parentshiftbook Chapter 197: Breaking into the An Family Home at Night to Steal Someone, and Encountering An Yueshan
Chapter 197: Breaking into the An Family Home at Night to Steal Someone, and Encountering An Yueshan
As evening fell, Zhang Ping entered the city and heard discussions everywhere about the two pillars of lightning and fire from earlier. He paid no attention to them.
I was rather interested in which organization sent that old man who seemed to have lost his mind.
After arriving in Luhua City, he did not provoke anyone, but in this world, everything is tied to interests.
It's possible that he rescued An Ruxue and her child, thus incurring the wrath of the Xuan family. Alternatively, it's possible someone has their eye on the Pingfan Winery's business.
In short, as long as you have enough strength, you can easily quell both open and covert attacks.
As time passed, the excitement of the thunder and fire pillars gradually faded. The martial artists in Luhua City simply assumed that a powerful figure had passed by and made a move.
The only family that sensed something was amiss was the Xuan family, who quietly withdrew their spies from around the Pingfan Winery.
They then resorted to more covert methods of reconnaissance.
With the launch of its first spirit wine, Mountain Monkey Wine, Pingfan Winery's reputation spread rapidly.
The entire city of Luhua knew that a powerful winery had opened, offering a daily supply of spirit wine. This attracted fierce competition among small and medium-sized families in the city to purchase it.
Merchants from surrounding cities, drawn by the aroma, flocked over. Finding the price reasonable and the results effective, they too joined the fray.
The three major families each have their own unique spirit wines. As for the limited sale of spirit wines by the Ordinary Winery, they only sent someone to visit on the first day and never inquired about it again.
As for the An family, many people had grown tired of the stories and their attitude towards Zhang Ping had become indifferent. However, after the reputation of the Pingfan Winery soared, the An family ladies, who had been quiet for a long time, began to invite Zhang Ping into their boudoirs at night under various pretexts.
The reason this time is wine tasting.
As night fell,
Outside the courtyard, the sound of nightingales could be heard coming from the two large trees at the gate.
The silence of the night made one's heart tighten.
The small courtyard and boudoir were brightly lit by candlelight.
Through the wooden window covered with thin paper, two figures could be clearly seen intertwined and entangled.
The woman lifted both legs upwards to the sides, and her body slowly arched upwards.
The sounds gradually became more urgent, and then stopped after a series of screams for help.
His breathing was heavy and rapid.
His chest heaved up and down considerably.
Afterwards, Zhang Ping felt exhilarated and admired the girl in front of him.
She's not very old, only in her early twenties.
He didn't bother to remember her exact name. He only knew she was a woman from a collateral branch of the An family.
Within a large family, the struggle for power and resources is both calm and intense.
If a member of a collateral branch lacks cultivation talent, that's fine; but having cultivation talent isn't necessarily a good thing. Embarking on the path of cultivation with hope in mind means having the ambition to compete with others.
The predicament of resources and cultivation methods came one after another.
After resting for a while, the woman's wandering soul seemed to return to her body. She licked her red lips, savoring the moment, and her gaze towards the man softened slightly.
"You're really amazing."
"Thank you for the compliment." Zhang Ping smiled. This was the seventh compliment he had received in the past two weeks.
He reached out from behind his back and handed over a cultivation manual and a secret medicine recipe to aid in cultivation.
When he was in the old place, he collected a lot of cultivation techniques, including about twenty of them that could be cultivated to the marrow entry level.
There are countless secret medicine recipes.
However, upon reaching the Sunset Marshland, these cultivation methods became outdated and obsolete. While many of their concepts were still usable, they were naturally inferior to the mainstream cultivation schools of the Myriad Spirits Great Domain, which had developed over so many years.
The most obvious one is the Qi and Blood attribute.
Here, cultivating one's Qi and Blood attributes is the foundation for breaking through to the Divine Integration Realm, and it is also the basis for judging the strength of martial artists in the Marrow Entry Realm.
However, when placed in the old location, it became a hidden cultivation secret unknown to others.
There are also secret medicines, but the concept of secret medicines has long since disappeared, evolving into a vast and systematic system of elixirs. The profession of alchemist is also characterized by clearly defined class divisions.
Therefore, these things were almost useless to Zhang Ping.
But this applies to Zhang Ping. For members of the An family's collateral branches, even cultivating techniques to the point of reaching the Essence Blood Realm requires a considerable price to obtain.
As for elixirs? That's even more impossible. Every elixir formula that can bring benefits is extremely precious.
For An Cai, rather than having her body given away by her family to some talented stranger in the future, she would rather seize the opportunity now to exchange it for some resources for her cultivation.
What's more, it's very comfortable to be with this man.
An Cai pursed her lips and accepted the cultivation technique and the secret medicine formula.
Then, Zhang Ping glanced at the moonlight. He told An Cai that she could go to the Ordinary Winery to get the spirit wine when she had time.
He then put on his robe and left the courtyard.
The figure quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Whether openly or secretly, the An family members who came to investigate the commotion remained silent and retreated.
At night, guards patrolled the An family's residence, and Zhang Ping walked on the rooftop. Just as he was about to leave the An family's residence, a person suddenly appeared in front of him.
"I am An Yueshan. Young friend, you have been wantonly humiliating my An family's women for the past half month. Don't you intend to give me an explanation?"
Zhang Ping stopped and straightened up slightly.
An Yueshan, the patriarch of the An family. He is also currently the only cultivator at the Divine Harmony Realm.
Rumors circulated that he was seriously injured and on the verge of death, but now he appears to have no injuries other than his hair being brittle and dry.
There was no wind tonight, and it was very quiet except for the footsteps of the guards on patrol.
The surrounding air seemed to freeze, and a sense of oppression emerged from the silence.
Zhang Ping wasn't flustered. He didn't feel the tension of being caught cheating on someone else's junior.
He smiled, cupped his hands in greeting, and said:
"Greetings, Ancestor An."
As soon as the words left his mouth, the oppressive feeling around him was instantly dispelled by the powerful energy of his qi and blood.
An Yueshan's eyes showed surprise, and he stopped his probing actions.
"Young friend Zhang Ping, would you be interested in marrying into my An family? With your strength, you can freely choose any of the direct descendants, and even choosing multiple women would not be a problem."
"I, Anjia, will also devote resources to help you break through to the Divine Realm."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ping shook his head without hesitation and declined: "Thank you for your kindness, Ancestor An, but I have no intention of marrying into the An family. However, I am willing to maintain a friendly relationship with the An family."
"It's late, so I won't stay here and disturb Ancestor An's rest any longer."
After saying that, Zhang Ping completely disregarded An Yueshan's attitude and walked around him.
Zhang Ping only stopped after leaving the An family's residence for a distance, raising an eyebrow in thought: "This didn't stop me? It seems the rumors are true, he's seriously injured. That appearance just now probably wasn't an act."
He slept with seven of someone's great-granddaughters and then walked out of there swaggering around. No one would let that go easily.
Even if things don't go well, we should still demand an explanation.
However, An Yueshan only tested the waters at the very beginning and did not stop Zhang Ping from leaving.
"Hehe, it will be much more convenient to go to Anjia in the future."
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The next day, Zhang Ping was studying a martial arts manual he had stolen from the An family at the winery when An Ruxue suddenly came to his door.
"Young Master Zhang, I have a request to make."
"Oh? What brings you here, Madam An?" Zhang Ping closed his book and looked curiously at An Ruxue, who had suddenly arrived.
Today, An Ruxue wore a white silk dress that covered her ankles. Her large breasts were quite eye-catching, so she wore a scarf and tie.
"Young Master Zhang, there's no need for that. Just call me Ruxue or Miss An," An Ruxue said.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ping's gaze showed a hint of surprise.
It's important to know that An Ruxue has children, so calling her "Miss An" is clearly inappropriate, and calling her "Ruxue" is even stranger. It's somewhat overly intimate.
An Ruxue seemed oblivious to the inappropriateness of her words, her face showing barely perceptible hesitation as she spoke:
"This winter, the Qingdan Immortal Sect will be holding an entrance examination for disciples in the Taihu Lake region to recruit new members. We humbly request Young Hero Zhang's assistance!"