"As per the patriarch's instructions, the investigation has begun. Currently, more than 300 suspected individuals have been identified, and the Third Elder has personally gone to conduct on-site inspections."
An elder who had lost both legs stepped forward and reported the intelligence he had gathered over the past few days to Chen Mingxuan.
"More than three hundred? Did we have that many visitors from other families last year?"
Chen Mingxuan was somewhat surprised.
He knew that many relatives from other families would visit the Lord's house every year, but he never expected there to be so many.
A hint of helplessness flashed in the elder's eyes: "This is only a record from the past six months."
“These past few years have been tough for our Chen family, and even tougher for the collateral branches. Most of these people come seeking help and protection from the main family, but we've just dismissed them all.”
Chen Mingxuan nodded and said, "There are only seven days left, so we must hurry and not let that... senior worry."
“I know,” the elder said with a wry smile, “but these branches are scattered all over our western territory, and it’s not so easy to quickly investigate them all.”
The elder's voice carried a hint of embarrassment.
The entire western region covers an area of tens of millions of square kilometers. In such a vast area, finding a refugee family from another state is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Not to mention, there's a time limit; these people need to be found within ten days.
Currently, almost all of the more than twenty Nascent Soul elders in the entire Chen family are busy with this matter.
It can be said that they exerted their maximum strength.
Thinking of this, he said to Chen Mingxuan, "Patriarch, why don't we ask that person for more time?"
Do you think that person will listen to us?
Chen Mingxuan shook his head, his voice filled with helplessness.
He had only one thought: to get rid of Chen Tianwen as soon as possible.
These past few days, he hasn't been able to sleep well, fearing that Chen Tianwen might break his legs again if he gets upset.
The sooner Chen Tianwen's request is met, the sooner he can feel at ease.
"Master of the family."
The elder suddenly leaned closer and asked mysteriously, "Master, have you thought about what we would do if that person just stayed here and refused to leave?"
The elder's words truly resonated with Chen Mingxuan.
What he fears most right now is that the situation the elder described will happen.
After I helped Chen Tianwen find that family, Chen Tianwen stayed at the Chen family and refused to leave.
If they don't leave, that would be fine.
He just held his nose and tolerated it, treating it as just another supreme elder.
But what if he wants to interfere in the master's affairs?
The key point is that he has a family behind him.
Who will the whole family listen to then?
With Chen Tianwen's strength, he could easily suppress the entire Chen family.
What if he wants to take over the Chen family as a member of a collateral branch?
The Chen family has a history of over 10,000 years, and there has never been a case where a collateral branch has bullied them.
As the saying goes, it's not that I'm afraid of my brothers suffering, it's that I'm afraid of my brothers living a rich life.
Chen Mingxuan can accept outsiders putting pressure on him.
However, it is unacceptable for a collateral branch to overshadow the main branch.
This breaks the rules set by our ancestors!
However, although he had a thousand and one complaints in his heart.
But faced with Chen Tianwen's terrifying strength.
Ten of them wouldn't be a match for Chen Tianwen.
What could he do?
Thinking of this, he sighed inwardly.
In the cultivation world, might makes right.
All the past glories and connections of the main family became nothing but fleeting clouds in the face of Chen Tianwen's overwhelming strength.
It felt as if a huge boulder was pressing down on Chen Mingxuan's heart.
But all he can do now is pray to God.
Hopefully, Chen Tianwen will consider our shared kinship.
Once you find that family, leave, the farther away the better!
Although he was unsure of himself, Chen Mingxuan maintained a calm and composed demeanor.
He looked at the elder beside him and said, "This is none of your concern."
Yes, yes.
The elder nodded obediently; he was merely offering a reminder.
Ultimately, how Chen Mingxuan resolves this matter depends on him; it has little to do with him...
However, what they didn't know was...
Chen Tianwen overheard the entire conversation between the two.
Chen Tianwen hadn't actually left during these past few days.
He disguised himself as a disciple of the Chen family and remained infiltrated within the Chen family.
Firstly, so as to get the information as quickly as possible.
Secondly, it's to prevent the Chen family from doing anything underhanded behind the scenes.
After all, he has already broken ties with his master.
If the Chen family finds my father and his family, they might resort to underhanded tactics.
They are not like themselves; they are powerful and fearless of any conspiracy.
However, based on what he has observed in the past few days...
The situation at the host's house is relatively stable.
Aside from some discontent, no one proposed any plans that would be detrimental to themselves or the Chen family.
However, you can't see into someone's heart, and Chen Tianwen had no idea what they were thinking.
He doesn't have mind-reading abilities.
All we can do is be careful, careful, and even more careful, to minimize the chances of an accident.
...
Nine Wolves Mountain, the base of the Sky Wolf Mercenary Group.
Li Feng and several branch leaders of the Sirius Mercenary Group gathered in the secret room.
"So, have you found anything?"
Li Feng looked at the bald regimental commander sitting diagonally opposite him with a serious expression: "What exactly is the Chen family looking for with such a large-scale mobilization?"
The most important thing for the Sirius Mercenary Group right now is to find Chen Tianwen's whereabouts.
The Chen family, who have close ties with Chen Tianwen, have always been a key focus of their attention.
The large-scale mobilization of the Chen family these past few days has naturally not escaped the notice of those who are interested.
"It seems they are looking for a branch of the family that fled from Qingzhou."
The bald elder stood up and answered.
He is the leader of the Hidden Wolf Squad within the Sirius Mercenary Group, and is specifically responsible for intelligence gathering.
"Why?"
A hint of doubt flickered in Li Feng's eyes.
The Chen family's collateral branches are spread throughout Yunzhou, numbering well over ten thousand.
Why suddenly seek out a collateral family from Qingzhou?
"According to our people who have been planted within the Chen family, this order came directly from Chen Mingxuan."
“Three days ago, the Lu family sent people to ease tensions with the Chen family. Chen Mingxuan originally planned to receive them personally, but after receiving a message, he suddenly left with several high-ranking officials. Not long after, he issued this order.”
As one of the most powerful mercenary groups in Yunzhou.
The Sirius Mercenary Group's intelligence network covers the entire Yunzhou.
Even large families like the Chen family have their spies and informants.
"What's even stranger is that the high-ranking officials who left with him had their legs inexplicably severed. They were all Nascent Soul cultivators, so I suspect that this matter is very likely related to Chen Tianwen!"
The leader of the Hidden Wolf Clan frowned and recounted the suspicious aspects of the matter that he had overheard.
"Why do you think this matter is related to Chen Tianwen?" Li Feng asked.
"To be able to sever the legs of a Chen family elder in front of Chen Mingxuan, and to make the Chen family go to such great lengths to find someone from a collateral branch, there is no one else in the entire Yunzhou besides Chen Tianwen!"
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