Chapter 41: The Earthquake in the Capital City

  He didn't know that the treasure in his hand was actually a heaven-defying artifact. He was worried, if he returned it to the Tang family, what reason could he use to explain how this thing ended up in his hands? If he didn't return it to the Tang family and kept it for himself, what use would it be? He wasn't even sure what this thing was, let alone its true value.

  Thought for half a day, still couldn't figure it out, and casually put the Xuan Dan package back together, put it in a cold jade box, and then wrapped it in a golden silk sandalwood box. Held it in his hand and weighed it slightly, then casually placed it beside the pillow on the bed. Thought for a moment, pushed it inward a bit, pulled up a piece of pillowcase to cover it.

  It's not that he realized the value of this thing and wanted to keep it close, but rather that he had heard before that the fragrance of sandalwood was very helpful for sleep...

  In the past, there was a gentleman who bought a case and returned the pearl, causing laughter for thousands of years! But I don't know what you are doing today, is it also counted...

  The night has fallen, and the heavy rain is gradually stopping.

  Tang Wanli's old man's white hair all stood up, really angry hair standing on end, furious like thunder!

  He went to the Li and Meng families with a belly full of anger, but was sent away by the Li family's soft knife. He then went to the Meng family to vent his anger, and indeed succeeded in stirring up trouble, causing the entire Meng family to be thrown into chaos. Just as he arrived, a heavy rain started pouring down! Seeing that he couldn't return home, Old Master Tang became even more stifled and decided to have a big outburst at the Meng family, scolding every single member of the Meng family until they were all covered in sweat.

  Who would have thought that while he was in the midst of relieving himself, his family members rushed in to report that their home had been burglarized. Old Master Tang's head suddenly buzzed with a loud hum, and all the blood in his body surged up to his forehead.

  Looking for trouble elsewhere, but one's own home is turned upside down.

  Just as I rushed over to find someone, my own home was immediately turned upside down, and it was still being messed up by people inside and out! No need to ask what was lost, Tang Lao Ye Zi already knew that this must be the loss of something important related to himself. If it wasn't his own thing, his family would not have come to inform him at this critical moment in such a big storm! And as for his own important things, if we talk about value, naturally, the first one is that Xuan Dan!

  Thinking of this, the old man hastily asked with a sense of foreboding, as long as it wasn't the Xuan Dan that was stolen, everything else would be easy to deal with. Unfortunately, what he feared most had indeed happened - his own Xuan Dan had been stolen! The old man's vision suddenly went black and he almost fainted on the spot.

  Since obtaining this thing, Tang Wanli knew that he had obtained a treasure. As long as his younger disciples worked hard to cultivate and raise their Xuan Qi to the Earth Xuan boundary, even if he had to put down his old face, he could still invite several Tian Xuan-level masters, or even the most supreme Sheng Xuan masters to come and assist him. With this Xuan Dan, he could push his younger disciples to the realm of a Tian Xuan master in one go!

  In that case, as long as there is a Tianxuan master sitting in town, the prosperity of the Tang family will not be affected at least while this Tianxuan master is still alive! And he himself has already grown old, even if he uses the Xuan Dan to improve his cultivation, it's unlikely that he can live much longer. Only by reaching the realm of the Supreme Divine Xuan can one possibly extend their lifespan, and he himself absolutely does not have that talent, even relying on such a rare treasure is hopeless!

  But who would have thought that plans are always inferior to changes, his two sons, one is not talented, the other has a lot of talent, but the talent is disgusted with martial arts and likes literature, the mysterious energy cultivation has already stopped at level 9, and even the silver level has not been reached. Although in the officialdom it can be said that everything goes smoothly, although it is not a three-day promotion, it is almost the same, but the feeling of having no top strong player sitting in town, and the future wealth and life and death of one's own family being controlled by others is always unbearable.

  Although both Wen Wu are under the jurisdiction of His Majesty the Emperor, as long as there is one more Tianxuan strongman in the family, even if the Emperor wants to deal with him, he must consider it carefully!

  Mr. Tang had no choice but to put his hopes on his grandson, and it was comforting for the old man that this generation of grandsons indeed had a few who were quite promising. Except for Tang Yuan, the eldest, who was not diligent in his studies, the other three grandsons all valued strength and were dedicated to their cultivation of Xuan Qi. This made Mr. Tang feel greatly comforted, and he looked forward to one of his grandsons entering the Earth Xuan realm within ten years. With his own body still in good health, he could at least fight for another decade for the Tang family.

  If this Xuan Dan were to be used on my grandson, I believe the effect would be even better than if it were used on my son. If everything goes smoothly, within a hundred years, the Tang family will not have any problems whether in power or out of power. But who knew that after waiting for so many years, and finally collecting some auxiliary medicinal materials with great difficulty, several of my grandsons successfully broke through the silver boundary at a young age, and just as they were about to meet all the conditions in a few years, this most critical thing was stolen at this critical moment!

  Tang Yuan was bullying Meng Haizhou, holding 1.5 million taels of silver notes in his hand and grasping Meng's collar, demanding that he redeem the pair of jade pendants and the precious jade on the spot. How could Meng produce them? He kept bowing and flattering, his face sweating profusely.

  Just as they were at a loss for what to do, Old Master Tang suddenly gave the order to return home immediately, kicking Chubby in the process. In his haste, he was about to leave when Tang Yuan let out a loud roar: "If you don't hand over the sword and jade within three days, I'll go to His Majesty the Emperor to reason with him!" This statement scared Meng Haizhou so much that his pants were soaked with urine.

  Of course, Tang Yuan's extra sentence cost him a kick in the butt from Old Man Tang, sending him rolling around like a soccer ball.

  Rushing back home, Old Master Tang flew into a rage and dispatched all the elite guards of the Tang family to search high and low. Regarding the sixteen corpses killed in his own home and the six people who mysteriously died at the street corner, Old Master Tang ordered them to be well preserved, and besides having someone identify them every day, he also had their portraits drawn and sent out through the Ministry of Justice's wanted notices, offering a reward of 100,000 taels of silver to find out the origins of these people.

  As for the few slaves who escaped from their own homes, the reward amount was doubled, vowing to find out who was behind the scenes!

  In just one day, the capital was shaken.

  But three days later, the whole world was shocked!

  At the same time, Li You Ran's family appeared to be calm on the surface, but in reality, they were also taking swift and severe action. Li You Ran was secretly investigating everyone who knew about the matter, one by one, and would torture anyone who showed even a hint of suspicion. Various forms of cruel punishment were used, and it was better to mistakenly kill a thousand people than to let one person off. They had to find out who was opposing them! Within just two days, several people had already died from being unable to withstand the torture. At the same time, the Li family's hidden forces began to take action, gathering information and infiltrating everywhere.

  Within the capital, each of the major families vaguely sensed that this atmosphere was extremely unusual. On one hand, they were strictly on guard and protecting themselves wisely to avoid getting entangled in this massive whirlpool. On the other hand, they all dispatched people to make discreet inquiries about what exactly was going on with the Tang family.

  For a time, the entire capital was turbulent and surging with undercurrents. The prison cells of the Ministry of Justice were suddenly overcrowded! The mighty Tang family's forces were fully mobilized, directly causing an earthquake in the capital, where everyone was in danger.

  No news came, and Tang Wanli was anxious, jumping with rage every day; Li You Ran's surface was still gentle, but the chill in his eyes hid two poisonous cobras, staring at someone, lightly would be a life, heavily would be the destruction of the whole family!

  However, the one who really got a great deal, Jun Xie, was completely unaware of it and was still enjoying himself at home. At night, he fell asleep with Jin Si Tan in his arms, greatly sighing that it indeed had an amazing effect on sleep...

  Even in his mind, he was still wondering why he would think of his unmarried widow sister-in-law...