The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 749 The Secret of the Shen Family

The great demon back then had great magical powers, otherwise it would not have been possible for the Heavenly Lord Yan Budu to just suppress it instead of killing it directly.

Since Yan Budu couldn't kill the monster, Shi Liyuan naturally couldn't do anything to it. Even if he could defeat it, he couldn't be sure to snatch all the people in the house from it. Moreover, fighting against a monster that had already transformed into a human form would affect a large area. It was very likely that half of the city would be razed to the ground with just one spell. At that time, the spiritual energy of the world had disappeared. Except for Shi Liyuan and the monster, everyone else had become mortals and could not withstand such a large-scale magic duel.

The more desperate the Shen family was at that time, the more difficult it was for Shi Liyuan. But when he had to choose between the people of the world and the Shen family, he could only choose to save the world. After all, compared with the people of the world, the Shen family was too insignificant. In that suppression, Shi Liyuan suppressed the big monster and the entire Shen family into the sea. The big monster was silent again, and that sea area became the place where the Shen family buried their bones. But he rushed to snatch a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy from the Shen family mansion at the last moment.

That young man is the first patriarch of the Shen family, and all of this was passed down from that young man.

He remembered the hatred at the beginning, but he remembered the wrong person. He didn't hate the big monster, but Master Li Yuan.

He always believed that it was Master Liyuan who had killed his entire family. At that time, nearly a hundred people from the Shen family, including masters and servants, were all trapped in the seabed by Master Liyuan and lost their lives. This tragedy became his most profound memory and the most terrifying nightmare at midnight.

He regarded Shi Liyuan as an enemy, and passed it down from generation to generation. Even though his descendants had never witnessed the suppression and did not recognize their deceased relatives, he still instilled in them the concept that Emperor Shi Liyuan was the enemy of the Shen family from the moment they were born.

This concept was deeply rooted in the hearts of the Shen family. From then on, it was passed down from generation to generation. The hatred did not fade with the passing of the ancestors. Instead, each generation remembered it more deeply than the previous one. And it was unknown from which generation that the Shen family came up with the idea of joining forces with the big monster to deal with Shi Liyuan. They knew that the big monster was only suppressed, not dead, so they thought that if the big monster could break out of the sea one day, would there be a chance to fight Shi Liyuan again? They could also beg the big monster to bring the bones of the ancestors of the Shen family out of the sea.

Once this idea came up, it was out of control. They began to try every possible way to get in touch with the big demon, while also keeping an eye on the government and the capital, trying to keep the matter a secret from everyone.

Chiyun City is too far from Kyoto. Shi Liyuan is just a spiritual practitioner, not a true immortal, so it is impossible for him to know what every mortal is doing. Besides, as long as there is no disturbance in Wu'an Sea, the south is peaceful for him.

Later, it was unknown whether the Shen family really had a connection with the demon. Anyway, they really had contact with the demon, told him their identities, and expressed their desire to avenge their family and take back the bodies of their ancestors, asking the demon for help. The demon agreed to the Shen family, but at the same time, he also proposed a condition in exchange, that is, every other year, the Shen family would send a child under the age of three to be devoured by him. As long as he could do this for four hundred years without interruption, he could break the magic circle and seek revenge from Shi Liyuan. At that time, he would also take out the bodies of the Shen family and let the descendants of the Shen family take them for burial.

The Shen family may have been crazy at the time, so they agreed to send a child to the monster every other year. This is why the men of the Shen family have to take many concubines, and why the children of the Shen family never grow up.

It's not a genetic disease at all, but they were secretly sent to the shoreless sea to feed the monster. The mothers whose children were taken away were so shocked by this fact that some went crazy or stupid, and some even committed suicide.

In fact, the Shen family also regretted it. After all, the children they sent away were their own blood. Who wouldn’t feel sad?

But by the time they regretted it, it was too late, because the big demon controlled the economic lifeline of the Shen family. As long as the big demon protected them, the Shen family could sail freely on the shoreless sea. Although they could not sail too far, at least they could go farther than other fishing families and catch more and bigger fish and shrimps, which made it difficult for the Shen family to choose.

Ultimately, blinded by greed, the Shen family chose long-lasting wealth and glory, but also sacrificed one life after another.

In this generation, the Shen family couldn't really tell whether they insisted on feeding their children to the demon for revenge or for wealth. If it was for revenge, four hundred years had passed, and even if the hatred had been instilled in each generation since childhood, it was impossible for every descendant to take it to heart. After all, too much time had passed, and the so-called ancestors were only dead people living in legends for the descendants, and their names could only be seen on the spirit tablets. They didn't have much affection for their ancestors, and the so-called hatred was getting weaker and weaker.

But if they say that they did it purely for wealth, they are unwilling to admit it, because that would make them look too dirty. Even if they are thinking about wealth, they must establish a hatred, no matter if it means deceiving others or themselves. This year is the year to send a child, which is just a matter of a few days. Thinking about the things she heard from her cousin, Aunt Dan became more and more panicked. Because Shen Muyu told her three days ago that he would take Xiaobao to Haixian Town in a few days to show his second uncle. The second uncle has lived in Haixian Town all year round and has hardly seen the child. He also said that she didn't need to go with him and asked her to stay well.

Aunt Dan knew that she was going to Haixian Town not to visit her second uncle, but to feed her child to the big monster. In addition to her little treasure, there was also a daughter of the eldest master in the mansion. But the eldest master's child "died" a few years ago, so she definitely couldn't send the eldest master's child this time. The second master didn't give birth to a child of the right age, so her little treasure could only be sent.

Over the past year, she has been hoping that Shen Muyu would take in a few more concubines, and have the new concubines give birth to children for him as soon as possible. That way, maybe she wouldn't have to send her little treasure to feed the sea monster. Unfortunately, Shen Muyu said that since he had her, he didn't want to take in any more women.

It was originally a good thing, but it was particularly fatal to her.

She couldn't just watch her child die, so she had to make a plan. Since the other concubines couldn't give birth to children, she had to find a way to replace Xiaobao. But how? Whose child should she replace?

The maidservant brought her a bowl of sweet soup and said as she handed it to her: "Only in our house can we afford sweet soup in this weather. If it were another family, they would have to be careful with rice soup, not to mention sweet soup. Auntie is so lucky to marry into the Shen family. I don't know how many people outside envy you!"

Aunt Dan smiled, took the sweet soup in her hands, and as she drank the soup, her eyes rolled. She turned her head and asked the old woman, "Do you have a little grandson who is about the same age as Xiaobao?"

The old woman did not doubt him and said cheerfully, "He is one month older than the young master!"

Aunt Dan asked again: "But do you live in Chiyun City?"

The mother-in-law nodded. "We live in Chiyun City. Thanks to the care of the boss, we were given a small courtyard in the north of Chiyun City. My son, daughter-in-law and their children live in that courtyard. We usually grow some vegetables to eat, and we can exchange the extra for grain. Our life is pretty good. But the weather has suddenly changed these days. I'm afraid the vegetables in the courtyard have frozen to death. I don't know if the children have anything to eat."

The old woman was a little sad as she spoke, and she even wiped away her tears. Aunt Dan said, "Why not bring the child to the mansion? It's just right for Xiaobao to keep him company. It's snowing heavily, and Xiaobao can only stay in the house, bored to death. You take the little grandson here, the Shen family doesn't need a bite of food, you take care of him yourself, just don't let our Xiaobao suffer because of protecting the little grandson."

"Oh, Auntie, are you serious about what you said?" The old woman was overjoyed. "Don't worry, I have served in the Shen family for many years and I know all the rules. As servants, we only care about the well-being of our masters and will never mistreat the master's family just because of our own family. It has never been cold in our Chiyun City. There is very little charcoal fire in the city. Even the rich families can't get a few baskets, let alone the common people. If it weren't for Auntie's mercy, I'm afraid my little grandson would have been frozen to death or starved to death. Thank you Auntie for your kindness. I will go and get the child now."

The old lady got up and ran out, she was so happy. Because yesterday her son came to her house and asked her to find a way to save them. Even if he and his wife couldn't be saved, she had to find a way to keep the child alive. The house was too cold. If it continued like this, the child might fall asleep and never wake up again.

But what could she do? Giving more silver would not help! What the people of Chiyun City lacked was charcoal, not silver.

At this moment, Aunt Dan's suggestion could be regarded as a solution to her urgent need. She didn't think much about it and just ran out of the house to pick someone up. But she didn't know that as soon as she left, Aunt Dan raised the corner of her mouth and smiled a smile of success.

She wanted to replace the child with the grandson of the woman and let him go to die instead of her little treasure. As for whether he could be recognized, she did not consider it at all, because the Shen family tried their best to avoid seeing the child before the child was three years old. Whether it was the child's grandparents or his father and uncles, they would not see the child, not even during festivals.

Everyone knows that this is the tradition of the Shen family. Because the child is likely to have a genetic disease, giving too much love may make it more difficult to raise the child. Only by not seeing anyone can the child live longer.

But Aunt Dan knew that it was not because of this. They did not want to establish a relationship with the child too early, so as to avoid being reluctant to send the child to feed the monster.

If they hadn't seen the child, they would have been a stranger to him, as if he didn't exist, and they wouldn't feel bad about feeding him to the monster.

So even if she changed a child, as long as she could avoid the servants around her, she would not be afraid of anything else.

As for whether the big demon could recognize that the child was not from the Shen family, she had no control over it. By then, she would have taken her little treasure and fled far away. If the big demon wanted to take revenge, it would be on the Shen family. She just had to make sure that she would not be found by the Shen family.

What's more, by that time, the Shen family would be too busy taking care of themselves to spare the energy to look for her.

Aunt Dan was very satisfied with her plan and repeatedly plotted her escape route. At that time, the old man of the Shen family and his old lady Wang were standing in the ancestral hall, muttering to the ancestral tablets...