Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Li Guanqi turned and left with the bowl.

The shop assistant beside him couldn't help but mutter, "Doesn't even say thank you, what a strange old man."

Li Guanqi bought a house not far from this cloth shop.

The house wasn't big, nor was it luxurious, just like an ordinary commoner's home.

From then on, Li Guanqi settled down in this Linyan City.

Every day, he carried a stone he'd picked up and went around hawking his knife-sharpening services.

His fees weren't high; no matter what it was, it cost one copper coin per item.

Because he sharpened knives quickly and well, many people in the city knew there was a blind man named Old Li who was excellent at sharpening knives.

The Sword Spirit lay on the rocking chair, and softly spoke, "Have you decided it's their family?"

Li Guanqi scooped up a handful of water and poured it on the stone, with a pile of hoes and such at his feet.

He said gently, "Yes, this family... is quite good. Their family isn't extremely wealthy, but they're considered well-off."

"In the future... the girl won't have to suffer hardships."

"The parents are alive and well, but they're not the type to favor sons over daughters, and their faces look kind."

"I've searched their divine senses, and there are no issues with their character."

"The man is someone who can endure hardship, but he's upright and doesn't want to pass off inferior goods as good in his business, so his business won't become too big in the future; he's a stable person."

The Sword Spirit's lips curved slightly, and she said softly, "You've considered everything thoroughly."

She lightly brushed a strand of hair from her forehead and said softly.

"Then let it be so."

As she spoke, a delicate pagoda suddenly appeared in her palm, and she looked at Li Guanqi and said softly.

"Have you thought it over?"

Li Guanqi's hands paused slightly, and he nodded in silence.

He said in a hoarse voice, "Yes."

"The bloody storms of the cultivation world... aren't suitable."

"A healthy and peaceful ordinary life might not be a bad thing."

The Sword Spirit nodded silently, and the pagoda in her hand suddenly bloomed with a gentle light.

A point of spiritual light suddenly shot out!

Half a month later, Li Guanqi, his hair slightly tied back, came to that cloth shop and said softly.

"Yun Xiang, do you have any scissors to sharpen?"

Yun Xiang quickly walked over upon hearing this, his face filled with unconcealed joy.

"Hahaha, Old Li, you haven't been out much lately, have you?"

"Yes, yes, yes, sharpen all the scissors this time! Hahahaha."

While handing over the scissors, he exclaimed and slapped his head.

"Almost forgot!"

Li Guanqi stood where he was, and the man took out a coarse white robe from behind the counter.

He handed it to Li Guanqi with a smile, "The material isn't top-notch, but it's definitely comfortable to wear."

Li Guanqi looked at the robe in the man's hand and asked.

"This is?"

Yun Xiang smiled and said, "Hahahaha, Old Li, my wife is pregnant!! Hahaha, I'm going to be a father!!"

"You always wear this purple-black robe, which looks a bit old, and Shao Yue has been saying that the weather is getting cooler, and she's always thinking about you. She finally finished making it these past two days."

At this time, Shao Yue also walked out from the backyard, and said gently.

"Old Li, try it on to see if it fits. If it doesn't fit, I'll alter it for you."

Li Guanqi smiled.

He looked at the two of them and cupped his hands in congratulations, "Congratulations."

He didn't immediately take the white robe, but instead looked at the man and requested in a low voice, "Can I give this child some blessings?"

Yun Xiang nodded in response, somewhat at a loss, "Of course you can."

The woman blushed and muttered softly, "My belly isn't even big yet..."

Li Guanqi gently moved his steps, his eyes slightly red.

He sealed the bloody aura on his robe and stopped a foot away from the woman.

He slowly squatted down and murmured softly.

"Then I wish you... you must be happy in the future... you must be happy, carefree, and healthy."

After speaking, Li Guanqi got up, turned his head, and tore off a palm-sized piece of cloth from the clean white lining of his robe.

He handed it to the woman with a smile, "If you're making a swaddling cloth, you can sew this piece on the chest."

The woman was slightly stunned, realizing that the old man was thinking of making a 'hundred families cloth' for the unborn child!

She stretched out her hands and solemnly accepted the feather-light piece of cloth.

After Li Guanqi left, the couple stared at it for a long time, unable to figure out what kind of silk thread the cloth was made of.

But they also knew the preciousness of the cloth, and the woman said softly, "I'm afraid Old Li used to come from a good family."

"We should take care of him more in the future."

However, to Li Guanqi's surprise, not long after he left.

The couple began to ask for pieces of cloth for the 'hundred families cloth' along the street.

Li Guanqi moved a small stool and sat at the door sharpening scissors, watching all of this.

Spring passed and autumn came, and the cold and heat alternated.

Li Guanqi didn't know how many knives he had sharpened in this year, and his strength and realm not only didn't regress.

Instead, his state of mind became much calmer with each knife he sharpened.

Even though there were ten thousand kinds of unwillingness in his heart, he gradually let go of some.

On the eaves of the house behind him hung a purple-black two-story small pagoda.

Li Guanqi raised his hand and shot in a strand of rich, powerful Yuan power, and the originally weak wailing sound became strong again.

The Sword Spirit appeared behind him and said softly, "A little nervous?"

Li Guanqi, wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket, sat at the door with his hands in his sleeves and smiled.

"A little..."

"Don't worry, in this life... she has no spiritual roots."

"Mm."

In the middle of the night, Li Guanqi stood at the corner of a courtyard, pacing anxiously with his hands in his sleeves.

The courtyard was brightly lit, and everyone was exceptionally busy.

Several elders with gray hair stood outside the door, anxiously craning their necks to look in the direction of the room.

The man outside the door was even more anxious, like an ant on a hot pot, clenching his fists and pursing his lips, with sweat all over his forehead.

He heard that all women in labor were in excruciating pain, but Shao Yue hadn't screamed much in the room.

Suddenly, Li Guanqi felt a burst of coldness on his face, and pieces of crystal-clear snowflakes slowly fell.

Soon, everything was covered in a layer of silver.

Li Guanqi murmured gently, "It's snowing."

Li Guanqi looked up at the direction of the courtyard and said in a low voice, "It can't be too painful..."

Even the midwife was dumbfounded. It was the first time she had experienced such a smooth delivery.

Soon, a loud and powerful cry came from the room.

"Ji ji ao ao ┗|｀O′|┛ ao~~"

The midwife wrapped the baby in a 'hundred families cloth' and excitedly shouted, "It's a girl!"

Yun Xiang rushed into the room and couldn't help but feel sorry for the woman covered in sweat.

After comforting her softly for a few words, he got up and looked at the little one with pink skin.

Several elders surrounded them, talking and laughing, looking at the little one's randomly grabbing hands, their faces full of smiles.

They teased the little one and also cared about the woman's body on the bed.

"By the way, Yun'er, you haven't named her yet. Quickly think of a name."

Yun Xiang looked up at the snowflakes outside the door and said softly, "Let's call her Yun Chuxue (First Snow)."

In a daze, he seemed to see a figure flashing outside the courtyard, but his thoughts were quickly pulled back by the elders vying to express themselves.

"Yo yo yo, this little one's eyes will be very big in the future."

"She's so good-looking, she looks like she's blessed."

Shu!!!

The purple-black small pagoda on the eaves swept into Li Guanqi's waist, and he put his hands behind his back and murmured softly.

"Yun Chuxue... what a good name."

"Not staying for a little longer?"

The Sword Spirit looked up at the falling snowflakes and said softly.

Li Guanqi shook his head and said softly.

"In this life, she is her, and I don't want to implicate her because of me again."

Looking at the youth whose figure was gradually recovering his upright posture, the Sword Spirit knew that this knot in his heart would probably take a long, long time to untangle.

Turning her head to look at the quiet and peaceful Linyan City, she suddenly felt that Li Guanqi's choice seemed to be the right one.

If they ascended to the Immortal Realm and sent her into the Yellow Springs Realm... who could say what she would become after reincarnation?

Moreover, at that time, would Li Guanqi be able to protect her at all times?

It would be better for her to live a new life, have a warm family, and feel the love of her parents and elders.

To marry, have children, and live a stable and happy life.