Chapter 328 (1/2)

Yan Tianhen spoke bluntly and immediately struck the sore spot in Qing Zhu’s heart. However, Qing Zhu was already numb and didn’t actually feel his heart hurting. Instead, he gave an inscrutable chuckle, “Of course it’s simple if all he wanted was the Inquiring Immortals Grass. It’s just that there was still karma between me and him from a long time ago. He came to demand the resolution to that karma.” Since it was karma, it was only between the two of them.

Qing Zhu gently pressed his forehead and sighed, “Things are a little complicated. I don’t want to mention the messy past. I just feel that I’ve let Ah Zhan down…”

At that time, when he learned of Liu Mengchen’s identity and purpose, he was filled with despair and fear.

Lin Zhan was the only person he could rely on in this world, so after he stabbed Liu Mengchen, he naturally returned to Lin Zhan, whom he regarded as his closest relative.

Qing Zhu originally didn’t want to mention the wretched things that happened with Liu Mengchen, but he didn’t expect Lin Zhan to see through his forced smile at a glance.

Under Lin Zhan’s interrogation, Qing Zhu told the whole story.

Lin Zhan suddenly flew into a rage. He was so angry that he was about to take his sword and fight Liu Mengchen to the death. However, he finally gave up that thought after Qing Zhu threatened to run away from home and never come back.

Lin Zhan learned that Liu Mengchen was looking for Qing Zhu, so he hid Qing Zhu in a secret location and ordered that he could only come out when he had spent at least 10 years cultivating there.

Qing Zhu also suffered a great loss in vitality during that time, and his cultivation fell immensely. After Lin Zhan promised that he would never go find trouble for Liu Mengchen, Qing Zhu reluctantly nodded in agreement and entered secluded cultivation, his heart at ease.

However, Qing Zhu never thought that the reason Lin Zhan promised to not look for Liu Mengchen was because he had plenty of ways to make Liu Mengchen come to him.

Liu Mengchen asked Lin Zhan to hand over Qing Zhu, but Lin Zhan mocked and ridiculed him, saying that he would never tell Liu Mengchen where Qing Zhu was. In a fit of anger, Liu Mengchen set out to sabotage Lin Zhan’s private properties.

Lin Zhan had a quick mind and a wide range of friends in the East Continent. He even had the support of the Yuan family. Therefore, during the years when Lin Zhan was present, his private properties were not severely damaged. He managed to avert disaster many times. Nobody knew what scruples Liu Mengchen held about Lin Zhan’s private properties, but he never overdid things or forced Lin Zhan’s businesses into a corner. He only repeatedly threatened and tempted Lin Zhan, asking him to hand over Qing Zhu.

But later, something unexpected happened to Lin Zhan.

Lin Zhan’s private businesses had plummeted since then.

“I only realized that something was wrong a few months ago.” Qing Zhu was full of deep chagrin and knocked on the table feebly, “Ah Zhan used to come to see me every other month or two, but I haven’t seen him in the past two years. I wanted to go out to look for him, but Ah Zhan’s paper crane came to see me on time in place of him and even said something about how he was going to tour the Five Continents these few years, so I shouldn’t run around and should just wait for him to come back…”

At this point, Qing Zhu almost choked up, “He actually lied to me. If it weren’t for me craving chicken legs and sneaking down the mountain one day to buy one, I wouldn’t have known that such big changes happened to the Lin family…”

Lin Xuanzhi, “…” Qing Zhu indeed had a special complex regarding chicken legs.

Yan Tianhen felt sour inside. He raised his hand and wiped the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand. He said with a sad face, “Dage, I also want to eat chicken legs.”

Lin Xuanzhi, “…”

Qing Zhu, “…”

Feng Jingyu landed on the window. the two feathers on his head bounced. He leaned his head and drooled, “Let’s open a roasted chicken shop? Just listening to you talk about it is making me crave roast chicken legs too.” The corners of Lin Xuanzhi’s mouth twitched.

Yan Tianhen thought that this was a good idea.

Qing Zhu stood up at once and warily swept his eyes around, “Who’s talking?”

This childish voice that spoke in an adult tone was definitely unfamiliar to Qing Zhu. He had always lived here and believed that he was the only living creature that could speak in this house. He thought that the other living creature, Feng Jingyu, couldn’t speak.

However, Qing Zhu’s impression of Feng Jingyu was still based on his favorite trick of teasing Ling Chigu by chirping nonstop.

Qing Zhu’s line of sight fell on Feng Jingyu.

Feng Jingyu flew to the table as he spoke sarcastically, “Fool. Sure enough, monsters and spirits that transformed from natural plants are all as stupid as can be.”

Qing Zhu gasped and grabbed Feng Jingyu’s small fat body.

Feng Jingyu, “…”

Your uncle!

“This bird gained intelligence?” Qing Zhu asked.

Feng Jingyu was squeezed so much that his eyes turned white, and he couldn’t say anything even after opening his mouth.

Yan Tianhen covered his mouth and laughed, “He could always speak, but he didn’t dare to speak before, for fear of scaring Brother Zhuzi.”

“Hiss–” Qing Zhu gasped and murmured, “It’s a bit ugly, but the feathers on its bottom and head are quite nice and can be torn off to make fans.”

Feng Jingyu, “…”

I’ll greet your 18 generations of ancestors!

You’re ugly, your whole family is ugly!

Ah, he actually wanted to pluck those feathers. This king will kill you with a mouthful of fire!

Qing Zhu loosened his grip on Feng Jingyu and apologized slightly, “Sorry, I was a bit excited.”

Feng Jingyu threw him a king’s look of contempt as he rolled his eyes at Qing Zhu.

“Stupid as hell, deserved to be cheated.” Feng Jingyu cursed.