Chapter 645: A Taste of Their Own Medicine

Chapter 645: Chapter 645: A Taste of Their Own Medicine

The seven children nodded eagerly. "Brother, as long as you can give us back our home, we won’t just help with one thing—we’ll help with ten, even a hundred!"

Cheng Yuan grinned, pointing to the pillow-shaped tomb. "Beneath that tomb," he said calmly, "are several dozen Bronze Swords. I need you to retrieve all of them without damaging the coffin in the slightest. Can you do that?"

"We can!"

Cheng Yuan nodded, satisfied. "Go on."

"Yes!"

The seven children dove headfirst into the earth. Moments later, each of them dragged a heavily rusted Bronze Sword out from the ground.

"Brother, we got the Bronze Swords. Where should we put them?"

Cheng Yuan pointed toward the Lotus Seedpod Embracing Child Feng Shui Formation. "Bury the Bronze Swords beneath that tomb," he commanded in a heavy voice. "You must bury them the exact same way: tip-up, aimed at the coffin!"

"Yes!"

The seven children were miniature, completely dwarfed by the massive Bronze Swords.

They looked like tiny ants straining to drag a cookie.

But the children didn’t complain about the hardship or the exhaustion. To get their home back, they were truly giving it their all.

Cheng Yuan couldn’t bear to watch any longer. He took out a Soul Condensing Pill, crushed it into a powder, and sprinkled it over them.

Bathed in the powder, the seven children’s forms rapidly elongated.

They finally grew to the height of three-year-old toddlers.

At this height, dragging the Bronze Swords was no longer such a struggle.

The seven children bowed sincerely to Cheng Yuan. "Thank you for this great boon, Brother! If you would have us, the seven of us are willing to recognize you as our master!"

Xiaojiu’s eyes flashed. "You little ones are sharp, knowing you’ll eat and drink well if you follow my brother. But you’re far too weak. You’re not worthy of following him yet! How about this: I’ll do you a favor and take you as my little brothers!"

"Yes, Sister."

The seven children quickly bowed to Xiaojiu.

Xiaojiu beamed with delight. She was the youngest of her sisters; even though she was the strongest, she still had to be on her best behavior around them.

’Now I, Xiaojiu, finally have underlings!’

Now that they were bigger, the seven children were much more efficient. In less than two minutes, they had moved all the Bronze Swords and reburied them in the tomb of Tang Sihai’s adoptive father’s ancestor.

The malevolent aura of the Bronze Swords was overwhelming. It instantly destroyed the Lotus Seedpod Child-Gifting Feng Shui Formation. Spiderweb-like cracks spread across the Lotus Seedpod, and the light from the Luminous Pearl dimmed considerably.

Cheng Yuan nodded in satisfaction. ’Those who harm others will in turn be harmed.’

Cheng Yuan felt not a shred of guilt for destroying the Feng Shui Formation of Tang Sihai’s adoptive father.

"Mr. Tang, Elder Tang, you can come out now."

The two men emerged, trembling, from behind the tomb. They looked at Cheng Yuan with awe and gave him a deep bow.

"Thank you, Cheng Dongshan, for saving the Tang Family from such a dire crisis!"

Cheng Yuan smiled faintly. "Mr. Tang, don’t forget your promise."

Tang Sihai chuckled. "Rest assured, Cheng Dongshan! I’ll draft the agreement as soon as I get back!"

Cheng Yuan nodded in satisfaction. "Mr. Tang, if I’m not mistaken, your adoptive father will soon discover that his Feng Shui Formation has been broken. We’ll wait for him here."

"We’ll follow your instructions completely, Cheng Dongshan!"

After a moment of hesitation, Tang Sihai spoke, a bit embarrassed. "Cheng Dongshan, my family line has suffered terribly. I was wondering... could you transplant the Lotus Seedpod to our Tang Family’s ancestral tomb? Perhaps this barren tree might just bloom again, and I could have a few more children."

Cheng Yuan raised an eyebrow. ’If I plant the silver Lotus Seedpod on the Tang Family’s tomb, there’s a high chance Tang Sihai actually will be able to have more children.’

’But this Lotus Seedpod is an Innate Spiritual Object capable of growth. Using it just to help a mortal have children would be an absolute waste of a priceless treasure!’

’If I nurture them properly, the future achievements of these seven children will be no less than those of the nine girls.’

Cheng Yuan refused him outright, putting on a serious expression as he spun his tale. "Mr. Tang, you’re acting out of desperation! Forcibly merging two different Feng Shui Formations could destroy them both! You understand the principle that a weak body can’t handle strong medicine, don’t you? It’s best to let nature take its course. Your destiny is one of great wealth and a house full of children. I’m certain you will have offspring!"

A shiver went through Tang Sihai. "Thank you for the reminder, Cheng Dongshan. Otherwise, I nearly would have made a terrible mistake!"

Cheng Yuan declared righteously, "To prevent them from causing trouble in the future, it’s best if I take this Lotus Seedpod and keep it suppressed!"

With that, a mere thought from Cheng Yuan was enough to whisk the Lotus Seedpod into his Jade Pendant Space.

He also sent the seven children and Xiaojiu into the Jade Pendant Space.

Xiaojiu appeared, showing off proudly. "Sisters, from now on, I, Xiaojiu, have underlings! These are my seven little brothers! You’re not allowed to bully them, got it?"

Why would the other eight girls bully the seven children?

They adored them on sight!

The eight girls rushed over and surrounded the seven children, happily pinching their chubby little cheeks.

...

「Tang Family, Guest Room」

The Celestial Secret Daoist was sleeping soundly. After scheming for more than thirty years, it was finally time to reap the harvest!

Within three days, he would obtain the Tang Family’s vast fortune.

Suddenly, the smile vanished from the Celestial Secret Daoist’s face, his brow furrowing deeply.

The Celestial Secret Daoist dreamed of his ancestors. They were impaled with dozens of Bronze Swords—swords he recognized well, for he had buried them in the Tang Family’s ancestral tomb with his own hands.

’How could those Bronze Swords be piercing my ancestors?’

While the Celestial Secret Daoist was still reeling in confusion, his two ancestors roared at him!

"Yao Guangxiao! You unfilial descendant! Your ancestors are suffering a great calamity! How can you still be sleeping?!"

The two blood-soaked ancestors, snarling and clawing, lunged at the Celestial Secret Daoist!

The Celestial Secret Daoist jolted awake. He touched his head, his face pale with lingering fear. His palm came away slick with sweat.

The Celestial Secret Daoist turned to look at the clock on the wall. It was midnight.

The Celestial Secret Daoist’s brow furrowed. ’That dream was too bizarre. Don’t tell me something’s gone wrong?’

The Celestial Secret Daoist raised his hand to form a divination seal. His expression changed drastically.

’The things I’ve done are heinous, enough to offend the heavens. My own Cultivation is profound enough to withstand the backlash from the Celestial Dao, but my descendants can’t!’

’That’s why I went to such great lengths to set up the Lotus Seedpod Child-Gifting Feng Shui Formation—to protect my bloodline from the consequences!’

’But now, my meticulously arranged Feng Shui Formation has been destroyed. My descendants will surely suffer for it.’

’This is a blood feud!’

The Celestial Secret Daoist stormed out of the guest room and went straight to the master bedroom, but Tang Sihai was nowhere to be found.

The Celestial Secret Daoist searched the entire Tang estate, but there was no sign of Tang Sihai.

The Celestial Secret Daoist knew his plot had been exposed.

However, the Celestial Secret Daoist wasn’t panicking in the slightest.

’I’ve been planning this for over thirty years; I have plenty of backup plans. As long as I kill Tang Sihai, I can still take control of the Tang Group!’

With a flash, the Celestial Secret Daoist’s figure vanished, heading straight for the Tang Family’s ancestral tomb. He would tear the person who destroyed his Lotus Seedpod Child-Gifting Feng Shui Formation to shreds!!