8. His families.

Chen clan residence.

Chen clan is one of four big-clan in Meryu Kingdom. Chen clan patriarch; Chen Houlun is Chen Danshou's father. He got two wives and two sons, including Chen Danshou and three daughters. Chen Houlun is the grand-ancestor main bloodline, he also the strongest expert below the ancestors. This is the reason he becomes the Chen clan patriarch, he also the Left-prime minister at Meryu Kingdom. His cultivation level is Earth-level 9 peak. His age below forty, make him the youngest patriarch among the four big-clan with the most power.

Because of these reasons, he doesn't like his second son's talent. When he's found out Chen Danshou had Wasted Meridian Body, he scorns to have second-look at the boy. That's why he never care about the boy since he was born. He never thought his first wife; Lu Yini will have a wasted son. Even though he loved his first wife before, when he knows Chen Danshou talent's, it makes him start to avoid her because his wife doesn't want to abandon their son. Just like today, his first wife continues to look for him just so he can search for his second son. How can he yield when he's the one that let some people throw his son to the Black-cliff using his second wife plot just so that boy can die outside the clan.

"Husband...have you find Danshou?"

A beautiful lady with fair skin just come inside Chen Houlun study without permission. Looking at the woman forced entry to his study, Chen Houlun frown. He wants to rebuke the woman but looking at her worried face, he can't do it. No matter how he disdains his son's talent, he can't hate this woman for giving birth to him.

He always loves this woman since he first met her many years ago. He knows this woman very disappointed with his actions since she's giving birth to their son. But, he can't help it. In these families where the great talent and power needed, he can't love his son with his son's poor talent. That's why for many years he's tried to limit his meeting with her. That's why he tried to send his son to Black-cliff hoped that trashy son died just so he can meet with this woman without seeing the boy again.

"Yi-er..why are you looking for me again just for him?"

"Husband.." hearing his words, pain flash in Lu Yini eyes. "He's our son."

"Stop. I don't have trash as my son."

"You.." Lu Yini wants to get mad at her husband, but she wants to know about her son's news so she endures it. "I just want to know if you found Danshou."

"I don't have any manpower to search for him. It's always better if he's gone for good."

Listening to those words make Lu Yini face went glum. Without saying anything, she's gone from Chen Houlun study.

Watching Lu Yini gone like that, Chen Houlun just sighs deeply. He dislikes hurting her like that, but he needs to do it. His trashy son didn't fit to stay alive. He doesn't want to support his son's life when he can place any hope on him. As Chen patriarch, he won't spend his clan fortune just to support a Waste Meridian body.

Lu Yini courtyard.

"Mother, is father found brother?" sweet voice from a young girl can be heard in front of fuming Lu Yini.

Looking ahead, Lu Yini finds her daughter; Chen Houshin looking worried. She can't help showing her gloomy face to her. Her gloomy face makes Chen Houshin face also fell. The younger girl felt that something must go wrong with her brother. Even though her brother is a waste but Chen Houshin still care about him a lot. Her brother is a waste but he's kind to her. He knows how people in this clan hate him just because he has a Waste Meridian body but he continues to be strong, he doesn't want to make her and mother worry so he's become a cheerful boy.

"Is father wants to ignore brother's disappearance?" asked Chen Houshin, feeling wronged for her brother.

Lu Yini felt sad hearing her daughter question. She also can feel how her husband dislikes her son just because of her son a wasted talent. For her as a mother, she doesn't care how bad her son's talent is, as long as her children happy and well, all is good. But, it's not like that for her husband. Her husband is not like he's used to before since he's becoming the head clan.

"Your father's said he doesn't have any manpower to search for your brother. We're just can pray that he's come back safely."

"Mother, do you think he's missing this time related to father?"

Chen Houshin feels sceptical about her brother's disappearance. Her older brother's used to stay at home most of the time. He doesn't have many friends, he never stays out of the night. Because of his talent, her brother's always obeyed her mother advice to never gone far and too long from the Chen clan house just so the mother doesn't have to worry about him. But, now suddenly her brother missing for almost a month.

"I don't know about that." Lu Yini thinking about her daughter suspicion. She can't help thinking that her daughter's words may happen. Her husband maybe used some underhanded methods just to make Danshou missing or getting in an accident. She doesn't want to think about that, because if Chen Houlun involved in this, she will be heartbroken.

Chen Danshou looking at the huge gate made off redwood not far from his standing. No guard is standing near the gate at night time. There are just a couple of dogs demon beast laying near the gate, chained. His eyes look bitter. He can feel the body's memories flashing many things about this place. Even though the previous owner died after he falls in the Black-cliff, Danshou got all the previous owner memories and embraced it as his own. That's why he feels bitter. This place doesn't give many good memories to the previous owner. But, he needs to get back to this place. The previous owner had few family members that he likes. Danshou wants to meet them, not just remember them from the previous owner memories only.

"Master, I think you should wear a mask before going back."

Gelu's voice in his mind makes Danshou awake from his daze.

"Why?" Danshou tilts his head, musing about Gelu's advice.

"Master, your looks are so different than before. Your looks are too beautiful for ordinary people. So, it's better to cover it up."

Gelu doesn't want to tell his true opinion on his Master's look. Because if he told his master that his looks can condemn man and woman to fall for him, his master won't believe it. He needs to protect his master naive mind too. He won't tell his master about bent people, all of that can dirty his master good minds. Better just force him to wear a mask.

"Okay then."

Danshou's remember that his looks are better than before. He knows about bent people in his past life and realizes his looks can make woman fall and men bent. Don't want to entangle in a pot of messy things, Danshou agree to Gelu advice and wearing a silver mask. The mask cover half of his face leaving only his lip and jaw. The mask feels flexible, not stiff like an ordinary mask.

"No one under immortal-level can take off this mask, so you're the only one that can take it off."

"Hmm, good stuff then."

Striding off to the gate, Danshou covers his aura and slip inside the Chen clan residence. With his level at Earth-level 5 now, he can easily slip past the demon beast guarding the gate.

"Hmm..the boy's comes back. His cultivation also increase. Looks like he can cultivate like the others now, maybe he's meeting with some great encounter. Looks like the patriarch will be disappointed knowing this. After all, he never cared about this little boy."

Without Chen Danshou's notice, there's an old man notice his arrival in the Chen clan. The old man looks ordinary without any qi around him but the truth is he is one of the strongest ancestors of Chen clan. Others except some few high-elder know about him. On ordinary days he's become a sweeper that always clean in front of the clan massive library. Danshou's likes to chat with this old man, that's why the old man knows about the boy's lives inside the Chen clan. Watching the boy grows up makes the old man treats him like his grandchildren. Well, the old man's Chen Danshou ancestor after all. But, he cares more about the boy than his father. No one's in the clan except a few of his peers knows about the facts, that's the reason why the boy can continue lives in this place.

" I can't wait until the clan's meet two days later."

Gelu knows there's someone observe his master somewhere. He also can find the old man location. Using his spiritual sense, Gelu found an old man smiling observing his master. Looking the old man gentle looks with eyes full of warmth watching his master, Gelu decides to ignore the man's scan toward his master. Maybe this old man is his master family member. The old man looks like he cared a lot about his master.

"Master, what do you want to do now?"

"I want to go to my room and rest. Two days later I'm gonna play in the clan's meet to clean trash title from my name."

Danshou striding off toward his mother's courtyard. He and his sister live inside his mother's courtyard. His father never gave Danshou his place like his elder brother, so he still lives inside his mother's place. While the other's like to jeers at him because he never being given a personal place, Danshou likes it more to stay with his kind and gentle mother. His mother and sister are the reasons the previous Danshou still can stand to living in this place.