Published: August 25, 2025
Chapter 238: The Terrifying Yu Kun
"Alright, the disciple just came not long ago. Don’t speak to him with a lecturing tone the moment you meet!" The young woman glanced at Han Li’s uneasy expression and smiled softly, gently saying to Li Huayuan.
"Very well! I understand. No matter what, this good disciple is my wife's lifesaver. As his master, I must properly compensate him!" Li Huayuan looked at the young woman with a gentle expression, then turned to Yu Kun, who was still standing nearby.
"You may leave now. My wife and I want to speak with Junior Brother Han alone. No one else is needed."
"Yes, Master!" Yu Kun responded respectfully. After casting an envious glance at Han Li, he quietly stepped out.
"Lifesaver? Compensation?" Han Li was truly bewildered this time. He had no idea why these two words were suddenly attached to him! When had he done anything like that? How come he didn't know?
Seeing Han Li’s dazed and silly look, the young woman couldn’t help but smile and said, "Husband, please explain it properly! This disciple knows nothing; don't leave him confused."
Li Huayuan smiled slightly at her words, nodded, and turned to Han Li.
"Han Li, you should now understand why I took you as a disciple back then! There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. I, as your senior, was indeed after those heaven and earth spirit medicines. So I used the excuse of taking in a disciple to forcibly take half of your share. Otherwise, you should’ve received two foundation establishment pills instead of just one! However, although I admit your reward was unfairly reduced, I also made sure you could rely on my name as a backing in the future, so you wouldn’t be easily bullied. That should count as making it up to you. After all, with your talent back then, even an extra foundation establishment pill probably wouldn’t have guaranteed your foundation establishment success!"
Li Huayuan spoke with an unchanged expression, as if he felt no wrongdoing in his actions.
"But things changed later. Shortly after I got those spirit medicines, I wanted to refine some pills to enhance magical power, but my wife suddenly had a mishap during cultivation and was on the brink of death. Fortunately, we hadn’t yet used the spirit medicines obtained from you, which temporarily saved her life. Over the next few years, we used the remaining spirit medicines to refine antidote pills, allowing her to recover recently! When I told my wife about the origin of the spirit medicines, she immediately insisted we had to compensate you, as her life was saved thanks to those medicines. So you can be considered her lifesaver!"
Li Huayuan’s expression changed several times as he recalled the perilous day. It was clear he cared deeply for the young woman beside him.
"After hearing this, I thought it made sense to formally accept you as my disciple even if you hadn’t succeeded in foundation establishment. But before I could take action, I got news that you had already succeeded, which surprised me! I did say that once you entered the foundation establishment stage, you would be officially accepted, so this doesn’t really count as compensation anymore. It seems I’ll have to find other ways within my means to make it up to you!"
Li Huayuan finally finished explaining the whole story, leaving Han Li a bit stunned.
He never expected such a windfall to fall on his head. Even after hearing Li Huayuan promise compensation, Han Li was still somewhat incredulous, standing there in amazement.
"Well, since you don’t seem to have thought it over yet, stay in the secluded mansion for a day and a night. Tomorrow morning, you can make your requests to your master. You need to consider carefully; your master isn’t usually a very generous person—this is a rare opportunity!" The young woman shot Li Huayuan a sideways glance before speaking gently to Han Li.
Li Huayuan forced out a few awkward chuckles, looking a little embarrassed.
Finally coming to his senses, Han Li hesitated but originally wanted to request cultivation techniques. However, after hearing the young woman, he didn’t feel comfortable rejecting her kindness and nodded in agreement.