The Liu family.
After swallowing up the Jia family’s assets, the Liu family could truly be said to have struck it rich overnight.
As a result, the assembly hall that had originally been used to gather the elders for discussions was now filled with music and dancing. Liu Ling and the many Liu family elders were prepared to celebrate with songs and revelry for three days and three nights.
However, just as everyone was drinking to their heart’s content, a Liu family disciple came rushing in frantically and whispered something into Liu Ling’s ear.
Bang!
Liu Ling slammed his wine cup heavily onto the table and said with displeasure, “If the Young Master likes something, he can simply take it. You—”
But as the disciple explained that the Young Master had allegedly robbed a shipment of magical treasures transported from the Jia family to the Liu family yesterday, his expression gradually turned serious.
Because he had personally seen yesterday that the Young Master had been following Liu Shijing the entire time and could not possibly have gone out robbing anyone. Besides, if the Young Master truly wanted those treasures, all he had to do was say the word and Liu Ling would hand them over with both hands. There was no need for such trouble.
That meant someone had most likely disguised themselves as the Young Master to stir up trouble.
And the target was the Liu family.
Could it be remnants of the Jia family?
But everyone from the Jia family who had seen the Young Master’s true appearance had died in Shahe Town.
“For now, do not spread this matter. Do not let a second… no, a third person learn about it!”
Liu Ling warned before immediately getting up and leaving.
***
The room was completely silent.
Liu Xueyao’s expression remained cold and elegant as she tied the ribbon at her waist, as though nothing had happened.
Liu Shijing’s eyes were filled with embarrassment. She had always been the proud and tsundere type, thin-skinned by nature. Thinking back to last night, when she had taken over Xueyao’s position and the brat had instinctively bitten down in his sleep, half of her body had gone numb.
At that thought, her face grew burning hot. After fastening her belt, she quietly asked Xueyao,
“Xueyao, did you know last night that the brat’s life was never actually in danger?”
Compared to how anxious and panicked she had been the previous night, Xueyao had remained remarkably calm throughout.
“Yes, I knew.”
Liu Xueyao nodded lightly, making no attempt to hide the truth and answering directly.
Liu Shijing: “!!!”
“Then why didn’t you tell your aunt?!”
“Because Aunt didn’t ask me.”
After adjusting her collar, Liu Xueyao replied in her usual indifferent tone.
“…….”
Liu Shijing suddenly felt exhausted.
The Xueyao who had once been like a warm, caring little cotton jacket had now become a jacket full of holes, letting the wind through from every direction.
…
Earlier, Chu Feng had used the excuse of getting some fresh air and come out into the courtyard.
Now, he felt invigorated, his true qi abundant and full. Although his cultivation realm had not changed, he was at least twice as strong as before.
Moreover, he discovered that his hearing had become extraordinarily sharp. With the slightest twitch of his ears, he could clearly hear the entire conversation between Aunt Jing and Sister Saintess inside the room.
“Xueyao, did you know last night that the brat’s life was never actually in danger?”
“Yes, I knew.”
“Then why didn’t you tell your aunt?!”
“Because Aunt didn’t ask me.”
?!
Chu Feng’s expression shifted several times.
He had never expected Sister Saintess to have a side like this. He had heard of people tricking their fathers before, but did this count as Sister Saintess tricking her aunt?
Clang—
Suddenly, the door was pushed open.
Chu Feng looked up and saw Liu Ling walking in.
“Young Master.”
Upon seeing Chu Feng, Liu Ling respectfully bowed.
Chu Feng nodded and said,
“Patriarch Liu, are you looking for Aunt Jing?”
As for this newly appointed Liu family patriarch, Chu Feng did not have a particularly deep impression of him. Still, compared to the previous patriarch, who always hid daggers behind his smiles, Liu Ling was much more pleasing to the eye.
A troubled expression appeared on Liu Ling’s face. Finally, he stepped closer and lowered his voice.
“Young Master, someone has been impersonating you recently and robbing the Liu family’s magical treasures.”
“What!?”
Chu Feng was greatly shocked.
Someone was actually impersonating him to steal things?
“Who is this person?”
“I don’t know. Although his cultivation level is the same as yours, Young Master, his combat strength isn’t even enough to defeat a middle stage Fourth Grade cultivator.”
Stroking his chin, Chu Feng lowered his head in thought.
The only people he had offended recently were the Liu family’s eldest eldest eldest eldest eldest young lady. But Liu Jing’s cultivation had already been crippled, and Jia Tianfeng had long since become a complete nobody.
“I understand. Don’t tell Aunt Jing about this for now. I can handle it myself.”
A cultivator who could not even defeat a mid-stage Fourth Grade opponent was nothing to worry about. Chu Feng was confident he could capture the culprit himself.
He wanted to see exactly who was impersonating him.
“Yes, Young Master. In that case, I’ll take my leave.”
Just as Liu Ling was about to depart, Chu Feng spoke.
“Wait.”
“Young Master, is there anything else?”
“Lend me a few hundred spirit stones first. I’ll pay you back afterward.”
“Young Master, what do you need them for?”
“Idiot!”
Chu Feng rolled his eyes and said speechlessly,
“When you came in, Aunt Jing definitely noticed your presence. If you just leave like that, she’ll definitely ask me why you came. Give me a few hundred spirit stones, and I can tell her you came specifically to deliver them to me.”
“Oh! Right!”
Liu Ling suddenly understood.
“As expected of the Young Master! Truly brilliant!”
With that, Liu Ling took out several hundred spirit stones and handed them to Chu Feng.
After watching Liu Ling’s figure disappear from sight, Chu Feng began searching through everyone he had offended.
At present, the only person who bore a deep grudge against him was Lin Ruo. Their relationship had already reached the point where only one of them could survive.
However, Lin Ruo had been severely injured by him only a few days ago. Recovery would take time, so it was impossible for him to seek revenge so quickly.
Suddenly, a figure flashed through Chu Feng’s mind.
Could it be him?
Creak—
The door opened, and two graceful figures stepped outside.
Liu Shijing swept her beautiful eyes across the courtyard before saying,
“I sensed Liu Ling’s aura just now, but then it disappeared. Brat, do you know what happened?”
“Oh, that.”
Chu Feng took out his storage pouch.
“He just gave me some spirit stones. He said this was my share of the Jia family’s assets.”
Hearing that, Liu Shijing nodded.
“So that’s what it was.”
Liu Xueyao walked up to Chu Feng. Looking at the spirit stones in his hand, she asked,
“Husband, are you short on spirit stones?”
“Not exactly. It’s just that when it comes to spirit stones, I don’t think anyone would ever complain about having too many.”
It was like those wealthy business magnates who constantly claimed, “I don’t care about money. To me, money is just a number.” Yet the moment their company started losing money, their true colors immediately showed.
Spirit stones were the same. The more, the better.
Hearing this, Liu Xueyao said nothing.
She simply took out her own storage pouch and began pouring spirit stones into Chu Feng’s pouch as if they cost nothing.
Clatter, clatter, clatter—
This…
There were at least ten thousand spirit stones here!
Possibly even more!
“S-Sister Saintess, you… what are you doing…?”
Chu Feng’s mouth fell wide open.
At that moment, he finally understood how Wang Duoyu must have felt the first time he saw two billion yuan.
So many spirit stones.
So, so many spirit stones.
Liu Xueyao said calmly,
“I’m giving them to you, Husband. I don’t care about spirit stones.”
What!?
Chu Feng was stunned by Sister Saintess’s attitude of treating wealth….no, she was treating spirit stones as if they were nothing more than dirt.
“I have no use for spirit stones. Rather than letting them sit unused, I’d rather give them to Husband.”
Liu Xueyao’s tone remained as calm as ever.
“…….”
Hearing that, Chu Feng returned all the spirit stones from his storage pouch back into Sister Saintess’s.
“Husband?”
Liu Xueyao tilted her head slightly, as though a large question mark had appeared above it.
“Sister Saintess, you should keep these spirit stones for yourself. I’m not really lacking spirit stones either.”
Although living off someone else’s support sounded quite appealing, Sister Saintess treated him far too well. She had even handed over all the spirit stones she had accumulated over so many years.
To take away her entire savings without lifting a finger…
Chu Feng simply could not bring himself to be that heartless.
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