Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 17: Rebellious Officials and Traitors
Judging from the list of immortal seedlings in recent years, Duke Dingguo felt that it was unlikely that Ning Sujin would be promoted to an immortal seedling in ten years.

As for Li Ji'an, there is even less hope.

So, he is thinking about the next generation in the longer term.

Ning Sujin is still a daughter after all. If she cannot become an immortal in this life, then her only contribution to his family is to reproduce offspring.

Normally, he would use it as a bargaining chip to combine with another meritorious or martial arts family in exchange for his son marrying a woman with extraordinary talent to accumulate bloodline for the next generation.

But Ning Sujin was so talented that he was really reluctant to let her go.

Moreover, none of his three sons have good talents. Even if he marries a fairy, it is not certain that he can give birth to a descendant who can become a fairy.

Now that there is Li Ji'an, a helpless son from a poor family, there is an additional possibility of finding a son-in-law.

"I... I'm meddling in other people's business?" Ning Yutan widened her eyes, suddenly guessing what her father was thinking.

"Okay, okay, Tan'er, you will be taken to the fairyland by the immortal master soon. Don't worry about these trivial matters in the mortal world anymore. Just focus on cultivating immortality." Duke Dingguo said gently and comfortingly.

Ning Yutan burst into tears instantly, and she felt a strong sense of failure.

She even felt that Ning Sujin taught her all these skills just to take advantage of the opportunity!

"Report!"

Just as she was about to use her tried-and-true tactic of crying, making a fuss, and then threatening to commit suicide, a hurried voice rang out outside the carriage.

"Speak." Duke Dingguo also withdrew his hand that was about to continue comforting Ning Yutan.

"My Lord, the scouts sent out at noon have not returned yet."

"Pass on my order, the team will rest on the spot, and send out three teams of scouts to explore and report back." Duke Dingguo narrowed his eyes and gave the order decisively.

"Order!"

"Tan'er, don't leave this tent." Duke Dingguo had a solemn expression on his face, his blood boiling, and he looked intimidating without even being angry.

Ning Yutan realized the seriousness of the problem, stopped making trouble, and nodded hurriedly.

Not long after, Li Ji'an, who had just returned to his compartment, raised his eyebrows.

After lifting the bead curtain, they looked at the soldiers who had tightly surrounded them. Everyone had a solemn look on their faces and looked around cautiously.

problem occurs!
Although Ning Sujin told him every day that the trip was worry-free, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

After all, since he has the courage to take action against Duke Dingguo and his group, his strength cannot be underestimated.

I had analyzed this with Ning Sujin before. Among the ten immortal seedlings this time, six came from the imperial city, so there were almost no accidents. Among the other four, Ning Yutan was the descendant of a marquis and lived a month's journey from the imperial city.

The second one is a descendant of the Wang family, a family of masters of Qi and blood in Qingzhou, and is half a month away from the imperial city.

The third is the descendants of King Yun of Yunzhou, who are two months away from the imperial city.

The fourth one was the son of the governor of Qiongzhou, who was three months' journey away from the imperial city.

Among these four people, the son of the governor of Qiongzhou is the most dangerous and is most likely to become a target of someone with ulterior motives.

The other three are actually not simple.

The Wang family has a grandmaster ancestor with blood as strong as a dragon. His strength ranks among the top 30 in the grandmaster list, and he has the shortest distance.

The Prince Yun’s Mansion is even more full of experts, and is protected by the secret guards under the command of Taizu.

Relatively speaking, the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion was slightly weaker. The Dingyuan Marquis had just entered the Qi and Blood Realm, making him the weakest among the Grandmasters. However, it was said that the mansion enshrined a close friend of the old marquis. While the identity was uncertain, legend had it that he had once been on the Grandmaster List. Li Ji'an felt a slight sense of relief as he glanced at the large four-horse carriage a hundred steps away from his own carriage.

The other party's purpose will be very clear, it will only be for the immortal seedling. Ning Yutan, who is the youngest but has the most vigorous blood and energy, cannot avoid the detection of the blood and energy master even in disguise, so that will be the core attack point.

I should be safe here.

"Don't panic. Twenty miles ahead we pass the Zhuima Road. We sent out scouts at night, but they haven't returned yet. We have already sent people to investigate again. Even if there are really thieves, their ambush has been discovered, and they will most likely retreat." Duke Dingguo explained to the guide of Xunxian Palace.

"Humph! Could it be that there are really some villains so bold as to rebel against Tiangang?" The guide officer of Xunxian Palace was furious.

"Or maybe it's a misunderstanding, haha, be patient, come, serve wine and meat." Duke Dingguo laughed and called the officer to enter the temporary military tent to drink.

"If there really is a thief with such intentions, he should not be scared away. We want to see who is so bold as to ruin the immortal master's plan! Who dares to delay His Majesty's fate as an immortal? How many heads does he have?" The receiving officer entered the military tent cursing.

Li Ji'an was watching from afar and noticed that Ning Sujin also happened to stick her head out. Without thinking much, he entered Ning Sujin's carriage again.

"Sister Jin, how about this? Is it possible to predict the good or bad fortune of the soldiers around us?"

Ning Sujin subconsciously avoided looking at Li Ji'an, not daring to look him in the eye, and just shook her head slightly.

It took two seconds to regain his composure. "I can only sense someone's fortune when I'm thinking of them. The closer the relationship, the clearer and more accurate the sense is, and the longer it lasts. Also, if I actively sense them, I'll feel dizzy and my head will swell after each one. Frequent sensing can cause a tingling sensation, and it drains my energy."

"..." Li Ji'an was speechless.

No wonder he would subconsciously frown every day when he asked it to help him sense his good or bad luck.

It turned out to be the case.

Is the closer the relationship, the more accurate the intuition? And the earlier the time?
"Sister Jin, you...how can you be so ungrateful to yourself? If there's such a price to pay, why don't you explain it? Do you know how guilty I feel right now?"

In relationships between men and women, taking the initiative and using criticism instead of apologies and flattery is more conducive to establishing a harmonious and equal relationship in the future.

Ning Sujin, who had just recovered from her shyness, felt dizzy again.

She looked at Li Ji'an's sincere face, but couldn't help but complain in her heart: "Isn't it because you are afraid of death that you ask me to sense you every day?"

"I……"

"You are really wrong this time. If I had known in advance that this action would make you uncomfortable, I would never have done it." Li Ji'an did not give him time to react.

Ning Sujin's mind was subconsciously distracted, and she replied subconsciously: "This... is, it's my fault... I'm sorry."

"Forget it, just remember, never do this again in the future." Li Ji'an smiled.

The first step of obedience training is completed!
Ning Sujin frowned, feeling something was wrong.

But Li Ji'an didn't give her time to think it over and immediately changed the subject: "Sister Jin, you said active sensing has a price, so what about passive sensing?"

"That idiot came here through passive induction this time. Passive induction has no cost, but it is also related to the closeness of the relationship. The closer the relationship, the earlier and clearer the passive induction. On the contrary, there will be induction only when a great disaster or misfortune is imminent." Ning Sujin explained.

"I see!" Li Ji'an nodded slowly, his mind becoming more resolute.

Boom~
At this moment, a loud noise sounded without warning not far away.

"Enemy attack!" The surrounding soldiers and guards immediately shouted to warn and immediately formed a formation to meet the enemy.

"Hmph! Traitor, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" At this moment, two figures appeared where the explosion had just occurred...

(End of this chapter)