Chapter 649 Identity
But Chen Yang's steps not only didn't stop, but quickened.
"Chen Yang! What exactly do you want to ask for? Just say it!"
"The Zhu family can do their best to satisfy you!"
In a hurry, Zhu Wenyu no longer called himself the Celestial Venerable and directly addressed Chen Yang by name.
Chen Yang could feel that Zhu Wenyu was truly anxious.
As soon as the words fell, Chen Yang's footsteps also stopped. Zhu Wenyu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Chen Yang was about to state his terms.
But before he could be happy for two seconds, a powerful inner force erupted from Chen Yang.
Chen Yang caused the bamboo forest around the courtyard to rustle.
The powerful fluctuations of inner force immediately attracted the attention of the martial artists in the Zhu family.
"What's going on? This direction is where Wenyu lives?"
"Wenyu's dantian was废 when he broke through to Grandmaster, so it shouldn't be like this!"
"A presence above Grandmaster..."
It wasn't just the martial artists of the Zhu family who were attracted by Chen Yang's aura of inner force.
Other martial artists in Nanlong City also cast their eyes towards the distant Zhu family.
"It's been many years since the Zhu family had a peak Grandmaster, I wonder who has broken through."
"As expected of the number one family in the Southwest, peak Grandmaster, that's a realm many martial artists dream of!"
By the time everyone arrived at the Zhu family, Chen Yang had already left.
The few Grandmasters of the Zhu family saw Chen Yang's retreating figure, but none of them went to stop him. It wasn't that they didn't want to, but they were being held back.
"Several uncles, everything is fine here. Many martial artists may come to the Zhu family later, so please host them."
Zhu Wenyu's mind was still faintly echoing Chen Yang's words before he left.
"Since you've orchestrated all of this, and you've worked so hard, I can't let this effort go to waste."
Zhu Wenyu didn't want others to know that the Zhu family was looking for help to deal with the Zhou family. Chen Yang naturally wouldn't hesitate to give Zhu Wenyu a big gift.
Shattering Zhu Wenyu's bamboo forest was not only a punishment for Zhu Wenyu's previous actions, as the Shi family incident had truly happened!
It was also in line with Zhu Wenyu's idea, making outsiders think that the Zhu family was facing enemies on all sides.
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The few Grandmasters of the Zhu family were also somewhat surprised to hear Zhu Wenyu's words.
Since Zhu Wenyu's health problems, he had been staying in the Zhu family, and he loved to tend to the bamboos at the entrance the most.
Even they, his uncles, did not dare to touch them casually.
But now that so many bamboos were damaged, Zhu Wenyu wasn't angry?
Everyone's curiosity about the identity of that person was greatly piqued: "Wenyu, who was that person who just left?"
Zhu Wenyu looked at the broken bamboo all over the courtyard, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "Someone the Zhu family cannot afford to offend."
"Please return, uncles. I need to rest."
After speaking, Zhu Wenyu pushed his wheelchair towards the bedroom.
Everyone was used to it and didn't pay attention to Zhu Wenyu's disrespect towards them.
On the contrary, the person Zhu Wenyu mentioned, whom the Zhu family couldn't afford to offend, made them even more interested.
After Chen Yang and Zhu Que came out, Zhu Que impatiently asked, "Why didn't you agree to his terms? If I become the head of the Zhu family, the Heavenly Doctor Hall will have a place to stay in the Southwest in the future."
Before Zhu Que could finish speaking, she saw a wry smile on Chen Yang's face.
Seeing this, Zhu Que immediately asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Chen Yang shook his head helplessly, "You're thinking about this too simply. Do you think your uncle really wants you to be the head of the Zhu family?"
"He just wants the Zhu family to have a respectable family head, and doing so would tie both the Zhu family and the Heavenly Doctor Hall together."
"Certainly, this is a good opportunity to deal with the Zhou family, but if this opportunity comes at your expense, I will absolutely not agree."
Chen Yang's voice was very firm. Zhu Que was stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared on her face, "So, you don't want me to leave?"
Seeing Chen Yang remain silent, Zhu Que continued, "Of course I know what Zhu Wenyu is thinking! I have no one to help me in the Zhu family, and it will only attract the dissatisfaction of others. If I truly want to be the head of the Zhu family, other than his help, I have no way or helper."
"Even if I become the head, Zhu Wenyu can control me in secret..."
"I understand all of it."
Chen Yang looked at Zhu Que in shock. Since Zhu Que understood, why did she say those words?
Zhu Que made a funny face, which was out of character, "This is the way of a large family. Everyone is just a combination of interests to them."
"Even I, who was driven out by them, can be used by them."
"Honestly, if Zhu Wenyu had shown even a shred of concern for me, I might have been surprised."
"His behavior, on the other hand, makes it even clearer to me that the people I see are not elders..."
As she spoke, Chen Yang saw a hint of bitterness in Zhu Que's smile.
"It's okay, they play their games, we walk our own path."
Just as the two were leaving the Zhu family, Zhu Wenyu, who had returned to his bedroom, took out a family photo.
The photo was taken a long time ago, and its edges were a bit tattered from years of touching.
Zhu Wenyu looked at Zhu Que, who was still a child in the photo, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
"Wenyu, do you think Zhu Que will hate you?"
"The entire Zhu family gave them mother and daughter no good looks. It's really pitiful to think about it." Zhu Wenyu's wife said while rubbing his leg muscles to relax him, sighing.
Why couldn't so many people in the Zhu family tolerate this mother and daughter?
Zhu Wenyu sighed, "It's right for her to hate. Only hatred can make her grow. You are not a martial artist and don't know how far this girl has grown."
"She is already as strong as those uncles. If only back then..."
"The Zhu family has cultivated so many direct disciples, yet not one has reached the Grandmaster level. I, the only one who had a chance to reach Grandmaster, am now a cripple."
"Ye Fan's words were right, the Zhu family is destined to prosper."
"Not through me, but through Zhu Que!"
Seeing her husband have such confidence in Zhu Que, Zhu Wenyu's wife was even more surprised, "Why do I see that Zhu Que doesn't want to be the family head?"
Although Zhu Que only said a few words from beginning to end, from her expressions throughout, anyone who wasn't blind could tell that she was very unwilling to be in the Zhu family.
Hearing this, Zhu Wenyu smiled, "She doesn't want to be the family head? She has to, whether she wants to or not. If she truly wants to be with Chen Yang, she must shed her current identity."