Family Rise by Daily Intelligence

Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Sword Shadow Splitting Skill, One Woman Promised to Two Husbands

Changsheng carefully put the walnut seeds he had consumed into a box, planning to have his elder brother Changren plant them after he leaves seclusion. If they can survive, so much the better.

After breaking through.

He did not choose to leave seclusion but instead turned to cultivate the Cyan Emperor Sword Technique.

A month later.

He slightly shook the flying sword in his hand, and instantly a wisp of sword aura condensed and emerged.

Two months passed.

In the secret chamber, accompanied by the light trembling sound of the flying sword, streams of sword qi shot out, striking the stone wall, instantly splitting a large stone into two.

Cyan Emperor Sword Technique Second Layer Entry Level!

Changsheng put away the flying sword, a smile appearing on his face:

”Finally, I can cultivate the Sword Shadow Splitting Skill!”

Changsheng pointed at the flying sword and began practicing in the secret chamber.

In the blink of an eye.

Nine months passed.

Changsheng pointed at the flying sword suspended in mid-air, and with a light hum, two identical flying swords emerged, turning into three intertwined swords, making it impossible to tell which one was the original.

Changsheng, satisfied, retracted the technique, and the flying swords returned and landed beside him. After a year and a half of effort, he finally cultivated the Cyan Emperor Longevity Technique to the third layer.

However.

Currently, he could only condense two sword shadows, still a distance away from the twelve shadows of the Great Success Realm:

”It’s time to leave seclusion.”

According to the information provided.

Zhang Huanzhi should have already proposed to the Liuu Family by now.

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Liuu Family, Yunsong Hall.

The Liuu Clan Leader sat at the head seat, took a sip of tea, and said to Meizhen, who was bowing her head and whose emotions could not be seen, sitting at the lower end:

”Meizhen, one must know gratitude as a person. Why do you think the Zhang Family and Shangguan Family are eager to marry you? Isn’t it because of your identity as an Alchemist?”

”To cultivate you”

”How many Spirit Stones has the clan spent over the years, count them.”

”Since you were born into the Liuu Family, you must make sacrifices for its prosperity. Your lover keeps claiming he wants to marry you in grand style, yet once he had Spirit Stones, he immediately acquired a shop. Did he ever think to save for your dowry?!”

”The Zhang Family offering three thousand Spirit Stones demonstrates their sincerity.”

”Moreover”

”Clan Leader Zhang’s daughter is the Dao Companion of the Shangguan Family’s Foundation Establishment Elder. With this connection, do you, as a Clan Leader’s wife, still worry about not being able to establish a Foundation?!”

”Love is all false”

”Meizhen, stepping onto the path of cultivation, pursuing the Great Dao is the truth.”

”You should go back and prepare properly, in three days you will marry over.”

”Rest assured, your mother stays with the clan, and our Liuu family will take good care of her.”

He initially selected Liuu Meizhen for cultivation as an Alchemist because he believed she had talent and could advance to a Tier One Low-Grade Alchemist through self-study. He thought he had found a treasure, and the resources flowed to her like a river.

Unexpectedly.

Meizhen was stuck as a Tier One Middle-Grade Alchemist.

The Liuu Family did not lack Tier One Middle-Grade Alchemists.

Furthermore, Meizhen had always been attached to Changsheng, secretly refining many Spirit Pills for him over the years, which made her useless to keep. It was better to sell her and gain a connection to the Shangguan Family through the Zhang Family.

Furthermore.

With these three thousand Spirit Stones, plus the clan’s accumulation, in ten years, they could auction a Foundation Establishment Pill at the Wanning Marketplace. This way, he could have the chance to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and with a few more years of effort, the Liuu Family could transform into a Ninth-Grade Noble Family.

After speaking.

The Liuu Clan Leader waved his hand, letting Meizhen withdraw.

Meizhen left quietly and obediently, as if she had no objections to the Liuu Clan Leader’s arrangement, even bowing before leaving:

”Thank you, Clan Leader, for selecting such a good marriage for Meizhen.”

Meizhen left the reception hall with large steps.

Nanny Liuu hurriedly followed her at the door, anxiously saying:

”Miss, I had people search every corner of the Liuu Family, and we couldn’t find Madam’s whereabouts. In three days, it’s your wedding, should we inform the Young Master, let him come up with a plan?”

Meizhen strode all the way.

After sitting at Lanfang Garden, she closed her eyes tightly and only opened them after a long time:

”Nanny, we can’t stay in this Liuu Family any longer. Tonight, at nightfall, we will pack our bags and leave.”

Before the words fell.

Outside Lanfang Garden, a brilliant white light appeared, followed by a light shield enveloping the place, causing Meizhen’s face to turn pale, and she staggered to the outside of the house.

She saw Liuu Clan Leader holding a Central Array Plate in his hand, smiling and saying:

”Meizhen, to prevent others from affecting your mood, I specially set up a defense array for you, you can rest easy and prepare to be wed.”

The last escape route was also blocked.

For the first time, Meizhen felt so helpless.

In three days.

She feared she truly ha

d to marry into the Zhang Family!

Thinking of this.

A chill ran through Meizhen’s entire body.

She never thought that the seemingly kind Clan Leader would sell her like a commodity to the Zhang Family for three thousand Spirit Stones!

It was her own foolishness.

Back when the Fu Family was in trouble, the Clan Leader not only didn’t lend a hand but also tried to annex the Fu family. From this, she should have seen his ruthless and unfeeling nature, yet she never expected him to treat his clanspeople as cruelly as Liuu Qingyun!

Meizhen ground her silver teeth, her mind racing. She had three days left and couldn’t let Liuu Qingyun manipulate her.

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Fu Family, Luofeng Mountain.

Changsheng had just exited the secret chamber, and saw his elder brother Changren approaching quickly:

”Patriarch, this is bad. Just now, Meizhen sent a message saying that Liuu Qingyun sold her to Zhang Huanzhi for three thousand Spirit Stones, and she’ll be married in three days. What should we do?”

”Meizhen has tirelessly completed the family tasks and refined countless Blood Spirit Pills for us, returning them without keeping a single one. Such a good girl is hard to find, we must not let Zhang Huanzhi ruin her.”

”Elder brother, don’t worry, no one can take Meizhen from us.”

Changsheng sneered internally.

Everything was unfolding as the intelligence had predicted.

At this moment.

A series of urgent buzzing sounds came from his waist, and Changsheng infused a technique into the Communication Jade Talisman. Shangguan Feng’s voice came through:

”Changsheng, I’m outside your mountain gate.”

Changsheng was delighted.

According to the date.

Today is when the Eastern Wilderness Flower Valley’s Spirit Stone Vein’s share is settled. He opened the array and welcomed the guest in, and after sitting down, Shangguan Feng tossed him a Hundred Treasures Pouch:

”Changsheng, you should count this, it’s your share for the year. By the way, a year ago you wrote to me asking to have me officiate your wedding, but I see there isn’t a single red lantern hung up in your Fu Family. Have the wedding plans been postponed?”

Changsheng had been waiting for this moment.

He immediately recounted the event of Zhang Huanzhi’s attempt to steal the bride, and Shangguan Feng furrowed his brows:

”I remember the Liuu Family ancestors were no more than horse slaves in your Fu Family; it was your ancestors who granted them the cultivation path and their freedom, giving them today’s prosperity. Liuu Qingyun not knowing gratitude is one thing, but to cancel an engagement over three thousand Spirit Stones is another. Changsheng, this Liuu Family seems misguided. If they’re unwilling to marry, then it’s not worth pursuing. Uncle Feng will find you a prestigious lady.”

Changsheng was momentarily stunned.

He had thought Shangguan Feng would be indignant and stand up for him, yet unexpectedly, he began advising him instead. Fearing things might backfire, Changsheng quickly said:

”Uncle Feng, I don’t need this engagement with the Liuu Family, but Meizhen has been with me since childhood. She supported me wholeheartedly during difficult times, even giving me all her savings. Over these years, although we are not yet married, she has often refined Spirit Pills for us without compensation. For sentiment and reason, I cannot fail her.”