Qin Han Chu merely glanced, then walked to the roadside.
He got into a taxi and said to the driver, "Fengshen Manor!"
Upon hearing the words Fengshen Manor, the taxi driver's expression turned surprised.
"Sir, are you friends with the Feng family?"
Qin Han Chu had only said to go to Fengshen Manor, yet the taxi driver used honorifics.
"Drive on," Qin Han Chu said.
Seeing that Qin Han Chu did not answer, the taxi driver said no more.
Fengshen Manor was not located within the city; it was situated on Fengshen Mountain to the east of the provincial capital.
This mountain was not originally called by this name. Ever since the Feng family relocated their headquarters here, the mountain had been named after Fengshen.
Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, the taxi driver stopped and said, "Sir, taxis are not allowed to enter Fengshen Mountain. I can only take you this far."
After paying the fare, Qin Han Chu walked up the mountain path.
Not long after, three luxury cars approached from a distance.
The three cars sped past Qin Han Chu, but then they stopped.
Under Qin Han Chu's gaze, these three cars actually reversed.
A moment later, the three cars stopped beside Qin Han Chu.
The car doors opened, and the girl Qin Han Chu had met on the plane stepped out.
"Why are you here? Are you going to Fengshen Manor?" the girl asked curiously.
"Are you from the Feng family?" Qin Han Chu asked.
The girl nodded, "My name is Feng Zhongxue. Why are you coming to the Feng family?"
"To handle some business," Qin Han Chu replied.
"Get in the car. I'll give you a ride since I'm going that way."
"If you walk, it will take at least over an hour," Feng Zhongxue said.
Qin Han Chu did not refuse. He smiled and got into the car with the girl.
At the same time, the four people who had gone to Lin City had returned to Fengshen Manor.
"Patriarch, we have not failed our mission and have brought this item back." The leading man respectfully handed the jade pendant to the current patriarch of the Feng family.
This patriarch was over fifty years old, and his eyes gleamed with a cold light, making him appear somewhat fierce.
"Well done." After taking the jade pendant, the Feng family patriarch said in a deep voice.
"Patriarch, we encountered a martial artist when we were purchasing the jade pendant."
"Although this person is young, his strength is extremely formidable."
"I didn't even have the chance to fight back in his hands."
"He told me that he would visit our family."
"He also said..."
At this point, the leading man seemed hesitant to continue.
"What else did he say?" the Feng family patriarch asked coldly.
"He said to keep this item safe, and he would come to retrieve it."
"He even said that our Feng family should kneel to welcome him!"
Upon hearing this, the Feng family patriarch's gaze was filled with bone-chilling coldness. "Such arrogance! Did you investigate his identity?"
"His identity is a royal secret, and our people do not have the authorization to check."
Upon hearing this news, the Feng family patriarch frowned. "Royal secret? Could he be a member of the royal family?"
"Very likely."
The Feng family patriarch played with the jade pendant in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Even core members of the royal family must treat us with courtesy. If he expects us to kneel, even His Majesty the current Emperor does not have such qualification."
Just then, the Feng family patriarch's phone rang.
"You let a stranger into the car at the foot of the mountain?"
"What is that person's identity?" the Feng family patriarch asked with a frown.
"I don't know. He said he was here at Fengshen Manor to handle some business."
The Feng family patriarch glanced at the man before him and then pressed the speakerphone button to ask, "What are this person's features?"
After listening to the description from the man on the phone, the leading man exclaimed in surprise, "It matches perfectly! It must be him!"
"The convoy will proceed directly to the manor in the back mountain. Do not stop in the front courtyard."
Fengshen Manor had many buildings, with dozens of villas in the front courtyard alone.
Those residing in the front courtyard were all collateral branches of the Feng family.
These family members only knew that the Feng family was the commercial leader of Tiannan; they had no idea that the Feng family also had powerful martial artists within it.
To the collateral branches, the back courtyard was like a forbidden area.
Anyone who entered the back courtyard without permission would face the Feng family's rules.
In reality, this back courtyard was precisely where the core members of the Feng family resided.
Apart from the patriarch, the people here did not interfere with the family's commercial activities.
Their task was to cultivate martial arts.
Just then, the three cars had arrived at the front courtyard.
Feng Zhongxue said to the driver, "Stop the car, he needs to get out."
However, the driver said, "The Patriarch wishes to meet this gentleman. We will proceed directly to the back mountain."
Hearing this, Feng Zhongxue was greatly shocked.
The family's back courtyard had always been off-limits to outsiders. How could her father allow Qin Han Chu to enter the back courtyard?
"Who are you?" Feng Zhongxue asked Qin Han Chu, full of surprise.
Qin Han Chu smiled, "A good person."
Upon hearing this answer, Feng Zhongxue scoffed!
While referred to as the front and back courtyards, they were actually quite far apart.
It was more accurate to call them the front and back mountains.
Even by car, it took twenty minutes to reach the villa area in the back mountain.
After stopping the car outside the entrance to the villa area, the driver said, "Miss, please escort this gentleman inside. We will leave now."
These bodyguards were ordinary people and did not have the qualification to enter the back mountain villa area.
The car doors opened, and Feng Zhongxue stepped out, saying to Qin Han Chu, "Follow me."
Led by Feng Zhongxue, Qin Han Chu walked into the back mountain villa area.
About five minutes later, the two arrived at a vast plaza.
It was at this moment that the Feng family patriarch, accompanied by over ten people, walked towards Qin Han Chu.
Besides the Feng family patriarch, the man Qin Han Chu had lectured earlier was also among them.
Qin Han Chu stopped walking, and the other party also stopped.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the plaza became heavy.
"Xiao Xue, you should go home first," the Feng family patriarch said.
Feng Zhongxue had already sensed that something was wrong. She looked at Qin Han Chu and asked, "What exactly are you here at our Feng family for?"
"You should leave. This matter has nothing to do with you," Qin Han Chu said.
"Take the young lady away." Fearing that Qin Han Chu might harm Feng Zhongxue, the Feng family patriarch instructed one of the family members.
The family member stepped forward and said to Feng Zhongxue, "Young lady, please return home."
Feng Zhongxue did not want to leave but lacked the qualification to resist.
If she insisted on staying, the family members would surely resort to forceful measures to escort her away.
After Feng Zhongxue had walked a distance away, the Feng family patriarch said, "Who exactly are you, sir?"
Qin Han Chu threw the credentials given by the royal family to the Feng family patriarch.
Upon seeing the characters "Shang Shuai" written on the document, the Feng family patriarch's eyes were filled with shock.
As the patriarch of the Feng family, he was very clear about who the royal family's Shang Shuai were!
Only those martial artists who had reached the level of "Heaven and Man United" were qualified to be enfeoffed by the royal family.
Qin Han Chu, being so young, was actually a powerhouse at the Heaven and Man United level!
Within the Feng family, Heaven and Man United powerhouses were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.
"So it's Lord Shang Shuai. We have failed to welcome you properly. Please forgive our offense!"
With that, the Feng family patriarch returned the document, holding it with both hands.
Lord Shang Shuai?
Upon learning Qin Han Chu's identity, the Feng family members were immensely shocked!