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Chapter 111 The Formation Breaks, and a Strange Change Occurs!

Huang Qingzhou was very efficient; by the afternoon of the next day, he had already arrived at Blackwater Pool with the craftsmen.

Shen Yuan was cultivating in the Blackwater Pavilion, and the choice of a martial arts school was entrusted to Shen Wenxing, who accompanied him to select a location.

After careful selection and measurement, the father-in-law and son-in-law finally selected a suitable location.

As night fell, Shen Wenxing was about to finalize the matter when Huang Qingzhou came up to him and said, "Shitou, you still need to discuss this with your father."

Shen Wenxing was puzzled.

The land around Blackwater Pool is so large. Since Father has already said that the two of them should be in charge of building a martial arts school, there's no need to ask for permission again.

Huang Qingzhou smiled faintly: "Your father is farsighted; it's always good to listen to his opinions."

Shen Wenxing nodded to himself and went to the Blackwater Pavilion to tell Shen Yuan about it.

"Well, your father-in-law has experience with this. Since he thinks it's okay, let's build it there."

“Go back and get some money from your mother. Teaching the villagers martial arts is our family’s business, and we can’t let your father-in-law pay for it.”

Shen Wenxing thought so too.

Although the father-in-law has revealed more than once that he has no sons and his eldest daughter has disappeared for many years, he only has one daughter, Huang Lingxiu.

In the future, apart from leaving a portion to the Huang family, the rest of the family assets will belong to the couple.

But the Shen family is not the same as before. With Shen Wenping taking care of the shop in town, it brings in a lot of income for the family every month.

As a result, the lives of the common people in Jinliu Village have also become much more prosperous.

In this era, labor is the least valuable commodity.

With ample funds, the martial arts school was built very quickly.

In addition, the common people of Jinliu Village also knew that the Shen family's construction of a martial arts school would benefit them, so they all came to help.

In less than a month, the basic structure of the martial arts school was completed.

On this day, Shen Wenxing was inspecting the aftermath of the martial arts school when an oxcart slowly arrived at the foot of the mountain.

After the oxcart came to a stop, two elderly men with gray hair, dressed in coarse cloth shirts, helped each other down from the oxcart and carefully approached the martial arts school.

Who are you two old men looking for?

At the entrance of the martial arts school, the burly Zhao Jinhu noticed that the two old men were somewhat unfamiliar and asked them about it out of curiosity.

The two elderly men hurriedly cupped their hands in greeting, saying, "We've disturbed you."

"Young man, I am Shi Cang, the village head of Black Stone Village."

"This is Tan Hui, the village head of Huishuitan."

Black Stone Village, Huishui Beach?

Zhao Jinhu thought for a moment, and feeling that it sounded somewhat familiar, he continued to ask, "Are they the two villages next to our Jinliu Village?"

The old man who called himself Shi Cang and Tan Hui nodded hurriedly: "That's right, that's right!"

"We have come here to request an audience with Master Shen of the Shen family. May I ask if you could help us announce our arrival?"

Zhao Jinhu looked at the two of them, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I guess you won't be able to see the master, but... the young master of the Shen family is here."

"Wait, I'll go ask."

He clapped his hands and went into the martial arts hall, where he found Shen Wenxing directing the craftsmen to lay bluestone floor tiles.

"Young master's family."

Shen Wenxing turned around and glared at him: "Why are you just like them?"

Zhao Jinhu gave an awkward smile, leaned closer, and whispered:

"When there are outsiders around, you're the young master; but in private, we're just good brothers."

Shen Wenxing didn't say much.

"Two old men came to the door, saying they were the village heads of Heishi Village and Huishuitan Village, and wanted to see Uncle Yuan."

"Why don't you go and see what they're up to?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing glanced at the two uneasy old men outside the martial arts school, wondering what they wanted to see his father about.

He then pulled Zhao Jinhu along, saying, "Let's go take a look."

The two arrived outside the courtyard.

Zhao Jinhu introduced them to the two men: "This is the eldest son of the Shen family, and also the young master of our Jinliu Village."

Upon hearing this, the two old men hurriedly bowed to Shen Wenxing.

Shen Wenxing nodded: "What brings you two old gentlemen to Jinliu Village?"

Shi Cang and Tan Hui exchanged a glance, then cupped their hands and said, "We two have come to see you on behalf of the people of our respective villages, hoping to be merged into Jinliu Village."

Merged into Jinliu Village?
Shen Wenxing looked at Zhao Jinhu with some surprise.

Zhao Jinhu leaned in and whispered, "In the past two years, I've been leading patrols around the area, and we often see people from other villages bringing their families, trying to come to our Jinliu Village."

"After those people were stopped, some of them stayed temporarily around Jinliu Village."

“In recent years, many of the short-term workers hired by the village for brewing wine and farming have been migrant workers.”

Shen Wenxing frowned slightly after hearing this.

He hadn't really heard much about this.

In the past, he spent most of his time at Shengxian Pavilion in the county, and these matters were handled by the village head, Yang Changlin.

Shi Cang and Tan Hui looked uneasy when they saw that Shen Wenxing did not answer for a long time.

“Young master, in the past, many girls from Jinliu Village married into our two villages, and many girls from our two villages also married into Jinliu Village. Although we are from different villages, we are already connected by blood.”

Shi Cang, with a fawning expression, bowed and recounted his story.

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing couldn't help but want to laugh.

The old man seemed quite eloquent, but there was a hint of him trying to be clever.

He also understood the fundamental reasons why Blackstone Village and Huishuitan wanted to merge into Jinliu Village.

It's simply that in recent years, Jinliu Village has implemented the plans of her younger sister, Shen Wenping, and every household has come to live a better life.

Both Heishi Village and Huishuitan are adjacent to Jinliu Village, and having witnessed the rise of Jinliu Village firsthand, it's no wonder they feel envious and longing.

Anyway, this era is in chaos, the royal family exists in name only, and the entire Yunzhong belongs to the He family.

When Shen Wenyan got married, the polite attitude of the He family members made some people with ulterior motives understand the situation.

In Yunzhong County, although the Shen family only occupied a small village, their status was on par with that of the He family.

They felt that as long as Jinliu Village agreed, the He family wouldn't say anything more.

"I've noted this down. If a decision is made, I'll have someone inform you in a few days."

Shen Wenxing looked at the two men but didn't give a clear answer. The two old men exchanged a glance and bowed to him in unison, saying, "Thank you, young master! Thank you, young master!"

After expressing his gratitude, Shi Cang quickly added, "Young Master, rest assured, we will definitely follow the rules of the Shen family and will absolutely not act recklessly!"

Shen Wenxing nodded: "We'll talk about that later."

After nodding repeatedly, the two returned to the oxcart.

Watching the oxcart disappear into the distance, Shen Wenxing looked thoughtful and then turned to Zhao Jinhu: "What do you think, Brother Jinhu?"

Zhao Jinhu was taken aback by the question, then shook his head vigorously.

"I don't have any opinion. This is a big deal, and it's up to Uncle Yuan to decide."

Shen Wenxing smiled and said, "Father will definitely make the decision, but we need to have our own ideas. Our two families are related by marriage, and we will need your help with things big and small in the future."

Hearing this, Zhao Jinhu felt a surge of emotion.

"Let's talk about it first."

Shen Wenxing spoke again, and Zhao Jinhu thought for a moment and said, "This matter has both advantages and disadvantages."

“Heishi Village and Huishuitan are different from our Jinliu Village; both villages have large clans.”

“In Black Stone Village, at least half of the residents are surnamed Shi, and they are all from the same family.”

"There are more people with the surname Tan in Huishuitan. At least 70% of the people in the village have the surname Tan."

Shen Wenxing understood what he meant.

"Is Brother Jinhu worried that after these two villages are merged into our Jinliu Village, small factions will form?"

Zhao Jinhu nodded and said, "It's hard to say."

"With you brothers and Uncle Yuan here in Jinliu Village, they probably can't cause any trouble."

"These are the downsides, but there are also many advantages."

"If we merge those two villages into our Jinliu Village, the population will increase significantly."

"These days, more people means more work."

"Also, Uncle Yuan asked us to build this martial arts school because he wanted to train more martial artists, right?"

Shen Wenxing was somewhat surprised after hearing his analysis.

"Well done, Brother Jin Hu. I never knew you had such a brain."

Zhao Jinhu smiled awkwardly, but felt a little bitter inside.

Since his younger sister Zhao Xuan married Shen Wenyan, the three of them, father and sons, began to assist the Shen family in managing Jinliu Village.

Their mother, Wang Ying, often taught her two sons to be attentive and use their brains, so as not to embarrass their sister.

Forced into a corner, Zhao Jinhu often secretly went to the private school in town to consult the teachers.

Approaching thirty, with his son already of school age, he was forced to start studying all over again.

"I only know about these two villages, but you should still ask Uncle Yuan."

Shen Wenxing nodded and went to the Blackwater Pavilion again to tell Shen Yuan what had happened.

Shen Yuan pondered for a moment and said:

"You can make the decision yourself."

"We need to carefully consider the gains and losses, and whether this matter will cause other consequences."

Shen Wenxing was somewhat troubled by this.

He thought his father would give a direct answer, but unexpectedly, the final decision rested with him.

Walking alone on the road from Blackwater Pavilion to the martial arts school, Shen Wenxing fell into deep thought.

Zhao Jinhu had already analyzed some of the pros and cons of the matter for him, and he had also thought of some himself.

As Zhao Jinhu said, there are nearly a thousand Li people in Heishi Village and Huishuitan. These people can bring both benefits and harms, but these are all overt.

What impact would merging the two villages into Jinliu Village have?
Shen Wenxing thought for a moment and suddenly realized a problem.

The He family!

Jinliu Village is independent within Yunzhong County, and the He family won't care what it does.

However, Blackstone Village and Backwater Beach are under the management of the He family. If the Shen family rashly takes over the two villages, the He family will definitely be unhappy when they find out.

Nowadays, the immortals of the Immortal Sect are focusing their main efforts on Crane County, and have handed over all worldly affairs to their proxy families and forces.

Even if friction and conflict arise between them, the Immortal Sect will generally not intervene as long as it does not involve the fundamental issues.

After much deliberation, Shen Wenxing finally made his decision.

He planned to take over the two villages, but before doing so, he wanted to send a letter to the He family to let them know about it.

Upon returning to the martial arts school, he had someone fetch paper and pen and wrote a letter on the spot, asking Zhao Jinhu to personally deliver it to the He family in Yunzhong County.

Meanwhile, in the deep mountains of Yinlong Mountain, on the side of Hejun County.

As dusk fell, a deafening roar suddenly erupted from somewhere in the vast and undulating Hidden Dragon Mountain range!

In an instant, the once clear sky was suddenly filled with dark clouds!

These dark clouds gathered rapidly from all directions, and in no time a strong wind arose, with terrifying lightning flashing in the middle of the clouds, as if a scene of the end of the world had descended, enveloping the entire Crane County!

In the dense forest of the mountains, the many disciples of the immortal sects who were guarding this place looked up at the sky in astonishment.

"Senior Brother Heshan, what has happened?"

On the side of Luoxia Mountain, Wei Qiuling slowly walked up to Li Heshan, feeling the oppressive aura emanating from the dark clouds in the sky, her face filled with worry.

Li Heshan stared solemnly at the sky above, muttering, "It's changed, everything has changed..."

Wei Qiuling didn't understand formations, let alone the power of heaven and earth, and didn't know what Li Heshan meant.

I just felt that, in some mysterious way, everything around me had indeed changed.

It was as if some terrifying being had awakened in the Hidden Dragon Mountain Range beneath their feet... or even in the entire Yangnao Land.

boom!
As everyone's attention was focused on the churning dark clouds, a terrifying bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from above the distant mountains!
Everyone shuddered in fright, their eyes all turning towards the direction of the lightning attack.

Li Heshan glanced at it and his expression changed drastically!

"not good!"

He rushed over in a panic!
Some disciples from Hundred Beasts Mountain also rushed over!
Because the place where the thunder struck was precisely where Elder Ji Yan of Qiyun Valley and several elders from Hundred Beasts Mountain had joined forces to break the great trend!

Judging from the power of that thunder, the elders would probably have a hard time withstanding it!

Thank you to "Cat Outside the Old Alley" and "Li Xuanmeng" for their generous donations, thank you to "Su Heshan" for his multiple donations, and thank you to all the other generous donors.

I'm kneeling before you!!!

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