Days of Living with My Sister-in-Law-Chapter 136 The Secret of Shanhe Village

"I’ll talk! I’ll talk, alright?!" Li Xinghe shouted, appearing to have aged ten years in an instant.

"Twenty years ago, I happened to save a strange man who was severely injured and unconscious outside my home. I say strange because he was wearing an ancient blue robe. He told me he came from a sect in the Upper Three Continents, but his injuries were so severe that I couldn’t clearly hear its name.

"As everyone knows, the world is divided into the Nine Continents, which are further separated into the Upper, Middle, and Lower Three Continents. Those who can be found in the Upper Three Continents are either members of the Imperial Family and Relatives, or they are top-tier prodigies.

"So, I decided to save him, hoping to earn a fortuitous connection.

"But unexpectedly, while he was unconscious, he mumbled a lot in his sleep, mostly about opportunities, treasures, and the like."

Murong Xiaoyi smirked. "So, you killed him?"

"Quiet, you," Chen Xiaobei shot her a glance and then urged, "Keep talking!"

"The girl is right. I killed him!" Li Xinghe suddenly revealed a sinister smile. "It just so happened to be Mao Chun’s third birthday. Since he was born with immense strength, he had already caught the eye of the Iron Fist Ancestor, who took him in as a disciple.

"At that moment, I thought that the opportunity the man spoke of must be related to some top-tier Cultivation Technique. If my Li Family obtained it, we were certain to soar to great heights!

"After I killed him, I found this on his body."

As he spoke, Li Xinghe produced a yellowed map from his robes. The map was clearly ancient, yet its material was of good quality, and the patterns printed on it were remarkably clear. Unfortunately, Chen Xiaobei didn’t recognize a single character on it; they looked very much like some kind of ancient symbols.

"Let me see!" Murong Xiaoyi, like a curious child, tried to snatch it.

"Stay back." Chen Xiaobei pushed her aside and pressed on, "What do the characters on this map mean? Also, since you got this map twenty years ago, why wait until now to develop Shanhe Village?"

"That’s easy to explain," Li Xinghe said. "Firstly, I lacked the ability back then. This thing came from the Upper Three Continents, after all. If outsiders learned of it, the Li Family would certainly have been wiped out.

"Secondly, Mao Chun was still young back then. This treasure was always intended for him!

"And the third reason has to do with the characters on the map itself. Over the years, I hired many archaeologists and philologists to translate the map’s contents, but they’ve only managed to decipher less than forty percent of it.

"One sentence we translated says that the treasure is in Shanhe Village, north of Songshan, but we still couldn’t determine its exact location. So, I finally decided to relocate everyone in Shanhe Village and just dig the whole place up!"

"So that’s how it is..." Chen Xiaobei frowned.

All this time, I had thought that Li Xinghe’s goal was the same as Luo Wentian’s—to find the treasure left by the Heavenly Demon Sect. But now it seems they weren’t on the same path at all. It’s incredible. To think that this little Shanhe Village is hiding two different treasures. Looks like I’ll have to show this map to Xi Yao. After all, she’s the Demon Realm Queen; she’s worldly and knowledgeable. She might just be able to recognize these characters!

Chen Xiaobei made up his mind. He would deal with Li Xinghe and then head back.

At that moment, Li Xinghe sighed, "Chen Xiaobei, I’ve told you everything. But don’t say I didn’t warn you. Even if you kill me, the Li Family will not be extinguished! Mao Wen will definitely bring the Iron Fist Ancestor back to avenge me. After years of closed-door training, the Ancestor has already broken through to the Heaven Rank! You! Your days are numbered."

"Hahaha," Chen Xiaobei roared with laughter. "Old geezer, the Iron Fist Ancestor will surely come, but as for your grandson... I’m not so sure about that."

Li Xinghe’s face stiffened. "What do you mean by that?"

As his question hung in the air, Li Xinghe’s phone suddenly rang. It was Li Maowen.

"Mao Wen, where are you?" Li Xinghe asked anxiously.

"AHHH! Grandpa, it... it hurts so much! Chen Xiaobei didn’t save me at all! My body is about to explode!"

"No—"

BANG!

A loud explosion erupted from the phone’s receiver.

"Mao Wen!" Li Xinghe shrieked.

PFFT!

He spat out a mouthful of blood. "Chen Xiaobei, you deceived me! You will not die a good death!"

"What a joke!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged. "I’m not your friend or family. Why should I agree to your request? Haven’t you ever heard the saying, ’Fail to cut the weeds at the root, and they will grow again when the spring breeze blows’? To put it bluntly, if I weren’t stronger than you, I’d be the one kneeling here today, wouldn’t I? And I doubt beasts like you would have been as kind as me and granted me a quick death, right?!"

"Hahahaha!" Li Xinghe threw his head back and laughed. "You’re right! Since ancient times, the victor is crowned king while the loser is branded a bandit. I, Li Xinghe, have dominated the underworld for decades, and my only mistake was misjudging you, Chen Xiaobei! So be it! It is fate. But don’t you get too happy. It won’t be long before you join me in Hell. When that time comes, I’ll settle this account with you properly."

With that, Li Xinghe bit his tongue and took his own life.

THUD.

"Fuck, he got off easy," Chen Xiaobei muttered, kicking the corpse.

At the same time, a great weight was lifted from his chest, at least for the moment. With Li Xinghe dead, Chen Xiaobei’s sphere of influence now covered almost all of Songshan, with the exception of the Zhao Family. The Iron Fist Ancestor would certainly come, but this bought Chen Xiaobei some time to cultivate. At the very least, no one would dare to bother Luo Qingcheng or Shen Jiawen for a while.

Chen Xiaobei could now focus single-mindedly on sleeping with women to absorb their Mysterious Yin Energy and upgrade his power. But before that, he had to hurry and deal with the aftermath of the Li Family. With the Li Family annihilated, their wealth was left without an heir. As a money-grubber, Chen Xiaobei had no intention of letting this cake slip through his fingers.

Just then, a delicate shout pierced the air. "Xiaobei! Xiaoyi! Are you two okay? I brought people to help!"

It was Luo Qingcheng. She rushed into the villa, leading He Yongkun and a middle-aged man in a military uniform. Immediately, dozens of heavily armed guards swarmed in and surrounded the villa.

It was evident that Luo Qingcheng was genuinely worried about Chen Xiaobei; her eyes were red-rimmed. As soon as she entered, she frantically looked around until her gaze finally landed on him. Covered in blood, Chen Xiaobei looked quite ferocious. But Luo Qingcheng didn’t care at all. A look of relief washed over her pretty face as she let out a long breath and ran toward him.

"Cousin!" Murong Xiaoyi, thinking Luo Qingcheng was running to her, opened her arms for an embrace.

But Luo Qingcheng didn’t even seem to notice her, brushing right past her cousin’s shoulder and rushing to Chen Xiaobei’s side. "Xiaobei, are you okay? Are you hurt? Let me see," she said, her voice choked with emotion. "You scared me to death!"

With a sob, Luo Qingcheng threw herself into Chen Xiaobei’s arms.

Murong Xiaoyi: "..."