"Yes, they are from the Liu family." Liu Qingmei nodded slowly, her gaze becoming even more complicated.
The Liu family...
Inside the Liu Clan Ancestral Hall, an elderly man, nearly a hundred years old, sat under a shaded pavilion, with a pot of old wine and several side dishes in front of him.
The old man poured himself a drink, appearing relaxed and at ease.
Although the old man had white hair and beard and very few wrinkles on his face, he did not give off an air of otherworldly wisdom.
On the contrary, he exudes a cold, sinister aura that makes one's hair stand on end when one gets close to him.
The old master of the Liu family is already 100 years old this year.
Moreover, he is now in high spirits and walks briskly, not at all like a centenarian.
He was wearing a Zhongshan suit, and there was a hint of melancholy in his eyes.
Having cultivated demonic arts for many years, his demonic power was naturally not weak. Moreover, the essence in his eyes was slightly shrunken, and making eye contact with someone would give people an extremely uncomfortable feeling.
The old man hummed a little tune, sitting here drinking his wine, completely at ease.
Just then, Liu Chenggong burst in.
As soon as he came in, he knelt down on the ground with a thud and roared, "Grandpa...you must do justice for me, Grandpa!"
"Oh dear, my great-grandson, what's wrong with you?" Grandpa Liu was taken aback. He put down his half-finished wine and went over to help Liu Chenggong up.
The Liu family is large and prosperous; there are probably no fewer than a dozen great-grandsons of Grandpa Liu.
However, his favorite was still Liu Chenggong. There was no other reason than that this guy knew how to flatter, and a few flattery words were enough to make the old man happy.
So when this guy gets humiliated by other great-grandsons, he usually goes to the ancestral hall to find his great-grandfather, and then uses his great-grandfather to beat up his rival and punish him according to family rules.
As soon as Master Liu helped him up, the man wiped away his snot and tears, crying, "Master, you must stand up for me this time!"
"Alright, alright, stop crying. Just tell me what happened. Oh, you've been beaten up?" Grandpa Liu looked at the bruises on his body and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Then he said angrily, "Who dares to treat my great-grandson like this? Tell me, and I will stand up for you."
"Grandpa, it's Liu Qingmei. This woman is too ruthless. She's trying to strangle me. Grandpa... She's relying on the Blackwater Stone and doesn't respect anyone at all."
Liu Chenggong kept talking, completely unaware that his grandfather's face had changed: "Grandfather, if you ask me, we should strip her of her rights to the Blackwater Stone as soon as possible, since she can't use it anyway."
"Third Master will be coming to marry her in two years. Why is she hoarding the Blackwater Stone? Won't it stay with our family in the future?"
"You went and provoked Liu Qingmei?" Old Master Liu's expression changed.
"It wasn't me who provoked him, but... Grandfather, please don't be angry, please listen to me first." Liu Chenggong panicked when he saw the old master's dark face.
"Shut up." The usually doting old master Liu's expression changed drastically. He said coldly, "How many times have I told you not to provoke her? Have you been ignoring me?"
"Grandpa, it really wasn't me who provoked her. It's just that this woman is too arrogant. She doesn't respect me at all. I'm the future heir of the Liu family. If she doesn't respect me, how can the Liu family have any prestige? Grandpa..."
“You’re not the only descendant of the Liu family. As for the successor, it’s not like you can’t be changed. It’s just a matter of me saying a word.” Old Master Liu stared at him coldly.
"Grandpa... no, Grandpa, that's not what I meant." Liu Chenggong realized something was wrong only after he felt the temperature around him drop sharply.
This old man is angry. Don't let his frail appearance fool you; his strength is unfathomable.
Moreover, he is over a hundred years old and his favorite food is raw human hearts, which he gets every few months.
Most importantly, his temper is just like that of Liu Sanqing—unpredictable and volatile. He probably has dozens of descendants, and he really doesn't care if there are one more or one less.
Seeing that Master Liu's anger had not subsided, Liu Chenggong knelt down on the ground with a thud, trembling and saying, "Master, I was wrong. Master, please don't hold it against me. I always speak before I think. I really didn't mean anything by it."
This guy was genuinely terrified, after all, he knew the old man's temper well.
If you anger him, the old man might actually change the successor, and then you'll be left with nothing to say.
"Get up." Seeing that the man's attitude was sincere, Grandpa Liu nodded in satisfaction and reached out to help him up from the ground.
"Grandpa..." Liu Chenggong raised his head tremblingly and looked at the old man. He had really been frightened just now.
Fortunately, the old man is now able to speak to him in a friendly manner, which is a good sign.
"Grandson, remember this: no one is allowed to disrupt the Liu family's grand plan," Old Master Liu warned the man.
"The Liu family's... grand plan?" Liu Chenggong looked at his grandfather with some confusion, not quite understanding.
"Liu Qingmei is the future of the Liu family. After all, Liu Sanqing has taken a liking to her and wants to marry her as his snake wife so that she can bear him a snake child." Old Master Liu said leisurely, "In this way, the position of our Liu family will be even more secure."
"I understand, sir. I know I was wrong. I will never provoke Liu Qingmei again." Liu Chenggong nodded with lingering fear.
To be honest, he had bullied Liu Qingmei quite a bit in the past, teaming up with some scum from the family to bully her.
However, Liu Qingmei always chose to give in, which made this guy get used to it, and he thought Liu Qingmei was easy to bully.
However, he overlooked one thing: Liu Qingmei possessed Liu Sanqing's Black Water Stone, which was extremely powerful and contained Liu Sanqing's sorcery.
These people, at most, only practiced some of Liu Sanqing's demonic arts, and relied on these meager demonic arts to establish themselves here.
If Liu Qingmei really resists, they are nothing at all, because no one dares to gamble with the future of their family. If they are not careful, the Liu family will face annihilation.
"Descendants..." Old Master Liu chuckled and patted Liu Chenggong on the shoulder: "Remember, the reason why our Liu family has been able to establish itself in three provinces is because of the protection of Third Master."
"Now that Third Master wants to form a marriage alliance with us, this is a great thing for us. Our cooperation with Third Master will be even closer in the future."
"In two more years, Qingmei will be of marriageable age. At that time, Third Master will come to our Liu family and marry her in a grand and glorious manner."
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