In the hall of a certain mansion of the Chu family, a middle-aged man and a teenager were sitting there.
The teenager was dressed in a white robe, with a handsome appearance and an aura that exuded a unique charm.
This was Chu Feng's elder brother, the disciple of the Lingyun Sect, the first sect in Qingzhou, Chu Guyu.
As for the middle-aged man, he was Chu Guyu and Chu Feng's father, Chu Yuan.
"Chirp~" The two were conversing, but the closed door was slowly pushed open.
"Who let you come in without knocking? Get out."
While chatting happily with his son, someone intruded without permission. Chu Yuan slapped the table and roared in anger, but when the door was completely opened and a thin figure walked in, Chu Yuan's angry expression instantly froze.
"Hey, father, big brother." Chu Feng scratched his head and smiled at the two people he was closest to.
"Brother, you're you?" Seeing Chu Feng, Chu Guyu was overjoyed and took a few quick steps to Chu Feng's side, and suddenly picked him up: "Brother, you're finally back. Big brother misses you so much."
"Big brother, I miss you too." Chu Feng also tightly hugged Chu Guyu.
"Five years without seeing you, you've grown taller and more handsome, almost unrecognizable." Chu Guyu carefully examined Chu Feng again, his eyes filled with joy.
"But still not as tall as big brother." Chu Feng chuckled.
"You're so young. In a few years, you'll definitely be taller than big brother." Chu Guyu affectionately rubbed Chu Feng's head.
"Didn't you say a hello when you came back?" Chu Yuan also came over, with an indescribable joy on his face. Although the Chu family didn't consider Chu Feng as one of them, in Chu Yuan's heart, Chu Feng was his son, just like Chu Guyu, without any difference.
Looking at Chu Feng's purple robe, Chu Yuan added: "Have you entered the Inner Sect?"
"Yes." Chu Feng nodded with a smile.
"Alright, I'll say that my father Chu Yuan is not so useless." Chu Yuan laughed heartily, extremely happy.
The three of them hadn't seen each other for five years and had endless things to talk about. They chatted for a whole day and didn't even go for lunch.
"Lord Chu Yuan, Lord the Family Head called you and the young master Guyu to go over there." In the afternoon, a call came from outside the mansion.
This was the voice of Zhao Guan, the chief steward of the Chu family. Although not a Chu family member, he held a high position in the Chu family, so at this moment, Chu Feng and his father, along with the two, all left the mansion.
"Lord Zhao, may I ask what your father wants us to go over there for?" Chu Yuan politely asked.
"It's to discuss the clan meeting. All members of the Chu family have gone." Zhao Guan, with gray hair, smiled.
"Ah, so that's it. Guyu, Feng'er, let's go over there." Chu Yuan looked at Chu Guyu and Chu Feng and was about to head towards the meeting hall of the Chu family.
"Lord Chu Yuan, Lord the Family Head only called you and the young master Guyu to go over there." But just as he was about to leave, Zhao Guan stopped him.
"What do you mean?" Seeing this, Chu Guyu burst into rage.
"Huh..." Zhao Guan was calm and said with a calm smile: "This is what the Family Head meant. I'm just passing on the message."
At this moment, not only Chu Guyu, but also Chu Yuan's expression was very bad. The meaning of this statement was very clear that the family meeting was agreed upon, but only Chu Yuan was not included, which was very obvious.
"Father, big brother, hurry up and go. Don't make your grandfather unhappy." Just then, Chu Feng smiled and spoke. He smiled calmly, his emotions not affected at all. He had grown up in the Chu family for so long, and this kind of thing was something he was used to.
And looking at this Chu Feng, Chu Yuan's heart was like being cut by a knife. He felt that he wasn't a competent father. He patted Chu Feng's shoulder and said:
"Feng'er, father guarantees to you that the next family meeting will have you there." After saying this, Chu Yuan led Chu Guyu towards the meeting hall of the Chu family.
"Lingwu Nine Layers" Chu Feng was overjoyed. Earlier, Chu Yuan had infused a bit of qi into his body, which was the qi of Lingwu Nine Layers. Chu Feng knew what this meant. Because in the entire Chu family, except for the older generation, no one had reached the ninth level of Spirit Martial. So this would be Chu Yuan's greatest bargaining chip in the competition for the family head.
The ninth level of Spirit Martial is just one step away from entering the Yuan Martial realm.
The Yuan Martial realm is no longer about controlling (qi), but about controlling Yuan Force.
A power far above, a realm that completely surpasses Spirit Martial. Currently, the family head of Chu family, "Chu Yuanbao", is only at the first level of Yuan Martial.
And Chu Yuan could reach the ninth level of Spirit Martial at this age. The distance to the Yuan Martial realm is just a thin line. Chu Feng was truly moved and happy for him.
"Chu Yuan, sir, something's wrong!"
Just then, a series of hurried voices kept ringing out. A big man ran in with a panicked expression on his face.
"Uncle Zhang, what's happened?" This big man Chu Feng recognized and was a servant of the Chu family.
"It's... is it Chu Feng Young Master?" Looking at Chu Feng, Uncle Zhang showed a different expression on his face.
Chu Feng was a ten-year-old child when he left the Chu family. Five years had changed a lot, but Uncle Zhang still vaguely recognized Chu Feng.
"I am." Chu Feng smiled and nodded.
"Chu Feng Young Master, something's wrong. The mining vein in the back mountain has discovered a dangerous beast." Uncle Zhang said nervously.
"Dangerous beast?" Chu Feng's heart tightened. Without thinking, he flew towards the back mountain.
The mining vein in the back mountain of the Chu family is a very important source of income for the family. However, the miners in the vein are mostly ordinary civilians. Even those with martial cultivation have very low strength.
The dangerous beast, Chu Feng had seen before. Even the weakest first-level dangerous beast was not something those miners could handle. So as soon as Chu Feng thought about those miners encountering the dangerous beast, he couldn't think much further.
But just as Chu Feng was leaving, Uncle Zhang's mouth lifted into a smile of a successful conspiracy.
"Uncle Zhang, thank you for your hard work." Not long after Chu Feng left, Chu Xun came over and handed Uncle Zhang some silver coins.
"Hey, it's all I should do." Uncle Zhang took the silver coins and said: "Chu Xun Young Master, the dangerous beasts are in the deep part of the back mountain. How did you lead them to the mining vein area?"
"This is a secret."
"Chu Xun Young Master, that's really a good method. But those dangerous beasts seem to be gathering more and more, and each one is more terrifying than the last. I think we should hurry and go over there." Thinking of the several dangerous beasts seen near the mining vein just now, Uncle Zhang's hair stood on end.
"What to be afraid of? The most powerful dangerous beasts in the back mountain are at the third level. Chu Feng Young Master has trained for five years in the Blue Dragon Sect. If he can't even deal with these few dangerous beasts, it would be better to die."
Chu Xun gave a cold snort. After all the effort he had put in, he wanted Chu Feng to suffer a bit. How could he possibly go and save him?
"But Chu Xun, sir, if Chu Feng really met with misfortune, Lord Chu Yuan might investigate and it might not be good," Uncle Zhang was somewhat worried.
"Well then, let's go and take a look," Chu Xun thought for a while and felt that Uncle Zhang's words had some merit. Chu Feng's death would be his own affair, but if Chu Feng died and it was discovered by Lord Chu Yuan that he was related to it, that would be a bad situation.
However, Chu Xun and Uncle Zhang had just entered the back mountain and hadn't reached the mining vein yet. Before they could do that, they found Chu Feng surrounded by a group of miners, walking towards them. And the miners were carrying several huge creatures. On closer inspection, they turned out to be fierce beasts.