"I...I need to ask my father!"

Chen Yumeng's voice was firm.

This statement also implies that she doesn't want to abandon her family of origin.

"Hehe, that's not up to you."

Chen Minghe's lips curled up. As the third elder of the Chen family, he had the right to directly adopt Chen Yumeng as his goddaughter.

As for Chen Yumeng's biological father.

If he had any sense, he wouldn't mind giving them a little something in return.

If he didn't have that kind of insight, then he wouldn't have a choice.

"Your father has no choice but to agree. If he doesn't, I have plenty of ways to make him agree."

Chen Minghe smiled, his voice sending chills down Chen Yumeng's spine.

As she looked at that smiling face, her eyes gradually welled up with tears.

But at this moment.

A cold voice came from beneath the two of them.

"What if I disagree?"

The moment the sound came, Chen Minghe looked down.

But they discovered that the one speaking was a young man dressed in gray.

"Who is this idiot? Doesn't he recognize that the Third Elder of the main family?"

"Who knows? Maybe it's that wild kid who came out of the mountains again."

"This kind of person dares to talk back to the Third Elder. He's had enough of living."

The sight of the gray-clad youth standing up sparked a heated discussion among the onlookers.

Everyone looked at this headstrong young man who dared to talk back to Chen Minghe.

The Chen family has strict rules, and those who contradict the elders risk being expelled from the family.

Moreover, judging from the young man's shabby appearance, he seems to be from a collateral branch of the family.

Disciples from collateral branches who contradict direct elders are guilty of an even more serious offense, and may even be killed on the spot.

However, to everyone's surprise, there was not a trace of panic on the young man's face.

Chen Minghe also witnessed this scene.

The young man's calm expression reminded him of the scene when Chen Tianwen visited him ten days ago.

He was immediately startled and quickly released his divine sense.

The divine sense indicated that the young man's cultivation level was only at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Chen Minghe's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, immediately settled down.

But then, a wave of shame and indignation surged into my heart.

He was, after all, the third elder of the Chen family.

Within the family, he was second only to the head of the household, above all others.

It's one thing that Chen Tianwen dared to act like this towards him, after all, the entire Chen family combined is no match for him.

You, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, dare to contradict yourself!

Does he think he's Chen Tianwen?

Thinking about these things, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"Hmph, brat, a member of the collateral branch has dared to defy a direct elder. According to the Chen family rules, you should have your cultivation abolished and be expelled from the family. It seems you want to experience the power of the family rules!"

Chen Minghe's voice then turned cold.

As the voice faded, a powerful aura erupted from Chen Minghe's body.

Among those present, the highest level of cultivation was only at the Golden Core stage.

Under the immense pressure from Chen Minghe, his legs went weak.

Those cultivators with lower cultivation levels simply knelt on the ground.

They dared not speak ill of Chen Minghe.

One by one, they turned their anger towards Chen Tianwen.

"You brat, kneel down before the Third Elder right now!"

"It's all your fault! We've suffered this undeserved misfortune!"

"Third Elder, it was this silly boy who angered you, it has nothing to do with us."

However, when everyone knelt down.

The young man in gray remained standing proudly in place, without even bending his back.

It was as if this mountain-like, heavy pressure did not exist at all.

Upon seeing this scene, Chen Minghe was immediately enveloped by an unwanted premonition.

But the next second, his eyes widened.

A gray-clad youth was surrounded by a misty aura, dreamlike and ethereal. Then, a figure in white robes, as graceful as an immortal, emerged from the mist.

Immediately, an aura a hundred times stronger than Chen Minghe's enveloped the entire area.

Everyone except Chen Yumeng felt an even more intense pressure, as if a giant mountain had fallen from a height of ten thousand meters and crashed heavily onto them.

Faced with this oppressive force, even Chen Minghe couldn't help but tremble.

"S-senpai!"

Chen Minghe shouted, his eyes suddenly filled with terror.

He had almost etched that white-clad figure into his memory, and recognized him almost instantly.

He never expected that Chen Tianwen had actually disguised his cultivation level and was using this opportunity to lure him into a trap.

"I, I, I..."

He watched as Chen Tianwen walked towards him step by step.

The image of the six-armed demon god released by Chen Tianwen that day flashed through his mind again, its terrifying power that forced even Nascent Soul cultivators to kneel down upon its mere appearance.

A silent fear welled up inside me.

However, Chen Tianwen ignored him.

Instead, I looked at the small figure holding his hand beside him.

Chen Yumeng's eyes widened as she looked at Chen Tianwen, her gaze filled with shock and confusion.

The shock came from the fact that Chen Minghe was so frightened by just one glance at the man that he couldn't even speak.

It should be noted that Chen Minghe is a powerful figure in the Nascent Soul stage.

The strongest being she had ever seen.

This person hasn't even made a move yet, but he's already scared Chen Minghe to this extent.

How amazing must he be?

This was beyond Chen Yumeng's imagination.

The confusion stemmed from the fact that this figure evoked a vague sense of familiarity and warmth in her.

But she searched through her memories and couldn't find the corresponding existence.

Don't you recognize me?

A voice, seemingly calm but tinged with suppressed surprise, came through.

Almost instantly, the confusion in Chen Yumeng's eyes turned into shock.

The reason was simple: she was too familiar with that voice. She had heard it countless times since she was a child, and it was deeply imprinted in her memory.

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