Battle Through the Heavens: Marry Cao Ying, Reward is Devouring Ancestral Symbol

Chapter 259 Heading to the Cao FamilyCao Ying’s eyelashes fluttered slightly as she immediately grasped his intention.

Controlling the high-level members of the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python would not only solve Demon Crow’s predicament but also plant moles for future interference in their clan’s affairs.

”It’s feasible,” Cao Ying said after a brief thought. ”But we must be cautious. The Nine Serene Earth Nether Python is not like the Ice River Valley; they have a Dou Sheng sitting in command within the clan.

If we are detected, it will be a huge problem.”

”That’s why we start from the periphery,” Shen Wen said. ”First, we bait those Elders who have a decent status but aren’t part of the absolute core.

They travel freely, and their disappearance for a few days won’t immediately alarm the Clan Chief.”

Cao Ying nodded. ”I’ll have Demon Crow draw up a list as soon as possible.”

After saying this, she suddenly fell silent for a moment.

Then she spoke, her tone carrying a hint of playfulness:

”There’s one more thing.”

Seeing her expression, Shen Wen already had an ominous premonition in his heart.

”Old Lin said,” Cao Ying’s lips curled slightly, ”that you haven’t been focusing on Alchemy lately.”

She paused and emphasized her tone:

”The Old Ancestor is looking for you.”

Shen Wen: ”...”

He reached out to rub his brow and let out a long breath:

”There’s just too much to do.”

This wasn’t an excuse. The Hall of Souls, the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python, the spatial tunnels, the Northwest layout, Qing Lin’s matter... everything was piled up together, and he wished he could split himself into three.

Looking at his rare deflated appearance, the slight resentment Cao Ying had felt from him taking a concubine mostly dissipated.

”I know,” she said, her voice softening. ”So I didn’t accept any Alchemy invitations on your behalf.

As for the Old Ancestor, I’ve smoothed things over for you, saying you’re comprehending a new Pill Formula and shouldn’t be disturbed.”

Shen Wen looked up at her, his gaze filled with a touch of gratitude.

Cao Ying gave him a sidelong glance:

”But I can’t guarantee how long I can stall him.

What kind of insight does the Old Ancestor have? Once you stand before him, he’ll know at a glance whether it’s true or false.”

Shen Wen fell silent.

He understood Xuan Danzi’s painstaking efforts.

This Old Ancestor treated him very generously, teaching him core secret techniques like the Three Revolutions into Pill without reservation, truly training him as his successor.

And during this time, he indeed had been too distracted.

”...Once I’m done with this busy period, I’ll go apologize to the Old Ancestor,” Shen Wen said.

She had heard her husband say the words ”once I’m done with this busy period” no less than ten times.

Every time, he was sincere.

But the work was never finished.

She sighed softly:

”The number of capable people under us is still too small.”

Shen Wen comforted Cao Ying, saying, ”Don’t worry, take it slow. Our development is already considered fast; it’s just that the targets we’re benchmarking against are too large.”

Cao Ying nodded without refuting him.

She also knew in her heart that considering the time Shen Wen had started from scratch, the speed at which this Family business had expanded was already startlingly fast.

The Foundation that ordinary forces might not be able to accumulate in decades, they had achieved in two or three years.

It was just that their opponents were the Hall of Souls and those ancient clans that had occupied the Central Plains for thousands of years, so they naturally seemed stretched thin everywhere.

She was silent for a moment before suddenly speaking, ”My grandfather wants to see you.”

Shen Wen raised an eyebrow. ”Grandfather wants to see me?”

Cao Ying’s grandfather, the previous head of the Cao Family and a Grade 8 Alchemist, was also a renowned figure among the older generation of the Pill Tower.

Shen Wen had only caught a brief glimpse of him when he married Cao Ying.

At that time, the hall was full of guests, and the old man sat at the head, accepted the couple’s bows, said a few polite words, and had no further individual interaction.

Cao Ying nodded, her tone flat yet insightful: ”Think of it as securing the Cao Family’s investment.”

She paused, her lips curling into a faint, mocking smile: ”That brother of mine is a useless waste who can’t carry the Family business.