Banshee Family Training Record

Chapter 118 Hua Caiyan's Little Hobby

Zhu Yunqing's attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, but she refuted all of her second sister's words. The snake spirit stiffened, then began to act up again: "You're always wasting your time and energy on the younger generation. Have you even cared about your third sister's injury? It's been so long, and she's still unconscious in the lake. Isn't this all your fault?"

Her voice rose as she continued her antics, then she suddenly burst into Zhu Yunqing's bedroom: "I need to get some spirit stones and some good medicinal herbs from here to properly heal your third sister's injuries!"

Zhu Yunqing couldn't stop her; her cultivation was a level lower than the snake spirit's. However, Zou Min rushed into her room, scanned the area with her spiritual energy, but found nothing.

She was immediately furious and turned to look at her: "Where did you hide the family's inventory?"

Zhu Yunqing took out a small booklet and a small bag and handed them to her: "Some things happened in the family a few days ago, and we spent a lot of money. Now, in terms of spirit stones and medicinal herbs, this is all that's left in the accounts."

"If Second Sister needs it, please take it. If the family has any urgent needs in the future, I will find another way."

She possessed a certain yin-yang quality. The green snake took it, its spiritual power penetrating deep within, probing briefly, and immediately let out a cold laugh: "Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"

Zhu Yunqing simply kept her head down: "The family's reserves are indeed running low. I can't explain the specific reasons. If you want to ask, Second Sister can go up the mountain and ask Eldest Sister for details."

She subtly invoked her powerful backer, which immediately enraged Zou Min: "Fine, fine, you're trying to intimidate me with my elder sister, aren't you? Mother entrusted the family to you, but you've hidden everything away, not providing for those of us who have contributed, but instead enjoying it all for yourself."

"Just wait, when Mother-in-law comes out of seclusion, you and Ye Jinglan will both pay the price!"

Zhu Yunqing's expression remained neither humble nor arrogant: "Back then, my eldest sister also went to reason with my mother-in-law."

The second sister turned and left in a huff. Zhu Yunqing watched her leave, and only after she had gone far away did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

She had long guessed that once her second sister returned, she would definitely come to her place to cause trouble again and demand cultivation resources. The previous times, she had no experience and her inventory was completely emptied. This time, she was smarter and hid the resources in advance, which prevented her from succeeding and forced the snake spirit to follow the rules.

However, the brief crisis passed, but a cloud of unease still hung over her. Her second sister's appearance had changed drastically, and her actions had become more arrogant. Was this simply her true nature, or had some terrible event occurred again?

She didn't know the details, but it would be best to inform her older sister about this as soon as possible.

On the other side, the second sister, Zou Min, left Zhu Yunqing's cave, but she was still not giving up and became angrier the more she thought about it.

Other thoughts began to arise in her mind.

My mother-in-law is such a useless person. She can't even beat Yan Shuiyi, who is only at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, outside. And within the family, she can't even suppress Ye Jinglan, who is only at the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

As a Golden Core expert, she constantly encounters obstacles and is hindered by those in the late Foundation Establishment stage. My God, can she really protect the Huai Shan family?

This family has no future. They are far less shrewd and calculating than the Yellow Python family, who were able to extract the Yellow River Dragon Clan's peerless Heavenly Thunder Secret Technique and possess the blood of a true dragon, which could allow me to transform from a snake into a dragon.

Now that I'm married into their family, I'm officially part of their household. So why not just get rid of these dragging-downs and embrace a brighter tomorrow?

No one can stop me from reaching greater heights, no one!

She squinted, her gaze sweeping over the hills and houses in front of her.

Then let's squeeze every last drop of value out of the Huai Shan family, and then leave forever, completely surrendering to the Huang Mang family!

She already had her own plans in mind.

……

On this day, the weather was perfect, and several people gathered together in Yun Chuan's courtyard, basking in the sun.

Feng Jian and Lao Wen yawned, looking rather bored. Their injuries had actually healed quite well; after all, they had only suffered minor injuries during the breakout, including broken spines and several ribs, with broken bones piercing their lungs and hearts. Afterwards, due to the lack of rest, they had to travel hundreds of kilometers up and down mountains, fighting and killing, while carrying these injuries.

For cultivators, especially those at the Foundation Establishment stage or above, they have more than one set of internal organs. If a few are damaged, but the rest can still function, it's not a big problem; at most, their strength will be a little weaker.

With some free time these past few days, they circulated their cultivation techniques to expel the damaged organs, such as the heart, liver, and lungs, and then created a few new ones for themselves. They were almost fully recovered. The remaining discomfort was simply due to the body adjusting to the new organs, and it wouldn't actually hinder their combat effectiveness too much.

This is the power of a cultivator, and that's only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Cultivators above the Golden Core stage are even more extraordinary. Even if they are reduced to dust from beginning to end, as long as their Golden Core is not destroyed and they successfully escape, they can be resurrected with full health and be reborn unharmed in the future.

The only problem is Yan Shuiyi. Her soul was injured by the curse of the remnants of the Corpse-Driving Sect. Even though she is in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, she will not recover so quickly and will need a few more days of rest.

So they settled down in Yun Chu'an's courtyard, not knowing what to do each day. While Buddhist disciples meditated and chanted scriptures daily, they were not so diligent and could never sit still.

Today was no different. Feng Jian and Lao Wen, the two brothers, were playing Go, but halfway through, they both found it boring. Yun Chu'an was meditating and cultivating nearby, with Hua Caiyan keeping him company. The two were so bored that their gazes fell on this fox spirit.

"Hey, girl," Feng Jian called softly, "Come here, let me tell you a joke, shall we?"

Hua Caiyan's ears twitched, looking quite tempted: "What? You go first?"

Feng Jian leaned closer, lowered his voice, and whispered, "Do you know why Buddhist excrement is so expensive?"

Immediately, the fox spirit's eyes widened: "Because it was pounded solid by the old monks, soaking it in water makes one load usable as two?"

Feng Jian and Lao Wen both gave her a thumbs up, indicating that she was one of their kind. Hua Caiyan became interested and lowered her voice, whispering, "There was a man who was taking his son to become a monk. On the way, the son farted, and the man suddenly cried out to the sky. Can you guess why?"

Lauwen whispered, "Because his son will never be able to fart like that again!"

The three men burst into laughter, but dared not utter a sound, their faces contorted with suppressed rage.

Not far away, Yan Shuiyi and Dongfang Yue were also playing chess. Hearing their discussion, Yan Shuiyi remained calm, but her cheeks were already covered with a lovely blush.

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Chapter 119 Shyness and Rising Emotions

As a well-bred young lady from a scholarly family, and later a respectable girl raised in a prestigious sect like Qingyun Sect, Yan Shuiyi couldn't stand these scandalous jokes.

However, no one had ever said these things to her before—although Hua Caiyan and Feng Jian hadn't deliberately said them to her either, they just assumed she couldn't hear them—so for a moment, she didn't know how to stop them.

Dongfang Yue, unaware of her senior sister's condition, assumed she was just hot and took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat.

Even though Yun Chu'an was meditating nearby, he could still hear their conversation clearly. Helpless, he opened his eyes and whispered to them, "Can't you be a little more mindful of your behavior? Master Huijing and the others are meditating in the room. If they hear us, it will be very inappropriate!"

Feng Jian waved his hand, suppressing a laugh, and said, "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Yun, we're all keeping our voices down, and there's a wall between them and us, so he can't hear us..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Huijing suddenly chanted loudly in the room, "Amitabha!"

The courtyard fell silent. The three people who had been telling jokes looked at each other, then quietly returned to their respective places to do what they were doing.

Hua Caiyan returned to Yun Chu'an's side dejectedly, her face filled with lingering fear. Yun Chu'an sighed in exasperation and whispered in her ear, "I said, Fifth Sister, I told you... sigh, never mind, don't say it again."

As he continued his tirade, the vixen's face visibly flushed, making her look quite adorable: "I really am bored."

Yun Chu'an didn't intend to pay her any attention. He originally planned to go back to continue meditating, but as he observed her expression gradually becoming lonely, he knew that the girl was indeed extremely bored being trapped here.

For a moment, he couldn't bear it, so he leaned close to her ear and whispered, "A rogue cultivator was passing through the capital of Jin and muttered, 'What an incompetent ruler.' The imperial guards heard him and immediately flew over on their swords to arrest him. The rogue cultivator argued, 'I didn't say which ruler was incompetent.' The imperial guards angrily replied, 'I'm three hundred years old. Do you think I don't know which ruler in the world is the most incompetent?'"

This tells the story of how the ruler of the Jin state failed to govern effectively, ultimately losing a large portion of the territory left by his ancestors, which led to the formation of the three states of Han, Zhao, and Wei, leaving the Jin state with only a small piece of land.

Hua Caiyan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. It took her a while to stop, and she punched his shoulder with her little fist: "How do you know such a joke!"

Yun Chu'an kept a straight face and didn't smile: "Alright, are you happy now? Cultivate for a while, I'm going to meditate."

However, the vixen wouldn't let him go, pulling his arm and shaking it repeatedly, begging him to tell her one more story in a coquettish manner.

Yun Chu'an couldn't persuade her otherwise, so he racked his brains and finally managed to come up with a suitable joke that she could understand. The girl was overjoyed and almost shrank into his arms.

Feng Jian and Lao Wen appeared to be going back to play chess, but they were actually listening intently. Further away, Yan Shuiyi was also listening, chuckling to herself and gradually relaxing, since his jokes were relatively wholesome and acceptable to her.

She appeared to be playing chess with her junior sister, but was actually eavesdropping. Suddenly, she heard some unusual fluctuations outside, which made her expression change abruptly: "Someone is coming this way!"

Before she finished speaking, she swept away the chessboards on both stone tables with a flick of her sleeve. No one dared to delay; they quickly returned to their rooms, concealing their spiritual energy fluctuations and auras, and waited quietly.

Yun Chu'an remained seated on the futon, meditating with his eyes closed. He had no idea who had come, but since this was his home, he remained calm and waited patiently.

Before anyone could be seen, a mournful cry rang out first: "Ouch... Ouch..."

That was the voice of the black bear Qi Alon, followed by the voice of an unfamiliar woman: "Shut up! If you shout again, I'll take your gallbladder out!"

Yun Chu'an opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the courtyard gate. Then the gate was pushed open, and a woman with a pointed face, adorned with jewels and makeup, stood at the door. She raised her hand and threw the three of them into the courtyard.

The three were none other than Black Bear Qi Alon, Gray Wolf King Uvi, and Fire Knife Wolf Guangzhi. At this moment, however, all three were bruised and battered, their bodies numb, lying on the ground, unable to move, utterly pathetic.

Seeing his subordinate being beaten, he felt a surge of anger and looked warily at the person entering through the door. Just then, the system notification sounded: "Ding, you have met the second sister of the current family."

Then, a light blue system panel appeared in front of him.

Second sister: Zou Min

Gender: Female

Race: Green Snake

Life span: 273

Spiritual Root: Superior level among ordinary spiritual roots

Constitution: Impure and Toxic Body

Realm: Mid-stage foundation building

Technique: Impure Poison Technique

Trust level: Indifferent

The second sister, who is in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!

Looking at his cultivation level displayed on the system panel, his heart trembled slightly. Recalling what his fourth sister had frequently mentioned about his second sister Zou Min's personality, and then looking at the bear demon and wolf demon in front of him, who had been beaten into such a miserable state, he felt even more strongly that the newcomers were up to no good.

Not daring to be negligent, he took the initiative to step forward and bow, saying, "Greetings, Second Sister."

At the doorway, the green snake spirit stared at him, raising a smirk: "You're that cloud... something?"

Her tone was blunt, and Yun Chu'an quickly replied, "It is Yun Chu'an."

“Yes.” The woman stepped into the courtyard. “Yun Chu’an, let me ask you, when did we start allowing these scoundrels to stay at our campsite halfway up the mountain?”

Yun Chu'an said, "Second Sister, you may not know this, but they are all newcomers to the family, here to guard the mountain and protect the courtyard. This has already been approved by Fourth Sister, and for the time being, I will take care of their food, clothing, and lodging."

Upon hearing this, the second sister immediately sneered: "You're in charge? And you're so generous? All the benefits the family has worked so hard to produce, those spirit stones, are you just going to give them away to outsiders like this?"

Yun Chu'an was speechless. He could tell that she was deliberately picking a fight, but there was nothing he could do: "Second Sister is right. I will definitely remember your teachings from now on..."

Zou Min persisted, narrowing her eyes to observe his expression.

"How much funding did your fourth sister give you to manage things here?" she asked.

“Ten thousand,” Yun Chu’an replied.

"You, a mere Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator, are you talking to me like that?"

"It's mainly for the event's expenses; I didn't use much for myself..."

"That's too many!" she exclaimed, then strode toward his room. "Managing servants doesn't require so many. The situation outside is so volatile; there's no way we can waste so many resources on these servants!"

"Take them out! These should all be collected by the family and used for more useful purposes!"

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Chapter 120 Married?! (Seeking monthly votes!)

Zou Min, the second sister of the Green Snake Demon, demanded it directly. Yun Chu'an quickly stepped to the side, blocking her way, and took out a spirit stone bag from his sleeve. He bowed and respectfully handed it over, saying, "This is all that my fourth sister gave me. Please take it, please take it..."

Immediately, the snake spirit narrowed her eyes, but did not reach out to take it. She had gotten nothing from Zhu Yunqing and was now venting her anger: "What do you mean? You won't let me in?"

Yun Chu'an wore a bitter expression, thinking to himself, "I'm doing this for your safety. With your personality, if I really go in and search everything, Yan Shui might just kill you with a single sword strike."

He lowered his head, racking his brains to come up with a new reason: "Mainly, I'm afraid you'll laugh at me; it's just too embarrassing inside right now..."

He looked flustered and at a loss, and his second sister was skeptical, her heart filled with doubts.

She reached out and took the bag; inside was exactly ten thousand spirit stones. This did not dispel her concerns; instead, it stirred even more thoughts within her.

He was willing to hand over all 10,000 yuan just because I said it casually. How much of that did he keep for himself?

How dare he block my way and not let me in? Could it be that Zhu Yunqing gave him even more valuable things inside, and if he lets me in, he'll be exposed?

She has always been meticulous and stingy, but she is extremely frugal with people other than herself. Judging others by her own standards, she believes that Yun Chuan must be hiding much more wealth.

Although these spirit stones were of no use to her own breakthrough, even a mosquito's leg is still a piece of meat. Having made up her mind to leave the Huai Shan family, any wealth she didn't have time to take was, in her eyes, a loss.

She cannot tolerate losses, so she must enter this door today!

Yun Chu'an's heart was in his throat; he felt he was about to lose control. After all, he was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, while his opponent was a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. He simply had no power to stop him.

But if she were to run into the people inside, and a fight actually broke out...

Ah... now we can only hope that Yan Shui and the others can find a way to fool Second Sister...

He inwardly groaned, unable to continue his forceful obstruction. Desperately, he stepped aside, letting out an awkward laugh: "Since Second Sister insists on going in, then... then Second Sister, please don't laugh at me later. It's true, we haven't had time to tidy up inside, hehe..."

The green snake spirit rolled her eyes at him, and with a hint of doubt, she was about to step inside when a soft laugh suddenly came from the edge of the sky: "You even want to take away the hard-earned savings of a mere fifth-level Qi Refining junior. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

With that loud laugh, a gust of wind suddenly swept in, and the white-haired woman with a high ponytail landed abruptly on the ground. It was none other than the eldest sister of the family, Ye Jinglan.

She wasn't wearing that sharp silver-white leather trench coat today; instead, she was only wearing a black fitted vest, exposing her toned shoulders, arms, and abdomen, giving her a powerful and beautiful look.