Chapter 27: The Ancestral Home is Haunted Four

  After entering, Tian Qi and Qiu Shen did not see the figure of Old Man Chen.

  "Is my dad okay?" Chen Tong's voice outside was urgent, if not for Bao Zi holding him back tightly, he would have rushed in at any moment.

  "It's nothing!" Tian Qi hesitated for a moment before responding this way, unable to let the current situation get out of control.

  The house was just that big, and Tian Qi and Qiu Shen turned around in a circle to find that Old Man Chen seemed to have vanished into thin air, without a trace.

  "We'll go out first," Tian Qi had an idea based on his previous experience.

  "How did you two get out? Where's my dad?" Chen Tong asked worriedly as he saw the two of them exit but didn't see his own father.

  "It's all right, I'll explain later," Tian Qi said and entered the east wing.

  Deep hatred but didn't follow him in together.

  "What's going on? Tian Qi went in alone?" Fatso also wondered.

  Chou Shen didn't respond, but instead stood at the door quietly waiting. After about two minutes, he also went in. Amidst everyone's confusion, no one knew what was going on with these two people. At first, they thought they came out to get something, but unexpectedly, the order of entry had changed a bit, and nothing else had changed.

  This time, Tian Qi did not let Chou Shen enter first, but instead entered himself. As expected, the scene inside the house was the same as when he first entered, a sealed semi-circular mound, and he immediately saw Old Man Chen standing in the middle.

  "Are you okay?" Tian Qi found Chen Jian standing there, motionless.

  "How did you get in? Didn't I tell you not to come in?" After all, he was a man who had seen storms before, and the scene before him didn't make him feel panicked.

  "It's just President Chen worrying about your safety," Tian Qi said nothing, and it seemed that he had come to rescue someone but instead caused trouble for others.

  Mr. Chen didn't say anything else, Tian Qi estimated the time, and Qiu Shen immediately came in, holding the black stick in his hand to prevent any accidents.

  "Ah!" Just as Qiu Shen entered the room, the scene in the room changed. Old Man Chen let out a cry of surprise, covering his chest and backing away repeatedly.

  Face to face, just a few meters away from him, was the man they had met before, the dead man with a missing corner on his head, staring straight at Old Man Chen.

  "Chen Jian, my brother, are you well?" The man surprisingly spoke up, his facial expression turned very ferocious, but his eyes were somewhat complex.

  Is it anger, joy, or sadness? Anyway, Tian Qi can't guess it.

  "Brother..." Chen Tong put a pill in his mouth and finally came to, "After all these years, I thought it would only be when I'm dying that I'd see you again, didn't expect..."

  "Hmph, you certainly didn't think that the things you did back then were unknown to others?" As he spoke, he actually took step by step towards Chen Jian, one of his legs being lame.

  "Don't go any further, or else don't blame me for being impolite!" Tian Qi raised his black stick. Apparently, this was a family feud, and Chen Jian and the man who had been dead for many years were likely to be biological brothers. However, no matter what, a dead person should not remain in this world, let alone someone invited by Chen Tong and recommended by his mentor.

  "I admit, you do have some skills, I underestimated you. But don't think that a single stick can take me down!" The man was somewhat angry, as if the gap on his head might erupt at any moment, exuding an inexplicable horror."

  "You can try," Tian Qi walked a few steps forward, the man subconsciously retreated, his mouth was arrogant, but ultimately had some reservations.

  "This is my family affair, don't interfere," Chen Jian stepped forward step by step towards the man, Tian Qi wanted to stop him, but Chou Shen signaled him not to intervene.

  Mr. Chen's footsteps seemed a bit heavy, although the distance was not far, but he almost fell several times, and Tian Qi wanted to go forward to support him, but was waved away by him.

  "Big brother, I'm sorry!" He walked up to the man and suddenly knelt down.

  Seeing Chen Jian's performance, the man was somewhat moved, silent for a long time without speaking. Tian Qi felt that he should be recalling memories, his eyes although empty and dull, but also revealed a hint of emotion.

  That surge of emotion quickly disappeared and turned back into indifference, a fierce determination gradually emanating from his eyes, as if he had made some kind of decision!

  "Old man Chen, be careful!" Tian Qi wanted to stop him, he saw the man raise his hands towards Chen Jian, that was clearly going to put someone to death.

  Just as Tian Qi was about to save Chen Jian, Chou Shen suddenly seemed to have grown wings and rushed to Chen Jian's side at incredible speed, pulling him aside.

  "I'm going to kill you all!" The man, having failed to get what he wanted, suddenly went mad. One of his arms happened to hit Tianqi's black stick, and in the blink of an eye, one of his arms turned into flying ash.

  "Dad, are you okay?!" Just then, Chen Tong outside finally couldn't wait any longer and rushed in, followed by the fatty.

  "I can't kill you, I'll kill your son!" The dead man had gone mad at this moment, and before everyone could react, he rushed to Chen Tong's face, pinched Chen Tong's neck with his remaining hand, the force was so great that it almost made Chen Tong suffocate on the spot.

  "Ah......" Chen Tong's face was red with suffocation, unable to make a sound, only a faint moan.

  "Big brother, kill me instead, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have had a relationship with Xiuer behind your back, and I shouldn't have accidentally killed you. Kill me instead, please spare him!" Old Man Chen wailed in anguish.

  "Let him off, do you think it's possible? You know, I came back that day to have a good talk with you, I wanted to give Xiu to you, but you two, couldn't even wait for a moment, and thought of eloping behind my back!" The man couldn't control his emotions, the missing corner on his head started bleeding, mixed with some black and white stuff.

  Chen Tong is almost at his limit and has entered a state of shock. The situation is extremely critical.

  Chen Jian struggled to get up, "Big brother, I want to tell you something, something I originally planned to take with me into my coffin. Tong Er, he is your biological son." After saying this, Chen Jian couldn't stand anymore and sat down on the ground with Ou Sheng's support, without falling over directly.

  Everyone present was shocked when they heard Chen Jian say that, and unexpectedly, Fatso's words came true.

  "Didn't you deceive me?" The man had already loosened his grip on Chen Tong's hand.

  "Dad! What are you talking about?!" Chen Tong coughed violently, this matter was too unbelievable, he had lived for half his life, and now there was a message telling him that he wasn't born to his father.

  "Listen, he is your real father, his name is Chen Da, and he's my own brother," Chen Jian said weakly, as if he was about to run out of breath.

  "Is he really my son?" Chen Da turned around, looking at Chen Tong. Earlier, his anger had clouded his mind and he hadn't taken a close look. Now, he discovered that Chen Tong indeed looked very much like himself.

  "It's come to this, what's the point of deceiving you? Back then when you went out to deliver goods, Xiu was already pregnant. We heard that your merchant group was ambushed by bandits and not a single person survived, so I...". "I also made some inquiries, it's said that they were all killed, even their bodies were thrown into the wolf den for food, who would have thought..."

  "Who would have known I'd be back in a few days? Chen Da didn't know the whole story was like this, what a twist of fate!"

  "You... what are you talking about!" Chen Tong finally shouted out loud, but the only response was silence. Chen Jian was silent, Chen Da was also silent, and Tian Qi, Pangzi, and Chou Shen who were present were all silent.

  Silence answered everything.

  "Never mind, I'm tired. After holding on for so many years, I should rest too. Tomorrow you go find Chen Zhongren and tell him that I've already forgiven you. He'll tell you what to do next. From now on, whether it's repairing the ancestral house or taking care of the elderly, it has nothing to do with me anymore. Let's just wipe out all our past grievances." After saying this, Chen Da looked at Chen Tong, his son, fortunately he didn't kill him and make a big mistake.

  Then Chen Da disappeared and his body turned into flying ash.

  "Big Brother!" Chen Jian's shout echoed through the house.