27: Chapter 27: A convoy of luxury cars smashes open the gates of a powerful family! They're offering the entire inn as a wedding gift!

[Hot porridge mixed with fragments of white porcelain flew past your left ear.]

[It slammed into the doorframe with a crack.]

[You tilted your head to dodge, your gaze still fixed on Liu Qingqing's lower abdomen.]

[Liu Qingqing subconsciously covered her lower abdomen, took a half-step back, and a deep blush spread across her cheeks.]

["Shen Ji... what are you thinking about?"]

[Her hands, which usually formed seals to control her sword, were tightly twisted in front of her.]

In the woodshed of reality.

Shen Ji stared at the line of purple text on the system panel.

He recognized each of these characters when taken apart.

Together, they were the key to defying the heavens and changing his fate.

The cultivation world valued aptitude above all else.

Yet, he, Shen Ji, was nothing but rotten wood.

No matter how many medicinal pills he consumed, his meridians could not withstand the impact of spiritual energy.

This purple light had shattered that ironclad rule into pieces.

Give birth to a genius, and receive a portion of cultivation as feedback. What if he gave birth to ten, or a hundred?

Why should he cultivate immortality himself?

Why risk his life venturing into secret realms?

To hell with being a lone wolf rogue cultivator.

Facing danger alone, and when severely injured, having to hide in a woodshed to rot and fester.

As long as he built a massive Shen Family.

Giving birth to a litter of genius descendants with Water and Wood Spiritual Roots.

He could ascend to immortality just by lying on his grandmaster chair drinking tea.

Establishing an eternal family.

Who should he choose as his target?

Shen Ji quickly calculated in his mind.

There were many female cultivators in Yunzhou City.

Ji Mengxue was too calculating, full of schemes; she was unsuitable.

Only Liu Qingqing remained.

She had dual Water and Wood Spiritual Roots, excellent talent, and superior genes.

Most importantly, the two of them had experienced life and death together.

She was even willing to share the Liu Family's Foundation Establishment cultivation method.

Their emotional foundation was rock solid.

It had to be her.

[You ignored the sword tip pressed against your throat.]

[You stepped forward, your gaze fixed on her eyes without flinching.]

["Qingqing, for the past few years, you have held a thirty percent stake in Shens Shop."]

["But now, I want to discuss a big business deal."]

["I want you to buy into my Shen Family. In the future, the position of Mistress of the Shen Family will belong to none other than you."]

[Your tone was calm, each word emphasized heavily.]

[Liu Qingqing was stunned.]

[The short sword clattered to the ground.]

["You... what nonsense are you spouting? Have you been poisoned stupid by the miasma?"]

[You stepped forward and gripped her wrist.]

["I am serious."]

["Prepare yourself to be the Mistress of the Shen Family."]

[You dropped this sentence and turned to walk out the door.]

[Liu Qingqing stood frozen in place.]

[Three days later.]

[You emptied seventy percent of the cash in the vault.]

[You also had Ling Feng pay out three months of dividends in advance.]

[Ling Feng carried two chests of spirit stones over and gave a thumbs up.]

[Overnight, you spent lavishly to purchase a luxurious mansion in the city center that had been on sale for a long time, and hung up the plaque for the Shen Residence.]

[For several days in a row, you posted notices to hire stewards and servants, and the Shen Residence was already bustling with activity.]

["Brother Shen, this level of spending is rare in Yunzhou City for a hundred years."]

["My life belongs to you, brother. In the future, the businesses of the Ling Family side branch are all at Brother Shen's disposal!"]

[Half a month later, fifty large mahogany carts pulled by gale horses marched imposingly toward the east of the city.]

[The rogue cultivators and merchants along the way were all stirred up, following the convoy to watch the excitement.]

[The convoy stopped in front of the Liu Family's dilapidated mansion.]

[You stood at the very front and snapped your fingers.]

[Fifty shop assistants simultaneously opened the lids of the chests.]

[The first row of ten carts contained two thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones neatly stacked in mahogany chests.]

[The pure spiritual energy emitted made the surrounding air become thick.]

[The second row of twenty carts held over a hundred mid-grade magic artifacts, gleaming with cold light.]

[The third row of twenty carts was filled with one-inch-tall white jade porcelain bottles.]

[They were filled with second-tier barrier-breaking pills and muscle-regenerating pills, and the medicinal fragrance instantly covered the entire street.]

["Good heavens! Are those Mid-Grade Spirit Stones? Paved across a whole cart?"]

["Are you blind! That's ten carts!"]

["Just how rich is this Boss Shen? Even the Ling Family in their prime couldn't bring this out!"]

[The crowd was in a complete uproar.]

[The current head of the Liu Family, Liu Changfeng, stepped over the threshold.]

[His hands gripped the doorframe tightly.]

[Half an hour ago, he was still in the main hall slamming the table and cursing.]

["A rogue cultivator wants to lay a finger on my Liu Family's legitimate daughter? Delusional! What does he have to support my Liu Family?"]

[Now, Liu Changfeng walked down the steps quickly.]

[He gripped your arm, his strength surprisingly great.]

["My dear nephew! It's windy outside, come into the house for tea quickly!"]

["Just leave the betrothal gifts in the courtyard. Anyone who dares touch them, I will hack them to pieces!"]

[Several elders of the Liu Family ran out behind him, their faces full of smiles.]

[Liu Qingqing walked out from the inner hall.]

[She had changed into a green long dress. Looking at the mountain of betrothal gifts in the courtyard, her eyes turned sour.]

["You reckless brute who only knows how to throw money around."]

[She walked closer to you.]

[You took out a pair of fish pendants carved from top-grade warm jade from your bosom and stuffed them into her hand.]

["The betrothal gifts are accepted. From now on, I will handle matters outside for the Shen Family, and you will handle matters inside."]

[Liu Qingqing did not decline and held the jade pendant tightly in her palm.]

In the woodshed of reality.

A pale blue panel appeared in the dim light.

[Name: Shen Ji]

[Cultivation: Peak of Sixth Level Qi Refining]

[Current Luck Value: 145]

[Equipped Traits 5/5: Wealth Returns After Being Spent (Gold), Blessed with Many Children (Purple), Spirit Affinity (Blue), Diligence Overcomes Mediocrity (Green), Business Sniffing (Blue)]

Your gaze swept over the Luck Value.

It had increased by fourteen points.

Throwing away one hundred thousand spirit stones had barely made a sound.

The key to breaking the situation still lay in the purple trait the system had just given.

[Your betrothal gifts spread throughout all of Yunzhou City in half a day.]

[Yunlai Inn, top-floor private room.]

[A priceless set of ice-cracked purple clay tea sets was smashed against the wall.]

[Fragments splattered everywhere.]

[Ji Mengxue stood in front of the window.]

["Shen Ji!"]

[Shen Ji was originally the sharpest knife in her hand, the most profitable money bag.]

[Now, this knife not only had its own ideas but was also going to marry into the Liu Family.]

[Taking root completely in Yunzhou City.]

[Once the Shen and Liu families merged, the channel advantages of Yunlai Inn would vanish.]

["Manager, what should we do?" the shop assistant beside her lowered his head.]

["Pass on my words, contact Wanbao Pavilion and Dingsheng Trading Firm."]

[Ji Mengxue's fingernails dug into her flesh.]

["Tell them, whoever sells even one stalk of spiritual grass to Shen Ji is declaring a death feud with my Yunlai Inn!"]

["Cut off his supplies, block his path!"]

["Within three days, I want to cut off all sales channels for Shens Shop."]

["I want to turn his grand wedding into a bankrupt joke!"]

[The assistant accepted the order and retreated.]

[Ji Mengxue stared at the street outside the window.]

[Shen and Liu must never marry.]

[She would make this former partner realize who really called the shots in the Yunzhou City business world.]

[Thirty-five years old, October.]

[Half a month until the grand wedding.]

[The front of Shens Shop was cold and desolate.]

[The three major trading firms joined forces to blockade, cutting off over ninety percent of the supply sources.]

[Rogue cultivators in the city were all spreading rumors that Boss Shen had offended Manager Ji and was going to suffer a huge setback this time.]

[Late at night.]

[You sat in the main seat of the secret room.]

[Hu Wansan walked in quickly, holding a thick ledger.]

["Boss, the wind outside is not right. The three major trading firms have joined forces, and our spiritual grass inventory can only last for five days."]

[Hu Wansan slammed the ledger onto the table.]

["Ji Mengxue has gone ruthless, putting out the word that whoever dares to do business with us is going against Yunlai Inn. Several old customers have cancelled their orders."]

[You leaned back in your chair, tapping on the table.]

["What are you panicking about?"]

["Wansan, how is the preparation going for the matter I asked you to secretly gather funds for half a year ago, to prepare for swallowing up the Yunzhou retail spiritual grass market?"]

[Hu Wansan was stunned, then flipped to the last page of the ledger.]

["Reporting to Boss, we have already mobilized two hundred thousand spirit stones from Qingzhou and Youzhou through the bank's secret channels. We originally planned to move at the end of the year, but now..."]

["Now is just right."]

[You stood up, walked to the map, and pointed your finger at the location of Yunlai Inn.]

["Ji Mengxue thinks that cutting off the supply source can force me to bow my head."]

["But she doesn't know that I have been waiting for an opportunity to kick her out completely."]

["Since she took the initiative to smash the plate in Yunzhou, we will take the whole pot."]

[You turned to look at Hu Wansan.]

["Send the word down, put all the funds in."]

["I want to make Ji Mengxue give me the entire Yunlai Inn as a wedding gift!"]