Chapter 34

"Does this lady mean for us to go to the 'Chen Zhao Inn' they run and wait there until she arranges our accommodation, and then have someone come to pick us up?"

Li Tianming drove the carriage through the streets of Yan City.

The Chen Zhao Inn was one of the largest inns in Yan City, and staying there for one night was very expensive. With their current funds, they couldn't even afford to stay at the Chen Zhao Inn for a while.

"We won't go to the Chen Zhao Inn anymore," Wei Jing said inside the carriage, meaning that she was giving up on the accommodation Xue Lan had arranged for her.

Li Tianming, who was accustomed to the coldness of the world, understood the sharp and bitter words in Mrs. Xue Lan's speech.

People act this way in front of others, and it's easy to imagine how she would mock and ridicule them behind their backs.

"Don't go to these so-called sisters anymore. When things are going well, there are always people who fawn and flatter, but when things are bad, even the most despicable people would come to kick you while you're down, let alone a friendship from over twenty years ago," Li Tianming said, shaking his head.

"In the past, she wasn't like this," Wei Jing's voice was weak.

"Mother, I don't want you to beg for me, and I don't want anyone to hurt you."

Li Tianming was truly heartbroken for her today.

The more one trusts someone, the more painful it is when they are 'toyed with' like this.

If she didn't consider Xue Lan a true sister, she would never have come to ask for a place to stay, only to be humiliated.

"I understand," she nodded.

Many of her inner frustrations she didn't want to show in front of her son, but Li Tianming knew she was more heartbroken than anyone.

"Li Yanfeng's carriage is still of good quality and can be worth some money. Let's sell the carriage first, and we can stay in an inn in Yan City for at least a month."

"When I enter the Yanhuang Academy, I'll find a way," Li Tianming planned.

Xue Lan would definitely arrange accommodation for them, which would be easy for her, but Wei Jing wouldn't go to the Chen Zhao Inn again.

This 'sister' was not worth mentioning anymore.

When one is in dire straits and comes to such a huge city, it's easy to feel lost. The road ahead is still difficult, but Li Tianming wasn't about to lose hope.

Yan City is like a giant flame vortex, where people struggle.

Li Tianming secretly vowed that he would never let anyone have the chance to hurt her again, starting from this moment!

"Mother, it's time to tell me about Tianfu. What is the 'Small Life Tribulation,' and who is the Lord of the Manor?" Li Tianming asked.

Tianfu is a mysterious place, and Li Tianming yearned to enter Tianfu to cultivate, but so far, he knew nothing about the people inside Tianfu.

"You're too young, knowing these things won't do you any good. Being able to come back to Yan City and see it is already enough for me," Wei Jing rolled up the curtain and smiled at Li Tianming, trying to appear relaxed.

"So, you have no hope for me at all, and you just want to be forgotten and quietly leave this world, is that it?" Li Tianming turned around, staring at her eyes and white hair in a daze.

Wei Jing still smiled, that was her intention.

"Mother, listen to me, I will enter Tianfu, I will cure your illness, no matter how difficult it is, I swear I will do it!"

Li Tianming's eyes were intense, and every word he said was a vow to his mother at this moment.

"It's very difficult, entering Tianfu is very difficult, and curing the illness is even harder, harder than reaching the sky," Wei Jing shook her head.

"I know it's difficult, but you must believe in your son. I also believe in my mother. You are not a coward who bows to fate, nor are you a quitter!"

"You must be unsatisfied with your life! So, even if I have to give everything, I will do everything I said!"

Li Tianming hadn't been this agitated in a long time. He held his mother's hand, looking straight into her eyes, his gaze more determined than anyone else's.

"Tianming..." Wei Jing was somewhat at a loss.

In fact, Li Tianming hit on many of her inner thoughts, but how could she not bow to the cruel fate that weighed on her like a mountain?

"Mother, this life is yours. If you die, I will die with you. On the road to the underworld, I won't let you be alone." Li Tianming said this with absolute seriousness.

"Don't say that, child. You have a bright future ahead of you."

"Without you, no matter how glorious the future, it has no meaning."

"I'm not giving up, I just want you to understand that I will fight against these so-called fates with all my might, to the death. So, please don't give up either!"

These were the principles she taught him. Without her encouragement, how could he have made it through the past three years?

"Alright, I promise. When you enter Tianfu, I will tell you everything." She finally had a belief and was no longer so disheartened.

But at this moment, tears welled up in her eyes, making Li Tianming even more heartbroken.

"Alright, stop crying, let's pinky promise." Li Tianming wiped away her tears and said with a smile.

"Okay, pinky promise, a hundred years, no breaking." She still had a childlike side, and at this moment, the tears were tears of happiness.

They interlocked their fingers, just like when Li Tianming was a child, reaffirming their vow to fight together for the future.

"Mother, I'm telling you, we won't accept the charity of this Xue Lan, the turtle bastard."

"One day, I will buy you the biggest house, better than Tingyu Pavilion, where you can live comfortably and have a group of maids to serve you," Li Tianming said.

"No, no, as long as I can see you, as long as you are happy, even the smallest house is a happy place," Wei Jing finally smiled, her eyes squinting like an eighty-year-old child...

Yan City was so large that a carriage passing through the streets wouldn't attract any attention.

Everyone was in a hurry, busy with their own affairs. Only the 'Hall Examination' of the Yanhuang Academy in three days could arouse people's expectations.

But what Li Tianming didn't know was that while they were talking, a man was standing in the shadows at the street corner.

He watched them pass and followed them for a while before stopping, a bitter smile on his lips.

"Life..." He shook his head and continued to follow them.

...

Li Tianming sold the carriage and received thirty orange Tianwen jade stones, including fire jade, wind jade, gold jade, and thunder jade.

Because the carriage was pulled by three fierce beasts, it could be sold at this price. An ordinary carriage couldn't even sell for one red Tianwen jade stone.

Although the little yellow chick was eyeing the jade stones, it couldn't eat them now.

These thirty jade stones needed to sustain their life for a long time, especially since his mother needed a place to rest and recover, which would require a lot of money.

In three days, Li Tianming would go to the Hall Examination, so he found a decent inn, booked a room, and paid for a month's stay.

The room had only one bed, of course, for his mother to rest. He only needed a floor to practice.

After obtaining the Eternal Hell Body, his constitution was very strong, and he could go without sleep for several days and nights.

After settling down, Li Tianming boiled the Qingling grass and gave it to Wei Jing to drink. Soon, Wei Jing fell into a deep sleep, and Li Tianming and the little yellow chick prepared to practice.

On the streets of Yan City, ordinary people's companion beasts were not allowed to parade around, so Li Tianming let it out of the companion space.

After all, some companion beasts were very large and could easily cause damage to the streets.

Since Wei Jing was sleeping, the little yellow chick was relatively sensible after coming out and didn't shout and scream like before.

"Being poor is the biggest difficulty in the world," Li Tianming smiled. "Fortunately, we stole Liu Qianyang's Thunderfire Chain. If we are really in dire straits, we can sell it and buy a place to live in Yan City."

"What did I do in my past life to follow such a poor guy like you?" the little yellow chick complained.

"Damn, when we are in trouble, you say such things. Are you still a brother?" Li Tianming was both amused and exasperated.

"Without money, what kind of brother are you? Naive, my stomach is empty, where is the brotherhood?" the little yellow chick sneered.

"Trash." Li Tianming despised it.

Just as they were talking, Li Tianming suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

He turned around sharply and saw a man standing behind him.

The man was wearing a wide black robe, but it couldn't hide the brilliance of his eyes. He was staring at Li Tianming, appearing silently.

"Shh, don't wake her up." Fortunately, the man had no ill intentions. When Li Tianming noticed him, he lowered his voice and spoke more gently.

Li Tianming relaxed his guard but judged that this person was extremely powerful.

He could appear silently, which meant his strength far exceeded Li Tianming's.

Moreover, just from the aura he emitted, Li Tianming could tell that this was an existence he couldn't imagine.

"Who are you?" Li Tianming retracted his hostility, knowing that such an existence had no reason to target him; he wasn't worth the trouble.

"It doesn't matter." The man examined him.

"Then, what do you want, Senior?" Li Tianming asked.

"Li Tianming, I know you." The man's eyes carried a hint of a smile.

"Should I feel honored?"

"Do you know why I know you?"

"Please tell me, Senior."

"Because I know that the Sacred Beast War Soul was obtained by you, but you ended up making Lin Xiaoting the beneficiary."

"Three years ago, you were rootless and leafless in Yan City, so your fate was tragic. But it cannot be denied that the first one to obtain the Sacred Beast War Soul was you, and the one recognized by the Sacred Beast War Soul was you."

The man only revealed his eyes, but there was no doubt that his gaze was very sharp.

Hearing this, Li Tianming was shaken to his core because he had never told anyone about this.

He knew that the people of the Thunder Venerable Manor controlled public opinion. Even if he told the world that the Sacred Beast War Soul belonged to him, no one would believe him.

In the path of cultivation, only after breaking through the Beast Vein Realm and reaching the Spirit Source Realm would one understand how important the Sacred Beast War Soul was!

In short, the wealth of ten Li Huo Cities combined could not match the value of the Sacred Beast War Soul.

Lin Xiaoting's talent was not enough to become the first genius of Tianfu, but the Sacred Beast War Soul made him climb to that position!

The highest level of companion beasts is the Sacred Beast, which exists only in legends. The war soul left by a Sacred Beast can give a companion beast an unparalleled fighting power, an endless capital!

The top-grade divine source is a treasure of the universe, and the value of the Sacred Beast War Soul is equally high.

For example, in the Starry Sky Chamber, one can buy ordinary divine sources, even Yellow-grade and Black-grade divine sources, but one cannot buy the Sacred Beast War Soul.

The appearance of someone who knew that the Sacred Beast War Soul originally belonged to him was a huge surprise to Li Tianming.