That evening, after Xia Lin returned to the hotel, Xia Feng summoned her.
"Lin'er, I plan for you to participate in the Global Martial Arts Tournament in seven days," Xia Feng stated directly.
"Ah?"
Xia Lin was taken aback upon hearing this. Participate in the Global Martial Arts Tournament?
What was that all about?
"Brother, how can I participate with my current strength?" Xia Lin quickly asked.
If it were a singing or dancing competition, it would make sense. But a martial arts tournament, she really couldn't handle it.
"Don't worry, I'll send you to Kunlun Mountain tomorrow, and I'll boost your strength," Xia Feng reassured her.
Although Xia Lin had started cultivating, she hadn't been doing it for long.
With her current strength, going to the Global Martial Arts Tournament would indeed mean being beaten.
"Boosting my strength sounds fine," Xia Lin nodded, though she couldn't help but feel a little nervous about participating in the tournament for the first time.
However, she knew that as long as her brother was there, she wouldn't be harmed.
"Go to bed. Remember to cultivate every night before resting," Xia Feng said to Xia Lin.
"Okay." Xia Lin nodded and left Xia Feng's room.
As she walked back to her own room, Xia Lin kept thinking about the martial arts tournament.
"Jingru." Xia Lin knocked on Liu Jingru's door.
"What's up?" Liu Jingru asked, opening the door.
"Let's sleep together, and I'll chat with you tonight," Xia Lin said as she walked into Liu Jingru's room.
They often slept together, so it was a habit.
After closing the door, Liu Jingru teased, "Lin'er, come on, tell me about it."
"My brother wants me to participate in the Global Martial Arts Tournament, and I'm a bit nervous," Xia Lin revealed the truth.
"You're going to participate in the Global Martial Arts Tournament? Doesn't that sound very impressive?" Liu Jingru was surprised.
Just the name sounded awesome. Didn't Xia Lin also not cultivate, just like her?
Xia Lin saw Liu Jingru's confusion and smiled, "I'll tell you a little secret. It's not really a secret; you'll know eventually anyway."
"What secret?" Liu Jingru asked curiously.
"I've actually started cultivating. My brother gave me a pill that allows me to cultivate," Xia Lin said.
"Ah? When did this happen?" Liu Jingru was happy for Xia Lin.
"It was after we came down from Kunlun Mountain last time. I've been cultivating every night... the situation is like this..."
Xia Lin explained the previous events in detail to Liu Jingru. Da Feng Novel Network.
"Wow... so you're like a female hero now, soaring through the air and leaping over walls?" Liu Jingru looked on with envy and admiration.
"I can't do that yet, but I probably will soon," Xia Lin chuckled excitedly.
The two lay in bed and chatted until late into the night. Xia Lin even asked Liu Jingru if she wanted to cultivate with her.
The next day, Xia Feng sent them to Kunlun Mountain to cultivate.
After settling them in, Xia Feng headed directly to Yanjing.
In the very center of Yanjing stood a quadrangle courtyard.
The guards were extremely strict; it was said that not even a mosquito could fly in, and mosquitoes would be scanned mid-flight.
In such a heavily guarded place, Xia Feng's figure appeared.
When Xia Feng appeared there, no one could see him. He walked directly into Elder Li's office before revealing himself.
"Xia Feng, you're going to scare me to death!" Elder Li was startled by Xia Feng's sudden appearance.
If it weren't Xia Feng, Elder Li would have thought it was a ghost in broad daylight.
"Elder Li, I came to have a drink with you." Xia Feng acted very casually, as they were old friends.
"Drinking sounds great. Just as well, Elder Huang sent some good wine over," Elder Li's face lit up.
"Then I've come at just the right time. Shall we have hot pot for lunch?" Xia Feng said with a smile.
After chatting for a while, Elder Li took Xia Feng to find Elder Huang, and then they called over Elder Zhou and Elder Feng.
Having not seen Xia Feng for a long time, the four elders were very enthusiastic.
"Xia Feng, has my son caused you any trouble while he's been with you?" Elder Huang asked Xia Feng.
Huang Heng and Li Changhe had been quite obedient. When they were at the villa, they had cleaned the toilets very meticulously.
As young masters, they had performed such manual labor with great detail.
It seemed that there was nothing they couldn't do, only things they didn't want to do.
"He's doing well and is very obedient," Xia Feng nodded.
"It's good that he's obedient. If he's not, just discipline him. A child won't amount to anything without proper guidance," Elder Li said with a smile.
Xia Feng smiled. He wished he could discipline them, but the two were as docile as kittens, leaving him no room to act.
Xia Feng's arrival made everyone very happy, and they all started preparing the hot pot together.
"Eating authentic Yanjing hot pot in winter is so comfortable. A good portion of lamb is particularly flavorful," Elder Li said, picking up a piece of lamb with a smile.
"We need some good wine. Three to five good friends together are simply unbeatable. Haha..." Elder Zhou laughed heartily.
Xia Feng's presence made the old men as happy as children.
They handled everything themselves, sending all the secretaries away.
"I'm opening the wine. Let's have some at lunch," Elder Li said, placing two bottles of specially supplied good wine on the table.
"Open it. We only drink this wine when Xia Feng is here," Elder Huang smiled.
The five of them, each with a small cup, had Elder Li pour them full, his face as joyful as a child's.
When Elder Feng had almost finished preparing the hot pot, he called out to Xia Feng, "Xia Feng, come and taste my handiwork."
"Making hot pot is now considered handiwork? You're becoming more shameless with age," Elder Li teased.
"Haha..."
The group burst into laughter.
Xia Feng picked up a piece of lamb and put it in his mouth, praising, "Great handiwork, tender and easy to eat."
"Haha..." Xia Feng's words brought another round of laughter.
"Come, everyone's first drink of 2022!" Elder Huang raised his glass and stood up, calling out.
Everyone put down their bowls and chopsticks and stood up with their glasses.
"A New Year's greeting for 2022. Wishing Xia Country prosperity and peace, and the people a secure and happy life."
Elder Huang toasted everyone with his glass and said loudly.
"Wishing Xia Country prosperity and peace, and the people a secure and happy life," everyone echoed.
"Cheers," Elder Li said, draining his glass.
After they all finished their first drink, they started urging Xia Feng to eat more.
Although there was a visible age gap, there was no sense of awkwardness.
Halfway through the hot pot, Xia Feng suddenly said, "I might have to leave."
The others were stunned.
Elder Li quickly asked, "Leave? Where are you going?"
"Leave Earth, ascend to the immortal realm," Xia Feng stated directly without concealment.
Hiss...
Even Elders Huang and the other two gasped.
They were aware of Xia Feng's abilities, but his sudden announcement of ascending to the immortal realm was somewhat hard to accept.
"No wonder you came to see us so suddenly. Is this your way of saying goodbye?" Elder Li asked with reluctance.
Xia Feng smiled and said,
"Not exactly, there's another matter here."