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Chapter 44 Am I right?

"What are you doing here?"

Xu Muyan showed no kindness to Shi Xiangsheng's arrival, failing to even display basic politeness.

This time, they didn't invite the Shi family; these people came uninvited.

Over the years, if we were to say who least wanted the Xu family to rise and who tripped them up the most, it would undoubtedly be Shi Xiang Sheng.

However, the Xu family became stronger with each setback and gradually grew stronger under Xu Muyan's guidance, while the Shi family, although still powerful, seemed to be on the decline.

The two families clashed frequently, with the Shi family often being outmaneuvered by the Xu family. By this time, the two families had long since developed a deep-seated hatred for each other and neither side liked the other much.

Despite the rejection from the Xu family, Shi Xiang Sheng was not embarrassed at all. Instead, she smiled and said, "I'm here to celebrate your birthday, my niece-in-law, and also to bring the entire Xu family under the jurisdiction of our Shi family."

"You've worked so hard all these years, my dear niece-in-law. You can finally rest now. Let the Shi family lead the Xu family. With our two families joining forces, we'll surely become one of the top families in Ancheng."

"Arrogant!"

"presumptuous!"

.......

One after another, members of the Xu family stood up to scold and berate him, and even took over the Xu family. You old Bi Deng, do you want to see what you're saying? Aren't you afraid of hurting your old back by talking big?

Don't you have any idea why the Shi family is getting worse and worse?

You're so old, you're senile, yet you still cling to the position of clan leader. Under your leadership, the Shi family is declining, and you still have the nerve to take over the Xu family.

Over the years, my skills haven't improved, but my skin has gotten thicker and thicker.

"Hahaha..." Faced with the Xu family's reaction, Shi Xiangsheng burst into wild laughter, and the Shi family experts he brought also laughed.

"Chu'er, Cheng'er. Come here to your uncle!"

Upon hearing Shi Xiang Sheng's words, two young men in their twenties or thirties from the Xu family slowly stood up and quickly walked towards Shi Xiang Sheng.

One of them is Shi Cheng, the son of Shi Liyou, the younger brother of Shi Lichou, and the other is Xu Ruochu, the second son of Shi Lichou.

"Good children, from now on, one of you will take over the Xu family, and the other will be included in my Shi family's genealogy. Together, we will develop the Shi and Xu families."

"You two!" Shi Liyou stood up angrily, his eyes red as he glared at the two men. Everyone knew about the feud between the brothers and the Shi family.

Ironically, the sons of the two brothers had sided with their enemy, and he couldn't help but glance at his sister-in-law, who remained unmoved as she sat in the main seat.

Anger, shame, and a host of other emotions welled up inside me.

"Look at these two kids, what amazing talent they have!" Patting them on the shoulders, Shi Xiangsheng glanced provocatively in the direction of the Xu family's residence.

"Li Chou, look at your second son. Just because he's the second son, he's destined to lose the possibility of inheriting the family business. How can that be? Why can't the second son be the clan leader?"

"And then there's Cheng'er. Just because he doesn't have the surname Xu, he's been subjected to all sorts of suppression. Tsk tsk, how unfair!"

"I merely gave them a chance. What, the Xu family won't nurture them, so they won't let the Shi family nurture them either?"

"Shi Xiang Sheng!" Staring at her former second uncle, Shi Li You, who was over fifty years old, wished she could rush up and fight him.

They schemed against their brothers when they were young, and now that they're old, they're scheming against their son.

So you old Biden, you only ever target those two brothers when it comes to fleecing people.

"Liyou, what kind of attitude is this? Cheng'er is now included in the family genealogy, something you used to beg for but couldn't have achieved. How can you be dissatisfied with your second uncle now? You should be grateful to your second uncle!"

"Hmph! Shi Xiang Sheng, do you think you can influence the Xu family by taking in two traitors? Wishful thinking!"

With a slam of his hand on the table, several elders from the Xu family stepped forward. Their seniority and strength were no less than Shi Xiang Sheng's.

"If you're looking for trouble, the Xu family will see you through to the end!"

"I'll play along to the end, hahaha, he says he'll play along to the end with me? Just because you're a bunch of old fogies?"

His smile vanished, replaced by a cold expression, and a murderous aura began to emanate from Shi Xiang Sheng.

"Do you really think I did nothing to subdue those two?"

"Why do you think I chose today? It's because it's my dear niece-in-law's 60th birthday, and the entire Xu family is gathered here, so it's the perfect opportunity to take them all down at once!"

"You want to wipe out my Xu family in one fell swoop?" The old men narrowed their eyes, and an invisible but terrifying killing intent began to emerge.

"Shi Xiang Sheng, how dare you!"

"No, no, I'm a coward. Otherwise, why do you think I'd waste time talking to you like this? Why do you think I wouldn't just attack?"

"Look at the state of you all!" Pointing at them, Shi Xiangsheng sneered softly. "Rosy complexions, glowing with health—do you really think you're just drunk?"

"Could it be poison?" Shi Xiangsheng's words made her somewhat unsure, but then she thought it was impossible.

If it were truly poison, they couldn't have been completely unaware of it.

"Don't even think about it, you've been drinking Thousand Drinks Intoxication, it's a good stuff I had those two brothers give you."

Looking approvingly at Xu Ruochu and Shi Cheng, Shi Xiangsheng said with satisfaction, "Qianyinzui itself is not poisonous, but it can make fine wine more mellow."

"However, if we add one more ingredient, the Soul-Guiding Incense, then it will be different!"

As they spoke, Shi Xiangsheng produced a stick of incense, which was now lit, with wisps of smoke drifting in the breeze.

"The guests who came to offer birthday wishes have all left, so I had the two brothers add this to the incense burners around you."

"How are you feeling? Are you feeling invigorated? As the saying goes, nothing lasts forever. You may feel invigorated now, but your inner strength has already been completely depleted."

Upon hearing Shi Xiangsheng's words, the Xu family members all examined themselves, and in the next moment, most of them turned much paler.

One of them, suppressing his panic, shouted at Shi Xiangsheng, "You, surnamed Shi, actually dare to attack my Xu family? Aren't you afraid of becoming the target of everyone's ire?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Wasn't it my dear nephew Xu Ruochu who invited me here tonight?"

Looking around, Shi Xiangsheng could no longer suppress his smile. When he looked at the Xu family, especially at the Xu family patriarch Xu Muyan, his expression became even more mocking.

After being suppressed and beaten by a woman and her men for so long, today I can finally hold my head high.

Shi Xiang Sheng turned his gaze to the embarrassed and angry old men of the Xu family, and became even more smug.

"You old folks have always been dissatisfied with my niece-in-law, and the calls to remove her from her position as clan chief have never ceased. This is common knowledge throughout Ancheng."

"Today, you even took advantage of my nephew's wife's 60th birthday to launch a surprise attack, attempting to forcibly overthrow her position as clan leader by force."

"A chaotic battle ensued, resulting in countless deaths and injuries!"

As he spoke, Shi Xiang Sheng looked at Xu Ruo Chu with a smile on his face, "My poor grand-nephew immediately sought help from the Shi family after the chaos."

"Although we had a minor disagreement before, blood is thicker than water, so I agreed to bring the Shi family's experts to rescue us."

"I never imagined that my poor niece-in-law, Mu Yan, and your Xu family's future heir, my other good grand-nephew Xu Ruosheng, would have met such a tragic end!"

Even now, Shi Xiang Sheng still looks heartbroken.

"Although I led men to avenge them, the dead cannot be brought back to life. I have no choice but to let my great-nephew Ruochu inherit the Xu family business."

"Ruochu, do you agree with what I said?"