“Sister Chu Yue, this is…” Chu Feng was at a loss for words.
“What is this? This isn’t from me, this is this year’s family subsidy,” Chu Yue said while stuffing the Immortal Spirit Grass into Chu Feng’s hands.
“In that case, I can accept it even less. Have you forgotten I still owe you two Immortal Spirit Grasses?” Chu Feng pushed the Immortal Spirit Grass back. While speaking, he also took out a stalk of Immortal Spirit Grass from inside his clothes.
“Junior Brother Chu Feng, this Immortal Spirit Grass, you didn’t refine it?” Seeing the intact Immortal Spirit Grass in Chu Feng’s hand, Chu Yue thought this must be the one she gave Chu Feng back then.
“Mm, I broke through a long time ago, so I don’t need it for now, I might as well return it to you.”
“I can’t, how could I accept your Immortal Spirit Grass? This is all yours, put it away quickly.”
“Sister Chu Yue, I, Chu Feng, said I would return two, so I will return two to you. Didn’t you also agree back then? If you act like this now, you’re making things very difficult for me.”
“But, you completely didn’t use the Immortal Spirit Grass I gave you, and you’re even giving yours to me as well. Isn’t this me taking advantage of you for free?”
“Sister Chu Yue, I have received your good intentions. In the entire Chu Family, besides my father and my older brother, you are the only one who is best to me. Just consider this a form of filial piety from your younger brother, okay?”
Chu Feng said this from the bottom of his heart. When everyone in the Chu Family ostracized him, Chu Yue could treat him so well; he truly felt touched.
Seeing Chu Feng being so insistent, a blush of embarrassment appeared on Chu Yue’s face, and she said in a soft voice:
“Junior Brother Chu Feng, this attitude of yours really makes me feel very ashamed. Actually… this Immortal Spirit Grass isn’t a gift from me, but Chu Guyu asked me to give it to you on his behalf.”
“My older brother?” Chu Feng was instantly stunned.
Chu Guyu was Chu Yuan’s biological son, and Chu Feng’s older brother.
Currently, he was training in the Azure Province’s number one sect, the “Lingyun Sect”. He was only seventeen years old yet had already reached the sixth level of Lingwu. He was the number one person in the Chu Family’s younger generation.
Chu Guyu, even though he knew that Chu Feng wasn’t Chu Yuan’s biological son, treated Chu Feng like his own younger brother. He was one of the people Chu Feng respected and loved the most.
“He was afraid you would feel burdened, so he told me not to say it was from him. But now, I have to tell the truth.” Chu Yue’s face turned red; it was clear to see that she truly felt ashamed.
“Sister Chu Yue, even so, I still have to thank you. No matter if that Immortal Spirit Grass is yours or not, your feelings for me over these years are real. I stand by my words, these two Immortal Spirit Grasses, just consider them a form of filial piety from this younger brother of yours.”
“Besides, you’ll be stepping into the fifth level of Lingwu soon, this Immortal Spirit Grass is more important to you. Don’t refuse it anymore.” Chu Feng firmly stuffed the Immortal Spirit Grass back into Chu Yue’s hands.
“Then, let’s just say I’m borrowing this Immortal Spirit Grass from you, but I will only borrow one, because I’m only capable of returning one.” Seeing Chu Feng being so insistent, Chu Yue gritted her teeth, and only kept one Immortal Spirit Grass.
Actually, just as Chu Feng said, Chu Yue would soon enter the fifth level of Lingwu; now was a critical time. This Immortal Spirit Grass was indeed very important to her.
“Deal.” Chu Feng smiled.
“Oh right, Junior Brother Chu Feng, Brother Guyu also entrusted a letter, telling me to give it to you.” Chu Yue took out another letter from behind her belt.
Receiving the letter, Chu Feng’s heart was instantly touched. He hadn’t returned to the Chu Family for five years, and he also hadn’t seen his older brother or his father for five years, because he felt he had no face to see them.
But over these five years, his older brother and his father had sent him a letter almost every month. It could be seen how much these two people deeply missed Chu Feng.
“Alright, keep the letter and read it later when you get back. Come inside with me quickly, today is a good day.” Chu Yue grabbed Chu Feng’s arm, and pulled him into the residence.
But before getting close, Chu Feng’s brows furrowed slightly. He heard many familiar voices from inside the residence, all of which belonged to people he disliked.
Sure enough, when the main door of the residence was opened, there were thirty-two figures inside the large hall. Most were familiar faces; almost all members of the Chu Family who cultivated in the Azure Dragon Sect were present there.
Regarding the few unfamiliar people, Chu Feng could also guess their origins; they were definitely members of the Chu Alliance.
“Everyone, look who’s here,” Chu Yue exclaimed happily.
However, when everyone’s gazes simultaneously turned toward him, all Chu Feng felt was disgust and revulsion from them.
“Yo, I wondered who it was, isn’t this the hero of our Chu Family.” A teenager walked toward Chu Feng.
His name was Chu Cheng, Chu Zhen’s biological older brother. He joined the Azure Dragon Sect together with Chu Yue, and was currently also at the fourth level of Lingwu.
“Chu Feng, you’ve made a great contribution, you know?” Chu Cheng pointed at Chu Feng, his gaze extremely unfriendly.
“Chu Cheng, what are you saying? Today is a joyous day, don’t speak nonsense,” Chu Yue hastily interrupted.
“What’s wrong, Chu Yue, he’s made a great contribution, why can’t I say it?” Chu Cheng glanced at Chu Yue, then stared at Chu Feng: “Chu Feng, don’t you know you’ve made a contribution? You bastard have truly made a huge contribution.”
“Being an outer court disciple for five years in the Azure Dragon Sect, you’ve thrown away all of our Chu Family’s pride. Now you still have the face to come to the Chu Alliance gathering, just how thick is that skin of yours?”
“Chu Cheng, shut your mouth.” Chu Yue was a little angry. But before she could say more, Chu Feng pulled her hand.
Chu Feng’s expression didn’t change, always maintaining his smile, and chuckled softly: “You’re overthinking things. I, Chu Feng, am completely uninterested in your gathering. Today, I came to collect a debt.”
“Collect a debt? What debt?” Hearing those words, Chu Cheng’s facial expression instantly changed.
“Truly ridiculous, someone adopted by our Chu Family, actually dares to come and collect a debt from members of the Chu Family. Don’t you know who provided the food and things you’ve used all these years?”
“Right, truly shameless.” At the same time, the other Chu Family members also began to hurl insults at Chu Feng.
But Chu Feng ignored their words. While walking into the hall, he said:
“Some time ago, someone made a bet with me, betting that I wouldn’t be able to pass the inner court exam. He also said if he lost, then his family subsidy of Immortal Spirit Grass for this year would be given to me.”
“Chu Zhen, you haven’t forgotten about this, right?” Chu Feng stopped in front of Chu Zhen.
Chu Zhen was sitting on a chair, chewing a fruit in his mouth, but at this moment the corner of his mouth twitched, and his face became extremely ugly.
Of course, Chu Zhen hadn’t forgotten about that day’s incident. Precisely because he was afraid Chu Feng would bring it up, he sat here quietly. Otherwise, with his personality, he would have stepped forward to look for trouble with Chu Feng from the very beginning.
“Chu Feng, if you speak, you must have proof.” Right at that moment, a young man next to Chu Zhen spoke up.
Everyone present, both men and women, were all around Chu Feng’s age; only this person looked like an adult man; he was Chu Wei.
“What Brother Chu Wei said is true, since you said Chu Zhen made a bet with you, then you must show proof. Otherwise, you’re just slandering.” As Chu Zhen’s biological older brother, Chu Cheng was the first to shout.
“Right, show the proof, otherwise don’t expect to walk out of here today.” After Chu Cheng, almost all the Chu Family members in the hall joined in shouting.
Even the other Chu Alliance members chimed in with boos. Although they weren’t part of the Chu Family, they could see that Chu Feng’s status in the Chu Family was very low. If his own family looked down on him so much, it was natural for them to also look down on him.
“I can be the witness for Junior Brother Chu Feng.” However, right at that moment, Chu Yue, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up.
