Chapter 0241 – The Great Golden Battle – Absolute Return

“That’s the thread of my life.” The Extremely Evil Laughing Demon replied. The Thousand Flowers Mansion Master was completely unable to understand the meaning of those words, but she could see that the Extremely Evil Laughing Demon’s eyes were filled with pleasure that she had never seen before as he looked at that scratch.

The Thousand Flowers Mansion Master walked over to the Extremely Evil Laughing Demon and gently leaned her head on his shoulder, softly saying, “No wonder it looks so different.”

When Jian Wuji returned to his residence, he found Li An waiting for him in the courtyard.

“Why are you here?” Jian Wuji asked. “What else could I be doing, of course I’m waiting for you big lazy ass.” Li An said without any good humor.

“How did you know when I was coming back?” “I was going to wait until you came back.” Li An beamed. Jian Wuji learned from the hemp-clothed old man that when he was asleep, Li An had once come and cried very hard. Looking at the girl in front of him, whose eyes were red and swollen with worry written all over her face, Jian Wuji’s heart warmed.

“Starving, aren’t you? Why does your face look so ugly?” Jian Wuji asked with concern. Li An’s eyes were a bit puffy and swollen, obviously he had cried again later.

“I thought you’ve gotten prettier, how come you’ve turned back to being ugly?” Jian Wuji snickered. “Even if it’s a hundred times uglier, I can still live!” Li An said defiantly.

“Let’s go, I’ll take you to eat something delicious, today the two of us have to eat our way through the Windfall Tavern!” Sword Wuji said and was about to pull Li An outside. “Wait, I have something to say to you.” Li An pulled him back and said.

“Let’s talk as we walk, I’m starving to death.” Sword Wuji said, taking the lead and walking out. Li An hurriedly followed.

Li An followed behind Jian Wuji step by step, like a little tail. Suddenly, as if she had made up her mind, she opened her mouth and said, “Starting today, I’m going to follow you every inch of the way and continue to be your guard!” “Good.” Jian Wuji replied without looking back.

“I’m not joking, I’m serious!” Li An said in a firm tone. “I know.”

Jian Wuji answered too dryly, Li An instead was a bit disbelieving, she quickly ran to Jian Wuji, tilted her head, stared straight into his eyes and asked, “Really?” “Really.” Jian Wuji smiled and nodded.

Li An was so happy that he almost jumped up, but then, as if he thought of something, he asked suspiciously, “You must have conditions, right?” “That’s for sure.”

“What conditions?” “Whenever you cultivate the Flying Sword Technique to twelve stars of great success, I’ll let you be my guard.”

Li An immediately lost his breath, revealing an expression of “I knew it”, “I haven’t even reached the Great Success yet, let alone the Twelve Stars Great Success, so I’ll have to cultivate until the monkey’s age? Maybe I won’t even reach that realm until I die.”

“Then next time if I am in danger, do you still have to carry me back together?” Jian Wu Ji asked back. “……” Li An Dun was speechless. Of course she understood what Jian Wuji meant. If Jian Wuji really encountered a life-threatening danger, even if she cultivated the Flying Sword Technique to the twelve-star grand completion, she might not be able to help.

“Can you fight for it and hurry up and get stronger!” Li An huffed. “Yes, I will definitely cultivate harder in the future! Let’s go eat here, my Lord Captain of the Guiying Team.” Jian Wuji said with a smile.

With that, the duo arrived at the Windfall Tavern in Ma Jia Village. “Sword??? , long time no see ah!” The shopkeeper, Zhao Chunpei, warmly greeted them, still with that smiling demeanor.

“Boss Zhao, how have you been?” Jian Wuji asked with a smile. “Thanks to your blessings, everything is fine with me. I’ve heard that you’ve been busy with your affairs lately, why are you free to visit the small store today?”

“No matter how busy you are, you still have to eat, don’t you? This is not it, I specially came over to taste Boss Zhao’s craftsmanship, quickly bring up all your best dishes, but I’m craving for it.” Jian Wuji said with a smile. Zhao Chunpei answered and happily walked into the kitchen. Jian Wuji brought Li An to the second floor and sat down at their usual seat.

“You know what? Boss Zhao specially had this table reserved.” Li An said. “For us?” Jian Wuji was a bit surprised.

“Yeah, he said we could sit here whenever we came.” “We don’t come often, so why bother? Isn’t it affecting his business?”

“Not at all, since the last time you and a few Demon Lords dined here, this table has become a ‘celebrity effect’, many people have come here just to take a look at this table, Boss Zhao’s business is much better.” Li An lowered his voice and said. “You say, could this be a message that Boss Zhao deliberately put out?” “That old man is ghostly, it’s really possible.” Jian Wuji said with a smile. The two looked at each other and laughed. Li An usually always had a sad face, it was rare to see her smile so happily, and Jian Wuji couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief in his heart.

Looking at Li An’s smile, Jian Wuji truly felt the warmth of home.

“By the way, how are things going with Team Guiying?” Jian Wuji asked. “Big Brother Greenface has already identified a few candidates, saying that they are trustworthy and good. Things are going so well that I’m starting to worry instead.”

“Worried about what?” “But, I’ve barely come into contact with outsiders before, and you’re the only one I know. Can someone like me really be a good captain of the Guiying team?”

“Even I can deal with it, are you still afraid that you can’t deal with others?” Jian Wuji said with a smile. “Aiya, what you said ……” Li An pouted.

At this time, Zhao Chunpei walked up with the wine and food. “Boss Zhao, come, have a drink with me.” Jian Wuji greeted. “I don’t dare to, I don’t dare to, the two of you chat slowly.” Zhao Chunpei hurriedly waved his hand, wanting to excuse himself. “Come come come, just one cup.” Jian Wuji pulled Zhao Chunpei’s sleeve without saying a word and forcefully pressed him into his seat.

“Just one drink.” “This …… well, then, respectfully, thank you sword? for the honor.” Zhao Chunpei’s hospitality was hard to resist, so he had no choice but to pick up his wine cup and clink it with Jian Wuji.

“I’ve heard that this little store of mine has now become a ‘place of interest’ as well?” Jian Wuji asked with a smile. “That’s not true, this is all thanks to your blessings.” Zhao Chunpei said with a smile.

“Next time your master or a few Demon Lords come back, how about having them leave some ‘ink treasures’ on the wall?” Jian Wuji suggested. “‘Ink treasure’? What ‘ink treasure’?” Zhao Chunpei asked in confusion.

“Of course it refers to their martial arts mastery! Think about it, your master leaves a palm print on the wall, and Lord Extremely Evil Laughing Demon then pokes a hole in the side with his Blood Shadow Finger, how grand! Also, you can have Senior Poison King inscribe a poem on this table, then this table would be worth its weight in gold!” The more Sword Wuji spoke, the more excited he became.

Zhao Chunpei hurriedly waved his hands and said, “No, no, no, how could I dare to make such an unreasonable request to a few seniors? In case someone gets up to mischief and tears down my walls and removes the table, what can I do then?” On his lips, he said no, but Zhao Chunpei’s face was clearly written with anticipation.

“You can rest assured, who dares to act wildly in your territory? I won’t be the first to spare him!” Jian Wuji patted his chest and assured.

Li An snickered on the side and said, Only you dare to joke with a few seniors like this.

Zhao Chunpei exchanged a few more pleasantries before turning around and going downstairs.

“By the way, if you don’t know how to deal with those people, you can ask Boss Zhao for advice, he’s a man who has read countless people and is very experienced in this area.” Jian Wuji said to Li An.

“I know.” Liam nodded.

Jian Wuji and Li An ate and chatted, enjoying this rare leisure time. Having not eaten Zhao Chunpei’s handiwork for a long time, Jian Wuji felt extra delicious.

“After a while, you should follow Qingmian on a trip out of the valley to meet that Military Master Gao and Sect Leader Windy Sky, and by the way, recruit some more manpower to enrich the strength of your Ying team.” Jian Wu Ji said to Li An. It was time for Li An to go out for some training.

“By the way, my master will probably choose the next sect master soon.” Jian Wuji suddenly said.

Li An was shocked at his words, she knew better than anyone else what this matter meant to Jian Wuji and how much effort he had put into it.

“Do you have any plans?” Liam asked.

“I’ve thought about it, but it’s hard to say if it will work.”

“What’s the plan?”

“If I have to give it a name ……,” Jian Wuji put down his wine glass, a hint of cunning flashing in his eyes, “then let’s call it ‘The Great Golden Battle’! “

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