Chapter 29

In the hall of a certain residence of the Chu family, a middle-aged man and a young boy were seated.

The young boy was dressed in a white robe, with a clear and handsome face, exuding a unique aura.

This was none other than Chu Feng's elder brother, a disciple of the inner sect of Lingyun Sect, the first major sect of Qingzhou, Chu Guyu.

As for the middle-aged man, he was Chu Guyu and Chu Feng's father, Chu Yuan.

"Screech~" The two were in conversation when the tightly closed door was slowly pushed open.

"Who allowed you to enter without knocking? Get out." Chu Yuan, who was having a pleasant conversation with his son, suddenly became furious and slammed his hand on the table. However, when the door was fully opened and a thin figure walked in, Chu Yuan's angry expression instantly froze.

"Hey, Father, Big Brother." Chu Feng scratched his head and looked at the two people he was closest to in the hall with a smile.

"Is it you, little brother?" Seeing Chu Feng, Chu Guyu was overjoyed and quickly walked to Chu Feng, lifting him up: "Little brother, you're finally back, Big Brother missed you so much."

"Big Brother, I missed you too." Chu Feng also hugged Chu Guyu tightly.

"Five years have passed, you've grown taller and more handsome, I almost didn't recognize you." Chu Guyu carefully examined Chu Feng, his eyes filled with joy.

"But you're still not as tall as Big Brother." Chu Feng laughed.

"You're still so young, in a few years, you'll definitely be taller than Big Brother." Chu Guyu affectionately ruffled Chu Feng's hair.

"Why didn't you let us know you were back?" Chu Yuan also walked over, his face beaming with unhidden joy. Although the Chu family didn't treat Chu Feng as one of their own, in Chu Yuan's heart, Chu Feng was his son, just like Chu Guyu.

Looking at Chu Feng's purple robe, Chu Yuan asked, "Did you enter the inner sect?"

"Yep," Chu Feng smiled and nodded.

"Good, I always said my son isn't that useless." Chu Yuan laughed heartily, his joy evident.

The three of them, who hadn't seen each other for five years, had endless things to talk about, chatting for half a day without even stopping for lunch.

"Lord Chu Yuan, the head of the family has called you and Young Master Guyu to come over." In the afternoon, a voice called out from outside the residence.

This was the voice of Zhao, the steward, a meritorious servant of the Chu family. Although he wasn't a member of the Chu family, his status was very high. At this moment, Chu Feng and the two others walked out of the residence.

"Steward Zhao, what does Father want us for?" Chu Yuan asked politely.

"It's about the clan meeting, all members of the Chu family are attending." The gray-haired Zhao steward smiled.

"Is that so? Guyu, Feng, let's go." Chu Yuan glanced at Chu Guyu and Chu Feng and headed towards the meeting hall.

"Lord Chu Yuan, the head of the family only called you and Young Master Guyu." Just as they were about to leave, Zhao steward stopped them.

"What do you mean by that?" Chu Guyu was furious at this.

"Ha..." Zhao steward remained calm, smiling faintly: "This is the head of the family's order, I'm just passing the message."

At this moment, not only Chu Guyu, but Chu Yuan's face also turned grim. They had been told about the clan meeting, but Chu Feng was not invited, the meaning was very clear.

"Father, Big Brother, go quickly, don't make Grandfather unhappy." At this moment, Chu Feng smiled and spoke, his composure unaffected, having long been accustomed to such treatment in the Chu family.

Seeing Chu Feng like this, Chu Yuan felt a deep pain in his heart, feeling he was not a good father. He patted Chu Feng's shoulder and said:

"Feng, I promise you, you will definitely be included in the next clan meeting." After saying this, Chu Yuan took Chu Guyu and headed towards the meeting hall.

"Level 9 Lingwu" Chu Feng was overjoyed. Earlier, Chu Yuan had infused a thread of energy into his body, which was the energy of Level 9 Lingwu.

Chu Feng knew what this meant, because in the entire Chu family, apart from the older generation, no one had reached Level 9 Lingwu. This would be Chu Yuan's greatest asset in competing for the position of head of the family.

Level 9 Lingwu, just one step away from the Yuanwu realm.

The Yuanwu realm, where one masters not just spiritual energy but yuan energy.

A power far beyond spiritual energy, a realm that completely surpasses Lingwu. Currently, the head of the Chu family, "Chu Yuanba," is only at Level 1 Yuanwu.

For Chu Yuan to reach Level 9 Lingwu at his age, just one step away from the Yuanwu realm, Chu Feng genuinely felt happy for him.

"Lord Chu Yuan, something's wrong!"

At this moment, a series of hurried voices rang out, and a large man ran in, his face full of panic.

"Uncle Zhang, what's wrong?" Chu Feng recognized this large man, a servant of the Chu family.

"Is... is it Young Master Chu Feng?" Looking at Chu Feng, Uncle Zhang's face showed surprise.

When Chu Feng left the Chu family, he was just a ten-year-old child. Five years had changed a lot, but Uncle Zhang still vaguely recognized Chu Feng.

"It's me." Chu Feng smiled and nodded.

"Young Master Chu Feng, something's wrong, a ferocious beast has been discovered in the rear mountain mine." Uncle Zhang said anxiously.

"Ferocious beast" Chu Feng's heart tightened, and without a second thought, he rushed towards the rear mountain.

The rear mountain mine was a very important source of income for the Chu family. However, most of the miners were ordinary civilians, and even those who practiced martial arts had very low strength.

Ferocious beasts, which Chu Feng had seen before, even the weakest first-level ferocious beast was not something the miners could handle. So, as soon as he thought of the miners about to face the ferocious beasts, Chu Feng didn't hesitate.

However, as Chu Feng left, a sinister smile appeared at the corner of Uncle Zhang's mouth.

"Uncle Zhang, thank you for your hard work." Soon after Chu Feng left, Chu Xun walked over and handed some silver to Uncle Zhang.

"Hehe, it's my duty." Uncle Zhang took the silver and said: "Young Master Chu Xun, the ferocious beasts are deep in the rear mountain, how did you lure them to the mine?"

"That's a secret."

"Young Master Chu Xun, you're really clever, but the ferocious beasts seem to be gathering more and more, and they are getting scarier. I think we should follow quickly." Thinking of the ferocious beasts he saw near the mine, Uncle Zhang's hair stood on end.

"What's there to fear? The strongest ferocious beast in the rear mountain is only Level 3. Chu Feng has trained in Qinglong Sect for five years; if he can't handle a few ferocious beasts, he might as well die."

Chu Xun snorted coldly. He had gone to great lengths to make Chu Feng suffer, so he wouldn't dream of saving him.

"But Young Master Chu Xun, if Chu Feng really gets into trouble, Lord Chu Yuan might investigate, which could be problematic." Uncle Zhang was a bit worried.

"Alright, let's follow and see." After some thought, Chu Xun felt that Uncle Zhang had a point. Chu Feng's death was one thing, but if Chu Yuan found out it was related to him, that would be bad.

However, just as Chu Xun and Uncle Zhang entered the rear mountain, they saw Chu Feng surrounded by a large group of miners walking towards them. The miners were carrying several large creatures, which, upon closer inspection, turned out to be ferocious beasts.