Sense Of Superiority

"Huh? Why has this village become so quiet?"

Shen Shiying rode a green horse, which had a bit of demon beast bloodline, slowly down the village road, his gaze sweeping around the village.

Returning to a familiar place, he didn't feel any particular emotion, but rather found it strange.

How to put it?

It was too quiet!

A village with nearly two thousand people, Yet at this moment, there were hardly any pedestrians on the village roads.

When he was in charge before, Although Great Bay Village wasn't exactly bustling, it certainly wasn't this deserted!

"Could it be that our young master went too far?"

"Look at the white banners hanging in front of those houses; it seems someone in the family died recently."

"Not long ago was the spirit grain harvest. Perhaps then they encountered an attack from demon beasts from the mountains, causing many villagers to be killed or injured, leading to this situation."

"Hmph, if you ask me, they deserve it!"

"To seize someone's foundation without any ability, who knows how much of this year's spirit grain output was ruined by demon beasts, and how much the young master will have to pay out of his own pocket to cover the deficit?"

Behind Shen Shiying, Shen Shaochong, also riding a green horse, said with schadenfreude.

A hint of mockery and disdain appeared on his lips.

Clearly, towards Shen Changchuan, who had "seized" their foundation, Shen Shaochong was extremely displeased.

It was understandable that he was displeased.

Ever since his family lost their foundation in Great Bay Village and had to return to Tiannan City.

The subsequent developments were indeed as Shen Shaochong had imagined.

He, Shen Shaochong, who used to be a young master eagerly fawned over by the disciples of other nearby immortal sects, Had become a mere underling in Tiannan City, only able to curry favor behind the backs of the truly noble young lords.

This disparity in status, Made it almost unbearable for Shen Shaochong.

This also made him hate Shen Changchuan, who had seized their family's "foundation," even more.

Now, returning again, Seeing the tragic state of the village, he naturally felt a sense of vengeful pleasure.

"Alright, you brat, talk less later. He's the Patriarch's son after all, show some respect."

Shen Shiying, in front, heard this and turned back to lightly scold Shen Shaochong.

However, although Shen Shiying outwardly rebuked him, Inwardly, he was also secretly pleased.

After all, having guarded this place for many years, he knew very well how much profit could be made here.

When he was squeezed out by Shen Changchuan, the losses were considerable.

Shen Shiying had been unwilling from the start.

It was just that circumstances forced him to accept it.

Now, only half a year had passed, and seeing Great Bay Village so desolate, Villagers in mourning, Scattered paper money by the roadside.

Such a scene needed no further explanation to guess what had happened.

Most likely, something had occurred, and they had suffered heavy losses.

Seeing his "enemy" in misfortune, Also made Shen Shiying feel as refreshed as drinking a bowl of iced sour plum soup on a hot summer day!

However, being middle-aged and having experienced much, even though he was secretly pleased, he no longer showed his thoughts on his face.

Before long, The entrance of the village hall was already in sight ahead.

And at the entrance, Shen Changchuan had already come out to greet them.

"Haha, Nephew, it's been a long time. Are you well?"

Shen Shiying dismounted with a laugh and strode forward.

"Thank you for your concern, Uncle. Everything is fine."

Shen Changchuan cupped his fists and bowed in response.

After some polite greetings, the group entered the main hall one after another.

"Although Great Bay Village has its twelve mu of spirit fields, which is good, this place is situated in a wild region, far from the prosperous lands of Tiannan Domain. Nephew, you must not be having a good time staying here, right?"

After taking a sip of the clear tea served by a servant, Shen Shiying looked at Shen Changchuan and said with a teasing tone.

"Yes, this place is truly not a place for people to stay."

Speaking of this, Shen Changchuan nodded with deep empathy.

Although the harvest from managing Great Bay Village was immense, the standard of living was far too different compared to the fully developed and prosperous areas like Tiannan City!

"Let's not talk about far-off things. Just a few months ago during the rainy season, it rained for two full months. I was stuck inside the house and felt like I was going to mold."

"And what's even more terrifying is the army of mountain leeches that emerged from who-knows-where during the rainy season. They are truly unbearable!"

"They were densely packed, covering the mountains and fields, climbing on trees and grass. The outer dense forests seemed to come alive, with tentacles growing under the branches and leaves, constantly extending and probing in mid-air. With the slightest disturbance, they would snap and shoot over. Wild beasts in the wilderness, if not careful, would be covered in those dense, wriggling things. In a short time, they would be drained of blood and turn into dried corpses. It was like a demonic cave, a forbidden zone!"

Speaking of this, recalling those terrifying scenes, Shen Changchuan felt goosebumps all over his body, his hair standing on end!

Even though it had been a month or two, it still left a huge shadow in his heart.

"Not only that, but there are also more demon beasts outside."

"When I first arrived, I killed a Yao Pig not far from the village. Not long after, a Crocodile Demon emerged from the Great Bay River. It took a great effort and several lives to deal with it. Just a few days ago, during the spirit grain harvest, a Gale Falcon flew down from the sky."

Speaking of this, Shen Changchuan couldn't help but complain.

These continuous battles and killings did not even include the ambushes by the Four Fiends of Heshan targeting him!

In the past six months, every step was fraught with danger!

When he was still in Tiannan City, let alone within the city, even in the remote mountains far outside the city, it wasn't this dangerous!

In such a broken place, it was no wonder that despite having twelve mu of spirit fields, no other Shen Family disciples of any standing were competing for it.

Upon hearing this, Shen Shiying was somewhat stunned by Shen Changchuan's three demon beast encounters in the past six months.

The mountain leech disaster during the rainy season was nothing to talk about; he had experienced it once a year when he was in Great Bay Village.

But regarding demon beasts, during his tenure, only the giant Yao Pig that appeared in the later years brought considerable trouble.

It wasn't as exaggerated as Shen Changchuan's situation!

Did this kid possess a special physique that attracted demon beasts, or was he simply cursed with bad luck?

This made Shen Shiying's gaze towards Shen Changchuan filled with a bit more sympathy.

However, along with the sympathy, a sense of superiority also arose in his heart.

With so many misfortunes, this kid must have lost money operating Great Bay Village!

As for that Crocodile Demon, let's not even mention it.

He had heard of the Gale Falcon's reputation. It was something even cultivators at the Qi Gathering Late-stage found difficult to deal with!

In front of that Gale Falcon, this kid probably had no power to fight back.

He thought about what he had seen when he entered the village, the entire village was desolate, with paper money scattered on the roads and white banners hanging at the entrance of many houses.

The reason was most likely that this kid, in order to preserve as much spirit grain as possible from the Gale Falcon's clutches, had to forcefully drive the villagers to harvest the spirit grain under the threat of demon beasts, thus causing huge casualties!

But even if he used human lives to pay, he probably could have saved at most thirty percent of the spirit grain from the Gale Falcon's mouth!

This kid was going to lose a fortune!

Thinking of this, a hint of a sneer flashed through Shen Shiying's mind.

This kind of young man, seeing others making money, he used his connections to rush over and seize their foundation, only to mess it up completely when he tried it himself.

He deserved to lose everything!

Shen Shiying sneered inwardly.

To all those who can follow along, please do so as much as possible. If you want to save it for later, wait until it's on the shelves. Follow-up reads are very important during the new book period, and with so many great authors releasing books this month, if the follow-up reads are too poor, it will be over without recommendations.

Tomorrow is the third round of recommendations. I'm not expecting the Sanjiang recommendation, but if the follow-up read data is good, getting a few more rounds of recommendations would be great.