Ch224 - The Cao Family Seeks

Edited by Zaki

Three months later,

When Liu Mufeng and his Master, walked out of the alchemy room one after the other, and returned to the main hall, they found that there were guests at Pill Peak today. Seeing that it was Elder Cao from Spirit Beast Peak and his two daughters, Liu Mufeng felt a bad premonition.

“Third Elder.” Seeing the host of the house, Elder Cao immediately brought his two Daughters to salute the Third Elder.

“Elder Cao, you don’t need to be polite. Please sit down.” Glancing at the three of them, the Third Elder sat in his seat, and his eyes fell on Xuanyuan Chen and Jiang Xu duo.

“Disciple pays respects to Sect Master, Elder Cao, and two Senior Sisters Cao.” After walking over, Liu Mufeng bowed his head in salute.

“You don’t need to be too polite, I know you are tired from continuously refining pills, sit there and have a rest.” Xuanyuan Chen said lightly when he opened his mouth.

“Yes, Sect Master.” In response, Liu Mufeng sat beside his partner Jiang Xu.

“Elder Cao had come to my Pill Peak, what’s the matter?” After taking the tea bowl from his wife, the Third Elder took a sip of tea and asked straightforwardly. To be honest, the Third Elder was a person who preferred the quiet. Therefore, he didn’t like having guests at Pill Peak very much. In fact, if Xuanyuan Chen hadn’t insisted on living here so shamelessly, he would have never taken the other party in.

“Third Elder, to be honest, I came here to find Nephew Liu and Nephew Jiang to understand the matter about my son Cao Hong.” Saying that, Elder Cao looked at Liu Mufeng and his wife who were sitting at the side.

At that, the Third Elder raised his eyebrows. “Understand? What is there to understand? Your son died in the secret realm. What does it have to do with my apprentice? Do you suspect that my apprentice killed your son? Do you have any evidence?”

“That’s right, Elder Cao, if Liu Mufeng and Jiang Xu have your blood marks on them, you don’t need to take any effort for this matter, and this Seat will definitely give you justice. However, it’s not appropriate for you to hold this seat’s beloved disciple accountable without any evidence, right?” Looking at Elder Cao, Xuanyuan Chen looked like a protective mother, clearly broadcasting“I’m protecting my apprentice”.

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“Junior Brother Liu, I am the Eldest Daughter of the Cao family. My name is Cao Yue. Cao Hong is my Ninth Younger Brother and the only male in our Cao family. Since his death, my Father has been very sad. However, it’s been eighty-seven years since the tragedy, but we still don’t know the cause of his death. We don’t know whether he was really eaten by demon beasts in the secret realm, or was killed by other fellow disciples. I, as the Eldest Sister, am also very heartbroken.” At this point, Cao Yue squeezed out tears, narrating the whole thing in an eloquent voice.

“Elder Cao had to send off his Son before himself. It was indeed a very unfortunate thing for the two Senior Sisters to lose their Younger Brother.” At this point, Liu Mufeng sighed softly, showing his sympathy.

“Yes, this was like a lightning bolt out of the blue for our Cao family.”

“It is indeed a pity that Cao Hong died at a young age. However, the small secret realm of our sect also has certain risks. Everytime, people go and some of them don’t return safely. This kind of thing is very unfortunate.” Xuanyuan Chen sighed lightly.

“What the Sect Master said is indeed true, some disciples will die every time the secret realm is opened. I also know this. However, someone told me that my Son did not die naturally, but was killed by someone.” At that, Elder Cao glanced at Liu Mufeng and Jiang Xu.

“Oh? There was such a thing? Who said it? What evidence is there to prove that Cao Hong was killed by a fellow sect disciple?” The Sect Master asked in a serious manner.

“We don’t have evidence yet. However, I heard a piece of news.” Looking at the Sect Master, Elder Cao hesitated to speak.

“What news?” Raising an eyebrow, Xuanyuan Chen asked.

“I heard that the Sect Master’s beloved disciple Jiang Xu has two Cousins, one named Lin Yu and the other named Lin Ran, they are twins. I wonder if there is such a thing?” Said, Elder Cao looked at Jiang Xu.

Jiang Xu nodded. “Yes, they are my Cousins.”

“Then, does Nephew Jiang know how Lin Ran died? Do you know Lin Yu’s current situation?” Looking at Jiang Xu, Elder Cao asked again.

“Why does it matter to me whether they are alive or dead?” Jiang Xu helplessly rolled his eyes, feeling that this Elder Cao was asking a bunch of nonsense, which was simply inexplicable. What does the death of those two people from the Lin family have to do with them?

“This…” Upon receiving such an answer, Elder Cao was stunned. Elder Cao was a veteran among the clan, so he was good at reading people, and he could tell at a glance that Jiang Xu’s disdain for the Lin family brothers was from his heart, not an act. Because of this, this matter made him feel very confused.

After listening to Elder Cao’s series of questions, Liu Mufeng immediately had an idea in his mind. He thought that someone must have told the Cao family that Jiang Xu was Lin Ran’s cousin, and after Lin Ran died, Jiang Xu had killed Cao Hong to avenge his Cousin.

“Elder Cao, this matter is actuallyXiaoXu’s family matter. If you hadn’t asked, I would have been embarrassed to say it. Since you have asked, then I will tell you about our relationship with the Lin family.” Liu Mufeng spoke up.

“En, I would like to hear the details.” Nodding, Elder Cao looked at Liu Mufeng with great interest.

“Elder Cao may not know butXiaoXu’s mother died in childbirth. That is to say, afterXiaoXu was born, my Mother-in-Law died.XiaoXu was raised by my Father-in-Law alone. There are three Elder brothers in the Lin Family and my Mother-in-Law was the only daughter in the family. Because she was the youngest, she was loved by her Father and Brothers. After my Mother-in-Law died during childbirth, the Lin family felt that it was my partnerXiaoXu who had killed his mother. Therefore, they cut off contact with the Jiang family. When my partner was eight years old, he went with his father to celebrate his Grandfather’s birthday, but as a result, he was driven out of the door by the Lin family. Since then, the Jiang family and the Lin family have had no more dealings.” Looking at everyone, Liu Mufeng explained the whole story.

“What? Killed his Mother? What a fart, isn’t it normal for a woman to die in childbirth? How can it be said that my apprentice killed his Mother? This…”

“Cough cough cough…” Looking at his friend who had thrown the image of a Sect Master and even cussed out, the Third Elder coughed as a reminder.

“Oh, what I’m saying is that this Lin family is too lawless.” Realizing that his words were a bit damaging to his image, Xuanyuan Chen also coughed lightly.

“According to Nephew Liu, the relationship between Nephew Jiang and his two Cousins is very bad?” Elder Cao asked again.

“No, it’s not that the relationship is bad. It’s that there is no relationship at all, and there is no so-called family relationship. They are the kind of strangers who won’t even greet each other when they meet.” Looking at Elder Cao, Liu Mufeng said frankly.

“That’s it.” Nodding his head, Elder Cao gave his Daughter a wink.

“Junior Brother Liu, do you know how Lin Ran died?” Looking at Liu Mufeng, Cao Ying asked directly.

“I know, after Lin Ran entered the outer door, he went to the Spirit Beast Peak. He quickly got the favor of Senior brother Cao, and the two talked about marriage and became husband and wife. However, I heard that Lin Ran’s fate was poor, and during cultivation practice, he had Qi deviation and died. Of course, there was also a rumour that Senior Brother Cao caught Lin Ran cheating on him and beat him to death on the spot. Others said that Senior Brother Cao liked to abuse his wives and concubines. And hence Lin Ran was tortured to death. I only know these three theories. As for how he actually died, I don’t know exactly.” Looking at Cao Ying, Liu Mufeng said frankly.

Hearing this, Cao Ying opened her mouth, not knowing what to say next, she thought Liu Mufeng would say that he didn’t know, and then she could talk about Lin Ran’s cause of death. Unexpectedly, Liu Mufeng said that he knew.

“Junior Brother Liu, Lin Ran is dead. Don’t you and Junior Brother Jiang feel sad? Didn’t you think about avenging him?” Cao Yue asked again with a smile.

At that, Liu Mufeng smiled. “Many people die every day in the Zunhuang Continent. Will Senior Sister Cao avenge a stranger?”

“But Lin Ran was not a stranger, he was Junior Brother Jiang Xu’s cousin.” Cao Yue emphasized again.

“Actually, there is one thing that I don’t think Senior Sister Cao knows. If I had wanted to take care of Lin Ran, Lin Ran wouldn’t have married Senior Brother Cao. Back then, when Lin Ran and Senior Brother Cao were discussing marriage, Lin Yu, Dong Feipeng, Wang Jiang and Ji Furong approached me together, and Lin Yu said that Senior Brother Cao liked to abuse his concubines, and that Lin Ran’s marriage to Brother Cao would only lead to death, and he hoped that I would beg my Master to intervene and stop the marriage. At that time , I refused without hesitation. I said they had never helped my partner, and so I would not help them. IfXiaoXu and I really wanted to help Lin Ran, we were capable of helping him at that time by not letting him get married to Senior Brother Cao. There would be no need to go to the secret realm to avenge a stranger and kill Senior Brother Cao and take the huge risk of being discovered by Elder Cao.” Liu Mufeng smiled wryly as he explained the situation.

“Oh? There was such a thing?” Cao Yue raised her eyebrows, slightly surprised.

“Those four people know about this matter. Although Lin Yu went to the Mining Area and Dong Feipeng has already fallen, however, Wang Jiang and Ji Furong are still in the outer door. Ji Furong is on the Spirit Beast Peak. If you don’t believe me, you can go back and ask them. Also, there are a total of 38 cultivators from our Lingwu Continent who came to the sect. If the two Senior Sisters have time, you can ask other people. Ask them, how was our relationship with the Lin family, and what was our relationship with the Lin Yu and Lin Ran pair of Brothers. Would we avenge them?” Liu Mufeng said calmly as he looked at Cao Yue.