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"Father, there is something I would like to ask you." Once the two were alone in the room, Chu Feng spoke up.
"Feng'er, feel free to ask anything you wish." Chu Yuan looked at Chu Feng, his gaze filled with both affection and pride.
Chu Feng's performances had astonished him time and again, and now, having saved the Chu Family, he had truly become the greatest pride of Chu Yuan's heart.
Seeing this, Chu Feng did not hesitate. With a faint smile, he posed the question he had long wanted to ask: "Father, who are my biological parents? Why did they abandon me?"
"This..." As soon as the words left Chu Feng's lips, the joy that had previously filled Chu Yuan's face froze, and a clear change appeared in his expression.
"Father, is there something you cannot tell me?" Chu Feng noticed something was wrong.
"No, there's no secret I'm keeping. It's just that, Feng'er, I know absolutely nothing about your parents," Chu Yuan explained with a dry laugh.
"You don't know either? Does that mean you picked me up?" Chu Feng grew somewhat anxious.
Ever since encountering that incomprehensibly powerful yet insane vagrant in the Ancient Wasteland City, Chu Feng had felt that his background was far from simple. That was why he was so eager to ask Chu Yuan this question.
But if Chu Yuan had truly picked him up, it would mean all his leads were dead ends. He wouldn't be able to glean any information about his parents from Chu Yuan.
"No, it's not like that. Actually, I took care of you at someone's request," Chu Yuan explained, but from his expression, it was clear the matter wasn't so simple.
"At whose request? Exactly who asked you? And how can you be certain that person wasn't my biological parents?" Chu Feng pressed urgently.
Seeing Chu Feng's anxious look, Chu Yuan's expression shifted repeatedly, as if he were waging an internal struggle. Finally, he let out a sigh.
"Aigh, since you want to know so badly, I'll tell you."
"This matter begins fifteen years ago. That year, I was leading a group of Chu Family workers on a long journey, and on the way, we passed through a forest."
"In the forest, I encountered a man. He was holding a child, and he asked me if my surname was Chu."
"Since we were escorting cargo, and the man's appearance was quite suspicious, I didn't answer his question directly."
"But who could have imagined? Without the man even moving, two of my subordinates exploded into a bloody mist."
"At that moment, we were all terrified. We wanted to turn and run, but an invisible aura had bound us all completely, making it impossible to move."
"'Is your surname Chu?' The man asked me again. Only then did I realize that the one who had killed our workers and immobilized us was most likely this man."
"However, having never encountered such a powerful individual before, I was already consumed by fear. I couldn't even process his words; I just stared at him blankly."
"And just then, to my astonishment, two flames suddenly appeared in his eyes. At the same time, all the cargo I was carrying was engulfed by a ball of fire. The carriages and horses were reduced to ashes in an instant."
"At this point, he was already showing signs of impatience. I could clearly feel the killing intent emanating from him. It was the most terrifying murderous aura I had ever felt in my life, as if he had come straight from hell."