Chapter 66: The Whereabouts of the Biological Father
Duan Gujin, in his previous life, had perfected the Meteor Spark technique to the extreme, unleashing ten Sword Qi in one go, sealing off all the enemy's escape routes.
Those Sword Qi first sealed the enemy's escape routes, preventing them from retreating. Then, as the enemy moved, the Sword Qi tracked and ultimately bombarded the enemy's body.
When ten Sword Qi of such potency relentlessly struck an enemy, one could only imagine the immense pressure that enemy would face.
If the enemy was not powerful enough, they could only be blasted to ashes.
"What powerful Sword Qi!"
Moments later, Duan Gujin heard a familiar female voice beside his ear. He recognized it as that of his mother, Mu Feiyan.
"Mom, you scared me to death. You should speak up first! Your silent and unnoticed approach scared my soul out of my wits!"
Duan Gujin patted his chest and said.
"Hehe!"
Mu Feiyan, upon witnessing the astonishing power of the Meteor Spark that Duan Gujin had just exerted, looked utterly dumbfounded, her face full of shock and amazement.
She estimated that even the Duan Family Patriarch, Duan Yi, would struggle to withstand that sword strike Duan Gujin had just unleashed.
Her gaze toward Duan Gujin was as if she were looking at an Ancient Fierce Beast; she was eager to know whether the person before her was still her beloved son.
She felt that Duan Gujin had completely changed from the person he used to be!
"Gujin, you really have a lot of secrets on you!"
Mu Feiyan sighed.
Duan Gujin said, "Mom, it's not that I have too many secrets, now I only have one secret – I am the disciple of a certain King of Pills, and my Master is incredibly, incredibly powerful! So, you should expect that anything you think impossible can happen to me!"
Hearing Duan Gujin's words, Mu Feiyan nodded vigorously. She understood in her heart that Duan Gujin's future achievements were beyond her imagination.
After a while, Mu Feiyan asked, "Gujin, just how strong are you now?"
Duan Gujin considered for a moment and replied, "Unbeatable in the red Innate Realm, if I use that move I just did, even if the opponent is in the Martial Artist Realm, I could severely injure them!"
Mu Feiyan let out a breath of air, understanding that Duan Gujin's current strength was no less than her own.
If Duan Gujin had targeted her with that Sword Qi just now, her fate would have been certain death.
Mu Feiyan realized that she no longer had the ability to help Duan Gujin; she could only let him develop on his own.
"Mom, rest assured! I have already grown up!"
Duan Gujin said lightly.
"That's good!"
Mu Feiyan replied, and then she said, "Gujin, come with me! I'm taking you to see your dad!"
"Okay!"
Duan Gujin knew his father had passed away early. Mu Feiyan bringing him to see his dad meant visiting his father's grave.
Soon, under the guidance of Mu Feiyan, Duan Gujin arrived at his father's grave.
Seeing his father's grave, Duan Gujin felt a torrent of mixed emotions.
Suddenly, he very much wanted to know how his father died and what kind of person his father had been before.
"Mom, how did my father die?"
Duan Gujin suddenly asked.
"I told you before that your father died of illness, but actually, that's not true. Your father went missing, and to this day, his whereabouts have not been discovered. Therefore, we, the Duan Family, announced to the outside that he died of illness; we did not want to provoke undue suspicion from others."
Mu Feiyan answered.
"Disappear?"
Duan Gujin gasped in shock; he had always believed that his biological father had died of illness.
"Unexpected! So there's such an inside story! Where did he disappear?" Duan Gujin asked.
'About that, I really don't know. He previously told us that he had to go out to take care of some matters, but we never expected that he would go and not return! From the day he left home until now, there has been no word from him! Left with no choice, the Duan Family had to publicly declare that he died of illness.'
"There's such a thing!"
Duan Gujin exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes! Gujin, if you achieve something in the future, you can look around and see if there's a man named Duan Ruoshi in this world."
Mu Feiyun said.
After repeating his father's name three times in his mind and committing it to memory, Duan Gujin returned to the Duan Family with Mu Feiyan.
"In my previous life, I really thought my father died of illness! I didn't look for him! It seems that this regret, in this life, I must make up for it!"
Duan Gujin took a deep breath, sat cross-legged, and rested to recuperate, restoring the Primordial Power he had expended that day.
On the second day, Duan Gujin received news that the military had forcibly conscripted the neighbors surrounding the Duan Family estate.
To get other people to leave their homes, the military paid a high price.
Soon, three thousand soldiers settled down near the Duan Family residence.
Initially, many in the Duan Family were in a great panic, thinking that the military was going to strike at the Duan Family.
But soon, the people of the Duan Family learned that it was because Duan Gujin had cured the current Monarch's illness, and received the Monarch's reward.
In gratitude to Duan Gujin, the Monarch of the Country Gulai sent troops to protect him.
Upon hearing this news, the people of the Duan Family were dumbfounded.
They had not expected Duan Gujin to have such astonishing ability, able to cure the illness of the Monarch of Country Gulai.
"What in the world is going on?"
Many in the Duan Family speculated about what remarkable ability Duan Gujin possessed.
To put the minds of the Duan Family at ease, he claimed that he had the backing of an extraordinarily fearsome Alchemist as his Master.
Hearing Duan Gujin's words, the people of the Duan Family immediately felt wary of him.
Those Duan Family Disciples who previously looked down on Duan Gujin were now stunned; they had thought Duan Gujin only had some skill, but now they realized that he had a powerful patron behind him and that this patron had made him the lifesaving benefactor of Country Gulai's Monarch.
"My goodness! This is too incredible!"
The Duan Family Disciples had never imagined that Duan Gujin would have such a spectacular reversal of fortune, to the extent of mobilizing three thousand Imperial Guards to protect him.
Such treatment was unprecedented in Country Gulai!
Some Duan Family Disciples who previously provoked Duan Gujin without cause were now filled with regret, fearing their own reckoning by Duan Gujin.
Thus, some departed from the Duan Family to seek refuge in other places, not wanting to be seen by Duan Gujin and remembered for past occurrences; they truly did not wish to be the subjects of Duan Gujin's revenge.
The acting Family Head informed Duan Yi of this matter, and upon hearing it, Duan Yi burst into laughter.
"With His Majesty's protection, no one should dare to mess with the Duan Family anymore!"
Duan Yi's mind spun quickly, as a thought flashed through his mind.
"Could it be that Gujin had foreseen that someone would make a move against the Duan Family, otherwise why would he consistently remind me to protect the whole Duan Family?"
Remembering that Duan Gujin had an astonishing Alchemist as a Master, Duan Yi felt certain that Duan Gujin knew about the plot against the Duan Family.
That's why Duan Gujin had the Monarch of Country Gulai dispatch three thousand Imperial Guards to ensure the safety of the Duan Family.