The moment those words left the elder's mouth,
Those few words alone made him realize something.
This elder most likely knew the truth behind his grandfather's disappearance!!!
"Elder, do you know where my grandfather went?"
"What is it he set out to do?"
Chu Feng asked.
"You are his family."
"Could it be that you truly don't know?"
The elder looked at Chu Feng, his gaze somewhat complicated, as if waiting for an answer.
But before Chu Feng could reply, the elder began murmuring to himself.
"Then again… not telling you about that matter does sound like something he would do."
"Given his personality, he certainly wouldn't want you to worry about him."
The elder mumbled to himself, but this drove Chu Feng to the edge of desperation.
He wanted to know so badly — what was this "matter" the elder kept referring to?
But Chu Feng also sensed that the elder was deliberately dodging the subject.
The elder did not wish to tell Chu Feng more about his grandfather.
"Elder, please — you must tell me what it is my grandfather went to do."
In his urgency, Chu Feng pressed again.
"I…"
The elder looked at Chu Feng, his deep eyes beginning to flicker with uncertainty.
He was hesitating, as though wrestling with some kind of decision.
Chu Feng's guess had been right — this elder truly did not wish to tell him. Though he didn't know what hidden difficulty lay behind it, Chu Feng had to learn the truth.
Thud.
Chu Feng dropped to his knees before the elder.
"Elder, I have never once laid eyes on my grandfather in all my life."
"To be honest, even my father never saw him."
"My grandfather left the clan when he was very young, and he never returned."
"Even my father was sent back to the clan by someone all those years ago — but who sent him back, no one knows."
"When my father was returned to the clan, he was still just an infant. Aside from a single cultivation technique, he had nothing on him."
"All these years — my father, myself, and every member of the clan — we have all been consumed with worry over my grandfather's fate."
"And whatever it is you know, Elder, it could very well be the key to finding him."
"Please, I am begging you — you must tell me."
Chu Feng was extremely agitated. Every word he spoke was the truth.
He had always been deeply curious about his grandfather and had once questioned the Chu Clan's Clan Chief about it.
But according to the Clan Chief, after
His father had been sent back by someone — but who that someone was remained unknown.
The mysterious person had left behind only a brief letter, explaining that
Beyond that letter, all Chu Xuanyuan had on him was a single cultivation technique — the most precious thing Chu Hanxian had possessed, the Divine Punishment Mystic Art he had obtained through sheer fortune.
There were no other clues. Not only did they not know whether Chu Hanxian was alive or dead — they didn't even know who Chu Feng's grandmother was.
But according to the
It was a terrible omen.
It most likely meant that Chu Xuanyuan had been carried out of some blood-soaked place by someone, fleeing for his life.
What sort of horrors lay in that place, no one could say.
But it foretold that Chu Xuanyuan's return had been nothing less than a desperate last resort.
"Elder, please tell me — weren't you the one waiting for me to come in?"
"Now that I'm here, why won't you tell me?"
Chu Feng's voice trembled with emotion, and even his eyes had turned red.
"I let you in because I wanted to learn about your grandfather's situation."
"I never imagined it would come to this."
"Sigh…"
The elder let out a long, heavy sigh.
Hearing Chu Feng's words had moved him.
Finally, his gaze stopped flickering — he had made his decision. He would tell Chu Feng what he wanted to know.
Mm—
But the moment the elder opened his mouth, a look of agony twisted across his face.
The pain only intensified. He collapsed to the ground, clutching his head with both hands, his entire body convulsing.
"Elder!"
Chu Feng rushed forward and braced the elder, trying to help him.
But he was powerless. His formation arts, his every method — none of it could treat the elder's condition.
The elder grew weaker and weaker. His very body began to grow translucent and faint.