Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams-Chapter 283 - 188: Ambition (Part 5)

In the Shen Family’s side chamber, Xiao Yin with gray hair sat upright next to Xiao Hongxiao in a red dress.

"Father, this Shen Family is really impolite!"

"They’ve left us hanging here for half a day without a single person to receive us!"

Xiao Hongxiao reached out to pick up the tea cup in front of her, intending to take a sip, but felt so full that she couldn’t drink another drop.

Xiao Yin was about to speak when he suddenly heard footsteps and quickly turned to look towards the door of the chamber.

Seeing Shen Chongming in his brocade clothes appearing at the door, Xiao Hongxiao slowly stood up.

"I ask for the forgiveness of the two fellow Daoists, the servants in the clan are ignorant and negligent of you two."

As soon as Shen Chongming entered, he cupped his hands and spoke directly.

"No problem, no problem."

Xiao Yin cheerfully cupped his hands in return.

"Please, fellow Daoists, have a seat."

"Someone, bring..."

Shen Chongming intended to have someone serve tea, but remembering that the two had already drunk two pots, he figured they couldn’t drink anymore, so he changed his words:

"Bring some spirit fruits over."

After motioning for the two to sit down, Shen Chongming began to assess them.

He saw that Xiao Yin on the left had the cultivation of Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, and the slightly playful Xiao Hongxiao in the red dress only had Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer.

Their cultivation levels were decent for a loose cultivator’s noble family, but if they were disciples of an Immortal Sect, it would indeed be a bit low.

"May I ask which sect the two fellow Daoists belong to?"

Now there are eleven Immortal Sects in Yangnao Land, with countless disciples. The two in front of him were unfamiliar, and he didn’t know which Immortal Sect they belonged to.

Xiao Yin slightly cupped his hands and said, "I am Xiao Yin, the head of Hundred Refinements Valley."

"This is my daughter, Hongxiao." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The head of Hundred Refinements Valley?

Shen Chongming glanced at Xiao Yin, feeling a bit surprised.

He had seen many heads of Immortal Sects, some at the Qi Cultivation Perfection Realm, yet still not breaking through to Fetal Breathing, but those people were just waiting for a good opportunity of Innate Spiritual Qi.

To stay at the Perfection Realm of Qi Cultivation for as little as three to five years, or as much as ten years.

It’s the first time he’d seen someone like Xiao Yin, who was approaching sixty without reaching the Perfection Realm as an Immortal Sect head.

He had heard his third aunt, Wei Qiuling, mention Hundred Refinements Valley, seemingly the weakest of the many Immortal Sects in Yangnao Land.

If it wasn’t for some relations with the Vajra Sect, it would have been squeezed out of Yangnao Land a long time ago.

"Ah, so it’s Elder Xiao from Hundred Refinements Valley, my apologies."

Shen Chongming cupped his hands and said, "I am Shen Chongming from the Shen Family, and Shen Wenxing is my father."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yin cupped his hands promptly and said, "Ah, it’s Young Clan Leader Shen."

"I am unworthy of this ’senior’ from Young Clan Leader, it’s better you call me a fellow Daoist."

Shen Chongming smiled subtly and nodded.

Xiao Yin’s cultivation was comparable to his, referring to him as a senior was indeed inappropriate.

"May I ask what brings Fellow Daoist Xiao here?"

With a slight sigh, Xiao Yin began, "To be honest, I should have brought my daughter to apologize a long time ago, but there have been some issues in Xiang County, and it kept getting delayed."

"Now that there’s finally some free time, I immediately brought my daughter here."

As Xiao Yin spoke, he suddenly changed the subject and asked, "May I ask Young Clan Leader Shen, if over a year ago there was a direct clan member aged about thirteen or fourteen who went to Seven Sages Mountain for training?"

Thirteen or fourteen years old... went to Seven Sages Mountain for training...

Shen Chongming recalled briefly and confirmed that the person Xiao Yin spoke of was his younger brother, Shen Chonghong.

Immediately nodding, he said, "The person Fellow Daoist mentioned is likely my brother, Chonghong."

Hearing this, Xiao Yin and Xiao Hongxiao’s expressions immediately stiffened.

The father and daughter had assumed they had encountered just an offshoot direct lineage or an illegitimate child of the Shen Family back then.

Who would have thought it was the actual child of the Shen Family’s patriarch?

This...

Recalling how his daughter had tied up the Shen Family patriarch’s son to a tree, beat him up, snatched his magical artifact and horse, and carved the word "rascal" on his chest, Xiao Yin’s heart cooled by half.

Though Hundred Refinements Valley had some connections with the Vajra Sect, should the Shen Family truly pursue the matter, it would be tricky to handle.

Seeing the two’s ugly expressions, Shen Chongming couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

His brother Shen Chonghong returned all fine without showing any signs of trouble.

What did these two mean by apologizing?

After a struggle in his heart, Xiao Yin braved himself, cupped his hands, and said, "At this point, I dare not hide anything from Young Clan Leader Shen."

He then relayed the incident between his daughter Xiao Hongxiao and Shen Chonghong back then.

After hearing it, Shen Chongming looked at Xiao Hongxiao in astonishment.

Xiao Hongxiao nervously clenched her clothes, feeling very uneasy.

"Heh..."

"Haha..."

Suddenly, Shen Chongming burst into laughter.

This reaction left Xiao Yin and his daughter bewildered.

Feeling even more uneasy and at a loss.

The Shen Family is a noble family, one that many Immortal Sects do not dare to underestimate.

The dignified patriarch’s son being humiliated could be a big or small matter, and Xiao Yin suddenly felt regretful.

Regretting that he didn’t bring someone from the Vajra Sect as a mediator, at least with them here, there could still be room for negotiation.

After a few laughs, Shen Chongming suddenly said, "Miss Xiao did a good job fighting."

Xiao Hongxiao was shocked, her mouth slightly opened in disbelief, looking at her father at a loss.

Shen Chongming explained, "Don’t misunderstand, Fellow Daoist Xiao, I truly must thank Miss Xiao."

Xiao Yin paused for a moment and carefully asked, "Young Clan Leader Shen, what do you mean by this...?"

Shen Chongming, smiling, sighed and said, "To be honest, my younger brother was quite unruly back then, and my father punished him to follow our Shen Family Clan Chief to temper his temperament."

"However, after a year in the Clan Court, there was still no change. He even found a loophole during the annual festival and sneaked out."