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Several days had passed since the incident at the Summer Garden’s “Listening Lotus Pavilion”.

During this time, the Liu and Zhao Clans seemed to have fallen into silence. No matter what actions the Wang Clan took, they endured and endured again. It was as if they had suddenly transformed into two wounded tigers lurking in the shadows, licking their wounds and preparing to strike a deadly blow to the Wang Clan when the time was right.

With Wang Shouzhe’s tactics, he naturally wouldn’t miss such an opportunity for development. Wave after wave of propaganda campaigns were continuously launched in the Ping’an Town area.

Using an army of propagandists and a large number of spontaneous supporters, the causes and consequences of the battle at the Wang Clan’s main house gate that day, as well as the different performances of the three major families, were quickly spread throughout Ping’an Town.

A war of public opinion! A war of propaganda!

Many commoners began to talk enthusiastically, passing on the history of the Wang Clan, the story of Ancestor Zhouxuan’s journey south to establish Ping’an Town, and the story of his heroic sacrifice in the face of the fifth-order monster, the Golden Winged Sun-Eating Tiger.

Many of those who had personally experienced the great disaster fifty years ago had passed away. Even those who were still alive were mostly children at the time, or simply couldn’t remember clearly, and didn’t understand the actual situation.

Under the Wang Clan’s massive propaganda campaign, the twenty thousand common people of Ping’an Town gradually came to understand that Ping’an Town was established by the Wang Clan’s Ancestor Zhouxuan and his clan members after nearly a hundred years of hard work. The Liu and Zhao Clans were originally just two impoverished families who couldn’t make a living in the Commandery City and came to seek refuge with the Wang Clan halfway.

They also learned about the ins and outs of the great disaster fifty years ago. The Liu and Zhao Clans not only played dead but also let in a ferocious beast, causing the deaths of many commoners and even the deaths of Ancestor Zhouxuan and Ancestor Qiongyuan.

The prestige and authority of the Wang Clan were rapidly rising, while the infamy of the Liu and Zhao Clans was spreading. Many people couldn’t help but spit when mentioning the Liu and Zhao Clans, showing their disdain and disgust.

It’s no wonder, in any era and any world, human nature is the same. Everyone admires heroes and despises and scorns treacherous villains.

Wang Shouzhe was in the side hall of his courtyard, leisurely handling family affairs. After finishing his daily cultivation and replenishing his spiritual food, his spirit was exceptionally vigorous.

This was also one of the benefits of cultivation. Persistent daily cultivation of the Xuan Yuan Jue not only strengthened the body and Xuan Qi but also prolonged life and kept the body in peak condition for a long time.

“Master, please have some tea.” The servant Wang Gui brought some spiritual tea as usual.

Today’s tea was made from the Cloud Mist Spirit Seed. This tea was as smooth as water. Drinking it felt as if it permeated all the organs.

Wang Gui liked this kind of spiritual tea very much.

Of course, Wang Gui wouldn’t dare or be able to secretly take some spiritual tea to brew for himself. But being close to the water, he could enjoy the leftover tea from the master’s brewing, which was too tasteless to eat but too good to waste.

Even the leftover tea had some effects, so it couldn’t be wasted. It could be boiled into tea rice until it couldn’t be brewed anymore…

Each kind of spiritual tea had its own taste, but Wang Shouzhe also favored the Cloud Mist Spirit Seed. When he drank this Cloud Mist Spirit Seed, he would often think of that Miss Liu, his fiancée whom he had not yet met.

Unlike the direct line where there was a lot of room for choice in marriage and both men and women had some autonomy to pick and choose among many options, the marriage of the main line was more about the future direction of the family, so there was almost no choice.

Therefore, both Wang Shouzhe and Miss Liu passively accepted each other’s existence. But after a small, silent interaction between the two, Wang Shouzhe had some good feelings for her.

He was drinking the Cloud Mist Spirit Seed, feeling good, leisurely updating the system panel, the family prestige column.

【Family Prestige】:【Village Prestige (90) Dominating One Side】【County Prestige (29) Somewhat Famous】【Commandery Prestige (00) Unknown】

The reason why the Village Prestige had not reached the full value of 100 was naturally to uphold the system’s consistent principle that the data became harder to increase as it got to the end. Moreover, the Liu and Zhao Clans had not been exterminated yet, so the Wang Clan could not reach the full value of “Covering the Sky with One Hand”.

The increase of County Prestige was naturally more difficult. To reach the level of “Dominating One Side” in County Prestige, there must be at least one Heavenly Human Realm Ancestor in the family. Therefore, this time it increased by 8 points to 29 points, and it couldn’t be more.

“Hmm, good improvement.” Wang Shouzhe looked at the updated prestige template, drinking the Cloud Mist Spirit Tea, and was quite satisfied with his recent achievements.

As long as he worked harder to wipe out the Liu and Zhao Clans, the Wang Clan would truly dominate Ping’an Town.

……

Meanwhile.

In the main house of the Liu Clan, in a courtyard where the clan members lived.

Liu Yongzhou, a young generation of outstanding talent, was drinking heavily with an extremely ugly expression. Too many things had happened recently, the rise of the Wang Clan, the death of his father.

Everything had changed too quickly.

But what surprised him the most was Liu Shengye’s attitude towards him. When he tried to test the waters, Clan Leader Liu Shengye seemed a little impatient and was full of perfunctory towards him.

Then, he remembered what Luoxian had said. Following her advice, he got Liu Yonghao drunk and learned a shocking news from him.

After the family chose Liu Shenghao’s successor, the one who was destined to walk the path of the Spirit Platform was already determined to be Liu Yonghao, the legitimate son. As for him, Liu Yongzhou, he was nothing more than a pawn casually used in Liu Shengye’s chess game.

“Damn it!” Liu Yongzhou slammed his fist down, shattering the stone table. His eyes were bloodshot and ferocious. His father had even sacrificed his life for the family. And he, Liu Yongzhou, had no idea how many meritorious deeds he had accomplished.

The legitimate son, Liu Yonghao! What abilities did that boy have? He was defeated by a little girl in public within a few moves. How could such a pathetic character be qualified to walk the path of the Spirit Platform?

Luo Xian was right, this family was filthy and despicable.

Luo Xian, luckily there was Luo Xian.

In Liu Yongzhou’s eyes, a strong hope emerged, which then turned into a color of determination. He muttered resentfully, “Liu Shengye, all these are debts owed by the Liu Clan to us, father and son. I’m just taking back what I deserve.”

……

Late at night.

The night shrouded the earth.

In a world without light pollution, the starry sky was dazzling and the moonlight was enchanting.

Everything was silent, except for a steed galloping on the country road. The urgent sound of hooves seemed to indicate the rider’s anxious mood.

Faster!

Even faster.

The rider, Liu Yongzhou, couldn’t wait to see her. His heart was filled with a fiery passion. He was full of burning hope for the future.

After marrying into her family, he would definitely practice hard to become a Spirit Platform realm as soon as possible, so as not to embarrass Luo Xian.

Riding his horse at full speed, he arrived at Xia Garden.

Liu Yongzhou dismounted, didn’t announce his arrival, jumped over the wall, and headed straight for Tinghe Pavilion.

“Luo Xian, I’m here…” Liu Yongzhou’s voice abruptly stopped, his pupils contracted and his face changed dramatically. The scene that came into his view was…

Inside the pavilion of Tinghe Pavilion.

Two men in splendid attire were leisurely enjoying the moonlight and drinking tea. His goddess, Zhong Luo Xian, was dutifully serving them, pouring tea like a maid.

What was most terrifying was that there were large blood stains on the ground of the pavilion, and a delicate brocade box was placed on the stone table where they were drinking tea.

“Wang Shouzhe, Dantai and Yuyu.” Liu Yongzhou roared with a pale face, “What are you doing here? Let go of Miss Luo Xian.”

Wang Shouzhe put down his teacup and lightly tapped the brocade box, “Yongzhou, you’re a bit late. Look, all the lotus flowers in the pond have withered. Also, your brother Zhao Dingtian has already gone ahead of you.”

“You…”

Liu Yongzhou was filled with coldness and a mix of shock and anger, “Wang Shouzhe, what exactly do you want to do?”

“What do I want to do? I should ask, what have you done?” Wang Shouzhe started to laugh, pulling out a stack of papers from his bosom. It seemed to be filled with words. He casually pulled out one, “In the autumn of the 3140th year of Daqian’s prosperity, a traveling merchant was doing business and bought at a high price, infringing on the interests of the Liu Clan. Liu Shengye sent you and your father to brutally kill him two miles before Dingpu Crossing, taking away his goods, worth about three hundred Top Gold.”

Liu Yongzhou trembled, sternly saying, “Wang Shouzhe, don’t slander me. Luo Xian, Luo Xian, don’t believe him.”

Wang Shouzhe ignored him, continued to pull out another one, “In the summer of the 3142nd year of Daqian’s prosperity, the fishing team you were in charge of found a lone merchant ship. You used your excellent water escape technique to first puncture the bottom of the ship, causing a shipwreck and pretending to rescue them. When you discovered that the goods on the other party’s ship were valuable silk, you brutally killed thirteen people and took away the goods. The most heartless thing was that two young female relatives of the merchants were taken away by you, and their whereabouts are still unknown.”

Liu Yongzhou staggered, this matter was done so secretly, only a few confidants knew about it, how did Wang Shouzhe know?

Then, Wang Shouzhe pulled out one after another, reading out all the misdeeds Liu Yongzhou had done over the years, his face getting colder and colder. In the end, he didn’t bother to read any more, but directly slapped the charges on the table, coldly saying, “Liu Yongzhou, I’m giving you a chance to defend yourself.”

“Luo Xian, don’t believe him, these are all slanders, he’s slandering me.” Liu Yongzhou roared hysterically, “The Wang’s Clan is our enemy, they’re trying to sow discord between us. Luo Xian, Luo Xian, say something.”

“I’m sorry.” Wang Shouzhe slowly stood up, step by step towards Liu Yongzhou. His seemingly calm eyes contained a strong killing intent, “Most of these charges were investigated and confirmed with the help of Luo Xian.”

“What?” Liu Yongzhou staggered back a few steps, shocked and disbelieving.

“Master, these are all things I should do.” ‘Zhong Luo Xian’ said pleasingly, “It’s my honor to serve the master.”

“Puff! Zhong Luo Xian, you deceived me.” Liu Yongzhou’s face turned red, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

He was a cunning man, and at this point, how could he not realize that he had been tricked.

Driven by instinct, he retreated wildly, escaping, escaping from the scene first.

“Clang!”

With the sound of a sword, Wang Shouzhe’s figure soared into the sky, light and fast in the air, like a soaring eagle.

“Clang! Clang! Clang!”

In the face of crisis, Liu Yongzhou also had a burst of potential, pulling out the water-splitting spike from his waist to block several times. Finally, he couldn’t resist the continuous and increasingly powerful force of the Xuan Yuan Sword.

“Boom!”He was in mid-air, spewing blood as he was sent flying backward, heading towards a pond filled with withered lotus.

But before he could fall, a white sword light flickered twice. In the last moment of his life, Liu Yongzhou only felt his head flying, while his body was caught by Wang Shouzhe and thrown onto the shore.

“Splash!”

His head fell into the lotus pond.

All of this happened extremely fast.

Wang Mei quickly followed up, without the need for the clan leader to act, she searched the corpse thoroughly. Then she placed the spoils of war and a brocade box on the stone table.

“Gulp!” Although it was the second time Chen Fangjie had seen Wang Shouzhe kill someone, he was still frightened by his clean and efficient methods.

This future brother-in-law, whether in terms of cunning or strength, was quite terrifying.

Chen Fangjie felt that even if he tried his best, he might not be Wang Shouzhe’s match. In the future, his days as a brother-in-law would probably be filled with fear, not daring to make any mistakes.

“Clan leader, I’ve checked. The Heavenly Spirit Pill, as well as two auxiliary spirit pills, the Body Protection Pill and the Spirit Blood Pill, are all here.” Wang Mei was extremely excited. They had planned for so long and worked so hard, all for this moment.

“Wang Mei, well done.” Wang Shouzhe also let out a sigh of relief, forcibly suppressing his ecstatic emotions.

After planning for so long, two Heavenly Spirit Pills and all the auxiliary materials were in their hands. Such a harvest was enough to put the Wang’s Clan on the fast track to rapid progress.

Chen Fangjie’s eyelids twitched and he swallowed hard. This was the Heavenly Spirit Pill! His Chen’s Clan in Donggang had to save up for many years just for one pill.

But this future brother-in-law had managed to get two at once.

“Do you want it?” Wang Shouzhe first put away one brocade box, then looked at Chen Fangjie with a smile.

“Yes, yes, yes. Although our Chen’s Clan is temporarily out of money, I can write an IOU as collateral.” Chen Fangjie nodded repeatedly, “As long as the price is a bit cheaper.”

“Hehe~” Wang Shouzhe then put away another brocade box, “There’s none for you this time.”

In an instant, Chen Fangjie felt like he was about to explode. No wonder Shouzhe didn’t let him participate in the final act, he was afraid he couldn’t handle it!

Regret! He shouldn’t have come. Out of sight, out of mind.

Chen Fangjie could only say sourly: “Shouzhe, your plan seems good, but it’s too risky. As your elder brother who is two years older than you, I must tell you, especially at this last moment, your arrangement is not quite right. What if they were discovered, and an Ancestor-level figure came? You should have told me earlier, I could have asked my family’s Ancestor for help. I would only need thirty percent of the spoils!”

“Shouzhe, you’re still too young. Remember next time, better safe than sorry. You’re just too stingy. You should have…”

Before he could finish his words, Wang Shouzhe bowed his hands and said solemnly: “Ancestor Long Yan, the task is completed, we can leave now.”

Long, Long Yan Ancestor?

Chen Fangjie chuckled: “Shouzhe, are you joking with me?”

Suddenly, his whole body shivered, and his face changed.

He saw a figure quietly descending in the night, her cold eyes behind the veil staring at Chen Fangjie: “Is your Chen’s Clan Ancestor more powerful than me?”

“Child Fangjie, pays his respects to Ancestor Long Yan. Seeing the Ancestor suddenly, I am extremely excited and overjoyed, like seeing the morning star in the long night. Fangjie wishes the Ancestor peace, absolute peace.”

Then, Chen Fangjie cleverly knelt down. His expression was full of admiration, his eyes excited, and he knocked his head on the ground with utmost sincerity.

Could he not be sincere? If he offended her, his future wife would fly away~

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