One night passed without a word. The next day, he instructed a maid to tidy up the residence in the city.
The courtyard that Golden Crocodile Martial Uncle gave him wasn't very large compared to where he lived now, only about 1,200 square meters. But this was a residence for external sale, naturally different from the public property on the mountain. However, it was considered quite good in this area, especially since most of the residents here were high-ranking Spirit Hall public officials, which could be considered a personal network.
As Broad Hill expected, Mashino and Su Yuntao arrived four days before Han Li's birthday. Han Li took Xiu'er to greet them.
After only a year apart, Mashino and Su Yuntao looked at the almost completely changed pair and couldn't recognize them at all. If Han Li hadn't given them a hug and Xiu'er still had two round ears on her head, they definitely wouldn't have dared to strike up a conversation.
"Grandpa Mashino, Tao Ge, long time no see. I originally planned to go back during the New Year, but my teacher was in seclusion at that time and arranged training for me. Plus, I wasn't clear about your subsequent transfers, otherwise I would have gone back to see you long ago."
After Xiu'er also greeted them, Han Li waved away the attendants and took the initiative to pull the two of them, introducing the situation as they walked towards the residence.
Even though they hadn't seen each other for a year, he didn't feel any estrangement from them. These two had taken care of him for nearly three years. Compared to having to think twice before doing anything in Spirit Hall, he felt closer to these two who were kind to him purely out of affection.
"It seems that you're doing really well here, Little Li. You've grown so much taller in just one year, and you're still so sensible," Mashino said with satisfaction.
"More than that, didn't you see that Little Li even has attendants now? The Soul Power fluctuations on the attendants are almost the same as mine. It's indeed Spirit City," Su Yuntao said somewhat restrainedly.
"Haha, Tao Ge, that's all arranged by my teacher, it has nothing to do with me. If you want, I can arrange one for you for a few days?" Han Li winked and asked with a smile.
"No, I can't afford it. By the way, Little Li, where are we going? Isn't the hotel over there?" Su Yuntao quickly refused, then looked at the building on his right and asked casually.
"Of course, we're going to where I live. Now that you've come to Spirit City, how can I let you stay in a hotel? You can choose any room you want after we arrive. The house was given to me by a martial uncle. To be honest, I haven't even lived in it yet. Xiu'er and I have been cultivating on the mountain with my teacher," Han Li replied, pointing to Elder Mountain in the distance.
"We're here, let's go in."
As he spoke, Han Li stopped in front of a large mansion and led the two, who were still somewhat shocked, inside.
After taking them on a tour and having a carefully prepared lunch, Tao Ge, unable to restrain his Soul Power, broke through to level 29 on the spot. Han Li had asked his teacher to send them some cultivation resources before. Although they were no longer useful to Mashino, Tao Ge had still improved by one level in a year.
Of course, what Broad Hill sent them couldn't compare to what Han Li used daily, and it wouldn't necessarily be a good thing for them if it was too valuable.
After this incident, the two were somewhat numb. They truly realized the difference between top-level Soul Masters and bottom-level Soul Masters. Fortunately, Han Li's attitude towards them was as always, which made them quite gratified.
After the meal, the three relaxed and chatted in a pool filled with medicinal herbs.
When talking about Notting City, Han Li was surprised to hear about Yu Xiaogang and Tang San's deeds on the day he left. After hearing that the two's Soul Master subsidies had been canceled, he couldn't help but laugh.
"By the way, what happened after that? Did anyone cause you trouble?" Han Li asked.
"No, not long after, the two of us were transferred to the Martial Soul Sub-Hall in the Barak Kingdom Capital. People who were transferred there later said that they indeed never went to collect the subsidies again. We don't know anything else," Mashino shook his head and said.
"Alas, it's a pity about that child named Tang San. After all, he had Innate Full Soul Power."
Speaking of this, Su Yuntao felt a little regretful.
"That was his own choice, it's not your fault, Tao Ge, don't take it to heart. You said everything you should have said, and maybe he was already absorbed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon people," Han Li comforted.
"Well, that's true. No matter how useless the Martial Soul is, the talent is still there, so I don't need to worry about it," Su Yuntao was stunned for a moment, then mocked himself.
"Don't say that, Tao Ge, didn't I also have my Martial Soul awakened by you personally? By the way, Grandpa Mashino, Tao Ge, now that you're here, why don't you stay in Spirit City?" Han Li asked proactively.
Hearing this, Mashino was fine, but Su Yuntao was a little tempted. He was only in his twenties, not even thirty yet, and now he was about to reach level 30. Although the Barak Kingdom was good, the Soul Master Holy Land was also his yearning place. Now that he had the opportunity to stay here, he was indeed tempted.
Mashino looked at Su Yuntao and replied with a smile, "Little Li, don't rush, let us consider it. If we really stay, we'll have to trouble you then."
"Okay, then it's settled. Don't feel burdened, you should be able to see that this is nothing to me," Han Li said sincerely.
"Don't worry, we won't be polite, right, Yuntao?" Mashino laughed.
"Ah, yes, right."
Su Yuntao nodded hurriedly, his face somewhat red, whether because of the temperature or his thoughts.
In the following days, Broad Hill allowed Han Li to temporarily stop other courses, as long as he maintained his cultivation time. Han Li also took this opportunity to take Xiu'er and the two of them to stroll around Spirit City and experience the prosperity of the Soul Master Holy Land.
You know, although there was no support from the simulated environment these days, perhaps because of his mood, Han Li felt that his cultivation speed had not slowed down. On the contrary, it was slightly faster. Combining work and rest seemed to have a good effect, he thought happily.
Just like that, his birthday passed quietly. On that day, he received five gifts, from Mashino, Tao Ge, Uncle Xiao who asked them to bring a gift, his teacher, and his martial uncle. Of course, there was also Xiu'er. After Xiu'er secretly kissed him, she ran back to her room and refused to come out no matter how he coaxed her.
Afterwards, Mashino and Su Yuntao also expressed their choices. They decided to stay. Originally, the two of them were alone, otherwise they wouldn't have chosen to leave Notting City at that time. Now that they could stay in Spirit City, it could be considered fulfilling their small wish.
After asking them what they wanted to do next, Han Li rented a small courtyard for the two of them, left them a sum of money, and arranged for them to work in an orphanage affiliated with Spirit Hall through Broad Hill's affiliated family members.
He prepared medicinal herbs for the two of them to condition their bodies. Mashino basically had no possibility of breaking through, so Han Li used processed Whale Oil to strengthen Tao Ge's body again and told him to be sure to notify him when he obtained his next Soul Ring.
That's right, he planned to use the Martial Soul theory he talked about with Broad Hill when they first met on Tao Ge. Tao Ge's talent was really a bit too low, and he wasn't young anymore. He himself didn't have a particularly strong desire to cultivate, but was anxious to start a family. In that case, let's slowly promote his Martial Soul evolution. Being able to benefit future generations would be a good choice.
After dealing with everything, he took Xiu'er back to the mountain and began to cultivate diligently, only occasionally going down the mountain to meet with the two of them in his spare time.
Although he had said before that he wanted to move down, now was not the time. He wanted to break through to Great Soul Master in the fastest time possible. Only in this way would he have an excuse to leave Spirit City.
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