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Chapter 3514: 4.1114 Impending Disaster

The Shi family patriarch pushed open his door. Hearing the commotion, his face darkened, and he exuded an intense aura of coercion. "What's going on?"

The servant immediately became as quiet as a cicada in winter, his eyes trembling as he glanced at his patriarch.

The Shi family steward turned to the patriarch, cupping his hands, and said, "My apologies, Patriarch. It is this lowly one's lax discipline of the servants that caused him to charge about and disturb your serene cultivation."

"Mm," the patriarch replied indifferently, his face cold.

Just as he was about to turn back into his room, a figure suddenly appeared behind him.

The eldest son of the Shi family urgently said, "Father, something terrible has happened. Our entire Shi family mansion has been sealed off by a confinement talisman array, trapping us all inside."

The patriarch's expression instantly changed.

Upon hearing this, the servant immediately scrambled up from the ground, nodding repeatedly. "Patriarch, it's true, it's true. Just now, I opened the main door wanting to go out, but I was bounced back by an invisible wall. There's clearly nothing there, yet I just can't get out, no matter what I do."

Hearing this, the patriarch flew into a rage. "Who dares to play such tricks outside our Shi family mansion?"

"Take me out to see," the patriarch roared. Turning, he had just reached the courtyard entrance when he saw several elders with grim expressions approaching him in unison.

"Patriarch."

"Patriarch."

The elders spoke one after another, "Have you found out who is causing trouble for our Shi family?"

"What's with that talisman array?"

"Patriarch, now our entire Shi family, from top to bottom, is surrounded by this confinement talisman array. We must find a way to get out!"

The elders' words gave the patriarch a splitting headache, making him feel somewhat dizzy.

He raised a hand to silence their clamor and said with a solemn, aged face, "Everyone, don't panic yet. Let's go to the entrance first and see what's actually going on."

"Good."

"Good." Several people nodded in agreement, following the patriarch and his party in a grand procession to the main entrance of the Shi family.

The servant quickly ran a few steps ahead and pulled the two large doors inward.

The faces of the patriarch and the others immediately turned grim.

By this time, the crowd gathered at the Shi family entrance had grown even larger, an endless stream of onlookers, seemingly numbering over a thousand.

"Utter nonsense!!" Several elders immediately lost their composure, cursing furiously, "What are they doing?"

Were this group of people all rushing to see their Shi family become a laughingstock?

As it turned out, that was indeed the case!

However, the onlookers, seeing the patriarch and the elders appear at the entrance, timidly stepped back. The crowded and bustling throng instantly fell silent.

Pairs of curious eyes swept over the patriarch and his group.

Everyone wanted to know if the Shi family patriarch and these highly formidable elders could break through the confinement at the main entrance and walk out.

A hint of anger flashed in the patriarch's eyes. He reached out and called to the crowd, "All of you, step back."

"Yes!"

The elders, the Shi family's eldest son, the steward, and the servant all took a few steps back.

One of the elders cursed indignantly, "These damned bastards, don't wait until this old man gets out. Once I'm out, I won't let a single one of them go!"

The onlookers, of course, had no idea that these elders were fiercely cursing them in their hearts. They were simply there to enjoy the spectacle.