Deep into the night, Duan Lingtian hugged the two girls and fell into a deep sleep.
Hua!
A sound entered his ears. Duan Lingtian's Spiritual Energy shook and he instantly woke up.
In next to no time, Duan Ling Tian noticed that the entire courtyard was ablaze with flames.
"Who's there?!"
At this time, Duan Lingtian heard Xiong Quan's shout, followed by the sound of someone breaking through the door.
Kerr and Li Fei also woke up when they heard the sound.
The three of them put on their clothes and walked out of the room. They discovered that Li Rou had also come out.
"Tian 'er, are you all okay?"
Li Rou looked at Duan Lingtian and the other two and asked with concern.
"Mother, I'm fine. Xiong Quan seems to have chased after them. Let's go out too. "
Although the entire courtyard was on fire, with the speed of Duan Lingtian and the other three, they were still able to easily pass through the surrounding flames.
Soon, Xiong Quan returned. In his hand, he was carrying a person.
It was a young man.
With just a glance, Duan Lingtian recognized this young man. "Li Xin!"
Li Xin, the son of the former Seventh Elder, Li Kun.
Duan Lingtian's face was gloomy. When he left Fresh Breeze Town that year, he didn't plan to find trouble with this Li Xin again …
Now, this Li Xin was still stubborn and wanted to find trouble with him.
"Duan Lingtian, you actually didn't burn to death!"
When Li Xin saw that Duan Lingtian and the others were safe and sound, his eyes were bloodshot and his face was filled with unwillingness.
At this time, the sound of disorderly footsteps could be heard. It was the Patriarch, Li Nanfeng, and the other Elders rushing over. Many of the Li family members also rushed over, carrying buckets of water in their hands. They rushed over to help Duan Lingtian extinguish the fire in the courtyard.
Unfortunately, the fire had already burned to a certain extent and couldn't be extinguished.
In the end, the entire courtyard was turned into ashes.
Duan Lingtian clenched his fists, killing intent flickering in his eyes. This courtyard contained far too many memories ….
Now, it was all gone!
"Hahahaha … Duan Lingtian, are you angry? I just want to make you angry. You're the one who ruined my brother. My father must have died because of you. I want to avenge them! I want to avenge them! "
Li Xin laughed when he saw Duan Lingtian's expression.
"Li Xin, you're courting death."
Duan Lingtian's eyes turned cold as he stared at Li Xin.
"Tian 'er, leave this matter to the Family Head."
Li Rou said to Duan Lingtian.
Duan Lingtian heaved a sigh of relief. Only then did he realize that Patriarch Li Nanfeng and the other Elders were also present.
"Duan Lingtian, don't worry. The Family Head will give you an explanation!"
Li Nanfeng's expression was extremely ugly. With Duan Lingtian's current status, the fact that he could still visit them meant that Duan Lingtian still considered himself a member of the Li family.
Now, Duan Lingtian had only returned to stay for one night, and Li Xin had actually set fire to it ….
This had crossed his bottom line!
"That's right, Duan Lingtian. We will give you an explanation."
The Li family Elders also expressed their stance. They looked at Li Xin with murderous eyes.
Duan Lingtian nodded.
Soon, Duan Lingtian and the others stayed in the courtyard that Patriarch Li Nanfeng had arranged for them. As for Li Xin's matter, he believed that the Patriarch would be able to handle it properly, so he didn't think too much about it.
The next morning, Duan Lingtian woke up. He woke up the two girls and walked around the Li family's mansion.
He didn't know when he would return after leaving this time.
"I heard that Li Xin was executed by the Patriarch."
"He deserved it. He bumped into the muzzle of a gun!"
"That's right. Duan Lingtian is the pride of our Li family. That Li Xin actually dared to provoke him. He's simply courting death!"
… …
Hearing the Li family's discussion, Duan Lingtian was a bit surprised. He didn't expect that the Patriarch and the Elders would give him such a straightforward explanation.
After breakfast, Duan Lingtian bid farewell to the Li family's upper echelons.
Patriarch Li Nanfeng and the Elders personally sent Duan Lingtian and the others out of Fresh Breeze Town.
After watching Duan Lingtian leave, they turned around and returned.
Riding on a Ferghana Horse, Duan Lingtian and the others arrived at Aurora City in less than two hours.
They directly returned to the Li family's mansion.
Li Rou and Kerr returned to the courtyard they used to live in. Duan Lingtian brought Xiong Quan and Li Fei to her home.
Not long after arriving at Li Fei's courtyard, Duan Lingtian saw Patriarch Li Ao bring a group of Elders over.
"Duan Lingtian."
Li Ao had a face full of smiles when he saw Duan Lingtian again. He was shocked by Duan Lingtian's accomplishments, but at the same time, he was also gratified.
After all, Duan Lingtian came from their Li family.
Now that they knew that a figure like Duan Lingtian had appeared in their Li family, the few large families in the nearby cities all intentionally befriended the Li family.
Moreover, the Li family also obtained many benefits from this.
As far as he was concerned, all of this was due to Duan Lingtian's contribution.
"Patriarch."
Duan Lingtian smiled at Li Ao before greeting the other Elders, although he didn't know most of these Elders.
"Scoundrel, something happened to Grandfather!"
Just at this moment, Li Fei's anxious voice sounded, and it carried a trace of sobbing.
"What's wrong?"
Duan Lingtian's expression was slightly serious as he looked at Li Fei.
Li Fei passed a letter in her hand to Duan Lingtian.
Duan Lingtian opened it and read:
"Fei, if you come back and see this letter that Grandfather left behind, Grandfather should already be gone … Actually, I've long wanted to help Teacher do something. But because of your existence, Grandfather couldn't make up his mind! "
"Now that you have Ling Tian to take care of you, Grandfather can be at ease. I want to go to a place to find the person that once bet his life with Teacher on equipment refinement and caused Teacher to die tragically … I'll make him bet his life with me on equipment refinement and take revenge for Teacher! This is the only thing I can do for Teacher. "
"That year, if it wasn't for Teacher saving me, I would have died long ago … If you see this letter, don't be sad. Grandfather's death was worth it."
After reading the letter, Duan Lingtian's expression was incomparably gloomy.
"What's wrong?"
Li Ao also felt that something was wrong and asked.
Duan Lingtian took a deep breath before passing the letter in his hand to Li Ao.
After Li Ao read it, his expression changed greatly. "Elder Li De left a year ago. At that time, he only said that he was going on a long trip … I didn't expect …"
A year ago?
Duan Lingtian's expression changed, and he looked at Li Fei with slight worry.
"Scoundrel!"
Li Fei threw herself into Duan Lingtian's embrace and started crying bitterly.
Duan Lingtian lightly patted Li Fei's back, and his eyes went cold as he looked at Li Ao and asked, "Patriarch, do you know where Elder Li De went?"
Li Ao shook his head. "I don't know. I even didn't know that Elder Li De had a Teacher … But, betting his life with equipment refinement is a clue. After all, this sort of thing doesn't happen often. So long as we spend some time, we should be able to find out … I'll send someone to investigate right now. "
"Thank you, Patriarch."
Duan Lingtian nodded gratefully.
Li Ao brought along the group of Li Clan elders and left in a hurry.
Orders were passed down one after another.
The Li Clan attached great importance to this matter.
In the eyes of the Li Clan higher-ups, although Duan Lingtian was only a disciple with a different surname, he was the pride of the Li Clan.
Coupled with Duan Lingtian's current status in the Crimson Sky Kingdom, even if they only wanted to curry favor with Duan Lingtian, they would spare no effort to help Duan Lingtian …
"Little Fei, don't worry. Maybe Grandpa won?"
Duan Lingtian consoled Li Fei.
"Grandpa has already left for a year. If he won, he would have returned long ago."
Li Fei cried as she spoke.
"Maybe Grandpa won and is in a good mood, so he went around for a stroll. Don't worry until you're sure, okay? "
Under Duan Lingtian's consolation, Li Fei's expression finally eased up.
"Scoundrel, if Grandpa loses, you must help me take revenge for Grandpa."
Li Fei's beautiful eyes squinted as killing intent flickered within.
"Don't worry."
A trace of killing intent flashed within Duan Lingtian's eyes as well, and he fiercely nodded.
Li Fei's Grandpa was his Grandpa as well.
Duan Lingtian brought Li Fei back to his own courtyard. When Li Rou and Kerr heard about Li Fei's Grandpa, they also started to comfort Li Fei.
Duan Lingtian bid farewell to the three girls before leaving the Li family Estate with Xiong Quan.
He directly went to the trade market and found Tang Ying, the person in charge of the Ghastly Shadow Assassin Organization in Aurora City.
"Kid, you're finally back."
Tang Ying was slightly surprised when he saw Duan Lingtian, but he quickly noticed that Duan Lingtian's expression was extremely unsightly. "What's wrong? With your current status, what could still trouble you? "
Presently, Duan Ling Tian could be said to be known by everyone within the Crimson Sky Kingdom.
"Tang Ying, I came to find you this time because I have something I need your help with."
Duan Lingtian stated his intentions.
"Speak."
Tang Ying nodded.
Duan Lingtian told him about Li De's matter. "I want you to use the Ghastly Shadow's intelligence network to help me check if there's any place where a Grade Eight Weapons Craftsman gambled his life by forging weapons in the past year."
"No problem."
Tang Ying agreed.
"Thank you."
After Duan Lingtian left the medicine store, he went to the Lin Family Estate and found Lin Qi.
"Duan Lingtian, you're now famous throughout the Crimson Sky Kingdom."
When Lin Qi saw Duan Lingtian once again, his gaze was extremely complicated.
The youth of the past had now grown to such an extent …
Leaving him in the dust.
"Lin Qi, I came to find you this time because I have something I need your help with."
Duan Lingtian stated his intentions. He came to find Lin Qi this time because he hoped to be able to ask the Violet Tulip Trading Company for information through Lin Qi.
After Lin Qi heard the ins and outs of the matter, his expression became serious. "This is naturally not a problem. I'll go find the person in charge of the Violet Tulip Trading Company in Aurora City right now … I believe that with your current status and identity, my uncle and aunt will be very happy to help you."
"Thank you."
Duan Lingtian nodded. He wasn't in the Imperial City now, so besides the Li Clan, the only forces he could use were the Ghastly Shadow and the Violet Tulip Trading Company.
However, Duan Lingtian believed that with the involvement of the Ghastly Shadow and the Violet Tulip Trading Company, there ought to be a result soon.
After leaving the Lin Family Estate, Duan Lingtian heaved a sigh of relief and returned to the Li family Estate.
Then, he saw an 'acquaintance'.
"Li An."
Before Duan Lingtian came to the Li Clan, this Li An was once an existence that was second only to Li Qing in the younger generation of the Li Clan.
Later on, he had even set his sights on Kerr.
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