Chapter 3: The Li Family Demands for a Spirit Nurturing Pill
The Li family was one of the big families in Xiaoyu Town.
Its estate was located at the end of one of the most prosperous streets in the town.
Every part, from the gate to the courtyard to the mansion itself, was luxurious.
It occupied a large area of prime land where every square inch was worth a fortune. One could see how deep its heritage was.
Looking from afar, the Li family estate was extremely imposing, towering over the nearby buildings.
The carriage of the Jiang family stopped in front of the gate of the Li family estate.
Jiang Ping held Jiang Wan’er’s small hand and slowly walked down from the carriage.
There were four guards standing in front of the Li family’s main gate.
Each of them had a robust and imposing figure.
“Please inform your patriarch that the Jiang family’s patriarch has brought his eldest daughter to pay a visit!”
Chen Zhong went forward and said to the leader of the guards.
The guards saw Chen Zhong leave earlier, and now he had returned with two rather conspicuous people standing behind him.
One of them was a polite-looking and handsome young man who was dressed in a green robe.
He was holding the hand of a little girl who was about five or six years old. She was fair-skinned and had braided hair.
He immediately understood what was going on.
The leader of the guards cast a sidelong glance at Jiang Ping and snorted coldly.
“Just wait here!”
Then, he turned around and entered the gate.
The remaining three guards stood in front of the gate like three fierce gods, staring coldly at Jiang Ping and the others.
Chen Zhong couldn’t help but frown.
No matter what, there should still be etiquette.
However, these guards really didn’t think much of the patriarch of the Jiang family.
Jiang Ping, on the other hand, was much calmer. He just stood there quietly.
It was as if he didn’t notice the expressions of these people at all.
This made Jiang Wan’er unhappy, and she grumbled with her small mouth.
‘Dad is really a coward! He doesn’t get angry when others stare at him in this manner!’ Jiang Wan’er thought.
After a long time, the guard returned from the courtyard.
He said coldly, “Patriarch Jiang, please.”
Although he said ‘please’, he strode into the courtyard without any manners.
Jiang Ping didn’t care. He held Jiang Wan’er’s hand and followed.
The Li family’s courtyard occupied a large area, and the paths in the courtyard were complicated.
They took many turns and finally came to a pond.
There was a pavilion in the pond, and a figure was sitting in the pavilion.
“Patriarch Jiang, please go ahead.”
The leader of the guards signaled Jiang Ping to go to the pavilion.
The one sitting in the pavilion was obviously the patriarch of the Li family, Li Batian.
Jiang Ping nodded and walked slowly to the pavilion with Jiang Wan’er and Chen Zhong.
As they walked closer to the pavilion, Chen Zhong’s heart was beating faster and faster.
The person in the pavilion was a famous peak-stage refinement realm expert in Xiaoyu Town.
Could today’s matter be easily resolved?
While he was still pondering, the three of them had already entered the pavilion.
He saw that the middle-aged man in front of him was dressed luxuriously.
His gaze was cold, and his expression gloomy.
He raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at Jiang Ping and the other two.
He didn’t stand up. Instead, he drank a cup of tea and spoke slowly.
“It seems Patriarch Jiang is quite free today. May I know why you’ve come to my Li Mansion?”
Jiang Ping cupped his fists as a greeting.
“Brother Li, I’ve come because my daughter injured your son this morning, and I feel quite uneasy about it.”
“That’s why I prepared a small gift to apologize to your son.”
After saying this, Jiang Ping glanced at Chen Zhong.
Chen Zhong immediately placed the gift box in his hand on the stone table in front of Li Batian.
“This is a small token of my remorse. I hope Brother Li doesn’t mind.”
“Our two families live together in Xiaoyu Town. We should be on friendly terms.”
“Brother Li, what do you think?”
Jiang Ping maintained a faint smile and spoke in a calm tone.
Li Batian glanced at the gift box with disdain and clapped once.
He snorted coldly and said, “Xiaojiang is the treasure of our Li family, and your daughter broke his leg.”
“Is this all you have? Only a beggar would be appeased with such a small gift!”
He suddenly got angry, and Jiang Ping couldn’t help but be silent for a moment.
“Then according to Brother Li, how should we resolve this matter?”
“Hmph, that will depend on your sincerity.”
Li Batian pushed the gift box on the table away from him, revealing a disdainful expression.
“Our Li family doesn’t care about these things.”
“Since you want to apologize, it should be based on what I want, not what you can give.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Batian stared at Jiang Ping with an extremely aggressive gaze.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Wan’er immediately became a little angry.
Although she didn’t quite understand the conversation between the two of them, she still felt that her father was being bullied.
‘How dare you bully my father? I’ll teach you a lesson in the future!’
Of course, this was only what she thought in her heart.
Although she was young, she wasn’t stupid. She definitely couldn’t defeat him now.
Jiang Ping sighed helplessly.
“Then what does Brother Li want?”
These words were equivalent to giving in. Naturally, Li Batian was pleased.
He stretched out a finger and said coldly.
“Simple.”
“If you want to resolve today’s matter, then bring me a spirit nurturing pill!”
Jiang Ping immediately fell into deep thought when he heard this.
This spirit nurturing pill was very valuable.
It was a pill refined from the primordial lotus, the Yanbo grass, and the myriad vine.
It contained a large amount of spiritual energy, which could help ordinary people relax their meridians and activate their true Qi.
It had the miraculous effect of allowing a physical tempering cultivator to break through to the Qi refinement realm. In Xiaoyu Town, it was priceless!
After pondering for a while, Jiang Ping finally made a decision.
Sigh, forget it.
It was better to have less trouble than more trouble.
Moreover, it was indeed Wan’er’s fault.
He had to let her know that if she did something wrong, she had to apologize to others.
He hoped that she would not cause more trouble in the future.
Looking at the silent Jiang Ping, Li Batian’s tone suddenly turned cold.
“The patriarch of the Jiang family doesn’t agree?”
“Are you unable to bring me one, or do you look down on our Li family?”
The threat was self-evident.
Jiang Ping sighed softly.
“I wouldn’t dare. Since that’s the case, I’ll do as Brother Li says.”
Jiang Ping asked for a piece of paper and pen, wrote a letter, and handed it to Chen Zhong.
This spirit nurturing pill was quite valuable. If it wasn’t for the letter written by him, the butler wouldn’t have been able to get it.
Chen Zhong took the letter and left quickly.
The Jiang family and the Li family were actually not that far apart.
In addition, he was in a hurry and didn’t dare to delay at all. He quickly returned with a box containing the spirit nurturing pill.
Chen Zhong carefully handed the box to Jiang Ping.
Jiang Ping turned around and handed the box to Li Batian.
Li Batian’s heart skipped a beat.
His eyes flashed with excitement.
He gently took the box and slowly opened it.
He saw a round cyan-blue pill lying quietly in the box.
It was also emitting a faintly discernible coolness.
That’s right, it was the spirit nurturing pill!
‘With this spirit nurturing pill, our Li family would have another refinement realm expert!’ Li Batian thought.
Li Batian was overjoyed, but he pretended as if nothing had happened.
However, how could his change escape Jiang Ping’s gaze?
Jiang Ping felt that the problem was resolved.
Hence, he asked tentatively, “Brother Li, I’ve already given you the spirit nurturing pill. Then, this matter should be settled now, right?”
Hearing this, Li Batian regained his senses and looked at Jiang Ping.
He didn’t expect that Jiang Ping would hand over the spirit nurturing pill so easily.
For a moment, in his eyes, Jiang Ping had become a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
He could not easily let go of this opportunity to squeeze him dry.
‘Let alone a spirit nurturing pill, even if I want more, you have to give it to me today!’ he thought to himself
Therefore, he coughed and regained his cold expression.
He said in a deep voice, “The spirit nurturing pill alone is not enough.”