25: Chapter 25 Shen Family Second Uncle

Guangnan City, Wutong Garden.

Moonlight filtered through the golden Wutong leaves, casting mottled shadows on the ground.

Shen Qingyuan was still lying lazily on the soft couch, holding a grape in his hand and slowly tossing it into his mouth.

Suddenly—the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"Interesting."

Luo Qingyue was kneeling to one side, brewing tea.

Hearing this, she raised her eyes slightly: "Young Master?"

Shen Qingyuan turned his head, glanced at her, and said with a hint of mischievous amusement in his eyes: "The Blood Crow Old Ancestor is not dead."

Luo Qingyue's movements paused, and her elegant eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"He had a life-substitution Magic Treasure that blocked a calamity for him," Shen Qingyuan said slowly. "After you returned, he went back to Blood Crow Mountain, fished out Wang Teng's corpse, and devoured the Crimson Sun Precious Body."

"Devoured the Crimson Sun Precious Body?" A look of astonishment appeared on Luo Qingyue's cold, elegant face.

She had poisoned the Blood Pool, which was meant to prevent Wang Teng from returning from the dead, but now the Blood Crow Old Ancestor had devoured the Crimson Sun Precious Body...

Shen Qingyuan gave Luo Qingyue a strange look, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned: "He is dead."

Luo Qingyue was slightly stunned, then lowered her eyes and continued brewing tea.

It was good that he was dead; it saved her from having to make another trip.

The next day.

As the sky began to brighten, Guangnan City exploded into chaos.

"Have you heard? The Wang Family has been wiped out!"

"What?! Which Wang Family?"

"Which other Wang Family could it be? The Wang Family from the Five Great Families!"

"Damn! Who did it?!"

"I heard it was Blood Crow Mountain! Last night, experts from Blood Crow Mountain attacked and slaughtered everyone in the Wang Family!"

"Blood Crow Mountain? That bandit den in the Tiannan Mountains? How did the Wang Family offend them?"

"Who knows... The Wang Family has been very arrogant all these years. I heard that the Wang Family had a Genius... You should know about this, right?"

"I know, isn't it that guy named Wang Teng?"

"Yes, that's right, it's Wang Teng!"

"I heard that when Wang Teng was training in the Tiannan Mountains, he took a fancy to a girl, but the girl didn't like him. Wang Teng was used to being arrogant and couldn't stand such a grievance, so that very night he... And then, you wouldn't believe it, that girl was the daughter of the Old Ancestor of Blood Crow Mountain!"

"Eh? What happened that night? Tell us in detail!"

"Is that the point? The point is that the girl was the daughter of the Blood Crow Old Ancestor!"

"That's not right, is it? The Blood Crow Old Ancestor is hundreds of years old; how old would his daughter be?"

"Heh, you're ignorant. You don't know that the Taotie Pavilion has a type of Spirit Meal that can restore one's virility!"

"There's such a good thing? How many Spirit Stones... No, I have a Fellow Daoist who urgently needs it, I'm asking for him."

"Easy to talk about, let's go to the side and chat..."

Amidst the discussions, Patriarch Shen Tianze arrived at the scene with the Shen Family members, looking "shocked."

Looking at the devastated Wang Family residence, Patriarch Shen Tianze's "expression changed drastically," and he said in a deep voice: "Blood Crow Mountain dares to commit murder in my Guangnan City; this is a slap in the face to us Five Great Families!"

The heads of the other major families also arrived one after another, and their faces turned pale as they looked at the corpses all over the ground.

Li Wanshan said with a trembling voice: "Blood Crow Mountain... How could Blood Crow Mountain dare?!"

Zhao Qiankun gritted his teeth: "These bandits are too arrogant!"

Chen Jiuzhou frowned and looked at Patriarch Shen Tianze: "Family Head Shen, how should this matter be handled?"

Patriarch Shen Tianze pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "First, collect the bodies and pacify the citizens in the city. As for Blood Crow Mountain..."

He paused, a "cold glint" flashing in his eyes: "We must also discuss a strategy to demand an explanation from Blood Crow Mountain!"

Everyone nodded, but each had their own calculations in mind.

The Wang Family was gone; how could they possibly offend Blood Crow Mountain over such a small matter?

Furthermore, with the Wang Family wiped out, the Five Great Families of Guangnan City would become the Four Great Families.

Next, the resource allocation... That was the real point!

Wutong Garden.

Shen Qingyuan was lying lazily on the soft couch, hands behind his head, staring blankly at the Wutong leaves overhead.

Luo Qingyue was kneeling to one side, dressed in white like snow, quietly brewing tea.

The aroma of tea curled up, mixing with the fresh fragrance of the Wutong leaves, refreshing the heart. Everything was very peaceful.

However—Shen Qingyuan suddenly raised an eyebrow. They were here.

"Little Jiu!"

An old but vigorous voice came from outside the courtyard, sounding rather impatient.

Before the voice had even faded, a white-haired old man pushed the door open and strode in.

The old man was thin, wearing a gray robe that had been washed white. His beard and hair were all white, his face was thin, but his eyes were startlingly bright, revealing a childlike cunning.

He was the Shen Family's Second Grand-Uncle—Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang.

One of the Shen Family's Old Ancestors, who had spent years in the ancestral grounds practicing in seclusion and rarely appeared in the Family.

However, Shen Qingyuan was no stranger to this old man. Over the years, Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang had often come to his Wutong Garden to sponge off his food and drink.

"Second Grand-Uncle is here?"

Shen Qingyuan remained lying on the soft couch, not even lifting his eyelids, his tone as lazy as a cat basking in the sun.

Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang didn't mind; he walked carelessly to the Wutong tree and plopped down on the stone stool next to Shen Qingyuan.

He first took a deep breath, feeling the Spiritual Qi in the Wutong Garden, which was so dense it had almost condensed into substance, and a look of intoxication appeared on his face.

"Your courtyard is still the most comfortable! The Spiritual Qi is dense, the wutong treasure tree provides shelter, and there's this... Hmm? You changed your maid?"

Hearing this, Luo Qingyue suddenly looked up, holding the teapot, her fair hand gripping it so hard that veins appeared.

Noticing Luo Qingyue's gaze, Shen Qingyuan's face darkened, "Since when has there ever been a maid in my Wutong Garden before?"

"Hehe—" Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang chuckled, his gaze landing on Luo Qingyue, and he said with a smile: "Girl, you're the capable one. It's usually so hard for me to enter his little courtyard."

Luo Qingyue had just relaxed, but upon hearing this, she stiffened again, and a flush appeared on her face.

"Eh eh! The tea is spilling!" Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang looked at the overflowing tea, feeling a bit of heartache.

He was well aware of the preciousness of this tea. The tea leaves used were ninth-grade Spirit Tea, Qingxuan Green Leaves, brewed with Wutong clear dew. Just drinking one cup was no less than swallowing a fifth-grade Spirit Pill.

Not to mention that this tea also had the effect of clearing the mind and promoting enlightenment. A Spirit Tea of this level, if placed outside, would be fought over even by Asking Dao Realm experts.

Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang picked up the teacup, took a sip, and narrowed his eyes comfortably. "Good tea! Good tea!"

He smacked his lips, looked at Shen Qingyuan, his eyes full of emotion: "Little Jiu, your life is much more comfortable than mine. I've been practicing hard in the ancestral grounds for decades, but when I come out and see you, you're doing well, lying down every day, yet your cultivation is still skyrocketing..."

Shen Qingyuan finally opened his eyes and glanced at him lazily: "The way you say that, it's as if I could increase my cultivation just by lying down."

Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang glared at him: "Isn't it?"

Shen Qingyuan: "..." Alright, it actually was.

With the System automatically increasing his cultivation, he could indeed become stronger just by lying down.

Shen Qingyuan changed the subject: "Second Grand-Uncle, why do you have time to come to my place today? Has the matter with the Wang Family been handled?"

Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang chuckled, a hint of pride flashing in his eyes: "A mere Wang Family, how could I need to take action! You know about last night's events? That kid Tianze did a good job; he has courage and strategy, worthy of being the head of my Shen Family."

He paused and added: "I just went to hold the fort, set up a Heaven-Veiling Formation, and covered up all the Qi around the Wang Family. Then Tianze and the other three took action, clean and swift, leaving no survivors."

Speaking of this, Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang suddenly lowered his voice, his eyes full of gossip: "Little Jiu, guess what we found in the Wang Family?"