Limitless - Chapter 622
Chapter 622: A Tyrannical Woman
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
A quiet, sprawling stretch of residences lay within the innermost parts of the main city where the main line descendants of the Shang clan lived.
It looked rather desolate now.
That was because the only people living here now were Shang Guan Mu’s mother and little sister, along with an old servant whose life was nearing its end.
Though responsible, the old servant was loath to take care of all the residences, given his advanced age.
As a result, many of these residences were overrun with grass and weeds.
This place was too full of life. The moment no one was around to maintain it, some types of wild grass could even grow to crazy heights of dozens of meters.
So, this place seemed more like a little forest than a bunch of residences.
But at this very moment, there seemed to be bustling activity within.
A few figures of authority who rarely showed their faces were inside.
An exquisitely beautiful woman whose words were contrastingly cutting and cruel was speaking loudly.
“Your son is dead meat. He……could be said to have contributed to this Shang clan. These are all sins committed by the ancestors back in the day, it’s only fitting that you people of the main line take responsibility for them. The son takes responsibility for the father’s debts, that is only right and lawful!”
“Besides, this Shang clan is no longer what it used to be. Now we’re just hiding under the shadow of the Qu, Bestial and Dong clans, living timidly. So, the two of you can’t blame us for being cruel either.”
“We’re not saying that there isn’t any room for the two of you in this entire Shang clan, but we can only say that……the situation is as such.”
“If the two of you continue to stay here, honestly, everyone will be uneasy.”
“The Qu ancestor is still alive, he’d definitely remember all that hatred from the past. Are debts from the past not debts still? Would he not want revenge even now?”
“When that time comes, all of us will be implicated again.”
This exquisitely beautiful woman was looking at the two almost identically stunning beauties before her with a strong touch of jealousy in her eyes.
Why are they more beautiful than I am?
There should not be any woman more beautiful than I am in this clan!
Looking at the two silent women, her tone softened, and she asked, “What’s so bad about that Li Ming? He’s a cultivator of the Great Saint realm! And he has always been committed to his cultivation, never taking a wife for himself. Now, he’s not looking down upon the two of you and even agreeing to take the two of you as his wives. Mother and daughter, serving the same husband, that would be a great…”
“Mistress of the clan, don’t you think you’ve gone too far?” The only old servant in this household had the cultivation of one at the peak of the Saint realm, and nearing the end of his life, he could not help but stand up for the two.
By talking back, he was risking death.
Even though he was only a servant, he had always been silently protecting the two of them.
He was also one of those who had watched Shang Guan Mu grow up.
And now, even at the end of his lifespan, he could not help but stand up against her at the sight of his mistress and her daughter being bullied.
He wanted to protect them.
“Who do you think you are? What right do you have to speak here?
The exquisitely beautiful woman spat coldly at him, then with a wave of her hand, a large burst of energy landed on the old servant.
The old servant was sent flying immediately, blood spurting from his mouth.
This woman was at the highest peaks of the Great Saint realm.
It didn’t matter that the old servant was almost at the end of his life – he would have been no match for her even at peak condition.
“Grandfather Sun!” The young lady ran forward hurriedly to check on his injuries.
Fortunately, the exquisitely beautiful woman had not been out to kill, if not the old servant would have been long dead.
Her act of sparing him had not been out of compassion either. Rather, it was because she was coveting this residence, which symbolised the greatest authority one could have within the Shang clan.
She wanted to chase away the mother-daughter pair and take this house for herself!
Only by staying here could they truly be counted as descendants of the main line!
As such, she didn’t want to kill someone in her new home.
She was afraid of dirtying the place.
Shang Guan Mu’s mother looked in the direction of the old servant with a face of concern too. At the sight of his serious injuries, she turned back to face the woman, her expression steely.
“You have gone too far!”
“It’s only just an old servant, and you’re so mad about it. He’s not dead yet anyway. Or could it be that you two have something going on?”
“Shut your mouth! How could you be so disgusting?”
Shang Guan Mu’s mother hissed at the woman, “Zeng Xiao Yan, don’t try to recreate us in the image of your filthy mind! You’re unfit to chase the two of us out of the Shang clan! You should let Shang Ping say the word, isn’t he the acting head of the clan?”
A trace of cynicism appeared on her stunning face, “My husband took on great responsibilities and died in battle for this clan. If you want to tear his position as head of the clan away from him, go ahead!”
She then surveyed the crowd, “To the two of us, there isn’t much to be sentimental about in this clan either.”
“But I will only be the wife of one man for as long as I live! Telling me to go marry someone else? Don’t even dream about it! Don’t sully me with your filthy dealings!”
She held the hand of the stunning young lady next to her, her face filled with despair, “My dear, mother has failed you…”
“Mother, don’t say anything more. Let’s go.” The stunning young lady sighed softly, “No matter where we go, at least we’ll be able to breathe normal air there.”
“Do you think the two of you are in any position to resist?” The exquisitely beautiful woman laughed coldly, “Do I not have the authority to decide what happens to the two of you? Shang Ping, why don’t you say something about this!”
As she spoke, she looked to a handsome, elegant middle-aged man with an impressive aura next to her.
The middle-aged man’s facial hair was neatly trimmed. He stood there, looking somewhat embarrassed.
He remained silent, not speaking a word.
He was the acting head of the Shang clan on the east side of the river.
Even though he was supposedly an acting head of the clan, that was but only a name at this point. In reality, the entire Shang clan was under his control now.
Indeed, the clan had fallen somewhat, and had relinquished its position as the dominant clan.
But even if it wasn’t at the top, it was still a force to be reckoned with.
Other than the Qu, Dong and Bestial clans, there were few clans who dared to antagonise them.
As such, Shang Ping still enjoyed authority and great status as the head of the Shang clan.
As Shang Guan Mu’s uncle, he could also be counted as one of the main line descendants.
It was only that at his generation, it had been Shang Guan Mu’s father who had inherited the position of head of the clan.
Shang Ping’s line had naturally become a branch clan.
In large clans like these, only the eldest sons……were considered true descendants of the main line!
Shang Ping was a descendant of the main line, but his offspring would be considered members of a branch clan.
Of course, he would be indignant about that!
Finally, his ancestor brother had died in battle, and he had joined forces with others to successfully wrench power from his young nephew Shang Guan Mu to become the acting head of the Shang clan.
All these years, he had used all sorts of benefits to suppress any potential resistance from the various factions of the Shang clan.
These factions had also needed someone like Shang Ping in the position of head of the clan.
When it came down to it, it really was just an exchange of benefits.
Like this, the intended candidate for head of the clan, Shang Guan Mu, was also put in an awkward position.
Now that Shang Ping had become the acting head of the clan, how could he be willing to relinquish his position to Shang Guan Mu in the future?
He would definitely want to pass it on to his own son!
Without even considering the rest, Shang Ping’s own sons were now fighting openly and in secret with each other.
They were all in strife with each other over the position of heir.
As for Shang Guan Mu, the true heir to the position……Who cared about him?
Zeng Xiao Yan was the first wife of Shang Ping!
That was to say, she was the most powerful woman in the entire clan.
She had long found this mother-daughter pair an eyesore and wanted desperately to chase them out of the clan.
But she always had been unable to find a good pretext.
Shang Guan Mu was too brilliant!
If he really was allowed to grow up, his future potential could not be underestimated.
Should he really become a powerful being of the Ancestral realm, what would they do?
That was why she had to think of a way to get rid of these nuisances as soon as possible.
They were the ones who had helped the Qu clan along when they had wanted to capture Shang Guan Mu.
They had even gone to the extent of basically offering them all sorts of information.
Those reports were so detailed that……it was almost too much to mention.
And as they wished, the Qu clan eventually caught up with Shang Guan Mu and had left the Shang clan on the east side of the river considerably alone.
This had started the wave of weeding out the true main line descendants in the Shang clan.
It became a large-scale phenomenon.
And to this group of people, it seemed a given that Shang Guan Mu must die. Where could a child with the cultivation of a Saint realm run to once he had been targeted by a bunch of Great Saint realm cultivators from the Qu clan?
There probably wouldn’t even be any trace of his bones left after it was all over, would there?
The chap named Li Ming was a member of a small local governor’s clan.
Famous for… his looks!
We’re not talking about handsome flower boys here, he’s famous for being… ugly!
A short stature and bald head, probably genetics, with flat features. He was born with a less than average appearance.
He looked almost, alien.
Rumor had it that his mother was poisoned during her pregnancy resulting in such a tragedy of a man.
Even though he had worked hard to climb the ranks and attained the Great Sainthood, there was nothing to be done for his physical looks.
His image was set in stone.
His desperation was apparent.
There had been numerous occasions he tried to take his own life.
He was becoming the butt of the jokes in every conversation!
Although some people might argue that physical appearances were predetermined by your genetics, it could still be altered to some extent for skilled practitioners.
It was a finer art than plastic surgery.
It explained the general above average image of a practitioner.
Excluding those who were blindly confident of their own looks.
Whatever it is, Madam Xiao Yan was despicable for trying to marry Shang Guan Mu’s mother to a man like this.
And to propose marrying both mother and daughter to the same man, it was immoral!
What happened to her conscience?
Madam Xiao Yan looked at Shang Ping and said plainly, “Oh say something, won’t you! What’s the matter? You can’t bear to part with your beautiful sister-in-law and niece?”.
He frowned.
His wife was from a middle-class clan from this land, her clan background was no match against the Shang Guan’s.
But the lady was cunning and smart, her cultivation was also powerful.
To compete with the others to become the master of the clan was also her idea.
All the strategies and schemes were also birthed from her brilliant mind.
She wore the pants in this relationship.
She gave a cold laugh, “You don’t dare to speak? Have I exposed your thoughts? Well, well Shang Ping…”.
The big shots sitting around were quiet, they pretended not to hear the conversation unfolding in front of them.
These people were Shang Ping’s most trusted advisors, they were aware of the dynamics of this marriage.
The Madam paid no attention to them.
She continued with a venomous chuckle, “Since you like them so much…”.
“F*ck you!”
A thunderous bellow resounded from the surrounding.
A harsh ray of light!
Was cast upon Madam Xiao Yan!
The invisibility spell Chu Yu cast upon Shang Guan Mu worked like a charm, none of the practitioners sensed his presence.
In a moment of hurry, Madam Xiao Yan retreated hastily into the most important room in the mansion.
The ancestral chamber!
Where they worshiped and placed all their ancestral tablets.
All the tablets were spilled onto the floor.
Madam Xiao Yan plopped right onto the ground herself as she struggled to regain her composure.
She was still stunned!
No matter how hard she pressured Shang Guan Mu’s mother and sister, she was still an outsider.
She had no guts to ever intrude upon the resting ground of the Shang Guan ancestors.
This was no place for someone like her!
She had countless arguments with her husband regarding this matter.
Why can’t a woman enter the ancestral chamber?
I’ve done so much for the clan, continuing the Shang lineage and birthing descendants of the bloodline.
Never had she imagined that she would finally enter the chamber in this manner.
Almost all the tablets were toppled over except for the old ancestor’s one perched steadily on the top shelf.
She was hopping mad as she glared at the man in the courtyard.
Shang Guan Mu had descended from above them as he looked at her straight in the eyes. He was radiating a malicious aura!
No wonder he was like that, any person put in his position would be enraged and triggered.
His appearance had cast a deadly silence upon the situation.
“You, why are you… back?” Shang Ping was stupefied.
His own mother and sister were taken aback as well, they watched him quietly with tears rolling down their cheeks.
The master of the clan was gone, Shang Guan Mu had become the pillar of support for them. But he was still a child, a child who had to weather the storms for the entire clan.
The dying old servant was still wiping his blood from the corner of his mouth as he burst into tears.
He crawled towards Shang Guan Mu forcefully as he greeted his master.
“Young master…”
“Grandpa Sun, are you alright?”
“Master, I am fine,” the old man was coughing furiously.
He was seriously injured.
“Shang Guan Mu!”
Madam Xiao Yan had just barely managed to regain her composure, “You dare to attack me?”.
“Shut up!” Shang Guan Mu hollered back at her, “Is that somewhere you can enter? What rights do you have? Get the hell out of that sacred place!”.
