"Shen Lang, it's time to get up..."
The next morning, Shen Zhao calmly opened her eyes to a sweet call.
He shook his head, straightened up, glanced around the hall, and only after confirming that he was alone did he stand up from the recliner and stretch his arms.
"Strange, why am I having this dream again?"
In his dream, Shen Zhao seemed to meet a woman with whom he would spend his life.
The two worked side by side to sweep away evil spirits from the mortal realm and help the Nine Realms overcome one catastrophe after another.
Then, after quelling the turmoil in the Nine Realms, they put everything aside and traveled the world together, eventually retiring to the mountains and forests.
During this time, they settled in a secluded valley, where the woman gave birth to a son and a daughter for Shen Zhao. Although their life was simple, it was incredibly warm and loving.
But after waking up, he couldn't remember what the woman he was with looked like, only a very blurry outline.
This dream has been recurring in his dreams ever since his first time transmigrating, occurring two or three times almost every month.
This has been the case for nine generations.
This is the first time I've ever dreamed of it in this lifetime.
"Strange, I feel like I've heard that woman's voice somewhere before in my dream, like...like that person..."
"Damn it, why can't I remember? Oh well, it was just a dream, why am I worrying about it so much?"
Clearing her mind of all the jumbled thoughts, Shen Zhao got up and walked to the lobby. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Liang Hao.
Liang Hao spent the entire night gathering information about the city before truthfully reporting all the information he had gathered about the Ji and Su families to Shen Zhao.
The Su family were originally wealthy merchants in the Southern Region, and had no connection with the path of cultivation.
But hundreds of years ago, Su Wantong, the head of the Su family, accidentally saved the Fire Phoenix Saintess who was being hunted by the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. The two fell in love at first sight and, despite the opposition of the Fire Phoenix Clan, got together.
Therefore, the Su family began to embark on the path of cultivation.
Although the Phoenix Clan is no longer as glorious as before, helping an ordinary person embark on the path of cultivation is still a piece of cake.
In return, Su Wantong went to great lengths, spending huge sums of money to purchase two spiritual veins as a gift to the Fire Phoenix Clan, finally gaining their trust.
For hundreds of years since then, the Su family and the Fire Phoenix clan have intermarried for generations, supporting each other, which has led to the Su family's current status in the Southern Region.
As for the Ji family, they also evolved from merchants. The difference is that the Ji family's current status is not due to the help of outsiders, but rather because a prodigy emerged in the Ji family a hundred years ago.
His exceptional talent caught the eye of the Confucian Sage Sect, leading him to become an inner disciple and thus attain his current status and position.
"The Su family is so eager to bring their younger sister back, most likely because in two months, at the Southern Region Immortal Martial Arts Competition, the Confucian Sage Sect wants to recruit new disciples, and the age requirement is under twenty-five."
The Su family's most supported candidate was naturally Su Xuejiao. However, Su Xuejiao's talent in cultivation was mediocre at best. With her current Qi Condensation Realm cultivation, it would be difficult for her to attract the attention of the Confucian Sage Sect.
Only her bloodline could offer her a chance to be reborn. Therefore, their painstaking efforts to find her might be, as you suspect, that they value neither kinship nor the Xuanhuang bloodline.
After Liang Hao finished his indignant description, he felt even more disdain for the Su family's motives and felt heartbroken that Su Yunying had such biological parents.
After listening, Shen Zhao simply shook his head and then said, "Is the Confucian Sage Sect really that strong? Is it worth them resorting to such methods?"
Liang Hao: "I don't know the specifics of the Confucian Sage Sect, but I've heard that it's considered the top sect in the Southern Region. Even if it's not the strongest, it should at least be at the level of the Azure Cloud Sect."
Shen Zhao nodded. He didn't know much about the Southern Region Confucian Sage Sect in his previous life, and Liang Hao's investigation was also unsatisfactory.
This made him somewhat nostalgic for the Po Jun Mansion he had founded in his previous life, and the Tianji Academy, which was in charge of intelligence work.
In particular, the head of the academy, Ji Bingyan, has brought intelligence work to its fullest potential, having mastered all of her skills.
In this life, Shen Zhao did not want to have anything to do with Ji Bingyan or anyone else in the Po Jun Mansion. Even if he saw her, Shen Zhao did not want Ji Bingyan to continue to risk her life with him time and time again.
"You've worked hard, go and rest now."
"Um."
After giving his instructions, Liang Hao immediately returned to his room to continue studying the Heavenly Frost Fist.
Just as Shen Zhao was about to personally visit the Su and Ji families, another commotion broke out outside the gate of Pin Yue Ju.
Outside the door, Su Xuejiao, Su Jinyi, and Su Jinyun were seen following a beautiful noblewoman with gray hair but a youthful face, who appeared to be only around thirty years old.
With her gray hair yet captivating and aloof beauty, Shen Zhao has only ever seen Mu Qiuyao.
But upon closer inspection, the woman in front of him, though far less attractive than Mu Qiuyao, possessed an air of maturity and composure.
"Sorry, we're closed today. Please leave."
Shen Zhao had no intention of letting the three of them in and was about to close the door.
"I'd like to ask, I've heard my granddaughter is here, may I see her?"
Shen Zhao sized her up for a few moments, then asked, "Are you Su Yunying's maternal grandmother?"
"Exactly."
Luo Fengjiao nodded, her eyes full of anticipation.
Standing behind her, Su Xuejiao looked utterly disappointed and dejected.
"Since you are Su Yunying's maternal grandmother, you must have heard about what she has experienced in the Su family over the past month. Do you think she would still be willing to go back with you?"
Luo Fengjiao frowned, looking at Su Jinyi and Su Jinyun with some confusion: "What's going on?"
Su Jinyi turned her face away somewhat awkwardly, while Su Jinyun kept her head down and remained silent.
Su Xuejiao quickly explained, "Grandma, please don't blame my second and third brothers. It's all my fault. I stole the love that our parents should have given to my sister."
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