The battle between the three families came to an end, and many people were secretly praising Miss Lin for her choice of a good husband.

No wonder she had chosen to escape from her arranged marriage. The young master of the Cheng Family was no match for her husband, Li Mu.

Among these people, there were quite a few members of the Cheng Family. Even Mr. Cheng and his wife felt that their son was no match for Li Mu, and it was only natural that he couldn’t win Lin Wan’s heart.

But they forgot that Li Mu had almost been beaten to death by their son back then. At that time, Li Mu couldn’t fight back at all.

The three families resumed negotiations. When they got together again, the atmosphere became obviously relaxing and happy without the previous tension.

It seemed that strength was the best reconciler.

Before the fight, no one had listened to anyone else. But after the fight, they knew each other better and adapted themselves to the situation, and thus, the harmonious atmosphere was at the negotiation table.

Before the negotiation, the Second Grandfather of the Shen Family revealed his family wealth consciously, which immediately impressed the people of the Cheng Family. When Mr. Cheng and his wife heard that the number of corpse puppets in the Shen Family was as many as several thousand, they were stunned.

Was the Shen Family going to use corpse puppets as warriors? How rich and powerful the Shen Family was! They were convinced.

The Lin Family took the opportunity to compliment him and testified this fact for the Shen Family.

The Cheng Family no longer dared to underestimate the Shen Family. In terms of strength alone, the Shen Family was not weaker than the Lin Family and even slightly surpassed the Lin Family after the turmoil.

As for the eight major families, the corpse puppets of all the families were not as many as that of the Shen Family alone. No one would dare to offend the Shen Family!

They could imagine how terrifying it would be when the Shen Family’s corpse puppets, led by that monster, swarmed to wipe out the enemy.

In case of a fight, even if some family could finally win the battle against the Shen Family, it would go bankrupt soon!

Then it would face the Shen Family’s warriors who were waiting at their ease for an exhausted enemy...

In the face of power, the Cheng Family had to bow their heads. Cheng Kunan and his wife consciously put the Cheng Family in last place and never mentioned the redistribution of benefits.

The couple had realized a fact. Their family’s existing interests were almost impossible to keep, let alone fight for new interests. They would certainly have to compromise!

It turned out that they were not mistaken. During the negotiation, the Lin Family took the initiative to give up some of their profits and generously gave it to the Shen Family.

Afterwards, everyone looked at Cheng Kunan and his wife. It seemed that they were forcing them to take the initiative.

The couple turned pale. Although they had known that they were going to make a compromise today, it was just hard for them to do it.

The compromise was not simply about interests, but a real proportion of wealth. A total of twenty shares were distributed to eight families according to their strength.

The Lin Family had six shares, the Feng Family four shares, the Zhao Family three shares, the Shao Family two shares, the Wang Family two shares, the Duan Family one and a half shares, the Cheng Family one share, and the Zhou Family a half share.

Due to Lin Wan's escape from her arranged marriage, the Lin Family took out a share and gave it to the Cheng Family as compensation. After the adjustment, the Lin Family's share dropped to five while the Cheng Family's share rose to two.

When it came to wealth, it might be pleasant for someone to gain, but it was hard for the unlucky one to lose!

The Lin Family had a lot of wealth, and there would be still four shares left even if it gave up another share. But the Cheng Family had finally won an extra profit, so how could it be willing to give it up?

After all, it had been bought in at cost of the reputation of his son and the family. It would be really distressing to hand it over to someone else easily.

However, given the situation, it was impossible not to give it up.

These two families were strong, and the Cheng Family would need their support in the future. If the Cheng Family didn't choose wisely, it would be likely to be abandoned by the Lin Family and the Shen Family. They probably wouldn't even be able to keep their one share when it happened.

Cheng Kunan bit the bullet and said, "Since we’re allies, our Cheng Family should express our attitude. In order to congratulate the Shen Family, our Cheng Family is willing to give up half a share to show our sincerity. I hope that our old friends of the Shen Family will take it."

Third Grandaunt said with a smile, "Well, our Shen Family will take it. Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Cheng. We will remember it forever."

Mr. Cheng and his wife breathed a sigh of relief and felt that the result was not bad. They lost half a share. If they befriended the two families, they would get it back soon.

Unexpectedly, Third Grandaunt changed the subject and asked cheerfully, "Mr. Cheng, may I ask you about someone?"

"Third Sister, please go ahead. Who do you want to ask about?"

"Is there a man named Cheng Feng in your house?"

Mr. Cheng and his wife stood up suddenly. Madam Cheng asked nervously, "Third Sister, when did you meet Feng? How is he now?"

"Feng? So he is your son?"

Cheng Kunan hurriedly replied, "He's my son. Third Sister, do you know his whereabouts?"

"I know. He’s held in the house of our Shen Family!"

Was Cheng Feng being held by the Shen Family? The couple looked at each other in puzzlement. What was going on? How could their son have a conflict with the Shen Family?

Cheng Kunan asked cautiously, "Third Sister, what did Feng do? Could there be some misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstanding? Your precious son dared to attack our Shen Family’s gold mine. If it hadn't been for the Lin Family, he would have been killed now!"

Cheng Kunan and his wife were dumbfounded and immediately flushed. Madam Cheng stammered, "Is… Is it the Shen Family's gold mine?"

"Yeah, Jiu Feng Gou is the gold hiding place of the ancestors of our Shen Family. No one has disturbed it for hundreds of years. I never expected these few br*ts to be bold enough to covet it."

The couple was flushed with shame. Fortunately, they knew that their son was fine. Although they were scolded, they didn't find it unacceptable.

Cheng Kunan bowed and said, "Third Sister, it’s a father's fault not to discipline his son. I apologize to the Shen Family on behalf of the Cheng Family!"

He bowed deeply and Madam Cheng also bowed with him in apology.

The couple was very upset. An older child was supposed to be more sensible, but their son had become more despicable as he grew up. How disappointing!

It seemed that he must be more strictly disciplined. If it went on, their son would be completely ruined. How could they entrust the Cheng Family to him in the future?

Third Grandaunt seemed to read their minds and comforted them, "Don't be so sad. As the saying goes: It's wrong to blame those who don't know. They just stumbled upon it and didn't intend to steal it."

Knowing that she was deliberately making an excuse for them, Mr. Cheng and his wife hurriedly took the hint and thanked her profusely. The other members of the Cheng Family also thanked her!

Unexpectedly, Third Grandaunt changed the subject and said unceremoniously, "We Shen Family can forgive your son for entering our gold mine by mistake. Let’s now talk about his attempt to murder my son."

"Attempt to murder her son?" Members of the Cheng Family thought.

Members of the Cheng Family were stunned. Mr. Cheng and his wife broke out in cold sweat instantly. The couple looked at each other and saw anxiety and unease on each other's faces.

"Third Sister, is there some misunderstanding?" Cheng Kunan said cautiously.

Madam Cheng quickly echoed, "Yes, Feng and your son had no grudges. We never knew he had any conflicts with the Shen Family. How could he attempt to murder your son?"

"What? Do you think I'm talking nonsense? There are witnesses and physical evidence. Our Shen Family never wrongs a good man."

With that, she waved her hand, and one of her people put all the evidence prepared in advance on the table.

There were a lot of photos, videos, the record of words, and supporting materials. There was a lot of evidence. Members of the Cheng Family read it from beginning to end. The more they read, the more their heart sank.

They hadn't expected that the son of the Third Grandaunt of the Shen Family turned out to be the son-in-law of the Lin Family, Li Mu. Moreover, they never expected that their own child had colluded with the eighth son of the Lin Family and intended to kill Li Mu to take Lin Wan.

They were all respected, important, experienced men. The Cheng Family knew that these pieces of evidence were not falsified because there was no need to falsify them.

The couple was sweating profusely, and their faces almost turned purple. No wonder there were no their son's whereabouts. It turned out that he had been captured alive when he failed to kill Li Mu.

In this way, their precious son had offended the two families at once.

The couple secretly sighed in relief. Fortunately, their son didn't succeed. If he had succeeded, the Cheng Family would have faced the anger of the two big families and its survival would have become a problem.

They now fully understood that the Lin Family’s internal purge out of time must have been related to it.

Moreover, this matter involved the fourth son and seventh son of the Lin Family, which was why the two brothers had been targeted in the purge.

The Cheng couple was completely stunned by the evidence, and they didn't know what to do.

There were also some others who were stunned in the Lin Family.

Lin Wan hadn't told the clan about Li Mu's murder incident. It was the first time that many of them had heard the news. At this moment, they finally knew the root cause of Li Mu’s rage, and they couldn't help but be stunned.

Lin Wan and others were also stunned. They had not connected Third Grandaunt's son with Li Mu. They had all believed that Cheng Feng and the young master of the Shen Family had grievances.

During the fight, they had heard Li Mu calling Third Grandaunt "Mother" and her calling him "Son", but no one had taken it seriously, thinking it was just about a polite junior and an arrogant senior.

When they saw the evidence, they were shocked to find that her son turned out to be Li Mu, and Third Grandaunt had been trying to avenge Li Mu.

Here came the questions. When did Li Mu become Third Grandaunt’s son? How did Li Mu, the son-in-law of the Lin Family, become the son of the Shen Family?

No wonder they were confused. Li Mu had planned it. Anyway, Cheng Feng was being held in the Shen Family. It was easy to concoct evidence.

Li Mu's plan had been kept from all the members of the Lin Family, including Lin Wan and Mrs. Hong. He did it for two purposes. One was to seek benefits for the Shen Family to repay their kindness; the other was to warn the seniors of the Lin Family not to get any evil ideas because he was a powerful man, after all.