by Tuoba Liuyun
Chu Yun walked into the room and sat down anywhere.
"Sigh!" The beast tide had come so suddenly and without any warning. Nearly half of the cities in Da Xia Kingdom were destroyed, and nearby, many sects were directly exterminated! As far as the eye can see, it is all ruins, and the water is scorching hot. "
Chu Tiankuo sighed, he was very tolerant of those refugees whose families were ruined. As long as they had a clean background, they would be able to take refuge in the city, and would even have something to eat.
Some of the stronger warriors could directly enter the city guards and enjoy the monthly cultivation resources.
"However, Yun'er, I feel that there's something strange about this beast tide!"
Chu Tiankuo sat opposite of Chu Yun, and said with furrowed brows: "I hope I'm not thinking too much."
Chu Yun's brows twitched, and he could not help but ask: "Whatever father wants to say, just say it!"
"The beast tide happened nine days ago. At that time, it was noon, and I was sitting in the courtyard drinking tea. Suddenly, I felt the sky darken and the ground tremble violently, as if there were tens of thousands of horses galloping towards me. The voice was low at first, but it came closer, likoar of thunder, shocking. I rushed up to the top of the city wall and saw that it was pitch black. There were at least tens of thousands of beasts! "
Chu Tiankuo took a deep breath, and said with an astonished face: "As they rushed all the way here, countless of villages had been flattened by them, and even the mountain walls could not block them. No matter what it is, as long as it is in front of them, there is only death! "
Chu Yun did not interrupt, but just quietly listened.
"I truly believe that the Red An City will die. Although the city walls are tall, they are far from being as strong as the mountain walls. As long as the beast tide came, the city would be destroyed without a doubt! But who would have thought that those beasts would be able to rush past the city from less than a hundred meters away. One by one, they advanced forward in a straight line without even turning back. They looked just like a well-trained army. "
"They are a beast tide that formed after the riots. They have no rules, no rules, and they just randomly rammed against one another like headless flies, wanting to crush everything in their surroundings …" But why did this monster tide turn a blind eye towards Hong An city that waundred meters away? He just rushed over like that? You even have such a way of doing things? "
Chu Tiankuo raised his ancient face and looked out of the window into the distance, his eyes filled with doubt.
"Is this a beast wave, or is it man-made?"
This was what he wanted to ask.
Chu Yun sat at the side, he had no choice but to admit that his father had guessed the right move.
"Father, although I don't dare to come to a final conclusion, I still think that this beast tide is most likely controlled by humans. As for that person's goal, it will definitely be displayed to the fullest in the following time! "
Chu Yun said expressionlessly.
If this beast wave was really manipulated by humans, then he must have had a goal to accomplish after expending his energy.
Now that the beast tide had devastated the entire central region, he had achieved his initial goal. The next step was to advance towards his true goal.
He only needed to wait quietly and he would reveal himself!
"Yun'er, you've grown up. Your father's understanding of this matter is far inferior to yours."
Chu Tiankuo laughed, then joked: "You have been improving very quickly this past half year, how is your realm now?"
With Chu Tiankuo's strength, he was already completely unable to see through Chu Yun's realm.
"Tenth level of the Qi Condensation, although I have yet to enter the Genuine Force, I don't think it will be too far away."
Chu Yun smiled brilliantly.
"In this period of time, father's cultivation base has also increased. I originally wanted to show you off, but who would've thought that you, Yun'er, would have already left father far behind."
Chu Tiankuo sighed with emotion, his eyes filled with unconcealable pride.
"That's right, Yun'er, your martial soul …"
Chu Tiankuo suddenly thought, Chu Yun's Martial Spirit could be upgraded. When he first joined the Tian Dao Sect, he was already Yellow Rank Level 9.
Chu Yun gave a mysterious smile and said in a low voice: "Fortunately, I did not fail you, and I mentioned Profound Grade Three."
"Black Level Martial Spirit!"
Chu Tiankuo was shocked, and then he exclaimed.
"This is just the beginning. Father, I met some opponents before, and they are the true top geniuses of the central region. Their martial spirits, at the very least, possessed the Heavenly Comet Divine Art! "Those people are really troublesome."
Chu Yun did not become proud because of this. After seeing the power of the four great clans and the power of the monks who came from the buddhist sects of the East Continent, his position of power was extremely low.
This was not giving up on oneself.
Right now, he was a challenger who had slashed through all the thorns and thistles in his path in an attempt to climb tigher peak.
As for the geniuses of the four great clans, they were born to be high and mighty. They carried golden keys in their mouths, possessed countless cultivation resources, and had the Empyrean Divine Martial Spirits that they inherited from their clans.
But so what? As long as he had enough time, he would sooner or later defeat those so-called geniuses one by one!
"Empyrean Terminus …"
Chu Tiankuo was dazed for a while, his expression was a little complicated as if he had thought of something, but he quickly shook his head and laughed: "Their heights can coincidentally become the driving force behind your climb, and this is not a bad thing. However, you must grasp your limits and not be too arrogant. You must lower your stature, and before your opponent completely falls, you must not have any kind of complacent emotion! "
After pausing for a while, Chu Tiankuo seemed to have suddenly opened his mouth and spoke sincerely and earnestly: "Yun'er, you have been different from other children since childhood. Your steadiness, understanding, perseverance, and tenacity are all your strengths. Their height, you only need to work hard to reach, but your height, they can only look up to! You can only look up to him! "
Chapter 185 - Uninvited Guests
Chu Tiankuo's words were resolute and decisive, each word was like a gem. His tone was mixed with endless confidence, causing Chu Yun's heart to tremble.
This was the confidence a father had in his son.
"The sky is wide, is the matter not settled yet? Let's drink some tea first! "
Just as the father and son were happily chatting, a woman came in with a cup of hot tea.
"Aunt Ran?"
Seeing this woman, Chu Yun was first shocked, but then he could not help but laugh out loud: "Aunt Ran is so considerate, did you personally brew this for my father? "Tsk tsk tsk tsk …"
"Chu Yun?"
Jing Ran was very surprised, as she did not expect Chu Yun to return. She immediately put down the teacup in her hand, and somewhat embarrassedly shook her hand, as she rolled her eyes at Chu Tiankuo: "You didn't tell me in advance that Chu Yun would return, I need to make more cups of tea!"
"Aunt Ran, you don't need to be busy. Take a seat."
Chu Yun turned his head to glance at Chu Tiankuo, and he clearly knew in his heart that his father should have accepted the pursuit of Aunt Ran. This was good as well. In the future, his father wouldn't need to be so tired. No matter what he did, there would always be someone to share the burden with.
"Cough, cough." Your Aunt Ran has usually helped me a lot in the family, and she hasn't even gone back to the sect for a few visits. "
Chu Tiankuo coughed dryly. Although he did not say it directly, his meaning was very clear. Jing Ran was with him now.
Regard
ing this, Chu Yun himself had no objections.
Ever since his mother had left, his father had been alone and hadn't remarried. He hadn't even taken in a concubine yet. This also resulted in him having a son like himself who was cultivating outside. There was no one at home to accompany him, and there was no one to help him solve his problems.
Aunt Ran was a nice person and had a good personality. She had already known her father for a long time. Being together with him could be said to be a blessing in disguise.
"Chu Yun, it should be almost time for the Great Sect Ranking Tournament, right?"
Jing Ran generously sat down and asked.
"Mm. I was just about to rush back to the sect's competition, but I didn't expect to run into a beast tide, so I hurried home."
Chu Yun nodded.
"I remember that before I brought you into the sect, I especially told you that our sect master was a very strong woman. Not only was she young, she was also very strong and ambitious. Since this was the only chance to be promoted in the sect's ranking competition, she must have prepared a lot … Oh right, Chu Yun, how are your sect's development during this period of time? During the sect's ranking tournament, will you represent the sect in battle? "
Jing Ran smiled slightly.
In the eyes of others, hoping for a disciple who hadn't even been in the sect for two years to participate in a heavyweight competition like the Great Sect Ranking Tournament was simply absurd, but Jing Ran knew that Chu Yun possessed the strength to do so!
The sect ranking competition had very clear rules. Excluding the only seeded participant, each sect had to choose another four disciples, a total of five.
Jing Ran did not extravagantly hope for Chu Yun to obtain a seeded participant slot, but with his innate talent, he should be able to occupy one of the other four slots, so he should be able to represent Tian Dao Sect to participate in the Great Sect Ranking Tournament, right?
"Yes, and as a seeded contestant, I'm under a lot of pressure."
Chu Yun shook his head and sighed.
Jing Ran was startled and couldn't react for a long time. "What did you say? You, you are a seeded contestant? Isn't the entry on Yu Hang? How did you get it? "
Chu Yun shrugged his shoulders and replied calmly: "I snatched it away. I asked Yu Hang for the seeded participant spot, he didn't agree. "If you don't agree, then I will call until he agrees."
"Yu Hang is the number one core disciple, you … How could you be his match? "
It was clear that Jing Ran had not returned to the Tian Dao Sect for a long time, so she did not know about these things that everyone knew.
"The number one core disciple? He used to be, but he's not. "
Chu Yun smiled very confidently. In the current Tian Dao Sect, besides himself, there was no one else who would dare to claim to be the number one core disciple.
Even Third Young Master Xiao Tianchen of the Xiao family, one of the Four Major Clans did not dare!
"How did you improve so quickly..."
Jing Ran was completely dumbstruck. She had stayed in the Tian Dao Sect for so long, but she had never seen someone with such a subversive impression.
"Is fast improvement also a sin?"
Chu Yun faintly sighed.
"Hahahaha, this is my son, of course he's not ordinary!"
Chu Tiankuo took a sip of the hot tea, and said with unspeakable pride: "Yun'er is about to rise to Genuine Force now, and in the entire Da Xia Empire, he is definitely the number one genius. I never thought that I, Chu Tiankuo's son, would be so promising.
Jing Ran unhappily rolled her eyes at Chu Tiankuo, and stood up: "You two continue chatting, I'll send someone to prepare some food and wine. Chu Yun, you haven't returned home for a long time, you should drink more with your father tonight. After resting for a day, we will set out for Tian Dao Sect tomorrow! "
"Alright!"
Chu Yun nodded in agreement.
After making sure that the beast tide had not affected the entire clan, Chu Yun felt much more at ease. Aunt Ran was right, she would accompany her father to have a good drink tonight, and after resting for a night, they would set off for Tian Dao Sect the next day.
Night descended, and the Chu Clan arranged a banquet, it was extremely lively.
The courtyard was filled with tables and chairs filled with food and wine, all prepared for Chu Yun.
Chu Tiankuo, Chu Yun, Jing Ran, as well as Chu Yun's grandfather, Chu Chen and the rest sat at the same table, talking and laughing with each other.
Ever since Chu Yun killed Chu Zhoushan and Chu Qingya the day the branch families gathered, the Chu Family's internal affairs had all become as hard as steel. Even Old Man Chu's mood improved greatly.
"With this goblet of wine, I wish Yun'er an early promotion to the Genuine Force, and lead my Chu Family to open a glorious chapter!"
Old Man Chu raised his wine cup as he arrogantly shouted out.
Although he had abdicated the throne for a long time, in everyone's eyes, his prestige was no less than Chu Tiankuo's.
"Alright!"
"Well said!"
The surrounding Chu Clan members all laughed, raising their heads to drink the wine.
Chu Yun's heart surged as he too drank a cup.
"I shall toast the second goblet of wine!"
Chu Tiankuo smiled and stood up. He swept his gaze across everyone around him, and in the end, brought his wine cup to Jing Ran: "If it wasn't for little sister Ran recruiting Yun'er into the Tian Dao Sect that day, there wouldn't have been a series of incidents behind this!"
Being toasted in front of everyone, Jing Ran's face was slightly red, but she still agreed to it openly.
"Madam, have another drink!"
"Madam, good alcohol capacity!"
The surrounding people started to jeer once again, directly calling Jing Ran Madam. This was somewhat unexpected for her.
Even though a majority of the Chu Clan members knew her identity, this was the first time they had heard of the term 'Madam'.
Jing Ran secretly turned her head to look at Chu Tiankuo and, wanting to see their reaction.
Chu Tiankuo's face was unperturbed, as if he felt that there was nothing wrong with this form of address.
Chu Yun also had a smile on his lips, he was happy to see suching.
"Who's the head of the Chu family? Come out!"
Just when the atmosphere was about to reach its peak, a rude clamor suddenly came from outside.
The warm atmosphere suddenly froze, Chu Yun's brows tightly knitted together, just who was so blind to speak at sucime and disturb him? And his tone was so arrogant!
"Allow me to go out and take a look."
Chu Tiankuo indifferently put down his wine cup and stood up to leave.
"Father, I'll go with you."
Chu Yun was afraid that someone outside would cause trouble, so he followed closely behind him.
Outside the gate of the clan stood a few tall and big horses, wearing armor, arrogant and proud men. Their brows were glinting with a cold light, and sabers were at their waists. They were emitting a murderous aura; they were obviously generals who had been on the battlefield for a long time.
"I am the Chu Tiankuo of the Chu Family, what business do you have with me?"
Chu Tiankuo held his hands behind his back, looked at the few people and said indifferently.
"You are Chu Tiankuo?"
A few people mounted on horses, looked down at Chu Tiankuo condescendingly.
The leader sneered and said word by word, "It's so lively to eat and drink." Do you know who led the soldiers to sweep the vicinity of the demon beasts, to ensure the safety of your side? Let me tell you, it's King Zhao! Now, when the King of Zhao arrived at the city gates, he was completely exhausted. It was one thing for you all to leave the city, but now you are actually eating and drinking in the clan. How despicable. If it were not for King Zhao sweeping away the nearby beasts, would you all still be able to sit here and enjoy life in
peace? "
"That's right, there are piles after piles of refugees outside. You don't even have enough to eat, yet you all are here indulging yourselves in extravagance and lust! You really deserve to die! "
The other high-ranking officer also sneered.
"King Zhao?"
Chu Yun felt that this name was a little familiar, but he couldn't immediately remember who it was.
"I naturally admire Zhao Wang's leadership in exterminating the demon beasts. Since we're already outside the city, why not come in and have a few drinks?" I will also offer you some thin gifts to thank you all for your efforts. "
Chu Tiankuo sneered in his heart, but on the surface, he gave his face.
Leading soldiers to get rid of the demon beasts?
F * ck you!
The smallest monster tide had at least thousands of demon beasts. If you kept charging, you would be stomped into mincemeat before even meeting face to face!
Besides, the demon beast horde has passed. Now, you are leading soldiers to clear out the demon beasts all over the place.
Clearing out the demon beasts was fake, robbing around and robbing them was the real thing!
As for the refugees, Chu Tiankuo had a clear conscience!
He took out a large amount of silver taels to buy food for the refugees in the city to eat. As long as they had hands and feet, they would be able to arrange things so that they wouldn't starve to death. As for those with some strength, they could even join the Chu family's guards and they would have a fixed amount of cultivation resources every month.
Logically speaking, these things should be settled by the Da Xia Emperor, but not only did Chu Tiankuo do it, he did it beautifully.
Therefore, Chu Tiankuo scoffed at their accusations.
But since the other party warince with a different surname, Chu Tiankuo still retained some respect for him.
"Hmph."
A few generals sneered and one of them immediately turned around to ride his horse out of the city.
Not long after that, oveundred armored soldiers walked over with a grand demeanor. Even from far away, one could still feel the killing intent coming off of them.
The leader was a middle-aged man. He was riding a spotless snow-white horse. He wore a golden robe and wore pointed boots. He didn't have any expression on his face.
