Chapter 41: The Shen Family Enters the Manor

  At dawn, all things revive.

  On the vast plain, light quickly drove away darkness. On the desolate highway, a team of twenty people slowly approached the Mountain Villa Manor.

  Shen You's face was quite solemn, having traveled 80,000 miles from the city of Ruo Mu to this desolate southern region, joining an unknown manor as a settler. The dust and turmoil along the way had made it difficult for him to calm his mind.

  "Father." Shen Qingqing came before Shen You, her beauty and elegance not being obscured by the dust of travel. She lifted the hair that fell in front of her forehead and said to Shen You: "Up ahead, it seems we can see the manor that Young Master Shao spoke of. Are you worried?"

  "This is a new manor that has never experienced the tide of monsters, the original Silver Splendor Castle was destroyed, we came here, can we live and work in peace?" Shen You told his daughter with deep concern.

  "The places recommended by the young master and the city master should be extraordinary." Shen Qingqing comforted.

  "I hope so! I'm old and can't take this kind of trouble anymore. Next time you meet with Chen Zhuangzhu, you talk to him!"

  "Yes!"

  ……

  "The landlords, they've arrived!" Chen Yuan stood at the entrance of the valley, patiently waiting for the "gifts" that Liang Jianying had prepared for him. Liu Tao, who was scouting ahead, saw a figure and immediately shouted to pass on the message.

  Before long, Chen Yuan also saw a line of people rushing in a hurry.

  The Shen family, originally a hermit family from the Silver Splendor Fortress north of Ruo Mu City, had been acquainted with the Liang family for generations. Last month, the northern demonic tide was fierce, destroying several manors, and the Silver Splendor Fortress was attacked by a level 5 demon beast. After the fortress was breached, only twenty members of the Shen family escaped to Ruo Mu City. Liang Qianqiu hoped that Chen Yuan could take them in and let them live in peace.

  A family of two Qi-refining cultivators is not a force that an ordinary manor would dare to accommodate, but entering other strongholds, the Shen family appears weak.

  Originally supposed to be taken care of by Liang, arranged in Ròumù City was the best for them, but Liang Qianqiu sent them to the south and gave them to Chen Yuan.

  This is a great gift, the relationship between the Shen and Liang families can guarantee that the Shen family will not make trouble in the manor because they are all relying on the Liang family's big tree. Of course, for Chen Yuan, he doesn't worry at all whether the Shen family will compete with him, the master of the manor, he has absolute confidence and strength to make them obey obediently.

  However, from Liang Jianying's letter, it can be seen that the Shen family is not an ambitious family. The head of the household, Shen You, is a gentle and refined person who loves to read poetry and books, and enjoys studying. The children in the family are also mostly influenced by him, and have a style of being uncompetitive like literati, it can be said that they are a family of scholars, more like a family with a strong literary tradition.

  A scholar well-versed in poetry and literature is most suited to be a teacher at the academy, where he can impart his knowledge to the young people of the village, and his cultivation has reached the middle stage of refining his energy, making him qualified to be the master of many people in the manor.

  Apart from this, Shen You also had a daughter who was only eighteen years old and in the initial stages of cultivating her Qi, with prospects for laying foundations.

  The addition of two Qi-refining stages undoubtedly delighted Chen Yuan, and he couldn't let the other party down. So after receiving the news, he notified everyone to gather outside the manor early in the morning to welcome them.

  The horse team slowly appeared on the grassland, and a crimson red horse was walking in front. On the horseback, a woman in purple clothes had a heroic spirit and a refreshing appearance, making people's eyes shine brightly.

  Chen Yuan sensed that her cultivation was similar to his own and mentally concluded:

  "It must be Shen Qingqing!"

  "Is that Master Chen?" Shen Qingqing rode ahead, seeing the people in the mountain villa waiting for them, and her heart was slightly moved, she asked loudly.

  Chen Yuan took a step forward, his mouth curled up in a smile, and replied warmly: "I'm Chen Yuan, welcome to the Shen family joining Shanling Manor."

  "Thank you, Master Chen, for your appreciation. From today on, the Shen family will be a part of Mountain Villa and I am willing to contribute my humble efforts to the villa. My father is old and tired from traveling, he is resting in the carriage, please forgive him."

  "The long journey of ten thousand miles has been tiring for the Shen family. The Shen family's residence has already been arranged, please enter the village!" Chen Yuan was naturally not bothered, Shen You was a mid-term Qi-refining cultivator, and wouldn't get tired from walking too far, but the Shen family had been forced by the Liang family to leave their hometown, so they were still a bit resentful. Therefore, Shen Qingqing came out to communicate with Chen Yuan, while he himself hid in the carriage pretending to be tired."

  Led by Shen Qingqing in front, the Shen family's procession of five fine horses and ten horse-drawn carriages slowly entered the manor.

  The manor has a certain scale, but it is still under construction. Compared with some prosperous manors, it looks a bit desolate.

  Several young people in the Shen family had unpleasant expressions on their faces. Shanjing Village was much worse than Yinhua Castle, which was once prosperous.

  But compared with her own younger brothers and sisters, Shen Qingqing's eyes were full of surprises.

  "This is a spiritual law building." After entering the valley, Shen Qingqing naturally saw the ten high towers behind the city wall. Looking at the top of the green stone tower, the living fire snake spewed out its letter, and Shen Qingqing was amazed in her heart.

  A mirror floated in mid-air above the valley, emitting a warm glow that made the temperature of this place extremely comfortable.

  As she walked through the still under construction market and entered the second residential area, Shen Qingqing suddenly felt that the spiritual energy had become denser.

  "Array of Gathering Spirits!" Shen Qingqing couldn't conceal her excitement, having learned that she was to be relocated here. She had thought it would hinder her cultivation, but unexpectedly this small mountain estate also possessed an Array of Gathering Spirits.

  "The young master of the castle really didn't deceive people, Chen Yuan is indeed a genius at array techniques." Shen Qingqing's eyes gleamed with interest as she couldn't help but shoot a glance at Chen Yuan who was leading the way in front.

  In her heart, there was another plan. After the ordeal of Yinhuabao, Shen You had lost the idea of a strong family clan, and naturally, Shen Qingqing would have to take on the responsibility of the family.

  "If Chen Yuanzhen has potential and is a good person, I can marry him. This way, the Shen family's foundation will be stable and our family can develop again..."

  Shen Qingqing is a straightforward and open-minded person, unbound by conventional notions of masculinity and femininity. Of course, everything still depends on getting to know Chen Yuan better.

  Fifty identical, neatly constructed and standardized independent courtyards appeared before their eyes. Each courtyard could accommodate about ten people. Chen Yuan had prepared four interconnected courtyards for the Shen family, with dragon breath trees planted in each one, full of spiritual energy.

  "Thank you for your arrangement, Master Zhuang." Shen Qingqing thanked Chen Yuan after distributing her clansmen.

  Chen Yuan replied: "From now on, we are all one family, no need to be so polite."

  This sentence is just a family, and there's no other meaning, it's just belonging to the same home. However, Shen Qingqing had a slightly red face, only smiling and nodding slightly.

  "The Shen family is tired from their journey, I won't disturb your rest either. If you need anything, you can notify me or ask Fang Shiqi for help."

  "Hmm!"

  After seeing off the Shen family, Chen Yuan returned to his own courtyard. The Manor Lord's residence had not been built yet, not because there was no one to build it, but because the Divine Snake required that the Manor Lord's residence be constructed using Spiritual Law Architecture. The Spiritual Law Architecture jade stele also had an exchange function, but the values were all outrageously high. The 'Yin Yang Manor' recommended by the Divine Snake was similarly only a first-level Spiritual Law Architecture, but like the Shen Nong Hundred Herb Garden, it could also be upgraded.

  The Yin-Yang Mansion can absorb the two energies of yin and yang on its own, making it the best building for cultivating the two extremes of yin and yang. Not to mention the 3,000 mid-grade demon souls that can be exchanged, even the materials used to refine them are extremely rare.

  Chen Yuan roughly estimated that establishing a Yin-Yang Department would require about three thousand four-grade demon crystals.

  "Now, let's not even mention the three thousand and fourth level demon crystals, there aren't even any three thousand and second level demon crystals left." From the construction of the manor to now, Chen Yuan's auction house had processed materials, his own accumulation had been spent in a scattered manner.

  He placed all three pouches on the table, the first one was from Zhu Changrong, and the demon crystals inside had been used up. The second pouch was from Xingxiangbao Haomingyue, which contained many demon beast materials. The third one was from Zhu Heng, and the demon crystals had also been used up.

  "These third-rate materials can be dealt with. Hmm... let Wang Gui handle it!" The estate has been established for a while now, and Chen Yuan naturally wouldn't have to personally attend auctions to take out the fourth-rate materials. He then called over Wang Gui and handed him the cloth sack and the Wind Chaser Arrow.

  "Be careful on your way back, and come back early." Chen Yu instructed.

  "Hmm!" Wang Guizhong nodded heavily, Chen Yuan handed these things over to him for handling, undoubtedly a great trust and reuse, he naturally couldn't help but feel excited in his heart.