Chapter 2: Undercurrents
In the Chu Mansion, there were more than a dozen people in the council hall, with serious expressions, as if they were discussing something important.
Sitting in the first place, it was Chu Beifeng, the head of the Chu family, with black hair mixed with a few strands of white hair, looking like a middle-aged person, full of momentum, as for the specific age, it is difficult to guess, after all, it is not difficult for a cultivator to stay in the face.
"Ahem..."
"If there is no objection, just implement it!" Chu Beifeng coughed lightly, his face was expressionless, and he couldn't see his joy or anger.
"The head of the house..."
A voice sounded, instantly attracting everyone's attention, this person looked much younger, but to be able to sit with these old guys, thinking that his age should not match his appearance.
Seeing everyone's inquiring eyes, this person did not hesitate, and said, "My Chu family has been here in Luoshan County for more than 100 years, and I have never paid attention to the invitation of the Yunlu family, why did I ...... this time?"
The man didn't continue, but everyone already knew what he wanted to say, and in fact, many people present had such questions, but they didn't want to ask, and the head of the family just did what he ordered.
Chu Beifeng looked around, saw that everyone had this question, and finally explained, "For more than 100 years, my Chu family has almost been in a corner of the self-styled situation, trying to protect the younger generation of the Chu family, but..."
"Hey..."
Chu Beifeng sighed lightly and continued, "But the power of my Chu family's bloodline is not as good as one generation after another, and the children and grandchildren are trapped in this curse, their cultivation is slow, and they have no hope of recovering the Chu family. ”
"It is better to give a secret to those who are watching in secret, so that they can dispel their worries, and after you and I return to the void, we will leave a lifetime of peace for future generations. Chu Beifeng spoke, his voice gradually weakened, and there was sadness in his words.
There was silence in the lobby for a while, and only after a long time did someone lament, "Ancestor, why was this the case in the first place~?"
"Bold!"
"Dare to question the ancestors?" the old man who was sitting on the left side of the first place under Chu Beifeng blew his beard and glared at him.
The man was yelled at by the old man before he realized that he had lost his words, and immediately bowed down and said, "Great Elder, it was my loss of words, please punish the elder." ”
The old man sitting on the left side of the head of the family, Chu Beifeng, was the great elder of the Chu family, Chu Yuntian.
Chu Yuntian was in charge of the punishment of the Chu clan in the Chu family, and the elders were high and quite majestic.
"Hmph! After the discussion, go to the sect hall and kneel for three days and three nights. Chu Yuntian snorted coldly, this is already considered an extrajudicial grace.
"Yes. ”
Even if this matter is officially finalized, there is nothing to discuss, for what the head of the family, Chu Beifeng, said, leaving a calm for future generations, no one objected, it seems that the current situation of the Chu family, everyone here is very clear in their hearts, but they are just unwilling to admit it.
"Beichuan, can there be any abnormalities among the foreigners under your jurisdiction?" Chu Beifeng asked the first old man on the right side of his subordinates, this person's appearance is somewhat similar to Chu Beifeng, it is Chu Beifeng's younger brother of the same father and mother, the second elder of the Chu family, who manages the foreigners who return to the Chu family.
Chu Beichuan shook his head and sighed lightly, "There is nothing abnormal. ”
"It's quite hidden, and I took this opportunity to pay close attention to them and pull them out completely. Chu Beifeng's eyes narrowed and he ordered.
"Yes. Chu Beichuan took the order.
This meeting is over here, Chu Beifeng stood up and beat his chest with his right fist, "The Chu family is in danger, work together." ”
"The Chu family is in danger, work together. ”
The voice echoed in the council chamber...
At this time, Chu Yi had just finished practicing, only to see him open his eyes, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, Chu Yi had broken through, the eighth layer of the Qi Refining Realm, and he only needed to go further to reach the peak of the Qi Refining Realm.
At the age of ten, at the realm of the eighth layer of qi refining, I don't know how far I have to get rid of my peers in this Luoshan County, I'm afraid they are not even qualified to wait and see, Chu Yi is definitely the pride of the sky.
However, Chu Yi did not show joy in this regard, after all, he had been hiding himself, Chu Yi took out the spirit jade in his arms, this jade is square, the left carved scale fish and the right carved dragon, it was given to him by the ancestor when Chu Yi broke through the fifth layer of qi refining, according to the ancestor, this jade has the ability to conceal the breath, that is, from that day on, Chu Yi began to forbear, and the dragon scale fish jade pendant did not leave his body.
"I'm afraid you know me best in this world. Chu Yi smiled bitterly and muttered.
After half a ring, Chu Yi put the dragon scale fish jade pendant into his arms, stood up, the wry smile disappeared, and a disguise that seemed to be a smile reappeared on his face.
Since that day, after realizing that he wanted to enjoy loneliness, Chu Yi's mood has changed greatly, and his whole body is indescribably comfortable, and this comfortable feeling is an introduction that prompts Chu Yi to break through.
As soon as he walked into the courtyard, Chu Yi heard a person not far away rushing towards his courtyard, and sure enough, after a while, a young man in his twenties appeared in front of Chu Yi.
"Chu Yi, the head of the family asked you to rush to his courtyard immediately. The person who came said coldly, without the slightest mood swing, just like a wooden person.
Chu Yi nodded, and was about to ask if the two of them went together, only to see that the person turned around and disappeared into Chu Yi's field of vision.
"This ice wood, I think he's much cooler than me, and he's a poor man!"
"Alas~" Chu Yi sighed, did not slack off, and immediately went to the courtyard of the head of the house.
On the way, Chu Yi couldn't help but think of that Bing Mu, his name was Chu Jun, he was indeed a hard-working person, and he was also a boring person, he was only focused on cultivation, but his qualifications were not good, his cultivation speed was slow, and he had not broken through to the foundation building realm in his twenties, but his situation seemed to be a common situation in the Chu family, Chu Yi thought, and then he stopped, he was shocked by his sudden thought.
Chu Yi had never thought about this problem before, nor did he care about this matter, but now that he thought about it, the highest cultivation of his friends of the same age was only the fourth layer of qi refining, and the cousins who were older than him, such as Chu Jun, were only the ninth level of qi refining, and they never took that step.
Some cousins are even lower than his cultivation, of course, lower than Chu Yi's actual cultivation, Chu Yi's cultivation on the surface is the fourth level of qi refining, and he is already the best among his peers.
"Why? Why?" Chu Yi muttered to himself, and now he had another question, could it be that the cultivation talent of the children of the Chu family was so unbearable, but why could the family master's generation overwhelm Luoshan County?
Chu Yi shook his head, so that he didn't want to continue to think about it, he found that the problem would multiply, and one question was followed by thousands of questions, Chu Yi set off again, this time faster.
"Grandpa, the head of the house. Chu Yi smiled, before anyone arrived, the voice came first.
After hearing the voice, the kind voice of the head of the family came from a tiled house, "Yi'er, come here." ”
One old and one young, sitting and standing, Chu Yi did not speak immediately, but waited for Chu Beifeng to wave his hand and arrange an enchantment before Chu Yi spoke.
"Grandpa, what are you looking for me?" Chu Yi was the first to ask.
"It's not a big deal, it's just the day after tomorrow, you can't win, but don't lose too ugly. "What Chu Beifeng said is obvious, he wants Chu Yi to act, and he wants to perform a feeling of regret.
"Is it good to get a second place?" Chu Yi asked after thinking about it.
The head of the family, Chu Beifeng, shook his head and said seriously, "This competition is based on the standard of being under thirteen years old, according to the news of the inquiry, the Yunlu family is suspected of having the pride of the sixth layer of qi refining, and you will be allowed to use the strength of the fifth layer at that time, don't lose too ugly." ”
After listening to the words of the grandfather of the family, the doubts that popped up on the road resurfaced, and Chu Yi had to ask when the words came to his lips.
"Grandpa, the head of the family, why is there such a big difference between our generation and the two generations of Yunlu and the two families?" Chu Yi asked naturally for cultivation.
Listening to Chu Yi's question, Chu Beifeng was not very surprised, but sighed lightly, "Yi'er, I think you have already felt it, my Chu family is full of fog, and I also feel your own specialness, but now is not the time to tell you the truth." ”
"You ......"
Chu Yi's eyes were bright, and he interrupted, "Grandpa, Yi'er knows, you have to hide yourself, right?"
"I'm sorry for you, Yi'er. Chu Beifeng obviously felt a little guilty in the face of Chu Yi.
"I know, it's all to protect me, I'm not bitter..."Chu Yi's expression was a little dazed.
How can he not be bitter, Chu Yi hides himself like a ghost, as if he can't see the light, at his age, such a cultivation is the time to show off, the existence that makes his peers look up, but unfortunately he can't, he wants to hide all this, and he can't even let anyone know that his glorious energy is buried in his heart.
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night
In Luoshan County, on a high mountain, a person in a black robe covered by his face stood on the top of the mountain, looking ahead intently.
The sound of squirming sounded, and three people who were also covered by black robes knelt behind this person, and said in unison, "Meet your lord." ”
The man standing didn't look back, just said lightly, "Say it!"
"Report to my lord, the Chu family is still as in previous years, and it has not appeared in the person with extraordinary talent. ”
"There is a proud son of the Yun family's generation who just broke through the sixth layer not long ago. ”
"The Lu family also has a proud son of the sixth layer of qi refining. ”
......
"What do you say, what does the Chu family want to show this time?" the man still didn't turn around.
"The subordinates don't dare to speculate. ”
didn't get an answer, the man was not annoyed, his left hand rubbed the wrench on the thumb of his right hand, and said softly, "What the hell is on display?"
"Signaling a retreat?"
The black-robed man was talking to himself at the top of the peak, and the three people behind him were cautious and did not dare to come out, which showed that this black-robed man was not good and serious.
After half a ring, the hard work was fruitless.
The black-robed man didn't bother himself, and ordered, "Just use these two sixth-layer qi refining ants to test the depth of the Chu family, and keep an eye on it for me, once there is an abnormality, I would rather kill by mistake than let it go." ”
"Yes. ”
The three black-robed men were ordered to disperse, and the speed of their departure was very fast, and if someone looked closely, they could find the cold sweat on the foreheads of these three people.
On the top of the peak, the black-robed man laughed wildly, and after half a sound, he said calmly, "Chu family, just survive in this remote place!"
"Hahaha...!"
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