Clan Cultivation: The Ye Clan

Ye Zhenzhen pointed to the Huang family's shop across the street and asked, "Does Young Master Ji know this shop?"

Ji Xiahan glanced at the shops across the street and shook her head. "I don't remember them. I don't know."

"what happened?"

Ye Zhenzhen: "My family wants to buy this shop and start a small business."

Ji Xiahan said nonchalantly, "Then go ahead and buy it. What does this have to do with me?"

Ye Zhenzhen looked at the boy opposite her. He was only 15 years old, but he had been raised to be naive and foolish. "Don't you know? Didn't you say that this shop was not allowed to make any transactions?"

Ji Xiahan: "Don't spread rumors. When did I ever say that?"

Ye Zhenzhen knew he was telling the truth from Ji Xiahan's reaction.

He then said, "So you don't know what happened to the original owner of this shop?"

Ji Xiahan: "What does this have to do with me? There's no need to talk about things that don't concern me."

Ye Zhenzhen glanced at Ji Xiahan across from her, who seemed indifferent to the matter, and felt that she should remind this fool of some things.

Ye Zhenzhen pushed the tea and snacks in front of Ji Xiahan and said, "Young Master Ji, I want to tell you a story. It's a bit long, so you can enjoy the tea and snacks while you listen."

"The protagonist of the story is a boy named Xiaoqing. Because he is an illegitimate child, he is often bullied, especially by his elder brother. However, he is very clever. He never complains to his father. Instead, he bribes the people around his father so that his father can find out that he is being bullied by his elder brother. From then on, whenever he is bullied, his father will compensate him and dislike his elder brother even more."

"In order to completely seize everything from his elder brother, he decided to scheme against him. He first bribed the servants around his elder brother to learn about his brother's movements. Then, when there were many people around, he deliberately provoked his elder brother, making him angry and ordering him to be beaten. He then put on a pitiful act of 'I was bullied but dared not speak up' to gain others' sympathy, thereby publicizing his elder brother's cruelty and also getting more affection and resources from his father."

Upon hearing this, Ji Xiahan sat up straight and listened attentively.

"Then, they conspired with one of the elder brother's brothers, using coercion and bribery to get him to help smear the elder brother's reputation. Under that brother's manipulation, the elder brother became a notorious bully in the city, completely ruining his reputation."

"He discovered his lightning spiritual root by chance and became a disciple of a Golden Core cultivator. From then on, he soared to great heights. His father, seeing such a clear contrast between his two sons, completely abandoned his legitimate son and devoted himself to cultivating his illegitimate son. In the end, the illegitimate son became the family heir."

By the end, Ji Xiahan's smile had vanished, and she asked Ye Zhenzhen with a serious expression, "What is the purpose of telling me this story?"

Ye Zhenzhen looked at Ji Xiahan with admiration, it seemed he understood the purpose of my story.

Ye Zhenzhen said, "I told you as soon as I came in that I want to buy that shop, and I need your help."

Ji Xiahan: "That's it?"

Ye Zhenzhen: "That's it."

Ji Xiahan: "How can I trust you?"

Ye Zhenzhen: "You don't need to believe me."

"I heard that your mother was also a cultivator from a prominent family. Although she has left, she should have left some people for you. You can investigate yourself. Just trust the results you find out."

Ji Xiahan was in a state of confusion. He wanted to know the truth, but he was also afraid that the truth would be just like the story.

Ji Xiahan asked, "If the truth is really as the story says, what should I do?"

Ye Zhenzhen: "A day should be enough for you to find some clues. If you trust me, I'll still be here waiting for you at this time tomorrow. You can bring someone you trust."

Ji Xiahan stood up and walked outside. He stopped at the door and asked, "What was the final fate of that legitimate son?"

Ye Zhenzhen replied expressionlessly, "On the day the illegitimate son became the young clan leader, the legitimate son disappeared. In fact, he was imprisoned by the illegitimate son. The illegitimate son repaid him tenfold or a hundredfold for all the harm he had suffered over the years. He was tortured to death and his body was not intact."

After Ye Zhenzhen finished speaking, Ji Xiahan pushed open the door and walked out.

Ye Zhenrong came in after Ji Xiahan left, closed the door and sat down.

He asked, "This story isn't finished, is it?"

Ye Zhenzhen nodded, but had no intention of continuing the conversation.

After the two finished their tea and snacks, they left the teahouse.

We walked towards the shantytown.

By the time they arrived at the Huang family's door, it was already dark.

Knock, knock, knock. After knocking on the door, I heard a sound from inside.

Ye Zhenzhen and Ye Zhenrong exchanged a glance; it seemed someone was there.

After a cup of tea, the door was opened a crack.

Upon seeing that they were strangers, all the doors were opened.

The person who opened the door was a thin man with a wound on his face and bloodstains on his arm, indicating that he had just returned from hunting.

The man asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Ye Zhenrong: "Is this the Huang family residence? We're looking for Huang Shuwen."

The man looked the two men up and down, and seeing no malice in their eyes, he replied, "I am Huang Shuwen. What do you want?"

Ye Zhenrong: "Would it be convenient for us to come inside and talk?"

After saying that, he gestured for Huang Shuwen to look at the onlookers around them.

Huang Shuwen welcomed the two inside.

Ye Zhenzhen saw that there were only two rooms and a well in the courtyard, and one of the rooms did not even have a door. The environment was very poor.

Huang Shuwen didn't invite the two to sit down, and asked directly, "Now you can talk."

Ye Zhenzhen silently placed a soundproof array plate down.

Ye Zhenrong asked, "Is that shop opposite the Li Family Pill Pavilion yours? Is it for sale? Or for rent?"

Huang Shuwen: "You're not locals, are you?"

Ye Zhenrong: "What? Does your shop only sell to locals?"

Huang Shuwen: "Locals all know about our family's situation. I want to sell the shop, but I'm afraid you can't buy it."

Ye Zhenrong: "We've already found your house, do you think we don't know about your family's affairs? If we can get the Ji family to be lenient, will you sell the shop?"

Huang Shuwen: "Even if the Ji family is gone, there's still the Li family. Can you handle that?"

Ye Zhenrong: "What if it's possible? Anything is possible."

Huang Shuwen: "If we can resolve this, then we'll sell."

Ye Zhenrong: "Where do you plan to go after you sell it?"

Huang Shuwen looked at the two of them warily, without answering.

Ye Zhenrong could tell from the other person's expression that he had misunderstood. "It was just a casual question, I didn't mean anything by it, you don't need to answer."

After saying that, Ye Zhenrong pulled Ye Zhenzhen and prepared to put away the array plate and leave.

Ye Zhenzhen suddenly spoke up: "Do you want revenge?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhenrong silently put down the array plate.

Ye Zhenzhen carefully observed Huang Shuwen's expression, and was relieved to see the hint of hatred in his eyes.

Before Huang Shuwen could answer, he continued, "This is a bottle of healing pills; they might be useful to your family."

"Someone will come looking for you within three days. If you want revenge, you can talk to them."

After saying that, Ye Zhenzhen pulled Ye Zhenrong, put away the array plate, and left.