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Chapter 375: The Suffering of the Shan Family! [Zheng Zibu] Appears!
"Good! Very good! Very good!"

A deafening roar of laughter came from inside the Shan family in Changzhou.

Old Master Shan, with a slightly sparse beard and gray hair, looked at his grandson on his mobile phone with great satisfaction. He did not expect that the Eight Great Skills that his generation had been dreaming of for a lifetime would actually fall into the hands of his grandson.

Old Master Shan was so excited that his whole body began to tremble. "Shi Tong! You must protect the Tongtian Scroll in your hand. I will send someone to pick you up right away."

Shan Shitong on the phone showed an embarrassed look.

"Grandpa, I can't go back yet. This Tongtian Talisman was given to me by someone in the company. I have to do something for the company."

After hearing what Shan Shitong said, Old Master Shan fell silent.

He pondered for a long time and was still a little hesitant. "What does the company want you to do? It can't be something that is against the law of nature!"

The older generation who lived through that era are all somewhat cautious. After all, simple people were wiped out completely during those war-torn times.

Old Master Shan was afraid that his grandson would be involved in some conspiracy by the company.

"Don't worry, Master. It's nothing. Just some small favors. I can go home after I finish them."

Shan Shitong immediately smiled happily, waved his hand and said goodbye to Old Master Shan.

Old Master Shan wanted to say something, but Shan Shitong hung up the phone, leaving him unable to speak.

"Hey, this brat hung up on me really fast!"

Old Master Shan didn't care either. He just laughed and scolded Shan Shitong happily behind his back.

He was still immersed in the joy of the Shan family obtaining the Tongtian Talisman.

You know, this is the only skill among the Eight Great Skills that is related to talismans.

As early as a few years ago, the news that Lin Fei had obtained the Tongtian Talisman had spread all over the country.

Although Lin Fei did not seem to use the Tongtian Talisman to fight against the enemy later, Mr. Shan did not think that the Tongtian Talisman was weaker than Lin Fei's other special skills.

"Grandpa, Shi Tong has obtained the Eight Great Techniques. This may not be a good thing."

Just when Old Master Shan was happy, Shan Shitong's father Shan Ce looked at his grandfather with some worry.

Although he has not experienced that time, Wang's experience can serve as a lesson for him!

For the sake of one of the Eight Great Skills, Chen Jinkui, one of the Ten Lords, was crippled.

His Shan family cannot be compared with the Wang family. Even if they have the support of Maoshan Shangqing, if something really happens, no one will support them.

Unless they hand over the Tongtian Talisman to Shangqing, those arrogant Taoist masters will not care about their family affairs.

Old Master Shan snorted coldly, stroked his sparse beard, and looked at his grandson with some disgust.

"Not a good thing? Humph, this will definitely bring disaster to the Shan family!"

Old Master Shan’s words made Shan Ce completely confused.

No, it is certain that his son's acquisition of the Eight Great Skills will attract the covetousness of others, but it will not necessarily bring disaster, right?
As if he understood what his grandson was thinking, Old Master Shan sighed softly.

"Although I have been away from worldly affairs for a long time and don't know much about some situations in the circle, I can still make a simple analysis of the situation."

"What do you think of my Shan family compared to the Lu family, the Lu family, or the Zhuge family?"

Old Master Shan asked the question, and Shan Ce immediately answered it with a decisive answer.

"Our Shan family cannot compare with the Zhuge family in terms of financial strength, cannot compare with the Lu family in terms of brute force, and cannot compare with the Lu family in terms of morality."

"But my Shan family's brute force is not inferior to that of the Lu family, our financial resources are greater than that of the Lu family, and our moral character is not much inferior to that of the Zhuge family."

After all, he is a man who wants to be the head of the family in the future. Shan Ce explained the current situation of the Shan family in just two sentences.

Insufficient than above, more than below.

Old Master Shan laughed and pointed at Shan Ce's head. "Little rascal! Do you really think so?"

Shan Ce nodded quickly.

Old Master Shan sighed, "If you really think so, then the end of the Shan family is coming soon."

hiss!
Shan Ce looked at his grandfather with some uneasiness. Did he say something wrong?
"The Shan family cannot compete with those aristocratic families and sects with a long history in all aspects, let alone in one aspect, because our housekeeping methods are too weak and too easily restricted."

Old Master Shan's tone was particularly solemn. "There are many, many other families who share the same worries as our Shan family. Throughout history, how many independent people have established families, how many families have been forced to form sects, and how many sects have eventually disbanded, with their disciples becoming independent people?"

"After all, it's because I'm not strong enough!"

"If my Shan family could have similar means as the Lu and Wang families, why would we still be trapped in Changzhou?"

Old Master Shan is not very ambitious. He just wants to make the Shan family prosperous in his own hands so that he can go down and meet his ancestors.

Shan Ce remained silent. He felt that his great-grandfather valued others too much and looked down upon his own family.

Besides, hasn’t his son already acquired one of the Eight Great Skills?

This will be the Shan family’s foundation from now on!
"Humph, have you set your sights on the Eight Great Skills?"

Old Master Shan was such a shrewd man that he saw through Shan Ce's thoughts at a glance. He raised his hand with some disappointment, but was unable to hit Shan Ce as he kept shrinking his head.

"Eh!"

Old Master Shan sighed and said, "Go down and have someone prepare. We will definitely have guests in the next few days. Let the children be alert."

Shan Ce nodded, he was a little curious, "Grandpa, Shi Tong said that this Tongtian Talisman was given to him by the little top Lin Fei, would anyone really dare to steal it?"

Old Master Shan was very disappointed. He didn't expect Shan Ce to be so superficial.

"Confused!"

Old Master Shan picked up the teacup next to him and smashed it on Shan Ce.

"Who do you think you are? Who do you think our Shan family is?"

"In the eyes of others, my Shan family is just a piece of meat! You can eat it whenever you want and however you want!"

Old Master Shan slammed the table angrily, "It's true that Shi Tong and Lin Fei are good friends, but those guys with wolfish ambitions won't just focus on Shi Tong. They will pounce on our Shan family and bite us at all costs until they bite off Shi Tong's flesh!"

"Heh, why do you think Lin Fei gave the Eight Wonders to Shi Tong?"

"It's to catch those who dare to covet the Eight Great Techniques!"

Shan Ce was shocked. He didn't expect his grandfather would say such a thing.

This directly points out that Lin Fei is taking advantage of their Shan family.

"So what if he's using me? The fact that he can be used by others shows that our Shan family still has value, and that Shi Tong still has a certain position in his heart."

"If there is no one to take advantage of you, then you will just be taken advantage of."

Old Master Shan didn't think there was anything wrong with the Shan family being exploited.

He even felt that it would be acceptable if this time all the Shan family members died, leaving only Shan Shitong.

After all, the greater the price the Shan family pays, the more Lin Fei will feel guilty towards Shan Shitong, and the greater his support for the Shan family will be in the future.

Old Master Shan is a man who is very good at judging the situation.

He knew that if a strong leader took over in the future, the company would expand wildly in the industry.

By then, some small families and factions may have no place to stay.

So why not take advantage of this opportunity to let the Shan family get on board the company's train completely!
After Old Master Shan expressed all his thoughts, Shan Ce was a little hesitant.

He was afraid that the Shan family would suffer a serious loss.

"Shan Ce! Now, I am still the head of the Shan family!"

Old Master Shan noticed Shan Ce's hesitation, and he immediately reminded Shan Ce again in a deep voice.

"Now, immediately have someone spread the word that I am going to hold a 100th birthday party in advance and invite all my relatives and friends! No matter who comes, we will treat them with good wine and good food!"

Old Master Shan left the hall with a laugh, leaving Shan Ce with a head full of cold sweat. ············
"Master Shan is holding a centenary banquet?"

In the imperial capital, Zhao Fangxu looked at the urgent message sent by his secretary, and he immediately thought of Lin Fei’s previous plan.

"He's also a capable person!"

The extremely shrewd Zhao Fangxu could naturally see that Old Master Shan was trying to curry favor with the company.

The Shan family didn’t know who the company’s enemies or targets were.

But as long as the company shoots the arrow, the Shan family will rush towards the target without hesitation.

Even if I get smashed to pieces, I don't mind.

"Check who is the head of the Changzhou division, and let the Shan family take over after the change of leadership."

Zhao Fangxu naturally could not neglect the Shan family, so he directly gave away the position of Changzhou district head.

It just so happened that Dou Le, the head of the East China region, often complained to him that the prosperity of East China had attracted too many foreigners to settle down or travel in East China, and his subordinates were simply too busy to handle it, so he always wanted the headquarters to send more staff.

Now the Shan family can become Dou Le's right-hand man.

"The stage has been set up, it just depends on how the play is performed!" Zhao Fangxu threw the documents aside and didn't ask any more questions.

"Of course, it's as exciting as it can be!"

At Maoshan, Lin Fei hugged Shan Shitong and laughed out loud.

Shan Shitong pulled the corner of his mouth reluctantly, "Lin Fei, Grandpa has already made up his mind to die, right?"

"Ahem! You are so filial!"

Lin Fei was almost choked to death by Shan Shitong's words. He coughed twice before he came to his senses.

Shan Shitong was helpless. "Grandpa is already old and frail, and now he suddenly holds this centenary banquet. It is obvious that he is trying to lure out those who have ideas about the Tongtian Talisman."

"If someone really disrupts my great grandfather's birthday party, I'm afraid..."

Shan Shitong didn't dare to think about it anymore.

The Shan family is a family of talismans, and they focus more on the practice of talismans. They don’t have many ways to improve their own physical fitness.

This is a typical case of cultivating one's nature without cultivating one's destiny.

It was not easy for Old Mr. Shan to survive that era and live to be over 90 years old.

If the old man is not given any stimulation or pressure, he should have no problem living past 100 years old.

But now Old Master Shan is ready to fight again for Shan Shitong and the Shan family.

This centenary banquet may very likely become Old Master Shan’s funeral banquet!

"Don't worry. When have you ever seen me fight an unprepared battle?"

Lin Fei raised his eyebrows at Shan Shitong, and then he pointed at Zhuge Qing behind him.

Zhuge Qing smiled and raised his hand to show a stick.

This was the fortune he had just told Old Master Shan.

Best of luck, all your wishes will come true!

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Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the day for Old Master Shan’s birthday party.

Because the Shan family is not that powerful in the circle, and most of Old Master Shan's peers have passed away, there were not many acquaintances who came to his 100th birthday party this time.

But there are so many living people!
Shan Ce rented a farm in the suburbs of Changzhou and simply renovated it to use as the venue for the birthday banquet.

Because of Shan Shitong, groups of strangers came to Old Master Shan’s birthday party with gifts and blessings.

Old Master Shan couldn't stop laughing.

Shan Ce and his family were also busy and confused when receiving guests.

Although Shan Ce knew that this birthday banquet would definitely cause trouble, his back gradually straightened up.

No matter what the reason is, the fact that these people can come to celebrate his grandfather’s birthday is a honor for the Shan family!

"It's a pity that Shi Tong can't come back."

Shan Ce felt a little emotional. If Shan Shitong could come back and demonstrate the power of Tongtian Talisman, this birthday banquet would probably be even more lively and perfect.

As the guests gradually took their seats, the show arranged by the Shan family began.

Old Master Shan was gathering with his friends to chat, while Shan Ce and his family members went to each table to toast in return.

The meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests, and it was very lively.

However, just when everyone was congratulating Shan Ce's son for obtaining the Tongtian Talisman and the Shan family was about to take off, a murderous intent suddenly descended from the sky!

"who!"

Lu Lin raised her head, her eyes full of vigilance.

He mobilized his true energy and entered the second state of reverse rebirth. Today he came to celebrate the birthday of Old Master Shan on behalf of Grandpa Lu Jin.

After all, Shan Shitong obtained the Tongtian Talisman and had a certain connection with the Lu family.

What Lu Lin didn't expect was that someone would choose to take action during Old Master Shan's birthday party.

How daring!

"Haha, the Third Level of Reverse Life, I haven't seen it for many years!"

A soft laugh came from the sky, like that of a woman, or a ghost.

A figure descended from the sky. She was wearing a red robe and standing on black clouds. In one hand, she gently opened a folding fan to cover her face.

"Enemy attack!"

Shan Ce yelled, and the Shan family members who were drinking with him immediately took defensive actions.

"Humph~"

The red-robed woman snorted softly, and without any movement, the Shan family members began to twitch wildly as if their bodies were out of control, and then fell to the ground.

If the people around could not still hear the breathing of the Shan family, they would have thought that the Shan family was wiped out by this woman.

"Who the hell are you!"

Lu Lin appeared in front of Old Master Shan in a flash, blocking the red-robed woman's view.

For some reason, Old Master Shan did not seem to be attacked.

"Me? You can call me Horse-faced!"

The red-robed woman closed her folding fan, revealing Qu Tong's face.

But now her code name is "Horse-faced Demon".

"Horse-faced man?"

Lu Lin was shocked. Anyone who calls himself by such a code name is definitely not a good person.

"Hey, Horse-Faced, how come you appeared so quickly, and even stole my lines? How old are you? Have you ever seen the third level of Reverse Life? You're just talking nonsense."

Just as Lu Lin was on guard, another figure fell from the sky.

He was wearing a Taoist robe and looked a little lazy.

After coming down, he started to spray at the Horse-Faced Guard, then he straightened his clothes and bowed to Old Master Shan.

"Thirty-sixth thief, Zheng Zibu, I am honored to meet you~"

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