“Of course I remember you. You slapped me on the forehead three times back then and knocked me unconscious. I’ve been secretly remembering this.” Li Qing smiled faintly.

“Eh? Is there such a thing? Young Master, do you remember wrongly? How could I do such a thing?” Uncle Yuan immediately smiled.

“Don’t pretend to be stupid. Back then, you patted me three times. Today, I will patt you. From now on, it will be counted as two.” Li Qing said unhappily.

“Don’t, with your strength, slap me, then don’t you immediately blow your brains out? You’re a dignified Void Realm expert, don’t argue with a nobody like me, right?” Uncle Yuan’s face was bitter.

“How could I kill you? At least you are the butler of the City Lord’s Mansion. My friendship with Senior Brother Zhou is not shallow, so I will act appropriately.”

“That’s not right. Why don’t you have the slightest bit of respect for the old and love for the young? Let bygones be bygones. Everything will dissipate like the wind.” Uncle Yuan’s face turned green.

Li Qing was too lazy to talk to him anymore. He stretched out his hand like lightning and slapped Uncle Yuan’s forehead.

With a “bang”, Uncle Yuan rolled his eyes, fainted and fell to the ground.

Li Qing pushed open the door and walked in to meet the two women.

Upon seeing Li Qing, Zhou Jintong’s eyes immediately lit up, revealing an expression of restlessness. It was as if a hungry wolf had almost pounced on a delicious lamb.

Li Qing hurriedly said, “Miss Zhou, Uncle Yuan fainted outside. Hurry up and take a look. Help him return to the City Lord’s Mansion to rest.”

“What? Uncle Yuan fainted?” Zhou Jintong was shocked and immediately ran out to help Uncle Yuan up.

“A Xiantian sixth layer expert, how could he faint just because he was fainted? Could it be that he was knocked unconscious by you?” She was a little puzzled.

“How could that be? I have always respected the old and loved the young. It’s impossible for me to do such a thing!” Li Qing said with a serious expression.

“Alright then. I’ll see you in a few days.” Zhou Jintong could only bring Uncle Yuan back unwillingly.

“She’s very stubborn.” Liu Ke’er sighed.

“Don’t worry, I’ll try my best to avoid her. As time goes on, she won’t have any hope. Naturally, she won’t be able to get away with it.” Li Qing smiled.

“Did you really hit Uncle Yuan?”

“That’s right, this old fellow hit me three times back then, slapping me on the forehead and knocking me unconscious. Now I’m just avenging myself for that day!”

Liu Ke’er couldn’t help but cover her mouth and smile, “This Uncle Yuan is also a bit old and disrespectful.”

“I heard what you said just now. I didn’t expect you to be a sharp-mouthed person. It made Zhou Jintong’s expression unnatural.” Li Qing pinched her little face.

“I can only be a villain once and let her retreat. Oh right, why did the City Lord of Cloud Province come looking for you?”

“It’s just a chat. Of course, the real purpose might be to stop me from killing innocent people in Yunzhou City.”

“En, City Lord Yun Zhou is grateful to us. You can restrain yourself once.”

“Don’t worry, I promised you that I would go back on my word.” Li Qing gently hugged Liu Ke’er in his arms.

“Then when will we get married?” Liu Ke’er buried her head in Li Qing’s arms and said softly.

“Originally, I wanted to give you a glorious wedding, but the Liu Clan’s influence is too small and we can’t invite any important guests. If we don’t consider these issues, we can get married at any time.” Li Qing smiled.

“Actually, there’s no need to be so troublesome. We should just hold a wedding normally and invite some ordinary guests to witness it. That’s more like it.”

“Alright, let’s go according to the normal procedure. Next month’s 23rd will be a good ecliptic day. Let’s decide to hold the wedding on that day.” Li Qing said.

“Next month’s 23rd … Alright, it’s set for that day!” A sweet smile appeared on Liu Ke’er’s face, and a look of longing appeared in her eyes.

Li Qing hugged Liu Ke’er tightly and felt her gentle curve. However, his gaze was looking into the distance. He was deep in thought about how he could make this wedding even more grand.

Although Liu Ke’er said that she didn’t care, she definitely hoped that it would be better to be more dignified in her heart. She shouldn’t have done it hastily. After all, marriage was something that could only happen once in a lifetime.

However, the Liu Clan’s conditions were limited. Even if Li Qing tried his best to help expand his influence, he was still somewhat famous on this one-third of an acre of land. How many guests could he invite?

There was no need to worry about the extravagance. Li Qing had a large amount of spirit stones to spend. At that time, he had to be extravagant, unparalleled in heaven and earth.

However, if there was only pomp, but not liveliness, it would be a bit of a pity. It would not be beautiful to entertain oneself.

Thinking about it carefully, if the wedding day came and the scene was extremely luxurious, only a few dozen people would stand there and watch. Such a lonely situation was not what they hoped for.

Under the condition that Li Qing didn’t reveal his cultivation and couldn’t reveal his true identity, how could he invite all the influential figures of Cloud Province over?

There was practically nothing he could do about it, unless he used force to tie them up.

“It seems impossible to complete this mission. How can we achieve this goal without revealing our secrets in this one-month period?” Li Qing let out a long breath, feeling somewhat distressed in his heart.

If it really didn’t work out in the end, then he wouldn’t have to force it. If you don’t invite any guests, you can have an ordinary wedding. No matter what, you can’t go back on your promise.

…

A few days later, the extinction of the Zhu Clan in the south of the city gradually subsided. No one dared to cause trouble for the Liu Clan, and the situation returned to normal.

Li Qing started to build the Liu Clan’s guards.

The previous guards were too weak. They could no longer adapt to the current Liu Clan. They had to invite more powerful experts to take up the role.

Money can drive ghosts and mills. As long as a large amount of spirit stones are spilled out, can it be that they are afraid that no one will be invited?

Not long after, a piece of news spread. The Liu Clan recruited heroes from all walks of life and guarded the courtyard. The treatment was extremely generous.

Notices were posted everywhere in Cloud Continent City so that everyone could see the situation. Many people rushed over curiously to observe, and when they saw the treatment clearly, a huge uproar instantly erupted.

According to the contents of the notice, the monthly salary of Xiantian experts had actually reached the level of 1,500 spirit stones per month, which was much more generous than many sects.

More importantly, if he joined the Liu Clan, he would be able to obtain a high-grade cultivation technique or a high-grade martial art.

If a Xiantian 4-dan expert or above joined the Liu Clan, they would be able to serve as guardians. Their conditions were even more generous, and they would enjoy all kinds of benefits.

Many people were naturally extremely tempted to see such a condition, but they couldn’t help but be puzzled. Could the Liu Clan really fulfill such a promise?

Their suspicions were reasonable. Regardless of the 1,500 Spirit Stones per month, could the Liu Clan really take out just that high-grade martial technique or technique?

Such martial arts were not many among the major powers in Cloud Province, and could be considered very precious.

With the Liu Clan’s background, how could they possibly take it out?

Even though the Liu Clan had suddenly become glorious and made a move, it was still difficult to dispel the doubts of the people.

Many people entered the Liu Clan with luck and applied for the corresponding positions. In any case, there wouldn’t be any losses. If they found out that it was fake, they could just leave directly at the worst.

Could it be that they were afraid that the Liu Clan would eat them?

Everyone who entered the Liu Clan was able to come out smoothly after half an hour, with a faint look of joy on their faces.

When someone asked, they remained silent and refused to leak any information. They only praised the Liu Clan’s uncle sincerely and said, “This uncle of the Liu Clan is truly an amazing person!”

Very quickly, the Liu Clan recruited all their guards. There were a total of fifteen Xiantian experts and over a hundred Houtian 7th layer and above martial artists.

There was no lack of Xiantian 4-dan and above experts among them!

After Li Qing’s detailed examination, everyone who could be selected was a person of pure character. He had never done anything evil before, and his background was very clean. This way, he could guarantee the loyalty and integrity of the team.

These people were unable to hide any secrets in front of Li Qing. His divine sense stared at the other party’s expression and movements at all times. He could tell if they were lying at once.

Even if there were some people who hid it deeply, Li Qing still had a large number of Diabolism secret arts. He could hide the secrets hidden in the other party’s heart without hiding anything.

Li Qing had personally trained this batch of newly recruited guards for a period of time. Each of them was equipped with extremely fine armor, weapons, and so on. They were several levels higher than ordinary forces.

It could be said that in terms of the preciousness of the equipment, the armor worn by the Liu Clan’s guards was much stronger than the Cloud Dragon Armor in Cloud Continent City.

Li Qing had ruled the world for so many years. He could not even count the ten fingers of the Void Realm experts he had killed. He had obtained countless spoils of war. If he casually exposed something, it was not something that Yunzhou City could compare to.

As for high-grade cultivation techniques and martial arts, it was even simpler. How bad were the cultivation techniques cultivated by those Void Realm experts that were killed by Li Qing?

If he took out a random copy, it would probably be even stronger than many of the town sect techniques in Cloud Continent.

Of course, after these people cultivated the cultivation technique manuals that Li Qing had taught them, they had to swear an oath of the Heavenly Dao. They absolutely couldn’t betray the Liu Clan, let alone reveal their cultivation techniques.

Under the subtle guidance of Li Qing, basically everyone was loyal to the Liu Clan. Moreover, Li Qing also knew many Diabolism secret arts. He was most skilled at deceiving people. Everyone in the guards were sincerely convinced of him.

The combat strength of such a team was not bad amongst the many forces in Cloud Continent City. Combined with the power of the formation, it was enough to protect the Liu Clan’s mansion and forge it into a solid foundation.