Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter-Chapter 380 - 143: One Year Later, The Fourth Residence, Unusual, Mastering the Flower Demon

Chapter 380: Chapter 143: One Year Later, The Fourth Residence, Unusual, Mastering the Flower Demon

Time passes quietly, half a year has slipped by, and now it’s deep winter.

Li Yuan seemed completely cut off from the outside world, quietly cultivating in the Inner City of the Divine Wood Hall. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

To allow him to focus on cultivating the Demon Taming Skill, even the forging of Spiritual Artifacts was "deferred whenever possible," only requesting his involvement for urgent matters that could not be postponed.

Li Yuan fully complied with the arrangements of the Divine Wood Hall, even accepting unconditionally the marriage with Lady Jing arranged for him, a behavior that increasingly pleased the high ranks of the Divine Wood Hall.

The "true resource allocation" also descended entirely upon him.

These resources were extremely difficult for him to obtain externally.

Before entering the Inner City, he had already contacted Yan Yu, Xue Ning, and Tang Nian, explaining that he might be "out of touch" for some time, so there was no immediate concern.

In truth, if Li Yuan wished to leave, he could do so with a mere gesture.

His son was Gu Xuejian’s beloved disciple, and his wife was from the Cui Family, so there was no great concern.

He remained because he wanted to "gather as much power and information as possible before retreating into the Cloud Mountain Path," and there was no better choice than now.

Furthermore, he wished to "withdraw with his family safely if possible."

...

Snow flies thickly, covering the Human World.

And the snow beyond the Triple Gate of the Divine Wood Hall, perhaps influenced by the Meat Field, was exceptionally cold; even those of Eighth Grade or Seventh Grade walking barefoot upon it would shiver.

Outside the hall, on Mianzhou Path, battles continued incessantly.

Yet this place seemed like the center of a storm, utterly peaceful.

A beautiful woman with an exquisite appearance but a face full of anxiety was carefully tidying the man’s outfit; once done, she knelt directly before the man, holding a tray with only tea for rinsing after waking in the morning.

"Please, husband, freshen up..." The beautiful woman humbled herself to the dust.

Li Yuan looked helplessly at the marriage partner arranged for him by the Jing Family.

This partner was Jing Shuixiang.

The Jing Family was astute, first instructing Jing Shuixiang to teach him the Insect Control technique, allowing them to become acquainted through daily interactions, then having her shed the exclusive leather apparel and heavy hat of the "Insect Captain," revealing her alluring face and figure.

The Jing Family informed him that this was whom they wished to marry to him.

Li Yuan understood clearly that this was the wish of the entire Divine Wood Hall: first to promote internal cohesion and second to further bind him, so he voiced no refusal, directly cooperating to marry and consummate the marriage.

Yet, Jing Shuixiang was excessively humble before him, even in the bedchamber, she acted in a manner pleasing to him, totally disregarding herself, sometimes even giving Li Yuan a sense of her sacrificing herself.

Whenever he merely furrowed his brow, Jing Shuixiang would panic and kneel immediately, pleading for his forgiveness, then reciting a list of perceived faults and promising to improve.

Li Yuan never paid attention to these faults, nor did he believe they needed change.

He told her several times to stop acting like this.

But his bride would always agree verbally, yet continue her original deferent behavior in trembling submission...

After one such incident, Li Yuan quietly asked if she was being threatened by the Jing Family, but Jing Shuixiang outright denied it, saying she admired Master Li, sought the Patriarch’s permission for marriage herself, and even if dying now, would feel joyous for Master Li’s kindness.

Thoughts flickered, and the fragrance from the tea brought Li Yuan back to reality.

He picked up the cup, rinsed his mouth with reluctance, and then spat out the tea, placing the cup back on the tray.

If he were to instruct Jing Shuixiang not to do this in the future, she would immediately kneel at his feet, frantically confessing errors and promising to amend...

Even if he sternly ordered her not, his bride would shrink tremblingly, perplexed and lost.

Thus, Li Yuan simply cooperated with her.

Regarding this matter, he even consulted Patriarch Jing.

The result was that Patriarch Jing simply said Jing Shuixiang’s character was somewhat peculiar; towards loved ones, she behaves this way, while to others, she might regard them as invisible. Such women are extraordinarily loyal to their husbands; thus, marrying such was Jing Family’s intent too.

As for why Jing Shuixiang was like this, Jing Banfeng claimed ignorance.

Li Yuan ceased inquiry, finding it pointless.

Alone, he stood on the snowy ground, took out his Transverse Flute, and began to play softly.

For those of the Sixth Grade, mastering musicality wasn’t difficult, let alone for Li Yuan?

He played the flute with closed eyes.

The melodious flute sounds traversed the belly of the Divine Wood Hall, filled with enchanting flowers and strange trees, imparting peace upon the almost maddening atmosphere of the Meat Field.

Atop the snow-white Eight-Petaled Fairy Wood not far away, red insect mist arose, forming a continuous red giant serpent in the snowy wind, swirling at Li Yuan’s side, dancing around him in spirals.

This birthed an indescribable feeling of wonder within Li Yuan.

The Manual of Wood Demon Taming he practiced had reached Perfection, not expanding his control over the quantity of Sixth Grade Demon Beasts, but granting him an additional ability — cultivating Affinity with plant-type and insect-type Demon Beasts.