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Beijing, outside the West Fifth Loop, Cao Family Mansion.
Ten days had passed since Ling Yun's successful treatment of the Cao Family, and the Cao Family had returned to their own homes.
Now that they had been successfully treated, the ten Cao family members who had reverted from Blood Clan to normal people had completely returned to normal. They had also adapted to normal life once again.
The entire Cao Family naturally returned to their previous lifestyle. However, the pain they had experienced, the pain of losing their loved ones, and the humiliation they had endured were deeply engraved in their hearts. It was like a brand that they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
Under Cao Junxiong's lead, the Cao Family returned to the Cao Family Mansion publicly. However, after they returned home, no one left the Cao Family for three whole days. During those three days, the entire mansion was terrifyingly quiet!
On the 20th of August, the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the Cao Family finally made their first public appearance. The twelve members of the family went out together to pay respects to their ancestors.
They were paying respects to their ancestors, but they were also paying respects to the new generation!
There were close to twenty new graves on the Cao Family's ancestral grave!
Of course, the Cao Family's ancestral grave was also a famous national cemetery in Huaxia. However, it was in another place with good Feng Shui in Beijing. It wasn't in the same area as the Ling Family and the Chen Family, so they didn't encounter it.
After the day of paying respects to their ancestors, the Cao Family began to show their faces frequently. They had never been so high-profile before. Cao Junxiong's grandfather frequently met with some of the higher-ups in Huaxia. The head of the Cao Family, Cao Xingchang, also went around openly. Some of the leaders in the military, government, and business sectors of Huaxia began to frequent the Cao Family.
Old Master Cao had been in business for many years. The Cao Family's power was mainly reflected in the secular world of Huaxia. Once he decided to make a move, the impact in Beijing was imaginable.
Of course, the impact of these actions only spread among the higher-ups and top forces of Huaxia. It wouldn't affect ordinary people, and it wouldn't be reported by the major news media.
It turned out that during the three days when the Cao Family was extremely peaceful, the Cao Family Mansion was actually not peaceful at all!
The Cao Family used a secret method to interrogate Chen Jianwei, who was brought back. They interrogated him about the secrets he had obtained from the Cao Family using the Evil Eye, as well as what the Chen Family had done after learning the secrets. The Cao Family then began to mend the holes one by one.
It could be said that the process of the Cao Family interrogating Chen Jianwei was also a process of their revenge and venting. Chen Jianwei was tortured, and the pain he suffered wasn't any less than Sikong Tu in the Ling Family's dungeon!
The members of the Cao Family were once members of the Blood Clan, and they all knew the weaknesses of the Blood Clan. Hence, the torture Chen Jianwei had to endure was imaginable.
Even to this day, Chen Jianwei wasn't dead. He was still locked up in the secret chamber of the Cao Family, living a life worse than death, tortured by the Cao Family.
This was a true blood feud. The Cao Family wouldn't be satisfied even if they cut Chen Jianwei into a thousand pieces. How could they let him die so easily?
The interests of the secular world were nothing more than power and money.
Old Master Cao was still alive. He personally took action, and his might was astonishing. Soon, the Cao Family regained a lot of power and gradually regained control of the situation, recovering part of their vitality.
The Chen Family had already formed an alliance with the Sun Family and was preparing for a life and death battle with the Ling Family. They didn't have the time or energy to care about the Cao Family's actions — in the eyes of the Chen Family, the Cao Family didn't have any experts. Their influence was only in the secular world.
The biggest threat to the Chen Family now was the Ling Family. As long as they successfully destroyed the Ling Family, what could the Cao Family do to them? At most, they could destroy the Cao Family again!
However, even though Cao Junxiong and Cao Xingchang were active in the past ten days, the only remaining male of the third generation of the Cao Family, Cao Tianlong, was nowhere to be seen.
After the Cao Family experienced a disaster, Cao Junxiong finally realized that there was no one strong in the family. All the power they had was just an illusion.
Hence, he only made one request to his grandson, Cao Tianlong, when he returned home!
Cultivate, cultivate like crazy!
This was the current situation of the Cao Family.
That night, another important person in the Cao Family, who was also the most idle person in the Cao Family, Cao Shanshan, was sitting in her own room. She rested her chin on her hand and stared at the phone in front of her in a daze.
It had been ten days since Cao Shanshan and Ling Yun separated. In these ten days, she didn't receive a single call from Ling Yun.
She missed Ling Yun and was worried about him.
Of course, Cao Shanshan tried to call Ling Yun more than once. However, Ling Yun's phone was always in his spatial ring. How could she get through?
Cao Shanshan wanted to go to the Ling Family to look for Ling Yun, but she knew the situation the Ling Family was in. She was afraid that she would cause trouble for the Ling Family and Ling Yun.
Moreover, Cao Junxiong had specifically instructed that Cao Shanshan couldn't go to the Ling Family without his permission.
"Really …"
As she thought about it, Cao Shanshan's beautiful eyes revealed a trace of bitterness. She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Is it so hard to give him a call? At most, it'll only take a minute or two … "
After complaining about Ling Yun, Cao Shanshan bit her lower lip and started to blame her grandfather, "Grandfather, who doesn't know about my relationship with Ling Yun? Why can't I go look for Ling Yun?"
"Cough cough …"
There were two coughs outside the boudoir, and a slightly old voice sounded, "Oh, I was wondering why I kept sneezing these past two days. So it was you who was talking about your grandfather behind his back?"
The one who spoke was, of course, Cao Junxiong.
Hearing this, Cao Shanshan's beautiful eyes lit up. She quickly left her seat and ran to open the door!
Then, she was dumbfounded.
Cao Junxiong wasn't the only one standing outside the door. Cao Xingchang and Lu Qiongfang were also there.
"Grandpa, Daddy, Mommy, why are you all here so late?"
Cao Shanshan asked as she hurriedly let the three of them into the room.
Cao Junxiong had been nourished by the thousand-year ginseng and knotweed given by Ling Yun. Not only had his body recovered to its original state, it was even better than before. His face was glowing and his voice was loud.
After entering the house, Grandpa Cao sat down on the sofa and smiled at Cao Shanshan. His eyes were full of meaning.
Cao Shanshan's heart skipped a beat. She knew that Grandpa Cao definitely had something to say to her tonight.
Sure enough, Grandpa Cao quickly spoke. He teased, "Why, are you thinking about Ling Yun again? Are you still blaming Grandpa for not letting you look for him? "
Being heard by Grandpa Cao, Cao Shanshan's face instantly turned as red as blood.
After teasing Cao Shanshan, Cao Junxiong immediately straightened his face and went straight to the point. "Shanshan, these few days, it's not that Grandpa doesn't want you to see Ling Yun. It's that you can't go. Even if you go, Ling Yun won't have time to accompany you.
"The Sun and Chen Families have already formed an alliance. The Ling Family is going to fight to the death with these two families. This is such a critical juncture. If you go rashly, won't you be causing trouble for Ling Yun?"
Cao Shanshan naturally understood Cao Junxiong's painstaking efforts. She could only nod lightly to show that she understood.
"Sigh …"
Cao Junxiong suddenly let out a long sigh. He shook his head and said, "Actually, these few days, Grandpa and your father have been busy. One is for the Cao Family to regain control of the situation. The other is for the Ling Family to take the initiative to look for us."
Cao Shanshan was puzzled. "Take the initiative to look for us?"
Cao Junxiong nodded. "That's right! Before returning home, Grandpa had Ling Yun agree to your engagement. In fact, it was to tell him clearly that the Cao Family and the Ling Family will be in the Iron Alliance through marriage! "
After saying that, Cao Junxiong sighed and said, "However, ever since the 15th of July, when Ling Yun crushed the Sun and Chen Families, Chen Jingxuan proposed a battle to the death with the Ling Family. Then, the Sun and Chen Families announced an alliance. Until today, the Ling Family still hasn't looked for our Cao Family for help."
"What does this mean?"
Old Master Cao was a little angry. He frowned and said, "This means that Ling Yun didn't even mention the marriage to his family after returning home!"
Cao Shanshan hurriedly defended Ling Yun. "Grandpa, Ling Yun was busy … and he still needs to cultivate. He must have forgotten."
"Hmph!"
Cao Junxiong was a little amused. He said, "Only a silly girl like you would still speak up for that rascal at this time!"
Then, Cao Junxiong said in a daze, "Ling Yun isn't busy. He knows that the Cao Family won't be able to help him in this battle with the Sun and Chen Families!"
"He doesn't need us at all!"
However, very quickly, Cao Junxiong laughed heartily. He had a look of relief in his eyes. "However, even though this rascal handled things a little shamelessly, his heart is really thinking for the Cao Family. He doesn't want us to be involved in this battle."
Hearing Old Master Cao praise Ling Yun, Cao Shanshan was secretly happy.
In fact, after spending so much time with Ling Yun, Cao Shanshan didn't need Old Master Cao to say anything to understand Ling Yun's thoughts.
"However …"
Cao Junxiong glared. "If that rascal doesn't look for us, do you think we won't look for him?"
"According to the old rules of Huaxia, tomorrow is the day the Ling Family will inform the Sun and Chen Families of the location of the battle. So, the Cao Family must hurry up and make a gesture tomorrow. We must let all the forces in Huaxia know that we will form an alliance with the Ling Family and give them our full support! "
Cao Junxiong knew that with the Cao Family's current strength, they wouldn't be able to help the Ling Family. However, he could promote the Ling Family!
Cao Shanshan covered her mouth in shock. She said in shock, "Grandpa, you … you mean …?"
Cao Junxiong laughed heartily. He glanced at his son and daughter-in-law and said, "What Grandpa means is that tomorrow is the 28th of August. It's a good day. Our whole family will go to the Ling Family and propose for you!"
At this time, Cao Shanshan noticed that her parents were holding something in their hands. One was holding an antique wooden box while the other was holding a silk cloth bundle.
Cao Xingchang and Lu Qiongfang looked at each other and smiled. They opened the wooden box and bundle at the same time.
Phoenix crown!
Shawl! (To be continued.)
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