retrieving objects from the air. He glanced behind him curiously and felt that Li Tianyan seemed to have a treasure bag hidden on his body, and he could conjure strange things from time to time.

The two of them walked around the formation. Li Tianyan already had a rough idea in his mind. The way they set up the formation was quite thorough. If he were to forcefully break the formation now, it might not work, but it would be easy to sneak in.

Cheng Qi followed Li Tianyan all the way, watching his movements. Although he was very curious about what he was holding, he didn’t dare to ask. They were at the old madam’s place now, and it would be troublesome if they were discovered.

Just when Cheng Qi was still uneasy, he saw Li Tianyan holding a compass in one hand and gesturing s few times with his right hand.

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“Why are you here so late?” Duan Qin asked, putting down the tea cup in her hand, without any surprise on her face at Li Pei’s appearance.

Li Pei saw the old madam sitting alone in the hall drinking tea. It seemed she was waiting for him here specially. “I had something important to do today and couldn’t come back in time. I came here to say hello to mother.”

“You want to ask why I made Tianyan move out of Li Mansion, right?” Duan Qin still knew her son very well. Although Li Tianyan was not up to expectations, he was the child Li Pei had loved since childhood. The current neglect of him was just because of Hong Man’s pressure.

“Tianyan is my son. He is only fifteen this year, and his mother just passed away. It is really not appropriate to let him leave the house at this time.” Li Pei did not deny it and continued what he said.

Duan Qin glanced at the person in front of her, pondered for a moment, and then said in a calm tone, “I don’t want to do this, but Li Tianyan is not Yin Rong’s child. I’m afraid if he continues to stay in Li Mansion, he will have long dreams.”

Li Tianyan had just sneaked into Taiqing Courtyard with Cheng Qi. He heard these words before he got close to the old madam’s residence. He suddenly stopped in surprise, and Cheng Qi’s eyes widened in disbelief.

“What are you talking about, mother? How could Tianyan not be Yin Rong’s child? Then whose child, is he?” Li Pei looked at the woman in front of him, who was still calm in shock, not understanding the meaning of her words.

“Back then, I thought Hong Man’s pregnancy was not good, and the baby might be born with some defects. On the day Yin Rong gave birth, Hong Man had an argument with you and caused premature labor, so I had someone secretly switch the two babies. Let Hong Man raise Yin Rong’s child.”

Duan Qin originally didn’t plan to let her son know about this, but now that Tiancheng went to Tianfan Immortal Sect, many things were different, and they should be prepared for Tiancheng more. The reason for coming back early this time was actually to break this down with Li Pei.

“Why?” Hearing this, Li Pei suddenly found it difficult to accept that the child he had loved for more than ten years was actually born from that woman, Hong Man.

Li Pei married Hong Man for the sake of the Li family. After getting married, he found Hong Man had a strong and domineering temperament. The two often had disputes and he disliked Hong Man. It was not until the Li family became the second aristocratic family in Jincheng that he could carry Yin Rong through the door.

Contrary to Hong Man, Yin Rong had a gentle and considerate temperament, which was exactly what Li Pei originally expected for his wife. Naturally, he had more true feelings for her. Even the child she gave birth to, Li Pei was very doting on. He also had the hope for Li Tianyan to enter Tianfan Immortal Sect.

He just didn’t expect that Hong Man’s son actually had the three spiritual roots favored by the elders of Tianfan Immortal Sect. Because of Tiancheng’s new status, Li Pei could only watch Yin Rong die in Hong Man’s hands. But now, someone told him that Tiancheng was actually the son of Yin Rong.

“According to the pharmacist’s diagnosis, if Hong Man’s child had not died young, he would probably be a sick child. How could the legitimate son of the Li family be a waste? What’s more, Hong Man is not a generous woman. I’m worried that she will mistreat Yin Rong’s good child.”

Even though the chance was slim, it was better to be cautious. Duan Qin was a little anxious, with Yin Rong’s background, her child might really have spiritual roots, but before they could grow up, they would be destroyed in Hong Man’s hands.

Right now, everything she did had been confirmed as right.

What she didn’t expect was that Hong Man suddenly changed her attitude after having Tiancheng. Not only she did not harm Li Tianyan, but she tried every means to get close to him. Duan Qin thought she had seen through the truth, but later found out that Hong Man was merely manipulating the situation. She was so clever that she intended to destroy Li Tianyan with praises and indulgent.

“Mom, why didn’t you discuss such a big matter with me first? Even if you are worried that Hong Man will harm the child, can’t I protect my own son? Now, I have to face that woman Hong Man every day. It’s unbearable.” Li Pei said in an angry voice.

If he hadn’t remembered that the woman in front of him was the mother he had always respected and an innate sixth-level warrior, he might have been unable to control himself.

“What do you know? If Tianyan is really the child Yin Rong and has been manipulated by Hong Man’s schemes over the years, what can you do? Moreover, it is not easy for the family to support a disciple of Tianfan Immortal Sect. Hong Man will not mistreat Tiancheng. Without the help of the Hong family, our Li Mansion will be hollowed out sooner or later.” After Duan Qin finished speaking, she ignored the people in front of her and picked up the tea cup on the table to take a sip.

After hearing what the old madam said, Li Pei felt very complicated. He felt angry at being deceived for many years, but when he thought that Hong Man had put in all his efforts to cultivate his and Yin Rong’s child, he felt a sense of revenge in his heart.

“In this case, why force Li Tianyan to move out?”

“The matter has come to this point, and there must be no mistakes.” Duan Qin saw through her son’s thoughts at once. Although she didn’t like Hong Man either, now was not the time to seek revenge out of spite.

Tiancheng’s biological mother died at the hands of Hong Man, and Li Tianyan was manipulated by Hong Man to marry an ugly shuanger. This was all caused by Hong Man herself. It had become an inextricable knot. Once something went wrong, with Hong Man’s temperament, the consequences would be disastrous.

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Li Tianyan saw Li Pei coming out and pulled Cheng Qi to hide behind the rockery in the courtyard. Li Pei was in a state of confusion at this time and didn’t pay attention to the surrounding environment. He walked straight through the corridor.

Li Tianyan saw that Li Pei had left, and when he was about to take Cheng Qi back, he heard voices coming from inside again.