Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1038: Chapter 994: Feng Shui Turns

Liangg Mao had no recollection of how he left Chen Xi’s residence; the elegantly decorated mansion didn’t pique his interest as he walked out. Chen Xi’s dream had left him completely bewildered.

”You’re lying again!” Xin Xianying tugged at Chen Xi’s sleeve, making a funny face, and said.

”Not lying, oh!” Chen Xi bent down and pinched Xin Xianying’s cheek, saying, ”What I said is true, oh.”

”Liar.” The words were a bit garbled coming from Xin Xianying as Chen Xi pinched her cheek. As she complained, she reached out to pinch Chen Xi’s cheek in return.

”Hahaha.” Chen Xi released her cheek and ruffled Xin Xianying’s hair into a mess. Finally, Xin Xianying held her head and ran off.

”I’m not playing with you anymore, you won’t read me stories. I’m going to find Sister Zhen.” Xin Xianying poked her head through the side door, puffing her cheeks as she spoke to Chen Xi.

”How about if I take you to the Aristocratic Family Alliance tomorrow?” Chen Xi said with a mischievous glint in his eye. Sometimes, he liked doing impulsive things.

”What is the Aristocratic Family Alliance?” Xin Xianying asked, puzzled.

”Just a bunch of so-called big shots squabbling. I’ll take you there to see, and you make sure to serve tea and pour water for me.” Chen Xi walked over and grabbed Xin Xianying again, thinking that sometimes having a little rascal around helped one forget their pain quicker.

”But your chair is too high, and the table is too high. I can’t manage it at all.” Xin Xianying said with a pout, clearly dissatisfied. She herself wasn’t even as tall as the table, how could she serve tea without spilling it?

”I’ll be sitting on my knees in front of the counter then.” Chen Xi laughed and said, ”Also, you’ll have to behave well. You might even meet a family head who’s less intelligent than you. How about it, want to come?”

”Is it the kind with lots of old men?” Xin Xianying tilted her head, lost in thought.

”Probably.” Chen Xi looked up at the ceiling and said, ”That’s why I need you to go and liven things up. Want to go?”

”Will there be a reward?” Xin Xianying looked around indecisively for a while before asking.

”You little rascal. If you go, your dad can return to live at your house.” Chen Xi flicked Xin Xianying’s forehead lightly and said.

This time, Xin Xianying didn’t pretend to cry, clutching her forehead while squatting. Instead, she widened her eyes and looked at Chen Xi, then excitedly jumped up to hug his arm, pulling Chen Xi off balance.

”That’s great, Marquis Chen, you’re a good person. I’ll go, I’ll go!” Xin Xianying happily tugged on Chen Xi’s arm, bouncing around.

”I knew you would go.” Chen Xi patted Xin Xianying, calming her down. If she kept jumping like that, he’d get dizzy. As for the stubborn Xin Pi, Chen Xi figured that if he didn’t show him the truth, he wouldn’t give up, so it was better to let him out and let him find out for himself.

Anyway, Ye City’s spies loyal to the Yuan Clan had been mostly cleaned up, so Chen Xi wasn’t worried about Xin Pi causing any havoc once released.

As for taking Xin Xianying along, though it was a whimsical decision, it was also as Chen Xi said—to show some family heads that their intelligence wasn’t even as much as a child’s, at least the child knew when to stop and understand what they needed, without being greedy.

”I’ll read you some stories in the afternoon; my apprentice has run off somewhere anyway, so I’ll dedicate an hour’s teaching time to you every day. Hope you don’t disappoint me.” Chen Xi thought of his apprentice—Lul Xun—whom he had hardly educated, and couldn’t help but smile.

That night, countless family heads couldn’t sleep peacefully. At this point, all the families knew that what Chen Xi would say tomorrow might affect their path for the next hundred years.

The Aristocratic Families of Yingchuan gathered, all with a sense of helplessness. Liu Bei was refused by the aristocratic families when he came to Yingchuan to invite sages, unable to pass their doors. Looking back now, he had unknowingly taken away Yingchuan’s most precious gem.

Words from Chen Xi to Liu Bei when leaving Yingchuan are still remembered by all families, ”I won’t let you down; at least I don’t believe I’m weaker than them. Let’s go. Since the families don’t welcome us, we’ll show our strength to the world, make them tremble beneath us, and regret the choices they made today.”

Similarly, they remember Liu Bei’s reply to Chen Xi, ”Alright, let’s show our strength to the world, make them tremble beneath us, and regret today’s choices!”

At that time, such vows seemed laughable, but today, looking back, which aristocratic family can laugh? Strong enough to make all families suffocated, strong enough to support the world without needing the aristocratic family.

This was probably the first time families realized the world could persist without their class. That sage from the aristocratic family steadily stripped away the eternal halo from them.

”Truly brilliant.” Xun Shuang slowly said.

Xun Shuang, who should have passed away years ago due to health reasons, survived thanks to Hua Tuo’s published medicine recipe, and his vitality seems to be increasing.

Thus, Xun Shuang visited Hua Tuo after his recovery; then the Aristocratic Family Alliance shifted to participate. As for the patriarch of the Xun family, in terms of prestige compared to this elder, they had to step aside.

”Yes, I can’t believe such a figure appeared in my family.” Chen Guang said with a bitter smile. He is Chen Shi’s sixth son, part of the main direct lineage of Chen Qun’s father’s generation. It can be said that apart from Chen Qun, he is currently the most central figure in the Chen family’s direct lineage.

”I don’t think it’s a big deal. Seeing the younger generation surpass us by far, even unable to see the full picture when lifting our heads, isn’t that what we always wished for?” Chen Shang said indifferently. After all, Chen Xi had already disclosed he wouldn’t destroy the aristocratic families, so with the Chen family backing Chen Xi, there was nothing to fear.

”I just didn’t expect things to turn out this way.” Chen Guang said speechlessly. The previous achievement of Chen Qun had given the Chen family hope for climbing high again, but unexpectedly, the neighboring Xun family produced someone surpassing Chen Qun, and before he could feel dull, another figure emerged in the Chen family that all had to look up to. Unfortunately, it didn’t appear in his lineage.

”Such is life’s uncertainty; we, the older generation, should just observe.” Xun Shuang was open-minded, lifted his wine cup, drank, and laughed.

After visiting Mount Tai, comparing it to the former Han Court, the current Mount Tai, and the districts of the present world, Xun Shuang felt accepting Liu Bei’s dominance wasn’t impossible.

”Never thought you’d be the one most open-minded.” Chen Guang looked at Xun Shuang with slight envy. This man was once called the world’s wisest sage, but now the world pays attention not to the sages of the old generation; after all, new generations replace the old. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets at Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)