Eternal Beast Taming Family

The day after the Chu family's pharmacy was vandalized, a similar vandalism occurred at the Zhang family's property in the town, on a relatively bustling commercial street.

However, there is a seemingly reasonable excuse for this vandalism: the source beasts have gone out of control and caused chaos.

Two or three "gray wolves" that appeared out of nowhere broke into the street. Strangely, the wolves did not harm anyone. They just ran into the shops and destroyed all the furnishings before running into the next shop.

It's not that there aren't contract masters guarding this street, but these "Azure Wolves" are very clever and all at the high level of the mortal realm, so they don't bother to get close to the contract masters.

After wreaking havoc on the streets for nearly an hour, these "gray wolves" finally fled the town along a secluded street, disappearing without a trace.

The town's residents found the attack by the source beasts inexplicable, but when the news reached the Zhang family's main residence...

The Zhang family patriarch's expression turned grim. "It seems the Chu family is unwilling to suffer even the slightest loss."

There were two other people in the room at this time. They looked similar and should belong to the Zhang family.

"The previous tests have been effective. The Chu family is clearly not willing to be subordinate to my Zhang family," said the slightly younger one. He was the cousin of the current head of the Zhang family, named Zhang Qinghe.

Another person named Zhang Jinglu is the current head of the family's uncle.

Zhang Qingyuan, the head of the Zhang family, had a cold expression and icy eyes. "Now his family has a Spirit Rank, and my family also has a Spirit Rank. My Zhang family also has the connection of being the county magistrate."

Now, even if the Chu family doesn't want to submit, they have no choice but to submit.

Zhang Jinglu calmly put down his teacup. "There's no rush to deal with the Chu family. After all, their businesses aren't in town, so they don't have much of a stake in our Zhang family's business."

"Right now, our main focus should be on the patriarch's second spirit-level source beast, maintaining good relations with the county magistrate's office, and the Zhang family's advancement to an eighth-rank aristocratic family."

To be promoted to an eighth-rank noble family, the Zhang family needs at least two Spirit Rank Contract Masters, and currently they are still short one.

Zhang Qingyuan glanced at his closest clan uncle, and he knew perfectly well what the uncle was thinking: to have the next Spirit Rank Contract Master appear in his lineage.

The third uncle's lineage has always been close to the main lineage, so logically they should indeed be given some support.

However, since his own realm has just been advanced and is not yet stable, he is not too keen on supporting the other branches to advance to the Spirit Rank so soon. It is a pity that there are no first-rank high-level contract masters in his main branch, otherwise he would not be in this predicament.

Zhang Qingyuan narrowed his eyes. "There are currently four high-level contract masters of different ranks in the family. It wouldn't be good to give that last chance to any of them directly. Otherwise, we should gather the different factions together and give the chance to whoever can think of a good way to severely damage the Chu family."

Zhang Jinglu lowered his eyes, concealing all his emotions. "If the patriarch insists on severely damaging the Chu family, I do have a plan, but I don't know if the patriarch has the courage to implement it?"

"What plan?" Zhang Qingyuan asked, a hint of curiosity in his voice.

"Wait, wait until your younger sister Zhang Qingshu gives birth to a son, then she can bring her infant son to Heyu Town for a homecoming. At this time, a team of contract masters disguised as members of the Chu family will ambush you."

"If the frame-up succeeds, the Chu family will at least pay a heavy price, even if they aren't wiped out." Zhang Jinglu calmly stated his plan, but a sinister killing intent lurked beneath his calm exterior.

Zhang Qingyuan frowned. "Are you asking me to trade my nephew's safety for a chance to severely damage the Chu family? The county magistrate's son and the Chu family—you should know what's more important to our Zhang family, shouldn't you?"

"Of course I know, but that's why others won't suspect our Zhang family. And how could the people we arranged really hurt your nephew? He was just having a minor fright."

Moreover, since the young lady brought the county magistrate's son home for a visit, how could the magistrate's residence not send guards?

After hearing Zhang Jinglu's analysis, Zhang Qingyuan was somewhat tempted. This plan would not only give him ample time to stabilize his cultivation level, but also, barring any unforeseen circumstances, would surely deal a heavy blow to the Chu family, and even cause the Chu family to never recover.

His Zhang family's path to dominating Yuzhen is promising.

So he nodded, "Let's make sure all the people we sent out behave themselves first, and then the Zhang family will wait another year."

For the next period of time, Heyu Town returned to calm.

Whether it was the medical dispute at the Chu Family Medical Clinic or the rampage caused by the source beasts on Zhang Family Commercial Street, it all seemed like an unexpected dream.

The town mayor's office handled these two disputes hastily, clearly indicating that it was observing the conflict from the sidelines and did not want to get involved.

Qixia Mountain, Chu Family.

Despite the calm that followed the brief storm, Chu Qinhui did not believe that the Zhang family had given up their intention to suppress the Chu family. He wondered what kind of storm was brewing behind them.

That afternoon, a letter from afar temporarily put Chu Qinhui's worries at ease.

After dinner, the Chu family gathered together, and Chu Qinhui placed the unopened envelope that had just been delivered that afternoon on the table.

The family's expectant gaze fell on the envelope; this was the first letter Chu Shengfan had sent since leaving home more than twenty days ago.

At first, Xu Yinyue could still see Chu Shengfan's condition, but as the distance increased, Xu Yinyue could no longer see Chu Shengfan's current condition.

Therefore, this letter is the only information the Chu family has about Chu Shengfan's current situation.

Chu Qinhui picked up the envelope, removed the beeswax from the seal, and then took out a few thin sheets of paper.

"Zhan Xin An".

This is the twentieth day since I left home. I have come to Xianyuan Prefecture with Grandpa Sun. Grandpa Sun said that I should first gain experience in other prefectures and cities, and then set off for Qianling Prefecture after a while. He hopes that my family will not worry.

The city was indeed prosperous. It was directly connected to the outside world, and there was not a single mortal in sight on the streets. The lowest level of people there were all mortal-rank contract masters.

……

My child is doing well now. Thanks to the abilities of the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit, I found a decent part-time job here. While honing my skills, I can also learn about this unfamiliar city.

I may be busy after this and won't be able to write home very often, so please don't worry.

"My child, Chu Shengfan."

The letter wasn't very long. It described the prosperity of the prefectural city and some of the things the author had seen and heard along the way, but only briefly mentioned his own situation, saying that he was doing well.

After the letter was read, the Chu family felt a sense of loss, but as long as they knew that Chu Shengfan was doing well, they were relieved and looked forward to Chu Shengfan's next letter.

The Chu family members chatted for a while longer before dispersing, leaving only Chu Jingyu and Chu Qinhui in the main hall.

"Father, the Zhang family has been acting erratically lately; they're probably plotting something again. Should we take the initiative?"

Chu Jingyu looked at Chu Qinhui with some surprise, not expecting that his gentle and refined son would now want to take the initiative.