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Meanwhile, in the Azure Cloud region.
Li Yaowen was observing the stars at night.
Her brow had been relaxed, but then she saw black mist swirling in the distance. She shook her head. Before long, Li Tianming, who had escaped from the Azure Cloud Pavilion, appeared. The moment this young man saw the legendary Fourth Aunt, his eyes filled with adoration. "Fourth Aunt," he gushed, "I finally get to see you in person! You are a role model for us all..."
Just as he finished speaking, a cage descended from the sky and imprisoned Li Tianming once again, leaving him utterly bewildered. He stared blankly, clutching the bars of the cage, and poked his head out, just as he had done at the Azure Cloud Pavilion. "Fourth Aunt, what are you doing?"
Well, at least this time, his feet were on solid ground, and the cage wasn't swaying.
Ignoring Li Tianming, Li Yaowen asked, as if to herself, "Did the Azure Cloud Pavilion see the 'Tower'?"
"They did."
Li Tianming replied, "The Pavilion Master arrested that adulterous pair, but then he ran off himself, spouting some cryptic nonsense. In short, it seems we're still going to have a major showdown with the Azure Cloud Pavilion, and maybe even the entire Azure Cloud region."
"Oh, and about the Skyveil Sect..."
Li Yaowen waved her hand, and although Li Tianming's mouth moved in the cage, his voice could no longer be heard.
She took an ancestral tablet out from her inner robe.
Li Yaowen sighed deeply. "Ancestor," she lamented, "your child is incompetent. I have failed to resolve this matter easily."
In front of the screen, Li Wei manipulated the ancestral tablet and wrote the character, 'It's alright.'
His expression remained largely unchanged.
In truth, Li Wei and Li Yaowen's initial plan was to use the 'Tower' of the Xiao family, along with the incident of Old Pig's murder, to reason with the Azure Cloud Pavilion.
Indeed, they made their point, and Yu Xian was quite cooperative, but...
Things seldom go exactly as planned. It seemed Yu Xian had foreseen that it was impossible to stop, and he wasn't even willing to try to hand over the two individuals.
The situation in the Azure Cloud region and the Azure Cloud Pavilion was more complicated than they had anticipated. It seemed that all the powers and sects in the Azure Cloud region had long since formed an intricate network within the Azure Cloud Pavilion, a group that was inseparable yet riddled with internal conflicts and hidden agendas.
And now, due to the establishment of the 'Tower,' the Li family had become an outsider among them.
This conflict would only escalate.
Li Wei took a deep breath.
His eyes were filled with danger.
He seemed to understand now. The omens of the Primordial Blood Tree were truly accurate, so accurate that even his and Li Yaowen's attempts to alter the future had failed to change its course.
"If carnage is inevitable, then let it begin."
[Initiate Plan B]
Li Wei manipulated the ancestral tablet, leaving behind a trace of spiritual energy before Li Yaowen.
Seeing this, Li Yaowen bowed respectfully. "Yes, Ancestor!"
Following Li Yaowen's actions, carrier pigeons soared in all directions.
That night, all the descendants of the Li family received letters from their clan.
They raised their heads, already aware of the 'Tower.' That night, all the members of the Li family wore smiles, some even yearning to visit the Azure Cloud Pavilion personally and witness the spectacle of the 'Tower' for themselves.
Then they laughed, tears mingling with their laughter.
Within that letter, Li Yaowen had imbued a trace of her spirit power.
They saw it! They saw Xiao Huang'er frantically searching for the heads of her descendants among the 'Tower' in the dead of night!
Immediately after, the entire Tea House was deserted, leaving only Li Tianming waiting all alone in his cage.
When dawn broke, he emerged from the cage, his face full of grievance. "Why?" he cried. "What are you all doing? Why didn't anyone take me with them?"
He was pounding the ground in frustration.
An ancestral tablet floated up from his inner robe, and a warm light enveloped him.
Li Tianming was overjoyed. He leaped to his feet and tightly embraced the ancestral tablet.
"Elder Brother was right! Only our ancestors truly care for us descendants. As expected, our ancestors haven't abandoned me!"
"Let's go, Ancestor! I've learned some new tricks recently. On my way back, someone dared to glare at me. Let's go find him!"
The ancestral tablet suddenly lost its luster.
In front of the screen...
[You have deactivated the skill 'Ancestor's Warm Embrace']
"..."
With a look of disdain, Li Wei switched the display to other descendants and sped up time.
He knew that the true trial for the Li family was about to begin.
...
Within the Azure Cloud Pavilion, with Pavilion Master Yu Xian having fled with two elders and numerous disciples, a new elder ascended to the Pavilion Master's lotus throne.
"Send out the message: The Tailin Li family has erected a 'Tower of the head' outside our Azure Cloud Pavilion and attempted to assassinate our elders. Find the Li family descendants and kill them without mercy."
Just as the disciples were about to depart, the newly appointed Pavilion Master stopped them and added, "The former Pavilion Master, Yu Xian, has stolen treasures from our Azure Cloud Pavilion. Whoever finds his whereabouts will be rewarded."
"Yes!"
As the disciples departed, the new Pavilion Master glanced around at the remaining people. "Where is Elder Xiao?"
"She's...outside. After she was released, she's been at the 'Tower' all night, constantly searching. No one knows what she's looking for."
Deep in the night.
Xiao Huang'er's eyes were bloodshot, and tears streamed down her face. The 'Tower' had long since been toppled, but she continued to search through it relentlessly. Her exquisite beauty was marred by her disheveled hair, drenched in cold sweat, with strands clinging to her face. She looked like a madwoman, muttering deliriously as if in a dream.
"My child, where is my child?"
"My grandchild...my grandchild!"
"Damn the Li family! I will avenge you, avenge you!"
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