Chapter 366: Binding the Birth System to Become a Winner in Life Chapter 367: Passerby Strives to Live (35)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

The Liu Family's power shifted from covert to overt in just ten years. Compared to other clans, the Liu Family developed fast enough, and they gave no other forces time to react.

Because the Yun Family and Cheng Family were not of one mind and adopted different countermeasures against the Liu Family's rise, they instead gave the Liu Family an opportunity, allowing them to catch up single-handedly to what the Yun and Cheng Families had plotted for years.

The Lin Family had become yesterday's news, withdrawing from the stage of overt power.

The Liu Family was formally taken over by Liu Jingsheng as Family Head, while Liu Xiuwen chose to retire to the second line, dragging Liu's father down with him, pressed firmly into place.

For this, Liu's father had thrown an emotional fit and argued loudly with Liu Xiuwen.

Helplessly, no one was stronger than him in strength, and circumstances were unfavorable; Liu's father could only end in gloom, living out his days with his newly taken concubines.

Lady Liu finally held her head high, waving goodbye to her husband who only caused her trouble, and poured all her energy into her two sons.

Liu Jingyan was naturally on good terms with everyone; not only were her days happy, but all four children were filial and reliable, making others envious.

Liu Jingsheng's love life remained rocky, but Liu Jingsheng was a career-minded big shot, more rational than emotional about feelings; his state was that having someone was fine, having none was fine, neither affecting his daily life.

Only Lady Liu had worried until many of her hairs turned white, choosing and choosing, and in the end it was still a clan marriage alliance.

Lady Liu:...

Lady Liu gave up completely, simply letting Liu Jingsheng do as he pleased.

As a result, it was a case of "when the willows are dark, the flowers are bright, and another village appears"; Liu Jingsheng and his newly wedded wife had similar tempers, sparks flew when they got along, and now his wife was pregnant, with two months left before she safely gave birth to the child in her womb.

"See, some things we shouldn't interfere in," Lady Liu's hair had turned white quite a bit, and her energy was not as full as before, "Second Daughter-in-law, how are the wedding preparations for Mingxuan and Mingfei?"

Having let herself go, Lady Liu's way of addressing Shen Yao also changed.

Anyway, she had only given birth to two sons, so calling them Eldest Brother and Second Brother in private was satisfying, and she didn't care about the thoughts of those concubine-born sons.

Shen Yao's appearance was as beautiful as before, only with a few more traces of time left at the corners of her eyes and brows.

After all, she had a mortal body; no matter how well she maintained herself, she still could not resist the passage of time.

Shen Yao accepted everything about herself openly, kept a calm mindset in daily life, and even Liu Jingyan said she was overly composed.

"Mingxuan and Mingfei's wedding has Grandfather in charge, so everything will naturally be the best."

Shen Yao didn't need to worry about anything at all; even the banquet regulations were handled by others.

The only thing Shen Yao needed to do was to properly maintain her body, waiting to appear and welcome guests on the wedding day.

The two children were born no more than three months apart; after this was done, Shen Yao would be even more leisurely.

"The older Father gets, the less he can stay idle," Lady Liu compared herself to him, feeling quite envious in her heart.

After all, who isn't afraid of death? Lady Liu ate well and drank well, wanting to live even longer.

Pity her body couldn't hold up; the losses brought by aging were irreversible, so Lady Liu could only rely on medicinal herbs to maintain herself, barely holding on.

Shen Yao smiled and said nothing, thinking in her heart that Liu Xiuwen hadn't yet seen the Liu Family achieve great undertakings; no matter how aged his appearance, his inner spirit was still ample.

Hearing what Liu Jingyan said in his leisure time, Liu Xiuwen could still make him run away with his head in his hands when he took action, showing that the other man's body was there; not to mention comparing with a weak woman like Lady Liu, even Liu Jingyan might not be able to outlive him.

The higher the cultivation stage, the longer the lifespan; cultivators were not like martial artists, who were often affected by old injuries; cultivators paid more attention to the path of cultivation, some leaning toward the meaning of seeking truth.

However, cultivators were still a different system from those seeking truth; unless one day this world successfully advanced, they ultimately could not match the long lives of truth-seekers.

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The Liu Family sent out news of a happy event; even if various parties outside were fighting fiercely in the dark, they would still send people to attend the banquet on the surface.

Liu Mingxuan wore a wedding dress, which made his tall figure look even more handsome and dashing.

The wife marrying in wore a red outfit; the two bowed together to Heaven and Earth and their parents, then were joyfully sent into the well-arranged bridal chamber.

Outside was a bustling crowd; inside the room was a newlywed couple full of deep affection.

Shen Yao drank a cup of wine to her heart's content, her cheeks flushed as she lay on the couch, delighted.

Liu Jingyan held her hand; the husband and wife recalled the past of their youth. When they married, it was also as grand as before their eyes; back then they were still in Luojing.

"In this lifetime, I don't know if we can revisit the old place."

Liu Jingyan sighed, wanting to return to Luojing; in between, they would have to pass through several Human Race Cities that had been crushed and occupied by the Demon Race.

All along, except for some narrow-minded people, those with great ambitions had been eyeing the ownership of Luojing.

Back then, for self-preservation, their methods when leaving Luojing were not very glorious; now, if they could return home in glory, it would show that they did not betray what they did back then.

"I believe Grandfather and them look forward to it even more than we do," the old dream of Luojing often made people unable to forget.

Perhaps there was also some unwillingness in their hearts; all those on the rise wanted to wash away their earlier disgrace; who didn't want to rule Tianxia one day? Those clans that had once been glorious in Luojing all urgently wanted to regain their glory.

But yesterday's glory was no more; holding onto obsessions they had not yet moved past, could they really achieve their wishes?

The husband and wife talked for a long time, until the candlelight went out, before they fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Shen Yao felt a headache again after a long time.

The discomfort of a hangover swept over her whole body; Shen Yao could only take a pill to relieve it, then called Qing Shui to ask if there was anything in the Small Courtyard.

Qing Shui smiled with narrowed eyes and shook her head, then held out a wooden box no bigger than a palm.

"Is it from Mingxuan's wife?" Shen Yao raised an eyebrow, not at all feeling ashamed for being blocked in the room by her daughter-in-law.

Qing Shui nodded, opened the wooden box, revealing a delicate-looking string of beads inside.

The string of beads was made of jade, crystal clear all over, shining in the sunlight.

It felt warm and smooth to the touch, showing how precious the jade material was.

"Take out those fox furs and rabbit furs stored in Ku Fang and send them over."

The fox furs and rabbit furs were snow white; Shen Yao was older now, and wearing them again would seem like trying to look young.

Moreover, the rabbit furs and fox furs Shen Yao received every year were counted by the box; even if she used them herself, she couldn't use them all.

Qing Shui turned and withdrew upon hearing this, then brought several servants to the small courtyard where Liu Mingxuan and her husband were.

The beast hide, without a single mixed color, was extremely eye-catching; even women from noble clans could not resist it.

The first formal meeting between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was a complete success.

After finishing Liu Mingxuan's wedding, the next event was the birth of Liu Jingsheng's legitimate son.

Liu Jingsheng, invigorated by the happy occasion, wore his joy openly, while Liu Xiuwen simply took the opportunity to continue entertaining guests from all directions.

When Liu Jingsheng's side finally finished, the guests thought they could finally leave, but Liu Mingfei's marriage was put on the agenda, and they had to keep giving gifts.

The guests:...

Not to mention anything else, the Liu Family made a fortune from these few months of weddings; in a sense, they were funding the enemy.

The arriving guests all had smiling faces but bitter hearts; once Liu Mingfei's wedding ended, they rushed back to their fiefdoms, firmly refusing no matter how the Liu Family tried to persuade them to stay.

Let them refuse; they are all timid and fearful people. Liu Jingsheng dropped his mask of kindness and generosity, once again revealing his dominant determination to win at all costs, and the Liu Family's army advanced like a bamboo splitter, constantly breaking through and occupying other forces' territories.

The Liu Family's territory grew larger and larger, and the resistance they faced became increasingly perilous.

Liu Mingxuan and several others went to the battlefield personally, and there were often scenes where they almost met with disaster. Fortunately, Shen Yao had instructed the system in advance, and the rescue was timely, thus saving the lives of the several children who had experienced life-and-death crises.

However, there is gain and loss; after being tempered, the four children's cultivation realms surged, which was more effective than steady progress. Even when the children returned, they deliberately concealed it from Shen Yao to avoid worrying the family.

After another two years passed, the Liu Family had pushed the front line into the territories of the Yun Family and the Cheng Family, and the four children had become the Liu Family's living signboard to the outside world.

Everyone knew the Liu Family had great fortune, with prosperous offspring and extraordinary talent; looking back at their own wasteful good-for-nothings who only knew eating, drinking, and pleasure, many were so angry they felt dizzy and had no desire to compete at all.

"So why do the Yun Family and Cheng Family still resist stubbornly? What are they plotting?"

The clan doesn't keep people? Do they really want to fight the Liu Family to the point of exhausted ammunition and provisions?

Shen Yao didn't understand; the Yun Family and Cheng Family weren't the kind of stubborn clans.

"Unspeakable secrets, no way to retreat," the system thought to itself that even if they surrendered, they couldn't escape death, so why bother humiliating themselves and giving others a handle?

Saving some face could cover up the epitaph, but if they truly surrendered with both hands raised, they would be stuck on the nail of shame and unable to get down.

Shen Yao propped her chin with one hand, "System, what exactly do you know? Could it be they are also colluding with the Demon Race?" Learning from the Lin Family, taking the Lin Family's retreat route?

"No, they are afraid the Liu Family will settle old scores. Without mentioning distant events, recently they haven't stopped using small tricks, such as beauty plans continuing constantly."

The Yun Family and Cheng Family were guilty and afraid themselves, so judging others by themselves, they naturally had to hold out stubbornly.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao was speechless, thinking that the Yun Family and Cheng Family had done too many shameful things, assuming the Liu Family was of the same nature, which produced such a psychology.

Actually, they underestimated the Liu Family's magnanimity. As long as no principle errors were committed, the Liu Family would give the other party a chance to reform.

How did that saying go? Education without discrimination? Or human nature is inherently good? Anyway, the Liu Family didn't fear their grudges; as long as they didn't pull any bottom-line operations, they could raise a hand and show leniency.

"Since they are so careful, let them indulge in wild speculation."

Shen Yao continued to pick at her painted nails, completely indifferent to the ultimate fate of the Yun Family and Cheng Family.

"Whether the clan can seek a way to survive depends on how the Family Head decides; no matter what is done, someone will be dissatisfied."

Shen Yao lowered her head and gently blew, then raised her profile and gazed leisurely out the window at the rising wind.

Liu Jingyan was not there, and had also been dragged by Liu Xiuwen to the front line to fight; now there were only several inner chamber women and children who had not grown up on the estate.

However, Yingchuan was no longer what it used to be; inside and outside were guarded by soldiers, and wanting to break through the Liu Family's defense line to the rear area to cause chaos was basically impossible.

So when the assassin came before Shen Yao and stared at her with a vicious expression, Shen Yao's first reaction was absurdity!

What is this?! Simply unscientific!

Shen Yao called the system in her mind and neatly disposed of the assassin appearing before her.

Calling him an assassin was a bit of a stretch; he was just a small fry who knew some martial arts. Because of his outstanding looks, he was selected and sent to Yingchuan to lurk, but not only did he fail to catch anyone from the Liu Family, he ended up falling to other clans.

Today, he just happened to find his cheap husband visiting, found an opportunity to run to Shen Yao's place to assassinate her.

After all, outsiders all claimed Shen Yao was an ordinary person, and only because she had given birth to four outstanding children did she have an extraordinary status in the Liu Family.

The front was fighting to the death; if trouble could be stirred up in the Liu Family's rear area, it could be considered indirectly helping the front line war.

Unfortunately, they didn't understand enough; although Shen Yao was an inner chamber woman, she was not an easy target. Not to mention a small fry couldn't take Shen Yao's life, even if a Big Shot of the same level as Liu Xiuwen made a move, Shen Yao was confident she could escape.

Casually throwing the person to one side to be handled by the system, Shen Yao wiped her palm, turned around, and continued sitting in the center of the Pavilion admiring the pond full of lotus flowers.

As for the clan that brought the assassin to visit losing people, and not finding any relation to Shen Yao? Shen Yao had not invited the other party.

"Help me watch the situation in the city, and also the estate, to prevent being robbed of the home again."

She was not afraid of these things, but Lady Liu and Liu Jingsheng's wife and children were very fragile; Shen Yao got along well with them and didn't want them to have trouble.

The system hurriedly agreed; it had just secretly wandered off for a while, not expecting the Host to encounter an assassination here. The system was so scared it dared not argue at all; whatever Shen Yao said was what happened, without even a rebuttal.

Shen Yao curled her lips in a smile, satisfied with the system's tact. Although it wouldn't be long before the system developed sentience again, being able to maintain it for a while was a while; otherwise, always staring at the system, she was also very tired, okay.

The system, not knowing it was disliked, was rejoicing that its reaction was timely.

Fortunately, there weren't too many words to cause the Host's dissatisfaction; otherwise, it wouldn't just be a matter of doing some work. The Host, this skinflint, would definitely make it bleed heavily.

Although the system, as an Artificial Intelligence, didn't value property very much, that didn't mean it was willing to give away the rewards it had earned with hard work for no reason.

Even if kept in its own pocket, it could take it out and touch it from time to time; once it was in the system's hands, there would be no possibility of returning to its side.

One person and one system daily wits and courage; the matters of the estate were also sent to the front line with the family letters.

Shen Yao didn't hide it from her family; suffering a loss and having to swallow it down as if nothing happened was something Shen Yao couldn't do.

Liu Jingyan at the front line, hearing this, was indignant and dealt with the enemy even more ruthlessly. The four children also heard some rumors; after verifying with their Qin Zi, they contributed their share of effort for this.

The Yun Family and Cheng Family brought it on themselves, with suffering they couldn't speak of. At this time, they didn't care much about that bit of face, but the Liu Family didn't look favorably on them.

Sigh

One misstep leads to eternal regret; who could have thought things would develop like this.

Although Shen Yao was a weak woman, she had several children who were children of fortune; Liu Mingxuan and the four worked together, and the Yun Family and Cheng Family soon couldn't hold on, collapsing with a bang.

The scattered clans were originally not worth fearing; besides, the Yun Family and Cheng Family, in order to keep a hand to escape, tripped each other, and by a strange turn of events saved the Liu Family from having to strike the vitals themselves, truly making people happy.