Volume 1 Chapter 31: The Identity of the Conical Hat Man?

  Wu Guanyao, the master of the Wu family, stroked a small urn containing ashes with a sorrowful face, his facial muscles twitching violently, and his complexion as pale as paper.

  The various elders of the Wu family gathered in the main hall upon learning of Wu Xingzu's death, the atmosphere was heavy, and Wu Xingzu's death had dealt a significant blow to the Wu family. It was as if they had been slapped hard in the face!

  Do you still want to wait for the momentum to rise and take down the Zhuo family? They have a Golden Dan strong person there! What's the point of fighting? The most important thing is that after being slapped in the face, they can't even fight back! If this matter gets out, the Wu family's reputation will be completely lost! Moreover, it will definitely cause a huge stir in Chi Hua City!

  After a long time, Wu Guangyao suddenly raised his head, his tiger eyes gleaming like a fierce beast preying on humans, gritting his teeth and with an extremely angry voice that echoed in the great hall: "Xingzu... Father! I will definitely avenge you!"

  The voice was abnormally piercing and sorrowful, yet accompanied by a strange, eerie laughter. Everyone stared at Wu Guangyao in shock and astonishment.

  "The master of the house, now that the Zhu family has a powerful backer in Jin Dan, we really can't afford to offend them. Moreover, if this matter gets out, it will have a great impact on our Wu family. After all, it was the young master who was at fault first..." Someone from the Wu family of the same generation as Wu Guangyao had to speak up, or else they would definitely drag the Wu family down into an irredeemable situation.

  Jin Dan is powerful, and even the Wu family can't afford to provoke him. Even the ruler of the kingdom has to be mindful of his mood and doesn't dare to easily offend him.

  Wu Guangyao appeared unusually calm, stroking the urn with a dazed expression, as if recalling Wu Xingzu's words. His gaze swept across the crowd, and in an extremely trembling tone, he said coldly: "You can rest assured, I know what to do... Now that Blood Prison has an empty spot, let Xingbang go instead. He's still young, but his strength and wit are not inferior to Xingzu's."

  His gaze turned, like a sharp knife under the night sky, with an intent to kill. "Order it! I want this matter to be thoroughly investigated and suppressed. Investigate the news of the Zhuo family's Golden Elixir strongmen, send someone to the Imperial Capital, prepare gifts and respectfully invite the Old Ancestor to come out of seclusion. When the time is right, even if there are Golden Elixir strongmen protecting them... I will make the Zhuo family pay with their lives!"

  Wu Xingzu's death was thus locked down by the Wu family and did not spread in Chihua City, but the Fang family still got the news through some means.

  "Could the Zhuo family have a Golden Elixir expert?" Fang Wei, who was usually full of cunning plans, also felt that this was not good. He immediately ordered, facing the dark area in the hall: "Withdraw all unfavorable arrangements against the Zhuo family and send out investigators to gather information about the Golden Elixir expert!"

  "Yes!" The figure in the dark responded with a single word and vanished.

  The Jin Dan strongman sat in the Zhuo family, and the Fang family couldn't afford to provoke them either. If they continued to harass the Zhuo family, this Jin Dan master might bring down his evil fire and burn down the entire Fang family mansion.

  This evil thing, if the two tongues that were put back didn't swear to heaven and prove each other, no one would have believed it. After all, such a method is not something that an ordinary Jindan strongman can possess.

  Moreover, since this matter passed, some business associations that had been avoiding the Zhuo family in their daily lives began to interact with the Zhuo family. Each household made a big show of their enthusiasm and couldn't wait to win over the Zhuo family. They sent gifts and money, opened up various convenient transaction channels, and each came up with clever plans to be the first to gain the favor of the Zhuo family.

  This sudden appearance of Cheng Yaojin has struck everyone's psychological limit, and even now some people still find it hard to believe that a master from the Golden Elixir Secret Realm would actually become a backer for the Zhuo family, it is truly inconceivable!

  Jin Dan Gaoren's cover and prestige will make the Zhuo family enter a period of rapid development in the near future. In the eyes of outsiders, the Zhuo family, which was about to be torn apart by two old men, actually played such a trump card... It's really a bit mysterious.

  In contrast to the Wu family's sorrow and the Fang family's troubles, it can be said that some families are happy while others are worried. The ones who benefited the most were still the Zhuo family.

  What hidden motives lie behind this Jindan strongman's offer of assistance?

  At this moment, both of their gazes were fixed on Old Man Zhuo and Zhuo Tian's body.

  Zhuo Yifan stroked the Cold Fate Sword in his hand, his face complex, bowing his head in contemplation. He remembered that when his father traveled across the continent, he recorded every good deed and established a network of connections.

  Could it be that this Golden Elixir senior had come to repay a debt of gratitude? Zhuo Yifan furrowed his brow, filled with doubts.

  And his mother, Zhuo Hanlan, was also staring blankly at the ice-blue hilt of the sword in Zhuo Yifan's hand, lost in thought.

  "What does he know?" Zhuo asked, stroking his beard, and gave Zhuo Yifan a white eye.

  This matter is obvious even if you think about it with your butt, this Golden Dan strongman must have a relationship with his own grandson. Otherwise, even if the Zhuo family was turned upside down, this Golden Dan strongman probably wouldn't have made a move.

  "No... I don't know..." Zhuo Yifan hastily shook his head, stunned for a moment, concealing the secret of the second half of the Blood Prison Record. He felt that it was still too early to confess this matter now.

  "Perhaps I know who this person is." Zhuo asked Tian to take a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, his old face twitching, his expression somewhat agitated. "Your father has many friends, likes to be chivalrous and righteous, if it's said that the one with the best relationship with your father, with high abilities, and also quite fond of you, then there is only your uncle Lin Hai."

  "Uncle Lin Hai?"

  Zhuo Yi's eyes flashed, and he slightly shook his head, because he had never heard of this person. Perhaps it sounded familiar, but since it was something from his infancy, he had long forgotten.

  "Lin Shu is your father's old friend, and if we talk about talent, he is a genius among geniuses. If we calculate by age, with his talent plus some extraordinary encounters, it's possible that he can really reach the Golden Elixir stage. The key is, he likes you very much. When your mother was pregnant for ten months, he sent countless supplements. After you were born, he persisted in practicing qigong every day to unblock your meridians..."

  Upon hearing this, Zhuo Yifan's eyebrows twitched, and he was again given supplements? And had his meridians unblocked? This is simply more intimate than a real father!

  At this point, Zhuo asked Tian's face had a hint of blue: "With the appearance you just described, it should be him. However... he is already dead!"

  "Dead? Uncle Lin Hai is dead?" Zhu Yi Fan's face changed slightly, somewhat surprised. "Grandfather must be mistaken, since Uncle Lin Hai has already died, how can he appear again?"

  Zhuo's face was somewhat uncertain, he closed his eyes and recalled that old affair with difficulty. He let out a long sigh: "The matter... started not long after you were born..."

  At that time, Zhuo Yifan was just like an ordinary baby, with no memory at all, only knowing how to eat, drink, urinate and defecate.

  "The day the tragedy occurred... happened to be the day of entering the Blood Hell Gate, I sent you and your uncle Lin to the Blood Hell Gate. The sky was just dawning, we said our goodbyes, and the two of them took out their tokens ready to enter the gate, but at that moment..."

  Zhuo took a deep breath, his eyes turned bloodshot, "It's all my fault for insisting on sending you and your uncle Lin and your father. As a result, the Blood Prison Gate judged me as an intruder who forced my way in, spraying out power to kill me, but your Uncle Lin... blocked my way..."

  "What! Uncle Lin was trying to save Grandpa...!" Zhuo Yifan suddenly stood up, his face filled with shock and confusion, stunned for a moment.

  "That year, this matter was spread all over the Red Flame City, and since then, only one person has entered the Blood Prison Gate. Poor Lin Shu is an orphan, the last of the Lin family, and finally died at his grandfather's hands..."

  Zhuo asked the sky with a face full of shame and sorrow, tears streaming down his face: "But soon after the shooting at the Blood Prison Gate that day, I woke up. But you, Lin Shu, and your father had both disappeared. At first, I thought Lin Shu was already dead, didn't expect..."

  "So, Grandfather didn't see Lin Shu's corpse, so he suspected that this Golden Elixir cultivator was actually Lin Shu?" Zhuo Yifan said after a moment of contemplation.

  "It's only you, Lin Shu, who would be so good to him. Otherwise, why would he give him such an expensive gift? I hope it's really from Lin Shu, or else Grandfather's guilt will not be cleared in this lifetime." Zhuo asked Tian sighed, "Grandfather has always protected you and been strict with you, not just because you are my grandson and I love you dearly. But also because we cannot disappoint Lin Shu and your father's expectations of you... Do you understand?"

  Upon hearing this, Zhuo Yifan's heart skipped a beat as he grasped the long-buried secret of the Zhuo family, and everything seemed to become crystal clear.

  "Father couldn't come out from the door, and Lin Hai Shu also fell into the Blood Prison Gate with an uncertain fate..." A cold glint flashed in Zhuo Yifan's eyes, he made up his mind, this time entering the Blood Prison Gate, he must get to the bottom of it!

  After a moment of contemplation, Zhuo Yifan slowly regained his composure: "Grandfather doesn't need to feel guilty. I will definitely work hard to cultivate and become strong. By then, the Wu family won't be worth mentioning, and we can even go to the Imperial City to develop and have an extraordinary status. If I can find my father smoothly, everything will be revealed!"

  "Right!" Zhuo asked Tian nodded, "Improving strength is the king's way. For the remaining few days, Yifan will use the meditation method that Grandpa taught you to cultivate well. When you become a real strong man, what's the point of talking about Fangjia and Wu Jia? Even if they are finished, they won't dare fart!"