Chapter 3074: Li Hen and Li Cheng!

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Jing Bai’s subsequent actions made Kong Huan realize that she had been overthinking. Jing Bai was a very clever person and was very grateful to her. If Jing Bai was successful in the future, he would definitely not forget the effort she put into nurturing him today.

Kong Huan had personally intervened using the reputation of the Alluring Foxes to help establish channels for the Purifying Water Illusion Snakes and allowed them to fully utilize the trade talent of their species and conduct large-scale trade with the other fox-species. As a result, Jing Bai was also able to quickly bring prosperity to the Purifying Water Illusion Snakes shortly after taking control of it and completely ended those rumors that were unfavorable to Jing Bai.

Zhou Yu had obtained pinnacle Holy Spirit war weapon from Lin Yuan which allowed his tribe to eliminate all the enemies that threatened their safety, thus saving his sister from being defiled by that cursed elder from the Tail Bind Tribe.

Zhou Yu had communicated with Su Yiren before the end of the last Astronomical Parliament. Su Yiren had always had the habit of leading newcomers to the Astronomical Parliament.

Su Yiren told Zhou Yu in all seriousness that a pinnacle Holy Spirit war weapon could only ensure the safety of the tribe for a short period. However, if he wanted the tribe to achieve significant development, the best approach was to strengthen the tribe. Without any resources, the best way to strengthen the tribe was to seek support from a formidable tribe and use their strength as a platform for their own development.

Zhou Yu listened to Su Yiren’s words and discussed with his father about leading their tribe to move far away. Eventually, they chose to align with another tribe that had experts at pinnacle Holy Spirit level presiding over it.

There were three Spirit Territory experts in the tribe, and only one of the three experts had reached the pinnacle of Holy Spirit level. With the presence of a war weapon at the pinnacle of the Holy Spirit level in their possession, this tribe posed no threat to the one Zhou Yu belonged to. In case of a conflict, Zhou Yu’s tribe possessed the capability to contend with them.

This powerful tribe was said to be the dependent species of another powerful species. If they temporarily attached themselves to them, there would undoubtedly be more opportunities in the future. If this tribe was not influential enough to accommodate Zhou Yu’s tribe, they could still align with the faction behind them and gradually develop their tribe from there.

Zhou Yu had obtained a lot of resources from Lin Yuan and could use them to develop quickly. However, the foundation of his tribe was too shallow. It would be very difficult to develop it in a short period of time. Hence, it was best to restrain their sharpness and slowly develop.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, it was best to avoid giving the impression that their tribe relied on others unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, if they were targeted by some expert or faction, it would be dangerous if the other faction’s influence exceeded the pinnacle of the Holy Spirit level!

In the Sky Beyond the Clouds, Zhou Yu was just a minor character. He had no chance of rising in the established life trajectory and development path. There were too many insignificant characters like Zhou Yu. Even after all this time, Zhou Yu remained deeply grateful to Lin Yuan. He felt fortunate to have been chosen by that organization hidden among the constellations and to have become a part of it.

Ever since Zhou Yu destroyed the Tail Bind Tribe with that pinnacle Holy Spirit level war weapon, Zhou Yu had become the leader and decision maker. Even Zhou Yu’s father, the chief of the tribe, had to take the initiative to discuss with Zhou Yu when something happened.

“Little Yu, our tribe doesn’t have much accumulation to begin with. We thought that we would be able to gather a large amount of resources from the Tail Bind Tribe’s spoils of war, but we didn’t expect that their resources would be used to increase that old thing’s strength.

“He didn’t hesitate to spend a lot of money to hire a Grade 3 Creator to help concoct the targeted spirit fluid and spent all his resources! We have finally arrived here after a long journey. Our entire tribe can only maintain a basic standard of living, and we are at our wits’ end.

“With the guard your master arranged for you, it should be relatively easy to seize this mine from their hands. Securing this mine means we won’t have to worry about resources for at least 50 years.”

Upon hearing his father’s words, Zhou Yu could not help but sigh, “Father, you mean that our Forbidden Feather Tribe has to snatch this mine? Apart from fire copper, we have already discovered derivative lifeform fire spirit crystal copper in this fire copper mine. There were powerful factions that were all eager to lay their hands on this mine. Both the Frost Rat Tribe and the Spirit Serpent Tribe had declared their intentions to claim it.

“Our Forbidden Feather Tribe is ultimately outsiders. Even if we are under the protection of the Terrifying Turtle Tribe, none of the local factions have any affinity towards us. If we forcefully fight for this mine, not only will our Forbidden Feather Tribe’s trump card be exposed, but it will also attract the attention and criticism of other factions. I don’t see the need to facilitate that.

“Moreover, my master arranged for the guards to be by my side to protect my safety, not for me to use the guards to snatch resources. During the journey, you and the tribe have basically exhausted the few resources in the tribe, but you have already established a foothold here. As long as the people of the tribe are more diligent, they won’t have to worry about earning resources!

“In the future, if there are any high-profile matters, I’ll seek assistance from the guards my master arranged for me. Moreover, my master mentioned that I have the potential to become a Creator and he will stimulate my talent as a Creator.”

Zhou Yu had no choice but to come up with the same lie as Ta Lei in order to justify the presence of the war weapon Lin Yuan arranged for him and to make the existence of this pinnacle Holy Spirit level war weapon reasonable in his possession.

Zhou Yu had always thought that his father was a very wise and farsighted person, but after he revealed that he had a guard at the pinnacle of the divine kingdom by his side and had used this guard to annihilate the Tail Bind Tribe, his father began to become obsessed with the power of this guard. When he encountered problems, he always wanted him to rely on this guard to resolve them. Hence, Zhou Yu knew that he could not rely on his father to develop his tribe in the future.

Zhou Yu needed to identify and cultivate one or two right-hand individuals from within the tribe. Fortunately, his sister was smart enough to give him some advice on many things. However, Zhou Yu did not let his sister interfere in the affairs of the tribe. Instead, he let her focus on improving her strength.

Perhaps Zhou Yu’s father was feeling impatient due to years of suppression within the tribe, but in Zhou Yu’s heart, the Forbidden Feather Tribe was already developing very quickly.

In a gorgeous palace, a young girl was reading a thick book.

Smoke curled up in the palace, and a few carps of various colors raised in the palace pool jumped out of the water from time to time, emitting waves of spirit qi.

The two maids beside Ru Yi were afraid of disturbing Ru Yi from reading. They even tried their best to make their breathing sound softer. However, Ru Yi’s mind was not on the book in her hand at all. A week ago, Ru Yi had already confirmed that her body had completely recovered.

Now that Ru Yi could successfully mobilize her bloodline and had become a normal individual, she could focus on enhancing her own strength. Previously, she had already revealed to her mother and father that her body was gradually recovering, but she was recovering too quickly.

Ru Yi planned to delay informing her family about her true condition until later. When the time came, she intended to involve her family in putting on a show together. There were too many people in the Carp Mystic Palace. If she did not let her parents accompany her to put on a show, it would inevitably cause some trouble. Ru Yi’s curse had always troubled her and made her even want to give up her life. However, after the curse was completely removed, Ru Yi realized that both her spirit and soul had improved after resisting the curse for a long time.

The few carp growing in his bedroom were all lifeforms that she would use to contract spirits in the future.

In the past, Ru Yi could not activate her bloodline to increase her strength. Now that she had obtained this opportunity again, she was prepared to spend most of her energy on increasing her strength in the future. Only when her strength reached a certain level could she seek other things.

Under normal circumstances, disciples from large factions were often obsessed with relying on their family clans. They liked to rely on their family clan’s prestige and believed that the family clan’s strength was their own strength.

However, Ru Yi, who had suffered before, did not think this way. No matter how strong her parents were, there would be times when they could not protect her. For example, the Carp Mystic Palace had not helped her much in the matter of breaking the curse and restoring her body. Instead, she relied on Lin Yuan to give her a new life.

Now that her body had recovered, the collateral descendants who usually pretended to care for her would definitely be very angry. Ru Yi did not think that they would have any true feelings for her.

Ru Yi forced herself to calm down and finish reading the book in her hand. After reading it, she told the two maidservants standing beside her, “Go and prepare dinner. After dinner, I’m going to the carp pool to pick a few more carp. The two of you will accompany me.”

After sending her two maidservants away, Ru Yi stretched her back in satisfaction. She was looking forward to the next meeting among the constellations. Ru Yi really wanted to thank the majestic figures sitting on the golden seats in person.

In a room with a luxurious frame but simple furnishings, a thin woman was applying medicine to a middle-aged man lying on the bed while crying.

The middle-aged man’s back was crisscrossed with scars. A few new wounds filled the scars, completely moistening the clothes on his back.

Dark red blood could be seen seeping out from the cracks of the armor.

Such a serious injury caused the middle-aged man’s breathing to become a little weak.

“Ah Ru, don’t cry. I’m from a collateral family. This is my fate!”

“It’s just that you haven’t had a good life since you followed me.”

The thin woman named Ah Ru bit her lower lip and tried her best to suppress her emotions, but she could not help but lose control of her emotions.

“It doesn’t matter to me whether you can live a good life with Li Hen or not. You know I’ve never been someone with great ambitions coveting anything. However, their direct descendants are too much of a bully. They don’t want us to live at all!”

Upon hearing her words, Li Hen’s eyes darkened, but he still tried to explain, “Ah Ru, Young Master Li Qianzhe is indeed a little naughty by nature. He likes to cause trouble. As his guards, we have been punished for him many times. However, Young Master Li Qianzhe will give some compensation every time he’s punished.

“Give Little Cheng the potions Young Master rewarded this time. It should be enough to help Little Cheng strengthen the few wolf beasts he contracted! Little Cheng is a spirit contractor. He will definitely be more promising than me in the future. Now that I’m suffering, it’s equivalent to paving the way for Little Cheng!”

When Li Hen said this, he deliberately made himself appear more relaxed.

Ah Ru had always thought that Li Hen was a person who only knew how to be loyal to his species, but in reality, Li Hen was not like that. Li Hen also had his own selfishness and bottom line.

It wasn’t easy for Li Hen and Ru to get this child. In the bloodline of the Shadow Heavenly Wolves, only those who had made contributions were allowed to have children.

Li Hen and Ah Ru were able to have this child because Li Hen risked his life to exchange for it.

Because of his damaged roots, Li Hen could no longer go to the abyss to help the Myriad Shadow Wolves search for resources.

However, Li Hen was acutely aware that if he wanted to raise offspring and ensure they had the strength to not become dispensable logistics personnel within the clan, they must earn resources through their own abilities. That was why Li Hen had chosen to be a follower of those Young Masters of the direct descendant, and he had been one for decades!

In the past few decades, he had been injured as a follower of Li Qianzhe, the ninth Young Master of the direct descendant of the family. In fact, the injuries he had suffered were no less than the injuries he had suffered during his years of exploration.

If it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t explore the abyss and the medical resources in the family weren’t provided to him for free, Li Hen wouldn’t have asked Ah Ru to help him bandage his wounds and make her worry for nothing.

No one knew better than Li Hen how difficult it was to be by the Young Masters’ side.

When Ah Ru heard Li Hen’s words, her eyes were filled with sorrow. She reached out and gently stroked the scar on Li Hen’s back, then said to Li Hen in a sorrowful tone.

“Li Hen, you’ve been unconscious for two days. You probably don’t know that Little Cheng has been chosen by the Sixth Young Master. He’s preparing to let Little Cheng study with him when school starts next month.”

“Sixth Young Master is one of the most valued direct descendants in the family. When the Sixth Young Master mentioned the name of the small town, the family issued a decree directly. We didn’t even have the chance to refuse.”

At this point, Ah Ru was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Among all the direct bloodline Young Masters of this generation of the Myriad Shadow Wolves, the Sixth Young Master, Li Qianlie, was a direct bloodline Young Master who did not take the collateral bloodline seriously.

Every holiday, Li Qianlie would pick a suitable age follower from the family’s collateral relatives to bring to Holy Feather Academy to work as a study companion.

At first, the collateral relatives thought that this was an excellent opportunity, but gradually, Li Qianlie would bring a few followers with him every time he took a break. Then, news of the deaths of those followers came one after another. This made the collateral descendants no longer view it as an opportunity.

Seeing that no one from the collateral branches volunteered to serve as attendants, Li Qianlie took the initiative to select individuals himself. The collateral branches had no right to refuse.