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Qiu Mansion.

Located in the southeast of the imperial capital.

The Qiu family is one of the several ancient existing families in the Dongyun Empire. It is deeply rooted in the Dongyun Empire and has great influence. The Qiu family's mansion in the imperial capital is several times larger and more impressive than the fourth prince's mansion.

The group of people flew quickly and low over the imperial capital, and soon landed at the door of Qiu Mansion.

The tall and magnificent gate has nine steps. Standing at the bottom, you have to raise your head to see the huge plaque.

On both sides of the gate, there were no less than ten guards standing at the level of Dou Shi. Their waists were straight, fully armed, and their gazes were cold and awe-inspiring.

This level of martial law is enough to scare ordinary people away from taking a step closer.

The Qiu family is a family of generals, and you can feel from these guards that they are soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles in the military.

"These are my friends, open the door quickly!"

Qiu Xiaoqiao walked up the steps first and shouted instructions to the guards responsible for guarding.

The heavy and huge door slowly opened, and a group of people filed in.

Walking into Qiu Mansion, you will see another amazing scene inside.

There is a straight and wide avenue in the center, with uniform stone slabs, neat and flat, enough for ten war horses to gallop side by side, about several miles long, and leads directly to the depths of the mansion.

There are tall and majestic buildings around, surrounded by high walls, and there are several flat roads leading to all parts of the mansion, extending in all directions. On each road, there are guards standing guard, one guard every three steps, one sentry every five steps, as strict as a palace.

"Tsk tsk!"

Su Puzhi squinted his eyes and twirled his beard in admiration: "As expected of a family of generals, there may not be many of them in the entire human world with this kind of magnificence and this heartbreaking hard-core style!"

A look of color appeared on Qiu Xiaoqiao's pretty face, and she said with a sweet smile: "Hehe, my Qiu family and the royal Su family rose up at the same time. With thousands of years of history, of course they are not bad!"

With that said, she said to Tuobalin: "Boss, you take them to the tavern in the mansion first, and I will take Brother Chu to see his father."

For such a large mansion, the Qiu family is a family with a high level of brewing skills and a strong drinking habit, so they built a tavern specifically to welcome guests or have any family affairs in the tavern.

It was not the first time for Tuobalin and others to come to Qiu Mansion, so they immediately nodded, smiled at Su Puzhi and Tai Tan and said, "Please, please!"

Su Puzhi turned to look at Chu Haoren. The look in his eyes naturally told him to be careful. If the Qiu family secretly colluded with the eldest prince, they would really be fighting with each other today. They would never come back. .

Chu Haoren naturally understood, nodded to him, and then patted the gluttonous dragon on the head, "Foodie, you go too!"

"Quack!" The gluttonous dragon monster shouted: "Since there is wine to drink, there must be meat to eat!"

Everyone couldn't help but smile when they saw the gluttonous gluttonous dragon gladly accepting the title of foodie.

The group of people, led by Tuobalin, headed towards another avenue.

Qiu Xiaoqiao and Chu Haoren walked quickly towards the interior of Qiu Mansion along the broad central avenue.

After walking for about a mile, passing several tall and magnificent courtyard buildings, Qiu Xiaoqiao and Chu Haoren entered a fork in the road. After walking for a while, they came to a peaceful and quiet courtyard.

It is completely different from the cold and murderous impression when I first entered Qiu Mansion. Various flowers, plants and vegetation are planted inside this courtyard. Although the weather is winter now, the place is filled with the atmosphere of spring and summer. The breeze is blowing and the fragrance of flowers is everywhere. Overflowing, gurgling water and beautiful scenery.

It's like being in a solitary desert environment and suddenly coming to a mirage-like world of misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River. The sensory impact is extremely strong.

"Let's go!"

Qiu Xiaoqiao took Chu Haoren on a winding path paved with cobblestones, passing green bamboo forests, flower beds, small bridges, etc., and finally came to a pavilion facing a lotus pond.

Chu Haoren discovered that this pavilion was elegant in style, with exquisite bells hanging everywhere. When the breeze blew, the pleasant tinkling sound came out.

This sentiment made Chu Haoren surprised for a while. Who has such a good leisurely mood and actually built such a unique courtyard in Qiu Mansion?

"Since you're here, please come in and sit down!"

Just when Chu Haoren was lost in thought, a gentle voice suddenly came from the pavilion, and the bead curtain of the pavilion swung open leisurely.

A man in a robe sat at the table in the pavilion, with a pot of wine and two wine glasses beside him.

Chu Haoren's heart was awe-inspiring. This man's cultivation level was so high that even Ku Xin Xue Mei didn't notice his existence, let alone him.

Qiu Xiaoqiao smiled and said: "Brother Chu, this is my father, I'm going back first!"

After explaining, Qiu Xiaoqiao quietly left the courtyard.

Chu Haoren took a breath, walked slowly into the pavilion, bowed and said: "Junior Chu Haoren has met Chief Qiu."

Qiu Fengling looked at him with bright eyes and said straight to the point: "You must be wondering why I see you at this time, and also with an open invitation!"

"Please ask Chief Qiu to clear up the confusion." Chu Haoren said calmly.

Qiu Fengling chuckled, raised his glass and took a sip, and sighed slowly: "This courtyard was built by my sister back then, and it's called Fengling Yuan!"

Hearing this, Chu Haoren's heart suddenly moved and he said in surprise: "Wind chime? Could it be you?"

"Not bad!"

Qiu Fengling sighed sadly, nodded and said, "The wife of Chu Jie, the ancestor of your Chu family, is my sister Qiu Fengling."

Chu Haoren was stunned. He never thought that Qiu Fengling was the younger sister of the current head of the Qiu family. Based on this calculation, he was still many times inferior to Qiu Fengling.

Qiu Fengling looked at Chu Haoren meaningfully and said slowly: "Back then, everyone in the clan was unanimously opposed to the union of Chu Jie and Feng Ling. I was a low-key person at that time and could only watch her being removed from the family tree. In fact, over the years, I have been paying attention to the Chu family!"

Chu Haoren suddenly raised his head and stared at Qiu Fengling. Has he been paying attention to the Chu family?

"Your Chu family has produced many talented people over the past few hundred years, and some of them have been secretly mentored by me. For example, the Chu family fighter general who owned the Nine-Colored Sword three hundred years ago, the Nine-Colored Sword was still my help. He refined it," Qiu Fengling said calmly.

Chu Haoren couldn't help but was speechless for a while. He had practiced in the space in the Nine Color Sword.

When I was in the Chu family, I also heard that the Nine Colored Sword was obtained by a strong man from the Chu family who happened to meet a mysterious expert. It turned out that this mysterious expert was actually Qiu Fengling!

At this time, something suddenly occurred to Chu Haoren. He couldn't help but asked with a hint of excitement, "May I ask Chief Qiu, do you know the whereabouts of my father Chu Yitian?"

Since Qiu Fengling has been paying attention to the Chu family, there is no reason why he should not be unclear about what happened to Chu Yitian decades ago. Even Chu Yitian's disappearance was related to him.

Qiu Fengling took a sip of wine and said, "I also had contact with Chu Yitian back then. He was stubborn and arrogant. After causing trouble in Jiangnan Kingdom, I once considered accepting him as my disciple, but he refused. Then he went to the West!"

"Western?" Chu Haoren was stunned.

To the west of the Dongyun Empire is the Xiwu Empire, and further west is the Elf Forest.

"Exactly the West!"

Qiu Fengling raised his eyes to the west and sighed: "He is going to find the roots of the Chu family."

Chu Haoren was confused when he heard this, and couldn't help asking: "What are the roots of the Chu family?"

"This will eventually come back to Chu Jie!"

Qiu Fengling poured a glass of wine leisurely, rubbed the rim of the glass with his fingers, and said softly: "As the most outstanding person in the Chu family for so many years, there are some things that the Chu family has not told you. Maybe they have their considerations, but now You caused such a big thing in the imperial capital, and if I don’t tell you, I’m afraid there will be problems.”

Chu Haoren listened attentively, and he realized that what Qiu Fengling was going to tell him next might reveal something he had never seen before.