The Crazy Son-In-Law

Previously in Cliffside, Xiao Shun had discussed with the tribal chief about hosting the Elixir Trade Conference in Eastbrook, and later, he thought of also establishing the “Pellet Pavilion” there.

With such arrangements, the importance of Eastbrook to the New School Society was undoubtedly elevated to an unparalleled extent, necessitating the deployment of heavy troops for its protection.

However, in Xiao Shun’s view, the current manpower there was still far from sufficient, prompting him to decide on dispatching the Meadowfolks to assist.

With a group of witchcraft masters present, even if the Old School Society sent a master, they wouldn’t be able to take down Cliffside!

Since Xiao Shun had offered the Meadowfolks one cubic meter of “Hallowed Chromatic Earth,” everyone’s faces showed no signs of hardship from leaving their homes, only excitement!

Thus, upon Xiao Shun’s instructions, everyone readily agreed, each declaring their commitment without any ambiguity.

“Guild Leader Xiao, we from Silvermeadows are willing to exchange three jade veins for one cubic meter of ‘Hallowed Chromatic Earth’!”

Miao Xiuyun said, his face full of expectation as he looked towards Xiao Shun.

The trade of three jade veins for one cubic meter of “Hallowed Chromatic Earth”!

Xiao Shun was also somewhat tempted.

The New School Society had not yet fully stabilized, and there were many areas needing financial input; he was largely funding it out of his own pocket. Having a few more jade veins could likely sustain the society’s development for a while.

Moreover, he still had some “Hallowed Chromatic Earth” left, and parting with some of it wouldn’t be too painful.

Thus, he immediately accepted Miao Xiuyun’s proposal: “It’s a deal!”

Miao Xiuyun had not expected him to agree so readily, a testament to his considerable wealth!

Following this, Miao Aman and Miao Wu also took out the jade veins they managed, wanting to trade with Xiao Shun.

Xiao Shun, ever welcoming, exchanged a total of one cubic meter of “Hallowed Chromatic Earth” for their three jade veins.

Today’s initiation ceremony could be said to be joyful for everyone.

Xiao Shun also took this opportunity to bring up his plans to take over the southeastern Old School Society, and upon hearing this, everyone immediately promised to do their utmost to secure the southeast for the society!

After handling these matters, Xiao Shun announced the adjournment of the meeting.

That afternoon, he packed up his things and left Silvermeadows, heading west.

Two days later, Xiao Shun appeared near a mountain hollow, very close to the spiritual vein; within an hour, he could reach his destination.

However, he did not rashly proceed but chose to stay put and make adjustments.

After all, a master from the Gu Clan was stationed within that spiritual vein, and Miao Xiuyun had mentioned this person’s formidable strength, so Xiao Shun dared not be careless.

Once he had adjusted himself to his best state, darkness had fallen around him.

Checking the time on his phone, Xiao Shun smiled faintly and then stood up to depart.

An hour later, he arrived within the belly of the mountain. Despite the darkness ahead, it did not hinder his vision.

A hundred meters ahead, there was an inconspicuous pine tree, and beneath it, a dark small cave entrance.

That place was the hidden entrance to the spiritual vein recorded by his master!

Entering from here was much safer than boldly going through the main mine entrance, though it was not without its risks.

Reaching a large tree, Xiao Shun closed his eyes and released his spiritual sense.

Instantly, he captured all sounds within the area in his investigation.

After a full ten seconds, he opened his eyes again.

“Strange, there seems to be no one around!”

Muttering softly, Xiao Shun’s expression was one of surprise.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally walked over to the pine tree and swiftly jumped into the pit.

Inside, it was pitch black, even denser than the darkness outside the hole.

Groping forward a few steps, Xiao Shun whispered, “This passage is so concealed, it must have been dug by Master back in the day. With his level of skill, yet so cautious, it seems this spiritual vein is really not a safe place!”

As he spoke, he continued along the passage, walking about several dozen meters before a wall appeared ahead.

He tried pushing the wall with his hands and discovered it was loose.

Clearly, this was a dirt wall specially created by his master to cover his tracks after retrieving something!

With a little effort, the wall gave way, revealing a corridor wide enough for three people to walk abreast.

“This must be the main route for transporting the raw stones!” he mused to himself, standing in the main passageway.

The air here was incredibly murky, and not a breath of wind could be felt, indicating the length of the passage.

Glancing at the rubble scattered on both sides of the corridor, he looked ahead.

He then proceeded along the passage.

His steps were light, and his spiritual sense was constantly active, keenly observing his surroundings, not letting his guard down.

After walking in the dark for about a few hundred meters, he entered a much larger space.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

His eyes were no longer met with pitch darkness, but rather a faint light emanating from the stone walls, providing some illumination.

After scanning the area, Xiao Shun’s expression became very excited.

The source of this light, undoubtedly, was the Spirit Stone.

He was just about to step out of the passage when his gaze suddenly fixed on a part of the stone wall.

There, on a protruding rock face, was a white figure curled up.

After observing for a moment, Xiao Shun was certain it was a living creature, and from its appearance, it resembled a monkey.

Why would there be a monkey with white fur in the spiritual vein?

At this thought, Xiao Shun’s brows furrowed, and he withdrew his foot that had stepped forward.

The spiritual vein was guarded by experts from the Gu Clan; ordinary monkeys simply couldn’t appear here!

With that in mind, there was only one possibility.

This monkey was no ordinary monkey but a fierce beast kept by the Gu Clan!

Xiao Shun had heard from his master about such fierce beasts, and he had also read his master’s introductions about the Hidden Families, which mentioned that these families possessed methods to train exotic beasts, specifically cultivating fierce beasts to serve them.

Damn, no wonder I hadn’t noticed anyone around. It turns out there’s a fierce beast guarding this place!

But why hadn’t Miao Xiuyun mentioned this beast to me before?

A huge question mark emerged in Xiao Shun’s mind.

Regarding Miao Xiuyun’s loyalty, he was quite confident; the other party would definitely not conceal anything about this spiritual vein from him.

He guessed that this monkey must have appeared here recently, replacing the original Gu Clan expert guarding this place.

With this thought, Xiao Shun suddenly had another question.

Why would the Gu Clan let a fierce beast guard this place? Could something have happened within the Hidden Families?

He could find no answer to this question, as the information he had was too limited to draw any conclusions!