The hall fell silent once more, and the senior members of the Zeng Family looked at Chen Yu with trepidation.
The "Yang Xia" was a disciple of the Heavenly Martial Sect, so it was highly likely that the Chen Yu they invited was also a disciple of the Heavenly Martial Sect.
Just a moment ago, they almost made a move against this disciple of the Heavenly Martial Sect.
If they had accidentally killed Chen Yu, the entire Zeng Family would likely have to pay with their lives.
"Are you a disciple of the Heavenly Martial Sect?"
The Family Head showed a slight smile.
"I am."
Chen Yu replied calmly.
All the senior members in the hall inhaled deeply and then wore flattering smiles.
The Heavenly Martial Sect was one of the three great divine sects of the Human Race, with every disciple being a genius among geniuses with a bright future.For the Zeng Family, becoming acquainted with a disciple of the Heavenly Martial Sect was a matter worth celebrating by the entire family.
The young woman in green stood aside, watching the dramatic change in attitude of the family’s senior members towards Chen Yu, all flocking around him, leaving her utterly stunned.
She was young and not very aware of the status of the Heavenly Martial Sect or the identity of its disciples.
But seeing the family’s seniors like this, she could sense it, and her heart yearned even more for the Heavenly Martial Sect.
Chen Yu was not at all interested in the flattery and fawning of the many senior members and approached the woman in green, saying, "You must be Zeng Qing?"
Yang Xia was out on a mission, and the task he entrusted to the sect was for Chen Yu to find a woman named "Zeng Qing" in the Zeng Family.
"Qinger, the lord is speaking to you, what are you daydreaming about?"
An elder immediately scolded her; he was Zeng Qing’s father.
He was puzzled as to how Zeng Qing could possibly know a disciple of the Heavenly Martial Sect.
Zeng Qing suddenly came to her senses and hurriedly said, "My lord, the ’Cheng Family’ has captured many of our family’s children. Please save them."
The girl seemed a bit nervous, and Chen Yu had no idea what was going on, only knowing that the other party asked him to save people.
Instead, it was the Family Head who spoke, roughly explaining the situation of the Zeng Family.
The nearby "Cheng Family" was a powerful force that had already annexed three small families and now extended its claws to the Zeng Family.
The Cheng Family did not crush them with force, as they believed the Zeng Family already knew their strength, so they captured a few young geniuses of the Zeng Family to force them into submission.
With minimal cost, they would annex the Zeng Family and gain maximum benefit.
"It seems that the friend of Yang Xia was accidentally captured by the Cheng Family, which is why the mission was issued."
Chen Yu straightened out his thoughts.
"My lord, where are you going?"
The Family Head of the Zeng Family asked.
"To save people."
Chen Yu dropped a word and left the Zeng Family.
All the senior members breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"With a disciple of the Heavenly Martial Sect taking action, there shouldn’t be any problems now."
"Not necessarily, that Cheng Family is cunning. What if they don’t admit to capturing our family’s children?"
If the Cheng Family doesn’t admit to the kidnapping, how could Chen Yu rescue them?
"Qinger, what’s going on?"
The elder, her father, asked.
They were all unaware of the arrival of a disciple of the Heavenly Martial Sect.
"It’s like this, Brother Zeng Hua once gave me a Communication Talisman, saying that if I ever encountered any danger, I should use a Teleportation Talisman to call for help..."
"Now that Brother Zeng Hua has been captured by the Cheng Family, I used that Communication Talisman."
Zeng Qing explained the situation.
She and Zeng Hua were in a romantic relationship.
Decades ago, when Zeng Hua was traveling, he once saved someone named "Yang Xia," and the other party promised to owe Zeng Hua a favor.
Later, Yang Xia entered the Heavenly Martial Sect, something even Zeng Hua hadn’t anticipated.
"If that’s the case, that lord’s task might be only to rescue Zeng Hua and might not care about the feud between our Zeng Family and the Cheng Family."
"Oh, why didn’t you two mention this earlier?"
The senior members sighed with emotion, feeling that such a significant favor had been wasted by Zeng Qing.
"Let’s hope that the disciple of the Heavenly Martial Sect negotiates smoothly with the Cheng Family, rescues our family’s children, and intimidates the Cheng Family to ensure the safety of the Zeng Family."
...
Chen Yu, with a bit of inquiry, found out the location of the Cheng Family.
He didn’t go straight to demand people, as it would be troublesome if they didn’t admit it; if Chen Yu broke in, it would only tarnish his reputation.
Donning the Hidden Star Clothes, Chen Yu became completely invisible and easily entered the Cheng Family.
After casually grabbing someone for a Soul Search, Chen Yu found the Cheng Family’s dungeon.
Before entering the dungeon, he suddenly sensed an intense sinister and evil Qi of blood, frowning slightly, and checked it out following the aura.
In a forbidden area covered by an Array Barrier, Chen Yu discovered a huge alchemy cauldron, with three pharmacists sitting around it in meditation.
Inside the cauldron was boiling blood, exuding a strong aura of evil Qi.
At a certain moment, one pharmacist took a skeleton out of the cauldron.
"Using people for alchemy?"
This Cheng Family truly was ruthless and cruel.
Chen Yu was just curious and didn’t meddle, then continued to the dungeon.
In the heavily guarded dungeon, Chen Yu went in and out at will.
Soon, he found a group of young men and women dressed in the Zeng Family disciples’ attire in a cell sealed by an array.
The young disciples of the Zeng Family were all pale, some frightened, others despairing.
They all knew that the Cheng Family was too strong; even if the Zeng Family didn’t compromise, the Cheng Family would use force to conquer, and by then, they feared they wouldn’t have a chance to survive.
Suddenly.
A large hole appeared in the black gold-built cell, and then a hole appeared in the Array Barrier as well.
The people from the Zeng Family were dumbfounded, staring at what was happening in front of them, wondering if they were all hallucinating.
"Could this be a scheme of the Cheng Family, letting us escape on purpose, and then kill us?"
A young woman said.
Just then, a strange voice echoed from the void ahead, "I’m here to rescue you; hurry up and leave!"
Hearing this, everyone immediately stood up, each extremely excited.
"Don’t worry, just walk out. The Cheng Family won’t be able to see you," said Chen Yu.
He used the Profound Meaning of space to conceal these people’s forms and auras.
With Chen Yu’s fifth level of the space Profound Meaning, even if hiding so many people simultaneously, only a Four-star King might notice, but how could a Four-star King guard a dungeon?
"Is Zeng Hua here?"
Chen Yu asked.
This mission’s objective was to help this Zeng Hua. .
"I, I am!"
Spoke a somewhat composed man.
He speculated that Zeng Qing must have used that Communication Talisman to ask "Yang Xia" for help.
But from the voice, the person arriving didn’t seem to be Yang Xia.
Then.
Under Chen Yu’s leadership, nearly twenty Zeng Family disciples successfully escaped the dungeon.
They couldn’t believe it, wondering if they were dreaming.
Not until they safely left the Cheng Family did they believe it was real—they were rescued by a mysterious figure.
"Thank you, my lord, for your life-saving grace."
Zeng Hua expressed his gratitude.
He was also curious about this senior’s strength; how the other had enabled them to walk out from the Cheng Family like that was beyond imagination.
At that moment, the figure of their savior appeared.
Surprisingly, it was a man even younger than himself.
...
Zeng Family’s discussion hall.
The upper echelons were still in a meeting.
After all, Chen Yu might not be able to save all the family disciples, and even if he did, the Zeng Family might still not be safe.
"In about a day’s time, that Heavenly Martial Sect disciple should be back, then we’ll see..."
Suddenly, noise and commotion came from outside.
"What’s going on? Why all the noise!"
An impatient elder of the family stood up, ready to handle the situation.
But as soon as he stepped out of the hall, he froze.
He saw Chen Yu had returned, with one or two dozen Zeng Family disciples behind him.
Everyone was back!
The upper echelons all came out, shocked at this turn of events.
The Cheng Family’s strength was known by the surrounding forces.
Yet in less than ten hours, everyone was back.
With the speed of a Condensed Star King, traveling from the Zeng Family to the Cheng Family and back, it would take at least eight hours, even as little as ten hours if fast.
And yet, in ten hours, everyone was back.
Everyone was amazed; how did Chen Yu accomplish this...
"The matter is resolved, I take my leave."
Chen Yu said calmly.
This task was indeed simple, and it should’ve been done by a low-level disciple of the Heavenly Martial Sect, but Chen Yu, ranked fifth on the Heavenly Martial List, took it.
"The life-saving grace of this senior, Zeng Hua will never forget, but the family’s situation is still critical; please, senior, assist us once more."
Zeng Hua expressed his deep gratitude, simultaneously making a request.
"Zeng Hua, how can you speak to the lord like that?"
The Zeng Family leadership immediately scolded.
Zeng Hua was merely an ordinary Early-stage Star Condensation; what right did he have to ask Chen Yu for anything? The leaders were anxious, fearing Zeng Hua’s words might displease Chen Yu.
In truth, however, the Zeng Family hoped Zeng Hua would do just that.
"What my lord has done today, the entire Zeng Family is deeply grateful."
The Family Head bowed in salute, "My lord has been busy all day, why not rest here for a bit while we prepare a feast..."
Chen Yu glanced at Zeng Hua and nodded.
When Yang Xia reported the task, it included helping Zeng Hua solve problems; now that Zeng Hua had made a request, he might as well lend another hand.
Seeing this, the upper echelons of the Zeng Family smiled, immediately making preparations.
As long as Chen Yu stayed, even if just for a day, they would have more opportunities to associate with this Heavenly Martial Sect disciple.
Soon, the feast began.
Chen Yu tasted delicious food, enjoyed dance and music, and immersed himself in the atmosphere.
Since returning to the Heavenly Martial Sect, he had been in closed-door cultivation, taking this chance to relax a little, balancing work and rest wasn’t bad.
But at that moment.
"Bad news, bad news."
A panicked voice disrupted the music.
The upper echelons of the Zeng Family wore sullen expressions. Such an important moment was ruined; couldn’t it wait until after the feast?
An elder glanced at Chen Yu, seeing his composed expression, and then left the banquet.
"What? The Cheng Family has attacked?"
The next moment, this Elder Zheng’s alarmed voice spread, hitting every ear in the Zeng Family.
"The Cheng Family has attacked."
"Oh no, what do we do now!"
The entire Zeng Family was in chaos; after all, the Cheng Family was too powerful and had long cast a psychological shadow over them.
"Why panic."
The Family Head stood up and shouted, steadying the situation.
He then lowered his head and apologized with a smile, "Sorry to disturb you, my lord."