Chapter 404: Three Months Later (2)

Translator: CKtalon 

The old patriarch nodded slightly. “Lord Wang, you have a point. I have to come up with a plan when I return.”

“Oh right, that Chen Qi changed his name when he went to the prefecture capital. His name is Wu Ming,” Lord Wang said.

“Changed his name?” The old patriarch frowned. “His surname is Wu?”

“I’m afraid he’s resentful,” Lord Wang commented with a smile. “As a third party, I find the Chen family’s previous actions a little ruthless. How can Chen Qi not be resentful? In short, I’ve said everything I need to say. The Chen family has to make the decision on how to deal with it.”

“Thank you, Lord Wang.” The old patriarch nodded. “Oh right, who was the Earth Demon he killed? The Earth Demons in Cheng’an Prefecture should be quite famous.”

“Zhang Xiu, one of Dongming Mountain’s 36 city envoys,” Lord Wang said.

The old patriarch nodded slightly.

…

Night.

The Chen family patriarch summoned Chen Shi’an.

“Shi’an, you have been made aware of the situation.” The old patriarch looked at Chen Shi’an. “Chen Qi is your son. Tell me, what should we do?”

Chen Shi’an was still a little stunned. “Him? He became a Demon Vanquisher and even killed an Earth Demon?”

Is his son that impressive?

“Lord Wang won’t spout nonsense,” the old patriarch remarked. “Your son is very talented. He became a powerful Demon Vanquisher at such a young age, and he might become even stronger in the future. This is a rare opportunity for our Chen family! With a powerful Demon Vanquisher holding down the fort, the family can become much stronger.”

Chen Shi’an couldn’t help but say, “But we’ve already removed him from the family register.”

“We can always add him back,” the old patriarch said. “These are all trivial matters. Most importantly, you have to make Chen Qi forgive the family.”

“How do we get him to forgive us?” Chen Shi’an asked. “This kid has already changed his surname to Wu.”

The old patriarch smiled and said, “Therefore, someone with enough authority has to appear and apologize personally. I actually want to go, but I’m old and weak after all. Therefore, I hope that as a father, you can personally make a trip to the prefecture capital and apologize. You two are father and son after all. All those years must mean something.”

“Me? To the prefecture capital?” Chen Shi’an widened his eyes. “The journey from White County to the prefecture capital is more than 500 kilometers. The journey is dangerous and unpredictable.”

“You have to go for the family,” the old patriarch said.

“No, I’m not going.” Chen Shi’an made it clear and shook his head. “Uncle, don’t force me. I won’t go no matter how much you force me! You can’t just send your second brother’s family to their deaths, right?”

“You…” The old patriarch gritted his teeth in anger.

“Moreover, that son of mine killed an Earth Demon from Dongming Mountain. It’s hard to say if it’s a blessing or a curse.” Chen Shi’an snorted. “If we acknowledge him now, perhaps the demons from Dongming Mountain will attack our Chen family.”

The old patriarch nodded. “That’s why I’m getting you to head to the prefecture capital incognito and meet your son first to get closer to him. When the time is right, you can reveal his relationship with my Chen family.”

“Uncle, if you want to go, make the trip yourself. It’s impossible for me to make that long trip to the prefecture capital.” Chen Shi’an got up and said, “I don’t have much ambition in my life, but I definitely won’t throw my life away.”

With that said, Chen Shi’an walked out.

“There are often caravans going to the prefecture capital. It’s not as dangerous as you say,” the old patriarch hurriedly said.

“If it’s not dangerous, do it yourself; I’m not going anyway.” Chen Shi’an had already walked out the door and ignored the patriarch.

“You, you, you…” The old patriarch’s expression turned ugly, but he couldn’t do anything.

He didn’t have the right to force his second brother’s son to head to the prefecture capital.

In that case, let’s wait. The old patriarch sat down beside a candle, his expression uncertain. Perhaps Chen Qi will die at Dongming Mountain’s hands in a few days.

It won’t be too late to go to the prefecture capital after figuring out the situation, the old patriarch thought to himself.

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Time passed. In the blink of an eye, more than three months had passed since Xu Jingming killed Earth Demon Zhang Xiu.

Early in the morning, dawn broke.

Whoosh.

Water from a river in the prefecture capital flowed ashore and condensed into a figure—a cyan-shirted man with a birthmark on his face.

Water was left in his wake with every step he took, but slowly, he became like an ordinary person.

It’s been a while since I last came to the prefecture capital. Demon God Green Lake looked at the surrounding scenery. Some people had already woken up early in the distance.

It’s been more than three months since my Brother Zhang Xiu was killed. It’s time for me to make a move. Demon God Green Lake walked leisurely as he completely restrained his aura.

The stronger the demon, the harder it was for them to be discovered when they restrained their aura. With Demon God Green Lake’s strength, even a fifth-realm Demon Vanquisher would find it difficult to detect him when he completely restrained his aura…

This was also the reason why Zhang Xiu dared to move around often in the prefecture capital. As long as he didn’t make a move, the probability of being exposed was very low.

According to Dongming Mountain’s information, Demon Vanquisher Wu Ming lives in that residence in front. Demon God Green Lake stared at the residence in the distance. It was already dawn when he arrived. Now, I just need to wait for him to come out.

Demon God Green Lake took a look and turned to check into a relatively close inn, waiting patiently.

…

Demon God Green Lake waited patiently.

One day, two days, three days… five days… ten days…

He was very patient in the beginning, but gradually, he began to suspect that the intel was wrong.

“Everyone says that’s where Demon Vanquisher Wu Ming lives.” Demon God Green Lake watched. “But why hasn’t he come out? Doesn’t he find it boring staying at home?”

Demon God Green Lake sat in a teahouse, drinking tea and waiting in boredom. After waiting for so long, he naturally had to continue waiting!

“It’s Mr. Wu.”

“Mr. Wu is so young.” Suddenly, many people in the teahouse noticed something.

Huh? The ears of the bored Demon God Green Lake twitched, and he immediately looked up. He immediately saw a young man walking out of the residence with a spear holster on his back as a servant followed him.

The young man’s appearance… was the same as the painting Dongming Mountain’s intelligence had acquired.

Wu Ming is finally out. Green Lake felt excited. He had waited too long.

This prey had finally appeared!

…

Xu Jingming and Wu Qi walked out of the residence together.

“Young Master, you should come out more often,” Wu Qi grumbled. “It’s been more than half a month, but you haven’t taken a step out the door. This won’t do.”

“Got it, Uncle Qi,” Xu Jingming said with a smile. “I’m in seclusion, so I have to focus on comprehending the Demon Vanquishing technique.”

“I don’t know much about Demon Vanquishing techniques—” Wu Qi said, “But I know that one has to enjoy life. Miss spent so much effort on the Chen family back then. How did the Chen family repay her? Even you were chased out, Young Master.”

“Yes, yes. I’ll come out more in the future,” Xu Jingming replied.

He had recently entered seclusion because of his divine power, Astral Divine Body.

After killing Zhang Xiu, he naturally studied Light Rays every day and accumulated more and more knowledge. His divine power, Quint-Bolt, naturally improved, and he was capable of fusing three bolts of lightning! His divine power, Quint-Bolt, reached lesser mastery.

However, Astral Divine Body was still only at the basic mastery.

He had clearly spent the most effort on Astral Divine Body, but his improvement was slow. Finding it unacceptable, he went into seclusion to study it and cultivated for more than half a month. It wasn’t until today that he finally broke through to lesser mastery.

“Young Master, where do you want to have lunch?” Wu Qi asked.

“That restaurant in the north. Their noodles are superb.” Xu Jingming felt his mouth water just thinking about it.

The two chatted as they walked toward the north of the city.

He didn’t notice that among the bustling pedestrians on the street, a cyan-shirted man with a saber was following them from 200 to 300 meters behind.