Initially, the Shipman family was merely a small clan.

They eyed a river beside the village.

It was the mountain spring water flowing down, essential for the village's survival.

The Shipman family initially hired villagers to fetch water, but this inadvertently raised costs.

This vexed the head of the Shipman.

Ultimately, to earn more and become a prominent family, the Shipman family administered a poison to the villagers.

After consuming it, their ...