Who let him join the Sword Sect?!

Chapter 1154 - 541: High-Paying Civil Engineering Jobs, The Future of Civil Engineering Careers

For some people, going home is a painful affair, especially when your own mother doesn’t recognize you.As soon as they landed, Di Zhuomala, who was here for the first time, barely had time to marvel at the scenery before a fragrant breeze greeted them, followed by a captivating shout.

"Sweetheart! I’ve missed you to death."

Li Yueqi’s birth mother, Mrs. Qin Ruyue, dressed in a frost-colored dress, rushed over with a gait not fitting her status.

After calling out, she pursed her lips, her eyes full of emotion, resembling a mother seeing her child return home.

If that face were imprinted onto a textbook, it could directly be used as a fill-in-the-blank question, with the correct answer being my mother.

However, the expressionless Li Yueqi had a different view, thinking the correct answer should be amended to "Even the fool has their day."

Just as she expected, Mrs. Qin Ruyue charged past her with no pause, scooped up Chen Qin, rubbed his face fiercely, and then ran off.

Watching her mother run off carrying someone else’s child, Li Yueqi sighed, feeling that this family was truly doomed.

A father who doesn’t come home, a mother who doesn’t recognize anyone, a gambling-prone brother, and a mentally exhausted self.

But soon, Li Yueqi perked up, as life must go on.

If worse comes to worst, keep up appearances in public, but behind the scenes, everyone can go their own way.

When speaking to others, call her my mom; when meeting, call her Sister Yue.

"Don’t mind that woman, just come with me. I’m very familiar with this place."

Having composed herself, Li Yueqi turned and said to Di Zhuomala.

Lao Di merely responded but continued to stare intently at the scenery before the Medicine King Valley’s entrance.

For someone who rarely stepped out, the place was excessively novel, with its lush greenery a stark contrast to his golden hometown, and quite different from Mountain and Sea, and the prairie outside of Fucheng.

He couldn’t get enough of it.

Probably because she was used to the sight, Li Yueqi felt indifferent.

Without disturbing the dazed Lao Di, she beckoned back Qinghe the Spiritual Snake, who was swinging from the trees.

Then, with a point of her finger, a jade-green Spirit Pearl was spat out by Qinghe.

Within the Spirit Pearl, mist swirled, and a miniature Medicine King Valley was hidden amidst it.

In the miniaturized valley, one could see tiny figures moving about, people coming and going, but it was like glimpsing a leopard through a tube, happening swiftly.

With the infusion of Li Yueqi’s Spiritual Qi, the clouds and mist within the Spirit Pearl parted, and the illusory Medicine King Valley was instantly enlarged, quickly pinpointing the location of a sub-valley.

"Open."

Li Yueqi softly commanded, and she tossed the Spirit Pearl into the air, forming a vortex centered around it that sucked her and Di Zhuomala in.

In the blink of an eye, the Spirit Pearl abruptly appeared in the actual sub-valley, and like a video played in reverse, the vortex reappeared, spewing Li Yueqi and Di Zhuomala out from the Spirit Pearl.

Di Zhuomala, "What... what is this?"

Li Yueqi’s sudden spellcasting startled her.

Li Yueqi, "Just two small spells imprinted on this jade Spirit Pearl. The Living Point Map and the Phantom Shift Formula."

After tossing the Spirit Pearl into Lao Di’s hands, she continued, "Back then, my dad used this thing to sneak over here to date my mom.

"Oh, right, there’s also an Invisibility Cloak, capable of making one vanish and sneak around. Although not as good as Zhang Ze’s bodysuit, it’s not bad either."

"What’s this thing for?" Di Zhuomala asked, puzzled.

Li Yueqi, "Flying within the sect needs an annual pass, and I’m low on cash lately."

Di Zhuomala, "..."

"Oh, alright, stop asking so many questions, let’s go, the Mother Tree is inside the valley."

Retrieving her Spirit Pearl, Li Yueqi led the way into the valley.

But as the two ventured deeper into the valley, they hadn’t gone far before several light curtains descended from the sky, blocking their path.

The light curtains closed in, sealing the surrounding space, as if entrapping them within a small box.

Soon after, a massive hand descended from the sky, picking them up along with the starry box.

Seeing Sect Leader Lu Yuzhou’s large face, Li Yueqi finally realized that it wasn’t the hand that had grown, but that she had shrunk.

After recognizing who she had caught, Sect Leader Lu momentarily paused, but soon released the spell, letting them out.

"Why are you here?"

Apparently, Sect Leader Lu hadn’t been informed about the planting matter by Zhang Ze.

After roughly explaining the situation, Lu Yuzhou slightly frowned.

"This... well, this is troublesome at the moment... sigh, come with me first."

With that, Sect Leader Lu took a step and led them through multiple arrays she had laid, arriving near a thatched hut deep within the valley.

As soon as Li Yueqi looked up, she saw the Mother Tree and the Village.

At present, they had revealed their true forms, a dragon and a snake, two vast green beasts coiling and intertwining with closed eyes, hovering above the thatched hut.

The Medicine King Cauldron containing Life Gu floated between the Village and the Mother Tree, and under their divine techniques, specks of flowing light descended into the grass hut below.

"What’s going on?"

Lu Yuzhou sighed, "Trying to rescue Qin Lang."

After the Holy Land ordeal, Zhang Ze was unscathed, but the few Old Ascenders were severely injured.

Zhu Luo spent half a day halfway to his end, Wei Zhuang lost an arm, Lu Yuzhou nearly fell in rank, and Qin Lang has yet to wake up.

It’s somewhat ironic as Qin Lang, among them, had the most endurance, yet ended up the worst injured.

To protect Zhang Ze and others, during their first encounter with Xiao Jing, he bore the brunt of the damage.