Immortal of the Nine Realms

Chu Lan had never imagined that there could be so many entanglements behind her son Qin Feng’s trouble. She remained silent for a moment and then gently shook her head. ”Since that incident, Feng’er has not spoken a word to me. No matter who sees him, he remains silent. Even when the ancestor personally questioned him, he remained mute, like a living corpse.”

She glanced at Fang Chen. ”If you say that the Three Solar Fruit is with Qin Nie, I will have someone retrieve it from him. This matter can then be settled.”

”First Lady, it might be better if you leave this matter to me. When the time is right, I will retrieve the Three Solar Fruit,” Fang Chen suggested.

”Leave it to you? You are merely at the Foundation Building Realm, and Qin Nie’s cultivation is far superior to yours. How could you possibly retrieve the Three Solar Fruit from him?” Chu Lan shook her head. ”I will have He Baiyan handle this matter.”

Fang Chen noticed that Chu Lan was now only focused on helping Qin Feng escape the Immortal Qin Clan’s punishment. She hadn’t considered whether her actions might alert others or the implications for the Spirit Blood Sect. She didn’t even seem to care about the Spirit Blood Sect.

”I understand, First Lady, that you don’t want to be enemies with the Spirit Blood Sect. However, because of this matter, you have already become entangled with them. Whether you want it or not, the Spirit Blood Sect will not let you and Qin Feng go.

“If you end up alerting them, I can simply walk away. As for how the Immortal Qin Clan and the Langya Clan fare, it has nothing to do with me.

”But Young Master Qin Feng may not be able to escape unscathed. If the Spirit Blood Sect becomes enraged, you and Young Master Qin Feng will have to constantly guard against their hidden attacks in the future.”

Fang Chen paused.

”If I handle this matter, even if the Spirit Blood Sect eventually finds out, they will only hold it against me, not against you and Young Master Qin Feng.”

Chu Lan looked conflicted. She remained silent for a full fifteen minutes before slowly speaking.

”On the fifteenth day, the ancestor will hold a family council, during which he will publicly deal with Feng’er. You must act before then.”

Fang Chen nodded gently. ”Rest assured, First Lady.”

”I will see you out.”

Chu Lan said no more. She silently escorted Fang Chen out of her residence. However, at the door, they encountered a young man with blood-red eyes.

The young man seemed to have not closed his eyes for a long time, with bloodshot eyes staring intensely at Fang Chen, his gaze as if it could devour him!

”Feng’er?!”

Chu Lan was somewhat surprised. Her son had been hiding in his room for days; this was the first time he had emerged!

”Mother....”

Qin Feng’s voice was somewhat hoarse. Upon hearing him call her, Chu Lan’s eyes turned red, trying to control her inner excitement. She whispered, ”Feng’er, don’t be afraid. Mother has come up with a way to spare you from punishment.”

”Mother, I was wrong in this matter. If I was wrong, I should be punished. Don’t worry about me anymore,” said Qing Feng, his voice low and solemn.

After speaking, he turned to Fang Chen with a gaze full of murderous intent. ”Leave the Qin residence immediately, and I will not pursue the matter of you using my mother. Otherwise, even if I am a prisoner, I will make sure you are torn to pieces!”

Chu Lan spoke softly. “Feng’er, things are not as you imagine. Rest assured, I am confident in dealing with this. After all, I am a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator; how could I be deceived by a Foundation Building Realm cultivator?”

Fang Chen, with his gray-white eyes, looked at Qin Feng and asked, “Does Young Master Qin Feng really care about the First Lady?”

Qing Feng’s bloodshot eyes widened slightly, his aura fluctuating. “What does my matter have to do with you?”

“She is still unwilling to give up hope. Why do you behave as if the whole world owes you something and you have suffered a great injustice? Let me ask you this, Young Master Qin Feng: are you worthy of such treatment?”

After Fang Chen finished speaking, he walked away, leaving Qin Feng standing there in a daze.

Chu Lan, filled with worry, stepped forward and took Qin Feng’s hand. “Feng’er, don’t worry. I will definitely help you!”

“Mother... what he said seems to be right....” Qin Feng’s tears flowed continuously. “I was so foolish. I made you suffer....”

“Stop crying,” she consoled him.

After a while, Qin Feng began to calm down again, his mental state returning to normal.

Seeing that Qin Feng had calmed down a little, Chu Lun took the opportunity to ask him, ”Did you see with your own eyes when Langya Yu swallowed the Three Solar Fruit?”

“Yu’er said that the Three Solar Fruit must be swallowed in a safe place. I did not see her eat it with my own eyes, but Yu’er did survive the first tribulation of the Golden Core Realm. We cannot retrieve the Three Solar Fruit anymore,” Qin Feng answered in a low voice.

He didn’t see it!

Chu Lan’s mind whirled. She quickly probed further, “At that time, you did not answer when people asked you questions. I still don’t understand how you knew Langya Yu was in trouble with the tribulation, considering that you and she were in different places.”

“...”

Qin Feng fell silent again, not speaking. It was only when he saw the tears in Chu Lan’s eyes that he finally couldn’t hold back and said in a low voice, “It was Young Master Qin Nie who said so.... He happened to learn that Little Yu was trapped by the tribulation, but the Langya Clan did not take any action...”

As he spoke, Qin Feng quickly looked at Chu Lan and said, “Mother, this matter has nothing to do with Young Master Qin Nie. I was unwilling to mention it because I didn’t want to implicate him.”

Chu Lan smiled faintly, gently patting Qin Feng’s head. “Hmm, indeed it has nothing to do with Qin Nie. Now that the matter has come to this, there is no need to involve him further.”

Although her son was somewhat foolish, his heart was still kind, and that was enough.

However, Chu Lan’s expression darkened, and a trace of killing intent flickered in her eyes. She would handle the dirty work herself.

In the following days, news of a cultivator from the Great Thousand Dao Sect claiming to know the whereabouts of the Three Solar Fruit spread throughout the Qin Manor. However, another rumor began to emerge, suggesting that this was all a scheme orchestrated by Chu Lan herself to delay Qin Feng’s punishment.

Yet another rumor circulated, claiming that Chu Lan, due to her excessive concern for Qin Feng, had been deceived, and now her residence housed two frauds, one surnamed Fang and the other surnamed Li.

Two streets away from the Qin Manor was the Immortal Origin District where Fang Chen and Li Daoye were leisurely browsing and chatting.

Behind them, someone with a tail was secretly watching Fang Chen.

Qin Nie was right; he is indeed a fraud. I wonder if Chu Lan is aware of this, the stalker thought with cold disdain.

For the past few days, Fang Chen hadn’t done much; he had simply been eating and drinking at the Qin Mansion and occasionally going out for a leisurely stroll, appearing quite carefree.

Before long, Fang Chen and Li Daoye entered a bustling shop filled with people engaged in stone cutting. Among them were Qin Nie and a handsome young nobleman who stood beside him. Many of the Immortal Qin Clan members were gathered around.

“Brother Qifa, the quality of this stone is superb. Go on, have no fear, cut it; if you lose, it’s on me,” Qin Nie said with a faint smile to the nobleman.

“Qin Nie, since you say so, I won’t hold back,” Qifa responded with a greedy smile.

“Young Master Fang, is that the son of the Azure Dao Manor Lord?” Li Daoye asked with raised brows.

Fang Chen nodded lightly.

As expected, Qin Nie had likely used this person to connect with the Azure Dao Manor. Now that the Immortal Qin Clan and Langya Clan were preparing for battle, and with Qifa’s arrival, it was clear his intentions were not ordinary.

Fang Chen wanted to see if that person had any connections with the Spirit Blood Sect.