By the time Du Shaofu brought a few dishes from the kitchen, night had already fallen. The bright moon hung high in the sky, and the moonlight was like a net. Even though it wasn't the 15th of August, the moonlight was still very bright today.
The father and son sat down, looking at each other in silence.
Du Tingxuan reeked of alcohol. He raised his head and drank a mouthful of wine. Then, he passed the wine flask to Du Shaofu and asked, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. I just went to the Savage Beast Mountain Range to take a look."
Du Shaofu knew that his drunkard father was asking about his disappearance. What he told his second uncle was that he had secretly entered the Savage Beast Mountain Range to train himself. He didn't tell his second uncle about the beautiful woman in plain clothes, in case he implicated Bai. Du Shaofu also didn't tell his second uncle about the Golden-Winged Roc and the Purple Flame Demonic Phoenix, in case he caused trouble for himself. If that happened, he wouldn't know how to explain it.
Du Shaofu took the wine flask and drank a mouthful. Then, he passed it back to his drunkard father. Since he was young, he had accompanied his drunkard father to drink. He even secretly drank when he was young, so his alcohol tolerance was actually quite good.
"Oh."
Du Tingxuan only said one sentence softly. Then, he took the wine flask and drank another mouthful. After that, he didn't say anything else.
Du Shaofu had long been used to the way the father and son interacted. Then, the father and son took turns to drink. Tonight, they seemed to have drunk more than usual. Until Du Shaofu felt a little dizzy, he laid down in the courtyard and fell asleep. …
In the morning, when Du Shaofu woke up and rubbed his sleepy eyes, he realized that his surroundings were pitch-black.
"Am I in the ancestral hall's stone coffin again?"
Du Shaofu got up and pushed open the stone lid of the stone coffin. He was indeed in the ancestral hall's stone coffin again. His entire body was drenched in sweat, and there were some impurities on it. His body felt as if it had been cleansed again.
"Young Master Shaofu, the head of the family wants to see you in the study."
When he came out of the ancestral hall and returned to the courtyard, his drunkard father was no longer in the courtyard. After taking a bath and changing into his favorite purple robe, Du Shaofu met the front's supervisor who had come at some point in time. Everyone in the Du family called him Uncle Lin. He was an old man in his sixties. He was a person who was highly regarded by his eldest uncle and had a high status in the Du. and said that his eldest uncle wanted to see him.
Du Shaofu nodded. Yesterday, Second Uncle had mentioned that Eldest Uncle wanted to see him. Who would have thought that Eldest Uncle would send someone to look for him so early in the morning? Then, he thought of something. Looking at the old man in front of him, he asked, "Uncle Lin, how is Du Hai's ability?"
"This …"
The old man was surprised at first, then smiled and said, "If Young Master Shaofu hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. Du Hai is the supervisor of the backyard, but recently his ability has been getting worse and worse. I was just about to punish him."
"Uncle Lin, you are someone who is highly regarded by First Uncle, and also someone who is highly regarded by the Du Clan. The Du Clan will have to trouble you to take care of them. As for those unqualified members of the Du Clan, they must not be tolerated." Finished speaking, Du Shaofu smiled and left.
Looking at Du Shaofu's back, a slight smile appeared on the old man's face. He said, "It seems like this young master is going to use his blade. Who said that this young master is stupid? How can the child of the third master be stupid? It's time for some of the servants of the Du family to be moved."
Du Shaofu went to the study. It was his eldest uncle's study.
Du Shaofu knew that his eldest uncle did not ask him to go to the main hall, but to the study. Because his eldest uncle had never looked down on him, there were not many people who could enter his eldest uncle's study. Even the children of the Du family were not many.
"Shaofu, let your eldest uncle take a look."
When Du Shaofu pushed open the half-closed door of the study, a big man in his forties raised his head and happily welcomed him.
"Eldest uncle." Du Shaofu bowed. The big man in front of him was his eldest uncle, Du Zhenwu, a famous figure in the entire Stone City.
"I heard about what happened to you. It's good that you are fine. Next time, don't go to the Savage Beast Mountain Range alone."
Du Zhenwu patted Du Shaofu's shoulder and pulled him into the study. His face was tense, but his eyes were filled with kindness. Then, he said, "I heard that you can already cultivate. Is that true?"
"Yes, I can cultivate." Du Shaofu nodded. There was nothing to hide. After all, everyone in the Du family knew about it.
"It's good that you have recovered. It's good that you have recovered. God bless my Du family. God pity my nephew, Shaofu."
Du Zhenwu was very excited as he looked at Du Shaofu with a happy smile. After a long time, his expression became a little more serious as he said to Du Shaofu, "In a month, it will be the Stone City's five great families' competition for the younger generation that is held once every three years. If you can become the champion, in addition to the great benefits that the winner will receive, even the entire family will receive a lot of benefits. Prepare well, the Du family will need you at that time."
"Yes."
Du Shaofu nodded. He had heard about the triennial gathering of the five major families before.
After chatting with his First Uncle for a while, Du Shaofu bid farewell and left. As for the questions that his First Uncle asked, he naturally answered them perfunctorily. He had always said that he wanted to temper himself in the Savage Beast Mountain Range, which was why he went in.
After watching Du Shaofu leave, Du Zhenwu looked outside the study. The joy on his face gradually disappeared and was replaced with a trace of seriousness. He said, "I hope that there won't be any unforeseen events in the triennial gathering of the five major families."
Behind the Martial Scripture Tower, in the spacious courtyard.
Fu Yibai squatted on the ground and looked at the ants crawling on the ground. He looked very serious, but he didn't dare to raise his head.
Du Shaofu stood behind Fu Yibai and then turned in front of him. Although he told his Second Uncle and First Uncle that he took the initiative to enter the Savage Beast Mountain Range and didn't want to implicate Fu Yibai, it didn't mean that it didn't happen. At the very least, he had to ask Fu Yibai what was going on.
Fu Yibai turned his back to Du Shaofu and continued to look at the ants in front of him.
Du Shaofu was infuriated. He squatted in front of Fu Yibai and said, "Old Bai, you have to give me an explanation, right?"
"What explanation?" Fu Yibai looked at Du Shaofu with a blank expression. His eyes looked very innocent.
"Don't play dumb with me. What's the matter with that beautiful woman? Do you know that I was almost killed by you this time?"
The more Du Shaofu spoke, the angrier and more agitated he became. He had been completely implicated by this old fellow. He had narrowly escaped death and almost died. Who would have thought that this old fellow would actually refuse to admit it now?
Fu Yibai looked at Du Shaofu and ignored Du Shaofu's agitated expression. He said, "Then, are you dead now?"
Du Shaofu was stunned and gritted his teeth. "No."
"Then, are you missing an arm or a leg?" Fu Yibai continued to ask.
Du Shaofu continued to grit his teeth and replied, "No."
"Then that's it."
Fu Yibai looked at Du Shaofu with disdain and said, "She might look cold, but in fact, she wouldn't randomly kill people. You, on the other hand, missed a great opportunity. How many people in this world want to be her disciple? If you find a chance to pester her, she might take you in as a disciple. When that happens, your name will shake the world. It's much better than staying in this small Du Clan. I truly feel pity for you."
Du Shaofu was stunned. After hearing Fu Yibai's words, it seemed like he owed Fu Yibai a great favor.
"Fu Yibai, stop right there."
Just as Du Shaofu was stunned, Fu Yibai had already disappeared from his original spot.
A moment later, at the back of the Du Clan's mountain, smoke was rising.
Du Shaofu and Fu Yibai were eating the barbecued meat and wolfing it down.
However, no matter how Du Shaofu asked Fu Yibai about the relationship between the plain-clothed woman and her identity, Fu Yibai didn't answer. In the end, Du Shaofu had many questions in his heart, but he could only keep them to himself.
"Take good care of the things on your body and don't throw them away. Whether you can comprehend them yourself will depend on your own abilities."
After eating his fill, Du Shaofu was burping when Fu Yibai suddenly said something baffling to Du Shaofu. He then said, "I'm full, I'm going back to take an afternoon nap."
Du Shaofu was stunned again. When he regained his senses, Fu Yibai's figure had already disappeared.
"Du Shaofu, you are finally back."
In the afternoon, Du Shaofu planned to return from the back of the mountain. Just as he reached the backyard's entrance, he was blocked by a group of people.
Du Shaofu raised his head and saw familiar faces. The grandson of the Great Elder, Du Hao, was among them. There were also Du Chong and Du Yan. The rest were also Du Clan's disciples.
Looking at these people, Du Shaofu's eyes slightly moved before revealing a smile. "Are you guys here to deliver elixirs and mystic coins? It seems like you guys haven't forgotten that you still owe me ten years of elixirs and mystic coins."
"Owe you my ass! Quickly return our Foundation Building Elixirs and the Explosive Stone Fiend Wolf's essence blood. Otherwise, we won't be polite!"
Du Hao was furious. A treasure like the Explosive Stone Fiend Wolf's essence blood was actually snatched away. How could he swallow the resentment in his heart? Back then, his father went to find the Patriarch, but encountered Du Shaofu's bizarre disappearance. In the end, he could only leave the matter unsettled. When they heard that Du Shaofu had returned yesterday evening, they gathered all the people who suffered losses with them to settle the score with Du Shaofu. They didn't expect to meet him in the backyard.
"Du Shaofu, quickly hand over the Foundation Building Elixirs and the Explosive Stone Fiend Wolf's essence blood. Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite."
Du Chong and Du Yan also loudly shouted. For more than a month, they simply didn't have the face to see anyone. All three of their prizes were snatched away by Du Shaofu alone. Now, the uncles of the Du Clan clearly looked at them differently.
They didn't even dare to go out. The news that the three of them couldn't even take a single move from Du Shaofu had already spread to all the major clans. The Tong Clan, Cheng Clan, Qin Clan, Bai Clan and other clans, when they saw them, they couldn't help but make fun of them. Now, the whole city knew about it.
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