Chapter 17 Indifference
On the most prosperous street in the east of Cangbi City, the Chen Mansion house covers an area of more than 20 acres. The doors of the mansion are tall and wide, covered with red copper skin and densely packed with huge door nails, which further highlights the preciousness of the mansion.
When he came to the front of the Chen Mansion gate, he looked at the two auspicious kirin stone statues placed on both sides of the steps of the mansion gate. Chen Feng's previous excitement had disappeared, and his expression gradually became muddy.
Compared with the giant houses in Zong Mansion, Chen Feng lives in a small courtyard house is like a slum.
Looking at the eight strong-fitting men in front of the gate of the sect, standing on both sides, each with their heads raised and their chests were raised without squinting, Chen Feng couldn't help but secretly praised the guards of the sect's house for their well-trained training.
Qiao Xueqing, who was following Chen Feng, seemed very quiet and had no sign of nervousness.
The two of them watched outside Yanxiang Tower for a while before, and Tu was so loud that they were just thinking about watching the fun, and they did not involve them.
Although he was a little curious about the violent aura of the rude brothel, Chen Feng did not mean too much inquiring.
Although the fight between small gangs is not found every day in Cangbi City, it is not a rare thing. As for the kind of force entanglement behind it, it is not the turn of Chen Feng, who has no status in the Chen clan, to worry about it.
Facing the Chen family guards whom ordinary people dare not face him, Chen Feng stepped forward and bowed slightly: "Chun Feng, a son of the Zong family, came to pay homage to the head of the family, please help me pass on the news."
"Chen Feng?"
After carefully looking at the young man in front of him, several strong-fitting guards looked at each other, with a strange look.
Chen Feng smiled faintly at the leading guard: "I have always lived outside the sect's mansion, no wonder the few of them are a little unfamiliar with me."
He noticed the calm smile of the young man in front of him, and although the leader's guard looked calm, his feet were not slow. He quickly turned around and entered the sect's mansion to report.
Just as Chen Feng was waiting lazy, a thin old man walked out of the sect mansion in a short while.
Facing the old man's surprised gaze, Chen Feng did not mean to be too polite to him.
Chen Feng is not unfamiliar with this old man who came out. He is Chen Quanming, the manager of the Zong Mansion, and he is also a person with some real power and status in the Chen family.
"It's really Young Master Chen Feng. I didn't expect you to be able to leave the seclusion alive, which surprised me!" Although the thin old man smiled, the words he said made people feel a little uncomfortable.
"I'm worried about Manager Chen. I wonder if my grandfather is free now? I just left the customs today, so I should have a visit to him." Chen Feng said to the thin old man with a smile.
"Please come from Young Master Chen Feng. The head of the family learned that you are safe and sound, and I don't know that this person is..." Chen Quanming looked at Qiao Xueqing dressed as a man with a look of suspicion on his face.
"He is my friend Brother Qiao."
He realized that the old man was not sure about the charming and handsome Qiao Xueqing, so Chen Feng just simply dealt with it without explaining too much.
When he entered the Zong Mansion, Chen Feng looked around and felt that the pavilions were arranged in an orderly manner, luxurious and elegant manner.
The Chen clan's residence is only two or three miles apart from Chen Feng's residence, but this place is a bit unfamiliar to him.
The precious energy of wealthy families was almost overwhelming. Every brick on the wall, every tiles on the house, every pillar under the hall, and even every brick and stone under the feet were all carefully carved and skillfully.
Whether it is the houses and buildings in the Zong Mansion, or the flowers, trees, ponds and stones in the courtyard, they all show their grandeur and luxuriousness.
I don’t know if it was because of the family competition two days later, and the servants and maids were constantly flowing. Occasionally, someone looked at Chen Feng and Qiao Xueqing, and they were also curious.
"Manager Chen, where has my maid Chun'er arranged to go? She served me for a while, and now she is really not used to it." Chen Feng smiled and asked the thin old man.
"Because I was afraid of disturbing Young Master Chen Feng's retreat, the head of the family closed the yard half a year ago, and Chun'er's girl was also assigned to Young Master Chen Hao's side. Speaking of Chen Cai's unfaithful slave, I don't know where he went. It's almost two years since I saw anyone." The thin old man said with a sneer.
"Manager Chen has to take responsibility for this matter. Chen Cai mentioned it before, you arranged for him to serve Chen Hao. It was not a big deal that the dog slave left, but he swept away all the savings in the family. Could it be that Chen Hao not only prefers second-hand slaves and likes to make a fuss for others, but also has to take over some money?" Chen Feng grinned and showed his neat white teeth.
Just when Chen Quanming was a little embarrassed, Qiao Xueqing covered her mouth and smiled.
"Young Master Chen Feng was joking. Chen Cai's slave did not go to Young Master Chen Hao's side. I'm also looking for his whereabouts. I'm afraid that if you are not disciplined, you will be the one who is unable to discipline yourself, so that the slave will escape by sweeping money!" Chen Quanming's eyes flashed in surprise, but he was secretly surprised in his heart.
In Chen Quanming's impression, Chen Feng has always been taciturn and even a little cowardly, and he dared not speak to him like this.
"That's true. It was because I was so easy to talk to some dog slaves that they couldn't figure out the situation. In the future, you should pay attention to Manager Chen. By the way, Manager Chen sent the monthly routine I saved for the period of seclusion to the main hall. As soon as he came out, he was a little tight, and it was time to use money." When Chen Feng entered the main hall of Chen's Mansion, his lips curled up and smiled.
Seeing the white-haired old man Chen Hongzheng looked at him with a look of surprise on the main hall, and the main members of the Chen family on both sides also looked like they had seen a ghost. Chen Feng stepped forward and bowed aloud and said, "Chen Feng has met the head of the family, elders."
"Don't you kneel down to salute when you see your grandfather? It seems that you have been in seclusion for nearly two years and you have forgotten even the family etiquette!" Chen Feng's fourth aunt Chen Rongmin sneered and ran.
Chen Feng looked like he didn't hear the charming woman's words.
In Chen Feng's memory, the reason why the fourth aunt Chen Rongmin treated him badly is mostly traced back to the previous generation's grudges.
In the past, when Chen Feng's parents were still alive, they became an inner disciple of the Tianjian Sect and had a great status in the Chen clan. However, even so, it would not be possible to satisfy everyone in the family.
If a person is not satisfied with his heart, he will be unable to reach some people's requests and will naturally be envious and resentful.
Feeling Chen Feng's words were invisible, the white-haired old man Chen Hong gradually became serious, and a glimmer of breathing flashed across his eyes: "It's good to go out of seclusion, but looking at your breath has fallen out of the Qi Refining Period. Is there any change during seclusion?"
"When I came back, I was invaded by the disaster energy very seriously. Although I consumed a natural stone during my retreat and barely forced the disaster energy out of my body, the innate spiritual roots with wood attributes in the past were still not preserved. The strength of the second level of Qi Refining in the past no longer exists." Chen Feng said without a trace of expression on his face.
"Born Stone! Is it the best spirit stone mentioned in "The Legend of Lingxu Qiwu"?" Chen Rongmin, wearing a green dress, couldn't help but get up and stared at Chen Feng and asked.
Seeing the angry interrogative gaze of the people in the main hall, Chen Feng nodded calmly: "Yes, my parents left the natural stone for me to keep it well, which is a relic, but my parents have famous sayings about the natural stone, so I won't let me reveal a single sentence. I'll ask you elders not to blame me."
"Don't blame... Do you know the value of the natural stone? Legend has it that the natural stone is a top-grade spirit stone that contains powerful life spirit. For practitioners, it can also have the miraculous effect of living dead flesh and bones. Such a top-grade spirit stone is difficult to find even in the sect. If a wood spirit root cultivator with a slightly better qualification gets it, it is possible to enter the Dan Killing Stage for thirty years." Chen Rongmin had a gloomy face, and his voice became sharp.
Regarding the natural stone mentioned by Chen Feng, although the main members of the Chen clan in the main hall were not sure whether it was trustworthy, it was a fact that Chen Feng forced out the invasion of the body.
It is no wonder that everyone was moved when they heard about the best spirit stones. For the weak immortal cultivation families like the Chen clan, the best spirit stones are completely unimaginable treasures for everyone.
Combined with Chen Feng's situation and his parents' identity as an inner disciple of the Tianjian Sect, many people became restless.
"Does my life matter?"
Faced with the commotion of the crowd above the main hall, Chen Feng grinned and asked.
"Feng'er, did your parents say before, how did you get the birth stone?" Chen Hong, the old man with white hair, looked upright and spoke in a deep voice to suppress everyone's restlessness.
Unlike the surprise of the important members of the Chen clan, after hearing about the Heavenly Born Stone, Chen Hong first thought of the Yuansheng Dynasty in the ancient western region where the Chen Feng's matriarchal clan was located.
Chen Feng shook his head, briefly told the story of the Born Stone, and also fabricated some lies that were sent to escape disaster.
Because he had the impression of the natural stone in his memory, Chen Feng knew very well about the natural stone and was not afraid that the Chen clan would not believe it.
After learning that Chen Feng forced out the disaster and the natural stone was destroyed, for a while, the people in the hall still had unconcealed heartache and pity on their faces. No one cared about Chen Feng's survival of the disaster.
Faced with the indifference and greed of the family members, Chen Feng just laughed it off.
A family like the Chen family, which has many clans and is highly respected for its strength, is really not worthy of attention.
However, although Chen Feng has not received special care in recent years, he has no worries about food and clothing and has not been abused. As for his resentment and unhappiness, he cannot reach the point where Chen Feng hates his family.
Finally, at the gesture of the white-haired old man Chen Hong, Chen Feng took Qiao Xueqing out of the main hall.
Although Qiao Xueqing dressed up as a man, she gave people a strange sense of charm and handsomeness, compared to Tianshengshi and Chen Feng's trouble, the Chen family didn't care about Qiao Xueqing's affairs at this time.
Since seeing the Chen family, Qiao Xueqing just nodded lightly, saying a tribute, but never said a word from beginning to end.
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