Banshee Family Training Record

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Zou Min spoke with You Wensi in this manner, her thoughts constantly shifting. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter; with the Huang Mang family showing clear signs of decline, a fickle person like her naturally had no desire to share the hardships with her husband's family.

She only had herself on her mind. The reason she didn't run away earlier was because she was also coveting a drop of dragon blood from the Wei River Dragon Prince, yearning for this treasure that could transform her into a dragon. That's why she had stayed until now.

But now that the dragon prince of the Wei River has already run away, what's the point of her staying here?

So now all she can think about is making the last bit of money, squeezing the last drop of profit out of the family, and then leaving.

“Go home? No way, I dare not. I offended Ye Jinglan to death last time. If I really go back, she will skin me alive. I dare not go back.”

"I plan to go to the State of Zhao to hide for a while. It's alright, don't worry, Mother. I have your mark on me, and I will always be of one mind with you..."

On the other end of the communication, You Wensi's sudden suggestion startled Zou Min. Now, she herself had to admit that her complete allegiance to the Huang Mang family was a misjudgment. She had thought that this guy would have good luck for a while, but she never expected that he would be so unlucky, and that the family would decline in such a short period of time.

Therefore, it was not a wise move to have such a falling out with Ye Jinglan back then—but you can't blame her. Who knew that Yan Shuiyi was still hiding at home at that time? Otherwise, if she had been dealt with decisively, none of this would have happened later.

She was still complaining in her heart, but at the same time she made up her mind that she must never see Ye Jinglan again: "Yes, Mother-in-law, I have made up my mind. Don't worry, I have a plan. The land of Zhao is more suitable for me to carry out my plans."

After giving her final report, You Wensi finally hung up the call. Zou Min breathed a sigh of relief, but her eyes still flickered.

No, with this mark still on my body, my life will continue to be controlled by her.

That won't do. Hmm, once I get to the Zhao Kingdom, I'll have to see if I can use my beauty to hook up with a Golden Core stage demon cultivator so he can help me remove this mark from my body.

Zou Min was also hatching a similar plan, but she didn't realize that fate rarely moves in the direction she envisions...

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the other side.

Yun Chuan and Weihe Longzi were both dressed in black, with a yellow armband with a snake head pattern wrapped around their left upper arm. They stood straight and looked very imposing.

Yun Chu'an, in a theatrical trance, held his head high and acted arrogantly. He was still wearing a facade, his shifty-eyed face making him look even more like a bully.

Beside him, the Dragon Prince of the Wei River was not so upright. His heart was still pounding. Looking at Yun Chu'an beside him, he hesitated, and finally couldn't help but whisper, "Do we really need to do this?"

Yun Chuan also whispered, "It's necessary. We don't have any other way right now. There's no reliable way for you to get out. So all we can do now is let you hide safely."

"There's no safer hiding option than this. No one would suspect you're in this situation now. Come on, be smart, don't lose face. The less confident you are, the less safe you are."

His words of encouragement finally roused the dragon prince of the Wei River. With a determined look, the man nodded and said, "Alright, let's go!"

Yun Chu'an nodded and waved to those behind him: "Follow me, follow me, we're going to search!"

Behind them followed four or five snake demons at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining, most of whom had only recently broken through. Responding to Yun Chu'an's call, these guys swarmed forward, following behind the Wei River Dragon Prince, to go and cause trouble for others.

They walked out of the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes, went around to the side, and saw a small cave with a wooden door barely covering the entrance.

Yun Chu'an gave him an encouraging look. Weihe Longzi gritted his teeth, braced himself, and went up to knock on the door, saying, "Please open the door. We need to search to see if Weihe Longzi is hiding here."

Yun Chu'an sighed and whispered, "That's so polite! They just called him by his name!"

Weihe Longzi immediately changed his tune: "You're Diao Tie, right? You fucking open the door for me right now!"

A man's voice immediately came from inside the cave: "You've got the wrong place, Diao Tie lives next door."

Long Zi's face immediately turned ugly, so Yun Chu'an slapped him on the shoulder: "Don't forget why we're here. Just because he's not Diao Tie, does that mean we can't investigate him? Just kick the door down!"

The Dragon Prince of the Wei River let out a long sigh, suppressing his tension and shame. He kicked open the wooden door and strode into the cave: "I suspect you are harboring the Dragon Prince of the Wei River here. Please cooperate with our search! Men, go up and search!"

Behind them, several young snake demons howled and rushed into the cave, rummaging around everywhere. A middle-aged man with crow's feet around his eyes stormed out, glaring at the Wei River Dragon Prince and roaring, "What nonsense are you talking about? I've already been driven out of the Ten Thousand Snake Cave and no longer live there. How could I possibly harbor a dragon prince?"

Weihe Longzi braced himself and said, "That's precisely why you might hold a grudge and deliberately harbor a dragon prince to take revenge on your family! Men, search them!"

The snake demon was so angry that he jumped up and down: "This is outrageous! You were sent by Diao De'er, weren't you? When he was young, I took care of his mother for a while. I never expected that this brat would not only be ungrateful, but also repay kindness with enmity. He's so ruthless, so don't blame me for not giving him face!"

As he spoke, he unleashed his Qi Refining Level 9 cultivation. Yun Chu'an was utterly astonished; he hadn't expected such an explosive story to unfold.

Seeing that the old man was about to make a move, he quickly released his Foundation Establishment stage cultivation to suppress him immediately: "You want to make a move?"

The snake demon immediately wilted: "No, I was just complaining a bit."

Weihe Longzi was so nervous that his face turned red. Fortunately, he remembered Yun Chuan's teachings: "Knowing that we are investigating, you still made excuses to resist. There must be something fishy going on here. Men, search thoroughly. We absolutely cannot let Weihe Longzi escape!"

The snake demons responded in unison and ransacked the snake demon's house from top to bottom. Anything of value in his house, whether it was spirit stones, pills, magic treasures or anything else, was taken away without exception.

The snake demon's face turned deathly pale with rage, yet there was nothing he could do: "See, I told you, how could I possibly be harboring that dragon prince here!"

Yun Chuanxin said, "Of course I know you are innocent. After all, the one who ordered the search of your house was Weihe Longzi himself. He knows better than anyone how innocent you are."

Chapter 297 Black Bull Attack

Beside him, Weihe Longzi's expression remained serious. He nodded slightly and said, "Hmm, since that's the case, we can temporarily conclude that you are innocent and have no suspicion. Let's call it a day and move on to the next search!"

After saying that, he turned and went out, and the group rushed to the next house.

They then went to several more homes belonging to single snake demons who had been expelled from the Serpent Cave for making mistakes and were now living alone on the outskirts. They ransacked the homes of these snake demons, causing chaos and disorder, before finally stopping, satisfied, and distributing the loot to the snake demons below, letting them return to their homes.

Yun Chu'an and Weihe Longzi returned to Tian Shu's house. It was already late at night, the stars were dim, and the lonely moon hung high. The two returned bathed in moonlight. On the way, Yun Chu'an was unusually relaxed. He turned to Weihe Longzi and asked, "How are you? Do you feel like you can handle it?"

The Dragon Prince of the Wei River recalled what had just happened, his expression twisting slightly. He then shook his head and said, "It didn't work. I was too nervous. Those snake demons..."

Yun Chuan said, "You need to learn to adapt. Ah, if it really doesn't work, you should stay at the field mouse's house for the next few days."

Weihe Longzi said, "Anything is fine with me, I just want to leave this place as soon as possible."

Yun Chu'an didn't answer, but turned to look into the distance, squinting his eyes as he pondered: "Don't worry, it won't take too long. Soon, the black bulls and the yellow python will start fighting, and we can take advantage of the chaos to find a chance for you to escape."

Weihe Longzi nodded in response, and the two returned together to the field mouse's home to rest.

However, no one expected that the battle would unfold much faster than they had anticipated.

Early the next morning, the thunderous sound of war drums suddenly came from afar, shaking the earth and waking up Yun Chuan and the entire field mouse family.

A surging murderous aura swept in from all directions like a flood, making it hard to breathe. Yun Chu'an used his teleportation ability to reach the outside world, frowned, cast a spell, and focused his gaze into the distance. He saw several black oxen beating war drums on a mountaintop dozens of miles away, rumbling and challenging the Yellow Python family: "Where is the Yellow Python!"

"Pythons, come out and face your death!"

"And those lackeys, they too shall meet their death!"

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The magnificent and overwhelming sound covered the surrounding land for nearly a hundred miles. Every cultivator living within the Yellow Python Clan's territory, whether it was the Yellow Python himself or his vassals, could hear such a roar.

Behind the giant magical drum that emitted the earth-shattering sound, two black bull demon cultivators with bull heads and human bodies and jet-black hair stood side by side, excitedly watching everything before them.

The two men were an old man and a young man. The older one had a nose ring, wore a set of brown leather armor, and wielded a large cleaver, looking quite nimble. The younger man, Black Bull, wore a horned helmet, wore heavy black iron armor, and wielded a thick iron rod, which looked ill-fitting and even somewhat bulky.

These two are now the only two Golden Core cultivators remaining in the Black Bull Clan. They are well aware of the movements of various forces both inside and outside the mountains, and within the Jin and Zhao states. Driven by a thirst for revenge, they were the first to act, sounding the first horn of their counterattack against the Yellow Python Clan!

The young black bull, his face beaming with excitement, stared into the distance with his bull-like eyes. He remembered the deep-seated hatred vividly; today he was here to wash away all the shame upon himself!

Beside him, the old ox's expression was even more composed, his eyes filled with heavy worry. Looking at his grandson beside him, he said in a low voice, "Calm down, remember why we're here today. Just do what we're supposed to do, and don't cause any trouble!"

The young Black Ox was clearly itching to get rid of them: "I know, Grandfather, but I think we should still be fair in rewarding and punishing. As for those families that used to depend on us but now work for the Huang Mang family, we should eliminate them today as a warning to others!"

He was young and impetuous, and his heart was filled with boundless hatred. Even though he listened to his grandfather's advice and knew that today was not the time for the final battle and to wipe them out, he still couldn't help but want to take down a few opportunistic small families first and draw blood.

Possessing a powerful weapon, his killing intent naturally arose. Now possessing the cultivation of the Golden Core stage and protected by a magical treasure left by his ancestor, he had long wanted to test just how formidable his combat power truly was when he exerted his full strength.

Old Niu disagreed: "Nonsense, do you still remember our original purpose? We wanted to make Huang Mang's family uneasy and make those small families who depend on them waver and join us."

"If you show any intention to settle scores with the traitors now, who would dare to turn back? The matter of settling scores can be done later. Right now, the most important thing is to eliminate the Huang Mang family!"

He reprimanded him in this way, and the young bull demon lowered his head, gritting his teeth, but he was still unconvinced: "But grandfather... yes, I know, when we go to the battlefield later, I will try my best not to kill."

He agreed, but his heart was still burning with hatred. Seeing that he had verbally agreed, the old ox nodded slightly and added, "Remember my words, you must face reality. Our family has declined, and we are now only two Golden Core cultivators, far less powerful than before. Therefore, we must compromise and make concessions on some things, and proceed slowly and steadily, without being too hasty."

After saying that, he turned and flew away to look in other directions, hoping to make the Huangmang family panic at the lowest possible cost.

The calf stood still, its face still full of resentment.

Just then, a tall bull demon quietly came over and stood behind him: "Uncle is too cautious. If you ask me, those traitors probably know themselves that they can't get our forgiveness, so if a fight really breaks out, they will all be die-hards and there is absolutely no way they will surrender!"

The young bull demon's eyes lit up, and he turned to look at the black-haired minotaur: "Uncle!"

The newly arrived bull demon nodded, his tone obsequious: "Child, don't worry, your uncle is of one mind with you. I've already informed my men that if a fight breaks out, they should go all out and beat us to death. After all, they've already attacked; we can't just turn around and run away, can we?"

"Even if you really killed a few people, your uncle can't say anything. We uncles will help you get revenge!"

Little Bull grinned, revealing a hearty smile: "Good, that's how it should be! Those opportunists should be beaten to death, so they know that betraying our Black Bull family means paying a bloody price!"

He was ambitious and sought to seize power within the family, and his first step was to prove his will with bloodshed.

In the territory of the field mouse family, Yun Chu'an ordered everyone to hide in the cave and not show themselves. They were just a group of field mice, and the highest cultivation level among them was not even at the Foundation Establishment stage. In this situation, they were only good as cannon fodder and could not be of any use.

If they survive and help him print the Vajra Talisman, the value they generate will be far greater than if they were cannon fodder for the Yellow Python Clan.

He didn't want to invite any extra trouble, but trouble always seemed to find him. The rumbling war drums had barely begun when a voice pleading for help suddenly rang out from outside: "Mickey, are you there, Mickey!"

Yun Chu'an stepped out of the cave and, while enduring the noise of the war drums in the ravine, frowned and shouted back, "I'm here!"

Diao De'er rushed over, his face panicked, and said, "Now you're the only one who can come up with a plan. The ancestors above have given us orders to lead people out and take down that drum. All Foundation Establishment and high-level Qi Refining cultivators must go!"

"We don't have that ability, Mickey. What do you think we should do?"

Yun Chu'an frowned: "Just us? There should be Golden Core cultivators guarding that drum, right?"

Chapter 298 Escape! Breakout!

Diao De'er said, "That's what the ancestors meant. They wanted to force those two Golden Core stage bull demons to make the first move, and then they could strike back and force them to retreat."

"Yes, that's right, just like you thought. I realized it too. Isn't this just sending us to our deaths? That's why I'm so anxious. Mickey, do you have any good ideas?"

Yun Chu'an originally wanted to say that they could just hide and dawdle, but as soon as he was about to say it, a sudden inspiration struck him.

"Then let's go, Second Brother!" He suddenly said excitedly, as if his blood had been ignited. "I have a few high-quality Vajra Talismans here, which I drew after I reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Although there aren't many, they are enough to save our lives."

"Second Brother, fortune favors the bold. With so much stuff, why don't you lead the brothers and charge again!"

Diao De'er was speechless: "Huh? You actually think that way?"

Yun Chu'an nodded: "Yes, that's what I'm thinking. You wait here, I'll go and call Mire too, and together we'll chop off a few of his black bull heads, and then we'll run."

As he spoke, he gently patted Diao De'er's shoulder: "Brother! Whether you can rise to a high position in your family in the future, and whether I can ride on your coattails to success, depends on whether you can take on this responsibility today and step up in this time of crisis for your family!"

"Really, come on, let them see you. Think about your amazing talent of being able to establish your foundation in just one day after obtaining the pill. This era should be your protagonist. This battlefield is the first stage for you to shine!"

Diao De'er opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word. An unnamed flame burned fiercely in his chest, urging him to become increasingly excited and agitated.

Ah, yes, I have to take responsibility, I have to be able to handle things, lead these brothers to get things done, and make the family look at me with new respect!

If it were his eldest brother, or even just his third brother, here, they probably wouldn't have been so easily persuaded by Yun Chu'an to act this way.

Unfortunately, it was Diao De'er who came today. After saying a few words, he became incredibly bold. His eyes turned red, and he was ready to fight the Black Bulls.

Yun Chuan turned and returned to his cave, his eyes icy cold.

He had no intention of using all his strength to help Diao De'er gain some official rank or fame. What he saw was an opportunity, a chance to escape.

The black oxen are applying pressure, and the blockade line previously maintained by the yellow pythons will inevitably be breached. So they've planned to collapse and flee once on the battlefield, and then he'll take the Wei River Dragon Prince back to Wei Lake Market!

This is a rare opportunity; if we miss it, who knows when the next one will come. The python's blockade is being tightened; the longer it drags on, the more unforeseen events will occur!

He returned to the depths of the cave, where the Dragon Prince of the Wei River was meditating. Hearing his footsteps, the Dragon Prince opened his eyes and heard Yun Chu'an greet him with, "Let's go, it's time to escape!"

While he was taking action, at the same time, someone else was also making moves inside the Ten Thousand Serpent Cave.

The Green Snake Spirit, Zou Min.

Many of the yellow pythons have already gone outside, either to hold meetings, to conduct reconnaissance, or to prepare for a major operation.

She seized this opportunity and was tirelessly searching through the storage caves she had painstakingly figured out over the past few days.

The snake demon on guard had long been poisoned by her venom, and no one noticed her movements. The woman quickly filled her storage bag, like a despicable thief.

No, she is a despicable thief!

"Madam, are you still busy? Hurry up and get ready, we're about to leave!"

Outside, her husband's voice rang out, urging her to return to her unit immediately. Zou Min's heart was in her throat, and she replied, "Okay, I'm coming!"

After saying that, she looked at the remaining items in the storage room that she hadn't had time to take with her, gritted her teeth, reluctantly parted with them, cast a simple illusion spell to cover them up, and then ran away as fast as she could.

Her heart was in her throat, but she was also filled with anticipation. She had already planned it out: once they reached the battlefield, she would seize the opportunity to escape, break through the encirclement, and reach the State of Zhao. Then, she would be free to roam the world!

Although it was a great pity that I didn't get the dragon blood of the Wei River dragon son, these gains are enough for me to live a carefree and happy life for a long, long time!

Excited, she didn't hesitate any longer and turned to rush outside. Her husband and a group of snake demons were waiting for her to set off together.

Of course, their thought was to repel foreign enemies and protect their homeland, but little did they know that their comrades-in-arms were not of the same mind as them at all.

The most powerful and elite among the snake demons are already fully prepared, but they haven't yet stepped out of the Ten Thousand Snake Cave. Before personally joining the battle, they always need their clan's cannon fodder to scout ahead for them.

Diao De'er, Yun Chu'an, and others are now considered cannon fodder by them.