"You're Elder Chen's descendant? What's your name? How far have you progressed in your cultivation?"
Third Master Kong looked Chen Miao up and down before asking.
He showed no intention of offering Chen Miao a seat.
"Third Master, my name is Chen Ergou. I've reached the aperture nourishment stage."
Third Master Kong frowned slightly, but remembering that this was not a junior of his own family, he abandoned the thought of reprimanding him.
He waved the page away, then finally offered Chen Miao a seat.
"Ergou won't do as a name. From now on, you'll be called Chen Yang."
Having his name changed right off the bat, without any discussion, would have stunned anyone else.
But Chen Miao already knew this would happen. Besides, he had no intention of pretending to be an ignorant boy, so he rose straightaway and bowed.
"Chen Yang thanks you for granting me a name, Third Master."
Seeing Chen Miao accept so readily, Third Master Kong raised an eyebrow.
"All right, sit down."
Chen Miao said nothing more and obediently took his seat.
"I already know what happened to your father."
"I've caught the people who were hunting you. Now I'll give you two choices: I can kill them for you, or I can release them and let you take revenge yourself later. Which do you choose?"
Having said his piece, Third Master Kong waited with interest to see what Chen Miao would choose.
But the moment he finished speaking, Chen Miao rose and bowed again.
"Thank you, Third Master. Please kill them for me!"
Third Master Kong froze.
He had thought Chen Miao was the cautious, patient sort who would surely choose to take revenge himself later.
He had never expected Chen Miao to choose this.
After a moment's thought, Third Master Kong asked,