Li Yuan took a step to leave, but Aunt Li had been waiting for her son to come home for a long time, so she was reluctant to see him leave in such a hurry.
She pulled on the corner of his clothes and said, "Why don't you sit down for a while? It's a good time to eat something. Your father should be back soon."
Li Yuan was about to refuse, but when he caught a glimpse of a figure outside, his eyes lit up.
"Dad, you're back?"
Old Li was also a little surprised to see his son whom he hadn't seen for a long time, but he was more happy, "Yuan'er is back."
Li Yuan smiled and said, "Dad, I heard that you caught a black fish this time when you went out to sea. Is that true?"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Li immediately realized that his son probably came back for the black fish.
He unconsciously tightened the cloth bag in his hand, "That's true, but the black fish was caught by everyone together..."
Li Yuan frowned, "Dad is the captain, how to distribute it is up to you. Since you have hunted the snakehead, you should keep it for me."
Old Li opened his mouth and said, "The black fish has been sold for 186 spirit stones..."
Li Yuan became even more dissatisfied when he learned that Lao Li had sold the black fish and distributed the spirit stones he obtained from the sale.
"Dad knows that this is the critical moment of my cultivation, but he sold the black fish that he caught with great difficulty and distributed it to others with spirit stones. If this continues, when will I be able to break through to the late stage of Qi training?"
Old Li looked somewhat helpless. His son was gifted with dual spiritual roots and was naturally faster than most people in spiritual practice.
After all, it was because his family was too poor that hindered his son's path to immortality.
He stuffed the cloth bag he had been holding in his hand into his son's hand.
"Dad is useless. His cultivation is too low. He can't help you much. Here are thirty-seven spirit stones. They are what I earned from this trip to the sea. Take them first."
Li Yuan has already reached the sixth level of Qi training, so this amount of spirit stones is not much for him.
If Lao Li gave him so many spirit stones without the black fish, he might be happy.
But compared with the black fish that is worth one or two hundred spirit stones, what is this amount of spirit stones
But the black fish had already been sold, and even if Li Yuan was unwilling, he had no other choice.
He put away the spirit stone skillfully, still complaining in dissatisfaction.
"Dad, next time you catch a black fish, can you please leave it for me? As for the others, just give them some spirit stones. I will present the black fish to Young Master Lin Qi, and he will not treat me unfairly."
"But even though the black fish is only the size of a palm, it has the second or third level of Qi training, and its strength is amazing. I can't pull it by myself."
Old Li shook his head helplessly. He also wanted to earn more spirit stones for his son, but he couldn't act against his conscience.
Li Yuan thought about it and said, "How about this, next time you catch a black fish, don't sell it yet. I'll come and take care of it."
At that time, as long as he said that the black fish was dedicated to the young master of the Lin family, the fishermen would definitely not refuse.
When he gets the black fish and the reward from Young Master Lin Qi, he will naturally get some benefits from them.
"Dad, although I have good talent, cultivation emphasizes wealth, companions, and the land, and wealth is the most important. If you really care about my immortal path, then do as I say.
When I successfully build my foundation, it will be the day for you two to enjoy happiness. By then, I will definitely be filial to you and mother."
After hearing his son talk about foundation building, Old Li's frowning face finally showed a hint of smile.
"Your mother and I don't need you to be filial to us. You just need to practice hard and strive to build your foundation as soon as possible."
"I'm only taking half a day off, so I'm leaving now. I'll come back to see you next time."
Li Yuan nodded, then leaned over and whispered in Old Li's ear, "Also, Dad, don't meddle in other people's business in the future and don't bring anyone you don't know home."
After saying that, Li Yuan strode away.
The words of Old Li and Aunt Li's attempt to keep him were stuck in their throats; they never got to say them out loud and could only watch the young man disappear from their sight.
The little figure in my memory has grown up quietly without me noticing, and the number of times he returned home has gradually become few and far between.
Old Li withdrew his gaze and looked at the figure beside the table. He thought of what his son said before he left and felt a little embarrassed.
"Why are you just sitting there without eating? The one who just came back is my son, a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi training! He may have been a little spoiled by us, but he's not a bad person."
Old Li said this and sat down at the dinner table, feeling a little melancholy.
"Dual spiritual roots is such a good talent, better than that of Young Master Lin Qi. If he didn't worry about resources, Yuan'er would be at least at the seventh level of Qi training."
Xu Chunniang wanted to say something but stopped herself. Finally, she said, "Cultivators can go out to sea to hunt monsters for spirit stones. With your son's cultivation, hunting black fish is more than enough."
This black fish is the specialty of Black Fish Island, famous for its delicious meat and abundant spiritual power.
Even the name of Blackfish Island comes from this fish.
The smallest black fish is only at the initial stage of Qi training. If Li Yuan really wants it, he can go out to sea to catch it himself.
"It's too dangerous to go out to sea. Don't think that his sixth level of Qi training is very high. In fact, he is just at the bottom among the cultivators."
Old Li kept shaking his head. "The waters where we fish are too close to the islands. We have to be lucky to encounter one or two black fish. The places where cultivators go are very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will lose your life."
Xu Chunniang didn't say much. What Lao Li said did make sense. Going out to sea to hunt monsters always involves risks.
However, if Li Yuan stays on the island all day and relies on his elderly parents for support, he may not be able to go far.
Seeing that she only took two bites and then put down the snack, Aunt Li thought that the food was not to her taste.
"Don't you like it?"
Old Li looked calm. During those days on the boat, the girl didn't like to eat and just liked to drink a pot of wine all day long.
He was curious about the taste of the wine, so he asked for some to taste. Although the wine tasted bland, it had a rare spiritual flavor.
Miss Xu was very generous. Not only him, but everyone else on the boat also got a big bowl of soup.
It was at that time that Old Li learned that Miss Xu was a cultivator, but he had no idea what her specific level of cultivation was.
"Don't worry about her. She is a monk and eats little."
Aunt Li felt relieved when she heard that. She knew that monks were different, but she still couldn't help but grumble a little.
"How can you eat so little? Monks also need to eat."
Xu Chunniang smiled, took out a pot of spirit wine and shook it in front of Aunt Li, "I'll drink this."
When Aunt Li learned that she was a monk, she showed no surprise when she saw her take something out of thin air.
Monks are very common on the island, and they each account for about half of the population, so it is not surprising at all.
Even in her own family, including Old Li, there are two cultivators.
Therefore, mortals have long been accustomed to some common methods used by monks.
When Old Li saw her taking out the spirit wine, his eyes lit up. He felt a little greedy, but was too embarrassed to ask for it.
Xu Chunniang pretended not to know and took a few empty bowls, filled them with wine, and placed them in front of the two elders.