“Could it be that your son will be tied to the Buddha Lord’s crotch for the rest of his life?”
Li Hao said with a smile.
Liu Yue Rong’s body trembled, and her face turned unsightly. Being targeted by the Four Stands Realm was enough to keep anyone up at night, not to mention the matters of Qingzhou City; she had heard about them from the old servant. The young man in front of her had already become a top fighter, and even that Buddha Lord might not be able to suppress him.
“I was wrong, I was wrong, just kill me, let me atone for my sins!”
Liu Yue Rong suddenly knelt down, kowtowing and pleading with Li Hao.
Li Hao neither stopped her nor spoke. Before he was poisoned, he had held a very good impression of this second mother, as she often showed care and genuine affection. But, who knew it was all an act.
In the days that followed, there were many attempts to test him, and he had no choice but to learn to be cautious.
“Death is not enough to atone for sins. Your son harbored murderous thoughts on the True Dragon; he must pay the price.”
Li Hao stood up and said, “You’re living too comfortably. Since you are a prisoner, you should look like one. Wait for me in the prison; I will bring your son to you, beaten like a dead dog.”
Liu Yue Rong was stunned, her face turning deathly pale. In desperation, she tried to cling to Li Hao’s legs, but was blocked by a force.
She pleaded urgently, “I was wrong, but for the sake of the times I held you, Qianfeng is innocent, he knows nothing, please, if not for his sake, then for his father’s…”
“You wanted to strip me of my power, so I will strip your son of his power. That makes us even.”
Li Hao spoke softly, “I have no intention of taking his life, unless he brings it upon himself, but that’s another matter.” Your journey continues with empire
Having said this, he turned and walked away.
Inside the courtyard, there were wails of entreaty, but the young man left resolutely.
As the gate closed again, those wails turned into curses, into a curse, and finally into heart-wrenching sobs.
Afterward, Liu Yue Rong thought of writing a letter, hoping to get the message to her son, ‘Do not descend from Mount Wuliang until you have reached the Grand Tao of Peace Realm.’
Only then, she might save her own life.
…
Outside the courtyard, Li Hao exited as the wailing and pleading from inside were sealed by the closing gate.
Everyone present was astonished, unaware of what Li Hao had said.
Li Hao only mentioned to Li Xuanli that the criminal should stay where the criminal belongs.
With that, Li Xuanli understood Li Hao’s intention and was somewhat relieved that Li Hao did not kill Liu Yue Rong directly; after all, she was still that brother’s wife.
He sighed inwardly and with the others, accompanied Li Hao on his way.
“You cannot leave!”
Li Tian Gang stood in front of Divine General Mansion, looking determinedly at the approaching Li Hao.
Li Hao frowned slightly without speaking, only let his Dao Domain suppress Li Tian Gang, then stepped past him and walked out of the Divine General Mansion.
Ji Qingqing cried out from a distance, “Hao Er!”
Li Hao did not look back, walking away directly, disappearing from everyone’s sight as they watched on from the Divine General Mansion, alongside the street.
He Jianlan and the others were pale, their expressions complex. This was the second time they had witnessed the young man step out of the Divine General Mansion.
And this time, it was a final farewell.
“Birds fly in the sky and only rest on a tree when they are tired. Moreover, he is not a bird; he is a Phoenix.”
Li Xiaoran whispered these words to himself, meant for Li Tian Gang to hear, to prevent futile entanglement and voice his own feelings. After speaking, he turned and left.
Hearing this, Li Tian Gang and Ji Qingqing trembled; they knew that if that child was a bird, they were the cage to him.
Now, they could no longer hold him back.
…
…
At Mount Wuliang, within the Brahma Pure Land World.
Li Qianfeng, dressed in a white Kasaya, came before the Spiritual Buddha Master.
“Master, I wonder how much longer until my mother will be brought here, our Li Family…”
Kneeling on the ground, Li Qianfeng looked up imploringly, his face a picture of earnest desperation.
The Buddha Master, seated on the Golden Lotus Platform, looked down at his piteous and eager appearance and sighed softly, realizing that his previous teachings had been in vain as the other party had not truly comprehended.
“The calamity of Qingzhou City has been settled; you don’t have to worry. As for news about your mother, we must wait for Puji Bodhisattva to return…”
The Buddha Master spoke softly.
Li Qianfeng was stunned, eyes widening as he said, “Qingzhou City has been pacified?”
The journey to Qingzhou was but tens of thousands of miles, with Mount Wuliang being relatively close to Qingzhou City of the Li Family. If one from the Four Stands Realm traveled at full speed, it would be less than a day’s journey.
Unlike Youzhou, which, though closer to Qingzhou, is comparatively so – in fact, separated by hundreds of thousands of miles.
The Buddha Master said, “You can be at peace.”
“Thank you, Master!” Li Qianfeng bowed excitedly.
The Buddha Master told Li Qianfeng to retire and go cultivate, then turned to Lin Wujing and asked,
“Has that little thief confessed where the stolen Saint Relic is?”