Shen Lian understood.
In the eyes of the aristocratic families, they were as lowly as ants.
He was just angry that the people of Snow Ridge City, including the Shen family, had all been sacrificed like livestock by the Family Lin, to be slaughtered and trampled by the monsters.
At the same time, he realized that the aristocratic families did not care about morality.
In Jianghu, there was the word 'chivalry'.
Bai Lifei and Uncle Sun he had met were both people with a moral bottom line.
Chivalry!
For the sake of the world, they would not hesitate to put righteousness before family. In order to save others, they would be willing to sacrifice their own lives, even the lives of their own sons.
The word 'chivalry', in their eyes, was lofty, great, and brilliant. It was more important than anything else.
The Zhang siblings in front of him, Li Rufeng, should also be chivalrous and have a certain moral standard. There were some things that they would not do, at least not in front of others.
The aristocratic families were different.
For a foreign disciple, in order to temporarily stabilize the monsters, they did not hesitate to sacrifice the people of a city.
What was this?
What was more frightening was that these chivalrous and moral people of Jianghu actually thought this was natural, and even … acceptable.
Why was this?
If a person of Jianghu did such a thing, he would be despised by the entire Jianghu, regarded as a devil, and attacked by the masses.
But in the face of the aristocratic families, everyone was calm, and thought this was a normal thing.
'When an aristocratic family is powerful to a certain extent, reaching a height that is unreachable to the common people, they are high above, and do whatever they want, like gods.
And the common people completely surrender in the face of great power, with only reverence in their hearts, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Even a little struggle is unnecessary. '
'The morals that the lambs agree with are only suitable for the lambs themselves. The lion uses its fangs and claws to tell the lambs that it will digest you and your morals into a pile of shit.'
Thinking of this, Shen Lian suddenly had a terrible thought. He realized that these aristocratic families were no different from the monsters!
Their beliefs were strong, their worship was strong, and they were completely free from the moral restraints of the world, and had no scruples!
At this moment, Shen Lian's eyes surged with a dark light that had never been seen before, deep and frightening. 'So, people can live like this, as long as you are strong enough!'
The atmosphere was somewhat heavy.
Li Rufeng smiled and changed the topic. "No one can change the past, but don't think that Family Lin is easy to bully.
Right now, Family Lin was free and had obtained an even greater power. He now had the strength to eradicate Blackwind Ridge!
This is something that has never happened before! "
Zhang Shen quivered and said in realization, "Could this be the reason why Nu Kun issued the Hero's Token?"
Li Rufeng nodded. "On the surface, Nu Kun is the number one sect in the north, but in reality, Nu Kun is attached to Family Lin. This expedition to Black Wind Ridge was ordered by Family Lin."
After chatting for a while, they finished eating. There were still about a hundred miles to travel to Snow Ridge City, so they paid the bill and left.
Shen Lian returned to the back of the inn and told Shen Wanquan what he had heard.
"This may be good news for our Chen family." Chen Wanquan thought for a while and sighed.
Shen Lian understood the meaning of his father's words.
If the Lin family could get rid of the monsters in the Black Wind Ridge, the Snow Ridge City would be peaceful again. This way, the whole family, old and young, would be able to return home. They would not have to wander around and ruin the Shen family's hard work of generations of hard work.
…
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.
Shen Lian's injuries had completely healed and he was full of energy.
Grandmaster Gu had the special effect of tempering bones and strengthening the organs. It was eye-catching and refreshing. Cultivating both internally and externally, it strengthened his body and made his physique stronger day by day.
Almost every morning, Shen Lian would stand in front of the mirror and observe his body. His muscles were bulging and his body was getting heavier.
Now, he had to eat five big meals a day. His appetite was three to four times that of a normal person. He also had to prepare all kinds of medicinal wine, buy refined iron for the iron skin Gu and passionfruit for the milk cow Gu. His expenses were astonishing, enough to bankrupt a normal family three to five times over.
Shen Lian did not care about the money at all. He had two million six hundred and fifty thousand in his hands.
On this day, news spread like wildfire that a great battle had occurred in Black Wind Ridge. The demon king's nest was destroyed and Family Lin obtained complete victory.
"Let's go home!"
When the news spread, the Chen family members cheered and hurriedly packed their luggage.
Two days later, the Chen family returned to Snow Ridge City.
The current Snow Ridge City was in a mess and there were many things to be done.
Among the four great clans, Zheng clan and Bao clan were exterminated. Wang clan also suffered great losses. Only Chen family survived and was the strongest clan.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Shen family quickly seized the vacant properties in Snow Ridge City, and their income doubled.
Everyone said that after this calamity, Chen family had profited from this disaster. From now on, there would be no more four great clans in Snow Ridge City, only one clan.
This clan was Chen family!
"Greetings, young master!"
"This servant greets young master Lian!"
Shen Lian walked in the mansion. Everyone he met on the way bowed to him with respect.
Shen Lian had killed the demon. Shen Wanquan had ordered that no one was allowed to spread the news. Outsiders did not know how powerful Shen Lian was, but the people in the mansion had seen it with their own eyes.
"This is power, this is power. I am also superior in front of them."
Shen Lian sighed in his heart. Ever since he showed his powerful strength, the way people looked at him was completely different. It was not because of his identity as the young master, but because of his power!
He came to the guest hall.
In the guest hall sat a man in a constable's uniform. He had a big belly and was fat. The middle part of his head was bald, with hair on both sides. It looked like a valley.
"Greetings, young master Lian!" When the fat man saw Shen Lian, he hurriedly put down his teacup, stood up and bowed respectfully.
Shen Lian sized him up.
The constable's knife at his waist was loose. At first glance, it was obvious that it was just a decoration. This guy did not have any real skills, but he was able to become the chief constable of Yamen.
"You are the new chief constable of Yamen, Chen Yuanguang?"
After the chief constable of Yamen, Chen Yuanguang, disappeared, this man took over his position.
"Young master Lian, you have sharp eyes. I am Chen Yuanguang. Chen Yuanguang is my elder brother." Chen Yuanguang smiled. When he smiled, his eyes disappeared.
"Sharp eyes … pig?"
Shen Lian was speechless. He waved his hand and asked him to sit down. "Wind-Chasing Constable is missing, and so is your elder brother. What happened?"
Once back in Snow Ridge City, Shen Lian immediately sent someone to investigate Bai Lifei's situation. The result made his heart sink.
"It's like this. There were cases of missing children in the city one after another. The county magistrate was under great pressure and ordered my elder brother to solve the case within a time limit. My elder brother ran around day and night, but he could not find any clues. He had no choice but to ask the old Constable for help.
The old Constable was warm-hearted. After listening to my elder brother's description of the case, he did not hesitate to investigate the case. Who would have thought that after he left, they were never seen again. "Chen Yuanguang said with a sad face. They had been missing for such a long time. He was afraid that they had met with misfortune.
Shen Lian glanced at him. "Constable Chen, you accepted the task at the last moment. You must be outstanding and have the county magistrate's trust. I wonder if you have any good ideas about this case?"
Chen Yuanguang rubbed his hands and said with shame, "To be honest, when my elder brother was missing, there were many strange cases in the city. No one dared to take over the position of chief constable. I, I was forced to take over by the county magistrate."