Chapter 78: BYE BYE SHANG XIN CI HI HI SHANG CLAN
THE LONG GOODBYE
LOCATION: Shang Liang Mountain outskirts
MOOD: Melancholic sigma male hours
Shang Xin Ci clutched her jade hairpin (purchased for 2 primeval stones—overpriced NPC tax) as Fang Yuan dropped the bomb:
"We part ways here."
XIAO DIE: "WAIT WHAT—" (brain processing error)
SHANG XIN CI: "..." (heart shatters like a rank 1 Gu worm under pressure)
Fang Yuan (cool guy walk away): "A droplet repaid with a river. Farewell."
SHANG XIN CI'S SIMP MODE ACTIVATES:
💔 "I'll repay you! I'll become powerful! I'll—"
FANG YUAN: "Don't care + didn't ask + L + ratio" (vanishes into crowd)
BAI NING BING (side-eyeing): "You're really risking losing track of her."
FANG YUAN (smirking): "Trust the rizz."
SHANG YAN FEI'S BLOODLINE SENSOR ACTIVATES
LOCATION: Shang Clan City streets
VIBES: Main character reunion arc
Shang Xin Ci sniffles at a market stall → SUDDENLY:
SHANG YAN FEI (teleports behind her): "Nani? My illegitimate child?!"
Crimson hair? ✅
Rank 5 aura? ✅
Absent father guilt? MAX LEVEL
SHANG XIN CI: "You…" (immediate tear waterfall)
SHANG YAN FEI: "You have your mother's eyes…" (flashback to dead wife)
NPCs AROUND THEM: "GYATT DAMN, CLAN LEADER?!" (immediate kneel spam)
XIAO DIE (brain short-circuiting): "Missy's dad is HIM??"
DEMONIC DUO'S SHOPPING ARC
LOCATION: Shang Clan City slums → Four Seasons Restaurant
FANG YUAN & BAI NING BING:
Disguise: Mortal merchants (mid-tier rizz)
Objective: BLEND IN (while waiting for Xin Ci's inheritance arc)
HIGHLIGHTS:
Bai Ning Bing gets mistaken for a man (AGAIN)
Fang Yuan terrifies a brothel recruiter with his DEMONIC SIDE-EYE
Arrive at Four Seasons Restaurant (5-star Gu Master flex zone)
WAITER: "Proof of cultivation, sir?"
FANG YUAN: "Here." (flashes SNOW SILVER PRIMEVAL ESSENCE)
WAITER (bowing): "Fourth floor for the sigma!"
TWIST REVEAL (FANG YUAN'S MASTER PLAN):
Separated intentionally → Avoids Shang Clan's APERTURE SEARCH (Spring Autumn Cicada must stay hidden)
No simp behavior → Lets Xin Ci's LOYALTY METER max out naturally
Plays hard to get → Guarantees future SHANG CLAN CONNECTIONS
WHY NO ROMANCE?
❌ Becoming son-in-law = Clan restrictions + constant surveillance
❌ Bone Flesh Unity Gu exposed = Rank 6/7 vultures swarm
✅ Let her come to him = UNLIMITED POWER
FOUR SEASONS RESTAURANT (FOURTH FLOOR)
MOOD: Tense silence between bites of bear paw
Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing sat across from each other, a feast of 50+ DISHES between them—each worth more than a rank one Gu Master's monthly income.
BAI NING BING (sarcastic): "First time you're so generous."
FANG YUAN (chewing ape lips): "Mhm."
UNSPOKEN THOUGHTS:
Fang Yuan: "How to kill her without her exploding my secrets?"
Bai Ning Bing: "How to steal Yang Gu without him folding me like origami?"
TWITCH CHAT REACTS:
💀 "BRO'S CHEWING BEAR PAW WHILE PLANNING MURDER"
🍿 "THIS IS WHY YOU DON'T TRUST DEMONIC GU MASTERS TO SPLIT THE BILL"
🐍 "MOST TOXIC DINNER DATE IN XIANXIA HISTORY"
YI CLAN'S GRAND ENTRANCE
LOCATION: Shang Clan City skies
A MOUNTAIN-SIZED FLYING BLUE WHALE breaches the clouds, casting a shadow over the entire city.
NPCs GAPING:
"Yi Clan's caravan is here!"
"They brought EASTERN SEAS TREASURES!"
"Rumor says they have a RANK FIVE GU for auction!"
FANG YUAN'S INTERNAL MONOLOGUE:
"Good. More chaos means easier looting."
INNER CITY GATES
PROGRESSION:
Outer City (Mortal NPCs): "10 primeval stones entry fee!"
Fifth Inner City: "100 primeval stones!" (Bai Ning Bing malding)
Fourth Inner City: "200 primeval stones!" (Mist + neon vines aesthetic)
Third Inner City: "600 primeval stones!" (Full Gucci mode—walls made of STAR STONES)
BAI NING BING (eyeing the decor): "Shang Clan could buy Qing Mao Mountain with this pocket change."
TONG OU SHOP (GACHA PULL SIMULATOR)
SHOP MECHANICS:
Bookworm Gu catalogs (10,000+ Gu worms listed)
Token-locked Gacha: Some Gu require Shang Clan VIP status
Fang Yuan's Shopping List:
✅ Bone Spear Gu (selling Grey Bone Scholar's patented tech)
❌ Yang Gu (conspicuously absent)
SHOP OWNER'S REACTION TO BONE SPEAR GU:
"Hmm... unique lineage, niche market. Best I can do is 3.50."
FANG YUAN'S MASTER PLAN:
Sell Grey Bone Scholar's IP → Fund next power spike
Avoid Bai Ning Bing's Trap → She's eyeing Plunder Gu/Seize Gu
Wait for Shang Xin Ci's Inheritance Arc → Let the 💰💰💰 come to him
WHY NO DIRECT CONFRONTATION?
❌ Bai's Ice Muscles Jade Bones = Tank build
❌ Mutual Blackmail Material = If he kills her, his secrets leak
✅ Patience → Let her desperation grow (tick-tock, Yang Gu deadline)