185: Chapter 185 Zhao Wuji, the Gossip Lover

In the front hall.

Chen Hu arrived.

His gaze locked onto a middle-aged man dressed in black robes.

Eye of Insight activated.

The other party's identity and cultivation information appeared in his mind.

"Your Excellency, who are you, and what business do you have with me?"

Chen Hu walked to the main seat and sat down, asking in a calm tone.

"I am your father's sworn brother. I am acting under his orders to bring you home."

Zhao Wuji managed to squeeze out a smile. However, because he likely didn't like to smile, his forced expression was quite stiff and rather awkward.

"My father?" Chen Hu scoffed. "I haven't had a father since I was a child. Now that one suddenly pops up, I certainly won't acknowledge him!"

Zhao Wuji frowned slightly. "I know you harbor resentment, but your father had his own difficulties back then; he didn't lose you on purpose!"

"Who told you that?" Chen Hu asked, looking at Zhao Wuji.

"Your father told me!" He then recounted the story that Manor Master Zhao Jiansheng had fabricated.

After listening, Chen Hu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhao Wuji frowned again.

"You've been deceived by him!" Chen Hu said with a light chuckle.

"Could there be some hidden story behind this?" Zhao Wuji asked curiously. He usually looked as silent as a stone, but in fact, he was extremely nosy and often eavesdropped on other people's gossip.

He was actually quite similar to Luo Ningshuang in that regard.

"I was actively abandoned by their father back then!" Chen Hu snorted coldly.

"How do you know that?" Zhao Wuji asked.

"Because I was precocious!"

Chen Hu continued, "The reason that couple abandoned me was that they discovered my talent was only a Mortal Body. Having a child out of wedlock, and the child born having only a Mortal Body—tell me, if they brought me back, what would they have faced? Therefore, the best method was to discard me and act as if nothing had happened. After all, it was just a son with a Mortal Body; they could always have more!"

Having just feasted on a piece of major gossip, Zhao Wuji felt quite satisfied and asked, "Since you have a Mortal Body, why have you reached the Marrow Refining Realm at only twenty-one years old?"

"Naturally, I obtained an opportunity that improved my talent." Chen Hu stated without reservation. "It's no secret that I only possessed a Mortal Body talent at the beginning; if you investigate a little, you'll know!"

Zhao Wuji nodded. He had indeed inquired. When Chen Hu first joined the Fierce Tiger Gang, he was indeed just a Mortal Body.

"Then are you still coming back with me?" Zhao Wuji asked.

"Of course I'm not going back!" Chen Hu said. "My biological mother is a ruthless character. Before you arrived, she had already sent an Organ Refining Realm expert to cripple me, but they just didn't succeed. Go back and tell Manor Master Zhao Jiansheng and his wife that since they discarded me back then, they should just act as if they never gave birth to me. Let's treat each other as strangers!"

Zhao Wuji didn't expect to feast on another piece of major gossip. Thus, he nodded. "Alright, I will tell your father, but whether he changes his mind or not is not up to me to decide!"

"It's fine, just pass on the message exactly as it is!" Chen Hu waved his hand dismissively.

"Then I shall take my leave!" Zhao Wuji stood up, cupped his fists toward Chen Hu, and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing.

A short while later, Chen Hu arrived in the backyard.

"Husband, who was that Zhao Wuji? I sensed that he seems to be in the Blood Refining Realm as well!" Liu Xiangyue asked with concern.

Chen Hu thought for a moment and replied, "Him? He was sent by that cheap father of mine, wanting to take me back to Mingjian Villa!"

"Husband, aren't you an orphan? How did you suddenly end up with a father?" Liu Xiangyue asked, puzzled.

Hearing there was gossip to be had, the other women perked up their ears, and even Dongfang Jun was no exception.

Nangong Hongyan, however, had a look of shock flash in her eyes when she heard the name Mingjian Villa.

Chen Hu didn't mind sharing this gossip, so he smiled and said, "That cheap father and mother of mine had a child out of wedlock, but unfortunately, I was unpromising and only had a Mortal Body."

"At that time, Mingjian Villa was still run by my cheap grandfather, and that cheap grandfather cared very much about Face."

"If I had high talent, he might have barely accepted me if they brought me back. But because I was just a Mortal Body, bringing me back would certainly have enraged him. It might have affected my cheap father's inheritance of Mingjian Villa, and also affected my cheap mother's marriage into Mingjian Villa. So, the best method was to abandon me. To act as if they never gave birth to me."

"Oh my god, brother-in-law, your parents are too heartless; this is their own biological son!" Liu Xianglan exclaimed.

"What does being a biological son matter? In the Face of massive benefits, let alone abandoning a biological son, even killing a biological son is not uncommon!" Nangong Hongyan interjected. She was the legitimate daughter of the Nangong Family and certainly not some naive girl. She knew quite a bit about the filthy affairs within noble families.

"Exactly!" Chen Hu nodded. "Moreover, that Granny Long who snuck into the house that night was also sent by my cheap mother, specifically to cripple me!"

"Could it be that Brother Chen's biological mother is worried that you would return to fight for the right of inheritance?" Nangong Hongyan's mind was sharp, and she figured it out immediately.

"Correct!" Chen Hu nodded again. "After my cheap parents got married, they had a son and a daughter. The son is named Zhao Li, and he has been raised quite well by the couple; he is also the future heir of Mingjian Villa. If I go back, I would certainly threaten Zhao Li's position as heir, so my biological mother wants to turn me into a cripple!"

"Brother-in-law, you are so pitiful!" Liu Xianglan said sympathetically.

"You brat, don't talk nonsense!" Liu Xiangyue glared at her. But Liu Xianglan didn't know where she had said the wrong thing.

"Then, husband, do you intend to return to Mingjian Villa?" Liu Xiangyue asked again.

"Why would I go back?" Chen Hu said speechlessly. "You don't actually think those cheap parents who threw me away with their own hands still have parental affection for me, do you? If I haven't guessed wrong, they want to bring me back because they don't want me to join other powers. I am at least ranked twenty-second on the hidden dragon ranking; regardless of whether it's for fame or potential, many powers want to recruit me. Rather than letting me join other powers and become an asset to them, it's better to keep me under their own control."

Speaking of this, a playful expression appeared on Chen Hu's lips. "If my guess is correct, I reckon my cheap parents had already planned how to suppress me before they even sent someone to bring me back!"

"Such parents are better off without!" Dongfang Jun suddenly said.

"I have no intention of acknowledging them either!" Chen Hu laughed. "Alright, I have some words to ask Granny Long!"

The next moment, Chen Hu stood up and went to the secret chamber.

"Greetings, Master!"

"Hmm." Chen Hu nodded and then began to question her.

A quarter of an hour later, Chen Hu walked out of the secret chamber.

Before long, the fragrance of food wafted from the backyard. After finishing dinner, Chen Hu came to the study again.

He instructed General Zhao Zilong to guard the study, as he had a major task to attend to tonight.

The next moment, he utilized his Earth Escape Divine Ability to submerge beneath the study and escaped toward the outside of the city.

After arriving outside the city, he summoned his flying combat Puppet, flashed onto its back, and controlled it to head toward Lingzhou City.