Chapter 106: with translation of chapter title

Guest Pavilion.

Shen Qinghuang felt annoyed!

The little sister went out for a while, how did she bring back a young man?

This brat is being overly forward; upon seeing his uncle he calls him "Dad"?

"You brat are taking advantage!" Shen Qinghuang immediately came down to scold.

Shen Kuo responded, also asking: "How did you come back?"

Shen Qinghuang:...

"Big brother, this is A Jin."

"I, " Shen Qinghuang paused, then realized: "Uncle's adopted son?"

"Yes." Shen Qingli nodded.

Di Jin already embraced Shen Kuo, "Dad."

"Let go." Shen Kuo frowned and pulled the boy away.

Di Jin then bowed to Shen Qinghuang, "Big brother."

Shen Qinghuang: "..., uh."

Although it felt strange, like being taken advantage of, but as the uncle's adopted son, calling him big brother is correct.

"Grown taller, grown up." Shen Kuo frowned deeper, looking at him not like a sixteen-year-old boy?

Di Jin didn't explain, just sat down, "I feel a bit dizzy."

"Tend to your wounds first." Shen Qingli immediately said, "Big brother, let A Jin stay in your room for now, you and Father share a room?"

"That's fine, but how did you get injured?" Shen Qinghuang was thinking, "Really useless."

Shen Qingli then recounted what just happened; Shen Qinghuang and Shen Kuo listened, their hearts jumping to their throats!

Afterwards, Shen Qinghuang immediately helped Di Jin up, "Come, younger brother, I'll first take you to my room."

"No trouble, big brother, I can go myself." The pallid Di Jin glanced furtively at his Nine Dark, wanting to roll his eyes!

"Of course." Shen Qinghuang not only personally escorted him, but also ordered the attending physician to examine the wound thoroughly; learning the injury was serious, he grew even more concerned.

After settling Di Jin, he returned to Shen Kuo's room.

Shen Qingli had already finished explaining the general situation of the Heavenly Star Lineage.

Shen Kuo furrowed his brows, "What do I need to do to help them?"

"What I mean is..."

Shen Qingli didn't say it aloud, but transmitted sound to the two.

After listening, Shen Kuo nodded, and Shen Qinghuang had no objection, "Then I'll handle the contact."

"Should A Jin's side be sent away first? The physician said his injuries are severe, unlikely to recover quickly."

"His injuries that serious?" Shen Qingli remembered when she took his pulse, it was merely exhaustion and weakness?

"He recovers quickly." Nine Dark hurriedly made up for it; handling such a big matter, without this mainstay, it simply wouldn't do.

"How do you know?" Shen Qingli asked strangely.

"Naturally!" Nine Dark assured, "My eyes are the measure!"

The three were amused by its description, yet they trusted Nine Dark's vision.

"Aren't you tired? Weren't you constantly drowsy, wanting to sleep?"

Shen Qingli stroked Li Li's fur, feeling it become even smoother?

"Huh, really, not sleepy."

Nine Dark itself only just realized, but it clearly knew it must be what that person did to it.

"Then let's decide this for now; I'll go check on A Jin's younger brother."

"I'll go." Shen Qingli stood up first, "You rest first; tomorrow you both have things to do."

But her knock received no answer, "A Jin? Asleep?"

"Should be! Injured needs proper rest; we should head back too."

Nine Dark actually noticed the person wasn't in the room! We must hurry to find a substitute?

Shen Qingli nodded, also feeling a bit tired, after all she'd been draining her spirit all the way.

Three days later.

As Shen Qingli had expected.

The young alchemist competition just kicked off—

After the routine lecture, the Cave Heaven Old Ancestor said, "Before the official competition begins, my Cave Heaven Realm's agreement with the Longwater Shen Clan to duel may as well start first."

Shen Qingli slightly frowned; this was originally just her private grudge with Yaoyuan Ying, at most a duel between the two young masters, but the Cave Heaven Old Ancestor directly elevated it to a showdown between the two major powers.

Since that's the case, Shen Qingli didn't wait for others to speak, she interjected, "If it's a peak showdown between the two major powers, then my Longwater Shen Clan isn't just limited to my father, my elder brother, and my younger brother."

The words fell.

The Cave Heaven Old Ancestor wanted to chime in!

But Shen Qingli gave him no chance.

"Of course, since it's a showdown between the two major powers, victory or defeat isn't just between me and Yaoyuan Ying." Not wanting to make a big deal? You can!

Shen Qingli smiled faintly and continued, "My Longwater Shen Clan is willing to put up half its territory to wager with the Cave Heaven Realm; I don't know if the Cave Heaven Realm can afford the stake."

Upon saying this...

The scene first fell silent for a moment, then burst into loud clamor.

"A huge gamble!"

Shen Qingli, could she still be a supreme alchemist?

Impossible, I've never heard of that! No, maybe she doesn't know—Yao Yuan Ying isn't a novice alchemist; he's a seventh-rank alchemist! Under a hundred years old, this is already the peerless alchemy genius of Sheng Long Tian!

Yao Yuan Ying, the number one heaven's pride of the Dongtian Realm.

He is the closed-door disciple of the Dongtian Ancestor, and also a favored disciple.

It can be said that Yao Yuan Ying already represents the highest alchemy standard of the Dongtian Realm.

So even the Dongtian Ancestor, who has seen great storms, was startled by Shen Qingli.

"Such a big mouth for a little girl." The Dongtian Ancestor looked at Shen Qinghuang and said, "You, the Changshui Shen clan, really let these juniors run wild?"

"Dongtian Ancestor." Shen Qinghuang rose and bowed politely, "My younger sister is no ordinary junior; she is the young master of our Changshui Shen clan. If not for the pressing time, she would already be the head of our Shen family."

What Shen Yuan said earlier was not just idle talk.

As soon as he returned to the clan, he had already begun preparing to let Shen Qingli take over the Shen family.

It's because Shen Qingli has been too busy that she hasn't been able to enter the ancestral hall to complete the headship handover ceremony.

But within the Shen clan, everyone has tacitly accepted that Shen Qingli is the new head.

Only Shen Qingli and Shen Kuo are still unaware of this…

Shen Qingli was dazed, "Big brother?"

Shen Qinghuang didn't reply to her, but instead announced to everyone present.

"Shen Qingli can make any decision on behalf of our Changshui Shen clan."

The scene became even more uproarious! Only after Ji Bai, who was maintaining order, cleared his throat did the commotion subside.

"So you mean the Changshui Shen clan doesn't need the elders to come confirm?" Ji Bai asked gently.

"I'm afraid you won't believe me, so I'll send a message to my great-uncle and the five-generation-old ancestor of my family." Shen Qingli said while sending the message to her family, and she added, "Mainly because I'm afraid you can't afford to lose, we need to find someone to hold down the scene."

"Of course, if the Dongtian Manor feels this bet is too risky to accept, then there's no need for the elders to come. Naturally, there's no need to elevate it to a showdown between the two major powers; it's just us juniors playing around."

That remark is quite clever!

"Either you go big!"

"Or don't bring up the two major powers!"

Shen Qingli instantly saw through the Dongtian Ancestor's thoughts; by speaking so grandly, if she loses, she will lose the face of the Changshui Shen clan, and the Dongtian Realm could then step on her, step on the Changshui Shen clan, gain fame and rise in Sheng Long Tian, and even gain advantages from the Hunyuan Sect.

Even if she loses, the Dongtian Realm would suffer little loss.

Although the Dongtian Ancestor surely doesn't think Yao Yuan Ying will lose, he originally must have wanted to play a game that's a sure win!

Unfortunately, Shen Qingli won't allow it.

"How about it, senior, have you decided?"

Since her rebirth, Shen Qingli has refused to play by others' rules; she wants to become the one who controls the rules.

And in this game, she not only wants the Dongtian Realm, she also wants—