The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 788 Wu’s Peach Blossom Spring_1

"After being spoken to by Xuan Chen Zhenren, the Patriarch of the Wu Family, whose complexion was ruddy, suddenly appeared somewhat embarrassed." "There seems to be a great misunderstanding about our Wu Family, Zhenren. Whatever happened in the past is in the past, and it was not I who held the position of Patriarch then."

"As for today’s matter, I can speak for the entire Wu Family, and I can prove that this is not a deception. We do not wish to provoke a war within the Cultivation World and are willing to accept Zhenren’s conditions, whatever they may be. I believe we can sit down and explore them."

Saying so, he looked towards Dian Chunqiu and Huan Ling Ji, and with a fist salute from a distance, he said, "As today’s ninth round has two responsible parties present, they can take charge of this matter and also serve as witnesses. Our Wu Family is willing to pay an appropriate price for this."

Dian Chunqiu hesitated for a moment, then moved beside Xuan Chen Zhenren and said in a serious tone, "Zhenren, since the Wu Family has taken such an attitude, why not we sit down and talk about it? If a negotiation is possible, why resort to starting a war unnecessarily?"

Xuan Chen Zhenren glanced disdainfully at the Patriarch of the Wu Family and snorted lightly, "In the old Daoist’s view, it’s more satisfying to take action than to negotiate terms with you bunch who are hypocritically virtuous. Moreover, haven’t we already put forth our conditions before? Wasn’t that transparent enough?"

"This war was initiated by your Wu Family, not by Nine Truth Palace looking for trouble. I think you need to make that clear."

The Patriarch of the Wu Family placed his hands together in front of his stomach and nodded slightly, with great sincerity he said, "Yes, yes, yes, our Wu Family acknowledges its guilt in this matter. Since we have done the deeds of a scoundrel, in my view, there is nothing that cannot be admitted."

"As the old saying goes, ’To know one’s mistake and correct it is the greatest virtue.’ Wrong is wrong; there is nothing to conceal or dispute in this matter."

"You Wu Family members seem to have been born with smooth tongues; your words are indeed pleasant to hear!" Xuan Chen Zhenren snorted and cursed.

The Patriarch of the Wu Family wore a faint smile on his face and silently accepted such a reprimand, showing not the slightest displeasure.

Li Qing quietly watched from the side and didn’t feel particularly gratified inside.

This red-faced old fellow was clearly the kind of deep and calculating person, who, even when being scolded like this, still kept a smiling face. As the head of a Cultivation World family, his attitude could even be described as extremely respectful, which was quite terrifying.

And it seemed Xuan Chen Zhenren was very familiar with this person, hence why he kept provoking him again and again.

Although his master wasn’t very proper, always doing some indecent things, he wasn’t such a person.

Even if he had appeared somewhat forceful today, he wouldn’t insist on starting a fight when the other party had already indicated surrender.

Based on Li Qing’s understanding of Xuan Chen Zhenren, there could only be one reason for such a situation: the Wu Family needed to be dealt with decisively.

Looking at the situation now, Li Qing felt that the Wu Family was more troublesome to deal with than the Sima Clan.

Their current restraint was probably due to the situation they were forced into, and should the tide turn in the future, they definitely would not let Nine Truth Palace off lightly.

But as for this matter, Li Qing could only think about it a bit more, as he had no decision-making power.

As for what the outcome would be, it still depended on Xuan Chen Zhenren, Jing Yan, and Dian Chunqiu.

Li Qing turned his head to Jing Yan standing beside him, "Yan’er, what do you think?"

"If it’s possible to talk, then we should talk. There’s no harm in seeing what they have in mind," Jing Yan said softly.

Li Qing nodded; they would probably have to have a discussion, it was just a matter of what the result would be.

"Zhenren, why not give us the honor of showing our sincerity?" the Patriarch of the Wu Family gestured with an inviting hand movement.

Xuan Chen Zhenren’s face remained stoic, the intimidating aura emanating from him not the slightest bit concealed.

He was the first to step through the gates of the Wu Family’s compound, while Dian Chunqiu nodded to the Patriarch of the Wu Family and followed suit.

Although the Wu Family’s residence was situated in a canyon, the family’s dwelling place was not actually within the canyon. Passing through the white jade carved gate, after just a few dozen steps, the view opened up dramatically, revealing a very open valley.

Entering here, one truly felt as if they had stumbled into the Peach Blossom Spring, a place that seemed like a world apart.

Indeed, the Peach Blossom Spring probably resembled such a place.

In the present world, both the Cultivation World and the major Sects hid themselves away in such small Cave Heavens, isolated from the outside world.

Once the Heavenly Dao revived and a great age dawned, they would probably gradually reappear, revealing their true locations.

After entering a towering pavilion, Li Qing was arranged to one side, while the others were taken to negotiate.

Although Li Qing’s status was not low, it was somewhat inferior compared to those few.

Dian Chunqiu and Huan Ling Ji, as the responsible parties of the ninth round, had to preside over the negotiation, while Xuan Chen Zhenren, as the senior member, and Long Eyebrow Zhenren, as the current leader of Nine Truth Palace, were present. Jing Yan, as the Sixth Elder and a party involved in the matter, had to attend as well.

So after looking around, it seemed that only Li Qing was dispensable and whose opinions could be disregarded.

Although the relationship between Li Qing and Jing Yan was out of the ordinary, they had not revealed this layer of their relationship in public.

Externally, their relationship appeared more like a superior and subordinate, so there was no necessity for Li Qing to be part of the deliberations.

Apart from a bit of curiosity about what they would discuss, Li Qing didn’t feel anything else.

Two young girls led Li Qing to a place that looked like a guest room in an old-style house.

The outside looked like a reception room, while the interior was for sleeping.

The Wu Family seemed to still preserve some ancient living habits to this day, and even the two girls who entered were dressed in traditional attire.

But Li Qing was somewhat unable to determine which dynasty’s clothes they were; the skirts were hung high at the front, and the outerwear was like a light gauze robe, giving an appearance of grandeur yet inviting.

Li Qing looked carefully for a moment and felt it resembled that of the Tang dynasty, but again, not quite.

"Distinguished guest, would you like tea or coffee?"

One of the girls approached Li Qing and asked softly.

Her question made Li Qing pause briefly, as coffee seemed a bit out of place in such an environment.

Li Qing, who was picturing himself having traveled back in time, suddenly heard the offer of coffee and felt his fantasy disappear instantly.

"Tea is fine. Plain hot water is acceptable too," Li Qing responded with a smile.

"Do you have any preferences for the tea, distinguished guest?" the girl asked again, bowing slightly.

"Anything is fine, just as you see fit. As long as it’s not poisoned, I can drink it," Li Qing said.