Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Fifth Concubine and Li Yuan swiftly packed their belongings, including all their jewelry and money.

Li Dashan was always very generous when it came to money.

Even Li Yuan, the unloved daughter, received thirty silver dollars as pocket money every month.

New jewelry and clothes are distributed quarterly each year.

Over time, the amount of jewelry accumulated is quite substantial.

The two women's combined wealth makes them quite wealthy.

The two left the Li family, rented a carriage, and headed to the hometown of the fifth concubine.

Her hometown is City A, where the Liu and Qin families live.

Liu Tong: "It's not safe for two frail women to travel together."

Qin Yi: "I asked Qin Da to take Wei Ming and her brother back to City A first, since it's on the same route as them."

Liu Tong gave a thumbs up: "Doing good deeds brings good fortune, and your merits will protect you. You will live to a ripe old age."

Qin Yi: "That's good."

Since taking over the Qin family's business, he has realized that it would be difficult to die peacefully in one's old age.

He didn't press the issue, never expecting to receive such an answer from Liu Dong.

Qin Yi was happy.

The two returned to the Sun residence.

The Sun residence was well-organized, unlike the chaotic Li residence.

Grandpa Sun had known this would happen, and he had made arrangements and given instructions to his children and grandchildren well in advance.

Therefore, although the Sun family was anxious, they were not particularly worried.

They were only worried that the old man was too old to stand the cold and dampness of the prison, so they sent him a lot of things inside.

If the prison corridors weren't so narrow and the old man's bed so large, they would have liked to send the bed to him.

The Li family mansion is in chaos. The adult sons of the Li family are all vying for power and profit, and their mothers have also become involved in the struggle.

No one cared about the disappearance of the fifth concubine and her daughter.

Unfortunately, before they could reach a conclusion, the higher authorities sent someone to take over Commander Li's position.

This person who took over was no ordinary person; not only did he have a good relationship with the central government, but he also controlled the army.

That man was exceptionally capable and quickly gained control of Commander Li's army.

Li Dashuai's sons were all driven out of the army by the newly arrived Zhang Dashuai.

Without military power, and having offended so many people, what will become of the Li family...?

Fortunately, the wives of the Li family were all clever women. They quickly divided up the Li family's wealth and left with their sons.

The eighth concubine acted the fastest, immediately contacting her lover and running away with her and her lover's child.

Mrs. Li was the second to leave, taking her son and daughter back to her parents' home.

The Li family fell apart and ceased to exist.

No one cared about what happened to Marshal Li after his death.

Marshal Li probably never imagined that his own women and children would be so heartless towards him.

Marshal Zhang personally went to the prison to bring out Old Master Sun and Feng Laiyi.

Marshal Zhang was a fan of the opera "Feng Laiyi".

Upon hearing that Feng Laiyi had been unjustly accused, he immediately went to release her.

He was an acquaintance of Grandpa Sun, and his ability to take over Marshal Li's army so quickly was related to Grandpa Sun's advance notice and arrangements.

Grandpa Sun hosted a banquet to thank Marshal Zhang and to welcome him back.

Feng Laiyi made her grand entrance and performed "The Drunken Concubine," Zhang Dashuai's favorite song.

Qin Yi approached Feng Laiyi and informed her of the whereabouts of her fifth concubine and her daughter.

Feng Laiyi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's fine too."

He claimed to treat Li Yuan as his own sister, but he didn't actually know how to face her.

Knowing that the two of them are alive and well is enough.

Feng Laiyi asked Qin Yi to take care of the fifth concubine and her daughter, saying, "I will definitely repay this favor."

Qin Yi smiled and agreed. Feng Laiyi had a wide network of connections; perhaps he would need her help in the future.

Not long after Feng Laiyi left, Liu Tong also bid farewell to Qin Yi and departed.

The return journey was smooth.

Since no birthday gifts were brought, no one probably robbed them.

Not long after returning to the city, Liu Tong received Qin Da's wedding invitation.

Liu Tong went to his house and drank a cup of wedding wine.

Qin Yi also attended, and during the meal, he mentioned that there had been an increasing number of outsiders recently.

Liu Tong: "Most of them come to my older brother's factory to buy machines."

Liu Di has mastered the most advanced machine manufacturing technology in the West. The machines he produces are no worse than those made by foreigners, but the price is only one-third of that of foreign-made machines.

Therefore, factory owners from all over the country came here to order machines.

The city naturally became lively.

Qin Yi: "Not only that, there are also some foreign devils."

Liu Tong frowned. A foreigner?

He didn't think foreigners would come to buy Liu's machines.

Foreigners are very arrogant and look down on China, and they certainly don't think that China's technology can compare with theirs.

If they want to buy machines, they will only buy machines made in the West.

Moreover, the reason why the Liu family's machines are so cheap is because there are no customs duties or transportation costs included.

If a foreigner buys a machine from Liu's company and wants to ship it back to their own country, they will pay additional customs duties and shipping fees. The price will not be much different from buying it in their own country.

The motives of those foreigners are worth considering.

Liu Tong went to Liu Di's residence.

Liu Di has returned home and is spending time with his wife and children.

Upon seeing her younger brother arrive, Liu Di pulled Liu Tong aside to chat.

When Liu Tong casually mentioned that foreign devils had come to the city, Catherine's eyes changed slightly.

So it really has something to do with Catherine?
After the message was delivered, Liu Dong took his leave.

That evening, Liu Dong sensed some movement in the neighboring residence.

Liu Dong got up and followed her out.

Catherine, disguised as a bat, flew into the inn, startling the "people" inside.

Catherine transformed into human form and began talking to the three foreigners.

These three foreign devils were sent by Catherine's father to find her.

Catherine's father was indeed an earl with a title recognized by European royalty, but he was also an earl in the vampire hierarchy.

Catherine was not a vampire transformed from her father, but a half-human, half-vampire born to an ordinary yet extraordinary human woman.

However, his vampire blood is more concentrated than his human blood.

Because of her impure bloodline, Catherine is not too dependent on blood and can also extract energy from human food.

Unlike other vampires who hate sunlight and whose skin reflects light in the sun, Catherine shows no reaction to sunlight.

It can be said that Catherine inherited the advantages of vampires but not their disadvantages.

Therefore, Catherine's father valued this daughter very much.

He had intended to offer his daughter to the Duke in exchange for benefits.

But Catherine fell in love with a human and eloped with him.

The Earl had no choice but to send his men to capture Catherine.

Catherine got into a fight with three vampires.

Catherine was no match for the three vampires and was on the verge of defeat. She took a talisman out of her pocket and threw it at the three vampires.

Liu Tong: "..."

The talisman was drawn by Liu Dong; it is a Heavenly Thunder Talisman that can suppress evil spirits.

A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting the three vampires. (End of Chapter)