Published: December 25, 2024
“Father, it’s me, Qingfeng!” Zhuo Qingfeng immediately choked up.
After decades of separation, his once majestic father had become incredibly old, with hair and beard turned gray.
“Qingfeng, is it really you?” Zhuo Muxian looked closely at Zhuo Qingfeng, his expression somewhat excited.
“You are Qingfeng?” The other members of the Zhuo family also excitedly stepped forward.
“It’s really Qingfeng.”
“Qingfeng, my dear brother, has returned.”
Everyone spoke excitedly, their faces all showing disbelief.
Many younger generation disciples, now middle-aged, looked over in surprise. Although they had never met Zhuo Qingfeng, they had heard of his exploits, saying he was the most talented alchemist in the Zhuo family over the past few centuries. Unfortunately, he had offended someone and was exiled from the Alchemy City.
They only heard that he would never return to the Alchemy City in his lifetime, so how had he suddenly come back?
Zhuo Muxian quickly regained his composure, nervously saying, “Qingfeng, why did you come back? If other interested parties find out, I’m afraid…”
Zhuo Muxian was well aware of why his son left the Alchemy City back then. Now, the Zhuo family’s situation had become extremely awkward. If others learned that Zhuo Qingfeng had rashly returned to the Alchemy City, once the Alchemy Pavilion got angry, the Zhuo family would inevitably face disaster.
After all, the mistakes Zhuo Qingfeng made back then had caused his master, Xuan Yi Yaowang, to suffer greatly.
“Father, I came back this time to actually…” Zhuo Qingfeng knew what his father was worried about. Just as he was about to explain, a loud bang suddenly echoed from outside the Dan Building as the door was kicked open.
The group inside the Alchemy Pavilion was startled, and everyone turned their dissatisfied gazes toward the entrance.
“Oh, today this shop is quite full, isn’t it perfect? Saves me the trouble of finding you one by one.” A group of people walked in from outside, led by a cold-eyed middle-aged man, followed by a group of burly men who didn’t look easy to provoke.
Seeing this group, the Zhuo family’s expressions changed.
“Huang Huan, what are you doing here?” A middle-aged man from the Zhuo family stepped forward, anger flashing in his eyes.
“Shut up.” Zhuo Muxian hissed at the middle-aged man, then nervously approached the other party, whispering, “Manager Huang, what brings you here?”
“What brings me here? What do you think it is, Zhuo Family Master?” The man called Manager Huang said with a forced smile that didn’t reach his eyes.
“Manager Huang, you’re joking. How would we know?” Zhuo Muxian forced a smile.
“Ah, Zhuo Family Master has a good memory. So, you’re not taking my words to heart?” Manager Huang looked at him with icy eyes.
Zhuo Muxian stammered, “How could that be?”
The expressions of the other Zhuo family members were all extremely ugly, but no one dared to speak.
“Since Zhuo Family Master pretends not to know, then I’ll state it clearly. I came here to tell Zhuo Pavilion Master that you have three days to consider!” He sneered at Zhuo Muxian, “Zhuo Family Master should know my temper. If after three days, you still don’t agree to my Huang family’s requests, you can imagine what will happen to the Zhuo family.”
“Manager Huang, please leave. My Zhuo family has matters to attend to today.” Zhuo Muxian hurriedly said.
Beside him, Zhuo Tiantong stepped forward, angrily pointing at Manager Huang: “Huang Huan, don’t go too far. My Zhuo family is, after all, one of the families in Alchemy City, and we also have connections with the Alchemy Pavilion. You…”
“Bullshit!”
The cold-eyed man, Huang Huan, shot a glance at Zhuo Tiantong: “During the height of your Zhuo family, my Huang family didn’t even take you seriously, let alone now. As for your connections with the Alchemy Pavilion, hahaha, it’s just because of Xuan Yi Yaowang, right? You Zhuo family have caused Xuan Yi Yaowang such a tragedy, and now you’ve even harmed Lu Wencheng, the Holy Son under Xuan Yi Yaowang. With the Holy Son lost, Xuan Yi Yaowang will surely find it hard to survive in the Alchemy Pavilion. What qualifications do you Zhuo family have to act arrogantly before me?”