Peng Dadeng was trembling all over. He didn't want to kneel down, but an invisible pressure was pressing down on him, making him unable to move.

He tried to stand up, but even with all his strength, he couldn't, and his whole body was trembling.

His legs felt like they were filled with lead, as heavy as a thousand pounds, and Peng Dadeng felt utterly hopeless.

"Peng Dadeng! Why are you still so stubborn? That mysterious man is a wanted criminal of the current Murong family, who has committed heinous crimes, and you dare to protect him! You even brought him back to the Peng family to hide!" The middle-aged man was furious and immediately wanted to whip Peng Dadeng twice.

The father and son had always had a strained relationship. The middle-aged man was named Peng Zhongdeng, and he was the head of the Peng family.

She had two sons, named Peng Xiaodeng and Peng Dadeng, hoping they would inherit the family business and carry on the Peng family's legacy.

However, both sons were stubborn; one was obsessed with the path of immortality, and the other with the path of business.

One wanted to become an immortal, the other wanted to become a businessman.

This directly disrupted Peng Zhongdeng's plans, as he had intended for his two sons to become key members of the Murong family.

But no one did as he wished.

The youngest son, Peng Xiaodeng, is doing well. If he succeeds in cultivating immortality, he will surely have a bright future when he returns.

But what about the eldest son, Peng Dadeng?

He does nothing but idleness all day long, running to the market to set up a stall every few days, which is a huge disgrace to Peng Zhongdeng.

Every time Peng Zhongdeng attended court, he was mercilessly ridiculed by his colleagues.

Unfortunately, Peng Zhongdeng's attempts to teach Peng Dadeng were to no avail; he simply wouldn't listen!

This became the trigger for the conflict between the two.

The two had argued countless times.

This resulted in Peng Da and Deng being forced to live in a side room, and the two hadn't spoken a word to each other for over a month.

Unexpectedly, more than a month later, when they spoke again, her son had become a prisoner of the Murong family.

Peng Zhongdeng could not accept it, but in order to protect the entire Peng family, he had no choice but to hand over Peng Dadeng.

That's why we see this scene now.

Murong Mingda, an elder of the Murong family, just arrived at the Peng family to arrest Peng Da Deng for interrogation.

“Peng Da Deng, stop being so stubborn. If you keep quiet, you'll only harm the entire Peng family in the end. Elder Murong Qin has already gone to capture the fugitive, and I believe we'll have results soon,” Murong Mingda said slowly.

This old man also possessed the strength of the Foundation Establishment stage. Chen Zhou squinted as he looked at the old man sitting next to Peng Zhongdeng.

Unexpectedly, the Murong family has so many cultivators, with two Foundation Establishment stage experts appearing in succession.

As expected of a prominent family in the South.

"I only met that man today! I had no idea he was a fugitive hunted by the Murong family! If you insist on making things difficult for me, then there's nothing I can do. Kill or torture me, come at me! This has nothing to do with the Peng family!" Peng Da Deng was a man of principle, and he said this against his will.

It wasn't that Peng Da Deng still wanted to live; his dream of becoming a tycoon hadn't been realized yet, and he really didn't want to die!

Peng Dadeng shouted in his heart that he was already dizzy due to the immense pressure. He even began to fantasize about his younger brother coming to save him on a divine sword.

“Once Elder Murong Qin captures that scoundrel, he will have an explanation. Your words now have no basis whatsoever,” Murong Mingda said slowly.

Peng Dadeng was extremely helpless. Under the pressure of Murong Mingda's true energy, he was unable to utter a single word. The longer he was oppressed, the more uncomfortable he became.

He could very well die from the pressure.

"Elder Mingda, could you please release this pressure of true energy first? I believe my son wouldn't do something so foolish. I guarantee it in my name as a councilor elder. Although my son is somewhat irresponsible, he is not wicked and would never associate with such scoundrels." Peng Zhongdeng looked at the distressed Peng Dadeng and felt a pang of pain in his heart, after all, he was his son.

“Okay.” Murong Mingda nodded, and just as he was about to release the pressure of his true energy, hurried footsteps came from outside.

"Urgent report!!!" A shout echoed throughout the room.

"Speak!" Murong Mingda stopped what he was doing and shouted. Peng Zhongdeng's heart, which was about to fall, immediately jumped again when he saw Murong Mingda stop.

"Elder Murong Qin has been defeated! Severely injured! Unconscious!" The soldier ran into the room, bending over and barely daring to breathe, and immediately answered loudly.

"What?!" Murong Mingda exclaimed in shock.

The Murong family has three Foundation Establishment stage experts. Murong Qin is at the top of the list and is the strongest of the three, having reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Murong Mingda and another elder are only at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

Even Murong Qin couldn't do anything about that scoundrel, so it seems he's in the late Foundation Establishment stage!

The entire Murong family couldn't find a single person in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Murong Mingda was immediately confused. What should he do?

"Immediately issue a warrant for the arrest of that scoundrel! Do you have a portrait of that dog?" Murong Mingda thought for a moment and said. His Murong family had a private army, and no matter how strong that dog was, he couldn't defeat an entire army!

"Report! Three drawings have been made, and now we need someone to identify which one is the most similar!" the soldier continued.

"Bring it here!"

The next moment, the soldier received the order and rushed out, returning shortly with three portraits.

Murong Mingda quickly took the three portraits, held them up to Peng Dadeng, and asked, "Which one is it?"

Peng Da Deng has long been unable to speak, and now he can't even lift his head, let alone look at this portrait.

Upon seeing this, Chen Zhou immediately jumped off the roof and landed right next to Murong Mingda. Looking at the portraits, he immediately pointed to one of them and said, "I think this one is more like him."

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