HLnovel Chapter 1779 Shen Family
Chapter 1779 Shen Family
"The back mountain? We can't go there." The Ninth Elder decisively refused upon hearing this.
"Didn't we used to be able to go anywhere whenever we wanted? Why can't we go anymore?" Old Gao asked, his eyes full of doubt.
"Our ancestor has decided to move Guansheng Hall to the back mountain. Construction begins today, and non-sect members are no longer allowed to enter the back mountain," the Ninth Elder replied.
This was the agreed-upon explanation they had given beforehand; otherwise, suddenly designating the back mountain as a forbidden area would certainly arouse suspicion from the outside world.
The Guansheng Hall of the Xumiao Sect is half filled with books and half with the life tablets of all the sect members, making it a place that the sect protects very carefully.
Therefore, moving Guanshengtang to the back mountain is the most reasonable explanation.
"Why would you suddenly move Guansheng to such a desolate place in the back mountain? The medicinal herbs I need are most easily found in the back mountain of your sect." Old Gao frowned upon hearing this.
"How about this, see what medicinal herbs you're lacking, and I'll go in and pick them," the Ninth Elder suggested, offering a compromise.
"Very well." Upon hearing this, Old Man Gao told the Ninth Elder about the spiritual medicine he needed.
Although the Ninth Elder's character wasn't great, he wasn't completely evil. The key point is that he was quite smart and not stupid at all.
He was well aware that the reason he lived such a carefree life was largely due to his status as the Ninth Elder of the Void Sect.
Besides, now that the sect has discovered a spiritual vein, as an elder, I will definitely be among the first in the sect to benefit.
Therefore, he would naturally try to keep this secret from being leaked.
Although he had already made a vow, he still warned his two disciples that no matter how they fought with other members of the sect, they must not reveal any information about the spiritual veins of heaven and earth.
Meanwhile, after more than a day of flying, Yan Li and her group finally arrived at the Shen family's doorstep.
To make things more impressive, Yan Li didn't have everyone ride a flying magical beast this time; instead, everyone summoned their own flying magical beast.
Gong Hang and his companions' flying magical beasts had all reached the level of Venerable Gods after their advancement.
Therefore, when Yan Li and her group arrived, everyone in Shencheng looked up at the sky in astonishment.
When they saw a large number of powerful magical beasts, led by Yan Li's Ice Owl, hovering above the Shen family's residence, they realized that it was probably someone from a powerful force who had come to celebrate Old Master Shen's birthday.
Everyone exclaimed in amazement at how much influence Old Master Shen had!
The Shen family members were naturally frightened by Yan Li and her large group and ran out from inside.
"May I ask which esteemed guest has graced my Shen family with their presence?" Old Master Shen raised his head, his gaze falling upon Yan Li, who was at the head of the group.
He didn't notice Shen Qianqian, who was surrounded and protected in the middle, and Shen Jing, who was at the very back.
"Grandpa, it's her! She's Shen Qianqian's great-grandmother!" Shen Yanyan recognized Yan Li as soon as she came out.
"Her? So, Shen Qianqian is back too?" Old Master Shen immediately realized what was going on.
The onlookers were astonished to hear that it was the eldest daughter of the Shen family who had been kicked out of the family many years ago who had returned and made such a big fuss.
“That’s right, I am Yan Li, Qianqian’s great-grandmother.” Yan Li said calmly.
"Where is Shen Qianqian? Tell her to come out and talk to this old man." Old Master Shen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they were all young people.
Since none of the elders from the Void Sect came along, it proves that Shen Qianqian is definitely not valued within the sect.
Since that's the case, once she steps into the Shen family, no one can stop the Shen family from doing whatever they want to her behind closed doors!
"I wonder what Grandpa Shen wants to see me about?" Shen Qianqian's flying magical beast came to Yan Li's side through a path cleared by the crowd.
She made no attempt to conceal her aura, and in Old Master Shen's eyes, she was now displaying her sharp edge.
Upon seeing Shen Qianqian like this, Old Master Shen couldn't help but frown. The ancestors had finally agreed to pour all their resources into Shen Yanyan.
If they were to see Shen Qianqian like this, I wonder if they would change their minds?
“I am your grandfather,” Old Master Shen said through gritted teeth.
"Grandpa? Didn't you say it yourself years ago? You only have one granddaughter, Shen Yanyan, and you've never treated me like one?" Shen Qianqian's voice was extremely cold.
"I was just saying that when I was angry," Old Master Shen replied immediately when he saw the gossipy looks from the onlookers.
"Angry? So angry that you took away the God-Slaying Whip and pills that my mother left me? Now that you're not angry anymore, shouldn't you return them to me?" Shen Qianqian was furious at the thought that the God-Slaying Whip left to her by her mother was still in this old man's hands.
"Shen Qianqian, did you come back to celebrate Grandpa's birthday or to collect a debt?" Shen Yanyan, who was standing to the side, became anxious as soon as she heard about the God-Slaying Whip.
After all, she had been coveting it for a long time. Old Master Shen had promised her that as long as she obtained the identity token given by the ancestor, he would give her the God-Slaying Whip as a gift.
Shen Qianqian ignored Shen Yanyan, who was jumping around, and simply looked quietly at Old Master Shen.
In fact, which of the weapons Yan Li gave her these days wasn't of a higher grade than the God-Slaying Whip?
But those were, after all, relics left to him by his mother, and he had to take them back.
To her surprise, the Shen family head, who was always cold and sarcastic when he saw her, was unusually quiet this time.
He simply stood aside and quietly watched it all unfold.
Did he also know that the daughter he had pampered and raised was actually his own sister?
"Shen Qianqian, is this how you treat your elders?" As soon as the words were spoken, a figure stepped out.
Shen Qianqian looked at that figure and her eyes involuntarily reddened.
It was the Third Ancestor, the one who used to look at me with loving eyes, encourage me, and guide me in my cultivation.
But now his eyes are so cold!
How could he have closed himself off for so many years, even losing that last bit of warmth and care he had for me?
At this moment, his gaze towards me was filled with nothing but indifference.
“Third Ancestor, the God-Slaying Whip is the only keepsake my mother left me,” Shen Qianqian said, trying to suppress her emotions.
"Qianqian, the Third Ancestor knows how much you've suffered these past years. It's all because the Shen family has wronged you. Come back, and the Shen family will make it up to you." The Third Ancestor said after glancing at Yan Li and the others.
He was shocked to discover that almost all of these people's contracted beasts were divine beasts.
To possess magical beasts of such high level simultaneously, one must either be extremely powerful or have a very powerful person behind them.
In either case, these are people you can only befriend, not offend!
Anyway, Shen Qianqian is of the Shen family bloodline. If we let her come back and be the eldest daughter, wouldn't these people protect the Shen family?
In just a short while, the three ancestors of the Shen family had already thought of many, many things.
“Third Ancestor, I no longer need them. I just want to take back the God-Slaying Whip that my mother left me,” Shen Qianqian replied.