Yi Yun was also nervously watching where Li Ling was in the arena, but the dust obscured his view. Although he was very anxious, Yi Yun still pretended to be calm and comforted the two of them: "Don't worry, since this was caused by Feng'er using Eight Swords Flying Together, he will definitely be fine."
These words were not only meant to comfort Yi Yun and his two granddaughters-in-law, but also to comfort himself.
"Phew~"
The air swelled, the dust slowly dissipated, and Li Ling's figure gradually became clear.
Li Ling waved his hand repeatedly, and streams of true energy shot out, pushing the air and driving the dust in the training ground towards an uninhabited area.
When the dust settled, a huge crater, five meters in diameter and seven or eight meters deep, was seen ten meters behind Li Ling.
Even from dozens of meters away, everyone could still feel the sharp sword energy contained within the deep pit.
"Hiss~"
Gasps of gasp emanated from the guards outside the training ground. They stared in horror at the deep pit, then swallowed hard, looking at Li Ling in disbelief.
The young master's sword strike was terrifyingly powerful; could this still be done by human power?
"Good, hahaha, the legacy of Mingjian Manor is in good hands!"
Yi Yun quickly walked to Li Ling's side, feeling the sharp sword energy permeating the deep pit. It was far more powerful than the power that he, a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, could display. He laughed heartily, patted Li Ling's shoulder, and kept praising him.
"Brother Yi, are you alright?"
Xueyan and Yu'er, however, held Li Ling's hands with concern, checking if he was injured.
Li Ling patted the two beauties' hands, signaling them to relax.
Then he looked at his grandfather, Yi Yun, who was crying tears of joy. This old man had devoted his life to revitalizing Mingjian Manor, and today there was finally hope.
"Grandpa!" Li Ling looked at the old man with concern.
Yi Yun wiped away her tears and smiled, "Grandpa is happy, very happy."
At this moment, Steward Zhang and Commander Guan Shan also stepped forward. They first greeted Yi Yun, and then praised Li Ling with amazement, "Young Master, your divine skills have been perfected. My Famous Sword Manor can now be famous throughout the martial world!"
"Haha, Steward Zhang, quickly tell the kitchen to prepare a feast. I want to celebrate with Feng'er." Yi Yun was in a particularly good mood at this moment. He could finally put down the burden he had carried for more than 20 years. He had not let down his ancestors. The Mingjian Manor had a worthy successor!
"Yes." Butler Zhang accepted the order and left.
That day, the family celebrated properly, because Li Ling's breakthrough was a great event for Mingjian Villa. From now on, they would no longer have to walk on thin ice. Yi Yun's long-standing worries about Xiaoyao Wang were also relieved.
In this joyous occasion, Yi Yun generously rewarded all the guards and servants of the manor, and the entire Mingjian Manor was filled with jubilation, celebrating for over half a month. (The remaining text appears to be unrelated and likely refers to a separate entity or event.)
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Chapter 203: The Carefree King will arrive on the battlefield in five seconds!
Since Li Ling demonstrated the terrifying power of the Eight Swords Flying Together in the training ground, life has settled down for everyone in the Famous Sword Manor, and time has quietly passed by in such peaceful days.
That day, after Li Ling took Xueyan's pulse, he noticed that Xueyan's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and the little one would be born in a little over a month.
Xueyan held Li Ling's large hand, then took Zhao Yu'er's delicate hand, placing their hands together. With a slightly shy look on Yu'er's face, she softly said to Li Ling:
“Brother Yi, Yu’er has been with you from the desert to our Famous Sword Manor for three months now. It’s not right to leave her here without any official status or recognition.”
"I think you should take some time to go back to the desert and invite Yu'er's mother to the Famous Sword Manor. Then we can discuss a date with Grandpa, and you can marry Yu'er into the family."
It has been three months since Li Ling brought Yu'er back from the desert. After spending this time together, both her grandfather Yi Yun and his wife Xue Yan are quite satisfied with her.
Yu'er grew up in the desert and has a somewhat carefree personality, but she is very likable to Yi Yun and treats Xueyan with great kindness. She has no complicated thoughts.
Xueyan wasn't a jealous person, which is why she spoke up for Yu'er at this moment. Hearing Xueyan say this, Yu'er looked at Li Ling with a bit of expectation.
Li Ling squeezed Yu'er's hand and said with a smile, "I've thought about this matter. The original plan was for Yu'er and me to go to the desert together and invite Yu'er's mother over."
Xueyan, you are due to give birth in a little over a month, and I cannot leave at this time. So I want Yu'er to write a letter, and then Uncle Guan can take a few people to invite Yu'er's mother to our Mingjian Manor.
"Mother Yu'er is getting on in years, and it's not good for her to stay in the desert forever. So I thought if Mother Yu'er comes from the desert, why don't you stay at our manor from now on? It would bring some life to our manor."
"Yu'er, what do you think?" Xueyan didn't give her opinion immediately, but instead looked at Yu'er and asked.
Yu'er was overjoyed and nodded, saying, "Yes, it would be best if we could bring Mother from the desert. I'm worried about leaving her alone in the desert. I'll write a letter after we finish eating."
Yu'er was very satisfied with her three months at Mingjian Manor. Apart from the hard work of practicing martial arts every day, everything else was very pleasant.
Originally, Yu'er was worried about Yi Yun and Xue Yan, but they were both very kind to her. Life here was even better than she had imagined, so she did not regret following Li Ling back to Mingjian Manor at all.
She even secretly thanked the Song princess that Li Ling had failed to find, because if it weren't for this Song princess, she would never have met Li Ling.
"Since that's the case, let's settle on this! It'll also be a good opportunity for me to meet Auntie!" Seeing that Yu'er had agreed, Xueyan nodded, and the matter was considered settled.
In the days that followed, Li Ling spent most of his time with Xueyan, except for refining his true qi and consolidating his realm.
The usually quiet Xueyan unconsciously felt a little anxious as she approached childbirth and often needed Li Ling's company. It wasn't until the boy, Yi Yun, personally named 'Yi Yuyang', was born that Xueyan gradually returned to her original temperament, only becoming much gentler when taking care of her son.
The peaceful days passed quickly. Just a week after Xueyan gave birth, Li Ling received news that Zhang Junbao had been assassinated by Zhang Qiqiao.
Zhang Qiqiao never expected that Qin Sirong had fallen in love with Zhang Junbao. She didn't poison Zhang Junbao at all, and even helped Zhang Junbao to deal with him. Because Zhang Qiqiao had lost an arm, he was seriously injured by the two of them working together.
At this moment, thanks to the sudden appearance of a man and a woman, Zhang Qiqiao was rescued.
Upon receiving the news, Li Ling knew that the Carefree King was about to appear, and that the two people who rescued Zhang Qiqiao were most likely the Carefree King's disciples, Benlei and Shandian.
Li Ling was right. After Zhang Qiqiao was rescued, he was taken to see the Carefree King by Benlei and Shandian.
"Soul Stealer, do you even know what mistake you've made?" The Carefree King said coldly, his back to Zhang Qiqiao.