chsdbacks Chapter 195: Undercurrents Are Surge
Chapter 195: Undercurrents Are Surge
The Lan family of Wangyue Lake is one of the families on one of the small islands.
Relying on the sacred land of the island, and the suitable temperature and water depth around the island, they have been raising several kinds of spirit fish as a family business, and have been living a comfortable life ever since.
However, with the passing of their ancestor at the Marrow Transformation Realm, the entire family suddenly lost its leader and was relentlessly pressured by the Hai family from the neighboring island.
Six months ago, Miss Lan returned from outside, bringing three people with her. One of them, a powerful cultivator at the Marrow Transformation Realm, helped her hold off the Marrow Transformation Realm martial artist from the Hai family.
As a result, the Lan family was able to survive unscathed.
The island is very large, with more than 100,000 buildings scattered throughout.
One of them is a bamboo house on a high ground near the cliff edge, overlooking the sea.
Nangong Feiyan was practicing swordsmanship, holding a wooden sword and referring to the sword manual on the stone table.
Beside him, Lu Wanrou and Fu Huiying were also studying the sword manual.
After a long while, Nangong Feiyan took a deep breath and stopped.
"My two elder sisters, have you understood this sword manual?"
"There are still some parts we don't understand. Sister Nangong, please enlighten us." Lu Wanrou said with a smile.
The three women came from the same place and had experienced many things along the way, all of which were protected by Nangong Feiyan, although Zhang Ping was partly responsible. However, Lu Wanrou and Fu Huiying had long regarded her as family, like sisters.
It was also half a year ago that Nangong Feiyan decisively decided to intervene in the dispute between the Lan family and the Hai family. The three of them "accidentally" met Miss Lan and successfully took over the Lan family.
Nangong Feiyan was originally the head of the family. After intervening in the Lan family, she quickly gained some power by virtue of her strength.
They have found a foothold at Wangyue Lake.
However, the three of them kept a low profile in their daily lives, and Nangong Feiyan did not show any intention of turning the Lan family into puppets. In addition, she also made reform measures in response to the crisis facing the Lan family.
Introduce new species of aquatic fish, build various schools on the island, open up teaching methods for raising aquatic fish, and attract people from outside the island to expand the breeding area.
This allowed the Lan family's spirit currency income to increase significantly.
The elders of the Lan family were completely convinced and had no objection to the existence of the three.
"Okay." Nangong Feiyan smiled, and in their time together, she no longer had the imposing aura of the former head of the family.
After all, Zhang Ping is now the head of the family.
After the sword manual instruction, the topic turned to Zhang Ping.
However, all they felt was anticipation. They knew the man's capabilities; their only worry was how many sisters he would bring to them when they met again.
I just hope there won't be another race...
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A month later, a long queue formed in front of the attic of a winery called Pingfan Winery on a street corner in Luhua City.
Zhang Ping calculated his daily income in spirit coins and couldn't help but nod.
"The cost of brewing ordinary wines like Qingling Wine is not high; the main cost is the time spent on underground storage. With mountain and wild brewing, the cost is greatly reduced."
The beast-patterned design of the mountain-brewed wine is quite unique; it saves time and also makes the spirit wine taste even better.
Among those leaving the ordinary winery, many couldn't resist opening a bottle right there on the street; the aroma of the wine was so enticing that people all over the street couldn't help but take a second look.
Even women who never drink alcohol will sniff the sweet and rich aroma of this fruit wine and take a few more breaths.
"My injuries are healing, but I need to deal with the power left behind by the demon corpse as soon as possible."
Zhang Ping closed the ledger and muttered to himself.
In front of the ordinary winery, a servant dressed in silk held a jar of Qingling wine, glanced at the pavilion twice, and then quickly walked into the crowd.
In the Xuan family's secret chamber, illuminated by fluorescent stones, a wisp of smoke from an incense burner rises straight up.
"Tell us all. In the past two months, the An family destroyed three of our casinos in the east of the city, as well as a fishing ground outside the city. They also sent word the day before yesterday that their fish had been drugged and drowned."
The middle-aged man with a thick beard, sitting at the head of the table, rested his chin on his hands, his gaze shifting back and forth between the other five elders.
Xuan Yanhu, the current head of the Xuan family, is also the strongest among them, with a cultivation level of late-stage Marrow Infusion.
Fifty years ago, when the Xuan family's ancestor, the Harmony God Realm Elder, died unexpectedly, he ascended to power during a time of crisis for the family. After taking power, he implemented a tiered support system, absorbing all the family's resources into his own hands, and broke through the bottleneck of the Harmony God Realm in just ten years.
Afterwards, sweeping reforms were implemented, which pulled the Xuan family back from its decline.
Therefore, he now holds a very high position of prestige within the Xuan family, and his word is practically law.
The five elders who were swept over by his gaze subconsciously pursed their lips and lowered their heads.
Finally, someone spoke up:
"Patriarch, that old fellow An Yueshan was severely injured by a great demon. He's definitely afraid of us launching a full-scale war. He'll certainly retaliate, but he'd never dare to provoke us. The incident at the fishing grounds is unlikely to have been the work of the An family."
Casinos collect their profits every five days, and the attack occurred on the second day after the profits were handed over, so there was little to no loss. It was more about saving face.
But the fishing grounds are different.
The three major families all have fishing grounds outside Luhua City, and each fishing ground brings in a large amount of spirit coins. These are vital resources that cannot be destroyed.
The An family wouldn't be so foolish as to attack the fishing grounds; otherwise, they would face a furious retaliation.
The others nodded in agreement; none of them believed that An Jiagang had done such a thing.
It is more likely that the Qi family, who remained uninvolved, was behind it.
Xuan Yanhu tapped his fingers on the table and snorted softly, "That old woman from the Qi family, she certainly has some tricks up her sleeve."
"Since she wants to reap the benefits without lifting a finger, then let's drag them down with her!"
"Arrange for people to attack the Qi family's fishing grounds. Make sure those people leave traces of the An family's martial arts techniques. It would be best to also capture a few An family boys and throw them in to feed the fish."
"yes!"
With a cold laugh, Xuan Yanhu then shifted the topic to the previous operation against An Ruxue.
"Our spies have reported that Ye Rufeng's good-for-nothing son has recently displayed extraordinary talent, and the White Jade Nourishing Pills in the city were made by that child."
These words immediately sparked a discussion among the elders.
"Patriarch, this is impossible. Even if that boy inherited Ye Rufeng's talent for cultivation, it only means he's faster in cultivation. He's only ten years old; how could he possibly produce pills?"
"That's right. Five years ago, we bribed people in the An family to cripple that kid's meridians. Five years have passed, and his meridians are probably twisted beyond recognition. How could he possibly have any talent for cultivation?"
They all looked on in disbelief. It was clear that the Xuan family had been plotting for thirty years to dominate Luhua City, employing various underhanded tactics, planting spies, and bribing agents. They were able to quickly learn of anything that happened to the other two families.
Ye Rufeng, a powerful figure who was famous in Luhua City ten years ago, lost all his cultivation and became a cripple under their arrangement.
Having successfully schemed against him multiple times, they found it hard to believe that a teenager could produce such an unexpected result.
"It's true," Xuan Yanhu said in a deep voice.
"The most important thing now is to figure out why the operation failed. Of the three Marrow Transformation Realm experts, only one returned. And we don't know anything about him. Who was behind this?"
Everyone fell silent.
The ambush and murder of An Ruxue was part of the plan. But failure was not part of the plan.
"According to our spies in the city, a young man escorted An Ruxue and her child back that day. Afterwards, the An family gifted him a shop. Could it be that young man?"
An elder spoke up.
"I had someone investigate, and it seems the other party only has the cultivation level of the Bone Forging Realm," another elder said.
"The investigation may not be accurate; perhaps we should probe further."