Chapter 92

After the Chu family meeting ended, Chu Feng and Chu Yuan returned to their former residence.

"Father, there is something I want to ask you," Chu Feng said as they were alone in the room.

"Feng, what is it? Feel free to ask," Chu Yuan looked at Chu Feng, his eyes filled with doting and pride.

Chu Feng's performance had repeatedly surprised him, and now he had even saved the Chu family, becoming his greatest pride.

Seeing this, Chu Feng did not hesitate but smiled and asked the question he had long wanted to ask: "Father, who are my biological parents, and why did they abandon me?"

"This..." As soon as Chu Feng spoke, Chu Yuan's joyful expression froze, and a noticeable change came over his face.

"Father, is there something you can't tell me?" Chu Feng sensed something was wrong.

"No, there's nothing I can't tell you. It's just that, Feng, I know nothing about your parents," Chu Yuan explained with a forced laugh.

"You don't know? Could it be that you found me somewhere?" Chu Feng was a bit panicked.

Ever since he met that incredibly strong but crazy beggar in the ancient town, Chu Feng had felt that his background was not simple, which was why he was eager to ask Chu Yuan this question.

But if Chu Yuan really found him, it would mean that all clues were cut off, and he could not obtain any information about his parents from Chu Yuan.

"No, it's not like that. Actually, I took care of Feng because someone entrusted me to do so," Chu Yuan explained, but his expression suggested that the matter was not so simple.

"Entrusted by someone? Who entrusted you? And how do you know that person is not my parent?" Chu Feng asked urgently.

Seeing Chu Feng's anxious look, Chu Yuan's expression changed repeatedly, as if he was struggling with something. Finally, he sighed and said:

"Since you want to know so badly, I'll tell you."

"This story begins fifteen years ago. That year, I was on a long journey with a group of Chu family members, and we passed through a forest."

"In the forest, I met a man who was holding a child and asked me if I was surnamed Chu."

"Since we were escorting goods and the man's appearance was suspicious, I did not answer him directly."

"But who would have thought, without moving, the man caused two of my subordinates to explode into blood and water."

"At that moment, we were all terrified and wanted to run, but an invisible force restrained us, making us unable to move."

"Are you surnamed Chu?" the man asked again. At that moment, I realized that the man who killed my subordinates and restrained us was likely this man.

"But it was my first time encountering such a powerful person, and I was already filled with fear, so I could not pay attention to his words and just stared at him blankly."

"Then, to my shock, two flames appeared in his eyes, and all the goods I was carrying were burned by a flame, turning the carriage and horses into ashes in an instant."

"At that moment, he showed impatience, and I could clearly feel the killing intent he emitted. It was the most terrifying killing intent I had ever felt, as if he came from hell."

"I thought I was surely going to die, but he did not attack me. Instead, he asked me one last time, 'Are you surnamed Chu?'"

"This time, I did not dare to hesitate and quickly answered his question, telling him about my family and the Chu family's residence."

At this point, Chu Yuan's face was full of guilt. Chu Feng could guess why he felt guilty—it was because of his fear of death that he revealed everything about the Chu family, which could have led to their destruction if the man had a grudge against them. However, since the Chu family was still intact, it suggested that the man had other intentions.

"Father, what happened next?" Chu Feng asked eagerly.

"After that, he killed all the subordinates and left only me, entrusting me with the child, who was you."

"When I took you, he told me to raise you well and treat you as my own, but your name must be Chu Feng."

"This..."

At this moment, Chu Feng was greatly shocked. Although he had guessed that the child might be him, he was still surprised because he never imagined that his name was not given by Chu Yuan but had been decided beforehand.

Especially when he thought about the man repeatedly asking Chu Yuan if he was surnamed Chu, Chu Feng realized that his biological father might also be surnamed Chu, and entrusting him to Chu Yuan was likely to prevent him from changing his surname.

"At that time, I dared not refuse and promised him."

"However, he made several demands: not to tell you where you came from, not to say you were my biological child, and to tell you from the beginning that you were my adopted son. Most importantly, not to harm you and to ensure your healthy growth."

"Violating any of these conditions would result in the complete destruction of the Chu family, without any mercy."

Chu Yuan revealed the truth, and Chu Feng finally understood why Chu Yuan never mentioned his background unless asked, and why he became so uneasy and even fearful when Chu Feng asked about it. It turned out that someone had been threatening him all along.

"Father, do you know the man's name, and did he have any special marks?" Chu Feng asked solemnly, as he had a vague idea of the answer.

"He did not say his name, but he had a strange birthmark on his forehead, like a flame, which was very eerie," Chu Yuan replied.

At this moment, Chu Feng remained relatively calm because this matched his suspicions. His background was indeed related to that beggar he had met.

"Father, did he say anything else? Did he mention my parents?"

"No, he did not mention your parents."

"Then why did you say he could not be my father?"

Hearing this, Chu Yuan closed his eyes and took a deep breath before slowly saying, "Because when he handed you to me, he seemed relieved, as if he had shed a heavy burden, and quickly became like a madman, shouting loudly."

"I still remember his crazy words clearly."

"What did he say?" Chu Feng asked impatiently.

"He shouted to the sky: 'Did you see? I did as you said. Can you let me go? I beg you to let me go!!'"