The ultimate master in the city

Chapter 34 Recognizing Relatives

In the small restaurant, Monk Yuanzhi stopped speaking at this point.

The proprietress, Old Li, and two helpers gathered around at some point, each grabbing a handful of sunflower seeds. Their faces turned pale as they listened. Meanwhile, the customers at the next table put down their chopsticks and perked up their ears.

Chef Li urged impatiently, "Keep going! You definitely didn't die back then, right?"

"Nonsense! If I were dead, would I still be sitting here?"

Monk Yuanzhi glared at him and said to Zhou Fengchen, "It really hurt back then, I couldn't even move my legs. The general was coming right up, and luckily I was alive! A farm truck carrying pigs came running down the road ahead. As soon as I saw it, I pulled out the arrowhead, mustered my last bit of strength, climbed into the truck bed, and hid in the pigsty. The general saw someone coming and hid behind the bushes to watch, so he didn't chase after me. Then I felt relieved and passed out. When I woke up, I was at a pig farm in the west of the city. I didn't care about anything in my haste to escape; I lost my purse, had no money, and had no relatives or friends here. I went hungry for three days, and finally couldn't resist stealing two loaves of bread from a bakery. That's when you caught up with me!"

After listening to Monk Yuanzhi's words, Zhou Fengchen held back his laughter.

Monk Yuanzhi said pitifully, "Brother! What does this mean? Who wants to kill me? I'm still completely confused."

Zhou Fengchen pondered for a moment, about to speak, when the proprietress interrupted, "I guess the monster wasn't killed, or maybe the wrong one was killed, and it's come looking for revenge!"

Monk Yuanzhi shook his head and said, "Impossible. There's still Xiaoyong's mother's watch inside that salamander's belly. There's no mistake!"

Old Li said, "Otherwise, this monster is part of a family, and his family is coming to seek revenge on you."

Monk Yuanzhi shook his head again, "Impossible! Monsters, like wild beasts, have their own territories. There can't be two of them in one river!"

The proprietress added, "Or maybe some monster has taken a liking to you and comes to kill you!"

"Hey, I'm telling you..." Monk Yuanzhi said impatiently, "You're not doing business anymore? What are you doing? People will die if they know too much about this, you know?"

Upon hearing this, the proprietress and her companions quickly left, and the other customers continued eating.

Monk Yuanzhi looked at Zhou Fengchen pitifully: "Brother..."

"Don't ask me!" Zhou Fengchen quickly waved his hand. "I'm just listening to it as a story. I find it quite interesting. I don't know the answer if you ask me."

Monk Yuanzhi sighed and said, "If you were in this situation, what would you do?"

Zhou Fengchen thought for a moment and said, "We'll only know if we meet them. They might run away. Why bother with them if we're not meant to be? Being on guard every day is exhausting."

Monk Yuanzhi hung his head dejectedly, "Yes!"

Zhou Fengchen comforted her, saying, "The three-day period that woman mentioned has passed. You've already run so far, nothing else will happen to you, otherwise you would be dead by now. Don't overthink it."

Monk Yuanzhi finally found some comfort, nodded, and suddenly asked curiously, "By the way! How did you get here? What about those... demons? You're not dead!"

Speaking of this, Zhou Fengchen was in a bad mood. He felt like he had let his father down somewhere. He shook his head and said, "I can't really explain it. Anyway, nothing serious happened, so don't ask any more questions."

Just then, a girl's sobbing voice came from outside the restaurant, "Brother! Waaah... I've finally found you!"

Zhou Fengchen turned his head and saw five or six girls standing outside. He recognized two of them; he had met them the day he arrived in Donghai City. He asked Monk Yuanzhi, "Aren't they your sisters? They're looking over here."

Monk Yuanzhi also stared at the girls, spat and said, "Hey! My dead parents didn't have this fate. They had three sons, two of whom died, leaving me as their only heir."

Zhou Fengchen said "Oh," and then said, "If you have nowhere to go, you can stay here with me..."

Outside, Chen Siya pouted, her eyes blurry with tears, feeling extremely wronged. They had chased after Zhou Fengchen from the club, but he had vanished without a trace. They asked passersby for directions, and luckily, Monk Yuanzhi's appearance was unusual, so they finally managed to find this street. After searching house to house for a long time, they finally found him, only to find that her brother didn't even glance at her.

Qi Qi was furious. She dragged Chen Siya into the restaurant, huffing and puffing. She walked up to Zhou Fengchen and said, "Hey! Your sister's talking to you! How can you act like this?! Didn't you see she's crying?"

Seeing that something was wrong, the proprietress quickly came over and asked, "Oh! Little girl, what's wrong?"

Chen Siya and Qi Qi remained silent, glaring fiercely at Zhou Fengchen.

Zhou Fengchen and Monk Yuanzhi exchanged glances. Monk Yuanzhi then realized, "Could it be your sister?"

"What a joke!" Zhou Fengchen said dejectedly, "I don't even know if my parents are dead or not, so where would I get a sister from?"

Chen Siya gritted her teeth and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! Mom and Dad are alive and well, brother. Come home with me, they'll be very happy."

Zhou Fengchen stood up, frowned, and said, "What do you mean?"

Chen Siya said, "Didn't you go to the martial arts competition that day? You said you wanted to find your parents, and Grandpa recognized you. You're a year older than me, and you went missing from home eighteen years ago."

Zhou Fengchen's eyes widened, his heart pounding wildly. "R-really?"

"Of course it's true!"

……

Zhou Fengchen asked the landlady for leave, arranged for Monk Yuanzhi to stay in his rented room, gave him 500 yuan for living expenses, and then got into Qi Qi's sports car and headed straight for Chenyuan Martial Arts School.

The car was driving very fast, and there were four beautiful girls inside. Their strong body odor and perfume wafted into his nose, but Zhou Fengchen had no time to appreciate it. He only felt his head buzzing and was a little scared.

parents……

Such familiar yet unfamiliar words.

Chen Siya, standing close to Zhou Fengchen, was on the phone with her family, her voice trembling with excitement: "Yes, yes, I'm almost home! Hahaha, just wait! Okay, I'm hanging up!"

After hanging up the phone, she turned to look at Zhou Fengchen and asked, "Brother, what's wrong? Is something on your mind?"

Zhou Fengchen shook his head, staring at the girl in front of him. She had long, flowing hair, an oval face, big eyes, and dimples when she smiled. She was very pretty, but... she didn't look like him at all.

Chen Siya felt uncomfortable under his gaze and asked hesitantly, "W-what's wrong?"

Zhou Fengchen said seriously, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? We're nothing alike, the difference is too great."

Qi Qi, who was driving, chuckled and said, "Xiao Ya looks like your uncle, and you look like your aunt. You'll see when we get there."

Zhou Fengchen fell silent, pondering how he should speak when they met later.

A few minutes later, the car stopped in front of the "Chenyuan Martial Arts School". A group of martial arts students squeezed out and surrounded the car, chattering all at once.

"They're here! They're here!"

"Was it that expert from that day?"

"Haha, our martial arts school is so lucky!"

"We're back!" The group got out of the car. Chen Siya held Zhou Fengchen tightly, as if afraid he'd run away, and asked happily, "Where are my parents?"

A group of trainees stared intently at Zhou Fengchen, pointing inside, "They're waiting inside."

"Brother, let's go inside!" Chen Siya exclaimed excitedly, pulling Zhou Fengchen as they ran inside.

There were also dozens of people in the courtyard, who all crowded around and walked in noisily.

The main hall was brightly lit. Old Chen sat in the main seat, his body trembling uncontrollably, staring intently at the door. A middle-aged couple sat beside him, also looking uneasy.

When Chen Siya pulled Zhou Fengchen into the house, the two looked at each other, and the entire hall suddenly fell silent.