Chapter 108: Li Longling urging her father to die
On the branches under the moon, the palace gate of Chilong Mansion had long been closed, and the palace had become quiet. From the crack of the window, Li Feng was sitting cross-legged in the center of the palace, his eyebrows sometimes frowning and relaxing.
He was surrounded by a total of more than 800 ever-burning candles. Now, most of these 800 lights had been extinguished, and at best, there were only more than 300 or 400 remaining ones.
In Daoist terms, these lamps were candle lamps that separated yin and yang, preventing the yin from touching his soul.
When these lights were extinguished entirely, a person would lose the barrier between the yin and yang worlds, and the yin could come and take away the person’s soul at any time.
Li Feng let out a breath and raised his eyes to look around. However, the moment he raised his eyes, he saw the firelight on one of the candle lamps swaying, trembling, and finally turning into a line of blue smoke and dissipating.
“Ahem – there are three hundred and seventy-two lights left…”
Li Feng pinched his fingers and did a simple calculation. He only had sixty days left in his life. A wry smile appeared on his face for a moment, and Li Longling’s face suddenly appeared in his mind, and he couldn’t help but feel a little pity.
In the past sixteen years, he had searched for countless elixirs and medical methods from all over the Western Region, but so far, he had been unable to cure his daughter’s eyesight.
Once he left like this, Li Longling would be left alone.
“Longling, hey——”
After sighing, the two candle lamps on the right turned into smoke and flew away. Li Feng saw it, and he immediately threw away the depression in his mind.
He understood that if he continued to be sentimental, he might be able to put out all the remaining three hundred or so lights tonight.
Bang bang——
At this time, there were two soft knocks at the palace door. There was no one else who could come there except Li Longling.
Li Feng closed his eyes to calm down and put a slight smile on his face. Although Li Longling couldn’t see it, he knew that his daughter had extremely good hearing and could hear the sadness and joy in his tone.
“Well, Longling!”
“Yes, father.”
“Come in.”
After Li Longling heard the response outside the palace door, she slowly opened the palace door and walked in. Because there was an anti-peeping formation there, she could not use her spiritual sense to see the way, so after crossing the threshold, It stopped.
Li Longling lit her nose and seemed to smell a lot of oil from candles. She asked in confusion,
“Father, are you burning something?”
Li Feng glanced at the ever-burning lanterns in the palace and responded with a smile,
“Just lit some candles, a small Daoist technique.”
“So…”
“It’s so late. What do you want to see Daddy for?”
“This…” Li Longling organized the order of words and stated, “Father, just now, a Demonic Cultivator in the Core Formation Stage appeared in Chilong Mansion.”
“Hearing this, Li Feng’s expression immediately tightened. In an instant, two dull sounds were behind him, and two more lights were extinguished.
Not receiving a response from Li Feng for a long time, Li Longling tilted her head in slight confusion and called out, ‘Father!’
“Hmm…” Li Feng quickly pretended to be composed and responded, asking, ‘Who is that person?’
“He is the guardian of the branch of Heavenly Demon Sect.”
“Hmm…”
The daughter previously had someone check the registry of those entering and leaving Chilong Mansion. At least for the past few months, that demonic cultivator’s name has not been found, so the daughter suspected someone in Chilong Mansion might be communicating with the demonic cultivator. Otherwise, it would be impossible for that person to infiltrate.
Puff puff puff puff puff——
After Li Longling’s words, Li Feng felt a chilling wind blowing in from the door. Almost instantly, about ten more of the remaining ever-burning lamps were extinguished.
Li Feng turned his head to look at his life lamp, took a deep breath, controlled his emotions, and advised, “Ling, when it comes to demonic cultivators, let me handle it. You don’t need…”
Li Longling gently shook her head, arching her hand as she said, “Father!”
“Um…”
“Father, although I can’t see, I am confident I can handle this.”
“…”
“Father, before, along with Immortal Danyue, you confronted the demonic cultivator. So, your daughter is worried that those cultivators might seek revenge on your 1,200th birthday. Therefore, please be careful in the coming days.”
Li Feng nodded, patting her head gently, and asked, “Have you figured out how to investigate?”
“Yes.” Li Longling nodded and explained, “The demonic cultivator who was killed was recognized by two disciples of Xuanxing Sect.”
Li Feng raised his eyebrows, “Xiao and the others!”
“Not Senior Sister Xiao and the others, but other disciples of Xuanxing Sect. I’ve sent someone to find them; they should be soon. When they are found, I will ask them to join me in exposing all the demonic cultivators hidden in Chilong Mansion and finding the traitors in the house. I will give you an explanation, Father.”
“…”
Li Feng’s lips twitched, and after a long pause, he finally said, “Ling, remember, your cultivation is only at the Qi Refining Perfection. Don’t act impulsively. If you feel unable to handle it, come to me… I will handle it for you. This matter may be too early for you.”
“Daughter has already reached maturity.” Li Longling smiled, agreeing, “I want to write a letter to Xuanxing Sect, inviting Immortal Danyue to come. So, I’d like to borrow my father’s name seal for it…”
Swish——
A sudden dark wind rose in the palace. Hearing that she was going to write a letter to Si Xuanji about the demonic cultivator, Li Feng felt a bit uneasy. Unable to control his emotions, he sharply interrupted, “No!”
Li Longling stepped back in fright, looking shocked, “Ah! Father!”
Li Feng realized his outburst and quickly took a deep breath, explaining, “No need to trouble Xuanxing Sect.”
“Ah… But… You and Immortal Danyue are old friends. If you can invite her over…”
“It’s okay, Longling.” Li Feng interrupted quickly and explained, “Dad is in charge of Chilong Mansion. Even if the demon cultivator really wants to do something, Dad can handle it alone. There is no need to hire a Void Returning cultivator. Come here, and… She won’t come.”
“Father, this is about demon cultivators after all…”
“Dad said it’s not necessary.”
Seeing Li Feng’s persistence, Li Longling had no choice but to lower her head and agree,
“Yes, this daughter understands.”
However, although she could not see her father’s expression now, she could hear the danger in his tone. After thinking for a while, she asked,
“Father, have you thought of something?”
“No, Longling, just feel free and go check it out. Daddy will help you find out.”
“Ah… Well, thank you, father… Also, Senior Sister Feng told her daughter earlier that she felt something might be wrong with the formation that suppresses the extreme flame spiritual energy. Dad, you said before that the spiritual energy is stronger this year, but I thought about it. I think what she said is not impossible. Maybe the people who went to check the formation this year didn’t check it out. If Father, you are free, you can check it yourself later. The extreme flame aura at the eye of the formation is too heavy, and this daughter can’t get in.”
“Well… Daddy will find time to go over and take a look later.”
Li Feng forced a smile and looked at the night outside the house,
“It’s getting late. You should go back and rest first. Don’t be too tired. The Chilong Conference is coming soon, and you will be the one to preside over the opening.”
“Well, my daughter will go back first, and father, you can rest early.”
“Well, go ahead.”
Li Longling bowed her hands, and bowed, then exited the palace gate. After Li Longling’s footsteps faded away, Li Feng took a heavy breath and turned to look at the bright lights in the room again.
Obviously, when Li Longling came in, there were still 370 lights, but now the number had halved, and nearly 150 lights had been extinguished. He pinched his nose, and the corners of his eyes twitched for a long time, but then he showed a helpless smile, looked up at the ceiling, and sighed, “My daughter urged me to die… Haha…”