162: Midnight Visitor

After the treatment was finished, Chu Shengfan recalled the Spirit Origin Cloud Mother into his Source Beast Space. The Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit fluttered its wings, which looked like layers of petals, and flew toward the Glazed Tiger Soldier.

The Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit's figure flickered between reality and illusion as it flew in mid-air. As its wings fluttered, colored mist spread out, and then a flower shield made of overlapping illusory petals enveloped its body.

The glazed spikes condensed by the Glazed Tiger Soldier struck the flower shield, making crisp clinking sounds.

As the Glazed Tiger Soldier's main body lunged forward, the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit dodged around in the air, carrying its Myriad Flower Spirit Shield.

The situation looked like a large dog chasing after a flower ball for fun.

At a certain moment, the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit stopped dodging and stayed in the air, very close to the Glazed Tiger Soldier.

The Glazed Tiger Soldier extended its claws, which carried a huge impact, and small glazed spikes surrounding its claws stabbed toward the flower shield at the same time.

The Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit did not dodge. Instead, it spread its wings within the flower shield, and a dense fragrance that seemed to have materialized exploded around it, instantly tainting the area around the Glazed Tiger Soldier's body.

This was the Myriad Flower Fragrance, which was more than enough to plunge any Advanced Alien Tier Source Beast into a trance. Chu Shengfan had tried it back when he was with his Family.

Back then, even the Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast, which had only recently promoted to the Spirit Rank, had been dazed for a few seconds when suddenly attacked by the exploding Myriad Flower Fragrance.

However, the reality was far from what Chu Shengfan had imagined. Surrounded and invaded by this dense floral fragrance, the Glazed Tiger Soldier acted as if it had smelled nothing at all, and its attack landed on the flower shield as usual.

The attack power of the High-tier Alien Tier was still there. With a tearing sound, a long, narrow slit was ripped into the flower shield. The tiny glazed crystal dust circling the Glazed Tiger Soldier's claws bored into the interior of the flower shield through the resulting gap.

The Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit had to condense a smaller flower shield to protect itself, and its body also turned into an illusory state.

Sensing that the glazed crystal dust was about to cut through the second flower shield, Chu Shengfan spoke on behalf of the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit, "We forfeit this round."

As Chu Shengfan spoke, the Glazed Tiger Soldier, which was about to launch a second round of attacks, instantly stopped its movements, and its figure dissipated into a streak of phantom light in the air.

The girl responsible for the assessment walked to the center of the field with a normal expression. "Based on a comprehensive evaluation of various aspects, the score for this assessment is 2 points."

2 points. Chu Shengfan curled his lips helplessly. This assessment was still not comprehensive. If that Glazed Tiger Soldier were a normal Source Beast, it would have at least been controlled by the Myriad Flower Fragrance for a while, thus stalling for more time.

But 2 points it is. Chu Shengfan felt there was no need to make any mistakes in this regard; after all, two points were still points.

The girl used a special method to engrave his score into the jade tablet. Chu Shengfan put the jade tablet away, turned around, and left the assessment site.

After coming out of the vortex, he bypassed most of the assessment vortexes and arrived at the assessment site belonging to the knowledge category.

Chu Shengfan walked into the first one.

"Welcome to the Common Source Beast Knowledge Encyclopedia Assessment."

...Qixia Mountain.

The night was deep. Outside the closed gates of the Chu Family residence, a robust figure stood and lightly knocked on the door.

"Knock, knock, knock."

In the quiet night, the sound of knocking startled the servant guarding the gatehouse.

He opened the small window of the gatehouse and looked out, only to see a blurry, indistinct figure standing in the shadows of the lantern light, silent and motionless like a demon from Hell.

Startled by his own imagination, the gatehouse servant poked his lantern out through the small window. The warm yellow light hit the person's face, revealing a face with thick eyebrows and large eyes.

It was a living person. The gatehouse servant breathed a slight sigh of relief. "It's so late. Why are you knocking?"

"Please pass word that someone from town has come to visit."

The servant gave a helpless smile. "It's too late today. The Main Family has already retired for the night. Please come back early tomorrow."

Did he really think the people of the Main Family were that easy to see? He didn't even announce his identity, and he was acting suspiciously in the middle of the night, not looking like a good person at all.

A look of impatience appeared on the face of the figure standing before the door. He glared at the servant through the small window, and a huge Source Beast appeared behind him.

"I indeed have urgent business to discuss with the master of the Chu Family. Please pass word."

Seeing the massive figure of the Source Beast behind the man, the servant took a deep breath, his face stiffening. "Alright, please wait a moment."

With such a Source Beast visiting in the dead of night, he really had to go and report it.

He walked to a wall in the room and tugged a red rope on it. Before long, another servant arrived. He whispered something to that servant.

Upon hearing the content of the message, the sleepy eyes of the summoned servant instantly widened. After listening, he quickly hurried toward the inner courtyard to report.

The servant guarding the gatehouse looked through the small window at the figure at the door. By now, the Source Beast that had just appeared had been recalled.

"Please wait for a moment. Someone has already gone to report."

The mysterious figure just stood under the lantern without any response.

After about ten minutes, the tightly closed gates of the Chu Family opened from the inside. Two servants glanced at the big man outside and then said:

"Guest, please follow us."

Front Hall.

The big man followed the servants to this brightly lit courtyard.

He saw Chu Qinhui sitting in the main seat, gesturing for him to take a seat. Just as he sat down, a Maidservant nearby formally served hot tea.

Chu Qinhui sized up the big man for a few moments and asked calmly, "I wonder what brings Your Excellency here for a visit so late at night?"

The big man didn't drink the hot tea but instead cupped his hands toward Chu Qinhui. "Visiting so late is indeed abrupt. I am the second uncle of the current head of the Shi Family, named Shi Jingtai."

During these days, the Chu Family had naturally investigated the composition of the two Noble Families, Shi and Zhang. When this big man entered, Chu Qinhui had already more or less recognized his identity.

It was just slightly different from the information they had gathered. The news said this man was only at the Intermediate Alien Tier Realm, but Chu Qinhui's observation now revealed that he was already at the Advanced Alien Tier.

Chu Qinhui said politely, "I have heard much about you."

Shi Jingtai looked at the Maidservants standing nearby, ready to serve at any time. Chu Qinhui instantly understood his meaning, so he waved his hand and arranged, "You all may withdraw for now."

After dismissing the attendants, Chu Qinhui suppressed many of his inner guesses. "Your Excellency, you may speak plainly now."

A look of contemplation appeared on Shi Jingtai's rugged face as if he were framing his words. Only after a moment did he say:

"What are the Chu Family's thoughts regarding the Zhang Family's current overbearing and unbridled behavior in town?"