Eternal Beast Taming Family

The chubby-faced child covered his head, glanced at his father with dissatisfaction, then grinned at Chu Shenghan.

"It's okay, there's still my coming-of-age ceremony. Don't miss it then."

Chu Shenghan smiled and nodded, "Okay, I definitely won't miss it."

Xiao Chu Daoze's eyes darted around, and he took Chu Shenghan's hand, leading her into the courtyard.

"You must have come back to see Grandpa and the others, right? I just saw them looking around in the main hall. Come on, come on, I'll take you there."

The child was quite outgoing, so Chu Shenghan smiled and let him lead him forward.

Chu Shengfan, standing to the side, also sighed helplessly, as if even he, as the father, had no way to deal with his mischievous child's personality.

Soon, they arrived at the central hall. The gentle lady, who had been waiting at the door for a while, couldn't help but tear up when she saw Chu Shenghan's figure.

"My son, you're finally back. Let your mother take a good look at you."

Jiang Nian rushed to Chu Shenghan, grabbed her arm, and carefully examined her from head to toe, as if she were worried that something might have happened to the child.

Chu Shenghan had no choice but to obediently turn around twice in front of her. "Don't worry, I'm fine. This long period of slumber was just to improve my cultivation level."

Chu Qinhui stood inside the house, looking out into the courtyard, and said with a smile, "Why don't you call the children inside and sit down so we can have a proper chat?"

Jiang Nian then realized what was happening, turned around, but didn't let go of Chu Shenghan's hand, and led him into the hall.

After sitting down, Jiang Nian kept pulling Chu Shenghan aside and asking him questions with concern, as if she wanted to express all the longing she had felt for not being able to see him for more than a hundred years.

In response to her mother's questions, Jiang Nian would occasionally reply, then her gaze swept around the hall and found that only her parents, brother, and a little nephew were there.

She understood that her younger brother and his two children weren't there; after all, they were probably busy with their own things.

But why isn't Grandfather here? My parents are both up in the mountains, there's no reason for him not to be here. Could he have gone out to gain experience too?

Thinking this, she couldn't help but ask during a pause in her mother's speech, "Where's Grandpa? Did he go out to train?"

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone in the hall fell silent. The mother's previously joyful expression turned as if she had something difficult to say.

For a moment, you could hear a pin drop in the hall.

Chu Shenghan realized something was wrong and quickly asked, "What's wrong with Grandpa? Why do you all look so strange?"

Chu Qinhui rubbed his hand on the armrest a few times, and said in a low voice, "Xiao Fan, take Xiao Han to see your grandfather."

Chu Shengfan responded softly, a leaf drifted down beside him, and the portal to the space was instantly opened.

"Little sister, come with me."

As he spoke, he stepped into the opened portal first.

A sense of foreboding rose within Chu Shenghan, as if she were about to encounter some extremely bad news. She took a difficult step forward and followed behind Chu Shengfan into the spatial portal that led to an unknown destination.

Sunlight dappled through the bamboo grove, and a gentle breeze rustled through the leaves.

This made the place exceptionally tranquil.

Chu Shenghan appeared here with her brother. Her gaze turned forward, and a stone tablet with inscriptions appeared before her.

"The Tomb of Chu Jingyu, erected by his son Chu Qinhui from 56 BC to November 12, 331 AD."

Upon seeing the contents of the text above, Chu Shenghan was struck dumb, his body stiffening as he stood frozen in place.

"This is impossible... My grandfather was at the Transcendent Realm, with a lifespan of nearly five thousand years. How could he have passed away so suddenly..."

Chu Shenghan turned to look at Chu Shengfan, his voice hoarse as he questioned, "How could this happen? Are you kidding me?"

Seeing the tears sliding down her sister's face, Chu Shengfan lowered her eyes slightly, unable to bear looking at her, and simply said softly:

"Grandfather was cursed. We tried all sorts of methods, but in the end, we could only make him feel a little better so that he wouldn't suffer too much when he passed away."

Chu Shenghan took a deep breath, her voice icy, radiating boundless killing intent, "Who is it? Which faction?"

Chu Shengfan shook his head slightly, "I don't know. According to Chu Zu's appraisal, this curse comes from later generations. It was created by an existence above the Heavenly Venerable, using bloodline as a sacrifice, to try to kill the source of my clan's bloodline."

Chu Shenghan felt somewhat lost, unable to release the various emotions that had accumulated in her heart, leaving her standing helplessly in front of her grandfather's tombstone.

How ridiculous! He has cultivated great strength, yet he cannot even avenge his grandfather.

Chu Shenghan turned his gaze to the tomb sealed by lapis lazuli stone, and slowly knelt down.

"I want to talk to my grandfather alone."

Chu Shengfan's eyes, calm as still water, rippled with emotion at those words, his tone seemingly tinged with sighs.

"it is good."

A single word, as if crushed in the wind.

His figure, like quicksand, slowly dissipated in the wind, leaving only Chu Shenghan kneeling upright before the grave.

No, it doesn't seem to be just one person.

A rustling sound came from behind the tomb, and a source beast with diamond-shaped wings on its back, resembling a dragon but adorned with jade, slowly emerged from behind the tomb.

Chu Shenghan and Chu Shengfan had naturally noticed its presence long ago. Since it was the source beast that their grandfather had contracted before his death, the two of them had long regarded it as family and let it stay there.

The gaze of the "Pupil Spirit Jade King Beast" towards Chu Shenghan was full of gentleness and affection, just like the look of an elder looking at a junior, which was not wrong.

After all, the "Pupil Spirit Jade King Beast" evolved from the "Golden Jade Beast" and has practically watched the Chu family grow up generation after generation.

The Chu family has grown up on its back for three generations. Compared to other source beasts, the depth of their bond is irreplaceable.

"Stop kneeling, get up. Your grandfather wouldn't want to see you punishing yourself like this because of him."

The voice of the "Pupil Spirit Jade King Beast" had a crisp, clear quality, like the clinking of metal and jade. As it spoke, the pupils on the rhomboid golden feathers behind it opened, and soft beams of light fell down.

Chu Shenghan said dejectedly, "Besides kneeling and bowing, I really don't know what else I can do for my grandfather. Why was I undergoing trials when he was burdened with the curse?"

"It's not your fault. Perhaps it's fate. Your grandfather didn't want to delay your cultivation progress because of himself."

Do you remember how happy Dao Xuan was when he returned after advancing to the King rank?

Now that you've successfully returned from your training, he'll surely be very happy.