Chapter 266: Love is arbitrary

In the distance, a figure roared towards him, it was Li Tiangang.

Li Hao's roar earlier shook the whole city, and he naturally heard it. When he focused his attention to observe, he saw a series of battles behind him.

The sacrificial array he was setting up naturally stopped. After all, all the demons had been killed, and there was no need to invite the ancestors anymore.

When his soul was in the sky, he saw Li Hao protecting Li Muchiu in front of the two demon leaders, and heard the calls of He Jianlan and the others, he felt his heart trembling, that boy was really his child who fell into the abyss. ?

At this moment, he was so excited that he came flying at full speed under the light of fire.

In front of Li Hao, after hearing Li Hao's words, Ji Qingqing felt that every word was like a needle, trying to pierce her heart. She couldn't help but say:

"It was mother's fault, but haven't you come back now? What do you want mother to do before you forgive me?"

Li Hao's originally calm eyes suddenly shot out two rays of cold light and said:

"I am back, but your children have died in that abyss forever. I came back by my own ability. I relied on myself, not you or you!"

Ji Qingqing was stunned, looking at the young man who was calm just now but now looked cold. She realized that she had said the wrong thing, and tears slowly flowed down:

"But you were born to me, can't you give your mother another chance to make amends?"

Hearing these choked words, Li Hao looked at her and said:

"Make up the opportunity? Did I go to Ji's house to seek death? Did I go to Qitian Island to explore the abyss?"

The two rhetorical questions hit Ji Qingqing's heart like a heavy hammer. She felt that all the warmth in her body seemed to be taken away, and she felt as if she was so cold that she shivered. Yes, that child had gone through so much hardship to make it to the big world alone. Huang Tian, ​​isn’t it just to see her?

She suddenly realized that she was not worthy of saying such words. Can she make up for it? The letting go more than ten years ago and the letting go more than ten years later put his children in danger twice. Can he still make up for it?

Her tears were like bursting from a dam, and she felt so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe.

"Qingqing!"

Li Tiangang flew over and landed outside. When Li Wushuang and others saw the head of the family, they couldn't help but step aside.

Li Tiangang walked forward quickly and looked at Li Hao's cold eyes. Looking at his wife who had cried until she couldn't make a sound, his heart felt like a knife.

"You can't talk to your mother like that!"

Li Tiangang's eyes were slightly red, and he said to Li Hao: "It was my fault in the past. I was too harsh on you. I was stubborn and made you suffer injustice without careful investigation. You can treat me however you want, but you can't. Treat your mother like this, she worked very hard to give birth to you."

Li Hao frowned, and his originally peaceful heart now felt unspeakable boredom and weariness.

He said indifferently: "Don't be a mother anymore, and you don't have to admit my mistakes. I will let the past go. From the moment I stepped out of the Divine General's Mansion, I have nothing to do with you anymore. I will repay everything I spent on food and clothing in those years." Qing, I have returned double the demon blood you sent back to you in Yanbei. I have nothing to do with you now. Don’t you feel that I no longer have your blood in me?”

While speaking, Li Hao did not deliberately hide his aura, and the Vientiane attribute had already been temporarily removed.

Hearing Li Hao's words, Li Tiangang was stunned and looked at him in shock. Ji Qingqing was also stunned, not caring about crying anymore, and hurriedly probed for Li Hao's breath.

He Jianlan and others next to him were all stunned. Li Hao's aura was too strong and they didn't notice it. But at this moment, Li Hao's words made them hurriedly release their aura and explore Li Hao's body.

"Hao'er!"

Next to him, Li Muchiu, who was healing on the back of the Candle God, sat up suddenly and coughed out a mouthful of blood. One of his arms had healed. At this moment, his old face full of wrinkles looked at Li Hao in panic.

He knew that Li Hao would not lie easily, and he did not care about offending him at this moment. He quickly probed the area, but found that he really could not detect the blood of the Li family in Li Hao's body.

His body seemed to be like a candle in the wind, swaying precariously, and he was a little lost.

As for Li Xiaoran and Li Qingzheng, their expressions suddenly changed and they hurriedly investigated. Then they were stunned and just stared at the young man blankly.

The many heroes and souls of the ancestors of the Li family around them frowned, as if they realized what was happening. They were the souls of deceased heroes, and they had a natural sense of the blood of the Li family. They had long seen that Li Hao had no trace of the Li family in his body.

But listening to what these people said, it seemed that the stunning and unparalleled talent in front of them came from their Li family and was a bloodline of their Li family!

But... what's going on?

"Child, were you once a member of my Li family?" One of the ancestors couldn't help but ask, with doubts in his soft eyes.

Li Hao glanced at the other party with a calm and indifferent expression and said:

"I am me. Your Li family once had a child similar to me, but that child is already dead."

Hearing Li Hao's words, Li Tiangang's breath fluctuated violently, and he roared: "Impossible, I don't believe it! You are definitely not him, who are you?!"

"Tiangang!"

Li Muchiu, whose face was as white as a piece of paper, roared violently, and the power of the Tao realm vibrated, making Li Tiangang's head seem to explode and he was stunned.

"How wrong do you want to be?!"

Li Muchiu's eyes seemed to be bloodshot, staring at him.

Li Tiangang froze on the spot, then slowly raised his head to look at Li Hao, but his eyes were full of sadness:

"You cut off your bloodline with the Li family. How can you be so heartless?"

Li Hao raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, but facing that sad face, he felt speechless and wanted to laugh.

He was too lazy to say more, and said: "It's heartless, no matter what, we have nothing to do with each other in the future, and you don't offend me again. I can forgive the past, but I may not do so in the future!"

After that, he turned his head to look at Li Muxiu, and saw that the other party looked at him with a sad look, and his eyes seemed to be broken. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and said:

"Grandpa, although I am no longer a member of the Li family, if you need fishing friends in the future, just call me at any time, and I will accompany you at any time."

Li Muxiu looked at Li Hao's eyes and knew that the child had completely cut off the past. He couldn't help but feel pain and regret in his heart. He had cut off his bloodline, but he still rushed over. Was it just because of the past affection?

The sword that could cut off millions of demons could not cut off the child's feelings.

But he only cut off his feelings for his parents!

What kind of disappointment would that be?

Such an excellent and impeccable child was completely lost by their Li family.

Li Muxiu was full of sorrow, but in the end, it turned into a low and sharp laugh, which seemed painful and funny, but after laughing for a while, his eyes slowly became concentrated and gentle.

"That's what you said. I'll see if your fishing skills have become rusty."

At this moment, in the interweaving of pain and sadness, Li Muxiu figured it out. Leaving the Li family would have no effect on the child.

They were the only ones who were hurt and in pain.

But at least the child would not be hurt again.

In this case, why not?

The Li family lost this glory, but it had no effect on the entire Dayu Divine Dynasty.

Even if he was not a member of the Li family, the child still came. Even if he did not have the blood of the Li family flowing in his body, he still saved Liangzhou and now saved Qingzhou City.

He was still himself. He never felt that he should bear anything because he was born in the general's mansion.

He just has a sincere heart, as a human, and he does his best to protect this world.

Thinking of this, Li Muxiu's tears flowed more, both for Li Hao's relieved laughter and for Li Tiangang's previous doubts about Li Hao's bad character.

"Yeah."

Seeing Li Muxiu's eyes, Li Hao felt a little relieved, and then glanced at He Jianlan, the armored lady:

"If there is a chance in the future, let Madam taste my cooking skills."

He Jianlan heard Li Hao's address, and the sadness in her heart fell like rain. She felt that this child came to Qingzhou to say goodbye, to say goodbye to his past identity in front of them.

She was no longer his aunt...

"Child, can you really not go back?" He Jianlan asked with sadness.

Li Hao shook his head slightly: "I can't go back to my status, but if you don't mind, my feelings will remain."

He Jianlan felt even sadder, but she held back her tears and didn't try to persuade him to stay. She knew that Li Hao had always been a man of integrity and it was difficult to change his mind.

Besides, the Li family might be a burden to him now, but maybe Li Hao could live well on his own, and that was enough.

Li Hao's eyes swept over Li Xiaoran, Li Qingzheng and others again, his eyes gentle:

"Thank you for your care in the past, old men. If you don't mind me in the future, I'm also in need of chess friends."

"Child..."

Li Qingzheng's lips trembled slightly, but he didn't say anything else. He knew that the matter was settled.

Just like a chess piece leaving your hand, you can't regret it once it's made.

Li Xiaoran clenched his fists. What he thought of at this moment was his elder brother, and what he had told him before he died, but they couldn't do it.

A wave of sadness surged in his heart, and he tightly grasped the knife in his hand, with veins bulging on the back of his hand. When his eyes swept over Li Tiangang and Ji Qingqing, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, but in the end, he restrained himself and only sadness remained.

Li Hao glanced around and said, "Since it's rare to come to Qingzhou, I will hold a banquet at Yunxia Tower in the city tonight, and we will meet slowly then."

After that, he glanced at Li Yuanzhao's absent-minded look, smiled and patted his shoulder:

"Don't be in a daze, go back to Yunxia Tower, and help me talk to the proprietress to let her prepare all the specialties in advance."

Li Yuanzhao's body was shaken by the pat, as if his soul was beaten back into his body, and his eyes became moist.

Li Hao smiled, and then looked at Song Yufeng and other Tan Palace disciples in the distance, as well as the azure figure that had transformed.

"You can't leave!"

Li Tiangang seemed to come to his senses, suddenly blocking in front of Li Hao, with anger on his face: "Even if I..."

"Even if what?"

Li Hao paused and looked at Li Tiangang who was blocking him. Just a glance with his calm eyes suddenly made Li Tiangang's blood and arrogance seem to be extinguished, like a cold water pouring on his head.

He was stunned in place, and suddenly realized that it was not two years ago.

At the beginning, even if he beat Li Hao to a pulp, he could tie him back, but now he couldn't.

He was slightly distracted, but soon reacted, gritting his teeth and said: "I now ask you as a duke not to leave, you must stay in Qingzhou City!"

Li Hao glanced at him indifferently and said: "Speaking of this, it reminds me. If I remember correctly, I quelled the rebellion in Liangzhou, and His Majesty seemed to have conferred me the title of duke. You are a duke, and I am also a duke. You are a second-class, and I am a third-class. Although I am lower than you, we are both dukes, and you have no right to order me."

"In addition, please return your majesty's awards and letters to the Li family. I will report them to your majesty later. From now on, I have nothing to do with the Li family. If there are any more awards or edicts, they can be sent directly to my territory."

When he was guarding Cangyu City at the age of fourteen, he was crowned an earl and was given a fiefdom. However, he had never gone to see it, but it didn't matter, the fiefdom was always there.

Hearing Li Hao's words, Li Tiangang's body trembled even more violently. The Duke who was less than sixteen years old was the only one in the entire Yu Dynasty. He was a little confused. What did he do wrong? Why has it reached this point today?

As Li Hao spoke, he walked straight past Li Tiangang and came to Song Yufeng and others to reminisce about old times.

Song Yufeng heard all this from the side, but secretly sighed and regretted in his heart, and avoided it when reminiscing with Li Hao.

After a brief chat, we agreed to meet again in the evening.

Li Hao looked at Song Qiumo. This woman stood in the air like autumn water, clear and high, with an unapproachable chill, but her eyes were like the softest water, staring at Li Hao.

The two looked at each other, and it seemed like many words were contained in this one look.

Each other smiled.

…

…

Returning to Qingzhou City, when the Li family ordered the soldiers to clean up the demon corpses on the city wall, Li Hao and Song Qiumo walked in the city together.

Behind them, the young man in the form of the candle god followed silently.

And Xi Yan has returned to Li Hao's wrist. After Mr. Li Muchiu's injury stabilizes, he can slowly heal himself with the Li family's magic medicine, and there is no need for her to continue treatment.

"I see……"

Song Qiumo and Li Hao chatted while walking. When he accompanied Li Hao to visit this old place again, he naturally asked about Li Hao's death.

Only then did Li Hao know that the Li family had held a funeral for him, and everyone thought he was dead.

He smiled slightly and felt that this was very good. The child was indeed dead and buried in the abyss forever. The funeral was not in vain.

And Song Qiumo learned that Li Hao had narrowly escaped death from the Demon Saint. Although Li Hao did not elaborate, she understood that Li Hao had encountered dangers beyond imagination. It was no wonder that the Li family believed that Li Hao was dead.

She sighed secretly in her heart, unable to imagine what Li Hao had experienced during this time.

"You are much stronger than me now."

Song Qiumo said with a smile.

Li Hao also smiled: "As for practice, it is only useful when killing monsters. Instead of praising my practice, I would like you to praise my paintings."

Song Qiumo blinked slightly and couldn't help laughing.

This young man is still as weird and different as before.

"Uncle Liu!"

Li Hao suddenly called out and waved to a small shop on the street.

The shop opened a small door and peeked out, as if he was still unsure whether the demon had been completely eliminated.

Hearing Li Hao's call, the middle-aged couple inside the door froze for a moment and looked at Li Hao doubtfully.

"Make me two cotton jade crisps." Li Hao said with a smile.

The middle-aged couple were stunned and looked at Li Hao with some uncertainty, but after thinking about the news coming out of the Li family, they still did not dare to ask. In addition to the young master, the boys and girls nearby who came to eat their food also called him this way.

"I won't go out today."

The middle-aged man said.

Li Hao was a little disappointed when he heard this: "Okay then."

Song Qiumo's eyes flashed slightly but said nothing.

But the middle-aged couple seemed to hear something suddenly. Their whole bodies tensed up, their eyes became a little panicked, and they looked at Li Hao, feeling a little timid.

"That's not impossible. Just wait."

The middle-aged man, Uncle Liu, said quickly, and then quickly retreated home.

His wife smiled apologetically at Li Hao and said, "That's right, it can be done right away. It'll be ready right away."

Li Hao saw this and nodded with a smile: "Thank you very much."

The couple immediately retreated into the house and got busy. They had not thought about setting up the stall today, nor had they made the noodles in advance. They had to make everything new.

Li Hao looked at Song Qiumo next to him and sighed: "Uncle Liu is a very nice person, don't scare them."

Song Qiumo looked innocent: "What?"

Seeing her like this, Li Hao also smiled helplessly. Although the fluctuations in the other party's voice transmission were obscure, it could not be hidden from him now.

Immediately, the two stood at the door of the small shop, waiting quietly.

Not long after, several portions of cotton jade crispy cakes were ready.

Li Hao took it and handed one to Song Qiumo, one to Zhuhuo Shen, and gave one to Xi Yan:

"Try it too, this is the delicacy of the world."

Xiyan was curious, rolled up her red beard, got into the oil paper wrapped in crispy cake and started eating.

"Well, it's so crispy and fragrant. Is this what you humans eat?"

Xi Yan immediately made a sound of joy and comfort, as well as the sound of eating again and again.

"If you like it, eat more."

Li Hao smiled and said to Uncle Liu, "Can I have a few more?"

The middle-aged couple nodded quickly and continued.

After carrying a bag with four or five servings in it, Li Hao followed Song Qiumo and continued to stroll slowly along the old streets of Jiudi, eating as he walked.

"This tastes really good."

"That's right. It was because we couldn't buy Qingzhi and Uncle Liu's stall moved to the foot of Tan Gong Academy. I went there and went to school."

"...You are really good at it."

Song Qiumo was also speechless. Who would have thought that Tan Gong Academy could receive such a peerless disciple because of the charm of an ordinary peddler.

When he arrived at Yunxia Tower, Li Hao was familiar with the road and booked a private room on the top floor with the proprietress.

Later, he asked Yunxialou to send invitations in his name to various places.

As night fell, there were mountains of monster corpses piled up outside the city, but soldiers were cleaning up, and notices were posted inside the city. There were soldiers from the Li family reporting on the carriages and horses along the way that all the monsters outside the city had been eliminated, and Qingzhou City was safe. !

This announcement lasted from afternoon to evening. At night, thousands of lights were lit in the city.

There were also many brave people wandering around on the streets, attracting more people to come out of their homes, and the streets gradually became busier again.

Various restaurants, teahouses and other places soon opened for business again, and those who had a little money went to these lively places to gather together to chat and explore.

Those who had no money would enjoy the company of others in the shade in alleys, yards and other places, chatting in small groups about what they had heard today, and slapping the banana leaf fan in their hands from time to time to drive away biting mosquitoes.

What everyone was talking about was the call that shook the whole city, the size of the demon, and the names that came out when they killed the demon kings.

"Have you heard that the demon calls Haotian directly? Do you know who Haotian is? Yes, he is the one from Liangzhou, the general who single-handedly put an end to the demonic calamity in Liangzhou!"

"God really blessed me Dayu. The star descended to earth and appeared in the sky. It's a pity that I never saw his true appearance."

"I must be sixteen now. I have been granted the title of Duke and the title of General. Tsk, tsk, this reputation has been well-known for thousands of years and no one should be able to surpass it!"

"Is General Haotian the one from the Li family?"

"General Haotian is General Haotian. Isn't the one from the Li family dead?"

"That's right, the Li family held a funeral not long ago. Although it was a low-key affair, I saw with my own eyes that the Li family had an IOU when I passed by."

"Really? It seems that I remembered it wrong. It's a pity that the genius of the Li family is also a dragon and a phoenix among people."

"Aren't they the same person, but the Li family made a mistake?"

"Are you kidding me, could the Divine General's Mansion make a mistake?"

"But I've never heard of General Haotian's background..."

There are discussions in the streets and taverns everywhere. Some old people can still remember some things clearly, but more juniors know these celebrities intermittently. They have their own hard work to do on weekdays, so how can they have the time to pay attention to them every day, so many of them have their own hard work to do. The messages were mixed, and gradually, when they talked about General Haotian, they also talked about Liangzhou.

As for the Li family, they gradually mentioned less and less.

In the Yunxia Tower, Li Hao was sitting here waiting for the old friend who had received the invitation to arrive. His hearing was amazing, so he naturally heard a lot of comments around him, but nowadays, many people seem to have really forgotten his former surname.

The river of time seems to bury everything and smooth everything.

Li Hao poured himself a drink and looked out the window at the lights of thousands of houses. The night was beautiful.

At the same time, invitations were sent to the various courtyards of Tan Gong Academy and Shen Jiang Mansion. He Jianlan and others received the invitations. Apart from sighing slightly in their hearts, they had already calmed down a lot and took the invitations. Then rushed to the dinner party.

As the people in each courtyard gradually emptied and disappeared, in the end, only the Shanhe courtyard was brightly lit.

At the dinner table, Li Tiangang and Ji Qingqing looked at the dishes on the table, but seemed to have lost their appetite.

Both of them were in trance.

When they heard the movement outside the courtyard, their senses spread out, only to find that carriages were galloping out of the General's Mansion.

The auras inside those carriages were none other than He Jianlan and other ladies from various courtyards.

Li Tiangang and Ji Qingqing looked a little ugly. They looked at the courtyard door from time to time, but no one came in or informed them.

Except for Wang Xiangru of Feiyun Academy, all other academies have received invitations, but now, they are the only ones who have not received them yet.

The kid obviously didn't intend to invite him.

At the door, Butler Zhao was hunched over, looking at the eyes in the hall that were frequently looking outside, but his eyes were sad, and he sighed deeply in his heart.

If he had known this, why did he do it in the first place... He lowered his head and just looked at his toes, feeling that his shoes were a little worn.

The cold moonlight shifted, and the night became quieter.

The movement of cars and horses outside the courtyard also disappeared. Obviously, everyone who should be invited has been invited, and the dinner party may have started long ago.

Li Tiangang's face turned ugly. He picked up the chopsticks on the table, plucked the food in front of him hard, and said:

"Eat, don't wait, no one else is here. After eating, you go and see how the demons are being dealt with outside the city. I'm going to visit my ancestors, and I also have to deal with the situation in other cities. We can't fall!"

Ji Qingqing, however, stared blankly at the food, as if she was in a daze, not moving at all.

Li Tiangang took two bites, but couldn't eat anymore. He placed the bowls and chopsticks heavily on the table, gritted his teeth and said:

"He cut off his bloodline, but little did he know that without the changes caused by the collision of our bloodlines, his talent would be greatly reduced. Although he is very strong now, because of this decision, he will never be able to hear the Tao again for the rest of his life, even if he is lucky enough to hear the Tao , also reached the top!”

"He originally had the appearance of asking for a saint, which is the path to the saint's realm and will last forever. He has ruined his own excellent talent. He doesn't love himself!"

Ji Qingqing's eyes trembled slightly, but she said sadly: "Even so, he is good enough, and it is because of us that he..."

Li Tiangang's face twitched when he heard this. How could he not know this?

I just feel sad and angry with nowhere to vent.

"What he did is incredible, he will regret it sooner or later!"

He clenched his fists and said, then stood up and left the hall.

Night falls quietly on the treetops.

The moon is full.

In Yunxia Tower, Li Hao drank with everyone, and laughter continued during the banquet.

He Jianlan, Li Muxiu and others who came here had given up the idea of ​​persuading Li Hao, and just ate and drank together.

When the conversation was so pleasant and emotional, they still wanted to persuade him a few words, but as soon as they started, they were interrupted by Li Hao with a smile.

Obviously, it would take some time for everyone to adapt to the fact that Li Hao had completely cut off ties with the God General Mansion.

During the banquet, the disciples of the Tan Palace Academy also came to Li Hao and took turns to toast and thank him. Li Hao saw that the two princes were not there. After asking, he learned that they had finished their further studies and were taken back to the imperial capital.

Obviously, the two princes came to the Tan Palace Academy just to make connections and accumulate capital as everyone guessed.

Li Hao still remembered the prince who liked poetry and sent him off at the end. He felt a little regretful that he didn't see him this time.

They drank and talked until late at night.

Li Hao also found an inn to rest for a while.

The next day.

It was rare to have a good and comfortable sleep, and Li Hao's spirit became full. During the banquet last night, Li Muxiu said that the Li family had sent people to bring his battle flags and the heads of those demon kings, carried by elite light cavalry, to the cities of Qingzhou for reinforcement.

The rest of the army followed.

Without the pressure of the demons outside Qingzhou City, the large number of troops retreating in Qingzhou City can now go all out and go to the battlefield.

And those who were led back by the blood of the Li family ancestors also rushed to various battlefields, and followed the Li family army to recover the lost land of Qingzhou.

Li Hao shook his head. He drank too much last night and didn't deliberately use his body to purify the alcohol, so he felt a little dizzy.

But he soon regained consciousness.

With a stronger strength, it seems that he is not so easy to get drunk.

Unless it is some special wine.