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Chapter 468: Chapter 468 My Servant [The Eleventh Update]

Li Tu’s arrival was within Li Xiaoyao’s expectations, only it happened a bit sooner than he had predicted.

There was indeed a trace of panic in Li Xiaoyao’s heart regarding whether he truly belonged to the Li Family, but he didn’t want to dwell on it—thinking too much gave him a headache.

After settling the matter with the Tang Family, Li Xiaoyao left with Cheng Yiyi that very afternoon.

As for whether the remnants of the Tang Family would cause trouble for Xiao Ya later on, Li Xiaoyao wasn’t worried. He had agreed to return to the Li Family with conditions—his woman and friends had to be safe.

Li Tu readily agreed and immediately made a phone call to Li Yiming.

That day, the Li Family of Xuan Country issued a warning—any person or force who dared to make a move against the Xiao Family would be an enemy of the Li Family.

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Once this information was released, everyone was taken aback and curious to discover who exactly the Xiao Family mentioned by the Li Family of Xuan Country were.

After all, many major families had not heard of the Xiao Family.

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Li Xiaoyao drove Cheng Yiyi towards Medicine God Valley.

The drive from Jindu City to Medicine God Valley took two days.

Li Xiaoyao could have taken her flying with his sword, which would have cut the journey down by more than half, but he chose not to.

He needed time to think things through properly.

If he truly was a member of the Li Family, what should he do?

If not, then needless to say, the Li Family would assuredly take his life.

Li Xiaoyao wasn’t worried about his own safety—he had no fewer than ten ways to escape.

Cheng Yiyi seemed to notice Li Xiaoyao’s distraction and thought he was worrying about Xiao Ya, so she didn’t say much to him.

Two days later, they arrived at Zhongnan Mountain. Medicine God Valley was among the mountains, and the rest of the journey could only be made on foot.

Cheng Yiyi stood at the edge of the mountain range, looking at the imposing mountains, feeling a sense of awe flooding her.

“Let’s go,” Li Xiaoyao stepped forward, leading the way.

The mountain road was treacherous, but fortunately, both of them were Cultivators, so the rugged path did not pose much of an issue.

“Are there any taboos in Medicine God Valley?” Cheng Yiyi suddenly asked after they had climbed over a mountain and taken a short break.

“No taboos.” Where could there be any? Medicine God Valley was now Li Xiaoyao’s private property. He was the master—if there were any taboos, they would be set by Li Xiaoyao himself.

Cheng Yiyi stood up and looked towards the seemingly boundless mountain range ahead, “How much further?”

“Not much farther, just seven more mountains until we reach Medicine God Valley.”

“That far?” Cheng Yiyi frowned slightly and said, “The location of Medicine God Valley is so remote, wouldn’t the cost of transporting goods be too high?”

“Transportation costs?” Li Xiaoyao chuckled at her words, “Do you know what kind of place Medicine God Valley is?”

“What place?”

Li Xiaoyao explained, “Medicine God Valley is a Sacred Land, where life-saving immortality medicines are found and powerful Alchemists reside. Officials and merchants from ancient times to the present have sought remedies there. To put it this way, even a plant as common as foxtail grass could fetch a sky-high price in the valley.”

“So, do you think, given these circumstances, that the transportation costs would still be high?”

Cheng Yiyi did not know that the medicines of Medicine God Valley were so precious. After hearing Li Xiaoyao’s explanation, she found it both incredible and… absurd.

If Medicine God Valley was as powerful as Li Xiaoyao described, then why would he seek cooperation with the Cheng Family?

“With your strength, there’s no need to cooperate with my Cheng Family,” Cheng Yiyi voiced her doubts directly.

Li Xiaoyao looked at her intently and then smiled, “But I still chose the Cheng Family.”

Cheng Yiyi was taken aback, seeing a complex and difficult-to-understand meaning in his eyes. But Li Xiaoyao quickly shifted his gaze and took out the Seven Star Ancient Sword from his Storage Space, “The road ahead is tough, come up.”

“Okay,” Cheng Yiyi silently stepped forward and stood on the Flying Sword.

This was her first time flying on a sword, tense and afraid that a single misstep might send her plummeting.

Li Xiaoyao stepped onto the flying sword, standing just behind her, with both bodies pressed closely together. The warmth of Li Xiaoyao’s breath allowed her to temporarily forget her fear of flying, igniting a hint of nervousness in her heart.

“Hold onto me,” Li Xiaoyao extended his left hand and whispered.

Cheng Yiyi hesitated for a few seconds before finally taking his hand. In the next moment, the Precious Sword soared into the sky, heading toward the deep mountains.

Li Xiaoyao flew slowly, a layer of Spiritual Power enveloping them both, shielding them completely from the fierce winds.

Excitement flickered in Cheng Yiyi’s eyes. Everyone dreams of flying when they’re young; that day, her dream had come true.

She glanced down and her face blanched instantly.

“Afraid of heights?” Li Xiaoyao had been paying attention and asked softly when he noticed her expression.

“Yeah,” Cheng Yiyi replied, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

Li Xiaoyao said, “Don’t look down, look into the distance, and slowly get used to the height.”

Cheng Yiyi did as he said, and indeed felt much better.

“Did you cooperate with the Cheng Family because of me?” Cheng Yiyi suddenly asked.

“Yes and no.” Without giving Cheng Yiyi a chance to continue asking, the flying sword beneath their feet veered, and the view suddenly opened up—a cluster of ancient buildings in the mountains began to come into view in the distance.

The flying sword descended, and the two stepped off.

“This is Medicine God Valley,” Li Xiaoyao put away his flying sword and led the way: “Stay close to me.”

“Oh.”

Perhaps it was because of Li Xiaoyao’s earlier description of Medicine God Valley’s formidable reputation, and because the buildings in the valley were ancient, that Cheng Yiyi felt a natural awe for this place.

“Thud, thud, thud.” Li Xiaoyao knocked on the gate of Medicine God Valley.

“Creak!” The door opened.

The two gatekeepers inside recognized Li Xiaoyao as soon as they saw him.

“Mr. Li.” The two men, around forty years old and dressed in ancient garb, faced Li Xiaoyao with great respect.

“Hmm.” Wu Cheng nodded, his face expressionless as he asked, “Is Wu Cheng in the valley?”

“The Valley Master is in the medicinal fields,” one replied.

“I will go and inform the Valley Master immediately.”

“There’s no need, I’ll go myself; you do whatever you need to, don’t mind me,” Li Xiaoyao said indifferently, taking Cheng Yiyi with him toward the direction of the medicinal fields.

Only after they were far away did the two gatekeepers let out a sigh of relief.

“Mr. Li is too powerful. Just one look from him makes me tremble all over.”

“Indeed, his expressionless appearance is truly terrifying.”

A few hundred meters later, Cheng Yiyi said, “They seem to be quite afraid of you.”

“Afraid of me?”

“Heh, it’s quite normal for them to be afraid of me.”

Li Xiaoyao had demonstrated his formidable power before all the people of Medicine God Valley; naturally, they were afraid of him.

“What did you do to them?”

“Do you know how I gained control of Medicine God Valley?” Li Xiaoyao turned his head to look at her, his tone nonchalant, “All those who refused to submit were cleanly killed by me.”

Cheng Yiyi was stunned, but Li Xiaoyao’s expression then returned to normal as he smiled, “In my world, there are only two kinds of people, the living and the dead. And among the living, there are friends and servants. Everyone in Medicine God Valley is my servant.”