How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

The constable paused for a moment, took the bowl, filled another bowl with warm water, and handed it to Zhang San: "The climate here is much drier than back home, making it easier to get a sore throat, so be careful..."

"Ah, glug glug, thank you!"

Zhang San wiped his mouth, nodded his thanks, and then his angry face returned: "So, even if... uh, where was I?"

"Even if it costs me my old life..."

Li Si whispered a reminder: "We should start talking about what comes next..."

"oh oh!"

Zhang San nodded, his face full of anger: "Even if it costs me my old life, I will... I will risk my old life!"

"?" "?"

A question mark slowly appeared above the heads of both Li Si and the black constable.

Why are you all staring at me like that? What kind of expression is that?!

Zhang San shrank back, his old face turning red: "Can't I just take a sip of water in the middle and forget my lines because my emotions got a little off?!"

"..."

Li Si's face was full of disdain, his meaning unspoken.

"I'm so sorry..."

Blackie lowered his head: "We didn't mean for the children and the elderly to do this, it's just..."

It's just that there are no young people left in the family, only the likes of us..."

"Ok?"

Zhang San and Li Si glared at each other, then looked at the constable in black: "What do you mean? What do you mean there are no young people? Aren't you a young person?"

"my words……"

Blackie lowered his head and whispered, "Actually, I'm already thirty-one this year, but I look a bit young. Among my brothers and sisters, I'm the eldest."

So, I should also call him Uncle Heiyang, since my dad is of the same generation as Uncle Heiyang.

Those grandfathers and grandmothers are Uncle Heiyang's elders; Uncle Heiyang should call them uncles and aunts.

"..."

"Wait a minute……"

Zhang San rubbed his temples: "Wait a moment, let me catch my breath. What do you mean by uncle or boss?"

What's going on? I'm a bit confused. I think I'm starting to get a headache too, just like the young master. Did you drug me in the water?

"Knockout drug..."

Blackie muttered under his breath, "It's a bit expensive. Buying it would be a waste, both for the medicine and for the water..."

"Look at this, is this how a disciple of a large family should speak? You're being far too frugal!"

Zhang San felt his head throb even more: "Old Li, you're smart, can you analyze this for me? What's going on here?!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 59 The Black Sun of Snobbery

"Uh, this, that..."

Li Si frowned and pondered: "Well, in large families like this, the generational hierarchy is quite messy."

Yeah, that's normal, that's normal, hahaha!

“That’s not normal at all.”

Zhang San rolled his eyes, looked at the constable, and asked in bewilderment, "I remember it was Second Master who wrote the letter to invite us, right? Where is he? Could it be...?"

"No, that's not true... that letter was indeed fake... but..."

Blackie sighed and pointed to a small, exquisite room in the house: "My great-grandfather rested in that room... well, you could say he was just spacing out."

Just a few years ago, he suffered brain damage due to a traumatic experience, which resulted in him being mentally impaired and unable to remember us. When he was lucid, he would just sit there blankly.

Moreover, the elderly person's symptoms have become increasingly severe over the years.

"This……"

Zhang San and Li Si were taken aback, but they didn't interrupt Hei Bu, as they could tell that he had more to say.

"Furthermore, the former head of the family was also in that room..."

Hei Bu rubbed his temples: "The previous patriarch, Uncle Hei Chen, was a master at the ninth level of Qi Refining, just one step away from entering the Foundation Establishment realm."

Under his leadership, our Hei family held a prestigious position; even the prominent families of the capital city treated us with respect.

"Then why..."

Zhang San pointed to the Hei family members beside him, the meaning of which was self-evident: they boasted so much, how come they are like this?

"This all started four years ago."

Black Catcher was lost in his memories: "Four years ago, a series of strange and unusual events suddenly began to occur in the northwest of the capital."

For example, a villager's cow was suddenly eaten by a giant python that appeared out of nowhere.

For example, someone said they saw a dragon flying in the sky when they went to the toilet in the middle of the night...

Of course, people didn't pay much attention to that at the time. At most, local officials posted reward notices offering a reward for the so-called giant python's whereabouts, which was considered a way to appease people.

As for the legend of the dragon, it's utter nonsense. Who would believe the ramblings of a drunkard getting up at night?

However, one day, a very wealthy caravan from the capital mysteriously disappeared in the northwest, vanishing without a trace as if it had evaporated into thin air.

At that time, everyone thought that the caravan had encountered some evil demon and had been killed. However, a few months later, they suddenly reappeared and brought back many precious treasures.

For example, powerful magical artifacts, precious elixirs, and even legendary complete cultivation methods that lead directly to the Golden Core stage!

"Golden elixir?!"

Zhang San and Li Si exclaimed in surprise; to them, that was a profound realm that could only be heard of in legends and myths.

In a country like Qiankun now, let alone a Golden Core cultivator, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would be treated with great respect by the emperor.

"That's uncertain. I've already said it's just a legend, a legend!"

Blackie scratched his head: "But no matter what, the news has spread."

Rumors and gossip spread like wildfire. Some said it was a celestial abode, others said it was the inheritance of a powerful being. Various families began sending people to the Northwest, hoping to get a share of the spoils.

The royal family also attached great importance to this and sent a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator to lead a team to explore it.

Our Hei family is naturally very interested in this. We don't crave any Golden Core cultivation methods; as long as Uncle Hei Chen can condense his supernatural powers and successfully establish his foundation, our family can take another step forward.

To ensure they could snatch the prey from the tiger's mouth, the clan mobilized almost all of its most capable young talents, with Uncle Hei Chen personally leading the team.

Everyone was extremely confident, and they set off in a grand and imposing manner…

"Then?"

Zhang San and Li Si probably already guessed the ending.

"A week later, only Uncle Hei Chen returned looking dejected, and he was clearly in a bad mental state, unable to even communicate with us normally."

Hei Chen sighed: "But seeing Uncle Hei Chen's appearance, we also know that the other disciples are probably in grave danger and have all been wiped out."

This blow was devastating for us. When my great-grandfather heard about it, he was so angry that he vomited blood, and that's how he ended up like this.

I wasn't selected for the team back then because of my low strength, but now I've become the one with the highest cultivation level in the entire clan.

The truth will out eventually; such things spread very quickly.

Those families that had conflicts with our Black family started to take advantage of our misfortune and frantically swallowed up our businesses. If it weren't for the help of the other four clans of the Five Colors family, we would probably be homeless dogs by now.

The most important thing at that time was to elect a new clan leader to take charge of the overall situation.

My father wasn't the best candidate at the time, but the remaining uncles and aunts were all unwilling to take on this mess and left the Hei family one by one.

Some married into other families, some became sons-in-law of other families, some sought refuge with the royal family, and some went into hiding under assumed names, their whereabouts unknown...

In short, it seemed as if overnight, our once large family was suddenly reduced to just a few cats and kittens.

With a heavy sigh, Hei Chen continued, "It is only thanks to my father running the last remaining shop of the family in the city, and the help from the Five Colors families, that we have managed to survive until now."

But even with its only shop, it has recently been relentlessly suppressed by competitors, and business is becoming increasingly bleak. If this continues, it will really have to sell its assets and its family will be ruined.

That competitor is rumored to have a Qi Refining stage cultivator behind him. If it were during the heyday of my Hei family, we wouldn't have given him a second thought.

But now... no matter what, Uncle Heiyang, who has entered the Qi Refining stage at such a young age, is truly our family's greatest hope.

If he could become the clan leader, perhaps he could turn the tide…

"Think too much!"

Hei Yang snorted coldly, and after confirming that everyone on him had been removed, he suddenly stood up, turned around and was about to leave: "Everyone has their own dreams in life, and they are all living their own wonderful lives. Anyway, I can't help you realize any of your dreams of revival."

If things really don't work out, then go back to your hometown... But forget it, Five Colors City is pretty quiet now, and it can't accommodate your ambitions. Uncle Zhang, Uncle Li, let's go.

"Xiao Yang!!!"

Hei Changhong lunged forward to grab Hei Yang's leg, but Hei Yang didn't even look at him and turned away, leaving a bloody trail on the ground with his chin.