Chapter 1198: Chapter 719
Lai Jianlin was getting ready to head to the county town to buy some nice fabrics, along with these hunted prizes as gifts!
Of course, there would also be some pastries included!
With the Flying Artifact, they decided to visit all the Ding Family relatives today.
Ding Ling thought the gifts she prepared for this family visit were quite ordinary by Cultivation World standards, yet in this county, even wealthy families might not want to part with a single pig, let alone other gifts.
Ding Ling and her family boarded Lai Jianlin’s flying house, not having to stay in the Flying Artifact at all. For cultivators like them, who have storage bags and rings, there’s ample space, and these gifts fit in a bag without any hindrance!
The two brothers from the Lai Family were also there, as they were part of the group, serving a protective role!
Although they hadn’t seen any more advanced cultivators coming to the county yet, their task was to protect the Young Master. Wherever the Young Master went, they would follow.
Lai Jianlin had never done such family visits before. As a young elite of a large family, people would come to visit him instead, and even if he participated in some events with the family, it would be on scheduled dates!
When the family did these kinds of visits, as a child, he’d go with his parents, but as he grew older, he was exempt.
Occasionally, when distinguished guests came to the house, as the Young Master, he’d meet them but wouldn’t accompany them throughout.
Today, he accompanied Ding Ling in the capacity of a boyfriend for this recognition visit, believing that these relatives would become his in the future!
Whether there would be future interactions depended on whether Ding Ling had time and deemed it necessary.
Their first stop in recognizing relatives was at her grandparents’ house, five miles away. When they descended from a great height, this special method caused a sensation and drew a crowd.
At Ding Ling’s grandparents’ house, she had three uncles, each with children. All three aunts were also back from their parents’ house today, and the younger generation was home too. It was indeed a coincidence, as they were about to visit other relatives but postponed all their visits upon the Ding Family’s arrival!
Ding Ling’s mother’s maiden name was Zhou, and the Zhou Family warmly welcomed them!
Ding Ling the immortal’s return brought the Zhou Family immense pride and honor.
The Zhou Family hospitably invited their guests inside, with young women passionately serving Ding Ling.
As for the other Ding Family members, they introduced Lai Jianlin and his group!
Ding Ling wished to place the gifts on the table; as for the pig, it was released into the courtyard at the entrance.
The guests were astonished by such generous gifts, for it was a living wild boar!
The tied-up boar, upon seeing the light, began to grunt “oink oink”!
The Zhou Family also prepared, calling for villagers to help butcher the pig and cook a grand meal!
This village wasn’t large, only about 20 households. With this pig slaughtered, along with some rabbits and pheasants, while they busied with preparations, Ding Ling, Lai Jianlin, and the rest, took other Ding Family members to visit more relatives!
They visited relatives of Ding Ling’s maternal aunts and uncles, Madam Ding’s family, and finally, Ding Zining’s wife’s family!
They would leave gifts and depart; lunch was at Ding Zining’s wife’s family. Their daughter had been married for a year without conceiving, making them anxious.
Yet, they were young, and choosing this husband’s family was a good decision with decent conditions. Most importantly, one of their daughters became an Immortal!
They never expected that today their son-in-law would bring an Immortal to visit, giving them great prestige.
The son-in-law brought such a bounty of hunter’s prizes, and they were not stingy, planning to invite the village to a feast with the hunted game!
Ding Zining and his wife stayed the night at their in-laws’, planning to fetch them the next day!
After all, they might have to leave their hometown, possibly not returning for a year or more!
The day’s time was limited, and they planned to return to the Zhou Family for dinner!
Ding Ling’s mother also stayed overnight at her parents’, having heartfelt conversations with her mother.
Ding Ling didn’t leave the health strengthening technique with other relatives, but he left it with Ding Zining, of course, as copies, for him to decide whom to give it to.
Not everyone is inclined towards martial arts!
The next day, before fetching their relatives, they first made sure Ding Family affairs were settled and met others, also leaving some health strengthening techniques!
Lai Jianlin then took Ding Ling to gather the other Ding Family members from the relatives’ homes to prepare for their tasks in the North!
They chose to return North, though the Ding Family might not conduct their tasks in that region. Indeed, they could learn in her Magical Treasure’s small house!
Though they might face danger, they could be instructed nearby, and more importantly, building a résumé was crucial!
If placing the Ding Family in one location with others teaching was an option, but seeing each other often wouldn’t be possible!
Lai Jianlin taking Ding Ling and the two brothers did not disrupt tasks in the North!
Moreover, their plan was a few days’ travel, a reasonable decision, with other arrangements in place. During this Mortal World New Year, they all took turns to have a break!
The prominent patrol teams focused on preventing enemy surprise attacks and any espionage activities!
They remained cautious of suspicious individuals, believing that having so many lounges wasn’t safe!