Grandpa Fu recounted the story of the Shao family in detail, and Gu Momo listened while constantly taking notes in her notebook.

Soon, she had a pretty good understanding of the Shao family's affairs.

Although the Shao family is ranked among the four great families alongside the Rong, Li, and Fu families, they are out of step with them.

The Rong, Li, and Fu families are all prominent business families that focus on commerce, but the Shao family prioritizes continuing the family line.

More importantly, the Shao family had a strong clan mentality, which led to severe xenophobia and a strict internal hierarchy.

Because of their deep-seated pursuit of continuing the family line, almost everything the Shao family does is aimed at cultivating the strongest successor, no matter how painful the price!

Therefore, the head of the Shao family, Old Master Shao, had more than twenty sons.

From birth, they are destined to become tools for inheriting family businesses and continuing the family line!

In such a strict family environment, it is easier for bad elements to breed!

Upon hearing this, Gu Momo's pen, which had been moving continuously, suddenly paused. Wait... she seemed to have realized something important!

Everything the family does is for the purpose of cultivating the strongest successor. Isn't that the same concept as Dark Moon's?

Gu Momo looked up in shock, her gaze meeting Li Zhanting's. In that instant their eyes met, they both understood what was happening.

So, could the leader of the Dark Moon be a member of the Shao family?!

Li Zhanting quickly asked, "By the way, Grandpa Fu, is it because of this that the Shao family is so sexist towards boys? Or does Old Master Shao have any children he particularly values ​​or who he is focusing on developing?"

The Shao family, such a large clan, was wiped out overnight. It must have been either an external assassin or an insider!

If it's due to internal personnel, then it's very likely a family dispute!

"I've already prepared the information on the Shao family members for you," said Old Master Li, handing a copy of the prepared documents to Gu Momo, Li Zhanting, and Gu Wanrou. "As for the question Zhanting mentioned..."

"Old Master Shao implemented a strict system of selection and elimination for each of his children, giving them almost all special attention and training. Anyone who fell short was gradually eliminated, so the situation Zhan Ting described shouldn't exist. However, there's one thing we need to pay special attention to—"

Gu Momo and Li Zhanting spoke almost simultaneously: "What is it?"

Old Master Fu's eyes dimmed instantly. He continued, "Back then, the Shao family had a sensational incident that only the four major families knew about: Old Master Shao once found out about an illegitimate child! I remember the illegitimate child's name was... Shao Ziyang!"

"illegitimate child?"

"Yes! I remember too!" Mentioning this matter, Old Master Rong also stood up indignantly, "Back then, who in the entire four major families didn't know about this? Because the Shao family had a strong sense of clan and hierarchy, Old Man Shao hated Shao Ziyang to the bone! He hated him so much that he wished he could skin Shao Ziyang alive, tear him apart, and shred him to pieces at any time!"

At this point, Old Master Rong seemed to have been touched upon some extremely painful memory, and sighed helplessly:

"What a pity. Back then, in the entire Shao family, besides my beloved Yue'er, the child I liked the most was Ziyang..."

As he spoke, the familiar yet youthful face seemed to reappear before Grandpa Rong's eyes.

The boy's eyes were as black as ink, yet as bright and dazzling as pearls. His lonely, fair face was so clean, yet so deep that one could never see through his true nature.

He was naturally aloof and seemed weak-willed, but Grandpa Rong always felt that there was a wild beast hidden inside that child.

Once the beasts fully awaken, they are destined to turn this world upside down, leaving it barren and desolate.

Gu Momo and Li Zhanting looked at each other, and Gu Momo quickly asked, "Grandpa, where did Shao Ziyang go after that?"

Old Master Rong narrowed his aged eyes, his voice devoid of emotion: "He's dead."

Gu Momo, Li Zhanting, and Gu Wanrou were all taken aback.

But then Old Master Rong's voice grew colder and deeper: "He died in the massacre of the Shao family, and he's gone forever!"

The three of them felt a jolt in their hearts at the same time, as if something was being struck in their chests.

They have already gone through all the information on the massacre of the Shao family. There were so many people in the Shao family, yet in the end, none of them could escape this calamity!

Dozens of people, including Mr. Shao and his children, were all burned to ashes, leaving no trace of their remains.

If Shao Ziyang had been in that fire, he certainly wouldn't have escaped either!

Gu Momo carefully memorized all the information. Then, she pointed to Shao Yue'er on the list of Shao family members and asked curiously, "Grandpa, is the Yue'er you just mentioned Shao Yue'er? Can you tell me about her?"

Grandpa Rong paused for a moment, then seemed to remember something happy and said with a smile:

"Silly child, of course I like her because I love her! Back then, your mother, Mu Hua, loved Yue'er the most, so Yue'er often came to the Rong family to play. Plus, Yue'er is smart and cute, so of course I like her too, hahaha!"

The clear, cheerful voice echoed in the room, causing Old Master Fu's brow to twitch slightly. He gave a forced smile and said:

"Heh, wasn't it you who instigated Mu Hua to climb over the walls of my Fu family's house all those years ago?!"

Old Man Rong instantly became agitated, snorting, "Of course! My Mu Hua has misjudged and fallen for that brat from your Fu family, so of course I, the old man, will use all my power to help my Mu Hua sleep with your brat! What? You can't sleep with him just because you've taken a liking to him? Hehe, in the end, he still fell into my Mu Hua's clutches, didn't he? Hehe, if you can't sleep with my daughter, you wouldn't be Rong Mu Hua!"

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