Seven days later.
The Chu Family ancestral hall.
Chu Dalong, Chu Sanbao, and Chu Siniu gathered together, their faces grave.
"Zhankuo hasn't returned for seven days. Eldest Brother, do you know where he went?" Chu Siniu asked.
Chu Zhankuo had been away from home for seven days. The first two days had been fine, but after seven straight days without his return or even a message home, they sensed something was wrong.
Chu Zhankuo had always cared deeply for his family. If he intended to leave for a long time, he would never have failed to send word. Something had most likely happened to him.
Chu Zhankuo had been clever since childhood and possessed a Heavenly Spirit Root. He was the Chu Family's young patriarch. The possibility that something had happened to him left Chu Sanbao and Chu Siniu burning with anxiety.
Chu Dalong nodded, his expression dark.
Seeing this, Chu Sanbao and Chu Siniu looked somewhat relieved.
At least he knew where Zhankuo had gone.
Zhankuo's soul lamp in the ancestral hall had yet to go out, so his life should not have been in danger.
Chu Sanbao asked, "Eldest Brother, where did Zhankuo go?"
"Flowery City," Chu Dalong said.
"Flowery City? Then he should be all right. Flowery City belongs to the High Sect. Even Nascent Soul Realm cultivators wouldn't dare hurt anyone inside the city. But what did Zhankuo go there for?" Chu Siniu mused.
Chu Dalong took a deep breath and said, "I sent someone to Flowery City yesterday to gather information. We should know how Zhankuo is doing soon. Third Brother, Fourth Brother, be patient."
Chu Sanbao and Chu Siniu nodded.
A short while later.
A Chu Family disciple raced up from the foot of the mountain and pushed open the ancestral hall's doors.
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