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"The Shen Family truly is... blessed with unbroken fortune."
The Shen Family's young master had gone forth wearing mourning cords, led the clan members and household servants to slaughter the pirates, and reclaimed their people, ships, and cargo. To common folk and even the county magistrate, this merely drew an "Oh," followed by admiration for Shen Le's personal prowess.
However, to the prominent families of the commandery—especially those with long-standing family legacies—what they admired was the Shen Family itself.
This family had once been obscure, perhaps even nothing more than a farming household that had migrated from the north. Yet whenever the family encountered a crisis, someone always stepped forward to turn the tide and even raise the family to a new level.
This was the fortune every great family dreamed of! After the family head fell, after it seemed that their supply of talent was about to run dry, someone could step forward in time and shoulder the family banner!
And they had broken the deadlock through such violent means—after a portion of the family's core fighting strength had been wiped out, they gathered raw recruits, wounded survivors, the old, and the young, then openly drew their swords and rose up!
This was the sort of approach that gave people the greatest headaches... If you dared lay a hand on them, they would truly fight back!
"Fortunately, that boy still has to observe mourning for three years..."
The head of the Zhou Clan of Wuxing held a thin sheet of paper with faded writing, clicking his tongue in regret. Three years of mourning meant that for three years, one could not take office, could not participate in the evaluations of the Central Rank officials, and could not even appear at formal occasions—
Leading troops