Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 1227 - 1224_1

Other people either only solved for two people, or they only solved for one person, more often than not, they didn’t solve for any at all, and Shangguan Xuanyi and Shangguan Xuanyao were in the bunch of people who failed to solve anything at all!

Xi’er glanced disgustingly at Xuanyao, she had been with him for such a long time and he hadn’t learned a single thing about poison manipulation, how could anyone be so stupid?!

Shangguan Xuanyao: "..."

The elderly wise man with the style of a Daoist looked at Xiao’er and Xi’er and smiled: "Congratulations to the two of you on becoming elders of the Li Clan."

The rest of the people were enviously watching them after hearing this.

What’s more, everyone participating in the contest at the same time means they will have a higher status in the future, and everyone will have to respectfully address them as elders when they meet them in the future.

However, they had nothing more to say as they were not as talented!

The world of a poison master is one that respects strength, not age!

Xi’er: "Sir, what are the benefits of being an elder in the Li Clan?"

The elderly wise man was taken aback by this, glaring at his beard: "There are no benefits, if there’s any problem with the Li Clan, you have to unhesitatingly come forward to help! From now on, everyone will be in the same boat!", he hinted.

Xiao’er: The calculations are indeed meticulous, they want to involve me in the fight against Gu Xuan!

However, since they have a common enemy, the enemy’s enemy is a friend!

"Then I don’t want to be an elder anymore!" Xi’er retorted after hearing this.

"If you don’t want to be an elder of the Li Clan, you can be my daughter-in-law! I happen to have one unfilial son who has not married yet!" The elderly wise man jokingly said.

"Don’t even dream about it!" Xi’er couldn’t help but roll her eyes after hearing this.

Shangguan Xuanyao quickly stepped in front of Xi’er upon hearing this, blocking the old man’s sight: how did a poison competition turn into a matchmaking event!

"Haha..." The elderly wise man laughed and said: "You two, follow me. As for the position of the Li Clan’s elder, I have something to talk about with you."

After finishing this, he turned to Shangguan Xuanyi and Shangguan Xuanyao and said: "Since you two came here together, why don’t you wait in my house?"

So they all came to the courtyard of the elderly wise man with the Daoist style.

Although the Li Clan’s leader seems quite composed, his courtyard was anything but serene.

There were poisons everywhere, with a lot of poisonous plants, birds, beasts, fish, and insects cultivated!

They even had a good number of snakes!

Xiao’er regretted stepping in there!

Seeing this, Shangguan Xuanyi grabbed her little hand.

Xi’er looked admiringly at the courtyard and exclaimed: "Sir, you have excellent taste, this courtyard is just to my liking!"

"Haha...since you like it, once you become my daughter-in-law, I’ll give this courtyard to you two as a couple!"

This man brought the conversation to matchmaking in a few sentences!

"You wish, I won’t marry for this mere courtyard!" She could just create a courtyard like this on her own!

Shangguan Xuanyao glared at him with fiery eyes, "Xi’er, you don’t need to be an elder of the Li Clan! If you like this kind of courtyard, I’ll create a more beautiful, larger one with more poisons!"

What an audacious person, daring to set his sights on his Xi’er!

Xiao’er: "Xi’er, if your home’s courtyard is like this, I won’t visit you anymore!"

Xi’er: This does seem to be a serious issue!

"Young lady, what will it take for you to marry?" The leader of the Li Clan returned to the topic at hand.

"At the very least, use the entire Li Valley as a dowry! Then I might consider it!" Xi’er joked.

"Okay! No problem! It’s a deal!" After all, the Li Valley will be her son’s in the future.

Shangguan Xuanyao was anxious after hearing this, "Who made a deal with you! Didn’t you hear her saying that she would consider it? Do you not know that marriage is determined by the matchmaker’s proposal following the orders of the parents? Furthermore, Xi’er is already engaged!"

Xi’er gave him a puzzled look, "When did I get engaged, how come I don’t know about it?"

"The Emperor decreed your engagement when I left, of course you wouldn’t know!" The truth was, he indeed requested the Emperor to decree the engagement, it’s just that the Emperor hasn’t agreed yet!

When he returns tonight, he must write a letter to remind the Emperor. If it’s too late, he will lose his bride, and he can forget about having grandchildren!

Xi’er glanced at him, but didn’t refute, because she was just joking. Who would want to marry someone they haven’t even met!

The elderly wise man didn’t say anything further, despite liking Xi’er, his son’s marriage wasn’t for him to decide!

He was merely joking.

After entering the house, he invited everyone to sit down, then the maid served tea.

Fortunately, the inside of the house was the same as ordinary people’s!

"Is this tea poisonous? Or is this the start of the fifth round?" Xiao’er joked.

"Relax! You don’t have to overcome several obstacles to visit me! You all are honored guests that I could only hope to receive!"

"That’s right, we came uninvited!" Xiao’er jokingly said.

"Welcome!" The Daoist-style elderly man laughed.

"Sir, why did you invite us here?" Xi’er asked.

The elderly wise man with a Daoist style, returned to being serious: "I invited you all here for something, I guess you might have an idea of what it might be."

"I’d love to hear the details!" Shangguan Xuanyi elegantly played with the with tea leaves with a cup lid, took a slight sip of tea, then casually commented.

Now that he knew what cards the opponent was holding, Shangguan Xuanyi certainly wasn’t in a hurry.

If you’re asking someone for a favor, of course, you should show some sincerity!

While he did want to deal with Gong Qinghua, Gong Zixuan, and Master Gu Xuan, the other side didn’t know of his urgency!

Old fox! No wonder the rumors say that Prince Rui is hard to deal with.

They obviously came to participate in the poison duel, just to receive the support of the Li Clan. Now that they know his bottom card, they’re pretending not to be in a rush!

But he was so eager to save his daughter that he didn’t care about all that.

If his daughter continues to sleep and doesn’t wake up, her body will surely deteriorate. He’s currently using medicine to maintain her body, but this can’t continue for long!

"I guess you came to the Li Valley to participate in the poison duel to become elders of the Li Clan, right?" The elderly wise man kicked the ball back.

"Not interested." Shangguan Xuanyi took another sip of tea, and spoke the truth.

The elderly wise man was silent: "..."

It was at this time Xiao’er spoke, "Sir, actually I know a way to save your daughter, it’s to kill the one controlling her soul, once that person is dead, then feed your daughter a bowl of soul-reviving soup, and she will wake up! And I have the recipe for the soul-reviving soup!"

If you want the recipe for the soul-reviving soup, you gotta show some sincerity!

Hearing this, the elderly wise man stood up in astonishment, "Is this true?"

"Of course! If I’m lying, may I be struck dead!"

Shangguan Xuanyi shot Xiao’er a glance! Why swear for no reason?