I Build a Shelter in the Eternal Night

After dealing with the Jiangbei Chen Family, it was time to head home.

They had bought quite a few daily supplies on this trip, all of which were loaded into the horse-drawn carriage.

The purchasing power of Ghost Stones was truly solid.

All in all, they hadn’t spent that many Ghost Stones.

Just then—

"Domain Lord Chen!"

Right at the end of the street, a man in a short-sleeved tunic led a large, imposing group toward him.

"The Wild Wolf Gang."

Qi Chong leaned close to Chen Fan’s ear and whispered, "These guys are from the Wild Wolf Gang of Jiangbei City. I used to work for them."

Soon, the man in the tunic reached Chen Fan. Without another word, he knelt, pressing his forehead heavily against the ground. "I have long heard of Domain Lord Chen’s great name. This humble one is the Gang Leader of the Jiangbei City Wild Wolf Gang. The Wild Wolf Gang nearly exhausted all its resources defending the city during the rainy season."

"We had planned to start a merchant guild to make a living, but with the rainy season hitting Jiangdong, Jiangxi, and Jiangnan, all the trade routes have been cut off."

"Now, the gang doesn’t have enough to pay its men."

"These men have followed me for so long. I want to find them a future."

"I heard the Mortal Realm is short on manpower."

"If you find them worthy, Domain Lord Chen, you can take them in. They are all capable men."

"Also, I will not be joining the Mortal Realm."

The men behind him all knelt on the street as well, creating a spectacular scene that drew the attention of passersby, who stopped to stare.

...

"Domain Lord, the Wild Wolf Gang during the rainy season..."

Patriarch Wang quickly whispered the full story in Chen Fan’s ear.

"..."

After a long moment,

Chen Fan finally gave a slight nod and looked at the kneeling Wild Wolf Gang Leader. "Why don’t you want to join the Mortal Realm? Are you not a capable man?"

"I..."

The Wild Wolf Gang Leader looked up at Chen Fan, stunned for a second before saying hoarsely, "I was their former leader. If I joined the Mortal Realm... it would raise suspicions of forming a clique."

Chen Fan didn’t reply, merely glancing at the men.

"All of you, get up."

"Go back and pack your things tonight. Those with families, bring them along. You’re all going to Nameless Mountain. I’m going to build a new city on Nameless Mountain."

"You come too."

With that, he didn’t linger.

He walked around the group from the Wild Wolf Gang and continued on his way.

He didn’t ride in the Nine-Five Dragon Carriage.

The Dragon Carriage followed behind him.

It had been a long time since he’d simply walked through a city like this.

...

「At the Jiangbei Chen Family estate.」

A group of Chen Family Members were pinned to the ground by Sword Qi. A man in a green robe stood nearby, his arms crossed and his expression cold. Beside him were Gongyang Yue and the Supreme Elder of the Sheep Race, Gongyang Yiyue.

The courtyard walls had already collapsed.

Passersby surrounded the area, pointing and murmuring amongst themselves.

"The Young Master is here."

Just then, someone in the crowd shouted, and the onlookers quickly scattered. Chen Fan arrived, leading his large, imposing group.

"Good work."

Chen Fan glanced at the Chen Family Members pinned to the ground before him, then turned to the Jiangbei Old Demon and said with a smile.

"Hmph."

The Jiangbei Old Demon just snorted and said nothing.

Chen Fan’s gaze swept over the crowd, finally landing on Chen Quan. He crouched in front of him, a reminiscent smile on his face. "Chen Quan?"

"Still remember me?"

"You can’t kill me! You can’t kill me!"

All of Chen Quan’s former arrogance was gone. He just trembled and shrieked, "My mother has powerful backing! You can’t kill me, or you’ll face catastrophic retribution!"

"..."

Chen Fan’s brow furrowed slightly. He glanced at the pale yellow liquid pooling beneath Chen Quan’s groin and felt a little disappointed. He stood up, scanned the area, and then looked at the beautiful woman also pinned to the ground.

He walked over, crouched down, and gently stroked the beautiful woman, who was trembling all over beneath his hand.

"Should I call you ’Mother,’ or Yu Ning’Er?"

"Fan... Fan."

Yu Ning’Er lay prostrate on the cold ground, her body twitching from extreme fear. Her once gorgeous and alluring silk dress was now stained with dirt and blood.

It clung to her body in disarray, outlining the uncontrollable trembling of her figure.

Her hair was a mess, with a few strands stuck to her sweat-dampened cheeks. In a display of utter subservience, she meekly rubbed her head against Chen Fan’s palm and forced a smile that was uglier than a crying face.

"I’m your stepmother. Can you spare my life? I never targeted you in the past. It was always Chen Quan who went after you."

"Just kill him."

"I really never targeted you."

"Mother!"

Pinned by Sword Qi to the side, Chen Quan looked up at his mother in disbelief, his eyes filled with despair. In the end, he said nothing more and collapsed dazedly to the ground.

He had thought his father was unknown.

Now, it seemed his mother was a stranger too.

’Is this really my mother?’

’What kind of mother could say something like that?’

"..."

Chen Fan looked at the prostrate Yu Ning’Er with a strange expression, then glanced at the crestfallen Chen Quan. "Is he really your son?"

"You can do a blood test!"

Yu Ning’Er, still on the ground, began explaining anxiously.

"There’s no rush for that."

He tugged on Yu Ning’Er’s earlobe again, lifting her face, and asked with a serious expression, "Your son said you have powerful backing."

"I’m quite curious."

"Tell me about this powerful backing."

"I’m a very timid person, you see."

"There’s no great enmity between us. If your backing is truly powerful, perhaps I’ll let you go."

"And also—"

"Since you have such powerful backing, what have you been plotting all these years, staying in the Jiangbei Chen Family?"

"I..."

Lying on the ground, her voice was no longer the seductive, bone-melting tone from before, but a series of intermittent, faint whimpers and pleas. Her body trembled as she spoke.

"I can’t say..."

"My master specifically ordered that I must not reveal that we come from the Slaughter Immortal Holy Land."