26: Chapter 26 My Chicken!!

Shen Qingyuan raised an eyebrow: "What?"

Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang pulled a Jade Slip from his robes, weighed it in his hand, and said meaningfully: "Evidence of the Wang Family's collusion with Blood Crow Mountain. And... all those dirty deeds the Wang Family has been doing in secret for the past few hundred years are all recorded on this."

Shen Qingyuan glanced at the Jade Slip, but he didn't have much interest in it.

A Family like the Wang Family, able to stand in Guangnan City for hundreds of years, how could their hands possibly be clean?

Those unspeakable matters were nothing more than secretly annexing small Families, seizing resources, and silencing people permanently.

"With this Jade Slip, the Shen Family can rightfully pin the destruction of the Wang Family on Blood Crow Mountain."

After listening, Shen Qingyuan's lips curled slightly.

This old man, despite looking kind and benevolent, was quite cunning.

"Second Grand-Uncle is brilliant." Shen Qingyuan praised lazily.

Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang chuckled and didn't act modest: "That goes without saying. I've lived for over two thousand years; I still have that much wit."

He picked up his teacup, took another sip, and his gaze landed on Shen Qingyuan, looking him up and down.

"Little Nine." Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang set down the teacup and cleared his throat, "It's rare that I come here; can't you prepare something to entertain me?"

Shen Qingyuan chuckled, "Qingyue, pour some tea for Second Grand-Uncle!"

Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang: "..."

Is that what I meant?

Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang glared at him and said irritably: "Little Nine, how has Second Grand-Uncle treated you all these years? Are you really reluctant to give me something to eat?"

He paused and added: "Second Grand-Uncle's requirements aren't high; just the same as last time will do. That multicolored Heaven-Swallowing Brocade-Plumed Chicken from last time tasted really good..."

Shen Qingyuan smiled, not denying it.

This old man was indeed good to him.

When he was young and alone in Wutong Garden, Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang often came to see him, bringing little trinkets to make him happy.

Later, when he grew up, although Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang didn't often leave the ancestral grounds, whenever he did, he would definitely come to sit at Wutong Garden.

The relationship between the two was even closer than with the other clan elders.

Of course, there was also the factor of sponging off his food and drink.

But it could not be denied that this old man genuinely treated him well.

Shen Qingyuan sat up, brushed off the non-existent dust on his clothes, and said lazily: "Fine, Second Grand-Uncle, wait a moment."

After speaking, he raised his hand and casually grabbed into the Void Realm.

His slender fingers sank into space, as if reaching into an invisible pocket, and with a gentle tug—

"Cluck, cluck, cluck—!!!"

A shrill chicken cry suddenly rang out!

Shen Qingyuan withdrew his hand from the Void Realm, and a chicken was already in his hand.

This chicken's feathers were entirely golden-red, shimmering with brilliant colors in the sunlight, with long tail feathers and faintly flowing flame patterns.

Its body was half a person tall, its claws were like cast iron, its beak was sharp, and a pair of eyes revealed human-like terror and confusion.

The most astonishing thing was—

The aura emanating from its body was, shockingly... Void Piercing Realm!

"That's right, this is the one!"

Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang stood up with a "whoosh," his eyes glowing.

After eating chicken here at Shen Qingyuan's last time, his cultivation level had jumped up a notch.

Don't look at the fact that he was only exuding the aura of the seventh level of the Void Piercing Realm; his true cultivation level was already at the ninth level of the Primal Chaos Realm.

Just eating a chicken could increase his cultivation, which shows how powerful this chicken was.

Ever since he finished eating last time, he had been thinking about it constantly.

And at this moment, the Heaven-Swallowing Brocade-Plumed Chicken was also very confused.

Where is this?

It stared with a pair of chicken eyes, warily looking around.

A golden Wutong tree, with Spiritual Qi so dense it was frightening, was countless times stronger than the place it usually stayed.

A white-haired old man was staring at it with wide eyes, that look... was like a wild wolf that had been hungry for three days seeing a fat sheep!

A lazy young man was holding it, looking at it with a half-smile.

There was also a woman in white kneeling to the side, with a calm expression, as if she were long accustomed to this scene.

The Heaven-Swallowing Brocade-Plumed Chicken's feathers bristled all over, and it struggled desperately!

"Cluck, cluck, cluck!!!"

Let me go! Do you know who I am?!

I am the divine chicken of Yinxian Village! The Holy Land of Yinxian Village! The Yinxian Village with a Saint guarding it!

You must have the guts of a bear and the heart of a leopard to dare touch me?!

However, the hand holding it, seemingly casual, was like a great mountain pressing down on its body; no matter how it struggled, it didn't move an inch.

Elder Ancestor Shen Haocang watched this scene, couldn't help but lean in closer, looking the Heaven-Swallowing Brocade-Plumed Chicken up and down.

"Good! Good! Good!"

He rubbed his hands, his eyes full of excitement: "This one is even fatter than the last one!"

The Heaven-Swallowing Brocade-Plumed Chicken stiffened all over.

Huh?

Fatter than the last one?

Was my third uncle eaten by you guys?!

It widened its two chicken eyes, feeling exceptionally terrified in its heart.

With a "snap," it fainted.

"That saves some effort." Shen Qingyuan handed the Heaven-Swallowing Brocade-Plumed Chicken to Luo Qingyue, who was on the side.

Luo Qingyue immediately began to cook.

Yinxian Village, deep in the Forbidden Ground.

Great Elder Yun Zhongzi sat cross-legged beside the chicken coop, his beard and hair entirely white, his face thin, but his eyes were shockingly bright.

He had been guarding here for three whole days and nights.

He hadn't left even for a step.

Great Elder Yun Zhongzi's gaze scanned the surroundings like a hawk, Spiritual Qi surging around his body, his Divine Thought covering a radius of ten miles; any movement could not escape his perception.

In the chicken coop, the remaining few Heaven-Swallowing Brocade-Plumed Chickens huddled together, shivering.

Although they possessed Void Piercing Realm cultivation, in front of Great Elder Yun Zhongzi, they were no different from ordinary poultry.

"Could that little thief be afraid?" He muttered to himself, the corners of his mouth curling into a smug arc, "With me personally guarding, even if a Saint comes, don't even think about—"

Before he could finish speaking—

"Pop."

An extremely faint sound came from the chicken coop.

Great Elder Yun Zhongzi's pupils contracted, and he whipped his head around!

He saw that a gap had suddenly appeared in the crowded chicken coop; the Heaven-Swallowing Brocade-Plumed Chicken that had originally occupied this spot had already disappeared, leaving only two gorgeous feathers floating down from the air.

"No—!!!"

Great Elder Yun Zhongzi let out a shrill scream, and he was completely stunned.

"How is it possible... how is this possible?!"

Great Elder Yun Zhongzi's face turned livid, and his whole body was trembling.

He, a dignified Peak Dao Seeking expert, just one step away from the Saint Realm, with Divine Thought covering a ten-mile radius, couldn't even protect a single chicken?!

Great Elder Yun Zhongzi looked up to the sky and let out a long howl, his voice shrill, shaking the entire Yinxian Village.

"Little thief! I will never coexist with you!!!"

His voice echoed in the night sky, startling birds across the sky.

The Cultivators of Yinxian Village looked at each other in dismay.

"Did we lose another chicken?"

"Isn't the Grand Elder guarding it personally?"

"Who is so powerful that they can steal a chicken right under the Grand Elder's nose?"

"This chicken thief is too fierce..."

"Shh! Keep your voice down! The Grand Elder is in a fit of rage, don't ask for trouble!"