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"However, later on, I accidentally heard that he wasn't my father's sworn brother. In fact, he was even an enemy of my father …"

Lin City finally understood why her desire for power was so strong after hearing Bamboo Shoot's mutterings.

Wen Zhongming had two sons. The eldest son had great talent and reached the seventh level of the Arterial Circulation Realm at such a young age. After that, he left the family to train and seek for the chance to break through to the Danhai Realm.

As for Wen Zhongming's second son, his talent was mediocre. Therefore, Wen Zhongming hoped that he could inherit the family foundation and become the next Patriarch.

Although to Zhu Ziyang, her sworn brother was just a popinjay and couldn't bear the heavy responsibility of the family, she had no objections. After all, he was her foster father's son.

However, there suddenly came a day when Zhu Ziyang's foster mother came to find her and asked her to marry this second brother of hers. Zhu Ziyang simply could not believe his ears and immediately objected, causing his foster mother to be extremely displeased.

From then on, the news spread and Zhu Zifu became even more vigilant. She began to pay attention to the movements of everyone in the family, and then she gradually began to notice that the people in the family seemed to be slightly wary of her.

In her astonishment, Zhu Ziquan overheard the conversation between her second brother and the servants.

From her second brother's mouth, she unexpectedly found out a shocking piece of news — her biological parents were actually enemies with her current foster father.

"Second Young Master, I think Miss is extremely vigilant. Second Young Master shouldn't be too hasty." The old servant consoled him in a low voice.

"Humph!" "What Miss!"

The Wen family's second young master's voice was filled with disapproval, "Her parents were our family's enemies. If it weren't for father's soft-heartedness, how could she have grown up so peacefully? He was probably taken away by the wolves long ago or sold to a brothel.

My Wen family only adopted her because they took a fancy to her. "In order for her to become brother's daughter-in-law, Big Brother's talent is extraordinary, so I decided to accept her. But now, she actually dares to put on airs and is giving face to Mother. She truly has been raised in vain!"

"Second Young Master, be quiet!"

The old servant quickly said, "The old master has already given the order to keep his mouth shut about what happened that year. He even said that whoever dared to bring up what happened that year would be punished by the master!"

The Second Young Master of the Wen Family snorted twice and didn't say anything else.

What they did not know was that Bamboo Gou who was hiding nearby and eavesdropping had long since become dumbstruck and her face had turned deathly pale!

Only then did she realize that her biological parents and her foster father, Wen Zhongming, were not sworn brothers at all. Instead, they were enemies!

Moreover, the reason why Wen Zhongming had adopted her was not out of kindness, but to let her become a child's bride for her sworn brother!

Upon hearing this news, the bamboo stick seemed as if it had been struck by lightning, almost falling apart.

If what second brother said was true, then wasn't she acknowledging a thief as her father after so many years?

Zhu Ziyang really wanted to rush over and interrogate her directly, but she knew that if she rushed out now, she would definitely not get the answer she wanted. Second Young Master Wen would definitely deny it, and he might even do something even worse.

More importantly, if what the Wen family's second young master said was true, she even suspected that the death of her biological parents all those years ago had something to do with Wen Zhongming.

If it was really Wen Zhongming who killed her biological parents, then not only would she be useless if she rushed out now, she might even lose the chance to avenge her parents.

Thinking up to here, Zhu Ziquan forcefully suppressed the suspicion and anger in her heart. She pretended that she didn't know anything and waited for the chance to leave.

No matter what the truth of the matter was, she had to leave the Wen family first.

Once she had reached a level where she no longer had to fear any members of the Wen family, she would be able to openly return to the Wen family and ask them about what had happened all those years ago.

She could also rely on her own strength to personally investigate the relationship between Wen Zhongming and her biological parents back then.

"Wait."

Lin Cheng suddenly frowned and asked in a low voice, "Are you saying, when the second young master of the Wen family talked to the old servant, the Wen family didn't just adopt you to be a child bride, but for some other reason?"

Zhu Zifu nodded his head slightly and said, "I heard the conversation between the two of them. My second brother only had some ambiguity in his words and did not explain it clearly. Afterwards, he changed the topic and said that he wanted me to become big brother's daughter-in-law."

Lin Cheng thoughtfully nodded his head and said, "Little girl, I understand your feelings. You want to become strong so that you can openly investigate the death of your biological parents, as well as the process and reasons behind your adoption."

"Unfortunately, my cultivation is too low. Otherwise, after I heard this news, I could have directly went up to question him, or secretly investigated him, and I wouldn't have to be afraid of alarming my foster father, Wen Zhongming."

Bamboo Knot let out a sigh, "But I don't have that much power, so I can only find a chance to escape the Wen Family and think of a way to become stronger."

Lin Chen nodded his head in understanding as he suddenly asked, "Little girl, have you thought about what would happen if all of this information is false?"

"It doesn't matter if it's true or not. This matter concerns my biological parents, so I must investigate everything thoroughly."

Zhu Zi's eyes flashed with determination as he spoke.

Lin Cheng said, "But you also said that your second brother, he is just a playboy who doesn't know how to learn and doesn't know how to control his words. Then, his heart is filled with resentment because you've given him face, so it's not impossible for him to spout nonsense?"

"That's right!" While it is true that he did not learn anything or speak of anything, it does not mean that he is speaking nonsense. "

Zhu Ziyang slowly shook his head and said in a low voice, "If it was just him speaking nonsense, I wouldn't care too much. However, the old servant that talked with him is not the type of person who doesn't have anything to hide. What's more, that old servant even stopped my second brother at that time, saying that it was my foster father who had given the order to silence him. This should be true! "

At the end, Bamboo Raise's expression was somewhat dejected.

In reality, she knew that this matter might very well be true. Otherwise, her second brother and that old servant would not have had such a conversation.

However, after all, Wen Zhongming and his wife raised her up. Although they didn't treat her like their own daughter like they did in the outside world, they weren't too bad.

Now that she suddenly realized that her adoptive parents had a different motive, and that she probably had to acknowledge him as her father, she found it hard to accept this sudden turn of events.

Just now, he had purposely asked this question because he was worried that Zhu Zhubing would be hesitant. If that was the case, then if Wen Zhongming really did play a dishonorable role in the death of Zhu Ziyang's biological parents, then if Zhu Zifu was weak and wobbly, it was very likely that Wen Zhongming and his wife would use him or even plot against him.

Now that Bamboo Hill had a clear understanding of the situation, Lin City felt more at ease.

"Little girl, don't worry. No matter what happens, I will always stand behind you." Seeing that there was a trace of sadness on Zhui Qiaoqiao's pretty face, Lin Cheng could not help but hold her small hand as he firmly said this.

"Yes."

"En!" Zhu Ziquan replied softly. Although Lin Cheng was holding onto her hand, causing her to blush, she did not struggle free or resist.

Lin Cheng muttered to himself, "Little girl, what is Wen Zhongming's current cultivation level?"

"He is very powerful! Many years ago, he was already an expert at the eighth level of the Arterial Circulation Realm. Now that so many years have passed, even if he has not broken through the Danhai Realm, he has probably stepped into the realm with one foot. " Zhu Ziyang said.

"Pill Sea Realm …"

Lin City could not help but shiver. If Wen Zhongming had already reached the Danhai stage and became a cultivator, not to mention Zhu Zifu, even if he was included, he would be like an ant in front of Wen Zhongming and could easily crush him.

He could not help but mumble, "Girl, if Wen Zhongming is really a cultivator of the Danhai Realm, then we can't go to the Wen family right now. Even if we go, we can only send ourselves to our deaths.

One step into the Danhai Realm. Compared to real Danhai Realm cultivators, he could hold the door of the Danhai Realm. However, as long as he didn't turn his dantian into a sea and converted his elemental energy into spiritual energy, he would never be on the same level as cultivators.

Zhu Zifu shook his head slightly and said, "Even if he only has one foot in Dan Hai, he is still not someone we can go up against."

The reason why she yearned to join the East State Academy was to increase her strength. Those who managed to learn from the East Continent Academy would at least be at the 5th level of the Arterial Circulation Realm or above, and the top experts would be able to break through to the Danhai Realm.

She believed that she could also break through quickly, but she didn't think that the East Region Academy was also not a peaceful place. If she hadn't jumped off the cliff in a split-second, she probably would have become that Cheng Qin Luo's plaything.

"That may not be so!"

Lin Cheng suddenly said.

Bamboo Shoot shook her head lightly. She knew that Lin City was comforting her, so she didn't pay it much attention.

After all, the Yuan power of a warrior who had stepped into the Dan Hai realm would be unimaginably dense. His body would have been refined by the Qi and would have to wait for the next step to transform the Yuan power into the Qi.

Such an expert, even warriors at the pinnacle of the Arterial Circulation Realm were no match for him, how could he be a match for them?

However, Lin Cheng said, "Girl, I am not trying to comfort you. Cultivators of the Danhai Realm are indeed not as strong as us.

"However, as long as Wen Zhongming hasn't broken through to the Danhai stage, he is still just a warrior. His Yuan energy is just a bit stronger and his physical body is a bit stronger, but that's all. If we can reduce the gap between us and him to a minimum before he breaks through to the Danhai stage, we might have a chance!"

Bamboo Shoot was startled and forced a smile. "How can you catch up to him …"

"Of course it's possible!" Lin Cheng said with a sonorous voice.