"Even though the Liu family's head tried many miraculous elixirs, they were useless. Later, a Buddhist monk passed by and warned the Liu family that they were suffering retribution for their crimes. For the sake of their offspring, the Liu family reduced their frequency of operations on the Futian River for a period of time."
"Not long after, the head of the Liu family rescued a young woman who had jumped into the river and took her home as a concubine. A year later, the woman gave birth to a son for the Liu family. When the child was three years old, the Liu family immediately made her a concubine."
"As the child grew older, the Liu family's business prospered. Just as the Liu family was thriving, the woman suddenly died. Her body transformed into a giant clam shell. It turned out that the young woman was actually a clam monster from the Futian River."
"In fact, the Liu family's residence is not peaceful. At that time, the Liu family married the daughter of a steward in the Yuyin Sect. You know, in the eyes of mortals, the sect is like an unshakable giant tree. Over the years, the head of the Liu family has been completely focused on women and children. The women in the Liu family courtyard have long been dissatisfied."
"I don't know who bewitched her, but the patriarch's wife took advantage of him being away and used a talisman she'd obtained from the sect's steward's father to kill the woman. She didn't hide when she did it. When the Liu family patriarch learned of the incident and rushed over, all he saw was the stinking corpse of the clam monster, reduced to its original form, in the courtyard."
"As for what the Liu family's patriarch was thinking at the time, we haven't found out. We only know that the Liu family's only child was later sent to be raised by the Liu family's wife. When the child grew up, he got the opportunity to become a music cultivator in the Yuyin Sect through the relationship of his 'legitimate mother.'"
"Is that all?" Yan Baibai was listening with gusto, but Xiong Qi didn't continue. She asked anxiously, "That kid... Yin Changpi's grandfather, does he know what happened to his mother?"
"I'm not sure about that. If this story must have an ending, it would be that when the head of the Liu family and his wife came to the Yuyin Sect to visit the child, the Liu family encountered a big monster causing trouble. Except for the child who was seriously injured and survived, everyone else, including the manager of the Yuyin Sect, died." Xiong Qi said, constantly looking at the expressions of Yan Baibai and Song Xunbai, expecting to see surprise on their faces.
"It seems that the child should know what happened to his mother." Song Xunbai looked at Yan Baibai and expressed his guess.
"Well, after the death of the Liu family's patriarch, how was the Liu family's business?" Yan Baibai nodded, feeling that something seemed to be missing from this story, so he asked Xiong Qi, "Did that kid take over?"
"Yes." Xiong Qi nodded, but said with some regret: "But that child's mind was all on cultivation. After he took over the business, the Liu family occupied the best part of Futian River. Fewer and fewer boats went down to the river to fish and catch clams, and the business dwindled. In the end, the Liu family became a deserted house."
"But because that child is training in the Yuyin Sect, other people who are jealous of the Futian River area don't actually have the courage to cross the line, right?" Yan Baibai seemed to be asking a question, but actually he already knew the answer in his heart.
The head of the Liu family can run his business safely just by marrying the daughter of the sect manager, not to mention that the child herself is a cultivator?
"Ha!" Song Xunbai suddenly laughed, and then said: "That clam spirit is quite clever."
"A dignified clam monster, protected by a solid shell, was killed by a talisman. She is so stupid, why does the young master praise her for being smart?" Xiong Qi looked puzzled.
"Her death brought a hundred years of peace to the people living in the area below Futian River. Do you think she is smart?" Song Xunbai smiled and replied.
"But I still think the price is too high."
"Given your experience, it's normal that you don't understand."
As a bear demon born in the strongest zone of the demon world, Xiong Qi will never have the chance to understand the clam demon, a lesser demon born in the human realm and with a low level of cultivation. It's like someone born with everything wondering why some people in this world would work hard their entire lives just to buy a car or a house. Of course, he will never understand that some people work their entire lives and still can't afford these things.
"We've gone off topic. So, that child is Yin Changpi's grandfather. So, the current Yin Changpi is originally a direct disciple of the Yuyin Sect. Although he has the blood of the demon clan, he shouldn't mind." Yan Baibai brought the topic back on track.
"So, it's unlikely that Yin Changpi is the mastermind behind this." Yan Baibai thought for a moment and then asked, "Is there anyone else with demon blood?"
"Yes, there is, but the possibility is even smaller." Xiong Qi's face looked a little strange.
"Who?" Yan Baibai became a little curious.
"Buddhism, the heartless Buddha." Xiong Qi replied.
Yan Baibai: ...
Thinking about how the Jueqing Buddhist couldn't help but recommend the "Jueqing Scripture" to everyone he met, although she hadn't heard the story behind the Jueqing Buddhist, she was crazy about agreeing with Xiong Qi's words in her heart.
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