Chapter 21: Conversation

  "I'll come and apologize in person!"

  A deep and heavy voice sounded, Wang Shi looked towards the figure behind the bamboo forest, only to see a middle-aged man enter his line of sight.

  "Great Uncle!" Wang Zhong exclaimed in surprise.

  "Hmph, I'll deal with you later, now leave this place!" Wang Tingcheng said sternly.

  Wang Zhong's face suddenly turned sour, and then he left the place.

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  This is a very steady middle-aged man, Wang Shi's first feeling, and then discovered a momentum emanating from him, his eyes calmly gazing at Wang Shi, and couldn't help but nod to Wang Shi.

  "Clan leader, sir! How did you come here?!" The old woman walked out and said with some shock. What happened today? Just now a ruffian actually came to apologize to her son, and now the clan leader has personally come to this place. This matter is quite unbelievable!

  "Are you Wang Tu's wife, Li Yingli?" asked Wang Tingcheng.

  "It's true, the village elder still remembers the old woman." The old woman was somewhat surprised and delighted.

  "There are 10,000 gold coins here, you take them first." Wang Tingcheng took out a golden banknote and handed it to the old woman.

  "Clan leader, what are you doing!" The old woman was still in the dark and didn't know what was going on.

  "This is what you should have received five years ago, the consolation fee for your late husband's death."

  "Ah!" The old woman was momentarily at a loss, unsure of what to do?

  Wang Shi walked over at this time, smiling and saying: "Tribe leader, do you think sending money is still useful now?"

  "You're Wang Shi, I know it's a bit late now, but I came here today to make things clear, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings!" said Wang Tingcheng.

  "There's been a misunderstanding." Wang Shi hadn't expected the clan leader to arrive at the first possible moment.

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  "Do you know the real reason for that conflict five years ago?" Wang Tingcheng asked back.

  "I don't know." Wang Shi said calmly, he was only ten years old at that time, before entering the desolate border. It's just that his mother had always been talking about it, but he wasn't really clear about what happened.

  "That conflict was the largest-scale conflict between us and the Song family, with nine deaths on both sides. The Wang family lost five people, three of whom were direct descendants and two of whom were collateral relatives."

  "What's going on here?!" Wang Shi exclaimed.

  "First of all, let me tell you about the two major forces in Shishan Town and their grudges." Wang Tingcheng cleared his throat and said.

  "Ten years ago, in fact, Shishan Town only had one force, which was our Wang family, a single dominant family. Later, an uninvited guest arrived, they initially had only a few hundred people, but in Shishan Town, they wanted to establish another family force, this is something that our Wang family absolutely would not allow, having another force sharing power in Shishan Town."

  "But verbal warnings couldn't cut off their attempt to build momentum, so we used force and killed at least 40 or 50 of them. After that, a few men in black appeared before them, holding up signs, and it turned out they were from the Lü family of Cangqing City!"

  "Li's family?" Wang Shi thought in his heart, isn't this the Li family that is hostile to the Zhou family?

  "With the support of these black-clad men, they established the Song family. Our Wang family cannot disobey the Lai family after all, that is the intention of the Lai family in Cangqing City!"

  "These people from the Song family took advantage of us killing their people as an excuse, suffered heavy losses, and demanded that we divide our territory with them. Those black-clothed men also nodded in agreement, and we, the Wang family, could only agree. The strength of those black-clothed men was extremely powerful, each one at the peak of the ninth level! At that time, the fate of our Wang family was almost entirely in their hands."

  Wang Shi's heart was also stirred up by a huge wave, the ninth layer of the peak! That is indeed the power that is infinitely close to the Condensed Pearl! Indeed, he is from a large family!

  Facing these people, the Wang family can be said to be at their mercy!

  "But those black-clothed men didn't make any excessive demands, they just took away half of the Song family's territory and then had our two families sign a non-aggression pact before leaving!"

  "What's the origin of this Song family?" Wang Shi asked. This Song family is probably not simple, and can make the Li family so flustered, even a strong person from the ninth layer wouldn't be easily sent over just for these people?

  "In these years, I have also investigated the origins of these Song family members, and there are some clues. Their family seems to be very skilled in alchemy!" Wang Tingcheng said.

  "Alchemical refining?" Wang Shi heard this term for the first time.

  Wang Tingcheng explained: "Alchemists are a very niche profession, and the number of people is extremely rare. However, it is extremely lucrative. The elixir has an extraordinary effect, which can break through one's own potential by relying on this. However, alchemy is extremely difficult, and in the early stages, a large amount of money needs to be spent. Generally, without great perseverance and capital, there is no opportunity for alchemy."

  Moreover, alchemy requires a strong soul power, and our ordinary people's soul power is extremely weak and negligible. Those powerful alchemists can even condense their soul power into a solid form, which is also an extremely powerful force! Legend has it that they can rival the strongest Condensed Bead masters!

  Wang Shi was extremely shocked, this so-called alchemist is so formidable?! Does the Song family still have a great background?!

  "Not to mention the origin of the Song family, they have developed rapidly in just ten years relying on their elixirs. In a short period of time, they can even rival our Wang family, and the friction between us is extremely intense. The Freedom Street serves as the dividing line, and it's also the place where most of the frictions occur!"

  "That friction five years ago was born right there, the reason was very trivial, but the feud between the two families had been accumulating for a long time. A small spark could ignite a raging fire, and that time it was a major conflict, involving hundreds of people, it can be said that the entire Freedom Street became a battlefield. Those stall owners were also innocent victims, with over 100 injured, more than a dozen seriously injured, and some even died." Wang Tingcheng still has some lingering fear when talking about that conflict.

  "This conflict was triggered by the provocation of the Song family, and after we, the Wang family, counterattacked, we killed all the way to the door of the Song family. The Song family then yielded, paying tens of millions of gold coins and several bottles of spiritual liquid to calm down the conflict. Although there were frequent minor frictions afterwards, no major conflicts occurred again, and it can be said that everything returned to normal."

  However, in the past half year, the Song family has started to stir up trouble again, and they have become even more arrogant. They have actually come to our Wang family's territory to cause trouble! Wang Tingcheng furrowed his brow, feeling worried and uneasy.

  Wang Shi fell silent, he knew why the clan leader wanted to tell him these things, it was to let him know who his real enemy was? The Song family.

  "After your father Wang Tu died, our family was too busy and neglected to comfort you branch. I know it's late, but I still want to say sorry!" King Tingcheng actually bowed down.

  "Cannot be! Tribal leader." The old woman was really frightened, and hurried to support the tribal leader. She also listened to Wang Tingcheng's words on the side, and some things were understood.

  "What else can you do? What do you want to say!" Wang Shi said.

  "From today on, you are a direct descendant of the Wang family and will have all the privileges. Whatever cultivation resources you want, I'll give them to you. The Martial Pavilion is yours to explore as you please! There's no longer any restriction on your cultivation!" said Wang Tingcheng.

  Wang Shi remained silent.

  "Wang Shi, this is not the time for personal feelings. If the entire Wang family were to disappear, what would you have left to say about family? You are not alone, you still have your mother and even your maid. Moreover, only when you become powerful can you protect them!" Wang Tingcheng said solemnly.

  "I hope you can consider the fate of our family!"

  Wang Shi fell into thought, then shook his head and said: "I now have only a bit of real power, how can I be so important? Besides, if we really fight, with the support of the Li family, even if we are strong, it will be useless!"

  Wang Tingcheng shook his head and said, "What you said is not wrong, but you are the younger generation of the Wang family. If a great disaster really comes, you will escape, you are the fire seed of the Wang family. As long as you don't die, the Wang family won't die!"

  Wang Shi's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a surge of hot blood boiling up. The clan leader was right; even if he didn't consider himself, he had to think about his mother and Zi Cao - they were the ones Wang Shi cared about most, and only when he became stronger could he protect them!

  "I hope you can consider it carefully, if you want to go to the Wu Qu Ge, you can go at any time. Here are some spiritual liquids, use them first!" Wang Tingcheng stopped and threw three bottles of spiritual liquid to Wang Shi, then left.