One person: Reborn as Huangxian, seeking the title of Feng Baobao at the beginning

Shen Tongyu ignored these people and walked into the villa on her own, going straight upstairs.

Hu Jiu'er was originally following behind Shen Tongyu, but after Shen Tongyu went up to the third floor, Shen Mengxi stopped her: "Miss Hu, I'm sorry, the third floor is the head of the family's private territory. Your room is on the second floor. I'll take you there."

Hu Jiu'er: "..."

Sigh, it's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy!

Shen Tongyu quickly changed her clothes and came downstairs. Wearing a khaki suit, she seemed like a completely different person, and even her eyes exuded an air of superiority.

Hu Jiu'er sat in the living room drinking tea. A complete set of exquisite tea utensils was laid out on the tea table. Shen Mengxi was sitting to the side brewing tea, her movements graceful and pleasing to the eye.

Shen Tongyu sat down next to Hu Jiu'er, picked up a teacup, but didn't drink the tea; he just played with it in his hand.

"Patriarch, the An family has proposed that if our Shen family can successfully purify the water-suppressing divine beast, they are willing to offer half of the An family's assets, and even assist the Shen family in developing in the Xichuan region."

Even though Shen Tongyu didn't say a word, Shen Mengxi, who was brewing tea, understood her thoughts and earnestly reported on the current situation of negotiations with the An family.

"Has the An family gone mad? What do they take the other families that protect the supernatural beings for?"

Upon hearing Shen Mengxi's words, Hu Jiu'er was instantly enraged.

She didn't know when Shen Tongyu had arranged all this, but how could the An family, as the guardian family of the water-suppressing divine beast, so easily betray other supernatural families?
"Why are you so agitated? Back then, the four great families of supernatural beings betrayed the Xu family. Now, it's only natural that the An family would choose to betray and sell out the other families that protect supernatural beings for their own benefit."

Seeing Hu Jiu'er's agitation, Shen Tongyu remained calm and spoke softly.

Hu Jiu'er's body stiffened suddenly as she thought of the Xu family and Xu Yuyi.

Indeed, Shen Tongyu is right.

Wasn't the Xu family betrayed?

If they can betray once, they can naturally betray a second or third time; the only difference is the target of their betrayal.

"I didn't consider that. So what are your plans now?"

Hu Jiu'er took a deep breath and asked slowly.

She didn't believe that Shen Tongyu had gone to so much trouble because she really intended to cooperate with the An family.

"Mount Qingcheng has excellent feng shui, and the An family has secured a good location here. Among the five water-suppressing divine beasts, only the one guarded by the An family is the least polluted."

Given Xu Yuyi's current condition, it's no longer appropriate to bleed him out. He's the only heir left in the Xu family, and we can't afford to exhaust the last bit of the Xu family's bloodline.

When the Shen family met the head of the An family, they performed a divination for him and told him that the water-suppressing divine beast had encountered a problem.

Although the An family patriarch was skeptical, he still went to investigate. It turned out that a part of the Xu family's water-suppressing divine beast could not be integrated with the An family's water-suppressing divine beast, so the pollution continued.

Coincidentally, the Shen family happened to have the power to purify the water-suppressing divine beast, which would protect the An family's status and everything else, so the cooperation naturally came about..."

With Mount Qingcheng guarding the area, finding the location of the water-suppressing divine beast protected by the Shen family would be extremely difficult.

Therefore, before heading to Guanxian, Shen Tongyu made separate arrangements for the Shen family and the An family to make contact.

Shen Mengxi is indeed efficient. After Shen Tongyu temporarily resolved the Dong family's matter, the negotiations with the An family reached a critical moment.

The head of the An family was very sincere, of course, this was on the premise that he thought Shen Tongyu really wanted to cooperate with him.

Hu Jiu'er wasn't stupid; after hearing Shen Tongyu's explanation, she understood her plan.

The Nine Gates Feng Shui Bureau went to great lengths to protect Xu Yuyi.

"Are we about to head out to negotiate with the An family now?"

The An family has already extended an olive branch, and since Shen Tongyu wants to lure them out, she will definitely have to go and meet them.

"No rush. Once the Dong family sends a message to the An family, the An family head will naturally know what to do."

Shen Tongyu shook his head, his smile enigmatic.

Hu Jiu'er really couldn't understand Shen Tongyu anymore. She was the one who told Shen Tongyu about the water-suppressing divine beast, so how come it seems that Shen Tongyu knows more than she does now?

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Lianyungang City.

Huang Miao's office.

Huang Miao and Zhang Qilin sat facing each other, with a chessboard between them. Zhang Qilin held a black piece in his hand and was staring intently at the chessboard.

Playing chess is really difficult for Zhang Qilin!

Huang Miao wasn't in a hurry to urge him, and picked up his phone to take a look.

Just now, Shen Tongyu sent me a message.

"The fish has taken the bait, now we await good news!"

Huang Miao smiled, in a rare good mood, and said to Zhang Qilin, "There's a fish biting the hook in the Xichuan region. Let's end this game here!"

At the foot of Mount Qingcheng.

Shen Tongyu led Hu Jiu'er to the clubhouse that the An family had booked in advance.

"Master, we've also booked a private room next door. Would you like to go directly to the private room booked by the An family, or would you like to rest in our own private room for a while first?"

Shen Mengxi led the way, explaining the situation to Shen Tongyu.

After the two parties finalized their negotiation location, Shen Mengxi booked all the private rooms on the top floor of the club, except for the one reserved by An Jia.

In this way, no matter what Shen Tongyu's plans are, the Shen family can firmly maintain the initiative.

"Let's go to the private room next door for a bit!"

Shen Tongyu remained calm and showed no sign of urgency.

The three of them went into the private room next door.

"Now that we're here, why don't we go directly to see the An family instead of waiting here?"

Hu Jiu'er was filled with doubt and completely baffled, unable to understand Shen Tongyu's intentions.

"Don't rush, the head of the An family hasn't arrived yet. If we arrive first, wouldn't we be handing over the initiative to them?"

Shen Tongyu smiled and pointed to a large screen in the private room, indicating that Hu Jiu'er should watch it, while she herself sat down leisurely.

Shen Mengxi naturally sat down and began to brew tea.

Seeing this, Hu Jiu'er felt somewhat helpless, thinking to herself that as expected of the head of the Shen family, he really had quite the airs.

It's really annoying to compare people to each other!
Hu Jiu'er pouted, stopped thinking about those troublesome things, and turned her gaze to the big screen.

The screen showed a view of a private room.

Around the round table, four or five people were already seated, huddled together, whispering and talking amongst themselves. The seats of honor and the guest of honor were empty.

In the adjacent living room stood six people dressed in green robes, who were clearly skilled in martial arts.

These six people stood in a row, seemingly inconspicuous, but judging from their positions, they could quickly respond to any unexpected situation that occurred anywhere in the private room.

The preparations were quite thorough.

Without much thought, Hu Jiu'er understood that this was the scene inside the private room that An Jia had booked.

She couldn't help but glance at Shen Mengxi, wondering how she could directly monitor the other party's private room.

This is, after all, An's territory. If we're monitoring An's private rooms, can't An's side also monitor our private rooms in return?

"Miss Hu, there's no need to worry. This club has been acquired by the Shen family. We know everything about what's going on inside, so you can rest assured and watch what's happening over there!"

Shen Mengxi noticed Hu Jiu'er's gaze, but without even turning her head, as if she had already guessed Hu Jiu'er's question, she explained earnestly.

Hu Jiu'er: "..."

She had to admit that the Shen family truly lived up to its reputation as a family of extraordinary individuals with a history spanning thousands of years. They had a profound foundation and were indeed rich and capricious!
To buy a clubhouse just for this negotiation—that's incredibly extravagant!
"There are only twenty minutes left until the time we agreed upon with the head of the Shen family. Why hasn't he arrived yet?"

Shen Mengxi pressed something, and the previously silent monitoring screen suddenly started playing sound.

The conversation between the An family members rang out clearly.

"The patriarch will be here soon. He said he just received a message from the Dong family that while negotiating with the Shen family patriarch is important, the Dong family cannot be ignored either!"

Another person spoke up, saying that those who were able to come here to participate in the negotiations with the head of the Shen family were all highly respected elders of the An family, apart from the head of the family.

They are very familiar with Anjia's current situation and know what they should pay attention to.

There has been no news from the Dong family for several days. The only thing they know is that company personnel have been stationed in Guanxian, but they have no information what the company has been doing there.

How could they not be excited when the Dong family suddenly received news?

The head of the family received the message from the Dong family just before setting off, which is why he had to stop temporarily.

"But everyone in the underworld says that the head of the Shen family is the most punctual person. We need something from the head of the Shen family now. If the head of the Shen family arrives but our patriarch hasn't arrived yet, how are we supposed to explain this to him?"

While news from the Dong family is important, time is of the essence, especially for the head of the Shen family.

The Shen family, who possess the ability to purify the water-suppressing divine beast, is the lifeline they most need to grasp at the moment.

The Xu family's water-suppressing beast has no effect on the An family's water-suppressing beast. The An family may be able to hold on for a while longer with the spiritual energy of Qingcheng Mountain, but who can say for sure how long that will last?
Those who settle down wouldn't dare gamble on this possibility!

"If you ask me, the Dong family is clearly being targeted by the company. I already suffered a backlash at Tianfu Square before. That kid from the Xu family probably already told the company leaders everything about the water-suppressing divine beast."

Although we don't advocate feudal superstitions now, we also know that those things do exist.

Before the company leaders shift their attention to our Anjia area, let's quickly purify the water-suppressing beast so we don't have to live in constant fear!

Going against the company is never a good thing!
The An family's development to this point has not been easy. In my opinion, the Dong family's fate will probably be similar to the Xu family's. Let's not have any hope for the Dong family and instead focus our attention on the head of the Shen family! After all, he has a pretty good reputation in the underworld.

Compared to our An family, the Shen family is like a giant ship compared to a small boat. If we anger the head of the Shen family, we might end up with nothing!

They were all well aware of the difficulties the An family was currently facing, and at this crucial moment, how could the head of the family let things fall apart?
"I'll call the head of the family!"

Someone hurriedly took out their phone and dialed the number of the head of the An family.

"However, the head of the Shen family made an outrageous demand, asking for half of our An family's assets. Judging from their intentions, they also want to annex other extraordinary families."

"Aren't we going to contact other families with extraordinary abilities first and discuss the Shen family's thoughts?"

Some people wanted to cooperate with the Shen family head immediately to purify the water-suppressing divine beast, while others hesitated because the Shen family's asking price was too high.

Sure enough, there were only a few people, but they started arguing first.

Hu Jiu'er frowned as she listened, thinking that even though all these people had come to negotiate, they still hadn't reached a consensus. It seemed that the head of the An family wasn't all that great after all!

Shen Mengxi looked up at the clock hanging on the wall.

"Master, it's time. We can go now!"

The agreed time was 3 p.m., and there was only one minute left until 3 p.m., just enough time for them to walk to the next private room.

"Since Patriarch An doesn't value this negotiation at all, then Shen Mengxi, you can go there yourself!"

Shen Tongyu had just finished drinking a cup of tea when she glanced at the large screen. Without a moment's hesitation, she gave Shen Mengxi the order.

Even the head of the An family didn't show up; only a few elders were present. How could they possibly warrant Shen Tongyu's personal visit?

Shen Mengxi got up as instructed and walked towards the door.

Soon, Shen Mengxi's figure appeared on the big screen; he had arrived at the next private room.

Shen Mengxi has been in charge of the recent negotiations between the Shen family and the An family, and these elders are quite familiar with him.

Upon seeing Shen Mengxi appear, the elders' hearts jumped, filled with both excitement and nervousness.

They were excited because they would finally meet the elusive head of the Shen family, who was rumored to be mysterious and unpredictable; they were nervous because their own family head was still on his way.

Before they could figure out how to explain their patriarch's absence to the Shen family patriarch, the An family elders keenly noticed that there was no one behind Shen Mengxi.

Could it be that the head of the Shen family didn't come either?
Their hearts, which had been pounding with anxiety, immediately relaxed. Facing Shen Mengxi, the elders even had the leisure to exchange a few pleasantries.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Shen. Is the head of the Shen family still taking a nap?"

The First Elder spoke first, his face beaming. When talking to Shen Mengxi, he treated her as if she were a junior member of an extraordinary family.

"The patriarch has arrived, but the An family's attitude seems rather unfriendly! Since the An family patriarch doesn't take our negotiations seriously, in my opinion, there's no need for our cooperation to continue!"

Shen Mengxi glanced coldly at the elders of the An family, then laughed.

He didn't even enter the private room. After saying those words, he didn't give the elders of the An family any time to react before turning around and leaving.

The elders stood there, seemingly not understanding Shen Mengxi's words at all, and could only watch him leave.

By the time they came to their senses, Shen Mengxi had already disappeared.

"Elder, did Mr. Shen just say that he's no longer cooperating with the An family?"

The Third Elder blinked blankly, shifting his gaze from the empty corridor to the First Elder.

Why does he feel like he's hallucinating?

"Patriarch Shen has arrived, but our patriarch hasn't arrived yet. Patriarch Shen must be angry!"

"Can we ask Patriarch Shen to help purify our water-suppressing divine beast?" (End of Chapter)