Junior sister took first place again

"A declining family with the surname Liu? You must be referring to the Mengxi Liu family."

After finishing the meal and switching to tea and snacks, Ning Jiasheng first told the story of what happened when he entered the city. Xue You listened without hesitation and said:

"The Mengxi Liu family is an expert in formation techniques, and their weapon refining skills are also quite famous in Dongzhou."

"Originally, it was a large family like the Wei Ji family. However, over the past few hundred years, talented people within the family have met with disaster one after another, and most of the resources in the Liu family's hands have been divided up by other families."

Ning Jiasheng and Fu E pretended to listen attentively, and Xue You continued:

"I remember that not long after His Majesty's death, the ancestor with the highest cultivation level in the Liu clan failed to advance to the Tribulation Crossing Stage and also died."

"A few years later, the younger generation of the clan went out to train and encountered a high-level demon in the secret realm, and almost all of them were wiped out."

"The Liu family's head brought a group of elders to rescue them, and they were able to barely save a few of their descendants. However, that time, the eldest son of the Liu family, who had the best talent and the highest level of cultivation, was also killed."

"The ancestor who once intimidated others passed away, and the family had no successor. Since then, the Liu family has gradually declined, and finally barely managed to preserve their ancestral property, Mengxi City."

Xue You said this, shook his head and sighed, "Three hundred years ago, Mengxi City was even more prosperous than Liuyun City today. Now it can only be regarded as a small city."

Ning Jiasheng frowned and pondered, "The Wei family is also proficient in refining weapons and is good at formations. Isn't it too coincidental that the Liu family has encountered such a series of incidents?"

Xue You thought for a moment and said:

"After the Liu family fell, the Wei family indeed seized a lot of resources. The three most fertile mines held by the Liu family were all taken by the Wei family, followed by the Wei family's in-laws, the Ji family, and then the Fu family and the remaining aristocratic families."

"If the Wei family is really behind the downfall of the Liu family, then the situation in Dongzhou will be the most complicated. The Wei and Ji families will be more difficult to deal with than imagined."

Ning Jiasheng was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "What about the Fu family and the other aristocratic families? Let me first clarify the relationships between these aristocratic families in Dongzhou."

She explained, "I only had a rough understanding of the Wei and Ji families a few days ago. They should be considered as a whole and rank first in the aristocratic family system of the entire Dongzhou."

Xue You nodded in approval and said patiently, "That's true. Let me tell you from the beginning."

"Dongzhou originally had four most powerful families: Wei, Ji, Liu, and Fu."

Xue You cleared her throat and began to speak:

"After the Liu family fell out of the four great families, a small family named Xue joined the Wei family. Although it is now only considered a mid-level family, because of the Wei family, the other families tacitly accepted that the Xue family had replaced the Liu family, and it suddenly became one of the new four great families."

"Now the three families of Wei, Ji, and Xue are all in a murky relationship, leaving only the Fu family standing aside. If this continues, the Fu family will sooner or later follow in the footsteps of the Liu family."

"The Fu family consists of half practicing Dharma and half practicing physical cultivation."

"As for this newly emerging Xue family, they used to be a formation master. After joining the Wei family, they selected the younger generations with talent as weapon refiners to be trained as weapon cultivators alongside the Wei family's children."

"The remaining aristocratic families in Dongzhou basically follow the lead of these four families. They are nothing to be afraid of."

Ning Jiasheng nodded, looked at the two of them, clasped his fists and said:

"I understand. Then, could you both please tell me about Wubian Fengyue Tower? Which faction does it belong to?"

"The Wubian Fengyue Tower is spread across major cities. It's ostensibly owned by the Chaoge Chamber of Commerce, but in reality, it's backed by the entire greedy human race. It has the shadows of both aristocratic families and sects, and there are countless connections behind it."

Xue You said with a sneer.

Sure enough!

Ning Jiasheng thought with a headache and looked at Fu E again.

Fu E slowly recalled, "I followed the Ji family's people all the way to find Zuo Zuo. I heard them chatting about the demons they captured along the way. Those with average talent and low strength, but exceptionally beautiful appearance, were sent to secret locations to mate with humans. Most of the half-demons in the building came that way."

Ning Jiasheng's eyes flashed with anger, and he clenched his fists as he listened to Fu E continue, "The rest were sent to different places based on their strength and other factors..."

Fu E said with some doubt, "It seems that it is not just used for refining weapons or making pills."

Ning Jiasheng was also very puzzled and asked, "But what else can they do with the captured monsters besides refining weapons and pills..."

Fu E: “Yes…”

Xue You also frowned. Ning Jiasheng suddenly looked at him and said:

"When I first came down the mountain, I met people from the Wei Ji clan. They were hunting monsters everywhere. There was another person in the group, but Senior Brother didn't recognize him. Is this someone from the Xue clan?"

Ning Jiasheng cast a spell according to his memory and drew the totem on the man's lapel.

"This is the Xue family's totem."

Xue You replied affirmatively.

Ning Jiasheng took a deep breath and said to Fu E:

"I heard that the Spiritualization Stage cultivator you killed earlier was from the Ji clan, but why are the only ones chasing you from the Wei clan and another unknown force? Is it possible that they were from the Xue clan?"

Fu E and Xue You exchanged a glance, then smiled and said, "Xue You and I had this suspicion before, and we planned to follow the Xue family's people to find out the truth during this auction."

Ning Jiasheng smiled slightly, "It seems that everyone is on the same page. However, today we met Ji Tang and the Liu family's master and servant. Judging from Ji Tang's temper, I'm sure there will be something interesting to watch at the auction in three days."

The two nodded, and Xue You said, "Let's find out what Miss Liu wants to bid for in the next two days, and then discuss it in detail. As for the rest, we'll deal with it according to circumstances at the auction."

Xue You took out another booklet and opened it. "This is most of the items in this auction."

"Except for the three items that will be revealed at the end of the auction, the rest are listed above. You should have an idea of what you need."

Ning Jiasheng and Fu E thanked it, put it on the table and started looking through it together.