Zhou Xingdou could not possibly mistake the person; the man in front of him was none other than Chen Nong, a servant of the Zhou family who should have stayed with them.
But now that Chen Nong has appeared at the Nine Peaks of the Xuantian Dao Sect, Zhou Xingdou has a bad feeling.
Chen Nong's expression was very complicated. He was somewhat excited to see Zhou Xingdou emerge from seclusion, but hesitated to speak, saying:
"Young Master! The Zhou family..."
Zhou Xingdou's eyes narrowed, his heart tightened, and he asked in a somewhat urgent tone:
Why are you here! What happened to the Zhou family?
"The old patriarch, along with the entire Zhou family ancestral land and Lord Qin Ming, has left Chuyuan!"
Chen Nong said with a somewhat unpleasant expression, his face full of struggle, as if he didn't know how to explain to Zhou Xingdou next.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Xingdou's expression softened slightly upon hearing this, and he felt relieved.
After all, judging from Chen Nong's tone and expression, he thought something serious had happened to the Zhou family.
However, this respite was only momentary. Zhou Xingdou quickly recovered, his brows furrowing again. Looking at the speechless Chen Nong, he said with a serious expression:
"They've all left?"
Chen Nong nodded, his expression grim, and said:
“The entire Zhou family has left with the old patriarch, along with the affiliated forces that guarded the Zhou family in the Tai Shi Dao Domain. Now, only we servants remain in the Chu Yuan.”
Zhou Xingdou's silvery-white eyes, usually filled with purple aura, now showed a hint of confusion, and he was somewhat skeptical of Chen Nong's words.
Just then, a sharp female voice rang out:
"What he said is true. The Xuantian Dao Sect's intelligence network also received the news. The Zhou family, along with the powerful forces in the Tai Shi Dao Domain that protect the Zhou family, such as the Nine Swords Manor, the Divine Refining Pavilion, the Zhenhai Palace, the Burning Medicine Pavilion, and so on, all disappeared completely overnight."
Zhou Xingdou looked toward the source of the sound and found Ning Yue standing not far away, her face extremely solemn, her once heroic brows now filled with a hint of sorrow.
The disappearance of the Zhou family, the most mysterious and supreme immortal family in the Primordial Era, is news that is enough to shake the entire Primordial Era. Moreover, the disappearance of so many powerful forces is news that cannot be covered up or fabricated.
But all of this was too much of a coincidence for Stephen Chow.
Having just received some information from the system program, he wanted to return to the Zhou family to verify it with his grandfather. However, upon leaving the house, he bumped into Chen Nong and learned that his grandfather had led the entire Zhou family away from Chuyuan.
This is like deliberately hiding from oneself.
This information had a tremendous impact on Zhou Xingdou, even leaving him stunned for a few moments before he recovered and asked Chen Nong:
When did this happen?
Chen Nong immediately replied:
Three days ago!
Three days ago, Zhou Xingdou frowned. At that time, he had just been in seclusion for two days, and the system had not been restored in advance due to the chaos of the world's fortune. Logically speaking, the Zhou family's departure should not be to avoid him.
Zhou Xingdou tried his best to calm his expression and looked at Chen Nong again, asking:
"Why did Grandpa take the entire Zhou family away from Chuyuan?"
Chen Nong also looked dejected and helpless, saying:
"This old servant really doesn't know. The old patriarch didn't specifically inform us. Instead, Emperor Qin suddenly appeared and told us that the Zhou family was going to leave. He instructed us to protect the young master well, and then in the blink of an eye, the entire Zhou family and Emperor Qin disappeared."
A series of emotional ups and downs left Zhou Xingdou somewhat numb, and he was in a daze, his words weak as he spoke:
"Didn't Uncle Qin say anything else?"
He no longer placed any hope in his grandfather, who even kept the mystery of his rebirth a secret and didn't tell him about the Zhou family's departure, so naturally he couldn't have left any information for him.
Upon hearing Zhou Xingdou's question, Chen Nong seemed to suddenly remember something and hurriedly replied:
"Yes! Before the Qin Emperor disappeared, he said that if the young master ever found the Heavenly Dao Sacred Domain, he would know the patriarch's good intentions."
Heavenly Sacred Domain
Zhou Xingdou's eyes flashed, and he immediately retrieved the word from his memory.
When Zhou Xingdou returned to the Zhou family to see Zhou Wuji that day, he asked his grandfather Zhou Wuji where his parents were. Zhou Wuji had mentioned this Heavenly Dao Sacred Domain.
It is said that Zhou Xingdou's parents, Zhou Qingdi and Juejian Xian, are in this Heavenly Dao Sacred Domain.
But even someone like his grandfather couldn't find this Heavenly Dao Sacred Domain, let alone someone like himself now.
This is undoubtedly another unsolvable problem for Stephen Chow now.
Zhou Xingdou rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache. Actually, he wasn't too shocked by the disappearance of the Zhou family, because this wasn't the first time.
In his previous life, the Zhou family had quietly disappeared from the world. Although the Zhou family had now left the Primordial Origin, whether they left or went into seclusion made little difference to Zhou Xingdou.
The good thing is that Chen Nong and his servants did not disappear this time; they were left behind by the Zhou family to protect them.
Zhou Xingdou, somewhat numb, asked Chen Nong:
"Where are Master Wei and the others?"
Chen Nong also secretly observed Zhou Xingdou's expression, and seeing that he did not show much emotional fluctuation, he slowly replied:
"Although the patriarch left with the Zhou family's ancestral land, he did not take most of the buildings, such as the grand formation and the treasure vault, with him. They were probably left for the young master's development. The rest of the family stayed behind to guard the original Zhou family site."
Zhou Xingdou chuckled upon hearing this, somewhat displeased, and said:
"So you do know to leave something behind."
Chen Nong naturally dared not respond to this, because it was unnecessary to explain who Zhou Xingdou was referring to.
Seeing that Chen Nong had already explained most of it to Zhou Xingdou, Ning Yue slowly spoke up and asked Zhou Xingdou:
"Weren't you supposed to leave the pass in ten days? Why are you leaving early today?"
Zhou Xingdou gave a wry smile and didn't hide anything:
"I originally intended to leave the pass early to return to the Zhou family to ask about some things, but I never expected that the family would be gone when I left the pass."
Stephen Chow's words were somewhat humorous, but no one could laugh at the moment, because they understood the bitterness behind those words even better than Stephen Chow himself.
The person who is most relaxed now is Stephen Chow, because he has become completely numb to this situation. Just as his grandfather once told him, you get used to it.
Ning Yue looked somewhat reluctant, but after a moment's hesitation, she still spoke with concern:
"But the bigger problem now is not just the disappearance of a supreme immortal in the Primordial Era, but the loss of the Primordial Era's defenses!"
Although she felt sorry for Zhou Xingdou, Ning Yue still had to say that the world membrane and extraterrestrial passage in the far north of the Tai Shi Dao Domain where the Zhou family was located were the main targets of the extraterrestrial demons.
Because of the Zhou family's existence, the entire Primordial Realm's defense against extraterrestrial demons was impregnable. The main force of the demons could not cross the line, and the four emperors of the Zhou family even pushed the battle line into the Chaos Domain.
As a result, other immortal forces are extremely perfunctory in their defense against the demons, simply sending a few people to deal with them.
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