Urban Seduction: Housewives Club

Chapter 1895 - 0224: Grandmother’s Past 3

”The pirates are unpredictable; even my uncle doesnʼt know where they are,” Zhang Hong replied helplessly, then said to Su Mengqing, ”What we were looking for is already found. You may go now.”

”Oh, I thought I would get to explore this place with the more experienced ones,” Su Mengqing said with a look of disappointment.

”Then weʼll take our leave.”

With that, she performed a warriorʼs salute and led the group deeper into the dense forest.

As Su Mengqing and her companions gradually disappeared into the distance, the voice of the girl doing the live broadcast could still be heard, ”Friends, we have now penetrated deep into the island. Look, thereʼs a fierce beast ahead, but donʼt worry—our aunt is an expert at the Tianyuan realm; such a beast…”

”Follow them quietly without alerting them. See if thereʼs anything unusual about their behavior.”

Zhang Hong instructed those around him.

Although his suspicions about Wang Yue and the others had mostly faded, his cautious nature made him take this precaution.

Unfortunately, Wang Zhiting, our talented young lady, had anticipated his plans. She kept recording videos and providing commentary throughout the journey, showing not a single sign of hesitation.

Wang Yue and the others had originally planned to spend the day on the island, but with the Zhang family present, that was no longer feasible.

After collecting the necessary materials, they returned to the yacht and headed towards Jinling.

It wasnʼt until the yacht had moved far away that Zhang Hong ordered his men to remove the signal jammer on the island and then used his communications device to make a call.

”Zhang Hong, how are things going?” A young voice answered immediately.

”Young master, we have met representatives of the three major families of Jinling. The disappearance of the pirate group has nothing to do with them; they never even encountered each other,” Zhang Hong reported.

”These useless fools!” The young master at the other end of the line cursed, then said, ”I donʼt care about the pirate group. All I want to know is whether you have captured them.”

”No, they have already left,” Zhang Hong replied.

”What?” The voice turned into a roar.

”Zhang Hong, how could you be so incompetent? As an expert at the Gui Zhen realm, you canʼt even handle a group of people who are at most at the Tianyuan realm…”

”Young master, one of them is live-broadcasting. How could I possibly act against them?” Zhang Hong said with a wry smile.

”The Hua family has been watching us closely these past few years. If they get hold of any evidence against us, it will be difficult for us to explain ourselves to the Warriorsʼ Alliance.”

”Donʼt make excuses for your incompetence!” the young master continued to shout. ”Right now, immediately, come back here!”

After hanging up the call, Zhang Hong sighed inwardly. Could the family really have a bright future under someone like this?

Fortunately, the young master wasnʼt completely crazy; at least he ordered his group to return immediately, which clearly indicated his desire to distance himself completely from the pirates.

Meanwhile, after the Zhang familyʼs eyes were no longer on them, Wang Yue and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Mengqing praised, ”Zhiting truly lives up to her reputation as a talented young woman. Thanks to you this time; otherwise, we would have really been in trouble.”

Wang Zhiting smiled gently, without any arrogance or forced humility, displaying a calmness that was quite out of place for her age.

Wang Qianqian, however, said, ”What about Shanshan?”

Su Mengqing laughed and replied, ”Yes, Shanshan was also great. Thanks to her, we were able to dispel Zhang Hongʼs suspicions.”

Wang Shanshan blushed and said shyly, ”Itʼs nothing. I just said it casually; I didnʼt think much of it. The real credit goes to my auntie and my great-auntie.”

Everyone chuckled. This little ”green tea” had almost made acting a second nature to her.

But no one disliked her for this; calling her ”green tea” was not meant as a derogation, but rather a special term of endearment. After all, she never caused trouble for her own people, except perhaps for her sister Wang Qianqian…

After chatting for a while, everyone dispersed.

Wang Yue went to the front of the yacht, sat down, and gazed blankly at the vast sea.

”Whatʼs wrong? You seem gloomy,” Su Mengqing asked, sitting next to him.

Wang Yue sighed and said, ”I hate that my abilities arenʼt strong enough. Otherwise, I wouldnʼt have to grovel in front of the Zhang family.”

Su Mengqing laughed and said, ”Youʼre only fifteen years old, yet youʼve already reached the sixth level of the Gui Zhen realm. What more do you want to achieve?”

”But what good does that do? I still canʼt do anything,” Wang Yue said gloomily.

”Alright, I know you want to protect us, but we have to take things step by step. With your abilities and our cooperation, within a year, there wonʼt be any force in this world that can threaten us. Canʼt you wait that long?” Su Mengqing tried to comfort him.

”Besides, a true man knows when to yield and when to stand firm. Donʼt you consider yourself a true man?”

”I wouldnʼt dare to boast about being a ʼreal manʼ, but Iʼm definitely your ʼawesome husbandʼ,” Wang Yue said with a chuckle. Thanks to his auntʼs words of comfort, the knot in his heart had almost completely loosened.

”Indeed, youʼre an even more charming ʼawesome husbandʼ than a real man – and besides, your ʼawesome qualitiesʼ are flexible and adaptable; canʼt you do the same?” Su Mengqing joked, then added, ”Actually, even if your strength now surpasses that of the Zhang family, I still wouldnʼt let you kill Zhang Hong.”

”Why? Because of the Warriors Alliance?” Wang Yue asked.

”The Warriors Alliance is just one reason; the more important factor is Zhang Hong himself,” Su Mengqing replied.

”Zhang Hong is the most skilled person in the Tianhai branch of the Zhang family, having reached the eighth level of the Gui Zhen realm. Heʼs also one of the few genuine members of the Zhang family. So, even if we decide to destroy the Zhang family in the future, weʼd prefer to keep him alive to take over the family. Otherwise, completely eradicating such a powerful clan would cause a great deal of turmoil, and the Warriors Alliance wouldnʼt allow it either.”

”That makes sense,” Wang Yue nodded, thinking to himself that his aunt really understood him.

Indeed, after learning that the Zhang family was secretly supporting a pirate gang and that they had their eyes set on people around him, he had already made up his mind: once he became strong enough, he would definitely destroy the Tianhai branch of the Zhang family.

Now, his aunt had given him a reminder: before his strength became absolutely overwhelming, it was better not to go too far. Otherwise, the Warriors Alliance wouldnʼt be an easy opponent to deal with.

However, he found it strange and asked, ”Auntie, it seems like you know a lot about the power structure of Tianhai.”

”Itʼs not that I know everything about Tianhaiʼs power structure, but rather about certain factions within it, like the Zhang family,” Su Mengqing explained.

”And it was only after learning about the connection between the pirate gang and the Zhang family, and realizing that we would eventually have to confront them, that I went out of my way to inquire about it.”

”Inquired through someone? Do you have acquaintances in Tianhai?” Wang Yue asked. ”Are they independent cultivators or part of some faction? Whatʼs their strength?”

”Do you know which factions are the strongest in Tianhai, aside from the official ones?” Su Mengqing countered.

Wang Yue nodded. ”Yes, the strongest ones are the four major families: Liu, Zhang, Yan, and Hua.”

Su Mengqing agreed. ”Thatʼs right. And my source of information is the Hua family.”

Wang Yue was taken aback. ”You have a connection with the Hua family?”

”Not me personally, but the three major families of Jinling – more precisely, the Chen family,” Su Mengqing explained.

”However, this connection is a bit awkward, so we usually donʼt maintain much contact. This time, itʼs because the faction we faced was too powerful, so I had no choice but to reach out to the Hua family.”

”How awkward is it?” Wang Yue became even more curious. The three major families of Jinling might be the strongest there, but in a place like Tianhai, they werenʼt even in the same league as the Hua family. They might have been distantly related, but what exactly made the connection awkward?

Su Mengqing responded with another question: ”Do you know who the strongest person in Jinling is?”

”I guess itʼs me,” Wang Yue said shamelessly.

”Iʼm talking about before now,” Su Mengqing said helplessly, though she felt a pang of emotion. Indeed, without realizing it, Wang Yue had become the undisputed strongest person in Jinling. But deep down in her heart, he was still the little boy who used to act coquettishly in her arms.

Thatʼs right. Although Su Mengqing had long fallen in love with Wang Yue, at the core of her thoughts, she still saw him as her nephew, the little boy she adored.

And precisely because of this, when this man, who was half-nephew and half–lover–treated her in such an ”awesome” way, she felt even more excited.

Wang Yue then said, ”On the surface, the strongest person is the one at the peak of the Tian Yuan realm from the Warriors Alliance branch. But I think there must be even stronger individuals lurking in the shadows.”

He said this with certainty because he knew of such a hidden expert; in fact, that person was now Li Yingyingʼs master.

”Thatʼs right, there are indeed such people, and quite a few of them,” Su Mengqing replied. ”And as far as I know, the strongest among them is your maternal grandmother.”

”Maternal grandmother? Grandma Shen?!” Wang Yue was stunned for a moment before exclaiming in surprise.

By ”maternal grandmother, she meant the wifeʼs grandmother, namely Shen Siying, the grandmother of Chen Xi. But in Wang Yueʼs memory, she seemed to have reached the seventh level of the Tian Yuan realm.

Su Mengqing nodded firmly. ”Thatʼs right. On the surface, she appears to be only at the seventh level of the Tian Yuan realm, but in reality, she has concealed an entire additional realm of strength.”

”Then that means sheʼs at the seventh level of the Gui Zhen realm?” Wang Yue was astonished. He never expected Grandma Shen to be at a higher level of cultivation than he was.

But then he added, ”Thatʼs indeed unexpected. But what does this have to do with the Hua family?”