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Chapter 169: Interception on the way
More than a month.

In the backyard of Blackwater Pool Manor, Shen Wenping looked at the baby in the cradle in front of her with a bitter face.

"Mother, why is the birthmark between Chongyi's eyebrows becoming more and more obvious?"

The baby boy in the cradle was He Chongyi, her son with He Zishi.

When the child was born, there was a faint birthmark between his eyebrows, like a burning flame.

I thought the birthmark would gradually disappear over time, but unexpectedly, it has become much darker in just over a month.

"It's alright, it looks quite nice."

Hu Yufen glanced down and laughed, "This little flame makes Chongyi look even more majestic, doesn't it?"

Huang Lingxiu, who was standing to the side, also spoke up: "Chongyi has a fire-attribute spiritual root, and this little flame is a perfect match."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenping pouted but said nothing.

"Zishi went to Yunzhong County to deliver the good news several days ago, why hasn't he returned yet?"

Hu Yufen reached out and teased He Chongyi's little face, asking a question.

Shen Wenping shook her head: "Perhaps it's because I haven't been back for a long time and want to catch up with my brothers in the clan."

Hu Yufen nodded and looked at Huang Lingxiu, saying, "Go ask Shi Tou if everything is ready for Chongyi's full moon banquet."

"Once Zishi and his grandfather arrive, we should not delay any longer."

"After the full moon celebration, tell your father to let Zishi's grandfather stay at the mansion for a few days so that the old man can take a good look at his great-grandson."

Huang Lingxiu stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go take a look."

……

On the official road through the woods a hundred miles outside Anyang City, a carriage bearing the Shen family seal was speeding along.

Suddenly, an extremely strong spiritual energy fluctuation appeared in front of the carriage!
The next moment, several huge burning fireballs appeared out of thin air and hurled towards the speeding carriage!
Inside the carriage, He Yan was chatting and laughing with He Zishi when he sensed a dangerous aura, and his expression changed drastically in an instant!
"not good!"

hum!
He Yan's spiritual power surged, and he instantly summoned a spiritual power shield to protect himself and He Zishi inside!

boom!
The next moment, the raging fireball slammed into the carriage, causing a terrifying explosion!

The magnificent carriage was instantly engulfed in flames, and the two horses pulling the carriage and the coachman were also killed on the spot!
He Yan grabbed He Zishi's shoulders and rushed out of the fire!

Just as he was thinking of sending He Zishi to a safe place and fighting the attacker, a blazing sword light suddenly came straight at him!

The person who made the move seemed to have anticipated their escape, and the timing of their attack was particularly cunning.

Sensing the power of the blazing sword light, He Yan felt a chill and, disregarding everything else, immediately made a hand seal to summon a gentle breeze that sent He Zishi away!

Bang!
The instant He Zishi was thrown out, the blazing sword light slashed fiercely at He Yan's spiritual energy shield!

A terrifying explosion rang out, and He Yan, who was in mid-air, was instantly blasted more than ten feet away!

"Are you disciples of the Flint Cult?"

Blood spilled from the corner of He Yan's mouth. After regaining his balance, he stared intently at the jungle ahead.

There stood two figures wearing black cloaks that covered their faces.

In the years since the Immortal Sect descended, he has received many rewards from Luoxia Mountain, and his cultivation has reached the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining.

However, the aura of the two who attacked him from the dense forest was clearly much stronger than his.

Furthermore, given that the opponent unleashed such terrifying fire-attribute magic right from the start, He Yan instantly realized that these two were very likely disciples of the Flintfire Cult!
He Zishi returned to Yunzhong County to share the good news, and he had specially gone with others to Yunshui Town to see his great-grandson and hold a full-month celebration for him.

Unexpectedly, the disciples of the Fire Sect would ambush and kill them on the way.

As the two people slowly approached, He Yan's expression shifted, and a resolute glint flashed in his eyes.

"Zishi, grab your things and hurry!"

"Grandpa, hold them off!"

He Yan tore off the heavy cloth bag from his waist and threw it to He Zishi, who was not far away, and shouted!
The bag contained fragments of spirit crystals and pills he had accumulated over the years. He had just heard from He Zishi that his great-grandson was confirmed to have a fire-attribute spiritual root at birth.

He Yan was very happy and planned to give all his savings over the years as a gift to his great-grandson.

Now that he has been ambushed by two disciples of the Fire Sect, he knows in his heart that he will probably never see his great-grandson again in this life.

"Grandpa, be careful!"

As He Zishi caught the bag and shouted, two mysterious men, who appeared to be disciples of the Suihuo Sect, attacked again!

One of the men wielding a longsword moved with a few flashes, rushing directly in front of He Yan and slashing fiercely with his longsword, which was filled with blazing spiritual energy!
As for the other person, he kept making hand seals, and arrows of fire formed in front of him, suddenly flying towards He Zishi!
He Yan had just blocked the man's longsword with his spiritual energy shield when he caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye, and his heart sank.

He shouted with eyes blazing with fury:

"Zishi, watch out!"

Before his voice had even faded, the sky full of fiery arrows had already engulfed He Zishi's figure.

He Zishi was just an ordinary mortal. Not to mention the magic of cultivators, even ordinary arrows would be difficult for him to withstand.

Once its body was engulfed by the flaming arrows, its fate was sealed.

"My wife, Chongyi..."

Amidst the raging flames, He Zishi gazed towards Yunshui Town, his eyes filled with deep longing and reluctance.

His body was quickly engulfed by flames.

After defeating He Zishi with a single blow, the man then turned his attention to He Yan, using a magic hand seal.

At this moment, He Yan was struggling to circulate his spiritual power to resist the long sword in the other person's hand. Even though he saw that the person was about to make a move, he was powerless to resist.

The death of He Zishi threw him into a state of turmoil.

A massive fireball struck, instantly tearing apart his spiritual energy shield and engulfing his body in flames.

Having confirmed the deaths of the grandfather and grandson, the two individuals, suspected to be disciples of the Flintfire Cult, slowly disappeared into the forest.

……

At Blackwater Pool Manor, Shen Yuan, with a grave expression, summoned Shen Wenxing.

"Go and send someone to ask if any of your clansmen have encountered danger in the mountains."

"Has Zishi returned from Yunzhong? Where is he now?"

Shen Wenxing looked at his father with some suspicion, wondering why he was suddenly so nervous.

"Father, what happened?"

"Don't ask any more questions, let's go now!"

Shen Yuan said in a deep voice.

He was cultivating when the white jade tortoise shell in his sea of ​​consciousness suddenly trembled.

Although there was no clear divination result on the tortoise shell, Shen Yuan clearly felt a tremor in his heart, as if something bad was about to happen.

Currently, apart from Shen Wenyan, who is far away in Danzhou, only Shen Chongming and He Zishi are from the Shen family. Shen Wenyan's safety is something he cannot allow anyone to investigate, and of the remaining two, he is most worried about Shen Chongming.

This is not to say that he does not value He Zishi, but only because He Zishi is the son-in-law of the Shen family, and the white jade tortoise shell will not serve as any warning to him.

Moreover, compared to Shen Chongming, He Zishi is still in Yunzhong County and would not encounter any danger under normal circumstances.

On the contrary, Shen Chongming is currently in the mountains and could encounter Western Wilderness cultivators at any time.

"I'll go now!"

Shen Chongming bowed and left.

The next morning, the clansmen sent to Yunzhong County hurriedly returned to the manor.

Just as Shen Wenxing was wondering how it could have happened so quickly, the clansman solemnly took out a half-melted Shen family seal from his bosom.

"What happened?"

As Shen Wenxing accepted the seal, a bad feeling rose in his heart.

"Reporting to the patriarch, I did not find the son-in-law, but I found a pile of ashes on the official road in the forest a hundred miles north of Anyang City, and I saw the Shen family's seal in the ashes."

The official road a hundred miles outside Anyang City...

Shen Wenxing secretly gripped the seal tightly, his eyes twitching slightly!
That is the only way to get back to Yunshui Town from Yunzhong County!
When He Zishi went to Yunzhong County, he happened to be riding in the Shen family's carriage.

"You must go to Yunzhong County City immediately and see if your son-in-law and Old Master He are still at the He family home!"

Although he already had a guess in his mind, he still refused to believe it.

We can only pray that He Zishi and He Yan are still in the He family.

"Yes!"

After the clansmen left, Shen Wenxing glanced at the seal he had crushed in his hand and hurried to the backyard.

Before he even stepped into the courtyard, he heard He Chongyi crying.

Shen Wenxing stopped in his tracks, rubbed his face to make sure there was nothing wrong, and then slowly walked into the courtyard.

Upon his arrival, Shen Wenping, who was holding He Chongyi, asked, "Brother, is there any news about Zishi and Grandpa?"

"I don't know what's wrong with Chongyi today, she's been crying and fussing the whole time..."

Shen Wenxing forced a smile and said, "I've already sent someone to the county town, don't worry, little sister."

Shen Wenping nodded and continued to soothe the child in her arms.

Shen Wenxing walked up to Shen Yuan and whispered, "Father."

Shen Yuan glanced at him, then got up and walked out of the courtyard.

Upon arriving at the front yard, Shen Wenxing handed over the seal that was half melted.

"It was discovered by disciples of the clan a hundred miles north of Anyang City."

Upon seeing the seal, Shen Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Zi Shi..."

Shen Wenxing shook his head: "No body has been found. My son has already sent someone to the He family as fast as he can. Now we can only hope that Zishi and Old Master He are still at the He family."

Shen Yuan remained silent.

He knew his son was just trying to comfort himself.

"Don't tell your younger sister about this for now."

"She has no cultivation level, and she has just given birth, so her body is still relatively weak."

Shen Yuan spoke with a gloomy expression.

"You must go to Yunzhong County City to find Fairy Wei in person now."

"The glow and shadows cast by the sunset over Luoxia Mountain should tell us what happened back then."

Shen Wenxing nodded, said nothing more, and hurriedly left.

After he left, Shen Yuan felt a mix of grief and suspicion.

When Huang Qingzhou faced a life-or-death crisis before, the white jade tortoise shell did not give any warning.

Why did the white jade tortoise shell suddenly issue a warning after He Zishi's death?

Is it because He Zishi is the son-in-law of the Shen family, or because the tortoise shell gained some abilities after absorbing the power of the Female Yuan Hui Pearl in Danzhou last time?
It cannot be verified at the moment; we can only wait and see.

Outside Yunzhong County, Shen Wenxing encountered a Shen family disciple who had just come out of the city.

"Homeowner..."

The Shen family disciple, with a grim expression, cupped his hands and said, "The He family said... said that the young master and Elder He set off a few days ago, and according to the timeline, they should have arrived in Yunshui Town long ago."

Shen Wenxing nodded: "I understand, you can go back now."

After parting ways with his clan disciples, he did not go to the He family, but went directly to Wei Qiuling's residence.

"Patriarch He?"

As she entered the courtyard, she suddenly discovered that He Tianming, the head of the He family, had also arrived at Wei Qiuling's courtyard.

“Patriarch Shen.” He Tianming said with a solemn expression, “Zishi and He Yan set off for Yunshui Town a few days ago. The Shen family disciples just came to inquire about the grandfather and grandson. I have a premonition that something has happened, so I came to report to Fairy Wei.”

Shen Wenxing sighed, first bowed to Wei Qiuling, and then took out the Shen family seal.

“Fairy Wei, this was discovered by a disciple of our clan a hundred miles north of Anyang City.”

"According to the disciple's report, there is still... a pile of ashes at the scene."

Wei Qiuling took the seal, glanced at it, and sneered, "It's the work of the Firefly Sect."

"Qiu Ling never expected that the Sui Huo Sect would actually do such a despicable thing, sending disciples of the Immortal Sect to intercept and kill the He family."

Although there have been constant frictions between Yunzhong and Yingchuan recently, they have been limited to the He and Zhang families, while the Luoxia Mountain and Suihuo Sect behind them have not sent any disciples to participate.

Who would have thought that he would suddenly go mad, not only killing a Qi Refining Stage 6 cultivator from the He family, but also the Shen family's son-in-law!

“Brother Shen, let Luoxia Mountain handle this matter. It is not advisable for the Shen family to provoke the Suihuo Sect at this time.”

Now that Qiyun Valley has drawn away some of the Western Wilderness barbarian forces, the Shen family can barely catch their breath. If they provoke the Suihuo Sect again, they will likely find themselves unable to manage both ends.

Shen Wenxing nodded helplessly, then his face turned cold as he said:

“Fairy Wei, the Shen family has an agreement with Hundred Beasts Mountain, but not with the Flintfire Sect.”

"If needed, I will have Wen'an lend a hand."

He himself knew that the Shen family could not fight on two fronts, but since his brother-in-law had died tragically, he naturally had to avenge him.

If we can crush the Firefly Cult's forces in Yangnao Land in one fell swoop, it will free up Luoxia Mountain to deal with Hundred Beast Mountain together.

(End of this chapter)