The Golden Elixir is A Star, and You Call This Cultivation?
Chapter 1148 - 496 Qi Yuan’s Love Experience, The Socially Dead Mother-in-law_2

Chapter 1148: Chapter 496 Qi Yuan’s Love Experience, The Socially Dead Mother-in-law_2

"I have just returned from Yesan Lake, and the situation there is not optimistic.

The Water Lord Luo Tong has become a mighty force, merging with the water domain.

Even with Heavenly Sect contacting numerous Earth-level Army Commanders and even the sorrowful Wei Kun, who is among the top twenty on the Earth List, rushing to Yesan Lake, they were powerless against the Water Lord Luo Tong!"

In Yesan Lake resides a powerful Strange Spirit named the Water Lord Luo Tong.

The Earth-level Strange Spirits are mysterious and unpredictable, and their combat power may be comparable to that of the Earth-level Army Commanders, but their destructive power is far greater, possessing various special abilities.

Like the Water Lord Luo Tong, it has merged with Yesan Lake.

Yesan Lake is the largest lake in Jiangzhou, stretching over a hundred miles in all directions, much larger than a typical county town.

Once merged, the Water Lord Luo Tong, stirs up storms, not only depriving hundreds of thousands of fishermen of their livelihoods but even capable of raising the lake water to flood Jining Prefecture.

Heavenly Sect, being the top sect in Jiangzhou, contacted numerous Earth-level Army Commanders to go to Yesan Lake and pressure the Water Lord Luo Tong.

It ended in a terrible defeat.

"Even the grandmasters from the Earth List were powerless against the Water Lord Luo Tong?" an old man spoke up; he was a Peak Profound-Level Army Commander with a high status in the Shen Family.

Ning Country has an Earth List, which records the Earth-level Army Commanders of Ning Country.

Earth-level Army Commanders are overlords, and the top thirty on the Earth List are known as Grandmasters!

Each one is an Army Commander who has reached the limits of the Earth level.

"If the waters of Yesan Lake flood Jining Prefecture, Heavenly Sect will certainly lose much of its prestige, and in the next Battle of Thunder Heaven, they will be at a disadvantage!"

"How many innocent people will be harmed?"

"Unfortunately, the Mighty Dragon Xuanyuan has been damaged, and we have not been able to find an Artificer to repair it."

"The Mighty Dragon Xuanyuan is almost a Heavenly Weapon; even top Earth-level Artificers have difficulty repairing it, and it probably requires a Sky-level Artificer!

Ning Country doesn’t even have a Sky-level Army Commander, let alone a Sky-level Artificer!"

"Difficult, difficult, difficult!"

The Shen Family, a prominent and wealthy clan, naturally does not want Heavenly Sect to encounter problems.

This family meeting gathered most of the Army Commanders and Artificers from the Shen Family, their expressions filled with worry and concern for the Water Lord Luo Tong.

"Heavenly Sect Sect Master has ordered an Artificer convention near Yesan Lake to discuss the repair of the Mighty Dragon Xuanyuan.

Artificers from our family, as well as Artificer apprentices, anyone with some talent and unique ideas, come with me to Yesan Lake this time," Shen Wanshan said.

"What if we Artificers gather at Yesan Lake and the Water Lord Luo Tong stirs up a storm and drowns us? What then?" Chen Xianwei, a guest elder and a Profound-level Artificer of the Shen Family, expressed his concerns.

In Ninghe County, even the County Magistrate must treat him with respect.

The number of Artificers is much fewer than that of Army Commanders.

As one of the top three large families in Jining Prefecture, the Shen Family has seven Earth-level Army Commanders, but only one Earth-level Artificer.

"Don’t worry, Heavenly Sect naturally has measures to ensure our safety; the Fire Fierce Artificer will also be there, what do we have to fear with him around?" Shen Wanshan said.

Mentioning the Fire Fierce Artificer, Chen Xianwei’s face showed a look of awe.

The Fire Fierce Artificer, in terms of artifact refining, ranks in the top ten in Ning Country.

With such an influential figure going, Heavenly Sect must have made preparations, and their safety is not a concern.

"It remains to be seen if any Artificer can repair the Mighty Dragon Xuanyuan at this convention!" someone exclaimed.

"If it cannot be repaired, and one day the Water Lord Luo Tong creates terrifying waves, what then?"

The group was extremely worried, anxious about the future.

"Folks, no need to worry too much, even if the flood drowns Jining Prefecture, the floodwaters will not reach Fengshan Prefecture where we are," Madam Shen comforted them in time.

"Water?"

Just then, a voice mixed with surprise and joy sounded.

"Mother-in-law, are you asking for bathwater?"

"I’ll bring it right now!"

The door burst open with a clang, revealing a strikingly handsome young man holding a large basin, which was filled with bubbling hot water, radiating steam.

As he entered the hall, he immediately became the focus of everyone.

Looks of surprise, confusion, stunned silence, bewilderment, shock... all expressions were present.

Is this the son-in-law, Qi Yuan?

What is he doing with a basin of water?

Wait, pouring bathwater for his mother-in-law?

Their gazes involuntarily fell on Madam Shen, faces reflecting a mixture of emotions.

Madam Shen’s face blushed, bright as a vibrant flower: "Qi Yuan, what are you doing?"

She spoke each word deliberately, her mood visibly unsettled.

Right now, she wanted to crawl into a hole.

"Getting you bathwater?" Qi Yuan blinked.

Seeing everyone looking at him, he slowly spoke.

"As a son-in-law, I am bound to be looked down upon, bullied, and even servants may not give me the time of day."

"I was in the Shen Mansion, enduring humiliation and bearing burdens, making soup for my wife, and fetching bathing water for my mother-in-law!"

"Now that the water is here, mother-in-law, would you like to bathe and change clothes?"

Qi Yuan looked at his mother-in-law expectantly.

But he saw her face, rosy yet icy.

"Enough, Qi Yuan, get out!" Shen Wanshan couldn’t help but say, suppressing the rage in his heart.

"Are you not bathing now?" Qi Yuan asked.

"Not bathing!" replied Madam Shen coldly.

"Call me when you bathe, and I will immediately fetch your bathing water." Qi Yuan came quickly and left quickly.

The door to the hall closed again, and silence filled the room.

Shen Wanshan looked at his wife and slowly asked, "Has he... really gone mad?"

"Ah," sighed Madam Shen deeply, "Judging by his tone, since he entered the Shen family, he must have suffered a lot of cold looks and hardships... Even if he is mad, he’s not... not..."

She never finished her sentence.

"If Elder Brother Qi saw his son like this, ah..." A look of sorrow appeared on Shen Wanshan’s face, which soon turned fierce, "Give the order to investigate, since the son-in-law entered our home, which servants have bullied him. Punish those who should be punished and dismiss the rest!"

"Yes, master of the house," an elder spoke.

"But him being deranged, it’s still better than before... when he often caused trouble, only... poor Xuan’er," Madam Shen’s voice couldn’t help but sound sad.

The previous Qi Yuan had a bad character, no abilities, and was feeble and incompetent.

More so, he was indifferent towards progress, and even if she wanted to help, she couldn’t.

Now, his personality seemed improved; his former faults were gone, but he had gone mad.

It was unclear whether this was good or bad.

"Have you heard that something big happened in Ninghe County?" Shen Wanshan asked.

"Thornblood emerged, and in Red Cloud Village, eighty-seven Strange Spirits appeared... all were slaughtered cleanly by a strong man wielding a broad spear!"

"It’s actually Thornblood!"

Mentioning Thornblood, everyone present felt a sense of dread.

This power was a heretical sect, mysterious and potent, not only active in Ning Country but also in other domains.

Madam Shen relayed the intelligence she had gathered to Shen Wanshan.

"They claim to be gods?"

"The Strange Spirits’ Soul Attacks have no effect on him?"

"The Strange Spirits cultivated by Thornblood specialize in Soul Attacks. Even if they are Yellow Rank, eighty-seven gathered together would still require considerable effort to handle.

Who is this Heaven Pride?"

Shen Wanshan mentioned it briefly before disregarding it.

Just a Heaven Pride.

Normally, he would be interested in investigating this person’s identity to potentially make friendly ties.

But currently, with the crisis at Yesan Lake looming, he had no interest in these minor matters.

For him, finding a powerful Artificer was more important now.

If Elder Brother Qi were still alive, with his Talent, perhaps he could have repaired the mighty Dragon Xuanyuan by now.

Thinking of this, he felt melancholic, "Chen Xianwei, during this time, go teach Qi Yuan to see if he has any Talent for Artifact Refining."

He didn’t want Qi Yuan to remain lost and deranged.

Nor did he wish for the Qi family legacy to break off.

"I should go?" Chen Xianwei looked confused.

Teach a madman to learn Artifact Refining?

How was that even possible?

He felt deeply troubled.

That was harder than teaching a mute how to sing.

...

"Indeed, by bringing in the bathing water and playing the role of son-in-law Qi Yuan, I have made some progress."

"It seems that son-in-law Qi Yuan has long wanted to wash his mother-in-law’s feet!"

"Besides fetching bathing water, what else does son-in-law Qi Yuan want to do?"

Qi Yuan couldn’t help but ponder.

"Being stepped on by Shen Lingxuan? Licking her toes?"

"Forget the toes, other areas might be considered."

"Playing the son-in-law is too difficult; it’s easier to pretend to be a kitchen knife, just peacefully chopping vegetables."

"Level up, level up, slay the Strange Spirits!"