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Chapter 95: The Mother’s Identity

Chapter 95: Chapter 95: The Mother’s Identity

Grandpa Liu tightened his grip on the "Chicken Feather Duster" in his hand, feeling somewhat apprehensive.

Seeing him like this, Lady Huang couldn’t help but speak up, "Can you show some spine? Do you really need to be this afraid?"

"You’re human, you wouldn’t understand," Grandpa Liu said with a sense of speechlessness.

"That young girl’s flames are indeed too formidable; even from such a distance, we all feel uncomfortable."

Upon hearing this, Lady Huang looked back at the family elders who had retreated outside the pavilion. They all nodded in agreement, affirming that what Grandpa Liu said was correct.

Grandpa Liu still had a Divine Item to rely on, whereas they had nothing to rely on, being just ordinary ghosts, naturally they could only hide away to the side.

Mei was also curious, this was the esteemed senior that Grandpa had mentioned, but looking at the age, she seemed to be even younger than herself.

Lady Huang and the others noticed Shen Siyuan, and Shen Siyuan also noticed them.

So he quickly stepped forward a few paces and politely greeted Lady Huang.

"Lady Huang, apologies for my late arrival," Shen Siyuan said courteously.

As for addressing her directly as Lady Huang, it was because this in itself was a term of respect.

And Shen Siyuan being so polite, having reason to seek others’ help, was also one reason why he wanted to meet them today.

"You’re being too courteous, we arrived early, and I still don’t know how to address you," Lady Huang said.

"My name is Shen Siyuan, you can just call me Xiao Shen," Shen Siyuan said.

After all, considering Lady Huang’s age here, it was also appropriate to call him Xiao Shen.

But Lady Huang didn’t dare to overstep and quickly said, "I truly couldn’t dare to do so. The more capable is always the one to come first, you are a capable person, I should address you as Mr. Shen."

As she spoke, she looked at the few youngsters behind Shen Siyuan, her gaze paused briefly on the top of Dou Dou’s head, then she withdrew her gaze and introduced the others to him.

"This is my husband Liu Wangshui, this is my granddaughter Huang Lancai, and those few behind are the family elders."

Shen Siyuan smiled and nodded to them one by one, with his gaze eventually resting on the "Chicken Feather Duster" in Liu Wangshui’s hand.

Lady Huang thought that Shen Siyuan had covetous thoughts, so she stepped forward slightly, shielding Liu Wangshui and said, "This item is a hereditary artefact of our Huang family, and it is also the foundation of our branch."

Shen Siyuan of course understood what Lady Huang was worried about, so he said with a smile, "Lady Huang need not worry, I just find this item somewhat familiar. I have an item that might just be a match for it."

As Shen Siyuan said this, the Soul-hooking Chain tied on his waist wriggled out like a Spirit Snake, coiling around his body as if it was alive.

Not to mention Lady Huang and the others, who stared wide-eyed in amazement, even the three youngsters behind Shen Siyuan were full of curiosity. Excluding Duoduo, both Dou Dou and Yin Xingyue were seeing this item for the first time.

"Are you a descendant of Lord Eight?" Lady Huang blurted out upon seeing the item.

Shen Siyuan knew whom she was referring to by Lord Eight.

Lord Eight is a title of respect for Black Impermanence, who is also known as Fan Wujiu.

And the Soul-hooking Chain in Shen Siyuan’s hand was indeed an item of Black Impermanence.

"Not really, I came upon it by chance," Shen Siyuan said.

Lady Huang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That’s right, our branch doesn’t carry the surname Xie either."

The reason Lady Huang said this was because their branch was descended from White Impermanence, whose name was Xie Bi’an, respectfully referred to as Seventh Master, and the item in Grandpa Liu’s hand was indeed the mourning stick of White Impermanence.

But Lady Huang’s line all share the surname Huang; however, they belong to the status of White Impermanence, because Black and White Impermanence are not just one person after all. Given how vast the Daxia land is, how can just these two "grass-root police" be able to handle everything on their own?

No matter how Shen Siyuan acquired this Soul-hooking Chain, there seems to be a connection between them. Lady Huang instantly became much more cordial and hurriedly invited Shen Siyuan to sit down for a slow and detailed chat.

Only then did Shen Siyuan step into the pavilion and sit down on the central stone bench.

Lady Huang and Huang Lancai sat opposite him, as for the few elderly ghosts, they still stood outside, not daring to come closer, and even Liu Wangshui had retreated, as he truly could not withstand the fiery aura coming from Dou Dou.

"Is Mr. Shen a local from Qionghai?" Lady Huang asked curiously.

"I guess I’m half a local; my grandma is from here, and my grandfather came from Shanghai, he was an educated youth back in the day." Shen Siyuan was very forthcoming and did not conceal his identity.

Lady Huang seemed to have a moment of realization and then said, "That makes sense. Your inheritance is from Shanghai. If there was a branch like yours locally, I would have known about it."

"I haven’t yet asked about this inheritance you speak of. Are there many people like you and me?"

Lady Huang was the first person with supernatural abilities that he had encountered, and naturally, he wanted to enquire and understand everything thoroughly.

Lady Huang, surprised by the question, said, "Didn’t the elders in your family tell you about these things?"

Shen Siyuan responded calmly, "When the educated youth returned to the cities, my grandfather went back to Shanghai."

With his words, Lady Huang automatically filled in the blanks, after all, there were too many who abandoned their wives and children when the educated youth returned to the cities.

So it made sense that no one had told him about these things.

Thereupon, Lady Huang explained some of the current circumstances.

"People like us are actually not many. Years ago, there was a disturbance in the Underworld, and the path to the Netherworld was severed. A fair number of Ghost Officers were stranded in the Mortal World. But in the past century, the world has changed too quickly, and there have been too many disruptions, most Ghost Officers have perished one by one, and only a small portion have left behind some form of legacy..."

Shen Siyuan felt some clarity upon hearing this, as he had been doubtful why, in a world with such a chaotic mix of Spiritual Energy, it could be impossible to cultivate, yet there existed people like Lady Huang.

It turned out they inherited this through their bloodlines. Although such inheritance doesn’t rely on nature’s spiritual energy, as the bloodlines dilute generation by generation, they would eventually become ordinary people.

Lady Huang essentially gave Shen Siyuan a thorough explanation, allowing him to understand this world more clearly.

Shen Siyuan also shared some of his own circumstances, of course, there were things that definitely could not be disclosed, mixing truth with falsehood.

At this time, he mentioned Qingyun Taoist, after all, the Soul-hooking Chain indeed came from his hands, and it was not a lie.

"These three little ones are my Guardian Children, similar to Mr. Liu."

The Mr. Liu that Shen Siyuan referred to was, of course, Liu Wangshui, who was not only Lady Huang’s dead husband but also her Protecting Ghost God.

Shen Siyuan brought over the three little ones and introduced each of them.

Finally, pointing to Dou Dou, he shook his head with a sigh, "This little tyke is the youngest, can’t control her own Netherworld Fire, teaching her is impossible, truly a headache."

Hearing this, Dou Dou felt no shame and instead took pride in it, tilting her head up with a look of arrogance.

This annoyed Shen Siyuan so much that he reached out to pinch her chubby little face.

Lady Huang considered the three little ones, the more she looked, the more astonished she felt, internally exclaiming in surprise, wondering which great being’s legacy Shen Siyuan’s line came from, to have such an abundant heritage.

Wielding Netherworld Fire, harnessing Yin Wind, becoming visible in front of people...

To her, any one of these was a significant Divine Skill.

At this moment, Shen Siyuan pulled Duoduo closer.

"There is one thing, however, I would like to ask for Lady Huang’s assistance."

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