Chapter 1584: Brother-in-law, Brother-in-law—(6k)_4

Chapter 1584: Chapter 457: Brother-in-law, Brother-in-law—(6k)_4

He paused, then continued, “The remaining ones were either forced to join the Liu and Yan Families, or left in despair to distant lands.”

“You can’t blame them for that. After all, ‘people ascend like the flowing stream,’ that’s just the nature of the world.”

Shen Yunzhou spoke, a trace of a bitter smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

Zhou Qing fell into thought, then said, “Later, I returned to the Shen Family with Yaoyao on my back, where I encountered some old acquaintances on the outskirts.”

“Who was it?” Shen Yunzhou suddenly raised his head, a desperate gleam in his eyes.

“It was the second house’s main lady, Su Yurou.”

Shen Yunzhou’s eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something, and he exclaimed excitedly, “That’s right! That day, as we returned from the villa to the Shen Family, we saw second aunt meeting secretly with a woman named Yun Jiumei, who was also her clone.”

Zhou Qing nodded slightly, “Indeed. We arrived at the Shen Family before her, and she returned later.”

“Living is enough… living is enough…” Shen Yunzhou murmured softly, tears shining in his eyes.

His mother’s tragic death was inextricably linked to the three main houses.

Now that second uncle Shen Yunlan had been killed by his brother-in-law, their father severely injured third uncle Shen Lieyang, and personally finished off the great aunt Lin Jingtang and third aunt Liu Rushuang, vengeance had been served.

With almost all of his relatives dead, hearing that someone had survived stirred a small warmth in Shen Yunzhou’s heart.

“Could it be… that the attack on the Liu Family’s mines was second aunt’s doing?” Shen Yunzhou suddenly thought of this possibility.

After all, the Shen Family’s direct lineage had almost entirely perished in that catastrophe, including the cousins who fled to the Ancestral Land — among them were second aunt’s two children.

Though second aunt appeared charming and seductive on the surface, she was, in fact, ruthless and cruel.

Zhou Qing mused, “It’s very possible. But… there is one more person.”

“Someone else?” Shen Yunzhou became excited, hope gleaming in his eyes.

Zhou Qing slowly uttered the name, “Your third uncle, Shen Lieyang.”

Shen Yunzhou shuddered, his pupils suddenly shrinking, “That’s impossible! I personally saw third uncle being killed by the Yan Family, even his Primordial Spirit wasn’t spared…”

“I know, but what you might not know is that your third uncle had long cultivated a Second Nascent Soul!” Zhou Qing interrupted him.

“Second Nascent Soul?” Shen Yunzhou’s voice suddenly rose, his face full of shock and confusion.

Zhou Qing slowly nodded, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

This was a secret Han Yi had discovered through years of clandestine investigation.

Back then, Shen Lieyang had indeed been swayed by Lin Jingtang’s Realm, hiring bandits to rob the Storage Bag.

But his initial intent was merely to create trouble for his in-laws’ business, he never intended to take lives.

However, who would have imagined that those bandits not only took his money but also secretly accepted an assignment from the second house, Shen Yunlan.

The second house’s main lady, Su Yurou, gradually saw through the true nature of her mate and chose to record the truth on an Imaging Stone, secretly passing it to Han Yi.

Unaware of anything, Shen Lieyang was both shocked and furious when he learned his younger sibling and his wife had been killed, sparing no effort to use his Second Nascent Soul to exterminate the bandits.

However, he hadn’t realized that Su Yurou had long dispatched her clone, Yun Jiumei, to follow them stealthily, recording everything with the Imaging Stone as a backup plan.

Over the years, neither Han Yi nor father-in-law Shen Juefeng had disclosed these details to Shen Yunzhou.

As Han Yi had said, knowing too soon would only fuel his Heart Demon, affecting his future breakthrough to the Spirit Severing Realm.

They’d rather Shen Yunzhou live carefree than be tormented by these dark past events.

Now that the Shen Family was destroyed, past grudges and feuds had vanished like the wind.

The once intricate family disputes had become meaningless in the face of clan destruction.

All that remained were the blood feuds with the Liu Family, Yan Family, and Celestial Phoenix Palace that needed avenging.