Clan Cultivation: The Ye Clan

Chief Li knew that there was no way to return now, so he accepted this fact.

Ji Xiahan looked at Clan Chief Li and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Clan Chief Li to do it personally."

After saying that, he looked at Chief Li, who did not move, still trying to make a last-ditch effort.

Then Ji Xiahan's voice transmission came through: "What, Clan Chief Li, are you reluctant? If only you had known this would happen, you wouldn't have done it in the first place. People always have to pay the price for their wrong choices."

After the telepathic message ended, he stared intently at Clan Chief Li.

Uncle Li, standing behind Ji Xiahan, slowly approached Clan Chief Li, fearing something might happen.

After hesitating for a while, Chief Li looked at Li Nanfeng, his heart filled with guilt, and struck Li Nanfeng's dantian with a palm.

Li Nanfeng's cultivation level began to decline slowly until it disappeared, and his body also became extremely weak.

Clan Chief Li held onto Li Nanfeng's body, preventing him from collapsing.

Seeing this scene, Ji Xiahan said to Li Nanfeng, "Between us, our grudges are settled, and we have nothing to do with each other anymore."

After saying that, Ji Xiahan turned and walked towards the Ji family home. Along the way, she recalled the days she used to play with Li Nanfeng, and her eyes unconsciously filled with tears.

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After watching the entire play, Ye Zhenzhen went back with Ye Zhenrong.

On the way back, Ye Zhenzhen said to Ye Zhenrong, "Fifth Brother, Ji Xiahan did quite well today. It seems Uncle Li put in a lot of effort!"

Ye Zhenrong: "That's hard to say. Maybe he's grown up after experiencing betrayal."

Ye Zhenzhen muttered to herself, "Nobody wants to be forced to grow up, but there's nothing we can do. There are just too many difficult things in this world."

The two quickly returned to the courtyard and began cultivating on their own.

Two days later, with ample spiritual energy, Ye Zhenzhen successfully broke through the barrier and reached the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Stepping out of the room, she saw Ye Zhenrong waiting for her in the courtyard. Seeing that Ye Zhenzhen had reached the fifth level of Qi Refining so quickly, Ye Zhenrong said, "Sometimes I really doubt whether you truly possess the five spiritual roots; you've reached the fifth level of Qi Refining so quickly."

Ye Zhenzhen smiled mysteriously and offered no explanation.

After tidying themselves up, the two went out to the shantytown to find Huang Shuwen and discuss buying the shop.

Upon arriving at the shantytown, they learned that the Huang family had already moved away.

The two then walked towards the Huang family's shop, and when they arrived at the shop entrance, they saw that the door was open.

Ye Zhenzhen said, "Could it be that the Huang family is planning to reopen the shop themselves?"

Ye Zhenrong: "Possibly, after all, the Li family is no longer a threat."

Ye Zhenzhen sighed and said, "So, does this mean we've come up empty-handed?"

Ye Zhenrong: "The summary is very accurate."

Ye Zhenzhen: "Shall we still go in?"

Ye Zhenrong: "Since we're already here, let's go in and ask one more question, so I can give up on this idea."

Ye Zhenzhen nodded, and Ye Zhenrong stepped into the Huang family's shop.

I saw a man and a woman tidying up and cleaning inside the shop.

Ye Zhenrong called out loudly, "Hello, is the boss here?"

The man turned around and saw the two people he had met a few days ago. He smiled and said, "You two have finally arrived."

Ye Zhenzhen then realized that the man was Huang Shuwen, and the woman next to him must be his sister.

Huang Shuwen invited the two to a table next to him, closed the door, served two cups of tea, and said to Ye Zhenrong, "Thank you for your help, fellow Daoists. If it weren't for your guidance, we might still be living in the shantytown."

Ye Zhenzhen said, "It seems that you and Ji Xiahan had a good talk."

Huang Shuwen said, "The day after you left, Ji Xiahan brought Uncle Li to our courtyard. He gave my father a bottle of second-tier healing pills, and my father's health slowly improved. After hearing Uncle Li's plan, I decided to help Ji Xiahan."

Ye Zhenrong: "Although we didn't kill Li Nanfeng, we destroyed his dantian..."

Huang Shuwen: "Li Nanfeng is dead."

Ye Zhenrong and Ye Zhenzhen stared at Huang Shuwen in shock, unable to believe that the efficiency was so high in just two days.

Seeing their expressions, Huang Shuwen knew they didn't know Houxi, and continued, "The day before yesterday, Clan Chief Li sent two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators and eight Qi Refining stage cultivators to escort Li Nanfeng back to the clan's Yunfeng Mountain. After Ji Xiahan learned of this, she notified me. My father and I borrowed some people from the Ji family and directly wiped them out."

"Not only that, I heard that in the past few days, no fewer than five young members of the Li family have died, all at the hands of the Li family's former enemies."

"The Li family has now recalled all its members who are outside and is preparing to move back to Yunfeng Mountain."

Ye Zhenrong: "It's all retribution."

"I see you're packing up this shop. Are you not planning to sell it?"

Huang Shuwen: "No, we've been waiting for you. Since we don't have your address, we didn't know where to look for you, so we've been in the shop these past few days, waiting for you to come."

Are you planning to buy or rent?

Ye Zhenrong: "We want to buy it, but if you don't want to, renting is fine too."

Huang Shuwen thought for a moment, "Selling is fine, but I have a request, and I hope you will agree to it."

Ye Zhenrong: "What?"

Huang Shuwen: "This is my sister, Huang Shuyu. Can you let my sister work here? My father and I promised to work for Ji Xiahan in the future, so we may not be able to take care of her. I would like to ask for your protection."

Ye Zhenrong glanced at Ye Zhenzhen, and Ye Zhenzhen nodded.

Ye Zhenrong agreed, and that same day, the two went to the housing management office to change the property deed. Ye Zhenzhen gave Huang Shuwen 5 low-grade spirit stones and arranged for Huang Shuyu to live in the courtyard behind the shop.

Ye Zhenrong and Ye Zhenzhen then went back.

Ye Anbo and the others still haven't returned.

Ye Zhenrong took charge and hired workers the next day to make slight modifications to the shop's layout.

A week later, the shop was ready. Ye Zhenzhen and Ye Zhenrong went to the shop. Ye Zhenrong did a final check to make sure there were no problems. After that, Ye Zhenrong paid the workers with spirit stones and then let them leave.

Feeling bored, Ye Zhenzhen decided to go to the teahouse across the street for tea and snacks. After telling Ye Zhenrong, she went out.

Ye Zhenrong glanced back and, thinking that it wasn't far, let Ye Zhenzhen go ahead by herself. Unexpectedly, an accident occurred.

Ye Zhenzhen had just reached the entrance of the teahouse when she noticed someone staring at her from around the corner. Upon closer inspection, she recognized the person as a beggar at the first level of Qi Refining. Feeling a bit strange, Ye Zhenzhen prepared to grab the beggar and interrogate him about why he was staring at her.

To Ye Zhenzhen's surprise, the other party had deliberately lured her. As Ye Zhenzhen approached, someone quickly appeared behind her, instantly restrained her, and took her away without even giving her a chance to call for help.

Half an incense stick later, Ye Zhenrong finished his work and went to the teahouse to look for Ye Zhenzhen, only to find that Ye Zhenzhen had disappeared.