Chapter 1: Zhang Family's Sickly Child

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  "Ah, I've already reached it. Once you recover, I'll pass on the fist technique I've comprehended to you. With this set of fists, your current cultivation should be able to handle a 9th rank martial artist without any issues." Zhang Cheng said with great confidence.

  Actually, after Zhang Cheng's improvement, the Earth-Shaking Fist has been completely renewed and can be said to be a new set of fist techniques. However, he doesn't mind, after all, the creation of fist techniques is for others to use, if no one uses it, then it means this set of fist techniques isn't good enough.

  "Great, but I really didn't expect that in just one month's time, you would actually master this entire set of fist techniques. I truly don't know what to say!" Zhang Fan said with a face full of surprise.

  To be honest, today was actually the happiest day for him, because all along he had a heart disease, that is Zhang Cheng's illness. Now, Zhang Cheng's body has recovered and can also learn martial arts, with such a shocking talent, it finally allowed him to put down the last stone in his heart.

  "By the way, Father, how did my mother really die? My master said she didn't die from a difficult labor, but was poisoned to death. Is that true?" Zhang Cheng suddenly remembered this matter and asked involuntarily.

  "Huh......" Zhang Fang was taken aback, looking at Zhang Cheng with some disbelief, and asked: "How did your master know?"

  "This... previously when my master treated me for illness, he said that my body's weakness wasn't an illness, but rather due to poisoning which made it impossible to recover. And this toxin was passed down from my mother's body, so..." Zhang Cheng saw Zhang Fang's face darken and thought he had touched on some painful memory, so he involuntarily shut his mouth.

  "Ah! It's come to this, so I won't hide it from you anymore. Actually, you're not my biological child." Zhang Fang didn't want to admit it, but that was the fact.

  Besides, Zhang Cheng already knew that his mother had died of poisoning, so he couldn't hide it anymore.

  "How is this possible...... Father, you're not joking, are you? This joke isn't funny at all." Zhang Cheng was somewhat unwilling to believe that this was true.

  It took him five years to adapt to this world after crossing over, and he also thoroughly accepted the existence of Zhang Fang and others, as well as his current identity.

  But just a few days after he accepted them, he told himself that they were not his own flesh and blood, which made Zhang Cheng unacceptable.

  "Yes, father, how is this possible? How can brother not be your own son? Are you mistaken?" Zhang Xin also asked with difficulty.

  Since she grew up with Zhang Cheng since childhood, she couldn't quite believe this was true.

  "This is true, if you didn't know that your mother was poisoned to death, I'm afraid I wouldn't have told you until my dying day, because I promised her not to tell you about her affairs. But... Alas!" Zhang Fan sighed and finally couldn't say any more.

  In fact, he didn't want to mention this matter either. After all, it's been ten years. In these ten years, Zhang Fang has always treated him like his own son because of his illness, and in the middle, he was even better to him than to his own sons and daughters.

  Of course, he also knew that one day Zhang Cheng would find out his true identity, but he never thought that this day would come so soon, so suddenly, and it was so sudden that he found it hard to accept.

  "But... but this, this..." Zhang Cheng's rationality told him that what Zhang Fang said was true, but his emotions couldn't accept it.

  He originally thought his physical problems were solved, and he had found a new master, so everything would be fine in the future. However, just as his body was recovering, this thing happened again, which made him temporarily unable to accept it.

  "Actually, no matter who you are, you're all my sons, and that won't change because of anything else. Do you understand what I mean?" Zhang Fang said with concern.

  "I know that from now on, no matter what happens to me, you are my father. But this thing is really too...too..." Zhang Cheng thought for half a day and still couldn't think of a word to describe his current mood.

  "Dad, then tell me, what's my mother's name, who is my biological father, and how did my mother really die?" Zhang Cheng had to admit this fact at this moment.

  "Your mother's name was Jiang Ou, as for what kind of person she was, I don't know. I met her on the side of the road when she had already been poisoned and was dying. At that time, we encountered her just after she had given birth to you, and after entrusting you to me, she passed away." Zhang Fang replied.

  "As for who your biological father is, she didn't tell me at the time, so I don't know either. However, when I met your mother, it was just her alone, so I also don't know if your father is still alive. But from what I can see, your mother should be a woman from a big family, because the clothes on her body are very luxurious and her words and deeds are also very dignified." Zhang Fan said while recalling the situation at that time.

  "Jiang Rong!" Zhang Cheng muttered this name, knowing nothing about her situation, and didn't even know what she looked like.

  However, when he heard that his mother had been poisoned to death, his heart was involuntarily filled with anger.

  After getting angry, he felt that his fate was indeed quite tragic.

  When he was on earth, he was an orphan with no parents. Now that he has been reborn in this world, he has a father, but he is not his biological one. Now, his biological parents have appeared, but his mother is dead and his father's life or death is uncertain, probably more bad than good.

  He couldn't help but think that he was the legendary jinx star, and specifically a jinx star that brought calamity to his parents!

  "Father, do you know if there is a family with the surname Jiang in our Huaxia country?" Zhang Cheng asked.

  Zhang Cheng didn't have much affection for his biological parents, but this body was given by them and they had done him a favor. At the very least, he should know whose child he is and help them take revenge, not letting their deaths be in vain.

  "This I have never heard of, and it seems that I remember, in our Huaxia country, there doesn't seem to be a family with the surname Jiang!" Zhang Fang thought for a moment before responding.

  "Isn't that our Huaxia country? What about the others..." Zhang Cheng furrowed his brow, and finally shook his head, saying: "Forget it, I don't have any leads now, let's not think about him for the time being, we'll talk about it later when there's a chance. Oh right, Father, where is my mother buried? I want to go visit her when I'm free!"

  "After your mother passed away, according to her will, I cremated her and placed her ashes in a corner of the family ancestral hall. She said that after you find out about your origins, you can take her ashes and then hope that one day you can send her back to her hometown." Zhang Fang replied.

  "Oh, thank you Dad, I'll go take a look." For some reason, when Zhang Cheng heard this, he wanted to go take a look. Although he also knew that his mother had been cremated and was now just a pile of ashes, he still wanted to go see for himself.

  "Alright, follow me!" With that, under Zhang Cheng's support, the two of them arrived at the ancestral hall. As for Zhang Xin, he had Zhang Cheng stay behind, because someone couldn't be left here alone.

  After arriving at the ancestral temple, under Zhang Fang's guidance, Zhang Cheng found a white bone ash urn in a corner.

  Zhang Cheng picked up the urn and placed it on the table. Due to years of neglect, a layer of dust had accumulated on its surface, making it look more grey than white.

  However, Zhang Cheng didn't blame others. After all, Zhang Fang had already taken a great risk by secretly putting his mother's ashes in the ancestral hall of their family.

  Zhang Cheng picked up a cloth from the side, gently swept away the dust on the bone ash urn, then carefully looked at it again, felt it, and directly stored it in his storage ring.

  "Huh? Where's your mother's urn?" Zhang Fang looked at the suddenly vanished urn, and couldn't help but ask.

  "Hehe, I've got it under control now. Alright, let's hurry back and take a look at the situation with Big Brother. I'm sure he should be fine by now." Zhang Cheng smiled and regained his calm demeanor.

  "Alright!" Zhang Fang could tell that Zhang Cheng's mood wasn't as good as he had shown, but he didn't ask further and the two of them went back to outside Zhang Long's room again.