Li Family's ancestral land, Medicine God Valley, is located in the deep mountains and old forests of the southwest.
Much like the Li family's medical skills, Medicine God Valley has been passed down through generations.
Many years ago, Medicine God Valley was like a paradise, almost isolated from the world, with only a few martial artists occasionally visiting.
But with the rise of martial arts globally, everything changed.
The Li family and Medicine God Valley's importance to martial artists magnified infinitely—martial artists yearned for the cultivation drugs refined by the Li family!
Similarly, the Li family's significance to Long Country also grew immensely, their status soaring to become one of the most elite families in Long Country.
As a result, the tranquility of Medicine God Valley was shattered. Not only was a road built with money and effort, but someone even volunteered to build a helipad within Medicine God Valley, though this was rejected by Li Guyi.
After consulting with the core members of the Li family, Li Guyi established a manor named Li Zhuang one kilometer away from Medicine God Valley.
Li Zhuang covered an area of over a hundred mu, featuring dozens of villas and a main building for hosting guests.
The day before Li Guyi's eightieth birthday, guests from all directions began arriving at Li Zhuang.
Among them were representatives of families from Long Country's upper society and representatives of major martial arts forces in Long Country. Each guest represented no small status.
It could be said without exaggeration that any single force represented by these guests would consider it a great honor for the host to have them attend a birthday celebration!
And Li Guyi's eightieth birthday brought them all together at Li Zhuang!
This also indirectly showcased the Li family's current status in Long Country.
To show respect to the guests, the Li family arranged for Li Qingyuan and an elder to be responsible for the reception.
The elder was the Li family's butler, named Zhu Mo, a Four-star War God.
Years ago, when Zhu Mo was a Three-star War God, he participated in the divine battle at the Loulan Ancient City and suffered severe injuries.
As Zhu Mo was on the verge of death, Li Guyi rushed to Loulan Ancient City and, with his superb medical skills, pulled Zhu Mo back from the brink of death.
To repay Li Guyi's life-saving grace, Zhu Mo followed Li Guyi to Medicine God Valley and became the Li family's butler.
Zhu Mo was nominally the butler but in reality, he paid no attention to the Li family's affairs. Apart from his closed-door cultivation, he focused on protecting Li Guyi and Medicine God Valley.
Zhu Mo had been with the Li family for twelve years, protecting Li Guyi for twelve years. During this period, he also broke through to the Four-star War God realm, becoming a top expert in Long Country and even on this planet. This could be considered an unexpected success.
Li Qingyuan, on the other hand, now headed the Medical Department and was hailed as the next leader of the Li family, holding a prominent position within the family and commanding great respect externally.
The Li family's arrangement for both Li Qingyuan and Zhu Mo to jointly handle the reception indicated an extremely high level of importance.
"Master Zhu, besides Longmen, the Buddhist Sect, and Kunlun, have representatives from all other martial arts forces arrived?"
At five in the afternoon, Li Qingyuan and Zhu Mo were sitting in the reception hall at the manor entrance, drinking tea, when the former asked.
"Yes."
Zhu Mo nodded gently, his expression calm.
Although Li Qingyuan held a prestigious position in the Li family and wielded significant power in the Medical Department, Zhu Mo had little interaction with him and did not have a good impression of Li Qingyuan.
Within the entire Li family, he was utterly devoted to Li Guyi, and secondly, he held great admiration for Li Lianyi. "Master, Master Kun Mu from Kunlun Sect, Young Master Ye Kunlun, Master Kong Ming and Master Yuan He from the Buddhist Sect have arrived!"
As soon as Zhu Mo finished speaking, a voice came from the walkie-talkie on the table.
The speaker was Zhu Mo's disciple, who had defected to the Li family with Zhu Mo.
He was assisting Zhu Mo with the reception today and had specifically stationed himself one hundred meters away from the manor entrance to notify Zhu Mo of the guests' identities.
"Understood, I'll be right there."
Zhu Mo replied and then stood up, about to head out the door, when he heard Li Qingyuan say.
"Master Zhu, I'll accompany you to greet them!"
"Alright."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Mo, knowing that Li Qingyuan wished to use this opportunity to foster good relations with Kunlun and the Buddhist Sect, frowned but did not refuse.
Subsequently, Zhu Mo and Li Qingyuan walked out of the reception hall together and arrived at the manor entrance.
Soon, while Zhu Mo and Li Qingyuan waited, Kun Mu, Ye Kunlun, Kong Ming, and Yuan He arrived together at the manor entrance.
They had not planned to travel together but met at Chuncheng Airport and then came together.
"Master Kun Mu, Master Kong Ming!"
Zhu Mo stepped forward first, cupped his fists, and saluted Kun Mu and Kong Ming, then nodded with a smile at Ye Kunlun and Yuan He.
"Master Zhu, after a few years, you've become a Four-star War God, congratulations!"
Kun Mu offered his congratulations. As an elder of the Kunlun Sect, he was currently only a Three-star War God.
"Congratulations, Master Zhu!"
Kong Ming put his palms together and also offered his congratulations.
"All thanks to the blessings of Divine Physician Li."
Zhu Mo replied humbly, showing no intention of introducing Li Qingyuan.
Seeing this, Li Qingyuan was somewhat annoyed and had no choice but to step forward proactively, saying with a smile:
"Master Kun Mu, Master Kong Ming, Young Master Ye, Young Master Yuan He, hello, I am Li Qingyuan. Welcome to Li Zhuang, and thank you for traveling such a long distance to celebrate the Old Master's birthday!"
"Hello."
Kun Mu, Kong Ming, Ye Kunlun, and Yuan He responded in unison.
"Please!"
Li Qingyuan smiled and made a gesture of invitation, directly taking over Zhu Mo's role.
However—
Before Kun Mu and Kong Ming could take a step, Ye Kunlun asked, "Master Zhu, Mr. Li, will Jiang Wuming be attending to wish Grandpa Li a happy birthday?"
"Uh..."
Upon hearing Ye Kunlun's question, Zhu Mo and Li Qingyuan were both taken aback.
"The Li family did not invite Jiang Wuming."
After a brief moment of stunned silence, Li Qingyuan replied, "Young Master Ye, is there something you need with Jiang Wuming?"
"He wants to fight Jiang Wuming!"
Yuan He interjected.
Ye Kunlun was known as the most famous "martial lunatic" among the younger generation in Long Country's martial arts circles. He enjoyed sparring with people whenever he had the chance, having challenged everyone in Kunlun except the sect leader.
"It's sparring, not fighting. For someone who's a successor of the Buddhist Sect, you really are something," Ye Kunlun retorted, giving Yuan He a sideways glance.
"What's the difference!"
Yuan He returned a glare to Ye Kunlun.
"Monk, how about we have a fight before we go in?"
Ye Kunlun raised his eyebrows, adopting a ready-to-strike posture.
"???"
Li Qingyuan and Zhu Mo looked at each other in bewilderment. Were these two here to celebrate a birthday or to fight?
"Kunlun, stop messing around!"
Kun Mu quickly intervened, feeling a headache coming on.
Although he had heard that Jiang Wuming would not be attending, Longmen's young master Gu Tianlong would definitely be there. At that time, Ye Kunlun would surely seek sparring with Gu Tianlong!
"Master, Grand Elder Long Yongjie of Longmen, and Young Master Gu Tianlong have arrived!"
"Minister Li, Head of the Security Department Gu Lu, and his son Gu Tianlong have arrived!"
Just as Kun Mu finished speaking, the walkie-talkies of Zhu Mo and Li Qingyuan almost simultaneously crackled with reports.
The eldest son of the Gu family and the young master of Longmen had arrived!
Moreover, they were accompanied by their father Gu Lu and Longmen's Grand Elder Long Yongjie, a display of immense prestige!
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