1: Father seriously injured

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Archaic Continent.

Northern Region.

Xuan Tian Province.

Great Chu Dynasty, Qingyun Town.

A magnificent and unparalleled complex of buildings stood in the west of Qingyun Town, with wisps of mist swirling around it, as if it were a dwelling of immortals!

This was precisely the residence of the Ling Family, one of the eight major families of Qingyun Town!

Ling Family Residence.

Inside the complex, in a courtyard, lights were brightly lit, with guards every three steps and sentries every five, the defense was extremely strict!

“I wonder how Big Brother’s injuries are?”

One of the middle-aged men spoke.

“Second Brother, don’t worry, hasn’t Master Song already gone in? Big Brother will be fine!”

Another rugged-looking middle-aged man responded.

“Mm, I know, but I just can’t feel at ease…”

The middle-aged man called Second Brother said.

At this moment, a young man, about sixteen or seventeen years old, stood in the corridor nearby.

That’s right, this was our Ling Family Young Lord, Ling Feng.

The two men who were just talking were Ling Feng’s Second Uncle Ling Buyi and Third Uncle Ling Zhan.

Ling Feng’s father was Ling Wuji, the Ling Family Patriarch, who was currently being treated inside the house. He had personally led a team out to the Lianyun Mountains to hunt an Elementary Profound Grade Yao Beast, but unexpectedly, the Elementary Profound Grade Yao Beast they intended to hunt suddenly underwent a Breakthrough to the Intermediate Profound Grade at a critical moment, greatly increasing its strength!

Ling Wuji bore the brunt of it and was severely injured, only managing to escape with his life thanks to the desperate protection of the Family members. This led to the scene at the beginning!

However, the Family disciples who went on this expedition suffered heavy losses.

“Sigh…”

“In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed since I underwent Transmigration to this world.”

“I actually also possess a Golden Finger, just like the protagonists in the novels I read in my previous life.”

When he first underwent Transmigration, he originally thought he could rise to power and dominate, relying on the System like the protagonists in the novels of his previous life. He just didn’t expect the activation conditions for this broken System to be extremely stringent.

His Golden Finger has been loading until now, and ever since it loaded to 99% two years ago, the progress bar hasn’t moved at all.

As someone who had undergone Transmigration, Ling Feng was weak since childhood, but fortunately, he had a father and two older sisters who loved him very much!

Over these past ten years, Ling Wuji had expended countless precious Cultivation resources on Ling Feng, but unfortunately, Ling Feng’s talent was extremely poor. Despite the vast amount of precious resources, his Cultivation had only barely reached Body Tempering Third Level!

“Creak…”

Just then, the tightly closed door suddenly opened, and Ling Feng also snapped out of his thoughts.

“Master Song, how is my Big Brother doing?”

“Grand Elder, Second Elder, this old man has already given the Patriarch a healing pill. The Patriarch is temporarily out of danger, but his injuries this time are very severe. The external wounds on his body have been bandaged and treated, but the Patriarch’s internal injuries will require him to go into seclusion for Cultivation and recuperation!”

“You can go in and see the Patriarch, but the visit should not be too long. This old man will go and see how the other Family disciples’ injuries are being handled!”

“Alright, thank you for your hard work, Elder Song!”

The group watched Elder Song’s departing back, then immediately turned and quickly walked towards the house, Ling Feng naturally among them!

Upon entering the house, they saw Ling Wuji lying on the bed with a pale face, his eyes tightly closed!

Suddenly, Ling Wuji’s finger moved.

“Big Brother…”

“Father…”

“Patriarch…”

Everyone called out softly!

...A moment later.

Ling Wuji slowly opened his eyes, looking at the worried expressions of everyone before him. He forced himself to speak, his voice hoarse!

“I’m temporarily fine, but these internal injuries will likely take at least a year and a half of recuperation and Cultivation to heal. During this period, I’m afraid I won’t be able to handle matters!”

Seeing Ling Wuji awaken, everyone gathered around him.

“Big Brother, don’t worry, we are still here!”

“That’s right, Big Brother. At that time, just let Feng’er take over as Patriarch in advance, wouldn’t that be fine? With our assistance, Big Brother, you can rest assured!”

“Feng’er, come here.”

Seeing this, Ling Wuji immediately called out to Ling Feng!

“Father.”

Ling Feng came to the bedside, his eyes slightly red, and called out.

“Feng’er, I don’t know how long these injuries of mine will take to heal. In a day or two, I will go into seclusion for Cultivation and recuperation. During this period, I will issue an order for you to take over as Patriarch in advance.”

“I believe with your Second Uncle and Third Uncle assisting you, you will be fine!”

“Do you understand?”

Ling Wuji affectionately instructed Ling Feng!

“Father, this…”

Ling Feng was at a loss for words for a moment.

“Alright, let’s do it this way. Second Brother, I’ll trouble you to announce this news to everyone tomorrow!”

Ling Wuji glanced at Ling Feng, then spoke to Ling Buyi, who was nearby!

“Yes, Big Brother!”

“You can rest assured and recuperate. Xiao Feng has me and Third Brother here!”

“Big Brother, then you rest well. We won’t disturb you any further!”

“We shall take our leave!”

Ling Buyi responded loudly.

“Go. Xiao Feng, for Family affairs, listen more to your Second Uncle and Third Uncle’s suggestions!”

After Ling Wuji finished speaking, he closed his eyes and said no more.

“Alright, Father.”

Everyone slowly exited Ling Wuji’s room.

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