Chapter 397: Chapter 366: Frozen Plateau! The Whereabouts of Father and Mother!
"Patriarch Chen!"
Shi Feifeng quickly walked over, "What’s wrong? Has something happened?"
Chen Zhixing paused, glanced at the Little One in the hall with a pained expression on his small face, gritting his teeth as he absorbed the golden elixir, then took a deep breath and said:
"Clan Leader Shi, I have some matters and must return to my family now. During this period, I entrust the care of the Little One to you."
"Ah?"
Shi Feifeng was taken aback by these words, then quickly nodded, saying, "Okay, okay, you may go, everything here is up to me. I will take good care of the Little One."
Chen Zhixing smiled at Shi Feifeng, then looked at the member of the Dark Division nearby and instructed:
"You stay here and guard Stone Village. If Stone Village encounters any difficulty, do your best to assist."
After making quick arrangements, Chen Zhixing left Stone Village in large strides.
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
Day and night rotated, the world turned upside down, Chen Zhixing moved at incredible speed, like a divine thunderbolt tearing through the heavens and earth, rushing towards the Yanzhou Territory.
"Father, Mother...."
"No matter where you are, I will definitely bring you back!"
Chen Zhixing murmured to himself, eyes flashing with determination.
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By the time Chen Zhixing rushed back to Ziwei Mountain, it was already noon on the third day.
"Patriarch!"
"Patriarch has returned!"
The Chen Family disciples guarding the mountain gate were initially stunned, then erupted into joyous shouts upon confirming Chen Zhixing’s arrival.
Chen Zhixing nodded slightly as a response and then strode towards the main hall of the primary peak.
Inside the main hall of the primary peak, the Nine Peaks Peak Masters of the Bright Division, various Great Elders, the Netherworld Elders, the nine captains of the Dark Division, Dugu Ni, Chen Daoshan, and others were gathered.
"Patriarch!"
Upon seeing Chen Zhixing’s arrival, everyone bowed respectfully.
"Less chatter."
Chen Zhixing sat unceremoniously on the cold stone seat and asked:
"Where is the person who knows the whereabouts of my parents? Where are they now?"
"Patriarch, I will bring him to the hall now."
Elder Zhaoguang exited the hall.
Soon, a man with a pointed mouth, monkey-like cheeks, and eyes filled with fear, dressed as a peddler, was brought into the hall.
"My lords, I have not offended you!"
Upon entering the hall, the men bowed and spoke fearfully.
"No one said you offended us. This is our Patriarch; he has something to ask you now, and you must answer truthfully!"
Elder Zhaoguang glared at the pointed-mouth, monkey-cheeked man.
"Pa...Patriarch?"
The pointed-mouth, monkey-cheeked man was taken aback by the words, looked towards the end of the hall, at the young man sitting on the cold stone seat, and then, as if remembering something, his face changed dramatically and said:
"I am Luy Ge’er, greeting the Master of the Ziwei Star!"
Chen Zhixing nodded, suppressing the urgency in his heart, trying to keep his tone steady as he asked:
"Now, I will ask, and you will answer. Understood?"
"Yes!" The pointed-mouth, monkey-cheeked man named Luy Ge’er quickly nodded.
"I heard from my family that you know something about the Third Peak Master and Madam of our Chen Family?" Chen Zhixing asked.
"It...It seems so."
Luy Ge’er replied.
"What do you mean by ’it seems’? Either it is, or it isn’t! What do you mean by it seems?"
Hua Linghou scolded from the side.
Luy Ge’er trembled at the words and stammered, "That person did claim to be the Third Peak Master of the Ziwei Chen Family, but what if they’re deceiving me?"
Hua Linghou wanted to speak further, but Chen Zhixing already frowned and said, "Don’t interrupt, let him finish."
Taking a deep breath, Chen Zhixing asked, "Tell me about the Third Peak Master incident you encountered, in detail."
"Yes!"
Luy Ge’er dared not hide anything and quickly began recounting: "I, Luy Ge’er, am a loose cultivator in the Cultivation Realm. Although my cultivation is average, I have always had a chivalrous heart, always inclined to rob from the rich to aid the poor...."
A cup of tea later, Luy Ge’er had recounted his experiences in one breath.
The matter was simple; Luy Ge’er was a low-level cultivator, living by petty thievery, relying on his decent body technique to frequently rob heavenly materials and earthly treasures from various families.
But often walking by the river, how can one’s shoes remain dry? A year ago, Luy Ge’er stole from a young master, who unexpectedly turned out to be from the Huyan Family of the Longevity Families.
To avoid being hunted, Luy Ge’er fled for his life and ultimately reached the Frozen Plateau.
The place was a forbidden area for living beings, isolated from the world, home only to the Snow Demon Race.
The Huyan Family hunting him saw this and retreated, unwilling to risk pursuing a minor cultivator like him.
At the foot of the mountains of the Frozen Plateau, he encountered a young couple fleeing from there.
The young couple was clearly injured, quickly gave him a few instructions, and handed him a Token to seek help from the Ziwei Chen Family.
Subsequently, Luy Ge’er was pushed away from the Frozen Plateau by the young couple.
When he looked again from the outskirts of the Frozen Plateau, a blizzard had already swept in, engulfing the young couple.
Once the blizzard subsided, he never saw the young couple again.
In the subsequent events, Luy Ge’er once stole from a family affiliated with the Ziwei Chen Family and was promptly captured by a member of the Dark Division, during the search, the Token of the Third Peak Master was found on him.
"You worthless cur! A year ago, the Third Peak Master already sent you to the Ziwei Chen Family, why did you not come?"
In an instant, the people in the hall were enraged, all casting unfriendly glances towards Luy Ge’er.
Luy Ge’er, under the oppressive gazes, felt as if a mountain of a hundred thousand catties was resting on him, his legs started to buckle, and his back drenched in sweat.
"How...how was I to know if that person was deceiving me, and they didn’t promise me any benefits...."
Luy Ge’er whispered fearfully.
"The Third Peak Master and his wife are the biological parents of our Patriarch! If you had brought this information, why wouldn’t our Ziwei Chen Family reward you?"
"You...foolish indeed!"
Even the normally mild-mannered Chen Tianchen could not help but show a hint of anger, his heart a mixture of despair and relief.
Fortunately, this person continued his thievery and accidentally stole from an affiliate of the Ziwei Chen Family, and just happened to be caught by a Dark Division member; otherwise, who knows when we would have learned about Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law’s whereabouts?
On the cold stone seat.
"The Frozen Plateau..."
Chen Zhixing’s eyes flickered slightly; upon hearing these words, he already believed most of this person’s words.
If he remembered correctly, his mother originally came from the Frozen Plateau!
"Indeed... I should have thought of it earlier. Back then, Mother, for my sake, unsealed the Snow Demon bloodline’s shackles, and the Snow Demon Race must have sensed it. How could they allow Mother to remain outside?"
"Perhaps back then, Father and Mother went to resolve this matter, tricking me so that I would not worry, saying they were going out to explore the world."
Chen Zhixing sighed deeply in his heart.