Chapter 365: Bound to the Child-Bearing System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 366: Passerby Strives to Live (34)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

A person's growth may happen in a single moment.

Liu Mingjin had seen too many scenes along the way; some he still could not understand, while others brought him much reflection. His originally tender mindset was gradually tempered through one event after another he personally experienced—these were all precious experiences that could not be replaced.

"This child doesn't even rest; he's growing his body, after all." The training room's intensity was not diluted with any moisture. Liu Mingjin was only just six years old; continuing like this would be pulling up seedlings to help them grow.

Shen Yao took the opportunity while Liu Jingyan returned at night to chatter on a bit more.

Liu Jingyan explained in a kind tone that with a master watching over the training room, Liu Mingjin wouldn't be distracted.

Shen Yao let out a soft hum upon hearing this. "You know everything? I thought you didn't care."

Since returning, he had been hiding in the front courtyard without a trace. Shen Yao truly admired Liu Jingyan's stubbornness—an old man with old arms and legs, still fighting so desperately.

Liu Jingyan knew Shen Yao was dissatisfied upon hearing this, and hurriedly apologized for himself, "I just forgot the time for a moment, afraid of disturbing you."

Shen Yao reached out and tapped Liu Jingyan's chest. "No more next time."

Going out for a year, they had encountered big and small matters without need for elaboration. During this period, Liu Jingyan had genuinely been injured. Now that they had finally returned to the estate, Shen Yao only hoped he could rest in peace to heal his injuries and do his best to repair the old ailments left in his body.

Liu Jingyan took the opportunity to grab Shen Yao's wrist, without allowing objection, dragging her into his embrace.

"There won't be a next time. Grandfather called me; it means there is an intention to expand outward."

"Within three years, we will surely take the two commanderies adjacent to Yingchuan."

Speaking the words close to Shen Yao's ear, Liu Jingyan helped tidy her scattered hair and straightened the somewhat crooked green jade hairpin.

The bead string made a clear clinking sound. Shen Yao's gaze was light and indifferent. "Decided?"

To truly walk this path of power and dominance, once you step out, there is no turning back.

In the past it was fine; no matter what, the Liu Family still had a layer of skin not yet peeled open. Now fully exposed, they were no different from the Yun Family and Cheng Family. Both sides were left with only an ending of you die or I live.

Even so, this ending would not change much even if the Liu Family did not reveal their hand.

Liu Jingyan touched Shen Yao's cheek. "From the moment the matter the Lin Family tried hard to conceal was exposed, the Liu Family must climb up."

Who could have thought that the matter the Lin Family wanted to conceal was actually that the Lin Family's next family head had feelings for a princess of the Demon Race, even to the point of marrying no one but her.

That was the Demon Race, possessing an irreconcilable enmity with the Human Race. With this Lin Family matter exposed, one could imagine what situation they would face.

And this happened to involve the Liu Family. The Lin Family and Liu Family had no possibility of reconciliation.

"The Lin Family is now reaping what they sowed; their territories are being divided up by the Yun Family and Cheng Family taking the lead." If the Liu Family could take advantage of this to rise, it would be an excellent opportunity.

The Yun Family and Cheng Family temporarily had no time to target the Liu Family. The Lin Family was willing but lacked strength. Without these three parties causing trouble, the Liu Family would have more time to consolidate their own position.

Shen Yao counted on her fingers in her heart and also felt that using three years to swallow up the commanderies around Yingchuan was a good plan. She just didn't know who would take the vanguard?

"Needless to say, there must be a place for this child," Liu Mingxuan patted his chest until it shook the heavens. His rank had now risen by another stage.

He also owed much to that trip to the Lin Family's territory. Whether going or returning, the road was not safe, which gave him a chance to train, allowing him to successfully break through and advance.

"Does your father agree?"

Shen Yao elegantly rolled her eyes, thinking to herself that he was clearly smart and clever when young, but the older he got, the more he resembled a muscular oaf.

Liu Mingxuan suddenly hiccuped. Hmm, his father still didn't know about his boastful theory.

Suddenly feeling guilty, Liu Mingxuan dropped the topic, squeezing out a fawning smile as he edged close to Shen Yao, acting coquettishly like a tough man with a soft heart.

Shen Yao:...

"This matter is not just your father; your eldest uncle, your grandfather, and even your great ancestor will not agree."

War kills people, and this is not a solo between cultivators, but a contest of hundreds of thousands of troops.

"Go back and cultivate properly. Today's words, mother will not tell others."

Shen Yao waved her hand, refusing to listen to Liu Mingxuan's nonsense anymore, and simply drove him out.

Liu Mingxuan:...

Liu Mingxuan could only accept defeat regretfully, and after being depressed alone for several days, he gradually improved.

By the time Shen Yao heard news of the children again, Liu Mingxuan had already been sent by Liu Xiuwen to the Demon Race Defense Line.

Liu Mingchen, as the strongest combat force among the four children, was arranged by Liu Xiuwen to resolve the strange events that had popped up again in the Yingchuan region.

Liu Mingfei, on the contrary, was unusually brought by Liu Xiuwen to stay by his side for instruction, with all her food, clothing, and daily needs at the military camp not far from the estate.

The youngest, Liu Mingjin, went nowhere and stayed at the estate cultivating every day, only his cultivation time was lengthened again, and Shen Yao could not see him often.

"Tsk tsk, Liu Xiuwen's ability to act is still strong." Fully understanding the personality traits of the four children, and targeting them to arrange suitable routes.

"Host, isn't this good? You're much more relaxed." As long as the Liu Family ultimately wins, they can lie down and collect rewards.

"Of course it's good. I hope the next world is like this, so I don't have to follow along and suffer hardship."

Shen Yao looked at her nails painted red under the sunlight, quite satisfied, and blew on them.

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Say three years and it's three years. The Liu Family's strength, built through deep accumulation, was formidable. Not being able to draw the knife for a long time indeed gave people the illusion of weakness, but when the Liu Family truly showed its muscles, it would still frighten people.

"Previously they still looked down on the Shang Family of Qing'an Commandery. Now the Shang Family is destroyed seven-eight-eight, and that territory belongs to the Liu Family. Truly a world apart from the past."

When they went out a few years ago, Shen Yao still emphasized to Liu Mingjin to be good and obedient, not to cause trouble. Now changed to today, they, mother and son, could continue to strut around again.

The System circled the territories the Liu Family had taken. Compared to other regions of the Human Race, it was still pitifully small, but this was also a huge advancement.

"Host, the Liu Family's next plan is to take Xianping and Jiaohua."

The System pointed out the map before its eyes, as if the Liu Family's achievements today all came from it.

"The matter of eavesdropping: heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know." Don't show off.

System:...

The system puffed up and said it could talk to whomever it wanted, only the Host could hear it.

【Not necessarily, isn't there still the one above,】 Shen Yao said carelessly to the World Consciousness, thinking Liu Mingchen was proof of their cooperation.

The system glitched, its mechanical voice sounding a bit airy, 【I'll pay attention to the World Consciousness, but it's rarely awake,】 nine times out of ten they missed it, and the one time they hit was just a blind cat finding a dead mouse.

Speaking of the World Consciousness, the system paid special attention to Liu Mingchen's progress.

To be honest, this person really had some talent, simply the natural enemy of the Strange Phenomena.

For the Strange Phenomena that others feared, Liu Mingchen was like popping balloons, basically one punch per kid.

The Strange Phenomena: ……

I don't know if the Strange Phenomena have a communication group, anyway, wherever Liu Mingchen dealt with them, few Strange Phenomena would pop up afterward.

As more Strange Phenomena were eliminated, the Buddha Nature on Liu Mingchen deepened again, paired with his clean, refined face and bald round head, causing countless women to secretly pledge their hearts and then have them broken.

Occasionally, when Shen Yao was bored she'd discuss Liu Mingchen's marriage with the system a bit, but ultimately lost interest in idle chatter because Liu Mingchen was too firm.

Unlike Liu Mingxuan and Liu Mingfei, Liu Xiuwen was already picking marriage partners for them, even though the Liu Family was busy seizing territory.

【This Shangguan Family has a bad temper; the Wei Family is a bit lacking.】

Flipping through the stack of invitations handed over, Shen Yao picked and chose, not satisfied with any of them.

【Sigh, this is the advantage of those in power,】 everyone had to let her choose.

Shen Yao said it with a smirk, quite a bit of showing off.

System: ……

The system was speechless, thinking the final choice was up to Liu Xiuwen and those people, after all they considered things like family background, and temperament and conduct were not within their reference at all.

【Those sent to me all have their strengths and weaknesses, choosing anyone has a reason.】

So Shen Yao's decision was very important, after all whether daughter-in-law or son-in-law, they were people to get along with daily.

The invitations were opened one by one, Shen Yao finally settled on a few decent ones and had Qing Shui help send them back to the Front Courtyard, then simply lay on the couch to rest.

When Liu Mingxuan and Liu Mingfei hesitantly came over to ask about the results in the evening, Shen Yao looked innocent, only saying they'd still have to decide for themselves when the time came.

「This is your marriage, 」 all she could do was try to pick ideal candidates that satisfied both of them.

Liu Mingxuan and Liu Mingfei had different personalities and liked different types.

Shen Yao, as their birth mother, though they hadn't spent much time together growing up, still understood their preferences well.

Not to mention, the five invitations that jumped out were all outstanding.

「Mother」

Liu Mingfei held Shen Yao's arm and leaned against her to act coquettish.

Shen Yao brought the water cup she had raised to her, 「Fine clear tea, want a taste? 」

Liu Mingfei took it and drank a sip, successfully getting some tea leaves from her birth mother.

Liu Mingxuan stood blankly in place, considered for a while, then spat out a name.

「Son asks Mother to grant a favor, 」 he didn't want to follow his Eldest Uncle's old path.

Shen Yao patted Liu Mingfei who was hugging her arm, while having the System investigate the situation, and asked clearly about how they met.

Learning it was indeed an accident, the woman had some small issues but was also genuine, Shen Yao nodded, 「They're on the invitation. 」

Liu Mingxuan's eyes lit up at the words, his whole person radiating joy from inside out.

Shen Yao helplessly shook her head, telling the two of them to go back and rest quickly.

「Marriage is a major matter, hope your choices and wishes are fulfilled, don't be impulsive. 」

Sharing weal and woe, moistening each other with spittle, how many people from ancient to modern times couldn't do it.

Shen Yao looked at her children who had grown into adults, all she could do was let go and let them soar.

In the end the two people's marriage partners were decided, Liu Mingxuan got his wish, Liu Mingfei let things take their natural course.

This little interlude came quickly and ended easily, the Wedding Guests focused more on seizing territory.

The Liu Family's expansion steps were unstoppable, and because of the Yun Family and Cheng Family's dispute, the Liu Family had already become a Pangran Giant.

When the Yun Family and Cheng Family pressed down the Lin Family and came to their senses, the Liu Family had become uncontrollable, becoming a new Lin Family disgusting them.

The Liu Family constantly devoured the surrounding land, absorbing the population and fields on the land, and incidentally solved the rampant Demon Race and Strange Phenomena.

No matter the Liu Family's reputation, they actually did good deeds, and the common people also enjoyed the benefits of stability.

More and more people ran to the Liu Family's territory to live, filling the missing population of the territory, and continuously contributing wealth to the Liu Family.

The value one person creates is small, but what about many people added together? No need to think to know how astonishing such wealth is.

It was just that the Shang Family's brain couldn't turn the bend, or the thoughts of those in lower positions were at work, only caring about scooping into their own bowl instead of planning a bigger benefit cake, otherwise any clan would be more willing to take in more population.

The Liu Family developed rapidly, making the Yun Family and Cheng Family seem like clowns after the fact.

Especially since the Yun Family and Cheng Family originally developed better than the Liu Family, but were overtaken by the Liu Family later, what use was the fallen Lin Family? Just to make room for the Liu Family?

The Yun Family and Cheng Family were dissatisfied, they began targeting the Liu Family from all aspects.

【This is the Human Race, outside is unstable, inside they've already started slaughtering each other.】

That's why the Demon Race seemed invincible before the Human Race, and why the Human Race kept retreating, losing their Chips bit by bit.

【Worried about the Liu Family?】 The System appeared more and more frequently lately.

【Worry about what, had a premonition long ago,】 the game the Liu Family laid could be traced back to when Wei State still existed, Liu Xiuwen, that old fox, hoped the Yun Family and Cheng Family would strike first.

Indeed, Liu Xiuwen was waiting for this moment when the Yun Family and Cheng Family couldn't hold back.

After occupying the moral high ground, Liu Xiuwen slowly counterattacked.

They definitely wouldn't take action, their Liu Family was different from the Yun Family and Cheng Family, their main purpose was to strike the Demon Race and Strange Phenomena that harmed the Human Race, as fellow humans, the Liu Family was more willing to work with the Yun Family and Cheng Family to contribute to the unification of the Human Race.

Yun Family, Cheng Family: ……So good at saying nice words

The power struggle above was unseen below; the common people cared more about who could make their lives better.

Obviously in this regard the Liu Family stood alone, the Yun Family and Cheng Family couldn't compare.

Naturally, even more commoners sought refuge in the Liu Family's territory.

This move drew dissatisfaction from others; those who could keep calm tried every means to stop it, while those who could not resorted to violent oppression, with the result that the busier they became, the more chaotic things got, only accelerating the Liu Family's absorption of commoners.

Shen Yao stayed in the Small Courtyard, and every day she would find time to listen to the system's broadcast.

Seeing that the Liu Family's situation was looking very good, Shen Yao wore an expression of expected result.

"The commoners are the cornerstone of the Human Race's rise; having only those above is not enough."

The Yun Family and Cheng Family have sat in the upper position for too long, and have already forgotten that water can carry a boat, and can also capsize it.

The Liu Family may capsize on some day in the future, but not now.

At present they have a broad perspective, and know how to do things to obtain what they want.

With the corners of her lips slightly curved, Shen Yao spoke lightly, "We will be able to complete this mission very soon."