Tan Fangjun's smile was brilliant, without the slightest trace of displeasure, very sincere and enthusiastic.
Moreover, the gifts of apology he produced were plentiful, even more than what Chu Tianbai had offered!
This move left Chu Jingzhuo and the others somewhat bewildered.
They were all young people and had never met someone so slick and smooth before, they were a little stunned.
But Ke Chongbo reacted the fastest, "Alright, since you're so sincere, then Ah Zhuo will accept it!"
"Thank you, Young Master Ke!" Tan Fangjun let out a breath of relief, his smile becoming even brighter. "Thank you, Young Master Chu!"
Since Ke Chongbo had already spoken, Chu Jingzhuo naturally wouldn't hesitate either.
He put away the items, then gave Tan Fangjun a slight smile.
Tan Fangjun immediately looked flattered and overjoyed.
Chu Jingzhuo stored away everything Chu Tianbai had offered as well, not bothering to waste anymore words with them, and decisively turned to leave.
The Chu Family was no longer the family of the past, completely unworthy of even a trace of sentiment.
Before leaving, he looked deeply at Chu Tianbai, a flash of killing intent passing through his eyes.
Though he was his uncle, there was no doubt that Chu Tianbai was his father's murderer.
He would avenge his father one day, but not now.
Arguing and fighting were fine so long as no lives were at stake, the Chu Family members wouldn't interfere.
But if blood were shed, things would be very different.
He didn't want his personal hatred and revenge to drag others down.
However, though he did nothing now, that didn't mean Chu Tianbai would sleep peacefully in the future.
Behind him, Qin Yiwei also looked deeply at the Chu Family, her gaze lingering on Chu Jinglin for a moment.
—So this was the man who caused Fourth Junior Brother's tragic death in their previous life!
She didn't know what exactly had happened then.
But judging from today's events, in that previous life Chu Jinglin must've possessed the Eight-Ginseng Wood. After tempering his spiritual root, his cultivation speed would've soared.
Later, once he hatched the spirit beast egg, he would've been unstoppable.
At that time, Chu Jingzhuo had been a pitiful wreck with a damaged spiritual root, so being bullied and tormented by Chu Jinglin was no surprise.
But now, looking at the father and son pair whose faces looked as if their whole clan had been exterminated, Qin Yiwei's lips curled in a cold smirk.
Everything had changed!
With that realization, much of her hatred and fury dissipated.
Not because she no longer hated or was angry, but because they were no longer much of a threat.
—After all, Chu Jingzhuo was already in Golden Core!
And this time, the Chu Family had suffered huge losses!
Sure enough, they had barely left the Chu Family's gate when the sound of murmuring rose behind them.
Listening closely, one could hear many words of complaint.
How could there not be complaints?
Chu Jingzhuo was a peerless genius, Foundation Establishment at fifteen, Golden Core at twenty!
With such a talent, would the Chu Family ever need to worry about growing stronger again?
But all of that had been ruined by Chu Tianbai and his son's selfishness!
Had they not known how outstanding Chu Jingzhuo was, perhaps they wouldn't be so furious.
But they knew!
And in their eyes, Tan Fangjun was already a figure high above the clouds.
Yet even he had treated Ke Chongbo so respectfully, meaning Ke Chongbo's status was even higher!
And Chu Jingzhuo actually knew such an influential person!
How many opportunities had they missed?!
The more they thought about it, the angrier they became. No matter how much authority Chu Tianbai still held, he couldn't suppress the resentment growing in everyone's hearts!
Hearing the noise behind them, Chu Jingzhuo didn't stop, leading the group and the spirit beasts straight out of the Chu residence.
"Ah Zhuo!" At the gate, Xiang Donghao immediately came forward, smiling broadly and full of warmth. "All settled? Come sit at our house for a while?"
Xiang Donghao felt a bit regretful, he should've stayed inside earlier.
Though the Chu Family wasn't a great clan, their estate still had formations that blocked divine sense below Nascent Soul.
He's at the peak of Golden Core Stage, just one step away from Nascent Soul.
But no matter how small that step seemed, he couldn't cross it.
So he hadn't been able to sense what had happened inside.
If the Chu Family had made more noise, perhaps he could've overheard.
But it had been so quiet, to the point it seemed like nothing happened, it was impossible not to be curious.
Still, with Chu Jingzhuo accompanied by two spirit beasts, there's no way he could've been bullied.
Now, seeing that everyone looked perfectly fine, he knew they hadn't suffered any losses.
Although Chu Jingzhuo was technically a child of the Chu Family, who didn't know how much Chu Tianbai hated his brother's family?
And the enemy of one's enemy was a friend!
"No, Uncle Xiang," Chu Jingzhuo replied politely with a smile, "I still need to hurry back to the sect."
"Ah, I see." Xiang Donghao looked regretful. "Then definitely next time."
Chu Jingzhuo turned to Qin Yiwei and said a few words to her.
Qin Yiwei nodded, then took out a small box from her storage pouch.
The Xiang Family members' eyes were immediately drawn to the pouch at her waist, then glanced at the others'.
When they saw that all of Chu Jingzhuo's companions had nearly identical storage pouches, their hearts skipped a beat.
Those pouches weren't cheap!
Even within the Xiang Family, only Xiang Donghao and a few high-ranking members had anything like that.
Yet every one of Chu Jingzhuo's fellow disciples possessed one!
That could only mean Chu Jingzhuo had joined the inner sect of a great cultivation sect!
He's wealthy now!
Their minds churned as Chu Jingzhuo handed over the box, "Uncle Xiang, these are some tea leaves. A small gift, not much, but please accept it."
"Tea leaves? Now that's a fine gift!"
Before even opening the box, Xiang Donghao's face lit up with delight.
Since Chu Jingzhuo was the one offering, it's definitely spiritual tea leaves, who wouldn't want that?
Though the Xiang Family had some wealth and possessed spiritual tea themselves, even spiritual tea had grades!
And what Chu Jingzhuo had given would definitely be top quality!
Xiang Donghao accepted the box happily without even opening it, "When you have time, you must come by our home again!" he said with a cheerful laugh.
"Of course." Chu Jingzhuo's smile was warm and polite.
After a few polite exchanges, the two sides parted ways.
Watching Chu Jingzhuo and his group walk away with their spirit beasts, Xiang Donghao looked toward the Chu Family mansion and suddenly laughed, "The Chu Family sure is lucky!"
Others started to retort, what was lucky about them? But then saw the mocking curl at his lips and instantly understood.
"Yes, the Chu Family is so lucky! To have such an outstanding descendant!"
"If only our family had such a descendant, we'd be unstoppable!"
"Exactly, I'm really envious of the Chu Family!"
Behind them, the Chu Family guards' faces twisted.
These Xiang Family bastards!
They weren't wrong, but their words were daggers straight into the Chu Family's hearts!
The sarcasm level was off the charts.
But the Chu Family didn't expect that this was only the beginning.
That very night, above the Xiang Family residence, thunderclouds gathered.
After a fierce round of thunder and lightning, their courtyard was reduced to ruins.
But Xiang Donghao had broken through, he had reached Nascent Soul!
When this news reached the Chu Family, Chu Tianbai almost smashed his chair to pieces!
But that wasn't all. Soon after, word spread from the Xiang Family that Xiang Donghao had been able to break through because he drank the spiritual tea leaves that Chu Jingzhuo had given him!
As soon as this news broke, the entire Chu Family was thrown into an uproar!