Chapter 32: Cao County (1)

Hotton is the village ruled by the Cao Family, a rural area inhabited by spirit fighters and common people. It is located in the western part of Gloria City. The place is known for its beautiful landscapes, tranquility, and love for good food and drink.

The government is controlled by the Cao Family, who are responsible for maintaining peace and harmony in the community. The complex from which Cao Fenguan was expelled like a dog is an impressive construction consisting of several interconnected mansions. It is located in the center of the small county and is owned by the Cao Family, who lead the county.

The entrance to the complex is flanked by two silver tiger statues that seem to be guarding the entrance. Once inside, visitors are greeted by a huge garden full of flowers and exotic trees. The garden is surrounded by a high wall and is guarded by armed guards.

The mansions themselves are impressive, with high ceilings, large windows, and intricate details on the walls and ceiling. Each mansion has its own private entrance and is connected to the other mansions by covered bridges and corridors.

The mansion complex also has a large banquet hall where important meetings and social events are held. The hall is not of the appropriate size, but it is sufficient to entertain several guests and is decorated with works of art and fine furniture.

"These bastards are exploiting people, since when has this mansion been so majestic?" Cao Fenguan imagined that the Gu Family could have donated many demon spiritual coins to his family, but he had heard from a guard belonging to the Snow Wind Family that the Patriarch forces people to do forced labor and does not pay them adequately. This made him extremely angry.

When he entered the main hall, all the high-ranking members belonging to the Cao Family were aware of his arrival. They were quite intimidated by the guards of the Snow Wind Family surrounding the whole family. There were five Black Gold rank 1 and 2-star spirit fighters respectively.

Shen Xiu, at one side, felt Cao Fenguan's trembling hand and squeezed it very hard, then gave him a reassuring smile. Who would have thought that Shen Xiu, known as the fiercest teacher in Gloria City, would be able to give this kind of smile. You had to be very good to be able to take away all the bad mood that she always carried with her. Look at her now, obedient and affectionate, like a little wife. If Nie Li went back in time and saw this smile on Shen Xiu's face, he would seriously question whether he was in the correct timeline.

Cao Fenguan smiled, inwardly congratulating himself for having tamed this tigress. After much hesitation, he entered with a determined look.

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It was already night, and the sky was beautiful. A breathtaking display of nature. Clear and cloudless, thousands of stars shone in the darkness. It seemed as though the universe stretched on forever, and the twinkling points of light were so close you could touch them.

The moon was present, gently illuminating everything around it, creating mysterious shadows and drawing patterns on the ground, from a dark midnight blue to a soft purple or pink hue on the horizon.

The sound was calm and serene. You could hear crickets, frogs, and other nocturnal animals filling the air with their sounds. It's a moment of peace and tranquility that invites reflection and contemplation for a melancholic Cao Fenguan.

His burden was finally lifted now that he had avenged himself. Ten corrupt elders, along with their respective disciples who intimidated the innocent people of the village and even the family, were arrested. Another thing worth mentioning was that the level of poverty in the village made Cao Fenguan tremble with anger.

Cao Yunlan was hugging her parents. The family of three cried and trembled as they saw those elders being taken to the execution scheduled for the next day. Right in front of all the county's residents. But what the family of three least imagined was that Cao Fenguan named Cao Yunlan the new Patriarch of the Cao Family. She now belonged to the Dimensional Family. Of course, they still retained the Cao surname. Cao Fenguan dared not anger his ancestors.

Cao Fenguan stood up, looked at the beautiful sky one last time, patted his bottom and climbed down from the roof.

Down below, Cao Yunlan and her parents were kneeling.

"No need to kneel, I didn't do it out of mercy, I did it because I know you're sensible, and the family will be in good hands with you as Matriarch. By the way, I'll come to visit the county from time to time," said Cao Fenguan.

"Thank you, I promise to take care of the family," Cao Yunlan looked up, revealing her determined face.

"Thank you for forgiving us," her parents also spoke up after their daughter.

"Here," Cao Fenguan extended his hand towards Cao Yunlan, not paying any attention to the couple begging for forgiveness.

Cao Yunlan saw a kind of metal card in Cao Fenguan's hand.

She extended her slender hand and took the card. On it, she could see a young, slim man with short black hair and black eyes. A pale complexion and a scar in the shape of a horizontal line under his left eye.

He wore a long, black cloak with red circles on the sleeves and a brown fur collar. He also wore a type of spiral-shaped band on his forehead.

"When the family is in danger, crush the card, it should be enough to save the situation," Cao Fenguan told her as he walked away towards the small VIP guest mansion.

Cao Yunlan looked at the man on the card in her hand with curiosity, wondering what would happen after she crushed the card.

She kept it in her chest, helped her parents up and walked towards their new mansion.

The Exclusive Mansion for the Patriarch or Matriarch.

Cao Fenguan bought this card in the shop, a loan he took from the system, he had to repay the 200 million spent on the card within a month, with interest.

Otherwise, the system will take his cultivation as collateral until he has the full amount of money.

He had no other choice, with the Dark Guild lurking in Gloria City, he had to protect the territory he supervised for the Cao Family. He wouldn't want the Dark Guild to investigate him and threaten to destroy the Cao Family.

So he took a loan of 300 million demon spiritual coins from the system.

He spent 200 million on the summoning card.

With a duration of 1 hour.

And the remaining 100 million on a set of formations around the entire county.

If anyone with ill intentions entered the county, the formation would automatically activate. Within the formation, spiritists under the Black Gold Rank 4 stars, their spiritual power will be reduced to Bronze 1 star, this is while they are within the county, and of course within the formation.

If the Dark Guild sent a high-ranking member of the Black Gold Rank 5 stars, which would be quite rare, Cao Yunlan could crush the card he gave her, confident that the teenager on the card could easily deal with even the self-proclaimed Demon King, the leader of the Dark Guild.

In addition to that, with the little money he had left, he bought hundreds of dozens of boxes of Coca-Cola bottles for the children throughout the county. Leaving instructions for Cao Yunlan on how to be a competent leader.

Gradually, the Cao Family would recover.

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