Chapter 659 Blessing in Disguise
"Are you Chen Yang?"
Zhu Wenwu's eyes were like blades, coldly gazing at Chen Yang.
He had learned in detail from Zhu Wenyu about everything that happened when Zhu Que and Chen Yang first came to the Zhu family.
Before Chen Yang could answer, Zhu Wenwu moved in the next second, swift as a gale.
Despite his speed, Zhu Wenwu's palm strike was heavy, directly shattering the screen around them.
Seeing this, Zhu Que tried to intervene, but it was too late.
Facing the palm strike aimed at him, Chen Yang did not get up to dodge. Instead, he remained seated at the table, channeling his internal energy at will, and with a twist of his hand, he struck back!
The moment their palms collided, there was a moment of absolute silence, which then erupted into a violent surge.
Fortunately, Nan Zhu intervened to block the shockwaves of their internal energy explosion, preventing the Zhu family's house from being destroyed.
Zhu Que drew the short sword from her waist, pointing its blade at Zhu Wenwu, her indifferent gaze showing no hesitation.
Seeing that Zhu Wenwu had stopped attacking, Chen Yang pressed Zhu Que's sword back down.
Zhu Wenwu stared blankly at Zhu Que, his daughter, who was now pointing a sword at him!
That look in her eyes... if he were to make another move, Zhu Que would surely stab him.
Zhu Wenwu's sudden attack caught Zhu Wenyu off guard.
"Brother, what are you doing!"
Zhu Wenyu was worried that this move would ruin Chen Yang's impression of the Zhu family.
"It's nothing, just testing this guy's foundation."
As he spoke, Zhu Wenwu used his internal energy to lift the screen from the floor, once again obscuring the view of the table and its occupants from the outside.
Zhu Wenwu sat down beside Zhu Que and said in a low voice, "Since Que'er has chosen you, even if I strongly disagree, there's nothing I can do."
"Your strength is good, but you still need to improve."
These words were clearly directed at Chen Yang, who was sitting beside Zhu Que.
Chen Yang chuckled wryly, shaking his head. As expected, Zhu Wenwu was at the peak of the Grandmaster realm. He wondered how the person who claimed Zhu Wenwu was dying had gotten that information.
While there were differences in strength even among Grandmaster realm peak cultivators, Chen Yang could clearly feel from their brief clash that Zhu Wenwu's power was extraordinary.
He was no ordinary peak Grandmaster.
What Chen Yang didn't know was that Zhu Wenwu had been confined in an ice cellar for over a decade, constantly researching ways to enhance his strength.
He had essentially been in secluded cultivation for over ten years.
Even some of the older masters might not have had as long a period of secluded cultivation as Zhu Wenwu.
Zhu Que remained silent, but her body instinctively leaned closer to Chen Yang.
Zhu Wenming, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, "Brother, were you involved in this matter?"
"You want Zhu Que to become the family head?"
Zhu Wenming couldn't believe that this matter had drawn his elder brother out.
Zhu Wenwu glanced sideways at his second brother and said in a low voice, "As long as Que'er is willing, I, as her father, will naturally help her with all my might."
This time, Zhu Que did not refuse outright. Instead, she said, "Give me some more time. I need to think about it."
In Zhu Que's heart, becoming the head of the Zhu family indeed offered countless benefits.
But at the same time, she would have to reconcile with the rest of the Zhu family.
More importantly, she also cared about the things Zhu Wenyu, her young uncle, had mentioned.
If she truly wanted to be with Chen Yang, there was too little she could do. She had to help Chen Yang deal with the Zhou family.
Upon hearing this, Old Master Zhu's face lit up with joy. "Good, good, good. We won't pressure you. Let's eat first."
Zhu Wenming said no more, his mind calculating his next move.
Should he continue to contend with Zhu Que, tearing the Zhu family apart, or should he submit?
If he submitted, Zhu Wenming felt a hint of unwillingness.
After the meal, Old Master Zhu did not announce Zhu Que as the family head. Instead, he announced Zhu Que's return to the Zhu family.
No one in the entire courtyard dared to voice their dissatisfaction.
They had all witnessed Zhu Wenwu's strength earlier. Refusing him would inevitably incur his displeasure.
After all, Zhu Que was his daughter, whom he had not seen for many years.
Moreover, the combined strength of everyone in the courtyard might not even match Zhu Wenwu's.
After Old Master Zhu called out a few names to summon them to the study, Zhu Wenyu invited Zhu Que and Chen Yang to his bamboo garden.
As for Zhu Wenwu, Zhu Wenyu reminded him, "Brother, it's almost time. You should go back and rest."
Zhu Wenwu looked at Zhu Que reluctantly, not wanting to leave, but he knew his body could no longer withstand being outside.
After Zhu Wenwu bid a reluctant farewell to Zhu Que, Zhu Wenyu explained to her, "Your father's injuries from that battle were more severe than mine. He had to rely on the ice cellar to suppress the injuries within his body."
"No one expected that he would gain a blessing in disguise and reach the peak of the Grandmaster realm."
Chen Yang frowned and asked, "After reaching the peak of the Grandmaster realm, shouldn't his internal injuries be suppressible on their own?"
Even the weakest peak Grandmaster possessed a terrifying amount of internal energy. In Chen Yang's opinion, any injury could be suppressed.
Even when facing death, a peak Grandmaster would have a way to resolve it.
While peak Grandmasters were not immortal, their power was sufficient to alter their own bodies.
Zhu Wenyu shook his head. Although Chen Yang was the Saintly Heavenly Venerable of the Imperial Physician Hall, he knew too little about his elder brother Zhu Wenwu's injuries.
This was no longer just an injury; it was a blow on another level.
"If it were just a simple internal injury, it would be easy to resolve. But it's not just the body that was injured."
As they spoke, the group arrived at the bamboo garden.
Chen Yang and Zhu Que looked at the bamboo garden before them and widened their eyes in disbelief.
The two of them thought they had come to the wrong place; there wasn't a single bamboo stalk to be seen!
Fortunately, upon opening the door and seeing the two-story building inside, they confirmed that this was indeed Zhu Wenyu's residence.
Zhu Wenyu naturally noticed their expressions and a bitter smile appeared on his face. "You destroyed a lot of my efforts last time, and Zhu Que's father came again. I might as well clear everything out myself. It pained me to see you destroy all these good things, so I decided to do it myself."
Chen Yang gave a dry laugh. "Ruthless!"
After going upstairs, Chen Yang finally asked the question he hadn't dared to ask at the dinner table.
"Have the Zhou family and the Zhu family already started fighting?"
If not, Old Master Zhu wouldn't have been so eager to make Zhu Que the head of the family.
Facing this question, Zhu Wenyu looked at Zhu Que.
After a long pause, he slowly began to speak about Zhu Wenwu's visit to Queyun Mountain to pay respects at the tomb.